Grey High School.

At Bothie: JCC, 1st class extra for Seamanship good conduct binoculars(Interest some).

1935 Apprentice Clan Line, Clan Macdougall - Commodore ship.

2nd Mates 1938.

Served as 4th Mate.

April 1939, Bullard King as 4/0, 3/0 & 2/0.

August 1940 joined SDF as Sub LT.

Command of Minesweeper April 1941, promoted LT. October 1942.

Special duty USA 42/43.

Transfered to SANF(PF).

2nd Officer of Royal Guard of Honour when King George VI visited SA.

Steamed HMSAS Bloemfontein from UK as 1st LT.

May '52 joined Lake Marine Service on Victoria Nyanza.

Then Master Eacoast.

'55 Returned to deep sea, Far East run and then coasters to 1959.

60-63 Standard vacuum Far Eastern Fleet.

63-71 Marine Diamond Corp.

71-75 Coasters and Fishery V/LS.

75-82 Marine Diamonds finishing as Marine Supt.

Wrote & published "War at Sea" 1991.

Shipping Journalist.

Deceased 07/09/1993.

30 June 1992