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Photos of Thames tugs crew members, most of which have very kindly been made available by their families.
 
If you can help identify anybody in the photos please contact the site via the button in the top menu quoting photo number.
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C342
Captain Ernest Joseph Pridmore  GM, skipper of Sirdar. Photo courtesy Angela Young.
 
 
C341
 
Captain Ernest Pridmore, George Medal, and the crew of PLA tug Sirdar. Courtesy Angela Young
[ For details regarding award of George Medal to Captain Pridmore see under tug Sirdar, page PLA [3].
 
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C340
 
L-R   Pat Mahoney, Brian Biggs [r], Dennis McCarthy. Rest unknown. Photo courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
20-11-2020Front row right could be Lou Hadler?? -- Bill Cheeseman
 
3-12-2020 from Nolly Harvey. Front L-R Pat Mahoney; Dennis McCarthy; Eddie Fryer; Rear L-R Brian Biggs; Geoff Couves; Michael Kennedy; Eric Wotton.
 
5-12-2020 From Brian Biggs--   Rear Brian Biggs; Ricky Dyer.;Colin Tuffield; Eric Watton.  Front Right. George Pridmore. (Master)


 
C339
 
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln. Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
C339 2nd left Stanley Smith. 3rd left Tom Scott. rear Ted Stevens???---Keith Toms
 
 
C338
 
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln. Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
24-10-2021  Possibly a young Billy Pitts.....William Cheeseman.
 
 
 
 
C337
 Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
 
 
 
C336
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy Colln courtesy Sharon Freebody
 
Is this Reg Merchant? - William Cheeseman
 
 
 
C335
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln. Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
C335 Eric Musgrove Weatherly.--- Keith Toms
 
 
 
C334
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln. Courtesy Sharon Freebody
 
18-4-2022  Photographs C332 C333 C334. Known as "Turmoil Joe" Because he served in that tug full of stories. Employed by Sun Tugs around 1960 on Sun 18 for a short while. The other person I knew was Frank ?. I was in the other watch on Sun 18 from 1956 to 1964. Good watch --Brian  Biggs
 
 
 
 
C333
Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
18-4-2022  Photographs C332 C333 C334. Known as "Turmoil Joe" Because he served in that tugs full of stories. Employed by Sun Tugs around 1960 on Sun 18 for a short while. The other person I knew was Frank ?. I was in the other watch on Sun 18 from 1956 to 1964. Good watch ---Brian  Biggs
 
 
 
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Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
18-4-2022 Photographs C332 C333 C334. Known as "Turmoil Joe" Because he served in that tug full of stories. Employed by Sun Tugs around 1960 on Sun 18 for a short while. The other person I knew was Frank ?. I was in the other watch on Sun 18 from 1956 to 1964. Good watch---- Brian  Biggs
 
 
 
C331
Dennis McCarthy with crew. Dennis McCarthy colln Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
photo c331 top row first left possibly Stan Benge later captain  - William Cheeseman  
C331 Front Dennis and Capt Stanley Smith. Right Tom Scott.---Keith Toms.
 
 
C330
Dennis McCarthy with son Terry at Wapping 1953. Dennis McCarthy colln  Courtesy Sharon Freebody.
 
 
 
C329
Crew of Empire John 1944/45. Photo courtesy Nick Clifton
 
 
 
 
C328
 
 
Nolly Harvey & Alan Pearson on Richard Bransons yacht, at the Royal Terrace pier. Photo Nolly Harvey
 
 

 
 
C327
Captain Frank Baxter and crew, possibly aboard PT Nelson. Photo © courtesy Steve Baxter.
 
 
C326
Captain Frank Baxter, Master of the paddle tugs Nelson and Middlesex. Photo courtesy ©Steve Baxter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
C325
Henry 'Harry' William Draper, acting Master, Empire Wold 1944. Photo courtesy Peter Draper.
 
 
 
C324
Mick Collins on SUN X 1968. Photo Mick Collins.
 
 
 
C323
SUN II on delivery at Gravesend July 1965. Eddie Bridgland and Fred Jacques on deck, Mick Collins in galley, Stan Smith in wheelhouse. Photo Mick Collins.
 
3-12-2019  My father Ralph Brown is standing on deck in the white boiler suit. He stood by the tug whilst she was built at CD Holmes Beverley  - David Brown
 

 
 
C322
George Payne. Tug Premier 1909. Photo courtesy John Mason.
 
 
C321
Captain Henry Alexander Milton. Photo courtesy John Mason
 
 
C320
SUN XXV during tow of Old Town Pier Gravesend to Isle of Gigha. L-R  Andrew Weatherley, Kenny Bryant, Bill Styles, Eric Cawsey. Photo Steve Kelley.
 
 
C319
SUN XXV during towing of Old Town Pier, Gravesend to Isle of Gigha. L=R  Eric Cawsey, Kenny Bryant, Bob Jewiss, Mac ?,  3/Eng unknown. Photo Steve Kelley.
 
 
 
C318
SUN XXV during towing of Old Town Pier Gravesend to Isle of Gigha for further use as landing stage. L. Bill Styles, R. Andrew Weatherley. Photo Steve Kelley.
 
 
 
 
C317
The guy on the left is Thomas Cormack 2/Eng, tragically lost when Cervia capsized in 1954. Can anyone identify the other hands please?? Photo courtesy Mike Houckham.
 
6-3-2019 I think the hand on the right could be Harold Russel latter skipper on the Dhulia and next to him could be Johnnie Watts latter chief of the Vanquisher.- Tony Wade.


 
 
 
C316
Bill Kimble
 
 
C315
Bill Cox
 
 
C314
Ship Towage social 29-10-1956. Courtesy Kevin Haydon
 
 
 
 
 
C313
Two unknown workers at St Johns Wharf. Courtesy Sharron Wiliamson.
 
 
 
 
C312
An unknown worker at St Johns Wharf. Courtesy Sharron Williamson.
 
 
 
C311
SUN VIII. L - Tom Williamson, Fireman. R - unknown. Courtesy Sharron Williamson.
 
 
 
C310
SUN VIII. L - unknown; R - Tom Williamson, Fireman.Courtesy Sharron Williamson
 
 
 
C309
SUN VIII.  L - unknown; C - unknown; R - Tom Williamson, fireman. Courtesy Sharron Williamson.
 
 
 
 
C308
GONDIA; Engineer George Dyer. Photo courtesy Mike Houckham
 
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C307
CONQUEROR - Crew 1897
 
 
C306
GONDIA - Charlie Pratt, skipper, 1952.
 
 
C305 Photo W Cheeseman
Possibly Sun V or Sun X.
Front L-R Jack Arnold; Unknown ; Jim Cheeseman; unknown.
Back L- R Derek Money; rest unknown.
 
 
 
C304  Photo W Cheeseman.
 SUN XXVI Bill Cheeseman - Cook.
 
 
 
C303 Photo W Cheeseman colln
Front with mug Robert Cheeseman, Back Roger Judd??, right Bob Samson.
 
 
 
C302 Photo W Cheeseman colln
 
??? Palmer?

 
 
C301 Photo W Cheeseman colln.
The old photo with people on stern I think is the isle of arran my great grand father is there and his son  both named james Cheeseman the son went on to be chief engineer for alexadras sun tugs
Back left James Cheeseman Jnr. Back right James Cheeseman Snr. - Bill Cheeseman
 
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