CREW PHOTO GALLERY

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

C332

Unknown. Dennis McCarthy colln Courtesy Sharon Freebody.

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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