Scenes from Shipboard Life on the Aureol
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| Voyage 116 - Northbound Captain : W.E. Humphreys Chief Steward : W. H. Neild MBE MCFA Chef de Cuisine : P Brindley MCFA |
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Cocktails - Always a happy way to get together - I
really don't know who is in this photograph - has anyone any ideas? I am third
from the left - the lady on the right was from Lagos.
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Dinner was alway in style. This was a gala night but we always dressed for dinner. I was known for my love for fried plantain and black coffee! |
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Fancy Dress - The Younger and
the Elder Dempster - my mother and myself
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Shipboard horse-racing
- Victor with Reg Hughes Calling the bets
"I came across this site whilst writing a family history. Reg Hughes, Purser on the "Aureol", was my uncle. "I'm sorry to say that Reg died about 8-9 years ago. After he left Elder Dempster he went into pub management in Lancashire He was a wonderful uncle." |
![]() The Younger and the Elder Dempster |
The horses in top form
Fancy Dress |