Russian Convoy Club of New Zealand
New Zealand

Veterans of the Arctic Convoys 1941-1945



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For your personal copy of
"The Worst Journey in the World"
a moving commemorative visit by sea
of Arctic Convoy veterans
to Murmansk during 2010
click here to order by mail







 


Members

All members reside in New Zealand unless otherwise stated.
 
Name(s) ... Residing in town/city ... Service ...

Life Members

* Chris King *   Wellington HMS Bluebell

Honorary Life Members

Rear Admiral Ian Hunter CB RNZN (Ret.) Wellington Royal New Zealand Navy
Rear Admiral David Ledson ONZM CRSNZ RNZN (Ret.) Wellington Royal New Zealand Navy
His Excellency the Russian Ambassador Andrey Tatarinov Wellington  
H.E. Mikhail Lysenko (former Russian Ambassador to NZ) Moscow  
David C Whitwam Hong Kong  
Ian Dymock Featherston Merchant Navy

Convoy Members

* Michael Biegel Rosemary Biegel Lower Hutt SS Dolabella
* James Campbell   Tauranga SS Induna
* Henry P Carter   Christchurch HMS Goodall
* William Chapman   Tauranga HMS King George V
* David Christison   Lower Hutt HMS Caesar
* Ron Colman   Eastbourne HMS Sheffield
* Robert (Bob) A. Cotcher   Christchurch HMS Vindex
* James Day   Marton HMS Victorious
* Stan Douglas June Douglas Napier HMS Javelin
* Les Edwards   Te Puke HMS Speedwell
* John C. Foster   Dunedin SS Samgara
* Bill Gallie Anne Gallie Napier HMS Renown
* Jim Gallie   Christchurch HMS Victorious
* Wilf Goodier   Napier HMS Jamaica; HMS Tartar
* Thomas Grainger   Tauranga HMS Byron
* R N G (Ron) Hancock  Freda Hancock Foxton HMS Javelin
* John L Haynes (Lt Cdr ret.)   Indianapolis, Indiana, USA SS Eldena
* Arch Jelley   Auckland HMS Bermuda
* G B W Johnson   Christchurch HMS Keppel
* Frank Jones Joyce Jones Lower Hutt HMS Belfast
* James W Lester   Christchurch SS Cape Race
* Dugald McKenzie   Blenheim HMS Bermuda
* David A McNab   Christchurch HMS Rodney
* Patrick Meadlarkin   Papamoa SS Dolabella
* T. W. (Bill) Megennis   Wellington HMS Norfolk
* Penwill (Pen) Moore **   Wellington HMS Malcolm
* Ken Newton  Eunice Newton Wanganui HMS Glasgow
* David O'Rourke   Christchurch HMS Onslow
* David Owen   Christchurch HMS Striker
* Robert Powell   Christchurch HMS Dasher
* George Purdon   Tairua HMS Kenya
* John Renowden   Christchurch HMS Nigeria
* Frank H Roe   Geraldine SS Elona
* Ron Sanderson  Heather Sanderson Lower Hutt RFA Laurelwood
* F N (Noel) Smith   Christchurch HMS Trinidad
* A S (Toby) Tobin   Wellington SS Empire Garrick
* Christopher S Turnbull   Christchurch HMS Palomares
* Stan Welch   Paraparaumu HMS Apollo
* S G (Syd) Wells   Wellington HMS Magpie
* Derek T Whitwam  Rita E Whitwam Lower Hutt HMS Berwick

Arctic Members

* George Billing  Marilyn Billing Wellington HMS Nabob
* Matt Clapham Betty Clapham Nelson HMS Furious
* Alfred J. Nelson   Hamilton HMS Nelson

Associates

* Jeanette Bullen   Paekakariki Daughter of Bill Carson (HMS Trinidad)
* Ian Carson   Otaki Son of Bill Carson (HMS Trinidad)
* Bruce R Douglas   Hastings Son of Stan Douglas (HMS Javelin)
* Alfred Hargreaves   Tauranga HMS Loch Killin
* Jean Marshall   Tauranga Daughter of David Stevenson (HMS Norfolk)
* Pen Moore Jnr   Porirua Son of Pen Moore (HMS Malcolm)
* Michael Walling   Hudson, Massachusetts, USA Website: http://www.mikewalling.com
* Ritchie Ward   Wellington Nephew of Paul McGee (HMS Duke of York)
* Trevor Williams   Titahi Bay Son of Fred Williams (HMS Loch Insh)

Spouses, Widows and Partners

  Mary Bassett-Burr Lower Hutt  
  Mary Burton Palmerston North  
  Mae Carson Wellington  
  Margaret Faulkner Wellington  
  Daisy Forbes Lower Hutt  
  Kath Gerrell Upper Hutt  
  Janette Gilbert Nelson  
  Barbara Longbottom Wellington  
  Cosima Ray Tauranga  
  Jeannie Stevenson Tauranga  
  Sheila Williams Wellington  
   
* President
** Secretary/Treasurer
* E-mail address is linked, where available
80 Number of persons associated with the club and listed above

You may contact any of the above persons via their * link or  at enquiry@russianconvoyclub.org.nz


 

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