Bob Cawley
Bob belongs to: The Fishermen's Mission
Bob was born in North Shields. He has worked in the Royal Navy, merchant navy and steam trawlers. Bob is retired and spends his time painting.
Bob was interviewed by Kylea Little on 8 November 2005. The interview took place at North Shields Fishermen's Mission and lasted 52 minutes and 23 seconds.
Bob Cawley at San Domingo
Standing on the beach at San Domingo in front of the famous buccaneer Henry Morgan's fort. At the mouth of the river were sharks that waited for flotsam and jetsam to come their way.
Visitor Comments
smiths dock
Hi, I just came on to the site and was browsing through when I saw Bob Cawley. I'm sure we worked at Smith's Dock together during the docking of ships. I don't know if he would recognise my name, I was a blacksmith by trade. I also have Captain Kinghorn's books, which are great reading for anyone who is interested in ships like me.
By Tom Nicholson On 8 September 2006
Bob has 15 memories in the memorynet:
Bob's memories with a Work theme:
Joining the Royal Navy- Manning the guns
- Life after the Royal Navy
- Joining the trawlers as a cook
- The merchant navy and St. Elmo's Fire
Taking a break on the Suez Canal- Continuous Certificate of Discharge 2
- Bob Cawley at San Domingo
- Continuous Certificate of Discharge 1
- Individual Certificate
- Continuous Certificate of Discharge 3
Bob's other memories:
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