Above: Tom Wallis aboard Crested Eagle in 1936
Above: Tom (right), Aunt Christine and cousin Arthur, strolling along Crested Eagle's decks
Above Cousin Arthur beside lifeboat No.3 Crested Eagle.
Arthur was sadly killed, aged only 18, in Germany in February1945 in the Second World War and is buried with many other boys from the Monmouthshire Regt.in the Reichwald Forest. Tom hopes to visit Arthur's grave later in 2004 with Arthur's brother Angus.
I am grateful to Tom Wallis for allowing me to share these family images with you here.