Obituary of Mr. John Broom, retired Chief Steward of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 17th November 1972

OBITUARY

MR. JOHN BROOM

Mr. John Broom, who was a chief steward with Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. until he retired last year, died at Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine, on Saturday.

Mr Broom had been with Burns & Laird since 1921, when he joined as a pantry boy. He worked his way through the various grades until he became chief Steward of the Royal Ulsterman in 1940 and he served with her also as chief petty officer until 1945.

It was the Royal Ulsterman, operating as a troop ship between the Clyde and Iceland, which carried the only three survivors of the battleship HMS Hood which was sunk by enemy action.

After the war he served on the Royal Scotsman on the Glasgow-Belfast night service and when the car ferry service came into operation in January 1968 he became chief steward of the Lion.

Mr. Broom, who lived at 11 Border Avenue, Saltcoats, is survived by his wife and a daughter.
His body has been cremated and the ashes are to be scattered off Ailsa Craig at a service on board the Lion on Wednesday.

MARON due to arrive at Liverpool with cargo from Singapore area

Port Report dated Friday 17th November 1972

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 17th November 1972

There were 16 arrivals at Ardrossan Harbour this week, three of them tankers.
One of the larger tankers was the "London Harmony" which came from Stanlow with fuel oil.
A Spanish ship, the "Pia Vesta," came from Santa Maria with a cargo of sherry.

BENARKLE scheduled to leave U.K. and continent for Penang, Port Kelang, Singapore and Bangkok

Ashes of Mr.John Broom scattered off Ailsa Craig from "Lion"

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 17th November 1972

OBITUARY

MR. JOHN BROOM

Mr. John Broom, who was a chief steward with Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. until he retired last year, died at Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine, on Saturday.

Mr Broom had been with Burns & Laird since 1921, when he joined as a pantry boy. He worked his way through the various grades until he became chief Steward of the Royal Ulsterman in 1940 and he served with her also as chief petty officer until 1945.

It was the Royal Ulsterman, operating as a troop ship between the Clyde and Iceland, which carried the only three survivors of the battleship HMS Hood which was sunk by enemy action.

After the war he served on the Royal Scotsman on the Glasgow-Belfast night service and when the car ferry service came into operation in January 1968 he became chief steward of the Lion.

Mr. Broom, who lived at 11 Border Avenue, Saltcoats, is survived by his wife and a daughter.
His body has been cremated and the ashes are to be scattered off Ailsa Craig at a service on board the Lion on Wednesday.

BENVENUE scheduled to arrive at Singapore with general cargo from U.K. and continental ports

BENARTY scheduled to leave U.K. and Continental ports for Jakarta (Java) and Hong Kong

Puffer LASCAR arrives at Troon Shipbreakers for demolition

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Blue Funnel and Glen Line schedules at Singapore and Straits for December 1972 and January 1973.

Ben Line schedules from Malaysian Straits for December 1972 and January 1973

CHAKRATA due in Penang to load for Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland (New Zealand)

CHAKRATA due in Port Kelang to load for Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland (New Zealand)

CHAKRATA due in Singapore to load for Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland (New Zealand)

CENTAUR at Singapore