Thanks for the kind words about my dad, I had seen the other thread you linked to LFH - I'm sure he would have been pleased (and not a little embarrassed) to know how well he was regarded by his peers. Lossiemouth in spring 1970 would have meant the Sea Prince and I would have been about 2 1/2
He had only been retired for a couple of years when he was diagnosed with the big C and, unfortunately, the chemo wasn't effective in the long run. He never complained about it though which was typically Red.
I don't know whether his given name was a family one, I suspect it may be a Manx one.
Sorry for taking this thread off topic but it's nice to get to know people who knew dad back in the day
