Richard Day

Service Record	From	To
Kinnaird Castle Cadet	10/1965	6/1966
Argyllshire Cadet	11/1966	2/1967
Southampton Castle Cadet	3/1967	5/1967
Pendennis Castle Cadet	4/1968	6/1968
Clan MacTaggart 3rd Officer	3/1969
Clan MacDougall 2nd Officer	2/1971	5/1971
Nicolas Bowater 2nd Officer	7/1971	1/1972
Phyllis Bowater 2nd Officer	3/1972	7/1972
Nicolas Bowater 2nd Officer	8/1972	10/1972
Clan Menzies 2nd Officer	3/1973	8/1973
King James 2nd Officer	9/1973	12/1973
SA Vaal Extra 2nd Officer	1/1974	4/1974
Clan MacGillivray 2nd Officer	1975	1975
Died	November 2020

From TS Mercury Old Boys

We have news of the death of Richard H Day (4656).

Richard was at Mercury 1961-63 and went to sea in 1964 as an Apprentice with the British and Commonwealth Shipping Co. and is known to have served in Clan Line and Union Castle Line ships.

Later in life he settled in Canada and was one of several OMs who joined the Marine Safety Department of Transport Canada.

He retired in 2010 after 26 years service, the last 14 of which was as Director for Operational and Environmental Programs based in Ottawa.

In retirement he continued with consultancy work including projects in Nigeria and elsewhere with the IMO.

Described by a former colleague as ‘an officer and a gentleman’ he died in Ottawa in November 2020

When 2nd Officer on Phyllis Bowater in 1972

Photo by Mike Burley

Wedding Day in Cornerbrook in 1972 on Nicolas Bowater

Photo by Davie Dawson

Obituary - 2020

Richard Day

“Dickie”