Mandalay to Norseman

About the Book

This is the story of the author's life and experiences from his childhood on the River Clyde to his joining his first deep sea ship in 1941 in war-torn Liverpool and his various adventures as cadet and junior officer during World War II and its aftermath to 1948 before emigrating to Canada. There is an obvious attempt to tell all that can be told while maintaining a certain standard of decorum. Seafaring in those days, for the author, was a mixture of hard miserable work interposed with periods of intense exhileration and satisfaction. A worthwhile endeavor.

About the Author

Tom McCulloch was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1925. He went to sea at 16 during World War II as a Cadet with the Henderson Line of Glasgow. He was prompted to deck officer in 1944 and joined Cable & Wireless in 1946 before emigrating to Canada with his wife in 1948. In Canada he continued seafaring on deep sea and Great Lakes vessels until 1953 when he joined the Canadian Hydrographic Service in Victoria BC as a hydrographic surveyor. He was appointed Regional Director, CHS Central Region in 1968 and Director General, Bayfield Laboratory of Marine Sciences in 1978. He retired from Government Service in 1985, and since then has been directing hydrographic training programmes in the Caribbean and Malaysia. He has five children and thirteen grandchildren and resides in Victoria BC.