William Joseph Casbolt
Bill was born on March 3, 1938. Bill as a Electrical Mechanician and served on HMS Gambia from 1957 to 1959. He was married to Rene and they both attended many HMS Gambia Association events. Bill was elected Chairman of the HMS Gambia Association at the Annual General Meeting in Chester on Saturday, September 16, 2006. He passed away on July 16, 2010.
William Casbolt's Arctic Circle Certificate from 1957
The text reads:
A Proclamation
Be it known to all Masters, Mates, Matlots, Marines and Mariners who Sail the Seven Seas
Know ye that on the twenty first day of September in the year 1957 HMS Gambia did cross ye Arctic Circle in Latitude 66° 33' and in Longtitude 9° 28' E having on board
William Casbolt
who shall henceforth be numbered amongst the numbed and we of this Northern Court of King Neptune do hereby declare him a lifelong member of
Our Numb Friends League
(Northern Branch)and demand that all Denizens of the Darksome Deep in these Regions do give him Right Warm Welcome on all future visits.
HMS Gambia Association presentation to William Casbolt
The following thumbnails are to main images that appear to have jumped ship and gone AWOL. Bill had a lot of images on his website, unfortunately all that could be retrieved from the Web Archive were the thumbnails. Until the original photographs can be found, they are simply presented here.
Former Chairman of the HMS Gambia Association, Bill Casbolt and his wife Irene met with Joan and Bill Hartland, the author of the original HMS Gambia website, for their own mini reunion in Folkestone...
Bill Casbolt with Joan Hartland
Irene Casbolt with Bill Hartland