Funeral of Lt Cdr Alan Bayliss RN

20 Sep 2025 - I am grateful to Alan ‘Ray’ Nolton for this account and photos of ‘MCDOA member ‘Uncle Alan’s’ funeral on Thursday (see my article for 25 Aug 2025).

“Well, we gave Alan a send-off he would have approved of......

Between (most importantly) the family, the MCD Community, the Rosyth and West Fife Royal Naval Association, HMS CALEDONIA, the Dunfermline Probus and a host of others, we overfilled the Dunfermline Crematorium and later at the wake, toasting him naturally with Pussers Rum. All in all it was a very moving event.

Obviously taking photos was not a priority but here's a couple of pages from the Order of Service including the 5 Bells entry. I did manage to get a shot of the photo montage in the foyer of the function suite which I've included too.

RIP my friend.”