RE: Mystery over silver sailing medal deepens, Western Telegraph, September 3.

I TOO recognised the sailing medal straight away. I have a similar medal and also a cup in my possession which were awarded to “Pamela” W Bowen The Helmsman cup by PYC a winner of the Lord Lieutenant’s cup in 1930.

The medal and cup belonged to my grandfather Walter Henry Bowen (known locally as “Harry”). He had been a tug pilot on the Milford Haven waterway and gave me both artefacts (before he passed away in 1951) to keep as a family heirloom. I was a teenager at the time but I have treasured the two items ever since.

It may be of interest to Doreen Evans, of Hakin, that in the book “The End of the Line” a history of Neyland written by the then retired teacher Desmond N Davies and published by Pembrokeshire Cultural Services in 1997 that there are three men mentioned on page 124.

1. William Evans; 2. William Bowen; 3. William Vaughan (all of Neyland).

In 1834, the above men won a lawsuit against a Mr.

Huzzey who claimed he had exclusive rights to all the crossings in the Milford Haven Waterway (Neyland to Pembroke Dock and Burton to Neyland) ferrying men to work at the dockyard in Pembroke Dock.

1.) William Bowen was the father of Walter (Harry) Bowen the 1930 Helmsman of the yacht Pamela.

My father was the son of Walter but named William Henry Bowen after his grandfather i.e. my great grandfather.

When I was born, I was given Pamela as a middle name in memory of the yacht: “Pamela”.

Is there a connection between Doreen Evans, of Hakin, and the William Evans (1) mentioned above, I wonder.

MRS JEAN PAMELA EDWARDS (nee Bowen)

Pembroke