Your correspondent has been going well back in time again to bring to light past members. During February, we have added more than 50 member profiles as follows:

• T W Adamson - a pre WWI rower who enjoyed his rowing but was not one of champions
• Len Spencer - a post WWI rower, again not a champion but sadly died very young from pneumonia.
• Dick Connors - the highly regarded live in caretaker of the Club when the Club had such a position
• M C Brown - a successful pre WWI senior oarsman 
• Jud Harding - a successful senior and Victorian oarsmen whose rowing career spanned both pre and post WWI. Also a Vice-Captain.
• Edward Bradshaw - father of Bill Bradshaw who will be known to many older members - life member and great servant of the Club and Victorian rowing.
• E Yandell - succesful pre WWI rower who became a very senior public servant being financial secreatry of the Federal Treasury.
• Richard A Cooper Snr - a faithful and active member whose son became an important member of the Club
• Kathy Powers - originally a contractor to the Club but became an excellent and respected member. A boat was named in her honour.
• Meredith Allen - a succesful youth cox of the Club from the 1980s.
• Warwick Mahony - originally from Sydney and good hearted member and umpire.
• Barry Gross - one of the Club's great characters, Vietnam veteran and larger than life.
• Tony Cordell - a successful rower, coach and later masters rower. A delightful fellow.
• Bill Hidgcock - A WWII veteran who raced for the Club after his service. He suffered during WWII and rowing was a great outlet for him. He enjoyed his club life and supported the Club through his.
• Frank Fogarty - a life long member who was the second of four generations of Fogartys at the Club. He raced successful and enjoyed the Sunday barrel.
• Jack Jones - another life long member who was not a champion oarsman but enjoyed his rowing well into his old age.
• George Stooke - A WWII serviceman who did not survive the war well. A natural sportsman and assisted the social life of the Club.
• Stan Stewart - a past President of Albert Park Rowing Club who joined Mercantile and enjoyed the Mercantile club life.
• Ken Boykett - originally from Adelaide and Adelaide Rowing Club, before he moved to Melbourne and became an important member.
• John Robertson - a lightweight rower who also served as Treasurer.
• Wally Turnbull - not a champion rower but a member who maintained great interest in the sport. He was a founder of the Victorian Sculling Association.
• William "Stonk" Ross DFC - an outstanding individual - rower, Captain and WWII navigator earning a Distinguished Flying Medal.
• Peter Scanes - a sad story of a young rower killed in a car accident. A popular and humerous young man.
• Geoff Hyett -  a short rowing career but one which maintained a three generation Mercantile family.
• Norman Kerigan - a lightweight rower pre WWII who suffered badly from being a POW in WWII. His health did not recover but his membership was maintained to his death.
• Harvie Picken - a successful rower whose business interests cut short his career. He remained as a benefactor and became a life member in 1947.
• Robert Rush OBE - A remarkable man who excelled in both Australian Rules Football as a player and administrator, and as a rower. He was awarded an OBE for his services to the VFL.
• James O'Reilly - a 67 year member of the Club and donor. He loved Mercantile.
• Alexander "Streak" Miller - a succesful rower and administrator of the Club, serving as Vice-Captain, Captain and Vice-President.
• Ac Loveless - a parent who joined the Club and joined in with all its activities.
• David Stirling - a successful lightweight from the 1930s whose service in WWII was dominated by being a German POW. After the war he coached and assisted the Club throughout his life. A gentle and thoughtful man.
• John Barber - a country member who coached at Geelong Grammar and publicised rowing in Geelong.
• Harold Burke - a WWII serviceman who raced successfuly in maiden and junior crews post the war.
• John Williams - a Victorian representative sculler and Victorian Sculling Champion as well as good footballer. A successful businessman, publican and MCC Councillor.
• Ken Pope - Successful junior oarsman and coach following WWII service in the Middle East.
• Cecil McKay - a successful post WWI senior oarsman and King's Cup winning stroke who became a prominant Victorian businessman and then a prominant company director.
• Jim Clemens - a successful rower who made Victorian squads but never the crew. Served in WWII.
• David Crichton - a lightwight rower of the late 1940s and father of Cameron, also a Mercs lightweight.
• Harold Walker - a good clubman who rowing career was relatively short.
• Jim Bourke - a popular and successful rower and coach, Also raced with Monash University.
• Geoff McMahon - a staunch supporter of the Club who thoroughly enjoyed his rowing.
• Ron Shannon - a senior oarsman who went onto be Vice-Captain and Captain of the Club.
• Norman Muir - a life members and past President of Essendon Rowing Club who was a also a Mercantile member.
• Gilbert Castieau - served as Honorary Secretary of the Club and government lawyer.
• Harold Kendall - senior oarsman pre WWII.
• Joe Dunstan - Honorary Secretary of the Club in 1920s.
• Jim MacFarlane - prominant senior rower and coach in Victoria from 1890s to 1930s.
• V C "Puff" Galvin - oarsman from 1920s and 40 year member.
• Henry Maling - a succesful senior oarsman of the 1920s
• George "Paddy" Barrett - Succesful rower of the 1950s winning two King's Cup. His service in WWII weighed heavily on him and he died early.
• George Smith - originally from Footscray City Rowing Club but became a long serving coach at Mercantile.