Hello Kitty, The above not true for Merchant Navy ships. Official Log books for the WWII period are held in Kew under the ship's official number. The...
LANCASTRIA Crew Awards London Gazette 8 October 1940 - For services when the ship was bombed and sunk. Dunbar, James - Chief Engineer - OBE(Civ)...
Yes, John. I got it and deleted it. Regards Hugh
Friendly advice I hope this can be sorted out soon - deleted another 2 pm's tonight. I appreciate that these bots are attacking all forums as I...
Thanks for that Andy. Regards Hugh
Two new ones tonight from BestForumTeam @ 18:42. and 1855. it is targeting other forums as well. As I type this the spammer is online and multiple...
For Admin Team, For information, I received a spam PM at 1046 today from username "ForumTeam". The message was off the same type that I and others...
Hello Johnnie and welcome, Thanks for the info regarding Kenneth MacPhail. The IOLAIRE was built in 1881 as IOLANTHE then MIONE then AMALTHAEA and...
Thats a nice picture Cally. Shown there with her original three masts and prior to her being named IOLAIRE. However, your photo of IOLAIRE in #14 is...
There would be no mention Annie as he was the only survivor. Always in these cases, it is usually easier to identify those who were lost or taken as...
Hello Annie, Not to my knowledge. http://www.uboat.net/wwi/fates/listing.html?view=scuttled Regards Hugh
Hello Annie, Drifter "CITY OF LIVERPOOL" was mined and sunk off S. Foreland by UC 71 (Walter Warzecha). The memoriams of the crew lost on...
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1218 BLOOM, CHARLES – Chief Engineer - Merchant Navy Age 46. MV CAPABLE FREDRICKSON, OSCAR FABIAN – Cook –...
Ray, The movement card for NIEUW AMSTERDAM (1939 - 1945) is held at the British National Archives in piece BT 389/40 available to download for £3.50....
Geoff, those of us involved in research whether it be at the very basic level to the more full on will know how you feel. It is usually a very long...
Interesting thread. AWATEA lost 11/11/42 so based on the dates already known rule her out. TASKER H. BLISS lost 12/11/42 rule her out. MOUNT VERNON...
Just bringing this back up to the top for J Cornish who asked about service records. See #9 Regards Hugh
Hello and welcome, The service record for Robert Arthur Cornish is held at TNA in piece ADM 188/1057 Hit the link above and follow instructions....
Hello Annie, For information on his service records I would advise a post on Mercantile Marine The minimum info required would be a date and place of...
Adrian, After many years of campaigning, Merchant Navy Day was finally granted in the year 2000 for the U.K (55 years after the end of WWII). Canada...
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