Mr Wilfred Leitch Laurie merchant navy

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  1. Simon Toyne

    Simon Toyne Member

    Hello All,
    I'm researching the wartime service of the above gentleman. I understand he was awarded the Order of the Red Star and that he may have served on the Kingswood, but that's all.
    I'm hoping someone had some more info, thanks in advance.
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    hello and welcome
    i have sent a message to our MN expert hopefully they will be along shortly.


    regards
    Clive
     
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  3. Simon Toyne

    Simon Toyne Member

    Thanks Clive.
     
  4. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Medal listing of Laurie, Wilfred Leitch Discharge number: R24001 Date of... | The National Archives
    Reference: BT 395/1/55139
    Description:
    Medal listing of Laurie, Wilfred Leitch
    Discharge number: R24001
    Date of Birth: 16 October 1906
    Date: [1946-2002]
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
    Access conditions: Open on Transfer

    Downloadable for £3.50

    TD

    PS - there are several family trees for him on Ancestry
    Wilfred Leitch Laurie
    1906–1979
    BIRTH MAR 1906 • Hartlepool, Durham, United Kingdom
    DEATH JUN 1979 • North Cleveland, Yorkshire North Riding, England

    Wilfred Leitch Laurie

    Birth: Mar 1906 - Durham
    Death: Jun 1979 - Riding, England
    Marriage: 1935
    Spouse: Edith Blair
    F: James Leitch Laurie
    M: Margaret Ann Calderwood
     
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  5. Simon Toyne

    Simon Toyne Member

    Thank you.
     
  6. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    Hello Simon and welcome,
    He has some cards in the Fourth Register of Seamen including two photos late on in his service 1955/1959.
    I have transcribed them below. If you would like the cards can you private message your email address and I will pass on.


    123738 – BLOEMFONTEIN – 29/4/1927 - 20/10/1927 – 1st voyage

    146175 – CITY OF DERBY – 21/9/1928 - 19/6/1929

    ?? ?? – 2/4/1930

    147140 – CITY OF HONG KONG – 24/8/1934

    123777 – CITY OF HALIFAX – 6/6/1931

    146175 – CITY OF DERBY – 16/2/1932 – 5/8/1933

    160733 – BRIARWOOD – 10/4/1935

    147792 – HAZLEWOOD – 11/9/1937

    160728 – MAPLEWOOD – 27/4/1939

    164832 – NORTHWOOD – 28/8/1958

    169159 – COPSEWOOD

    Tricky Dicky has linked to his medal file. He also has a Combined Office Merchant Navy Operations (COMNO) pouch held at Kew in piece BT 391/60/164.
    This file indicates service on a ship involved in the Normandy landings 1944 and beyond.
    His main service file [CRS 10] from Jan, 1941 will be held at Kew in piece BT 382/983.
    This file will contain a list of ships including ports of embarkation and discharge as well as other information. These files best obtained by visit to Kew or via a researcher if unable to visit

    Wilfred Leitch Laurie was the second engineer aboard ss KINGSWOOD - a British Cargo Tramp. Joseph Constantine SS Line. 5080 tons. Speed 10 knots.
    Built in 1929. Torpedoed by U-515 and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea on 17th December 1943.

    London Gazette 11 April 1944 - Permission to wear a Soviet award for the carriage of armaments to the USSR.
    He was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

    I hope that helps.

    Regards
    Hugh
     
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  8. Simon Toyne

    Simon Toyne Member


    Thank you so much for this Hugh. I would pm you my email address but cant see how to on here, a little help please?
     
  9. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Top right hand corner next to your username - select 'inbox' then start a 'conversation' selecting Hugh as the recipient

    TD
     
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