As is my usual practice looking for something specific (Lee's quest for Lascar with the RAF) I came across a comprehensive website on an American...
We don't seem to have a thread about bearings to drop this nice page from Tiger1Info into. Bit odd, given they crop up quite a lot in terms of...
DEMS AA gunnery training certificate.
Hi, I was looking at the CWGC graves in Gerrans, including J.C Gander then came across these posts online, really interesting. Does anybody know...
Hi I realise this is a bit of a long shot.....a long time ago I read a story about a wireless officer who escaped from a sinking British merchant...
J.W.Cass is listed on the Wigginton War Memorial but he is not listed on CWGC [ATTACH] If anyone could add further info it would be greatly...
Hello. I am trying to find information about my great grandad Harry Patrick Hadley who died on the Lancastrian Prince, on behalf of my Nan who was...
CLEIFE, George H, Cook, MN, T.124 [PORTSMOUTH (KINGSTON) CEMETERY] Cook George Henry Cleife | War Casualty Details | CWGC Cook Cleife is listed...
Ships landing the 24th Lancers after the initial D-Day landings More to add in edit... Information on the ships that landed the remaining parts...
S.S. Ulea was lost after being attacked by U374 in the Atlantic, ENE of Azores. Casualties given as 13 crew, 3 gunners and 3 passengers killed....
Buried Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery. Plot 4 Row A Grave 12. MOORE, Cabin Boy, GEORGE THOMPSON, S.S. Laurent Meeus (Belgium) Merchant Navy. 21st June...
This ship was a fast civilian passenger ship from New Zealand, crossing the Tasman Sea and became a WW2 troopship. Thanks to a pointer to a BCHM...
On 23rd August 1941 M.V. Stork was sunk in the Atlantic by U201. Lloyd's war losses says 18 crew and 4 gunners, of whom 19 were lost. uboat.net...
Not something I delve into normally, so I need some help to interpret the attached UK National Archives record sheet. What do the abbreviations in...
Hello, I’m researching one of our old ferries which, it turns out did some service during WW2! I’d love to hear any stories about the Isle of...
This post appeared on the Our British Merchant Navy site, I have his permission to post it here, can anyone help, please? Roy Hi i wondering...
Hello, I am researching my grandfathers WW2 military history, Robert Park Gordon Reid 1912-1994. He served with the 1st & 2nd regiment maritime...
From A.B to Futtock-shrouds, and Gaff to Yards, you'll find an explanation here. All courtesy of "SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD" edited by...
Courtesy of "Shipping Wonders of the World" edited by Clarence Winchester circa 1937; "MEDALS FOR ACTS OF BRAVERY". Kind regards, always, Jim....
The shipowner H G Mann managed several small shipping companies during WW2
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