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 176 September 06 2011 at 22:10:01Full Name: Dr. DONALD NICHOLSON PARKES Email: dnp@idl.com.au Home Town?: Newcastle NSW Australia (ex Liverpool UK) Message Text: Today (September 6 2011) I found that my grandfather James Nicholson was Quarter Master aboard HMHS Llandovery Castle, sunk by U 86 on June 27 1918. The reasons for not knowing this sooner are complex. I am now 74, did my National Service in the RN and have a wife whose father was Captain Percy Purkis (Alfred Holt Blue Funnel). On Sunday last (4 9 11) we attended the Merchant Navy Day Service in Liverpool's St Nicholas Church - unaware of the news we would receive today through the efforts of volunteers, tracing my grandfather's death - unrecorded - until found at the Tower Hill Memorial in London. I always thought my blood tasted really salty. I feel so humbled and so proud to have been associated with you all. Thank you for letting me speak a few words. Don 177 September 05 2011 at 19:51:02 Full Name: Sandra Joy Oyns-Wilson Email: sandra.oyns-wilson1@virgin.net Home Town?: Pontefract Message Text: Am Looking for friends of my father Joseph Oyns-Wilson who was on the North Atlantic convoys during the 2nd world war.Any surviving relatives of his friends out there? 178 September 05 2011 at 10:40:13 Full Name: Mrs Valerie Watts Email: mickvalwatts@tiscali.co.uk Home Town?: Gravesend, Kent UK Message Text: I am trying to research my father Roy Ernest Harlen. I know he went to sea in the 1930s, and I have a book recording all the ships he was on for the duration of the WW2, but I would like to get information of his travels before the war. if antone can give any tips about where to look, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you 179 September 04 2011 at 17:18:55 Full Name: Kenny MacRitchie Email: kennymac77@btinternet.com Home Town?: Stornoway Message Text: I would like to get in touch with Brian Knill who sailed with me on the "Atlantic Guardian" in the early 90s Brian came from Coldstream in the Borders 180 September 04 2011 at 08:13:01 Full Name: John William Murray Email: murraymurmar@aol.com Home Town?: South Shields Message Text: Why was the Red Ensign nick-named the Red Duster? 181 September 03 2011 at 08:45:16 Full Name: k w maidens Email: kwm@talk21.com Home Town?: boston UK Message Text: researching ancestors, I'm looking for a named list of rescued survivors of the Waiotira torpedoed and sunk west by north of Rockall 27.12.1940.Survivors rescued by HMS Mashona and landed at Greenock 28.12.1940.An ancestor was possibly a crew member. Thank you in advance for any information or suggestions.Regards, Ken Maidens. 182 August 29 2011 at 19:03:58 Full Name: Rodney Mills Email: Home Town?: South Carolina, U.S.A. Message Text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F.Y.I. The U.S. Postal Service on July 28, 2011 issued four 44 cent stamps honoring the U.S. Merchant Navy. The stamps are artist renditions of a: clipper ship, auxiliary steamship, liberty ship and container ship. Regards, Rodney 183 August 28 2011 at 04:45:21 Full Name: angus bassington Email: seamangus@hotmail.com Home Town?: greenock scotland Message Text: vindicatrix boy june of 62 .first ship was changanola elder fyffs to west africa. jumped in 65 in auckland nz.spent two years,96 and 97 on nz coast on sugar ship.union auckland. now living in kerikeri north island nz 184 August 25 2011 at 00:08:12 Full Name: CHRISTOPHER JOHN CARSON Email: christopherjohncarson@rocketmail.com Home Town?: DUNDRUM Message Text: Delighted tove made a connection, Ive always had great admiration for this branch of the services especially because of the sacrifices made during the two world wars, Dundrum like many sea side dwellings has its own proud naval traditions some of my parishoners are ex merchant men like wise in my previous parish , keep up the good work Signing off now Revd C J Carson 185 August 22 2011 at 10:51:51 Full Name: WILLIAM Email: HOEY Home Town?: LARNE Message Text: LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES WHO WERE ON THE MV SPANIEL 1966 TO 1967 ALSO MV ULSTERQUEEN 1968 TO 1969 186 August 20 2011 at 13:37:30 Full Name: gerry keating Email: geraldkeating@sky.com Home Town?: warrington Message Text: just came aboard vir vindi link going to have alook around your site 187 August 19 2011 at 18:29:19 Full Name: Kenny MacRitchie Email: kennymac77@btinternet.com Home Town?: Stornoway Message Text: Having sailed with the New Zealand Shipping Co on Ruahine as JOS 17/5/65 -15/1/66 Taupo 14/3/66-27/4/ 67 & Ruahine again 6/11/67-23/7/68 as EDH on her last trip before being sold. If there is anybody of the deck crowds out there from those trips i would like to hear from you again 188 August 19 2011 at 13:51:15 Full Name: bill welch Email: william-welch@sky.com Home Town?: london Message Text: is it possible to find out the ports of call made by a vessel, i am trying to find out when and where the Port Halifax was between signing on in Dock street on the 27th March 1958, joing in St Johns or Halifax Nova Scotia and signing off on 21st February 1959 in Hull, many thanks 189 August 13 2011 at 08:07:00 Full Name: David Evans Email: Home Town?: Falmouth Message Text: Have a look at BBC News website for Liverpool and you will see an article on the return of the gates from The Sailors Home in Canning Place as a tribute to merchant seamen.I hope our MNA can have a presence at the opening ceremony? 190 August 12 2011 at 13:32:59 Full Name: Kenny MacRitchie Email: kennymac77@btinternet.com Home Town?: Stornoway Message Text: I would like to get in touch with my old shipmates who were with me 1965 &1966 on NZS "MV TAUPO" her maiden voyage and second trip on the MANZ run anybody out there please get back to me! 191 August 11 2011 at 13:00:43 Full Name: Linsey Robb Email: linsey.robb@strath.ac.uk Home Town?: Glasgow Message Text: Dear All, I am currently a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. I am currently seeking to interview men who were in reserved occupations during the Second World War with particular hope of finding men who were in the Merchant Navy. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more information or do pass my details on to others who may wish to be interviewed. I am also happy to hear any advice anyone may have regarding finding men who served in the service during the Second World War and any advice you could give with regards to this matter would be greatly received. Thanks and best wishes, Linsey Robb 192 August 10 2011 at 15:53:40 Full Name: David Gallagher Email: davgal@talktalk.net Home Town?: Manchester Message Text: I did ten weeks training at Gravesend sea school from 15th Feb 1971 I was in J class, then I went on to work for Esso, my ships were the Esso Fawley, Cardif, Northumbria, warwickshire,at the time I was a galley boy then steward, glad to hear from any one that remembers me. 193 August 04 2011 at 09:37:54 Full Name: Bob Hughes Email: Bob.Hughes@northumberland.gov.uk Home Town?: Born Liverpool Message Text: Blue funnel ships. Dads family were seafarers from Anglesey. A few year ago I was in Moelfre,a village where many Blue Funnel captains lived. The owner of the local pleasyre boat told me the following. If a Blue Funnel ship was inward bound and the captain was from Moelfre the ship would sail much closer to the coast and family members would wave sheets etc at the ship. He also told me some ships would sail between the Mouse rocks and the coast. In this instance he said Ellerman ships. If these tales are true the ships would have been an amazing sight. 194 July 31 2011 at 13:16:40 Full Name: David Broadley Email: dh@broadley111.freeserve.co.uk Home Town?: London Message Text: Does anyone have photographs of steam ships owned by the Kyle Shipping Co. Ltd or helpful information? The steamship I am trying to ID. Is an oiler or cargo ship. 1940s? Red hull white superstructure black funnel bearing the Kyle Shipping house flag: Blue diagonal cross on a White background with a red diamond in centre inside the diamond is the letter M in white. 195 July 29 2011 at 06:31:32 Full Name: robert shearing Email: robertshearingr @ hotmail . com .au Home Town?: sydney australia Message Text: i am 86 years of age, and served in british merchant navy, from 1940-1949, mainly on troopships i search this page quite often. its good to see that there are still some of us alive,i still cherish the comradeship and think of all the guys that did not make it, its a shame that the polititions still think that we were just a neccesary evil 196 July 24 2011 at 19:20:47 Full Name: paulDean Email: phcdean@connectfree.co.uk Home Town?: CAERLEON S WALES Message Text: LOOKING FOR OLD SHIPMATES 1955 - 2000 DIXIE 197 July 21 2011 at 11:41:56 Full Name: Tony Radcliffe Email: tonyr@manx.net Home Town?: Douglas Message Text: Looking for WW2 Information on serving Manxmen 198 July 16 2011 at 11:58:58 Full Name: Peter Mulvany Email: mulvanypeterie@yahoo.co.uk Home Town?: Dublin Message Text: Hello Shipmates, On Thursday 30 June 2011, outside Dail Eireann, Kildare Steet, Dublin 2, a petition was launched in support of pardons for Irish defence force personnel who had allegedly deserted the Irish defence forces during world war two and joined the RN,MN,RAF and units of the British Army to fight fascism and whom in August 1945 were dismissed en masse and in absentia via Emergency Power Order (362)introduced by the Irish government post war. Many of those unjustly convicted in absentia are at rest in various battlefields across the world. It is hoped this new Irish government has the political capacity, wisdom and compassion to revoke this legislation or use some other mechanism at their disposal and re-instate those Irish defence force alleged deserters who went to fight the Nazi terror on behalf of the free world.....their memory deserves that at least. If you wish to support view our website online for further information. Regards Peter Mulvany B.C.L., HDip Arts Admin, Coordinator Irish Soldiers Pardons Campaign (WW2) www.forthesakeofexample.com 199 July 14 2011 at 10:04:11 Full Name: Chloe Pearne Email: chloe.pearne@bbc.co.uk Home Town?: Message Text: Can you help? We are looking for crew members from the SS Lima in 1995. They reported seeing a milky sea (where bioluminescent bacteria turns the sea a glowing milky white) off the coast of Somalia. If you know any crew members, have any ideas of how i might find contacts or indeed have seen a milky sea yourself please get in touch! 200 July 12 2011 at 14:19:55 Full Name: IAN E GREGG Email: anneianhome24@gmail.com Home Town?: RAMSGATE KENT Message Text: I SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING SHIPS DURING SECOND WORLD WAR. PORT CAMPBELL. PORT AUCKLAND. PORT ADELAIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >>
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