Operation Spirit, South of France and Gibraltar. When the Germans invaded France in June 1940 the British expatriates living on the Riviera...
When the Dunkirk evacuation ended on 4 June the press reported that 'every last man' of the Expeditionary Force had been saved. The government...
Roy Martin submitted a new resource: Tommy Thompson Wallsend - WW2 Merchant Navy One man' experiences in 1942 A most interesting description of...
Roy Martin submitted a new resource: Tommy Thompson m.v. Nezo - Normandy and beyond on a Dutch coaster Tommy Thompson's experiences as a...
Tommy Thompson's experiences as a crewmember of the schuyt NEZO hauling cargo for the US forces
I have obtained my fathers WW2 army records. But he was attached to the merchant Navy, as part of DEMS. I am trying to track down his maritime...
RE: ERIC ALAN LIGHT Born 23 November 1925, Died 1 May 1999. R562279 I am trying to find out information about my Grandfathers participation in...
Landing Ship Infantry Empire Broadsword was mined and sunk on the 2nd July 1944. Lloyd's notes that from 92 crew, 35 gunners, about 110 RM, 1 SNOT...
Before I head to KEW, does anyone have copies of any Captain's reports or Crew List agreements (I believe from the BT381 TNA documents series) for...
S.S. Nellore was sunk after being attacked by submarine IJN I-8 in the Indian Ocean. Lloyd's says that the ship suffered the following...
Wednesday 28th June 1944 Coaster S.S. Dalegarth Force was damaged after being hit by German artillery fire in the Dover Straits, 1 mile south of...
Good morning Hugh MacLean and Michel Sabarly, can you assist me with this. Thanks. Does anyone know the TNA ref for Merchant shipping Convoy...
Hi. I have received some papers from the National Archives, but I don't quite understand what it says and what the different sections mean. Is...
On 1st March 1941, 84 years ago today, the Newcastle registered tanker CADILLAC (Yard #848) was torpedoed without warning and sunk about 150 miles...
At 8am on 31st January 1946 Sub-Lieutenant Eric Wotherspoon, RNVR, was relieved from watch on HMS Arbiter, then in port at Belfast. He was not...
I am looking to compile a full list of those lost when St David was sunk off Anzio on 24/01/1944. I have seen various figures for numbers lost in...
Hello everyone. I am trying to find out if there is a record of weapons mounted on civilian vessels and why on certain ships. I volunteer on...
S.S. Nordeflinge was sunk on 30th May 1944 after being attacked by Axis aircraft 38 miles northeast of Algiers. Lloyd's says 11 crew and 1 gunner...
CWGC list the following casualty for S.S. Fort La Maune on 26th May 1944. Second Cook and Baker Clifford Williams (24) (Died 26/5/44) [PONTNEWYDD...
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2810742/john-william-cawley/ CWGC list the below casualty related to tanker M.V....
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