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SS Calgary
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Those known to have sailed in SS Calgary during the Second World War 1939-1945. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Records of SS Calgary from other sources.
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Want to know more about SS Calgary? There are:-1 items tagged SS Calgary available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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3rd Eng. John Owen "J.O." Williams MV Abosso My father, John Owen Williams, served as an engineer for the whole of the war serving on the MV Abosso then the SS Cochrane. He then joined the SS Starling and told me he was part of a convoy that went into Malta. From June 1943 to December 1943 he was serving on the Calgary after which he returned to the ferries that crossed the Irish Sea where he continued until he died in 1979.
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Able Sea. Sidney Andrew Watkins Sidney Andrew Watkins, service number R164516 Fireman AB/Gunner, British Merchant Navy from 1940 to 1946. He served on vessels Vimiera, Lornaston, Calgary, Norman Star, Port Sydney, Ocean Volga, Ocean Fame, Empire Pibroch, Fort Brandon and SS Tudor Star. It was aboard the Tudor Star that dad and the crew received a letter of congratulations from the Admiralty of the Fleet dated 17th February 1941, about an encounter with an enemy aeroplane they shot down on 4th February 1941.
If anyone can shed light on the movements of any of these vessel it would be very much appreciated. I do have account of wage dockets to my father from all above vessels but not much else, and like others am attempting to piece together war memories that can be passed on to my children and grandchildren.
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Firemn. Sidney Andrew Watkins SS. Fort Brandon Looking for anyone who served with my father, Sidney A. Watkins,in the Merchant Navy.
I have his war payslips from nine vessels he served on whilst in merchant navy; SS Tudor Star,SS Fort Brandon, SS Vimeira, SS Lornaston, SS Calgary, SS Norman Star, SS Port Sydney, SS Ocean Volga, SS Oceanfame, SS Empire Pibroch
While serving on SS Tudor Star he got a letter from the Admiralty thanking the crew for shooting down enemy planes on 4th February 1941.
I am trying to build a family tree and fill in missing links through war years, before he came to New Zealand in 1947/8 aboard the SS. Port Maquarie.
I am trying to establish, for his children, grand and great grand childern, this part of his history. I would be grateful for any information anyone can provide
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