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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Sunday 16 February 20 12:32 GMT (UK)  »
If my late father returned to the UK after convoy ONS5 and crossed US border and signed up for return to UK  on small merchant Gydnia, can any one tell me the code number of convoy return to UK?
Many thanks.
Derek

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Monday 03 February 20 08:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hi seaweed, dad got his Arctic Star, he had passed away before government finaly awarded the Russian convoy campaign medal, yes I ment the Ushakov medal, as I stated because these brave lads have passed away thier contribution and sacrifice didn't, veterans families, grandchildren and great grandchildren should know what the lads of Royal & Merchant navy endured, who know's how much longer world war two would have gone on with out the Arctic convoys to Russia.
I did some years ago write to the Russian Embassy asking for them ( Russian government) to consider awarding the
Ushakov medal, would have been nice to get a reply.
Yes the Russian's did award the vets the Comm medal before our government got around to it.
All the best.
Derek

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 19:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi seaweed, i've had a look at dads papers, not sure whats what but! earliest date i can see is
Gordon 22-1-43 ?? to Middlesbrough 27-1-43.
I dont know if this a ship or was it a training place down in Gravesend.
I now dont think the R. Casey on ship Arundo? my dad
All the best.
Derek
ps a few years ago i wrote to the Russian embassy to ask them to recognise the old navy & merchant navy lads who had passed away, i was hoping they would award posthumously the Russian medal that i'de heard about being given out to our remaining merchant & royal navy lads, i thought it was wrong
that just because these brave men had passed thier contribution did not go away, at the time of writing this the name of the Russian medal i cant think of its name, began with a K, my dad did one russian convoy on Empire Celia, he got the Commemorate medals 3.
I know the old lads have passed but thier families would have greatly treasured the award.

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 16:23 GMT (UK)  »
Seaweed, just after dad passed away, billy rang me up saying he might, just might be able to get earliest photo's of dad in war time ??? I was surprised to say the least, billy being billy knew about  my dads seamans pouch (of which I'de never heard of) he got a friend to pull the pouch (public records kew) his friend photographed pouch, what a shock my wife and I got when first of two photos turned up, it was the double of our eldest son, its from the seamans pouch I'm trying to read what ships dad sailed on, I do have his seamans certificate and the ship (dutch) not mentioned, so unless certificates wrong dad could not have been on ship in 1942.
Billy McGee I've always said is a great servant to both Merchant Navy & many a folk he has helped in research.
Just wonder if that good friend who photographed dads pouch was your self?
All the fery best.
Derek

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 12:29 GMT (UK)  »
Once again seaweed thanks for reply, I will try and look again at dads records, some years ago here in Stockton on Tees I met a young chap who was ex merchant navy, I'de exchanged a few emails with him about my father, when dad passed away 2002, this young man turned up at dads funeral, he had gone to his Redcar merchant navy assoc and got a wreath for my dad, his name was Billy McGee, he went onto become the merchant navy archivist, I think
Mpowered he had been in touch with your late father midd to late 90s as Billy had told me of another man aboard SS Wentworth with my dad.
Once again thanks for reply seaweed, I will look again a bit harder with dads papers.
All the best.
Derek

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 11:21 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for reply seaweed, i do have dads seamans pouch, some of its so hard to read, i beleive my late father Robert Casey first went to sea on HMS Help, early 1943, i was told this was a deep sea tug?
All the best.
Derek
ps i got info from Uboat.net about Arundo.
Mpowered, looking through some files i found names of other SS. Wentworth crew { ONS 5 1943
my late father.
Robert Casey.
Bowes, Richard George age 20. Assistant steward.
Carson, James Oliver age 32 Greaser.
Hine, James Bland. age 27 Fireman/Trimmer.
Murdoch, Joseph. age 20 Fireman/Trimmer
Phillips, Reginald Gilbert. Master.
Wilson, John Henry. age 24 Fireman/Trimmer.
and now thanks to you, Willaim Powers. Middlesbrough.
All the best.
Derek

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Saturday 01 February 20 16:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all, in responding to Mpowered I've just came across a R. Casey born 1924 on a ship called Arundo,
I have my dads sea certificate and no ship by this name appears, also sight states this Robert Casey was aboard
1942, my father was Robert Casey born 1924.
Please can any one tell me if the Robert Casey who sailed on merchant ship Arundo is my father.

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World War Two / Re: Flower Class Corvette Loosestrife 1943
« on: Saturday 01 February 20 16:01 GMT (UK)  »
Mpowered, thanks for reply, do you know how your father got back to the UK, my dad crossed over into America
and I beleive he signed up on possibly the smallest ship used during the war, Dynia I think it was called, would love to know if your father did the same, many years ago I was told a chap who lived in Middlesbrough was also on
SS Wentworth, my dad Robert Casey was a Stockton on Tees lad born and bred, where was your dad from?
All the best ;)
Derek

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Technical Help / Re: Usb adaptors
« on: Sunday 10 November 19 13:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Tasman1.
Thanks for reply, think i've got the gist.
thanks to all.
Derek

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