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