Merchant Ship "British Gratitude"

[HMac]

Hi Deebel,
None of the ships you listed would entitle him to the Arctic Star. Are there any other ship's listed in his discharge book?
Regards
Hugh

[seaweed]

Thanks all.

I have an elderly relative who was in the merchant navy during WW2. His Cont Cert of Discharge lists the undernoted:

Empire Waterhen  engaged 22/2/44 Glasgow  discharge 24/4/44 Oban
British gratitude           16/5/44 Glasgow  - 11/3/45 Ellesmere Port
SEAPOOL                      9/4/45 Glasgow -   8/8/45 Liverpool
Fort Douglas                 23/8/45 Glasgow - 30/1/46 M'Bro

He has said that he was on Russian Convoy however he was only 16 at the time.

Is the word SEAPOOL of significance. Was there a vessel of that name?


deebel

You can download the movement cards of the above vessels for free here.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search

Just type the name of the ship and the reference BT389. Be sure to register.

According to well researched book "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945 none of the ships listed took part in any Russian / Arctic convoy.

[deebel]

I should have said

Fort Douglas                 23/8/45 Glasgow - 30/10/45 M'Bro

His next Engagements were

Empire Ken                    6/12/45 Glasgow  -  29/4/46 Glasgow
Pendeen                        15/5/46 Glasgow -   20/1/47 Cardiff
Royal Ulsterman             19/2/47 Glasgow -   28/2/47  Glasgow

[HMac]

Hi Deebel,
I can confirm none of those ships were involved in Russian convoys.
Regards
Hugh