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20th January 2019, 01:43 PM
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SS Empire Bard May 1945
I have a photo of my father and other crew on the Empire Bard taken in May 1945. Apparently taken in Millwall.
ABs Ernie Evans, Haydn Jones, Fogarty and Bright; OSs Johnson, Bartley, “Tony” and Firemen Riley and McCabe (?) and Greaser Midgeley.
Anyone like a copy?
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20th January 2019, 07:52 PM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
Hello Margaret
Sounds like a good Picture why not just upload it here so all can View it
Cheers and Thanks
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21st January 2019, 02:36 AM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
HI Margaret.
If you have your fathers discharge book put the names of his ships on site or pics of his ships if you have any, maybe someone sailed with him.
Cheers Des
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22nd January 2019, 02:35 AM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
A little info on the vessel:
Empire Bard was a 3,114 GRT heavy lift ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed Angusburn and sold again in 1955 and renamed Brettenham. After a career lasting 29 years she was scrapped in 1971.
War service.
Empire Bard was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War. She spent the war years in service in Russia.
Postwar
In 1946, Empire Bard was sold to Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd, Dundee and renamed Angusburn She was employed as general tramps, carrying various cargos such as timber from Archangel, iron ore from North Africa, sugar from Jamaica and esparto grass from Libya. Angusburn served until 1955 when she was sold to Rederei A/B Hildegaard Mariehamn and renamed Brettenham, operated under the management of F Lundqvist, Finland. She served with them for sixteen years. Brettenham arrived on 14 April 1971 at Cartagena, Spain for scrapping.
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22nd January 2019, 10:54 PM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
Hi Margaret, are you any relation to the late Tommy Sharp from Dover. I sailed with Tom on Townsend Thoresen ferries but I believe Tom sailed with Port Line for a long time.
Regards..........Alec Sheldon.
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13th February 2019, 08:46 AM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
My upload failed as too big, will try again!
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Not as far as I know Alec
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Thank you Des, unfortunately I don’t think I have it but will search more thoroughly.
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13th February 2019, 07:55 PM
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Re: SS Empire Bard May 1945
Hopefully, you will sort the downloads, prob just need to resize.
The site has guidance notes if needed.
Keith.
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