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    SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

    Full Name
    Arthur 'Jack' Sweeney
    Discharge Book Number
    R209295
    Department
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    Your Rank/Rating
    Able Seaman
    Which Ships were you on and When
    Winchester Castle 1938-05/05/1941
    Empire Puma until 12/8/1942
    Highland Brigade until 18/111942
    Thistledale 07/01/1943 - 28/3/1943
    Highland Monarch 02/04/1943 - 24/11/1943
    Moreton Bay 01/12/1943 - 20/02/1944
    Chemong 25/09/44 - 23/01/1945
    Moreton Bay 08/02/1945 - 20/06/1945
    Fort Fork 30/08/1945 - 03/05/1946
    Notes:
    This is my dad who died in 1964 anyone who knew him please tell me about him.
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    I think you may have left it a bit late for living personal recollections of having sailed with your dad, although some of us are in the 80/90+ bracket we would have to be 88 to 96 yrs young to have sailed with him, but stranger things have happened on this site. But you can be proud that he served his country in one of the most dangerous services of WWII, although we who served in war waters were never recognised as war veterans and part of the services until the year 2000

    Good luck in your endeavours

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    Should certainly have been awarded medals !

    Are you aware of these ?

    Were thy claimed ?

    Keith.

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    Hello Phil
    Welcome to the site and thanks for giving your Dads Crew details


    always nice to have new Entries!
    Hope you will enjoy the site
    Cheers
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    R209295 SWEENEY A 07/11/1923 PORTSMOUTH | The National Archives


    I was also on
    Winchester Castle 1938-05/05/1941
    But a lot later than your Dad,1958/59 it was a good Ship .
    Cheers
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    A number of those ships may well have been used during the war as troop carriers.

    Vernon, would there be records of any who served on such during that time and where would they be.
    May be of interest to Phil.
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    Could well be in the NA John?
    Also possibly the Caird Library?
    Cheers
    About her
    http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/u...le-trivia.html
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    Thanks for your posts. I know it is very late in the day, and there may not be any surviving shipmates. But you never know, stranger things have happened. I have traced the movements of his ships in the National Archives, and I am very proud. He did so much and so young.

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    Hopefully, others that seek information on own relatives may
    indeed hold information on the relatives friends etc.

    I had new information passed to me yesterday from a relation of
    the side of the family, my relation married in to.

    20 odd years from the start of my own quest and things still turn up.

    Best of luck.

    Regards Keith.

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    Just a bit about the Thistledale,Phil.
    Joined Her,in '49 at Avonmouth. An interesting six months Trip.
    So some years, after your Dad.
    I would venture to say ,He may well have done its Maiden voyage. As it was launched in Canada,round that time,and credited with being the original Fort Boat.
    I also some later ,did a number of Trips, (Cape Mail) with the Winchester
    Castle. as Hatchman and Quartemaster.
    It goes ,without saying,We of our era,have great admiration of those who sailed those vessels,during those troubled times.
    If I may digress a little on a lighter note,a couple of incidentals,regarding those Ships.Tommy Steele's first ship,the Winchester, Catering Boy. He used then to entertain ,Crew members ,on the fore ,Well Deck. Where they usually gathered in the evenings. (No "Pig and Whistle bar then)
    A few years later,had rejoined ,the Winchester.Took a Trip off.

    On return find that He'd travelled out to do a few Gigs ,in South Africa.
    My Q.m.watchmate.tells me, during the voyage ,under Command " Logger"
    Lloyd. Was asked by him ,to do a Show, for the Passagieros? Tommy said and one for the Crew?
    Just the passengers,insisted Capt.Lloyd.
    Not one without the other,was Tommy's stance. Duly performed!

    Re. the Thistledale. Was reminded of it earlier today, whilst reading through the Thread regarding Wages. In '49 a A.B's wage ,was Twenty -four, Pounds per month. 28 or 31 days , didn't vary. I was Deck-Boy ,seven Pounds.
    The eldest A.B.went right through the war. A native of Sunderland.Married with five children. Left an Allotment of 5 Pounds weekly. So .occasionally 25 had to be deducted. The Senior Deck members.
    Had agreed that in Port ,He had preference as Watchman.Which enabled ,couple of hrs daily ,overtime 2/6 pence .per ,hr.
    Lovely Chap, devoted Family man.
    Just hope his children ,did the right thing . Often think of Him, as to the Sacrifices He made.
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