Merchant Navy seamans records

[ElsaAnne]

I would like to find more about my father life in the Merchant navy I know his ship went down in WW2 and there was 37 survivors I believe they were picked up by a fishing boat, my dad was in hospital with broken ribs of some time, after the war he was on the Queen of Bermuda and other ship. he then went on to BP oil tankers till he died in 1965. I would be grateful for any advice on finding out more about his seas life.

[Bill Morrison]

Welcome to the site ElsaAnne. I am sure some of the members will come to your assistance.

Bill

[Keith at Tregenna]

Hello ElsaAnne, we may probably help in your quest but,
ask if you could provide as much information as possible.

Full name, date of birth, place of birth, etc.

Regards, Keith.

[Doc Vernon]

That indeed is what is needed to get a start on him,so please provide all possible info. Like as said Place,Date of Birth Full Name and anything else you may have
Thanks will await your reply

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Elsa Anne.
If you by any chance have his discharge book, list the names of his ships, you never know who on site may have sailed with him.
Cheers Des

[ElsaAnne]

Welcome to the site ElsaAnne. I am sure some of the members will come to your assistance.

Bill

Thanks Bill I hope so

[Keith at Tregenna]

Posting on behalf of Elsa/Anne

James Herbert Sutherland 18/11/1911

Born in Fraserburgh and lived in Glasgow

Discharge No R113581

Served during WW2, torpedoed, survived.

He spent some time as a Berthing Master in Glasgow,
then went back to sea about 1950 in was in the early
50's that he was on the queen of Bermuda. He started
with BP in the late 50's as bosun.

[Doc Vernon]

His Medal Listing is at this Link , so far i find no Seamans Pouch but there should be his CRS10 i will look for the Link soon

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D4326124

His CRS10 Docs should be in the following Series

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C10989970

Reference:	BT 382/1745
Description:	Sutherland J to Sutherland W V
Date:	1941 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31
Held by:	The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department:	1719
Legal status:	Public Record(s)
Closure status:	Open Document, Open Description

The following is just plainly for interest sake
Cheers
Memories

https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/th...cruise-liners/

https://crociereuk.wordpress.com/201...en-of-bermuda/

[Keith at Tregenna]

Hopefully, ElsaAnne will look in soon and working with her pos we can find out more.

As she has the discharge number I do wonder if the family have his discharge book and
if claimed his medals.

Keith.

[DeepSea]

Medal file available BT 395/1/94290