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As i feel there are quite a few on here that have NOT updated their Email addresses, can you please do so. It is of importance that your Email is current, so as we can contact you if applicable . Send me the details in my Private Message Box.
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12th May 2025, 01:29 AM
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Hi Stephan
He either payed off the Empire Haig in Sydney or jumped ship, then joined, or was put on the Sutherland to take him home, being there are no discharge details hard to guess why he was paid off in Sydney , there again he could have been taken ill.
Des
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12th May 2025, 07:38 AM
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Interesting. He didn’t get discharged until middle of 1946, he was in Italy. Don’t know how or why.
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Don’t appear to have recieved it. Could you try again, please. stepheng701@gmail.com
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Just replied, no. Could you try again. stepheng701@gmail.com
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12th May 2025, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by
Stephen Green
Interesting. He didn’t get discharged until middle of 1946, he was in Italy. Don’t know how or why.
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Don’t appear to have recieved it. Could you try again, please.
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Just replied, no. Could you try again.
Hi Stephen
Have sent them again please let me know (Oh i see that the Email is different , you never let us know of change. the one we have on file is Talk Talk net. I will now alter that in your Profile
Cheers
PS For safety reasons have blotted out the Email address!
Cheers
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 12th May 2025 at 09:08 PM.
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Re: Ww2 Merchant ships
Many, many thanks to everybody who took time to send various pieces of information. Now trying to make sense of it all.
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