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    Default Help wanted on H W White

    Does any one remember Captain H W White? Born 1914, Died 1969. I'm his nephew and am trying to find out who he was. Certainly on the British Progress 1957 and on the British Baron 1954 but may not have been captain by then. thanks

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    Hi Millington
    Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
    Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck you may find more on your Uncle!
    So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
    Hope we will have you here for a long time!
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    Not sure if this may be his Seamans Pouch at Kew,but the DOB matches and you would know the place of Birth i suppose!? This one states Born Liverpool!
    Dont know if this may help at all!?

    http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/c...CATID=-3312491

    You can also try ans see if they have Crew records for the ships at Canada,this may give you some info on him too!

    http://www.mun.ca/mha/about/orderagreements.php

    Contact Tanya McDonald

    If they dont have the lists for the Ships in question then possibly the following may!

    http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rd...tsDTBMay08.pdf

    British Baron
    BP Tanker Co. Ltd.
    Tanker 602,828 CuFt
    20/02/1947.
    Gross: 8556 Net: 4822
    12412
    Cammell, Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead


    Number Official Number Remarks
    20012602 BRITISH BARON 1947 8556 tanker Birkenhead 1962 Scrapped - 181568


    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...0Baron-02.html

    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...0Baron-01.html

    GSN Name Year Built Tonnage Type Built at Fate Year Fate LR/IMO
    Number Official Number Remarks
    20012841 BRITISH PROGRESS 1948 8577 tanker Glasgow 1963 Scrapped - 182916


    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...ogress-03.html
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    Default Captain Horrice William White

    Hi Doc
    Thanks for the reply.
    Horrice White was born in Kent, Chatham of Gillingham. It appears that he went to the training ship Worcester and then to the British Tanker Company and worked for them all his life. I now know that he was on the Resource in 1932 to 1934. He was on the British Progress built in Glasgow in 1948.
    Thanks again, all this is very interesting.
    Peter
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    Here is his medal file, held at Kew in piece BT 395/1, which you can download for £3.50. It also gives his discharge book number which will help you obtain any further records for him.

    http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...esultcount=294

    Regards
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    Peter
    If it is of any interest here is a little information
    There is a Horace William White who signed on to the “British Corporal” on the 26th May 1941 in Southampton as 2nd Mate age 26 with 9 years sea time
    the vessel arrived in New York on the 15th July 1941 sailed from the port of Southampton 18th June 1941

    There is a Horace William White who signed on to the “British Merit” (British Tanker Co Ltd) in Abadan on the 1st January 1944 as 1st mate he was 29 years old English 5’ -5 ½” in height and weight was 125 ½ lbs, the vessel arrived in New York on the 4th of April 1944 from the port of Tunis sailed 12th march 1944

    He appears to have been Master age 36 on the “Cottonwood Creek” signed on in Birkenhead 26th October 1951 he has 20 years service ( which suggest that he went to sea about 1931)

    also on the “ Cottonwood Creek” as Master 27th November 1951 again 18th December 1951

    Ray

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    Hi Hugh. Thanks to you I now have the Medal listing and Discharge number R.138661..all for £3.50
    Is there someone who can explain what all the circle and crosses mean. Bit out of my depth at the moment.

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    Hi Ray.
    Thanks a lot! This is my man. I know he was a very short man as was the rest of his family so 5'51/2” sounds about right. I also have a letter written from Malta headed Cottonwood Creek...didn't cross my mind that was the name of a tanker. I will have to start looking for pictures of theses ships and find out what other ships he was on. Once again...thanks
    Peter

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    Peter
    To interpret the file

    1939: 1939-1945 Star
    AT: Atlantic Star
    AF: Africa Star
    PA: Pacific Star
    BU: Burma Star
    FR: France and Germany Star
    WM: War Medal
    IT: Italy Star
    CL: Clasp
    OLE: Oak Leaf

    A cross (×) drawn through a symbol indicates the issue of that medal; a circle (O) drawn through a symbol indicates that only the ribbon for that medal has been issued. If a cross and a circle have been used then both a medal and a ribbon have been issued. An R sometimes appears and signifies that an application for that medal was reviewed and refused. The number on the far right is the actual file number that was held by the Registry of Shipping & Seaman at Cardiff and should be quoted if the medals were never issued.

    Hopefully they were issued as not all these files have survived at Cardiff and cannot be issued if they no longer exist, unless you can supply a full service record and ship movement cards.

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    Peter
    H W White arrived in Liverpool aboard the “Accra” November 1939 as a Passenger boarded in Freetown his age is given as 24 occupation Mercantile Marine Officer his address is given as 36 Beechwood Avenue Gillingham Kent
    Ray
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    “British Corporal” 4 images
    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...rporal-01.html

    “British Merit” 3 images
    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...0Merit-01.html


    Cottonwood Creek 3 Images
    http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...0Creek-01.html
    scroll onward
    Ray
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    Thanks to every ones help, I now have a list of seven ships he served on between 1932 and 1957. How can i find ALL the ships he served on? thanks. Peter

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