Trooopship Bombay to Liverpool 1946

[Johnsonsyard]

Hi Does anyone know or has information about troopships from Bombay to Liverpool betweem February and April 1946 ? Don't seem to be getting anywhere this and need a helping hand.


Many thanks


Nick

[Tony Wilding]

Have u tried convoyweb, ?

[Keith at Tregenna]

RE: Troopships from Bombay to Liverpool:

Not certain as to how much help I may be, but will try.

Firstly I add the previous link as it will help me with both information needed and previous replies.

This may also be of interest to others and may also help further:

LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/f...-1945-a-11186/

K.


A reminder to myself for now:

I travelled from Bombay to Liverpool on the Capetown Castle in 1946 as Leading Aircraftsman.

I along with my mother and brother returned home to England from Bombay June 1946. My mother and I were evacuated to India at the start of the war and my brother was born in Poona. The Capetown Castle was also carrying hundreds of British troops and sailed through the Suez Canal stopping off in Naples.

http://www.pwsts.org.uk/ships/capetowncastle.htm

http://www.britisharmedforces.org/pa...troopships.htm

During 1946 she was deployed as a Repatriation ship sailing some 350,000 miles and returning some 150,000 men and women of over 20 nationalities to their homelands.

http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/Re...20history.html

Contact: www.liverpoolships.org /// contact: editor@liverpoolships.org

Only two of the White Star Line's passenger ships were suitable for further service ..... She then sailed to Bombay, arriving on 13th December, where she was ... The GEORGIC disembarking troops at Liverpool 's Princes Landing Stage in 1946 ..

http://www.movcon.org.uk/History/Doc...90.10.htm#Part 4

There was a huge convoy of troop ships and merchant vessels protected by a Royal ... Eventually sail on the 'SS Georgia' from Bombay to Liverpool. Arrive home in February. June 1946 - I got married to a Naval officer. ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a4314755.shtml

http://www.ssmaritime.com/orion4.htm

[Keith at Tregenna]

Could you summarise what you do know or have found etc ? searches thus far have come up with a lot of your posts elsewhere and although there is nothing wrong with that, it would be easier if all known facts were available in at least one place, there as I have read may be a possibility he may have flown home.

The more information given, the more possibly can be found, but need to look from all angles and in areas possibly different to the inquiries and results found thus far on the net.

Will do all pos and can ask a few RAF contacts also, just require all info, esp full name: date of birth etc.

K.

[Captain Kong]

Liverpool Maritime Museum has all the answers.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Liverpool Maritime Museum has all the answers.

Thanks for that: The passenger lists include troopships with long lists of troops arriving in Liverpool particularly, BT 26. To find the names of troopships (and other requisitioned and chartered shipping) try the Board of Trade Statistics Department. BT 70/1 file S 234 lists the ships and gives vital statistics, route and nationality of the crew.

Troopships - Your Archives

Can anyone one suggest best link for Liverpool records ?

OR SUGGEST WHERE:

RAF Changi is / was ? ? ?

http://www.rafchangi.com/troopships/

K.

[Hugh]

Keith,
You wont find lists of troops in BT 26. There are passenger names of those disembarking but as a rule you wont get names of troops. Maybe a few officers travelling in a small party or individuals but not large numbers travelling with their units.

Liverpool Maritime Museum Liverpool museums - Merseyside Maritime Museum

Don't know what they are like when visiting but they are not very helpful if you contat them online at least that was my experience.
Regards
Hugh

[Johnsonsyard]

Could you summarise what you do know or have found etc ? searches thus far have come up with a lot of your posts elsewhere and although there is nothing wrong with that, it would be easier if all known facts were available in at least one place, there as I have read may be a possibility he may have flown home.

The more information given, the more possibly can be found, but need to look from all angles and in areas possibly different to the inquiries and results found thus far on the net.

Will do all pos and can ask a few RAF contacts also, just require all info, esp full name: date of birth etc.

K.

HI Keith , Thanks for talking and interest, so far my posts were about troopships from Singapore to Bombay ,Worli transit camp . Now have that part sorted . Ship was Pasteur . next leg of journey Bombay to liverpool . This is more difficult. My Dad's Date of movement was 03/01/46 or a little after ,so trying to find possible candidates . I doubt if I will find the exact ship but best possible fit ok. Lost my Dad a few years ago but my mother states that it was not long after that , that he arrived at 104 PDC Cannock and subsequent demob.


Dads name was Frank Hardy AC1025639 16/10/13

Many thanks

Nick

[Johnsonsyard]

Keith,
You wont find lists of troops in BT 26. There are passenger names of those disembarking but as a rule you wont get names of troops. Maybe a few officers travelling in a small party or individuals but not large numbers travelling with their units.

Liverpool Maritime Museum Liverpool museums - Merseyside Maritime Museum

Don't know what they are like when visiting but they are not very helpful if you contat them online at least that was my experience.
Regards
Hugh

HI Hugh & Capt. Kong ,

Thanks for info. will give this a shot.


Nick

[Johnsonsyard]

Have u tried convoyweb, ?

Hi Tony ,


Tried Convoyweb , no joy.


Thanks


Nick