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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert George Young View Post
    Is it possible to find out the voyages of SS Manchester Port in early fifties? thank you
    What year in the 1950's.

    Log Books and Crew Agreements 1951 to 1976

    A 10% sample of all logbooks from the above period are held at the National Archives in Kew, in classification BT 99 Agreements and Crew Lists, Series 11. 80% of the records are now held at the Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, A1C 5S7. The remaining 10% of these logbooks and crew agreements are kept at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF. This last address keeps the years ending in "5", i.e. 1955, 1965, 1975.

    Unfortunately there are no surviving Log Books or Crew Agreements for the Manchester Port in BT99 for the 1950's nor any records in Canada. The only possibility is if he was on her in 1955 and they are at Greenwich.
    "Across the seas where the great waves grow, there are no fields for the poppies to grow, but its a place where Seamen sleep, died for their country, for you and for peace" (Billy McGee 2011)

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    bewley was the capt (master)

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    Hello Robert
    Just reading this with some interest
    As far as I am aware (
    I was in the Legion as many know) no Legionairs were recruited from any ports around there
    My thinking is that whatever ship he jumped in Algeria he would either have got another old tramperback to France and then joined at Fort de Vencennis from there he would have had to do minimum eight weeks training then sent to Algeria by Ship possibly to the main camp in Sidi Bel Abbis then on to more distant camps within the Sahara Regions
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    I want to thank everyone that has replied to my post
    I've been away recently and have not looked at the site.

    Going through dad's discharge books he has one voyage not completed

    MV Alderney coast 28 july 1964..Victoria dock..

    Thank you for all the helpful posts that I will pass onto my brother to see if he can piece anything else together...thank you

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    Trader
    Thank you

    Dad was on Manchester progress many times in 1953,54 and signature of master is Bewley
    Feel I've made some progress

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    I've noticed another possibility on dad book
    Pampas Oct 1956
    General conduct ....decline to report

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert George Young View Post
    Is it possible to find out the voyages of SS Manchester Port in early fifties? thank you
    Hello Robert
    Had you got any info on the Ship yet? If not i will look into this ,i know its a bit old post but still.


    The latest post by you on Any Thoughts ??
    What is it that you are looking for or is it just something of interest on that Photo!
    Al i see is the person in uniform on deck looks like it is RN. I see no Crest??
    Cheers
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    Brian, my dad was from Manchester...

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    Dad was from Manchester
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    SS Manchester Port

    To obtain the Voyages for the period you want the Guildhall Library should have these.
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