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    JOHN HAWLEY

    Come all you Nova Scotians,
    And listen unto me.
    I'll tell you of John Hawley,
    Who ran away to sea.

    He sailed aboard the ROSEWAY,
    A schooner on the Banks.
    He learned the ways of fishing,
    For a living gave his thanks.

    He worked aboard the CAROLUS,
    During wartime I was told.
    Away again to ride the waves,
    In waters harsh and cold.

    The CAROLUS had crossed the hairs,
    Of a U-Boat seeking prey.
    The ship was lost John Hawley lived,
    To tell us of that day.

    In time the war was over,
    Running lights bright on the sea.
    John Hawley came home safe and sound,
    To his loving family.

    Ian Adrian Millar

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    About the ss CAROLUS mentioned in the poem....

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    Graham, thanks you for the data on the CAROLUS. My father sailed aboard her during the wear as 3rd mate but lady luck was with him as he got off before she was sunk. I still have the discharge certificate he got for his time aboard.

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    Hi Graham.
    That U boat skipper was a lucky man that he wasn't picked up that far up the river.
    Des
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    The U-boat skipper was Ulrich Graf and his luck ran out when U-69 was attacked and sunk on February 17, 1943 by HMS FAME east of Newfoundland, all hands lost.

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