A Big Hello from a researcher (and old soldier!)

[lee johnson]

Nice to see the Merchant lads are well represented in the world of forums on the net.

I am an ex-squaddie who spent a bit of time on Merchant Navy ships while in the 82 Falklands job. (MV Norland, MV St. Edmund, Tidepool, Tidespring, and Contender Bezant.)

In fact as a collector, I have begun to collect Merchant Navy South Atlantic Medals and wondered if anyone had any memory of a chap by the name of
Ian A P Masey.

I think he was born before WW2 and died in the 1990s.

Just a thought.

Lee J in Brigg, Lincs.

[Hugh]

Hello Lee and welcome
Didn't know him but I can tell you he was awarded his SAM on 22/12/1982 - ship CANBERRA

Regards
Hugh

[Frederick Lacey]

Is this him. ??

Ian A P Masey.
Born. Qrt. Apr-May-Jun. 1937.
District. Romney Marsh. Kent. Vol.2a. Page.2196.

No sign of a Marriage or Death on Ancestry in England/Wales.

[Ron B Manderson]

welcome to the site Lee.
sure you will get all the help possible
enjoy
ron the batcave

[j.sabourn]

Hugh you obviously have info. re the falklands. An old school pal of mine his younger brother would have been born about 1939 went south with the fleet. He was an ex master out of Andrew Weirs and his surname was Young, think but not sure his first name was Mike. He died a few years later up the Persian Gulf on the deck of an offshore vessel, with a heart attack. It was his older brother who I was pals with but remember years ago about him dying which was in the local paper. He was classed as a navigator when he went with the fleet but would have no idea what ship. Cheers John Sabourn

[lee johnson]

Cheers, Lads.
I considered joining the Merchant Navy after I came out of the daft n barmy, I liked the set up and the crack. My heart sank when the Mrs said she'd leave me if I did, so I had to stay at home and get fat sat in a steelworks.

My old man and I collected a few medals (him being an old bomber crewman and me a kid at school) but the South Atlantic trip got me into the Merchant.
I collect WW1 Lincolnshire Regiment medals and Merchant Navy SAMs, now and consider the MN underated by collectors etc.

Blimey, Hugh!
That is what I wished for......any idea what the old lad did?
Are you ex-Canberra?

Frederick, nice one!
I picked that up on thowd Ancestry job, but I also spotted a death for Ian Macey for March, 1999 aged 60 down in Bath/Somerset giving a date of birth for 1939.
We all know the amount of errors on Ancestry and some dodgy archiving. I've got an open mind on that one.

Cheers Ron!
It looks to be an informative and helpful forum, I'm gobsmacked at the speed of answer and welcome.
I will be coming back for a grin and a pick of the old grey matter.
Thanks for your help......I'll be back.

[Hugh]

Blimey, Hugh!
That is what I wished for......any idea what the old lad did?
Are you ex-Canberra?

Lee, I am ex-Royal Navy - NP1900, ship LYCAON.

Here is an unofficial crew list for CANBERRA during Falklands - http://www.sscanberra.com/appfcivcrew.htm
I presume A Masey - 2nd Cook would be your man.

John, I will have a look tomorrow and see if I can come up with anything.

his surname was Young, think but not sure his first name was Mike

Regards
Hugh

[Charlie Hannah]

I know a Bootle lad who was in the falklands with the army during the conflict he wrote a book (Three Days In June by James O'Connell),very well told and the thing that struck me is the detail in the book very good book well worth a read.All the lads in the groupe had a say in the book.

[j.sabourn]

That's the thing Charlie, when someone writes a book they put their own personal feelings into it. They only have one aspect of many. If it is written by a number of people putting an input in different locations the whole story comes out nearer the truth. The present and I assume the summing up by now re the Costa Concordia may have a different result than a lot of us are lead to believe by the always overblown media reports, which do an extremely lot of harm to our so called justice system. Another example of this is the present wars in the middle east, you can usually read between the lines and see which way the report is prejudiced. Of course the mostly crap put out by our parliamentarians to try and brainwash the public does no good either. Documentaries written by authors doing interviews and statements made on oath are about the only honest book you are going to get. Cheers John S

[cappy]

### 9 john I hope that perhaps I am not pre empting anything you may do in the future......I and I have given this some thought before I write this......if I am out of order I apologise unreservably......but I have thought many times if you would give a report of some kind of the piper alpha disaster to members of our site .......as master of the silver pit on that night I know that your vessel..saved the lives of many men on that night.....a summary from one who was there and not a report from different medias is surely worth thinking about ...if I have spoke out of turn then I give my deepest apology and write this in a most reticent manner regards cappy.