Only bit I remember is.
300 British seamen all from the Maritime, who live and died like rats beneath the Altmak's waterline.
Ring any bells?
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Only bit I remember is.
300 British seamen all from the Maritime, who live and died like rats beneath the Altmak's waterline.
Ring any bells?
Possibly, “The Navy’s here”?
The Boarding party had tackled the German guard with Bayonets fixed and there were four German dead. They searched the ship shouting “Any Englishmen here?”, when they got a positive response from the prisoners in the hold they replied “The Navy’s here”. The phrase became so well known in the ensuing publicity about the intrepid Royal Navy that it was turned into a popular song.
https://ww2today.com/the-navys-here-the-altmark-boarded
Pos the one sought is an earlier one:
[B]ADDED: The phrase "the navy's here" became well-known, being used as the title of a book about the incident published shortly after; the publisher referred to "the simple statement which stirred the imagination of the world". A popular song was written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles which saluted the incident by comparing it with those of Drake, Nelson, Beatty, and Fisher.
NAVY'S HERE.
Hughie Charles (m) Ross Parker (l)
as rec by Chick Henderson 1940's
The Navy's here,
Here come the boys in blue;
Born to the seven seas,
From China to Peru.
The Navy's here,
"England expects!", they say,
True to the Nelson touch,
His watchword lives today!
Who dares to threaten freedom
Shall learn it's wrong and why!
For "On behalf of freedom!"
is the Navy's stern reply.
The Navy's here,
Here come the boys in blue.
Sail on to victory,
The Navy, here's to you!
Sail on to victory,
The Navy, here's to you!
Will look further. K.
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The only singing I recall was the bit aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by Dennis McGuckin
'Sing, sing or show your ring"
That's the one John.
Could not find an Altmark connection but,
several RN, rugby etc versions.
Keith.
Master E. Hill of the British Chivalry sunk near The Maldives was taken prisoner by the Japanese sub and was held in Penang. I sailed with him in1951 on the British Might. He was unable to write properly because of shaky hands from the abuse he suffered.
Interesting, thanks Eric.
Keith.
Further to the interest in the Altmark incident there is a very interesting site HMS Cossack. Select 5th ship on list which is LO3 launched on the Tyne June 1937. This gives the total history of the ship and detailed descriptions of the relief of the prisoners from the Altmark, fascinating stuff.
Yep no this story oh so well as my father Joseph lovely and his brother james were both prisoners of war on the ALTMARK after the Graf Spee sunk the Doric Star off Argentina, got all of the local newspaper clippings what a tough bunch of guys to of survived their ordeal, as someone mentioned capt lansdorff had great respect for prisoners as my father mentioned to me.