Santamera, Tony (Oral history)

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Object description

British civilian seaman served on Larinaga Line 1936-1939; fireman on King Robert, sunk in Atlantic 1/1941 and Welsh Park, sunk in Pacific 9/1941; also served on various coasters, 1942-1943 and on Ocean Vespa in Arctic convoy, 1943; served on Askanius during D-Day landings, 1944; served on Panamanian ship Atlantic in Indian Ocean, 1945

Object details

Category: Sound
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Lane, Tony (Production company)
Lane, Tony (recorder)
Santamera, Tony (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1988
Dimensions: whole: Duration 480, Number Of Items 16
Catalogue number: 11428

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