Craig, David Brownlie (Oral history)

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British cadet served with Merchant Navy aboard SS Vimeira in North Atlantic, 1940; served as radio officer with Merchant Navy aboard SS Dover Hill in Arctic and Soviet Union, 2/1943-11/1943; served aboard SS Empire Falcon and MV Eastern Prince in Atlantic and Indian Ocean, 1944-1945

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REEL 1 Background in Inverness, GB, 1925-1940: family; education; background to joining Merchant Navy, 1940. Aspects of period as cadet with Merchant Navy aboard SS Vimeira in North Atlantic, 1940: narrow escape from joining Convoy HX 84 in which HMS Jervis Bay was sunk, 11/1940; dangers of serving on tankers; reasons why MV Cardium was a safe tanker to serve aboard, 1944; differences between Merchant Navy and Royal Navy during Second World War; sailing with non-European crews; lack of practical influence of National Union of Seamen; German Air Force bombing at Thameshaven, GB, 1940; fate of ship after he left her; memories of bombing of London and Ellesmere Port, GB, 12/1940. REEL 2 Continues: Recollections of period as radio officer with Merchant Navy aboard SS Dover Hill in Arctic and Soviet Union, 2/1943-11/1943: joining Convoy JW 53 in Loch Ewe, 2/1943; composition of convoy; effect of bad weather conditions; danger of floating mine, 21/2/1943; German Air Force attacks on Convoy JW 53; question of problem of testing memory of events; arrival in Murmansk, Soviet Union, 27/2/1943; German Air Force attacks on merchant vessels in Soviet waters including recovery of tanks from sunken ship; German Air Force incendiary raids on Murmansk, Soviet Union; German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter attacks on Kola Inlet, Soviet Union; embedding of German Air Force 1000lb in ship's hold at Kola Inlet, Soviet Union, 4/4/1943; dealing with unexploded bomb. REEL 3 Continues: removal of bomb for ship; move to Economia on River Dvina, 5/1943; move to Severodvinsk, Soviet Union 7/1943; suffering from lack of food in Soviet Union; how crew occupied themselves in Soviet Union; telegraphing home from Archangel, Soviet Union; return to GB with Convoy RA 54b, 11/1943; black market in Soviet Union; punishment camps in Molotovsk area, Soviet Union; supplies he bought in Soviet Union; coping with icing in Arctic; clothing worn by merchant seamen in Arctic; conditions in Arctic. Aspects of period as radio officer with Merchant Navy aboard SS Empire Falcon and MV Eastern Prince in Atlantic and Indian Ocean, 1944-1945: trooping duties aboard MV Eastern Prince in India Ocean, 1945. REEL 4 Continues: amusing story of children not wanting to wear life jackets at sea; character of SS Empire Falcon; situation at sea, 1944-1945; attitude towards German submarine crews.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Wood, Conrad (Recorder)
Craig, David Brownlie (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1991-06-19
Dimensions: whole: Duration 120, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 12096

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