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WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-56246161754971332132021-02-14T07:57:00.001-08:002021-02-14T07:57:27.794-08:00SS Glen Tilt Continuation<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3
Shetland merchant seamen on the coaster SS Glen Tilt (O.N.134723) </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">took
part in Operation Aerial and the evacuation of</span></b> <b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">the Channel Islands June 1940, this is their story.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here
is a photo of Captain George Ross Nelson born Beosetter, Bressay<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> taken in 1920, aged 24
when he was a 3<sup>rd</sup> officer in the Merchant Navy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu-zDkHmx9MBJsIEw1zL_3IXx4k8kcuA6BgFgWUM5XehK5M1ZHd91DPoZtoQCEuSNAC3cYLTMixuEp60t_XjAYlWwkgQ4sLGfJFJ3hsUc5fDgnYamPF7z3hiX1RVWE2LQoB2oDREB7jc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="395" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu-zDkHmx9MBJsIEw1zL_3IXx4k8kcuA6BgFgWUM5XehK5M1ZHd91DPoZtoQCEuSNAC3cYLTMixuEp60t_XjAYlWwkgQ4sLGfJFJ3hsUc5fDgnYamPF7z3hiX1RVWE2LQoB2oDREB7jc/" width="178" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Captain
Nelson signed on as the Master of the S.S. Glen Tilt an 871 gross ton coaster
owned by the South Georgia Company Ltd (Christian Salvesen & Co) on 10
January 1940</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">,
by this time he had been living in Edinburgh for nearly 20 years. The Glen Tilt
was part of their Norwegian Line shipping operation which sailed between
Scottish and Norwegian ports between 1929 and April 1940. Captain Nelson and
the Glen Tilt, as part of merchant navy convoy H.N.25, had a fortunate escape
from Norwegian waters during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvwRr0lgLO9FkldPJyBDdtD_xR3uOlrmFcqz1rZgmZwhX77srlBMgx_oVmFFx0dfFiFfsM5a2FMQI9I8FKrfEMZYBZ3lNXQTw_OY4zQeQmGi0Z7qP64XgNltH3xIKERV6udAQ9w_oydI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1989" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvwRr0lgLO9FkldPJyBDdtD_xR3uOlrmFcqz1rZgmZwhX77srlBMgx_oVmFFx0dfFiFfsM5a2FMQI9I8FKrfEMZYBZ3lNXQTw_OY4zQeQmGi0Z7qP64XgNltH3xIKERV6udAQ9w_oydI/w388-h400/image.png" width="388" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1940
had already been an eventual year for Captain Nelson age 45, Master of the</span>
<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Salvesen’s
coaster S.S. Glen Tilt by the time they had sailed from the port of Boston,
Lincolnshire</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">on
the east coast of England on 31<sup>st</sup> May 1940<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn4" name="_ednref4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> on a commercial voyage, to
the Northern French port of Rouen on the river Seine. By now the Glen Tilt was
armed with a 12-pounder gun mounted as a high-angled weapon for anti-aircraft
defence and a Lewis machine gun<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn5" name="_ednref5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt had a total crew of 18 including 2 other Shetlanders; sailor Robert
John Jamieson age 20, Easter House, Sellafirth, North Yell<sup>2</sup> and sailor
Adam James Johnson age 26, Uppertown, Levenwick<sup>2</sup>. They had both
joined the Glen Tilt at Leith in May 1940. For Adam Johnson this was his first
engagement as a merchant seaman as he had joined straight from the Levenwick
fishing boat the Trust LK52, which was owned by John (Nonnie) Henderson and
partners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt’s route was through the English Channel passing Downs near Dover on
1st June 1940<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn6" name="_ednref6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
and into the Bay of the river Seine, where she anchored off Le Havre. The Glen
Tilt would have sailed through the English Channel at the height of the
evacuation of Dunkirk which ran from 27 May to 4 June 1940. By June 4, when
Operation Dynamo ended, a total of 338,226 British and French soldiers had been
saved from Dunkirk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
4 June 1940 the Glen Tilt, when she was at anchor off Le Havre on a commercial
voyage, shot down an attacking German aircraft with the 3rd round fired from
her 12-pounder gun<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn7" name="_ednref7" style="mso-endnote-id: edn7;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
June 5, Dunkirk finally fell to the German army and the remaining 40,000 Allied
troops surrendered. This left some 200,000 British and Allied troops south of
the river Somme, who had been cut off from the main Allied armies in the north,
following the capture of Abbeville at the mouth of the Somme on 20 May by
German forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt sailed up the tidal river Seine on the 6 June and arrived 65 miles
inland at the port of Rouen at 19.00. After unloading cargo, the Glen Tilt left
Rouen at 17.05 on 7 June sailing back down the river Seine, anchoring over
night at Villequier on the banks of the river Seine some 23 miles west of Rouen<sup>4</sup>.
That night the port of Le Havre near Villequier was severely bombed by the
Luftwaffe<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn8" name="_ednref8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Early the following morning the Glen Tilt
left Villequier and sailed west around the Cherbourg peninsula and onward to <a name="_Hlk60505400">Granville</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
day later on the morning of the 9th June, German tanks entered Rouen, to find
that French and British troops had left and blown up the Seine bridges</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn9" name="_ednref9" style="mso-endnote-id: edn9;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Later on the 9th June, the French port Admiral at Le Havre
reported that Rouen had fallen and that the Germans were heading for the coast<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn10" name="_ednref10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt arrived in the port of Granville, Normandy at 08.55 on 9 June for
commercial cargo<sup>4</sup>. However, before any cargo was loaded the Glen
Tilt was requisitioned by the Admiralty for Operation Aerial<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn11" name="_ednref11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>, the evacuation of 186,000
Allied forces and civilians from ports in western France of Cherbourg, </span><a name="_Hlk64105422"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brest and </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Nazaire </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">from
15 to 25 June 1940. As the Germans advanced along the coast the Royal Navy,
supported by a fleet of merchant navy ships including the Glen Tilt kept one
step ahead by moving onto the next port as they sought to evacuate allied
service personal back to the British Channel ports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whilst
at Granville on 15 June the crew underwent various safety drills in preparation
for what lay ahead. The crew were mustered with both boats swung out and a fire
drill carried out. All lifesaving equipment was also inspected by the officers
Captain Nelson and 1<sup>st</sup> mate R. R. Hume<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn12" name="_ednref12" style="mso-endnote-id: edn12;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. The Glen Tilt left Granville
at 14.32 on 15 June and sailed further west along the coast arriving some 5
hours later at the port of </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> at 19.50<a name="_Hlk60573336">. The Germans entered Granville on 17 June 1940</a><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn13" name="_ednref13" style="mso-endnote-id: edn13;" title=""><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk60573336;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk60573336;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk60573336;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk60573336;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Glen Tilt </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">left </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">at
12.45 on 16 June<sup>4</sup>, withdrawing 500 Polish troops to Weymouth in the
vessel’s holds<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn14" name="_ednref14" style="mso-endnote-id: edn14;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.
Ten of the 18 evacuation vessels departing </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">on the 16<sup>th</sup>
June were coasters, mostly carrying line of communication troops from the
Rennes and Le Mans area. A total of 21,474 servicemen were lifted from </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">over
a 4-day period from 14<sup>th</sup> June, nearly one third travelled in
coasters each of which had a nominal troop capacity of 500. Though this did not
prevent 1,200 troops escaping on the 870 gross ton coaster Corinia. The final
evacuation vessel left </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">at 22.10 on 17<sup>th</sup>
June<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn15" name="_ednref15" style="mso-endnote-id: edn15;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. The Glen Tilt arrived at
<a name="_Hlk60660704">Weymouth</a> at 14.30 on 17 June after a 14-hour passage<sup>4</sup>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Germans entered </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">on 18 June 1940 after a British Naval demolition
party totally destroyed </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Malo </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">harbour at 15.25. The
7th Panzer Division, under General major Erwin Rommel, which had forced the
surrender of the British 51st (Highland) Division on 12 June at </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Saint-Valery-en-Caux</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">,
then crossed the river Seine to race through Normandy, capturing the port of
Cherbourg and the Cherbourg peninsula on 18 June<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn16" name="_ednref16" style="mso-endnote-id: edn16;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[16]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
19 June 1940, Channel Islanders were informed that following the British
Government’s decision not to defend their islands, provisions were being made
to evacuate those who wished to leave. Freed from military sailing but still on
government service, some of the coasters including the Glen Tilt joined the
evacuation fleet sent to the Channel Islands to evacuate civilians from Jersey,
Guernsey and Alderney<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn17" name="_ednref17" style="mso-endnote-id: edn17;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[17]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. With the capture of Cherbourg
peninsula on the 18 June by the Germans, sailing back to the Channel Islands
would have been fraught with danger, as by now the Germans had complete
domination of the French skies with</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Luftwaffe</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fliegerkorps 1 (1st Air Corps) being assigned
to the Normandy and Brittany sectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt left Weymouth at 11.30 on 19 June arriving in Alderney some 5½ hours
later to evacuate civilians. There was a quick turnaround with the Glen Tilt
departing at 17.40 on 19 June, with no record of kept of the number civilians
evacuated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Glen Tilt arrived in Weymouth
17 hours later at 10.45 on 20 June<sup>4</sup>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Glen Tilt was the only ship to pick up evacuees
from Alderney on 19 June, with the remaining 1,500 residents evacuated to
Weymouth on 23 June<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn18" name="_ednref18" style="mso-endnote-id: edn18;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[18]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt left Weymouth again at 14.05 on 20 June arriving some 17 hours later
at 05.20 in Guernsey on 21 June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Glen Tilt left <a name="_Hlk60665099">Guernsey</a> at 17.20 on 21 June arriving
some 24 hours later at Weymouth on 22 June at 18.10<sup>4</sup>, having evacuated
a group of fighting age men from Guernsey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Neil
Sinclair in his Commando Dad Blog, from June 2020, provided details of this:
"76 years ago yesterday my granddad, Teddy Williams, took part in the D
Day landings. A <a name="_Hlk63249216">Guernsey</a> man, he joined up in June
1940 with five of his colleagues from the Guernsey Press. They caught the Glen
Tilt (it was ferrying men of fighting age to the mainland to sign up) to Weymouth,
from where they were taken to Portland Barracks. My granddad joined the
Cornwall Light Infantry, took the oath and received 3s and 6d" <a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn19" name="_ednref19" style="mso-endnote-id: edn19;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[19]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
total, 5,000 school children and 12,000 adults out of a total population of
42,000 were evacuated from Guernsey between the 20 and 22 June 1940. A further
1,000 school children and 5,000 adults were evacuated from Jersey during this
time too<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn20" name="_ednref20" style="mso-endnote-id: edn20;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[20]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt left Weymouth on 25 June to resume its normal merchant navy role<sup>4</sup>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">German
forces occupied Guernsey on 30 June, Jersey on 1 July and Alderney on 4 July
1940<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn21" name="_ednref21" style="mso-endnote-id: edn21;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[21]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Captain
George Ross Nelson, Master of the SS Glen Tilt and Mr John Charles Howard Wigg,
Chief Engineer of the SS Glen Tilt were both awarded the Cross of Valour (Krzyż
Walecznych) on 29 June 1942 from the President of the Polish Republic in the
recognition of their services during the withdrawal of Polish troops from
France during June 1940<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn22" name="_ednref22" style="mso-endnote-id: edn22;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[22]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">It
is quite fitting that the Glen Tilt was involved in the evacuation of Polish
troops in June 1940, considering that 2 months earlier the Glen Tilt had been
escorted to safety by Polish sailors on the O.R.P Burza (Storm), O.R.P. Grom
(Thunderbolt) and O.R.P. Blyskawica (Lighting) as part of Convoy H.N.25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Glen Tilt, was sold to Culliford & Clark Ltd. London in April 1942, and torpedoed
and sunk by a German E-boat near Lowestoft on</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">12 December 1942<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn23" name="_ednref23" style="mso-endnote-id: edn23;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[23]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> with the loss of 7 of her
crew<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn24" name="_ednref24" style="mso-endnote-id: edn24;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[24]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Captain George Ross Nelson <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Captain George Ross Nelson Master Mariner, Merchant Navy,
formerly Mills, Bressay received the King’s Commendation for service on <a name="_Hlk35113475">the cargo ship S.S. P.L.M. 14</a><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn25" name="_ednref25" style="mso-endnote-id: edn25;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[25]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. The P.L.M. 14</span> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(3754grt)
was damaged in a German E-boat attack on 17 October 1940 off Yarmouth and had
to be towed into Hull and later the Tyne for repairs<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn26" name="_ednref26" style="mso-endnote-id: edn26;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[26]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Captain Nelson was awarded the <a name="_Hlk35701672">O.B.E</a>.
on the 1st January 1945<a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_edn27" name="_ednref27" style="mso-endnote-id: edn27;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[27]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanks to John Henderson for providing this information</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Image
sources: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Image
of George Ross Nelson courtesy of: TNA_MSEA_BT350_18_89_188979<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Map
of Operation Aerial ports 1940 and D DAY beaches 1944, courtesy of Coasters Go
to War: Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I135538&tree=ID1"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I135538&tree=ID1</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> The National Archives,
Kew Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Crew
Agreements BT_381_631_009 and BT_381_631_010 for Glen Tilt for period 10/01 to
08/07/1940.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref3" name="_edn3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Shetland WW2 Stories
Facebook post on 25 September 2020 about Convoy H.N.25:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171469743134906/permalink/2785361671745707/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171469743134906/permalink/2785361671745707/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref4" name="_edn4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> The National Archives,
Kew Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log
Books BT_381_631_002 for Glen Tilt for period 13/01/1940 to 02/07/1940.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref5" name="_edn5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Copy of Confidential
Report of an interview with Captain M. Polson Master of the S.S. “Glen Tilt”.
Shipping Casualties Section Trade Division, dated 17 October 1940 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref6" name="_edn6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> The
National Archives: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant
Shipping Movement Cards Ship Name: Glen Tilt Gross Tonnage: 871 BT 389_14_48
(for period 1939 to 1942)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref7" name="_edn7" style="mso-endnote-id: edn7;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Coasters Go to War:
Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser (UK ed.
edition 1 Jan. 2009) ISBN-10: 1901703568 p. 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref8" name="_edn8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Operation
Aerial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref9" name="_edn9" style="mso-endnote-id: edn9;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Operation
Cycle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref10" name="_edn10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: British
Expeditionary Force (World War II)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref11" name="_edn11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Coasters Go to War: Military Sailings to
the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser (UK ed. edition 1 Jan. 2009)
ISBN-10: 1901703568 p. 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<div id="edn12" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref12" name="_edn12" style="mso-endnote-id: edn12;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> The National Archives,
Kew Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Record of Drills and
Musters and Examination of Life Saving Appliances Books as required by the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 to 1932 BT_381_631_001 for Glen Tilt for period
13/01/1940 to 29/06/1940.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref13" name="_edn13" style="mso-endnote-id: edn13;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Granville,
Manche<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref14" name="_edn14" style="mso-endnote-id: edn14;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Coasters Go to War:
Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser (UK ed.
edition 1 Jan. 2009) ISBN-10: 1901703568 p. 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref15" name="_edn15" style="mso-endnote-id: edn15;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Coasters Go to War:
Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser (UK ed.
edition 1 Jan. 2009) ISBN-10: 1901703568 p. 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref16" name="_edn16" style="mso-endnote-id: edn16;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[16]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Battle of
France <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref17" name="_edn17" style="mso-endnote-id: edn17;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[17]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Coasters Go to War:
Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945 by John de S. Winser (UK ed.
edition 1 Jan. 2009) ISBN-10: 1901703568 p. 14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref18" name="_edn18" style="mso-endnote-id: edn18;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[18]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Alderney<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref20" name="_edn20" style="mso-endnote-id: edn20;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[20]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: Evacuation
of civilians from the Channel Islands in 1940<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref21" name="_edn21" style="mso-endnote-id: edn21;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[21]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Wikipedia: German
occupation of the Channel Islands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref22" name="_edn22" style="mso-endnote-id: edn22;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[22]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35615/page/2873"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35615/page/2873</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/raowl/Downloads/SS%20Glen%20Tilt%20June%201940%20ver%202.docx#_ednref23" name="_edn23" style="mso-endnote-id: edn23;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[23]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"> From 70 North to 70
South by Graeme Somner a History of the Christian Salvesen Fleet, 1984 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">ISBN
0 9509199 O X, entry for Glen Tilt (III) O.N. 134723, page 43.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Honour and Roll of Service 1939 - 1945 compiled by Ian Jamieson, MA ISBN 0
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</div>WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-86352899652296548082021-02-07T13:31:00.003-08:002021-02-07T13:31:34.391-08:00S.S. Glen Tilt<p> I was very happy to receive this information from John Henderson today</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been carrying out some research about the coaster S.S. Glen Tilt (O.N.134723, 871grt) during 1940. The Glen Tilt was owned by the South Georgia Company Ltd (Christian Salvesen & Co) during the period May 1929 to April 1942. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was sent this official report by a merchant navy researcher. The report details an attack by a German aircraft on the Glen Tilt on 4 August 1940 by her master Captain Magnus Polson (1898 – 1966) formerly of Huxter, Whalsay but living in Edinburgh at the time.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tNIn_oE_0UpDwFQMe2AIdtm4Nv1AYLJZaxV2-zeSB0oDkIFhWXymJoOw1d105Zic8fu8cu1A0MNRoTNdZRtCCH0zZYkF0WDYVk_99KNE6oaxp8jwK1b2ZDAUv_q3L1kXROjGfNW9xPc/s2048/105576737_329563904706306_6911854232169455598_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tNIn_oE_0UpDwFQMe2AIdtm4Nv1AYLJZaxV2-zeSB0oDkIFhWXymJoOw1d105Zic8fu8cu1A0MNRoTNdZRtCCH0zZYkF0WDYVk_99KNE6oaxp8jwK1b2ZDAUv_q3L1kXROjGfNW9xPc/w424-h640/105576737_329563904706306_6911854232169455598_o.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-20657553773977749762020-11-08T10:02:00.002-08:002020-11-08T10:02:41.036-08:00WW2 Remembrance Shetland<p> Shetland always seems to do something special for remembrance day, this time on the 6 & 7 November photos were projected onto the side of the Town Hall in Lerwick</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELLFvbkcQ5ApVRivW5DqbNKr1AYHkOGQ9_37x8znhg8woQoFznDir82nerHzgegjCjZPzHAtdjEn2XFfetwOGReNt6OjmCKzIRolhbVLkaOIRm_8d2ZKH56eh2bi9lM7TjdJCvOR_GTE/s1249/DSC_6617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1249" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELLFvbkcQ5ApVRivW5DqbNKr1AYHkOGQ9_37x8znhg8woQoFznDir82nerHzgegjCjZPzHAtdjEn2XFfetwOGReNt6OjmCKzIRolhbVLkaOIRm_8d2ZKH56eh2bi9lM7TjdJCvOR_GTE/w640-h428/DSC_6617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2<div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div>WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-45034145744890211142020-10-20T10:25:00.000-07:002020-10-20T10:25:03.081-07:00Battle of Britain - Shetland connectionThe 15 September is the day we remember<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> the Battle of Britain, this year marks the 80th anniversary. The Battle is officially recognised as taking place from 10 July to 31 October 1940</span><div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmhsdLlU5Zah1_DkTh2P89UKJ_4llKG2qG0X5Reaxx0M9sXpfbqmrWgla_ugxOL0EnJvHLAkZycSHHC4OyOrc8vbxar_P29HDYqMV34v69-qPA0OTY0GuIOAMWh71KGquDFcPncoESKE/s720/img015-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="720" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmhsdLlU5Zah1_DkTh2P89UKJ_4llKG2qG0X5Reaxx0M9sXpfbqmrWgla_ugxOL0EnJvHLAkZycSHHC4OyOrc8vbxar_P29HDYqMV34v69-qPA0OTY0GuIOAMWh71KGquDFcPncoESKE/w400-h280/img015-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Heinkel 111</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Although most people remember the battles along the south coast and over London it was more a wide spread battle. Lots of smaller raids took place on various places in Britain including Wick and Aberdeen and these continued from July into the winter. In August, 1062 small raids took place all over Britain.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuevGR_BqTizIDaDINIARemGlw9ndxhzPu4wK2Ku6Bq4xmOZXk4wkwwBvYoyEI1FLkwYwsHX0VhA3hDnYZEIgKDK0GL2CS9abuMF9dywcYQViucH9KVcgpMRqgMeDBx5oP_mWxy6EmRs/s720/DSC_3000-Edit-3-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuevGR_BqTizIDaDINIARemGlw9ndxhzPu4wK2Ku6Bq4xmOZXk4wkwwBvYoyEI1FLkwYwsHX0VhA3hDnYZEIgKDK0GL2CS9abuMF9dywcYQViucH9KVcgpMRqgMeDBx5oP_mWxy6EmRs/w400-h266/DSC_3000-Edit-3-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><div style="text-align: center;">Messerschmitt 109</div></span>
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Pilot Officer Maurice David Green (78263) served the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during World War Two. At the time of death, he served with RAF 248 Squadron.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcpqEvJthCpwqIEvaMKGRf0dBamhiRWO9eIEHKsx6MGnCDPdCQv-WengBxLBn24m-ibRj4e03UvqVXFUfNs623_zbEgl9NI7Zf-XuOk4KH1bY3J6WCfnqGxdzWkCVzUU-KXkdA6_I73Q/s720/DSC_2875-Edit-2-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcpqEvJthCpwqIEvaMKGRf0dBamhiRWO9eIEHKsx6MGnCDPdCQv-WengBxLBn24m-ibRj4e03UvqVXFUfNs623_zbEgl9NI7Zf-XuOk4KH1bY3J6WCfnqGxdzWkCVzUU-KXkdA6_I73Q/w400-h266/DSC_2875-Edit-2-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spitfire trio </div><div><br />
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Green joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserved in August 1939. As an observer, he undertook pilot training. He received his call up on 1 September 1939, completing training at 4 Bombing and Gunnery School at RAF West Freugh. He then joined RAF 248 Squadron on 30 March 1940 at North Coates. A posting to No1 UTA followed on 31 May 1940 for further training.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUpWe0rNq2N5-BmBu56LL2plpfgjus-t79MQIuXmPY077ejt_t4qgtDycK_PW5_D-CRNiDzysnmJvVNpF_ogYYO4SbLFPIaWOcCnrowUu0TT2IXbt-LBatRhwXQY0uMfbP4H4uj3Y9Q4/s720/B0000453-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUpWe0rNq2N5-BmBu56LL2plpfgjus-t79MQIuXmPY077ejt_t4qgtDycK_PW5_D-CRNiDzysnmJvVNpF_ogYYO4SbLFPIaWOcCnrowUu0TT2IXbt-LBatRhwXQY0uMfbP4H4uj3Y9Q4/w400-h266/B0000453-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hurricane</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ONwG5R2RPtbMeisjNrIgY-pDrb2pgY0_pWu9Tr3poeBnTdBf8O7mbzPqTZU1SVzouxMgPF3vZQiysoPj7Pv0jQKLOyyQQVWwdp0mTEmDJnWsDx1KhAxeZKKNRFHJgsdOtHIpMrmyLy8/s720/10186_edited-1-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ONwG5R2RPtbMeisjNrIgY-pDrb2pgY0_pWu9Tr3poeBnTdBf8O7mbzPqTZU1SVzouxMgPF3vZQiysoPj7Pv0jQKLOyyQQVWwdp0mTEmDJnWsDx1KhAxeZKKNRFHJgsdOtHIpMrmyLy8/w400-h266/10186_edited-1-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Messerschmitt 109</div><div><br />
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With that completed, he re-joined 248 Squadron on 25 June 1940. Maurice David Green flew bombers with RAF 248 Squadron during the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940. He went missing in action presumed dead on 20 October 1940<br />
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Green was part of the crew that took of at 0716 hrs from Coastal Command base RAF Sumburgh in Shetland in a Blenheim IVF L9453. The plane coded WR-Z was referred to as Z for `Zebra'. Along with two other Blenheim's the reconnaissance mission was to find a shot- down German crew between Stadtlander and Trondheim on the Norwegian coast. Intercepted radio messages suggested a floating dingy of German survivors would be picked up by a Luftwaffe floatplane.<br />
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Luftwaffe Unteroffizier Ludwig Froba claimed the victory. Pilot officer Sydney Russell Paddy Gane (20 yrs old- the average age in the RAF at that time ) baled out as the plane went down. Pilot Officer Green and Sergeant Norman James Stocks remained on board as the Blenheim crashed into the sea. This was one of the only two losses for RAF 248 Squadron in the battle.<br />
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Pilot Officer Maurice Green has no known grave but is remembered on panel 8 of the Runnymede Memorial<br />
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Its been a short season for tours, due to the virus but I have had a lot of interest and look forward to developing this side more next year, thanks must go to Stefan, Ron and Mitch for the recommendations<br />
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Its been good to take a couple from Germany on a tour around Shetland's WW2 battle grounds this month, it was a good two way learning process. Looking forward to meeting the several people already booked for next year including those from other countries<br />
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If you would like a guided tour, designed to your specification please drop me a message. Lots of different itineraries available<br />
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As soon as WW2 was declared people started to fill sandbags</div>
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These are scenes from the beach at Sanick, Sandwick . The beach at Sandsayre another beach in Sandwick is full of pebbles so not quite as suitable<br />
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As well as sandbags the windows were also taped to stop it shattering if bombs fell close by.<br />
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Many changes came in to effect when the war started. In addition to carrying a gasmask everyone, including children also had to carry identify cards </div>
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Some 45 million identity cards were issued. The brown version was issued in 1939 then the blue version in 1943 (Photo), a green version was issued to government officials with a photo and the armed forces had a seperate card<br />
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sections in the card showed changes of address, very important as people moved several times, cards had to be acrried until 21 February 1952<br />
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books /cards from the Cabin Museum at Vidlin<br />
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Food rationing lasted 14 years, from 1940 - 1954, officially starting on the 8 January 1940. With this came queing and many local folk remember this.WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-56098642277835992542020-06-06T10:57:00.000-07:002020-06-06T11:37:16.579-07:00WW2 Lifeboats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This lifeboat came from the unescorted Swainby which was torpedoed by U-Boat U13, sinking after 25 minutes, twenty five miles north of Unst on the 17 April 1940. Max- Martin Schulte was the U Boat Commander, who won the 1st & 2nd class Iron Cross and went on to sink 4 boats and damage one<br />
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Another Lifeboat can be found at Skaw in Unst (above), this upturned boat is now a working shed<br />
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On the 20 October 1939 the Sea Venture, a collier from South Shields bound for Tromso, was attacked by a U-Boat 25 miles north of Unst. U-34 tried to stop the ship with three shots over the bow, she returned fire but was inaccurate and was eventually sunk<br />
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The crew of 25 including two Shetlanders escaped in the one remaining lifeboat when the Sea Venture was finally torpedoed . The lifeboat finally made it to Skaw and its been there ever since.<br />
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A lifeboat was wrecked at Muness in Unst on 7 February 1940, this was from the S/S Hop. This Norwegian ship was sunk by U- 37 Commanded by Hartmann even thought Norway at the time was neutral. Four bodies washed up in Unst in February including Captain Lutenthun at Haroldswick, then a further four in March, while another 3 in Fetlar.</div>
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The memorial stone(above) is at Lunna where a further body washed ashore. Later another 3 were found at Easting, one sailor had a Norwegian tattoo and another had Hop on his shirt. A few days later a piece of wood with the name of `Hop' was washed up on a beach</div>
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Another much damaged lifeboat from the SS Athenia which came ashore on the Sands of Sound, Lerwick early February 1940</div>
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Nils B. Vika is the first name on the plaque at the Shetland Bus memorial dedicated to those that lost their lives on the Bergholm & the Brattholm</div>
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Nils was only 18 years old when the Germans invaded Norway and like a lot of fellow Norwegians they wanted to fight the Germans.<br />
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On 20 July 1941 along with a few others they stole a boat and headed across to Scotland. They had no problems with the crossing and arrived in Buckie, on the Scottish mainland. After a short stay in Aberdeen they took the train to London where they were take to a `prisoner of war camp', as Nils called it.<br />
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They were interrogated over a three day period before being enrolled in the Norwegian Air Force. After learning English and other skills he hoped to join the Royal Norwegian Navy but due to hearing problems found out he would have to settle for the merchant navy<br />
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But after three further days they were posted to 331 (Norwegian) Squadron at Catterick. After that he moved to Orkney with the squadron before being posted back south to North Weald.<br />
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In Autumn 1941 they undertook weapon training and then operated as ground crew working on Spitfires and Hurricane for 331 & 332 squadrons. He then returned to Skaebrae in Orkney<br />
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Nils wrote that he was `responsible for his own Spitfire' and experienced an air raid in Shetland on the 1 February 1942.<br />
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He also wrote of a visit to Jarlshof later in February 1942. After returning to Orkney for a short period he then moved back to North Weald. He then requested a transfer to the Royal Norwegian Navy and requested that he would like to do special duties and this time was accepted. He may have heard about the Shetlandgang operating from Scalloway when he was stationed at Sumburgh.<br />
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He then transferred to Scalloway in Autumn 1942 and took part in three missions as an engineer/ gunner with the fishing boat Bergholm, skippered by Leif Andreas Larsen. This was larger than most of the Shetland Bus boats and was one of 4 that escaped to Iceland when the war broke out.<br />
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On the 4 March 1943 they set sail in the Bergholm to land a member of the Linge company at Skorpa but the return was delayed by bad weather so they didn't return to base until the 11 March. <br />
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Jack Moore recalled that he doing a welding job on a submarine in Lerwick when a fire broke out, Nils, who was working on the submarine, was quick to help Jack smoother the fire with foam.<br />
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Just after the fire , a vehicle arrived from Scalloway which had come to take the young sailor back to his boat the Bergholm, which was due to sail and he was urgently needed for the trip<br />
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On the return trip about 75 miles off the Norwegian coast a twin engine plane, possibly a Messerschmitt 110 flew around them but didn't fire, but the pilots did see the guns they had on board. <br />
As expected two German aircraft appeared and began to attack, several of the crew were wounded in the hour long attack leaving the Bergholm seriously damaged . Nils was also hit in the foot with a canon shell and it was almost severed and was bleeding profusely<br />
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Larsen ordered abandon ship and it was only then that they found the lifeboat had also been riddled by bullets. Larson decided to head back to Norway which was 75 miles away, but for Nils there was no return and he died in his sleep. They wrapped him in a blanket and lifted it over the side in a hope it would drift to land.<br />
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Information : Douglas C. Smith (Shetland Life), The Waves are free - James W Irvine & Dagbok Fra Dod Soldat - Brynjar Stautland<br />
Black & White photos: Scalloway Museum<br />
Colour photos: R Ashbee<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Paper was scarce in those days so the children had to write and do sums on slates. Many remembered having made up milk which was made powder and this was made by the girls in the UF kirk, all considered this to be extremely horrible.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Everyone had to carry a Gasmask in a little box, these were originally issued in Market Square in cardboard boxes. Many people, especially the women didn't like the look so they bought covers of cotton or leatherette material turning them into fashion accessories.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Edith attended the Central school where Islesburgh stands and one lunch time she was walking down the road when six German planes appeared low overhead, she could see the black crosses on the wings. A man appeared from a nearby house and shouted for the children to run for safety. It was odd they didn't fire at anyone as there was a large camp just further down King Harold Street.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Edith was 15 years old when VE day took place, but where she lived at Upper Sound no one seemed to celebrate the event.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Shortly after the war she learnt about the activities of the Shetland Bus in Scalloway, something no body knew anything about in Lerwick during the war as it was a well kept local secret</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">David recalls whilst walking to school (Whiteness) with four of his brothers and other friends an aircraft flew past very low - so low that they could see the pilot. Suddenly the aircraft turned and started firing at them, as they walked the road down from Weisdale, they had to dive to the floor, luckily no one was hit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">David's dad also used to take in Norwegian officers out to their home in Weisdale to relax and have tea and sandwiches. They really enjoyed this but would tell his father that they were worried about their families back in Norway, Crown Prince Olaf even visited the croft and had a go at scything the corn.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">During the war David would often help out on nearby crofts. When he was 11 years old he was even allowed to plough with two horses helping a man who had bad asthma and was unable to do this himself. Children helped out a lot as many men were away at war either in the Merchant Navy or Royal Navy</span></span></span></span></div>
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The Ernka was a Shetland Bus boat, operating between Norway and Shetland during World War 2</div>
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This boat visited Shetland during the summer of 2016 and is now 111 years old.</div>
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In 1942 it carried 60 Norwegian refugees from Norway to Shetland during the depths of winter, the normal time the bus operated hoping to avoid detection from the Germans<br />
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This boat made another three trips back from Shetland to occupied Norway before it was retired as the steel hull was easily recognised<br />
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The current owners father was part of the Shetland Bus operation and made 43 trips on the subchaser `Vigra'<br />
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Most of the WW2 coastal look outs (Coastal watching Service) are situated on the east side of Shetland facing what was occupied Norway so its a bit unusual to find a look out at Eshaness which is a remote spot out on the west side of Shetland mainland.<br />
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During WW2 it may have been a good few hours to get from Lerwick to Eshaness so this look out post would have been very important. The view from the hut covers a large area to the west and also to the south including the approach to Muckle Roe and Brae, possible landing sites.<br />
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This remote spot was manned by just a few men including Andrew Johnson, a local living down in Eshaness. Jeannie Johnson was a family member remembers him telling her that in summer the midges drove the men mad.<br />
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One winter he was about to go on duty up on the hill, he and a couple of others arrived by lorry and parked up by the lighthouse it was snowing heavy and the wind made it difficult to see. They set off just as a blizzard hit and the men got separated, Andrew couldn't see very far and was using a staff to help him walk in terrible conditions.<br />
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He lost his sense of direction and nearly fell over the cliff, he couldn't feel any ground in front of him using his staff. By luck he made his way back and found the lighthouse buildings , then the lorry where he stayed until the blizzard cleared. The other couple of men had decided to just sit it out and wait for the blizzard to ease.<br />
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Life in the hut was very basic and cold, room to make a brew and fire to keep them warm which made condition smoky. Close by a larger building was surrounded by a blast wall, it was here that the radio transmitted was housed<br />
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Remains of the supports to the antenna can still be seen and the base to the inner building . The look out post was made of reinforced concrete, thick enough to be bullet proof. Another small radio room was situated close to the mast.<br />
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Life here was at a slow pace and it was often difficult to concentrate. On a couple of occasions German planes flew over but other than that there was very little to talk about. Duties lasted for 8 hours and the observers felt this was more than enough on cold dark days and nights<br />
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Any sightings of military activity was recorded in a log book and reported via the radio<br />
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These observation posts were often constructed by the Observers themselves and this is possibly what happened at this remote outpost and well into 1940<br />
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These observers were more than likely were part of Shetland Defence Company which contained mostly WW1 veterans , more than 1000 enrolled, it later changed to the Home Guard. (The Giving Years 1991. James W Irvine)<br />
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Eight defensive systems had been identified in May 1940 with the one at Mavis Grind the closest to Eshaness<br />
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Gas masks were issued to all British civilians when war broke out, by September 1939 38 million Gas masks had been handed out to families</div>
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The above gas mask was issued to Alistair Nicolson of Scalloway (Muckle to everyone who knew him) (Scalloway Museum)<br />
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Instructions on how to use the mask could be found on the inside of the box</div>
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A lot of Shetland folk said that wearing gas masks made them feel sick as they were made of rubber and were hot and smelly<br />
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The reason for all these precautions had more to do with World War 1 when mustard gas had been use to great effect and thousands of soldiers had died. This was odourless and took 12 hours to take effect, only a small amounts had to be used<br />
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People feared that this would be used again, perhaps by bombing, everyone was expected to carry their gasmasks with them at all times<br />
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Schools had regular Gas mask drills and bairns would be punished if they left or lost their gas masks<br />
Some at the Central school in Lerwick (now Islesburgh) used the gas mask boxes for goal posts<br />
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People would be warned about a gas attack by a warden using a rattle (Similar to a football rattle)<br />
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Its been good to speak to Jessamine today about her father Jimmy Leisk, You can find out a lot more about Jimmy and D-day by going to a earlier blog dated 8 May 2018</div>
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<b>Jimmy Leisk (bottom Left) from Sandwick, Shetland in the most iconic photo from D-day</b></div>
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Its 75 years since the D-Day landings and the few veterans that survive met up for the remembrance celebrations in Portsmouth and France on the 5 & 6 June this year.<br />
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A lot of servicemen have now passed away but are not forgotten and are still remembered by family, friends and those interested in this period of history. The above photo taken a few minutes after Jimmy Leisk landed on Sword Beach at 8.30am on the 6 June 1944 , will always be considered by many as `<b>The image</b>' of the conflict.</div>
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It has been used extensively since that day, in various newspapers and magazines and was also used twice in the 75th remembrance service on TV.<br />
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Therefore it came as a big surprise to Jimmy's daughter, Jessamine, who still lives in Sandwick, that a commemorative stamp issued by the Royal Mail had air bushed Jimmy out of the image and replaced him with the word 'Sword', one of the six beaches used for the landings.<br />
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Jessamine first found out about this when the Shetland Times phoned her up to tell her the news, she was and is not happy with this. To add insult to this she showed me a stamp commemorating the 50th D-day anniversary produced on Jersey showing the whole picture, including Jimmy.<br />
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The original photo was carried around Europe and finally into Germany by Jimmy and to preserve it, it was mounted on cardboard. He brought it back to Sandwick and its stayed in the family ever since<br />
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The photo has been used many, many times and Jessamine says her Dad `is nearly as good as a film star now '.<br />
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Jessamine has a number of historically important items as shown below</div>
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The Universal carrier, also known as the Bren Carrier was introduced in 1940 and used widely by the British army</div>
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It was the most produced armoured vehicle in history with an estimated 200,000 produced. It was classed as a light armoured tracked vehicle built on the basis of the Carden- Lloyd tankettes. The main role of the Bren carrier was to transport weapons or materials or used as infantry support and could traverse most types of terrain in Shetland up to 30mph.</div>
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WW2 manoeuvres with a Bren carrier in Shetland</div>
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Bren Carriers had been selected as the best vehicle to use in Shetland due to the lack of a suitable road system and that most the land was moorland, although at least a couple were lost due to extreme boggy conditions in places</div>
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On 3 July 1940, concerns about an attack from German troops in Norway reached one of their peaks. A large force of parachutists had concentrated at Stavanger and Trondheim as well as a fleet of boats.<br />
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The newly appointed Lord Cork asked for an increase in the garrison for Shetland and for the provision of tanks among other things but Antony Eden, Secretary of State for War said he already had adequate resources. In addition a vast amount of equipment had been lost at Dunkirk the month before .<br />
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The garrison of Shetland, reported to the CSC on 11 August 1940 that amongst the resources that they had 6 Bren carriers. By 1942 the Commanding officer of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders said that Shetland was unsuitable for normal operations because of generally boggy conditions and that Bren carriers had little chance to leave the roads. No doubt just before this at least two Bren Carriers had been lost in these bogs</div>
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A total of 46,158 mines were laid by RAF Home Command, a further 20,000 mines were laid by surface ships and submarines all these in enemy waters. Another 170,000 were laid in a protective fields by surface ships mainly around Iceland and Faroe but also east towards Norway which only resulted in the sinking of one U-boat.<br />
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The Northern Barrage was being discussed in July 1939 but mine laying ships were not available at the time. The plan was to lay mines from Orkney, including Shetland , Faroe to Iceland. When Germany invaded Norway the plan was accelerated and five ships were requisitioned to be converted to minelayers.<br />
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In October 1940 a total of 10,300 mines were laid south of the Faroe Islands and by the end of 1942 92,083 mines had places in the Northern Barrage (35% of all British Mines), but the passage of U-Boats had not really been affected.<br />
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I was talking to Gracie Laurenson , just before she passed away and she told me her brother was blown up by a mine washed ashore at Meal beach on Burra. He was trying to pull it to a safe area when it went off, the explosion was heard in Scalloway.<br />
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Storms from the west always had a `Banks alerts' so trying to collect drift wood was always going to be hazardous as mines we brought ashore as well.<br />
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Down at Sumburgh explosions could be heard on a regular basis, this was often down to the Construction teams but occasionally a mine would hit the rocks and there was bombings as well, the German dropped delayed action bombs which went off well after the Luftwaffe had left.<br />
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A short distance away a mine was literally thrown up among the rocks at Grutness but failed to explode. A team was deployed and the mine deactivated but left in position where it can still be seen today. It was in the 1950's that it was decided to set fire to it but even after years of rust it survives<br />
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<i>One error in the Shetland Times, Kevin never stayed at Park Hall</i></div>
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year I have been in contact with Kevin Wheatcroft helping him to find
information on his early Shetland visits and in return has provided me with
lots of new unpublished information.</span></div>
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the world’s largest private collector of WW2 military vehicles and artefacts
started his collection with a vehicle bought in Shetland. Kevin first visited
Shetland in 1971 as one of his eldest sisters had recently married Henry
Anderton and had moved up from their Leicestershire home when he inherited
Vaila Hall in 1969. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Kevin fell
in love with the islands and came up several times in the school holidays,
until the late 1980’s, helping to run the hall and estate. His last trip to
Shetland was in fact his first long distance drive after passing his driving
test. When he wasn’t helping out working on the estate he researched local
stories of military interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One such
story led him to meet the team that were diving and lifting items from the wreckage
of RMS Oceanic, which ran aground and broke up off the Isle of Foula. He
purchased many items such as portholes, propeller nuts etc, which he still owns
to this day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Kevin
developed an interest in WW2 items through his father, Tom Wheatcroft who had been
a tank driver, experiencing many theatres of war including Madagascar, Middle
East and India and was part of the Italian invasion force and also through his
mother who was German and married Tom shortly after the end of the war. He
gained a good understand of the War from listening to both side</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Collecting
started when his father bought him a stormtroopers helmet at the age of 5, an
unusual request from someone that young, since then he has been collecting all
assorts of WW2 memorabilia. He was often asked by his parents what he wanted
for Christmas and the answer was always more items from WW2. During the 1960‘s
and 1970’s he watched every WW2 that came out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">He was on
holiday at Vaila when he was 14 years old, his sister, who was married to Henry
Anderton, told him that a WW2 Willy’s jeep was for sale close by. Having
received £100 for his birthday, his father took him to have a look, making the
short journey over to Walls and then down to Park Hall at Bixter.</span></div>
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location where Kevin bought his first military vehicle, a jeep and has since
grown his collection to include many other vehicles and tanks</i></span></span></div>
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who was the owner of the hall sold the WW2 Willy’s jeep to Kevin for £50 (YHP
434 which was registered in Birmingham, England) and was so impressed with his
knowledge and enthusiasm for World War 2 that he also gave him lots of other
jeep parts enough to rebuild another two jeeps, he couldn’t believe that he had
been dealing with a 14-year-old boy.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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money to buy his first house, he has since tried buying back the jeep several
times but as yet has not been successful. </span></div>
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vehicle, found in Southampton. It was used to pull broken down tanks, this one
was captured just after D-day and brought back to England for evaluation. It
was later sold to a scrap man but he didn’t use. It was in a shocking state
when the collection acquired it and it was so rusty you could put your fingers
through main frame</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">He restored
another jeep, which was displayed at the Wheatcroft Collection at Donington
Park, using the instrument panel, gear box, distributor and radiator, parts
bought from Park Hall. The other remaining parts were sold off but then was
able to raise sufficient funds to buy his second military vehicle at the age of
15 years old, this put him on the road to amassing what would become the
world’s largest private military vehicle collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On the 8
January 1982 he made an offer on another operational Willy’s Jeep owned by Jim
Abernethy who owned a croft at Bayview Tresta. Jim had already turned down a
couple of offers on the jeep but accepted Kevin’s, the money allowed Jim to buy
a tractor which is still running today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Jim had seen
the jeep in a field down at Reawick which seemed abandoned, but he tracked down
the owner, Mr Priest, then restored the Jeep to running condition. YRW 143 was
then painted blue and gold, he even added a hard top which was supplied by
Willie Peterson of Vidlin and he used the jeep for about 13 years bring back
peats from the hill. Every year he undersealed and serviced the vehicle </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I am sure
that if Kevin had known about another two Jeeps at Sandsound around this time
he would have also made offers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">At the same
time as buying this jeep Kevin discovered that Leslie Jamieson at the Station
Garage in Lerwick was selling many old jeep parts and these were purchased and
used to restore other jeeps that came into the collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Rather than
buy jeeps from down in England, he preferred to deal with Shetland folk because
he loved Shetland and the people and said `I have always been deliberately
different ‘</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Even though
around 640,000 Willy’s jeeps were produced in WW2 you would have to pay between
£14,000- £23,000 today for one in good condition, recently a rare model went
for nearly £33,000 in Yorkshire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">His first tank arrived in 1985, a
Canadian `Grizzly’ Sherman and this was the turning point in the collection
which now houses over 100 tanks of WW2 vintage (</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;">(<b><i>this
is more than the current Belgium and Danish armies combined</i></b>)''.</span><br />
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flame- throwing tank. It was introduced as one of the specialised armoured
vehicles developed under Major- General Percy Hobart (known as a `Hobart’s
Funnies’ ) and was produced from 1943 in time for D-day</i></span><b></b><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The last
tank to come into the collection is a very rare German King Tiger 2 which was
found in central Germany, this is the second one in the collection. He also
owns 4 German Panther and two Tiger 1 tanks which will be restore with as many
genuine parts as possible and then aims sell one Tiger 1 & King Tiger 2. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Kevin’s
knowledge of collecting and restoring Military vehicles is all self-taught
which makes him and the other two in the team as rare as the machines they work
on. The aim of any restoration is to include as many genuine parts as possible
using original drawings so Kevin works with a number of people who search the
world to help him find vehicles and parts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Last month
Kevin and his team travelled over 6,000 miles visiting 6 countries buying,
arranging and collecting numerous rare WW2 items which had been identified by
his team. His own team of restorers are supplemented with chosen restorers in a
number of other countries who specialise in certain vehicles. It’s incredible
that items can still be found 70 years after the end of World War 2, on his
last trip 8 Sherman tank radial engines were found in an old barn In France.
After completing the purchase, the engines were transported to the collection’s
restoration partner Military Classic Vehicles, where on closer inspection they
were found to be early C2 radials. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There is now
a restoration programme in place for all 8 engines plus a number of other
engines in stock. The restoration team, MCV will then embark on restoring 10
Sherman tanks utilising the correct engines for each machine. Once complete
they will form part of a 15 strong Sherman collection with an example of all
the major variants. If you want to but a Sherman tank then expect to spend at
least £350,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">From 2009 –
last month Donington Park on the Derby / Leicester border was a great place to
see a small part of his military collection and was the place to find many rare
WW2 vehicles. Those on show included both petrol and electric Goliath track
mines, the new petrol addition was dug up in Germany and has been fully
restored. </span></div>
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left and the petrol driven one on the right, which was cheaper to produce and
in greater numbers than the other</span></span></span></span></i><b></b><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Around 10%
of the Wheatcroft collection was on display at Donnington Park, where Military
machines met Formula F1 cars. His father Tom Wheatcroft made his fortune from
the construction industry, building a thriving business just after the war and
he used his money to collect cars, eventually starting a grand prix collection
and even building his own racing team in 1970. Then he purchased a large part
of the Donington hall estate, including Donington race circuit for £100,000 in
1971. In 1993 Tom achieved his dream in holding a European Grand Prix at
Donington race circuit but he continued to build his collection of racing cars
eventually this became the largest showcase of Grand prix cars in the world
with 130 vehicles on show. Tom died in 2009 and his entire estate was inherited
by his son Kevin who continued to show the grand prix car collection and adding
further buildings to house some of his military collection. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.66px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>VW Beetle, is a type 82e,
Germany’s equivalent to the Jeep. Recently a fully restored type 60 (1942) VW
was returned to the collection and is the second oldest production vehicle to
survive </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It was a
hard decision but Kevin closed the museum and moved the last of the military
collection down to Dorset at the end of November this year, to his new home a
13<sup>th</sup> century manor house. The collection is now only viewable by
appointment, it is estimated that his current collection is worth more than
£120 million.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 9.33px; font-stretch: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></span></span></span><span style="color: white; font-size: 18.66px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>Amongst the Harley Davidson motorcycle
collection, Kevin now owns 6 of the 12 XA models left in the world</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Kevin wants to preserve as many things as possible from WW2 and can tell a story for each
item in his collection. Eventually he wants to show his collection again but
for now he is still collecting with items coming in daily. At a later date
Kevin and his wife hope to return to Shetland and especially want to visit Park
Hall and to see how it has changed since his last visit nearly 40 years ago</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">©</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> Richard Ashbee December 2018. All photos other than the ones noted are by Richard Ashbee</span></i></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-74555397407930649792018-12-23T10:06:00.001-08:002018-12-23T10:06:19.904-08:00Yell Post office WW2 attackIts surprising how many Shetland civilians were targeted by the Luftwaffe during WW2. One such occasion happened in June 1941 when a Luftwaffe plane (possibly a ME110) made an attack on Yell Post Office at Gutcher.<br />
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One man, Daniel J Spence was seriously wounded and several others had a narrow escape when the German plane opened fire on the isolated village at Gutcher, in the north of Yell.<br />
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The Post Office to the left, now a B&B</div>
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On this occasion the plane made a rapid dive before being seen and then at a low altitude opened up with machine gun fire. Mr Spence was just coming out of the back of his house, as he heard the sound of an aircraft, when firing commenced and was wounded in both arms.<br />
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The Post Office where Mr Spence worked as a sub-postmaster was hit by machine gun fire and evidence of this can still be seen today.<br />
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Mr Spence staggered back into the house, seriously bleeding and in severe shock before sitting down. He noticed that his right arm had been severely wounded and was bleeding profusely while his left arm was also injured.<br />
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When his daughter, Irene arrived at the house and she noticed blood streaming out from under the door and called for medical attention straight away. When they took his jacket off they found his arms shattered and pieces of bone fell to the floor<br />
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He was transferred to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in the evening and received a blood transfusion. Later the following day his condition improved and he was transferred up to Tingwall (Manse) Hospital for convalescence.<br />
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Tingwall (Manse) Hospital</div>
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Later he spent time back home, at Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick and Tingwall Hospital before eventually dying on 5 June 1946, when he buried at Cullivoe, Yell<br />
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During the same attack, Jean Inkster and her boys Colin and Willie, who were outside when the plane attacked, very narrowly escaped injury. The woman was painting a boat at the time while the two bairns were out playing and they managed to find shelter just in time.<br />
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Later, the same plane made a low level attack on a neighbouring island, opening up again with machine gun fire on a motor boat which set on fire and then continued onto to a house which it machine gunned. A women was stood in the doorway at the time and had a miraculous escape with bullets going up the hallway and lodged into the stairway just inside the door.<br />
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Two men who were in a nearby field attending to livestock also came under fire but escaped injury , another man close by was also attack but he managed to find cover but the plane came back for a second attack but again he was lucky not to be injured.<br />
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Many thanks to Bertie Tait who provided some of this information and a photo (as acknowledged).<br />
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If you have a Shetland WW2 story you would like to share please contact me. The aim of this blog is to collect as many Shetland WW2 stories in one place.<br />
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Next, Shetland provided the ideal opportunity to start collecting WW2 military vehicles<br />
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To all our readers, have a very good Christmas </div>
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<i>WW2 Orkney and Shetland defences </i></div>
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<i>The military garrison of Shetland and Orkney, known as Osdef, was composed mainly of Anti- Aircraft and coastal defence Gunners and Infantry and adopted as its badge the navy fouled anchor on a dark blue background<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span></i></div>
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The price of these WW2 souvenirs are constantly increasing in price and reproductions have become a common problem to collectors as the quality improves. Many experienced collectors are even mislead some spending thousands on one item.<br />
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One collector in Shetland was Andy Robertson who eventually opened the Cabin museum (see earlier blog). Many years ago he told me that he started to collect cap badges during WW2, after all Shetland had several different regiments stationed in the isles and he often had badges pass onto him when word got out.<br />
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WW2 Territorial Army badge<br />
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His collection grew after he was called up in 1943, joining the Royal Navy and being posted to locations in southern England. Here he had opportunities to collect different military badges and posted them back to Shetland. Andy' s story is no different to mine, i started collecting after my Dad passed his collection onto me and since then i have collected many more, but not enough to open a museum.<br />
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Do you have a WW2 collection, if so i would love to hear from you<br />
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Soon i will be sharing a story of collecting that was inspired by a purchase of a WW2 military vehicle in Shetland. This led the person to spend millions of pounds on his collection which is growing day by day. Any Ideas who this is?<br />
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You will find out in the next blogWW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-31177820249268349012018-09-25T12:09:00.002-07:002018-09-25T12:09:14.224-07:00Shetland Bus Buildings (West)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Scalloway is the ancient capital of Shetland but for most people they remember it for the Shetland Bus operation, which moved here in 1940. The whole village was a restricted area and was heaving with Army and Navy personnel both British and Norwegian</div>
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Dinapore House , Shetland Bus HQ. A very impressive building<br />
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Walter & Joan Gray (Now) was a hotel before and used during WW2 as an extension of the Shetland Bus HQ</div>
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Norway House, used by the Shetland Bus men</div>
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originally known as the Net Loft- used by the Pioneer Corps</div>
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A Subchaser coming up towards the slipway</div>
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One of the winches still present today</div>
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The slipway is still in reasonably good condition but is not used today</div>
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The Sea Hurricane below was based for a short while at Sumburgh and can be seen still flying today</div>
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It was down in Orkney at RAF Twatt with No.880 Squadron from the 14 August 1941 to 15 September 1941.<br />
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It was then transferred to Shetland on the 15 September 1941 and was based at RAF Sumburgh until 7 October 1941.<br />
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It was put into storage prior to joining No.801 Squadron at Skeabrae from 8 November 1941 to 15 February 1942<br />
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Originally this was listed as Hurricane IB Z7015 built by the Canadian Car & Foundry Company in Ontario in the winter of 1940-41<br />
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It was shipped to the UK and was taken on charge at RAF Henlow on 18 March 1941. It was converted to a Sea Hurricane 29 July 1941<br />
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The early history, including Shetland is shown above, but after this it joined No.759 Squadron 1942-43. At the end of 1943 it was used as an instructional aircraft at Loughborough College before joining the Shuttleworth collection in 1961.<br />
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It was used in the film ` Battle of Britain' as a taxying aircraft before being fully restored at Duxford. It flew for the first time since its rebuild on the 16 September 1995.<br />
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This Hurricane with its Merlin 111 engine are the earliest airworthy example anywhere.<br />
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I have seen the plane flying several times at Old Warden in Bedfordshire and if you get chance i would highly recommend that you attend an air show on this grass runway.<br />
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The cabin is a must for anyone interested in either World War 1 or 2. It was started by the late Andy Robertson (below) back in 1978 when he opened his `shed' museum, to a wide range of visitors who came to look at his medals and badges.</div>
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Andy was always keen to welcome parties of schoolchildren to share his knowledge<br />
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We first visited the old cabin in 1987 and spent many an hour talking to Andy who always wanted to extend his small museum.<br />
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With more room in the new cabin the collection has been extended and includes uniforms, helmets, lots of interesting stories of locals and their part in the War. </div>
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inside the new bigger cabin<br />
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I can highly recommend a visit to the cabin and you can easily spend a good few hours looking round the exhibits<br />
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Andy opened the new Cabin in 2007 and was in when the flag was flying, now<br />
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It is open<br />
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It is run by volunteers and a lot of credit has to go to Venetta Johnson and the local History group</div>
WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-54529797988408151112018-08-12T01:30:00.000-07:002018-08-23T13:59:22.170-07:00Beaufort L4514 & Tingwall ManseBeaufort L5414 was attached to Sumburgh, part of the 42 Squadron and was sent to Norway as a important German Navy target had been spotted. Three Beauforts set off after being loaded with torpedo's but couldn't find the target so reluctantly turned for home.<br />
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Dales Voe<br />
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It was dark on the approach to Shetland making it difficult for the planes to stay in visual contact , additionally severe icing on the carburettors made handling difficult. The first plane lost control on landing and smashed into wooden huts beside the runway at Sumburgh and then crashed into a stationary plane.<br />
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The second Beaufort had similar problems, this time the undercarriage collapsed and it sent it across the grass and crashed into the Flight office. It burst into flames and 25 mins later after the crew and others retreated to safety the torpedo exploded causing extensive damage.<br />
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This left L4514 which was a long way from Sumburgh and again due to icing it was loosing height just as it was coming over Dales Voe about 30 miles north of Sumburgh. Unable to gain height it crashed into rising land, killing three with the fourth Sergeant WH Bond critically injured. This was on the 20 March 1942.<br />
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Those killed were pilot Officer Tom Stoker (RCAF) 19 years old, Sgt Norman Blanchflower RAFVR, aged 20 from Bournemouth and Sgt Arthur Wolsey, RAF aged 22 from Sheffield.<br />
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Dales Voe<br />
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Violet Garrick (Shetland Life No.167 Sept 1994) indicated that the injured airman was rushed to the nearby Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, about 3 miles south, where the wounds were treated.<br />
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Local people in the Tingwall area, including the current owners of the Manse- Jennie and Terry Atkinson , inform me that he had been taken to Tingwall Hospital (Manse) to convalesce . <span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Later, after gangrene set in an emergency operation was performed where one of his legs was amputated. </span></span><br />
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Mary Rosabel Wood (above) lived at Kirkasetter (below) and was a nurse at the time Sergeant Bond was admitted. Later she married Mrs Irvine's son (Jim) and moved to South Setter in 1953</div>
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Kirkasetter House, South Setter, Tingwall<br />
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Current house owners, Jennie and Terry Atkinson seen in the photo below are stood in what was the operating room at Tingwall Hospital (Manse) during the war.<br />
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This building was the Manse before the war and was set up and used as a convalescence hospital for officers. Three wooden buildings were built at the south side and used as wards for servicemen while another wooden building could be found at the north side, possible a storage site. <br />
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The hospital was used right up to the end of the war. Even today lots of old nails are found in the north garden where the storage hut was located.</div>
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Ambulance access was from the main road and down the side of the Manse to the south entrance between the air raid shelter</div>
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The crash area is now a golf course but a plaque in a very weather condition can be found on a bench on the 18th green, just to the right as you come off the A970. This memorial was suggested by Christina Barbara Irvine(Snr) and her husband in memory of their friendship with Mrs Bond (info: Rosemary Macklin).<br />
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In 1992 the community council placed the seat below, at the Dale golf course, with the plaque commemorating the crew<br />
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The Plaque today<br />
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The aircraft wreckage was thought to be transported to the Mitchell's yard in Lerwick, where all bits and pieces of all the aircraft wrecked in Shetland was held before being transported south.WW2 Preservedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163394523433975100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038034293664886268.post-28200711091762207842018-07-26T11:04:00.003-07:002018-07-27T08:48:56.882-07:00Halifax crashes in Shetland R9438 & R9453 These two Halifax bombers were part of a force of three squadrons of 34 planes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">which were sent to bomb the Tirpitz in Asenfjord, Norway. These were</span> supported by two Lancaster bombers (One crashed on take off at Woodall Spa and the other landed for fuel at Lossiemouth but then was led to believe raid was called off and returned to Woodall Spa.)<br />
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For any aircraft which got into difficulties there were three destroyers staged along their route to act as guard ships. The diversionary airfield was Sumburgh which received instructions that the Drem# lighting on runways A&B should be lit. That the T landmark beacon should be located 1.5 miles NW of the airfield. Also that the obstruction light on Ward hill should be lit, but not the one on Fitful Head.<br />
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Halifax Bomber (Elvington Air Museum)</div>
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(# <i>Drem light was pioneered in 1940 and was adopted as the standard method of lighting a runway to make for safer night landings - more details at rafdrem.co.uk/lighting.html</i><br />
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When they arrived at the target they found it obscured by cloud and many jettison their bombs over the area before<span style="background-color: black;"> </span>the frustrated crews had to turn around and head for home, although 4 planes had been shot down at this point<br />
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On the returning journey they ran into rain and iceing and these two Halifax bombers became short of fuel and diverted to Sumburgh. But when they arrived they found Sumburgh covered in thick fog and they were unable to land.<br />
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S/L Burdett in R9453 headed south hoping to reach Orkney, Wick or one of the destroyers but the tanks ran dry and he crashed when trying to ditch. S/L Burdett's body and a wheel were found 16 miles south of Sumburgh.<br />
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F/L Bushby in R9438 decided that the crew would bale out over Sumburgh, so parachutes were donned and hatches opened. Approaching from the west the auto- pilot was engaged and the men congregated around the hatches. At the pre- briefing the pilots and navigators had been warned of the high ground around Sumburgh but the Halifax flew headlong into the sea cliffs of fitful Head (c.1000 feet high)<br />
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The crash site was originally marked with a wooden cross but this disappeared and was eventually replaced by the above stone memorial in 1995</div>
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The bad weather persisted and although it must have been obvious what had happened to the Halifax. Then on the 6 April the weather cleared and the wreckage was seen on the cliffs by two local sheep farmers John Mainland and George Leslie. The only way to reach it was for a volunteer to be lowered down the cliff on the end of a rope. At 165 feet above the sea he found the body of Sgt Meredith hanging form an open parachute which had snagged on a rock.<br />
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The bodies of P/O Usher and F/Sgt Buckley were both recovered and are buried at Lerwick. It was considered impossible to get the body of Sgt Meredith up the cliff so he was wrapped in his parachute and laid between two rocks on a ledge, covered in rocks and marked by a wooden cross.<br />
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The gallant Sumburgh Station Padre then made his way down the cliff on the end of a rope to carry out the service. On the 30 May 1943 an unidentified body of a Sargent was recovered from the wreckage on the cliff face, he is buried as a unknown airman, alongside the other crew at Lerwick<br />
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1. Elvington Air Museum near York, England HR792</div>
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This Halifax crashed near Stornoway 13 January 1945. It was rolled out on a Friday 13th in 1996 after 12 years of restoration and <span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">was named </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">`Friday 13th'</b></span>. The fuselage was found in the Outer Hebrides and being used as a hen coop and other bits came from various sources around the UK, France and Germany. </div>
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The Halifax below has some connection with the Shetland Halifax's in that it was involved with the bombing of the Tirpitz, but later on 27 April 1942. This one was hit by flak and crash landed on a frozen Lake Hoklingen Norway, it sank 12 hours later. It was recovered from the lake in 1973 but it was decided to leave it unrestored. Parts from one of its Merlin engine is currently being used by the Lancaster of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight</div>
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Craters of the first bombs dropped on Shetland at Sullom Voe</div>
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The Germans had targeted flying boats sheltering in the voe but like most of the bombs dropped they were well off target and exploded on farmland at Houll, a rabbit the only casualty</div>
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`I was going to school and I had two miles to walk. I was on top of a hill called Bobby Ratter Loch, when this pencil like aircraft came from behind me. I could see the people in the aircraft, it was that low. I later found out it was a Dornier 17</div>
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The Hall today, used as a Military Hospital during WW2<br />
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Back in the 1940's<br />
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Scalloway Military Hospital was located in the public hall and run by the Royal Army Medical Corps, numerous Nissan huts were attached to the facility. One of these was located where the Legion stands today.<br />
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The hospital air raid shelter can still be seen in a nearby garden</div>
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A few buildings still survive today, hidden among farm buildings</div>
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Other were soldiers wounded and damage done to the camp on this raid. A few days later the air raid sirens went again but this was a false alarm ( Willie Smith)</div>
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The Scalloway Home Guard was given the task of capturing the camp in a successful exercise much to the annoyance of the camp officers<br />
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Barbwire surrounded the camp with guards stationed at various intervals</div>
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Typical WW2 building, this was a possible store which has now been incorporated into the farm buildings<br />
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The camp covered a large area in the Tingwall valley<br />
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If you know of any further information regarding this camp please let me know.<br />
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A further photo has just been added to the Scalloway Roadblock blog<br />
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I will soon be publishing blogs about Shetland bombings and Tingwall Manse (Hospital) if you would like to share any info I would be very grateful</div>
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