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Title: Ships Diary's WW1
Post by: WORMLEY HOME GUARD on Saturday 15 June 13 08:32 BST (UK)

My grandfather Henry William Mercer, served on the Blonde, Ailgion? Idaho and Hecla during WW1.

Is there any way of finding where the ships might of served during his time on these ships.

BLONDE   18-01-1912 - 31-12-1912??
AILGION?  08-06-1915 -25-04-1917
IDAHO      25-07-1917 -14-12 1918
HECLA      15-12-1918 -31-12-1918

Title: Re: Ships Diary's WW1
Post by: WORMLEY HOME GUARD on Saturday 15 June 13 08:48 BST (UK)

Just noticed i put under WW2, sorry!

Title: Re: Ships Diary's WW1
Post by: jds1949 on Saturday 15 June 13 09:34 BST (UK)

The National Archives hold the log book for the Hecla see:-

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_q=%28Hecla%29&_sd=1914&_ed=1918

and Blonde:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_q=%28Blonde%29&_sd=1914&_ed=1918

and Idaho:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_q=%28Idaho%29&_sd=1914&_ed=1918

the other vessel not found,

jds1949

Title: Re: Ships Diary's WW1
Post by: WORMLEY HOME GUARD on Saturday 15 June 13 19:14 BST (UK)

Thank you so much JDS1949, I am just going to check them out.

Regards
Les

Title: Re: Ships Diary's WW1
Post by: millymcb on Monday 17 June 13 00:25 BST (UK)

Post now moved to WW1

Milly