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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Monday 10 February 14 13:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks so much for your reply.  Dad was in the Royal Engineers, 278 company,
703 Artisan Workers - building the airstrip on Gibraltar.

We have the date of 10/9/43 on a telegram from Govan to my mother saying he had landed that morning.

My sister will be visiting Kew hopefully in the near future and this will give her something to go on.

Lynne

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Sunday 09 February 14 22:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Seaweed

I wondered if you were able to search for troopships by date.  My father arrived in Govan on 10 September 1943 from Gibraltar - I would be very interested in the name of the ship he was on.  There is also a story in the family that when they first left Gibraltar they were fired upon and had to return to port - not sure if they then carried on later in the same ship or if they had to change ships.  thanks in advance for any info you may have.  Lynne

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