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Arthur Wood, UK - Friday, January 6, 2012 at 19:12:20
Re enquiry by Jagdip Singh, Hong Kong, Saturday Nov,19 2011. Regarding the ss Tairea, i was sailing as one of the 5th engineers at time. The ports of call in Japan, Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka, then the same ports of call on the return journey to Calcutta, Where unfortunately I left that great ship in Calcutta and joined another great the mv Sangola, on the same run as Tiarea had been on. I hope this information is of use to you. Salaams

Wendy Bowman, UK - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 20:48:19
I am the niece of Kenneth Hardy Thompson who perished on the Chakdina whilst wounded and being evacuated. He was just 21 years and we know very little of him or the sinking of the ss Chakdina. He served with the Essex Regiment and I would really like to have contact with any survivor or relatives, particularly anyone who knew him /of him. I posted a message on this site a few years ago but have received no contact as yet. I read an e- article (which I cannot find now) of two crew members who survived and whose fathers had visited the Ministry when their sons did not arrive home on leave as expected. My understanding is that the news of the sinking was withheld for over a week and in fact the telegram must have arrived with my Grandmother on or near my father's 17th birthday. He immediately signed-up and did not disclose his real age. Any news, information gratefully received.

Kathleen Smuts (nee Hornor), South Africa - Monday, January 2, 2012 at 08:28:31
I have my grandmothers diaries and see that my father, Jared Cavendish Hornor joined the BI in 1914 on the ss Malda. I am interested in the ships that he worked on, commanded etc. He was Commodore in 1953

Roger Bangs, UK- Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 19:53:46
An Engineer from 1968 - 1973. Served on: Sir Lancelot Champara [Chandpara?] Uganda Nevasa

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