Bill Wold
Bill belongs to: Royal British Legion Seaman's Mess
Bill was born in South Shields. He left school at 14. After working in a hotel down south Bill joined the merchant navy. During World War Two Bill was in the Arctic convoys and at the D-Day landings dropping off armaments.
Bill was interviewed by Kylea Little on 8 November 2005. The interview took place at South Shields Royal British Legion and lasted 16 minutes and 21 seconds.
Adjusting to life at sea
"Well, not really, no. After the first homesickness and the seasickness would take about ten days, a fortnight"
Well, not really, no. After the first homesickness and the seasickness would take about ten days, a fortnight, then you start to just, you know, you get on with it then. It’s not a thing that hangs on- it’s no good for you. If you’re homesick, that’s the worse one. Seasick’s bad, but when you’re homesick.
If you felt like sending a card or a letter, you did that- there was no other way of doing it.
You’d usually expect to be away for three and a half - four months, then you'd come back.
Bill has 17 memories in the memorynet:
Bill's memories with a Work theme:
Adjusting to life at sea
- Training in the merchant navy
- Conditions in the merchant navy
- Food in the merchant navy
- The uniform in the merchant navy
- Living conditions
- Danger at sea
- What does the sea mean to you?
Photograph of Bill- Submarine in Cape Town
- Photograph of Bill
- Continuous Certificate of Discharge
- A Marconigram from the King
- Russian medal
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