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.
Food in the merchant navy
"Funnily enough, it wasn’t too bad on my first trip to sea on the Blue Star Line"
Funnily enough, it wasn’t too bad on my first trip to sea on the Blue Star Line. But it was an oddity in a way because you got Irish stew for your breakfast. I got Irish stew and kippers for my breakfast at sea. And the rest of the meals weren’t too bad, you know. But in some companies it was bloody appalling. You know, it was really, really appalling the food that they dished out.
But feeding in British ships- the state of British ships was bloody disgusting- it was appalling. You could always tell a British ship, she was rusty and filthy and half starved.
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
Bill's other memories:
This memory has these themes:
Living Conditions | Work
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