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Doug Cross

Doug belongs to: Royal British Legion Seaman's Mess

Doug was born in South Shields in 1919. He joined the merchant navy at 15 with great ideas of adventure. During World War Two Bill was in the Arctic convoys and at the D-Day landings dropping off armaments.

Doug was interviewed by Kylea Little on 15 November 2005. The interview took place at South Shields Royal British Legion and lasted 55 minutes and 5 seconds.

Merchany navy lapel badge

Merchant navy badge

Merchany Navy lapel badge

Doug has 20 memories in the memorynet:

Doug's memories with a Travel theme:

•  Swimming with sharks
•  Dorothy Irons
•  Joan Horsbourgh
•  The Spanish Civil War
•  The Russia convoys part one
•  The Russia convoys part two
•  Continuous Certificate of Discharge
•  Port Saint John
•  In a Calcutta Park
•  I Sailed the World with 30 Men by Joan Horsburgh

Doug's other memories:

•  Joining the merchant navy
•  The Spanish Civil War part two
•  The D-Day landings
•  The Seaman’s Mess
•  Going to sea
•  Wage slip
•  Dorothy Irons
•  British Seaman's Identity Card
•  Sea Breezes
•  Merchant navy badge

This memory has these themes:
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