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.
Port Saint John
The Port Saint John lying at anchor off the coast of South Island, New Zealand. The photograph was taken from the ship's lifeboat. Doug had been on the ship trading between New Zealand and the United States from 1938 to 1940.
Visitor Comments
My father
My father also joined the merchant navy at age 15 were he went on the russian convoys i have all his discharge books and i also have his first 2 wage slips which make amazing reading.
By terry smith On 29 October 2006
Doug has 20 memories in the memorynet:
Doug's memories with a Adventure theme:
Swimming with sharks- Joan Horsbourgh
- The Spanish Civil War
I Sailed the World with 30 Men by Joan Horsburgh
Doug's other memories:
- Joining the merchant navy
- Dorothy Irons
- The Spanish Civil War part two
- The Russia convoys part one
- The Russia convoys part two
- The D-Day landings
- The Seaman’s Mess
- Continuous Certificate of Discharge
- Port Saint John
- Going to sea
- In a Calcutta Park
- Wage slip
- Dorothy Irons
- British Seaman's Identity Card
- Sea Breezes
- Merchant navy badge
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