Horace William Palmer's Arctic Star and White Star Emblem

• Main Author: Their Finest Hour Project Team
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: British history; European history (excl. British; classical Greek and Roman); International history; Their Finest Hour; World War Two; Air Raid; Armed Forces; Bomb; Bombed; Bombing; Bombing raids; Bombs; Britain; British; Eastern Front; Europe; European; Food; German; Germany; Military; Naval; Navy; Norway; Norwegian; RN; Red Army; Royal; Royal Navy; Russia; Russian; Russians; Scandinavia; Scandinavian; Sea; Ship; Ships; Soviet; Soviet Union; Soviets; Volunteer; Volunteers; Arctic; Battleship; Murmansk; Arkhangelsk
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25911898.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Horace_William_Palmer_s_Arctic_Star_and_White_Star_Emblem/25911898

My dad, Horace William (Bill) Palmer, talked quite a bit about the Arctic convoys, but only when I asked him. They were transporting food, fuel, and munitions to Russia in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. He served on various ships, including HMS Forrester, and said they were all nervous and frightened abo...