Douglas Gunson: WWII Survivor Extraordinaire

Douglas Rothery Gunson was born on the 28th of October, 1914. He was in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War and was on one of the first ships sunk in WWII called the Akenside. After this, he was on ships throughout the war, including the Arctic Convoys. He was also on another merchant ship...

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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
Africa
African
Armed Forces
Bisexual
British Empire
Commonwealth
D Day
D-Day
D-Day Landings
Documentation
Empire
Gay
Homosexual
I-D
ID
Identity cards
Invasion
LGBTQ
Lesbian
Letter
Letters
Merchant Navy
Military
Naval
Navy
Normandy
Normandy Landings
Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
Queer
Sea
Ship
Ships
South Africa
South African
Trans
Arctic
Moses
Overlord
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25932091.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Douglas_Gunson_WWII_Survivor_Extraordinaire/25932091
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Summary:Douglas Rothery Gunson was born on the 28th of October, 1914. He was in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War and was on one of the first ships sunk in WWII called the Akenside. After this, he was on ships throughout the war, including the Arctic Convoys. He was also on another merchant ship called the Moses Gay during the D-Day landings at the Normandy beaches and, if that wasn't dangerous enough, the ship had a full cargo of ammunition! Douglas survived the war and became a Captain and Harbour Master in South Africa. He died in 1978. More details in the attached interview transcript.

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