My Father's Journey on the Russian Convoys

My mum used to say that Dad was on the Russian convoys. We always knew he was on HMS Harrier, which was a mine sweeper, as we've since found out that he was on the Russian convoys of winter 1943/44. My brother said he spoke highly of Commander Jay, and we've since got his initials - A. D....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
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
Armed Forces
Britain
British
Diaries
Diary
Eastern Front
Health
Medical
Military
Naval
Navy
Photo
Photograph
Photographs
Photos
RN
Red Army
Royal Navy
Russia
Russian
Russians
Soviet
Soviet Union
Soviets
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25933156.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/My_Father_s_Journey_on_the_Russian_Convoys/25933156
Description
Summary:My mum used to say that Dad was on the Russian convoys. We always knew he was on HMS Harrier, which was a mine sweeper, as we've since found out that he was on the Russian convoys of winter 1943/44. My brother said he spoke highly of Commander Jay, and we've since got his initials - A. D. H. Jay. We think he was a Commander. They weren't recognised at the time, but approximately five years ago they were recognised and we have now got his Arctic Stars. My dad didn't speak of it to me, but he might have chatted to John, my brother. Dad was in a reserved occupation and didn't have to go. It wasn't good for his mental health - he suffered in later years and his experiences couldn't have helped him.

Similar Items