Bondicar WW2 records
Hi,
My great grandfather Joseph Henderson was frequently a fireman (and occasionally trimmer) on the Bondicar for many years especially around WW2.
I have just paid the National Archives to download the records of the Bondicar's voyages from Jan1940 to Jul1943. I'm not a nautical man, so much of the terminology/abbreviations are lost on me, but it seems to my untrained eye that the Bondicar sailed in many merchant Navy convoys, often to Southend and back.
One thing that jumps out, is during this time the Bondicar was involved in no less than 4 collisions (literally one a year).
I'm happy to share the PDF with anyone who wants it (for free!). Sadly the file is too large to attach here (even zipped)
Cheers
Gary Robson
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