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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D7100/2/1 |
| Title | World War II journal of service |
| Date | (1943)-1945 |
| Description | Describing events on board SS Strathmore, Oct-Nov 1943, travelling between Liverpool and Port Tewfik [Taufiq], Egypt. Includes record of dates when each section was written, 1944-1945, and word-count. |
| Extent | 1 volume (83 pages) |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Charles Barton Mann (1909-1975), Derby Evening Telegraph journalist |
| Format | Document |
| Related Material | For descriptions of the attack on the convoy, see "Quite an Experience: Some memories of Army Service in India and Burma 1943-46" by Basil French, on http://www.burmastar.org.uk, or "The Sinking of the Marnix van Sint Aldegonde" by Joe Kirwan on the website of the Duke of York's Royal Military School, http://achart.ca/york/marnix.html |
| Term | Second World War (1939-1945) |
| Ocean travel |
| Ships |
| Diaries |
| Seagoing vessels |
| Travel abroad |