Geoff,
An amazing story, I am sure you are very proud of him.
You mention the troopship Christiaan Huygens.
The Dutch motor vessel Christiaan Huygens survived the Second
World War, but was wrecked shortly after. On August 26th, 1945,
when in the Scheldt estuary, 10 miles W.N.W. of Westkapelle, she
struck a mine and began to sink. She was beached on the Southern
Steenbank, but on September 5th, broke in two and became a total
loss. One person was killed.
Here are some pictures of her:
http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum/Ol...Huygens-01.jpg http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum/Ol...Huygens-01.jpg http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum/Ol...Huygens-02.jpg
Regards
Hugh