Thread: RAAF Shipping details

Ray,
The movement card for NIEUW AMSTERDAM (1939 - 1945) is held at the British National Archives in piece BT 389/40 available to download for £3.50.
Regards
Hugh

Thanks Hugh-I have down-loaded the document
Regards Berky Boy (Ray)

I hope you find what you're looking for Ray !

Please let us know if you find anything pertinent ..... I'm sure we'd all be interested ..... I know I would !!

Annie

Hi Annie,
Yes I am pretty sure that the ship was the Nieuw Amsterdam-I picked up a lot on the ship from "Google" but there was so much (other than the one I was looking for) I had to refine the search to Nieuw Amsterdam-1937. The other ex RAAF member is 86 years old, and has a very clear memory of the ship, it sailed from Melbourne on his sister's birthday, and arrived in US on another sister's birthday-so can't forget the dates. Also I was able to find the journey on the document from the Archives (British)-though hard to read.
The only thing missing from my brother's story (?)is still trying to trace relatives of two of his crewmates.-both RAF-I have traced 6 out of 8, which I suppose is prety good after sixty odd years-I will keep trying though.
THanks for your help & interest-Ray (Berky Boy)

Originally Posted by berkyboy

The only thing missing from my brother's story (?)is still trying to trace relatives of two of his crewmates.-both RAF-I have traced 6 out of 8, which I suppose is prety good after sixty odd years-I will keep trying though.

Hi Ray (berkyboy),

I'm not sure if you have received/seen my two messages yet. I am Des McGonigle's nephews son (he was my great uncle and you have been in contact with my dad)...I have been making inquiries elsewhere on the net and I have been informed that "RCAF records contain much more information than either RAF or RAAF records and if someone pulls up P/O Armour's file in Ottawa you will be able to locate the 1945 addresses of the next of kin of both gunners." ...so there is hope to track them down yet!!

Thor

PS. have a look at the two messages I sent you!...the above info is included but there is some other stuff as well!!