Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Certificate
Certificate for the Shipping Ferderation Limited Benefit Fund. Registration number 16816. Issued to John George and dated 15th June 1908.
S.S. PONTYPRIDD. Built 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Newcastle for Thomas Morel & Co. On 11 June 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-94 while en route from Immingham to Sydney in ballast, and a straggler in Convoy ONS-100. Two crew were lost. The master was taken prisoner by U-569 and was taken to POW camp Milag Nord. 42 crew members and three gunners were picked up by HMCS CHAMBLY and landed at St Johns.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2001.61/57
Acquisition
Donation, 9/4/2001
Measurements
Length
(mm): 183
Width
(mm): 222
folded
(mm): 183
folded
(mm): 112
Material
paper
Location
In store
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