Britain’s Merchant Navy in wartime supply routes
The article notes the Merchant Navy’s ongoing role in wartime logistics. It cites the long supply line to the Middle East around the Cape, with 1941 300 ships in continuous service and by April 1942 delivering over three million tons to Egyptian ports. It also mentions North Africa logistics, with more than 10.5 million tons used for Allied forces and a single night in March 1943 when over one million tons were en route from Gibraltar to Tunis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Southampton
Havre
Middle East
Cape
North Africa
Gibraltar
Tunis
Russia
Murmansk
India
Perilous Task Keeps Britain Supplied With Allied Shipping
The British Merchant Navy sustained Britain through 1940 to 1943, delivering over 77 million tons of cargo from Canada and allies, carrying 200,000 Canadian soldiers, and supporting U S mutual aid. Convoys to Russia and India endured hazards, with 125,000,000 shipmen aboard crews from Britain, Dominions, India, the Colonies, and Allies.
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Britain
Germany
Canada
United States
Children Lunchboxes Should Be Kept Clean
War worker or children's lunch boxes should be kept clean and fresh. One of the best methods of cleaning is to wash out the lunch box frequently with warm water to which soda has been added. The lunchbox should be dried thoroughly.
Smile Awhile Civilians and Soldiers Parade Wit
A collage of quips shows civilians and soldiers in a lighthearted wartime scene. Characters include a first civilian with air raid jokes, a cowboy debating saddles, a mother and child, a late private teased about parade, and a voter quipping about St Peter and district lines.
There Is Strength in Unity of Purpose in War Lumber
A wartime profile of Western Canada lumber dealers led by W F C Pickwell. Local firms coordinated through the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association to secure priority lumber supplies for farmers and grain storage, balancing government controls with community needs. Ottawa acknowledged lumber as essential to food production, underscoring unity over profit.
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Sonce
Army
Air Force
Columba
Tme Teis
Prairie Provinces
Control Board
Western Retail Lumberen's Association
Ottawa
Regina
Edmonton
Ime
Britain
Hesperus and Wreck Dialogue at Fancy Dress Ball
A fragmentary exchange shows Hesperus recalling a cello phane costume at a fancy dress ball, followed by a terse B line about going out on a tear after the show. The dialogue also includes a plea for more pills for a mother, and a terse misfit reply about fit of air gun cartridges.
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Hesperus
Wreck
Butter Shipments Lifted in Deficiency Areas Order
The Dairy Products Board issued December 23 directing butter shipments from prairie provinces be limited to board authorized destinations. No person may ship creamery butter over 1,000 pounds between Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba or into other provinces without authorization. The aim is to prevent surplus and move butter to areas with shortages. The British Eighth Army advanced 1,500 miles in North Africa against the German Afrika Korps.
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Caraga
Dairy Products Board
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
British Columbia
Battle of Jutland Ship Count Mentioned in 191¢ Record
The source notes that in the Battle of Jutland in 191¢ there were 252 ships combined on both sides, reflecting a compact historical detail from the era.
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Jutland
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Merchant Navy
VICKS
Jones
St. Peter
W. F.C. Pickwell
Cas Simin
Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Ted
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