brokencross
29-May-05, 21:45
Recently there was an article on Caith.org about the sinking of the Jervis Bay in WWII and told of the new book "If the Gods are Good".
I mentioned this to my dad, as he is of that era (he was a soldier) but knew lots of the Caithness sailors (experienced fishermen in the RNR) involved. He plagued me for more information so I "surfed" (hate that blooming word) deeper and deeper, followed all the links provided and what an amazing story of bravery and personal heroics; in fact one of the sailors was awarded the DMC, that being the first award for bravery given to a Caithnessian in WWII. There are photos of survivors and those lost during the "battle", on the various websites which makes the story more poignant.
Many lives were lost in that sinking, all the accounts are most touching and I for one will be going to buy the book. Thanks to Caith.org for bringing it to my attention.
ps The Caithness Archives site is a boon for all history buffs, and thickies like me!!!!
I mentioned this to my dad, as he is of that era (he was a soldier) but knew lots of the Caithness sailors (experienced fishermen in the RNR) involved. He plagued me for more information so I "surfed" (hate that blooming word) deeper and deeper, followed all the links provided and what an amazing story of bravery and personal heroics; in fact one of the sailors was awarded the DMC, that being the first award for bravery given to a Caithnessian in WWII. There are photos of survivors and those lost during the "battle", on the various websites which makes the story more poignant.
Many lives were lost in that sinking, all the accounts are most touching and I for one will be going to buy the book. Thanks to Caith.org for bringing it to my attention.
ps The Caithness Archives site is a boon for all history buffs, and thickies like me!!!!