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The public did not understand what happened to the merchant seamen ;during the war ,when there ship was sunk, the company deased paying them and all the where given was passage home on another ship.
After being paid off my farthers ship was sunk near South Africa and lost all his wages as many other seamen did and received no further payment I enclose the following newspaper cutting of my farther
The Public saw the merchant seamen as dodges because they had no uniform and no flashers to wear;But they feed this country and seem to be forgotten?

John Lloyd from Upper Llandwrog suffered some bitter experiences recently. He was sunk three times on one voyage. He was in the water for many days and on his way home, after he was saved on the third occasion, the ship was once again torpedoed, he, along with three other men survived four days and five nights before they reached safety.

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