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How My Dad Survived A Sinking That Was Not Acknowledged

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:59 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

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John Cumming Sclater's war story 1. Dad's Continuous Certificate of Discharge from the Merchant Navy 2. One of dad's ID cards with his fingerprints 3. The article from the Orcadian which has no mention of the sinking. 4. Page 1 of a letter to his parents describing life on board the Rohna. 5. Page 2 of the letter 6. Page 3 of the letter 7. Page 4 of the letter 8. Page 5 of the letter 9. A photo of John Cumming Sclater, my dad.

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John Cumming Sclater

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Elizabeth Copp

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He was my father.

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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116112

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