Medal Office,Registry of Shipping And Seamen

[Fraser Darrah]

Medal Office,Registry of Shipping And Seamen

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wonder if you can assist in my query, I am trying to contact anyone or find an address to write to of the holder of the Blue Star line archives.

We are a government office that is responsible for the Issue of medals to the Merchant Navy and would appreciate any assistance you can give us in finding out any known archive of crew records/ lists for the period of the Falklands conflict of 1982.

Any help you could give us would be greatly appreciated and it would assist greatly veterans of the Falklands conflict in their applications for the award.

Kind Regards

Louise Harries
Seafarers Team
Registry of Shipping & Seamen
Anchor Court
Keen Road
Cardiff
CF24 5JW

seafarers.registry@mcga.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)2920 448844

Can anybody help with this request? Fraser

[frank fox]

Fraser
I rang Louise and had a long chat. When we paid off the Avelona Star, Kim Sykes was 3rd Mate and he made enquiries about a medal but was told we didn't qualify as not in the warzone. The rules have changed and the cut off date is now 2nd October, 1982. We are well within this as we left Portsmouth 9th June (according to my discharge book). The registry doesn't have a crew list as these all went to the MOD. To qualify, they need a form filled in which she'll send on request and a copy of the entry in the discharge book. This I've done and will revert with results.
Regards
Frank Fox (5th Engineer, Avelona Star).

[Chris Jenkins]

Falklands Medal. In reply to Frank Fox letter. I received my medal on the 5th June 2015, after going through all the motions as suggested.
I sent Louise a photo copy of the volunteers crew list from Gangway number 31 and also a copy of pages 2 & 3, she was delighted at receiving this info.
So go get your gong folks!

For anybody who remembers me, I retired in June 2014 after finishing my seagoing career with Foreland Shipping were I spent 10 years.

Regards to all.

Chris Jenkins (lecky, Avelona Star).