Derek Law Bibliography

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TUBB, Ron. Red Duster Recollections: A Merchant Seaman’s Experiences in World War II. 112p.,  Bognor Regis: Woodfield, 2004. ISBN: 1903953626.

Born in Bridgend in 1916, he rose from Apprentice to Master Mariner. In 1940 he joined the passenger liner Nestor, carrying evacuee children to Australia. Later he was assigned to the Euryades on which, in 1941, he was involved in a hazardous rescue at sea. He then served on the Antenor, a troop ship bound for the Far East. He next transferred to tankers, serving on the MV Cymbula. His seagoing career ended suddenly in 1944 when, whilst serving on the MV Amastra, he became unwell.