Centre for Maritime Historical Studies
Derek Law Bibliography
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PARR, Claude. A Seemingly Ordinary Man. 160p. Cardiff: Candy Jar Books, 2016. ISBN: 9780993519253.
An autobiography. Aged seventeen he joined the Merchant Navy in 1939. He was sunk on Laconia in September 1942 but survived and was captured and imprisoned by the Vichy French. A good account of a far from ordinary life.
Categories:
Autobiography; Prisoners of War; Shipwrecks & Sinkings; Troopships;
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