Identity area
Reference code
F1551
Title
M.V. Port Victor: an account of her last passage, and of the perfect rescue, [1943]
Date(s)
- [1943] (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
8 l.; 26 cm.
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Name of creator
(1886-1956)
Biographical history
William Gordon Higgs was born in Wales in 1886. He joined the merchant navy as a 16 year old and seems to have risen fairly swiftly through the ranks to become Master with the Port Line. He was awarded an OBE in 1942 and was commended for brave conduct in August 1943 (following the sinking of the Port Victor). He died in 1956.
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Scope and content
Account of a merchant vessel torpedoed in mid-Atlantic in 1943. Higgs was her Captain.
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Unrestricted access.
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Language of material
- English
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Note
Typescript, signed.
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Alma MMS ID
991007863409703131
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- Higgs, W. G. (William Gordon), 1886-1956 (Subject)
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Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.