DO YOU
recall Chris Anderson, from Cupar, Fife, who was searching for his father’s old shipmates?
‘When my father, Edward Anderson (nicknamed Andy), died in 1994, I discovered his wartime letters. I’ve been able to reconstruct his 1941 to 1945 service in the Maritime Royal Artillery.
‘I may be too late to find his shipmates, but I’d love to contact their families.
‘This photo was taken on the troopship Kosciuszko in February 1942, when she was in Bombay.
‘Dad, who is front left, served on this ship from August 1941 to February 1943. From his letters, I know that the man at front right is Arthur Sykes of Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
‘Dad then served on the Bandar Shahpour, which was torpedoed in April 1943.
‘After the war, he worked as an accountant and manager in farming.’
Good news! Roger Sykes writes: ‘I am the younger son of Arthur Sykes, mentioned by Chris. My dad passed away in the mid-Nineties.
‘My older brother Ian is still in the village where Mum and Dad lived and he remembers Andy coming to our house.
‘Ian has some of dad’s old war diaries and lots of photos.’
Chris is delighted to have found the Sykes family.
‘This is amazing! Arthur was the one my father knew best and they kept in touch.’