1940 WW2 Original Photo Colombo Ceylon Native Bullock Cart Sri Lanka Transport For Sale

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1940 WW2 Original Photo Colombo Ceylon Native Bullock Cart Sri Lanka Transport:
$14.99

1940 WW2 Original Photo Colombo, Ceylon stop on HMT Batory Sri Lanka Huts Catamaran Palms.

Mount Lavinia - Dehiwala.

In August 1940 a Convoy with CORB British Children sailed to South Africa and Australia on HMT Batory. They made stops at Freetown and Capetown South Africa, Bombay, Colombo and Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Singapore, Freemantle, Melbourne, and finally Sydney, Australia. The trip took 11 weeks.

There were 51 ships that convoyed with the HMT Batory, formerly MS Batory, which carried 477 British and Welsh children as part of the Children\'s Overseas Reception Board, aka Sea Evacuees. The Batory left on August 5, 1940 and arrived in Sydney, Australia on October 16, 1940. It was named \"The Singing Ship\" for its onboard concerts.

Convoy WS2 Fast Section included Andes, Batory, Empress of Britain, Empress of Canada, Stratheden, Monarch of Bermuda, Strathaird. These were escorted by the cruiser Cumberland.

From a photo album. Vintage historical photo. Some rubber cement markings.

I am listing for sale my father\'s original photos pre-WW2 and WW2 from his album.

He was Navigating Officer on the MS Batory and other ships of the Gdynia America Line from 1936 to 1945.

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International buyers: Please message me before buying multiple photos and I will make a special listing for you combining shipping costs.

From a non-smoking and no pet home.

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