Peter Eastman of Brighton, England is following the history of his grandfather, who served at sea with Mr Irving’s father A photo, presumably in 1931, from the Oxford Mail Your father captained the Scorebsy? I WAS most interested to read on your website , and with reference to your father , the fact that he was involved with the Discovery II expedition , and was the commanding officer of the RRS William Scoresby.
My wife’s great grandfather was the chief officer of the RRS William Scoresby from 1927-1932, and also from Southsea. I suspect that he and your father must have known each other and served together.
David Roy , my wife’s great grandfather, is believed to have served at Jutland in the Royal Navy as an engineer officer, and after a lengthy career in the RN, served as Chief Engineer officer on the RRS William Scoresby , probably at the same time as your own father was the chief engineer of the Discovery II . I was fascinated to further read that your uncle was the commanding officer of the RRS William Scoresby at the time.
I know you didn’t know your father for most of your life, but I wondered if you had any journals, diaries, or other reference material regarding the expeditions to tag whales during 1927-1932 that made any reference to David Roy. My wife is trying to track down information regarding her great grandfather, with the specific intention of locating his Polar Medal awarded for service whilst serving aboard the RRS William Scoresby , which has been missing from the family for many years.
Any assistance or information you can provide on this matter would be most useful in our quest, Peter Eastman