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Title
Two copies of the letter from Sir Charles Barrie, Chairman of the Steamship Committee (London) to Captain Mallory
Reference
MAL/1/6
Production date
31-05-1940 - 31-05-1940

Creator

Mallory, Captain George Gibson Biography Biography
Captain George Gibson Mallory was a native of Scarborough, Yorkshire, and went to sea in 1915, later serving in the cable ships of the Eastern Telegraph Co. He joined the Harwich fleet in 1926 and served an all the services operated by the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) and British Railways (BR). He was the Captain of the London & North Eastern Railway Steamship Malines, between the 10th May and 14th June 1940.

Scope and Content
Two copies of the letter dated the 31st May 1940 congratulating and praising Mallory and his crew for successfully escaping from Rotterdam.
Extent
3 documents
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
National Railway Museum, York