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Subject: british seamen stranded in Murmansk 1930s
Author: frahud
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Classification: Query
Surnames: King

My grandfather Joseph King was stranded in Murmansk mid 1930s when his ship sank at the wharf.The crew were held for some time in a camp and then were put in a cattle truck to Lipetsk where they spent more time before being sent on to Sevastopol where they shipped back to England. They were treated as traitors and only 9 of the original crew returned . The bodies of those who died were thrown on guards orders into gullies as the train went over them. I would be very grateful for any info to verify this incident.
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