Dear Commander Messinger,

 

In response to the entry in the MNA on-line Newsletter, I am able to tell you that I served in the MOOLTAN, as an Assistant Purser, from 01/10/1952 to 11/09/1953. (3 Aussie voyages)

 

I finally came ashore at the end of that last voyage to lead an honest, upright, sober office-worker life, bored to tears and longing to get back to sea!

 

Previous ships were the CHUSAN - from builders yard at Barrow in May '50 to Tilbury in September '51 - and then the CANTON until I joined the MOOLTAN.

 

Many happy memories, might there be something of interest for you?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Motte-Harrison

 

PS I also 'did time' in the RN, June 1942 to September 1946.