11 May 2013

A Series of Short 20 minute talks from Veterans and other invited speakers at Aultbea Village Hall
Free entry by donation
From the Edge of Destruction - I survived PQ17 a talk by Commander Robin A C Owen OBE, R.N., a Convoy Veteran
The Battle of the Barents Sea (Dec 1942) Arnold Melhuish author of Commadore Robin Aveline Melhuish
My Ship went down in PQ17 a talk by survivor Jim Osler
INTERVAL
Was your relative in the Arctic Convoys? – tracing your family’s naval history Sue Pass, Royal Navy Archives (www.tntarchives.org)
Beyond the Call of Duty – Animals in Wartime Dr Guy Puzey, University of Edinburgh
HMS Belfast – her role in the Arctic Convoys Andy Curran, Conservation and Facilities Manager, HMS Belfast

Part of WWII and the Arctic Convoys Week 2013. Further details from www.russianarcticconvoymuseum.co.uk

11 May 2013

THE ARCTIC CONVOYS: ATTEMPTING THE IMPOSSIBLE (Venue Aultbea Village Hall)
Captain Richard Woodman FRHistS FNI – author of The Arctic Convoys 1941-45 and History of the British Merchant Navy
INTERVAL

CARE OF THE SICK AND INJURED ASHORE IN NORTH RUSSIA
Surgeon Commodore Grant McMillan MD FRCP FRCP(Glasg) – Vice President of the Royal Society of Medicine and
Hon. Physician to H M The Queen (1997-2004)
Round table discussion and Q&A to include the above two speakers, joined by Jak Mallmann Showell, U-Boat expert
Bar and Refreshments
Entry £8 in advance (including refreshments), £10 on the door

Part of WWII and the Arctic Convoys Week 2013. Further details and advance tickets from www.russianarcticconvoymuseum.co.uk