Mr Harry Sheppard Joseph Henry Sheppard was born on 1st October 1926 and his family moved to Morecambe in 1935 where he attended first Sandylands, then Balmoral Road schools. His first job at 15 was at ICI in Heysham before he eventually embarked on a distinguished war and peace time career in the Merchant Navy. Harry first joined an Oil Tanker that sailed from the jetty at Heysham and worked two trips to America before four trips on a refrigerated vessel to Argentina where he was left hospitalised for 5 months during one such trip. He even did a 1000 mile journey up the Amazon before leaving warmer climes for the Arctic Run; Harry then knew what it was like to feel the cold. He sailed as part of the Merchant flotilla towards France in 1944 and arrived on D Day plus 2 before being discharged from the Merchant Navy in 1946 and he holds fond memories of convalescing and rehabilitation at Endmoor Village near Kendal throughout 1947. Harry joined the Legion in 1947 and was married in 1948 eventually re-joining the Merchant Navy working on the Midland Railway boats at Heysham and managed to fit in a period of work at Heysahm 1 Power Station just before his retirement. Harry was President of the Legion for almost 12 years and although his wife Kath died in 1995 he has enjoyed the love and affection of his loving family, his friends in the Legion, the Royal Naval Association and the Strawberry Gardens. At 85 he now wishes to share a few more Rums with everyone for years to come.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:58:28 +0000
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