Iron Monarch - second world war

[Gordy]

Photo Credits

This is the Iron Monarch, in her war time livery...please note the cannon on her poop plus she had an ack ack either side of the bridge. I was on it after the war but when I was on her she still had the gun mountings on the poop deck aft. My father was on it also. He was on three ships that were hit, one strafed badly and when a bomb landed nearby he was blown into a bulk head and suffered a broken arm.

Dad was on these ships during his war service...

SS Era Deck Boy 1941
SS Mildura Deck Boy 1941
SS Momba Deck Boy 1941
SS Waimarama Stewards Boy 1941
SS Mungana Deck Boy 1941
SS Katoomba Cadet Steward 1941
SS Malaita Deck Boy 1941
SS Mundalla Deck Boy 1942
SS Moamoa Ord Seaman 1942
SS Munmorah Ord Seaman 1942/43
SS River Clarence Deck Attendant 1943
SS Fiona Ord Seaman 1943
SS Aroona Ord Seaman 1943
SS Dundula Seaman 1943/44
SS Bergalia Seaman 1944
SS Munmorah Seaman 1944
SS Alagna Seaman 1944
SS Iron Duke Seaman 1944
SS Kooringa AB 1944/45
SS Buranda AB 1945
SS Kini AB 1945
SS Bundaleer AB 1945

I sailed on four of the old 2WW BHP ships, all sisters to the the Iron Knight, Iron Chieftain etc. I can post pictures of them all if it is ok. I was also on the Barwon, sister to the Barossa and Bundaleer.

This is my personal ships site for all to view http://southern-cross-ships.blogspot.com

God Bless

Gordy