MS Dunera - Troop Ship to School Ship

Good day to you all

MS Dunera was a Troop ship for many years and then went on to provide School trips for children.

One such young boy and his mate went on this ship and wrote the stories up. I suggested that we put a site together to tell the stories and I was staggered at the response from people who sailed on her.

Stories from people going to war and also excellent stories from the travellers with schools. It has got to a state where I believe that people will get a better service by adding their stories to the forum, rather than wait for me to get them up there.

So - maybe you know someone who travelled on MS Dunera or maybe you did yourself - have a look at the site and if you did sail - add a story to the forum. If there is an extra forum needed - let me know!! be happy to continue to grow this site!!

For instance, does anyone know anything about this topic:

"...particularly interested in Eugene Rosenberg (*1907+1990, Slovak nationality), who imigrated to England in 14th March 1939 from Czechoslovakia. Before and after the war he was succesfull architect (before the war in Czechoslovakia, after the war in England). I am now writing Mr. Rosenberg’s biography, and I am trying to understund couple of events from his life during the second world war – why was he taken to Australia?, when exactly he left and returned to England? what was he doing in the internment camp?..."

"...My father was an internee on that trip the Dunera made from the UK to Australia in 1940. I'm pulling some material together and would be happy to share them if you like...."

"...My late Father served in the Seaforth Highlanders, and I was born in Hong Kong in 1937, and my family all came back to the UK [Southampton] in 1939? on board the "DUNERA", unfortunately, I am too young to remember anything about the trip..."

Just a taste of three entries of many on the Dunera site.