War Diaries of US submarines in ops during WW2

http://hnsa.org/doc/subreports.htm

Footage of the rescue of survivors of the Ryuko Maru

Whilst researching the book on Lovell Glendower Tresham I've come across footage from the USS Sealion of the rescue of the survivors of the Ryuko Maru.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFB4bZUJn6A Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KReSbQlDr4 Part 2

and a few other accounts of what happend

http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/anecdotes/survivors.html
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-sea/13182-sinking-rakuyo-maru-us-submarine-sealion-2.html
http://www.subvetpaul.com/SAGA_10_85.htm
http://www.submarinesailor.com/history/pow/AussieBritRescue/

The Grave of Stella Burton

The Grave of Stella Tresham is located at the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
A12A - Anglican FM 12A - Grave 292 interned 11-02-1963 age 60.

I really want to know who George is!

I located her probate records and she gave all her worldy posessions to her next door neighbor Liu Wah of 109 Raglan Street Waterloo.

Edward Finn

I believe this photo is of Edward during his time in Lamsdorf Stalag VIIIB.

My Great Uncle Edward Finn (Army Number 5338107 POW number 12813)was in Stalag VIIIb from his capture at Lille (Battle of Dunkirk) until 1944, when he was transferred to E715 (Auschwitz) for 7 months.

He went back to VIIIb due to hospitalization and was "liberated by the Soviets" who took him to Odessa.

I'm working on a small artist book of his time in Auschwitz and his subsequent reinlistment and service in Palestine. I would as ever love to hear from anyone who knew him or has documents which are relevent to his time in Lamsdorf or Auschwitz.

Funding for a biography on Lovell Glendower Tresham

see http:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif//www.lawrencefinn.com/lfdc/index.php?id=28 for more details

Warrawong c 1930

Found the title deed for Lovells land (I don't think he got to build there sadly). It was sold by the public trustee in 1947. In the 1930 electoral roll it says he lives at the Hotel Wollongong and he is a cellarman there. Must find some photos of the Hotel in the 1930's...

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Who was George Tresham?

Vera and Gary have stumbled on a record which has Sparked the idea that Lovell might have taken his surname form a colleague he made friends with... It appears that Lovell worked with a man called George Tresham, and that they may have become friends (based on their militia service records), perhaps Lovell took the surname from him. An interesting idea also in regard to the fact that Stellas' grave has an inscription from a George... I'll need more evidence to be convinced but a fascinating avenue to explore.

The only flaw I can think of off hand is that Lovell met him at work, so unless Sydney water has records for a Lovell Smith as well as a Lovell Tresham, or the two were friends before he took the work at Sydney water then the idea is flawed. Lovells' first use of the Tresham surname is 1930 based on the records I've found. I'm sure that there will be other records to more precisely date the name change but have yet to find them...

Tresham is a very rare surname in Australia; most Treshams are of Burmese decent and are the ancestors of a British Army officer who went "native" and the only other Tresham is a New Zealander living in northern Victoria). I have the Tresham records as I contacted the family some years ago in search of Lovell so once I've dug them out I might find out who George Tresham was.

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