Our Trip to Malta
Heroes Remember
Our Trip to Malta
Transcript
The cook aboard was Dave Fordsythe at this time.
The cook had a violin so we went ashore, sure enough I saw
a guitar, I was playing the guitar at that time.
So of course, in time we entertained the crew and we
entertained the officers and any visitors that were aboard.
So I remember that quite well. Yeah, our trip to Malta.
Description
Mr. Rogers recalls one of his happiest memories aboard a ship during his service.
Eli Rogers
Eli Rogers was born in Newfoundland on February 16, 1919. The son of a locomotive engineer he enlisted with the Navy when he was 21 years old. Mr. Rogers served on many ships in the Navy with the Royal Navy Rescue unit.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 0:50
- Person Interviewed:
- Eli Rogers
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Branch:
- Navy
- Units/Ship:
- Royal Navy Rescue Unit
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