Seamen on the Kaiwarra, 1940

Merchant seamen pose on the Union Steam Ship Company's Kaiwarra in Auckland in December 1940 while loading Royal New Zealand Air Force planes for delivery to Fiji.

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Museum of Wellington City and Sea

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Seamen on the Kaiwarra, 1940, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/seamen-kaiwarra-1940, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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Anonymous Posted: 18 Jan 2021

I have a photo of 3 persons, Ralph Nevill and George Poi Poi (New Zealand name?) Both Lost at Sea in Oct 1940 and another Male Robert Cassidy, (on the same Stone) lost at Sea on 1st July 1971, his wife was Florence..I do not know were this memorial stone was taken, or who took it. My father may have taken a random photo, as he always had his camera with him.
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Julia Twist Posted: 24 Aug 2021

The guy 3rd from left looks like William Alfred Twist who was a merchant seaman from very young..

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