Imprints of WWII: HMT Nevasa

Tuesday 4 July 2017

HMT Nevasa - WW2 Troopship

HMT Nevasa was built in Glasgow and launched in 1913. In the First World War, she was used as both a troopship and a hospital ship, in the North Atlantic, and East Africa, Persian Gulf, Salonika and Mesopotamia campaigns. In between the Wars she was used as a commercial ship for a short period, but was then rebuilt as a troopship with a capacity of 1,000 soldiers. In the Second World War she was used extensively - between the UK, India, Basra, Madagascar and for the Normandy Landings. She was scrapped in 1948.

This postcard was found in a box of mixed cards at a flea market in Oxfordshire, UK.

Sources
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Ships/HMTroopshipNevasa.html
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=4225

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About Imprints of WWII

I have been collecting items relating to WWII for a number of years. Not weapons, uniforms, equipment or anything like that. I don't get fascinated by bayonets or medals, so I am afraid I won't be sharing any photos of these as I don't have any.

My interest is in the printed material - the old fading photos, the documents carefully folded kept in shoe boxes, and the long forgotten letters which have been held by people for many years, but then sadly often get discarded. These are all items which have a direct link to the men, women and children who lived through the Second World War.

Most of the items I will be sharing have been picked up at flea markets, car boot sales, junk shops, auctions and the like. I don't spend a lot on collecting, as there is actually little monetary value associated with most of these items. But they do have a value - their value is that direct link with history.

Some of these items are personal items and unique, others were mass produced and were then thrown away once their use was fulfilled. I will be posting items from many nations. The majority will be from the UK, as that is where I live and where most of these items have been purchased, but there will be documents and photos from other countries too.

Please feel free to comment on the posts, and provide suggestions, corrections and any feedback.
I will also be posting on Twitter (@wwiistories) so please also follow me there.

Finally, if you have any family photos, documents or ephemera from the period that you'd like shared on the site, please get in contact - I'd be very pleased to hear from you.