Deryk talks about Worth, another brother of the Wilson family to Bob, who he spoke about last year - Bob was ship's engineer on the undercover spy ship Sayonara.
Samuel Worthington Wilson – was known in the family as Worth. He was in the Sea Scouts in Sunderland when war broke out - the Boy Scout movement began in Sunderland in 1908. Worth joined in with coast watching, guarding railway bridges, tunnels and junctions as well as carrying messages, before he became a Merchant Navy Apprentice aged 16. Sadly, his ship was fatally torpedoed in 1917, on the return leg of his first trans-Atlantic voyage.
The meeting will take place at our usual venue, The Allotment Social Club, West Allotments, and will commence at 7.45 pm for an 8.00 pm start.
Please note: Entrance to the meeting is by donation of £5, there will be a raffle, and we no longer provide a buffet.