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Edward Rogers - Film 1
Edward Rogers was born in Liverpool in 1924. In th...Edward Rogers - Film 1
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His which was a first ship was the Alfred Jones a ...Edward Rogers - Film 2
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Ted provides incredible detail about the day the A...Edward Rogers - Film 3
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Günther Hessler who command the U-boat was a form...Edward Rogers - Film 4
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Despite what he experienced when he was torpedoed ...Edward Rogers - Film 5
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Remarkably on the Atlantic convoys Ted watched the...Edward Rogers - Film 6
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Because of international law the merchant ship was...Edward Rogers - Film 7
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Sailing the seven seas also had its perks and Te...Edward Rogers - Film 8
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Ted stayed with the Merchant Navy for another year...Edward Rogers - Film 9
This promo film features some amazing Movietone footage of WWII features an incredibly lucky merchant seaman called Ted Rogers. On his first voyage, a U-boat attack changed the course of his life. Special thanks to the Royal British Legion for making it happen, it's one of a series created for VE Day celebrations series called Home.