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Martyn Coombes - Film1
In this first film, Martyn talks about his early l...Martyn Coombes - Film1
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Martyn admits that for much of the journey South, ...Martyn Coombes - Film4
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Martyn keeps his hand in with the administrative d...Martyn Coombes - Film5
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Martyn recalls the 'I visited Uganda' stickers tha...Martyn Coombes - Film6
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The Uganda makes it through the war unscathed but ...Martyn Coombes - Film7
Martyn Coombes was by his own admission 'Army barmy' when he was a young man but when he failed to get a commission, he chose a different path which took him to sea. In 1982, he was an Assistant Purser onboard the educational cruise ship SS Uganda. Despite her apparent short fillings for long distant sailing, Uganda was requisitioned by the MOD and sent to the Falklands as a hospital ship. Martyn's role of Purser continued but he also found himself acting as a stretcher bearer.
