Hi there, UK-based historian Cliff Pereira has been conducting extensive research into Goans in the British Merchant Navy. In his work on �Goans in the Merchant Navy�, Cliff Pereira provides answers to the many fascinating questions such as: * When were Goans first employed in the British MN? * What were Goans in the MN known as? * Why did the British employ seamen from a Portuguese colony? * What sort of occupations did the Goans have within the MN? * What sort of shipping companies employed the Goans? * When did Goan Seamen in the MN first come to Britain? * How were Goans treated in the British Merchant Navy? * Were Goans employed on British Merchant Navy vessels during the Colonial Wars of the Nineteenth Century? * Were Goans employed in the British Merchant Navy in the First World War? * Were Goans employed in the British Merchant Navy in the Second World War? * Is it possible that the liners engaged in any special operations during the war years ? * How many Goans came to their death in the Second World War? * What sort of fatalities did Goan Seamen experience in the Second World War? * Where did they die and under what circumstances? * What about after the War? * What were some of the social implications of the employment of Goans in the British MN? Check out the Cliff Pereira�s work on �Goans in the Merchant Navy� in the �files� section of the �goa-maritime-museum� mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-maritime-museum/ Regards, Melvyn Misquita PS: Please forward this email to your relatives, friends and all those who would be interested in being part of Goa�s rich maritime history. Thanks. ______________________________________________ Melvyn S. Misquita, Asst Chief of News Bureau, Herald, Panjim, Goa - 403001 INDIA Ph 1 : +91-832-2224202 (extn 231) Ph 2 : +91-832-2224460 (extn 231) Cell : +91-9422064707 Mail 1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 2 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/0FHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> http://www.goa-world.com http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music http://www.mahableshwar.com/ Addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
