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- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning Centre Gloucester
- People in story:Ìý
- Harry Wright, Anthony Eden, Ivan Maisky
- Location of story:Ìý
- Arctic
- Background to story:Ìý
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:Ìý
- A7998934
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 23 December 2005
Antony Eden and the Soviet Foreign Minister Ivan Maisky on board HMS Kent
This picture has been contributed to the People’s War by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning Centre on behalf of Harry Wright’s son John, with his permission.
Harry Wright was a petty officer on HMS Kent, a county class cruiser in the Russian convoys. HMS Kent joined the Fleet in Scapa in October 1943. From then until 1944 she patrolled the Northern approaches to the Atlantic and escorted more than 18 convoys to Russia.
This photo is from Harry Wright’s personal collection taken while he was on board HMS Kent.
His son John says: "This is Sir Anthony Eden, who was Foreign Minister, on board with the Russian ambassador, they were taking him back to Russia so he would have been in the UK for a meeting, perhaps with Churchill.
"Dad said it was all top secret."
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