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Family Group: Five: Chief Engineer G. T. Dobson, Merchant Navy, killed on 28 January 1941 in the loss of the Grelrosa Mercantile Marine and War Medals, mounted in that order (George T. Dobson); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, first two polished and pitted, overall very fine A 1945 Gothenburg Convoy O.B.E. group of four awarded to Chief Engineer C. Dobson, Merchant Navy, who was interned during the fall of Norway and again after the failure of the second Gothenburg Convoy having volunteered to serve with it despite being in his sixties The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, Officer's breast Badge, silver-gilt, British War and Mercantile Marine Medals (Charles Dobson); 1939-45 Star, mounted as worn, first two slightly polished, very fine (9) George Thomas Dobson was born at Johnson Street, Hartlepool, on 17 December 1875, the son of Charles Dobson Senior. Serving in the Merchant Navy prior to the war he married Bessie Evelyn Bidduplh at Hartlepool, Durham. He was still with the Merchant Navy as an Engineer Class I during the Great War and is reported to have seen anti-submarine service. By 1919 he was serving aboard the S.S. Whateley Hall and by 1921 the S.S. Hubbestone, it was around this time that he moved to Cardiff with his wife were he lived for the remainder of his life. Promoted to Chief Engineer in 1939 he served with the S.S. Grelrosa prior to the war. Remaining with this as the war progressed he was present aboard on 28 January 1941 when lagged behind her convoy and was bombed by a German Kondor aircraft. The Grelrosa sank 400 miles west of Malin Head and Dobson was killed. He is remembered on the Merchant Navy Memorial, Tower Hill; sold together with the original commemorative scroll sent to his widow, in its original envelope, and a research file containing copied research on the recipient and his brother including photographs of both the recipient himself and the ships he served aboard, newspaper articles on his exploits and M.I.C. entries, along with census information. O.B.E. London Gazette 16 October 1945. Charles Dobson was born on 16 March 1883 at Hartlepool, Durham, the son of Charles Dobson Senior. He was married in Hartlepool to Winnifred Hobbin before the war. Also serving in the Merchant Navy he was Chief Engineer during the Great War serving aboard S.S. War Jackdaw in July 1918. Like his brother Dobson remained in the Merchant Navy into the Second World War and on 9 April 1940 he was aboard the S.S. Romanby as it loaded Iron Ore in Narvik, Norway. An account from his diary quoted in the Liverpool Echo, 1 May 1940, states: 'April 9 - Just going to load at 5 a.m. German destroyers entered harbour. Three additional German destroyers landed troops. Took charge of harbour. Came swarming aboard our five ships. We were all lined up on deck, arrested and taken ashore about five o'clock that afternoon to a school. Slept on floor without blankets. April 10.- About 5 p.m. five British destroyers entered the port, and a great naval battle took place, Several Merchant ships which the Germans had anchored in front of their destroyers as protection were blown out of the water by the British destroyers Two German Destroyers were sunk. Our ships was sent to the bottom as well as the other four merchant ships. That day we were moved from the school to Iris Cafe, right on the waterfront. German marines were put in charge of us.' His account continues noting air raids on 12-13 April resulting in three German destroyers sunk as well as a bombardment of the shore by British ships. It was decided to inter the British crews in Sweden and on 23 April, Dobson was one of those who endured a 36 mile march through a blizzard to their place of confinement. Despite being in his sixties at the time Dobson survived to be repatriated, although he did suffer from frostbite to both his hands and feet. He continued to operate in the Baltic despite this experience and was one of the cr