tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post6213013150129700902..comments2024-03-29T00:43:01.355-07:00Comments on Military History: "Vanla" - the story of a boat - December 1941Philip Cracknellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742419743648086989noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-55778711505660967732024-03-08T08:31:22.807-08:002024-03-08T08:31:22.807-08:00A rather sad addition I'm afraid. The reason t...A rather sad addition I'm afraid. The reason the vessel was called Vanla was because Clive Arbuthnot (my grandfather) commisioned the boat and named it after his daughter Vanla (an anagram of Naval). The sad news is that my mother (Vanla) passed away peacefully on Wednesday 6 March 2024, aged 87.Tim Oxleyhttps://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/t.oxleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-3585860144001143422020-08-17T00:55:09.537-07:002020-08-17T00:55:09.537-07:00Charlie Mottram was my Grandpa. I’ve forwarded to ...Charlie Mottram was my Grandpa. I’ve forwarded to my family as we have just celebrated VJ Day in memory! Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423666972465339574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-72370186913629141662013-11-06T16:20:41.710-08:002013-11-06T16:20:41.710-08:00It was Commander Montague who ordered the requisit...It was Commander Montague who ordered the requisition of "Vanla" for war service on 12th Dec - it may well have been him who gave permission for Vanla to move to Aberdeen Harbour on 9th Dec..unfortunately I don't know the details of the tug - but it may well have been the same one that Montague used to make his escape to Mirs Bay.Philip Cracknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742419743648086989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-23651705230239082322013-11-06T14:43:55.972-08:002013-11-06T14:43:55.972-08:00Lovely story, I suspect the tug that moved to Aber...Lovely story, I suspect the tug that moved to Aberdeen on 9th December with the Vanla was the TugC410 used by the Senior Naval Officer Aberdeen Cdr Hugh Montague RN (Rtrd) to escape the fallen Colony on Christmas Day 1941.<br />www.hongkongescape.org<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519283959807327798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-78417035539678797732013-11-06T14:41:57.100-08:002013-11-06T14:41:57.100-08:00Lovely story, I suspect the tug that moved to Aber...Lovely story, I suspect the tug that moved to Aberdeen on 9th December with the Vanla was the TugC41 used by the Senior Naval Officer Aberdeen Cdr Hugh Montague RN (Rtrd) to escape the fallen Colony on Christmas Day 1941.<br />www.hongkongescape.org <br /><br />Richard HideAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519283959807327798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379962256741902605.post-67726724785995285712013-11-05T06:25:55.374-08:002013-11-05T06:25:55.374-08:00Such a beautiful story .... it would be lovely to ...Such a beautiful story .... it would be lovely to find whatever remains of VanlaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004792189824818295noreply@blogger.com