Lieutenant Harry Ward handwritten 'Order of the Blue Nose' certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle.
Hand written Blue nose certificate of Lieutenant Harry William Ward Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve for crossing the Arctic Circle aboard HMS HYDRA (no date). With imaged of Neptune, polar bear, sea lions and seagulls.
Administrative / biographical background
HMS HYDRA (J 275) was on Arctic Convoy between 1943 and 1944. An ‘Order of the Blue Nose’ certificate, awarded to sailors to mark their first crossing of the Arctic Circle. Such certificates were unofficial and the design was unique to individual ships.
Administrative / biographical background
HMS HYDRA (J 275) was on Arctic Convoy between 1943 and 1944. An ‘Order of the Blue Nose’ certificate, awarded to sailors to mark their first crossing of the Arctic Circle. Such certificates were unofficial and the design was unique to individual ships.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADL/P/17; MSS/88/098.0 MSS/88/098 MS1988/098 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1943-1944 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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