All My Travels: Life at sea as a Radio Officer

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D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

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Nov 20, 2025, 12:29:52 AMNov 20
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All My Travels: Life at sea as a Radio Officer

A Burnham-On-Sea author has launched a book telling the story of his life at sea as a radio officer with the Merchant Navy.

Burnham-On-Sea author unveils book recounting his time with the Merchant Navy


https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-on-sea-resident-unveils-book-recounting-his-time-with-the-merchant-navy/


Alan Huddart served as a radio operator and has published his first book that recalls a busy career around the world.

The book, ‘All My Travels’, is available now and signed copies can be bought from Alan or online on Amazon. https://amzn.to/4i7wkxO

He says: “Growing up in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s wasn’t always easy, but as everyone did in those days, we got on with it.”


“My life up to 30 years of age had many twists and turns, and I have been fortunate that they all ended happily.”


“I met some fantastic people during this period, and I am happy to say that I keep in touch with more than I think I deserve. I hope you get the same amount of pleasure in reading my story as I did in writing it.”

‘All My Travels’ is a story of how Alan saw the world whilst serving as a Radio Officer in the Merchant Navy in the early 1960s.

His stories of his childhood, family, first jobs and National Service recount a fascinating story of how hard work and dedication can result in memorable experiences.

Times spent in Rhodesia and South Africa are recalled, as well as many of his sea-going adventures.

Many fond recollections of his time at Colwyn Bay Wireless College are included, along with many photographs from all over the globe. To contact him for a signed copy, email here. jan.a...@btinternet.com


Michael Zbrozek

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Nov 20, 2025, 1:12:30 PMNov 20
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Hello Group -

I have ordered this book that David Ring mentioned. I hope it is a good read because I have read a few Ship Sparks books written by British guys and sometimes its difficult
to understand the expressions and words used by some of those fellows. It didnt cost much and I have ordered it from Amazon and look forward to reading
this book. 

73
Mike K8XF
Sparks from 1980-1996

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D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

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Nov 20, 2025, 3:13:54 PMNov 20
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SUPPORT ALAN: 
The book, ‘All My Travels’, is available now and signed copies can be bought from Alan or online on Amazon. https://amzn.to/4i7wkxO

I wish it was available as a Kindle book as with Kindle I can magnify the text and photos so I can see them. I just went to the eye doctor and the glasses he prescribed are even more troublesome than the last pair of glasses.

But at least with the new glasses, the double vision is much less, but it's still bothersome.

I was born 3 months premature and have retinopathy of prematurity. I was lucky though, my retina is dead all around the center, but the center gives me a small area of good vision.

73
DR 
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