Robert McClelland – Merchant Navy, S.S. Solor (Norway)
Sailor Robert McClelland – Merchant Navy, S.S. Solor (Norway) Early Life Robert McClelland was born in 1927 at Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland . He was the son of Jessie McClelland , and little else is recorded about his early childhood or family circumstances. His life, like many young men of his generation, is now preserved chiefly through his wartime service and his burial far from home. Merchant Navy Service Robert served as a Sailor with the Merchant Navy , assigned to the Norwegian tanker S.S. Solor . Norwegian merchant vessels, operating under Allied control, played a vital role in maintaining fuel supplies and strategic cargoes during the Second World War. Young sailors such as Robert faced constant danger from enemy submarines, mines, and air attack while serving aboard these essential ships. S.S. Solor – Norwegian Tanker (1938–1945) Construction and Identity S.S. Solor was a Norwegian steel‑hulled tanker , built in 1938 by Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B , Goth...
