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1. Alfred William Thomas interview – Elder Dempster

   Alfred William Thomas was an engineering with Elder Dempster in the early part of the twentieth century, read the account of his experiences with the company.

2. Jean Jones interview – Elder Dempster

   Jean was a Secretary for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Jean's interview.

3. Olu Olaseinde

   Olu Olaseinde was a passenger on the Elder Dempster lines. Read his story.

4. About the Elder Dempster project

   The Homeward Bound: A Liverpool-West Africa Heritage Project documents the lives and memories of Elder Dempster’s seafaring and office staff. As part of the project, we recorded 25 oral testimonies.

5. The history of Elder Dempster Lines

   Read more about the history of Elder Dempster Lines - the largest UK shipping group between Western Europe and West Africa from the late-nineteenth century to the 1980s.

6. John Martin

   John Martin was a catering officer with Elder Dempster Lines. Read his account of his experiences with the shipping company.

7. Richard Rigg

   Richard Rigg was an engineer with Elder Dempster Lines in the early part of the twentieth century. Read the account of his experiences with the shipping company.

8. Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations team

   The Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations team tells the story of how LJMU transforms lives and futures and places our students at the heart of everything we do.

9. Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations

   The role of the Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations department is to tell the story of how LJMU transforms lives and futures and places our students at the heart of everything we do.

10. Ray Riley

    Ray joined Elder Dempster Lines when he was just 16. Ray worked in Hamburg, before returning to Liverpool to marry. Listen to Ray's interview.