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Born in Prestatyn, Wales, Lord Prescott left school at 15 and worked as a steward in the Merchant Navy.

Kollattu Ravikumar, a survivor of the hijacking who worked as a merchant navy captain for a US-based firm, confirmed the aliases in an article on Rediff news portal in 2000.

Mr Filby was eligible for the War Medal 1939-45, which was created for everyone who served full-time in the armed forces and the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days during WW2.

Despite the mutual attraction they went their separate ways after school and Bill joined the Merchant Navy.

He grew up in Ayrshire in Scotland, where he was raised by his mother after his father, who worked in the Merchant Navy, died the month before he was born.