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Serving on "H.M.S. Volage" in the Mediterranean 1946 by Leslie Atkinson

On leaving Cyprus, it was back to Malta, to stock up on stores, then back to Haifa to resume our patrols....

HMS Barham - Eastern Mediterranean Fleet, 1940: Part 1

After the action at Dakar in September 1940, Barham joined Cunningham's Eastern Mediterranean Fleet...

The Emile Baudot

At this point, Albert and I, the only properly-dressed men with the crew, managed to persuade the duty...

Bombardment - continuing life aboard the Queen Elizabeth

Indeed I was doing just that and listening to fighters being directed to Japanese 'bogeys' out on...

Came the Hour

In March 1944 and with three other MTB's we were dispatched to Gosport, the base for HMS Hornet,...

"MY WAR AS A YEOMAN WITH THE CONVOYS"

On the 27th October, 1940 on our way to Canada the MV ALFRED JONES was bombed 250 miles out in the Atlantic...

Life on HMS Dragon

Every other day we would go ashore and catch the train from Simonstown to Cape Town and we would meet up...

Bombardment of Sipan Island

A British AA Battery had previously been established in the neighborhood of Maslinova Cove on the south...

A Very Narrow Escape

The sound of the aircraft grew louder until I thought it was directly overhead and screwed up my shoulders...

Lasting Images

As part of a squadron of Close Support Craft, we took part in D-Day, the squadron was then re-organised as...

Extracts from David Phin's Diary

In 1941, Joyce Henderson met David Phin, who was an Engineer in the Merchant Navy....

Bombardment of Ploca Harbour

However after passing Trapanj, LCG 8 did establish a contact with the FOO and was instructed to carry out...

The Tragic Wartime Romance of Norman Battersby and Eileen Smith

The first we hear from Eileen is in a chatty letter that she sent to Norman, who was stationed at Appledore...

The History of H.M.S Picotee: K63

The Crew of HMS Picotee - HARRISON,RONALD ARTHUR Lieutenant BRISLAND, HENRY EDWIN Sub-Lieutenant ROBERTS,...

Serving with the Fleet Air Arm

I never served on aircraft carriers but went to HMS Gosling at Warrington and then to Abbotsinch Naval Air...

Operation 'Antagonise'

Unit C would remain to the south east of Trestenico Island at the extreme range of enemy batteries, and...

Crossed Wires: Childhood Memories of Stepney

My father, known as Ike to friends and relations alike, was a postman/sorter working at the Head Office of...

From Scarpa Flow to Sicily

It was a tradition that on Christmas day the youngest member of the crew swapped places with the skipper,...

Tom's Story - Part 5

On receipt of the signal I was sent for and had to see the Captain - Royer Dick and his Flag Lt....

My War Story Pt 1

My name is Irene Paterson. I joined the WAAFs in 1942 when I was 17 ½ years old and was stationed with...

The Story of a War Hero

He lived with the awful sight of his friend "Soapy Hudson " being shot and killed alongside him,...

Life After..... Resisting Rescue

We were galloping madly across the Indian Ocean instead of going leisurely ashore in liberty boats because...

Second World War Events

1932 — Born and moved to Fairlie. Dad, due to depression, took a job in Kelburn Castle as he was a...

D-Day: Preparations and Landings: A Royal Marine on an LSI

We were briefed on where we were to land, we were Force G and were to land on Gold beach, King,Red. We...

WW2 in SWANSEA

The first memory of WW2 that I have is seeing my father in RAF uniform and my grandfather in his naval...

Alf Mitchell’s War as a Landing Craft Coxswain

Although the conditions were pretty grim Alf's experience enabled him to land his troops and get off...