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Fleet Air Arm - Fairey Barracuda

Croix de Guerre 31 years late!

On September 29th, 1945 John received notifcation he was to be awarded the Croix de Guerre for his courage....

Jeep 5609 RN - Have You Driven this or similar vehicle during WW2

Vehicles in Service With the Royal Navy I have owned for many yearsa 1944 Ford version of the Willys Jeep....

Memories of the Royal Navy

John McDonald was called up to the Royal Navy in 1943 after working in the cutting room at BMK carpet...

The Sinking of the First U-boat of WW2

In September of 1939, my father Robert Charles Larner, was serving on H.M.S. Foxhound doing anti U-boat...

In the Royal Navy

John McDonald was called up to the Royal Navy in 1943 after working in the cutting room at BMK carpet...

Warspite Aground at Prussia Cove

Prussia Cove was for the most part unheard of, until in 1947 the famous battleship HMS Warspite broke her...

Chatham Naval Dockyards

In 1940 dad's ship was disabled by enemy bombing in the Channel and towed into Chatham. Whilst...

The Sinking of U-1024

Mr Belcher was stationed in the frigate HMS Loch Glendhu... My action station was on the gunnery...

Death of Albert Victor Ford, Submariner - HMS Triad

He passed the submarine course on 23rd June 1939 and HMS Triad sank in 1940 in The Helogoland Bight....

Operation Husky

On July10th 1943 when the allies landed in SicilyI was serving as a Telegraphist aboard the tribal class...

A Commando's 'Moving Experience' in Canterbury!

A Commando's 'Moving Experience' in Canterbury. Being a commando allowed private billets and...

Lancashire to Washington DC part 1

17th April Left Rosyth for trials and Scapa Flow. 18th May Left Scapa again on Northern Patrol in Denmark...

"When Churchill Got Mad....."

William's best experience of the war was when the Bismark the famous German battleship was bombed......

Cliff Cobley: Anti U Boat Escort

A week before D Day we went to Dartmouth in Devon where we picked up American Officers, they stayed on our...

Merchant Navy William Sibley Story

In 1939 I was evacuated to Kent, whereI was billeted with Mrs. Deed, the chief magistrate of Sevenoaks......

Release from captivity:POW's in Japan

On September 1st 1945, after being at sea for 57 days, the destroyer on which I was serving,HMS Tenacious,...

I was at Dunkirk

I was a sailor at Dunkirk... They were brought back in World War 2 and used to take troops from Dunkirk....

An Embarrassing Moment

This happened early in 1945 when I was serving on Ponam, a remote island in the Pacific, with the Fleet Air...

Escape From Singapore

My maternal grandfather Arthur Maugham was a Royal Marine posted to Singapore just prior to the surrender...

Sacrifice at Dunkirk: HMS Arley

My grandfather Alex Gowans was on board 'H.M.S Arley' at Dunkirk....

V.E. Meetup

In 1943 my husband Sidney Terry was a British Naval Lieutenant... I approached two french officers and...

My Father - James Henry Friend: Memories of the Navy - Chapter 1

This box was made of wood and if the boat sank it would float....

D-Day Landings

He was coxswaining a Landing Craft and, having been released from the ship he was travelling on, his and...

My Father The Navigator

My story is about my father Brian Fisher, he was a serving naval officer at the beginning of the war, he...

Landing at Juno Beach (6th june)

Written by C.Seymour on behalf of Mr L.Beddison It was 7:30 am the landing crafts were letting their ramps...