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My last and only big ship was HMS Greenwich, a destroyer depot ship, in Portsmouth harbour....
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Spare A Thought For Us! whilst you were celebrating VE day my ship mates and I were still at war in the...
We were withdrawn to Calcutta to be the Headquarters Communications ship for the recapture of Singapore......
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