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I was Sunk Twice, on the Same Day, Exactly Four Years Apart.

I served in the Royal Navy as a qualified radio officer from March 1940 to September 1945 during which time...

Mr D W Halden's story

I was sent back to America, New York and then joined a ship called the Ruhaine to Panama and then in Panama...

Judy - the bulldog mascot of HMS Howe

Christmas Day 1937 in Sheffield I received as my present a bulldog puppy whom I named 'Judy'. We...

The Royal Naval Patrol Service

The base was a . holiday camp at Lowestoft and became "HMS Europa" Volunteering for the Royal Navy,...

Peter Gosling's Channel Island War story

Whilst in St. Peter's Port, we went ashore and realised how the Islands had suffered....

I almost met the Bismark

His squadron was enjoying a short rest in Arbroth harbour and we were all invited to tea on the destroyer....

HMS Shrapnel

I joined the Wrens and was accepted for a period of probation which was part of the war time system on...

Six in One Trip: U 734 - 9 February (Type VIIC)

The following story appears courtesy of and with thanks to Captain Walker and Mike Kemble. Not long after...

Frank Brown

Cruising towards Norway from Scapa Flow, the war time fleet anchorage in the north of Scotland. On the way...

An Engineering Officer's Tale

I remember the sad tale of Captain Wanklin, who took command of a vessel out of Malta in 1944 owing to the...

Degaussing Ships in Falmouth Docks.

In one bombing raid around the Thames estuary a German pilot was either in the wrong place or on the wrong...

Your time aboard HMS Rajah

The HMS Rajah was lent to the British Navy by the Americans... On our last trip out we went to Guam, we...

VE Day in Lerwick

We were then directed to Lerwick in the Shetland Isles where we joined up with a fleet of camouflaged...

Naval Career of an Old Veteran.

I volunteered for the Navy in December 1941, was accepted and reported for training at H.M.S Colingwood in...

CODER SAUNDERS

He was on HMS Bentley on the Russian convoy run to Murmansk and Archangel for a while... Later on, in...

Why no Welcome?

Bill Cotton joined the Navy as a 16 years old boy sailor in 1939 and after six adventurous years in many...

George Male鈥檚 Story Part 1 of 3

When I came back I was told I was on draft to HMS Raleigh. Peter Bull was an actor he was at...

Deanna Durbin at 鈥淎ction Stations鈥�

Suddenly the bells rang out for 鈥渁ction stations鈥� as a squadron of German torpedo bombers...

Bill Holman's story (recited by Andy Holman)

Dad had been in the Merchant Navy with Cable & Wireless laying cables round the Atlantic so he...

George Woodley's Royal Navy Service Record

Note: George Woodley's experience on a 鈥淨鈥� Ship in the North Atlantic can be found at...

Little Len Goes to War

Len became a member of the ARP at the beginning of the war and served throughout the Blitz in London during...

Jack Gibson鈥檚 Life in the War.

My name is Jack Gibson, I was originally called John lived through the Second World War and fought for my...

At War on a Dog Boat Named Toto

I was on a Dog Boat, named Toto by our Skipper after the dog in The Wizard of OZ....

Memories of an ex Mayor of Bishops Stortford

Mr Engel spoke to me at a Victory tea dance in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, where I was story...

Able Seaman Nuisance RN

There was a dog called Nuisance at the base who was very friendly to all the sailors. Today there is a...

Survivor Rescue

We lowered both whalers and put survivor nets over the side then stood by to pick up as many as possible......