- Contributed by听
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- People in story:听
- Ivy Staley nee Smith
- Location of story:听
- Uk
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A7777542
- Contributed on:听
- 14 December 2005
Leonard Staley was a relation to James (Jim) and g=Frederick Smith who were brother's-in-law. Jim was a petty officer on board the HMS Hood. Fred was in the Merchant Navy and was sunk in the North Sea transporting food to Russia in a Russian convoy. So my mother lost her husband and 2 brothers with a few weeks of each other.
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