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- 16 December 2005
A very long time ago, but memories are still very fresh.
Two years in Portsmouth on destroyers.
Commissioned at Greenwich then two years in Rothesay (Scotland) on submarines, very rewarding.
I joined the Royal Navy in December 1939 and served for six years on Atlantic convoys.
In April - May 1943 destroyed 10 U-boats and received congratulations from the Prime Minister - Winston Churchill.
Married my wife in May 1943 and have enjoyed real happiness for the last 62 years.
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