Hello I have been lurking a while, so I will start with some thanks to this forum! I never would have found any details at all about my Dad's...
Hi all With the outbreak of war with Japan on the 7th December, HMS Revenge was recalled from escorting convoy BA-10, a Bombay to Aden convoy,...
Destroyer HMS Hero suffered the following casualties on the 28th March. ROGERS, Albert J, Able Seaman, C/JX 174132, killed [ChM] WYLLIE,...
Hi, My father served at HMS St Angelo during three periods between November 1945 and May 1946. On two occasions, his service record says "HMS St...
Hi all, Just wanted to introduce myself. I just received my Grandfather's WW2 service records (finally) and am starting to decode them so to...
While looking for information on Boom Defense Vessels, these popped up on Dr Google. Thought those of you interested in the RN might be...
Another gem from the website of Tony Comer, the former GCHQ Historian, on a broad theme and very analytical: Sigint Historian: Ten avoidable...
Casualties relating to the/ or connections with the Isle of Wight during WW2 001 ABBOTT AA 7888865 4TH QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS 01/09/1942 ROYAL...
Commando Chaplains left to right: Rev. Maurice A.P. Wood, D.S.C. R.N.V.R. No. 3 Commando Bde/ No. 48 Commando Rev. Arthur Drake, C.F., No. 1...
I am interested to learn more about the work and day-to-day routines that were followed at Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital Cholmondeley Castle...
Does anybody have any details on a clash during the night 3rd-4th December 1941, which resulted in damage being listed in ADM234/444 for the...
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated thank you Found this headstone a few years ago No John Wells died 15/11/42 (could be a middle name) I...
Hello guys, Was wondering if anyone could please help. I have some medals to couple of people, problem is that they've been mixed up and I've...
S.S. Ulea was lost after being attacked by U374 in the Atlantic, ENE of Azores. Casualties given as 13 crew, 3 gunners and 3 passengers killed....
Hi all, Trying to track down my grandad's past in the Navy. Under the impression he was in the Merchant Navy but not entirely sure. I have...
Hi, I was wondering if anybody can help me with this? I'm doing some D-Day research and I've become quite interested in the various 'behind the...
A friend has asked me to find info on their grandad but all they have is his WW2 medals. They think he may have served on HMS Shropshire and I was...
I wish to understand the detailed step-by-step process a 18 year-old would follow that took him from civilian status to becoming a rating in the...
I have been attempting to find out if the RN ashore establishment HMS Duke, at Malvern, Worcs, was used as a centre for advanced training for the...
On my father's Royal Navy Pay and Victualling record, one entry states that he was travelling to Australia between 22 December 1944 and 27 Jan...
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