Marines on HMS FIDELITY

Discussion in 'Commandos & Royal Marines' started by jataylor, May 23, 2011.

  1. jataylor

    jataylor Junior Member

    hi what a good site! im trying to find out about HMS FIDELITY and the marines that were on the ship
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    I've just seen your post in another thread.
    I'll move it here as it was a bit lost where it was.
    Welcome to the forum.
     
  3. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Are we talking about

    1942 December 30 - Special service vessel FIDELITY (R, 2,456t), probably torpedoed by U-boat, North Atlantic

    it was carrying Landing craft vehicle LCV (10-11 tons) - No.752, 754 (total 2), able to carry 36 troops or 3t vehicle
     
  4. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    There was a discussion on the forum sometime ago regarding the clandestine operations of HMS Fidelity.
     
  5. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

  6. Jedburgh22

    Jedburgh22 Very Senior Member

  7. jataylor

    jataylor Junior Member

    thankyou for your help
     
  8. Warlord

    Warlord Veteran wannabe

  9. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Mate, have you tried this site?

    Crewlist from HMS Fidelity (D 57) (British special service vessel) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net


    Thought this ship was familiar i found a family grave with a marine remembered on it a while back.Then had a look through the list and there he was.

    Marine.John Palmer PLY/X 3323.
    Who died age 21.
    on 1 January 1943.
    Son of John Henry Palmer,and Mary Elizabeth Palmer,of Harrington.Cumberland.
    Remembered Workington Harrington (St.Mary) Churchyard Cumbria.
     

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  10. cally

    cally Picture Prince.

    Not many pictures of Fidelity in circulation to put it mildly!

    Apologies for mediochre quality.
     

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  11. Jonathanm65

    Jonathanm65 Junior Member

    I am also looking into this ship, my fathers brother was Able Seaman Thomas Moreland who was lost when the ship went down. Have you managed to find any additional information? Jonathan
     
  12. pete

    pete Junior Member

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