I joined HMS Howe in 1943 and we went all over the world during the war. We were sent from Devonport to Scapaflow Scotland, were were delayed at Edinburgh due to two Canadians fighting which resulted ...

Richard Albert Leonard — Able Seaman - Royal Navy No. JX.523301 A brief history My father-in-law volunteered for the navy on the 4th August 1943 aged 17, he commenced enlistment on the 29th January ...

Christmas Day 1937 in Sheffield I received as my present a bulldog puppy whom I named 'Judy'. We moved. The War came. I went to boarding school and the parents had a difficult time feeding a ...

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