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E.M..D/MX819966,MFV 1069 My Naval career began 11 th  February 1947, when I joined HMS Ganges as a Boy Seaman.  Twelve months later,...

I became a crew member of MFV 1069 and can clearly remember quite a few of my shipmates, though, regrettably not by name. Notably, the...

Chatham Field Guns Crew 1951 We had just recently returned from the North Pole—or at least, as close as we could get by water. I was...

As a Senior Petty Officer, Robbie was on a destroyer making a port call in Rio de Janeiro — all tied up with the Battle of the River...

It was sixty-six years ago when a tousle-haired young lieutenant, Ninian Stewart, greeted me—an eighteen-year-old Ordinary Seaman—with a...

Shipmate Don Rowland’s funeral took place at 3pm on 31st October at New Milton Crematorium. Members of the Hong Kong Flotilla Association...

Don Eulogy Ladies and Gentlemen, A guy called Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: ‘The purpose of life is to be useful, honorable,...

“Gotta Get This Right Sis” I do thank this ‘famous five’, who are in fact my only nephews and niece, Adrian, Vance, Simon, for allowing...

What a marvellous way, that this day has been described by Eric Junior, which is.. “Eric Sets Sail on his Final Patrol" For that is...

Gentle, tall Ronnie has earned his peace now—he rests after a life quietly devoted to others: his service, his work, his friends, and...