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HMS Sirius, a Dido Class Light Cruiser, was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and was launched 18 September 1940. The completion of the ship was delayed by heavy bombing of the area. She was completed in May 1942 and joined the Home Fleet. Until August when she headed for the Mediterranean to take part in Operation Pedestal. The South Atlantic was the next destination, patroling against Axis blockade runners on the Far East route. November saw her return to Gibraltar to take part in the North African landings Operation Torch. Sirius remained in and around the Med. until September the following year, when she took part in the occupation of Taranto before transferring to the Adriatic. On the 5th October 1943, she helped annihilate a German convoy in the Dodecanese. Sirius was badly damaged by bombs off Scarpunto Island on 17th October, and sailed to Massawa for repairs. These were carried out between November 1943 and February 1944.
The ship returned to Britain for Operation Overlord, the Normandy landings, as part of the reserve of the Eastern Task Force. In August 44 she returned to Mediterranean waters for Operation Dragoon, the landings in the South of France. Sirius returned to the Aegean and was present during the reoccupation of Athens in October 1944.
After the War HMS Sirius remained with the Mediterranean Fleet. After refit at Portsmouth in 1946, Sirius joined the Home Fleet in March 1947. She was paid off in 1949 and was put up for disposal in 1956. On 15 October 1956 Sirius arrived at the yard of Hughes Bolkow, Blyth and was broken up.
My father, George Higgins,(1928-1990), served with the Navy at the very end of the war. I remember as a child, a picture of him standing on the bow of a warship, but no one in the family knows what happened to the photo. My mother believes he served on the Sirius and I would love to hear from anyone who knew of him back then, or has any photos.
I have a friend who served with the royal marines during the forties on the ship, he has a remarkable memory of names and places, he was a gunner, aft of ship, I wonder if there is anyone who remembers him. His name is Gorden Ward. Some of the tales he told me are fascinating, he enjoys talking about it immencely, there is not much record of the marines roll on the ship
My father served on this ship during the war, he was P O A.L.Claridge and something to do with the guns he also served on the Eagle, Resolution , Sheffield, Adamant Woodbridgehaven, at HMS Dolphin and Excellent. Anyone out there remember him from any of those ships mentioned?
My grandfather, Edward Lipsham served on HMS Sirius. He joined the vessel as the Chief Stoker on 9th May 1942 and left on 25th March 1944. Unfortunately he passed away a number of years ago now, but I would love to see if anyone has any photos of him whilst he served on board or has any stories about him.
My Dad, Harry 'Monty' Blackhurst of Nantwich in Cheshire, served in the Royal Navy from April 1942-January 1946 on various ships, mainly in the Med. The ship he spoke of most was HMS Sirius on which he served as a gunner. Sadly, he died in March 2004 aged 80.
My grandad served on HMS Sirius. His name is Stuart Morrison but may have been known as Sam. He was a Signalman. It would be great for anyone who remembers him or has heard of him to get in touch.
My father Dr Ranyl Rhydwen served on the HMS Sirius during the Aegean campaign;where he was awarded the D.S.C. I do not know the exact dates of his service aboard. He was Surgeon-Lieut.R.N.V.R. Prior to joining H.M.S.Sirius he served on H.M.S.Cossack at Narvick and also aboard Bhen Mi Cree (Manx ferry) I think at Dunkirk. He died in 1974. If you are aware of any further details of his service they would be gratefully rec'd.
I have in my possession a model presented by the gunnery department HMS Sirius October 1945 together with a plaque. Would anyone be able to tell me who made this model & to whom it was presented. I would be most interested to learn a little more as I have not been able to find out any information relating to it. All I am able to tell you is that it is very heavy, it rotates on its wooden plinth & the guns move up & down.
My grandad Frank Hoare served on HMS Sirius from 1944-1946. I wonder if you could send me any information and pictures of the people who served with my grandad. Thanks for any help you can give
Sam Shepherd
Joining the Navy I was called up when I was 18. Of my group of teenage friends, all except myself wished to join the RAF as Air Crew, but in fact only 2 were accepted. The others were assigned to other duties which suited the Ministry rather than themselves. I however decided to join the Navy and was the first to be called up, as the Navy was recruiting to a different pattern. I signed up on my 18th birthday in 1941 and was called up in the November. I had volunteered to become a radio mechanic in the Navy and as I already had 2 years' experience as a radio service mechanic I was surprised to find myself posted as a radar mechanic. I came from a religious family in Huddersfield. My posting to the Gosport naval barracks with a group of young men (mainly Geordies) was something of an eye opener - I was quite distraught about the company I was having to keep and there was no question of finding a bosom pal there.
HMS Sirius
I was soon called up to do radio jobs around the barracks so I had less than 1 week of basic training. Following a radar training course in Brighton I was told to report to the Sirius in Portsmouth dockyard. I had never been on a boat before and found to my horror that the first time at sea in all but calm conditions I was sick - in fact I was sick every time the ship rolled. The Navy took no account of sickness so we just had to carry on.
Norway
We had scarcely finished running-up trials when the ship was ordered to active duty in the Home Fleet, based on Scapa Flow. The Germans had 2 large battle cruisers based in the fjords. The first task we undertook was to act as a decoy by sailing about 20 miles off the Norwegian coast to entice the Germans out to attack us - then we would turn away and our big ships would come out in return. In the event the Germans didn't attack that time.
Gibraltar
After 3 or 4 tasks of that nature over about 3 months we were sent to Gibraltar to join a Malta convoy and on the way strengthen the defences of a convoy transporting spitfires, bombs and so on for Malta. We passed a mine lying on the surface and the crew did their best to get rid of it with army rifles. The convoy was special because it had 5 aircraft carriers in the escort. One was sunk by a submarine and within 20 minutes of that another was hit by a torpedo. A third, HMS Illustrious, was carrying spitfires which were the defensive shield for the military part of the convoy - she was hit by a bomb and had to limp back home. My ship didn't lose anyone or anything. I remember we had lovely weather in 1942.
Roaring 40s
Via Gibraltar we were then sent to the UK naval port at Port Elizabeth in S. Africa. We were scheduled to carry out sweeps of the sea between Australia and S. Africa as the Japanese had infiltrated some service vessels through a screen of cruisers across the Pacific Ocean. We spent over 2 months in the Roaring 40s (notoriously heavy seas) - those were the most awful months of my life.
North Africa and Sicily
By November 1942 we were back in Gibraltar where we joined another convoy carrying an invasion fleet to Algiers. Again we acted as decoy. On 17th November 1942 a large Anglo-American military organisation put ashore near Algiers. The next big thing was in Egypt where the 8th Army had broken Rommel's forces and our people were putting a big plan into operation to clear the Germans out of N. Africa. The invasion went very well because many of the French in N. Africa were prepared to fight the Germans. We had bases at Bone and also the harbour at Algiers. We took turns with one of our sister ships marauding in the seas around Sicily sinking anything we could. Our routine task for about 3 months was to go out at night to areas where there were land facilities and bombard them. This was the background to the invasion of Sicily. When we first joined the ship we were given a long harangue by the commanding officer to say that if we kept diaries or wrote any letters giving our location we would face the firing squad – that’s why it’s difficult to recall all this precisely as I don’t have anything written down and all the dates and places are just in my head.
Italy
Next was Italy. There were a series of invasions along the coast as the aim was to open up an extra front on the heel of Italy. We were on bombarding duties along the western coast of Italy for several months, providing cover for this. One day our commanding officer told us that we would cross paths with an Italian grand fleet and this would be the Italian Navy surrendering. We were the lead ship and as we passed their lead ship all our crew stood on deck and saluted as the Italians went by.
Aegean Sea
Now we were sent to the Aegean Sea. The purpose was to sink any ships helping the Germans, including the fishing vessels which the Germans used. A German Heinkel III was passing overhead. It dropped a large bomb on the quarterdeck of Sirius and killed 17. We held a naval funeral – the bodies were wrapped up in a sail, stitched up and a shell was put at the feet, then they were pushed overboard.
Back to England
We were able to keep on sailing with minor leaks but it put us out of the running for further serious activity. Repairs were carried out at Massawa where half of the crew moved into an Italian recreation camp and the other half stayed with the ship. On completion of repairs the ship was sent to provide AA and bombardment support to our invasion forces in NW Italy, only to be recalled to Portsmouth to join the forces collecting to invade Normandy. Once again we found ourselves acting as decoy for the German coastal defences, but survived. Some of the crew were within 10 miles of their own homes but they still weren’t allowed to go home. The padre told the commander that if he didn’t do something there would be a mutiny. So they exchanged the crew on the ship although I stayed with Sirius. The crew exchange came about because a sister ship to the Sirius had been severely damaged by a mine, without loss of life, and its full crew took over the Sirius whilst the near-mutinous crew could be dealt with as convenient for the authorities. Then I was drafted to HMS Victory in Portsmouth, but I wasn’t there for more than 24 hours when I found myself a member of Portsmouth Port Radar which was manned by about 40 people. We repaired radar for different ships. I spent the rest of the war there and also met the WREN (a PO Radar Mechanic) who was later to become my wife.
Edward Mellor
I served as A Royal Marine on H.M.S, Sirius from 1942, until 1944 I have lived in the U.S.A. since 1953 would appreciate hearing from anyone from either the Sirius, or anyone who served in Newcastle, or Sydney Australia from the middle of 1945, until the spring of 1946. Two humerous things happened on Sirius that havent been mentioned, In 1942 when we lay along side the dock in Bone North Africa, we had an Air raid, on the quay along side the Sirius was a Royal Artillery Battery, they opened up with their 4inch we opened up with our 5.25 and scared the heck out of the army. By a conincidence the Colonel in charge of the battery, was the father of the Captain of Marines, a Captain Mckay a fine officer who was killed in Malaya later in the war. The second thing we were provisioning ship, and some stores came up missing, the Captain came on the loud speaker, and said :if the stores were not returned in 30 minutes no questions asked, the ship would be on short rations, needless to say they were returned.
If there are any Royal Marines still alive who served on the Sirius in 1942 thru 1944 I would like to hear from them
My dad served on HMS Sirius from Sept 43 til June 45 as an A.B. His name was Raymond Bentley. It would be nice if there was anyone that knew him and could get in touch with me. Unfortunatly my Dad died in 1972 when I was only young so I never really got chance to talk about his early life. My Mam has given me a lot of his old possesions like his service papers from the R.N. and also included are some nice pics of HMS Sirius. He met my Mam when she was a WREN serving with HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. Any pics or stories of the ships exploits would be greatly appreciated
MY WARTIME MEMORIES ONBOARD H.M.S SIRIUS FROM MAY 9th 1942- JULY 22nd 1944BY JIMMY GREEN
From a young age I always had a desire to join The Royal Navy. In November 1941 at the age of 18, I volunteered and was accepted after a medical.
In January of 1942 I commenced my basic training at H.M.S Duke in Malvern, where we were taught the basics of seamanship, also kitted out with uniforms, hammocks, pay books e.t.c. From there I went to H.M.S Victory Barracks in Portsmouth for theory R.D.F. Training, then I went to Eastleigh Marine Barracks and Fortwilliam for hands on training on the old 281 Radar set. Both these establishments were for front line experience, I also had fire-fighting training at Whale Island Gunnery School. I then after completion of my RDF training, put my name forward to join H.M.S Sirius and was drafted forthwith.
The Captain of the Sirius was P.W.Brooking The Commander was PQ Roberts. / Chaplin Rev. Martin Harvey. I joined H.M.S Sirius on the 9th of May 1942 and remained with her until after the d-day landings in Normandy were established. Throughout my time on H.M.S Sirius my Divisional officer was LT Bruno Brown RNVR.
I was billeted in mess 9, Focs'le mess deck Starboard side. Vividly I remember our working up trials on our way to Scapa Flow and our hastened departure to Norwegian waters to act as decoy for the home fleet, who were in readiness to engage the two German battle Cruisers reported to be in the Fjords. This did not transpire.
Our next orders were to join the Malta convoy the last of the war, which turned out to be very costly in lives and ships. Our role was to provide Ack Ack fire for the convoy of which 5 were Aircraft carriers. Two I recall were sunk, one of which was H.M.S Eagle, and I remember the city class cruiser H.M.S Manchester was also sunk.
It was distressing to see them go down so much loss of life. We were fortunate not to sustain any damage. We had to escort H.M.S Illustrious, which was severely damaged, back to Gibraltar. After refuelling our next port of call was Freetown in West Africa which was on our way to Simonstown Navel Base, our instructions were to patrol the Roaring Forties between the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, using Port Elizabeth and Simonstown for refuelling, and R/R were possible. The object of this operation was to destroy any armed enemy merchant ships, this lasted roughly 2 months, and on one occasion we berthed in Capetown.
We left Capetown under cover of darkness, once under way, our Captain informed us all of our destination, which was to join H Force to provide support in the North African landings in Oran and Algiers, arrangements had been made to refuel at point Noire a free French facility.
Unfortunately our sister ship H.M.S Phoebe was badly damaged on entering harbour, after refuelling H.M.S Sirius was able to sail full speed to Gibraltar to join the N.African invasion force as " Ack Ack " cover and bombardment of Algiers and Oran, before joining the main invasion force our Asdic operator detected a submarine, we were about to drop our depth charges when she surfaced, To our surprise up went the white ensign. How lucky were they?
On seeing Algiers and Oran we followed the coast line eastward, assisting where possible the rapid advance of the army until the little port of Bone was taken, which then became our base, from this port at night we went out to search and destroy enemy ships and land installations, on one occasion the target was the railway bridge at Marsala in West Sicily, of course other ships were also with us, the destroyer escort was the H.M.S Leander and H.M.S Lightning, one of the most memorable night actions, was the sinking of a convoy or most of it, which was on its way to N.Africa with supplies urgently needed by Rommels forces. This action deservedly earned A.B Douggy Evers the D.S.M, as he was as far as I am aware the only one to detect on his radar screen (the old 272 set) the convoy we were searching for.
After the fall of Sicily our next operation was to bombard the Western Coast of Italy itself, and to assist in the Salerno landings, this being accomplished, we were then called to assist in the Anzio Landings, we then travelled south and on nearing Taranto we passed the surrendering Italian fleet, who's guns were fore and aft. We were ordered to proceed to the Aegean sea, to sink all enemy surface ships that were about to invade the islands of Leros Cos. We were successful as we sank several targets. It was during this operation we had a large bomb dropped on our quarterdeck, sadly killing 17 of our crew, the Reverend Martin Harvey (Chaplin) conducted a navel funeral, it was indeed a very sad day. In spite of the damage we proceeded to Alexandria then through the Suez Canal to Massawa, a port in the Red Sea for major repairs. This was Eritrea a former colony of Italy, in rotation part of the crew went into Ghinda, which was the Italian recreation camp, some stayed onboard whilst the remainder were billeted in barracks. After completion of repairs we sailed for North West Italy to provide assistance to our land forces. We were then recalled to the U.K. to join the forces being assembled to invade Normandy, which was on the 6th June 1944. Our role was again to act as decoy for the German costal defences and to protect the Normandy landings, once the landings were fully established we returned to the U.K.
I was then drafted to H.M.S Collingwood for a refresher course, after which I was drafted on to H.M.S Caprice at Greenock, Scotland. The role of H.M. S Caprice was mainly as an escort ship. On V.E. night I found myself on duty on the Caprice in Liverpool Harbour, My thoughts went back to all those we lost on the H.M.S Sirius and the tragedy of war.
I am now 82 years old and have been living in Australia with my wife and family for the past 30 years or more.
Best Wishes to all my Ex-Shipmates
Jimmy Green.
P.S. I also wish to reciprocate the R.S.L. Motif in Perth. ONLY THOSE DESERVE " FREEDOM" WHO ARE PREPARED TO DEFEND IT.
H.M.S. Sirius was named after the Dog Star Sirius in one of the Constellations in the heavenly bodies and under the ships motif when on display were the words: : Heavens light our way or Heavens be our guide?
She was also the adopted ship of the city of Portsmouth
This photo was taken whilst crossing the equator sometime in 1942 of some of the R.D.F (radio detection finder) Branch.
My grandfather, Jimmy Green, served on the HMS Sirius in 1944 or 45, in the r.d.f branch. He has a photo of some crew mates. He is looking for information on a Harry Brown, last know address in 1981 was 33 Radcliffe Lane Pudsey, nr Leeds, Yorkshire.
Please if anyone has any information on this person, my Grandfather would be greatly interested. Thank you.
I am writing about my Father Harry Bamford from Heywood, Greater Manchester he was stationed at Portsmouth in the Navy he tells me he was on the HMS Childer & HMS Sirius 1943 – 46 approx. Some of the places he visited Malta, Greece (during re-occupation) he also mentioned a place called Piscopi, whilst stationed at Malta he tells me that Churchill & Stalin attended a large conference. Some of the lads who was on board the HMS Sirius with him are Don, Norman, Webb, Tommy & Stormy (sorry don’t know surnames). Eric (or Trix)The Gunner taken in Malta
Stormy
Tommy
Some of the mess at Work
On the gun deck, Harry Bamford is centre front.
Harry Bamfordon right holding the dog.
The Manchester Lads
Don, Norman, Webb at Pireaus 1946
Harry Bamford on left and in centre.
Picking up Fish
Off Malta after firing Torpedoes and "A well earned Brew"
The photograph was taken on a Greek Island or in Greece. The name on the back of a photo is Piscopi. Does anyone know anything about this? (Presumably Episcopi, Cyprus)
This photo was taken in Malta. Chruchill and Stalin were on a big conference. Does anyone know anything of the delegates on board ship? Harry at front (red dot on hat)
I am hoping to be able to find any of is old sea mates who he was on board ship with. It would be good if anyone knows any of these lads or anything relating to the above could contact me.
My uncle served on HMS Sirius during WW2 he also served on HMS Scylla. He was petty officer James (Jim) Fuller, he was awarded the DSM I would be interested in knowing how he earned the DSM, all he ever said was that he was in the right place at the right time. I would like to hear from anyone who served with my uncle, and knew how he was awarded the DSM.
I joined the Royal navy on January 1st 1942, having adjusted my age by three months to 18. My initial training was at the Butlin's Holiday Camp in Skegness followed by RDF training in the Isle of Man. From there I was drafted onto HMS Sirius in Portsmouth. I stayed with this ship until 1943 when I was drafted onto HMS Eskimo. The story of Sirius and her involvement in Operation Pedestal, the North African landings etc. has been told elsewhere.
This photograph is of some of my shipmates taken in Algiers in 1943.
I am in the middle of the back row. Dougy Evers is on the right-hand end of the same row and he was awarded the DSM for his part in identifying a German convoy. I can remember the names of Ginger Wells, Geoff Thomas, Curly Langford, Paddy Smiley, Taffy Adams, Jimmy Green who are also in the group.Bill White
It was great to see Bill Whites contribution and photograph of the R.D.F Branch aboard the HMS Sirius taken in Algieres. Many memories were revived.Regarding this photograph I wish to correct an error Taffy Adams as marked next to P.O English is in fact myself (Jimmy Green).
I would like to add other names that I recall on this photograph as follows left to right-front to back, Tony Ventre, PO. E Mellor,Lt B Brown, Vic Muff, Jimmy Green, PO. English, Busby, R.Armitage, Jock McClennan, Brown, B Simpson, Jock Grennon, R.White, P.Smythe, Doggy Evers DSM, Paddy Smiley, Geoff Thomas, Bill White, Curly Langford.
The others I canot recall. Other names and faces not on this photo are Tinker Bell, H.Brown, Paddy Cronin, Walker.
Jimmy Green
I was only 8 when my 21-year old neighbour in Hedge End Southampton was reported missing from the Sirius. I have just done some research on the internet and found his name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, and he must have been killed when she was bombed in October 1943. The ship did not sink but went on to serve. He was AB Jack Samuel Mark Holloway, I believe he was a stoker. His mum and dad, I remember well, and I always felt even as a boy that they must be burning inside losing their son, and I expect his older sisters were too.
Rgds, Gerry Grant
My uncle - Ronald Hegarty (sadly deceased) served on the Sirius during the war, I am endeavouring to get more details however I do know that his best mate was killed manning an anti-aircraft gun during action. Update: My mother has told me that the man killed in action on the Sirius was called Frankie Kluss and he was killed manning an anti aircraft gun.
I think the following information may be of interest to you as it has to do with HMS Sirius. I bought four postcards at a sale a couple of weeks ago which were all to do with Sirius. Unfortunately none of them was a view of the ship itself which would have helpful as I write articles for Picture Postcard Monthly magazine. The postcard dealer mentioned, though, that he had a shoebox of odds and ends which he had bought with the cards so I arranged for him to bring it in yesterday. I glanced through it and decided to buy it as I thought it might be useful for background when writing.
The box contained a variety of things but provided, at first glance, a record of the service life of Alf Hyslop from the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area (A.B. Hyslop P/JX 263529 Mess 34) who was on Sirius from about 1942 until 1948. I thought, having looked through the collection, that it must be of interest to others closer to Sirius who may have set up a web site. That is, of course, how I found your contact details. I am always pleased to see web sites used to try to remember the lives and sacrifices made by a generation now fading in the memory of many so I hope you have success in your efforts to find out about crew members and perpetuate the memory of what was obviously a great ship which saw a lot of action.
In the collection there are some other postcards and a lot of photographs, some showing ships being bombed in harbour. Many pictures are of Alf's friends aboard (not all named) and of scenes photographed from the ship or while ashore, particularly in the Mediterranean. A lot, of course, were restricted by the censor and are stamped as such on the reverse. There are also the telegrams, cards and letters which he sent home and several sheets of drawings which were done by one of his pals, I think. Even at first glance some items, such as a letter written on Waterloo Station, are quite moving.
Other interesting items in the box include received Christmas message forms, Christmas cards, leaflets (one issued pre D-Day by Eisenhower) and maps of Alexandria harbour showing where Sirius was moored. There is even a BBC card confirming a Forces Favourites request for 'Goodnight Sweetheart' in May 1944. Some of the photographs and cards are of a bombing raid on ships in the harbour at Bône, now known as Annaba, in Algeria, while others are taken at sea. One of the photographs is the same 'Crossing the Line' picture which I found on your site.
Peter Nelson
My grandfather and some of his ship mates on board HMS Sirius, he is in row 2 and 2nd from the left.
Here are some more pictures my mother has found of my grandfather, Desmond Jones and his HMS Sirius crew mates.
UPDATE: I have made contact with a number of people who served with my Grandfather and even managed to meet some of them and have been featured in some newspaper articles..
Photographs
Lesley Robinson is the 4th man along with his arms folded and Des Jones (leading stoker) is the 5th one along.
Photos belonging to Lesley Robinson.
The group is the officers of HMS Sirius probably taken around 1943 in the Mediterranean.
HMS Sirius 1942
Crossing the Line, HMS Sirius.
Peter Deacon.
If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch.
List of those who served on Sirius
- Ernest George "Taffy" Adams. (A/B Radar plot)
- R.Armitage RDF Section.
- Harry Bamford Read his story
- "Tinker" Bell. RDF Section.
- Raymond Bentley. Read his story
- PO Fred (Shorty) Biggs
- Harry 'Monty' Blackhurst. gunner. Read his Story
- Captain P.W.Brooking.
- H.Brown RDF Section.
- Brown RDF Section.
- Lt Bruno Brown
- Busby. RDF Section.
- Frank Carroll
- PO. A.L.Claridge Read his Story
- Paddy Cronin RDF Section.
- Sig (TO) Peter Deacon
- PO. English. RDF Section.
- Clifford Leslie Eveleigh
- Dougy Evers
- Petty Officer James Fuller Read his story
- Jimmy Green Read his story
- Jock Grennon RDF Section.
- Desmond Edward Jones (Leading Stoker) Read his story
- Rev. Martin Harvey. Chaplin.
- Ronald Hegarty Read his story
- George Higgins Read his Story
- Frank Hoare Read his story
- AB Jack Samuel Mark Holloway Read his story
- Alf Hyslop Read his story
- Frankie Kluss. Read his story
- "Curly" Langford. RDF Section.
- AB Robert Lewis
- Edward Lipsham. Chief Stoker. Read his Story
- Jock McClennan RDF Section.
- PO. Edward Mellor (Radar Mechanic) Read his story
- Stuart "Sam" Morrison. Signalman. Read his Story
- Vic Muff
- L/Sig. Patrick Press.
- Commander P Q Roberts.
- Lesley Robinson (Leading Stoker)
- Surgeon-Lieut. Ranyl Rhydwen R.N.V.R. Read his story
- B Simpson RDF Section.
- Paddy Smiley. RDF Section.
- Joseph Albert Smith. leading storeman
- Pat Smith. Royal Marines. Read his story
- P.Smythe RDF Section.
- Charlie Stretch. telegraph operator Read his story
- Reginald Taylor Read his story
- Geoff Thomas
- Tony Ventre. RDF Section.
- Walker. RDF Section.
- Gorden Ward. Royal Marines. Read his Story
- Ginger Wells
- Bill White RDF Section.
- R. White RDF Section.
- Ellis Wilshaw
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch.
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