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From Schoolboy to Sailor - John Leslie Carter

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Wartime Experiences of John Leslie Carter - from schoolboy to sailor.

The Metal Box Company, for which I was working, had evacuated many of its directors and senior managers to...

Wartime experiences of John Leslie Carter - from schoolboy to sailor. Part 2

It was our duty to act as sentries at the Hilsea swimming pool and on an island in Portsmouth Harbour both...

Wartime Experiences of John Leslie Carter - from schoolboy to sailor. Part 3

Shortly before leaving Monas Isle my progress towards being commissioned was reinstated and I was,...

Wartime Experiences of John Leslie Carter = from schoolboy to sailor. Part 4

Training completed, on 26th June I returned south to the headquarters base of Coastal Forces, HMS Hornet at...

Wartime experiences of John Leslie Carter - from schoolboy to sailor. Part 5

Three days later we set off back to Lerwick in company with two Norwegian boats whose crews wanted to put...

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