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Join the Navy and see the World: 1. Skegnessicon for Story with photo

Len was working at Northampton General Post Office when he volunteered to join the Navy in January 1941,...

Join the Navy and See the World: 2. Freetownicon for Story with photo

By September 1941, Len found himself serving in his first proper ship: HMS Bridgewater, a sloop,after...

Join the Navy and See the World: 3. Durban, South Africaicon for Story with photo

Len continued his exploration of the Dark Continent calling at various ports in Gambia, Gold Coast and...

Join the Navy and See the World: 4. Belfast.icon for Story with photo

At the ship's Commissioning Dance, at the British Legion Hall, he met a local girl: Isabella Burns, who...

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Join the Navy and See the World: 6. Bizerta.icon for Story with photo

Firstly here are Len's words written in a W/T Operator's Log book, about his time in Bizerta in...

Join the Navy and See the World: 7. Salerno (Op. Avalanche).icon for Story with photo

The day before the landings, as we drew near to Salerno, we learned of Italy's surrender... Len copied...

Join the Navy and See the world: 8. Bombay to Anzio via Suez.icon for Story with photo

Bombay to Anzio via Suez... Part of the 5th Army was to be landed at Anzio just south of Rome, well behind...

Join the Navy and See the World 9. Anzio, Italy (Continued.)icon for Story with photo

Firstly, continued here are Len's words written in a W/T Operator's Log book, about the Anzio...

Join the Navy and See the World: 10. Anzio (Continued.)icon for Story with photo

He is believed to have written this soon after the war's end: "The whole port of Anzio was reported...

Join the Navy and See the World: 11. Anzio (Continued.)icon for Story with photo

The cruiser Spartan and destroyer Inglefield were sunk. Jerry also made great use of glider bombs and...

Join the Navy and See the World: 12. Corsica.icon for Story with photo

Here are Len's words written in a W/T Operator's Log book, about visits to Corsica in 1944. He is...

Join the Navy and See the World: 13. France (Operation Dragoon)icon for Story with photo

Opposition by air wasn't expected to be heavy for the Germans had only 375 aircraft in Southern France...

Join the Navy and See the World: 14. Greeceicon for Story with photo

The Germans had only just pulled out of Athens and British troops were to be landed to stabilise the...

Join the Navy and See the World: 15. Maltaicon for Story with photo

Join the Navy and See the World: 15. Len was frequently at Malta with HMS Thruster during 1943-45, but just...

Join the Navy and See the World: 16. Tunis, Cairo, Kenticon for Story with photo

In November 1943 he went to Cairo, and saw the Pyramids. In July 1944 he went to Tunis and saw the Casbah,...

Join the Navy and See the World: 17. Med to Portsmouth.icon for Story with photo

Len had been in Thruster since her commissioning in Belfast in January 1943, serving initially under Lt/Cdr...

Join the Navy and See the World: 18. Ferryvilleicon for Story with photo

For some unknown reason,while at Ferryville in Thruster, Len listed his kit in a W/T Operator's log...

Join the Navy and See the World: 19. Bari,Italy.icon for Story with photo

Len related how on 9.4.1945, Thruster was the nearest ship to the USS Liberty, and was about to go...

Join the Navy and See the World: 20. Money Matters.icon for Story with photo

1.7s.3d As from June 4th1943 Balance of Civil Pay decreased by 21/6d in lieu of Marriage Allowance....

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