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Admiral William O'Brien
Admiral William O'Brien
On PQ 17: "I can remember vividly the scene at tha...Admiral William O'Brien
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Sir William OBrien joined the Royal Navy in 1930...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 1
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After qualifying as a Sub Lieutenant in 1937 he jo...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 2
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Sir William was aboard HMS Garland when she was i...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 3
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On heading back to the Mediterranean, the ships ...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 4
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Operation Royal Marine was a plan hatched by Churc...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 5
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Sir Williams next ship is HMS Witherington. He ...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 6
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Sir William, now a First Lieutenant is onboard the...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 7
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Sir William recalls a Commando operation on Vaagso...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 8
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Tales of the Arctic continue onboard HMS Offa. Hea...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 9
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Sir William recalls in fantastic detail his recoll...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 10
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HMS Offa heads to support the American landing in ...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 11
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Sir William talks in detail about the lead up to ...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 12
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HMS Cotswold is tasked with providing gun power on...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 13
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Sir William is sent to the Far East as a Lieutenan...Admiral William O'Brien - Film 14
On PQ 17: "I can remember vividly the scene at that time and the picture of my Captain on the bridge worrying and us all worrying with him. Little flows of arctic ice coming by us. Then we were quitting. It's the most horrible recollection".
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Admiral William O'Brien
A remarkable interview, full of detail and opinion. One of the best Second World war Naval accounts we have in the archive.
