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Joan Blease

Once a Wren always a Wren. Although she only served for a short period before...

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Alf Burton

Charles Alfred Burton served on numerous ships throughout his 23 year Naval Career. In May...

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Naval Convoys (1939–1945)
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Robert Watts

Robert was on Landing craft at D Day. One thing that still lives with him...

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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Ted Hunt

At 91 Ted amazed us all with his encyclopaedic memory of his time as 2nd...

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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An interview with

Joan Blease

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Martin Bisiker
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Alf Burton

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On the sinking of the Bismarck, "then HMS King George V joined in, and when we left she was on fire, nothing much left of the ship really, poor muckers inside, and then the Admiral says, 'any ships with torpedoes left, go and sink Bismarck'".
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Naval Convoys (1939–1945)
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William Jenkins

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Dennis Whitehead

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Jack Thomas

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Christian Lamb

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An interview with

Robert Watts

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Robert was on Landing craft at D Day. He recalls with horror having to try and rescue Canadian troops from drowning as the weight of their kit pulled them under.
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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
An interview with

Gordon Hooton

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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An interview with

Joan Field

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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John Sturgis

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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An interview with

David Baines

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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An interview with

Ted Hunt

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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Fred Lee

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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Buster Brown

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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Ken Howes

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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An interview with

Ken Turner

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D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
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