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John Roche - Film 1
John talks about his early life as a pre-war Boy S...John Roche - Film 1
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John joins the Renown. He talks in detail about hi...John Roche - Film 2
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Johns action station was in the Transmitting Sta...John Roche - Film 3
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John talks about how the crew could relax on board...John Roche - Film 4
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The Renown heads to the Arctic. John explains the ...John Roche - Film 5
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John recalls Force H and the Malta convoys. Gettin...John Roche - Film 6
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John describes the gun set-up on the Renown. Despi...John Roche - Film 7
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After Malta the Renown is engaged in a chase to ge...John Roche - Film 8
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Winston Churchill took a liking for the HMS Renown...John Roche - Film 9
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John talks about how different Skippers came and w...John Roche - Film 10
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John talks about the Rat Catcher. They had a cat b...John Roche - Film 11
A great quote from Johns' fascinating interview,"Lady Churchill had an electric iron that she'd picked up in America. It wasn't working and I had to go and repair it and I had a little chat with her and she was a lovely lady".
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John Roche
John Roche served on HMS Renown throughout most of the war. He gives a fabulous account of himself and provides a fascinating insight to life onboard.
