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Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was a Leading Seaman aboard a landing ship tank LST 304.

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A veteran interview with

Peter Thompson

Peter-Thompson

Peter Thompson joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was a Leading Seaman aboard a landing ship tank LST 304.

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MLA Style:
Thompson, Peter. A Veteran Interview with Peter Thompson. Interview by Unknown. Legasee, n.d. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-thompson/. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
APA Style:
Thompson, P. (n.d.). A Veteran Interview with Peter Thompson [Interview by Unknown]. Legasee. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-thompson/
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Thompson, Peter. n.d.. A Veteran Interview with Peter Thompson. Interview by Unknown. Legasee. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-thompson/
Harvard Style:
Thompson, P. (n.d.). A Veteran Interview with Peter Thompson. [Interviewed by Unknown]. Legasee. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-thompson/ (Accessed: 17 May 2025)
Vancouver Style:
Thompson, P. A Veteran Interview with Peter Thompson [Internet]. Interview by Unknown. Legasee; n.d. [cited 2025 May 17]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-thompson/
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Patricia passed away on the 22 July, 2014.
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Megan Moir joined the WRNS (Women's Royal Naval Service) aged 18 in December 1944. After brief training she went to Larne in Northern Ireland, but soon had the rare opportunity to join HMS Philante, a former luxury yacht which was used to train warships involved in anti-submarine work, with submarines acting as U-boats. They sailed to the naval base at the Kyle of Lochalsh opposite Skye, where she spent the rest of the war typing training instructions and training results. After the war she typed up reports in German following the surrender of U-boats there. She recalls her excitement when offered the chance to go to sea at 10 minutes notice, because very few WRENS went to sea; she vividly recalls being on the bridge, where she could see what was happening. She only stayed onboard one night; the rest of the time she slept in the “Wrenery”, where she enjoyed socialising in the common room with fellow WRENS and visitors. She narrates many fascinating anecdotes, including the celebrations for VE- and VJ-Day.
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