My Dad's War.
Monday, 2 January 2017
The End is nigh.
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Dad’s Demob papers. At the end of the war there were 5 million in uniform so it can be recognised that the ‘system’ may not have...
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Monday, 19 December 2016
Homeward bound.
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Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser in 1943. Admiral Fraser joined the Royal Navy in 1902 and was at Galipolli. After the war he volunteer...
Sunday, 4 December 2016
Waiting for De-Mob.
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Prior to the Japanese Occupation Hong Kong was governed on the usual Empire lines with the expatriate British ruling and using certain ‘cl...
Monday, 21 November 2016
HMS Tamar.
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HMS TAMAR 1 st October 1945 to HMS Tamar had been an iron screw troop ship built in 1863. She had visited Hong Kong a couple of t...
Thursday, 10 November 2016
The Relief of Hong Kong.
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Rear Admiral Harcourt transferred from HMS Vengence to HMS Swiftsure. The fleet anchored in the Bay but the Royal Canadian Navy Prince Rob...
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
The Last Action.
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HMS INDOMITABLE 12th AUGUST 1945 to 30th SEPTEMBER 1945 When the Japanese Emperor had surrendered on 15 th August the Senior Britis...
Saturday, 15 October 2016
War is over, for some.
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HMS INDOMITABLE 12 th AUGUST 45 to 30 th SEPTEMBER 45 Indomitable was an aircraft carrier built by Vickers Armstrong ...
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