The year was 1942 and my father was 19 years old. As an Able Seaman, he had set sail from Wallsend on the Tyne on board HMS Dorsetshire. They docked in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). On Saturday 4 ...
The image attached to this story cannot be viewed for moderation or technical reasons We joined up in Durban with the battleship HMS Ramilles, aircraft carrier HMS Wasp, the cruiser HMS Ceylon, and 4 ...
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