Description
Object description
Ts account (193pp) written by his widow, ca 1980, covering his early life and training as an observer in the Fleet Air Arm, 1939 - 1940; service in HMS ARK ROYAL in home waters and briefly in Malta, 1940 - 1941; service in HMS EAGLE in East African waters, February - May 1941, in the South Atlantic, May - October 1941, and on the Clyde, October 1941 - March 1942; time on various courses and in shore appointments in the UK; service in HMS TRUMPETER mainly in Norwegian waters, September 1944 - May 1945; and post-war service including in HMS THESEUS mainly in South African waters, 1947 - 1949, in command of HMS LOCH ALVIE in the Persian Gulf, 1958 - 1959 (a transcript of his diary for this year is incorporated in the account), and in command of RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, 1959 - 1961. The account is rather disjointed and contains as many details of his family life as of his service.
Content description
Ts account (193pp) written by his widow, ca 1980, covering his early life and training as an observer in the Fleet Air Arm, 1939 - 1940; service in HMS ARK ROYAL in home waters and briefly in Malta, 1940 - 1941; service in HMS EAGLE in East African waters, February - May 1941, in the South Atlantic, May - October 1941, and on the Clyde, October 1941 - March 1942; time on various courses and in shore appointments in the UK; service in HMS TRUMPETER mainly in Norwegian waters, September 1944 - May 1945; and post-war service including in HMS THESEUS mainly in South African waters, 1947 - 1949, in command of HMS LOCH ALVIE in the Persian Gulf, 1958 - 1959 (a transcript of his diary for this year is incorporated in the account), and in command of RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, 1959 - 1961. The account is rather disjointed and contains as many details of his family life as of his service.
History note
Cataloguer VAF
History note
Catalogue date 1982-10