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Informative ts memoir (234pp, written in August 1992) describing his service with the Royal Navy, January 1931 - October 1960, as an officer specialising in navigation, including: his training at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, January 1931 - July 1934, and the Cadet Training Cruiser HMS FROBISHER, September 1934 - March 1935; his service as Midshipman in the cruiser HMS AJAX in the Mediterranean and South America, April 1935 - June 1937; at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, September 1935 - April 1938; in the cruisers HMS NORFOLK, East Indies, June 1938 - March 1939, and HMS MANCHESTER, East Indies and 18th Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet, Scapa Flow, March 1939 - March 1940; the battleship HMS WARSPITE, April 1940 - September 1941, notably at Narvik, April 1940; Specialist Navigation Course, Navigation School, HMS DRYAD, Portsmouth, January - April 1940; Flotilla Navigation Officer, 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, in the minesweepers HMS FITZROY, April - May 1942 (sunk), and HMS KELLETT, June 1942 - ?May 1943; Staff Officer Navigation on Admiral Sir Philip Vian's staff in London, planning the invasion of Sicily, ?May - December 1943; Navigating Officer in the cruiser, HMS ARETHUSA, April 1944 - late 1945, serving at D-Day (Operation NEPTUNE), June 1944, and in the Mediterranean, 1945; Instructor, HMS DRYAD, ?December 1943 - April 1944, early 1946 - February 1947, and October 1947 - October 1948; Squadron Navigating Officer in the cruiser HMS GLASGOW, East Indies, February - August 1947; Navigator in the cruiser HMS JAMAICA, West Indies and Far East, October 1948 - January 1951, including the escape of HMS AMETHYST and the landings at Inchon, Korea, September 1950; Trials and Development Commander, Navigation and Aircraft Direction, HMS DRYAD, April 1951 - summer 1953; Captain of the Frigate HMS BURGHEAD BAY, the Falklands and Antarctic guard ship, September 1954 - December 1955; Captain of HMS ROYAL ARTHUR, the Petty Officer's Leadership School, Corsham, Wiltshire, March 1956 - spring 1958; on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief Home and Channel, Southsea, spring 1958 - October 1960; retirement on 21 October 1960; and making some interesting comments on his education and career; Navy life and personalities, notably Vice Admiral J Hughes-Hallett; and his duties. The memoir has been published under the title FROM CEYLON TO CORSHAM (Salisbury: the Hobnob Press, 2008).
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Informative ts memoir (234pp, written in August 1992) describing his service with the Royal Navy, January 1931 - October 1960, as an officer specialising in navigation, including: his training at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, January 1931 - July 1934, and the Cadet Training Cruiser HMS FROBISHER, September 1934 - March 1935; his service as Midshipman in the cruiser HMS AJAX in the Mediterranean and South America, April 1935 - June 1937; at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, September 1935 - April 1938; in the cruisers HMS NORFOLK, East Indies, June 1938 - March 1939, and HMS MANCHESTER, East Indies and 18th Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet, Scapa Flow, March 1939 - March 1940; the battleship HMS WARSPITE, April 1940 - September 1941, notably at Narvik, April 1940; Specialist Navigation Course, Navigation School, HMS DRYAD, Portsmouth, January - April 1940; Flotilla Navigation Officer, 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, in the minesweepers HMS FITZROY, April - May 1942 (sunk), and HMS KELLETT, June 1942 - ?May 1943; Staff Officer Navigation on Admiral Sir Philip Vian's staff in London, planning the invasion of Sicily, ?May - December 1943; Navigating Officer in the cruiser, HMS ARETHUSA, April 1944 - late 1945, serving at D-Day (Operation NEPTUNE), June 1944, and in the Mediterranean, 1945; Instructor, HMS DRYAD, ?December 1943 - April 1944, early 1946 - February 1947, and October 1947 - October 1948; Squadron Navigating Officer in the cruiser HMS GLASGOW, East Indies, February - August 1947; Navigator in the cruiser HMS JAMAICA, West Indies and Far East, October 1948 - January 1951, including the escape of HMS AMETHYST and the landings at Inchon, Korea, September 1950; Trials and Development Commander, Navigation and Aircraft Direction, HMS DRYAD, April 1951 - summer 1953; Captain of the Frigate HMS BURGHEAD BAY, the Falklands and Antarctic guard ship, September 1954 - December 1955; Captain of HMS ROYAL ARTHUR, the Petty Officer's Leadership School, Corsham, Wiltshire, March 1956 - spring 1958; on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief Home and Channel, Southsea, spring 1958 - October 1960; retirement on 21 October 1960; and making some interesting comments on his education and career; Navy life and personalities, notably Vice Admiral J Hughes-Hallett; and his duties. The memoir has been published under the title FROM CEYLON TO CORSHAM (Salisbury: the Hobnob Press, 2008).
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Catalogue date 1995-11-07