Private Papers of Lieutenant Commander J C Erskine-Hill DSC VRD RNVR

Original documents and photocopies of papers relating to his appointment as 1st Lieutenant and, from October 1944, in command of HMS GREY FOX (1st Steam Gun Boat Flotilla, Coastal Forces) in the English Channel, October 1941 - September 1945, including the Senior Officer's reports of proceedings and two ship's monthly logs covering actions against German R boats, minesweepers and armed trawlers (notably in September 1943), the deck log kept in GREY FOX during operations off the Normandy beachhead from D-Day up to mid-July 1944, crew and next-of-kin lists, a painting, 22 photographs and miscellaneous other documents about steam gun boats and Erskine-Hill's service as an RNVR officer.

Cataloguer RWAS

Catalogue date 1985-01