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haryc

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Ship names
« on: 13 June 2023 04:13:05 pm »
Hi
I am trying to write up my uncles service record and I am stumped.
Under name of ship one entry is Lile (I think). The first letter could be something other than L.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
He was posted to it from 20.11.1044 to 12.03.45. He had just finished a stint on the Argonaut and I know he manned the guns.

Also why did they keep going back to shore bases? Was it for down time?

Sorry if this is in the wrong category I couldn't find one for this problem. :(

Many thanks
Kind regards
Carol
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Re: Ship names
« Reply #1 on: 13 June 2023 04:19:37 pm »
I've just come across another one.... Is this correct
St Angelo (Bryony) He spent three months on it whatever it is.
Carol
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Re: Ship names
« Reply #2 on: 14 June 2023 12:32:33 pm »

re: Shore bases
He would not necessarily have been there - they acted as Accounting Bases for small ships, so when you have an entry of St Angelo (Bryony) it means that the admin / paperwork / pay etc was administered by  HMS St Angelo - the shore base at Malta - the name in brackets shows the ship he was on - the corvette Bryony
https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4724.html

As for the mysterious name, is it possible for you to post up a copy of his service record? Lile doesn't ring any bells, but someone may be able to decipher it if we could actually see it

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