Article from The Advertiser, (South Australia) Monday, November 6, 1944.

Article mentions rocket firing Hurricanes and Swordfish attacked another U-boat as it was submerging and signaled the enemy's position to nearby surface forces.

Philip L

APA citation
ARCTIC CONVOY WINS THROUGH (1944, November 6). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43227349

LCI(L) 99 has already featured in this forum, albeit a while ago
The ship was deployed to the Mediterranean and took part in the landings on Sicily 20 July 1943 (Operation Husky) and also the landings at Anzio 22 January 1944 (Operation Shingle)
[source: British Invasion Fleets by John Winser]

Did not take part in the Normandy landings, but was part of the follow-up support, taking supplies from Barry, South Wales, to Seine Bay for the landing beaches.   It was whilst on this duty that she was lost

Mark - can't see any attachment....

Phoenicia was the name of the naval base at Valetta, Malta, and would have been the admin base for the 5th Frigate Squadron - Loch More and Loch Craggie were frigates based at Malta in the early 1950's.

Hi all

I'm just starting out on researching my friends father's Naval Service.

She has a small notebook with a few scant notes in it, but it is clear he was on LCI(L) 99 from build until sometime in 1944 (possibly June).

Can anyone help with any information about where it was operational and what landings it took part in?


Are there any photos of the 99 out there?
I am aware that the 99 was sunk in August 44 and wonder how many of the men lost on that day he knew.

Would love to be in contact with any relatives of the crew and hopefully assist each other in filling in gaps in our knowledge.

Many thanks

Mark

Hi all,
New user so forgive any errors. My Dad, Fred "aka Rick" Bristow (deceased) told me about his career in the Royal Navy when I was growing up. Besides his seafaring tales told me that although a sailor he had enrolled in Commando training and had spent a while in Combined Ops. He described proudly earning his Green Beret and training which included unarmed combat training from an instructor called "Mac" and a parachute jump from a barrage balloon. My mum mentioned that he spent a while in hospital having fallen from a rope carrying something that exploded. She said that he was picking little pieces of bakelite from his back for years after. I have obtained his Royal Navy record but it just shows for admin the ship in which serving, from and to and Rating. Fred was a signaller by trade (tried to teach me morse code as a kid!)
I have attached the record but the only part which might show possible combined ops training is "Phoenicia3 (Loch More and Loch Craggie) 13.09.1950 to 16.08.1952. I can send his record on e-mail but not as attachment here due to data size. Any help in deciphering his record would be gratefully received.
Thank you, Mark Bristow (Also on mbristow14@aol.com)

Just putting all of my father's (Norman Lock) WW2 Navy group photos in one location for better reference.

My father was in the Portsmouth division of Royal Navy in WW2. I guess that the group photo in which there appears to be over 100 Navy personal was taken at Portsmouth, England. But I do not know (why it is a mystery). 

The Class of 207 photo which is faded has a list of names on the rear of the photo. Class members may have put their names on each other's photos. Norman is sixth from your left in the rear row as you look at the photo. I have not been able to put names to faces otherwise (why it is a mystery).

The better-quality Class of 207 photo appears to have been taken at all most the same time as the faded one. It looks like one young sailor has blinked his eye in this one, about the only difference I can see.

Philip L 

I'm interested in trying to obtain a copy of a WW2 Watch & Station Bill (ideally a cruiser or other major warship), but cannot find a reference to any records in the National Archives, or via a web search.

Has anyone had  occasion to come across one?

Or point me in the right direction?

I'd be grateful for any help on this.

Article in Army News (Darwin NT, Australia) 21 May 1944 mentions Swordfish aircraft and RN Destroyers.


APA citation
Arctic Weather and U-boats Could Not Stop Largest Convoy Getting to Russia (1944, May 21). Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946), p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47694247

Philip L

Thank you for the RP Badge information. That is appreciated.

I have attached the last page in the Distinguishing badges section of Chapter one from Manual of Seamanship 1937 (Printed 1941), Distinguishing badges (Cap Badges, page 28).

I have attached a screen shot of the RP Badge (Radar).

Philip L

I believe the 'Radar Plotter' (RP) branch badge was introduced at the end of the war, around 1944