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HMS ATHELING
officers and men
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The commanding officer Captain R.I. Agnew RCN
with two of the ships officers. |
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Some of the ships officers having drinks with
Captain Agnew |
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Guests are
entertained to dinner in the wardroom aboard HMS ATHELING
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A groups of crew members pose on the flight
deck, these are mostly senior rates and includes
two man from the RAF. Stoker Charles Kelly is
thrid from right, front row. Photo: Courtesy
Charles Kelly |
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Captain Agnew and the ships
chaplain preside over a burial at sea. Photo: Courtesy
Charles Kelly.
This is probably the ceremony for Sub
Lt (A) R.T. Bisman RNZNVR and Sub Lt (A) J.D. Chittenden
RNZNVR, who were both killed in a deck crash on Thursday,
29th June 1944; three other enlisted men were also killed in
the incident, they were lost overboard when Sub Lt.
Chittenden’s Seafire broke through the barrier and went over
the side taking a parked aircraft with it, killing Sub Lt
Bisman and three maintenance personnel [D/JX 305515 Able
Seaman N. BrechinN, FX/108105 Air Mechanic (E) R.J. Milton,
and FX/100335 Air Fitter (A) H. Patrick] working in the
aircraft park forward of the barrier were lost at sea, their
bodies were never recovered.
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Recreation
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HMS ATHELING's own band the "ATHELING
GREMLINS" |
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Above & below: Sports day |
Operations in
the Indian Ocean
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A Barracuda taking
off - British aircraft could not use the ship's accelerator
(catapult).
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Wildcats operating from ATHELING in 1944 |
Unless stated otherwise all photos are courtesy of Garth Fletcher
whose father Sub-Lt A.L. Fletcher RNVR (Merchant Marine no.
R187202), served on HMS Atheling from June 7 1943 rated as 5th
Engineer as an engine room officer under the T124X scheme. He
stayed with this ship until October 12, 1945 ..
Page last edited:
02 December 2018
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