I understand that the faulty valve that contributed to the sinking of the submarine was made by a sub contractor, not Cammell Laird but by a...
There's lots of books and documentaries about German U-boats but I've always wondered why is there so little about Royal Navy submarines? Did they...
[ATTACH] Evening all, could anyone shed any light on a couple of RN flags I picked up recently? I know they are RN however I am unsure as to...
Beginning in 1939, the Royal Navy began requisitioning commercial vessels to serve as auxiliary patrol craft and minesweepers. By December 1941...
My late father went to the Pacific War as a sparker (wireless operator) after D Day in Europe where his destroyer, HMS Orwell, had done 7 or 8...
An interesting story from the recent attempted sale of his service medals at auction: WWI hero who led 450-mile prison break became Burma...
BBC News 27th July 2020 Service for RAF Newton trio killed in explosion at base in 1940. Three RAF airmen are being remembered 80 years after...
Can any Airborne experts please have a look at this in the hope they can add to my research into the following person, he was transferred from the...
Some years ago,I posted about a dangerous journey made by a friend ,Arthur Fairchild in LCT489 (Mk3) when he was a young telegraphist in the R.N....
I have just seen a post elsewhere by a beachcomber /mudlarker referring to RN plastic buttons being painted gold, however when they find them, the...
Hi Can anyone help identify the name of the rating killed in paragraph c ? [ATTACH] Source: Admiralty War Diary for 28/12/44 Thanks in...
Hi Everyone, I'm trying to track down my grandfather's ww2 service records. I always thought he was in the Merchant Navy but other members of...
Just come across some colour footage of Red Beret's at Kastrup airfield and Copenhagen in May 1945. I have said Red Berets as a selection of...
I am interested in modelling Royal Navy vehicles in and around WW2 some are a dark blue, including at leaset one pictured on a DDay beach. So...
I have found the name of Charles Mock on a war memorial in Dublin. The CWGC website has: Telegraphist: MOCK, CHARLES ALBERT Service Number D/JX...
I was thinking again today about the skin rash that my Dad had in his naval service during the war. Could it have been due to vitamin deficiency?...
I found these on eBay two weeks ago, not in any way "rare" but a jacket I was looking for and this one was fine. Checking eBay's wee " reminders"...
[IMG] Hi I’m New to the forum. Looking for a bit of help. Myself & my dad have requested my grandads royal navy records. Sadly he’s no longer...
Hi Is it unusual that I cannot find any records on any website for James Windle who I believe was based in Simonstown South Africa in WW2 The only...
Hi all, I just read this stirring account in With Ensigns Flying and thought "well this must be well known" but I can't find any detailed account...
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