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Operation Pedestal
10th Aug 1942 Convoy
12th Aug 1942 Damage
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Those known to have fought in Operation Pedestal during the Second World War 1939-1945. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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ERA. Harry Ronald Ward HMS Eagle My grandfather, Harry Ward, joined the Royal navy in July 1929, aged twenty. He was serving aboard the HMS Eagle when it was torpedoed and sunk during Operation Pedestal. Luckily, he was not in the engine room at that time. In the water for two hours before being picked up, he remembers choking on the petrol that was in the sea. His wife, Peggy, was pregnant with their second child at the time and had to wait a couple of weeks before knowing her husband's fate. Family history has it that his hair went white overnight due to the shock. He remained in the Royal Navy until 22nd June 1949.
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Henry Atkinson HMS Manchester My father, Henry Atkinson was a steward to the officers. When they were interned in Algeria he was given a melodeon by one of the officers and told to keep it. I still have it. He also told me Mae West saved him, so as a child I imagined a woman swimming and saving him!
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Stwd. Henry Crossley Horn HMS Pathfinder He enlisted at HMS Glendower 8th Dec 1941. Served in various vessels including HMS Pathfinder (G10) which was involved in Operation Pedestal (Malta Convoys) and the sinking of U162 in the Caribbean. Following the Pathfinder he served on HMS Lynx, the Coastal Minesweeper and Patrol Base at Dover, before being transferred to HMS Royal Arthur and invalided out in 1945.
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John Hendry Horne HMS Manchester John Horne was my father who served with the Royal Navy in WW2 aboard HMS Manchester during Operation Pedestal.
He was detained by the Vichy French from 13th of August 13th of August 1942 until 3rd of November 1942.
I have a Bible stamped "Presbyterian Church, Algiers". Inside the cover of the Bible he has signed his name. It is also signed by another crew member, William Richards. They also wrote "Three months of hell".
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Ldg.Sea. James William Woodhall HMS Nigeria My father, James Woodhall joined HMS Nigeria when she was first commissioned and served on her through the Arctic convoy missions up until she was torpedoed whilst on Operation Pedestal. He was part of the detail who retrieved the bodies of lost comrades after the ship had limped into Gibraltar, the memory of which troubled him for years afterwards.
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Ldg.Sea. Ronald George Daplyn HMS Manchester My father Ron Daplyn was in HMS Manchester at the time of Operation Pedestal, serving as an Airframe Rigger for the Walrus catapult plane. When the ship was abandoned his duty was to destroy the Walrus's radar to prevent capture. By the time he had completed that, all the boats and floats had left the ship, so he went into the sea in his lifejacket. He was picked up by HMS Eskimo about 1100 that morning. He subsequently served in escort carriers, HMS Biter and ashore at RAF Defford, servicing aircraft engaged in radar trials.
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Ldg. Sgnlmn. Edward Robert Lambert HMS Nigeria My father sadly passed away last year, but he did serve on HMS Nigeria during Operation Pedestal. Not sure if he was a leading signalman at that point, but he was by the end of the war. He was usually known as 'Ted' or 'Jigger'.
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Gnr. Thomas William "Pat" Kirkwood HMS Anson My father, Thomas William Kirkwood, joined the Royal Navy to get away from the poverty in which he was brought up. He always stated that he joined because of the promise of a new pair of boots and three square meals a day. He trained as a gunner at the gunnery school on Whale Island and went on to serve on corvettes and other craft before joining HMS Anson.
He took part in a crossing the line event on an Artic convoy, becoming a "blue nose". He also took part in other convoys to Malta, Gibraltar and North Africa. He took part in the Normandy Landings/invasion, as well as Operation Pedestal.
He finished his naval career as a gunnery instructor at the Royal Naval Gunnery School, Whale Island in 1955. After his service he took a post as a storekeeper, then a shop owner before passing away in 1997.
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Capt. Fred "Ag" Atkins HMS Nelson I am looking for information about my grandfather, Fred Atkins. He
was a Captain and his nickname was Ag. He served on HMS Nelson for
a period, and was involved in Operations Husky, Halberd, and
Pedestal. I lack any further information. Can anybody help, or tell
where is a place to start?
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Kenneth Tutty HMS Nigeria My father Kenneth Tutty served on HMS Nigeria in the Mediterranean. The ship was involved in Operation Pedestal. Does anyone remember my dad?
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