206286 Ken Robinson Royal Navy HMS Cossack from:Manchester Ken is still alive and kicking, just got back from Norway where he was involved in the boarding of the prison ship the Altmark.... 70 years ago. They have just had the memorial service there.
He was also involved in further action in Norway and Malta convoys. He also saw the sinking of the Bismark as the Cossack was mine sweeping and covering the battle from behind. He was posted to pom pom 4, which I understand is the big guns, 4 personnel on each one.
I love to hear his stories, each time we visit he recalls something new. Like the time he was training the mounted machine gun on a diving Ju44 as the ship was flung to starboard, one minute he is shooting at a plane, the next he is looking at the sea. Or the time he asked to jump from the row boat to the mooring in Scapa Flow with the rope... just because he got a tot of rum for doing it. He was unfortunately... or fortunately as it turned out, injured during re-arming the pom pom at Grangemouth. As he damaged his shoulder, he missed the next posting, where the Cossack was lost in 1941
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