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HMS Cormorant
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Peter Somerton HMS Cormorant Peter Somerton served on the HMS Cormorant from 13th of November 1940 to 15th of October 1942.
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Sigmn. William David Frank Slowley HMS Cormorant William Slowley was my father. I have looked up his war record as part of my family history interest. He never spoke much about the war, I guess because he had moved on since demob in 1945. He was a good father, and after he left the Navy he worked hard as a printer (at home, part time) and as a signalman at Avonmouth docks until his death in 1962.
He was very bright and won a scholarship to grammar school, but because his mother (widowed when he was 9) couldn't afford the uniform he was not able to go, instead he joined the Navy and served in both World Wars (he served on HMS Rigorous during WW1).
He knew Morse code like it was his natural language, built single valve radios for me as a child, etc. I now guess the Navy saw his intelligence and talent and think he was part of the secret communications system, especially when he served on HMS Rodney (which was involved in sinking the Bismarck) in WW2.
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Sig. Walter Derek Dommett HMS Caledonia Walter Dommett served on the following ships:
- HMS Pembroke
- HMS Eaglet
- HMS President 3
- HMS Cormorant
- HMCS Stadacona
- HMS Stag
- HMS Canopus
- HMS Caledonia
- HMS Wellesley
- HMS Eland
- HMS Baldur
- HMS Saker
- SS Zamelek
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Stew. Edward Stewart HMS Eaglet Our father Edward Stewart joined up 1941 and served on the vetch HMS Eaglet from 18th of December 1941 till 28th of February 1943. Then various ships the Cormorant, St Angelo, Excellent, Indefatigable before leaving the Royal Navy on 23rd of Aug 1947 and going on to spend the rest of his working life in the Merchant Navy. He died in 1995 aged 78.
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John Blezard HMS Europa We have found my Grandad Jack Blezard's service record. He trained at HMS Royal Arthur 8th July to 13th Aug 1941 then moved across to other ships including Europa and Cormorant. He served until 1946.
He died in Thurrock in 1965 but is buried in Norwich.
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L.Stok. Reginald Curtis HMS Cormorant Reginald Curtis served on HMS Cormorant from 17th of April 1943 to 15th of October 1944.
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Ldg.Photo(A)(Ty) Frank "Snaps" Mitchell
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Yeoman Sigs. Herbert Edward "Sharkey" Ward HMS Cormorant   My father, Herbert Ward joined the RNVR in early 1939, as he said he knew a war was coming, and he did not want to end up in the trenches as his father-in-law had done in WW1.
He was a telegraphist in the GPO in the days leading up to war. He got married on 2nd December 1939 in his uniform in South London. I know his cap badge read HMS Cormorant on his wedding day. He lived in Chatham for a while.
I am not clear about where he served in WW2, but he did say he took passage to Gibraltar on HMS Queen Elizabeth the WWI dreadnought. He was in Gibraltar for a while and eventually turned up in Malta. He met his brother-in-law George Hopkins in Malta, I believe sometime in 1942. George Hopkins was serving on HMS London, and later served on the Russian convoys on this ship.
From Malta my father was involved in the Sicily landings, serving alongside army staff from their Signals Regiment. After that, all is not clear, my father was reluctant to talk about it and when I asked him he said it was nothing to brag about!
He remained in the RNVR after the war and was a Yeoman Petty Officer attached to HMS President moored along the Thames, which I believe was the London headquarters of the Navy Reserve. I well remember the Christmas parties on board and running around the guns which were on the lower deck.
I believe he had five medals - Indian Star, African Star, Service Medal, Defence Medal and the Post Office medal. That is all I remember.
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Able Seaman John George Sydney "Joe" Braggins Asdic Submarine Dect HMS Sirius  My father,John G S Braggins volunteered on Feb 4th 1942 and served at several shore bases including Collingwood Nimrod and Osprey while training as an asdic operator(Submarine Detection).
He joined HMS Cormorant(Wishart)on 29th July 1942 and served aboard her, until 31st March 1944,when he was ashore at Osprey for training update.
He then joined HMS Sirius and served aboard her from 24th July 1944 until
25th Feb 1946 mainly on Maltese convoys.
He was shipped home aboard Hms Blenheim a submarine supply ship which was based in Malta,and was discharged at Hms Victory Portsmouth on 8th July 1946.
During his time in the Navy he detected many enemy submarines and the ships he served aboard sank two for definite. He remembers one brought to the surface and picking up a few survivors but some deliberately went down with the sub because they had been told they would be tortured and killed.
It gives some insight into the minds of the german command propaganda machine.
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