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HMS Royal Arthur
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Want to know more about HMS Royal Arthur? There are:-1 items tagged HMS Royal Arthur available in our Library
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Tel. John James Harrison HMS Dundonald (d.6th June 1944) My Uncle John James Harrison, was in class 201 of at Royal Arthur. I believe
it would have been taken in 1941 but I do not have a precise date. He was killed on D-Day and is buried just outside Caen in France.
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Claison Meredith Class 220 HMS Royal Arthur I attach a photograph in my possession of Class 220, HMS Royal Arthur, taken during WW2.
It came to me via a relative who knew the mother of one of the men photographed. He is Claison Meredith, back row, 5th from the left. He survived the war and was later an Anglican vicar (in Weston-Super-Mare at one time I believe). Originally he was from Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Raymond Charles Bath HMS Royal Arthur HMS Lockleven I am looking for information on my grandfather and the people he spent his time with during his training. His name is Raymond Charles Bath. He was at HMS Royal Arthur from 4th July 1940 until sometime in January 1941. His first ship was HMS Lockleven. This ship was apparently based in Grimsby and was attacked in Bridlington.
My Grandad was a Telegraphist and I think his class number whilst at HMS Royal Arthur was W28.
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Percy William White HMS Royal Arthur My grandfather, Percy William White (born in 1913 in Sherborne, Dorset), trained at HMS Royal Arthur at Skegness. Unfortunately he passed away before my sister and I were born, so I never got to hear any of his wartime memories. My mother and grandmother never spoke much about him as his death caused my mother (then only 16) to have a nervous breakdown. From the odd snippets of information we gathered from our mother and grandmother before their deaths, my sister and I believe Percy's death was suicide - possibly a result of Post Traumatic Stress?
I would be very grateful if anyone can provide me with any information about him, his training, or where he was stationed during WWII, as this could help my sister and I to get to know the grandfather we never met
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Jennie Roe My mother, Jennie Roe, was posted to HMS Royal Arthur for the duration of the war, first at Skegness then Corsham. She died on the 20.09.07 and among her paper work we have found The Souvenir Programme for the GRAND VICTORY BALL on the 7.06.1946. It has been signed by Janet, Joy Barber, Doreen, Bobbie, Connie Cockroach and Ethel. Are any of you still around and do any of you remember Jennie Roe?
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Ronald Wilfred Leonard Harbord HMCS Kamloops My grandfather, Ronald Harbord passed out of HMS Royal Arthur in Class 136 around 6th August 1942, the date written by him on the back of his class photo, along with a full row-by-Row list of surnames of his class. He served as a P.O. Radar Technician on HMCS Kamloops K176 until 1945, where he finished as C.P.O. in Portsmouth (we think). Kamloops was a Canadian corvette serving in the Battle of the Atlantic on escort duties protecting the merchant convoys. The ship was also used for the manoeuvring scenes in the wartime film K225.
We have his HMS Royal Arthur handbook and cap ribbon, but little else about his time there.
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Sub.Lt. Gerald Ellis Davies MID. HMS King Alfred Gerald Davies served in HMS Royal Arthur, Wellesley, Drake, Lanka, Sheba, Drake IV and King Alfred. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
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Roy Gordon Corbin HMS Royal Arthur Roy Corbin is my grandfather and he was the best man ever! His heart was truly the biggest and best. I have several medals he earned and his military picture and am trying to find more information on his service records.
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Telegr. Trevor Rees Jones HMS Royal Arthur My father-in-law, Trevor Jones, served in the Royal Navy as a telegrapher from 16 December 1943 to 2 June 1946. He started his training at HMS Royal Arthur (16-22 Dec 1943) - does anyone have a record of the Class Number for this date? He then moved to HMS Valkyrie II (23 Dec 1943 - 21 Jun 1944), then transferred briefly to HMS Drake (Devonport). His first active service was on HMCS Qu'Apelle (re-named from HMS Foxhound) in July 1944. In late 1944 he sailed in a flotilla of landing craft via the Med to Ceylon, before taking part in landings in Malaysia in August 1945. After guarding Japanese POWs on Rempang Island he eventually returned to UK in June 1946.
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Cecil Herbert "Sonny" Wescott HMS Royal Arthur Cecil Wescott trained at HMS Royal Arthur.
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Sig. David Gyles "Bunse" Thomas HMS Royal Arthur My father, David Thomas, from St Ives, Cornwall, enlisted in the Royal Navy. H trained at HMS Royal Arthur from 5th of June 1941 to 29th of October 1941.
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Geoffrey Lavender HMS Illustrious Geoffrey Lavender graduated from class 241, HMS Royal Arthur, and later served on HMS Illustrious.
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CPO. William Thomas Billinghurst HMS Royal Arthur We have a photo of my granddad, William Billinghurst with class 147 HMS Royal Arthur, at Skegness in 1943. He was 54 at the time and is the old guy in the middle. When he was shore-pensioned in 1925 he was a Chief Petty Officer. I believe this was his rating in WW2 too. I have full details of his WW1 service (service number 214891) but am trying to find out his WW2 history. I assume his service number will be different.
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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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PO. (Sig) Ralph Dennis James Moore HMS Victory Ralph Moore was at HMS Royal Arthur (Kent House B) 09 Feb 1942 to 03 Apr 1942 when he was transferred to HMS Shrapnel (Earl's Court). He served with Combined Operations Signals Maintenance Unit. Attached Signals Officer G2 Force Mobile Maintenance Unit 7th of June 1944. He was released to shore in class A on the 9th June 1946. His last posting was HMS Victory as Petty Officer Radio Mechanic.
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