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HMS Hornet
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Those known to have sailed in HMS Hornet during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Barnes Russell Robert. Able Sea.
- Leadbetter Geoffrey. Flt.Sgt.
- Parnell William John. Mid seaman
- Parnell William John. Mid.Ship.
- Pearson Claude Arthur. L/Sea. (d.15th Oct 1945)
- Wright Edward John. Able Sea.
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Able Sea. Edward John Wright HMS Lanka My father Ted" Wright served in the Royal Navy during WW2 from 20th of September 1943 until his medical discharge on 4th of May 1947.
His training took place in various shore stations, including HMS Ganges, Pembroke, St Christopher, Drake, Hornet, Attack (ML303), Skirmisher (ML303) before setting sail for Gibraltar on 22nd of October 1944 aboard HMS Lanka (ML303).
I have a long list of his ports of call from Algiers to Vizagapatam where the ship arrived on 19th of August 1945.
He was based in Trincomolee, Ceylon on HMS High Flyer and HMS Bambara from the end of the war until his discharge.
I have many photos of boats and shipmates none of which has any form of identification.
He did have a little green notebook where he jotted down some names - presumably his shipmates. I list them below in case one of them (or their relatives) are seeking information.
- Arthur A Hunter from near Glasgow
- Jim Hearst? from Guildford
- V Thorne from Swanscombe
- K Hemsley from Chelmsford
- C Dinmore
- A W Douch from Colliers wood
- L Fennell from Battersea
- John Lawlor from Bradford (see note below)
- W Tight
John Lawlor was obviously a bit of a poet and I have in my possession a poem written by him about the trip from Milford Haven to Gibraltar.
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Mid.Ship. William John Parnell HMS Aggressive My father, William John Parnell, served on many well known ships during the period from March 1943 through to September 1946. He was involved in the D-Day landings where he received surface wounds. The ships he served on as a mid shipman and the dates are as follows:
- HMS Raleigh - 10 March 1943 - 18 May 1943
- HMS Drake - 19 May 43- 2 June 43
- HMS St Christopher - 3 June 43 - 8 July 43
- HMS Hornet 9 July 43 -23 July 43
- HMS Aggressive - 24 July -27 July 43
- HMS Aggressive (ML203) - 28 July 43 -30 Nov. 43
- HMS Wasp (ML203) - 1 Dec. 43 -9 March 44
- HMS Wasp (ML203) - (ratin A/AB - 10 March 44 - 30 September 44 Cause of discharge AFO 5250/42
- HMS Brake IV (ML203) - 10 Oct 44 - 31 Dec. 44
- HMS Braver 11 (ML203) 1 Jan 45 - 31 Jan 45
- HMS Beehive - 1 Feb 45 - 2 April 45
- HMS Loake? - 5 April 45 - 4 June 45
- HMS Cabbala - 5 June 45 - 12 July 45
- HMS Cabbala Rating B/A.B. - 13 July 45 - 9 Sept. 46, released in Class A
Wounds received in action, WSI (3) 10 March 1946, 6. surface wounds 6 June 1944
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Mid seaman William John Parnell My father served in the Royal Navy during WW2 on quite a few different ships listed below:
- Raleigh Mid sea - 10 March 43 - 18 May 43
- Drake Mid sea - 19 May 43 - 2 June 43
- St Christofer Mid sea - 3 June 43 -8 July 43
- Hornet? Mid sea - 9 July 43 -23 July 43
- Aggresive Mid sea - 24 July 43 - 27 July 43
- Aggresive Mid sea -28 July 43 -30 Nov 43
- Wasp (M^203) Mid sea - 1 Dec 43 - 9 March 44
- Wasp A/AB - 10 March 44 - 30 Sept. 44 AFO 5250/42
- Brake 1v (ML203) - 1 Oct.44 =31 Dec. 44
- Beaver 11 (ML203) - 1 Jan. 45 - 31 Jan 45
- Beehive -1 Feb 45 - 2 April 45
- Drake - 5 April 45 - 4 June 45
- Cabbala 5 June 45 - 12 July 45
- Cabbala 13 July 45 - 9 Sep. 46 released in Class A
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Able Sea. Russell Robert Barnes During WW2, Russell Barnes served in HMS Eurylus, HMS Osprey, HMS Sea Hawk, HMS Hornet, HMS St Christopher, HMS Aggressive, HMS Wildfire, HMS St Angelo, HMS Ferret, HMS Sea Eagle and HMS Pembroke.
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Flt.Sgt. Geoffrey Leadbetter My grandfather, Geoffrey Leadbetter, was stationed at a number of sites including Kinloss, Cardington, Hixon, Ossington, Blackbushe and with HMS Hornet in air-sea rescue. He was a flight sergeant and his serving wing was engineer/instructor. He died in 2003. I would be grateful if anyone who remembers him would get in touch.
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