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205818 P.O. Louis George Weare Royal Navy HMS Nelson from:Portsmouth My father was a Portsmouth man - his father - my grandfather was Bristol born. My grandfather moved to Pompey at the age of 8 when his father (my great grandfather) moved from HMS Daedalus to HMS Victory, then a training vessel in harbour, (yes Nelson's old ship). All three were PO's and Chiefs (Plumber's mate). My Dad started off as a PO at Haslar Hospital and was a SB/PO. He had not been on HMS Nelson long when it hit a mine in the harbour. He said, 'It was a helluva ship, hard on the men, owing to having an Admiral on board and there were always many men in the jail at the stern end, nearly always stokers'. Then my father went on to HMS Penelope. My late friend Ken Lisk, Killick, ended up in Nelson's jail. Ken was on HMS Tartar throughout the war, his torpedo officer was Ludovic Kennedy. I've seen the crew photo too. Its him alright. My Dad ended in 1953 on HMS Mauritius in Ceylon. We then lived in Gosport. On demob we all moved up to Wales where my mother is from. My grandfather joined the RN in 1907 - 1929. My Gt.grandfather joined the RNAV in Bristol in 1887. In 1897 moved to Pompey, he was in the RN 1897 - 1919, but remained an artificer instructor on the old HMS St.Vincent also in harbour. He died in 1935. My grandfather died in 1965, he was born in 1888 the year of Jack-The-Ripper. Both my sons are not naval for a change! One thing is certain, the Navy has certainly changed. Gordon Weare Add to this record.  Related Content: HMS Nelson Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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