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Thomas Norton
Royal Navy HMS Irresistible

My Grandad, Thomas Norton, served in the Navy during World War 1, he was sunk twice in the same day. Grandad was on the Irresistible which was sunk in the Dardanells on the 18th March 1915 he was rescued and taken onboard the Ocean which was also sunk later the same day. How unlucky can one be or in his case how lucky was he to survive both wars.
He served on the HMS Hunter during the Second World War and was sunk on the 10th April 1940. He was then taken prisoner and taken to Sweeden, there he signed papers to say that he would not take up arms against the Germans again. He did this knowing that due to his age he would not be called up again to fight.

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