247052 Pte. John William Smith Natton Royal Navy HMS Royal Arthur from:Merseyside I do not know anything about my father's service. I believe however he was called up after the war was officially over. During the war he was in a protected job as a metal inspector the aluminium works making parts for aircraft in Banbury.
I only have one photograph of him with the class CXL at HMS Royal Arthur which he clearly sent to my mother with the words, Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a bright new year John xxx, there is no date, but this would have to be either 1945 or 46. Dad is sat on the first seat in the middle with a peak cap and another of my relatives is written on the back, uncle John class leader in the Navy during training. There are 52 people on the photograph. He told us he worked in the sick bay and that the ship he was on was a minesweeper.
I would very much like to find out more about what he did, when he went in the Navy and when he was discharged.
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