251552 Charles Henry Bateman Royal Navy HMS Manchester from:London Many details are unclear. What I was told was that my father Charles Bateman, known as Harry, served on the HMS Manchester. If memory serves me, he was a gunner's mate, if that is the correct terminology. The only photos I have ever seen were taken with an old brownie camera. Pics of the Equator crossing and of her participation in the North Sea. Following WWII, my father transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. Our family left Britain in 1951. My father was stationed at HMCS Naden in Esquimalt B.C. His final rank was CPO1. Bandmaster of the Naden Band. He transferred to HMCS Griffin at Thunder Bay, Ont. where he completed his service and entered civilian life as a high school music teacher. Our family was quite estranged and contact was very infrequent. My father passed away in the early 1990's.
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