Stokr. Eric Clarke
Royal Navy HMS Thrasher
from:Manchester
Eric Clarke was my father. He had kept records of his RN Service, which show he joined the RN on 24th of February 1943. He spent his first few months in training at various shore establishments until 17th of September 1943 when he joined the supply ship HMS Cyclops. He was promoted to Stoker1 on 24th February 1944. On 19th June 1944 he joined the submarine depot ship HMS Forth for service on T Class submarine Thrasher On 14th of Oct 1944 he joined the submarine depot ship HMS Wolfe ( still serving on HMS Thrasher) On 10th Mar 1945 Eric was promoted to A/L Stoker (T1) (M). 30th Aug 1945 Eric completed his submarine service and moved to shore base Dolphin at Gosport. Eric completed his RN service on 30th Nov 1946.
