263326 Able Sea. John McLean Royal Navy HMS Quebec from:98 Limestone Road, Belfast My father, John McLean voluntarily enlisted in the Royal Navy on Thursday 14th of November 1940.
My mother relayed a funny story and said that my father left home early in the morning on the 14th to go to get some milk from a local shop and didn't return until early evening. When my mother, who was obviously upset, asked him where he had been, he proudly told her he had enlisted in the Navy and would be leaving the next day.
His service record shows that his first posting was at HMS Collingwood followed by HMS Pembroke, Northney, Quebec and HMS Copra and was released from service in January 1946. I have little information about my father's service as he passed away in 1955 when I was only 9 years old.
My mother told me that my father had been on a landing craft during the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy.
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