Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Sea. Jack Archer

Royal Navy HMS Europa

from:Oadby, Leicester

Jack Archer

Jack Archer had many stories to tell us one was when he was told to go off duty and just as the other two seaman went to take over the ship hit something and half was blown up so Jack was lucky to be alive. Jack joined the Navy in 1943 and his first ship was HMS Ganges on the 19th April 1943, he went on a few other ships including HMS Europa, HMS Eskimo, HMS Eday and mine sweepers, HMS BYMS 2154, MMS 233 and MMS 1062. He spent is 18th birthday in New York, USA when they had to go over to collect the ship.

Jacks medals



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