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PO. James Alfred Smith
Royal Navy HMS Calypso
from:Enfield, Middlesex
James Smith was my grandfather. I have his parchment Royal Navy Record which shows all the ships he was on during his time of service. I do know that he was on the Calypso when it was sunk by an Italian ship the day the Italians joined WW11. I am told my grandfather was in hospital in Alexandria and also in Malta. My grandfather joined the Royal Navy in 1913 aged 19. He retired from the navy in 1935 but was called up again for WW11 in 1939 and served till 1942. He served in WW1 and WW11 for a total of 25 years.
I would love to hear from anyone who has information on the sinking of the Calypso and where and how the survivors ended up in Alexandria and I believe ultimately in Malta.

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