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Ernest Albert Matthews
Royal Navy HMS Golden Hind
My Grandfather was Ernest Matthews. I do not know much about his service history, but he joined the navy in 1942 and left in 1946. His service included Collingwood, Rooke, Golden Hind and the boom defence vessel called the Lionion. I have no information apart from that. We are unable to find any information about the Lionion, although we have been told that it probably was known by its number. Captains that signed his service forms are Graham, Cox, Lundy, and Brock - all guesses because the writing and signatures are so bad! He had several medals including the Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, Italy Star and Africa Star. If anyone can give me more information I would be appreciative.
