204805 Gnr. Edison Thomas "Taff" Jones Royal Navy HMS Aurora from:Newport, Wales Eddie Jones served on HMS Abercrombie and HMS Aurora, apparently the late actor Kenneth Moore served on one of these ships, not sure which one. One story I was told was that of a football match between the navy boys and some bare footed Guerkas in which apparently, the navy took a beating on a red hot deck by these bare footed soldiers. My lasting memory of which Eddie told me was how after months on end in the Med he recalled crying for hours on end up on the deck, with not a sight of anything at all during this time, just this vast expanse of water. Eddie came out of the navy after the war and moved in with my nan and granddad just outside Worcester as a lodger working the local farms before working for the railway up until retirement. Eddie died in 2001 aged 77 but will never be forgotten. I would love to hear from anyone who knew him. Additional Information: | My Dad served on the aurora in the second world war with the late actor Kenneth Moore. sadly it took ages for him to tell me the stories and on finding photographs I found out that he was aboard the aurora and met the king and isanhowa.
He told me of Kenneth and himself on watch when mount Vesuvius erupted and Kenneth narrated the magnificent sight to the crew below deck. He was also there for operation torch and sadly I have found a picture of a service on the ship to the loss of 56 mates lost to German dive bombers.
Before joining the navy he had two close friends Pickles and Bert one joining the army Pickles joined airforce they all saw plenty of action came home and all lived until 92
I wish I had questioned more and sadly it was only the last few years he would talk of his tales, the ironic part was he never mentioned the war but his brother Fred who lived in Birmingham who suffered terrible injuries in Normandy but also never shared his experiences came to visit him which was rare, stood at the bottom of the bed and saluted him, my dad sat up in bed saluted him back and within two weeks they both passed away peacefully last year andrew
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