208144 Sgt. Geoffrey William Singleton British Army from:Croydon My father, Geoffrey Singleton is a survivor of The Lancastria Disaster.Aged 25,He was on the deck when the ship was hit and managed to dive and swim, he was picked up by a French fishing vessel and then the Sir John Holt. In the thousands thronging on the quay he managed to see my mother's uncle, who got on the Oronsay and watched in horror as the Lancastria was sunk, he sailed back to England with no idea what to tell the family about my Dad. A lifelong member of the Lancastria Assosciation, my Dad used to attend Cenotaph meetings in June, and now 96 and in very failing health he still remembers the ship and those terrible experiences. Additional Information: | I am still 'constructing' a Memorial Page to Naafi staff and have recently completed the SS Lancastria the known 88 who died in that tragedy. I am now trying to gather information about survivors. Everything has been made difficult as an ever shrinking Naafi no longer have any records. I was wondering if you know anything more of your father's Naafi service after returning to UK. Would you have a picture of him in uniform?
John Bastock
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