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227289 A/CPO Peter Barnard Lornie Royal Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth from:Gateshead Peter Lornie joined up in August 1940 as an assistant steward. Prior to the war he had been in the catering industry working in Newcastle upon Tyne. He joined the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth in January 1941 and on 11th February was promoted to leading steward. He was on board when HMS Queen Elizabeth was attacked by Italian frogmen on 19th December 1941. On 9th May 1942 he joined the cruiser HMS Sirius as a petty officer steward. On 17th October 1943 Sirius was bombed while serving in the Mediterranean and Peter Lornie was injured by shrapnel. He was hospitalised. On 5th January 1945 he joined W Force as an acting chief petty officer steward and was part of naval party 2420 serving in the Far East. He was discharged on 26th December 1945. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**