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CPO. Harry Norman Lovelace MID.
Royal Navy HMS Nelson
Harry Lovelace joined the Royal Navy as boy sailor on 19th of September 1917 He served on HMS Queen Elizabeth (Beatty's flagship) at time of German surrender as Telegraphist.
He was given the honour, as youngest telegraphist in the Fleet, of taking the notice of German surrender from telegraph office to the Bridge.
Harry was posted to HMS Nelson on 3rd of September 1938 serving in the Atlantic and the Med.
He was Mentioned in Despatches, published in theLondon Gazette 11th of June 1942, LG 35586 page 2511, following torpedo attack on Operation Halberd.
He returned to U.K. with his damaged ship and was posted to HMS Mercury 21st of May 1942, demobilised at cessation of hostilities and worked as scientific officer at UW weapons Portsdown and Hambrook House.