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CPO. Joseph Henry Caines
Royal Navy HMS Nelson
from:Worthing, West Sussex
Chief Petty Officer Joseph Caines served in the Royal Navy as a Logistics Writer during World War 2. Joseph was stationed in Chelsea and Southend-on-Sea as part of Lord Mountbatten's staff.
Joseph was then assigned to HMS Nelson and served on board from mid 1941, crossing the equator and visiting Cape Town in South Africa, before being photographed in Alexandria, Egypt in 1942. After HMS Nelson he supported the Malta operations and North Africa campaign.
Joseph returned to Britain and helped organise the Normandy Landings.