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Mid.Ship. William John Parnell
Royal Navy HMS Aggressive
from:St Agnes, Cornwall
My father, William John Parnell, served on many well known ships during the period from March 1943 through to September 1946. He was involved in the D-Day landings where he received surface wounds. The ships he served on as a mid shipman and the dates are as follows:
HMS Raleigh - 10 March 1943 - 18 May 1943
HMS Drake - 19 May 43- 2 June 43
HMS St Christopher - 3 June 43 - 8 July 43
HMS Hornet 9 July 43 -23 July 43
HMS Aggressive - 24 July -27 July 43
HMS Aggressive (ML203) - 28 July 43 -30 Nov. 43
HMS Wasp (ML203) - 1 Dec. 43 -9 March 44
HMS Wasp (ML203) - (ratin A/AB - 10 March 44 - 30 September 44 Cause of discharge AFO 5250/42
HMS Brake IV (ML203) - 10 Oct 44 - 31 Dec. 44
HMS Braver 11 (ML203) 1 Jan 45 - 31 Jan 45
HMS Beehive - 1 Feb 45 - 2 April 45
HMS Loake? - 5 April 45 - 4 June 45
HMS Cabbala - 5 June 45 - 12 July 45
HMS Cabbala Rating B/A.B. - 13 July 45 - 9 Sept. 46, released in Class A
Wounds received in action, WSI (3) 10 March 1946, 6. surface wounds 6 June 1944