256690 LSea. Eric Killelay Royal Navy from:Bole, Linconshire I just found my dad's papers.
Eric Killelay began his Service at Chatham on 3rd of October 1939, until termination on the 6th December 1945. He is stated to have a Class A character very good through out. He served on H.M.S Delhi 26th of Jan 1940 to 7th of April 1942, H.M.S Quebec 22nd of August 1942 to 30th of June 1943 and
H.M.S Copra from 1st of July 1943 to 7th of May 1944.
He didn't talk much to me about the war but I know he was incharge of rum rations and he was torpedoed and was in the water for several hours. And, that he had been to Boris Karlof's house and got a kiss off Jane Mansfield. He also had a lot of nightmares about his friend who was standing beside him when a shell came over and took his friend's head off. I can remember him waking up sweating and shouting, it must of been a horrible thing to see.
Bless him no longer living hope he's having a good drink with his buddies.
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