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A/PO. William Oliver Merritt
Royal Navy HMS Golden Hind
from:Pagham, Sussex
My father, William Oliver Merritt, was stationed at HMS Golden Hind, Warwick Farm from 7 May to 4 July 1945, recuperating after being injured (burns to back) on 6 May 1945 by a kamikaze strike on HMS Formidable. He transferred to HMS Nabbington at RAAF Nowra until 15 November 1945, when he transited back to Portsmouth. He was a career Navy man, joining on 26 January 1937 and retiring as a CPO on 19 August 1961 at Portsmouth.