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HMS St Angelo
11th June 1940 Air Raid
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Those known to have sailed in HMS St Angelo during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Aldridge Leslie Frederick Edward. Lt.(A) (d.22nd September 1941)
- Barnes Russell Robert. Able Sea.
- Burkitt Peter. OS
- Dyer Arnold Ernest. Sub-Lt(A) (d.13th Dec 1940)
- Good John Harold David. Tel.
- Hicks Henry Arthur.
- Langmore David Erskine. Lt.Com. (d.18th Dece 1941)
- Lomax MID. Frank. Able.Sea.
- McIlwraith David Main. Able Sea.
- Parkinson Frederick Arthur. Stoker/1st C. (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Pearson Robert. Able Sea. (d.13th Aug 1940)
- Poland Joseph Gerrard. A/Able Sea.
- Robinson Robert Benjamin. PO.
- Taylor Henry Britton.
- Walker Patricia May. Wren.
- Weight Tom Albert. Sig.
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Able Sea. Robert Pearson H.M.S. St Angelo (d.13th Aug 1940) Robert Pearson is remembered on the CWGC Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire.
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PO. Robert Benjamin Robinson HMS Pembroke My grandad, Robert Robinson, was in the Royal Navy from 1933 until discharged in 1945. He was sunk twice. He was mostly on board HMS Pembroke but also served on
HMS Apollo, HMS Calliope, HMS Ferret, HMS Valiant, HMS Ramillies, HMS Dolphin, HMS St Angelo, HMS London and HMS Asphodel from his hand written certificate of service.
Bob had scarring on his lungs from the bronchitis caused by his time adrift after being sunk and this contributed to his death in 1995.
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Wren. Patricia May Walker Patricia Underhill (nee Walker) served as a WRNS secretary on HMS Drake in Plymouth and HMS St. Angelo in Malta. At the end of World War 2, she married Captain Bernard John Underhill, 2/10th Gurkha Rifles.
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A/Able Sea. Joseph Gerrard Poland HMS Eaglet According to his Royal Navy certificate of service, Joseph Poland served on the following during the war: HMS Raleigh; HMS Drake; HMS Eaglet; HMS Calliope; HMS Newfoundland; HMS St. Angelo; HMS Pembroke and HMS Nile.
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Henry Britton Taylor HMS Pembroke Henry Taylor served on board HMS Pembroke, St Angelo, Badger and Wildfire joining Navy on August 43 till 18th Nov 1946.
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OS Peter Burkitt HMS Europa Peter Burkitt joined HMS Hannibal (St Kelda) on the 1st January 1944 and left on the 31st December 1944. joined HMS St Angelo on the 1st January 1945 until the 22nd February 1945 where he returned to HMS Europa. joined HMS Caroline on the 15th April 1945 until 30th June 1945. joined HMS Badger (quirpon) on the 26th August 1945 until the 17th December 1945. He then rejoined the Europa. Joined HMS Pembroke IV on the 11th January 1946 and moved back to the Europa three days later. Patricia Whittaker (nee Burkitt)
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Sig. Tom Albert Weight HMS St Angelo My father-in-law, Tom Weight was in the Royal Navy from June 1940 to 25th of June 1945.
He was at HMS Royal Arthur in June 1940, he served in HMS Termagent and also HMS St Angelo and was in Naples in 1944.
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Able Sea. Russell Robert Barnes During WW2, Russell Barnes served in HMS Eurylus, HMS Osprey, HMS Sea Hawk, HMS Hornet, HMS St Christopher, HMS Aggressive, HMS Wildfire, HMS St Angelo, HMS Ferret, HMS Sea Eagle and HMS Pembroke.
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Henry Arthur "Ronnie" Hicks HMS St Angelo My father, Henry Hicks, was in the Royal Navy from February 1943 until September 1946. He was a submarine detector on HMS Ganges, HMS Pembroke, HMS Nimrod, HMS Osprey, HMS Spanker and HMS St Angelo. I have a copy of his naval service, but don't know anything about his time in the Navy as he never spoke about it.
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Tel. John Harold David Good HMS Europa My father, John Good, never talked about his time in the Navy, but these records show he volunteered from 12 December 1941 at the age of 19. He served as a telegraphist on HMS Collingwood, HMS Europa, HMS Badger, HMS Pembroke IV, HMS Hannibal and HMS St Angelo.
The only thing I ever being told by my mother was that Dad would have been in the bowels of the ships so in the event of being bombed or torpedoed he would have had no chance whatsoever.
The paperwork shows he was paid a war gratuity of 10 shillings per month for a total of 51 months and a post war credit in respect of Service as a Rating after 31-12-41 of 6d/day for 1587 days.
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Lt.Com. David Erskine Langmore HMS St. Angelo (d.18th Dece 1941) David Erskine Langmore was 31 when he died in December 1941. The Andrews Newspaper index cards listed him as: Missing on active duty in December 1941. He was the only child of Dr. Herbert Richard Langmore and Sophia Langmore.
Unfortunately, I don't know how or where he died. He is remembered on the Naval Memorial, Lee-on-the Solent in Hampshire. Elizabeth Langmore Birchenough
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Sub-Lt(A) Arnold Ernest Dyer HMS St Angelo (d.13th Dec 1940) Arnold Dyer served on HMS St Angelo.
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