then moved to Leigh-on-sea Essex. He joined the Navy training ship Arethusa aged 13 and a half in 1931 when life was tough for all the boys. He then went to HMS Ganges 1933-1935, HMS Pembroke, Cairo, Woolwich, Victory, Kestrel. ...
Victory in Europe (VE) day was on 8th May 1945. When writing to Lt. Cdr. Kemp on 30th July, 1965, Admiral Washbourn wrote that "Collingwood is a very remote little settlement one hundred miles from the nearest town and it will do the young good to have some reminder of the world ...
Following the School’s latest donation to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA), Walhampton’s Parents' Association Chair was invited for a tour of the charity’s Headquarters and to meet the team behind the Helicopter and ground crew. 01 Feb 2023 Walhampton achieves the best...
HMS London carried members of the Prime Minister's staff, while Churchill himself sailed to Egypt for the Cairo conference in the battlecruiser HMS Renown. London also loaded the 'Stalingrad Sword,' a gift from King George VI to the people of Stalingrad that celebrated the great victory over ...