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Royal Navy
Naval Party Kilo, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, 1965
River patrol boat " DUNGA"
HMS Consort in drydock at Singapore getting the necessary repairs
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HMS EXETER
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HMS EXETER |
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The fateful day on Sunday March 1st 1942 St David's
Day
Efforts were made to bring the ship back into the action but to no avail. We were now a sitting target for the Japanese. There were several more explosions and eventually the order was given to abandon ship. I went up on deck and 'Exeter' was beginning to list to starboard. I jumped over the side and while we were in the water we watched her list further to starboard and sink to the bottom of the Java Sea. Our 2 escorts were also sunk. |
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Several hours later we were picked up by a Japanese destroyer and taken to the island of Celebes where we were incarcerated in a prison camp for 3½ years from which many never returned. |
HMS EURYALUS
HMS TERROR
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HMS TERROR |
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A couple of miles out of Johore Bahru on Jalan Skudai - our home from home for our first few days in 1964. |
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Johore Bahru 1955/6 |
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Engineers workshop |
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The 'Team' in 1958 included Tony (Perce) Hodge (back row right in sandals) who sent me this picture. He recalls the front row (L-R) as PO 'Taffy' Roberts, Lt Messervy & POME Donnithorne. |
H.M.S. ALERT
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H.M.S. Alert in the Johore Strait |
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Alert anchored off Pulau Redang, Malaya |
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Tawau, Sabah |
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Sibu, Sarawak |
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Kuching, Sarawak |
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Tug 'o war on quarter deck outside Singapore Roads |
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Hockey team at HMS Terror (Singapore) playing fields |
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Barefoot football at Pulau Tioman, Malaya |
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4 inch live firing at bandits - Malaya |
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Sunken dry dock - Singapore Naval Base |
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De-ammunitioning - Singapore |
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Singapore waterfront |
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Ammunitioning ship - Singapore |
HMS LOCH CRAGGIE
HMS ALBION
HMS BLACK PRINCE
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH
HMS BERWICK
HMS Salisbury off Pulau Tekong, Singapore in 1967.
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