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The Prince of Wales – Part two

Johnny Jones - Nonagenarian Author

THE PRINCE OF WALES A SAILOR’S LOG (Part 2) Continuing from this story about the battleship the Prince of Wales and reconstructing the life of a young sailor who was member of her crew for the whole of her short 6 months of life. 1.6 Ships Diary In trying to make a stab at where Jimmy had been and the decorations he was awarded, I have created a Ships Diary for the full service life of the battleship The Prince of Wales: It should be remembered that while you are reading the following that the Prince of Wales only went … Continue reading The Prince of Wales – Part two

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The Prince of Wales – Part one

Johnny Jones - Nonagenarian Author

Wartime Memories Number 6 A SAILOR’S LOG A riveting look back to the battleship, Prince of Wales and a bit by bit, reconstruction of the momentous experiences of a young sailor from Edinburgh who served as a member of her crew for the whole of her short 6 months of life. 1.1 A Memory Jolted. When, in 2018, my wife and I embarked on a cruise out of Rosyth, (the old and still operational, naval dockyard near Edinburgh) my brain pulled a trigger that fired up a wartime memory. We had just got on board, emptied our cases, had a … Continue reading The Prince of Wales – Part one