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Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 150 Send Message	Carol	Report	5 Aug 2012 19:40
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 150 Send Message	Good evening all not sure if i am asking inthe right place but here goes, my grandad served in the navy during ww2 and we have recently found a old photo of him on a ship called HMS HIND, so my question is would i be able to find where it sailed or what happened to it or its crew many thanks
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	5 Aug 2012 19:50
	Here is link to HMS Hind, some detail of her record in WW2, http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-Hind.htm Doubt if you will find what happened to her crew, but try google lots of info about the ship etc George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 150 Send Message	Carol	Report	5 Aug 2012 19:52
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 150 Send Message	thanks George very much appreciate your reply Carol
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 6,889 Send Message	RolloTheRed	Report	6 Aug 2012 10:05
	http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/Records_page.htm
	Researching: The Man In the High Castle