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Oh, My Goodness (genealogy related!!)

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 21 Feb 2016 19:53

OH's father was a CPO in the Navy during WW2 ............ he wouldn't leave that position either, he loved being able to tell off the officers for their mistreatment of their binoculars :-)

He was responsible for maintaining optical equipment

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Feb 2016 20:38

Maggie my OH was on Eagle, do you know if your dad was on Eagle when she went for refit/recommission in Plymouth. To my memory about 1964. Oh was on there then, one of his jobs was to fix things on the highest aerial (the big drum shaped one) above the ship. He is terrified of heights. I went to the recommissioning service.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Feb 2016 20:42

We were living in Horrabridge, and I'm sure he was on there for the refit.
He came home one day with stitches and a bandage on his head - said a gun had hit him. I thought he had been shot :-0

The gun had literally hit him - someone moved the gun around and it whacked him on his forehead!!

I've PM'd you with his name.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

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