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Tag Archives: Submarine
John Wallace Linton VC, DSO, DSC
John Wallace Linton (15/10/1905 – 23/03/1943) was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross while commanding HM Submarines. (The convoy attack specified in the citation occurred off Libya on 28/29 May 1942) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Linton) The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 21 May 1943 Supplement: 36028 Page :2329 … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ships and shipping, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 2
Tagged HM Submarine Turbulent, John Wallace Linton VC, Royal Navy, Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Submarine, VC, Victoria Cross
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Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts VC, DSC
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (28/07/1917 – 8/12/1979) was awarded the Victoria Cross while serving on board HM Submarine Thrasher during the Second World War, north of Crete, in the Mediterranean. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 5 June 1942, Supplement: … Continue reading
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Tagged HMS Thrasher, Peter Roberts VC, Royal Navy, Submarine, VC, Victoria Cross, World War Two
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Resurgam. Gosport
Gosport is the home of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, and it is really a wonderful way to get a glimpse at the men and machines that are associated with submarines. The submarine service by its very nature, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, ROH, ships and shipping, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Gosport, Hampshire, Haslar, lost at sea, Resurgam, Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Submarine
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War Memorial at Lazeretto Point, Sandbanks, Holy Loch, Scotland.
This War Memorial at Lazeretto Point at Sandbanks on the Holy Loch, Scotland, was photographed by James Houston-McMillan, and is used with his permission. It commemorates the men of Sandbank and Ardnadam who lost their lives during the two World … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Holy Loch, Scotland, Submarine, World War
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The National Submarine War Memorial.
This Memorial to Submariners of the Royal Navy who died in both World Wars, may be found on the Victoria Embankment of the Thames near Charing Cross, London. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport similarly has a set of … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Royal Navy, Submarine, Submariner, Submariners Memorial, Victoria Embankment, World War
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