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Re: Information about HMS Inkpen T225
Posted by:
john mcconnell
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Date: July 26, 2009 03:47PM
To D O'Shaunessy
My name is John McConnell, my father(Charlie McConnell) served on the HMS INKPEN i believe in 1942 43, I will quote you some lines from my fathers journal that he wrote for me in 1970 about his navy travels, " RNPS convoy patrol from HMS
Inkpen,Belfast to Iceland 6 months over to Freetown Africa thru Bay of Biscay 10 months, 21 st birthday in DakarN W Africa good time with Ben Blowes got a little drink after 7 course dinner at large French restaurant. Back to U.K in large convoy, report to HMS Europa in Lowestoft 1944 on board HMS minesweeper Saronta.
I think my Father mostly served on Minesweepers during the war i think he was a corman or stewart, first aid, He was from Edinburgh, Scotland, please let me know if you knew of him, my father passed away in 1988.
Thank you, John McConnell
jmcconnell6@hotmail.com
My name is John McConnell, my father(Charlie McConnell) served on the HMS INKPEN i believe in 1942 43, I will quote you some lines from my fathers journal that he wrote for me in 1970 about his navy travels, " RNPS convoy patrol from HMS
Inkpen,Belfast to Iceland 6 months over to Freetown Africa thru Bay of Biscay 10 months, 21 st birthday in DakarN W Africa good time with Ben Blowes got a little drink after 7 course dinner at large French restaurant. Back to U.K in large convoy, report to HMS Europa in Lowestoft 1944 on board HMS minesweeper Saronta.
I think my Father mostly served on Minesweepers during the war i think he was a corman or stewart, first aid, He was from Edinburgh, Scotland, please let me know if you knew of him, my father passed away in 1988.
Thank you, John McConnell
jmcconnell6@hotmail.com
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