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Re: H.M. Sloop "Slanto"?
Posted by:
Beryl Scott
()
Date: October 20, 2017 01:09AM
scorpio Wrote:
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> The image above is of part of the paperwork
> released by the Australian War Dept. during WW11
> after my grandfather was listed missing. In the
> end he was declared dead.
> The action was either off Nth Africa or Greece -
> I'm not sure which. The problem is that I can
> find no trace of any ship anywhere called
> "Slanto", let alone a sloop. Did the war office
> get it's info wrong, or is the boat name
> misspelled or maybe even mistranslated - I have
> tried quite a few alternatives!
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated - this
> has been bugging me for a few years now.
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>
> The image above is of part of the paperwork
> released by the Australian War Dept. during WW11
> after my grandfather was listed missing. In the
> end he was declared dead.
> The action was either off Nth Africa or Greece -
> I'm not sure which. The problem is that I can
> find no trace of any ship anywhere called
> "Slanto", let alone a sloop. Did the war office
> get it's info wrong, or is the boat name
> misspelled or maybe even mistranslated - I have
> tried quite a few alternatives!
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated - this
> has been bugging me for a few years now.