| Entry Text: | CLARKSON, Robert. Headlong into the Sea. xiii, 237p., illus. Durham: Pentland, 1995. ISBN: 1858212863.
He joined as a cadet Paymaster in May 1939. At the outbreak of war he was posted to Revenge which operated with the Halifax Escort Force. In July 1940 he took part in the "raid" at Plymouth to take Surcouf. Revenge then acted as part of the anti-invasion covering force and eventually moved on to join the Eastern Fleet. In September 1941 he transferred to Emerald as Senior Midshipman. She returned to the UK in June 1942 and he transferred to Carlisle as Captain's Secretary. She had a very long work-up before moving to the Mediterranean in March 1943. In mid-1943 he moved to a base job at Malta but after a year engineered a transfer to one of the Port Parties taking over Italian installations. A blissful period ended with VE Day and he was in transit to the Far East as the war ended. Enjoyable. |
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