| Entry Text: | NEWMAN, Bill. "Sparks", R.N. - A Charmed Life. vi, 122p., illus. Old Portsmouth: [author], 1993. ISBN: 095212730X.
He joined the RN in 1935 as a Boy Telegraphist and in September 1939 was serving as a Telegraphist First Class at the St. Angelo base in Malta. A year later he returned to England for foreign service leave then stood by Marigold. She worked mainly in the North Atlantic and early in 1942 he left for a promotion course. As a new PO he joined Bleasdale serving on the East Coast and the Channel, taking part both in the Dieppe Raid and the D-Day landings. After VE Day and a refit she sailed to join the East Indies Fleet. A good tale but compiled as something of a scrapbook. |
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