| Entry Text: | WALSH, Ron. In the Company of Heroes. x, 169p., illus. Leicester: Matador, 2004. ISBN: 1904744478.
He joined as a Boy Sailor in 1936. Bored, he deserted in January 1939 aged 18. In March 1940 he gave himself up rather than join the infantry. Given a Free Pardon, he took up his career. He began in Foylebank which was soon sunk. After survivor's leave he took an ASDIC course then joined Bulldog in early 1941. Trouble with the police in Liverpool within weeks was followed by a transfer to Windsor and East Coast convoys. After a year he joined the new Acute for TORCH. In late 1943 he moved to the USA to stand by Kingsmill in Charlestown which arrived in the UK in time for D-Day. He finished up in Brissenden where he was rated up to Petty Officer. His post war service in the RN is also described. |
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