| Entry Text: | WOOTTEN, Eric. Dusty Days in the Royal Navy. [iv], 121p. London: Avon, 1996. ISBN: 1860337163.
He joined the RN Supply Branch in 1938 and at the start of the war was serving on Effingham. She saw service in the Atlantic and West Indies before being sunk in the Norwegian Campaign through grounding on an uncharted rock. In June 1940 he stood by Quorn which was to be based at Harwich. Promotion to Leading Hand led to a transfer ashore at Portsmouth then Greenock. Further promotion to Petty Officer led to a posting to the new Racehorse. She had a quiet time in the South Atlantic and South Africa. In August 1943 he was disrated for fiddling the stores and given a shore post in Mombasa. He was rerated in March 1945, drafted home and saw out the war in Lowestoft. A lively and cheeky autobiography. |
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