| Entry Text: | WRIGHT, Gerry. A War By Stealth: The Story of Lieutenant Walter C. Drake, DSC, RNZVNR During World War II. viii, 268p., illus., index. New Plymouth, NZ: author, 2010. ISBN: 9780473148515.
He volunteered for the RN in New Zealand in 1940 and after training at Ganges he joined Volunteer with other NZ ratings as a CW candidate. After training at King Alfred he joined Coastal Forces and was soon in command of ML 106 specialising in laying mines off the enemy coast. He ended the war as flotilla commander. |
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