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THE COASTAL FORCES HERITAGE TRUST |
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The Lord Fisher DSC (Lt RNVR) (143 mins) 8/41-7/42 Rating and Officer Training - MTB 624 as NO (CO Ken Gemmell, XO Bill Brown) - 1/43:- MTBF 31 at Great Yarmouth (SOs Giles Gouden and Ken Gemmell) - No Dutch Coast patrols - 3/43 Actions against the '4 Horsemen' and a convoy - 5/43 MTB 687 (XO) standing by (CO Dave Storrie; NO Flash Gordon) - New armament, trials and workup - Lerwick; Ken Gemmell returns as CO and SO MTBF58 - Norwegian Operations - 6/44 Refit in Lowesoft Z Patrols - Detail of intense actions off the Dutch coast MTBs 666, 681, 723 damaged in action - MTB 687 hit - Flash Gordon killed - 8/44:- CO and SO Jake Wright; textbook torpedo attack destroys 4 enemy ships - 1945, Periods in command of MTBs 704 & 508. (£15.00) Commander RG (Bob) Gaunt DSC RN (Lt SANF(V)) (140 mins) Childhood in South Africa--RNVR SA--Seaman Gunner Winchester Castle--UK Officer Training--MTB36 then 222, 223 (ferry crew) - MTB 237 (Guy Fison) - Night action with 241 against 11 German ships (SO Peter Dickens) - MTB 237 sunk--MTB 231 (9th MTBF) Dartmouth--actions off Channel islands--brief period as XO MTB640 (Stuart Gould) - India, CO MTB 283 (17th MTBF) - contribution of South African Forces--grounding of MTB 243- hospital in South Africa--return to the UK -14th MTBF (SO David Shaw) - temporary CO MTB254--convoy action off Le Havre--XO Grey Fox - sweeping oyster mines off French coats--SOO to Capt M/s Portsmouth--subsequent RN career, culminating as CO HMS Leopard. (£15.00) Guy Hamilton DSC (Lt RNVR) (117 mins) Dec 40: Rating in HMS Eskimo (Russian convoys and the Med) - NO in MTB 673 (CO John Barker) - Western Approaches, patrols and minelaying - damaged in collision - MTB 718 (CO Ronnie Seddon) as XO and Boats Officer - 15th MGBF (SO Pter Williams) - Clandestine Ops out of Dartmouth, Aberdeen and Lerwick - Surf boat operations - left behind at Bonaparte Beach - escape from France - the Resistance -Norway - severe storm damage - loss of MTB 502 (2002) - Camaraderie in MGBF 15 (£14.00) Harry Harrington DSC (Lt RNVR) (122 mins) 1940: rating in HMS Brillaint-- Atlantic convoy--1942: commissioned, Falmouth ML Flotilla--St Christopher--Dover MTBF 5 (SO Chris Dreyer) - MTB44 (CO Frank Clarkson) - sunk during intense action against German convoy--Lowestoft, MTB 222 (MTBF 22--SO Dennis Long) - Cdr Barnard, Peter Knowles-- 1943: XO in MTB238 (SO Jake Wright) - "Cucumber" and "Banger" patrols--The 4 Horsemen--CO MTBs 238, 88, 25--mine laying pre D Day--collision with MTB 347--MTBF 22 personalities--MTBF 25 damage during action against M class minesweeper--Lowestoft--Apr '45 action including loss of 717, 494 and at least 2 E boats. Casualties and survivors--post was liaison with survivors of E 716 (£15.00) |