Comments on: Operation “Kingdom” http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/ HMS Devonshire and HMS Leopard and HMS Glasgow Portal Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: andy http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 andy Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:05:08 +0000 http://www.royalnavymemories.com/?p=33#comment-2835 my grandad was also on the ariadne john raymond ball sadley died of cancer to aged 84 ive also seen pictures of nagasaki he took just after the bomb he used tell me stories to went to some fantastic places my grandad was also on the ariadne john raymond ball sadley died of cancer to aged 84 ive also seen pictures of nagasaki he took just after the bomb he used tell me stories to went to some fantastic places

]]> By: Liberation of Denmark | Royal Navy Memories http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 Liberation of Denmark | Royal Navy Memories Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:37:31 +0000 http://www.royalnavymemories.com/?p=33#comment-2587 [...] OPERATION KINGDOM Posted by robbyg on Dec 22nd, 2010 and filed under Your Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site [...] [...] OPERATION KINGDOM Posted by robbyg on Dec 22nd, 2010 and filed under Your Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site [...]

]]> By: Nicola Williams http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Nicola Williams Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:02:18 +0000 http://www.royalnavymemories.com/?p=33#comment-998 Hi, dont know if anyone can help me but my Grandad served on the HMS Ariadne during the second world war, sadly he passed away when i was young and I never got the opportunity to hear his stories. I really would like to get hold of a picture of the ship but i have no idea where to start. Does anyone have any ideas? I would be extremely grateful. Hi, dont know if anyone can help me but my Grandad served on the HMS Ariadne during the second world war, sadly he passed away when i was young and I never got the opportunity to hear his stories. I really would like to get hold of a picture of the ship but i have no idea where to start. Does anyone have any ideas? I would be extremely grateful.

]]> By: shaun http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-241 shaun Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:09:54 +0000 http://www.royalnavymemories.com/?p=33#comment-241 Hi Andy Rob the Admin of the site is going to pass my email on to you........ He not been given long so we have brought him home, i have just been sitting with him for the last few hours looking over his photo album......... He told me about "Operation Kingdom", being at action stations while going up the fjords, then searching buildings that the germans had been using and finding potatoes hidden in desk drawers, apparantly they were starving...... Being at pearl harbour to train on a new gun sight, the Americans were very serious when on watch at night, when it came to their turn they were turning up drunk and late......the got into bother for that.. Dropping off 250 rangers on an island 3 days before leytr gulf, all but 2 were killed..... He was mentioned in despatches after saving a mates life who fell overboard in Australia, he got hit by the screws on a ferry.....my grandad jumped in after him...... One day i`m going to have to write it all down.......... all the best Hi Andy

Rob the Admin of the site is going to pass my email on to you……..

He not been given long so we have brought him home, i have just been sitting with him for the last few hours looking over his photo album………

He told me about “Operation Kingdom”, being at action stations while going up the fjords, then searching buildings that the germans had been using and finding potatoes hidden in desk drawers, apparantly they were starving……

Being at pearl harbour to train on a new gun sight, the Americans were very serious when on watch at night, when it came to their turn they were turning up drunk and late……the got into bother for that..

Dropping off 250 rangers on an island 3 days before leytr gulf, all but 2 were killed…..

He was mentioned in despatches after saving a mates life who fell overboard in Australia, he got hit by the screws on a ferry…..my grandad jumped in after him……

One day i`m going to have to write it all down……….

all the best

]]> By: Andy Wall http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/operation-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Andy Wall Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:40:36 +0000 http://www.royalnavymemories.com/?p=33#comment-215 Hi Shaun..........My grandad was Anthony Hynam............strangly enough I always knew him as "jack" but that stemmed from his time with the railway. He also joined Ariadne in 1943 as a volunteer and served with her until he was demobbed. Sadly he passed away in 1992 after a fight against throat cancer. Sorry to hear about your grandad, they realy are an amazing generation who we owe a huge debt. I have obtained a copy of what passed for the ships log from the public record office and it is a fascinating read. I am not sure if there is any way to get in touch but I would be happy to share any of the info I have including a short diary gramps kept during his early days at sea. Hi Shaun……….My grandad was Anthony Hynam…………strangly enough I always knew him as “jack” but that stemmed from his time with the railway.
He also joined Ariadne in 1943 as a volunteer and served with her until he was demobbed. Sadly he passed away in 1992 after a fight against throat cancer.
Sorry to hear about your grandad, they realy are an amazing generation who we owe a huge debt.
I have obtained a copy of what passed for the ships log from the public record office and it is a fascinating read.
I am not sure if there is any way to get in touch but I would be happy to share any of the info I have including a short diary gramps kept during his early days at sea.

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