A burly leading seaman was lowered into the dhow and had a large, sharp, damage control axe swung down to him.
It will be a sad day as we remember the dark days of war and the comrades who did not return.
Laid to rest in the wreck of the WWII Battleship, HMS Royal Oak.
HMS Devonshire’s, Royal Marine Band of the 1949 Cruise. As recalled by a bandsman.
List of Officers who served in HMS Devonshire iduring the 1949 cruise.