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April 2014

Watson, AO

By Royal Navy Survivors

Biographical Notes Senior surviving Officer. Author of official report of sinking. The discovery, in 2015, of his manuscript notes on how many men made it to the rafts prompted new…

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Titheridge, CB

By Royal Navy Survivors

Biographical Notes Mentioned in Watson Report: Behaved with great coolness, courage and confidence throughout the period on the raft. His steadiness and clear headedness were invaluable and undoubtedly gave confidence…

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Stevenson, EJ

By Royal Navy Survivors

Biographical Notes Part of boarding party mustered on deck on 24th November 1941; survived on one of the rafts in a group; picked up in approaching darkness; helped make shoes on…

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Shinn, R

By Royal Navy Casualties

   In the middle is a late 1939 photo of “conscripts” at Butlins holiday camp in Skegness, which had been converted into a training camp. Somewhere in this picture is…

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