Lt Ascoli’s son, John, wrote the following biography of his father: Lt Cdr H E ASCOLI DSC RNVR Hugh came down from Oxford in 1935 and for a short time…
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Biographical Notes Joined 6th Apr 1939 as ‘Boy 1’. Made Ordinary Seaman 23 Apr 1940 and AB on 22nd October 40. Served until 01 April 1941.
Biographical Notes One of three survivors on the first raft to be rescued by SS Nishmaha, along with Marine Bill Gill and ship’s joiner, Thomas Moore. Twenty-one men had…
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