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723 messages posted to the guestbook Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] ( 22 ) [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] Add a message Search the guestbook for crew names   Alan Gammon from England said... 23/11/2011  Arthur (Jack) Gammon My father, Jack Gammon was one of the lucky survivors of the sinking of HMS Barham. He often spoke of his fellow crew members who perished and how he managed to escape from below decks, crawl over the sides of the stricken vessel and was initially sucked down with the the boat, only to be blown clear when the magazine exploded. He subsequently died of emphysema in 1994, caused through swallowing the oil, whilst he was waiting to be picked up. I\'ll be thinking of him and his crew mates at 4:25 on the 25 November and on the 26 November. Stephen Turner from Reading UK said... 23/11/2011  Percy Leonard Keep Percy was a stoker onboard the Barham.He told me that he only survived because he was on deck having a cigarette at the time the ship was struck.If anyone has any pictures or recalls any information concerning his service would they please e-mail on the above address.I am one of Percy\'s Grandsons and would like to gather further material for our family history.Many thank. Chris Wareham from England said... 22/11/2011  www.familywareham.co.uk  Walter Wareham Peter/Valerie Wareham, would it be possible to have a photograph of Walter Wareham, if you have one, please? I research all Warehams for my family tree project. Thank you :-), regards, Chris Wareham Elaine Smith from Texas said... 22/11/2011  Frank James Marsh My grandfather, Frank James Marsh,was the leading telegraphist, Royal Navy, and perished on the Barham. The. Queen Mother offered my mother, F J Marsh\'s daughter, a position as a lady in waiting. My mother declined as she wanted her advanced education instead. Captain Cooke\'s wife and the Queen Mother made this come about. I cherish all the letters from the Queen Mother as well as Queen Elizabeth\'s congratulatory letter upon my mother\'s retirement. Thank you for the notification of the upcoming ceremony. Michael Pryall from N. Ireland said... 21/11/2011  Michael Pryall Thanks for the invite to the remembrance service 26th Nov 2011. Although unable to attend our thoughts and prayers will be with all those lost at sea. Jeff Horner from Seattle, Washington USA said... 20/11/2011  Eric Horner I posted a music video about the HMS Barham on youtube. Type in icu812ib4u and select the video \"The Last Farwell\" vincent Mifsud from canada said... 20/11/2011  Hms Barham  Vincent Stafrace thank you for the information about the servise being held in memory ofall the crew of Hms Barham, Iwill spend a moment of silence and prayer..Iwish ican attend. isn walton from Royal Marine said... 19/11/2011  Douglas Walton I never had the benefit of meeting my uncle Douglas but his memory is still with family members. As a Royal Marine we believe he was near the ships magazine when the ship was hit. Any knowledge of this would be appreciated. r.w.robertson from gunnery dept said... 19/11/2011  robert h robertson my father r.h.robertson R.N no P/SSX16659 AB royal navy passed away on 25-11-1941with the sinking of the hms barham i have variouse photos of my father and some of his ship mates from on board the barham i could forward you photo copies if you would like for your association please let me know so i could comply robsco@talktalk.net Susan Crampton from Wexford, Ireland said... 19/11/2011  Sidney Collins Thankyou for letting me know about the Service of Remembrance next Saturday. I\'m sorry that I can\'t be there but I\'ll say a prayer and will be thinking of HMS Barham and all those connected with her. The coffee table which was made from part of the wardroom table at the captain\'s request, by Sidney Collins, shipwright wii receive an extra polish! My mother and Sidney had recently got married and this was for their new home. Sadly Sidney was lost when the Barham was sunk. Add a new message to the guestbook name: email: homepage: crew names: location: your message: validate your post by typing the letters into the box

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