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697 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] Add a message Search the guestbook for crew names   John Bennett from Lincoln said... 04/05/2008  William \"Will\" Howitt My Uncle Will was a survivor of HMS Barham, where he served either as C.P.O. or P.O. Guns, taking after his Father who was Fleet Chief Guns in 1916 at Jutland, ( William George Howitt ) After the sinking, my Uncle could never be out in the rain without panicking, and would rush indoors, such was the trauma he suffered. The poor man went to bed for an afternoon siesta, and died in his sleep of a heart attack. He was a lovely, very clever man as I recall, dearly loved by all of his own family, and by his sisters. Paul Fellows from Bristol UK said... 03/05/2008  Albert Edward Fellows Well this was my uncle albert. Being born in 1959 I never met him. My father Raymond was his younger brother. Albert was born and raised in Stockton-on-Tees and was one of 10 children of whom 6 including Albert survived into adulthood. Sylvia Deacon from Kent said... 29/04/2008  Ronald Deacon RM Does anybody remember Ron, a gunner, and Royal Marine. He was My husbands brother. Savannah from Vernon, BC said... 24/04/2008  None Hello my name is Savannah I am related to Clare Groot. She is my grandma/nana, my grandad has died in 2006. His name is William Gidley. I am now 11 my grandad missed my 10th birthday and the others too... Just to let you know I love him lots and will always and Jack Furman makes me happy too. He is a nice friend and he has known my grandad, well I am at school better get to work.. ;3 Bye Tony Lemon from Kent said... 18/04/2008  George Lemon My Grandfather, George Lemon sadly lost his life on the Barham. He was Chief Electrical Artificer and was associated with the engine room. I would love to hear from any relative of other crew members or serving RN at the time that have any information regarding my Grandfather. jayne challen from Bristol said... 17/04/2008  Charles Chapman My Grandad was a musician on board HMS Barham playing the cornet/trumpet. He didnt survive the sinking but if anyone knew of him our family would love to hear about it. Thank-you Clive Barham from Cape Town said... 01/04/2008 My dad, Reginald george Barham mentioned to me that he had met many crew from the Barham while he was on active duty in North Africa during the second world war! he was taken prisoner at Tobruck Julia Cole from Portsmouth said... 26/03/2008  Harry Webley While sorting out my parents effects I found my father\'s birth certificate. His father, Henry (Harry) Webley is listed as a shipwright on HMS Barham in 1919. I now work for the RN as a civil servant. I would be interested to know any other information about the ship around this date. Paul Murphy from Farnborough, Hants said... 18/03/2008 I came across your website while searching for interesting sites about lost ships that have been found. Its all so very moving and I marvel at the resilience of the survivors and of the families of the ships company that died that fateful day. Harry Watts from oxford said... 26/01/2008 When my brothers and I asked my father to tell us war stories, he told us of the sinking of the Barham. He was Marine Bob Watts on the Valiant. He was thrown against the bulkhead by the force of the explosion, and he said, that normally the Valiant took the lead ships position. What fate in this sad loss of so many brave servicemen, that saved our father, allowing all five of us to be born? Sadly my father passed away when he was only 68 yrs old,he would have shuddered at the memory of seeing this video of the sinking, and more to the point, seeing the actual german captain who sent the fan of death with the 4 torpedoes towards the Barham. I am 57yrs old, and my fathers stories still are very much a strong reminder of the sacrifice they all made, and I have made certain that my 4 children all know the story well. I give thanks to their bravery, that we might taste the sweetness of freedom, and our families do not live in the very real police state that Hitler would have made for Britain. 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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