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776 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] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] Add a message Search the guestbook for crew names   Paul Fellows from Bristol said... 07/05/2007  Fellows, Albert Albert was the brother of my father Raymond. I have seen pictures of Albert in his uniform. The only recollection I have of Albert being mentioned was by my Grandmother saying that as she waved goodbye to Albert she told the rest of her children "We won't be seeing our Albert again". She had a premonition that the ship would explode. I guess in those times you would probably have such an outlook on life. She lost 5 of her 10 children to a combination of the war and childhood diseases so prevalent in the harsh polluted environment of of the industrial North East (Stockton) that existed back then. Albert's Father survived being gassed in the first world war when he was in the Cavalry. Thanks for letting me a little bit more about Uncle Albert and how he died. Maurice Buxton from Essex said... 05/05/2007  Ronald Purkiss Just found this site. I had two cousins (brothers)serving on battleships in WWII. Ronald Purkiss went down on HMS Barham. The parents begged his brother B.Purkiss to transfer out of destroyers. He did and served on HMS Truculent (submarine) and was lost when she went down in 1950 in the Thames estuary. marsha leathley from Plymouth PL5 said... 05/05/2007  Henry Curtis HI I\'m the great niece of Henry Curtis, he was married to my grandmothers sister, Alana Curtis nee Young. She passed away aged 90years. She always told us the story of our uncle Henry and how he lost his life on the Barham, how he was last seen on top deck ready to evacuate the ship when he noticed his shipmate and close friend had not got to the top deck as he did, on telling his other ship mate to get over board he went back for his friend and he and his friend never made it off the ship. She was always proud of the fact he tried to save a friend but found it sad he was not there to see there son Kenneth grow up, he was only 3 years when his father died. She never remarried but always had close friends and family.I don\'t don\'t have any photos of him but for the record he lived in Portsmouth and was 6ft slim tall sandy hair and had a very good laugh also very gentle man. Regards Marsha Robert Hornshaw from Hull said... 02/05/2007  Robert Hornshaw hi my uncle survived the sinking but was killed on jetty duty in alexandria while recovering 1 year later, does any one remember him please. thank you jim inkson from chester-le-street said... 30/04/2007  cyril inkson Hi my Dad\'s older brother and my uncle served on the Barham and survived the sinking and the war. He\'s still alive in Liverpool. Grateful for anyone who knew him...thanks Jim Mark Gray from Edinburgh said... 23/04/2007  David R Gray Hi, My Grandad David Gray (Able Seaman)was a survivor. Unfortunately he died a few weeks before I was born in 1971. My Dad has a photo of him wearing his uniform which I will try to get on to the website soon. Does anyone remember him or have any stories about him.or photos? Thanks.....Mark Gray paul harry from southampton said... 17/04/2007  ronald blake hello iam trying to find any information about my great uncle ronald(ron)blake. who unfortunately did not survive.any information will be very helpful. thank you. contact me on pcharry64@yahoo.co.uk Jane Rees from Bristol BS30 said... 16/04/2007  James Rees I have just learned that my Grandfather, James Rees of Penclawdd, Swansea, served on HMS Barham during the Great War. He died before I was born but I feel very proud that he served his country on such a wonderful ship. Joanne Clark from South Shields said... 15/04/2007  William Jager A great big thank you to Andrew Gillespie for the fantastic work he does for all of us on this excellent site, thanks so much for adding the photos of my grandad it is very much appreciated. Joanne Clark x Alan E Williams from Embro Ontario Canada said... 12/04/2007 Thanks to all involved in this wonderfull site, keep up the good work, A.E. Williams son of Leading Seaman A E Williams, H.M.S. Barham. 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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