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793 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] [79] [80] Add a message Search the guestbook for crew names   Jenny Arnold from Norfolk said... 16/05/2006  Arbon and Lamb Hello, My Grandfather James Frederick Arbon served on board from 1 July 1920 to 3 Jan 1923. He went on the become a CPO. His brother-in-law and my gt. uncle Albert Charles Lamb was on board June 1919 to July 1920 and became the youngest MAA in the RN in, I think, 1924 while on HMS Ceres. Charles Anastasi from Malta said... 06/05/2006  Anastasi, Salvatore (Sam) I'm Sam Anastasi's eldest son. My father was one of the fortunate survivors when the Barham was torpedoed and sank.Dad was picked up by the crew of the Australian destroyer HMAS Nizam. My father retired from the British Navy after 23 years and then brought all the family to Australia. My father died in Oct. 1995. Unfortunetly I was not aware of this web site while he was alive. Thank you for the fantastic work, please keep it up. I welcome any correspondence from anybody who may have known my father diectly or indirectly. Ian R. Prior from Kingston-upon-Hull said... 29/04/2006  Albert Arthur Prior The grandfather I never got to know was lost with HMS Barham on that fateful day in November 1941 aged 40 years. I am the eldest son of Able Seaman Albert Arthur Prior's eldest son. If anyone has any information about Albert then I would be most grateful to receive it. My e-mail address is ian.prior@tinyonline.co.uk. God bless him and all those who fought for their country. Maureen Cotton from Middlesborough said... 25/04/2006  Arthur Andrews My Father was a survivor of the hms barham, Im thankful that he survived and my heart goes out to all those that were lost, my best wishes go out to all the survivors. Jean Hooper from London said... 07/04/2006  James Hardcastle My father and his cousin, James Hardcastle joined the Navy together, and Jimmy was on the Barham. He did not survive, and was twenty two when he lost his life. We have recently discovered a letter written by James to my dad congratulating him on the birth of his daughter (my sister) and saying how he was looking forward to seeing her. This was the last letter he ever wrote to him. He never did come home again and see the new baby. I can remember a ritual every Rememberance Sunday, my brother and I would go with our father to visit our aunt (James' mother). I would love to know if any survivor remembers James Hardcastle from London. If I can find a photograph of him amongst the family pictures, I will post to this site. Thanks to everyone responsible for maintaining this website. john lake from gillingham said... 23/03/2006  harry j.lake A.B my uncle harry was on the barham but was lucky enough to survive although he was in a coma for 3 mths.his wife and family were told he was dead,his wife even had a memorial bench placed along eastbourne seafront as she had no body to bury.harry woke up in a hospital in the s.west and asked where his wife was.she was hastily driven from london down to the hospital for the reunion,the bench is still there!! STEVE BAKER if it is of any interest i live 5 mins from the naval memorial in chatham if you want any pics etc just ask and i'll pop along and send you some.incidentally it is in a really high spot overlooking the medway towns and is a good spot for kite flying!! keeley langton from london said... 17/03/2006  NULL  andrew flack My grandfather was a survior of the H.M.S.BARHAM.i have seen footage of the explosion and the sinking of the ship and wonder how there were any surviors at all the day. My grandfather was a stoker on board so its a miracle that he was one of the few surviors that day.I have seen the surviors list ,to my shock my grandfather name does not appear to be on there. would there be any records /information about him anywhere ? My grandfather passed away in 1990 but we thank god for letting him come back to his family that awful day.i have been to the war museum in malta. Its in the capital valletta its a must if you are there.it has a section on the H.M.S BARHAM . i have enjoy reading and looking through this wedsite, regards keeley Steve Baker from Liverpool said... 14/03/2006  NULL  William Hughes Hello Sarah. Thanks for the reply, not had time to respond until now. Have just checked the CWGC site and found him on the Chatham Memorial. Funnily enough my son and my nephew have both been based at Chatham at some point although both have have now left the service. Sorry, no photo of him available, no real dealings with that side of the family and his daughter my Mother has also past on some years ago. One of his daughters, my Mothers eldest sister, Marrie an American service man after WW11 and moved to America, she passed on when I was quite young. I have met both her children, when I myself was a child and her son once again when I was in my teens, he turned up on the door step in Liverpool, dodging the Vietnam War. Not very patriotic, cant say I blame him though, a senseless and brutal waste on both parts? I've seen neither hide nor hair of him since. Anyway enough waffle! Thanks again Sarah, if I ever visit Chatham, I will make sure I pay William a visit and let him know he's not forgotten. Kind Regards denise guile from brighton said... 12/03/2006  NULL  frank ernest guile (nobby) my grandfarther frank ernest guile was a survivor of the hms barham , he is still alive at the moment living in brighton , im seeing if any one had any picture with him in or anyone remembers him anything would help thanks for you time xx denise Richard Wells (Isted) from Cambridge said... 11/03/2006  NULL  Richard Isted My Uncle Richard -Marine (my Father's Brother and who I was named after)was lost on the Barham my family has fractured and I would like to know more, can anyone help? PS I have a photo of him (Richard) 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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