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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   David Critchley from Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Canada said... 21/10/2005  NULL  Charles William Taylor L/Stoker Charles William Taylor was my uncle. He survived to also serve on the HMS Ajax, and also on the HMS Rhododendron on the "Murmansk Run". I haven't seen him since 1949 when we emigrated to Canada, but my family always had fond memories of him. My mother, (of course), knew a lot more about his youthful antics than we ever found out. Mary W K. from ontario, canada. said... 11/10/2005  NULL  Holly R. Whitehouse In memory of my father, Engineer Commander Holly R. Whitehouse lost in the sinking of HMS Barham November 24 1941. Sue Harrison-Stone from Chesham, Bucks said... 16/09/2005  NULL  William Harrison I was so pleased to discover that there was so much about the Barham. My Uncle who I did not know was lost when the ship went down. I remeber my Mother , Bill's elder sister said that they received a letter to say that the Ship had been lost and that Bill had died. She said that her Mother had gone to her bedroom and cried for hours then not spoken about the loss after that. I assume now I know some of the history that was because they were told not to discuss the loss. I am so glad that the name of my Uncle still lives on because I had thought I was the only person alive to have any knowledge of him. And that the history of the Barham is so vividly recorded. My Uncle was called William(Bill) Harrison and I now discover he was a leading seaman from your web page. My Mother used to say that he was in the sick bay when the ship was sunk. At their last port he had been playing football and broken his ankle so was hospitalised when the ship went down. I seem to remeber that my Mother had said he had married a girl from Glasgow but I don't know when or if there were any children. Last year at the Remembrance Service at my little country church I had put a poppy in a cross that was put on the steps of the war memorial in his memory. It is a comfort that the knowledge of these men and their ship will live on. Katharine Ray from Rosedale BC canada said... 16/09/2005  NULL  Kennith Gibson Kennith Gibson was my father in law!!! Unfortuanty he passed away on April.14 2005 Katharine Ray from Rosedale BC canada said... 16/09/2005  NULL  Kennith Gibson Kennith Gibson was my father in law!!! Darren Evans from Liverpool said... 22/08/2005  NULL  NULL Hi. I am grandson of John Evans and great grandson of James Evans. Son and Father respectively. Just wondering if there are any survivors that knew my grandad/great grandad and have any stories or pictures concerning them both. Just e-mail me and I will get back to you. Cheers guys. Glenn Lemon from Hastings New Zealand said... 19/08/2005  NULL  David Mollison Cochrane Hi It is with regret I have to inform you of the passing of David Mollison Cochrane (Danny) on 8th August 2005 aged 82 years at Hastings New Zealand. Service No 161234 O/Seaman Royal Navy 1939-1945, survivor of the sinking of the Barham. On Behalf of C. J. Lemon Debbie Young from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, UK said... 18/08/2005  NULL  Martin Keogh My uncle was MARTIN KEOGH, Ordnance Artificer, 3rd class P/MX 56577 who died on the Barham when she was hit on 27th May 1941 by enemy aircraft. My mother (Martin's sister) is still alive and told me of his serving on the ship, which prompted my interest to find out more. If any survivors recall him, or even better could point him out on any of the website photos I would be grateful for any info you might have. God bless all those who lost their lives on the Barham. Mike Lynd from London said... 17/08/2005  www.worldisround.com/articles/16107/index.html  Douglas "Ginger" Lynd Some photos of the sinking and of HMS Barham can be found at the above web site. Mike Lynd, son of 83 year old survivor - Douglas "Ginger" Lynd. KIm Fletcher from Brisbane said... 12/08/2005  NULL  Fred Wills My grandad, Fred Wills was a survivor of the Barham. Sadly he died in 1992, but lived life to the full, regaling stories of his times in the navy and on the 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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