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700 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   Sara Wrigley from Totnes - Devon said... 23/11/2017  Surgeon Commander E.R. Sorley Just to wish all those attending the Service this weekend a good reunion at Westminster Abbey. Such a poignant ocasion. Sorry not to be with you but will be thinking of you all. Charlie Hitchen from Lancashire said... 07/10/2017  LeLacheur Hugh This young man is mentioned in Robert Atkinson's books about the Scottish Islands. He ant RA were naturalists who explored the islands in their converted fishing boat "Heather". They had great plans for the future but as RA writes " Hugh was left behind in 1941" Tragic. RIP Hugh. Paul McCarthy from Northumberland said... 08/09/2017  Henry Humphries Henry Humphries was me wife's great uncle . His sister Doris Copeland ( Humphries) was his sister. Never a finer woman existed . Henry was a stoker on board and he sadly died in action on board the Barham . These men joined up to defend our country, they believed in our county and believed in good over evil . My own grandfather Edward McCarthy was in the desert rats in North Africa . All these men and women went to war knowing they may not return , but they did it . God bless them all and thank you . All of you for your sacrifice , your courage and your faith in your fellow countrymen. We will never forget you. Paul McCarthy and Alexandra McCarthy ( Copeland ) Serena Cant from Chelmsford, Essex said... 28/06/2017  'Jock', AA gunner My father has just told me about a friend of his from school who died on HMS Barham. He remembers the friend as nicknamed 'Jock', he thinks this was because Jock's mother was Scottish, but he can't remember his surname. Jock would have been born around 1921-22, as Dad, now almost 95, was at school with him in Springfield, near Chelmsford, Essex. He may have been a little older, because Dad did not join up until 1942, which suggests Jock was slightly older. Dad vividly remembers bumping into Jock on leave and Jock telling him about being an AA gunner and fending off waves of German attacks. I can find no trace of Jock on the Chelmsford War Memorial site but he may well be commemorated elsewhere and under his proper name. Would anyone know? I would like to be able to tell my Dad about his friend, but have very little to go on. Carol Marks from Southampton said... 05/06/2017  Reginald Doe Reginald Doe was my Fathers brother, and although I didn't know my Uncle, my Father always spoke highly and with deep emotion of his dear brother. Reginald died onboard the Barham in November 1941 and left a baby son. Simon Bourne from Townsville, Australia said... 17/05/2017  Henry Bourne My Father's brother Henry Bourne died on the Barham. My mum always mentioned him and thought he worked in the Galley. I had a sudden urge to write something in the Guest book in honour of Uncle Henry and the sailors who died by his side. We will remember them, lest we forget. Christine West from Beaufort, Australia. said... 25/04/2017  Clifford Gordon West Hi, my late husband served on the Barham from 24th May 1938 to 6 September 1941 he was 17yo up to 20yo when transferred to Stag (Div K) just 6 weeks before the Barham sank. He was so affected by the loss of his mates and identified so strongly with them that he used to say that he was with them when they went down. I am compiling his history in the Navy and thank you all for this site which has ben invaluable with the information of the Barham during his time aboard. Chris West. Chris Brown from France said... 11/01/2017  Tom Parris My Grandfather, whom I knew well, served on HMS Barham from 15th August 1915 until the 30th of September 1920. He often related his experience of the battle to me, where he was trapped below decks with three others during the battle. My Grandfather survived the experience but two of the other three were less fortunate. His service ended in ended 1938 having joined in 1914. He was an Electrical Artificer. He was recalled for WW11 and eventually finished his service around 1947. The trapped experience left him with sleeping problems and there after always slept with a lighted candle in his bedroom at night. He died in the mid 1960s in the Potrsmouth area where he had live for most of his life after leaving Jursey. I have very fond memories of the man to this day. John Simpson from Waihi Beach, New Zealand said... 24/10/2016  N/A To my good friend Jack (aka John) Burton on the pending 75th anniversary of the RNZN may your memory, bones; and ashes form part of the ocean upon which you served. My neighbour, friend and compatriot from Miramar, Wellington, NZ. Mave Hackett nee Webb from Portchester said... 21/10/2016  Mavis Hackett FB  Albert James Webb Sending my regards to all those attending the Memorial Service. Sorry I can't attend. Dad so enjoyed the Annual Dinners at the Sailors Home Club, catching up with other survivors and families gave him a great lift. Great to see families of HMS Barham crew researching. My Dad spent time in S.A. recuperating after the sinking, then was on H.M.S.Howe doing the Arctic Convoys to Murmansk. He was doing this when I was born. After the war he was posted to H.M.S.Phoenix, when he left the navy he was in the Armoury in H.M.S.Collingwood, and the civilian member of their shooting team for a while, until full retirement. Dad died sometime ago, but I'm still sorting through his photos and other records of his days in the Navy. Our guestbook is now closed for new messages. Thank you for your support. 01/01/2025

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