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723 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] Add a message Search the guestbook for crew names   Michael Stratton-Brown from 28 monks Way said... 21/01/2018  Jack Nealon Jack sadly died 0n 15 January. His funeral is to be at 1100 on Wednesday 31 January at Worthing crematorium. William Rees from Swinton, Manchester said... 19/12/2017  Edgar Rees Edgar Rees not Egar -Apologies William Rees from Swinton, Manchester said... 19/12/2017  Egar Rees My uncle was a Stoker on HMS Barham during WWII. Sadly he was lost overboard at sea on 5th June 1941. My understanding is that after the Battle for Crete the damaged ship sailed around the end of May 1941 to Durban (South Africa)via Alexandria, the Suez Canal and Mombassa (Kenya). Could anyone tell me please where the ship was on the day my uncle died and any further recollections people may have about him.Thank you 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. 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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