- Contributed byÌý
- rldunn
- People in story:Ìý
- Jim Goodwin
- Location of story:Ìý
- At sea
- Background to story:Ìý
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:Ìý
- A6561704
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 31 October 2005
In 1940 I was eighteen and, despite working in an exempt occupation, I went down and volunteered. I didn't think I would be in all that long but in fact I was in until 1946! At the Navy Office they said, "Oh great!" and I was called up almost immediately. I was sent to the training ship HMS Rayleigh.
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