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Assistant Cook Arthur Boyle RFA
On 23 May 1963 at about 2210hrs a Seaman S Smith, who was serving on board the RFA Wave Prince which was berthed in Hong Kong Harbour, was sitting on the second uppermost guardrail on the starboard aft upper…
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2nd Engineer Officer Harry Brain RFA
On 4 April 1942 RFA Plumleaf was alongside at Palatorial Wharf, Grand Harbour, Malta when she was struck by bombs and sank. (more…)
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Books about the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Author: R O Neish Publisher: Whittles Publishing ISBN: 978 184995 504 1 Published: 2022 _______________________________ Author: …
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Sailor Chiu Yiu Nam GM RFA
On the 8 June 1982 at the height of the Falklands conflict, RFA Sir Galahad was at anchor in Port Pleasant, about 3 cables from RFA Sir Tristram and about a mile from Fitzroy, preparing to disembark elements of the Welsh Guards.…
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Commodore Henry Owen L’Estrange, DSC, RD, RFA
Henry Owen L’Estrange was born in Southern Ireland in 1912 and after being educated at home and at Castlepark Prep school in Dublin, he joined his elder brother in the Merchant Navy. In 1926 Henry L’Estrange joined…
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Captain George Robert Green DSC RFA
RFA Sir Tristram, commanded by Captain ‘Robin’ Green, at the start of the Falklands War joined the Amphibious Task Group at Ascension Island on the 29th April 1982 and rapidly took up the challenge. (more…)
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Wave Class Tankers
WAVE CLASS TANKERS By the early part of 1943 the Admiralty had decided to take over two 15 knot tankers of the standard “Fast” type, to supplement their overworked tanker fleet. These two tankers were being built by Harland…
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Assistant Cook Arthur Boyle RFA
On 23 May 1963 at about 2210hrs a Seaman S Smith, who was serving on board the RFA Wave Prince which was berthed in Hong Kong Harbour, was sitting…
View more2nd Engineer Officer Harry Brain RFA
On 4 April 1942 RFA Plumleaf was alongside at Palatorial Wharf, Grand Harbour, Malta when she was struck by bombs and sank. (more…)
View moreBooks about the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Author: R O Neish Publisher: Whittles Publishing ISBN: 978 184995 504 1 Published: 2022 _______________________________…
View moreSailor Chiu Yiu Nam GM RFA
On the 8 June 1982 at the height of the Falklands conflict, RFA Sir Galahad was at anchor in Port Pleasant, about 3 cables from RFA Sir Tristram and about a mile…
View moreCommodore Henry Owen L’Estrange, DSC, RD, RFA
Henry Owen L’Estrange was born in Southern Ireland in 1912 and after being educated at home and at Castlepark Prep school in Dublin, he joined his elder brother…
View moreCaptain George Robert Green DSC RFA
RFA Sir Tristram, commanded by Captain ‘Robin’ Green, at the start of the Falklands War joined the Amphibious Task Group at Ascension Island on the 29th April 1982 and rapidly took up…
View moreWave Class Tankers
WAVE CLASS TANKERS By the early part of 1943 the Admiralty had decided to take over two 15 knot tankers of the standard “Fast” type, to supplement their overworked…
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