Published: March 08, 2010
Words: 52808 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook description

This is a story told through the eyes of a young sailor who joined the Royal Navy in 1955 as a Boy Seaman 2nd class, the absolute lowest rank in the Navy. Follow his induction at HMS Ganges, the toughest boys training establishment in England if not the world., and his first assignment to HMS Cockade in time to visit Australia for the opening of the 1956 Olympic games. One voyage not to be missed

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canada, hms cockade, hms eastbourne, hmsm submarines, belfast, halifax ns

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Review by: db23 on July 31, 2011 :
Enthralling, often funny and sometimes sad story of life in the Royal Navy in the 1950s; a well-written memoir, I started it this afternoon and had to keep reading until I'd finished.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Brendan Gerad O'Brien on March 24, 2010 : (no rating)
What a lovely story! This is a trip down memory lane for anyone who served in the Royal Navy - or any other Navy, for that matter.
I have to admire Fredrick for his ability to conjur up events from all those years ago and then relay them so colourfully, thus triggering memories of our own - sheer nostalga ...and I'm sure if he put his mind to it he could write much more about his time in the Senior Service.

Brendan O'Brien
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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