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5d ago
Google search results for Royal navy MDU bring up Reseaching WW2.co.uk, Abbreviations and Acronyms. MDU is listed as Military Dispersal Unit.
www.researchingww2.co.uk
Acronym Finder is also in the search results. And has MDU as Mine Disposal Unit for M ..read more
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5d ago
Hi everyone.
I'm currently researching an army unit stationed on the Norfolk coast during WW2 .
In their war diary, one of their objectives was to defend a "RN/MDU station" near Trimingham radar station. The trouble is I can't find what MDU stands for ..read more
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1w ago
Article from Advertiser (South Australia), 11 June 1942, mentions that British submarine Turbulent sinks 5 Italian vessels.
APA citation
inks Five Italian Vessels (1942, June 11). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 25, 202 ..read more
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1w ago
Thanks for the last reply. Any ideas as to where I might find if Fred had trained with combined ops? I understand there were COBU and amphibious warfare units where RN signallers would train in combined units. I have his RN admin record showing basics ..read more
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2w ago
Royal Navy maintained a base at Bermuda until 1995 - it was HMS Malabar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Dockyard,_Bermuda ..read more
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2w ago
My father (Norman Lock) who was in the Royal Navy between 1942 and 1946 has Bermuda listed on his travel list (HMS Findhorn) on the back of his King Neptune certificate. HMS Findhorn must have called in to Bermuda at some stage. But there is no shore b ..read more
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2w ago
Newspaper articles from the Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia) in July 1944.
Article (6 July 1944) mentions that British subs sank 9 supply ships and damaged 2.
APA citation
SUBMARINES' SUCCESSES (1944, July 6). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 ..read more
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2w ago
Hello,
I have several photographs of a church/funeral service on H.M.S. Resolution, the procession to the cemetery with the Last Post and final volley. Text on some of the photographs mention "Far East" but also "cemetery Palma Majorca" sometime around ..read more
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2w ago
Hello,
I recently acquired a photograph album of the 1923-24 World cruise of the British Special Service Squadron. Amongst the many photographs is one of a motor launch from H.M.S. Hood with the Sultan of Salangar on board. What interests me is that th ..read more
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2w ago
Thanks for the prompt reply and information.
The landings at Sicily and Anzio tie in with his list of places "visited?".
Pantelleria and Salerno are also listed in capital letters. Do you think it would be worth me looking at the Green lists to track L ..read more