Hello everyone,

I'm looking for information regarding the above flotillas during WW2 between the start of 43 and the end of 44, as these for part of my father-in-laws war records.

I have contacted the National Archives to ask for copies of the ADM 120/4-11 which covers this period.

Apart from the National Archives are there any more resources that are available to me to search?

Thanks in advance

Andy

Hi this is my first post in this forum, I am searching for any info on the ship shown in the attached photograph.
It's from a poster displayed in the curators' labs in the war museum, Athens, Greece. Current staff there do not know the provenance.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

PhiloNauticus
You do realise you just provided me with so much info that I was missing just in your response!  I really appreciate that! 

Mayina and Dart are two words I couldn't quite work out!

Line 10 - sorry the picture is too indistinct
Line 16 - Mayina - transit camp at Colombo

Shore bases are shown because they were the 'parent' establishment - responsible for pay and paperwork for smaller ships.   Any names in brackets will be the actual ship served on – so for example he has Ferret [the base at Londonderry] and then Lanka [ Colombo – Trincomalee] which were the parents, and Dart in brackets – Dart was the frigate he was actually serving on

Hoping people might be able to enlighten me on a little more detail.
I have worked out most of the postings on my Grandfathers Naval record (except for a few ships)

Questions....
1.  Let me know if anybody can decipher Rows 10 and 16?
2.  Most of these appear to be Shore bases.  Would that mean he was land based or was attached to ships and these were the "administrative base connected to the ship?  My question around this, is that for some reason we thought he was at sea a lot more?
3.  Lanka....I know that this was based in former Ceylon. Interested to understand what people know around this place as he never mentioned it...only that he was locked up in Bombay for insubordination and caught malaria?


I'd love to understand any further insight into what people would know or recommend to investigate further?

Huge thanks on any info x

The Royal Navy
An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982
Captain John Wells
Reprinted 1994

Philip L

Thanks for your help PhiloNauticus.

Cheers.

That confirms that was discharged in 1966.

Also, that he had the Italy Star, but did not qualify for the Atlantic Star.

You may already have seen these, but just in case you have not:

https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-HMS_Lauderdale.htm

https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4655.html#google_vignette

Thanks for the info Philip L, I will look into that.

Thanks PhiloNauticus as well, much appreciated.
I've attached part of page 3 of his service record and his medal record sheet.

Cheers

Some information I found in this book.

The Royal Navy. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982. Captain John Wells. Reprinted 1994.
With a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Lewin of Greenwich.

I cannot photo page because of 1994 copyright. But here is a little bit of information from page 225 and 226.

In 1939 artificer apprentice training was transferred from the Fisgard block of the Mechanical Training Establishment at Chatham, partly to Caledonia at Rosyth and partly to Portsmouth and Devonport. The former had already started training engine room and electrical apprentices; those of the later were accommodated at the new RN Artificers Training Centre at Torpoint in Cornwall, adjacent HMS Raleigh. This was Commissioned as HMS Fisgard by Captain (E) in 1946, the name fortuitously handed down from the old hulk that started Boy Artificer Training as part of Fisher's scheme early in the century. 

Philip L

I have now (30th August 2026) found something relevant on Page 137.

Keyham continued to train engineer officers, while instruction for engine room, electrical and ordnance artificers was now combined in four hulks comprising Fisgard, which in 1932 moved from Portsmouth to Chatham.

Philip L