Royal Navy Research Archive

Christy Quilliam

Mon, 19 May 2025 06:20:17 +0100

I am looking for Lt J. G. Pettigrew's service number and or records, Served on the HMS Emporer RNVR in JV179 - I have searched everywhere and here is the only mention of him. I would love to be able to replace any medals he was given for my husband but, without his service number I cannot do so. Any help would be appreciated

Shannon

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:42:51 +0100

My Grandfather (RAF) served on this ship during the war, Sgt Donald Morrison, he was a fitter and armorer assigned to the Navy for much of the war

He was assigned to the HMS Emperor during the North Sea convoys, Operation Tungstan against the Tirpitz, Normandy and the invasion of Southern France...He died long before I was born, but managed to learn much from his war record I managed to get hold of...it was great to learn something about this ship, thank you

Peter McGowan

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:52:30 +0100

My father was Ken McGowan who served as radar officer aboard HMS Emperor from Sept '43 until Jan '45. He kept a small collection of photographs from his Naval career which I've scanned and cleaned if anyone is interested:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/167119724@N05/albums/72157707228517651

Hope this helps somebody.

Cheers,
Peter

Jane Worthington

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:48:54 +0100

Hello Peter,
My Father David William Pope also served on HMS Emperor, and I would like to share his history of service on the ship with his grandchildren. I feel it is very important that we pass on this history to the next generation. I would welcome any information you could share with me.
Kind regards, Jane Worthington.

Roger Yeulett Hitch

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:41:05 +0000

Dear Peter, My father, Henry Philip Yeulett Hitch, was a sub Lieutenant on HMS Emporer from 1944. I am compiling a history of his war service. I am grateful for any information regarding the ship.

Thank you.

Russell Simpson

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 02:09:23 +0100

My Grandfather Harry Troughton, served on HMS Emperor. He was a telegraphist.

Dominic Kirkman

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:33:55 +0000

Hello Malcolm,

I would be very interested in seeing your scrap book? My Grandad, Peter Wells also served on HMS Emperor, during the same period. He left me some photographs with his war records as well as a leaflet of the port of Columbo. Im addition to this, there is a letter from the Purser of the ship containing facts and figures about the ship and its stores. This was issued when's Grandad was demobbed, perhaps you have the very same letter?

Kind Regards

Dom

Dominic Kirkman

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:12:29 +0000

Hello Malcolm,

I would be very interested in seeing your scrap book. My Grandad, Peter Wells also served on the ship. I have a few pictures and his full service record as well as some interesting leaflet from Columbo and a letter issues by the Purser of the ship detailing various facts and figures about the ship.

Kind Regards

Dominic Kirkman

Peter Marston

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:10:21 +0000

The photograph of Captain Sir Charles Madden inspecting the landing party is in fact of an earlier commander, Captain T J N Hilken DSO
The armed party being inspected by Captain Hilken was to go to Chios in the Aegean to embark German prisoners of war.
In the account above no mention is made of the occasion when the ship was shelled from an island in the Aegean which the ship's aircraft had been sent to attack
I served on Emperor from April 1944 until Feb 1946. I have a large scrapbook of photos covering my time with the ship if anyone is interested

Malcolm Peter Marston
P/JX 626923