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My Father - James Henry Friend: Memories of the Navy - Chapter 3

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James Henry Ford
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Warsprite - Solerno
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Royal Air Force
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A4415618
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10 July 2005

Warsprite

My father kept many photos about his work in the Navy. This photograph was captioned by him:

'The HMS Warsprite being towed from Salerno (Italy) to Malta, after being put out of action by enemy bombs. Sept 16th 1943.'

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