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Joseph Austin
Royal Navy HMS Dorsetshire
from:Shropshire
(d.5th Apr 1942)
Joseph Austin, died on the Dorsetshire, he was my grandmother's brother. He was a professional sailor. I have in my possession a letter written on the Wednesday before the ship sailed on the Saturday. In his letter he writes about starting a 10,000 mile journey home, a trip which we now know was never completed. I have also letters listing his service duties, one of which was to escort the King on his tour of the West Indies.