214214 Richard Henry "Nobby" Clark Merchant Navy from:Wallasey,Cheshire My father, Richard Henry Clark known as Nobby, never spoke of his time as a merchant seaman. It was my mother who told us he was shipwrecked in the first U-boat sinking after the declaration of war. He was a long time in the water and his hearing was damaged permanently but when he needed an operation he refused to have it in a Naval hospital and I don't think he received a dedicated pension.
I don't even know what his position was, deckhand, steward etc., but I do know he was the best at cleaning windows and mirrors and always brought mine up to his standards whenever he visited me after I had my own home. He lived until 1982, not in great health and not to a great age but long enough to enjoy his grandchildren.
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