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Marine. Vowell
Royal Marines 45 Commando

Dad joined the Marines 22/8/1938 was posted to H.M.S. Columbo 30/7/1939 and was at Gibraltar when War was declared. It was then sent to the Denmark Strait looking for German ships, while there they captured the german ship Henning Oldendoff on the 17/11/1939. Dad was posted to H.B.L. R.M. Brigade 1/4/1940 then onto 45 Commando 11/8/1943 finally from September 1943 to June 1946 he was Combined operations (H.M.S. C.O.P.R.A.) He was released to Fleet Reserve March 1950.

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