Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website
Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website
Additions will be checked before being published on the website and where possible will be forwarded to the person who submitted the original entries. Your contact details will not be forwarded, but they can send a reply via this messaging system.
238917
CPO. Douglas Henry Tumber
Royal Navy HMS Pembroke
from:Dover, Kent
My dad, Douglas Tumber, joined the Royal Navy when he was only 15 years old, in February 1916. He served on HMS Dragon, HMS Ceasar, HMS Canada, HMS Columbine, HMS Frobisher, HMS Escort, HMS Phoebe, HMS Westcliffe, HMS Venemous and HMS Pembroke. His service to the Royal Navy lasted 29 years, leaving on 27th September 1945 and reached rank of Chief Petty Officer.