241982 Able Sea. Leonard Arthur Chinnery Royal Navy HMS Salopian My father, Leonard Chinnery died in 1966. Amongst some old photographs I found is one of Dad in his naval uniform and his hatband clearly states HMS Collingwood. Presumably, he was on this ship for training before being posted to HMS Salopian to do his bit for the war. He went on to serve on HMS Crane
The Salopian was hit by torpedoes on 13 May 1941 and later sunk - virtually all those on board were saved and I have a note written by Dad, on the back of a Senior Service cigarette pack, which clearly states - in his handwriting: "Torpedoed 13th May 1941 at 3.25am and sighted Impulsive at 6.45am on 15th May and were picked up by her at 10.30am. 55 house in open boat".
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