248282 Able Sea. Leonard Arthur Chinnery Royal Navy HMS Pembroke Dad, Leonard Chinnery, was on HMS Pembroke on and off from October 1940 to April 1943. In that time he also served on HMS Salopian, HMS Paragon, HMS Marlborough and HMS Crane. Don't know why he moved from ship to ship during the war, perhaps it was for security or something?
Dad was on HMS Crane when it was torpedoed and sunk on 13th May 1941. I still have a note that he wrote home to my Mum, on the back of a Senior Service cigarette pack, which states "Torpedoes 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 hours in open boat". I'm glad to say Dad survived because one month later he and Mum married.
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