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Sea. Augustine "Austin" Quinn
Royal Navy HMS Ashanti
from:Manchester
My Dad Austin Quinn was on HMS Ashanti from 3rd of October 1943 to 13th of March 1944. During that time he was escorting Arctic Convoys, working out of Scarpa Flow. It was where he got severe frostbite.
Later, he was patrolling The English Channel, in preparation for D Day.
My Dad went on to serve in Ceylon and India.