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Alan Alfred Walker
Royal Navy HMS Pembroke
from:Plumstead, London
Alan Walker born in 1923 and joined the Royal Navy in 1939 aged 16. He was a supply assistant and was based predominantly during the Second World War in Port of Spain in Trinidad at HMS Benbow a shore establishment.
I believe it was during this time he met his 1st wife Elaine who was a Trinidadian whom I believe he married over there. (I have yet to find proof of this though) and brought her back to the UK in 1945.
He served on:
HMS Royal Arthur 42-43,
HMS President 43-43,
HMS Pembroke March 43-may 43,
HMS Benbow 1943-1945,
HMS Pembroke May 45-Jul 45,
HMS Europa Jul 45- May 46,
HMS Pembroke Jun 46-Jun46,
HMS Merlin until discharged Oct 1946.
He did enjoy his time in the Royal Navy, but said the times were hard and he saw things that no man/woman should see, but he never regretted serving for his country.