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HMS Columbo
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Those known to have sailed in HMS Columbo during the Second World War 1939-1945. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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CPO. James Michael Caldwell HMS Quebec  My late father, James Caldwell joined the RN in 1929 and served until 1957.
He was a physical training instructor and as well as 22 other ships, served on HMS Quebec from 14.7.1942 until 14.2.1943 over several occasions.
The only photo we ever saw was of him in PT kit with 4 other servicemen in a two line formation. Unfortunately they are lost.
My dad never spoke of service other than mentioning Scapa once.
I am so anxious to find out more information if possible and will be registering all the other ships on which he served.
- HMS St George Ldg seaman 4th September 1940 - 21st Feb 1940
- HMS Columbo Ldg seaman - PO 21st February 1940 - 13th July 1942.
- HMS Quebec PO 14th July 1942 - 27th July 1942.
- HMS Louisberg PO 28th July 1942 - 11th August 1942.
- HMS Quebec PO 12th August 1942 - 14th February 1943 (3 periods in town camp).
- HMS Dartmouth 111 PO 15th February - 18th July 1943.
- HMS Effingham PO 19th July 1943 - 22 December 1943.
- HMS St Matthew PO 23rd December 1943 - 10th September 1944.
- HMS Drake PO 11th September 1944 - 7th November 1944.
- HMS Duty PO 8th - 9th November 1944.
- HMS Gadwall PO 10th November 1944 - 8th December 1944.
- HMS Eastleigh PO 9th December 1944 - 19th December 1944.
- HMS Gadwall PO 20th December 1944 - 30th March 1945.
- HMS Drake Temporary CPO 31st March 1945 - 30th May 1945.
After that went to serve in Canada and Far East on many more establishments until 3rd May 1957.
As a CPO Instructor he was a PTI winning many medals for every sport apparently having his teeth knocked out by someone with the same name.
Apart from service awards, he had a box of about 15 medals for almost every sport which we no longer have.
He died in 1995.
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Marine. Vowell 45 Commando Dad joined the Marines 22/8/1938 was posted to H.M.S. Columbo 30/7/1939 and was at Gibraltar when War was declared. It was then sent to the Denmark Strait looking for German ships, while there they captured the german ship Henning Oldendoff on the 17/11/1939. Dad was posted to H.B.L. R.M. Brigade 1/4/1940 then onto 45 Commando 11/8/1943 finally from September 1943 to June 1946 he was Combined operations (H.M.S. C.O.P.R.A.) He was released to Fleet Reserve March 1950.
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