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HMS Canopus
HMS Canopus was a naval shore establishment at Alexandria in Egypt.
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Those known to have sailed in HMS Canopus 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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John Maurus Asphar HMS Canopus I remember my father, John Maurus Asphar mentioning HMS Canopus.
He was based in Malta and skippered MTBs.
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ERA5. Siegfried Ring HMS Canopus (d.11th Sept 1943) Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, Siegfried Ring is buried in the Kibbutz Ein-Gev Cemetery in Isreal.
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Harold Chippendale HMS Woolwich Looking for information on my granddad, Harold Chippendale and the ships he was on. Specifically, information on HMS Woolwich and what role the ship had in the Mediterranean war. Harold was on the ship from 1st August 1939 to 15th January 1943, then went to HMS Canopus.
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Able Sea. Henry Bowdell HMS Collingwood My father Henry Bowdell S/N JX 275361 went to HMS Collingwood on
25th June to September 1941.
His service record is as follows:
Collingwood (Foretop Div) Ordinary Seaman from 25/06/1941 to 02/09/1941
Victory Ordinary Seaman 03/09/1941 to 30/09/1941
Canopus Ordinary Seaman 01/10/1941 23/05/1942
Lent to Sphinx 29/04/1942 to 03/05/1942
Hurworth Ordinary Seaman 24/05/1942 to 30/06/1942
Acting Able Seaman from 25/06/1942; Able Seaman from 25/06/1942 Revenge Able Seaman 01/07/1942 to 23/11/1943
Victory Able Seaman 24/11/1943 to 06/01/1944
Vernon Able Seaman 07/01/1944 to 23/03/1944
Victory Able Seaman 24/03/1944 to 29/11/1945
Lent to Admiralty 12/01/1945 to 12/01/1945
Harry Bowdell was released to shore in class A on 29th November 1945.
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Able.Sea. Henry Bowdell HMS Revenge My father, Henry (Harry) Bowdell S/N JX 275361, went to HMS Collingwood on 25th June to September 1941.
His service record is as follows:
- Collingwood ( Foretop Div) Ordinary Seaman from 25/06/1941 to 02/09/1941.
- Victory Ordinary Seaman 03/09/1941 to 30/09/1941
- Canopus Ordinary Seaman 01/10/1941 23/05/1942 lent to Sphinx 29/04/1942 to 03/05/1942
- Hurworth Ordinary Seaman 24/05/1942 to 30/06/1942 Acting Able Seaman from 25/06/1942 Able Seaman from 25/06/1942
- Revenge Able Seaman 01/07/1942 to 23/11/1943
- Victory Able Seaman 24/11/1943 to 06/01/1944
- Vernon Able Seaman 07/01/1944 t6o 23/03/1944
- Victory Able Seaman 24/03/1944 to 29/11/1945 lent to Admiralty 12/01/1945 to 12/01/1945
Henry Bowdell was released to shore in class A on 29th November 1945
Photos of my Father in the Royal Navy 1941 to 1945 attached.
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