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HMS Tana
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Those known to have sailed in HMS Tana 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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Want to know more about HMS Tana? There are:-1 items tagged HMS Tana available in our Library
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PO. Ernest Frederick Roots HMS Tana Ernest Roots was a Gunnery instructor with the Royal Navy.
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John Buckley Rhodes HMS Fana My grandad, John Rhodes wrote a note before he died saying he was on HMS Tana from 1st July 1942 until 31st May 1943.
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ERA4. Arthur John Lawrence HMS Tana My father, Arthur Lawrence, was employed in a reserved occupation up to 25 March 1943, when he was enlisted into the Royal Navy.
He served 3 months at HMS Pembroke at Chatham, before being sent to Mombasa, where he was stationed on HMS Tana from June 1943 to March 1945
In March 1945, he was transferred to HMS Simba but was back on Tana in November for 10 days before being transferred to Pembroke, where he stayed until his release from service on 29 March 1946.
I think it likely that he travelled to Mombasa on the Tana and was billeted on her for most of the duration of his time in Mombasa. He appears to have returned to the UK on the Tana before his transfer to Pembroke and his final release.
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Ord Sig. Ronald Gibson HMS Pembroke My dad, Ronald Gibson was at Pembroke 1 during April 1942. On HMS Europa I in 1942, and 1944, HMS Flora in 1943
He was at Pembroke IV during December 1943 and on HMS Lanka and HMS Tana in 1944
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Ord.Sig. Ronald Gibson HMS Europa My dad Ronald Gibson joined the Royal Navy on 1st October 1941 at HMS Drake. He served at Impregnable, Pembroke 1 (7th April 1942), Europa 1 (1st May 1942), Flora (6th May 1942), Europa (20th October 1943), Pembroke IV - Evelyn Rose (30th November 1943), Minos (1st January 1944), Europa 1 (26th June 1944), Lanka (17th July 1944), Tana (18th November 1944), Lanka II - Languard (6th July 1945) and Europa (25th August 1945). He was released from service on 30th May 1946, Class A.
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Able.Sea Arnold Malina HMS Fishguard My Father was Able Seaman Arnold Malina who trained at HMS Collingwood from 12 May 1943 August 1943 to 20 July 1943.
He served on HMS Fishguard from 1943 to December 1945. Convoy escorts in Indian Ocean from 21/11/1943 to 31/05/1945 out of bases HMS Tana, Kilindini, Kenya and HMS Lanka in Ceylon from 01/06/1945 to 31/10/1945
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