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Those known to have sailed in HMS Attack during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Dowland Ann Margaret. Ldg.Wren.
- Emerson Thomas Benjamin . AB.
- McCluskey William Collings. Able Sea. (d.24th Jul 1945)
- Watson OBE. Albert William. PO.
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AB. Thomas Benjamin Emerson HMS Attack Thomas Emerson enlisted as a boy aged 11 on 29th September 1908. He had multiple postings including H.M.S. Weymouth, and was involved in the bottling up of the Konigsberg in East Africa. He received his shore pension on the 3rd of January 1933. But was recalled on the 31st of January 1933. He served at H.M.S. Osprey, Attack and Drake until 31st of December 1941.
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PO. Albert William Watson OBE. HMS Bridgewater My step-father joined the Navy as a lad of 15 and served on HMS Gangees until 1932. I understand he was on submarines for a while. He served on various ships including: HMS Malaya, HMS Drake, HMS Osprey, HMS Bridgewater, HMS PresidentIV, HMS Woolston (Mallard), HMS Pyramus, HMS Attack.
He received the OBE in 1941 but he never revealed why he was awarded it. He rose through the ranks and was made a Petty Officer on 29th of June 1943 and was released on this rank on 20th of December 1945.
Until his death 16 years ago he was a member of the Gangees Association and regularly went to meetings. At his funeral the Gangees Association attended and the flag bearers all lowered their standards.
I am lucky to still have his service records and a copy of the London Gazette dated 4th of March 1941 announcing the awards in which he is included.
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Ldg.Wren. Ann Margaret Dowland Cook HMS Tormentor My late mother, Annie Dowland was a Wren during WW2, serving at HMS Tormentor from December 1940 until October 1945. She became Leading Wren cook. She was then transferred to HMS Attack until the end of December 1945, then HMS Osprey for a short time in early 1946 before going to RN Barracks until April 1946 when she was released. This is from her Service Certificate. I have two medals from then.
Sadly, she died in 1998, and this is the only record I have of her time there. There was a photo of her in uniform which has since been lost so there are no photos of her from then, which is a shame. I cannot find out anything else.
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Able Sea. William Collings McCluskey HMS Attack (d.24th Jul 1945) William McCluskey died aged 21, he was born in 1924 in Jarrow the son of James O'Neil and Effie Mary McCluskey (nee Collings) of Jarrow.
He is buried in Jarrow Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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