... those who didn’t come back. One such memory was the loss of twenty-year-old rating John Stroud. He lost his life the day before the war ended. His ship was HMS Glamorgan. John, we didn’t know. He came from Bolton. He was an ex-Sea Cadet and last week ...

... decided to bat. Opening the batting were Nick Coultas and Bobby Denning. Fleetwood lost 4 overs due to a late start. After 1 over Fleetwood were 1 for 0. y Fleetwood lost their first wicket when Bobby Denning was bowled for 9 (Fleetwood 17 for 1 in the ...

... George Douglas and Roy Whittaker. And old shipmates - not necessarily Fleetwood lads, but mates nevertheless. Monty Burton, lost with HMS Galatea. Young ‘Fruity’ Perkiss and Reg Cox who I saw blown up with HMS Barham in the Med. Mick McGonegal, smashed ...

... Stockdale, in Chorley also found v yet another short stay runs slow in coming and m .n;xrt. ::dd:ll:;::; at the wicket, had made lost Hw (2), caught at to 120-7. Catterall (22) eight when Stephen gun{ Watson in the was first to gO, caught Hulrm.deugforhll ninth ...

... Norton admits has sometime taken priority over his own family life. “And it was a constant job to keep the channel open to all shipping. 2 “Three months later we had a compulsory purchase order on the premises, so we were out on a limb. All we got was the market ...

... there to lay wreaths at the RNPS War Memorial. The memorial, which stands forty feet high, with a model of a bronze sailing ship on the top, carries the names of 2,385 Patrol Service personnel, including 49 from New Zealand, who did not return, and most ...

... result received from Division 5 was a resounding 10-2 win for Bolton-le-Sands C over Luneside D. Division 6 leaders Highfield B lost 8.4 away to Cumberland View C, while City Transport, who are playing well, went second after a very good 10-3 win at Douglas ...

... shipmates. Bill, who took part in the raid on St. Nazaire in 1942 had been in poor health for the past few months and finally lost the battle on July 28. The news of shipmate Eric Becconsall came in too late for many of us to attend the funeral but there ...

... from victory, but Eccleshare stood his ground, the umpire’s finger stayed in his pocket and the following over, Fleetwood had lost. Fleetweod batted first after winning the toss unusual in limited over matches, and they made an uncertain start. Indeed after ...

... Farewell to Ipyal supporter and shipmate Royal Naval Association Logbook Notes Shipmates: Some sad news, last week we lost one of our members. He was Shipmate Simpson McKelt and his burial was this Tuesday. The ceremony took place at the Seaman’s Mission ...

... (Balladen Primary) and last week no fewer than 70 children plus their teachers enjoyed a guided tour round Fleetwood’s own ship. Both teachers and schoolchildren were high in their praises. We continue to get enquiries from schools in many parts of the ...

... Engineers. Rene has produced a fine commemorative memorial for the dead soldier, which could be framed and kept by relatives. ship of the Algerines Association for exminesweepers. After bringing the two artefacts to the Weekly News office, he said: “There ...