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Book review: Memoirs: Mostly Musical

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Sep 30, 2001 ·

Title: Memoirs Mostly Musical Author: Cedric Ashton Publisher: self-published The reviewer found it most difficult to be objective in his assessment of this book, but to one who is fond of music ...

The Alchiba Travail

Harris, Fred E. · Sep 30, 2001 ·

The Alchiba is a hard act to follow. Three sets of official records neither agreeing with the others and much left unmentioned. (The first record called it a New Zealand ...

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Cedric H Ashton MBE (1910-2001) – Artist, Musician, Sailor

Date, John C., RANVR (Rtd) · Sep 8, 2001 ·

In the company of Cedric Ashton one covers a tranquillity of life – artist, musician, sailor and a man’s man of capital ship dimensions! Cedric spent his teenage years in ...

X-Lighters in WWI and at Gallipoli

Francis, Richard · Sep 8, 2001 ·

Particulars: Displacement 200 tons Dimensions 105ft 6″ x 21 x 7ft 6″ Guns Unarmed (The crew may have had side arms for self-defence or covering fire on the beaches) Machinery ...

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The Battle of the Atlantic – Western Approaches Command

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Sep 8, 2001 ·

One of the crucial decisions made during the Battle of the Atlantic was to relocate the Western Approaches Command on the 7th of February, 1941 from Plymouth to Liverpool. Admiral ...

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