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Extra Details : Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. | ||
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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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Able Seaman Wilfred Marriott RN *Signature Value : £20 | Wilfred Marriott joined the Royal Navy in May 1941 and his first ship was HMS Newcastle, Trained on Newcastle as a torpedo man, he served on the ship throughout the Mediterranean. After the attack upon her by German E-boats, he remained with the ship to New York for repairs, and stayed with the Newcastle until the end of the war. |
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach GCB DL (deceased) *Signature Value : £25 | Serving throughout World War II, Henry Leach was a young Lieutenant in the forward 14” turret of HMS Duke of York during the sinking of the German Battleship Scharnhorst. From 1953-55 he was Gunnery Officer of HMS Newcastle, and is a Patron of the Newcastle Association. He commanded the destroyer Dunkirk, was Frigate Squadron Leader in Galatea, the carrier Albion, and became first Sea Lord, and Chief of Naval staff in 1979. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach, who died on April 26th 2011 aged 87, was First Sea Lord during the Falklands war and is credited with persuading Margaret Thatcher that the islands could be regained by military means. |
Chief Petty Officer Rupert Stant RN *Signature Value : £20 | After escaping from Singapore, Rupert joined HMS Newcastle in Ceylon, in March 1942. He was a Chief Petty Officer in charge of the forward engine Room at the time of the E-boat attack, and after the initial repairs in Aden, stayed with the ship on her voyage to America. He remained with the Newcastle until April 1946. |
Lieutenant John Baber RNVR *Signature Value : £15 | One of the HMS Newcastle's crew on the night of 14/15th June 1942. Posted to HMS Newcastle in January 1942, he was one of the three lookouts alongside the ship's open Bridge, and his action station was in the cordite chamber under 'Y' turret. Later he was commissioned in early 1943, and served with Coastal forces, carrying out sweeps in the channel against E-boats and armed trawlers. |
Signalman Arthur Deakin RN *Signature Value : £15 | Joining the Royal Navy in April 1941, HMS Newcastle was Arthur's first ship and he joined her in January 1942. He served as a Signalman on the ship's flag deck and Brigade, and was returning there when the torpedo struck. He eventually left the Newcastle in Mombassa in July 1942. |
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