Today on Fathers Day I am remembering my father William George TIMMINS who was born 20th May 1916 in Chester. He died in 1986 and memories of him are slowly fading. There is a photograph however that rekindles memories; it is one that mum always had around the house until she passed away in 2008. This was of my dad aged about 27, he was in the Royal Navy; it was taken during the second world war when he was stationed in Gibraltar (c1943).
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| WGT – Gibraltar (c1943) |
Bill TIMMINS
CPO Writer RN
1940 -1946
From his WW2 service record,
also a dictionary he used during the war,
also a dictionary he used during the war,
these were his postings:
HMS Royal Arthur
HMS Glendower
HMS Drake
MS Sobieski (Polish)
HMS Cormerant – Gibraltar
HMS Ariguani – Gibraltar
HMS Highlander
HMS Owl
HMS Glendower
HMS Drake
MS Sobieski (Polish)
HMS Cormerant – Gibraltar
HMS Ariguani – Gibraltar
HMS Highlander
HMS Owl
—– Happy Fathers Day Dad —–
It is sad how the memories begin to fade, even when we were adults when we lost our fathers. This is a wonderful photo of your father. He was very handsome.