Michael Synge's memories of volunteering

Arthur was born in 1906 and Lois in 1909. Michael was born in 1908 and Basil around 1918. Michael was a chaplain on HMS Sheffield. He had been in the Royal Naval Volunteer Service (RNVR) but volunteered. This caused his family to be upset as his daughter, Christine, was born in December 1939 severel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Their Finest Hour Project Team
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 2024
Subjects:
British history
European history (excl. British
classical Greek and Roman)
International history
Their Finest Hour
World War Two
ATS
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Female
Naval
Navy
Photo
Photograph
Photographs
Photos
Royal
Sea
Volunteer
Volunteers
War Work
Woman
Women
Work
Workers
Arctic
Bismarck
Sheffield
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25933804.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Michael_Synge_s_memories_of_volunteering/25933804
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Summary:Arthur was born in 1906 and Lois in 1909. Michael was born in 1908 and Basil around 1918. Michael was a chaplain on HMS Sheffield. He had been in the Royal Naval Volunteer Service (RNVR) but volunteered. This caused his family to be upset as his daughter, Christine, was born in December 1939 severely disabled, and his wife, Joy, was left homeless as he had given up his living. His photo was displayed on HMS Belfast. He was on Arctic convoys and was a radio officer on HMS Sheffield on the night the Bismarck was sunk.

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