Chief Stoker Leslie Woon, HMS Jamaica

• 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; Africa; African; America; American; Armed Forces; Armies; Army; Atlantic; Britain; British; British Empire; Canada; Canadian; Commonwealth; D-Day; Destroyer; Empire; Europe; European; France; French; Naval; Navy; North Africa; North African Campaign; North America; North American; Royal; Russian; Sea; Sea Battle; Ship; UK; US; USA; United Kingdom; War Ship; Warship; Dodman; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25933930.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Chief_Stoker_Leslie_Woon_HMS_Jamaica/25933930

the contributor's father (Chief Stoker Leslie Woon) served aboard destroyer on Atlantic. He transferred to pick up HMS Broadwater from HMS Eclipse (originally an American destroyer) in 1940. It was torpedoed by U-101 in 1941 (Ernest Mungerson was Captain) - 84 crew survived the sinking and were taken to Iceland. After two weeks, the survivors were brought home and then joined HMS Jamaica. He served aboard HMS Jamaica on Russian Convoys. During Christmas 1942/43, Jamaica was called in to finish off the Scharnhorst with a salvo of torpedoes. He also assisted in the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon. He later left HMS Jamaica and went to Canada. He travelled across Canada to join HMS Dodman Point and was brought back to Canada through Panama in 1944/45. He was then barracked at HMS Drake. Corporal Charles Champion, RASC: Dad's cousin was an Eighth (8th) Army veteran, who served in North Africa, was called up for Royal Armoured Corps. He came back to the UK for D-Day but was held back as an instructor.