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...