[chrissiewalton]

Hi,

My Grandad, Robert Arthur England, 'Bob', was on board the Glenearn as he was transporting from one place to another (unfortunately i don't know specific details!) with the landing crafts as he drove them in the war. Has anyone got any memories or information regarding him? He was a mischievious man who was always up to something! I think he spent a lot of time in the tool shop and ended up making a strange lighter (with a brass button design that he stuck on the front!) and selling them to the others on board!

I also know that he was in charge of the rum and cigarette ration for a while! He was a sergeant in the Marines. It would make me so happy if anyone out there had any information! He also had a young black boy as a mascot whom he nicknamed 'Tuesday!'.

Kind regards
Chrissie Walton

[johnwilkins]

Hi Chrissie, I am also researching my father during the war on HMS Glenearn. Early days but I will be happy to Sahe with you. He spent all the war on the Glenearn and told me he went round the world 3 times. My research so far shows they were very involved with very large operations includnig, of course, Dunkirk and the aftermath of Hiroshima. I am currnetly looking for a complete photo of the Glenearn and technical details and have a photo of the sister ship. I am new to this website today. any information on the Glenearn from anyone is appreciated.

[chrissiewalton]

Thanks John! Nice to hear from you. I know that my Grandad spent time in Kure driving the Canadian reporters into Hiroshima. I don't know much more! If you type Glenearn into the forum search engine there is another thread with a link to a photo on it

[teb]

Chrissie - If you have not all ready done so go into the following thread you will find quite a lot of
info re Glenearn and her war time career" Glenearn 1945/1946 Kure Japan "
i Regards Teb

[Hugh Ferguson]

Or go to, HERE

[teb]

Originally Posted by Hugh Ferguson

Or go to, HERE

G'Day Hugh -could the mascot "Tuesday" Chrissie mentions be the one Vonnee was seeking info about some time ago,do you think? Regards Teb

[Hugh Ferguson]

Originally Posted by teb

G'Day Hugh -could the mascot "Tuesday" Chrissie mentions be the one Vonnee was seeking info about some time ago,do you think? Regards Teb

I wonder! Maybe we'll find out if Vonnee comes back which, he or she, seems reluctant to do.

[R58484956]

Greetings John W and welcome to SN. Bon voyage.

[chrissiewalton]

I wondered that very same thing after reading the original post. From speaking to my mother, i know that many of the soldiers had a mascot (so chances are they wouldn't be the same boy). I do have a picture of my Grandad with the boy so will try and scan it in

Regards

[John Earley]

Chrissie have you come across this site yet ?
Lots of pictures of parts of Glenearn and the LCA's and LCT's from the ship during training exercises in Australia .
My Father John Earley joined the ship in Feb 1942 and was on the ship until he left in 1946 before it went on to Kure in Japan .
Maybe they knew each other.
Argh the AWM site is completely unfathomable
Here is every image on the site on a single page took me some time to achieve this
http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/cst.acct_...cape&bos=Win32

On the left of the page is a link to the order form to order the video clip of Glenearn referred to in a previous post

[ADRIAN GILBERT]

Hello Chrissie Read with interest your article about your Granfather and HMS GLENEARN. I served on that ship 1943 45 I must, therefore, have met him, I too was an LCA flotilla Crewman. However I have an 87 year old memory and Sgt England is now a very vague recollection. I have Photos if you are interested.
Best Regards Adrian Gilbert (pen name)

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[squibby]

Hi,
I am the son-in-law of Cuthbert Reginald Townsend, known as Bert. He served on the Glenearn in the war and I believe he was a Landing Craft coxswain, although he would never talk about his wartime experiences. He sadly died back in 1999.
It would be great to hear from anyone still surviving who knew him.
Thanks.

[sonofchippy2]

Originally Posted by johnwilkins

Hi Chrissie, I am also researching my father during the war on HMS Glenearn. Early days but I will be happy to Sahe with you. He spent all the war on the Glenearn and told me he went round the world 3 times. My research so far shows they were very involved with very large operations includnig, of course, Dunkirk and the aftermath of Hiroshima. I am currnetly looking for a complete photo of the Glenearn and technical details and have a photo of the sister ship. I am new to this website today. any information on the Glenearn from anyone is appreciated.

Hello I am also researching my fathers ship the glenroy.
Refer to my website glenroy.freeservers .com.
It has photos. I have found some schematic plans for Glenearn or maybe it was glengyle, .I have a photo of the geordic ( sunk in the Suez canal) was that after or before Glenearn hit her,
The website will tell you about the time they left the uk as part of layforce, Do you have any photos, i particualry want details of how the sister ships varied slightly. they were armed differently and after glenroy was torpedoed she went back to Cardiff for a refit and more guns and Lst's were added. All the Glens s differed considerably from their original specs towards the end of the war. All had a full war.

[Hugh Ferguson]

Originally Posted by sonofchippy2

Hello I am also researching my fathers ship the glenroy.
Refer to my website glenroy.freeservers .com.
It has photos. I have found some schematic plans for Glenearn or maybe it was glengyle, .I have a photo of the geordic ( sunk in the Suez canal) was that after or before Glenearn hit her,
The website will tell you about the time they left the uk as part of layforce, Do you have any photos, i particualry want details of how the sister ships varied slightly. they were armed differently and after glenroy was torpedoed she went back to Cardiff for a refit and more guns and Lst's were added. All the Glens s differed considerably from their original specs towards the end of the war. All had a full war.

Do please give the full web-site URL so that members can open it. Is of much interest to me as I sailed-on ops.-in the company of that ship and was, later, a deck officer in her for seven voyages. Regards, Hugh Ferguson.

[A.D.FROST]

Originally Posted by sonofchippy2

Hello I am also researching my fathers ship the glenroy.
Refer to my website glenroy.freeservers .com.
It has photos. I have found some schematic plans for Glenearn or maybe it was glengyle, .I have a photo of the geordic ( sunk in the Suez canal) was that after or before Glenearn hit her,
The website will tell you about the time they left the uk as part of layforce, Do you have any photos, i particualry want details of how the sister ships varied slightly. they were armed differently and after glenroy was torpedoed she went back to Cardiff for a refit and more guns and Lst's were added. All the Glens s differed considerably from their original specs towards the end of the war. All had a full war.

GLENEARN(Glen and Shire Lines book)shows her aground on 14.7.1941 but all the books say that the GLENEARN (anchored)was hit by the burning hulk of the GEORGIC after she was bombed and set on fire on the 14.7.41(probablies ran aground to stop her sinking)

[sonofchippy2]

Originally Posted by Hugh Ferguson

Do please give the full web-site URL so that members can open it. Is of much interest to me as I sailed-on ops.-in the company of that ship and was, later, a deck officer in her for seven voyages. Regards, Hugh Ferguson.

Still learning to nav the site. but that is the web site address. It has many photos and i have dads old Album with many more.


glenroy.freeservers.com

derek

[Hugh Ferguson]

Originally Posted by sonofchippy2

Still learning to nav the site. but that is the web site address. It has many photos and i have dads old Album with many more.


glenroy.freeservers.com

derek

This works:- http://glenroy.freeservers.com

[Hugh Ferguson]

Click HERE for a fine photo of that splendid aship at a later date. Read the 27 comments.