Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Random recollections of a war at sea, 1939-1945
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
James Lennox-King
Place
Date
2002?
Physical Description
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Introduction -- "in the beginning..." -- HMS ASH -- destroyers in the Atlantic -- Icelandic interlude -- Mediterranean medley -- the passing of force 'H' -- Indian Ocean occasions -- Indian Ocean to the UK via the USA -- the commissioning of STORK -- the STORK takes wing -- intermission -- Russian convoys -- VIRAGO and the Great Invasion -- VIRAGO goes East -- ashore in Britain at war -- meetings by chance -- wartime Christmases -- the tale of the mad TGM -- "Hairbreadth 'scapes..." -- eddies in the wake -- extracts form letters home -- envoi
Public Access Text
This account of my sea warfare during World War Two was written some years ago at the behest of my family. Now, so many years after the war ended there is a reviving interest in what it was like' ... from the introduction
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
James Lennox-King joined the Royal New Zealand Volunteer Reserve in March 1931 as an Ordinary Seaman. After a long career in the Navy, Lennox-King retired from the RNZN in April 1966 having attained the rank of Commander.
Collection Type
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
Production Notes
Place of publication not identified
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