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Fantastic photo's Peter! Those faces so young and fresh. Proper "bits of skin" They really paint a picture and bring it to life.
I look at every one in search of my dad and looking for his shipmates too.
Regards
Rita

Great post Peter! I read with great interest. My research was in 2012 and i had very little to go on. This site was a great help to me. My dad was A/B Joseph Vaughan DSM. Pom pom gunner he served on .MTB 670 and MTB 638 for action in Adriatic 11th Oct 1944,Vis. He was involved in the invasion of Sic...

Hi Bernie Well lets hope there are more photos to come! I know there's a chance to find more as more people get involved that's why I still come back and look on here. It has changed a lot though, my dads service history and photos were on topic MTB 638 but can't seem to find any of them. I have see...

Hi Really hard to track these dates as dad was all over the place. But i refered to unithistories website where his service is listed if you want to take a look. AB Joseph Vaughan DSM D/JX251050. (under letter V) But, he was in Malta on MTB 670 between 8/3/43 - 3/2/44 with spells at HMS Gregale base...

Hi Bernie, Its just that a Bill Wright lived close to us in Midlands. My dad died at 69 and never spoke at all about the time in the navy, when he was really ill he had a copy made of his photo with his mom +dad at the Palace at his Investiture for the DSM. He must have wanted us 4 kids to be proud ...

Thanks for that, I will look at dads service record to check dates (it was 2012 when I did my research). I know he was moved about a lot....seems they all were at some point. Lovely pics Bernie was your dad from the midlands?

Great photo's i am still not sure if that is my dad. He is on the bottom left in last photo. Do you have your dads service record as this will show dates. My dad was on several MTB'S, ML'S + MGB'S the main one was MTB 638 for which he received the DSM for action in Oct 44 in Adriatic. I found out so...

Dad was a gunner and insignia on his right arm shows that so it must be him. He is also on page 1 of this post on 670 with crew at back of boat he is 3rd from right with white cap tilted back. Is your dad there too!?

Guy on right resembles my dad, able seaman Joe Vaughan but if he has glasses on my dad did'nt wear them. He was on mtb 670. And 638 in Adriatic he was a pom pom gunner. Not certain its him though.

Hi Colin

Thanks for the reply! Just clutching at straws!

Cheers
Rita

I have previously posted questions under ML's 122 and 563 in relation to the service record of my late father William Aubrey Jones JX 300350. His service record showed him on numerous bases but only on tenders ML122(Home Waters), ML 563 ( Mediterranean) and HMS Grecian ( Home Waters - post hostilit...

Hi Jonco sorry we have been a long time getting in contact went to visit my mother yesterday bless her at the ripe old age of 84 years old she still remembers various things dad spoke to her about concerning mtb 670 as she has just bought a new laptop i was able to show her this site she looked at ...

Stanbridge76
Link below photo of my Dad AB Joseph Vaughan DSM he is on right end and think its in Malta. He served on MTB 670 +638 topic in MTB 638 in forum.

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If you have any photos to share it would be great.
Thanks Rita

Jonco
I think my Dad Able Seaman Joseph Vaughan DSM Is on the 4th photo fown and 3rd from the right. He was a gunner on MTB 670 +638 I posted in 2012 topic MTB 638. But, never saw a photo of him. My siblings are convinced its him, do you have any more info about the photos please?
Rita

Hi
Will look forward to hearing what you find! PM me if you want. I used CFV to research my Dads service history and found it invaluable, hope you are as lucky.
Regards
Rita Moylan

Hello Malcolm, nice to hear from you and especially with the news that your Dad was in the crew photo and third from right in the top row. My Dad also served on MTB 638 and when I saw that photo I couldn't see him, the closest in looks to him was your Dad.(how strange is that) However someone pointe...

Hi to all, I just wanted to commend the work that is being done on this website! I began my quest in January 2012 to research my late father's Naval History and as I knew very little began by "googling" and slowly the pages unfolded. I have been particularly touched by people's willingness...

Hi Admin Thanks for that it was a very interesting read!! I will study the IWM private papers too. As for the officers, the name Lummis I have certainly heard many times and some of the dates tie in with the ones when my dad served on MTB 638 in Adriatic The name of one officer came up for the actio...

Hi Jonco

I have finally received my Dad's service record and it shows him on MTB 670 from 8th March 1943 till 3rd February 1944 after looking at your post I am sure this was before you dad served on it though, at least I can see the boat he was on, thanks to your photos.

Kind Regards
Rita Moylan

Hi Jonco (Colin)

Great photos, they were brave young men, it's something to be proud of. I hope you find out more about your dads Naval Service. Good luck!

Kind Regards
Rita Moylan

Hi Jurica, (glad to see you are using this forum as you obviously have lots of knowledge to share) Thank you for that detail reply, I imagine the support of the local inhabitants of these bases was also vital to our Navy boys? it is very difficult to imagine what those crews went through or how they...

Hi Jonco, Thanks for those photos, they look great and very fast in the water too! I will check out the other post MTB 670 and have a look. They didn't have much protection on those little ships did they??? that makes them even braver in my book. Do you know if they would have had a base? as dad too...

Hi all, As members of my family are becoming more interested in this topic relating to our late father serving on MTB 638 we wondered if there were any pictures of the boat, or any similar Fairmile D type motor torpedo boats, layouts and plans showing where the pom pom guns were located etc? it woul...

Hi Admin Thants great thanks, I am sure someone in our family will make the visit down to London from the Midlands within a few weeks. I will let you know if and what we discover from the files we have been told about. Also, I am sure to recieve dads service record soon!!!! I think I am expecting to...

Hi Pioneer and Admin, thanks for replies! Again thank you for the explanation of what would have happened to crew documents etc. It makes sense I suppose of things and it proves the need for help like this website provides. I have a question: I have been made aware that there may be some relevant in...

Hi Jonco Thanks for that and would be very interesting to find out how and where etc! MTB 638 crew photo has a couple of people we think we know but I am unsure if my dad is on it (but my brothers think he is 3rd from right in top row), it sounds strange but the only photos we have of him are very s...

Hi,

Does anyone know where the names are of the crew to go with the photo of MTB 638 ????

We have the photo from Smurf55t, but surely somewhere the names must appear on some official documentation....any ideas???

Kind Regards
Rita Moylan

Big Thanks to Brian Holmes for very detailed information, re: AB Joseph Vaughan -MTB 638 I am learning so much from the very helpful members of this forum. I can't tell you how grateful I am and all of the family too! Does anybody recognise the crew in previous photo? my dad is on the right, don't k...

This photo shows a group of sailors, my dad (AB Joseph Vaughan) is on the right (the bit of skin!!!) does anybody recognise the other crew members at all?? would be interested to identify them. We think it was taken in Malta, but can not be sure. Regards
Rita Moylan