Hi Stephen, Admin et al,
Many thanks for your continued interest in M.G.B.17. It has been a fascinating and interesting journey and maybe just maybe there is more to come. Again my thanks to all who have participated.
My Regards,
Norm.
Hi All,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants in this discussion for their time, consideration and expertise in relation to my enquiry.
My Regards,
Norman.
Hi piers 143,
Many thanks for the further info re the fate of MGB-17. It's great to have a definitive answer as to the cause of her sinking. Thanks again.
Regards,
Norman.
Hi Admin and Stephen, Many thanks for the further information. My wife's cousin who lives in Switzerland is coming to visit for a few days. We have asked her to bring any information re David's service with her so we'll see if I can cast any more light on things after the weekend. Thanks again. Rega...
Hi Steve,
Many thanks for your continued efforts and interest. I'm hoping that there may be some new information when you look at the documents but as you say maybe yes maybe no. Do you happen to know what campaign medals David would have been entitled to? Thanks again.
My Regards,
Norman.
Hi Admin, Many thanks for the help re the film from the I.W.M., I got it to work and showed it to my wife, David's niece, who was delighted and saddened at the same time. From your post I get the idea that it could have been a mine and that the actual reason MGB 17 sank is lost in the confusion of w...
Hi Admin and Steve, Many thanks once again for your efforts and links on our behalf. It seems the fate of MGB17 is quite elusive. Although a novice regarding this kind of warfare it does appear, to me at least, that if MGB17 had struck a mine potentially there would have been more casualties. Again ...
Hi Guys, Many thanks for your very informative replies. As far as David's service is concerned we know nothing at all. It was a taboo subject for my wife's grandmother, David's mother. David had a sister and a brother, my wife's aunt and father respectively, both younger than David and both with lit...
Dear All, As the title states I am desperately seeking information re MGB 17. My wife's uncle Midshipman David Robert Stenhouse a crew member was killed in action 11th June 1944 aged 19 years when the boat hit a mine. My wife's grandmother never talked about her uncle's service and her father was to...