MTB 406 Was shipped from America on S.S. Edward Bruce and arrived in Naples on the 26th October 1944. It was commissioned on the 1st November 1944. The commanding Officer of MTB 406 was S/Lt. J.E.H. Collins MBE RNVR (ex MTB 84) When the boat arrived in Naples, it was off-loaded by crane, and towed ...
Hi Peter, Yes my grandfather Lt H F Cooper, was in the 24th Flotilla on MTB 85 (Lt P Hyslop), before joining 28th Flotilla on MTB 410 (Lt Woodhouse) I believe you were on MTB 243 (Lt B Ward). Do you know if the football team was just purely from the Navy, or was it a combined services team? I believ...
This picture is from 1944, and is of a football match that took place in Malta. My Grandfather, Lt H F Cooper, front centre was in the Navy, but I believe it may be a combined services team.
If anybody knows where on Malta it was played or any other information, it would be appreciated
Thanks for posting these really interesting pics ! They show a lend lease Vosper (probably built by Jacob's). Any idea where these photos were taken ? Regards, Arjan Hi Arjan, There is no specific location in my grandfathers book, "The short history of the 28th Flotilla", although i suspe...
MTB 410.jpgMTB 410.jpgIt is with some interest that I join in this post . The 28th Flotilla was made up of as we knew them as American Vospers and as a Radar operator was keenly interested in their very updated dome Radar,( ie PPI ) this flotilla joined in the Yugoslav Island campaign late in the A...
28th Flotilla was made up of 8 MTB's.... Senior Officer - C Jerram MTB 404 - E Lassen / L Lorrimer MTB 405 - F Scoble / L Macey MTB 406 - J Collins / N Evans MTB 407 - H Du Boulay / D Hudson MTB 408 - R Tonkin / E Newsome MTB 409 - C Holloway (Divisional Leader) / P Best MTB 410 - A Woodhouse / H Co...