Coastal Forces Veterans

Many thanks again, John, for some great information. I should never have doubted my Uncle Bobby about DF Junior - he was never one for tall stories...but it's a great illustration of how war can bring together the most unlikeliest of folk. Thanks also for the confirmation of my Uncle's connection to...

Hi John,

Do your sources indicate where MTB 372 was laid up for repair on 02nd December 1943? Was it berthed at Bari Harbour at the time of the German bomber raid?

Cheers,

Dougie

Hi John, thanks so much for this incredibly detailed information, which will really help to provide additional authenticity for my Uncle Bobby's war time story. I'm a former army man (for my sins!), but I have nothing but admiration for what the guys who served within the Coastal Forces did during t...

Hi, Many thanks for the response, and apology for my tardy replay. Yes, please contact me by email re MTB 638, any additional information would be very gratefully received, and I hope that the photographs I have may prove useful for others who are conduction similar research - I've found it difficul...

Hi, I am currently researching my family's war details from WW2 in advance of publishing the memoirs next year. I've only recently discovered that my Uncle Bobby Eaglesham served with the Motor Torpedo Boat element of Coastal Forces - he kept it really quiet from his family after the war, during whi...