Coastal Forces Veterans

Not so 'off topic' with these views of HDML 1479.
The attached views show ML 1479 in service with the Dutch. (From Maritiem Digitaal website via Christian Sheppard-Capurro).

Off topic I realise but a shot of an HDML under Sail.

ML 1479 - is causing a little problem. British "B" ML's appear to have been renumbered in the 2xxxx 5 and 6xxxx series etc Maybe someone else can properly ID this craft. Some "B" craft were built for the USN (classified and numbered as Sub Chasers) some were later transfered to t...

Hello dutch A little more information on ML 869. She was a very late built vessel - completed April 1945 (built by Messrs Beheral Company, El Gamel, Egypt). She was renumbered twice - ML 6005 then to - ML 2869. She was placed on the Disposal List (in Ceylon) and sold around 1951. Still trying to tra...

A very brief glimpse, via a recent YouTube clip, of the life and experiences of a 96 year old veteran, Michael Burn M.C. The St Nazaire raid of WW2 was a 'Combined Ops' engagement but its conception was first seeded by Lt Cdr G. Gonin RN.

YouTube clip has been removed

Here it is hoped that models, other than those built by Veteran's, can be discussed and illustrated.

Here is a clip of a very nice model of an Elco PT boat (not too sure of the music though :| )
Best viewed in large screen mode.

Hello again Alan Wallis Randall still has not come back with an answer yet. (he was on ML's out of Malta at one time) but more importantly for you here - he has a complete List of former CFVA members, a 'trawl' through that may just turn up a few of the names. I have a copy of the final List but mos...

Still trying to contact Wallis Randall Alan, have not forgotten, will get back to you.
Regards

Than you Brian for the info - much appreciated.
Regards

Hello again Alan I was editing my previous post when you answered. My sincere appologies for not having realised that your Grand Father had crossed the bar. Regarding 'Hurts Certificates' this was a recognition that person(s) when being discharged - had been injured in some way. (either by enemy act...

Hello Alan Welcome aboard. Wallis Randall, our Vice Chair, was on ML 567 in the Mediterranean. (it is his boat 'sweeping' in the Bay of Naples shown at the bottom of our Home Page). I shall ask over the weekend whether he remembers your Grand Father and back to you. I see that Grand Dad was not a me...

Hello again Brian,
Many thanks again for posting this interesting brief of the boats War time activities.
Your posts certainly show that you have more than just an interest - keep them coming.
I have sent you a PM.
Best Wishes

Hello Brian...Welcome aboard and thank you for your comprhensive short history on some of the War activities of MTB 647. As you may know - the London Branch has a couple of the members of the crew of 647 (Peter Bickmore BEM and Dennis Reeve) while our Chairman was a member of the crew on 651. Many t...

Hello 'Rampant' Welcome aboard, very glad that you found us. We have a couple of London Branch members who were actually on 647 - Peter Bickmore BEM (who will be contacting you) and Dennis Reeve who unfortunately is not 'on line', but I understand from our Chairman Ken G, he may be contacting you by...

Hello 'copley', welcome aboard. I shall make some enquires elsewhere regarding ML 120 and see whether any Branch members know any of her crew.(there is a Branch meeting on 17th May but I have e-mail and telephone contact with a few). As you have made a model of her I would guess that you know most o...

Our contributor, for this series of articles, has been unavoidably delayed in the production of this work. Hope to have news later.

Hello Roger Yes I do believe that the claim for the last Coastal Forces action is a little misleading—the Far Eastern War had a few months to run as we know. I have read that even well after August 1945 there were several skirmishes with Japanese military who either were not aware that it was finall...

Hello 'jdcboss' - Welcome Aboard The CF 16 that you quote may just be an early base number given for easy identification and for ease of transmission — I stand to be corrected on that — but I shall try and get some further information. The story of HMS St Angelo is a little more easier to state with...

The owner of 245, advises that the boat will move from its berth this Sunday, to a berth further down the River Itchen. The new owner is, apparently, going to replace the on deck structure with a more MTB style superstructure, and continue to use the boat as a house boat. We will endeavour to update...

Hello Julie, It can be quoted with absolute certainty that it was the last action fought by the 22nd MTB Flotilla. On the wider issue - it may be claimed, with some justification, that it could have been the last action fought by CF units but let us not forget that several ML flotillas (and other Na...

MTB 245 (presently a Houseboat on the Sth Coast) has recently been the the subject of a feasibility study by the British Military Powerboat Trust, with the aim of returning her to its former glory of a naval vessel. Owing to a very tight time frame (to be moved off current berth by end of February '...

This YouTube footage is of poor quality—it is a shame that Zagreus Films did not tidy it up a little. Originally a propaganda film issued by the Canadian Government, the last few frames do show some of the realities of war, with ambulances waiting at the quayside, and the transfer of casualties. The...

Have just found this web site. It is well worth a visit - fascinating insight of a man's rise through the ranks to become a CO of an MTB.
http://www.rodericktimms.royalnavy.co.uk

Hello Mark,
I think that this may be brought this up at the AGM on January 18th.
Regards and Best wishes to all for 2009

Hello 'Horst' I have just had a good look around your site - and your models do look superb. When is a "D" or BPB 'short' boat being made available? I would hope that one of the kits - if built by a veteran - may eventually find its way onto the coming modelling page (when it arrives :oops...

Hello 'justaveteran'
The latest Newsletter (Dec 09 ) gives the dates in the Vice Chair report - off the top of my head I think it is from the 16th Jan'09
Have a great Christmas all
From the Team.

A well researched article on the escape of the remnants of the 2nd MTB Flotilla from Hong Kong.

Hopefully the 'new' pages should arrive on the main site soon

There is a strong possibility that the main site will soon have pages dedicated to models built by veteran's.
Hopefully this will be produced and managed by the former President of the Welwyn Garden City Society of Model Engineers.