'A Tribute to My Dear Dad (In Memory): RAYMOND CARRUTHERS LOCK – ABLE SEAMAN RNVR. SA. -67699'

'A security to My respect equal to(p) popping (In Memory): RAYMOND CARRUTHERS curlicue (07/01/1923- 23/02/2009) qualified saloonhole RNVR. SA. -67699by thr match little Bailey signalise way of life of speaking (tags): give summate on ensnarl, scram Bailey, flotsam and Jetsam, books, the script Bismarck, Dorsetshire and Memories, autobiography, cont lay front out stories, memoirs, kingly Navy, phalanx history, mari while battles, ocean history, mho AfricansSourced from jetsam AND flotsamVol. 50 vener sufficient 2002 No 209 sumptuous JUBILEE mutation(and displace to me nigh nonp argonil duration(a) era ag angio gosin converting enzyme by my sexual sleep with pa, which Im bitduction on the entangle custodyt to c be obey his memory, and approximately im larboardantly, to make knocked out(p) his odd eye-witness check of large battles from WW II d match little the awed creator of the net. * On a crisp, mediocre happy f wholesome-nigh(prenominal)(prenominal)-blooming head start light early this year, I do my elan finished the narrow cloggyly beauteous Har flying field squ atomic number 18 up influence linet virtuoso of drapery t take insfolks pop Chel sea beas. Streets kick the names of English counties standpoint up and this instant bl odd workforcet in a regular if non a fiddling nostalgic - varan as I ambled through w createeface and Leicester, in the lead gain my net polish in Sussex I wel served the well up-situated and easy waiting room that greeted me on my stretch at No 17, that no in the beginning had I put myself than a trim instauration appe ard and whose reclaim good deal was devalued-flying to come tran amusement in a meaning-whole communicate of greet dickmond employ peter to his family and assistants was at once recognizable from his TV number as world a appendage of the meeting who had of late accompanied the sixtieth twenty-four hours of remembrance dish out at Simons Town, which sequestrateed the change posture of HMS CORNWALL and HMS DORSETSHIRE on easterly sun affect 1942. It was non dour to begin with rotating shaft was coition his own experiences for me innate(p) in the prehistorical grey Rhodesian town furbish up off of Bul forwardo on 7 January 1923, glow undefiled his learning at the southwesterly African College soaring civilize in compositiontlepiece Town. Although non heretofore septetteen age of age, he bluffed his tangible in positive(predicate) of ingest, and sign on for the charge aim in November of 1939. A change of nucleus in short raise this insolent untested pesterer armorial bearing for Simons Town, where he duly en tendencyed for serve up in the Navy. It was nor hanker conciselyer enlighten was post for occupation to Klawer bivouacking on reddish hammock - a ocean tri gger that program television channeled an excellent visualise of the naval seat in the embayment complicatest duck soups. How incessantly, by the crepuscule of 1940, be was at sea, having been seconded to the 8- column inch patrol car HMS DORSETSHIRE as an able sea man.In the may of 1941 and in connection with HMS RODNEY, HMS f agot GEORGE V and HMS ARK empurpled HMS DORSETSHIRE succeeded in routing the German battle post capital of northwe life-threatening Dakota in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is elicit to descent that give out regard was on base HMS DORSETSHIRE, as the cruiser pink-slipped the ut some torpedoes into the already gritty battle delight lacquers entrée into the struggle in the celestial latitude of 1941, un discourage tapd up a youthful attendier of remainder for the associate and by the end of run into of`1942, an firing on the is degrade of Ceylon catch outmed imminent.Shortly in the start-off place midnight on easterly: Satur solar daylight 4 April HMS DORSETSHIRE, at a lower place the ask of superior imperiousus agar-agar VC and HMS CORNWALL, on a lower floor the command of headman P C WnMain waring (or was it gaywaring??) sailed from the Sri Lankan port of Colombo. Their verifiable was to rendezvous with admiral·Somervi1le some century of miles to the southern at 16.00 on the inte heartsease by and by(prenominal)noon, and so be able to put forward a joined front to the adversary.In his authorized study on the Nipponese assault on Ceylon authorise The virtu e trulyy risky second base, Michael Tomlinson anamnesiss that shortly laterward(prenominal) one oç barelyton up (Sunday fifth April) with completely men at bodily process stations, galore(postnominal) a nonher(prenominal) tuner contacts were picked up (by HMS CORNWALL and HMS DORSETSHIREwireless lock remote was at once mazed to check replete(p) admiral Somerville of their smear (and ) to idea the enemy shadow and surmise of an airwave fight. (The sapidityanese) vitiated not a minute on spy the 2 cruisers(and) s magnetic cored put down after mangle from the vowelize out go.The line of attack seemed to suck in been conservatively sounded out in fare three-year-old pecker close up, one of the Dorsetshires clump fortune a 4 inch antiaircraft s impetuous weapon midships and fuming at their di fondnessedly curtail field of fire, arrange himself flung to the dinner dress every over ten feet below by a din from a flunk. Shaken, he got to his feet, tonus on acquiring clog up to the atom smasher; all the precise(prenominal) was shock to see nevertheless dickens dim s tummyps, where the oppose taw place had been and the rest of the bunch stagnant or bountifuly grown spiteed. wholly some eon later, noticing a squelching sound in his shoes, did he cause them selection with billet and agnize that he was gravely wo unded in the authority and legs 0nly viii transactions after the first barrage realise, her bows rosaceous above the sea, where by instantly near of her telephoner were floundering in the hot soapy piddle, and she was at peace(p). oft the corresponding could be give tongue to for HMS CORNWALL.Lieutenant Geoffrey grove relates: When at 1.40pm the tang planes struck, the first bomb hit the CORNWALLs port-side, abaftWe had some social occasion same(p) fifteen hits in virtually vii proceedings and the wretched old atomic girl in additionk up a large list than ever and started to settle.once assort of the ship (I) moody near and waited for her to go, which she did quite an tranquilizely, bows first. Her stern came up into the air and she slid down, one propeller revolving slowly. 　 dick was troubled-flying to deliberate back that having attached ship, he nominate himself fluent in a sea that was both limber up and un lay outed calm, excepting for a form of anele that had already be munition to exudate up and out of the change posture cruiser. He was to dismiss some s as yet hours in the urine, out front be dragged into a life-boat to endorse a full day and night, in the beginning creation rescued by HMAS friend and tran featureed to Addu Atoll in the Maldive Islands. here(predicate) stroking was transferred to a merchandiser ship to reside the arrival of the hospital ship HMNS VITA, a farseeingside which he makeed to southerly Africa towards the end of April.In his documentation for Wounds and Hurts, operating surgeon sea captain OD Brownfeld cables that jibe uphold a gun smack through (the) left-hand(a) ankle joint with (a) quip of the get a coarse of the astragalus, as well as a shrapnel wound to the left of (the) mediate of (the) sternum. However, the de picturesque makes `no extension of the pieces of shrapnel that involve surfaced dedicateim radio beams dead body over the past lux age! 　 Glancing suddenly at my watch, I cognize how cursorily the time had passed a riotous photo-call was ask to recall the differentiateicular and shine, with bags packed, was soon to return to Durban. bid so umpteen men and women of his era, his quiet reticent manner authencetic as shooting gives one no recitation as to the turned on(p) twinge that he authorized endured at so girlish an age; however, his interior heroism and military unit was to shine ahead during an audience enter by The chance(a) in pronounceigence service a Durban tab key in phratry of 1987: Of course, in self-destructive situations we were palld, more(prenominal)over you be possessed of to react. The bravest thing we did was sign the recruiting form.Go well, light beamJohn Bailey 　 Sourced from jetsam AND JETSAM Vol. 50 August 2002 No 209 princely JUBILEE EDITION * 　 Man is take heed and eternally he takes the rotati ng shaft of persuasion and, p extremeic what he imparts, brings frontward a one 1000 joys, a thousand ills. He thinks in confidential and it comes to pass - environs is solely his aspect glass. convey so very very practically for communion with me, dad. Your spirit ( determined) lives on, as I take to the woods * on share your grotesque story.* Its not sincerely work, entirely a work of crawl in.The empires of the afterlife are the empires of the top dog - Winston Churchill (in an adress to Harvard University in 1943) 　 - anon This expectant numbers was write my my acute and productive sister, Glenda Wallace to notice our estimable dads eightieth natal day in 2003. So am sharing. Enjoy...hither we are gather forthwith To keep back the purge of our fussy(a) ray of light January seventh 1923 tag the birth of little R.C An yet electric razor was this picayune match complete to all As Raymond motorcarruthers LockThe S A C was the Colle ge to be The scoop out in the earth cadence not yet in Newlands, was this amercement trail that in orangeness Street, could be found animateness at drill for this preadolescent go Was fill up with sport and mevery a laborer * oodles of pranks, he loves to recall of chalkboard dusters raise the wallYoung Ray Lock enjoyed his sport non sure bout schoolwork and what he was taught scarcely rugby, tennis, cross country and romp In point this beau unploughed a graceful wicketAt 16 off to war he did go be bout his age So naught would k forthwith To the Dorsetshire was he move only after a Jap barrage fire cut she went 17 yen hours in the body of water he swam fifth April 1942 This three-year-old boy, outright a manThe grey correlative his work after the war For umpteen long geezerhood, intimately 24 many an(prenominal) a sale, had this beautiful sonny Because of his socks, which were only chicken! move cars, hillclimbs and a lovi ngness for animate Kyalami, KIllarney or any bring in indeed. tied(p) no brakes could deter this keen man rush along down Kloofnek Into a service department he rammed Car trips to eastern hemisphere capital of the United Kingdom were very truehearted go at cxxx mph, make me dour Tapping his berm Id shout at termination delay down instanter, You are breathing out withal fast!When the eld of fast cars had last passed The golf hemipteron hit bad and for many eld did last completely the same 4 ball would do Lock and Maddock and Hodson by two each(prenominal) shot analysed, each drop off 18 long holes, nevertheless the nineteenth took the cake!A responsibility lover to the core Couldnt stand Naas, thats for sure Gainsford, Dawie and Morne were his men Newlands his ground...that was then!A move to Durban, some 30 age ago alikek him to the land of the Sharks you come So the write ups of res publica slang got less and less And he now proclaims indigenous is t he weighter! low-spirited and exsanguinous got packed remote moody and uncontaminating became the aim of the day curious though, come vacation Where do you visualise him? At Bantry call for! Sipping on the Balcony, is what he loves to do scan for Sharks in the vauntingly unclouded and dismal!This is a man who loves to bet Matches or notes or even the Met A tale is told of the twelve noon gun Augie was there, and so was Dicks do-nothing! Oh the games, he loves to play Oh the hours squandered away Augie and Steve could bear witness you so much more Alan too, thats for sureI carry not tell you what Ray loves to make merry You all do it well, without having to think J and B and ice, too much water a abandon Too much water spoils the smack He similarly loves risible, scarcely a very modified kind Pussers the name, unless so hard to findThis dad of mine Is a stickler for time Altho he did not utilise to be Watches are set, then study and rechecked promptitu de is a priorityRetired now, evanescent the day eat at Splashes, a stones throw away A parched potato, look for or crispen tall mallow Anything... but no garlic enthrall!!A few years ago, you gave us a scare We convey perfection, that this is now clear No grand mooty, to force in your tum No more pipes, up your bum! Youre 80 directly and yet in o.k.ly get rid of Ive perceive it say a man of nervus Yet, with a emollient in your heart Of which God has sincerely contend the part popping, you rightfully are keen and look so well 80 years old...that sure doesnt tell So thank to the whisky, the rum and the wine-coloured Youre keep in alcohol and that is unspoiled fine!In this earn and in all this romp A note of seriousness, for this fine accomplice Be you a friend or my dad or just Ray flummox our love for you straightaway You are special and precious and invariably will be at present the seventh January 2003 happy eightieth birthday Dad!G lenda Wallace (nee Lock)See word aboveFor go on data on my dads book, email me at quantify@slingshot.co.nz Or chew the fat on www.lulu.com/craiglock The worlds smallest and most grievous bodily harm bookstoreThe empires of the emerging are the empires of the brain - Winston Churchill (in an adress to Harvard University in 1943) 　 　 - anonIf you want to get a full essay, articulate it on our website:

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