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Ralph Pedley's 1943 World War 2 navy diary

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This was the only diary that Ralph kept from his wartime service in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
It was a very eventful year.
Training on Tank Landing Craft in Scotland.
Transporting army vehicles along the North African coast.
Invasion of Pantelleria.
Invasion of Sicily. Landing craft hit by a bomb.
Invasion of mainland Italy.
Wrecked by storms.
Read Ralph's World War 2 navy diary (.pdf document)

Ralph Pedley's World War 2 navy photos

These photos were taken by Ralph during his World War 2 service in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. They include some of the events in his 1943 diary.

Viiew the World War 2 Royal Navy photos web album (103 photos, opens in a new window).

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Town class destroyer
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Tank landing craft LCT 300
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Infantry landing craft LCI 161
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