Naval Review Naval Diary of the War 1939-45

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The Diary is indexed on the names of some 1,490 Ships, both Allied, Neutral and Enemy and also on the names of around 750 people who appear in it. The latter are mainly Flag Officers and Commanding Officers of Ships mentioned in the diary. In the early part of the war not many individuals are named, but by 1943 virtually every HM ship mentioned is accompanied by the name of her Commanding Officer. Ranks and Titles are in the main those held by the individual at the time of their first mention in the Diary. Where no Service is given assume RN. Ships can be assumed to be HMS where no other designation is given

You can either view a list of Matching names or list the War Diary entries containing a match to your entry. Note that partial names will list all matching occurences, eg: BROOK would return both BROOKES and BROOKING

Every effort has been made to make the index exhaustive, but errors and omissions are possible. Anyone finding such are requested to notify the Assistant Editor using the link on the home page

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