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3. In 1965 in Queenstown, Southern Ireland some work men were clearing a house garden near the Harbour when |
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Overall view of the knife.
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Close up of the inscription. |
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2. Oct. 5, 2008 It is my sad duty to report the passing of Ted Briggs, the last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood. He passed away on Oct. 4, 2008 at the age of 85. |
I have just come across your site. My mother is English and one of her favorite memories from England before migrating to Australia in the 50's was that she met one of the survivors of the Hood sinking through her father. Strangely enough, I was just given a copy of the "Sink the Bismarck" a couple of weeks ago as a present. No ship ever affected morale more than the sinking of the HMS Hood, mum said. |
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