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Attached Army party aboard HMS Limbourne.
Letters, photographs, service records and family recollections can help tell a fuller story. A short record is the beginning of that work.
What supports this record?
Published historical account; attached US Army party
David Allen’s HMS Wensleydale history: the sinking and American partyThe register is a growing collection of sourced records. It is not a verified list of everyone aboard on the final night.
The wider story
HMS Limbourne and the final night.
The ship’s history provides context for this person’s service. A rank or branch alone does not establish an individual’s action station or experience.
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