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Ernie Moseley’s recollection connects Wensleydale with Charybdis survivor Gerald Evens.
In the account recorded by David Allen, Moseley used a bucket and rope to bring an exhausted man aboard. Allen identifies him as Gerald Evens and describes their reunion fifty-one years later.
Moseley’s recollection in David Allen’s Wensleydale historyGerald Evens has a separate Charybdis record. Linking the two accounts preserves the relationship described in the recollection; it does not independently verify every detail of the rescue.
Gerald Evens — HMS CharybdisRecorded as a Wensleydale rescuer in the personal recollection published by David Allen; rank and service number are not established.
This account is attributed recollection. Moseley’s rank, service number and formal given names have not been established here. The name is retained as published.
David Allen: Sinking of HMS CharybdisLater history recording Moseley’s recollection; not an original service record.
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