Rodaways of ww1-2

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 BILLY AS HE WAS KNOWN was the son of WILLIAM C RODAWAY CHESHIRE REG

 BORN 1919 LIVERPOOL,  joined up 14 may 1940 ,his first ship  H.M.S PRINS ALBERT this ship was to go on to become one of the best LCI  small IN THE ROYAL NAVY              served from 19/aug/1941 till the  7/jan/1945

his 2nd ship was , H.M.S. PORCHER,  a CANADION built trawler from 8/mar/1945 till 13/nov/1945 he was released from  Europa 26/jan/1946 even though he was home  to get a taxi for my mother to get her to hospital give me birth .on 2/1/1946    he played the piano very well  and any chance to get ashore he was followed by the rest of his mates knowing a good time was to be had.                                                              

                                         H.M.S .PRINS ALBERT   

         H.M.S. PORCHER.  love to get in touch with any crew our family members.

                          THANKS TO PHOTO SHIP   SEE LINK ABOVE  

                             DRAWING OF THE H.M.S.PRINS ALBERT,                                                 i have added a little colour, this was made into a print photo for the crew almost sure it was drown by CPL BRIAN MULLEN 4th commando.

  Xmas card. sent to billy from his grandmother CATHERINE RODAWAY wife of       FREDERICK RODAWAY KINGS LIVERPOOL REG who sent letters  to the army                                     to  get billys dad out in ww1

          CARD SENT TO  BILLY'S WIFE ANNIE. also 1943 saying he will not be home

 BILLY arms crossed with a tan, we tan very well use RODAWAY'S

TUCKER as he was known was the 2nd son of  WILLIAM C RODAWAY CHESHIRE REG      HE JOINED UP 3 /MAY/1943  HIS FIRST SHIP WAS H.M.S QUEEN ELIZABETH                  FROM 10/AUG/1943 TILL 31/MAY/1945  THEN  JOINED THE H.M.S PROTECTOR 

.                                     H.M.S .QUEEN ELIZABETH 1945.

                                       H.M.S. PROTECTOR  NETLAYER.

   the most  treasured photo  was taken on HMS queen Elizabeth  and   published                       in  DESTROYERS by ANTONY PRESTON.

TUCKER front right no hat,  the HMS NORSEMAN  bombed while building was renamed NEPAL was the only one of her flotilla to be British manned during the war approaching the         HMS  QUEEN ELIZABETH  

                                  BILLY'S MEDALS,