Signalman Bill's story convoys, signals, Pacific War ; "... and we were young!"
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| adam_text | Contents
About the title, photos, acknowledgements
..............viii
Foreword by Rear Admiral Tony
Horton
................ ix
Introduction
The war at sea
..................................1
Devastating losses of merchant shipping
1939-43..............2
Japan enters the war; Australia threatened
..................2
Convoys and communications
........................4
1
Training: You ll be sorry!
HMAS Cerberus- entering the gates of hell
............ 10
Discipline
—
naval style
.......................... 11
The jargon of ships and the Navy
.................... 12
Uniforms (shock, horror!)
........................ 15
Naivety, needles and no nonsense!
.................... 15
2
Early Days: From rookies to old salts!
Early convoys
................................ 23
My first ship
................................ 27
A lucky escape
................................ 33
A tale of a pair of boots
.......................... 36
A ship that was doomed
.......................... 42
3
New Guinea: Tough times ahead!
The campaign
—
an overview
...................... 45
Тагоопа
and her complement of three services
.............. 48
Merv s diary
................................ 51
Deteriorating conditions on board
.................... 54
Home leave
—
but for how long?
...................... 56
Death of an esteemed skipper
...................... 58
Тагоопа
—
beached and battered
...................... 59
Тагоопа
—
her part in Operation
Lilliput
................ 61
4
More Stories of Life on Taroona
An altercation with an army officer
.................... 65
A tale of sly grog
.............................. 66
Le Triomphant
—
not so triumphant!
.................... 70
Security (or lack of it) in Townsville
.................. 71
Tragedy of the biscuit bombers
.................... 76
More dramas (some little, some large)
.................. 77
5
Drafted to Darwin: Ours not to reason why
Landlubbers
-
sailors in outback Australia!
.............. 89
Life in Darwin, and convoys around the Top End
.......... 92
6
Transfer to the British Pacific Fleet
Appalling conditions in
HMS
Golden Hind
.............. 103
Three of us join the fleet tanker Carelia
................ 107
With the fleet and its fleet train
...................... 108
Unsung but heroic tanker crews
...................... 114
Fuelling at sea
................................ 117
Stress, arguments and punch-ups
.................... 119
Shortage of another essential liquid
.................... 121
We cross swords with the Admiral
.................... 121
To Tokyo Bay
................................ 124
7
The End of the War, and its Aftermath
A couple of unforgettable signals
.................... 126
Little Boy and Fatman
........................ 128
The sublime and the
gor
blimey
.................... 131
Relationship with a friendly bird
.................... 132
Repatriation of Prisoners-of-War
.................... 135
The signing of the peace
.......................... 141
Yokohama and Tokyo
.......................... 144
Swimming, sailing, stealing
........................ 148
A final tilt with the Admiral
...................... 152
8
An Enviable Odyssey: Our Navy catches up...!
Leavingjapan
................................ 155
Shanghai
.................................. 155
Singapore
.................................. 158
The Persian Gulf
.............................. 159
Mombassa
.................................. 159
9
Homeward Bound: Yes, home sweet home!
Luxury and chaos
..............................161
We meet up with an old friend
......................163
Home at last
................................165
10
In Retrospect: Little war or lucky war?
........
i66
Epilogue
....................................169
Appendix
1:
The signal that ended the War
..............171
Appendix
2:
Signatories to the Instrument of Surrender
......172
Appendix
3:
The atomic bombing of Japan
-
controversy
.. .. 173
Index
......................................175
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