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A very belated tribute to my long-lost father
I chose his ship as a header because it was his last resting place.
After the worst of the Blitz¹ came the Dreaded Telegram. Although
I can't remember my father, I do vividly remember being terrified
at seeing my mother break down in tears before even opening the message; "... missing presumed killed". It was everybody's worst nightmare. My father's ship, HMS Dunedin, had gone down² with most of her crew on the 24th November 1941.
Exactly 80 years ago today
★ If you are wondering why I waited so long, please read on.
My mother had been devastated but had never given up hope that my father was still alive as a prisoner of war and that one day he would come back to us. My uncle, for his part, had never been satisfied with just a telegram and a simple citation (see below). He had never ceased to pester the Admiralty for more information till long after the war was over. But nothing was ever forthcoming. Both my mother and my uncle died long before the truth was out and I remained in the dark³, until...
In 2019 (only 2 years ago) I read a book called: BLOOD IN THE SEA - HMS DUNEDIN AND THE ENIGMA CODE: A must-read, written by Stuart Gill son of one of the very few survivors of the ill-fated ship.
As I read it, I discovered - to my horror - the tragic events that took place all those years ago. In my mind’s eye, I witnessed the tragedy as it unfolded. I came to know the various characters, their hopes and finally their despairs. I also discovered the extent to which the Enigma code was involved which no doubt explains why the Admiralty had remained silent for so long.
There was even a passage in the book about my father who was described as being brave and even jovial right up till the end despite the excruciating pain he must have been suffering from his wounds. He had been carried to a raft and died a few hours later. The passage ended with the touching words: "Poor Horace".
My father must also have known that he was about to die without ever seeing his loved ones again and knowing that they too were in the thick of it⁴. I suddenly realised that I was one of his loved ones.
I had known my father but I'd been a toddler at the time too young to be able to remember him later; something I deeply regret. All I want to do now is wipe away the tears and keep his memory alive.
The cracking of the Enigma code at Bletchley Park in July 1941 was one of the closest guarded secrets of the Second World War. Indeed, the very fact was not made public till the 1970s and the full story till the 1990s but even then, I was unaware of any connection between the code and my father’s ship - until I read the book!
On the 15th June 1941, Dunedin captured the German tanker Lothringen along with vital Enigma material for Bletchley Park. A month later the Enigma code was cracked.
Four months later, Dunedin was directed to her doom by orders emanating from a decoded Enigma message. She had been sent to intercept another tanker before rendezvousing with four U-boats.
It was like throwing a cat into a lion’s den: A light cruiser was no match for a U-boat let alone four.
But Dunedin was the only ship within range and, of course, we were at war. It had been thought that Dunedin could intercept the tanker well before the rendezvous would take place; a high-risk gamble. But with the benefit of hindsight, it would seem that the U-boats were already deployed around the tanker to protect it and its precious cargo. This measure would probably have been standard procedure and therefore never mentioned in any message.
Tankers played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic keeping the Wolfpack U-boats fully replenished at sea where they were required to remain for very long periods!
Although it all happened a long time ago, for me, reading the book and following up on the web has been like hearing the news of what happened yesterday. I was able to share some of the grief that my poor mother must have been overcome with at the time. She had spared me the pain that she had been suffering alone and in silence.
We had never talked about my father or the war after it was over; everybody had wanted to put it all behind them. It hadn’t been easy; loved ones lost forever, widows in black everywhere, the blind and the crippled walking the streets as best they could, with rubble all over the place, and rationing for years to come. The post war years in Britain had been difficult but at least the killing and destruction had ceased, and we had survived - while so many others hadn't.
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★ Read more about the book and buy it if you so wish (new tab)
★ HMS Dunedin - Wikipedia (new tab)
★ How Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code (new tab)
¹ The Blitz – The air raids on Britain in 1940-41; Portsmouth being
one of the closest and main targets. Along with the fall of France,
they were, for us, the darkest hours of the war. We were all alone
and on our knees preparing for invasion.
² to go down = sombrer / couler
³ to remain in the dark = rester dans l'ignorance
⁴ to be in the thick of it = être en plein dedans
They gave their lives so that we might live in peace and freedom.
Lest we forget!
Fate : That supposed force that predetermines major events that come our way. It can be kind or cruel. It can bring people together or tear them apart. It strikes without warning and there's nothing we can do about it!
Take great care, my friends, and many, many thanks for calling,
Colin …
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Massiivisen sotilastukikohdan laidalla eteläkarjalainen talousmetsä kätkee tarkoin varjellun sotasalaisuuden. Kaikessa hiljaisuudessa on kehitelty kustannustehokasta kotimaista vaihtoehtoa sukupolvirajat ylittävään hävittäjäkilpaan työnimellä Unidentified Finnish Object UFO.
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Before the invention of radar a network of experimental sound mirrors were built along the south and east coast as part of Britains early air defence system.
The first open day at RSPB Dungeness.
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In Cochem wartete noch eine Überraschung: Der alte Bundesbank Bunker in Cochem. Heute ein Museum, wurde einst bis zur Wende streng geheim von der Deutschen Bundesbank eine Währungsreserve an Ersatzgeld von 15 Milliarden DM gehortet für den Fall, dass ein wirtschaftlicher Angriff auf die Deutsche Währung stattfinden würde, der zu Störungen des Wirtschaftssystems geführt und den Austausch gegen eine Ersatzwährung notwendig gemacht hätte. Dieses Ersatzgeld hatte ein anderes Aussehen und nur die Front der Scheine entsprach den noch uns bekannten DM Scheinen. Der Bunker war selbstverständlich für den Fall eines atomaren Schlages ausgerüstet.
In the former bunker of the German Federal Bank, now a museum, 15 billion of a substitue currency once were stored for the case in which the economic system had been attacked during the cold war era. In this case the Bundesbak wanted to substitute the money against this new D-Mark currency. This place was top secret and of course safe against a nuclear attack.
(Vintage Olympus Zuiko OM 2.0 21 mm)
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Simple enough to do this but it has to be done to show off this great place for light painting. I'll be back with a camera rotation tool sometime soon.... Thanks again Matt for showing us this place!
This is the end of Flickr time for me...I have some goals to achieve and I must be focused on my work. Thank you all for your frienship and nice words! I'll be around, but no more photos...Good luck!!!!!!!!
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Keeping the secrets secret for the Crazy Tuesday group, challenge "on fire."
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From this afternoon's great colab with Matt Collins and son in a secret location suitable for daytime light painting. A much more sociable time of day to wave lights in the dark, thanks Matt!
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A selection of the excellent WW2 heavies that attended this years Dorset A&E event.
M20 Diamond T 981 & M9 Rogers trailer -aka as an 'M19 Tank Transporter' when paired- seen heading to Dorchester.
A selection of the excellent WW2 heavies that attended this years Dorset A&E event.
A trio of M20 Diamond T's seen near Bovington.
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These are gun mounts remaining from WWII, they are outside of the fenced area of the main base CFB Shelburne to the right of the entrance to the base. Time to continue to new locations and sights in Southern Nova Scotia.
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I did not go to these buildings as they also had fences around the area, I did not even try. Could have been buildings to work on the sonar arrays that where placed along the coast, guessing.
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Large garage area.
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This may have been a eating area but I am guessing as it was close to the kitchen area..
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Looking at what I think are the living quarters on the base.
Baths forest of imagination display and the fairy spies.
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Foto: Propia - Tomada el 18 de Abril de 2007 (cualquier copia o reproducción requiere del previo permiso y/o consulta al autor).
Top Secret.
Arriba del túnel, bandeja portacables y arriba de ésta, iluminación definitiva (tubo fluorecente).
Al fondo, estación Carabobo.
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