SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL PERSONNEL SECONDED TO THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945

dc.creator	W. M. Bisset
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:56Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/12-1-633
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8429ddb219cb4be5892063f6cedc65c7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8591
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/8429ddb219cb4be5892063f6cedc65c7
dc.description	Cdr H. R. Gordon-Cumming has written that in the early days of the Second World War large drafts of RNVR (SA) officers and ratings were taken by the few British Warships which called at Simonstown and Durban to make up their war complements and that later on 'Union nationals took part in nearly every major naval operation and also performed all manner of obscure duties, from minesweeping in the Faroe Islands to nautical surveying up the West River in China. Even the explosion of one of the atomic bombs in Japan was witnessed by a South African prisoner of war - a young RNVR seaman who had served in HMS Exter, sunk after the Battle of the Java Sea." This fascinating statement leaves the reader wanting to know the full story of our seconded naval personnel since it is clear that it is a particularly interesting and proud record of service.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/633
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	Cdr H. R. Gordon-Cumming
dc.subject	RNVR (SA) officers
dc.subject	HMS Exter
dc.subject	Battle of the Java Sea
dc.subject	South African prisoner of war
dc.subject	Port Elizabeth Naval Volunteer Brigade
dc.subject	Second World War
dc.subject	HMS Carnarvon Castle
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL PERSONNEL SECONDED TO THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
dc.type	Article