Just been turned away from a polling station as I was told my Veterans ID card was unacceptable proof of ID. How can this be acceptable Rt Hon Johnny Mercer Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP ? Ali Kefford

He was IMHO the most talented naval officer of my generation

Rear Admiral John Gower, my Times obituary:

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Just wanted to share that 2023 was an incredible year for our podcast. We had two exciting seasons where we covered Op Telic and the Battle of the Atlantic. If you're interested, you can check it out here:

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Well said MDM; something that The Seafarers' Charity has fought hard for over the years and continues to do. Deborah Layde@TheSeafarers'Charity💙 Tina Barnes Charlotte Vere 🙏

Ken is a very brave survivor of the Battle of the Atlantic but his story also reminds us, on Remembrance Sunday, that many others from the Royal and Merchant Navy, and our Allies, gave their lives in that epic struggle to ensure our country didn’t surrender. Lest we forget

We must never forget how much the Merchant Navy and people like Ron Syson saved our bacon during WWII. With huge losses in terms of both ships and lives, they supplied this nation with food, equipment and people, the lack of which would have surely lead to our surrender.

New Podcast - The Battle of the Atlantic: Episode 2, The Worst Journey in the World

Atlantic and Arctic Convoy Veteran, Ron Syson, gives us a gritty account of life as a Merchant Seaman.

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We are trying to reach, and better understand, all members of the armed forces community who are also gamers. We’re especially interested in those that have served in conflicts over the last 30 years.

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‘Touch and go’ is an idiom today that means a precarious situation.

It comes from the days of sail when a ship might rub its keel briefly on the bottom to avoid danger without loss of speed, literally to touch and go, although very easy to get wrong.