Chief Stoker Leslie Woon, HMS Jamaica

<p dir="ltr">the contributor's father (Chief Stoker Leslie Woon) served aboard destroyer on Atlantic. He transferred to pick up HMS Broadwater from HMS Eclipse (originally an American destroyer) in 1940.</p><p dir="ltr">It was torpedoed by U-101 in 1941 (Ernest Mungerson was Captain) - 84 crew survived the sinking and were taken to Iceland. After two weeks, the survivors were brought home and then joined HMS Jamaica.</p><p dir="ltr">He served aboard HMS Jamaica on Russian Convoys. During Christmas 1942/43, Jamaica was called in to finish off the Scharnhorst with a salvo of torpedoes. He also assisted in the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon.</p><p dir="ltr">He later left HMS Jamaica and went to Canada. He travelled across Canada to join HMS Dodman Point and was brought back to Canada through Panama in 1944/45. He was then barracked at HMS Drake.</p><p dir="ltr">Corporal Charles Champion, RASC:</p><p dir="ltr">Dad's cousin was an Eighth (8th) Army veteran, who served in North Africa, was called up for Royal Armoured Corps. He came back to the UK for D-Day but was held back as an instructor.</p>