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Memories of a Royal Navy Family
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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:14 authored by Their Finest Hour Project TeamMy mother and father, Richard Maurice Pratchett, were married in 1937 and I was born in June 1938. My father was an industrial chemist and was working for a German chemical firm in England when the Second World War broke out. He joined the Royal Navy in 1940 as an able seaman.
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1. Photo of my mother, Anne, Jane Pratchett, 1937 2. Photo of Geraldine Pratchett (Hultkrantz), 1943Person the story/items relate to
Anne; Jane Pratchett, Lt. R.M. Pratchett M.B.E and myself, Geraldine Pratchett HultkrantzPerson who shared the story/items
Geraldine Pratchett HultkrantzRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
They were my parents.Type of submission
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