These are letters from my uncle Jeff, who volunteered to join the navy at the age of 19. He was eventually killed in the battle of Crete, going down with his ship , HMS Gloucester in 1941. He was one of 12 children ,some of whom he never got to see ,including my mum who was born in 1944. The ship was sunk by German planes. It is very sad to read these letters, to know the eventual outcome of his life but also so nice to have. There has been a BBC documentary on the Gloucester, nicknamed the fighting G. The boat was left by other boats in the area. There is also a book by Ken Otter called the Untold Story . We have watched the documentary and it is heartbreaking to think that he was on the boat and the tragic circumstances to many others who lost their lives.
