My Grandfather served on HMS Battler and HMS Thane during the Second World War... can someone give me some tips on where to get information on his time on board these ships ?
Do you have access to Ancestry or Find my Past ?
If not, then if you post what details you have , name, date and place of birth I am sure we will be able to help.
HMS Battler and HMS Thane were both Escort Aircraft Carriers supplied on Lease Lend terms by the US. They were deployed mainly on ferry duties, conveying aircraft from country to country across the world. Battler was returned to the US after the War and Thane, which was torpedoed in January 1945 approaching the River Clyde was then considered to be a write off and returned to US charge in Scotland before being sold there and scrapped. A very detailed record of each ship's service history is available on www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk
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