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Interview
777, LO/141/092
Leicester Oral History Archive Collection

Speaker: McGee, Michael, 1917 - , Interviewee, Male, Royal Navy service; Steel worker;
Speaker: Pallett, T., Interviewer, Male

Summary of interview item: Recalls his experience as a volunteer in the Royal Navy from 1936 until 1948. Mentions involvement in evacuating Britons from China during the Sino-Japanese war and anti piracy duty near Hong Kong. Recalls his experience in the Mediterranean as the Second World War broke out and subsequent active service in the Norway landings of 1940, mine laying and convoy duty in the North Atlantic and on the Archangel run.
Place of birth: Cambuslang, Glasgow
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Marital Status: Married, Children:
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Mother's Occupation:
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Periods Covered: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Language: English

Recording Date: 9/1/1985
Playing time: 1 hr
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: EMOHA
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: yes
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