Some of you are interested in war stories featuring local people, so hopefully David doesn't mind us sending this one as the person may be one of your relations. Chris and Caroline Geoffrey Kester, 83, from Southampton, was an ordinary seaman on HMS Wakeful at the time she was hit (Torpedoed) and was picked up by the trawler Comfort. But, as he explained, disaster struck again in under an hour when the vessel (Comfort) was shelled. Back in the water, under fire and now injured, Mr Kester was picked up by HMS Grafton's whaler. But once on board HMS Grafton and after being treated by her medics, the Grafton was torpedoed and the decision was taken to transfer off the majority of personnel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See... http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/london/news/ART22986.html?ixsid= For the full story -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 03/01/2005