Rob Pedley
Family History
Navy Diary 1943
Ralph Pedley's 1943 World War 2 Navy Diary & Photos
World War 2
WW2 Royal Navy Landing Craft Diary
This was the only diary that Ralph kept from his wartime service in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. It was a very eventful year
- Training on Tank Landing Craft in Scotland.
- Transporting army vehicles along the North African coast.
- Invasion of Pantelleria.
- Invasion of Sicily. Landing craft hit by a bomb.
- Invasion of mainland Italy.
- Wrecked by storms.
WW2 Royal Navy Photos
These photos were taken by Ralph during his World War 2 service in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. They include some of the events in his 1943 diary.
World War 2 Royal Navy photos web album
Town class destroyer
Tank Landing Craft LCT 300
Infantry Landing Craft LCI 161