Who's Wally?
John Griffiths-Colby
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Part time professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £120.00
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 15th March 2024
- Tagged:
- World War 2 | Royal Navy | History | Online
Walter Stafford Colby came from a long line of Yarmouth fisherfolk and was drafted into the Royal Navy early in World War 2. More than 80 years on and 25 years since he passed away, we discover that he was a Stoker 1st Class aboard the carrier HMS Indomitable when it was struck by an Italian torpedo during the Invasion of Sicily. Back in service, aboard the frigate HMS Redmill, 'Lucky' as he was now known, found himself supporting the D-Day landings, on an Arctic Convoy and hunting subs until the Redmill was torpedoed - this time by U-1105 – only days before the end of the European War. Like many, Wally never told his story, but now we can. And what was so special about U-1105 that after surrendering it went missing for decades until it was found in Maryland, USA?
Views: 688 | Enquiries: 1About John Griffiths-Colby
I have a wide-ranging background in Journalism, Business Consultancy, Public Speaking and as Funeral Officiant (Celebrant). I have written extensively for National and Regional magazines, providing satirical and lifestyle columns for the New Statesman and Italian Bike magazines respectively.
Professionally, as a Business Consultant, I deal in transformation and change and I see what works and what doesn’t, in life as well as in commerce.
All my talks are illustrated, just that; I talk and there are pictures which will illustrate and explain as a background to the subject. My talks are humorous, a little abstract and deliberately thought-provoking. I can adapt and tailor my talks to your audience as part of the fixed price. I also take commissions for specific material/audiences.
My aim is to engage and inform my audience without being too serious. This will be a sideways view of life and the audience will need to think a bit, laugh a bit and take a new thought away with them. My blog can be found at www.absurvd.com
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