From April 17, 2021, North Norfolk News "Happy Birthday, Arthur! 100 up for Second World War naval hero" by Kate Wolstenholme.
At age 19, he was on track to work in the building industry, but then the war broke out. In 1940, he enlisted in the Royal Navy to be a signalman.
"It was from my scouting days, I always like semaphore ... and I saw a signalman, he was up on the bridge ...and I thought, it's healthier up there, but it meant reading Morse Code and semaphore at a very fast rate," he said.
Beginning his naval career on the North Atlantic convoys, Arthur went on to win honors in Minesweepers on operations at Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and South France.
He was then promoted to leading signalman and joined C in C Mediterranean in Naples. Once back in the UK to the Naval Air Station Belfast.
--GreGen
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