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Frederick Charles Barrett

Фредерик Чарльз Барретт

1923 – 2011

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Biography

Leading Stoker Frederick Charles Barrett served aboard the destroyer HMS Cavalier on convoy escort duties in the Atlantic and Arctic from 1943 to 1945. He endured the brutal conditions of the Arctic run to Murmansk, where temperatures could reach -40°C and ice formed on every surface. After demobilisation he worked in Southampton docks for 40 years and was a regular at HMS Cavalier reunions.

Biography (Russian)

Ведущий кочегар Фредерик Чарльз Барретт служил на эсминце HMS Cavalier на эскортных конвойных операциях в Атлантике и Арктике с 1943 по 1945 год.

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★Arctic Star
★1939-1945 Star
★Atlantic Star

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Submitted by Admin · March 2026

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