My father, Ronald Rowland, was in the navy. The first ship he served on was HMS Manchester, which was involved in Operation Pedestal, to liberate Malta and relieve the siege. The ship was hit by an Italian U-boat, and they had to abandon ship before the ship was scuttled. My dad spent 8 hours in the water. During that time, he kept his best friend afloat as his friend couldn't swim. They were picked up and taken to Tunisia and from there they went to a Prisoner of War camp at Laghouat. This was in August 1942.

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