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Lawrence Tomlin Joined HMS Dido in 1939. "A brief but unforgettable encounter" Whilst serving in the electrical branch aboard HMS DIDO We were in Alexandria and had suffered damage from a near miss returning from a Malta convoy. I was fault finding in the bowels below X turret on a Newton circuit breaker when I heard a cultured voice above asking my progress. I had not slept for 20 hours and I was paddling in oil and dirty water so my reply was unrepeatable. A few minutes later I was joined by an immaculately clad overalled person who had volunteered to hold my AVOmeter. I was surprised at the electrical knowledge of this person. My helper was Lord Louis Mountbatten Capt (D) H.M.S. Kelly who was renowned for his wandering around ships unannounced "HE WAS A GENTLEMAN" |
