Michael Hanna would like to hear from anyone interested in the naval history of WW1, particularly from those with knowledge of the M29 class monitors at Gallipoli and in the Smyrna Patrol, the supporting ships off Salonica or the PC Q ships of 1917.
Contact Michael Hanna via email at MiHnn@aol.com
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Michael Hanna, who was born in 1926, did not meet
his uncles Frank and Arthur but absorbed stories about them at an
early age. After serving in the Navy from 1944 to 1947 and while working
in local government, the author found his historical interests focussing
on the naval side of WW1 and the part played in it by his uncles'
ships. The Hanna brothers experiences in different types of vessels
and theatres of war would, it seemed, if brought together, provide
an "alternative history" to counterbalance the published volumes,
many of which concentrated on the operations of the Grand Fleet and
tales of Jellicoe, Beatty and other luminaries. A start on this project
has been made with frank's story titled "Just a Number" and "Arthur's Story" - perhaps,
with good fortune, other works will follow.
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