Themes

The Navy at Home and Abroad

• Shore Establishments

• Humanitarian Relief

• Flying the Flag

• Letters Home

• Prisoners of War

  • JM D’Arcy-Levy

  • David Bain

  • Rupert Lonsdale

  • HMS Oswald

  • Mervyn Scott-Lindslay

  • Ken McDonald

  • Jim Fallace

  • R H Johnson

Learning

• How to: Understand a Uniform

Ken McDonald

Introduction
Royal Marines Bandsman Ken McDonald served aboard HMS Gloucester aiding the evacuation of Allied troops from Crete in May 1941. The Germans took McDonald prisoner following an airborne and sea attack, sinking many of the vessels including HMS Gloucester. McDonald spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war in various camps in Greece and the German Reich.

Group of the full Orchestra of Marlag M. (RMM)

Article Highlights

• Introduction

• Early Career

• Action in Crete

• Imprisonment in Greece

• In the German Reich

• Career after the War

   

To find out about McDonald’s early career, select Next

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