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Alf Burton - Film 1
Alf Burton served 23 years in the Royal Navy. Hi...Alf Burton - Film 1
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Just 6 weeks after the start of the war Alf is luc...Alf Burton - Film 3
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Lady luck is definitely on Alf's side. The Rodney...Alf Burton - Film 4
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Alf gives a detailed account of the chase to track...Alf Burton - Film 5
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A remarkable birds eye view of the sinking of the ...Alf Burton - Film 6
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Three and a half years at sea takes it's toll on A...Alf Burton - Film 7
Alf Burton - Film 8
In this final film Alf reflects on the state of th...Alf Burton - Film 8
On the sinking of the Bismarck, "then HMS King George V joined in, and when we left she was on fire, nothing much left of the ship really, poor muckers inside, and then the Admiral says, 'any ships with torpedoes left, go and sink Bismarck'".
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Alf Burton
In May 1941 Alf Burton was onboard HMS Rodney in the North Atlantic. From his vantage point in the funnel, he witnessed the sinking of the Bismarck. Post war he has a successful naval career and srved onboard HMS ARk Royal.
