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Old 28-02-23, 12:12 PM
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Based on the dates :

July 1938 - St.Angelo - HMS St.Angelo (Fort St.Angelo) Malta.
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The fort was garrisoned by the British from 1800 to 1979, at times being classified as a stone frigate known as HMS Egmont or later HMS St Angelo.
September 1938 - HMS Wishart - Gibraltar - Escort for HMS Glorious
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When the United Kingdom entered World War II in September 1939, Wishart was stationed at Gibraltar,
Photo titled : HMS Glorious is accompanied by HMS Wishart, one of its escort destroyers, in 1939.

March 1939 - HMS Bulldog - Gibraltar - 'Plane Guard' for HMS Glorious.
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Bulldog was briefly assigned to the Gibraltar Local Flotilla in January 1939, until she became plane guard for the aircraft carrier Glorious in the Mediterranean in March.
February 1940 - Ark Royal - Plane Guard duty
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She sailed to Malta with Glorious in January 1940 to refit, returning to plane guard duty for Ark Royal during March.
August 1941 - Back at St.Angelo Malta - ? Discharge ?


Just a guess , I could be wrong.

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