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HMS Prince of Wales, Notice Board for the naval enthusiasts and ex-ships company and families of HMS Prince of Wales. This page has been set up so that naval enthusiasts  of HMS Prince of Wales can contact each other through the naval art site. This website is not part of any governmental body or official HMS Prince of Wales website.

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WALLACE V. CAKE  My father served on HMS Prince of Wales and was on her when she was sunk and was taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore (I think) He is now in a DVA Hospital here in St John's NFLD. I am printing off any material on HMS Prince of Wales and I am always looking for more pictures and info to show him.  If anybody had any photo's or info on HMS Prince of Wales or knew my father Wallace V.Cake.       

 WILLIAM ROOKE.. My uncle served on HMS Prince of Wales. I would very much like to know more about him and his wartime endeavors and ship mates, If you knew Willaim Rooke my uncle please let me know.  

BERNARD McDERMOTT.. My granddad was a stoker on the Prince of Wales does anybody out there know anything about him? 

RONALD HOLT.. My dad served on either HMS Prince of Wales or HMS Repulse as a stoker during the war. His nickname was Tiny Tim and he came from Oldham in Lancashire. He went to India, Singapore and Australia where he was hurt in a bar fight with the MPs!

SEAMAN GEORGE HERBERT WILSON... My Father served on HMS Prince of Wales for her entire albeit short career. he was a member of the Gun Crew - Secondary armament - The smaller twin turrets.  Aged approx 17 at the time, now living in Queensland Australia.   We would be interested to hear from other crew of HMS Prince Of Wales or families.  

CHARLES WEBB: My Grandfather served on HMS Prince of Wales, he survived the sinking and came back to Britain, but sadly he died before I was born. I am very interested to hear form anyone who may have known him on board or may have crew photos. 

 

 

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Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

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Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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