NEW BOY AT 103! LIEUT.-Cdr. Douglas Williams,who as a Boy Seamen was one of the last to train in sail, has joined St Dun- stan's, the organisation for blinded servicemen and women, a week after his 103rd birthday.
He served in the Royal Navy for 43 years, coming through two world wars only to lose the sight in one eye in an accident during gunnery trials.
Douglas joined the family of St Dun- stan's after the sight failed in his other eye. Welcoming him to the organisation and presenting him with his badge was Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach, chairman of St Dunstan's, who made the journey to the centenarian's home near Portsmouth.
Both gunners, the two men had much to chat over before Admiral Leach left carrying a gift from Douglas (right in pic- ture), a book on the Grand Fleet and the Battle of Jutland, in which he fought in HMS Royal Sovereign.
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