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shanreagh -

I had read all about it, quite a story! But my granddad was on the Veronica from 1924-1927, so wasn't involved.

However, the ship he was serving on in May 1940 suffered a German air attack whilst they were helping to evacuate the Queen of Norway, he was injured and invalided out of the Navy from then.
Thankfully he made a full recovery and lived to the age of 89 (albeit it with pieces of shrapnel embedded in him) ... so he's still a hero in my eyes. 

I'm very grateful for your help so far, Alan!

"Off. Cook" is "Officers Cook" - that's what my grandad was.

I don't know where else to ask about HMS Veronica - any ideas?  Maybe the National Archives ...

In the meantime, something very interesting turned up whilst Googling - I came across what appears to be an auction site called worthpoint.com.......it has "1924 photo album: Royal Navy: HMS Veronica: New Zealand, Fiji, China: over 350 photos".  In the description it gives a summary of the album, and has some names referenced, one of which is "Rogers"....my grandad's surname.
Without registering on the site, I can't determine if this item is still 'live' - although it doesn't look like it says 'sold anywhere' . I may have to register and see if I can find out more.  The referenced name of 'Rogers' comes immediately after the word 'officers'.....perhaps it actually reads 'officers cook' (as in 'Officers Cook ....Rogers'.)  Yet more sleuthing required!

If you come up with anything, I'd be really grateful - thank you!.

EDIT; Worthpoint.com is just an online price guide and to be avoided  ... it showed source as eBay, but the album isn't on there any more, so must have sold.  What a shame! 

Saturday 07 January 1928: Leicester Daily Mercury

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RADIO DIAGNOSIS
Captain Saved by Remarkable Operation at Sea.

A remarkable surgical operation at sea by a ship's officer, it has just been revealed, saved the life of their captain.

Captain G. A. Grey, of the Waipahi, fell seriously ill on the voyage from Auckland (New Zealand) to Rarotonga (one of the Cook Islands), and it became evident that an operation on his head was imperative.

The Waipahi carried no doctor, but the surgeon on H.M.S. Veronica  gave his diagnosis by wireless and also instructions for the operation.

There were no proper surgical instruments on board, and a razor was used. The captain's suffering was greatly relieved, but there was difficulty in stopping his bleeding.  The Waipahi put on full speed and raced towards Rarotonga.

H.M.S. Veronica reached Rarotonga two hours before the Waipahi and arrangements were made for getting Captain Grey into hospital. It was later learned that it the Waipahi had been a few hours later at Rarotonga Captain Grey would have died from loss of blood.

Thank you - it’s looking like it was in the Pacific for that time.You’d think the Naval Historical section of the MOD would have got it right though! I’m wondering if someone confused ‘Ireland’ with ‘island’ 
Thanks for your help.

Try this link

https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-18-HMS_Veronica.htm

Martin
Thanks - I saw this earlier - the log books go up to just before he joined the ship, but I presume it was in the Pacific then anyway. I’ll have to see if I can find anything that shows it was there for the duration of the time range I mentioned in his records.
Thank you for looking.
Mrs.T.

four different restoration for your colection

loord74, I am almost speechless. Those are wonderful - the last (enhanced and colourised) one is particularly stunning.  I will be framing it, it's simply perfect.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Mrs. T. x