“I enjoy it because I’m so pleased it’s remembered.” At the age of 19, Mr Ford served on HMS Fratton, an escort ship that accompanied vessels taking men and supplies across the Channel on ...

I’m very grateful." Cyril Stanley (Stan) Ford, 99, served on board HMS Fratton which accompanied ships taking men and supplies across the Channel on D-Day. While manning a gun platform at the ...

One of the names to be added to the Normandy Memorial Wall is Stan Ford - a 19-year-old at the time who served on HMS Fratton, an escort ship that accompanied ships taking men and supplies across ...

Stan Ford served on HMS Fratton, which escorted ships taking people back to the UK and was stationed off Selsey Bill on the south coast on D-Day. Weeks later, on August 18 1944, Mr Ford suffered ...

the Queen Mother was visiting HMS Ark Royal and Princess Diana was in Fratton opening a community building and visiting the Sea Life Centre on the seafront. In this selection you will also see ...

Portsmouth Football Club have announced work is set to start on a multi-million pound redevelopment of Fratton Park. It will involve the south and north stands, and then the Milton End.