00:00:02 Introduction
00:00:18 Gordon was born on 2 April 1923. He was working at the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd, when war broke out and chose to join the Navy
00:01:47 In 1940, at the age of 17, Gordon joined the Home Guard; remembering the parade for Spitfire Week in Pontypridd; remembering Home Guard manoeuvres in the area
00:4:43 Gordon enlists on 4 November 1942; remembering basic training
00:08:27 While in the Navy, Gordon was not a crew member of a ship but instead was involved with landing craft; 1943 – Gordon is posted to the Bitter Lakes region, near the Suez Canal, working as a guard
00:11:01 Gordon makes his way up the Suez Canal and onto Sicily
00:12:27 The crew discover the dead body of an American paratrooper who had perished in the water, having been dropped short of land
00:13:31 In Augusta, Sicily, Gordon witnesses a German bombing raid
00:15:29 Ferrying troops and ammunition from Sicily to the Italian mainland
00:17:29 Gordon gets put on "jankers" (Restrictions of Privileges) for 14 days as punishment for losing his “Pink Book”
00:19:30 Gordon is sent to Brindisi to spend Christmas guarding trains
00:22:14 Gordon has a rough crossing back to Messina
00:24:05 The troops have to watch public information films concerning health with lice and Venereal Disease; Gordon describes the sexual health kit that the troops are issued with; the film causes some troops to faint
00:29:24 Outro; Gordon is injured when the landing craft (LCM 273) he was aboard was bombed on 17 March 1944. Gordon suffered a broken leg and wrist, while 18 crew members lost their lives. [Abrupt ending]