Writer D/SSX815173, HMS Amethyst lost his life on the Yangtze River when the ship was shelled by the Chinese Communist Forces He died 20th April 1949 aged 20. He was the son of Johnathan Clayton Tattersall and Alexandrina Wilkie Rennie Tattersall of Pennicuik in Scotland...
The life of a Royal Navy cat, who gained fame for his exploits in helping to save the lives of the crew of HMS Amethyst in 1949, was commemorated at a special ceremony in East London yesterday, 1 November 2007.
Former Royal Navy officers paid tribute to famous rat catcher 'Simon the Cat', who...
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