I am a nephew of Robert Renton Nicol (one of his brother’s John was my father). I have a copy of a handwritten letter dated 6 April 1942 from Robert to his mother Margaret (Ritchie) Nicol - while he was at Portsmouth awaiting the commission of HMS Quentin on 15 April 1942. Robert was presumed killed in action when the Quentin was torpedoed and sank off North Africa on 2 December 1942.
JRN, Boston MA
JRN, Boston MA