I SPENT a lovely holiday in York while HMS York was berthed in Hull and on June 23 I was involved in the Freedom March.

I felt very proud of the bearing of the officers and crew of HMS York.

I am one of the few surviving crew members of the eight-inch gun cruiser in which I served as a Royal Marine gunner.

On June 24 I was privileged to spend several hours on board HMS York in Hull and the welcome was overwhelming. This is my 14th year of visiting your lovely city.

C Buist,

(Old Yorkie Ship Service

July 1939-May 1941),

Mayfield Road,

Bury St Edmunds,

Suffolk.