|
SPUD
|
||||
Mr Clark – For everyone else, including the very many non members who access the site ............ |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Eldred R W Clark
|
||||
I came across your site by sheer chance and was delighted! If you are interested I did the Met course at Greenwich from January to March 1942 and joined Kenya more or less immediately. Went to Activity after Pedestal later in that year and to C in C East Indies when Activity became too small for anything except ferrying aircraft; mostly working in the Joint Met Centre in Colombo with one operation in Emperor. In RNVR while a dental student in Liverpool and turned over when I qualified to the dental branch. Retired in 1960 on age as Surg.Lt.Cdr(D). As an aside I saw the earlier Eagle sunk and our first captain in Activity, Guy Willoughby, was the first captain of the one in the videos. I hope to join you. |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Steve Howard
|
||||
Happy days eh Ray? |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Ray Brooker
|
||||
Very jocular, Steve! I remember another Steve on the Happy Hermes, who solved a problem whenever they showed a film in the galley, because there wasn't a bulkhead large enough to show it on. They had to pay him, of course, because even though the projector belonged to the ship, it was Steve Enson's screen. |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Steve Howard
|
||||
Gosh Ray, given the timescale, your latest post seems to have stunned old shipmates in to reminiscing about 'Singers', maybe with a hot cup of cocoa and the 'Ovaltinies' songbook. |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Ray Brooker
|
||||
OK so seeing my wife's look of amazement and disbelief on her first visit to Bugie Street, when a Kai-Tai sat on her lap and a rat ran over her feet; this while eating an egg banjo and drinking a Tiger tops. Couldn't keep her away after that. Fond Memory...... |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
kenny ashton
|
||||
That's a great question Ray, the problem I have is picking out the fondest memories of my time in the Met Branch, because it was all so great and at every turn there were wonderful highlights that will remain with me always. |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Ray Brooker
|
||||
My fondest memories were firstly HMS Ganges at age 16. Having been at a very strict boarding school for five years, I found Ganges an absolute doddle. My best time by miles was on the Happy Hermes - great crew, happy ship, good runs ashore and fond memories. When I look back at it, I realise how easy we had it compared to most others - the chefs especially - cooking up three meals a day for 2,500 men; and me sitting at a desk plotting a chart! How about the rest of you who read this Guestbook? Fondest memories? |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
Johnny Whitfield
|
||||
You are probably correct in what you say Ken but those memories of those early years were at Kete, Culdrose and Admiralty are the most precious years of my life and should never be forgotten. |
|||||
<hidden> |
|
kenny ashton
|
||||
Pete Jonwes, that will be the welsh spelling will it Ray? Yes you are right he was a bit of a lad with the ladees, we roomed together for about a year so I had first hand experience! |
|||||
<hidden> |