Hi Ken and Ray, I spent about 4years 4months at Admiralty out of my 8years 4months. Forgot what a uniform looked like.
Hope you are both well now into our twilight years.

Allo boys, long time no speak. Ray, your second guess was the right one, Charlie Wines was the chap to thank for your extended honeymoon.
a few months before I came outside in’67 Charlie said that he would send me off to sea for my last few months if I didn’t sign on, he never did though and I saw out my time at my second home, the Admiralty.

You may well know him, according to the Doc he was on the Hermes in 1964, I believe you were on board around that time. ike yourself names escape me. If he is anything like his daughter, he would be a nutter. Sorry that should be like yourself, My Laptop is past its prime.

The name definitely rings a bell, but as usual nowadays, I can’t remember exactly where from. Was he the man who decided draft chits for the Met men? I was at Northwood finishing my 9 years and due to leave the RN, when I was offered a draft to HMS Terror in Singapore if I signed on for a further 5 years. As I was also getting married, I then spent a two-year honeymoon in Singapore. My wife also was hired as a teacher in the Naval base, so life changed from almost continuous sea-time on Victorious and Hermes to a cushy life in Singers. Was this due to Lt. Cdr Statters, I ask myself. Or was it a bloke called Charlie Wines? I know that a phone call to whoever it was worked miracles……

I have been having treatment under my Local Doc who I have known for many years, yesterday I just found out that her father was a Met man. I wonder if anyone an recall the name of Lt/CDR Statters, it will give me Brownie points with her. She also tells me he was a Diver.He served from 1953 to 1973.

HELP! I was a met observer from 1951 to 1958.(1952 course). Contemporaries included ‘bomber’ Dunstan, Tinkle, Dinger and Clanger Bell, Charlie Sager, Peter Booth, Carlos Trotman, Ken Morris, Johnny Randall, Paddy Cooke, George Clevett and many more. Served on the Glory and the Jamaica. I have tried to contact Cloud observers without success. Please somebody, anybody contact me by email if this message reaches civilisation.

Many Clouds should of put money on it, won in my local British Legion on the sweep, also got the second in another. but will not be buying my villa in the Algarve yet.

Here is a question for y’all!!! How many other cloud observers backed Many clouds in the Grand National?????? I did !!!!

Excellent site…happy memories! I served as a ‘chock technician’ 66 to 97.and I had a few ‘oppo’s’ in the Met Mafia. What was the name of the Killick Met…Paddy…??? that used to go on the lash with us Lossie Fire Crew. I remember he joined from Singers…and drank the Fulmar Club clean out of ‘Woods Navy’ one dance night!! What happened to Fred ‘Sunshine’ Walker? I served in Hermes, Ark and Lulu with Fred. Good site…happy memories…well done to all concerned.

Having looked through the phots for 1977 and seeing Ann Lafbury (and Wendy Erie) was a trip down memory lane as an ex-junglie grubber. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Ann I’d love to get in contact.