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I cant remember going to Porthleven then again cant remember a lot, I must of not been with you when you got your head kicked, I wish I could remember who was in our mess in Culdrose use to Borrow a Big sloppy Jumper which fitted had trouble with finding clothes to fit. I did a test for Aircrew at Culdrose took the Medical at Lee, Took another 7 years before I was offered a place but already started the ball rolling to go into the Pub.
One day I will find DAT.
Ray you were definately a young bit of Skin in those days.
an you rememember having a bit of a Confrontation outside the Salisbury in St Martins Lane.

Blimey Ray, I can't even remember going to Porthleven,remember going to PZ and getting my head kicked in in a boozer cum dance hall, every time I look at my nose it reminds me of that!My mate Topsy who was at Hal Far with me was from Jersey and married a bird called Suewas like that Harry Enfield character who is always saying " we are decidely richer than yo". I remember her bragging that they had bought a bread slicer, and I know for a fact she never used it!
Topsy was a great bloke I have a smudge of him somewhere in the album and I do remember that he had dark curly hair, Johnny I will send you the photo so that you can rule him out of your conundrum regarding your Best Man, and while we are at it why didn't you ask me to be your best man???

That's who I was thinking of - Topsy Turner was the other Dave. Where is 'she who knows all'? perhaaps a snippet of info might help......
Kenneth and Johnny - I well remember you two going ashore from Culdrose quite often. You led me into a trap one night in Porthleven; can't remember the pub, but you introduced me to a local girl who scared me shitless. Was it Portleven Jane? I was quite innocent in those days, but to put it mildly, she definitely Was Not! Do you recall her; have I got the right name?

KA I think Ray was right with your high living I thought I was the Studious Type and Sickly one being dragged ashore bu yourself at the Floral Dance forced to drink that evil ale at the Anchor Blue still brewing today.
certainly a few missing Met around
Ivor Batey comes to mind.

There was of course another Turner, Topsy by name, but Graham to his friends. He was in Malta at Hal Far with me in 63/65. What happened to him after that I don't know, and he seems to be on the missing list at the moment, don't believe he has ever contact the website.
Raymond I will take issue with you about my time at Culdrose. As you well know I spent most of my spare time in the library reading "Gone With The Wind and other such weighty tomes, or I was in Sick Bay as I was a very delicate young lad and suffered from the vapours among other things and consequently had little time for socialising in the NAAFI fleshpots.

Cheerst Ray the one I talk of was tall and fair but as I got married in 1961 Whilst at Adiralty he was there then, I met him again on the Victory reunion, He joined the Police and I think got to the rank of Cief Inspector. Never found out the middle name. I dont think you went to the Victory Reunion.
Will try the Oracle he must be about your age.

To Johnny - I remember two Turners in the Met branch - both called Dave, just to confuse things. One was from the early 1960's era, and quite a stocky lad. The other one was a fair-haired lad from probably the late 60's/early 70's. Which one was your best man? Can you tell us all the EXACT name i.e. what the DA stood for; do you know where he hailed from? Somebody who reads this might know him. What about she who knows all????? The Secretary bird......

No, I'm not kidding about boarding school - my father was in the RAF and the RAF paid my fees to go there while my sister and mother swanned all over the world enjoying themselves. I was very bitter about that, but got my reveng. I am still very proud to see my entry in the school log
BROOKER R EXPELLED
Because I ran away, my father had to repay all the fees that the RAF had paid, and it just about finished him off moneywise. We never spoke again after that....but I'm not bitter!
I like Ken's remark about the taxi from the main gate to the Met School - but as I remember it, a lot of the Wrens were quite willing to offer him a ride......

To KA you must of completed your basics at Nuneaton and didnt move by overnight train on mass to Arbroath.which I did
Remember a young Ray Brooker getting a taste for Green bell peppers served in a Pub in St Martins Lane. which may of had him running to the nearest toilet.
Still trying to find the whereabouts of D A Turner signed himself DAT was my best man.

For Johnny Whitfield, got the photo you sent but did not recognise anybody other than your goodself.
For Ray Brooker, are you sure that you hav'nt been reading Tom Browns Schooldays, sounds like one hell of a school you went to!As for sport, are you sure? you used to ask for a taxi to take you from the Main Gate at Culdrose to the Met School!