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Yes, I remember Dave Turner well - also Ivor Batey, who I also knew at the Met School at Culdrose. He was regularly doing naughty things to a Wren called Sue Swales; who went on to become a Wren Officer of some sort. I also went to see him after he left the RN and went to work in the Air Ministry Met section at Carlisle Airport - this is many years ago.
The barmaid at the Chandos was indeed a lovely Swedish girl called Bierta - I enjoyed watching Johnny Whitfield chat her up. He called her big Bierta, saomething she seemed to like!

I have been trying to Remember the name of that Pub the Marquis of Granby, I to enjoyed the Pork and Salad. furthe left after the Granby was a Club upstairs owned by a queer Canadian. got barred after upsetting a client in a long dress male of course. Use to enjoy a meal in a Chinese in St Martins Lane with a Forecaster 10/6d for a 3 course meal. The Salisbury was a visiting hole for Actors had lots of mirrors. Strangely can never remember names numbers yes. I think the entrys are checked. before let loose. I hope these stir up the memory cells. anyone heard of Ivor Batey at Admiralt. We all use to have a run ashore starting at the Chandos. must of been around 1964.

Coming in a bit late on early '60s AFS citadel watchkeeping - rememberance hazy coz' i'm old but remember best lunch was up behind the Post Office off ~Traf Sq - at the MARQUIS OF GRANDBY - got a lunch (roast pork salad) there from big RON on the day of WINSTON'S FUNERAL - RON later sold me a lovely 'stereo' music centre because he was vacating the apartment above because his boyfriend had split from him! Also remember the jazz bar Ronnie Scotts at the edge of TRAF Sq just south of the South African Embassy where i was propositioned by Ronald Frazier (the actor) who slided up to me and asked me 'where have you been all my life' the only answer I could find was "well I haven't been born for most of it" 'think he bought me a drink. Ronnie
Scott'S has moved over towards Soho or near the Dover Street wine bar 'tween the '60's and the early '90's where I last frequented when serving in the MOD.('92 to '95)
Anyway great memories awakened by john's (Whitfield) recollections
All names mentioned above I do remember (I was AFS '64-'66) and add for that 'era' Ian Plackett, the late Roger Edwards, Tony Newrick, Dave Barton, George Clevitt, Everton's Pete Lonsdale, Geordie Foster Terrance MacSweeny and a a few more I will add idc.

Do 'we' remember the moonlighting of the early '60s ex National Service Met man Chris Holmes at Debenhams (Just below the Post Office Tower off Tottenham Court Road) ! - trades the communicators got us into - Schweppes ... etc -- £2 a day cash doubled our weekly spend !.

Am I dreaming all this ????

Maybe, now the FORUM is inactive, and noting our guest book is PUBLIC ! I wonder if our webmaster could devise a 'log-on' guestbook to allow the current banter without exposing telephone details - etc

Gill ( secretary ) did you receive my DVD

Hi Ray, who,s dat who,s dat saying who is dat. Seriously DAT was my best Man, He is David A Turner. he left the Navy and joined the Police ended up with quite a high rank. When we met he said Hello Hello with slight knee bend. ASWEPS was quite hectic crosswords and the Like. I had a great time on the USS WASP, and a Short time in Boston.
Sent a DVD TO THE SECRETARY hoping they can extract a few photos of my trip, only record I have. Was the Barmaid swedish at the Chandos.

Johnny - sorry, the memory's going. Who is DAT?

Jonny, I am currently looking at the photo in question, and unless Met Wrens in those days were small black and furry, you are holding a monkey!
Once we get up and running with email addrsses I will send you a copy.

There is a Picture of you KA and me with 3 wrens at the flora dance you dont mean the one I had my arm around was a monkey, must of been the strong ale brewed at the Anchor.
52 years and chatting like old women after all this time.

Johnny, the Silver Cross was on the corner of the Strand and Northumberland Avenue, I remember it well and you are right the clientele was almost exclusively "arty farty" but our presence lowered the tone!
Incidentally I have a photo of you and me on Flora Day in Helston with you cuddling a monkey!

Sorry Ka few mistakes could only touch type on figures on the TP
pointy shoes and Buses around the Griffin corner are the errors