NAVY NEWS, JULY 1994
People in the News
GALLANTRY REMEMBERED SURGEON Rear Admiral Sandy Craig and Mrs Margaret MacLaughlin examine a newly-unveiled tribute to Margaret's late husband, CPOMA Duncan MacLaughlin, at the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar. While serving as a medic the second patient to hospital with 45 Commando Royal through the gunfight. Marines in Ulster in 1970, The facial scars and shrapnel Duncan drove through gunfire lying in his spine stayed with to rescue two casualties. After CPO MacLaughlin for the rest saving the first he was hit in the of his life; he died of cancer last face by sniper fire, but despite year. His bravery won him a the bullet smashing his lower George Medal, a replica of jaw and lodging in his throat, which now forms part of the he refused treatment and drove display at Haslar.
Great communicator WINNER of the David Skinner Memorial Trophy this year was POCY Jim Parkinson, an instructor at HMS Sherwood, Nottingham's Royal Naval Reserve Unit. The award is made annumen and Radio Supervisors. ally to the student gaining Jim (left), a local government employee in civilian the best marks on a petty officers' qualifying course life, received his prize from for Communications Yeo- Cdr Ian Robinson RNR.
DUKE JOINS 815
LT CDR The Duke of York will relinquish command of HMS Cottesmore in November and undergo a series of refresher courses at 702 Naval Air Squadron, Portland, be-, fore taking up his next appointment, Senior Pilot of 815
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Headquarters squadron of the Lynx helicopter flights which embark in Royal Navy frigates and destroyers, 815 NAS, also based at Portland, is currently the largest helicopter squadron in Europe. It comprises over 80 aircrew, 420 ground crew and 41 helicopters. The Duke of York's main role as Senior Pilot will be to oversee the standard of flying of the squadron's pilots in order to maintain a high level of operational capability.
FIRST recipient of the Martin Boniwell Memorial Cup β to be awarded to the top student of each Principal Warfare Officer course β was Lt Cdr Keith Muir (above), now PWO(A) of HMS Iron Duke. He was presented with the trophy by Mrs Candy Boniwell at HMS Dryad. Lt Cdr Martin Boniwell, who died in January after a protracted illness, had been in charge of PWO training at the establishment.
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FOR THE first time in the ship's 20-year history, HMS Herald's bridge was "manned" entirely by females. Working towards her Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate was Surgeon Lt Lynn Brunton, while AB Helen Bainbridge (right) was QM and AB Penny Curtis (centre) took on the task of Survey Recorder of the Watch. The three were kept busy by heavy shipping approaching the Strait of Gi-
Wrens' swan-song SENIOR rate Wrens of HMS Drake hosted a farewell dinner for the Women's Royal Naval Service and welcomed guests from West Country establishments, HMS Vivid and the local Association of Wrens. CWREN Carol Quayle (2nd left), who presided, and her committee, POWREN Tracy Barber (left) and CWREN Viv Parkins (right), organised an exhibition of WRNS memorabilia 1917-1993. Guest of honour was Miss Joan Cole (second right), who spoke of her Navy career which began in 1941 as a Supply Assistant and ended in 1974 as Superintendent β and accepted a Β£100 donation for the official Wrens' church, St Mary le Strand, which is undergoing restoration.
Executive material AS THE SD seaman officer achieving the highest aggregate marks at BRNC, the SD Greenwich course and the Executive Course, S/Lt Geoff Elsom (Collingwood), top right, received the Admiral Sir Richard Clayton Memorial Sword. It was presented by Mr Andrew Williams, Divisional Director of Marconi Underwater Weapons, at a ceremony at HMS Dryad. Lt Pippa Sargent (Brave), bottom right, was presented with a pair of binoculars by the MD of Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen) Ltd, Mr John Cockerill, as the student achieving the best results on the Executive Course in 1993. Other Executive Course prizewinners are S/Lts David K n i g h t ( W a l n e y ) Stephen Hoyle (Dolphin) and Mike Morton.
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