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NoticeBoard THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES NAVY NEWS looks back through its pages to recall some of the August headlines of past decades... 40 years ago 30 years ago 20 years ago The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh returned to the reputed place of their first meeting, the captain's garden at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. This visit was to. present awards to sub-lieutenants passing out and take the Salute at a march-past of 500 cadets and midshipmen. The royal couple arrived in the Royal Yacht Britannia, whose appearance at Dartmouth brought forth a throng of picket boats from the squadron to act as escort.
Princess Margaret made a surprise call on Leading Cook Ron Peckett in the galley of HMS Aurora. Princess Margaret visited the frigate berthed at Greenwich in the Thames where Aurora was the Royal Naval element of the NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL). The royal visitor had lunch in the wardroom, and was given as a memento of the visit a crest of the Standing Naval Force by Cdre John D.E. Fieldhouse.
Navy News celebrated the return of the Navy's ships from their efforts in the South Atlantic. The homecoming of ships of all kinds was marked with a story about aircraft carrier Hermes, welcomed by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the smaller converted ocean survey vessel Herald which had worked as a hospital ship throughout the traumatic times off the Falkland Islands, both returning home to Portsmouth on the same day.
» HMS Herald returns home to Portsmouth in 1982, still painted with her red crosses
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Deaths Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Biggs. Leading Cold War submariner, patrolling Barents Sea gathering intelligence in HMS Superb through 1970s established firm links between US and British navies. After leaving Dartmouth in 1958, two short drafts in HMS Eagle and Belfast before joining submarine service in 1960. Early submarines included Ambush. Teredo, Artful and Orpheus before completing CO course to command Otus, and later in 1973 was executive officer of Swiftsure. In 1980s, CO of Type 22s Brilliant and Broadsword, before promotion to Rear Admiral in 1990 and becoming Flag Officer, Gibraltar, followed by Vice-Admiral and Deputy CinC Fleet in Northwood, where he promoted his vision of a Permanent Joint Force Headquarters. Retired in 1995. Aged 63, June 29. Captain Roger Durnford. Served 193970. Navigating officer on board Eclipse, part of convoy PQ13 to Murmansk in March 1942, defended the beaches off Sicily in July 1943, survived the magazine explosion in 1943 which killed over 100 of the crew and many of the troops on board. Also served in Newcastle and Wyvern, when escorted Norwegian royal family back to Norway, mentioned in dispatches in 1945. Post-war specialised as a signals officer, won Jackson Everett Prize. Worked mainly in Mediterranean, planned communications for the joint invasion of Suez by Britain and France. Last appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff NATO Headquarters in Belgium. Aged 80, May 11. Arthur Sclater. World War II Special Operations Executive Officer. Joined Royal Marines but his close links with Norway meant he was recruited to join the SOE in October 1941. Based in Shetland he was commander of the 'Shetland Bus' that ran supplies to the Norwegian Resistance and evacuated refugees. Received Haakon VII Cross of Liberty and the American Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm. After the war returned to business then to estate management. Aged 92, June 7. Cdr Geoff Bartlett. Gosport councillor and mayor. Served 1960-95. Served in Falklands conflict. Aged 60, June. Peter Young. RNVR. Later England rugby captain who led country to Triple Crown. May 23, Aged 74. Professor Ronald Emslie. Commissioned in dental branch of RN in 1943 and appointed to naval base at Haifa. Released in 1946 as Surgeon LieutenantCommander (D) RNVR. Later academic champion of preventive dentistry. Aged 87, May 31. Lt Cdr Vincc Carey. Naval engineer. Joined RN at age 20 and served in WWII. In Naiad in 1941 during attack by enemy aircraft that aimed almost 200 bombs at ship preventing German troops crossing to Crete, also during relief of Malta in 1942 then sunk by U-565. Also served in minesweepers including Mariner and Lightfoot, in one of the longest formation minesweeping operations along the Malacca Straits to relieve Singapore. Other ships and establishments include Glasgow, in the build of the Keppel, as special duties engineer officer in the Royal Yacht Britannia, Gurkha, HMS Sultan, then as base engineer at Terror in Singapore. After left the Service became project manager for Amazon with Vosper Thomycroft. Aged 82. Freddy Rodger. Royal Army Medical Corps in 1942 fighting Japanese in India and Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Marines. Credited with creating and training the Pipe Band of 42 Commando Royal Marines on troopship out from England. World expert on tropical eye diseases. Aged 85, April 10. Charles 'Jock' Erskine. Cpl RM PTI. HMS Duke of York Association. Aged 82, April 15. Lt Ronald Neath. RNVR. HMS Duke of York Association. Aged 81, 5 May.
Swap drafts WSTD1 Kate Jones. Contact and draft: HMS St Albans, 9380 22458. Specialist skills: First Aid trained. Will swap for: any Plymouth-based ship. LOM(C) Howarth. Contact and draft: HMS Manchester. Will swap for: any Plymouth-based ship, deploying or not. WOM(C) Steph Jameson. Contact: 253ea.dii.mod.uk (FAO: omc13). Draft: HMS Chatham, deploying NTG Global Feb 03. Will swap for: any Plymouth non-deploying ship. WOM(C)1 J. Matthews. Contact: 253ea.dii.mod.uk. Draft: HMS Chatham, deploying NTG Global Feb 03. Specialist skills: NGS trained or available to be trained. Will swap for: Any Portsmouth or Plymouthbased Type 23 frigate, deploying or not deploying; or any shore drafts including the Falklands. POMEM(M) D.J. Jones. Contact: Raleigh 41548 or 01752 309711 during leave. Draft: HMS Brocklesby 11 Nov 02. Will swap for: any Devonport ship or Portsmouth Type 23. WCH Willison. Contact Ar k Royal catering Office. Draft: Ark Royal, approx one year. Will swap for any Portsmouth-based ship not deploying. Ratings seeking to swap drafts must meet the requirements of BR14, article 0506. In particular, they should be on or due the same kind of service - sea or shore; have time to serve in their current draft; be the same rate; and be of similar experience. All applications must be made on Form C240 to NDD, Centurion Building.
Thomas Storey. L. Stoker. HMS Duke of Ted Dowling. Chief EM. Served 1958-75, York Association. Aged 78, May 18. including Delight, maidstone. Ashton, Tiger, Lt Cdr Michael Rushton. Funeral service Kent, Triumph. D-Boats Assoctaion. Aged 62, June 24, Plympton. July 6. John Ainsworth. HMS Bruce Oliver Anderson DSM. Chief ERA. Association. Served in Devonshire, Illustrious Glasgow, Sutton and Aurora. Branch and Rampura. Aged 70, June 14. Secretary and Welfare Officer of Dunkirk Harold Shaw. Leading Seaman. Veterans Association. Aged 90, June 19. Submariners Association, Hull Branch. Albert Edward 'Mac' MacAusland. Submarine service 1940-44. Ships and boats Chief Gl, served 1945-68. Victory, Howe, include: Cyclops, Trusty, Proteus and Otus. King George V, Queensferry, Excellent, May 19. Dolphin, Vengeance, Mauritius, Kenya, Tom Pendock. Coastal Forces Veterans Drake, Ocean, Raleigh, Neptune, Scorpion, Association, Corvette Association. June 24. St Vincent, BRNC, Terror. Loan service Harry Victor Simmons. Served 24 years, Ghanaian Navy. Portsmouth Field Gun Crew finishing in Fleet Air Arm. Ships include trainer 1958, 1959. Aged 74, June 30. Warspite. March 15. Brian Randall. Founder member of HMS Laurie Dixon. CPO (TAS). HMS Kenya Victorious (1956-68) Association. April 26. Association. Joined RN in 1938. Ships and Frank Waiters. Ex-Royal Marine, HMS establishments include: Ganges, Royal Renown Association. Aged 80, July 6. Sovereign. Caledonia, Dido (WWII Albert Edward Feasey. CPO. Served Mediterranean), Diamond, Aisne, and Kenya 1938-67. Ships include Phoebe, Whitesand (Torpedo Gunners Mate, Korean War). Also Bay, Charity, Newcastle, Carysfort and ammunition ship Chosun, HMS Mauritius, Eagle. Royal Arthur and Victory Barracks. Malta, HMS Vemon. Left service in 1963. MOD Clerical Officer ASWE until retirement. June. Aged 79, June 17. Bernard 'Jan' Lewis. ACPO. Ton Class Dr John MacMillan. Surg Lt RNVR HMS Association. Joined 1950 at Ganges. Served Laforey 1941-2. May 13. in Vernon, Adamant, Ark Royal, Safeguard, Richard Clement Sumner DSC. tempoSheraton, Maidstone (Cochrane). Qualified rary Lt HMS Laforey 1941-4. Died Canada. ship's and CD diver and received a citation Stanley Bitmead. Ex-Opportune and for work as diver in Northern Ireland. June 17th Destroyer Flotilla. Aged 78, May 22. 19. Stephen Eugene Keane 'Mick'. CPO. ASOCIATION OF RN OFFICERS Served from 1934-65. Ships include: Beagle, Lt Cdr W.L Black. Served Gamecock, Obdurate and many more. Coastal Forces Peregrine, Fulmar, Daedalus, Escellent and Association. Aged 84, May 5. Warrior. Alex Ball. Ord/Sig HO Rating. Served in Cdr D.F. Burke Served Eglington, St LCTs (survivor of one that was torpedoed) Merryn, Theseus, Centaur, Indomitable. and HMS Baldur base ship (Reykjavik, Bulwark, Albion and RN air station Culdrose. Iceland). Aged 92, May 5. Cdr L.P. Frith. Served Mercury II, Saker, Thomas Keegan. AB. Served in a Tribal Centaur and Osprey. Class destroyer HMS Tartar, on convoys to Capt P.K.R. Lankaster RM. Served the Soviet Union in the 1940s, Atlantic and London, Achilles, Bellona, Centaur, and the invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944. HM Royal Marines Deal and Plymouth, Tribals and 10th Destroyer Flotilla Lt Cdr E.C.S. Macpherson. Served Association. Orissa, Talwar, Ricasoli and Ceylon. Jack Leighton. AB. Served in a Tribal Lt Cdr S.J. Parsons DSC. Served Class destroyer HMS Ashanti, on convoys to Fleetwood, Bentinck. Woodcock. Mull of the Soviet Union in the 1940s, Atlantic and Kintyre, Romola and President. the invasion of Europe, June 6. 1944. HM Lt H. Purser. Served Belfast, Resource, Tribals and 10th Destroyer Flotilla Indomitable, Contest, Victorious, Lion, Association. Belerophon. Tamar, Victory and Excellent. Kenneth Harry Butcher. Served 1943Cdr P.C.E. Richardson DSC. Served 57. Trained at Victory and Vernon, and Abelia, Black Swan, Assiniboine, Tweed, served in ships: Sea Serpent; Haig; Gifford, Rupert, Cayman, Loch Arkaig, Bragantza; High Flyer; Maidstone; Loch Euryalus, Coquette, Vernon, Agincourt, Fada; Cheerful; Tmtagel Castle; Hedingham Carron, Venus, Vigilant, Urchin, Osprey, Castle; Wildgoose; Starling; Nereide; and Dolphin and Raleigh. Undaunted (his favourite ship and longestLt D.A. Tracey. Served Sanderling. serving). Aged 75, June 13. Bulwark and Daedalus. Sub Lt K.H. 'Ken' England. Submariners Association. Wales No.1 branch. Served in ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION Seawolf, P36, Graph, Universal, Astute, D. HouldcrofL Stoke-on-Trent Aged 83 Truant. Aged 87. March 28. J.C. 'John' Owen. OA. Submariners W. Sawkins. Stoke-on-Trent. Aged 78. Association, Exeter. April 4. P.J. 'Peter' Bugden. Ch Elec. J.D. 'Jack' Sigley. Stoke-on-Trent. Aged Submariners Association, Portsmouth. Served in H32, L27, P555, Terrapin,76, June 1. John Daly. Chief Stoker. Cork and Porpoise, Tapir, Aldemey, Tradewind. Aged County, life member and life president Area 80. 12. Ex-branch secretary and delegate for J.P.B. 'Jean' Hoogewys. Tel. area and national conferences. Ships includSubmariners Association, Portsmouth. ed Courageous, Glorious, Orion and many Served in Proteus, O40 (Dutch). Safari. others. J.W. -Wynn' Richards. ERA. Sam Walker. City of Glasgow. Served Submariners Association, Wales No.1 1942-47 in Alacrity, Glen Dower, President, branch. Served in L23, H32. Aged 81. Drake. June 6. H. 'Harry1 Shaw. L/Sea. Submariners Reg Newman. Salisbury, founder memAssociation, Hull. Served in H34, Trusty, ber, former chairman and secretary. Served Proteus and Otus. Aged 85. 1942-45. Ships include: Waxwing, Bermuda, Frederick 'Freddy' Robert William Kaluga. Aged 78, May 4. Rack DSM. CPO Coxn. (MID). Submariners Olive Grimmer. Norwich, associate memAssociation, Plymouth. Joined RN 1933, ber. Aged 80. served in submarines 1938-54 including Sea Betty Bristow. Lewes, associate memWolf, Sahib (survivor of sinking April 1943, ber. June 18. then escaped from Italian ROW camp). Sgt Thomas Maguire. Royal Marine Tactician, Sea Devil and Totem. Aged 85. Commando. Bloxwich, former committee S. 'Stan' Hitchcox. AB ST Submariners member. Aged 72, June 27. Association, Gatwick. Submarine service in Stanley Marshall. Harlow. Served during WWII in Proteus, P553, Sea Wolf, Sirdar. WWII as a Coder on Q ships. Aged 80. William Albert Morris. Harlow. life memDouglas Smith. Stoker. Served 1949-57. ber. Served as a Rigger from 1939-45. June Ships include: Pembroke, Royal Arthur, 22. Birmingham, Adamant (Kingfisher), Pincher Robert Thrift. Uxbridge, LS, served and Mars. Aged 71. June 24. 1943-7. Member of Ganges Association, Peter Warmer. CPO MEA. HMS Peacock patol Service. Association Served 1946-61. Ships include Reg Pike. Borehamwood, associate Peacock, Reclaim, Newcastle, Pembroke. member. June 27. Aged 71, May 25. Canon David Lawrence Ainsworth. Gibson Fleming 'Gordon' Lucas. Chief Cramer, branch chaplain for 12 years, nationRadio Supervisor. Served in Ganges, al Service in Army. "Remembered with affecGravelines, Llandaff (1962-64). Warrior, tion and gratitude." Aged 73, July 2. Victorious and NATO HO at Pitreavie. Lett W. Hennessey. Wythenshawe. Ships RN 1966. JuneB. included Glendower and Defiance. Gordon 'Wiggy' Thomas Wood. PO W. Irving. Wythenshawe. Served in Cook. Joined at HMS Royal Arthur in June Gosling, Merlin and Flycatcher. 1944 as an Assistant Cook. Served in HMS H. Lingard. Wythenshawe. Founder Duke, Victory, and Golden Hind in Australia. member and former secretary. Left Service in 1946. June 16.
Appointments Cdre R.F. Cheadle to be promoted Rear Admiral and to be Chief of Staff to Second Sea Lord and CinC Naval Home Command on 3 Sep 02. Capt A.M. Hussain to be promoted Cdre and become Naval Base Commander Portsmouth on 9 Jul 02. Lt Col Dechow to UK Landing Forces Command Support Group RM as CO on 27 Sep 02. Cdr V.A. Nail to HMS Enterprise as CO on 12 Dec 02. Lt Col A.C. Roy to Royal Marines Reserves Scotland as
CO on 1 Nov 02. Cdr M.H. Williams to HMS Trafalgar as CO on 16 Dec 02. Cdr P.J. Titterton to HMS Tireless as CO on 18 Dec 02 Lt Cdr M.A. Salmon to 849 Squadron B Flight as CO on 2 Nov 02. Lt Cdr J.C. Masters to HMS Middleton as CO on 2 Oct 02. Lt N.S. Tregaskis to HMS Biter (Eaglet) as CO on 11 Jul 02. Lt A.M.R. Stevens to HMS Middleton as CO on 4 Jun 02.
Promotions to Captain RN and Colonel RM Selections for promotion to Captain Royal Navy and Colonel Royal Marines to date 30 Jun 03. Warfare Branch Cdr S.J. Ancona; Cdr S. Bevan; Cdr S. Bramley; Cdr D.H. Durston, Cdr J.N. Edgell QBE; Cdr M.E. Finney; Cdr R.G. Harding; Cdr T.P.D. Hennessey; Cdr C.C.C. Johnstone; CdrT.M. Lowe; Cdr J.K. Moores; Cdr J.A. Morse; Cdr S.W. Upright; Cdr M.R.B. Wallace; Cdr C.G. Welbom; Cdr R.C.R. Wellesley QBE; Cdr S.P. Williams; Cdr S.G. Wilson
Engineering Branch A/Capt M.A. Beverstock; A/Capt PR. Bishop; A/Capt D.S. Burton; Cdr G.T. Costello; Cdr T.M. Dannatt; Cdr D.J. Evans; Cdr E.M. King; Cdr R.I. McElwaine; Cdr R.C. Rusbridger; Cdr R.J. Thompson; Cdr D. Van Beek Supply Branch Cdr M.J. Atherton; Cdr S.R.L. Chelton; Cdr
D.J. Marsh Royal Marines Lt Col P.R. Denning; Lt Col D.A. Hook; Lt Col R.A. Pickup; Lt Col R.P. Steams Medical Branch Surg Cdr A.S.C. Allison; Surg Cdr N.P. Butterfield; Surg Cdr M.R. Dean
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