Number 1 Uniform or Girl Guides?

Babs Pilkington Company of Makers · Babs Pilkington - Number 1 Uniform Or Girl Guides?

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It’s a Wonderful Life…

Babs Pilkington, Gibraltar 1966-67 Company of Makers · Babs Pilkington - It's A Wonderful Life... In Gibraltar, 1966 - 67

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Striking a Pose at HMS Dauntless

Babs Pilkington, HMS Dauntless Company of Makers · Babs Pilkington - Striking A Pose At HMS Dauntless

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My First Day in QARNNS Uniform

Babs Pilkington - QARNNS, Haslar, 1963 Company of Makers · Babs Pilkington - My First Day In QARNNS Uniform, Haslar, 1963

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Nigel Turner – HMS Intrepid

Nigel Turner, HMS Intrepid I joined HMS Intrepid on 7th October 1986 and served on her for a year. On the 26th June 1986 I was awarded my Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and later presented with it whilst…

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Nigel Turner – HMS Invincible

Nigel Turner, HMS Invincible I was on HMS Invincible for 2 years from the 16th of July 1984 and promoted to PO Cook on the 15th of August 1985. I served in the Main Galley but spent over a year…

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Ian Bourne – HMS Antrim

Ian Bourne, HMS Antrim I joined HMS Antrim in 1976. I remember doing workups, exercises and Seaslug missile firings during the year, with various visits along the way; that year and during the following year I was on board. My…

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Paul Attrell – HMS Arrow

Paul Attrell, HMS Arrow Dec 1989, we were entering Tampa Bay, Florida for Christmas/New Year stand-off in the middle of a six month West Indies Guardship deployment. We were all at Procedure Alpha (lining the guardrails around the upper deck)…

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Gary Powell – HMS Arrow

HMS Arrow (photo courtesy NMRN) If I remember correctly, HMS Arrow paid a visit to Tobermory on the Island of Mull in 1977. I think our Navvy came from there. Anyway, he organised a dance for the ships company in…

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Geoff Bruty – HMS Seraph

HMS Seraph (photo courtesy: NMRN) I had a friend, Allen Witt, who was an officer on HMS Seraph and I went on board when she was at HMS Dolphin in Gosport. The thing I remember about her was that there…

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