RECOLLECTIONS 
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Barry & Ray Grant c1956 |
02: Bob Brown |
03: Martin Carrington |
04: Xmas time |
05: HMS Surprise La Spezia 1959 |
 06: Mick Tynan, Alan Miles, Jeff Etteridge, Tony Rose, Martin Carrington |
 07: Brian (Rip) Kirby, Martin Carrington |
08: HMS Tiger 1966. Key West |
09: Eagle House March past |
10: CG Squad Pass out Orchestra |
 11: Malta |
12: Massed Bands With Maltese Artillery Band |
13: Home Fleet Band: HMS Devonshire |
14: Xmas time |
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5. Deployed on HMS Surprise
in La Spezia 1959
Cornets - Alec Kirkland - Ken Rook -Gordon Booth - Mick Hayward Clarinets Mick Farmer Geordie Brooks Vic Penn - ? - ? Flute Ray Cockram Sax - Ray Watts - Ken McKay Trombone - Stan Wilkinson - Bass - Jan Buscombe - Euph - Me Cymbals - Charlie Cory - Side Drum - Ginge White - Samson (I think) + B/Sgt Ron Rowson - Conductor 9. Eagle House March past in
front of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. 10. CG Squad Pass out Orchestra.
December 1958! 13. Home Fleet Band Based in
HMS Pembroke - Deployed
as 'Ships Company' on HMS Devonshire County Class Destroyer
for trip to America. We were all on various mess decks with
'Jolly Jack' and worked 'part ship' in the forenoon at sea!
Although I lived on the 'Sparkies Mess' I was 'Chippies Mate'!
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