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Ref Dickie Unsworth.
I last saw him (c.1967) at the R.A.F hospital Wroughton. I and a.n.other SE(??) went to see him from V.L.after an incident with a motor bike.
"Lend us a quid and we can go to the Podi for a quick half - back on board to listen to the news" meant back in the early hours,after a taxi to Somerton.
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Firstly, Hi Joe, great to see you've surfaced, your name has cropped up often by the troops wondering where you are. Now we know. I remember you from the section at Culdy, I was but a sprog in those days, anyhow, glad you're aboard. Secondly, people are asking about Joe Herft. The last I saw of him was again at Culdy. Mid 67. He was due to go outside and I remember him and Dickie Unsworth plotting to travel South America on mopeds! I kid you not. They use to sit for hours working out their routes using aeronautical maps, where they would stay, where they could get petrol etc. I left to join Albion before he went outside. I did hear later that he'd applied to join the Canadian Mounted Police but was turned down, after that nothing. Dickie Unsworth went up to West Freugh in Scotland where he ran the SE Section for the crabs, sadly he passed away a few years ago. It's a long time ago now but the memories are still vivid of those very colourful characters,
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Joe tweed again anyone else who thinks they may know me and would like to contact me. telephone me on 01522 690235 Lincoln number.
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Hi Jay at long last you have found Joe Tweed from Lincoln, still alive and kicking. Be good to hear from you. Are you on skype or face book??? if your on skype my contact address pamela.tweed1.
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anyone know the whereabouts fo either Joe Heft or Roger mitchell ??
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In New Zealand at present and just picked up e mails etc. Glad to see that Chris Cooke is on the mend and but sad to hear of the passing of Jan Prewer. Gwynfor Jones take note I am not ignoring you? and I wont be home until April 10. Thanks to John Vitti for looking for Dave Morris.
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Cheers John and Pixie for your efforts. Much appreciated.
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Further to my last comment, I had another call last night from that guy. He said Dave had joined the Prison service after leaving the mob. He then lived in a small village outside Colne called Trawden. His address was Skipton Rd. (no number). However he no longer resides there. So if anyone out there has any connections with the Prison service can you check it out? At least one thing is proven, people do read these messages in papers.
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Re: Dave Morris
As stated earlier, I put an advert in the Colne/Burnley local papers to try to contact the elusive Dave Morris. The editor asked me to put it into letter form which I did. This has gone to print recently. This morning I received a phone call from a guy who went to school with Dave and remembers him coming home in 'his sailor suit.' He rckons he still lives in the Colne area and was getting his mate to check him out, he said he'd get back to me on it. Might be on to something.
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Just want to say that the new site is great. Thanks to all involved, Hoping to get to the next re-union in 2013.
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really good new site very impresive and interesting
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Where are they now photo'with Roger Fullbrook the left of the photo is John Tyrell and the one lying down is (Brad) Bradley.Now I wan't to find Joe Tweed and Baz Stephens before I get to UK next year.
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Hi Chris It is good to see that you are back home and on the mend. Look after yourself.
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Where are they now. The photo with Roger Fullbrook far right, the person far left could be John Tyrell, he was at Brawdy mid 60's
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Thank you to the members who sent get well cards whilst I was in the Royal Cornwall hospital, Truro under going emergency surgery on a twisted and scarred bowel. Also Daphne and Dave Philpot and John Vitti for their posts in the Visitors book. I have an Ileostomy at present but hope to have it reversed when I have regained some of the 19lbs I have lost. I have been home over a week now and hope to answer the e-mails.
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Happy Birthday Fred from the both of us.
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Spot on Jim, well nearly, it's the 18th. Which makes me a capricorn along with Jesus Christ! We are supposed to lack humour, warmth, always seeing the dark side of life, continual plodders, never satisfied with our lot and generally old men before our time. As everyone knows, I'm nothing like that............just don't tell that to my wife though. Anyhow, happy new year (Kong Hay Fat Choy) and happy birthday to your daughter, from a very grumpy ol' man.
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Hi Mr Vitti.. sorry I never managed to send you best wishes for your birthday yesterday, so belated birthday wishes to you !!!
Idid think it was arround now and thought it was the same as my daughter's which is today... so put in revision to the planner for that..
All the best
Cheers
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All the best to Chris Cooke, hope you continue to make an excellent recovery. Best regards to you both. Dave & Daphne Philpot
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Excellent news about Chris Cooke. Keep up the progress Chris, our thoughts are with you.
Regards John Vitti -
Thanks John, Pixie gave me some addresses and I have phoned them but no joy yet.
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I also remember Dave from B5 Mess days at Culdrose in the late 60's. I once hitchhiked with him as far as Weston-super-Mare one cold November Friday afternoon. We travelled across Bodmin Moor on the back of an open lorry in our No.2 uniform, pussers burberry and hat on the side of our grip. He had regular rides with lorry drivers who used to wait for for him. He then did it all in reverse on Sunday night.
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Hi Taff,
Read your comments with a hint of nostalgia. I use to travel up the line from Culdy with Dave. He was in our mess Battenberg 5. He usually travelled with me as far as Manchester and then had an awful slog up to Colne/Nelson way, a right awkward place to get to after over 12 hours overnight from Redruth! Anyhow, my boss's boyfriend comes from that area. He told me that the Colne Times and the Burnley Express cover those areas of E. Lancs. Therefore, I put in a little ad in the papers asking Dave to contact me if he sees it, it's a long shot, but one never knows. I'll let you know if there are any developments. Regards John Vitti. -
Just popped in to have a look around having had an uncontrollable urge to be a nuisance. Nice site, no doubt met loads of you during our service. Best wishes
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Can I take this opportunity to ask if any of the members know the whereabouts of Dave Morris.He joined up with John Bonnar & myself at Ganges in Jan 63. I have asked a few members but no joy. Some haven't even answered, which isn't nice.He was on 2's course with Ken, Kevin & Flipflop I believe. It will be 50 years in 2013 when I joined up & Col Newsham ex handler has asked me to trace as many lads as I can with a view for a re-union.Please e-mail me with any news. He came from Nelson/Burnley. Merry Xmas to you all
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2012 Fred.
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A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all and families of the association.
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Happy Christmas to you all from the tropics Thailand especially the commitee for this years re-union, they don't do Christmas out here and they've shifted the New Year ,It's 2054 here, that would make me 111 years old!.
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Compliments of the Season to all good mates of Bill Thomas from yesteryear. Wishing you a very safe and Happy Christmas and good health and peace in 2012. Warm Regards, Jackie Thomas
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May I take this opportunity to wish all shipmates a Merry Xmas & a Very Good New Year. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.Roll on the next re-union!!
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You have to join the association Paddy and get a password then you will see lots more about the association.
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Hello all, I was told about this site a few months ago and had a look through loads of old photographs of past and present SE's, which as a serving member I found it good to see some old faces. Does anyone know what happened to the link for the photo's went?
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Whilst in London for the Remembrance Service the other week-end, my wife and I went to se the famous Lord Mayor's parade through the streets of London, very impressive it was too! It took one and a half hours to pass, very colourful and imaginative floats taking part. The services were well represented, but what got right up my nose was one of the 'crabs' entries. '70 Years of life saving!' They had this bloody big artic low loader with SAR Crewmen, SE's Mountain rescue teams etc. They got quite a chuck up from the crown who openly showed their appreciation. So how come the crabs can do this? Why can't the FAA promote what we do?
No wonder joe public doesn't know what the navy does, nobody ever tells him. Sone times the silent service is too silent. Tt's about time Pussers PR teams start shouting our corner for a change -
Hi folks, anyone out there got a recording of this year’s Remembrance parade; I would like to get a copy from anyone who has. Unfortunate but the person I asked in UK to do for me never managed to get it done and it was not shown over here in Singers – only some snaps. Would be very much appreciated if anyone could help out.
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Jim -
Hi Roy. 'Control' and 'Home' will get you to the top of any page or document on your PC. Hope that helps.
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Cant beleive it!!!!
A back to the top button in a flash.
Thanks Mike
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Hi All,
Just popped in to play catchup (as you do)- got me hooked again for a couple of hours. Tis a great site - a credit to the website "marshalls". Any chance of a "Back to the top BUTTON" sometime, otherwise happy to keep scrolling.
Kindest regards to everyone
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Well done to all who turned out on Sunday at the Cenotaph. We really managed a good march past thanks to Kev Dredge calling out the step. If anyone has anypictures can you email them to me. Thanks all
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Best set of reunion pictures for years. Who'll own up to being the snapper? Oh, and who took the photographs?
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Fred and I back in the states, thank you again for such a great reunion! Also, this site has been put together extremely well, thank you for all your hard work! God bless us every one, looking forward to April 2013!
To All SE Members:
On behalf of Fred and myself, we want to take this opportunity to express our deepest thanks and appreciation for all the hard work gone into making this, OUR FIRST REUNION ATTENDED, such a meaningful experience! We also want to say how happy we are for all the wonderful friendships renewed (and newly acquainted --for Me, that is!) and for the one-third of the membership in attendance! Those that I met were delightful, I am only sorry that the other 2/3's were not there to have the privilege of meeting ME! LOL! YOU 2/3 really missed out on something very special, as we are all of us not getting any younger, life is indeed short, and we need to treat each and every day as a gift and be grateful for the chance to meet and greet each other in love every chance that we get. Having passed through a difficult harrowing year health wise ourselves, Fred and I feel truly blessed to have been at this function and have every intention of returning in 18 months time APRIL 26-28, 2013!!
Very special thanks to SCRUMPY, KEN, and PIXIE from me -- you know why! XOX !!! -- the Pussers rum rep, and any others whose hard work led to such a special reunion. I, for one, having been there in years past and in another lifetime, know that many wives also contributed behind the scenes, as WE ALL know that behind every good man stands an even better woman! LOL!
Thank you all again, we are still in the UK travelling to various family members' homes, and fly back to Florida on November 2nd. The weather here, although cool and crispy, has been beautiful, another reason to give thanks!
God bless you every one!
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I like the new reunion news heading Mike well done
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email address:
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Good Evening Gordon,
I have unwittingly stumbled upon your website whilst looking for the Lee On Solent FAA Association page and thought that you may want to contact me for a possible visit/update on the state of play of the SE branch. Although an “AV” I am the current Survival Equipment Training Officer at HMS Sultan and I am sure that we may be able to support you in some way. I also sit on the SE working group meetings where I have considerable reach to all of the Naval SE Agencies where I could inform them of “their” association. If you would like me to contact you then please get in touch using the email provided.
Regards & best wishes to you all.
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Another very good Reunion, albeit the numbers attending are reducing although we saw a few new faces who had not attended for a few years. Pity it had to move to 18 months before the next one-will that mean even fewer numbers as people are not getting any younger! Sory Mick and Pixie for not commenting on how good the new website is.
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Great weekend as usual. Pity about the room, who did I upset?!!! Great photos although I think there was something wrong with the cameras. Surely we don't all look THAT OLD!!!
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My thanks to those who organised the re-union, a great weekend. Thanks also for supporting me in my new committee role and to Terry Gledhill and Charlie Bainbridge for their help. I look forward to seeing you at Weston.
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Thanks to all who organised the reunion weekend, once again it was a great success and enjoyed by all. I always look forward to seeing all the old faces and was very pleased to see Fred & Ellen Whitbred after so many years. I cannot understand why there are so many members that have never attended one of these functions!
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Another great weekend, our thanks to all that turned up & especially the Committee. It was again, a thoroughly enjoyable event. Again some new faces turned up, Fred from the States, my very first Chief at Seafield, he hadn’t change a bit. My only question is where does Pixie Pike put all that ale & rum, he never seems to get older (or wiser) & still has that youthful abundance for fun, please don’t change a bit. Looking forwards to the next one, our best wishes to everyone.
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Another wonderful weekend. Thanyou to the Committee.
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Great weekend,everything went well,Good food,Good company,The Entertainment was superb (Pixie Pike)dont you ever change, jaw still hurting from laughing!Thanks to Dave & Daphne for organising the trip, next mini re-union April 13/14th York Hotel,Weston SM £80 BBEM per person for 2 nights let me know if you are interested
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