HMS Daring - Axford's Abode

RUGBYUNITED KINGDOM

The DARING R.F.C. was formed late 1966and was quite prominent in the early fixtures

before commissioning and it was hoped it wouldimprove more when the ship got into full swing.When in full commission the ship played twogames in Plymouth and one in Portland withoutsuccess, but better was surely to come. ORWERE THEY.

SOUTH AFRICAAfter their great Test series and triumphs

against FRANCE this country was ready for us,and we didn't disappoint them. WE LOST ASWELL.

The team were now beginning to feel a bitdownhearted at such little success and were

BASA. BUT ALAS! not through the lack of tryingwe were unsuccessful with some very closeresults.

DIEGO SUAREZThis is where we represented the might of

the BRITISH NAVY against the FRENCH NAVYand to everyone's surprise the ship gave them athrashing on a very indifferent pitch. With somevery delightful rugby the team showed the Frenchhow it should be played. The most outstandingfeature of the match was the BRITISH NAVYcolour scheme which would have put CarnabyStreet to shame.

SINGAPORE

Some very good matches were played herethough we would have liked more, but theweather was against us. A week's training atFrasers Hill where we were put through ourpaces by LOFTY PARR our local coach. Afterthis HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL TORTURE wereturned to Singapore ready for the slaughter,which we didn't have to wait long for, TROU-BRIDGE being our victors. We followed thiswith a victory over a team from the Royal NavalSignal station. The most outstanding matcheswere against H.M.A.S. STUAR T

whom we playedtwice and lost twice, although the results couldhave gone either way.P.S. WE BEAT THEM TO THE BAR.

HONG KONG.Here we played the best match of the whole

tour against a HONG KONG Selected XV underflood lights with the HKS XV emerging the vic-tors by Nine Points to nil. This was a real teamspirited game with every one giving everythingthey had. It must be noted that at least fivemembers of DARING were selected to representthe Royal Navy in a local contest. against theArmy, RAF and the Police.

MOMBASA RETURNA combined game with PUMA versus Mombasa

Sports Club, and our own team versus MSC wereboth results that went against us. The superiorfitness of our opponents was now telling (Orwas it - the Tiger) With one more Port of call togo, it looked as if the end of the season was insight.

CAPETOWN

Only one match was played here in which acombined team of DARING/ZEST played theHAMILTON SEAPOINT RFC, this being one ofthe oldest Rugby Clubs in the Cape (Formed in1875) This was a very hard fought match withthe result going to the Home team by nine pointsto six. This match we should have won but wewon the Boat Race after.

THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCHTACTICAL DEPARTMENT

The higher echelons of the branch onboard atthe time of going to print consists of Dave, Willie,Fred, Pez, Zoomey, Scouse, George and YeoDennis, although in the past we have had suchfamous personalities as Goz (the divisionalnose) and Twiggy (the world's most horriblelegs). All the 'junior' junior communicationratings have spent some time learning the intri-casies of visual communications.

Our job onboard the fighting D05 ranges frombeing the eyes of the fleet to general buzz spre-ading, when not asleep in a corner of the bridge,or drinking coffee in the wheelhouse! We alsoensure that messages are delivered to the peopleconcerned immaterial of the day or hour - nearlyalways. The real work where a 'bunting' is indi-spensable is of course Fleetwork, this entails

stationing and manoeuvering ships in tacticalsituations and in consequence to the require-ments surprising that 'buntings' are very good' con men'.

The term 'Jack of all trades' applies verywell to our department as we take in our stridesuch tasks as radio voice communications, tele-printer operating, signalling with 2" to 20"lights and flags, typing, sewing, painting,scrubbing main drainage clearance and cere-monial.

As only the truth is required it is impossibleto tell how much paper has been used or howmany signals have been handled, there were somany it is just not true! There is no truth in thebuzz that we do a flannelling course but difficulttasks can be handled immediately, the impossiblewill take a little longer.

SPARKERS PLAYHOUSE. EXIT S.C.O.Jack, "Ere, what's that buzz about us progres-

sing past the apes 'n chimps 'n seamenan' that 'cos we got the ability to com-

Seriously though, it all began when SamualMorse transmitted the first intelligible signalover a line from Baltimore to Washington on May24th 1865, thus the origination of morse code,although it was not used in the Royal Navy as ameans of Radio communications until 1905. Up

Time: First leave period.Place: Main Wireless Office.Cast: Second leave party (loafing)mm Enter S.C.O. "Has the Yeoman said any

thing to you recently."Jack "Worrabout"S.C.O. "Ship's magazine".Jack "*%@&@&%*"S.C.O. "Yes, you have two days to

write one".

until this time ships at sea were completely cutoff from their command when outside visualrange. Today the worldwide communicationorganisation has become so complicated that theprofessional handraulic sparkers of the second

world war era would be in a different world fromthe one they knew.

The modern day sparker still learns the basicskill reading and transmitting morse but evenmore important is the ability to operate thecomplex radio-teletype equipment. These arenow all basic skills taught in training, to passfor higher rate a faster and higher standard ofrating is required, plus a greater knowledge ofthe technical equipment.

What is the navy getting for its money? As faras Daring is concerned this is what goes onbehind that door (Restricted Area); apart fromreceiving 39,000 signals in one year which, bythe way, used up 33 miles of paper, we havetransmitted many naval messages and private

ship's company telegrams to such places asVancouver, Halifax, Malta, Canberra, Awarua toname a few. All these messages have finallyended up in England usually in a matter of hours.

We have also provided the Operations Roomwith aircraft communications, the gunners withbombardment communications and the ship'scompany with radiotelephone facilities whenrequired. You name it, we can provide. But is itworth all the millions of pounds you, the tax -payer, provide to keep men and equipment thefinest in the world - we think so, don't you?

Footnote. A recent article in a popular Digest oncause of death revealed the following facts:-That coronary heart disease was commonest inlight workers, the majority having light jobs inwhich stress was marked. Radio and telegraphoperators were highest followed by Priests,Dock and harbour officials, chemists, doctorsand musicians. That must be why we have noheart lazy, long haired comic singing sparkersonboard.

DARING DIVERS

Life as always started at Portland (?). Awk-wards became simple, although the Chief OAsaid otherwise after climbing, fully laden, up a25 ft ladder and being asked whether he wouldlike to jump in again and do another search. Thebudding 'Crabbes' finished their workup onedark and windy night with a bottom search (I'mtold that divers have these all the time). TheChief OA was being used as a jablex float at thetime - something to do with comparative densit-ies and volumes - when the tide swept the teamaway. Away went the safety boat - or wouldhave done had the engine worked. All's not wellthat ends well, however, and just when our gall-ant team were thinking of getting a run ashore inWeymouth the boat arrived like an avengingangel and almost succeeded in drowning them.

The Far East provided warm water, a goodview and sharks. Singapore, Hong Kong and thePhilippines all passed uneventfully - diving

wise that is. Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, posse-ssed sumtuous scallop beds which were duly andreligiously plundered. The team also sampledthe Aussie diving gear known as the 'Hookah'.The diver gets a direct (air!) supply from thepump, usually a very convenient method. Noprovision however is made for the diver whocatches his foot in a giant clam and loses pres-sure on the pump all at the same time.

There followed Kenya (whispering palms andcoral sands - we only just made it to the deepblue waters). Beira (notable for the large amountof sharks and sudden lack of divers). and Sim-on's Town (minutes, minutes, minutes!) of Capefame. The latter visit we were taken on a cray-fish hunt by the South African divers; six dimi-nutive creatures later (but pleased as punch) wewere informed that they were out of season andillegal catch - ah well, they tasted alright!

Gibraltar proved a very good run (consequen-

tly excruciating diving). Then to England, Homeand (?) Beauty; thoughts of the calm summerskies and pale, warm, opalescent waters of Gibin autumn followed by polar bears (divers havefunny tastes) and flaxen-haired mermaids in

Stockholm.

To finish with, a sobering thought: on com-missioning there were 3 diving officers and 10divers. One diving officer joined and 2 diverswere trained and qualified during the commis-sion. On arrival in U.K. in July 1968, there wereone diving officer and 8 divers left. It doesn'tsay much for our standard of diving does it.

DOC'S LAMENTDo come and see me sometimeBetween the hours of eight and nine,I have cures for many illsFor most of which I just give pills.There are some that make you rotFor some, of these I stop a tot.Gastric troubles, take your pickThere are some that make you sick.Seldom do I ever seeA boy onboard with leprosy.If you think this story's drabCome to me for a nice sore jab.So when you're feeling really sickCome to me, I know the trick,To my Bay, all sereneI'll stuff you full of codeine.

THE SHIP'S OFFICEHaving been cajoled, bribed and forced into

writing this article about the life of the Scribb-lers, I must enlighten you as to what goes on inour small ossice.

Between December 1966 and July 1968.£192,215.13.1. has changed hands in pay.£21,474.13.3. was paid in casuals.88 men became entitled to Separation AllowanceA new pack system came into force.Many millions of letters were typed.The Pound was devalued - oh woe of woes.Eleven different currencies have been used.500 Requests were actioned.National Insurance has gone up twice.Pay rise, back dated to the 1st April 1968.

In all honesty we the scribes, can claim to bethe only branch to have employed Wrens onboard.There were two in fact, one in Devonport andthe other in Singapore. In the gallant cause ofpay and correspondence we have used threeSupply Officers, three Correspondence Officers ,2 P.O.Writers, two Leading Writers, four Writersand two Seamen - one stayed for one day and theother gave it a trial but decided it was not thelife for him.

The present company consists of Reg Payman,Paul Hales and 'Dobie', a whole host of othernames have been credited to us, but mainlyunprintable. Reg Payman is the only one whohas managed to survive the whole commissionand the other two have been onboard for over ayear, although one member did take what hasbeen described as a long holiday in Singapore.

I signed off with the thoughts of many morepay days, even more Separation Allowance, andyet more letters to type, ringing in my ears.

A CHIEF'S DILLEMMAFood glorious food, two hundred and fifty

hungry mouths to feed, three times a day, sevendays a week - a housewifes nightmare. It issaid that the way to a man's heart is throughhis stomach - this ship must have the biggest,hearts in Ten navies.

The episode of the Terry Canyon will long beremembered in the galley because when wesailed from Portland in the early hours we lefthalf of the Cooks ashore, but even so the wheelstill turned, even in 'roughers'.

There was still more excitement, and experie-nced gained, when we had to land at the earth-quake devistated island of El-Portlando and setup field kitchens to feed the multitude of home-less and injured, good to say the natives werequite friendly.

In Australia Leading Cooks Shady Lane andSlinger Wood had the honour of meeting that wellknown Television star Violet Carson, betterknown as Ena Sharples of Coronation Street.

On Beira patrol Slinger Wood caught the bigg-est fish, against keen oposition, a 221b 4 ozshark, after losing a lot of fishing tackle in theeffort, but that was by no means our greatesteffort. Some of our finest performances include;80,600 Bread rolls, 7,000 gallons of soup,187,600 lbs of potatoes, and 8,258 lbs of sausa-ges. On taking the average length of sausage asbeing four inches, that makes 5 miles, 375 yards1 foot 8 inches.

NAVAL STORES DEPARTMENTMotto : "The Customer is never right".

The ironmongery business of Daring known inhigher circles as the Naval Stores Departmentwas ably controlled by CPO Beasley, lead byLSA Brown, from the thrice re-designed andbuilt Dog Kennel in the Dining Hall and somehowfunctioned by SA Webber and SA Ayling.

Hardest task of all was the indoctrination ofthe ship's company in the meaning of such phra-ses as 'We aint got none' or 'You don't need itnow'. Our reams of pretty coloured paper, enoughto make an American ticker tape parade lookmost inadequate, kept the four of us fully emp-loyed, so much so that on return to U.K. we gavethe appearance of looking like ghosts.

Naturally on the odd occasion the staff tookpart in 'outside activities', enjoying the freedom,like wild animals released from cages and eag-erly assisted in taking monies for Portland Bustrips, tombola, horse and boat racing, news paperediting and printing, also attending to necessaryWelfare problems and last but by no means least,getting somewhat mislaid on a Safari!

All in all we have enjoyed the fabulous worldcruise, but next time you meet us or other mem-bers of the 'Nuts and Bolts' department pleasebelieve that we do endeavour to give satisfaction,although we admit at times it may take manymonths before our customer has a smile on hisface.

For the mathematically minded, may we closeby giving a few Naval Stores statistics:

Remember you have never had it so good,perhaps better, but not so good.

VICTUALLING DEPARTMENTDespite the ever present demand for food of

nearly three hundred Oliver-Twist-type mouths,the members of the Victualling Department havestill found time to enjoy the Commission. Head-ed by, that great fisherman and teller of wond-erous tales CPOSA(V) Dixie Dixon, the staff hascoped competently and cheerfully with countlessnumbers of laden boats and lorries not to mentioninnumerable RAS's to top up emptying store-rooms. They have also successfully withstoodthe assaults of a great variety of 'cockies', bom-bay runners, weevils, banana spiders and otherstrange monsters of the East. The mummifiedbody of 'Hector' in the main fridge proves justhow hardy some of these wierd beasties can be.

Without doubt the most colourful member ofthe staff was the late A/LSA Gordon Zola. Hisastounding activities made headlines in theDaring News for several weeks. Although hisstay was short Gordon was well known to all andhis untimely death brought sorrow to many.

Despite fierce competition from a neighbour-ing Supermarket the staff proved that there isstill a place in this atomic age for the little manwith his personal touch. The constant departuresof haggard and broken Supermarket managersstands as proof. In the clothing world too thiswas proved where the Carnaby street store ofLSA Don Gaskins did a roaring trade thrice wee-kly in trade in ovies and steaming bats and other'with-it' gear. With its wide range of clothing,bedding, footwear, cutlery, pots, pans crockeryand various other items this store offered a worldwide service. In which civvy shoe shop couldone purchase size 14 shoes 'off the peg'.

The 'Ten to Twelve' bar run by mine hostsHarold and Kevin did a roaring trade, includingamong its clientele such distinguished andexotic persons as Baby Santiago and Lt Hooper'sTiger Orchid. AB Tanky Sullivan even claimed acolumn and large photo in the Melbourne dailypaper when he 'called round' the Queen of thePacific to sample his tot. He almost received amention in the Brisbane newspapers too. TheButcher, AB Harry Hughes, a man of many inter-ests, also ran a profitable bait business whilethe angling sport was enjoying popularity atBeira. All the biggest and best catches wereinvariably caught on Harold's meat. He alsofound time to play regularly in goal for the shipsfirst eleven soccer team and entertained us allwith a most accomplished Dance of the SevenVeils at the Ship's Concert.

During the first half of the Commission theShip's Company were well entertained by theVictualling Office comedian SA Martin Ayling.His best known escapade was the pipe smokingincident! He also amazed many with his skillfuldisplay of egg juggling. Unfortunately he depar-ted to the Naval Stores Office shortly afterChristmas to learn the mysteries of 'nutting andbolting'. However he was replaced by SA TonyPitt whose main claim to fame was the remark-able way in which he managed to cultivate hislocks despite the Eagle eye of the MAA.

The Victualling story would be incomplete

C.P.O. L.S.A. S.A.(1) S.A.(2)6' 3" 5'8" 6'1" 5'10"174 Lbs 150 Lbs 170 Lbs 170 Lbs

without a mention of those two rival cateringestablishments `Ernies' and `Antonio's'. Opera-

ting mainly for the senior ratings these two

exclusive `nosh houses' have been ever eager to

beg, borrow or otherwise come by any odd tins of

other delicacies to add flavour to their renowned

pot messes.

pass away the hours and make us masters of theart of never turning a hair and being able to passthe buck to the duty P.O. or O.O.W.

QUARTERMASTERS AND BOSUNS MATES

I would like to remember our commission by a

few of the funny instances that have taken placein the vicinity of the gangway and the wheel-house at sea. Names, and dates have convenien-tly been forgotten to protect the guilty, wivesand sweethearts will just have to guess if theirone and only was involved.

A certain quartermaster told the Captain, aswe were leaving Singapore, that he was givingfar too many wheel orders, to which the Captainreplies

"I will steer my ship how I want

L/Sea . . . . .."

Another quartermaster ran amock in Cherbourg

after re-arranging a bar, tables, and a plate glasswindow and was removed by the Gendarmes. Ashe only had 50 francs when he went ashore, some-how he managed to pay a 90 franc fine, returnedwith 30 francs, and still does not know whathappened.

In harbour one evening a young seaman wentinto the Captain's cabin at 2 AM, shook him andsaid he had come to ditch the gash.

There was the night in Plymouth when theOfficer of the Guard tried to get onboard, thebosuns mate stood on his fingers as they appea-red over the ship's side. Also we had the sagaof the pram and the bicycle, a group of watch-keepers and communicators brought them on-board one night and attempted to hoist them onthe ensign staff. Then the stoker (or was he anEM) who lost his identity card in Subic, wentashore again to look for it and did not return fortwo days.

As you can see the gangway staff lead a fairlyvaried life, dealing with all kinds, which help to

AUSSIE.

THE DINING HALLWhen I first joined Daring the First Lieuten-

ant explained that the ship would have a Cafe-teria service and that 3 mess would become aDining hall. It was obvious that there was noplace for broadside messing in this modern navy.The first problem was to get a sink unit fitted,but with the help of the foreman of the yard, MrRandal, a unit appeared overnight.

With the problem of trying to find sleepingbillets throughout the ship it became obviousthat the new dining hall would also have toserve as a sleeping space. On the fifth of Dec-ember 1966 we moved onboard and everyoneseemed to have been bedded down fairly well,but breakfast the following was to be the bigtest of the system. Much to everyones surpriseeverything went smoothly. I am not saying wedid not have teething problems, we did, onebeing that everyone seemed to be going round inever decreasing circles, bumping into each otherand the food on the servery getting lower andlower,

which created the major job for the

P.0.0.D.

Then came the Portland work-up, a tryingtime for the dining hall staff, action stations, a

quick dash to lay up for dinner, knives forks andspoons beginning to disappear, which was event-ually solved by a personal issue. The dining hallwas now in full swing, although to an outsiderchaos would appear to reign.

The next change came on leaving home waters,I knew it would not be long before the first draftchits arrived for squadrons of 'Cockies' and'Bombay runners' so our own defence system hadto be instigated. Unpopularly this meant the endof private 'wedges' making their way to mess-decks. To give the ship's company their duethey played the game well, although the odd' Sarnie' was discovered under bunks or on top oflockers, which had somehow been smuggled pastthe eagle eye of the POOD.

Cafeteria messing showed its advantages - hotmeals straight from the range, selection of food,it has been known to have thirteen choices. It isamusing to watch the beans disappear at a fan-tastic rate while the spaghetti is untouched. Ofcourse there were disadvantages as well - poorold stokes had to change out of his overalls forone thing.

As I write now the library is closing, whichis also in the dining hall, and there is a reshufflegoing on to arrange for a film show, so thisabode is for ever in use, and wonder of wondersthe air conditioning is still working. There isalso a background murmur 'Where's me Niner-clockers' Problems !

A. Gaskell

matches were far too few and the team deservedmuch more encouragement.

However, for those who doubt my words theFirst Eleven results for the commission are asfollows and are a great credit to any ship whodared to challenge such competition :-

SOCCERDuring the one year away from home a very

good season was enjoyed by all, particularly bythose who represented the ship in the FIRSTELEVEN SOCCER TEAM.

I believe our best games were played in HongKong - never before have I seen our team producesuch high standards in both individual skills andteamwork. Note that I said "our team" - to beblunt, I often wondered. Daring supporters at

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against31 20 7 4 128 47

A VISIT TO LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG

During our stay in Hong Kong, a group setout for a day's trip to Lantau Island to see theTrappist Monastery (Benedictine); we had heardthat this was a beautiful trip, so intending todiscover this for ourselves we packed our cornedbeef sandwiches and having donned our hikingrig, set out for the pier and boarded the ferry forLantau Island.

With Hong Kong engulfed in a blue hazebehind us the ferry plied its way across theisland studded water. We passed various Junksand fishing vessels full of happy waving childrenwith sombre parents. Our first stop was at asmall island called Peng Chau, which we swiftlyleft after disembarking certain passengers.

After three quarters of an hour the ferry tiedup alongside the jetty at Lantau and after walk-ing through a small fishing village of corrugatediron shacks, stalls and a fleet of sampans of allsizes, we made our way to the beach for lunch.While walking through a farm we saw two smallchildren carrying two large panier type watercans to the well to collect the water for thecrops. On reaching the summit of the hill welooked back and saw through the cleft in the hill,the blue waters of the bay glistening in the sun-

light. To the other side of the island was alarge farm with coolies working in the paddyfields, and also the Monastery, nestling peace-fully on the seashore, the cross of its chapel alandmark above the grounds. We sat on the hilland took in the marvellous land and seascapespread out before us with the many islands likegems in the crystal sea.

The descent to the Monastery was quite un-comfortable as we strayed from the path andstumbled through thorn bushes. Eventually wewalked through the gates of the Monastic Farm,which provides Hong Kong's best hotels withfresh milk. We than passed under the archwayinto the garden, bought some light refreshmentand sat in this peaceful spot to finish our lunch.

As we had come to see the Monastery wefirst visited the modern but simple chapel. Tothe left of the altar was a small chapel annexedto the main one, a wrought iron gate led into themain chapel and pews spaced down each side.The altar, raised on a wooden platform, was atable-like construction with a gap behind for theAbbott to take the service, thus enabling him toface the congregation. On a landing above theentrance was the organ and what looked likechoir stalls. Unfortunately we were not permittedto see the Monk's accommodation but from thebleak exterior it did not look very comfortable.After looking at a copy of the Monks Daily Orderswe began to realize how lucky we were and howdevoted these men must be to live this kind oflife.

By the time we had had a good look at theplace it was quite late in the afternoon so weset off to the ferry and the trip back, only todisembark in the bustle and turmoil of HongKong once more, with the memory of that peace-ful island behind us.

S.A. Ayling

Another Tiring D ay - Hong Kong

EPITAPH NOTES FROM THE SHERRIFF'S OFFICE

That I am afraid is the most likely end of thevery indifferent season but we did try (Threepoints)

Now that our Commission has almost ended,those of us - who have been together since May1966 can reminisce and say it has been an enjoy-able commission. We have lost quite a number ofour original Ship's Company for various reasons,and gained many new members during the last

2½ years.

I am sure that during our time together in our"Metal War Canoe, DEEOHFIVE", we have alllearned things from one another, especially theyounger members of the crew, who, having joinedus as Sproggs are now Professionals. The veryfew who have deviated from the `straight andnarrow' will have learned more than the others,I hope!

THE AVERAGE MATELOT

It should be noted that out of the 4,010 casesof beer sold over the year, 1,000 cases wereconsumed on the last Beira patrol. No wonderthe ship has gone through three Canteen Mana-gers in a year, fortunately the one Assistant hasbeen able to stick it out !

Messrs WESTGARTH & BOADEN.

Amongst odd things that come to mind aboutmy part of the ship, which still seems hard tobelieve, was the day a certain chap tried tochange a railway warrant in Terror, that hadbeen issued for a journey from Plymouth to Bris-tol, for a ticket from Singapore to Penang! Thenthere were our two young ratings who found outthat a French Legionnaire, who befriended themashore in Malagasy, was not really from theirhome town - when he started to kiss them. Fin-ally the very short story of the one that got away.A rating joined the ship in Australia one day,did not like us, went ashore the next day and hasnot been seen since.

Still on the whole things have been done tothe satisfaction of most, our `Horse Racing' on

Since we left U.K. on July the seventh 1967until we arrived back on July the fourth 1968, thecanteen has supplied the ship's company with:-

Not forgetting the other 300 various items onboardnecessary to keep a sailor happy.

According to the NAAFI Canteen records theaverage matelot, in one day

Smokes 17 CigarettesEats half a bar of nuttyDrinks 2½ 12 ounce cans of beer

and half a can of soft drink.

4,010 Cases of Beer or 96,240 cans985 Gallons of Keg beer or 7,880 pints

1,754,000 Cigarettes2,090 Cases of soft drinks or 50,160 cans.

41,112 Bars of chocolate.

the forecastle on Saturday nights during Beirapatrol were a bit of a Handicap at times, but theentertainment value evened the odds.

Now, with place names like Diego Suarez,Mombasa, Australia, Hong Kong just memories ofvery good runs ashore, I hope that all your nextcommissions will be as good as the one that isjust ending, and that most of you will now thinkdifferently when you hear others mutter `AllJaunties are . . . . . Bastards'!

` Uckers' WE Seamen v EM's - Beira Patrol

J.G.M.

THE NAVY'S 23RD PSALM

The Navy is my shepherd, I shall not workIt maketh me to lie down on the job; it leadeth

me beside still engines.It restoresth my sleep.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the

shadow of redundancy,I will fear no sackingFor C.N.D. is with me; its draft chits and

merit points, they comfort me.It prepareth a Resettlement organisation for me

in the presence of my employers.It annointeth my hand with pay rises, and my

bank balance runneth over.Surely R.A. and L.O.A. shall follow me all the

days of my life.And I shall dwell in a married quarter for ever.

DEPARTING

A shipSailingA wife and childrenLeft unguarded

A yearMust passWith oceans of nothingnessTo span between

LifeTimeTime and life go onMonotonously

But yetTomorrowGives searching soulsTheir rest.

COMPLETE LIST OF SHIPS COMPANY

Commander:

J. de Beaufort-Suchlick

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant:

Instructor Lieutenant:

Surgeon Lieutenant:W.M.A. Nobbs

J.G. Moss

Constructor Lieutenant:

Sub-Lieutenant:

Midshipmen for Training during Commission

Midshipman

Communications Branch:

Radio Weapons Electrical Branch:

Supply and Secretariate Branch

Arnold, W.J., ABAstbury, J.N., ABAustin, J.F., L/SEABarr, A.C., L/SEA(PTD

Bell, J.R., ABBelli, A.J. ABBennett, C.P., ORDBevan, D.W., L/SEABrooks, B., ABBruce, D.M., J/SEABrushwood, K., ORDCarr, R., ABCase, C.J., J/SEAClarke, A.E., ABComley, P.S., ORDCostello, J., L/SEACrane, E., POCrisp-Comotto, J.L., ORDCrookes, A.M., A/L/SEADavies, M.B., ABDavis, C.J., ORDDouglas, M.D., ORDDowes, F.M., ABDrysdale, J.M., ABDurrant, A., A/L/SEAEvans, D.G., ABEvans, M.P., A/L/SEAEvans, N:, ORDFerris, J., ABFitzgibbon, P.R., ORDFraser, E.W.G., ABGage, M.A., ABGaskell, A., POGeekie, I.D., ORDGoodhew, J.A., L/SEAGowing, G.R., A/L/SEAGreen, R.P., ABGroom, B.D., POHands, G.A., ABHannigan, F.A., ABHenshall, D.A., ABHill, J.T., ORDHodgson, D.J., ORDHolwell, H., ORDHowes, D.J., ABHughes, H.T.J., ABHumphreys, T.R., CPOHutley, M., ABHutton, A.A., ABJauncey, I.J., L/SEAJenkins, P.L., ABJones, D., ABKirk, A., ABKnowles, D.G., ABLavender, J.W., POLawrence, P., PO(GI)Le-Neveu, P., ORDLewington, S.C., ABLongman, J.R.W., ABMaclean, K.D.A., ABMay, M.J., O RDMcAnenny, J.P., ORDMaCreadie, D., ABMcIver, J., L/SEAMiddleton, D.K., ABMiller, A.S., ABNixon, L., AB

Seamen Branch:

D.D.V.

M.V.

J. A.M.J. M.

PentreathRandall

M.V. MiddletonTrevillionBrophy

G.G. HooperT. J. Fuller

J.B.R.L. LangdonG.S. Pearson1. A.

Shuttleworth

C.M.C. Blount

B. Treloar

D.A.G.

ThurmanWvatt

H.C.P.N.W. E.B.A.J. A.N. J.N.E.

S.E.F.

HowardMoorhouseBuckinghamWardStoakesAdamsNewbyRiley

J.G.S.R.A.

HowSoper

Axford, D.N., R02(T)Barlow, P.L., RO3Bartram, G. F. , R03Beacock, R., R02Christian, R.W., RO3Davidson, G.E., LRO(T)Davies, C.R., R02Davis, C.G.. R02Dean, W.A., ROI(G)Dennis, D.H., CYDrayton. G.F., RO3Heal, C.R., R02Jones, F., RSKimber. C.F., R02(G)Mansfield, P.W., JROIRichardson, C.R., R02Selway,

P.T., JRO1Slatter, J.S., LRO(G)Wiles, D.A. R02(T)

Anderson A.J. LOEMBailey, J.E., O.El.Mech.AppBarraclough, M.J., A/PORELBerry I.L., OEA/LBrooks, R.E.T., LCEMBurnett., R.J., A/LREMCarrington, G. O.E.Mech. l.2Cawthron, V., REM1Channell, C.C.P., LREMChannon, N.A., COEA/LClarke. M.V.. R.MECH.1

Ayling, M.E., SABailie, L., CK(S)Barber, P.H., L/STDBeasley, B.A.G., CPOSA(S)Bodie J.A., CK(S)Bonner, R.H., CK(S)Bowden. K.W., CK(S)Brown, K.A., LSA(S)Davies, G.H., POCK(O)Dixon, A.T., CPOSA(V)Dobinson, E.J., WTR.Gaskins, D.W., LSA(V)Hales, P.J., L/WTR.Harrington, R.V., L/STDJudson, F., MAALane, G.R., L/CK(S)Leonard, P., A/L/CK(S)Miller, J.R., POSTDPearce, F., CK(O)Perkins, S.J., STDPeyman, R.J., POWTR.Pitchford, C.D., CPOCK(S)Pitt, A.E., SAPlumb, A.F., A/STDSaw, C.G., A/L/CK(0)Smith-Wight. man, J.H., CK(S)Stocks, A.E., L/CK(S)Webber, E.J., S.A.Whitbread, R.F., L/STDWilson, B.A., LMAWood, J.E., A/L/CK(S)

Clifton, G.A., POOELCounter, C., OA1Davies, D.L., OEM2Devonport, W.T., A/POOELDonovan, M., A/LOEMDouglas, B.B., COEA/0Ellis, D.G., REA/AppFell, D.G., REM1Frazer, R.T., REMIGilbert, C.J., OEMIHolden, A.J., O.E1.Mech.AppMorton, C.E., CEA2Hubbard, R.L., REA2Hatching, K.J., CHOELJones, D.G., REMIJones, E.'I'., OEM1Keeley, C.M., REM1Lyons, P.J., LOEMMachin, M., CEA/APPMatthews, J.A., A/CREA (LOCAL)Moore. R.F.C., LOEMO'Neil, B.D., OEM2Pallett, A.K.J., OEM2Pinnegar, A.J., OEA1/0Proctor, I.G.S., C.EL.MECH.APP.Rafter v, A.P. POOELRichmond, E.R., OEA1Sayers, A.T., REM1Sheridan, P.F., OEAISmyth, D.A.B., MECH/APPStanton, F:., REA2Swinbourne, M.K., OEM:Townsend, J.R., CEA2Twose, C.M., OEM1Wood, T.J., OEM2Woodgate, B., OEMI

Seaman Branch continued C.E.R.A. K. Gordon

` A' Boiler Room

` B' Boiler Room:

` B' Engine Room

Outside Machinery

Office & Stores

Ch. M.E. D. Taylo r

Auxiliary L.M.E's

Shipwright's Party

` A' Engine Room

SHIP'T White

L.M.E. UptonM.E.. Reed

Nott, M.W., ORDOwen, W.C., ABPellow, W.A.J., ABPettman, R.H.D., ABPretty, F.W.G, POPrice, D.A., ABPrigmore, D.J., ORDQuinn, D., ABRatcliffe, K.C., ABRees, J.E., ABReid, C., L/SEASewell, P.J., ABShaw, J.S., ABShreeve, M., POShipman, B.J., ABShortall, P.J., ABSmart, J.R., ABSmith, G., ORDSmith P.J., ABStone, C.S., ABSulliavan, K., ABTeague, L.C., ABThomas, D.H., ORDToghill, R.A., L/SEAToghi

Toynton, G.J., ORDTurner, R., ABVoisey, R., ABWard, C.J., A/L/SEAWatson, R.K., L/SEAWestworth, C.I., ABWhiteford, J.D., ABWiley, J.S., ABWilliamson, T.W., L/SEAYounger, R.C., AB

MECH. Jones

L.M.E. HughesM.E. HopkinsonM.E. Parker

NI.E. HensonM.E. Barclay

M.E. FrenchM.E.. Forster

F.R.A. KolbergP.O.M.E. StarkeyMECH AuldMECH Roberts

L.M.E. ParnellL.M.E. Stephen ,.,,M.E. SaundersM.E. AslingM.E. StonemanE.R.A.3 BaxJ.M.E. Dixon

L.M.E. CourtL.M.E. SmithL.M.E. WinhorneM.E. Wilcox

P.O.M.E. MunningsP.O.M.E. ReesL.M.E. ClinganL.M.E. TealM.E. Russell

M. E. MaguireM. E. MountainM. E. Hallet

M. E. RichardsM.E. Stokes

E.R.A. WarrenE.R.A. CornishP.O.M.E. SandercockP.O.M.E. SyredM. E. NottinghamM.E. ClarkeM.E. CoxM. E. HowardM. E. SoperM. E. DickM.E. Owen

E.R.A. TaylorL. M.S. Belhomme

M.E. CraneM. E. Lightburn.M.E. HancockM.E. Pemberton

E.R.A. NosworthyE.R.A. ReynardP.O.M.E. VinecombeL.M.E. BrazilL.M.E. Bowley.E.R.A.3. PerkinsE.R.A.3. WalshE.R.A.3 BreenM. E. EmeryM. E. ReynoldsM. E. PorterM. E. SmithM.E. Sumpter