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Hello boys, just discovered this website after al these years.I was LHOM of 3P greenies mess at the time and we always got the cake for Captains rounds!! I think! Lost touch over years but will make a determined effort for the 25 reunion. would like to hear from Perry Mason and Steve Allwood. Bob
On rememberance Sunday Smokey Cole who was in the Falklands on FVF business laid a wreath at our memorial on my behalf. "We will remember them"
Plans for 2007 reunion still ongoing will keep you in touch.
Have a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year everyone Regards
Derek
missed you all, and look forward to the next reunion, and catch up on time lost
nice to hear about the possibility of 2007 reunion on QE2. i will definately be watching unfolding events on the website. does anyone know if bob (snake-eyes) rowell or tommy cooper have email adresses, i believe they are both still on thr rock. derek do you remember the liferaft.PLUCK EM ALL:
hello all,
i am nick edwards daughter and am doing a school progect on him. I would love if any of you had any pictures/stories ect from his time on HMS Coventry if you could send them to me to help make my project a bit more interesting you can send them to me at mad_0_cow@hotmail.com i would really appreciate your time and help thankyou
xx
Could you update the link to us:
www.hmsardent.org.uk
Regards & thanks
Richie
Admin Reply:
Done!
WELL DONE ROCKY ON YOUR LITTLE ADVENTURE YOU GET SOME WELL EARNED ZZ IN MATE!! NICE ONE BRICK, ON TRACKING DOWN EDDIE IT WILL BE FANTASTIC TO SEE THE BASSMAN AGAIN. HOPE ALL D118 ARE OK? TAKE CARE ALL, BILLY
Hi everyone
Just to let you all know, he is safe and well back home. Slept like a baby last night Bless!!!!!!!
Yorkie - you obviously have far too much time on your hands pal!
Unlike me. Tomorrow is my last day of SRCC at Collingwood. I have trudged around Salisbury plain for a night (with my friendly heavy burgan)... followed by a distex. I have been beasted by club swingers and done the Cliff and Chasm (Cough and Spasam) - I am a different shape! Tomorrow I do the assult course.
It has been good, but VERY hard work when you are 46, I never ever want to see camouflage again!!
I am really looking forward to seeing the family again, and getting some normallity back in my life.
Brick - best of luck tracking down Eddie. Are we going to get a Casual Onlookers come-back tour???!!!
Hi Everyone just a quick note to let everyone who's intrested I think I may have tracked down Eddie Campbell,I believe he is employed by Birmingham City Council,I have sent an email to them to try to get him to contact me so here's hoping, we may get enough of them to get the casual onlookers back on track soon hee hee,
anyway looking forward to the next reunion it should be a good turn out again, hope everyone is keeping well see you all in May
all the best
Brick
From 1773 the kings of Denmark held both duchies—Schleswig as full sovereigns, Holstein as princes of the Holy Roman Empire; both duchies were in personal union with, but not part of, Denmark. The Congress of Vienna (1814–15) did not change the status of the two duchies, except that the German Confederation had succeeded the Holy Roman Empire in its suzerainty over Holstein. A constitution for Holstein was guaranteed by the German Confederation.
After World War I the Danish majority of N Schleswig determined by plebiscite (1920) the return of that part of the province to Denmark. The former free city of Lübeck and the Lübeck district of Oldenburg were incorporated into Schleswig-Holstein in 1937. After World War II, Schleswig-Holstein was constituted (1946) as a state of West Germany, and in 1990 it became a state of reunified Germany.
So I was right! - Just got the date wrong!
And yep it was the Nipogon - the Mackenzie was on the Med trip on HMS Blake.
Kiel, the capital of the state of Schleswig-Holstein - Germany BUT!!!
In the 16th cent. Schleswig and Holstein (which had also become a duchy) underwent complex subdivisions, although theoretically the principle of the inseparability of the two duchies was not violated. The three main divisions were: a ducal portion, including parts of both duchies, which was conferred on Adolphus, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, younger brother of Christian III of Denmark, and on his descendants, the dukes of Holstein-Gottorp; a royal portion, including parts of both duchies, ruled directly by the Danish kings; and a common portion, ruled jointly by the Danish kings and the dukes of Holstein-Gottorp.
Just to be pedantic, Keil is in Germany, not Denmark, and the Canadian ship was HMCS Nipigon, not Mackenzie. Somewhere I've still got the photos from some of our mess parties with our NATO allies - does anyone remember the 'spoon race'?
Looking forward to the reunion in 2007, we've already started saving up for it.
Nice site guys.I'm a mech of Hermes and was in the 82 conflict.What I am writing about is a LtCdr Chris Pollard who was the master gunner on the Coventry.
1 Does any one remember him.
2 Does anyone know his address as FVF are trying to find him as he appears to be having a bit of a hard time at the moment with the usual nightmares etc.
He has recently been in the Express and Star and his picture looks awful Any one know anything.Email is encluded. Thanks Doug Page
Rocky - having known you for all of my naval career - HMS Blake so on and so forth... You are still hyper-active, except when re-decorating the steps of the Home Club (wish I were there for that.). Good on you shippers, more of us old farts need to run around the moors, climb mountains, building rafts, ford streams and live under a thin piece of canvas in the rain, and snow... Don't forget the Dead Elvis we had to carry, used him has a pillow in the tent at night!!! Also beat the Be-Geeze out of him when no-one was looking! Wish I was there with you, NOT! Phoenix is a paradise at the moment, its the only time of year people don't complain about the weather. Granted they have Fur coats and WindBreakers on - some in Foul Weather and once only suits - but then the temperature does get below 80 degrees at times.
Rocky,at your age you should be sat in front of the TV with your pipe and slippers,reading NAVY NEWS (mind you in my line of work I should not advocate smoking)the exercise will help the onset of arthritis,dementia!! and help rid of the extra "chins"
good luck mate will be thinking of you,GPS do you need navigating around the local pubs?
"Burtos"remember it well,happy days mate.
As always...I never know when to stop. I start my RNR Senior Rates Command Course (The modern version of the SRs Leadership Course) next week. So please wish me well. As you read this, I am probably huffing and puffing around an assault course, or tramping along on the 24 hour trek around Earlstoke. I am too old for this sort of skylark...why am I doing it? If you know, please reply and include a GPS!!!
great to see that everyone is doing well and plans for the 2006 reunion are under way. I am trying to organise my trip over with my family for the reunion as well as a family reunion at the same time, both are well past due for my attendance.
regards to all
Jock
Yorkie I will ring Tony Windsor again as he does not appear to have found the web site.He said he wasn't very computer literate,if he is happy i will e-mail you his phone number.I would have replied sooner but my computer has been poorly.
Ginge
Yorks,
Damien Burke, Paddy Burkes son owns this site, not me ! But I have asked him to add both links.