{"id":475,"date":"2021-04-05T23:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/?page_id=475"},"modified":"2021-04-05T23:13:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:13:57","slug":"graham-eaton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/photos\/graham-eaton\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Eaton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These photos are from Graham Eaton, as in Leading Seaman (Radar) Graham Eaton, sometimes known as &#8216;Shirley&#8217; or BR Billy. He served on Coventry from 1979 to late 1981. Over to Graham\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was then posted to Intrepid for the Falklands as a helicopter controller. It was my sad job to send the rescue helicopters from San Carlos out to the ship on May 25th to pick up survivors. Having only left the ship some 6 months before it was one of the less pleasant tasks I had during my time in the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, just scanning your picture gallery and my own photo collection and found several pictures of guys on Cov, especially 3Q mess. Great to see some of the ugly mugs and dubious hair cuts again! I have to admit to not remembering the names of some but I&#8217;m sure your contributors can!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-468.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-468.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-468\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton01.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Pyramids, Alexandria, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"469\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"236\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton01\/2550722002.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22236%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20236%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Pyramids, Alexandria, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton02.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"3Q run ashore, Far East, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"470\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"392\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton02\/576692630.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22392%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20392%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">3Q run ashore, Far East, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton03.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"25x1 mile relay, 1981?\" data-attachment-id=\"471\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"448\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton03\/228694760.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22448%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20448%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">25x1 mile relay, 1981?<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton04.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Diplomatic relations, Shanghai, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"472\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"438\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton04\/4192852368.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22438%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20438%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Diplomatic relations, Shanghai, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton05.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Gibraltar Rock Race winners, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"473\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"375\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton05\/3591889646.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22375%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20375%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Gibraltar Rock Race winners, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grahameaton06.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"LS(R) Graham Eaton, STANAVFORLANT, 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"474\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"202\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/grahameaton06\/2644986990.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22202%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20202%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">LS(R) Graham Eaton, STANAVFORLANT, 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These photos are 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