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Capt ‘DJ’ Scott-Masson. First served in Canberra in 1964 as Chief Offi cer and was subsequently Staff Captain before two spells in command. He had attended the maritime tactical course at Woolwich and the senior offi cers’ war course at Greenwich. In 1982 he was in command of the P&O liner Canberra on the fi nal leg of a world cruise when he received a cryptic message to rendezvous with a small launch in Gibraltar, a port not on the itinerary, to embark a group of men who briefed him about an “interesting assignment” (the Argentines had seized the Falkland Islands the day before). As a result of this meeting a few days later in Southampton he was supervising the work which would fi t Canberra for war; she was integrated into the British Task Force and on May 21 entered San Carlos Bay (Bomb Alley) where over 2,000 men were disembarked. Next he was ordered to rendezvous with Cunard’s QE2, which had been requisitioned as a troopship and 3,000 Guards, Ghurkhas and Royals were transferred to Canberra in a day. He was awarded the CBE and made ADC to the Queen. November 16. Aged 81. Surgeon Lt Cdr Bruce Cooper. At the


IN February 1940 the cruiser HMS Arethusa and the 4th Destroyer Flotilla – the latter under the command of Captain Philip Vian – were off the Norwegian coast searching for enemy merchant ships – their particular target being the supply ship Altmark. Altmark had supported the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during her raiding cruise in the Atlantic following the outbreak of World War 2, during which she had sunk nine British ships without the loss of any of their crews. Her captain, Hans Langsdorff, had transferred the captured British seamen to Altmark which, after the loss of the Graf Spee following the Battle of the River Plate, headed back towards Germany.


Altmark to Bergen with a joint Anglo-Norwegian guard on board, and a joint escort, you should board Altmark, liberate the prisoners, and take possession of the ship pending further instructions.


interferes, you should warn her to stand off. “If she fires upon you, you should not reply unless attack is serious, in which case you should defend yourself, using no more force than is necessary, and ceasing fire when she desists.”


“If Norwegian torpedo-boat


When Arethusa sighted Altmark two Norwegian torpedo boats managed to frustrate all attempts by the British to board the German ship – Norway at this time still being neutral.


search Altmark three times on February 15, but not thoroughly, and the German crew ran winches and other machinery to drown out the noise being made by the British captives; Altmark eventually tried to escape by entering Jøssingfjord later that day.


The Norwegians did


The following day Capt Vian, in the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Cossack also entered the fjord but his attempts to close Altmark were blocked by the Norwegians. Having reported his


In trying to avoid capture Altmark ran aground and at 10.20pm that evening Cossack’s boarding party launched their attack. Serious hand-to-hand fighting took place including the use of bayonets and – for the last time in the Royal Navy – cutlasses which led to eight Germans being wounded and six killed. On searching the holds and getting a positive reply to an enquiry as to whether any British seaman were below, the prisoners were informed that “The Navy’s here!” The successful release of the 299 prisoners resulted in the Norwegian Government protesting to London about its neutrality having been violated and the Germans using the incident as an excuse for their subsequent successful invasion of Norway. Capt Vian landed the


difficulties he later received direct orders from the then First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, which read: “Unless Norwegian torpedo- boat undertakes to convoy


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rescued prisoners at Leith the following day and subsequently was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.


outbreak of war he volunteered for the RNVR. His fi rst ship was Versatile on Atlantic convoy duties. While escorting Hereward and carrying Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (who was being evacuated to England), Versatile was bombed, whilst being towed he crawled into the bowels of the ship to treat the wounded by the light of emergency lanterns; he was mentioned in despatches. Quickly repaired she sailed two weeks later and he found himself treating the survivors of the Q-ship Prunella that had been torpedoed off Ushant; the survivors had been at sea in a lifeboat for six days. In 1941 he was recruited and trained for Operation Tracer, a stay-behind mission which was to be put into action in the event of Gibraltar being captured by the Axis Powers, however, the operation was called off once the threat had passed. At the end of the war he left the service but in 1977 took partial retirement to return to sea joining P&O as ship’s doctor in the school ship Uganda. In April 1982 Uganda was taken up from trade as a hospital ship for the Falklands confl ict and at the age of 67 he went with her. December 3. Aged 96.


Lt Norman Herbert ‘Banjo’ West. Served 1948-82 at Ganges and in Mauritius, Coquette, Loch Ruthven, Torquay, Caunton, Ulysses, Virago, Cassandra, Verulam, Berwick and Lowestoft, also Victory, Vernon/ Osprey, St Vincent and Excellent. Member of the Ganges, Cassandra, Algerines, St Vincent, Ton Class and China Chat 8th Destroyer associations. December 23. Aged 77.


His successful attack on the Altmark is depicted in Trophy 18449, an oil painting by the renowned marine artist Norman Wilkinson.


Stoker. Served 1944-47 in BYMS 2277, ML 583, ML 585 and Taransay. Royal Naval Patrol Service Association. December 11. Aged 83.


Lt Colin White DSC. Recruited in New Zealand for the FAA 1939 and sailed for the UK the following year; after going solo in eight hours at Elmdon was sent to Canada for advanced training. After deck take-offs and landings on Furious and further torpedo and weapons training he was posted to 828 NAS in Malta which, because of severe losses, was combined with 830 NAS in 1942 to form the Naval Air Squadron Malta. From Hal Far airfi eld in the Fairey Albacore, he took part in torpedo attacks on German shipping and intruder sorties against Axis airfi elds with the RAF, and was awarded the DSC. After contracting jaundice, he was invalided back to the UK in 1943. Recovered, he returned as an instructor before being granted home leave. Back in the UK in 1944 he was posted to the School of Naval Warfare at St Merryn, Cornwall, as Ground Attack Instuctor then to the elite Empire Test Pilots School. Demobilised in 1946 he returned to New Zealand. November 23. Aged 90. Lt Noel Cashford RNVR. As a boy he was an active member of the Navy League’s Sea Cadet Corps and in 1941 joined the RN as an Ordinary Seaman and was drafted to Pembroke, Chatham. After an initial period at sea, he was recommended for offi cer training subsequently passing out at Royal Naval College in Greenwich he was commissioned as a S/Lt RNVR (Special Duties) and joined a relatively small band of offi cers trained at Vernon, Firework and Volcano to render safe unexploded bombs, sea mines and any other unexploded devices. He dealt with over 200 and was appointed an MBE in 1946 for “courage and zeal in bomb and mine disposal operations in the Dover Sub-Command”. Demobilised in 1947, he remained a member of the Supplementary Reserve and was attached for a short period to Wessex at Southampton. In recent years he has written several books about the EOD exploits of Service personnel. Further information can be found on pages 30-31. Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Offi cers’ Association. January 15. Aged 88. Ron Baldwin. CPO SPT1. Last ship was Eagle. Chairman of Nore Command PT Branch Association. Aged 84. Ronald ‘Ron’ Ernest James Harris. PO


Graham Akeroyd. AB RP2. Served 1966-74 in Blackwood, Bulwark, Hecla and Diomede. January 3. Aged 60. Boyd ‘Mac’ McGeoch. L/AM(E). Served 1943-46 joining Lee-on-Solent Pert Division. Branch representative of Birmingham FAA Association. November 28. Aged 88. Robert ‘Bob’ Blanchard. Leading NA(O). Served 1952-64; last ship was Ark Royal 1962-64. FAA Armourers Association. December 17. Aged 76. Thomas Henry ‘Harry’ Ward DSM*. PO Cook. Served 1939-48. Awarded DSM 1940 in Gossamer for saving an offi cer’s life at Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo); survived the sinking of Leda on Russian convoy PQ14. Also served in Pembroke (Medway Queen), Relentless, High Flyer, Mayina, Ocean, St Austell Bay, LST 3516, Striker, Brissenden and Ausania. January 8. Aged 90. Tom Heckels. Sto/Mech. Served in Anson, Zenith and HMAS Sydney. RN Engineroom Association. November 26. Aged 81.


ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION Robin Reginald ‘Ginge’ Gooding also known as ‘Bob’. M(E)1. Served 1957-66 in Loch Fyne (57-59), Ark Royal (59-60) and submarines Truncheon (61-63) and Ambush (63-66); discharged in Townsville, Australia. Nottingham RNA; and also the Mansfi eld branch of the Submariners Association. November 16. Aged 71. George Wilson. AB. Served 1948-56 in


King George V and Anson. Wigston & District branch committee member and long time welfare offi cer. November 26. Aged 79. Gladys Rudd. WRAF. Served in the RAF. Associate member of Wigston & District branch. November 5. Don William Hughes. CPO Aircraft Fitter.


Reunions


reunion at Blackpool will not be holding an AGM as stated in the January edition. Sorry for any confusion. The AGM will be held at Torquay in October 2011; further details to follow. Our association is made up from shipmates off all commissions, so if there is anyone out there who is an ex HMS Diana matelot, and would like to come along and join us and hopefully meet up with your old oppos, please ring the hotel 01253 620081 and book a room. For further details please contact J.Fisher at johnjackie.fi sher@ talktalk.net or tel: 01530 242850. RN Communications Association: AGM and annual dinner will take place on March 11 and 12 in Manchester. For more details contact the Secretary Carl Beeson at carl@ summerskills.co.uk or tel: 01752 481283 (Work) or 01752 253746 (Home). HMS Victorious/Hermes, SRs and Bakery Chefs 1967 to 1970: We are planning a get together from March 25 to 26 in Portsmouth. For further information contact Hubert Enright at scouseenright@hotmail. co.uk or tel: 07884 040041. 848 NAS Malaya Association: Squadron members of the 1952-56 ‘Malayan Emergency’ formation meet in Bromsgrove on March 26. Contact Les Smith on 01584 711910.


HMS Diana Association: The March 4-6 MARCH 2011


reunion will take place at the Shipwreck, Shotley Marina (ex HMS Ganges, Enright Block) on March 27 from 1200 to 1430. Further details from Peter Brooke on 01473 310189 or 7 Penn Close, Capel St Mary, Ipswich IP9 2UE.


RNXS (East Anglia) Group: 17th annual


Joined FAA 1948 and left RN 1970. Last ships Ark Royal (1961) and Hermes (1968). Life member Llandudno RNA and member of FAA Association. November 23. Aged 80. Edward ‘Little Eddie’ Mosling. Served


from 1942 for the duration of World War 2 in ships Hood and Howe including time with the British Pacifi c Fleet combating the Japanese invasions of the Pacifi c Islands. Lymington & District RNA. December 6. Aged 86. Gerald ‘Gerry’ Down. Stoker. Served


John Scott. Served with 16th/5th Lancers. Associate Wetherby branch. December 2. Aged 81.


Donald Stanley ‘Nobby’ Clark. Served 1944-47 in Triumph. Cheshunt branch. November. Aged 84. Margaret Josephine ‘Bunty’ Lawrie (née) Thorpe. WREN. Served 1949-53 at HMS Dauntless, Mercury, Harrier, Osiris and Nuthatch. Transferred to Littlehampton branch 1997 from Bognor. January 3. Aged 79.


SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION W ‘Bill’ Cheshire. L/Sto. Served on submarines 1942-46 in H34, Ultimatum and Solent. Merseyside branch. Aged 87. G ‘Gordon’ Faithfull. AB AA3. Served on submarines 1943-46 in Sibyl, Simoom, Stoic and Spur. Medway Towns branch. Aged 86. R J ‘Ralph’ Hemsley. AB UC3. Served in submarines 1950-54 in Artemis, Taciturn and Selene. Australia branch. Aged 81. I A ‘Iain’ Nethercott DSM. PO LTO. Served on submarines 1942-47 aboard Otway, H43, Tactician, Upstart, Spirit and Selene. Essex branch. Aged 89. C ‘Cliff’ Summerhayes. Telegraphist. Served on submarines 1941-47 aboard L27, Otway, P555, Surf, Talent, Totem and Tally- Ho. Essex branch. Aged 88. Capt D C R ‘David’ Walters. Served on submarines 1942-54 in P555, Ultimatum, Spur, Alderney, Seascout, Alaric and Aeneas. Colchester branch. Aged 89. M E ‘Mike’ Williams. ME1. Served on submarines 1958-63 in Taciturn, Tactician and Alaric. Beds & Herts branch. Aged 74.


Serene and Fantome. December 25. Aged 91.


Fort York. December 26. Aged 84. Stan Woolley. AB. Served in Rinaldo. December 29. Aged 84. John Morton. Sto. 1. Served in Marmion. January 1. Aged 85. David Hutchins. REM 1. Served in Rowena. January 9. Aged 79.


Jim Huxtable. Sto 1. Served in Circe and


board 1943-46. November 5. Aged 88. Arnold ‘Gash’ Binns. AB FD QM. Served


Don ‘Taffy’ Andrews. L/Stoker. Served on HMS UNICORN ASSOCIATION


on board 1943-46 Mess 20. December 26. Aged 88.


John Empson. Chairman of the Southern branch HMS Illustrious Association for some time and also a National Committee member. November 4.


Peter James Parry also known as Pete and Blondie. Sonar & Asdic Operator. Joined as a Boy in 1942 served at Ganges 1943. Volunteered for submarines his favourite was Unseen; was recalled to ‘standby’ Affray when she was in-build. November 26. Aged 85.


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in Morecambe Bay and ‘Farnols Foot’ (Korean War 1952). HMS Morecambe Bay Association. December 5. Aged 79. William John ‘Sharky’ Ward. Naval Airman AH3(D). Served 1960-69; upon release re-joined as an RO3 1969-71. Served in Victorious and Eagle also Naval Air Stations Condor, Sanderling, Seahawk and Goldcrest; also Mercury. Aircraft Handlers Association. November. Aged 69. Anthony ‘Jed’ Hoare. Leading Airman AH2. Served 1961-70 on release enrolled in Lee Division RFR until 1973. Served in Hermes, Victorious and Albion also Naval Air Stations Seahawk, Osprey, Goldcrest, Fulmar, Daedalus and Condor. The Aircraft Handlers Association. November. Aged 67. R Johnson. Served LCP(R) Strathnaver and LCT 735. Middlesborough LST & Landing Craft Association. Peter Baker. Served in LST 3033, Fly,


Roy Savage. Able Seaman. Served


Glory, Norfolk, St Austell Bay, Superb and Wiay. Holyhead LST & Landing Craft Association. January 1. Aged 82.


Lt Cdr Michael John de Courcy Carey. Joined RNC Dartmouth 1930 then as a Cadet 1933-34 in Frobisher. A Midshipman in Valiant, Ramillies, Glowworm and Royal Sovereign and acting sub-lieutenant RNC Greenwich and Portsmouth. S/Lt and Lt in ships Daring (China Station), Valorous (East coast convoys), London, Unicorn 1942-45 and Beachy Head. Lt Cdr RNAS Anthem, Swiftsure, Protector, Switha, Phoenix, FO Gibraltar (dealing with Suez shipping) and Vanguard (in charge of ships in reserve). January 6. Aged 94.


Sports lottery December 11 2010: VW Polo – AB1 J


Pole; £1,500 – AB2 D L Storey; £500 – AB1 T P Stynes.


December 18 2010: £5,000 – AB1 L J


Broomfi eld; £1,500 – Mne A L Drinkwater; £500 – PO B J Palombella. December 25 2010: £5,000 – Mne A M


Stone; £1,500 – AB B Elliott; £500 – AB P A Richardson.


January 1 2011: £5,000 – S/Lt J Evans;


£1,500 – WO2 G B Langworthy; £500 – Mne J A Zsibrita.


January 8 2011: £5,000 – LWtr R J


Hewitt; £1,500 – LH N Rusden; £500 – C/ Sgt A R Stephens. January 15 2011: £5,000 – LH M T


Meehan; £1,500 – Mne J S Jones; £500 – AB1 M L Hardy.


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Norman West. AB. Served in Coquette. December 23. Aged 77. Alexander Ball DSM. CERA. Served in


ALGERINES ASSOCIATION


World War 2 mainly in Jamaica followed latterly as Ship Engineer in the Merchant Fleet. Previous member of Greenford RNA then later upon moving to the New Forest, Lymington & District branch; also HMS Jamaica Association. December 15. Aged 83.


HMS Peacock Association: Reunion, AGM and lunch at the Royal Naval Club, Royal Leamington Spa on April 23 at 1200. Entertainment and buffet from 1900. All enquiries to Dave Pearson, 12 Ashridge Rise, Berkhamstead, Herts, HP4 3JT or tel: 01442 862274. HMS Harrier, RNADC and Met Branch: Exhibition, April 30 to May 3, in the Coronation Hall, Dale. There is a Commemoration Service in Dale Church, April 30 at 2.30pm to mark the 50th anniversary of the closing of HMS Harrier, Kete. For further details, please contact Margaret Copley, Coastlands Local History Group on 01646 636295.


APRIL 2011


reunion will be held at Lindum Hotel, St Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire from May 13 to 16. All Opossums from the ships fi ve commissions 1945-58 and their wives/ partners are most welcome. Contact Eddie Summerfold at 28 Greymont Road, Limefi eld, Bury, Lancs. BL9 6PN or tel: 0161 764 8778. HMS Leeds Castle First Crew Reunion takes place at the Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool, L3 5QB from May 27 to 29. Guests/partners are welcome. For more information contact Mark Winn at markwinn@ ntlworld.com or tel: 07977 962641.


HMS Gambia Association: Mini reunion at Market Bosworth from May 6 to 8. Contact John Andrews, Social Secretary at babsjo2@ hotmail.co.uk or tel: 01970 627811. HMS Opossum Association: 18th


MAY 2011


reunion for the boys who joined HMS Ganges on June 10, 1958 and lived in Grenville 23 Mess, will take place at Chatham on June 10. Anyone who lived in that mess at the time is very welcome to attend. Please contact


HMS Ganges, 14 Recruitment, 1958: A JUNE 2011 Ask Jack


Oscar the cat: A while ago I purchased a second-hand book, Pursuit: The sinking of the Bismarck by Ludovick Kennedy. Under the cover was a hand written note about ‘Oscar’. He was the ship’s cat on the Bismarck and when it was sunk, he escaped clinging with all claws to a piece of wreckage. He was spotted by the crew of HMS Cossack which was also a casualty of war. This time he was picked up by Ark Royal which was also sunk. Some of the sailors risked their lives to save him and he eventually was landed and spent an honourable retirement at the Belfast Home for Sailors. I am intrigued to fi nd out more about Oscar and the sailors home in Belfast. If you can remember Oscar or have any information at all please contact Mrs D Miller on 020 8997 5670.


The Laughing Sailors Cookery Book: David ‘Rowdy’ Yates, the author of Bomb Alley, is trying to locate an old Pusser’s metal platter (food tray) to use when photographing dishes for his forthcoming collection of traditional naval dishes. As well as taking the reader on a light-hearted voyage through his entire naval career (an SA in 1976 to a WOCA in 2000), the book will contain 16 classic slosher’s creations. If you have a Pusser’s platter for loan or sale, please contact Rowdy on 07718 685936. HMS Stronghold: I was a Ganges boy


serving from 1961 to 1972 in Russell, Decoy, Yarmouth, Tartar, Victory and Triumph. Years after leaving the Navy, I found out that I had lost an uncle, George Richard Lewis, onboard HMS Stronghold. She had been attacked and sunk by a Japanese task group consisting of the heavy cruiser Maya and the destroyers Arashi and Nowaki off Java on March 2, 1942. I would be interested to know if there is an Old Comrades Association or an ‘S’ Type Destroyer Association. Contact Brian Lewis, 43 Porth- y-Castell, Barry, Glamorgan CF62 6QB or tel: 01446 736874.


Bill Rosewell at billrosewell@btinternet.com or tel: 01884 841901. A super reunion was held in London last year with three wives also present.


HMS Liverpool Association: The 28th


reunion takes place on June 11 at the GIs Association, Whale Island, mustering at 1200. Our association is made up of those who served on the cruiser and the Type 42 destroyer and new members are always welcome. For more information and membership details contact John Parker at j.parker51@btinternet.com or tel: 023 9252 1222.


HMS Hecla Gulf Deployment (1990):


A reunion is being planned for June 17 to 19. So that I can get an idea of numbers interested, please contact Colin Bodenham at cbodz@sky.com or tel: 07955 669393 or you can search Facebook for HMS Hecla Reunion.


D-Boats Association: Annual reunion will take place in the WO, SR & SNCOs Mess, HMS Nelson on July 2 and 3. The salute will be taken by a CO from one of the new type 45s. After the march past, tot time and lunch in the mess with invited guests. Further details on the reunion or how to join the association can be obtained from Mike Smith at dboats@tiscali.co.uk or see the website at http://www.d-boats.co.uk or tel: 01553 765530 or write to 206 Main Road, Clenchwarton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4AA.


JULY 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011


HMS Invincible Communications Association (Falklands) 82: Annual reunion to be held in Bournemouth from September 23 to 25. For details contact Tim Jenkins at g0nz0bign0se@aol.com or tel: 07753 766875 or see the website at http://www. freewebs.com/hica82 HMS Sheffi eld Association: 28th Annual


reunion takes place at Tillington Hall Hotel, Stafford, from September 30 to October 3. All shipmates from the C24 cruiser, D80 destroyer and F96 frigate will be made welcome including any new shipmates who wish to join the association. For further details please contact Aleck Boswell on 01455 202342 or the Isle of Wight Tours for hotel bookings on 01983 405116.


OCTOBER 2011 HMS Alert 1961-63 Commission: The


next reunion muster which will be the 50th anniversary of the commission, will be held at 7.30pm on October 1 at The Angel Hotel, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Enquiries to R Howard, 35 Seymour Rd, Lee on Solent, Hants, PO13 9EG or tel: 02392 799141. HMS Ajax and RPVA: 46th annual


reunion will be held at the King Charles Hotel, Gillingham, Kent from October 5 to 6. Open to all who served in the cruiser 1937-48 or frigate 1963-84 or are relatives of those who did so. For further details please contact Malcolm Collis, Glenmorag, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7LW or email malcolm.collis@googlemail.com or tel 01367 240382. HMS Tartar Association: Hold their 8th


reunion and AGM at the Red Lea Hotel, Scarborough from October 7 to 8. All former members of HMS Tartar F133 and her WW2 predecessor and their spouses are most welcome to join us for a great weekend. Numbers have increased at every reunion, so make the effort, you will be guaranteed a warm welcome. For further details please contact Keith Helliwell at k.helliwell@ hotmail.co.uk or tel: 07902 716011. FAA Safety Equipment & Survival Association: Reunion to be held from October 14 to 16 at Bosworth Hall Hotel, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. Please contact Secretary Gordon ‘Pixie’ Parkes at gordon.parkes7@virginmedia.com or tel: 01726 825283. HMS Morecambe Bay Association: Reunion at Torquay from October 14 to 16. All Bay-class frigate men are welcome. Contact Doug Turk at doug.turk@ntlworld. com or tel: 01252 378629.


822 Royal Marine Recruit Squad: A


4th reunion for the Squad (formed January 1965) is planned for October 21 to 23. It is to be held at the Barcelo Imperial Hotel, Blackpool. At present there are 17 squad members ‘signed up’ including 12 who are attending with there respective spouses. Are there any more ‘822ers’ out there? If so contact Bill Wood at wjw1947@sky.com or tel: 01772 617679.


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