Class Photos - Series 18

Joined May 1953

HMS Fisgard

Photos supplied by Jim Sherman, Ron Christian, Albert Holmes, Derek Hornett & Colin Foster.

• Jim Sherman and friend Jim Sherman and friend
• Duncan Division Duncan Division
• Outside Alert Hut Outside Alert Hut
• Bill Bone, Bert Holmes & App. Hammond? Bill Bone, Bert Holmes & App. Hammond?
• Outside A1 Hut Outside A1 Hut
• Bert Holmes Bert Holmes
• Duncan OA Apprentices Duncan OA Apprentices
• Duncan Guard Duncan Guard
• Jim Sherman, Pete Marsh & friend Jim Sherman, Pete Marsh & friend
• CPO & PO Apprentices CPO & PO Apprentices
• Bert Holmes & John Dagg Bert Holmes & John Dagg
• Anson Division Passing Out Anson Division Passing Out
• Phil Hart, Derek Hornett, Bill Fry & Chris Arnold Phil Hart, Derek Hornett, Bill Fry & Chris Arnold
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HMS Caledonia

Photos supplied by Colin Foster, Ron Christian, Derek Hornett & Harry Avison.

• Anson Division Anson Division
• Grenville Division 9-Class Grenville Division 9-Class
• 11-Class OAs Diving Class 11-Class OAs Diving Class
• 11-Class OAs Diving Class 11-Class OAs Diving Class
• Grenville Division 11-Class Grenville Division 11-Class
• Passing Out Class Passing Out Class
• Passing Out Class Passing Out Class
• Passing Out Class Passing Out Class
• Anson Division Passing Out Class Anson Division Passing Out Class
• Grenville Division Passing Out Class Grenville Division Passing Out Class
• Shipwrights Passing Out Shipwrights Passing Out
• Passing Out Dinner Passing Out Dinner
• Passing Out Dinner Passing Out Dinner
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HMS Collingwood

Photos supplied by Albert Holmes, Frank Deans, Peter Phillips & Jim Sherman.

• Bateson Division Bateson Division
• Queens Birthday Parade Queens Birthday Parade
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• A pint at the ‘Hop’ A pint at the ‘Hop’
• Passing Out Class Passing Out Class
• Passing Out Guard Passing Out Guard
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HMS Condor

Photo supplied by Dave Robson.

• Aircraft Artificer Apprentices Aircraft Artificer Apprentices
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Reunions

60th Anniversary Reunion at the Langstone Hotel, Hayling Island - 4th May 2013. On a beautiful day on Hayling Island, 24 members of Series 18 gathered together to celebrate surviving to commemorate the Diamond Anniversary of joining the RN as artificer apprentices at HMS Fisgard. (Colin Foster calculated that it was 25% of those expected to survive were in attendance). Judging by the comments received thus far, it was a successful evening dining and reminiscing, many meeting for the first time since leaving Fisgard. Colin Foster had the splendid idea for producing name tallies with a “mug shot” from the Fisgard era. Each of us then sent a photo to Colin to make into a name tag. Thus, on the evening we all were able to associate the teenage youth in the picture with the face presented 60 years later and we all had a memento of the evening. By coincidence a couple of “dog walkers” came face to face across the dinner table unbeknown to each other and became re-acquainted under a different umbrella. Photos supplied by Ron Christian & Bert Holmes.

• Reception drinks Reception drinks
• Dave Brown, Ron Christian & Colin Foster Dave Brown, Ron Christian & Colin Foster
• Table 2 Table 2
• The attendees The attendees
• The Ladies The Ladies
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