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Group Nuku’alofa July 1984

Courtesy
of Archie Anderson
Archie’s
named as many of this group that he can remember;
L-R
Back:
Michael
Blasciewicz
(aka Blaster), Archie Anderson, Stuart Pharaoh (aka Big Boy), ??, ??
Middle:
Jeff
Talbot (standing), Miskin (Mick) Rahman Samy (aka Sinbad) (sitting), Timmy Wride (aka
Tampon), Andy Ball (aka Lightning with the White
Hat), ??
Front:
Marty
Elliot, Gary Maine , John Guy, (aka Squash), Graham Bond (aka Bondy), ??
additional
names have been kindly supplied by Andy
Ball.
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1984
Nuku’alofa Fun Run

Courtesy
of Andy Ball
Andy
recalls:
We took part in
a ship's "Fun Run" in Nuku'alofa, Tonga early 80's, kneeling at
the front is Michael "Blaster" Blasciewicz, and left to right
standing are Stuey "Big Boy" Pharaoh, Graham "Bondy"
Bond, ??, Timmy "Tampon" Wride, Gary Maine, Archie Anderson,
Miskin (Mick) Rahman "Sinbad" Samy, and last but not least Andy
"Lightning" Ball. We thought it would be a great gimmick to run
all joined together with a rope, and at first it was, we were all running
together in a group with the slack rope held loosely in our hands, I was
at about number 5 I think, I don't know who tripped first, number 8 or
number 9, but the first I knew was a shout from just behind and as I
glanced over my shoulder number 7 was snatched off his feet by the rope
suddenly going tight, and remember number 6 behind me and myself trying to
stop but also trying not to fall over, shouting at those in front and
pulling back on the rope, which by this time was tight all the way forward
and as each person in front realised what was happening and tried to slow,
the remainder seemed to run all the harder. It was one of those over in
seconds type thing, but the three at the back that went down got some
nasty scrapes from being dragged up the road for a few yards.
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Group Hong Kong Skivvies Party 1985

Courtesy
of Archie Anderson
This
was taken in the Wardroom in 1985.
L-R
Back:
Alan
Harmston, ??, Archie Anderson, Jeff Talbot, Dave (Buster) Brown, M Turner, Paul 'Freddie'
Truman,
Jim
Barlow
Middle:
Gary
Maine , Chris Bale
Front:
Steve
Sayer,
Bob Ashdown, Dave Hulbert (Scruffy), Miskin (Mick) Rahman Samy (aka Sinbad), John Guy, Tim Wride
Jim
Barlow & Tim Wride have been added by Andy Ball
along with the following note;
"Tim
Wride, known briefly as "Donkey", but subsequently and much more
famously as Timmy Tampon and inspired the phase, "Don't thwart the
third, don't f**k with the fourth, don't josh with the juniors and
certainly don't tamper with Timmy!"
Alan
Harmston, Paul 'Freddie' Truman and Mick Sammy have been named by Mark
Barnett
Dave
Brown, Steve Sayer and ?? (Scruffy) have been named by Ken
Ellis
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Boat Ticket (82-84)

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
I
did my boat ticket in Suva with this mottley crew. I seem to remember that
a cooler full of beer was the first thing to be loaded on board during our
lessons.
Guy
Richards contacted me to say he is the 3/O on the left and the Baby Doc
was in fact Janet Cooke.
L-R Back:
Chris
Bale (A/E/O), Wendy Chappell (WAP).
Sat:
Graham
Bond, Guy Richards (3/O the man in charge), Ken Ellis, Sue Janet Cooke
(Baby Doc) between Ken’s legs, Scarey Joe, Sandie Elson (not sure what
Sandie's job title was), Tracy Piper (Ents Off.), Peter Johnson (2/E/O),
Aussie Maggie (Nurse). The guy on the right was a bedroom steward named
Francis. By the way, we all passed our boat ticket.
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Wheeling
Practice 82-84

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
The
lads doing what they did best!
L-R:
Buster,
Ken Ellis and Scary Joe with three Aussie punters in the Wardroom.
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Silly Hat Party 1982-1984

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Silly
Hat Party in the Wardroom.
L-R:
Kieran
Goulding (4/E/O), ?? (Trog), Michael Blasciewicz (Blaster) (3/E/O), Chris White (Chalkie) (4/E/O)
Andy
Ball thinks that's his left shoulder on the far left.
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Gearbox Shot 1982-1984

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Here’s
another gearbox shot taken around 82 or early 83.
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Leckies 1985-1984

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Taken
in 1982 or early 1983.
L-R
Back:
Kenny
Barnes (Alvin)(A/EL/O), Ken Ellis (A/EL/O).
Front:
Ian
Stoker (A/EL/O), Alan Harmston (Isambard) (A/EL/O), Ken Campbell (A/EL/O),
??(known as Raleigh) (A/EL/O), Ron Dunford (1/EL/O), Don Oliver (A/EL/O),
Andy Jackson (2/EL/O), Gary Wood (J/2/EL/O)
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Leckies Missing Something 1982-1984

Photo
& Comments Courtesy of Ken Ellis
Dave
Brown (Buster) (A/EL/O) and Bob Ashdown (Cuddly Bob) (J2/EL/O) at a Hong
Kong Jocks party. We used to have a rogues gallery in the leckies workshop
on the 'O' and I remember a picture of Buster after we found him fast
asleep stuffed down the side of an AC unit in a fan room at about 10:00AM
- priceless.
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Wardroom
Group

Courtesy
of Graham Bond
All
Graham has told me about the above group is that’s Colin Hindmarsh the
Entertainer receiving his "Penguin" award.
I
can spot my old Mate Mike Jack peaking through second from the right.
What’s the hell’s a Penguin Award and why didn’t I get one? :)
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1986
Bullitt's Stag Night

Courtesy
of Andy Ball
Andy
recalls;
That
might be "Scruffy" on the left but I'm not sure. On the right of
the alleyway, Gary Maine is furthest away, Dave "Bullitt"
Pithers is the one with the ball and chain, no idea about the girl sitting
in the doorway. The occasion was Bullitt's stag night on board Oriana
while she was tied up in Sydney after the last cruise and before too many
people got paid off so about April/May 1986. Bullitt got his nickname due
to a resemblance to a young Steve McQueen (perhaps you had to see him in
person)
Dave
Hulbert (aka Scruffy) assures me that's definitely him although he
can't remember anything about the party ... must have been a ripper
pourout!
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