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Jim Mason
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Yes you are correct, HMS Drake was RNB Devonport, RNAS Bramcote was HMS Gamecock at Nuneaton. HMS Thunderer did not happen until the late 70s (Bandmaster Michael "Zoonie" Howarth) The C in Cs Band (Mediterranean) from the flagship did occasionally live ashore at HMS Phoenicia(Manoel Island) between cruises ( I was there at times from 1947/50 and again from 1952/54) and in later years they lived ashore in HMS St Angelo in between cruises (Lt Wally Shillito) when Phoenicia closed down, just before the Malta Band was withdrawn.
Incidentally, When the Home Fleet band was split in two, Bill Greasely kept all the "good" hands and I had got all the reprobates - but what a great band! and what great runs ashore we had! Malmo, Ponta del Garda, and Lisbon in particular seemed to bring out the best in everyone! |
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Dan A
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HMS Lion Band..1963/64.....Singapore..
B/M Toms
B/Sgts Flux and Blogg
B/Cpls Douglas, Odey and Potter
Bugs Cooper, Winter and Ferguson
Musns Busby, Carter, Eley, Hammond, Long, Mann, Moody, Powell,
Ripley, Soper, Saunders J, Saunders R and Vickers.
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2nd Clarinet
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Location: An exotic beach fronted abode in the Carribean
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| Dan A wrote: | HMS Lion Band..1963/64.....Singapore..
B/M Toms
B/Sgts Flux and Blogg
B/Cpls Douglas, Odey and Potter
Bugs Cooper, Winter and Ferguson
Musns Busby, Carter, Eley, Hammond, Long, Mann, Moody, Powell,
Ripley, Soper, Saunders J, Saunders R and Vickers.
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Dan
Was that Buglar 'Bernie' Winter and Musn 'Paul' Moody?
If so, I remember serving with them at Chatham in the '70s.
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bootybandy
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Location: A nice wee town on the Solent, just biding my time.
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You must remember CSgt Phil Ripley, Bob? He was once the SNCO on the Ark Royal Band and as a Drum Major on a Carnival somewhere oop North, he wheeled around a roundabout with the D/M Staff holding onto the wrong end. He struggled a little bit with that... 
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Errol
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Location: Walmer. Kent
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| bootybandy wrote: | | You must remember CSgt Phil Ripley, Bob? He was once the SNCO on the Ark Royal Band and as a Drum Major on a Carnival somewhere oop North, he wheeled around a roundabout with the D/M Staff holding onto the wrong end. He struggled a little bit with that... |
Phil is still alive and kicking down here in Deal.  |
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bootybandy
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Cheers Errol, I have seen him ocassionally when down there. Was he working in an undertakers type job?
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