Finally got the raft alongside in Bremerhaven and not allowed to go to bed as it was Skippers rounds.

Jimmy ,Paddy ,Loughron,probably the ugliest hardest man I ever met. Remember spittles and punches for any fault.Captain Roy Watson,Navigator in Marchwood. SSGT Danny Raistrick where are you ??
The ACC Chef (my arse )who was handcuffed to the galley stove crew on the St. George in a storm cos he refused to get out of bed. Or get off here. Mogeley offered to skin him

Originally Posted by mexe205

Jimmy ,Paddy ,Loughron,probably the ugliest hardest man I ever met. Remember spittles and punches for any fault.Captain Roy Watson,Navigator in Marchwood. SSGT Danny Raistrick where are you ??
The ACC Chef (my arse )who was handcuffed to the galley stove crew on the St. in a George Or get off here.

Danny R was a screw at HMP Winchester, still kicking around the area a few years ago.

That the last I heard of Danny R I also heard that John Henry Robertson was working in HMP Winchester don't know if it's true.

Originally Posted by mexe205

Thanks Don, funny how names of huge characters from the regiment come to mind and appear to have disappeared. I went to one reunion at Marchwood mess and thouroughly enjoyed the day. Sadly some of the stars and characters were missing or lost touch. Maybe its just me thinking those days were so important.Others may differ but best years of my life,so far, were spent on a raft in the s*** with the best of the crowd. Myself and Tony,slim, were on exercise in the channel with an LCL and weather turned bad and we couldn't side lift in the swell. We were asked lol to stay on the raft long line astern and towed back 120 miles over 6-7 hrs into calmer waters to eventually get picked up. Corn beef sarnies and a flask of tea,before the days of huts and cuddys.That's when you get to know people. Remember the shudder of a mexe in bad weather. Few would believe you. Happy days!

Had a similar experience but much better circumstances. In Bahrain Roads the LSL had to go and Bunker and for some reason the Mexe had to take all the ammo that the Bedevere was carrying and drift around all day. Well sod that says Brian Harris the skipper and alongside a ocean going tug we go begging for water, well several hours a three course meal and many tinnies later we see the Bedevere steaming out to the roads so like all good Mexemen we didn't moan about being abandoned for the day and just got the raft lifted and got our heads down.

has any body got any photo of "ARAKAN " as i work with " jock" who served on her in the eigthes it would make his day

Originally Posted by fosters8939

has any body got any photo of "ARAKAN " as i work with " jock" who served on her in the eigthes it would make his day

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Fosters. It's not McGerty is it??? If it is I'll send you a plague.

Digger Re your post :-
Jock, I think would be me Jock Kennedy, I am living in the north of England, I am in regular contact with Niel Gaskin, I met Kenny Ruddock several months ago who I believe is in regular contact with Shuggy Gawler, Steve Forsyth ACC used to work with YoYo is now living in Tailand, and Phill Poole is living in I think Fishguards Wales.

Originally Posted by smiler042

Remember that trip well, I was on the wheel when we turned back in rough seas to Falmouth & seeing the sea swell level with the bridge windows was a ass clenching moment. I really thought we were going to roll that morning....

Lol two days from Wilmington I had to drill out the remains of the broken Flag Staff with waves going over me whilst clipped onto two safety wires now that was ass clenching. was a rough trip, midships housing front plate was pushed back several inches and I think we lost the stbd anchor, we were battered so much the paint fell off the inside of the fuel tanks which meant we had to clean the fuel filters every half hour or the main engines would have failed, now that would have been scary. LOL