SERIES 47

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS as at 03 JANUARY 2009

 

We have located 80 /175 219 233 old boys.

The site still needs to acquire the following:

  1. "Passing In" photographs of all the divisions at Fisgard: Acquired to date :Nil (Courtesy Fisgard Museum)
  2. Crests of Caledonia & Condor (Courtesy Barry Clark &Bob Stuart)
  3. Site maps (probably not to scale, send me a sketch and I can fix it) of Caledonia, Condor & Daedalus apprentice areas
  4. "Passing out" photographs of Caledonia, Condor & Daedalus
  5. As many as possible of you old boys to join the Fisgard Associationwww.fisgardassociation.org
  6. Comments & suggestions as to how you would like the site to develope, but be careful as I only have my spare time to do this in.
  7. The names of the last two divisions at Collingwood - Bateson (east or west) and ?????(Courtesy J Garlick)

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19 Dec 2008 A Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all our viewers
05 Dec 2008 My old mate Jim Hough sends in some notes
06 Sept 2008 Bill Ingram sends some photo's
30 Aug 2008 John Timpany has updated his details I think
19 July 2008 What a week - I upgraded to 20Mb Broadband and Virgin Media managed to shut my mailbox so I haven't had email for a week. I had a major heartattack on Thursday 17th. The old ticker stopped in the ambulance but I am home with a stent fitted and very well
28 June 2008 DT (Dave) Smith makes contact from an old email address and agrees to update his details
10 May 2008 New Photo of Blake. The RNEBS Newsletter has reported the demise of Shpt (Rtd) Chris Cole in Jan 2008.
03 May 2008 Mike Jenkins sends Current photo and S47A Passing out photo
19 Apr 2008 Peter Payne-Hanlon updates his details
12 Apr 2008 Al Finn and Mark Jenkins update their details
22 Mar 2008 Welcome to MRH Jenkins
08 Mar 2008 Al Greenbank updates his notes having settled in Thailand
23 Feb 2008 Chris Medway makes contact. Only 156 to find.
02 Feb 2008 Dhobey Washer adds some names to Cale Exped Photo's
12 Jan 2008 Terry Starkey and Dhobey Washer update their details, Dhobey puts up a current photo. Links page updated
08 Dec 2007 Len Clarke adds Guard Photo which causes some confusion re Fog
24 Nov 2007 Len Clarke adds photo
27 Oct 2007 Welcome to David Washer RNZN,
20 Oct 2007 Welcome to Ian Ridley, Roy Smith
06 Oct 2007 Last 30 names off to Pensions people
29 Sept 2007 Welcome to Jeff Frost
15 Sept 2007 Welcome to Richard Kefford, some new photos.
Clive Percival updates his notes and tells me Ed Cooper died in Dec 1964 in Suffolk
08 Sept 2007

Welcome to Dave Holt, Peter Atkins, Dave Marshall and Clive Percival. Dick Butler finds some pictures Daedalus, and Duncan.
Pensions tell me Mike Potts crossed the bar 26/09/2006. Another 10 names traced.

01 Sept 2007

Welcome to Eddy Foster, Peter Atkins and Robert Flockhart and wrote to Michael Sharpe this week. Spoke to Stu Millman on 'phone and emailed him.

25 Aug 2007 Welcome to Derek Titheridge, Trevor James, Len Clarke, Dickie Butler, Todd Appleby and I have learnt that John Wrighton was killed in a car accident in 1968. Pensions tell me that MW Hirst crossed the bar 14 May 1993. Peter Dodd telephoned me, he will put some details on the site and I think Malcolm Joy is trying to make contact via the site. (Please try again Malcolm). Dave Marshall made contact by email
18 Aug 2007 Welcome to Chris Davies. Fraser Robertson and Terry Delves, Terry Delves & George Henderson puts up a current photograph. Phillip Brown gets in touch
Ian Churchill Sends Photographs Anson Stragglers
11 Aug 2007 Spoke to Sandie Voce on the telephone last Sunday he will send some details - Had email from Terry Radford (RIP) brother John
Sent 26 names to Pensions Paymaster. More Photographs John Radford
28 July 2007 Letter off today with 24 names to Pensions Paymaster asking him to forward them to classmates
05 April 2007 Brian Steadman updates his details
26 January 2007 Vaughan Williams updates his details and adds to Cale Dits
07 January 2007

Welcome to Brian Steadman and I have emailed Derek Titheridge for some details

08 April 2006 Spoke to Sid Comfort by telephone this week
21 March 2006 Roger Dawkins contributes Caledonia Band Photographs
21 March 2006 Roger Dawkins updates notes also Phillip Brown and John Ashley
11 March 2006 Martin Higgs adds note to Smoker Concert
31 December 2005 Welcome to Ian Churchill
31 December 2005 Bill Scott adds Photographs to Grenville 1
and Grenville 2
3 December 2005

Managed to get current photgraphs as part of database
see Jim Neville, R V Smith, and Rex Long and Terry Starkey adds to Fisgard Ditts

10 October 2005 Welcome to Terence Starkey in Australia
06 July 2005 Welcome to Allan Greenbank
12 April 2005 Welcome to Alan Finn
21 October 2004 Welcome to Brian Stenning
10 July 2004 Welcome to Barry Holley lurking in Egypt/Greece
19 June 2004 Welcome to Bob Broad
21 May 2004 Welcome to Roger Field
11 May 2004

John Lunn adds a couple of items to the Dits
www.series47.org.uk/fisgard/fgarddits.htm
www.series47.org.uk/fisgard/cale/caleddits.htm

10 May 2004 Welcome to John Lunn in Australia
20 March 2004 Final PO Hook identified Chuck Wedick
www.series47.org.uk/fisgard/CPO%20Apps.htm
12 January 2004 Welcome to Bill Ingram (RNZN) an ERA of Caledonia and mentions of Johnny Evans (RNZN) ex S46
28 August 2003 Welcome to Jim Neville (RNZN) REA of Collingwood
23 August 2003 Clive Peacock supplies Passing Out Photograph for HMS Caledonia with many faces identified
01 August 2003 Clive Peacock identifies 12 faces on Hooks Photo- still missing 1Grenville name www.series47.org.uk/fisgard/CPO%20Apps.htm
31 July 2003 Welcome to Clive Peacock (36 to Date)
11 June 2003 Welcome to Roger Dawkins, who has added some notes to Dave Whittaker,Pip Brown,Pete Humphries and R Dennis
31 May 2003

New photographs from Martin Higgs
http://www.series47.org.uk/fisgard/NEbphot.htm http://www.series47.org.uk/cwood/9Guard.htm http://www.series47.org.uk/cwood/smoker.htm http://www.series47.org.uk/cwood/Cwtime2a.htm
and "the Boise" have now got their own page

24 May 2003 The Fisgard site now carries photographs of 1 Class jobs via the NEWS page
14th May 2003 Welcome to David Renouf
13th May 2003 Somebody updated Dave Sumner details but alas no email adress
19th April 2003 Stuart Brown adds more names to faces in the Cale Photographs
5th April 2003 Welcome to Stuart Brown
29th March 2003 New Photographs Condor, Centenary Banquet,Caledonia
3rd March 2003 Received photographs of Condor from Barrie Clark which will appear soon
8th February 2003 Bill Scott has provided the first photographs for Caledonia
21st January 2003 Welcome to Bill Scott
7th September 2002 Martin Higgs, Richard Keen and Tony Egerton have updated their details
1st August 2002 Welcome to John (Jason) Smith
10 July 2002 Don Walmesley updated his details (30 to date)
19 May 2002 Welcome to Peter Juniper
14 May 2002 Welcome to Ed Cole
22 April 2002 Welcome to Don Walmsley, and Pete Morris has been in touch
20 April 2002 Sketch of Condor supplied by Barrie Clark
20 April 2002 Welcome to Dusty Miller
15 April 2002 Welcome to Derek Titheridge
10 April 2002 Welcome to Chuck Wedick
01 April 2002 Welcome to Richard Kean (S48A) and Rex Long
31 March 2002 Added Condor Photo and Fisgard Factory - notes on Hops and Smoker
31 March 2002 Welcome to Peter Payne-Hanlon (OBE)
29 March 2002 Welcome to Tony Egerton
21 March 2002

More photographs added Smoker, Exped (enter thro' Timeline 1964) and more Dits (both Fisgard and Collingwood) Still looking for more old boys

19 March 2002 Welcome to Ian Stanley (Cdr)(no mention of Falklands or DSO)
14 March 2002 Got together with Bob Roberts, Phil Turnbul, Roger Barnes, Lionel Smith, Dave Smith, Tony Mooney and me at Red Lion in Fareham. More Photographs and notes obtained
12 March 2002 Series 48 Accelerated added
11 March 2002 Welcome to F J Henderson (18 to date)
8 March 2002 I have contacted Roger Barnes and Chuck Wedick this week ( he is in contact with Kiwi Neville)
7 March 2002 Welcome to T G J Andrews (AA) living in Perth Australia
4 March 2002 Welcome to Dave Gledden (ERA). Welcome to Phil Turnbull (S48A)
2 March 2002 Re Hashed Fisgard Photographs
2 March 2002 Welcome to Barrie Clark (AA) who provided a Condor Crest
1 March 2002 Added Dipbacks
28 Feb 2002 Welcome to Lionel Smith (AA)
28 Feb 2002 Updated Daedalus section
23 Feb 2002 Updated Condor & Caledonia sections - names for Caledonia supplied by Pete Smithers (S36) Ex FIFE
23 Feb 2002 Added timelines 1966/1967
21 Feb 2002 Contacted Chairman of Collingwood Society and joined. They could have lots of photographs and scrap books
20 Feb 2002 Telephoned O A Mooney(Scouse) and D T Smith(Dave) and agreed to meet week beginning 2nd March 2002
17 Feb 2002 Big trouble with dip backs to/from S47 - to be resolved
17 Feb 2002 Updated Class lists from logs supplied by Fisgard Museum (175)
17 Feb 2002 All new entry photographs on site
13 Feb 2002 Started adding new Entry Photographs
10 Feb 2002 Series 47 Web Site goes live

9 Feb 2002

Fisgard Museum very kindly sent me photocopies of all your Fisgard Workshop Results and hidden in the bottom of the envelope was photocopies of our class joining photograph's. Watch this web site for developements.

7 Feb 2002

Welcome to Smith R V Roger (S48 Accelerated)
Jan 2002 Welcome to Jim Hough, Len Munroe,Martin Higgs, Len Ricketts, Bob Roberts, Vaughan Williams and of course me

Dec 2001

Class list obtained from Fisgard Association