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- How many Brain Cells have you got left after Chrimbo?
- First Officer(SE) John Evans Crossed the Bar, Sitrep 1. (314)
- New Years Honours List 2021
- LH(Cook) Jordan Critchley RFA
- Captain Peter T Taylor RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar.
- CPO(D) Ian Maclean RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar
- Ron Robins AD75
- Second Officer(X) Alec Dryborough, Crossed the Bar (97)
- The Clock Book Cometh Oct 2021
- Motorman James Harris RFA (Retd) Crossed the Bar
How many Brain Cells have you got left after Chrimbo?
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So how many brain cells have you got left after after all the alcoholic excesses of Chrimbo, not a lot methinks. So here's little quiz from my old mate "The Rozzer" that might either tell you what a good boy (or girl) you were or send you down to see Alcoholics Anonymous (if you can still remember where to go) and don't cheat either to AA when they ask you how much you imbibe or by Googling the answers.
And talking about cheating I remember an SRO who was, allegedly, a regular visitor to the "Long Basket Weaving Course at Netley, used to say "when you arrive at Netley you will be asked how much you drink, if you are on a bottle a day tell them you are on 2 bottles a day and they will give you a bottle". Plus ca change, plus c'cest la breathalyser. Anyway enough of this gay badinage and on to the quiz.
- 1. Which ship demolished a light house at the entrance to Brisbane Harbour, Australia in October 1949?
- 2. Which ship was the only RFA in the Royal Fleet Review by King George V in July 1924?
- 3. Which ship was sunk as a War Grave off the Falkland Islands in June 1982 and is now a protected wreck?
- 4. Six of the crew of this RFA were drowned in the River Medway in April 1925 when they were returning onboard after a run ashore – which RFA?
- 5. A steward on the ss Titanic was saved looking after his passengers and he later joined the RFA serving as a Chief Steward – on what ship?
- 6. In June 1970 this RFA was sunk after striking an uncharted pinnacle of rock off the Seychelles. There was no loss of life but was the ship?
- 7. The German supply ship Lothringen was captured by Royal Navy in June 1941. She was renamed as an RFA and based at Newfoundland – what was her RFA name?
- 8. Which RFA ran aground on a sand bank off Ferry Point, Changi, Singapore in November 1957?
- 9. Which RFA was used to ferry a donkey named Antonio from Malta to Devonport in February 1962 to be used as a mascot at HMS EXCELLENT on Whale Island
- 10. Which RFA sailed from Malta with an Archbishop and his Chaplain as passengers in May 1952
Answers to follow in a week or so but email your answers to captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and points wil be awarded, and points mean prizes. whadda points mean .... PRIZES First prize is a week's holiday in Immingham, Second prize is a two week holiday in Immingham both to be taken during the first week of the next millenium. Never been to Imminham (You haven't lived)? If the River Humber was the "a___hole" of the world, Imminham is 11 miles up it.
Thinking caps on Chaps and chapesses
First Officer(SE) John Evans Crossed the Bar, Sitrep 1. (314)
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Sitrep 1 Funeral timings now confirmed.
It is with much sadness that I report that First Officer(SE) John Michael Evans RFA(Retd) (not a member but part of our RFA family) crossed the bar on Wednesday 15th December 2021 aged 69 . As further details become available I will post them to this page. The funeral arrangements are being made by Livesey Funeral Services. Horwich (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) and will expected to be held at Overdale Crematorium (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) at 11:00 on Thursday 20th January 2022.
Old shipmates and colleagues will be most welcome to attend (subject to to any Covid restrictions extant at the time) and will be invited to join the family for refreshments afterwards.
Family flowers only but donations in lieu and in John's name should be made to the RFA Association the RFA Association via the Funeral Directors or our Paypal account (Sales@rfa-association.org.uk)
On behalf of the RFA Association I offer our sincere condolences to his former wife Deidre, three children, Michael, Paul and Jennifer and six grandchildren. Thanks also to his daughter, Jennifer who made the report to me.
If you have any remembrances of John please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. Alternatively you can post to our facebook page "RFA Crossed the Bar". I am also looking for photographs of John for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
First Officer(SE) John Evans RFA(Retd)
1952-2021
Captain Peter T Taylor RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar.
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Sitrep 1, Funeral arrangemts and photograph.
It is with much sadness that I report that former Captain Peter Trevarthen Taylor RFA(Retd) (not a member but part of our RFA family) crossed the bar on Thursday 9th December aged 100.His funeral will be held at the Weymouth Crematorium (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) on Wednesday 5 January at 14:30 with the arrangements being made by Rose Funeral Services, Weymouth (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) . As anymore details become available I will post them to this page.
Family flowers only but donations in Peter's name, and if desired, should be made to the RNLI and or the RFA Association via our Paypal account (Sales@rfa-association.org.uk)
On behalf of the RFA Association I offer our sincere condolences to his two children, David and Suzanne and seven grandchildren. His wife Estelle who predeceased him. Thanks also to his grandson, Michael Flynn who made the report to me.
If you have any remembrances of Peter please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. Alternatively you can post to our facebook page "RFA Crossed the Bar". I am also looking for photographs of Peter for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
Captain Peter T Taylor RFA(Retd) 1919-2019
LH(Cook) Jordan Critchley RFA
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It is with much sadness that I report that LH(Cook) Jordan Critchley RFA (not a member but part of our RFA family) crossed the bar following a road traffic accident in Nottingham recently, he was just 28 years old.
His funeral is being arranged by Sophie Llewellyn, Coop Funeral Care Exeter street Plymouth PL4 0AH (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) and will be held at 12:00 on 7th January at St Mary’s church Plympton Plymouth PL7 1QW (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) followed by a simple cremation at Efford Crematorium (HERE for their website and HERE for a map)
On behalf of the RFA Association I offer our sincere condolences to Sharon, his mother and Beth his fiance.
As ever I will update this page on receipt of any new information
If you have any remembrances of Jordan please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. Alternatively you can post to our facebook page "RFA Crossed the Bar". I am also looking for photographs of Jordan for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
CPO(D) Ian Maclean RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar
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It is with much sadness that I report that CPO(D) Ian Maclean RFA (Retd) (Member 0710) Crossed the Bar on Friday 3 December 2021 aged 70 after a battle with illness.I have no more details as yet as it happened so recently but I hope to be in touch with the family on Monday (6th December) and will sitrep this page accordingly.
VMT to our chairman, Andy August and Paddy O'Donnell for the heads up
On behalf of the RFA Association and all Ian's shipmates and colleagues (after 28 years of RFA Service) I offer our sincere condolences.
If you have any remembrances of Ian please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. Alternatively you can post to our facebook page "RFA Crossed the Bar". I am also looking for photographs of Ian for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
CPO(D) Ian Maclean RFA(Retd) (Seen on the left)
1951-2021