SERIES 31.

Updated 14th February 2010

Doug Jerram's Collection.


Roger Trigg, Doug Jerram, Mick Kelly, George Cane, Brian Sarah and Pete Spencer


Jock Campbell, Knocker White, John Grantham, Trevor Armstrong, Brian Booth, Alec Stewart, Tony Horton.


Alec Stewart

Doug Jerram with David 'Chopper' Parker on his 500cc Gold Star.

John Syborn, John Grantham, Brian Sarah cutting wood at Glen Esk.


Doug Jerram, Taff Wyatt Roger Trigg, Civvy MT Driver, Trevor Armstrong.


Bill Lucas, Doug Jerram, John Elliott, Doug Hare
Geordie London, Brian Sarah
Tony NAG Privett, Tony Randall, Mick Berry Graham Sedgwick

John Syborn, Alec Stewart, George Skinner, Taff Wyatt, John Grantham, Doug Jerram.
A sad fact is that the four middle aprentices have all 'crosed the bar'.


Doug 'Doc' Symes, Doug Jerram, John King.

Brian Sarah and Doug Jerram on the U Boat

Geordie London on the Torpoint Ferry.

Doug Jerram, Roger trigg and Pete Woodbridge.

John Grantham and Brian Sarah, prior to embussing to Glen Esk.

Doug Jerram, Mombassa 1966, celebrating the birth of his first son, England winning the World Cup and Divisions.

Brian Sarah, trying to look mean!

Bill Lucas, Doug jerram,Roger Trigg, John King
Ken Daniel, Geordie London and Brian Sarah. Sports Day 1958.

Ken Daniel and Doug Jerram on the U Boat.


50th Anniversary Celebrations - September 2007

To read reports and see photographs of this memorable event please CLICK HERE

To read the History of HMS FISGARD, and to see photos of the Fisgard site as it is today, 

 please CLICK HERE

From David Phillips - 12th March

                    Bob Jones (Collin
 

More from the Chris Chitty Collection - 12th March.

Chris Chitty & Al Davies at HMS Caplet dance.

         (Served on this during 12 Class)

 Chris with Ev Talbot (Series 35?)

 

 At The Series 31 Caledonia  New Zealand Reunion - 12th March 2007

 

Mini Reunion at the Golden Lion Fareham - 11th March 2008

Graeme Thornton           ` Phil Rosier                  Trevor Benson       

Michael Field in Christmas mode! 2007

S31 and S32 combined at Arbroath

 

Thanks to Tony Broomfield for this picture, taken in Jan 1962, of S32 AA 3s at Arbroath. The first class of Air Apprentices to be let loose on real aircraft!

Back row, Left to right: Brian Padington, Phil Manley (S32), John Cecil (S32), Pete Hooton, Sid Palmer, Pete Woodbridgde, George Skinner, John Pierce (S32), Dave Lilley

Front Row: Phil Rosier, D.O. Lt Sturgeon, Tony Broomfield (S32),Captain, Roger Trigg, Div Chief (? Jenkins?) Les Chantler.

Bob Sproston's moment of fame!

Michael Field's Exped Report

Fisgard Magazines and New Entry Divisions

FISGARD AND COLLINGWOOD MAGAZINE LIBRARY

A selection kindly provided by Ced Fray, Malcolm Wellington and Dave Phillips

To enter the library, please CLICK HERE

These magazines are best read in 'Full Screen' mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

TO VIEW THE NEW ENTRY DIVISIONS ALBUM

 PLEASE CLICK HERE

 


S31 4 CLASS HOOKS 1958


Photo supplied by Len Borrowdale
S31. 4 CLASS HOOKS. 

 

Back Row: 

No 1,  F Evans, MJ Hubery, RC Bond, CM Thurtell, JKing, D. Jerram, BE Healey,  BH Wood, J Grantham, CR Fray.

Centre Row:

No 12, C Madden, No 14, JJ Bailey, B. Booth, G. Sedgwick, AF Wyatt, W Kirk, GP Sanders, No 21, FL Flack

Front Row:

RJ Perrett, L Borrowdale, DC Treagust, A.Horton, Captain AJ Cawthra, Cdr Gent, RA Cossey, AJ Carling, RD Hodges,

 R Sproston.



Chris Chitty's collection

Chris himself at Fisgard

 

More to come!

 

SANDY SANDERS COLLECTION

To view Sandy's collection CLICK HERE

Malcolm Wellington's Collection

Here's a group of pictures kindly supplied by Malcolm.

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Roger Bond's Collection

Roger Bond - Still waiting to be called up for England!

Bateson Boys Mick Field, Johnny Boyce Johnny Ball

Back Row: Ball, Butcher, Brown, Baker, George, Chitty, Evans.

Front Row: Thomas, Bailey, Bond, Gibson, Apps.

Jim Bailey, Bugsy Baker and Roger Bond

 

Crusader Hut Xmas Party 1957.

Back of above photograph.

Pitlochry Exped 1961

Roger Bond, Ricky Roscoe and Willy Sherval

Now to the serious business!

Collingwood Bateson Division Sod's Opera

'Roadside 8 + 1'

 

And again!

Field Marshall Montgomery takes the salute. S31 Passing out parade

HMS Collingwood 15th August 1961.

 

Cover from Passing Out Parade Programme.

Passing Out Guard

Dave Phillip's Collection

 

On Ben Vrackie Peak Marker

Len Borrowdale, Mick Hubery, Chats Charters, Dave Phillips, Bob Powell, Mick Jones.

 

At a BR Halt when on the Breacon Beacons Outward Bound

Back Row: Bob Powell, ?, Pete Bright, Vic Shane, ?, Bob Stallard, Chris madden, Chats Charters

Rog Wilson, Dave Phillips, 'Pappy' King.

Front Row: Mick Hubery, Len Borrowdale,  Mick Carthew, 'Clucker' Howlett, ? Cowper, Mick Jones, Rob Kirk.

 

Some of Blake New Entries with their 'minders':

Borrowdale, Madden, Roscoe, Phillips, Ash Jones (S28), Shergold, Bri Hunt (S28), Evans, Gough, Smith

Ready to turn in? Ron Birt (S?), Watkinson, Gough, Chapple - Hyam, Roscoe, Bundy (S?), Molloy (S32),

Campbell (S?)

The Home Guard!

Nigel Gough & David Phillips

Ready For Use - Refill.  Bernard Jolly

A Host of Golden Daffodils!

Jolly, Pete Morris (S?), Birt (S?).

Howlett & Burgess (S?)

Rocky Roscoe, Frank Evans & David Phillips.

Our late, great friend Nige in civvies in Bognor.

 

Blake 10 - A bit out of focus!

 

Clowning with Blake

A failed passport pic attempt.

A Blake hut party

 

A very young Lenny Borrowdale

 

Tony Hunter, Alan Sparkes & David Phillips

Jim Molloy, Rocky Roscoe and Frank Evans

Barry Padington

 

 

Rick Roughton

Watson,Gough,Roscoe,Keal,Borrowdale,Evans,Shergold and Chapple-Hyam

Xmas party frolics -Blake Style!

 

Tony Hunter and David Phillips

 

 

John Rowsell's Collection

 

 

 

S31 Passing Out Guard HMS Collingwood.

Brian Healey, John Rowsell and Bob Sproston lead the guard

Exped in Scotland

John Rowsell, Harry Harrisonand Bob Sproston

Rollason, Rowsell, and Mountfield on exped in Scotland.

 

S31 Passing out HMS Collingwood.

 

John Rowsell and Trevor Benson strolling down East Side

 

Will Williamson and John Rowsell enjoying exped in Scotland.

 

Exmouth Division

Pictures supplied by Tony Privett

Exmouth guardsmen 1958

 

Sunseekers 1958

 




Anson 1957

Back: Andy Davis, Chris Canham, Rocky Rochester,Fred Cheeseman

2nd Row: Garrett, Tom Mead, Trev Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Lank Armstrong.

3rd Row: Jim Hamilton, Thomas?   ??? Nettleton, Madison, Barry Swallow.

Front: Chris hayward, Dave Otley (Series 34?)

Photo supplied by Tom Mead

From Hugh Upward's Collection

A Grenville hut ready for rounds.

Recreation Room - Grenville.

 

A L Ellsmore-Creed

Pete Woodbridge and Dave Eldridge

Hugh Upward, Dave Williams and another on U Boat patrol!

11A Exped from Collingwood to Scotland July 1961

DA Phillips, L Borrowdale, M Hubery, C Madden, ? Carthew, R Powell, P.O. V Shane, R Stallard

MA Jones, ? Couper,WK Charters, HRJ Upward, G Howlett, RA Wilson

 

First Man in Space! 

Birthday Fisgard Style!

 

Mick Croft and Pete Smith

Lj Syborn and Pete Woodbridge.

 

 

From Stuart Millar's collection.

Passing Out Dinner S31 at HMS Caledonia April 1961

Back: Jim Watts, John King, Noddy Smith, CPO McLeod, Stuart Millar, Reg Harnett

Middle: Ivor Jones, Taff Newton.

Front: 'Bert' Brading, Dave Eldridge.

 

Stuart Millar, D. McLeod, Dave Eldridge.

 

Sports Day, HMS Fisgard 1958 Frobisher Division. I don't know where I was - Skiving off somewhere!

Can you name these?

 

 

A very young - looking Keith Miskin (Hawke)

 

John Rowsell (Hawke)

Pete Penwarden (Frobisher)

 

Pete and Fred Wyatt (Frobisher)

S31 Rogues Gallery!



Mick Field & Tony Carling


The late Hugh Maltby, Fred Flack and Don Searl (all Hawke Division).





Pete (Pop) Brading, George Lilly, Mick Field.


Dirk Barclay, Brian Healey & Rod Humphries



Jim Hamilton (Anson)



Jim Hamilton passing -in 1958



Jim Hamilton & Charlie Parker.(Anson)



Camp fire Glen Esk 1959




Grenville Division informally





Pictures kindly supplied by John Apps





Al Sheppard, R Perrott, Pete Penwarden, Chuck Berry and Ernie Pocock




Dirk the Lone Ranger? Dousland, Dartmoor, 1958



?     ?      Jock O'Donnell, Ron Betts, Dirk Barclay - Collingwood NAAFI


Four Blake Muscle-men!
Ossie Chapple-Hyam, Pete Padington, Len Borrowdale, Clunker Howlett



Left to Right
Eric Roughton,Clucker Howlett, Chris Madden, Willie Sherval, Frank Evans,
Rocky Roscoe, Len Borrowdale, Dave Phillips, Jock Hunter




Nige Gough, Geoff Howlett, and Len Borrowdale




Chris Madden (Blake) Roger Wilson (Hawke) and Geoff Haberfield (Hawke) in 1962



Not really S31 - but they kept Blake in order!
Lt Cdr Johns and CPO Roberts.



The Castaways



 

Come listen to the band!

Picture supplied by Dave Goodwin. The band had its fair share of S31 members - Can you spot them?

Series 31 -At HMS Collingwood

Passing out parade S31 HMS Collingwood August 1961

Passing out parade S31 HMS Collingwood August 1961

Passing out parade S31 HMS Collingwood August 1961



The funeral party of JB 'Jack' Carstairs, who died whilst in 8 Class at HMS Collingwood.

 

2nd from Right is Ron Betts (Grenville), far right Dirk Barclay. Taken at NAAFI Collingwood. 1959

 

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