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GUESTBOOK ARCHIVE 05 |
| Name. : Alan Bloomfield |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Sep 57 - May 58 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF JOC Signals Centre |
| Please enter your comments here, : An experience never to be forgotten. Well done for the site. Just how many are left from the tests. Grapple X & Y seen, would like to hear from anyone there at this time. Particularly what sort of health they are having. |
| EMail address. : alan.bloomfield@ntlworld.com |
| Name. : Steve Lowe |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : N/A |
| Service if applicable. : N/A |
| Please enter your comments here, : Excellent site found whilst surfing for my Father, John Lowe, served on HMS Narvik at Xmas Island. John is now chairman of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association and would love to hear from you (via me) |
| EMail address. : steve@crawfordplace,fsnet.co.uk |
| Name. : Jessica |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : n/a |
| Service if applicable. : n/a |
| Please enter your comments here, : I'm doing a project on Christmas Island and your website has gave me lots of information. Thanks |
| Name. : Clive Rice |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1956-7 |
| Service if applicable. : R.A.F. Task Force Grapple |
| Please enter your comments here, : I was an Instrument Fitter with the first Task Force Grapple support flight servicing team based initially at Hickham AFB Hawaii and then on the Island. Would love to hear from any of the original gang who are still around and stumble on this site (for wh |
| EMail address. : cliverice@ontel.net.uk, & riceclive@hotmail.com |
| Name. : Dennis Pangburn |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1962 Spring/early Sum. |
| Service if applicable. : USN |
| Please enter your comments here, : Just visiting again, showing the site to my grandson. |
| Name. : Robert Cooper |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Sep 57 to June 58 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF, JOC site |
| Please enter your comments here, : Hell's teeth, this brings back memories. Great site! Glad someone is telling the tale. Was a GWF in those days. |
| EMail address. : bobcoopere@aol.com |
| Name. : Eric Lewis |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Mar 1962 - Mar 1963 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : Plenty of H Bombs (courtesy of Operation Dominic), lots of Tenants beer, millions of Land Crabs and billions of Cockroaches, but plenty of happy memories all the same. An interesting posting, quite a different experience from Gan (yes, I'm an ex-Gannite |
| EMail address. : eric.lewis@ukaea.org.uk |
| Name. : TOM LIDDLE |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : DEC57 DEC 58 |
| Service if applicable. : ROYAL SIGNALS |
| Please enter your comments here, : Served 12 months on the island, witnessed 5 tests. Lived at Main Camp, and also did a short stint on Fanning Island. I also spent about 2 weeks at Tripler Navy hospital Honolulu. Met a Dennis Marlborough there. He served on USS Enterprise. Any info. |
| EMail address. : tom@liddle38.f9.com.uk |
| Name. : eric whittle |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : n/a |
| Service if applicable. : |
| Please enter your comments here, : Pete, what an excellent addition. Looks like you had a good time. Keep up the good work mate. Will call round soon for a natter. Best wishes Eric Whittle Staff Sergeant (RTD) ho! ho! |
| EMail address. : you know it!! |
| Name. : john caldwell |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 -1959 |
| Service if applicable. : 94 company R.A.S.C |
| Please enter your comments here, : great to find this site (good work) would like to contact an old friend. Chick Cornish from fae side pl wallyford (Scotland) |
| EMail address. : muslin@iinet.net.au |
| Name. : John Thomson |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1959-1960 |
| Service if applicable. : REME 2Spec Eng Wksp |
| Please enter your comments here, : Great site will have to send some Photo's |
| EMail address. : ambrbark@telusplanet.net |
| Name. : Brian Roberts |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : None |
| Service if applicable. : None |
| Please enter your comments here, : Just looking up all the Brian Roberts on net and loved the site. This site is brilliant and really enjoyed seeing what my namesake did!! |
| EMail address. : badger40@hotmail.com |
| Name. : Tony Le Surf |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : N/A |
| Service if applicable. : Special Constabulary |
| Please enter your comments here, : Excellent! very informative and well done. Well worth the read, keep up the good work |
| EMail address. : tony@tonylesurf.co.uk |
| Name. : Giles Falconer |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : n/a |
| Service if applicable. : n/a |
| Please enter your comments here, : Your site goes from strength to strength Peter - well done for illuminating a period of history that it would be all too easy to overlook! |
| EMail address. : gmf@tinyworld.co.uk |
| Name. : Mick Griffiths |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1956/57 |
| Service if applicable. : |
| Please enter your comments here, : Nice to see a web site which evokes fond memories of the island. Hope many personnel who enjoyed their stay will sign up. Mick Griffiths |
| EMail address. : mgriffi508@aol.com |
| Name. : John Hogg (paddy) |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958-1959 |
| Service if applicable. : Royal Engrs |
| Please enter your comments here, : I have just found you web site, it is great brought back lots of great memories. I know an Eric EMMINGHAM who has sent you some information on the island I have lost with him hope to catch up with him. Well done. John |
| EMail address. : JohnHogg@cwctv.net |
| Name. : Jim Gwilt |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 / 59 |
| Service if applicable. : Royal Engineers |
| Please enter your comments here, : My second visit Pete. The Web Site is looking good mate. Have just seen an entry from Paddy Hogg. if you are looking Paddy give me a call on E/ Mail. have sent you one , still waiting for a reply. |
| EMail address. : Jgsapper@ntlworld.com |
| Name. : Michael Gruber |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : HMS WARRIOR |
| Service if applicable. : Fleet Air Arm [Flight Deck Party] |
| Please enter your comments here, : Any Ex Warriors out there Any Ex 'WARRIORS' out there? we hold a Reunion every year, the next one will be at Plymouth June 2003 [the 5th reunion to date] any Ex 'WARRIORS'welcome [any commision] |
| EMail address. : seagrub@merliner.fsnet.co.uk |
| Name. : Ted Lockyer |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1963/64 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : Having heard some of the horror stories about Operation Grapple, I feel guilty because I spent most of my time sailing (Albacores), water skiing, swimming, correspondence courses, boozing - you name it, but not much work. I worked in VHF section and we we |
| EMail address. : Ctedlockyer@aol.com |
| Name. : Alistair Currah |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : n/a |
| Service if applicable. : |
| Please enter your comments here, : RAF Gan webmaster. Well done Pete, its lookin` good! New domain name has now been updated on my Links page. Keep it up! |
| EMail address. : alistair@rafgan.co.uk |