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GUESTBOOK ARCHIVE 08 |
| Name. : John Noble |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : May63 to May64 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF Catering |
| Please enter your comments here, : Have been to the re-unions not met anyone from my time on the Island. It was the last year of Christmas Island as a base so they may not consider that B.N.T.V.A. applies to them, let me assure you it does, even if it is just to offer support to the test veterans. |
| EMail address. : grapple@xmas63.freeserve.co.uk |
| Name. : edward bagnall (ted) |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : june1958-jan1959 |
| Service if applicable. : raf |
| Please enter your comments here, : many happy memories about Christmas Island, does anyone out there remember "the pistol club" outside our tent on main camp? I worked in the stores on the airfield. I was there for the 4 bomb trials for operation grapple. |
| EMail address. : lee.griffiths5@btopenworld.com |
| Name. : Bob Witney |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1957-58 |
| Service if applicable. : Catering Corp |
| Please enter your comments here, : Many thanks for putting me on your web site. Best wishes Bob |
| EMail address. : asmith2701@aol.com |
| Name. : R S Kirkland |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : August 1957- January 1958 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : I attended the reunion at Weston-Super-Mare 25th-28th October 2002 my first time and enjoyed it. I met some very interesting people, including Chatty. I am looking forward to the next reunion. |
| EMail address. : bobkirkland@tinyworld.co.uk |
| Name. : Terri Teraabo Pollard |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 - 1970 |
| Service if applicable. : Civilian |
| Please enter your comments here, : Thanks, Chatty. Hope your readers/viewers found my article interesting. Comments are most welcome to me at email address below. |
| EMail address. : terri.pollard@cwctv.net |
| Name. : Terri Teraabo Pollard |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 - 1970 |
| Service if applicable. : Civilian |
| Please enter your comments here, : Thanks, Chatty. Hope your readers/viewers found my article interesting. Comments are most welcome to me at email address below. |
| Name. : Taffy Dyke |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 08.11.57 |
| Service if applicable. : Royal Engineers |
| Please enter your comments here, : I was on island during 8th November 1957, on the Grapple X test. Look forward to hearing from anyone who would like to get in contact. |
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EMail address. : glendyke@hotmail.com |
| Name. : Frank Naylor |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : Balloon Unit from RAF Cardington Main hoist winch driver remember crawling under the Bomb cage to attach the main cable I think the chassis driver was a chap named Beer, recognised the name Len Slade I think there were about 70 BTU Guys. |
| EMail address. : frank.naylor@ntlworld.com www.fenphoto.com |
| Name. : Peter Wilkinson |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1956 |
| Service if applicable. : Royal Navy |
| Please enter your comments here, : HMS Messina - I was an ERA mainly looking after motorboats and refrigeration plant. Also wrote most of the lyrics and made the costumes for the concert party ! Love to hear from any old Messina crew. Presently live in Alberta, Canada since 1968 |
| EMail address. : peterwil@telusplanet.net |
| Name. : JOHN GORDON |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 |
| Service if applicable. : BALLOON UNIT |
| Please enter your comments here, : I WAS IN TBU ON XMAS ISLAND IN 1958 MAINLY AS A DRIVER I WAS AT D.Z. FRIENDS WERE JOHN PASSFIELD (LONDON), BRIAN PARKER (BRIGG/LINCOLNSHIRE), ARTHUR MANTHORP (KINGSLYNN), GORDON THOMPSON (DONCASTER) & OUR SERGEANT WAS RON CLARK (ATTLEBOURGH) . |
| EMail address. : adgordon9@aol.com |
| Name. : Kevin Conroy |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Dec 1958 to Dec 1959 |
| Service if applicable. : Sapper 24 Fd Sqn RE |
| Please enter your comments here, : A great site Peter, brings back many happy memories, but sadly lacking any comments from other sappers there during my time, maybe later perhaps? Keep up the good work. |
| EMail address. : kevin.con@virgin.net |
| Name. : David Gammon |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Early 58 - early 59. |
| Service if applicable. : 12 Sqn. R.E. |
| Please enter your comments here, : Second visit, have changed address. Nice to see the list getting longer, but no 12 Sqn men where are they all? Some one must remember me and my battered old Q.L Bedford tipper. Worked on the Main Camp Cinema with two RAF chaps for about a week. |
| EMail address. : lsapper@tesco.net |
| Name. : Barry Smith |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1959-1960 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : Hi Chatty Many thanks for a very interesting and informative web site will pop in again shortly |
| EMail address. : asmith2701@aol.com |
| Name. : Roy Prescott |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : Operation Dominic 1962 |
| Service if applicable. : R Es |
| Please enter your comments here, : Good pages Been here before |
| EMail address. : pressie@lineone.net |
| Name. : colin king |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1958 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF balloon unit |
| Please enter your comments here, : awesome experience. part of team that put the first balloon bomb up on the south end of island, saw 4 bombs. Ex balloon unit get in contact. live in norfolk |
| EMail address. : cking169@aol.com |
| Name. : David Goulding |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : c1958-1959 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF Flight technician |
| Please enter your comments here, : Sadly David has died from cancer of the bowel, but he brought back a great shirt which his family admired greatly for many years. He also saw active service in Aden and is very much missed. |
| EMail address. : susan_gold@msn.com |
| Name. : ted madgewick |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : dec 56-nov 57 |
| Service if applicable. : 160 wing RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : great site, terry (Saunders) intro'd me and still wading thru all this memorabilia, will input some pix I have when I've digested |
| EMail address. : tedmadgewick@hotmail.com |
| Name. : Brian Edwards |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : 1950,s |
| Service if applicable. : Royal Engineers |
| Please enter your comments here, : does any one remember my dad he's the only man I know with size 14 feet not told us much about his army days would love to hear from anyone who remembers him |
| EMail address. : yowgmanpants@blueyonder,co,uk |
| Name. : Jim Colligan |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : late 1956 ( 6months) and 1957 |
| Service if applicable. : RAF |
| Please enter your comments here, : I would like to get in touch with any members of 206 Squadron. nihil nos effugit. |
| EMail address. : colligan@paradise.net.nz |
| Name. : Grace Cooper |
| Dates on Christmas Island. : |
| Service if applicable. : |
| Please enter your comments here, : Loved your pictures and descriptions of your cruise and your visit to your island! |
| EMail address. : gdcooper1@aol.com |