My father served in HMS Anderson, Ceylon, from late 1943 to 1946.
Whilst
there he took many photographs, and his album contains many photographs
of
his friends & colleagues. Their names are listed alphabetically
here.
Most of their photographs appear to have been taken in 1945. In
addition
to HMS Anderson, the towns 'Bandarawella' & 'Diyatalawa' are
mentioned.
If you recognise any of the names - please mail me & I will arrange to send scanned copies (to assist me in locating the entries - please specify in which section(s) the name appears). In return, if you have any information that might build up the picture of my father's service there, I would be most grateful to receive it. See also my main page.
The album also contains programmes for three productions by what I assume must have been the HMS Anderson concert party "Watts Buzzin", "Rope" & "Bird In Hand"; plus RAF Signals Centre Colombo "London Pride" - the names in these programmes are listed separately.
I also have photographs of Class 9 HMS Royal Arthur, Skegness, December 1942; and Class 41 Brighton (signals officer training) March 1943.
Did you know my father? Did he ever talk about my mother's earlier child? Please check here even if you have only the smallest piece of information about this.
Photographs of individuals:
BRADLEY Yvonne
BRADY Bill
BROWN Alan
COTTELL Maurice
DUFFUS Jeano
DUGMORE (Lt/Cmdr)
FINCHAM Walter 'Bill'
HADDEN Mr & Mrs
HIGDON Les
HUNTER-BLAIR Mrs
KENDRICK Norman
MITCHELL Alfred
PERRY Ginger
SMITH Laurie
STEAD Ron
WATTS 'Herbie'
WEBB Ted
WEILD George
'Lola'
'Wonky'
The Anderson Dance Band Nov 21st 1945:
ABBOTT Afred 'Bud'
COTTELL Maurice
JOHNSON 'Sticks'
McCAW Angus 'Jock'
STEELE Matt
WILSON Fred 'Strings'
HMS Anderson "Watts Buzzin" programme:
ALLEN Collin
ATKINSON Geordie
BARNES Ron
BENDALL Pat
BURCHALL Dickie
CHANDS Lal
COPELAND Jack
COTTELL Maurice
CROWE Peter
DAVIES Taffy
EDWARDS Megan
GILES Fed
HAYES Roland
HEYWARD Albert
HIGDON Les
KENDRICK Norman
KENNEDY Don
KERSHAW Charlie
LAWTON Jane
McCULLOCH Bob
MALLINSON Butch
MORLEY Flash
MORRIS George
PERRY Ginger
PRESTON Dorothy
PRICE Taffy
RAYMENT Roy
RICH Ginger
ROTHWELL Jerry
ROWE Doreen
ROYLE Sonia
SACH Jessie
SHAW Peter
SMITH Laurie
THOMPSON Dave
THOMPSON Len
TIPPER Ken
VARDY Cliff
WHITE Knocker
WILKINSON Mark
WILLIAMS Alun
WILSON Freddie
WITTY Joan
WOODHOUSE Bill
WOODS (sic) Stan (my father - should be 'WOOD')
YOUNG Bob
HMS Anderson "Rope" programme:
ALLEN Colin
BURDEN Mr
CHAMBERS Bette
HALE Mr & Mrs G. T.
HAYES Kenneth
HAYWARD Albert
LITHERLAND Roy
MORLEY Roland
MORRICE George
MORRIS Eric
PHELPS Tony
SHAW Carill Hay
SHRUBSOLE Barbara
STUART Mr
VANDERSMAGT J. G. (Colonel)
WOODWARD George
HMS Anderson "Bird In Hand" programme:
ALLEN Colin
BEST William
BIRD Robert
BOYD William
BURDON Mr W M
CHAMBERS Bette
COHEN John
DRINKWATER John
HALE Mr & Mrs G T
HALL Roy
HUNTER-BLAIR Mrs
LITHERLAND Roy
PICKARD Jack
SHRUBSOLE Barbara
SMITH Jack
STEAD Ronald
TATHAM Harry
WOODWARD George
RAF Signals Centre Colombo "London Pride" programme:
AMEY Jack
BENNETT Ron
BERISFORD Ted
CHESHIRE Gerry
CRISP Freddie
EATON Frank
GRAHAM Dag
GRAY Ken
HALL Nobbly
HATCH Ike
HAYES Sid
HOLLOW Eric
HORSLEY George
MARLOW Roy
MASON George
MILLER Arthur
MINTER Den
PALMER Eddie
PEEL Bob
SMITH Cliff
WAY Fred
WEAR Tommy