Veryan Bay Letters Received

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Subject: Veryan Bay
Date: 19/06/2004 20:27:47 GMT Daylight Time
From: killara@tiscali.co.uk
I have been given your email by George Griffiths, from Servicepals. I began this search to see if anyone remembered my father, William Murphy, known as Billy. He served on Veryan Bay and HMS Newcastle. I know he was in Palestine after 1945 and in the Med. He came from Portadown Co. Armagh Northern Ireland and was born 15/7/29.
I hoped to find someone who knew daddy so that I could bring him some cheer when he was ill but he has so sadly passed away just in April.
so I suppose I'm doing this for me and maybe have something to share with him in my heart.
If you can help at all, you would be helping more than you could ever know.
thank you, regards Jane Pemberton

Friday 08/08/2003 8:20:56am
Name: J.W.Hamer 8/8/03
E-Mail: llwyncrai@aol.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
Location: Caernarfon. N.Wales
Comments: Looking forA/B John Carey 52/54 Keep seeing his photos ( He's still overweight) but no contact address.
Hope he'll Email me if he's on the internet

Wednesday 07/23/2003 5:07:07pm
Name: david hicks
E-Mail: dhcks4@aol.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:
Referred By: Search Engine
Location: midlands uk
Comments: hi how can i get my name on veryan bay,ships company site.and contact other members of crew cheers dave hicks

Tuesday 05/27/2003 5:32:58pm
Name: david hicks
E-Mail: davehicks65@hotmail.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
Location: staffs england
Comments: hi,i joined the veryan bay 8/7/54 as a young o/d,left 12/9/55 as a/b had a great cruise one of my best left navy 19/8/66 bfn.

Sunday 05/25/2003 2:40:40pm
Name: Alex Litchfield
E-Mail: alexlitchfield@hotmail.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:
Referred By: Search Engine
Location: Torpoint
Comments: Anyone know whereabouts of Danny Bolton (Chef)Frank Mcgarry,Chick Alison or any of old Bruce boys who served on VB

Tuesday 02/04/2003 7:36:26pm
Name: Brian Blackburn
E-Mail: bburn@ozemail.com.au
Homepage Title:
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Referred By: Just Surfed In
Location: Redcliffe.Queensland 4020 Australia
Comments: Served VB 53-54 Boy Sea. trips to Rio,Florida,W.Indies & Faklands live in
memory forever.Any old shipmates would
love to hear.Blackie.


Subj: ships company Veryan Bay
Date: 27/06/2002 14:42:18 GMT Daylight Time
From: wbramwell@bigpond.com
To: gledbrook@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
H!
Just to let you know that I was an AB on the Veryan Bay 47/50 my name is W Bramwell all the best to all my old shipmates. I live in Perth W estern Australia been here since 1965. Good Luck to you all

W Bramwell

Subj: Re: HMS VERYAN BAY
Date: 20/06/2002 10:16:09 GMT Daylight Time
From: DEANSTUARTOWEN
To: Gledbrook
Graham,
Just a quick note to say I'll be sending some clippings down to you today. I hope they are of some use to you. I've also included a picture of my grandad (Wally Maddock) together with a copy of his service record..
I was wondering if he could be added to the shipmates list on the web page or would I have to be a member of the assoc. to have his name on the list even though he is deceased.

many thanks
Dean Owen

Subj: HMS VERYAN BAY
Date: 16/05/2002 11:22:13 GMT Daylight Time
From: DEANSTUARTOWEN@aol.com
To: Gledbrook

GED,
I have got more information regarding my late grandfather. he was Petty Officer (seaman) WALLY MADDOCK D/SSX836455 served on board the Veryan Bay in 1954. He also served on St. BridesBay, and Kepple.
There has also been a mention of one of his mates who was only known as Hawksley or Hooksley but no one was ever to know his first name for some strange reason.
many thanks
DEANOWEN

Subj: HMS VERYAN BAY
Date: 11/06/2002 13:41:27 GMT Daylight Time
From: DEANSTUARTOWEN
To: Gledbrook
Hello again,
I finally spoke to someone who knew my granddad 'P.O. Wally Maddock" Mike Dormer informed me that he was in charge of the boys seaman's mess. I had quite a long chat with him. It was great to speak to someone who actually knew him all those years ago and I must thank your website for this and especially to NIGEL WALLACE who put me in touch with him.
I now have some old paper cuttings from the veryan which might be of use to you.I,m still trying to find some old photographs which have been lost some where about my nans house.
Would it be possible to have your home address so I could send the copies to your house as I'not to clever on the computer side of things.…

My Kind Regards

Dean Owen

Subj: Re: HMS VERYAN BAY
Date: 15/05/2002 23:16:25 GMT Daylight Time
From: nigel@nwallace.demon.co.uk
To: DEANSTUARTOWEN@aol.com
CC: eric.k.gow@talk21.com, gledbrook@aol.com
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Sent from the Internet (Details)

Dear Dean,
It's such a long time ago I was on the Veryan Bay, I'm afraid I can't remember your grandfather. Two people you could ask who were on that
voyage (1954/55) who have e-mail addresses are Eric Gow who was a wireless operator and Graham Ledbrook, a radio mechanic. Their addresses
are eric.k.gow@talk21.com and gledbrook@aol.com
I'm attaching part of a large picture of the ship's company which shows all the Petty Officers in 1955. Perhaps you could find him and let me
know which one he is. It is a bit difficult because of the shadows, but you might be able to single him out.
with best wishes,
Nigel Wallace (picture included on the 1954/55 cruise details)

Subj: REF: Old Ship mates.
Date: 14/05/2002 11:41:37 GMT Daylight Time
From: DEANSTUARTOWEN
To: Gledbrook
Dear Sir,
I am trying to locate anyone who knew my Grandad " PETTY OFFICER Walley Maddock (mines and demolitions)" My grandad served on HMS VERYAN BAY during the early to mid 1950's and I have some good photos of him onboard and at shore.
Sadley however my grandad passed away in 1989 and is still missed very much as he was a great man to his famiily, he was in fact our hero.
Would it be possible for you to place and add on your site for me to try and contact his old shipmates.

many thanks

DEAN OWEN

Date: 07/Mar/2002 18:20:16 GMT

Dear Graham,
I've just come across your excellent account of our voyage to the Falklands and back through a chance aquaintance. Are there many others from that trip in the association and are they likely to be at the reunion in May? It's a long way for me to come, but I'm tempted.

Nigel Wallace (Sub-Lt(L)Rtd,RNVR)
nigel@nwallace.demon.co.uk (NOTE: the "n" before "wallace")
53 Coton Road, Grantchester, Cambridge, CB3 9NT
Tel/Fax:01223 846967

Subj: photo
Date: 05/Mar/2002 20:14:16 GMT Standard Time
From: eric.k.gow@talk21.com
Hi Ged,
I've attached a pic of myself in the wireless office of the Veryan Bay in 1954. Is it possible to put it with my name to aid those who might need a picture to help them remember. I have been in touch and indeed visited John Gill....after 47 years it was as tho' timed rolled back.
Regards
Eric

Subj: Mr.Morgan Peacock
Date: 22/Jan/2002 09:14:33 GMT Standard Time
From: djblue@twpo.com.au
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Hello Graham,
I am happy to report that Mr.Morgan Peacock, son of my late old friend and shipmate Harold (Geordie) Peacock crew member of Veryan Bay 1945/6, has replied to my email.
Confessing to his computer illiteracy (which of us could not) he explained that the delay in replying was due to having to rely upon others to pass on messages, always a difficult situation to control.
Interestingly I had told Morgan that in our family photograph album there is a 'snap' of Geordie, myself, Frank Sharp and one other identified only as Mick, taken in Sydney's Hyde Park early in 1946. When Morgan passed on this information to his mother, George's widow, she countered this by producing her own copy of the same photograph. Not bad eh? Twelve thousand miles and forty six years apart.
How is Frank Sharp these days? I see his name is listed as ex crew member but there are no personal details, I seem to recall someone saying that Frank's health was not the brightest.
Cheers from Dennis Blue in Adelaide.

Received 20th December 2001

Hello Graham,
My best wishes to all the old (?) crew for Christmas.
I refer to the email from Morgan Peacock published in newsletter no.17. Unless there were two Peacocks aboard the Veryan Bay in late '45 and early '46, Harold, known to us all then as Geordie, was not only known to me but was a very good friend during the several months I served on the old lady. These were the days of her maiden voyage through the canal to Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Borneo and finally Australia.
The early pages of our family photograph album have a somewhat faded 'snap' of myself with Geordie Peacock, Frank Sharp and one other identified only as Mick, taken in Hyde Park, Sydney around March '46. Another member of our gang of five oppos then was A/B Geoff Blaney, not shown.
I've sent this information via email to Mr.Peacock together with the address of Steve McKenna's great website which as you know also features a good deal of the Veryan Bay's early history.
Unfortunately as is too often the case on the internet these days, my email to Morgan Peacock has gone unacknowledged and unanswered.

Try to behave yourself over Christmas.
Best wishes from Dennis Blue.

Subj: HMS Veryan Bay
Date: 29/Oct/2001 21:19:24 GMT Standard Time
From: gillywilly@ntlworld.com (gillywilly)

I have recently found your page on the web and only wish that I had found it earlier.My father served on the Veryan Bay from 1943 aged 17yrs until 1947 when he left the navy,he passed away on 25/12/00 after a long illness his name was Harold Peacock service number CJX 652553.Iknow that he would of been very interested in the web site and I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who knew my father,I realise that this is a tall order but i live in hopes.I shall keep checking the site in the future many thanks Morgan Peacock.
PS sorry about the web address but it is my daughters computer !!
Subj: found some photos that may interest you
Date: 29/Oct/2001 00:44:54 GMT Standard Time
From: greenlimeys@home.com (Joan & Jim Green)
To: gledbrook@aol.com
Re Lawrence Irving

It's been a while since I contacted you, but I just wanted to pass these on to you.
When I went over to visit in July I found these photos and I think I told you I knew I had a Christmas Card sent me as a young girl with the Veryan Bay Hat, and I found it.
So, enclosed are some pictures.
The one entitled Barnes, is a picture of another crew member of the Veryan Bay, name of Barnes, served the same time as my Dad, and was a Barnardo Boy, came from the Barnardo Homes as an orphan.
My dad took the picture of the parade I believe. I don't know if it's the crew of the ship either, but if my Dad recalls the parade some of the shipmates will also.
See Pictures under Lawrence Irving

Subj: Paul Laity
Date: 19/Jun/2001 13:25:48 GMT Daylight Time
From: Traceymagee@btinternet.com (Tracey Magee)
To: gledbrook@aol.com
Dear Graham
It is with much sadness that I'm writing to let you know that Paul Laity passed away yesterday in the early hours of the morning, it was very unexpected, as he was not unwell. Joan Laity has given her blessing to ask you to post a notice on the web site. The funeral will take place on Tuesday at St Mary's church Yatton Somerset, I am sorry to have once again been the bearer of bad news, If anyone needs any details etc and doesn't want to contact Joan at this sad time, I should be able to help, and would be more than happy to do so.
yours sincerely
Tracey
A Note From Chairman John Miller

The other day whilst browsing in a second-hand bookshop, I bought Daniel Farson's autobiography. Reading through the second chapter, which was about his father, Negley, I began to realise that a page of my life aboard Veryan Bay had just been opened. When I joined the ship I had been an avid reader of anything I could get my hands on, I thought I knew it all, until I clashed with the Veryan Bay's resident intellectual and communist, Paul Laity. It soon became apparent to me, that I had read nothing and knew nothing.

Paul introduced me to political theory and literature and his insistence that I should read Negley Farson's "The Way of the Transgressor" and with other books of similar substance, lead me to understand just how little I knew.

As we all know Paul is no longer with us. His untimely death a few weeks ago is a great loss to our association. His ability to gather a crowd around him whenever he held forth and his warm affection for our association, and the friends he had in it, will be sorely missed. What makes it particularly sad is that when we last saw Paul at Liverpool he was as ebullient as ever and his health appeared to be on the mend.

Out A.G.M. at the Adelphi in Paul's opinion, was the best he had been to.

A few of us travelled to Yatton for Paul's funeral, in order to pay our respects and to offer our sympathy to Joan Laity, who throughout this sad occasion managed to keep her composure. David Macfarland who's life had been saved by Paul when we were sailing back to Aden, addressed a prayer to Paul at his open grave as a measure of his thanks.

The funeral of Shipmate Paul Laity took place on Tuesday June 26th 2001 at the chuch of St. Mary the Virgin, Yatton at 1100.

Mourners : included Shipmates J. Miller, D. Macfarlane, K. Macfarlain, Lewis Holmes, N. Mitchell & Tracey Magee.

Name: tracey mehdizadeh nee magee
E-Mail: traceymagee@yahoo.com
31st May 2001
Location: london
Comments: dear Graham
I would be very grateful if you would post this message on the site
I would like to thank all the members and wives who made me feel so welcome at the reunion in Liverpool.it made me feel so much closer to dad something that would not have been possible without all of you, I really enjoyed hearing so many tales of his exploits that I never knew before and I'm sure I will be smiling for months if not years to come, and could someone please ask John Miller to tell me the titanic joke!!
Once again my heartfelt thanks to all of you. I know dad would have appreciated the kindness you all showed me.
with deep regard
Tracey
Subj: Re: Now on Eternal Patrol
Date: 19/May/2001 15:38:22 GMT Daylight Time
From: mjmorgan@dircon.co.uk (Michael Morgan)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Thanks Graham for your kind words, I will pass them on to my mother. Have a great reunion look forward to seeing a few of the pictures on your website. My best wishes you you and all the former shipmates.
Regards
Mike Morgan
Subj: Now on Eternal Patrol
Date: 13/May/2001 20:21:37 GMT Daylight Time
From: mjmorgan@dircon.co.uk (Michael Morgan)
To: gledbrook@aol.com (Graham Ledbrook)
Graham just a quick note to let you know, my Dad Dave 'Rattler' Morgan passed away peacefully a few hours ago after a long battle against cancer. When we were told it was inoperable back in February we had hoped he would last long enough for us to bring him up for your reunion. But it wasn't to be I am afraid, but I am sure he will be there in Spirit. He was a great bloke who will be sorely missed and I knew he loved the Navy. All the best and have a great reunion.
Mike Morgan.
Subj: Re: Veryan Bay Association
Date: 15/Apr/2001 14:19:02 GMT Daylight Time
From: greenlimeys@home.com (Joan & Jim Green)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Graham, thanks for the quick reply. I phoned Dad for Easter this morning and today he wasn't so good, he just heard that his brother Bill in Portsmouth, who was a Lieutenant Commander, has to go in a home. Sad, as Bill and my Dad would talk for hours on the phone about the navy, which as they both said were "some of the best years of their lives".

Much as I know he'd love to go to the reunion, it's impossible. He's had a couple of bad spells in hospital, one lately, and as he says, "I'm on so many pills I rattle now when I move". It's not easy for anyone who used to be able to get about and do things to have to confine himself to basically almost one room when every movement means you're tired for ages after, and I'm sure his days drag sometimes, and life can get frustrating. So the newsletter would be a welcome change, and the membership fees no problem.

Hopefully he will be motivated to write down a few stories, etc. He was telling me one time about the Veryan Bay being torpedoed by a dummy torpedo in Portland Harbour, said it put a big hole in the ship, and they were the laughing stock of the navy for being hit. Apparently they either didn't notice the red flag to warn of harbour maneouvers, or someone forgot to put it up. He said that the ship had to be fixed up and I think he mentioned Devonport, and that when they sailed in totally embarrassed, everyone on every ship was waving and honking at them, having found out on the grapevine about the "torpedo" incident. I told him I didn't see it on the log, and he said it was probably hidden, and only put down as a refit, to cover the shame of it all.

Oh, and here's one thing I personally remember.....receiving a card, either Christmas or birthday, and it was a picture of a sailor's hat, with Veryan Bay shown on the sash, and a little kitten either on top of the hat, or to the side with it's paws on top of the hat. It's one of those things I wish I'd kept along with my "navy" postcard collection.

Anyway, thanks for passing on the info. Bye the way, I should have given you dad's phone number as well. It's 01642 477853.

Happy Easter to you also.

Joan Green
Subj: Veryan Bay Association
Date: 14/Apr/2001 22:50:25 GMT Daylight Time
From: greenlimeys@home.com (Joan & Jim Green)
To: gledbrook@aol.com

By chance the other night I came upon the Veryan Bay Assn. site, and since then I've spoken to my Dad twice. As a young child I received postcards from all over from my dad, and I still remember him coming home on leave with the name Veryan Bay on his hat.

I'm in Niagara Falls, Canada, and he's in Yorkshire. He doesn't have a computer, and can't get out much as he has severe emphysema requiring oxygen all the time. However, the one thing he always speaks about with fondness is the time in the navy and the ship Veryan Bay. I wonder if it would be possible to send him some information of the association, and how he can get the newsletters, etc.

His name is Lawrence Irving. He was a wireless telegrapher on the ship for most of 1952, from at least January 15, until October 30 of that year. I'm not sure if there was another tour of duty. He was also a very good amateur photographer, exhibiting some of his photographs, and one in particular was called "Last Voyage" - a moving piece. He had three shots of this as I recall, from different angles, but this is the one I kept in my possession and have scanned. This was taken in 1951 when at Port Stanley. Apparently another ship, the Burghead Bay was there also, and due to leave on the Monday, so the two ships decided to have a rugby match on the Sunday. The ground in the Falklands was very hard, and the pitch like concrete. A young lieutenant from the Burghead Bay was tackled and fell head first to the ground, hitting his head on the "concrete". He never recovered from the fractured skull the accident gave him. He was a Catholic, and there was no catholic priest or church on land so word was sent to his relatives who decided that he should be buried at sea. This picture my father took was of that burial. An interesting thing to note is that immediately after taking this photo, he took another of the body just as it slid off the board, as did others, and none of their cameras worked for that picture. Their shutters jammed....spooky or what? The picture shows clearly the ship's name on the gun turret.

Thank you.

Joan Green
Date: 04/Apr/2001 14:02:32 GMT Daylight Time
From: rogersom@ozemail.com.au (Michael Rogerson)
To: gledbrook@aol.com
I was wondering if you or any of your association members remember my father, Edwin Rogerson, who was an A.B. with the Veryan Bay from January 1950 until April 1951 (when he joined the Burghead Bay), and took part on the “New Zealand Cruise 1950”. Unfortunately my father passed away in 1982. I would love to hear from any of your members who may remember him.
Thanks, Michael Rogerson
2/14 Kiely Avenue
WERRIBEE
VICTORIA 3030
AUSTRALIA
Subj: FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Date: 03/12/2000 15:58:43 GMT Standard Time
From: coulton@bushinternet.com (gordon coulton)
To: gledbrook@aol.com
MAH DEAR GRAHAM, FIRST I MUST SAY YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING VERAN BAY ON THE WEB, FIRST MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS CHANGED NOW 01752 510135 MY FAX NUMBER ALSO 01752 510078,MY WEB, COULTON@BUSHINTERNET.COM, I WILL SOON WRITE A PIECE, ABOUT MALTA TO GIBRALTAR,
YOURS SINCERLY GORDON COULTON /SAM/
Subj: Veryan Bay.
Date: 30/11/2000 15:29:10 GMT Standard Time
From: colinsylvia@terra.es (Colin & Sylvia Swift)
To: gledbrook@aol.com (graham ledbrook)
Hello Shipmates.
Following the recent newsletter I am sending my E-mail address from Benidorm in Spain.
Anyone venturing this way for a holiday will always be welcome for sippers, lunch and a trip in the country the address is in the newsletter.
The weather here is the main attraction, but there is plenty to do in the evenings, with restaurants, bars, night clubs, and cabarets, ' a good run ashore ', its said.
Hoping to be in attendance at the reunion in Liverpool, se you all then
Adios amigos,
Colin Swift.
Subj: Veryan Bay
Date: 29/11/2000 19:27:12 GMT Standard Time
From: mjmorgan@dircon.co.uk (Michael Morgan)
Graham came across three more pictures from Dave Morgan's time on her. The first shows him serving Capt Bitmead. On the back of the picture is 'Lunch
Party in Rio Grande De Sul, Brazil'. The second shows a darts match celebration. And the third has 'Montevideo, August 31st 1956. HMS Veryan Bay
visits Mr and Mrs Keely'.
Hope these may be of use to you. Dad had a hernia operation yesterday, but I brought him home today. Seems alright but obviously a little uncomfortable at the moment.
Read Eddie Carruthers narrative on your web page, he can certainly tell a good story. Have emailed him a couple of times he was due to have an knee operation a couple of days ago so I will forward the pictures to him as well.
If you get the chance have a look at http://www.mjmorgan.dircon.co.uk/hms.htm Its my effort of a web site for the submarine I was on in the 70's and 80's. Have made contact with a few of the old crew, and have been invited to the WWII Cruiser HMS Spartan Survivors Association reunion in Birmingham in Jan 2001.
Regards
Mike Morgan
Subj: Veryan Bay Association
Date: 20/11/2000 11:39:30 GMT Standard Time
From: CManningNS@aol.com
To: Gledbrook
Dear Graham
Thought I would add my name to your e-mail in case anybody wants to get in touch.
Very much enjoyed Newsletter No.14, especially the bit by 'Doc' Laity. I remember him very well, developing his oratory skills on the occupants of the for'd messdeck (he was over on the starboard side, No.1 Mess?, but everybody joined in the fun) mostly left-wing politics. He seemed to enjoy putting himself across as a communist, which didn't go down too well in the middle of the Korean War. I got a very severe dose of sunburn coming down the Red Sea, which he must have treated successfully since I survived!
Best wishes
S/M Charles Manning
Subj: Re: your veryan bay website
Date: 19/11/2000 16:41:20 GMT Standard Time
From: rponsford@lineone.net (Roy Ponsford)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Thanks for your reply, the speed of which I have not yet become accustomed to.
Re information 48-51, as I consider myself unqualified at transmitting photographs by email ,would some be of any use to you.If so I would label
same and despatch to you by Ye Olde G.P.O..
Any other information in my memory is yours for the asking .You may publish my email address as required.
sincerely Jan Ponsford.
Subj: Veryan Bay Michael Magee EM 48/49
Date: 20/10/2000 08:43:33 GMT Daylight Time
From: traceymagee@yahoo.com (magee tracey)
To: gledbrook@AOL.com
Dear Mr Ledbrook it is with great sorrow that I would like to inform the association of my fathers passing away over the the weekend I know he enjoyed the annual reunions greatly. I would like some information on becoming a member in his memory.
Tracey Magee
Subj: web page
Date: 11/06/2000 20:31:52 GMT Daylight Time
From: palmersp@gte.net (Peter Palmer)
Reply-to: palmersp@gte.net
To: gledbrook@aol.com
Hi Ed.
Just had a look at the web page. All looks good to me. There does seem to be a hitch in the text alongside the whale flensing....or
is that Scott that they are carving?!
Pity that you do not have anything for the 1950/51 commission seeing that we seem to have so many of that commission's crew as members of the
association?! Please do keep me 'e-mailed' of any updates...Sallie and I are very much looking forward to Liverpool next year.
Please make to point in the next newsletter that when in Plymouth members should take advantage of attending the Fleet Club 'Western'
night cabaret!
Aye
Peter H Palmer 50/51.

Subj: Re: HMS Veryan Bay
Date: 16/06/2000 16:05:43 GMT Daylight Time
From: eddiec2@tpg.com.au (Eddie)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Hi Graham,
my what a lovely surprise when I got in this evening finding that email from you. I was on the Veryan Bay from December 55 until
it payed off in 57 after its last trip to the Falklands and South Africa. As far as I know there is only one other lad who lives here in Perth Australia,
who served on there at the same time, who by the way was a great mate of mine. His name is John Northcote, and he too lives in Perth. But whether he is on the internet or not, I do not know. Let me know how I can help you with your page. Oh and by the way, I am sat in front of a wall in my room
which has a photo of the Veryan Bay, with some other photos of ships I was on.
Cheers Eddie Carruthers

Subj: Re: HMS Veryan Bay
Date: 16/06/2000 07:18:15 GMT Daylight Time
From: tedbates@one.net.au (Ted Bates)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Hello there Graham, I recall seeing one or two of the 'Bay boats' and saw a couple during the Korean War (Cardigan Bay seems to ring a bell ?) but I never served aboard one. However I wish you luck and will keep you in mind if I meet any likely candidates. I am the chairman of the Queensland Branch of the RNA so I just might find a couple for you. I will announce the news to the meeting next Monday (18th June)
Cheers, Ted Bates ('Down Under')
Subj: Re: Royal Navy - HMS Veryan Bay
Date: 17/06/2000 11:00:54 GMT Daylight Time
From: mckenna@mckennas.demon.co.uk (McKenna)
To: Gledbrook@aol.com
Hi again Graham,
You might like to know the email address of a fellow Veryan Bay shipmate Dennis Blue who contributed a lot to my Veryan Bay page - djblue@twpo.com.au
best wishes from Steve McKenna

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