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1974, 9TH JULY - TUG WILSON, 02., DETAILS WANTED.jpg

Malcolm Osborne said - I am 3rd from the left front row as you look at the picture sat next to Jum Harper. Dave O'Neill another would be RO is second in from the right front row. PO Jones was our PO Instructor. Class leader was a nice fella Gary Hayes, a bit older than us 17yr olds. A few Scots lads too in the class, we made good friends during the "exped" in the Fens. D.O. was Lt Aldred, a diver amongst other things.


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Malcolm Osborne 30-Aug-2023 16:00
This was in Summer of 1974. We joined on 9th July. D145154N. RO3 Malcolm Osborne. I
am 3rd from the left front row as you look at the picture sat next to Jum Harper. Dave O'Neill another would be RO is second in from the right front row. PO Jones was our PO Instructor. His famous last words to us RO's, "you bend em, we mend em", reference to his branch. The other one was "you are all cannon fodder; truer than a big bag of true things, as the Falkland conflict was only 8 yrs after this picture. Class leader was a nice fella Gary Hayes, a bit older than us 17yr olds. A few Scots lads too in the class, we made good friends during the "exped" in the Fens. D.O. was Lt Aldred, a diver amongst other things. Our Division was right at the top of the Long Covered way next to the Quarter deck. Our class mess was the last on the right, looking down LCW next to the little road where the RM Band formed up every Sunday for Divisions, then a spot of compulsory mast climbing. One hell of an experience for an autistic sailor who didnt know.
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