Guest Book Archive

Messages dated 03 January 2002 to 01 May 2005

Sunday 05/01/2005 2:23:18am
Name: Ned R. Young
Homepage:  
E-Mail: beckyned@columbus.rr.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Circleville,Ohio USA
Are you Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Electricians Mate 1\C
Served on Mobile Unit? 78th USN Seabees Batt,
Comments: I was a part of the 78th that made the Base at Ponam Island 1944, We did the Air Field in 10 Weeks, night and day. You can check out the 78th on the net.
Ole Ned R.
 
 
Monday 02/21/2005 12:01:14am
Name: Christopher Watters
Homepage:  
E-Mail: cpr164@sympatico.ca
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Milton, Ontario Canada
Are you Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Lt (A) R.N.V.R.
Served on Mobile Unit? Maryborough , Queensland, Australia
Comments: Was Senior Maintenance Test Pilot from Fall of 1945 until closing of the Station in April 1946
 
 
Saturday 01/29/2005 12:16:41am
Name: Les Peach
Homepage:  
E-Mail: landepeach@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Are you Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate A/B
Served on Mobile Unit? Monab 9
Comments: Is there anybody there?
 
 
Wednesday 01/19/2005 2:40:05am
Name: Matthew Kawei
Homepage:  
E-Mail: tonuf1@shaw.ca
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Are you Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: I was born on Ponam Island and have seen the remains of the airstrip and building foundations. I was surfacing trying to find out about the role my island played in the Pacific War.

Tony, thanks for this wonderful site and keep up he good work.

For your infomation, a British pilot visited Ponam Island in 2001 on a sailing boat. I have recent pictures of the island as well. Here is a link I worte about my trip home last August 2004

http://www.pngbd.com/forum/showthread.php?p=41484#post41484

God Bless..matt

 

 

Monday 11/15/2004 8:15:23am
Name: Graham
Homepage:  
E-Mail: grahamcall@hotmail.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: sydney australia
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Am here on research off pacific and indian ocean itinery of h.m.s. Venerable 44 -46 any info would be greatly recevied please .

Graham

 

 

Saturday 11/13/2004 7:58:28am
Name: Bill Brooks
Homepage:  
E-Mail: bill@brookswh.fsnet.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Luton
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Marine
Served on Mobile Unit? Yes 6 & 8
Comments: Revisiting to see the site improving constantly Keep up the good work Tony
 
 
Tuesday 09/28/2004 8:25:32pm
Name: WHBrooks
Homepage:  
E-Mail: bill@brookswh.fsnet.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: uk
Ex Forces : No, Yes
Rank/Rate Royal Marine
Served on Mobile Unit? MONAB 6 MONAB 8 1945/1946
Comments: Would love to hear from any former oppos or any one who knew me at above units or the RNSM at Burford Oxon. or Eastney barracks Still in possession of MONAB photographs
 
 
Thursday 08/05/2004 8:36:37pm
Name: James Paulding
Homepage:  
E-Mail: edeerenberg@hotmail.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Broadstairs, Kent
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Dear Sir, I have found the name I have remembered since I was a small boy. The Dominian Monarch. My late father of the same name as myself sailed to Australia as a RN rating during the war on the DM & only with the wonders of the web have I discovered what she looked like & her general(mission). I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your superb info into my dear Dads past. Many Thanks Jim Paulding.
 
 
Sunday 07/04/2004 7:08:40pm
Name: Dianna Popp
Homepage:  
E-Mail: Poprika1@worldnet.att.net
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: New York, USA
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit? 104 Battalion - My Uncle Howard Roler
Comments: He was with the 104th Battalion of the SeaBees in 1943-on.I knew he was in the S. Pacific, Australia and new Guinea. Was a Lieutenant. Received Amer. Theatre Ribbon, Pacific Theatre Ribbon 3 Stars, Philippine Liberation, 2 Stars, Victory Ribbon, all WW II. Came home wih skin rashes/irritations. Now I know it was from Coral. I am reasearching to write about our Family.He passed on 1974, had a Career at Wright Patterson Airfield, Dayton, Ohio. If anyone knew him or has further info, Please email.
 

 

Thursday 04/01/2004 2:51:55pm
Name: Derek Smith
Homepage:  
E-Mail: derekeasysmith@btinternet,com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Norwich UK
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Sig. RN
Served on Mobile Unit? No
Comments: Searching for Manus, HMS Pepys, where I spent six months,JUL 45 -Jan 46. Picked up Monab site, which has reminded me of my time with The BPF. Believe we playedNabaron at football on Pityilu,hard and hot going.

 

 

Sunday 03/28/2004 11:22:00pm
Name: Anthony Balch
Homepage:  
E-Mail: afxbal@intergate.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Canada
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate PO Tel
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Noted that I also went to Australia on Dominion Monarch with Kenneth Peterkin, although I did not know him.
Welcome any other ex Golden Hind members to contact me.
 

 

Wednesday 03/17/2004 10:29:49am
Name: Alison Cutler
Homepage:  
E-Mail: alison@qst.com.au
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Brisbane Australia
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Researching my Father's time during the WWII. According to Navy records that my Mother has, my Father William Cutler served with HMS Nabstock from 1945-1946. Unfortunately my Father passed away in 1996 and never spoke about his war time experiences. His grandsons and I are trying to trace his movements during this time. I have some photo's but times/places are not noted.
 

 

Thursday 03/11/2004 7:51:35pm
Name: Alan Woodward
Homepage:  
E-Mail: woodward@zetnet.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Dorset, UK
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit? No
Comments: Great Site. My stepmother's first husband was married to Capt Peter Frai, C/O of Nabreekie. I'll check if she has any memorabilia.

 

 

Monday 02/02/2004 8:28:39pm
Name: Tony Mould
Homepage:  
E-Mail: sir.tony@btopenworld
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Brighton East Sussex
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Very well collated site.
NOTE:  
 
 
Sunday 12/28/2003 3:34:43pm
Name: Janice Ashworth
Homepage:  
E-Mail: steveandjanice@wellydog.freeserve.co.uk
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Weston-super-mare England
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit? No But my father did
Comments: I have got a photo with signatures that as far as my dad remebers, he took at Nowra. He is reluctant to talk of his experiences but has talked about about riding a Harley Davidson out into the bush to recover parts from a crashed plane.

 

 

Thursday 12/11/2003 10:53:22am
Name: Douglas Evans (Taffy)
Homepage:  
E-Mail: Redragon1@big pond.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Sydney Australia
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Airman Electrics
Served on Mobile Unit? No
Comments: Started off at HMS Duke then Gosling Then Henlow BEDS Then Daedulas All in 1943 and 1944 then invalided out from Haslar Hospital May 1944
 
 
Tuesday 10/28/2003 3:51:27pm
Name: Bill Brooks
Homepage:  
E-Mail: bill@brookswh.fsnet.co.uk
Referred By: Web Ring
City/Country:  
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Royal Marine (Transport) PO/x 123514
Served on Mobile Unit? yes 6 & 8 Schofield & kai-tak
Comments: Just another visit with new address
Still hoping to contact any former oppos who may remember me
The site improves all the time Keep it going Tony All the Best
 
 
Friday 10/24/2003 6:04:51pm
Name: Les W Sherwood
Homepage:  
E-Mail: sherwood@mcleodusa.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: cedar rapids iowa USA
Ex Forces : No, Yes
Rank/Rate AMM@2
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Served with C.A.S.U.13 USN 1944 and early 1945 on Ponam Island. Nothing concerning CASU 13 was in this article
 
 
Friday 10/24/2003 0:10:03am
Name: William Bailey
Homepage:  
E-Mail: wjbailey21@onetel.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: U.K.
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Lt.Cdr.
Served on Mobile Unit? Yes 723 Squadron 1944-December1945.
Comments: Very Interesting story. Some ten years or so ago met my old CO. Harold Bullivant at local golf club New Year Ball and he told me he was getting married for first time and retiring to Ireland. He was an executive at the Bank of England Debden Essex
 
 
Sunday 10/05/2003 6:49:27am
Name: John Barker
Homepage:  
E-Mail: jdbarker@bigpond.com.au
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Brisbane
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate PO Air Fitter
Served on Mobile Unit? TAMY 1
Comments: Any fellow crew members /personnel please contact me for old times sake.

 

Wednesday 08/27/2003 3:11:14am
Name: ERIC COLLINGS
Homepage:  
E-Mail: ranchi@hermes.net.au
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Portsmouth UK now in Australia
Ex Forces : No, Yes
Rank/Rate PettyOfficer Air Fitter (E)
Served on Mobile Unit? Flycatcher(Monab 5) Nabswick, Nabcatch
Comments: Served in FAA 1942 to 1946. at Daedalus,then to Australia on "Ranchi"
Then Nowra,Jervis Bay,Golden Hind,Kai Tak. Returned to UK on "Orion"

 

 
Sunday 08/03/2003 1:41:32am
Name: John 'Taff' Hemming
Homepage:  
E-Mail: john.b.hemming@btinternet.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Wales
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate REM (Air)
Served on Mobile Unit? Yes
Comments: I got drafted on to MONAB Henstridge in August 1955 - it was the cushiest job ever! There were 12 of us, various trades, plus our own cook. The OIC was a Lt. Jay. We were bussed out daily from Yeovilton & bussed back every afternoon. As the only Radio Mech there my job in the morning was to open up all the transmitter huts and switch on the transmitters. Lunchtime - switch them all off again. Then we'd all sit down to a splendid 3-course lunch, Lt.Jay included and prepare for the afternoon 'shift'. This comprised, for me anyway, was to open all the receiver huts and switch on all the receivers. Life gets teejus - doan it. The hardest part of the job was to keep out of the way of Lt.Jay - just in case he walked round. Life carried on in this merry fashion until October 1955 when an AFO came out asking for REM(Air) volunteers for loan service with the RAN so I banged in for that and - guess what - I end up at RNAS Nowra. (Mentioned many times in this website). I see Commander Charles Morris has made a contribution on this notice-board - he was my Divisional Officer back in those days - Lt.Charlie Morris as he was then.
Anyway, great site, really glad I came across it.

 

 
Monday 06/09/2003 9:06:17am
Name: Tim Coyle
Homepage:  
E-Mail: twcoyle@bigpond.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Canberra/Australia
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate Lieutenant Commander RANR
Served on Mobile Unit? No
Comments: Tony

Wonderful site. I am very interested in the British Pacific Fleet and its activities in Australia. Didn't know much about MONABs until I found the site.
Re your comments about what happened to the Jervis Bay airfield (HMS NABSWICK). It is still going strong as its original use of satellite airfield for Nowra (HMAS ALBATROSS). It is also the location of the RAN NBCD school. For many years it was the airfield fronm which the old Jindivik drones were launched for fleet AAW training.
Although the RAN air station HMAS ALBATROSS has had million spent on it to support the Fleet Air Arm helicopters old MONABers might still recognise a few surviving WW2 buildings including the camp cinema (until recently the gym).
Again congratulations on the site.

Tim

 

 
Friday 05/30/2003 8:46:33pm
Name: Steven Tai Fong Lai
Homepage:  
E-Mail: amyandsteven@hotmail.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Toronto Canada
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: I saw the crash of the Hawker Hunter near Lion Rock in Hong Kong when I was a kid living in Diamind Hill behind Kai Tak
 
 
Friday 05/23/2003 4:48:55am
Name: Ron Sunderland
Homepage:  
E-Mail: ronantlette@hotmail.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Sydney
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate S/LT.[A] RNVR
Served on Mobile Unit? Nowra,Schofields & Bankstown
Comments: Introduced by Tony *****. Have Memories on this site. Also photos on the "Galleries". Hasn't Tony done a great job. Where are the aircrews of 820 & 828 squadrons?

 

 

Friday 05/23/2003 4:47:10am
Name: Arthur Frederic ROWSELL F970943L
Homepage:  
E-Mail: Rolton@bigpond.com
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Montville, Australia
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate P.O.A.F. A/E
Served on Mobile Unit? N.A,M.D.U. Lee-on-Solent
Comments: Mick Rowsell served with you on the Hovercraft Unit and lives in Gosport.
He is my Brother and I vaguely remember you just before I left the service in 1981 and came to Australia.
Good work on the MONAB Story and I am a friend of Frank Beattie OAM who is a member of the sub Branch of the RSL at MALENY in Qld. In fact Frank is now the President of the RSL Sub Branch which meets in the old Cinema from Maryborough(Qld) MONAB which was called HMS NABSTOCK. I spent 3 months with the Unit at Lee making a model of the concept of a mobile Naval Air Base to be used in Spain, but it never got off the ground. Era? 1967.
Roly Ex FAA 26yrs.
 
 
Sunday 05/18/2003 7:07:34am
Name: Scouse Davis
Homepage:  
E-Mail: woodyted@macn.bc.ca
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Parksville.BC.Canada
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate LAM(E)
Served on Mobile Unit? Monab 5 &Monab 8
Comments: I would love to hear from anyone from Monab5 or8 especially from the Sea Otter Squadron at Kai Tak.Reading this document really carries me back 58 years.
 
 
Saturday 03/22/2003 3:20:02am
Name: Charles Morris
Homepage:  
E-Mail: obelix@netspace.net.au
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Australia
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate Commander RAN
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: RN Sept 1943 -Dec 1946
HMS Slinger
Collected Monab 5 from Ponam Island, Sept/Oct? 1945 to Sydney.
Demobbed 1948 Joined RAN same year, retired as Commander Electrical 1980

 

 

Sunday 03/02/2003 11:38:17am
Name: gordon saunders
Homepage:  
E-Mail: JAYARESS2@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: broadstone.dorset.u.k.
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate air fitter
Served on Mobile Unit? MONAB 8 + TAMY 1
Comments: Thrilled to see photograph,in galleries,from George Searle of group at Kai Tak. I'm the one bottom row 3rd right,I have a copy of the same photo & also the one of Ah Sing the Chinese Mess Boy. I still remember all of them

 

 
Thursday 02/20/2003 4:33:30am
Name: Charles Adams
Homepage:  
E-Mail: marciaa@paradise.net.nz
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: kapiti Coast New Zealand
Ex Forces : No, Yes
Rank/Rate Leading Stoker
Served on Mobile Unit? H.M.S. Unicorn 43-46
Comments: Remember Manus and Ponam, spent time as motorboats crew, a beautiful spot, at least it was. My first time on this site, very well done, I will be back.

 

 
Friday 12/20/2002 11:05:56pm
Name: John Burge
Homepage:  
E-Mail: cheakamus@earthlink.net
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Seattle, Washington
Ex Forces : No,
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: My father, Maurice "Dickie" Burge served on Ponam. I believe he was a sublieutenant and had something to do with codes. He died in 1975, before I was able (and ready) to find out much about his early life (i.e., before me!) Now, I'm helping my 12-year-old son research a term-long family-history project and realizing how little I know. I would be very happy to have a "hello" from anyone who knew my dad. BTW, he was from Weston-super-Mare and emmigrated to Canada (Vancouver) in 1953. Thanks.

 

 

Thursday 12/19/2002 9:05:17pm
Name: zohar eliave
Homepage: http://www.chi.co.il
E-Mail: appolo98@netvision.net.il
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: israel
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: one of the best sites of it's kind
well informed and god quality pics

 

 
Tuesday 12/17/2002 10:12:31pm
Name: Gary
Homepage: http://www.boatsville.com
E-Mail: gary@boatsville.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Clinton Township, Michigan
Ex Forces : No
Rank/Rate  
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Nice site.

 

 
Saturday 12/14/2002 9:26:25pm
Name: Pete Biggadike
Homepage:  
E-Mail: g8jan@waitrose.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: UK
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate CHIEF TECHNICIAN
Served on Mobile Unit? Ex RAF 1911 Flight 656 sqdn
Comments: Hi all it's nice to see information about Sembawang. I was stationed there during 1957/58 on 1911 flight of 656 sqdn army air corps. If anyone would like to see more photographs please have a look at my website:
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~g8jan
I hope you enjoy them.

 

 
Saturday 11/23/2002 11:25:17am
Name: Geoff McKeown
Homepage:  
E-Mail: geoffmck1@bigpond.com
Referred By: Web Ring
City/Country: Sydney, Auswallibie Land
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate W0 (RAN), SQNLDR (RAAF)
Served on Mobile Unit? No
Comments: Was having a look at RAN FAA Site and thought that I would grace this book with one who served under all the Ensigns and National Flags of Australia.

They are:
Your White Ensign (which Aust shared),
The Aust White Ensign,
The RAAF Ensign and
The Australian National Flag.

Served 20 years in RAN Fleet Air Arm and 12 years in RAAF. Enjoyed all of it and would join RAN again if an opportunity to be young again came around.

PS
Don't be put off by talk of terrorists, the crocodiles pose a greater danger. Come over and visit the last great frontier.

Geoff

 

 
Friday 11/15/2002 9:29:55pm
Name: Thomas V. Chambers
Homepage:  
E-Mail: arktvc@charter.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: ALTO, New Mexico, USA
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Air Artificer 4
Served on Mobile Unit? YES - MONAB 4
Comments: Was with MONAB IV on Ponam in 1945. AA4 SFX 533. Can't remember names now, but would be interested in hearing from an ERA who I worked with on building a sail boat. We called the boat "Quest". Let me know if you are still alive and kicking.

 

 

Thursday 10/24/2002 1:42:49am
Name: D.J.Davies
Homepage:  
E-Mail: dande@acenet.net.au
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Australia
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate L/airman P/Mate
Served on Mobile Unit?  
Comments: Served FAA, 1950-Nov 57 at present
Secretary RNA Qld. branch.Australia
 
 
Tuesday 10/22/2002 11:32:16am
Name: VIcki Longden
Homepage:  
E-Mail: rbvl.longden@btopenworld.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Plymouth, England
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate SACW
Served on Mobile Unit? no
Comments: Great Site. My grand dad Sid Babbage was at HMS Nabbington and thank you for giving us an insite to what went on there. He didn't talk about the war so this site has been a great help. Keep up the good work.
NOTE:  

 

 
Sunday 10/13/2002 4:58:03pm
Name: Bill Brooks PO/X123514 ex RM
Homepage:  
E-Mail: bill@brooks213.fsnet.co.uk
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Luton Beds UK
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Marine
Served on Mobile Unit? Monabs @Schofields 6 & 8 @Kai Tak
Comments: Served as transport driver 1945/6
Remember typhoon hitting Kai-tak and devastating the camp Would hope its not too late to hear from someone who knew me Perhaps it is too late!!
NOTE:  

 

 
Friday 10/11/2002 11:08:28pm
Name: Peter Hyde
Homepage:  
E-Mail: peterhyde99@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Ottawa, Ontario
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Sub-Lt, RNVR
Served on Mobile Unit? Nabaron, then 723 squadron at Nowra
Comments: Maintenance test pilot until July 1945.
Shared a "cabin" on Ponam with Peter Popkin and Alfie Ellis, AEOs. Where are they now?
 
 
Saturday 09/28/2002 11:10:03pm
Name: Ron Davis
Homepage: http://www.hms.vengeance.btinternet.co.uk
E-Mail: hms.vengeance@btinternet.com
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: U.K.
Ex Forces : Yes
Rank/Rate Naval Airman
Served on Mobile Unit? No.
Comments: Tony, very nice and impressive revamp of your website, a credit to you and for all who served on the MONAB's.
Keep up the good work on this excellent website.
Best Wishes.
Ron.

 

 
Thursday 09/12/2002 10:36:36am
Name: Ken Hudson
Homepage:  
E-Mail: khudson@tassie.net.au
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Devonport, Tasmania
Comments: Thanks for all the hard work you have put into your site. I had been on loan to the RAF for D-Day, then was sent to Warrington, (HMS Gosling).Put through some infantry training which would have lost the war had we been used.Our crowd went to Australia aboard Empress of Canada but I stayed behind a few weeks having volunteered to travel with supplies on SS Hororata. Arrived in Sydney to find my crowd had been transhipped onto HMS Chaser as part of the fleet train. I joined her when she returned and did the journey up though the Admiralties (visiting Manus and Ponam) to the Jap coast. After the Bomb we went into Hong Kong for the surrender, after which we departed early due to a typhoon warning. That night was one to remember! Returned to England to a grateful nation???
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:42:02pm
Name: Laura Doolittle
Homepage:  
E-Mail: ldoolittle54s@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Nice work.

Message originally received: 22/Aug/2002:16:22:02

 

 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:37:54pm
Name: Mark Plater
Homepage: http://www.oldoppos.co.uk/
E-Mail: info@oldoppos.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Thank you this was most valuable during research for my website www.oldoppos.co.uk

Message originally received: 08/Aug/2002:11:26:27
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:35:10pm
Name: Naimo Thomas
Homepage:  
E-Mail: naomithomas38ff@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: California, USA
Comments: Hello from California

Message originally received: 29/Jul/2002:02:31:49
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:32:36pm
Name: John
Homepage: http://www.w2forum.com/
E-Mail:  
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Very interesting site, love all the units.

Message originally received: 23/Jul/2002:14:47:33

 

 

Thursday 08/22/2002 11:30:20pm
Name: Ian Fowlie
Homepage:  
E-Mail: Ian196@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Very interesting site never knew these units existed. For the interest of the guys who took the photos of 'Sembawang I served there in 1970/1and some if not all the buildings and certainly 1 of the hangers was still there.

Message originally received: 13/Jul/2002:00:36:43
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:27:49pm
Name: John Cooper
Homepage: http://community.webshots.com/user/hastingsgan
E-Mail: john@cooper286.fsnet.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Hi, nice site you have searched for RAF Kai Tak and your site came out top of the heap on a Google search engine. Any of your readers like to have a look at about 400 photos mainly of the RAF in the Far East, some of the FAA at RAF Seletar.

Message originally received: 10/Jul/2002:20:40:25

 

 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:25:39pm
Name: Minna
Homepage: http://www.pembroke-welsh-corgi-dogs.com/
E-Mail: minna@pembroke-welsh-corgi-dogs.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: This is a very well done site! Enjoyed it!

Message originally received: 08/Jul/2002:11:35:02
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:22:37pm
Name: Ex LAM/E Doug Heath
Homepage:  
E-Mail: duggie_tammie@lineone.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Tamworth. Staffs, UK
Comments: Glad to see you are still adding to the site. Would welcome contacts from MONAB 9 NABROCK and SIMBANG with a view to getting together some time. I am based in Tamworth RNA and we have a Fleet Air Arm Association over 50 strong and growing. We meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Tamworth all "Airy Fairies" welcome. Not forgetting the seamen and other back up crew who kept the "runways" pointed in the right direction at the right speed. My MONAB 9 photos are posted on my e-mail number which takes you direct to the MONAB history page.
Duggie (Shorty ) Heath.

Message originally received: 02/Jul/2002:19:00:08
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:11:53pm
Name: Ramona Sandford
Homepage:  
E-Mail: rsandford43f@usa.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: USA
Comments: Love the website. Thanks!

Message originally received: 02/Jun/2002:20:00:45

 

 

Thursday 08/22/2002 11:07:34pm
Name: James Fearn
Homepage:  
E-Mail: james@castleriggdrive.freeserve.co.uk
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: I was a P.O. Radar Mechanic and only joined the MONAB in October, 1945 having previously been with 830 Squadron on H.M.S.Furious in a much colder part of the world. Nevertheless I enjoyed my stay in warmer climes and made some good friends, but sadly I cannot remember names.

Message originally received: 24/May/2002:20:43:37
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 11:03:39pm
Name: Stan Spencer
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Comments: If any of the Radio crew of MONAB3 read this I'd be pleased to get an e-mail from you.

Message originally received: 11/May/2002:13:53:47
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 10:57:02pm
Name: David Wood
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E-Mail: david.wood17@virgin.net
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Comments: My grandfather, Charles "Slinger" Wood, was stationed with MONAB3 in Scolfields camp between 05.02.45 to 01.06.46.

He served with Hunt Class destroyers in the Med. on board HMS Beaufort in 1941 -1944. Saw a lot of action.

He was a leading stoker employed maintaining the camp's diesel generators two miles outside of the camp - in a radio/wireless station. (He has spoken about a fire one night, when a generator burnt down - he was put on a charge - but subsequently let off, as it was due to a problem with the sump) - He says he never fell asleep.

He remembers the visit of Admiral Fraser, and talking to him in the billiard hall. The stokers adopted a local dog (dingo). His weekends were spent with the Wetham family in Croydon Sydney. Was the camp's typewriter mechanic - for a while. He very much enjoyed the beach at Brighton for swimming. He remembers the rush for the train - getting to the hotel for a drink in Paramatter... and then back on the train to Sydney for more

Message originally received: 21/Apr/2002:11:37:35

 

 
Thursday 08/22/2002 10:49:57pm
Name: Ron Bourdon
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E-Mail: bourton@btinternet.com
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Comments: Signed on behalf of George Pickering ex MONAB IV & HMS Unicorn. I thank you for an interesting site. He will be contacting you soon, best wishes to all
RDB

Message originally received: 29/Mar/2002:21:54:06
 

 

Thursday 08/22/2002 10:43:42pm
Name: Gary Walker
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E-Mail: cuzbuster@hotmail.com
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Comments: SIgned on behalf of Bill Francis who is ex MONAB 2.

Message originally received: 28/Jan/2002:23:15:12

 

 

Thursday 08/22/2002 10:40:46pm
Name: Don Walmsleysinbad
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E-Mail: Dong3hzl@aol.com
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Comments: I was at RNAS Brawdy 1946-48,was told we were ex MONAB, plenty of senior rates had served in OZ, never knew our number, but whole workshop was run from vehicles, was ships company L/FX790597 Aair Mech Electrical. Good fun in West Wales.
Good site.

Message originally received: 27/Jan/2002:20:59:58

 

 
Thursday 08/22/2002 10:32:35pm
Name: Michael Tidd
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E-Mail: michael_tidd@hotmail.com
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Comments: My grandfather was in TAMY I based at Archerfield in Brisbane. I can’t wait to see what more information this site can reveal about the unit. Also, I would love to hear from any former members of HMS Nabsford (TAMY I) who might remember my grandfather (Norman COOK), or who might have some memories/photos that might awaken his memory of things there?

Keep up the work on a great site!

Message originally recieved: 26/Jan/2002:20:01:33
 
 
Thursday 08/22/2002 10:25:30pm
Name: Peter Kenrick
Homepage: http://pkenrick.freeserve.co.uk/
E-Mail: kx@ntlworld.com
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City/Country: Widnes, United Kingdom
Comments: I constantly keep a check to see whats new,
the seabee section and photogragh's i have passed to dad.

thank you as always, peter k

Message originally recieved: 03/Jan/2002:10:41:23

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