HMS
Newfoundland (1955/56)
Roy Nash sitting #3 from the left. Bdmr Charlie West 5th from left.
Hello
Richard – I greatly appreciated the pictures supplied from Roy
Nash’s family,
the Band on HMS Newfoundland was 1955/56, my dad is the bandmaster –
I had not seen this picture before so was deeply touched.
There is a great deal of information regarding the ship’s tour
of the Far East, and a picture of the band at :-
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns/id/113659/show/113583
The band moved into HMS Newcastle 1956/7 and were at the Melbourne Olympics.
Mike West.
Middle
row : Immediately behind Roy Nash is undoubtedly Algie Guest (S Cort)
with moustache,
and Dave (Fanny) Bowbrick (Clart/Vln) on extreme right with slitty eyes
as Prince Philip would say......
By his position in this pic Roy must have been the B/Sergeant - probably
at the time the youngest in the Band Service
due to his early success with the LRAM. The B/Cpl on the right looks
familiar but I can`t pull up his name.... Courtesy Terry Freestone
