Cooke Division
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Allan | Baker | ER | Left in 2001. Lived in Southampton and worked as a furniture conservator/restorer. I'm sorry to have to say that Al passed away in January 2021. | |
Steve | Barrett | LW | I'm told that Steve achieved LT CDR and was CO of HMS Forest Moor | |
Norman | Bell | ER | ||
Andy | Blagg | LW | Andy left whilst at HMS Collingwood. Came from Sheffield. Lived near Southampton. I'm sorry to say that Andy passed away in November 2018. | |
John | Brace | ER | ||
Malcolm | Bradley | ER | Lives in Reading | |
Solomon | Braimah | ER | Nigerian Navy | |
Neb | Chamberlain | ER | Came from London | |
Mick | Coleman | ER | ||
Ron | Coles | ER | Landlord of The Bricklayers Arms in Midhurst, West Sussex | |
Joe | Da Costa | ER | Came from Wales and was living in Aberdeenshire at one time. | |
DAGWOOD | ! | Cooke Division ghost - last seen hanging around in the upper heads! | ||
Trev | Daniels | ER | ||
Michael | Dickson | S | Left as a WO. Works in Devonport | |
Dave | Ellams | ER | Lived in Stubbington. Sadly passed away on 5th December 2022. | |
Tim | Fosberry | LW | ||
Keith | Francis | ER | Eventually joined FAA. Came from Gloucester. Left in 1997. Works at RAF Wyton | |
George | Gagan | LW | Came from Scotland | |
Dave | Harwood | LW | Lives in Barrow in Furness. Works for BAE Systems | |
Harry | Hind | AA | Left whilst at HMS Condor. Came from Leeds. | |
Ken | Howe | LW | Lives in Wigan. | |
Pete | Jakeman | S | Lived in Callington, Devon. Sadly died whilst on holiday 14th May 2014. | |
Colin | Knapp | LW | Was Chief Hook of Cooke. Possibly running a Guest House in Somerset | |
Paul | Leeper | AA | Left in early 2003. | |
Brian | Lord | S | Chippie on HMS Birmingham in 1980. Came from Failsworth in Manchester. Lives in Scotland. | |
Phil | Mair | ER | Left in 1994. Still lives on IOW. | |
Roy | Markham | S | Came from Lincolnshire and emigrated to the USA in 1982 | |
Michael | Martin | S | Left service in 1969 and after a short break joined the RAF. Was commissioned and left in 2005. Lives near Peterborough. | |
Francis | McGregor | |||
Malcolm | McKenzie | LWAA | Left in 1991, retrained as a teacher, lives in Huddersfield. | |
Dave | Middlehurst | LW | ||
Chas | Miller | S | Came from St Austell. Thought to be living in Northamptonshire. | |
Dave | Morgan | Lives in Moray. Became a journalist | ||
Mick | Morris | S | Lives in Telford | |
Douglas | Neilson | LW | ||
Iian | Pailing | S | ||
Paul | Parkin | S | Lives in Barrow in Furness. Runs two hotels. | |
Steve | Pillinger | LW | Left whilst at Collingwood. Lives near Banbury. | |
Neil | Raffell | S | ||
John | Ratcliffe | ER | Came from Oldham | |
Andy | Renouf | LW | Came from the Channel Islands | |
John | Rowlands | LW | Came from Stalybridge. Recatted to REM after 2P and then did RMECHs course - left as an REMN1 in 1980. Worked for Fujitsu for 31 years and retired in 2011. Married for 40+ years - three children - all girls! Everyone called me Tufty ... | |
John | Sanders | ER | ||
Graham | Scrivens | ER | Came from Wolverhampton. I was told that he lost his life to cancer in 2002 in South Africa | |
Graham | Stacey | LW | Thought to be living in Portsmouth | |
Pete | Tansley | S | Came from the Shetland Islands | |
Andy | Taverner | ER | Lives in Moffatt, Dumfries | |
Dave | Taylor | Thought to have been a SGT in the Police in Wath on Dearne. Known to have passed away. | ||
Steve | Thompson | ER | Recatted and then served in HMS Salisbury Forth and Brittania. Left in 1973 and worked for CEGB until 2003. Now works part time for a firm making staircases. | |
Melvyn | Trott | ER | ||
Paul | Tuley | ER | Left whilst at Fisgard. Lives in Bishops Stortford and has three daughters. | |
John | Waddington | ER | John had been living in Ringwood and passed away on the 7th October 2023. | |
Nigel | Walker | LW | ||
John | Wallace | LW | ||
Chris | Walsh | LW | Came from Rochdale. Thought to have been working for a medical equipment company on the South Coast. | |
Heng | Wee Tek | ER | Royal Malaysian Navy badminton champion. | |
Dave | Williams | ER | An announcement in the Royal Naval Engineers Benevolent Society report said that Dave died in January 2002 | |
Pete | Young | ER | Lives in Southern Spain on the Gibraltar/Spain border. Served for 26 years. General service for a bit then P.O. Submarines until leaving in 1993. |
S62A Class
Dave | Anderson | ER | ||
Francis | Ekpenyong | ER | Nigerian Navy | |
Roy | Jordan | ER | Became a widower in August 2004. Lives in Plymouth and works for DML. Five children. | |
Jeff | Marshall | ER | Married 31+ years - left as an Instructor Officer in 1990. A Director at VIANETWORKS. Had been living in Chertsey and passed away on 13th December 2023. | |
Richard | Wainwright | ER | Lives in Plymouth and is the Regional HSE Advisor for Balfour Beatty in the South West | |
Martyn | Webb | ER |