Neil ANDERSON
Roy ANDERSON
(Sonia)
Stephen "George" ANNABLE
(Julie)
84 - 86
Stephen "George" Annable spent six years with Pusser UK Limited in the early eighties during which time he served onboard Coventry 81-82 and the Mighty Manch, 84-86. Somewhat pxssed off about missing out on Global 86 - Evidently his Tx was fast approaching and there were no zzzz's left in his pit - his best run ashore was Mombers on the 85 Gulf trip, where he became a tusker consumption specialist in the Sunshine Bar, that well known watering hole en-route to that hot spot of Mombasa night life, the New Florida Club!! - which of course none of you will ever have heard of, let alone visited!! Our canny Toon Army hero also lays claim to a very expensive C126. Whilst working on Coventry's STWS he inadvertently caused a long cylindrical piece of kit to emerge from it's housing and drop over the side, causing a big splash in more ways than one, and an instant audience with the Charge Chief, Joss, WEO and the Skipper to name but a few!! Not wanting to retain George in the Pusser until he was 87, he didn't have to pay the full price of the item!! Now long retired from the launch mode, George lives with his wife Julie in the land of the druids not far from Llanfair.............gogogoch! He heard about the Association from Andy Rafferty. Joined 5th February 2008.
Dave ARTHUR
(Helen)
Ivan ASCIAK
(Renate)
Nick ATHAWES
89 - 92
Nick was the Chief Shipwright onboard from 89-92 and joins former Chief Chippies, Sam Wellens and Steve "Wobbly" Wagg in the ranks of the Association. Now residing in Sanderstead, Surrey, Nick was a member of the Mighty Manch rugby team that toured the Gulf unbeaten - any excuse to get into the ships drinking team!!! Nick found out about the Association from Chris Baker and Andy Green.
Peter "Bill" BAILEY
(Angela)
Chris BAKER
(Susan)
Wayne "Boff" BANCROFT
Martyn BANNER
Matthew "Barney" BARNES
85 - 89
"Barney" was an MEM(M) 1 onboard from January 85 until January 89, during which time he worked "all over the place". He heard about the Association from several "old acquaintances".
Paul "Baz" BARRETT
86 - 89
"Baz" was a stoker onboard 86 - 89 and obviously is a Global 86 vet. An Inaugural member of the exclusive 3Q Mess "Billy U Bit Club", Baz is paying for his past sins and his fixation for blue uniforms and is currently a copper in Western Australia. He learned about the Association through Forces Re-united.
Terry BEDDOES
89 - ?
POCA Terry joined the ship in 89 as a relief for Evil Eppy, which was a relief for the whole ships' company (sorry Russ!). Outside since 95 and working as a Catering Manager for Liverpool NHS Trust, he lives in Skelmersdale with his wife Kath, whom he met by being daft enough to respond to one of those mailies that turned up onboard by the sackful wanting a "jolly jack" pen-friend!!
Martin "Buzz" BEE
82 - 85
"Buzz Bee" joined the Mob as an AB(R) in 1981, and in a brief six year career did time on the Hermes and Lindisfarne either side of his circa three year jolly on the Mighty Manch. However, his career with Pusser UK Ltd was very nearly much shorter than that. Whilst acting as Ships diver in Portland Harbour during work-up, he had a sudden craving to drink the harbour dry and had it hot been for the prompt actions of one Trev Quickfall, "Buzz" would have missed out on joining 2MA completely!! That said, there was a slight bonus - he missed the rest of the work-up - although he was slightly miffed to learn that his messmates were drawing lots for his pit!! Undeterred by this mishap, Buzz was determined to get a civvy job where he could continue his love for wearing BA, and so he joined his local Fire Brigade! Still with the Brigade 20 years later - the masks get better and better, Buzz lives with his family in Leicester and is a season ticket holder with Leicester City FC.(his wife has the other one!) He heard about 2MA from surfing the web. He also thinks it is time to buy Trev Quickfall a beer!! Joined 14th September 2008.
Philip "Wiggy" BENNETT
Pete BERROW
Lenny BILTON
(Heather)
John "Bodders" BODSWORTH
82 - 86
John "Bodders" Bodsworth joined the Mighty Manch in build as the first gunbuster in 1982, having seen his draft to Sheffield cancelled for obvious reasons. A full career armament artisan, he had previously been responsible for loud noises on Cleopatra, Three times (that's drafts not salvoes!), Yarmouth and Ye Olde Rusty B before being selected for Pussers finest. A keen motorcyclist (Stevie will be pleased!). Bodders many memories include the motorcycle exped he led in the Falklands on the first trip down South, which by all accounts was great fun even if the "Danger-Minefield" signs did tend to get in the way (although a rear tyre blow out did cause an adrenalin rush!!). Bodders favourite runs ashore were West Palm Beach with the family on the way home, and the Seychelles on the following Armilla deployment, where he proved to be an accomplished windsurfer and banyan consultant. Pusser UK Ltd ordered "cease firing" on his career in 1998 following drafts to Dark Royal and Lancaster and he is now an IT installation technician for EDS - work that frequently takes him on warships - what few we have left! Bodders lives with his wife and 12 hardly davidson motorcycles in Pompey. He found out about the Association via the worldwide web. Joined 3rd July 2008.
Martin "Buster" BROWN
82 - 85
Martin "Buster" Brown joined Pusser UK Ltd as an AB(R) in 1978, and in a 12 year crime free career in the Andrew he sailed the seven seas on Hermione, Kent - the old Fountain Lake Guardship, Coventry (1982), the Mighty Manch (82 - 85) and Bristol. Buster's best ship was Coventry, very, very, very closely followed by D95; who provided our hero with his best run ashore - the West Indies and the States - after his second trip to the South Atlantic. Following his TX in 1990, and suddenly realising that he would now have to actually work for a living, Buster found that he was too short to be a copper, too old to be a fireman, but daft enough to become a paramedic! (his words, not mine, honest! Ed) - In a continuing career with the East Midlands Ambulance Service, when not making folk feel better, he likes to watch Northampton Town F.C. Buster heard about the 2nd HMS Manchester Association from a guy in Pittsboro, USA - Carl Williamson. Joined 10th January 2010 (214).
Alan BUCHANAN
Michael "Bully" BULL
(Rebecca)
88 - 91
Mick (Bully) Bull was a young AB (Missleman) onboard the navy's finest from 1988 - 91, and another who was through drafted from the Scummer after she was T-boned by the Torbay. Among his fond memories of life aboard D95 is the time he was chased around the upper scupper by L/S Jack on the day King Neptune came calling - a very short chase by all accounts - and also being a mate of the Bosun on many an occasion. Informed sources also tell us of a little escapade our hero got up to in Singapore - where one of the locals was very keen to get to know our Bully better!! Evidently when it came to the hand up the kilt part of the acquaintance, poor old Mick was confronted by meat and two veg! (Shock horror disaster exclusive!) How true this is we know not - but it is not like us to publish a Cock and Bull story!! Joined 30th May 2008.
John BULLOCK
(Sharon)
Joined 24th February 2011 (239)
Pete BURNETT
Damien "Butch" BUTCHER
88 - 91
"Butch" Butcher, Damien to his Mum and Dad joined Pusser UK Ltd in 1987 as a 16 year old chef, and after an extensive course in the art of maritime culinary skills - he got an A plus for trainsmash - he was off to join the Mighty Manch for a Gulf Patrol or two. In a 17 year career with the Andrew, Butch was an accomplished Hobart driver on Herald, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Invincibubble, Newcastle and Exeter before he retired to open his own Chips and Fried Eggs dispensing establishment or Cafe for short. Butch's best run ashore on warship wonderful was the Jolly Boys outing to Penang where he started out "overdrawn" and finished very very very "overdrawn"!! Butch also recalls a weekend in the equally exotic port of Rosyth where he managed to get lifted by the Reggies not once, but twice and on consecutive nights - through absolutely no fault of his own, honest - and where only the duty roster prevented his unique bid for a hat trick!! Since his TX in 2003, and having become emotionally exhausted cooking chips, Butch armed himself with a hammer and crowbar and set out to be a legalised burglar - or as his trade organisation prefers - a licenced locksmith. (Yep, Butch went from grub to chubb in one easy move!) Now residing on the Costa del Essex with wife Deborah, he heard about the 2nd HMS Manchester Association from Mini Cooper. Joined 4th April 2009 (199).
