Joe COCKER
(Lynne)
Andrew "Taff" COOMBS
83 - 85
Taff was a first commission young golly (AB(EW)) who made a big impact immediately on joining the ship. On completion of his first run ashore, on day one, he went xrse over tit down the ladder by the ship's office causing curry, rice and Coombs to be splattered on 2 deck!! Undeterred by this little mishap, our enthusiastic Welsh warrior then proceeded to upset the digestive tracts of the entire EW Dept by making wets with...salt water!! Revenge was very swift which came in the form of his first bunk light bill and the requisite hours obtaining the necessary approval to pay!! Now retired from Pusser UK Ltd, Taff is still a sea-goer. He lives and works as a business analyst in Swan-sea! Joined 03 September 07
Rick COSBY
Dave COZENS
Steve (Taff) CRIMMINS
Pete CURTIS
Dan DALY
Michael D'ARCY
Kim DARKER
82 - 84
POWEA / CPOWEA - Kim joined the ship in Barrow where he was immediately assigned to the After 909 and an intensive training routine which involved attending the Bluey and 99 clubs every Tuesday and Thursday - with Wednesday reserved for make and mends and DTS's, etc.. Very much a club man, it was whilst visiting a similar establishment in West Palm Beach, Florida, that his attention was drawn to a distressed group of young delectables whose male stripper had failed to show. Quick as a flash our hero leapt into action and onto the stage and did the full Monty!! (Please, no jokes about the Dark(er) side of the moon!!) So good was our muscular maintainer of feminine morale, he proffed 75 bucks, (yes Bucks!) in the bargain!! Obviously there were no flies on Kim! Joined 24 June 07
Chris DAY
84 - 87
"Happy" was a killick Greenie - LWEM 84 - 87 in the Close Range Weapons team and another of the lucky few who cracked Global 86. Among the highlights of his time onboard was playing New Zealand at Rugby in Perth - the antipodean one - and getting well and truly stuffed by the Kiwis on the pitch, and proving in the bar afterwards that there is more to Rugby than passing an odd-shaped ball!!! Chris lives in Hull, and works for Pusser (UK) Limited as a recruiter.
Jonathan DAY
94 - 95
"Happy" was a Pinky faggot and mattress tester onboard 94 -95 which included a Gulf Patrol. Highlights of his time onboard included a beach party in Rhodes, and he was another witness to the torpedo trials in Singers. Left the mob in 95 and is now residing in Bedfordshire (pinkies cannot get away from Beds!) with wife Samantha and son Thomas.
Alan DENHAM
(Valerie)
Archie DICKIE
89 - 91
Archie Dickie was the Master at Arms onboard the Mighty Manch (1989 - 91) where he also enjoyed the printable sobriquets of Joss, Jossman and Jaunty to name but a few and a whole host of other less complimentary titles that is the lot of any ships "Chief of Police"!! A dour Scot - his words not mine - (I'm not that brave!) he swooped and trooped onboard Victorious, Fearless, Niaid, Achilles, Jupiter and Fife before joining the law abiding boys on D95! Another who enjoyed Penang - evidently it sounds similar to the noise a cell door makes when closing - Archie is a big Glasgow Rangers supporter and is looking towards attending our next re-union - if only to conclude a few cold case files!! Archie, who retired from Pusser UK Limited at the turn of the century, now works for an infamous electrical supplier and lives with his partner Mavis, within shore patrolling distance of the J. Edgar Dyson building (i.e. the Reg School) in HMS Excellent! (This statement consists of just one page, honest Guv! Ed). Joined 15th November 2007
John DIXON
Gary "Duds" DUDLEY
Mark ELPHICK
Shaun ELPHICK
Mick FARROW
March 86 - April 87
Mick was another holiday maker who travelled 3Q (Stoker) class as an LMEA on Global 86 (pause for yawn!) until such time as his social and professional skills had developed and he made it into the PO's Mess!! During the fourteen months he was onboard, he particularly recalls sitting at a beach bar in Tonga surrounded by wild boars - the four legged variety - watching the 'Mighty Manch' sail out to sea due to an incoming storm (you really know your worth when the ship pxsses off without you!!). He also remembers meeting up with a street fighter called Fijian Joe (you'll never guess where!), who was offering appendage operations which involved the insertion of pearls!!, and Yorkie Frain swimming back to the ship in an area known to be frequented by Australian salt water crocodiles!!! (Yorkie was of course perfectly safe, no self respecting "salty" was going to gobble up a dit spinning Global 86 sailor...that would be just too much to stomach!!). Mick also informs us that he got married one week before Global 86 and nearly divorced one week after!!! It was a good trip then?! Joined 23 June 07
Rory (Jock) FERRIER
Martin FINE
Steve "Fletch" FLETCHER
86 - 88
Steve "Fletch" Fletcher was a gallivanting gourmet and cruising cuisine consultant onboard the Mighty Manch during the period of the world cruise (1986 in case you have forgotten!) and beyond! Not surprisingly, Fletch's most memorable run ashore was far flung Sydney, Australia, where he managed to get himself an invite to a chicken farm!! The experience greatly enhanced his social skills and he is now able to detect a firm breasted bird ready for plucking by touch and smell alone! Having been a galley slave onboard Intrepid, Invincible, Southampton, Exeter, Brazen and Jupiter, Fletch was pensioned off from Pusser UK Ltd., in 2001, and sidestepping KFC, found employment at his favourite football club - West Ham United - catering for those who insist on feasting on small edible marine decapod crustaceans! Yep, he feeds the prawn sandwich brigade! Promotion was swift for Fletch if not West Ham United, and he was subsequently drafted to Tottenham Hotspur - bigger prawns there by all accounts! - before accepting a position at a large unnamed sporting venue adjacent to Wembley Park tube station! Fletch heard about the Association from Pete Burnett, and about Prawns from Iceland!! Joined 19th February 2008.
Barny FOSTER
Alan (Connie) FRANCIS
(Sue)
David FURNIVAL
(Marie)
Stuart GERRARD
Lenny GOODWIN
Andy GREEN
(Kathy)
Andy GREEN
(Kathy)
Andrew GRIFFIN
