British India Steam Navigation Co. - a bygone era |
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| Thanks to the perseverance of me old mate Ken Jones (R/O Chinkoa), we have recently reconnected. I've also had the great pleasure of meeting his son who lives in the Vancouver area of Canada where I have called home since 1969 when I married a Canadian girl on my way to Australia (never made it back there) and moved to the place I think lives up to its nickname of Lotus Land. I dug through some trunks and boxes to unearth some ancient slides which I had made into photographs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and I hope some memories out there are better than mine at remembering details of some of them. ...Chris Lovelidge (a.k.a. exchinkoa) April 2004 Lest (best?) we forget... |
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| The Chinkoa in drydock in Hull (I think) circa 1964 |
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| #1 Christmas 1963 on Chinkoa the officer first right was the Purser, 4th on the right is Ken Jones R/O. Does anyone recognize the others? |
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| Welcome, visitor number |
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| #3 The Bankura 5th Engineer learning Party Rule # 1: Never fall asleep at a party. |
| #2: Chinkoa going through the Suez Canal circa 1963 |
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| #4: Party time Bankura circa 1965 I believe this is the 2nd Engineer |
| #5: I believe this is Gary Ruaux, 2nd Mate Bankura, with his mother. 1965 |
| #6: Can someone confirm this is Gary Ruaux (clearly having a good time dancing on a table) ? Bankura 1965 |
| #7: I think this is the 4th Engineer with a very close friend Bankura 1965 (did they trade clothes?) |
| #8: Bankura 1965 New Zealand - where?? far left: Purser next: Radio Operator far right: definitely me |
| #9: Gary Ruaux again (I think) hiding behind a balloon (same party) |
| #10 & 11 #: I'm quite sure this is Pat Pattenden, 3rd Officer Bankura but I'm not sure what he's doing in a nurse's dress. Nurse wearing his uniform??? |
| #12: Same party Foreground is Purser with two lovely nurses Anyone recognize the second guy in the hat? |
| # 13: This is me, same party determined to have a hangover |
| #14 : This is me again trying to forget I'm going to have a hangover. The spot on the young lady's dress was NOT my doing. Really. |
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