Navy men (From Barry And District News)

Navy men

JANUARY 1 this year saw the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Naval Electrical Branch.

Since then, the Royal Navy has seen thousands of men train and work in the various aspects under the umbrella of Electrics on board ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy, be it lighting, fans, motors, radio, radar, battery and mains power and much more including the electrical aspects of the Fleet Air Arm and the planes which they maintained.

Where are those men now?

A new association has been formed with the idea of these Greenies finding each other again and renewing old friendships.

The Electrical Department of all ships was always large and full of Live Wires who would shudder at the pipe Duty EM to the Wardroom Pantry or Duty REM to the Bridge Signals Office, especially if they were Duty!

No doubt many readers of this paper will recognise the above and say I was a Greenie and start to think of those fun days and wonder where their old messmates are.

Or a son or daughter will say Dad was in the Electrical Branch and that is the start to renewing old friendships.

Send a couple of second class stamps (to help Association funds), please leave them on their backing if self adhesive, with your name and address to Mike Crowe at the address below, and get ready to Swing that lamp instead of repairing it.

Mike Crowe ex REM

Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association

7 Heath Road

Sandown

Isle of Wight

PO36 8PG