HMNZS ROYALIST Commissioning Crew – 1956

Scratching the old brain again and this time for the 1956 Comms Commissioning Crew of HMNZS ROYALIST.
Sparkers – Chief Tel Pete Illesley, POTEL John Steer, POTel Joe Dawson,  POTEL Paddy Boyle, A/POTel Alec ‘Spotty’ Crighton, LTEL Jado Orchard, LTel ‘Sticky’ Glew, LTel Darcy Doogan, LTel Ron Pocock,  LTel Dick Alley, Tel Snow Mayes, Tel Clem Mellish, Tel Sonny Smith, O/Tel IKM Lee, J/Tel Berry, Tel Sonny Hau, Tel Sam ‘Sampan’ Philps, JTel Chris Precey, JTel Pou Puata, OTel Eric ‘Eek’ Dawson, OTel Don ‘Hairy’ Kirk, JTel Dave Stade, Graham Cadwallader, Tel Jack Wairepo, Tel Charlie ‘Boogie’ Brown, Tel Vic Patterson, Tel Jim Hawkins, OTel Mike Harrington.
Buntings – Chief Yeoman Taff Jones, Yeoman Daniels, Yeoman Vaughn, Yeoman Mellor, Yeoman Knocker White, LSig Lofty Redwood, LSig, Sam Lawton, LSig John Morey, LSig Lance  ‘Minnie’ Pickett, LSig ‘Tich’ Holland, Sig Bruce McPike, Sig ‘Ditts’ Dutton, OSig Brian Cookson, JSig Charles ‘Horse’ Conroy, JSig Brian Mitchell, OSig Tom Cassidy, OSig Buckingham, Sig Bill Bartlett, Sig Neil, Sig Graham, OSig Gillespie OSig Mike ‘Lofty’ Commons