Class of 1965 – CS 82
Here is an image of a class of Communicators from 1965. Can we name them?
Standing L-R Te Oneone Charles Kingi, Ken Ireland, Keith Walsh, Hayward, Kerry Brooker, Frank Lewis, Murray Nash, Lee Hallmond,
Sitting L-R Richard Blackmore, Darryl Keenan, Dan Warrington, George Naera, Adrian Kaye, John Titmus, Greg Knaggs, Neill Dorset.
Hayward, Keenan and Kaye did not pass out of training as Communicators.
To the left of Kerry Brooker looks like Red Scanlan , not Frank Lewis
Red did not join until Jan 66 Jim
How was I to know. All you ODs look the same…
Bottom row 2nd left …Martin Frost
No I don’t think so. Frosty didn’t join till way after 1965
Standing 2nd left ?? Ireland
Rear: Te Oneone Kingi (Butch), Ken Ireland, Keith Walsh, Hayward, Kerry Brooker, Frank Lewis, Murray Nash, Lee Hallmond.
Front: Richard Blackmore, Keenan, Dan Warrington, George Naera, Unknown, John Titmus, Greg Knaggs, Neil Dorset.
I think the unknown in the front row was someone Nolan or similar. He along with Keenan and Hayward did not last long.
Between me and George Naera is Adrian Kaye
all bloody od’s… anyway, whatcha number jack
The guy next to Dick Blackmoore is a chap called Keenan from Hawkes Bay. He did not last past the Captains Kit Inspection and parade. Hayward and Kaye also left before we moved on to our actual Comms training in North head . Then the Signals side had a new guy join us- Peter Mitchell who transferred from the Seaman branch across to Comms- I think he came the ship Rotoiti.
That is correct Neill RNZN Lt (retired) Constable NZ Police (Retired) I did come from HMNZS Rotoiti.