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Created: 25 July 2001 - Updated: 7 November 2007 By Mike Kemble (c) From information provided by Ray Holden, Clem Bray, Christine Chaplin, Lionel Irish, Mary Davies & Others |
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Continued from Kite - Introduction
A young CPO Payne who survived the Kite sinking (1) Boy sailor, possibly HMS Gurkha (2) Dressed up as ship's captain - possibly a "crossing the line" ceremony
Fully Qualified PO, so this is a post HMS Kite photograph, as he was Acting CPO on HMS Kite.
HMS Gurkha was the first ship sunk by aircraft and
young John Payne was recognised in some way for throwing live ammunition
overboard.
The lady is John Payne's mother. We think the swastika is from a sunken U Boat
John Payne's father - a Security Guard
Adrian Raven has kindly sent me two more images of The Farr Family, taken in the 30s
William Farr
Norman Buchanan HMS Kite
November 6th 2007. Ray Holden has sent me these two following images. The first is an article written by the late wife of Reg Holmes. As you all know Reg is one of only two survivors from HMS Kite still with us.
The late Betty Holmes
INFORMATION OF A NEW GANGES SITE... Trying to compile a
long, long list of ex-Ganges Boys, personnel etc A poem to HMS Kite
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http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-hobart/success-may-not.htm
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