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Singapore Schools ReunionsPhotos of reunions big and small featuring Ex pupils of BFES in Singapore.

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Chandos 16-02-2018

Ex BFES Singapore pupils meeting up for a reunion with special guests Jan Catchpool and Veronica Bourne and families.

18 files, last one added on Feb 18, 2018
Album viewed 96 times

Singapore Reunion June 2014 - Vol 1

Photos from some of those who attended the Singapore Schools reunion in June 2014 celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of St. Johns Comprehensive School.

100 files, last one added on Jun 24, 2014
Album viewed 1159 times

Chandos 22-11-2017

Singapore Schools Reunion held at the Chandos Pub, London on 22 November 2017.

14 files, last one added on Nov 24, 2017
Album viewed 168 times

Newcastle 23 Sept 2017

Photos of a reunion of former pupils of BFES schools in Singapore, held in Newcastle on Saturday 23rd September 2017.

16 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2017
Album viewed 240 times

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Alan Brocklehurst

My thanks to Alan Brocklehurst for these photos. Alan was at RAF Seletar with his parents from 1966 to 1968 aged 15 to 17. His younger brother Colin was aged 4 to 6.

8 files, last one added on Oct 15, 2013
Album viewed 2205 times

Alan Mudge

My thanks to Alan Mudge for the following photos. Alan wrote in the Guest Book that he was a "Former armourer 1957 - 1980. Did three tours at Tengah between 1960 - 67. First tour Bomb Dump/No.1 Explosives Site, second and third tours with 64(F) Sqn.

16 files, last one added on Jan 22, 2014
Album viewed 1674 times

Alastair Young

My thanks to Alastair Young for these family photos from his time in Singapore.

33 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2013
Album viewed 1802 times

Alayne Hanger

Thanks to Alayne Hanger for these photos taken in and around the dockyard swimming pool about April 1968. Alayne was in Singapore from 1967 to 1969.

13 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2013
Album viewed 2458 times

Allan MacKinnon

My thanks to Allan MacKinnon who was stationed at RAF Changi 1964/66 for these photos.

14 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2013
Album viewed 1606 times

Allan Taylor

I was stationed in Singapore 1965/7 - ex 20 squadron RAF Tengah. My wife played netball for the 2 1/2 years she was there. I think she played for the Crickets netball team.

10 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2013
Album viewed 1319 times

Andrew Clarke

25 files, last one added on Oct 16, 2013
Album viewed 1244 times

Andy Darbyshire

My thanks to Andy Darbyshire for these photos. Andy said that "I served at Changi from November 1959 to May 1962 and was a J/T in station accounts looking after airmens pay.

15 files, last one added on Oct 17, 2013
Album viewed 1312 times

Paul Cook

3 files, last one added on Feb 25, 2014
Album viewed 948 times

Julie Mitchell

1 files, last one added on Oct 21, 2013
Album viewed 1258 times

Maurice Hann

52 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2014
Album viewed 1252 times

Bernard Horsfield

Thanks to Bernard Horsfield for these photos. Bernard said in his email "I was in Singapore in 1970 aged 9. We also lived at Waddington Road on camp. My father was in 48sqdn Chief Technician on Hercs; John Horsfield, mum was Jean Horsfield, Sister Paula Horsfield."

7 files, last one added on Oct 18, 2013
Album viewed 901 times

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Brit Club 2011106 viewsAll that's left of the Brit club is the main club house, the swimming pool survived for years but even that has now fallen prey to modernisation.

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An aerial shot of RNWS Kranji - This is taken from a northerly direction looking south.110 viewsThis is taken from a northerly direction looking south. It shows the old aerial field which my father believes was built originally as an oil container field before the war. In 1941 the oil containers were all set on fire during the Japanese invasion. The aerials are radio aerials that served WRNS Kranji. The straight road visible left was "Woodlands Road" which ran along the railway line. In between is the monsoon drain.2/3rds up the road is the entrance to the level crossing where there was the hut which was lived in by the keeper. The village to the left of the railway line was Yew Tee village, where my amah lived in a kampong.

The bungalow visible bottom left was lived in (1970-2) by Cdr Baller. The roof visible next to it is of bungalow 7 where we lived for the first 2 months of our time in Singapore before moving up the hill to the base which can be seen top right of the picture. the tall microwave aerial is visible in front of the white cliffs of the quarry on the horizon.

My father remembers the wealthy labour contractor Koonho who had the grass cutting contract for all the naval bases. This huge aerial field had approximately 100-200 men working in lines with long-handled scythes trying to keep the vegetation down.

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The Manstonettes235 viewsMartin Woodward sent this photo which was taken in 1959 at the RAF base in Changi in the scout hut which was on the perimeter of Changi airfield.

My father was stationed there from 1956/57/58/59, I was 13yrs old and lived in Manston road with my Mother Isobel.

While I was there, some friends who lived in the same road and I formed a group called the Manstonettes.

This photo shows me on the double base, next to me not known, and the three others were David and Colin Stocker with their younger brother Peter.

Does anyone remember the Manstonettes and the unknown guitarist?

Britannia Club 201751 views

Lightning 1956117 views

Portsdown Road at the end of the school day163 viewsShows Portsdown Road at the end of the school day with a Malay soldier doing traffic control, and some of the 27 buses that came to pick up the widely scattered children of Pasir Panjang Junior School.

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School Bus 101 viewsCatching the School bus home from St. Johns. Tom O'Brien and Ian Vale.Mar 22, 2018

Chip Bee Flats273 viewsTaken under the flats at Chip Bee Estate. Janet Cole, Ian Vale and Shayne TerryMar 22, 2018

Ian and Mary272 viewsTaken during my final days in Singapore. I'd damaged my hand and wrist and spent about 7 weeks recovering at home. Can't remember Mary's surname, but she was from Dunfermline in Scotland.Mar 22, 2018

Ian and Mary250 viewsI would love to track Mary down again.Mar 22, 2018

Ian and Ron177 viewsTaken on the Southern Islands somewhere. In the last days I was there, we went out there quite frequently, usually spending 2 or 3 days on these deserted islands. The other guy in the photo is Ron, who was a local and the roadie with my band.Mar 22, 2018

Jim, Jane, Ann and me233 viewsThis photo is a bit of a mystery. I've written on the back, Jim, Jane, Anne and Me. I vaguely remember Jim and even more vaguely remember Anne and Jane, but can't quite place them. I think Ann is sitting next to me.Mar 22, 2018

Back of the Kent Cinema, Dover Road.180 viewsI'm afraid I can't put names to them. I think extreme left may have been Julie and then Marion Kimble, Linda James and unknownMar 22, 2018

Tom, Shayne and Ian167 viewsTaken in Tom O'Brien's back garden. Left - Tom, middle - Shayne Terry, right - Ian Vale.Mar 22, 2018

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