Memories of Singapore

Photos and Images submitted to the Memories of Singapore website


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Playing in the Naval Base174 viewsPlaying in the Naval Base. I think a friend called Gordon Birnie had a birthday party that day
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Singapore Swimming Club Jan 65241 viewsSingapore Swimming Club Jan 65

Me and my sister in the smaller pool. As kids we loved the Singapore Swimming Club and the Dockyard Pool. After we returned to the UK we had some holidays in Scarborough but somehow, the open air pool in Scarborough just didn’t have the warm weather to go with it.
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Spring Dale Fishing Pond181 viewsSpring Dale Fishing Pond shows Dad, Elaine and Me. I remember great big red ants that nipped used to walk along the railings
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St Andrews Church RN Naval Base Singapore196 viewsSt. Andrew’s Church shows the cover of what was the order of service for 18 December 1966. It was in this church that a childhood myth was shattered when my sister told me that Santa didn’t exist!
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St Andrews Church RN Naval Base Singapore194 viewsSt Andrews Church RN Naval Base Singapore
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St Andrews Church Youth Club196 viewsSt Andrews Church Youth Club On HMS Eagle
Front row, second left is Jock Laidlaw, and back row first left is Bryan Allan.
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St. Andrew’s Youth Club191 viewsSt. Andrew’s Youth Club has me and my sister seated front left with the Minister at the back and leader Ian on the left
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The SVSO Dance was dated December 1966232 viewsThe SVSO Dance was dated December 1966. Robert and Nancy Blyth are front on the left. My mum worked in the Victualling and Stores Offices in the Dockyard. Dad was an engineer on a tug called the Nimble.
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