Alan Cottrell

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Thanks to Alan Cottrell for sharing these photos of his time in Singapore. Alan was in Singapore from 1963 to 1967.
This is me aged 14 years 2 months taken at the same time as the next photo of my brother just after arriving in Singapore in May 1963.	Stephen Philip Cottrell b. December 1951 d. February 1991	The Tanglin Guest House, where we first stayed when we arrived in Singapore
Our first 'Quarters' in Singapore - 17 Prince George's Park - just below The Gap and Kent Ridge.			Front porch - my dad had 3 of these Volvos while we were in Singapore, as well as an MG TD
Front room	Dinning room	Patio	Looking up at Kent Ridge from the front garden of 17 Prince George’s Park. I used to climb up there to my mate Michael Clarke’s house. Saved about a mile walking!!
My first school in Singapore (May 1963 – June 1964) Alexandra Grammar School entrance at the bottom of the notorious hill.	Pasir Panjang Junior School buildings 1963	Pasir Panjang Junior School buildings 1963	My brother's best mate at Bourne School 1964, I believe his name to be Charles Allcock - but I'm not sure. Andrew Cole has indentified this photo as being of him.
My brother Philip’s first school in Singapore (May 1963 – June 1963) Pasir Panjang Junior School	Barbeque held at Dover Road pool	Family outing at The Gap 1964 – Self in foreground, Chris Wall to my right	The view from The Gap overlooking Prince George’s Park and Pasir Panjang.
The view from my bedroom window at Prince George’s Park – looking across Pasir Panjang Power Station and the islands in the Straits of Singapore beyond.	The Gap hill climb races	Charles ‘Spud’ Leavey, Fishing Ponds at Seletar 1964	General view of the Fishing Ponds at Seletar 1964
Another view of the Fishing Ponds at Seletar 1964	Chris Wall – a mate from 1964 – 1966 before he went to Hong Kong. Used to play guitar with The Pagans (I think). Taken at The Gap 1964.	The Gully-Gully man – Taken at The Gap 1964.
			He’s put his snakes away now and doing his magic
Traditional Malay dancing