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Thanks to Louis Watkins for sending these photos in from his time in Singapore. Lou was in Singapore from May 1965 to July 1968. First attending Bourne School then in September 1966 St. John's.

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 Maria Googan (left) at the naval base club476 views Maria Googan (left) at the naval base club, poss aka the Britannia club?
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 Achille Lauro 1968497 viewsThe Carnaby Street night party on board the Achille, August 1968
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 circa1967 photo of Maria Googan486 viewscirca1967 photo of Maria Googan with their cook Amah outside their home in 109 Wellington Road, Singapore 27.
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 Chargemans Bungalow490 viewsA picture which was passed to me by a friend, taken in the late 50's or early 60's in the Naval Base, we think this may have been the single men's quarters for unaccompanied chargemen
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 Changi Padang489 viewsShot taken from back of Changi beach looking across the Padang.
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 Jalan Kemuning433 viewsView from our bungalow in Jalan Kemuning looking across to what I think was the Pover’s bungalow (Leslie Pover their daughter sculpted the new Nelson Trafalgar 200 statue in Portsmouth)
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 Oggy Night421 viewsThe Oggy Night version of a Maypole Dance. The fan the ribbons were attached to was never quite the same again.
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 Oronsay473 viewsThe best shot of the Oronsay I could get in the days before wide angle lenses.

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 Achille Lauro 1968497 viewsThe Carnaby Street night party on board the Achille, August 1968Aug 13, 2017
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 Achille Lauro 1968477 viewsAchille Lauro, August 1968. Winning fancy dress group. We were red indians from the blackfoot tribe. Left to Right. Steve Edgecumbe, unknown, me, Fred, Cliff Andrews.Aug 13, 2017
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 Wellington Floods524 viewsView across to the Dockyard swimming pool taken at the same time as the football pitch floods showing how the drains couldn’t cope.Dec 10, 2013
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 Tiger & mickey460 viewsOur tomcat Tiger & Anna Googan’s female cat Mickey enjoying the sun, possibly after creating the kittens that Mickey had.Dec 10, 2013
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 View of St. John's464 viewsDec 10, 2013
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 The St. John's Railway Club487 viewsThe St. John's Railway Club layout at the school Open Day in 1968, the only person I can positively I.D. is Andrew Cole who is at the back right in shorts.Dec 10, 2013
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 Packing481 viewsMy mother writing the inventory of what possessions were going in which packing crate as the packers wrapped everything up in June 1968.Dec 10, 2013
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 Oronsay473 viewsThe best shot of the Oronsay I could get in the days before wide angle lenses.Dec 10, 2013