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Royal Naval School Singapore


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Alexandra Grammar School


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Royal Navy in Singapore


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H M Naval Base Activity


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H M Naval Base The Housing


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H M Naval Base Sembawang


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Singapore Naval Base Japanese Occupation


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Singapore - Orchard Road



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 Alexandra Grammar School 1958 Joining Notes380 viewsAlexandra Grammar School. To parents of girls
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 The Naval Base Theatre Club. The Late Christopher Bean 1960 (Cast 2)273 views
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 The Naval Base Theatre Club. 'The Secret Tent' 1959292 views
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. HMS Rotherham takes surrender390 views1945. September 6th. Captain of HMS Rotherham H W Biggs D.S.O.; R.N. sailed into Singapore Naval Dockyard and took the formal surrender of the Japanese 10th Zone Fleet. Although the dockside was deserted with just a small Japanese party to agree the surrender they found 34,000 Japanese on the base. 'Rotherham Gate' was named in honour of this event. Photo compliments of the HMS Rotherham Association.(Possibly now dissolved)
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 Royal Naval Base School Staff 1968339 viewsRN School. Photo from the schools 1968 Speech and Prize Giving day program showing the names of staff.
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 The Naval Base Theatre Club. 'The Love Match' 1959 (Cast)275 views
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 The Naval Base Theatre Club. 'Sinbad' 1949287 viewsA 1949 photo of The Naval Base Theatre Clubs production of 'Sinbad'.
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 Royal Naval Base School. Bussing to school1968354 viewsRN School 1968. Pupil being picked up from his home in the Naval Base to be taken to the RN School. A fleet of Naval coaches (probably 9 or 10) picked up the children from all over Singapore to bring them to the RN School in the Naval Base at Sembawang. Several Naval coaches also picked up the older students and transported them to the Alexandra Grammar and St John's Secondary Modern Schools in down town Singapore.

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 Naval Base Housing622 views1969. One of the detached residences (No 101) on Wellington Road allocated to civilian staff posted to Singapore. These overlooked the Dockyard Swimming Pool (now called The Terror Club) and the football pitch. Different from the regular 'Black & Whites' as these had living accommodation on the ground floor and bedrooms upstairs. Note the cowboy style swing doors downstairs and the drop down cane blinds (we called them chiks) upstairs. All to aid ventilation and cooling of the property. Jun 16, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Fishing in the Dockyard630 views1960. Peter after a day’s fishing on Beaulieu Pier. Here with large Ikan Duri (Cat fish).Jun 16, 2025
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 Singapore Naval Base - Fishing in the Dockyard482 views1964. Fishing off Beaulieu Pier. Ikan Duri (Cat fish) caught showing the three serrated venomous spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins. Note the Naval Police boat behind.Jun 16, 2025
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 St Peters Church - Youth Club341 views1961. St Peters Church Youth Club pin badge. The youth club ran many activities to keep the youngsters on the Naval Base occupied. Banyans, BBQ's and trips to see groups like the Rolling Stones in downtown Singapore. Jun 16, 2025
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 Our bungalow at 12th Mile370 viewsOn arriving in Singapore in 1958 before being allocated an official residence on the Naval Base we found a newly built bungalow to rent (No 12 of about 16 on the site) at 12th Mile on the Sembawang Road. The bungalow had running water but no electricity supply. Lighting, cooking and the fridge all ran on kerosene which was delivered in large metal tins every couple of weeks. Today the bungalow has been redeveloped and stands on Jalan Mata Ayer.Jun 16, 2025
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 Jack with Pook 339 views1952. Jack Blackburn with 'Pook' in the background. Pook was a Japanese Army Police Dog left behind in the Naval Base when the Japanese surrendered. Jun 16, 2025
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 Our pet monkey325 views1961. Our pet monkey 'Beppy' going for a walk from Fiji Road with Pete. He could usually be trusted to go off lead but on one occasion escaping his lead from home Beppy managed to find the nearby Tennis Courts where he proceeded to unscrew the huge floodlight bulbs. Most people on the Naval Base around 60-61 will know of 'Beppy' and his antics. Jun 16, 2025
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 Our pet monkey328 views1961 - Many animals mainly cats and dogs were passed on between families coming and going from the Naval Base. In our case we took over the only monkey on the base. Beppy a blue rhesus macaque who turned out to be a very loyal pet and 'guard dog' for the property. Beppy was a great friend of the passing ice cream van. The driver ran an account with Beppy to supply an ice lolly on passing and ran up a large account that we settled every month.Jun 16, 2025