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Date Posted: 15:25:21 03/18/10 Thu
Author: Malcolm Turner (happy)
Subject: Re: WATTS NAVAL SCHOOL MESSAGE BOARD
In reply to: David M Day No41 1941to1946 - age now 74 's message, "Re: WATTS NAVAL SCHOOL MESSAGE BOARD" on 03:05:44 05/07/04 Fri

>HEllo.
Don@t recall your name, I arrived in 42 and was No 2 in Derobeck .You mention Mr. Hillman ,when I left Watts he became my unofficial guardian.He is unfortunate now deceaced but his wife who is in her ninetieth year is still very with it, she lives in Brixham Devon and I will be seeing her soon.
I did my time , ending up as a chief O.A. (o)But my memories will always be of the smell of the tarred hemp, I still grab a piece of three stranded rope and do manrope knots ,diamonds ,stopper knots etc. as taught by Bloater Haslem. What a man.Sid Pointer,Bert Busby, Bandy Joyce,& Dear Mr. Frost,what was he doing amongst all that nautical business.Teachers. Wallis Hoskins. Head,Tiller Bonk English.
Basher Pike Maths , Miss Choat music. Bill Ely in the kitchen,Fred Hall, dogsbody. Mr. Shilling Carpenter,his son came back from war for short time to help with signals.
>>I was very upset going through the web pages for Watts somebody said that their greatest regret was the poor education they they recieved,I personnaly feel this is an insult to. Mr. Hoskins, Mr.Pike Tiller Blonk. Basher Pike.I left a village school, went to Watts,served 25yrs in the mob, have 4 A levels in Maths &Engineering,and a degree in English lit. Thank you Tiller Bonk you made me love English often sit down and try and list all the staff that
>served at Watts whilst I was in attendance.
>Capt and Mrs Lewellyn followed by Cdr and Mrs Felton
>No1-when I arrived Mr Joyce was both No1 and Band
>Officer.
>Lt Hillman arrived as new No 1,with his good lady
>on my arrival Mr Busby was the signals officer,later
>he became the PT Officer.
>Seamanship-Mr Haslam-someone prior I cannot remember
>Gunnery-Mr Pointer-again someone prior
>Mr Frost-I remember him best as "Derobecks"divisional
>officer
>Headmaster-
>Teachers-Miss Webdell-Mr Hensby-Mr Pike-Mr Bates-Mr
>Choat.
>of coarse Mr Choat had a sister who married the
>padre,also two daughters by the name of Mary and
>Jennifer.
>Sanitorium was manned by

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