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Chris Precey, RNZN from 1954, Part 3 - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 29th April 2025. Part 3 of 4. While serving with the NZ Navy he was in the UK waiting for a ship to be prepared for delivery to NZ. He and a friend went to New Addington at Christmas 1955 to visit an aunt. After a while moved to another aunt who lived nearby. He spent some time with the Royal Navy and travelled to Northern Ireland with other Kiwis. Some of the Kiwis were disciplined. He experienced the early days of television in England and was not impressed. When he returned home he was reluctant to buy a TV but succumbed and got a rental. He observed a lot of bombed buildings in England as a result of WWII. NZ Navy was modelled on the UK Royal Navy
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- Date
- April 29, 2025