Chris Precey, RNZN from 1954, Part 2 - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 22nd April 2025. Part 2 of 4. As a signalman he travelled on a NZ Navy cruiser to Sydney, Newcastle and Darwin. In the Darwin harbour he saw many ships sunk by the Japanese during the second world war. Went to Singapore. It was very dirty. Patrolled off the west coast of Malaya. Went on to Manila with an Australian ship. More sunken ships in Manila harbour. Received a New Zealand Operational Services medal from NZ government. Experienced a typhoon in the South China Sea in the New Zealand – the worst storm he has ever been in. Returned to New Zealand via Singapore, Freemantle and Hobart. Larger ships had a Master of Arms who controlled discipline. His second trip was 14 months taking a cruiser to Britain. The ship was riddled with cockroaches. Returned to New Zealand with another ship.
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- April 22, 2025