Chris Precey Block 2, Life in RNZN from 1954 Part 3 - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 24th June 2025. Part 3 of 4. While in the NZ Navy, before Waitangi Day, he was on a small ship in the Bay of Islands which hosted the governor general, Lord Cobham, and his family on fishing trips then transported VIPs to and from the ceremony. The Commander in Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy was the Governor General. After Waitangi Day they tried to return to Auckland but the sea was too rough so stayed at the Bay of Islands another couple of days. A medical report said he was not suitable for sea service in a motor launch. Travelled to Australia then to Fiji to escort a motor launch back to Auckland. It was a rough trip. He became a provisional leading telegraphist. Was posted back to The Royalist but preferred to go to Irirangi, the land-based ship to shore communications station at Waiouru. He became a leading telegraphist. Got married, had a baby, lived in a flat in Devonport then moved to a house at Waiouru where he worked at Irirangi.
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- June 24, 2025