Wally on the Queen Mary 1950 Tourist of course.. He hadn't made the Veranda Grill
at the time
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Joe Parr...Archie Mitchell... Billy Kelly...on the Ocean Monarch...they swore
they hadn't been fired from the Mary...but could you believe them
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..."The Tourist Tigers"... on the Queen Mary...1950... what a team...undefeated
for two years... I understand quite a number of lads on other ships still bear
the scars on their legs
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Wally and Joe Parr...a couple of choirboys... no way...even if on this picture
they look so serene...respectable almost...
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Party time...Wally...Doris...Jackie Beamish... Vinnie....Joe Parr again...And
Danny Dolan...I'm sure Doris's mother didn't know the company she was keeping...
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Another party... Xmas this time...at the Kelly's place... they would let anyone
in...check out this crowd... Wally and Doris... Kenny Cochrane and Pat...mine
host and various friends.. looks like a good time was had by all...
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A bunch of tourist waiters on the Queen Mary in 1950...there's Wally...Peter
Bath...Jonesey...and
others... a motley looking group...what...but didn't they scrub up well...
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Did these guys ever work...Wally...Peter Hall the kid who boxed with Joe Parr...silly
boy...Joe knocked him out in the second round...and the usual suspects... Doris
there again...a rose in a crowd of nettles...
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The boys in the Pig...celebrating again... I believe it was the ships cat's birthday..
well you had to have a reason...didn't you... Kelly as ever...Jonesy...McCardle...Peter
Hall.. Kenny Potts...Wally of course and others...
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Now this picture is different...Wally Working... and they said it couldn't happen...its
not a joke... though the bloods are laughing at something
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...Officers and Gentlemen...that is what these guys told the young girls they
met...but we know better... don't we... Our Wally...Dennis Eles...Billy Branifor
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Check a lot of these guys out as they are today...in the Where
are you Now gallery...you will be Surprised how well...they look...
As most of us know...the Cunard carried almost every movie star of note...here
are some great pictures Billy Harrison took on the Queen Mary..
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This is Clark Gable in 1954...judging a crew boxing match... this one was no problem...it
was Joe Parr... Knocking out his opponent in the second round...
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Gable again at the same match...waiting for a bout to begin...
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Clark Gable...still mixing with the crew...down graded a bit though...
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From one extreme to the other...Liberace in the Officers mess... I think it was
around 1956-7
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This guy was always a clown...so I am led to believe... Terry Thomas and some
of the ships entertainers in the boys pig 1955...
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..."Queen Elizabeth" commi's outside the "Cunard Diner" 1949 L/R ,,,Kenny Douglas...
???...Kenny Ayling...Mike Boyd...Knobby Broomfield...Ronny Wright...????... Do
you think they had been barred out of the Market Diner...
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..."Queen Elizabeth" 1947 on the bridge wing...Dougy Bravo...Staff Captains Steward...Jimmy
James Commodores Valet/Tiger...Pete Jelley and Mike Shea...Commi's... I think
Pete and Mike were after the other guys jobs myself...don't let those angelic
smiles fool you...
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Pete Jelley...Paul Marks and his wife...George Jones...We organised the first
ships dance, at Reece's Ballroom during the annual lay-up in Liverpool... I know...they
still talk about it today...oh boy...
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Ron Greaves... Rex Everest...Pete Jelley...Peter Groves...Brian Still..."Caronia"
crew at Butlins...Clacton-on-Sea 1951... Cowboys...they definitely chose the right
outfits...didn't they.
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The "Caronia's" commi waiters 1949/50 L/R ???...???,,,Mike Atwool...Billy Cook...Mike
Short...Peter Zanallloti...Knobby Broomfield... This crowd look bright... obviously
they haven't been staying out late in bars..not like someone we know...
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..."Queen Elizabeth" Football team 1951...B/R 4th on left...Eric Hamblett... 8th
on left John Snow...Far right...Jimmy James... If you can fill in any other names
that would be great.
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..."Caronia" crew members New York bar on 50th St... the other side of Broadway...1949...Back
Row L/R...Rex Everest...Ronny Greaves...John Mace...Dennis Washington...Arthur
Bryant...Front Row...L/R...Sidney Bennett...Pete Jelley...(a 15 year old...how
did you get in there...don't tell me...)Roy Merewood...Brian Still...Billy Appleton...Les
Osborne...Gordon Head...Molly Knight on the mike...on piano...owner of the bar...
It's a good job Pete's mother didn't know where he was at night...
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..."Caronias" North Cape cruise...1952...now...there is a prize for anyone who
can name 20...15... 10...alright I will settle for one or two.
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..."Queen Mary" crew mess1949/50... These guys could have graced the halls of
"Eton" with their white bows... hope we can get some names for these faces...
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A likely lad eh... Mrs Jamieson's favourite son...young Albert...sweet seventeen...never
been kissed ...kicked ... or cuddled...so he would have had you believe...
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Another picture...with a couple of mates...don't know their names...anyone have
a clue...dig Al's socks... he was wearing them at the Grafton...
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How's this for posing...he had just seen Kirk Douglas in "Champion"... got the
look off to a T didn't he...
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Three of a kind here...Albert and a couple of mates...look as if they are surveying
the scene...and liking what they see...
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Albert in later years...on the Queen Elizabeth 2...still a smoothie... still a
poser...that smile was always worth a few extra bucks...
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Tommy Reynolds and Steve Jones...pretending to be 1st class waiters...love the
Slim Jim bow ties...very smart...but Tommy he made the pants to long...
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So... Who are you looking at Scouse...
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Looks like the same party... still wearing those daft hats....
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Now you can see where they got this innate taste in headgear...Gravesend...52???
53??? God were we ever that young...
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Same crowd at least they got rid of the hats...Come on...except for Tommy in the
front row...anyone recognise themselves...
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What a bunch here's Tommy... Jonesey...Eddie Dean...and Eddie lawless...again
don't know the other two guys...at a party somewhere...they have got to be party
hats those lads are wearing...
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A
lot of the lads will remember Jack Tansey...he was Gym instructor on many Cunard
ships... A couple of his brothers played for Everton...Here is a picture of him
sparring with Bruce Woodcock... somewhere there is a picture of him sparring with
the President of the U.S.A....one of the best they have had...Ronald Reagan...when
he was just a film star...Jack said he was one of the nicest guys he ever meet...and
he was a hell of a good judge of men... Peter can you make this picture a little
larger than the others...thanks Ritchie
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Chris' cowboys
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A face only a mother
could love. French restaurant, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool Queen Elizabeth 61/62,
Queen Mary 64, Mauretania 63/64, Caronia 64/65, Carinthia 65, Saxonia 62
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Mauretania, Barbados
Beach, Chris Donnelly, Liverpool Andes 63, Orion 61, Transvaal Castle 62, Athlone
Castle 65, Cape Town Castle 65, Reina Del Mar 63, Queen of Bermuda 66
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Mauretania, Barbados
Beach, Ray Patton, Ritchie McDonald, Liverpool I wonder if those guys are still
mad that I snagged the only deck chair on the beach
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Andes, 63, Med cruise,
Chris Donnelly, Ray Patton, Liverpool Ray don't feel so bad my mum didn't come
to see me off either
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Andes 63, Med Cruise,
Ray Patton Ray, seen a recent picture of you and some of the fellows from South
Hampton on the website. Good to see that you look so well
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Caronia 65, Pig, Chris
Donnelly, Eddie Walsh, guy with glasses, all from Liverpool Never did find out
what was in that cup
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Caronia 65, Eddie
Walsh, guy with glasses, Chris Donnelly from Liverpool, waiters
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Caronia 65, what is
the very first thing you do after boarding -- get a pint mug Joe Stanton, Eddie
Walsh, Chris Donnelly, Liverpool, 2 brothers at table
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Caronia 65, Chris
Donnelly and Eddie Walsh
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Caronia world cruits
65, Bombay, India, Country Club salt water pool.
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Caronia 64, North
Cape, Chris Donnelly Hope somebody is taking care of my "bloods"
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Caronia World Cruise
65. Some of the guys I sailed with are: Philip Glazebrook, Rictchie McDonald,
Pinky Purcell, Tommy Boyle, Gary Lacey, Georgie Briggs
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Caronia 65, Beach
at Haifa Israel. Sailed with Joe Williams, Joe Stanton, Dom Valante, Oscar Basham,
John Caldfield, Tommy Wilson
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Chris Donnelly, sailed
with John Prescott, Ray Patton, Roy Spagagna, Eddie Walsh, David Lowes, Donny
Maddox
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Queen of Bermuda,
66, Elbow Beach, Chris Donnelly, Roy Spagagna. Roy was my best man at my wedding
in NY. Sadly he died in 88 in NY.
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Last trip on Queen
of Bermuda, 66, Chris Donnelly, David Lowes Half waiters, half AB's. Most in photo
are from Liverpool. Fellow in center of picture was the ship's carpenter from
Liverpool, settled in Richmond, Virginia and opened a bar there called the Penny
Lane Pub
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Honeymoon 1972, boarding
QE2 sailing to England. David Lowes worked on the ship
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Honeymoon 1972, QE2
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Honeymoon, QE2, me
and my wife and bedroom stewardess from Liverpool, nice lady
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Donny Maddox from
Liverpool, waiter on Caronia 64, settled in the US and became a professional horseracing
jockey. Rode all over the US. Watched him race at Calder in Miami
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