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Early married days

Brian Holmes

12 Jul 2020

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The family home in Cottingham with Mum, Dad and the pooch

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Swallowing the anchor !

On resigning from Marconi's seagoing staff I was offered employment within the company as a shore based Technician. As an alternative to unemployment whilst looking for a job it seemed to be a good option and I duly accepted this offer. I was offered a choice of locations

27 Apr 2021 5 min read

Seafaring Days

I finished working for the bank early in January 1964 and went direct from Wellington in Shropshire to Colwyn Bay in North Wales and enrolled immediately on the Radio course. I was given an outline of the syllabus and examination requirements to obtain the mandatory certification and started training the

17 Jul 2020 19 min read

The man from the bank !

On release from the RAF I needed to do some soul searching as to what I wanted to do with my life. I was subject to a certain amount of parental pressure to go into a socially acceptable job after my service life and, at their suggestion and with no

15 Jul 2020 2 min read

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