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ERA group photos

ERA group photos

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NZ ERA4's Group photo in 1940

Back Row: ERA William Newman,  ERA Snow Wolf

Front Row: ERA D'Arcy Heeney, ERA Noel McGee, ERA Alan McLeod

(Newman and Wolff left Neptune before she sank and survived. Heeney, McGee and McLeod were casualties)

 

 

ERA4th Class William Wright

The majority of the ERA photos in this section (as far as Besfield) are from William Wright's collection which he must have brought back to his family in April 1941 when Neptune was in Chatham and they all got some leave. It is a great tribute to his memory that he has left us with such an extensive archive of his ERA friends.

 

 

ERA 3rd Class Cyril Martin    ERA 4th Class William Wright    ERA 5th Class Roach

The photo shows the uniform differences - ERA3's were Chief Petty Officers, ERA4's were Petty Officers, ERA5's were Leading hands

Martin and Wright were casualties, Roach survived

 

 

ERA's Martin, Blackett, Anderson, Painter, Roach, Dowrich and Flowers

 

inscribed on the back

ERA's Martin, Blackett, Anderson, Painter, Roach, Dowrich and Flowers

Martin, Painter, and Flowers were casualties. The others survived.

 

 

ERA  Arnold Bradwell, ?, ?,  ERA Cyril Martin, ?,  ERA Roach, ERA Dowrich

 Bradwell and Martin were casualties

 

 

ERA 1st Class Arnold Bradwell,  ERA Tug Anderson?,   Chief ERA Tiger Flowers

 Bradwell and Flowers were casualties

inscribed on the back - Brad Tug Tiger

These were ERA 1st Class Arnold Bradwell, ERA Tug Anderson?, CERA Tiger Flowers

 

 

ERA Ronald Painter,  ERA Cyril Martin

both were casualties

 

ERA's Ronald Painter & Cyril Martin

 inscribed on the back

 

 

3+3 ERAs

none identified

 

Six ERAs

none identified but several were in previous photo

 

 

Three ERAs

 none identified

 

Four ERAs

none identified

 

ERA 3 Besfield left Neptune before she sank

 

inscribed on the back - Besfield ERA

 

Chief ERA Glanville in the centre with his fellow Engine Room team

can anyone recognise them?

 

map Kemp ch boiler spoiler

 

Mechanician Walter Thorne is seated on the right of this group of engineers (Chiefs and Petty Officers)

Does anyone recognise them?

 

 

 

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