The HMS Cossack Association

REUNIONS & NEWSLETTER PHOTOS

 

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This page contains photos taken at the Annual Reunions between 2007 and 2009.


Scroll down through the years to see what you want (latest first).


REUNION 2009 at the Chatsworth Hotel, Worthing

Geirr Haar gave a talk and presentation about the sea war in Norway
Presentation 1
Geirr talking with Adm. Eberle
Presentation 2
The presentation begins
Presentation 3
Pictures of WW2 action
Presentation 4
Altmark spotted from the air.
Presentation 5
Geirr in full flow
Presentation 6
Cossack heading for Altmark.

UP SPIRITS!
Guests 1
The Rum Bosun, S/M Pat Gaffney, does the honours for S/M George Bye.

MEMBERS & GUESTS AT THE 18TH REUNION DINNER

Guests 09 1
Top Table - On the left Peter Harrison. On the right, from the front, Keith Batcheler, Pam Satterthwaite, Chairman Ken and President Jim.
Guests 09 2
S/M Alec Childs talking with Mrs. S.M. Smith.
Guests 09 3
Facing the camera - Shipmates King Hannafor, Bye and Mrs. Beryl Bye.
Guests 09 4
S/M Mick Thorpe, Mrs. Joyce Harris, S/M & Mrs. Peter Taylor.
Guests 09 5
S/M Doug & Mrs. Irene Parkinson.
Guests 09 6
S/M Jack Price (bottom left corner)with Mrs. Carole Batchelor talking with Graham Berthon on the risht.
Guests 09 7
S/M Clive Hopkins on the right, with S/M Les Taylor on the left.
Guests 09 8
Geirr Haarr thanks the Association
Guests 09 9
The President making his after dinner speech
Guests 09 10
Geirr is presented with a Cossack Ship's Badge wall plaque
Guests 09 11
Keith Batchelor presents Admiral Eberle with a framed cartoon drawn by the late S/M Larry Hazell
Guests 09 12
Mrs. Merry Swan & Geirr Haarr applaud the presentation


Time to find the bar - S/M Jack Race leads the way
Guests 09 14
Guests 09 13
Guests 09 15

REUNION 2008 at the Chatsworth Hotel, Worthing

Meeting our Norwegian friends before dinner
Guests 2
S/M Ken Robinson with Cecilie Nesvold and her daughters, Anette and Elisabeth
Guests 3
S/M Pat Gaffney and wife Val join the throng, met by S/M Ken Satterthwaite
Members and guests at dinner
Guests 4
S/M Peter Taylor (left) and son Paul (right)
Guests 5
Val Gaffney tucks in, with husband Pat hidden between her and Irene Parkinson at the top table
Guests 6
S/M Tony Lunn (left) talks with S/M Alec Childs
Guests 7
Shipmates Alan Quartermaine and George Woodford
Guests 8
S/M Jack Race, Mrs. Carol Melia, S/M Ken Sutton Mrs. & S/M Peter Lee
Guests 9
Elisabeth Nesvold talking with S/M Ken Robinson, with S/M Peter Hampstead on the right
Guests 10
S/M Peter Hamstead, Jean Hampstead, S/M Ron and Doreen Handford with Ernie & Angie Watts in the distance on left with S/M Frank Thomas on right
Guests 11
S/M Peter Harrison & Margaret Harrison (right) opposite Sheila & S/M Peter Marchant next to June & Ron Slade
Guests 12
Martin & Iris Loughlin and S/M Tom & Norma Kay(left) with S/M Jack Price on right
Guests 13
S/M Jack & Pam Price, Mr. Blackband with Alma Eaton
Guests 14
More of the Taylor family
Guests 15
S/M John Knight and the Cook family (far side of table) with Mrs. Boyd and S/M's Ron Dearing, John Jenkins and Dave Fenton (near side)
Guests 16
Jean & Pat Riall with Jean & Alan Edinborough
Guests 17
Alan Edinborough, Margaret & Peter Harrison
Guests 18
The Dining Room and Kitchen staff line up, with John Knight and partner in the foreground
Guests 19
Finn Nesvold makes his after dinner speech
Guests 20
Finn with Cecilie Nesvold, Ken Satterthwaite (Chairman)and Sheila
Guests 21
Finn hands over the Sokndal table banner to the Association
Some members and guests relaxing after dinner
Guests 22
Ken and Sheila Satterthwaite with Irene and Doug Parkinson
Guests 23
Larry Hazell with Finn Nesvold
Guests 24
Mrs Kit Pugh and her niece
Guests 25
Jo Bishop with Stan Hannaford
Guests 26
Cecilie and Anette Nesvold check their raffle tickets
Guests 27
Well, who's a lucky girl then. Elisabeth finds she has won four prizes!

 

REUNION 2007
Some of the displays and memorabilia in the Archive Room
Archive Display 1 Archive Display 2
Archive Display 3 Archive Display 4
Archive Display 5 The Association Lifebelt

Members and guests relaxing on the Friday evening
Friday 1 Friday 2
Friday 3 Friday 4
Friday 5 Friday 6
Friday 7 Friday 8
Friday 9 Friday 10
Friday 11 Friday 12
Members attending the AGM followed by a Board & Search School presentation by Lieutenant Pete Briggs of HMS RALEIGH  
AGM 1 AGM 2
AGM 3 AGM 4
AGM 5 Board & Search
Retiring as Rum Bosun after 14 years, Peter Marchant receives a just reward
AGM 6 AGM 7
A galvanised planter complete with plastic plant hides a better reward!

Noel Bevan
Our special guest, Noel Bevan, who was one of the merchant seaman prisoners who were released from the German prison ship Altmark when she was boarded by HMS Cossack in Jossingfjord in February 1940. Here Noel Bevan (left) discusses it with the Chairman, Ken Satterthwaite, and the President, Admiral Sir James Eberle, before the banquet dinner. Below some of the members and guests at the dinner.

The Reunion Dinner
DINNER 1 DINNER 2
DINNER 3


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