Crew members from the 1980s

[Beardy Rich]

I suspect that most of the ex-QE2 members on this forum worked in the Hotel Dept but I am wondering if anyone remembers names from other departments?

I have fond memories of two Deck crew members, Digger (never knew his real name) and Arnie... big Jamaican guy, gentle giant type. Does anyone remember these guys?

Also some of the Engineering dept officers/crew... John Chillingworth, Dave Roberts, John Tomlinson, Martin Kay, Mick Earley, Brian Atkinson, Alan Goodwin, Paul Hammerton, Ben Waldron, 'Dixie' Deane, Dave Bogan, Jeff Arnold, Max Milton, John Speake, Mark Burrows.
Does anyone know these guys? What they're doing now?


Rich Drayson (ex- Snr Mech)

[Twynkle]

Hi!

Recently on qV (Ssh!) it was possible to pass on messages about the Forum to colleagues of present day crew members, and ex-colleagues too.
I understood that there are several (at least) engineering and other technical crew members who are missing QE2 greatly.
A message about the Forum was passed on - and maybe some have joined already.

To date there appear to be no crew member(s) aboard who experienced QE2 and the Falklands
Hopefully they will post here soon, too!
 

[MARIA]

I suspect that most of the ex-QE2 members on this forum worked in the Hotel Dept but I am wondering if anyone remembers names from other departments?

I have fond memories of two Deck crew members, Digger (never knew his real name) and Arnie... big Jamaican guy, gentle giant type. Does anyone remember these guys?

Also some of the Engineering dept officers/crew... John Chillingworth, Dave Roberts, John Tomlinson, Martin Kay, Mick Earley, Brian Atkinson, Alan Goodwin, Paul Hammerton, Ben Waldron, 'Dixie' Deane, Dave Bogan, Jeff Arnold, Max Milton, John Speake, Mark Burrows.
Does anyone know these guys? What they're doing now?


Rich Drayson (ex- Snr Mech)

[MARIA]

hi i remeber arni he was a lovely man, i was on the queen from 1980 -1987
as a stewardess with alan barnett the brother of jhon barnett we worked on 5 deck arni spent a lot of time with us in the pantry good times had by all ha -ha WE HAD A BALL

Kr

Maria

[Beardy Rich]

Hi Maria, thanks for posting a reply. Good to hear from another ex-QE2 crew member.

[adlersc]

Here's a couple of photos of the crew tug-o-war showing some of the engineers/deck crew. You might recognise a few:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/prancingtaff/4384726970/in/set-72157623374883693/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/prancingtaff/4384727154/in/set-72157623374883693/

cheers

Steven

[Beardy Rich]

More memories of the greatest ship in the world. I recognise the deckies in those photo's. Thanks for posting Steven.

[Kathy M.]

Every time I'm on the forum and see crew members mentioned, I always think "I should post the photo I took on the bridge" - so I am finally getting around to doing it; it is a scan so the quality is not that great.  Maybe of the crew members in the photo is a forum member!

[Beardy Rich]

Another memory which fellow crew members will also recognise.... the lingering taste of chloros (bleach) in the water drinking fountains.
Anyone else remember this? It wasn't always there, but you certainly knew it when it was present.

[Bob C.]

Another memory which fellow crew members will also recognise.... the lingering taste of chloros (bleach) in the water drinking fountains.
Anyone else remember this? It wasn't always there, but you certainly knew it when it was present.

While I have not tasted that on QE2 (must have had an excellent filtering system for passengers) your post reminds me of the diesel fuel (DFM) we used to have in the water on the old aircraft carriers I was on (USS Forrestal and Saratoga) especially after refueling at sea.  You could actually see thin film of it on top of a glass of water.