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For convalesing servicemen, who have been injured or sick

 

Had you any particular condition in mind?

War Brides or 1953 equivalent?

 

Nope

Press gang

 

Nope not needed conscription was already in place!

It was the DMC.......my favourite bedtime reading ;-)

 

What else!

Who's going to explain what a sinker is?

Stewards?

Mess Orderlys?

 

Nope, the blue jackets were not always needed on every journey. Perhaps more were needed on the return journies :naughty:

Oh no, that poor bloody cabin boy !

 

Not quite sure what is being infered here but attempting that with any of the crew or an animal was a 10 year sentence. Whereas the possesion of forged bank notes was 14 years.

Firing squad :?

 

Nope. This is 1953, although the death penalty still existed, 6 executions would have been a bit excessive for one voyage.

Sinker

 

Yes well done Richard, was it the anagram or the DMC that gave it away?

Two clues:

A677 & A679 these are the DMCs

If you do crosswords think of "Sir Ken"

For prisoners :dunno:

 

Nope, it is something that Borat's country might have done.

Clues has something to do with:

Queens Regulations, Paragraph 688

Army Act, Section 11

Fumigation party (body lice etc.)

 

Ingenious thought but no.

Burial Party

 

Interesting thought, all those extra hankies! But no

Ah well I'm not sure that it's something to be proud of! It shows what idle finders & an internet connection will do when you have retired & it's too cold or wet to go & work on a vehicle. Tonight's project is to remove Christmas cake from the keyboard that has crept in there today exacerbated with cat dribble. I have a cat that often sits on my lap & when contended dribbles furiously. It is prone to stroll over the keyboards so not everything you read has been $6b 9kjn , by me.

Fire crew/ marshalls?

 

Nope. One would hope these blue jackets would not be issued. But Troop Ships were required to carry 6 of these blue jackets, 6 trousers surge unlined, 25 towels & 25 handkerchiefs if needed.

The crew????

 

Nope, in fact it might sound rather surprising.

Paravane winch from a mine sweeper??

 

Boom winch for coastal defences??

 

2 x nope

Probably because of a raving masochistic bent.

 

That may be so, but there was a specific group of individuals that would be required to be so dressed on a Troop Ship.

No you can't if you use it on the road for Non-Agricultral use.. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/08/91743/red-or-dead-your-red-diesel-questions-answered.html

 

Going into the Great Dorset Steam Fair vehicles were being checked by Customs & Excise for red diesel. I wasn't stopped as I think the Hornet looked too much of a challenge.

Sonar winch ?

 

 

Nope

A depth finder or sonar array (very early type)

 

Nope

Lifting shells up from the magazine

 

Nope

Depth charges

 

No, but getting warm

wire tempering :dunno:

 

Nope

Divers safety cable

 

Nope