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George Blewitt Served in the branch from 1962 to 1973. Liz Deley (nee Wharton) Served in the branch from 1962 to 1984. Official photographs Royal Navy Crown Copyright. Personal photographs courtesy of their respective owners.

Course 1-63, doing balloons. George Blewitt. Culdrose Airmanship 1962. Course 1-63, doing balloons.

Chatfiles at Brighton June 1968. Left; Lee on Solent - Naafi 1966. Above: Chatfiles at Brighton June 1968.

HMS Goldcrest, Brawdy, winter 1969. Newgale, Brawdy, summer of 69. HMS Goldcrest, Brawdy, winter 1969.

HMS London 1967-1969

Met Equipment Starboard Side Aft HMS Albion, Norway, 1971 Met Equipment Starboard Side Aft Jan-Feb 1971 cold Wx Trials.

Durban, April 1971. Bugis Street August 1971.

Perth, W Australia August 1971. Lee on Solent, August 1972.

George - Lancaster 2005

Liz Deley (nee Wharton). Culdrose 1963 Marilyn Harrison Below: Halfar 1964. Jean Andrews

Anne Whalley middle, back row. Anne Whalley second from the right. Halfar 1964. Anne Whalley middle, back row. Anne Whalley second from the right. ‘Met’ orienteering team Yeovilton.

Culdrose 19?? Alright group.

Victory Reunion 1990 Bryn Telfer, Don, Jane (nee Larcombe) Sandy Sandford. From the right and going round the table. Barry Wilkinson, Sandy Jones, Ruth Beach (nee Moore) Chris Evans (nee Stamp) Mr & Mrs ? would it be Mac & Rosie??

From the right and going round the table. Ann Whalley, Barbara Bushnell nee Spraggs, Ron Cumper,   ??,  ?? and in the red corner either  Di Daniels nee Loomes/or Sue Clements nee Noakes

WRENS REUNION at the Barbican Centre London 7/9/02 In the above photo Festival Hall, 1997. WRENS REUNION at the Barbican Centre London 7/9/02 In the above photo Alison Mathieson standing behind Linda (Hewitt) McSween????? Liz Deley In the other group around the table Liz Deley (nee Wharton) Anne Whalley, Sue Noakes, Barbara (Spraggs) Bushell, Jean (Andrews) Curran.

Met Ladies from the 40s: This group of original Met Wrens includes working from the left: Elizabeth Dear (nee Baldwin) Dorothy Rickards (nee Davies) Jean Atkins (nee Aitchison) Jose Brydson (nee Littlejohns) Ladies from the 50s left to right: Jean Moore (nee East) Centre - Celia Saywell (nee Potter) Right - Pauline Mair (nee Howard)

MET WRENS REUNION AT SALISBURY during the weekend 4 & 5 October 2003. Arranged by Maureen Davidson. Back row L – R Jean MacDonald: Sheila Shaw (nee Brown); Margaret Medland (nee Cordingly); Sue Mills; Helen Midington (nee Futcher); Celia Saywell (nee Potter); Liz Deley (nee Wharton); Liz Robinson; ??; Joe Dowzer (nee Quick); Viv Patience (nee James); Mari Every (nee Isles). Front row L – R Sue Stafford-Curtis (nee Langford); Maureen Davidson; Francis Reddy (Coates); Chris Evans (nee Stamp); Kathy Donaldson (nee Dover); Chris Kneale (nee Harrison); Barbara Bushell (nee Spraggs).

Photographs & information supplied by GWC Presentation MIS Cloud Observers 2011