Jim O'Halloran

For Jim Utley,
Saw Jim O'Halloran in Waterlooville about a fortnight ago but didn't get a chance to cackle to him as it was way passed tot time !!!! Last I knew of Jim, he was living in Purbrook. Ginge Hickerton was my PO(EW) on Glamorgan but don't know where he has got to...
Regards

Ian Howieson
PS if any old Gollies are in the Heritage Area of Pompey dockyard, pop into Boathouse No. 4 where I while away my time helping to renovate old pussers boats....

EW Reunion 2008

Thanks to Slinger for organising this years event

Gilly wins the smallest Golly award just beating Brian by a short head.





Who ate all the Pies






Direct from the pirates of the Caribbean do you know this WO(EW)


A good night had by all see, you next year

Why the EW Branch are known as Gollies

Email Rx on the Web Site
http://navygollies.co.uk/default.aspx

In your dit about the birth of the gollie you mention Robinson's jam. It was/is Robertson's jams that had the multi-talented golly on them. Robinson was the name of the CRS(W)that took one CY(Q)1 for their obligatory session on EW in 1967. After he obviously gave them a coloured view of life as an EW (including the fast promotion), It was this class that originally gave the name Golly to the branch. I was in RS(W)Q1 in the first half of that year, so we got tagged with a nickname that has since spread around the globe.

Hope this clears up any misconceptions re the birth of the Golly.

Cheers

Bob Brook