Interview with Bryan Cox

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Object description

British boy seaman trained at HMS St Vincent, Gosport, GB, 1947-1948; served aboard HMS Barrosa in Caribbean and GB coastal waters, 1948-1950; seaman served as armourer aboard HMS Comus in Far East and during Korean War, 1951-1954; served aboard MTB 5001 and LCT 4037 in GB coastal waters, 1954-1956

Content description

REEL 1 Background in Benbridge, Isle of Wight and Worcester Park in GB, 1931-1947: family; education; employment. Aspects of enlistment and training as boy seaman at HMS St Vincent, Gosport, GB, 1947-1948: background to enlistment; arrival at HMS St Vincent; issue of kit; back-classing due to illness; accommodation; pattern of training; daily routine; adjusting to life as boy seaman; disciplining for being absent without leave; drafting to HMS Duke of York in GB coastal waters, 1/1948-9/1948. Aspects of period as boy seaman aboard HMS Barrosa in Caribbean and GB coastal waters, 1948-1950: background to drafting to destroyer; watch systems; defence station; duties in Caribbean; cruise in Mediterranean; attending gunnery course at Royal Naval Gunnery School, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, 1950. Recollections of operations as armourer aboard HMS Comus in Far East and during Korean War, 1951-1954: drafting to ship in Singapore, Federation of Malaya; mess arrangements. REEL 2 Continues: atmosphere in mess; coping with cold weather conditions; shelling of railway line in North Korea; clothing worn in hot weather; duties as armourer at HMS Terror in Singapore, Federation of Malaya; organisation of Gunnery Branch; duties in Gunnery Branch; action station; watch system worked; duties with crash boat; recreational activities; 'make and mend'; rum ration; mail and contact with family; return to GB, 1954; discipline aboard; question of what makes a happy ship. REEL 3 Continues: shore leave in Singapore, Federation of Malaya and Hong Kong; ashore in Japan; entertainment on board; landing Republic of South Korea troops on coast; duties of ship in destroyer squadron; shore bombardment of coastline and railway lines in North Korea; action stations; boredom; sailing in poor weather conditions and lack of seasickness; opinion of rations; duration of service on board ship; relations with officers, petty officers and messmates; leave on return to GB. Aspects of period as armourer with Coastal Forces and Home Fleet, Royal Navy in GB, 1954-1956: drafting to MTB 5001 at HMS Hornet, Gosport, 1954; character of motor torpedo boat; drafting to workshops at HMS Hornet. REEL 4 Continues: reasons for leaving Royal Navy; drafting to LCT 4037; amphibious exercise in Scotland; vocational training course prior to leaving Royal Navy; process of leaving Royal Navy; attitude to leaving Royal Navy; visit to South Korea, 1990s; attitude to service in Royal Navy; employment on return to civilian life; question of not being on Royal Naval Reserve.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), 1945-1989 (content), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
White, Jo (Recorder)
Cox, Bryan (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 2004-01-09
Dimensions: whole: Duration 120, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 26603

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