Peter Godden

This is Peter when 19 years of age, taken in 1947 as a Air Radar Mechanic in the Fleet Air Arm.

DATE	EVENT
27th January 1947	Called up for National Service. To HMS Royal Arthur Wiltshire for initial training.
February 1947	Transferred to HMS Gosling 3 Lancashire for task training.
March 1947	To HMS Ariel East near Warrington Cheshire for air radar training.
April 1948	To HMS Sanderling Renfrewshire [now Glasgow Airport].
14th June 1948	To HMS Merlin R.N.A.S. Donibristle to join 810 Squadron.
25th August 1948	Joined HMS Theseus for autumn cruise to South Africa. Click on the picture.
14th December 1948	Disembark to HMS Daedalus Lee-on-Solent for Christmas leave.
11th January 1949	Embark on HMS Theseus for Spring cruise to Malta. Click on the picture.
24th March 1949	Disembark to HMS Daedalus for demob.
30th March 1949	Demob to Leave expiring 25th April 1949

Every naval unit, whether ashore or afloat, issues its DAILY ORDERS. Normally
they are 'naval', very 'naval' but on the odd occasion, they are written for an event. What follows are the daily orders written for the 8th October 1948.

Note. The original is not suitable for scanning or the digital camera, so I am retyping it by hand.

Daily Disorders.
Tuesday Friday 8th October 1948
Dress of the day: Legs 11 negative seaboots
Officers: Couple of ducks negative goloshes
Extraequatorial Sea Routine

0000	Pipe watchmen. What, of the night?
0001	Wake watchmen and ask him
0303	Boys turn out
0307	Boys to the cookhouse door boys
0313	If eggs not fried, boys turn in
0325	Chief's and PO's tea in the sergeants mess. No guard and steerage. No names no pack drill.
0347	Hands turn out
0348	Hands turn over
0349	Hands turn in
0350	Hands turn out again, call the roll, roll over, turn in turn out
0400	[If hands awake] Hands turn to, hands turn with, by or from [perhaps up]
0405	Action stations. Stand fast orlicons. Fire a fusillade
0410	Exercise DC state 99. Ordinary seamem plug shot holes
0500	[If hands have not turned out by this time] Belay all preceding pipes. THEN AS FOR DAILY SEA ROUTINE UNTIL 0501
0605	Stokers toll the bell ...naval airmen go to --------------
0650	Up spirits
0650¼	Down spirits
0651	Draw lime juice. Down lime juice. Up lime juice.
0700	Call the hands. Call the telephone exchange. Close interceptors. Open bathrooms
0725	Away all boats. Special punting party man the copper punt
0729	Boats crew change round
0730	Hands to supper. All work will now cease for the day. Belay the last pipe.
0830	Ship open to visitors
x0900	Royal guard and band to muster on the after list [lift down]
x0910	Royal visitors muster on the forward lift [lift down]
x0920	King Neptune his Queen and their cohorts rise on forward lift [perhaps]. Received by Commander and First Lieutenant [if they have not fallen into the lift well] Royal guard and band
x0930	Captain and Admiral welcome royal visitors with a few well chosen words
x0945	Presentation of honours and awards
x1000	King Neptune's defaulters. Dress for officers - picnic rig
1030	Heaven knows what!
1159	Court will rise [if they can]
1200	Hands to breakfast. Pipe leave. Leave will be only given by special invitation of King Neptune to non-swimmers who can hold their breath for 3 hours. Hands to break and trend clothes
1230	List the ship. Caulk the seam. Kick the bucket. Take the can [ a gratuitous issue of one bottle will be made to each mess]
1231	Clocks will be advanced 5 hours 31½ minutes
1802	Both watches for exercise fall in on Admirals stern walk. Cheer ship.
1930	Cinema for ship's company in the foc'sle locker
2105	Rounds - round and round the mulberry bush
2130	Wipe down
2230	Pipe down. Clear ship of mermaids not yet water borne

1. All men are to be careful and wear their best suits. They are bound to get ruined, and there are no more in slops.
2. Once you have been initiated you automatically become an ally of King Neptune and seek out the uninitiated.

Duty Lt Cdr	Gone away	Duty GM	Gone with the wind
OOD	Gone ashore	Duty Elect	Gone to earth
Mid of the Watch	Gone for a drink	Duty NCO	Gone to the devil
Duty E.O.	Gone up in smoke	Duty PO	Just gone [back in 10¾ minutes]
Duty Medical Officer	Gone sick	Duty Watch	Midships..steady as she goes