SCC NEWHAVEN UNIT (Sea Cadet Corps)
Various Photos: 1950's
By Dave Doc Sutton
Year-either 1952/1953 (Summer as still in white front & hats) I suspect this was a parade of the whole unit due to death of the King. I was 13-years at the time.
Dave Sutton
Year 1954 (Summer ie white fronts and hats) Note: 15 cadets from SCC Newhaven annual training at HMS Ganges (Shotley gate) what a fortnight.
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Year 1953/1954 (winter as all in black fronts and hats) at SCC Newhaven all recieved badges and prizes.
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Year 1955 (spring visit to Dieppe in the new HMS Sussex tender HMS Fittleton-Curzon MS) Note: Officer I/C was Lt.Cdr Harris RNR, skipper of the tender whos brother OIC SCC Newhaven Lt.Cdr Harris.
Dave Sutton
Newhaven Station: Year 1955 (summer training Wembly Gunnery range Plymouth)
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Year 1952/1953 (winter - myself receiving prize and award) age 12.5 years
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Year 1954 (spring - HMS Sussex tender Curzon) (marine reserves paddling across the channel as a memory to the Cockleshell Heroes) Note: the canvus canoes on starboard side curzon we carried 5-canoes with 2-matines in each and a party of 25 marines.
Dave Sutton
Year 1953 (autum sailing one of the three whalers SCC had up the river from the picture, about 2-miles up river. May be incorrect.
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Year 1954/1955. Newhaven harbour, one of the small dinghies held at SCC Newhaven.
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Year 1955. SCC Annual inspection: Guard 0 front row (3rd from rt my brother Patrick). Note we did well that year and the unit were presented with a burgee.
Dave Sutton