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HMS Newfoundland Association

Profile of Peter Chatfield

Editor of The Newfoundland Times

 

 

Peter Chatfield, whilst serving

Peter again as a young Petty Officer

 

Peter was born at Lancing, Sussex in 1935.

He attended Downview Road School, Worthing, West Tarring Secondary School, Worthing. Then to Worthing Technical School. He entered the Royal Navy at HMS St Vincent, at Gosport, on the 29 August 1950.

His career was as follows

 

 

29 August 1950
to
19 October 1951		 HMS St Vincent. Boys training Boy Seaman 2nd Class, Boy Seaman 1st Class
20 October 1951
to
18 January 1952		 HMS Widemouth Bay. My first real ship Boy Seaman 1st Class
19 January 1952
to
4 March 1954		 HMS Crispin. Now becoming a sailor Boy 1st Class, Ord Seaman and Able Seaman
5 March 1954
to
31 January 1955		 HMS Excellent, qualifying RC3 then conversion to CA3

Able Seaman

1 February 1955
to
23 February 1955

Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth. Awaiting draft to HMS Newfoundland

 Able Seaman
24 February 1955
to
25 July 1956		 HMS Newfoundland. Top Part of Ship, The Blue Jacket Band(Cymbals then Trombone))

Able Seaman
26 July 1956
to
24 October 1956		 Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth. Borne for leave. Then general duties Able Seaman
25 October 1956
to
7 February 1957		 HMS Excellent. Gunnery Course, FC 2 Qualifying Able Seaman
8 February 1957
to
16 December 1957		 Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth. Blue Jacket Band. Able Seaman/ Passed for Leading Seaman
17 December 1957
to
18 October 1959		 HMS Tenby. From the builders at Barrow in Furness. Acceptance trials, then workup at Portland. Top Part of Ship, Ships Painter and Boat Coxswain Able Seaman
19 October 1959
to
14 February 1960		 HMS Excellent ships company Able Seaman
15 February 1960
to
9 September 1960		 Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth Able Seaman and rated Acting Leading Seaman/Passed for Petty Officer
10 September 1960
to
21 July 1961		 HMS Tyne Acting Leading Seaman and confirmed
22 July 1961
to
13 August 1961		 HMS Orion Leading Seaman
14 August 1961
to
1 November 1961		 HMS Bellerophon Leading Seaman
2 November 1961
to 2 December 1963		 HMS Ausonia. Quartermaster, Captains Coxswain and Bosuns Party Leading Seaman, rated and confirmed Petty Officer
3 December 1963
to 23 January 1964		 Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth Petty Officer
24 January 1964
to
3 May 1964		 HMS Bellerophon

Petty Officer

4 May 1964 to
24 August 1964		 HMS Victory, Coxswains qualifying course. This included 1 month on board HMS Wakeful Petty Officer, Coxswain
25 August 1964
to
17 January 1965		 HMS Wolverton. Based at Lochinvar. Fishery Protection . Petty Officer Coxswain
18 January 1965
to
12 August 1965		 HMS Lullington and HMS Thankerton. At Singapore. Borneo Confrontation Petty Officer Coxswain
13 August 1965
to
2 November 1965		 HMS Mull of Kintyre. At Singapore. Spare crew coxswain Petty Officer Coxswain
3 November 1965
to
14 September 1966
HMS Invermoriston. Borneo confrontation
 Petty Officer Coxswain
15 September 1966
to
16 February 1967		 HMS Mull of Kintyre. At Singapore. Spare crew coxswain Petty Officer Coxswain
17 February 1967
to
23 April 1967		 Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth. Borne for leave only Petty Officer Coxswain
24 April 1967
to
19 June 1967		 HMS Bellerophon Petty Officer Coxswain
20 June 1967
to
12 January 1969		 HMS Letterston. At Lochinvar. Fishery Protection Petty Officer Coxswain. /Regulating Petty Officer
13 January 1969
to
5 November 1970		 HMS Heron. At Yeovilton. 15 April 1969 qualified for Master at Arms. Regulating Petty Officer. Master at Arms
6 November 1970
to
14 January 1973		 HMS Leopard Master at Arms
15 January 1973
to
4 March 1975 		HMS Osprey Master at Arms
5 March 1975
to
5 April 1975		 HMS Drake, borne for leave and then discharged to pension Master at Arms


Since leaving the navy in 1975 Peter has worked for the Ministry of Defence and Normalair Garrett (attaining the position of Assistant credit Controller). He was made redundant in 1991. He then took a year out living in Cyprus. On return to the UK, he found employment in a Tomato Nursery, working as a seasonal supervisor

Decorations and awards

General Service Medal (Borneo)

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal


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