On this page we show you photographs [held by the Museum] of officers who trained in either RADAR or WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY at the SIGNAL SCHOOL, which was situated in the DOCKYARD {in the vicinity of RNDQ's now the RM Band Headquarters} [originally an integral part of HMS VERNON the torpedo school] during WORLD WAR 2 before re-locating to Leydene in 1941. Many were photographed by Wright and Logan of 1A Albert Road Southsea Hampshire, and all have a photographers number on the back of the photograph card onto which the print was mounted. Additionally, there are other photographs not filed under the description above, but which recall days gone by in HMS Collingwood. I have also added a small 'Picture Quiz' which relates to an unknown WW2 Establishment !
Some have the names of the men and women written/typed on them; most have the Class or Course Number; some are dated, whilst others have no identifying criteria. This little file is hardly relevant here, but once written, there wasn't an obvious place on the site to put it so here it is Communication officers training in the 1950s
If you think that you know a face [marked or not] and you wish to have a copy of the photograph, then please get in touch with the Curator. He will tell you the cost and the procedure involved. The money received will be used to bolster our frugal funds.
Like so many other things on this site, the
presentation method chosen is that of the Portable Data Format [PDF].
With this type of file you can use the zoom tool to your hearts content to
read names and see faces that would be difficult to read if using a Picture
Format like jpeg for example.
| Identifying Data Class/Course |
File | Identifying Data Class/Course |
File |
| GG | GG CLASS NOT DATED.pdf | HH | HH CLASS NOT DATED.pdf |
| Y | Y CLASS NOT DATED.pdf | FF Sep 1943 - March 1944 | FF CLASS SEP 43 TO APR 45.pdf |
| Z | Z CLASS NOT DATED.pdf | LL July to December 1944 | LL COURSE JULY TO DEC 44.pdf |
| VV - Long Radar Course August 1945 | VV.pdf | UU - Long Radar Course July 1945 | UU.pdf |
| TT - Long Radar Course May 1945 | TT.pdf | 9L23 | 9 L 23.pdf |
| 9L21 | 9 L 21.pdf | 9L26 | 9 L 26.pdf |
| R35 | R35.pdf | 33L27* | 33 L 27.pdf |
| R37 | R37.pdf | 33L12* | 33 L 12.pdf |
| 9L19 | 9L19.pdf | 9L17 | 9L17.pdf |
| 9L16 | 9L16.pdf | SS Long Radar Course August 1945 | SS.pdf |
| RR Radar Course March to October 1945 | RR.pdf | QQ Radar Course January - September 1945 | QQ.pdf |
| NN Radar Course September 1944 - April 1945 | NN.pdf | 33L10* | 33 L 10.pdf |
| 33L11 | 33 L 11.pdf * | RCC26 | RCC 26.pdf |
| R39 | R39.pdf | 3B Long Radar Course December 1945 | 3B LONG RADAR.pdf |
| 3C Long Radar Course January 1946 | 3C LONG RADAR.pdf | 33L26* | 33 L 26.pdf |
| No Names or Data [NNOD] | NO NAMES OR DATA 4.pdf | WW Long Radar Course August 1945 | WW.pdf |
| XX Long Radar Course September 1945 | XX.pdf | YY Long Radar Course September 1945 | YY.pdf |
| ZZ Long Radar Course October 1945 | ZZ LONG RADAR.pdf | RC XVIII | RCCXVIII.pdf |
| RC XVI September 1948 - July 1949 | RCC XVI.pdf | RC XV | RCC XV.pdf |
| RCC XIV ADDL | RCC XIV ADDL.pdf | RCC XIV | RCC XIV.pdf |
| KK Radar Class | KK RADAR CLASS.pdf | JJ | JJ CLASS.pdf |
| II | II CLASS.pdf | 9L15 | 9L15 OFFICERS COURSE.pdf |
| Foreign Training | FOREIGN TRAINING.pdf | No name of Group or Date | SIGNAL SCHOOL UNKNOWN GROUP OR DATE.pdf |
| R35 | R35.pdf | RCC XI October 1947 | RCC XI.pdf |
| RCC XII | RCC XII.pdf | RCC 26 | RCC 26.pdf |
| RCC XVII | RCC XVII.pdf | SUB LT'S RNVR | SUB LT RNVR.pdf |
| L31 | L31.pdf | SUB LT'S NATIONAL SERVICE ENTRY FEB 49-APR 49 | SUB LT NATIONAL SERVICE ENTRY.pdf |
| GL10 | GL1O.pdf | GL11 | GL11.pdf |
| Long Course 5 | LONG COURSE 5.pdf | Long Course 6 | LONG COURSE 6.pdf |
| 9L28 | 9L28.pdf | 9L16 | 9L16.pdf |
| 9L20 | 9L20.pdf | 9L23 | 9 L 23.pdf |
| 9L17 | 9L17.pdf | 9L21 | 9L21.pdf |
| Long Electrical Conversion Course 33L7 | 33L7.pdf* | Long Electrical Conversion Course 33L4* | 33L4.pdf |
| 33L24 | 33L24.pdf* | 33L17* | 33L17.pdf |
| 33L19 | 33L19.pdf* | 33L15* | 33L15.pdf |
| 33L16 | 33L16.pdf* | 33L26* | 33 L 26.pdf |
| 33L10 | 33 L 10.pdf* | 33L22* | 33L22.pdf |
| 33L21 | 33L21.pdf* | 33L18* | 33L18.pdf |
| Radio Conversion Course 1 March 1946 | RADIO CONVERSION 1.pdf | U2 FAST | U2 FAST.pdf |
| U1 FAST | U1 FAST.pdf | U3 SUB LT'S [L] | U3.pdf |
| U1 | UI.pdf | U1 NORMAL | U1 NORMAL.pdf |
| Midshipman [L] U3 1948 | MIDSHIPMAN L COURSE U3.pdf | RCC29 | RCC 29.pdf |
| RCC27 | RCC 27.pdf | RCC25 | RCC 25.pdf |
| RCC 24 AND 24A | RCC 24 AND 24A.pdf | RCC23 | RCC 23.pdf |
| RCC22 | RCC 22.pdf | RCC21 | RCC 21.pdf |
| RCC10 | RCC 10.pdf | RCC IX May 1947 | RCC IX.pdf |
| RCC VIII March-December 1947 | RCC VIII.pdf | RCC VII* May 1947 | RCC VII STAR.pdf |
| RCC VII March 1947 | RCC VII.pdf | RCC VI December 1946 | RCC VI.pdf |
| RCC 5 October 1946 | RCC V.pdf | RCC IV August 1946 | RCC IV.pdf |
| RCC III May 1946 | RCC III.pdf | RCC II March 1946 | RCC II.pdf |
| National Service 12 | NS12.pdf | MM Radar Course Aug 1944- Jan 1945 | MM CLASS.pdf |
| EE Signal School January 1944 | EE CLASS.pdf | RNVR National Service 6 | RNVR NS6.pdf |
| CEO [R] 5 | CEO R 5.pdf | RCC XIII | RCC XIII.pdf |
| 33L9 September 1947 | 33L9.pdf* | 33L25* | 33L25.pdf |
| Collingwood WRNS Blue watch cooks 1942 | COLLINGWOOD WRNS BLUE WATCH COOKS 1942.pdf | Collingwood WRNS 1947 | COLLINGWOOD WRNS 1947.pdf |
| Wartime in Collingwood 1 | WARTIME IN COLLINGWOOD 1944 ONE.pdf | Wartime in Collingwood 2 | WARTIME IN COLLINGWOOD 1944 TWO.pdf |
| Collingwood WRNS March 1944 | COLLINGWOOD WRNS March 1944.pdf | 1944 Collingwood WRNS and Sisters | 1944 COLLINGWOODS WRNS AND SISTERS.pdf |
| Collingwood WRNS Kings Squad 1944 | COLLINGWOODS WRNS KINGS SQUAD 1944.pdf | Collingwood Colours July 13th 1943 | COLLINGWOOD COLOURS 13TH JULY 1943.pdf |
| Collingwood Colours July 13th 1943 two | COLLINGWOOD COLOURS JULY 13TH 1943 TWO.pdf | Goodbye to Commodore Sedgewick from Collingwood in 1944 | GOODBYE TO CDRE SEDGEWICK COLLINGWOOD 1944.pdf |
| Collingwood wartime 1944 | COLLINGWOOD WARTIME 1944.pdf | Collingwood WRNS in February 1957 | Collingwood WRNS in 1957.pdf |
| Collingwood Captain and other grandee's in 1955 | Collingwood Front Office 1955.pdf | Collingwood WW2 new recruits - Rule Britannia ! | Collingwood WW2 Recruits Rule Britannia.pdf |
| Collingwood WW2 HO's | Collingwood WW2 HO's.pdf | Collingwood. A Guard of Honour for HM The King in WW2 | HM The King at Collingwood WW2.pdf |
| Collingwood WRNS Date not known | Collingwood WRNS Year not known.pdf | Collingwood Course ? Date/details not known | Group not known 1.pdf |
| 33L13 | 33L13.pdf* | WR 64B | WR 64B.pdf |
| WR 64A | WR 64A.pdf | WR 63C | WR 63C.pdf |
| WR 63B | WR 63B.pdf | WR 63A | WR 63A.pdf |
| WE 68D | WE 68D.pdf | WE 68C | WE 68C.pdf |
| WE 68A | WE 68A.pdf | WE 67D | WE 67D.pdf |
| WE 67C | WE 67C.pdf | WE 67B | WE 67 B.pdf |
| WE 67A | WE 67A.pdf | WE 66 B2 | WE 66 B2.pdf |
| WE 66 B1 | WE 66 B1.pdf | WE 66 A2 | WE 66 A2.pdf |
| WE 66 A1 | WE 66 A1.pdf | WE 65B | WE 65 B.pdf |
| WE 65A | WE 65A.pdf | SD [C,E] 68 | SD [C-E] 68.pdf |
| SD[O] 51 | SD[O] 51.pdf | SD[O] 47 | SD[O] 47.pdf |
| SD [O/E] 43 | SD [O-E] 43.pdf | SD[L] 21 | SD[L] 21.pdf |
| SD [R] 18 | SD[R] 18.pdf | SD [L] 18 | SD[L] 18.pdf |
| SD [R]17 | SD[R]17.pdf | SD [L]16 | SD[L]16.pdf |
| SD[L]19 | SD[L]19.pdf | SD [R]19 | SD[R] 19.pdf |
| SL1 | SL1.pdf | RCC 19 | RCC 19.pdf |
| RCC 20 | RCC 20.pdf | ON1 | ON1.pdf |
| O/E COURSE 2 | O-E COURSE NO2.pdf | National Service 4[R] | NATIONAL SERVICE 4[R].pdf |
| ME 63A | ME 63A.pdf | No 4 ME COURSE | NO 4 ME COURSE.pdf |
| No 3 ME COURSE | NO 3 M-E'S COURSE.pdf | LRE16 | LRE16.pdf |
| LRE15 | LRE 15.pdf | LRE14 | LRE14.pdf |
| LRE13 | LRE 13.pdf | LRE12 | LRE 12.pdf |
| LRE10 | LRE 10.pdf | LRE 10 ADDITIONAL SL OFFICERS | LRE 10 CONTINUED SL OFFICERS.pdf |
| LRE8 | LRE8.pdf | LRE6 | LRE6.pdf |
| Long Course 15 | LONG COURSE 15.pdf | Long Course 10 | LONG COURSE 10.pdf |
| Long Course 9 | LONG COURSE 9.pdf | Long Course [Cambridge] | LONG COURSE [CAMBRIDGE].pdf |
| DSL3 | DSL3.pdf | CSL4 | CSL4.pdf |
| CSL2 | CSL2.pdf | CSL1 | CSL1.pdf |
| CSL 1 [2] | CSL1 [2].pdf | CLR3 | CLR3.pdf |
| CLR3 [2] | CLR3 [2].pdf | CLR2 | CLR2.pdf |
| SRE9 | SRE 9.pdf | Names but no other Data [NBNOD] | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 1.pdf |
| NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 2.pdf | NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 3.pdf |
| NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 4.pdf | NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 5.pdf |
| NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 6.pdf | NBNOD | NAMES BUT NO OTHER DATA 7.pdf |
| No names or Data [NNOD] | NO NAMES OR DATA 1.pdf | NNOD | NO NAMES OR DATA 2.pdf |
| NNOD | NO NAMES OR DATA 3.pdf | Picture Quiz ? | PICTURE QUIZ |
| Links to PERSONAL pages of general interest on the subject of Communications. |
[1]
The HMS Europa story [2] ship radio callsign system pre and post 1912 [3] HMS HOOD ELECTRICAL AND COMMS FIT OUT [4] The hazardous days of Communicating [5] BEFORE THE DAYS OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS [6] SIGNALLING IN THE DAYS BEFORE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS [7] RN Signal Schools [8] RN COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OF LONG AGO [9] This snippet is for sparkers and |
The very early days of Communications | THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF COMMUNICATIONS |
| HMS Collingwood in 1969 almost unrecognisable today in 2006 | COLLINGWOOD IN 1969.pdf | * Course 33L. Here is the syllabus for this course to give you some idea about officers training. | OFFICERS 33L CONVERSION COURSE.pdf |
| Collingwood Apprentices in the 1960's - wet-nursed or not? Even growing boys of 15 didn't get these perks! |
|
The Signal School, HMS Mercury that nearly wasn't......HMS Mercury! | CLICK HERE to read about the Commanding Officers Court Martial for the hazarding and loss of his ship HMS Mercury |