You've got the name Gilbert as bottom second left, but I have a feeling that my brother Barry is at the bottom left, smoking a pipe! That's a surprise, as I can only remember him smoking a 'roll your own Rizla' and baccy. I'll have to dig out the family album and check.

Have checked the album and that is Barry at the front left. My sister and I wonder if this might be a group of lads from the Boys' Club, or were they perhaps apprentices at the Marine Shops. Laurie, was your Dad training there at the time?

My father, Bob would have been an apprentice at the Marine Workshops during this time, I do have a picture of the apprentices outside the Workshops, unfortunately the photograph is out of focus.

Bottom right hand corner is Ron Smith (Fantastic pullover). Centre back row is possibly Joe Curd.

The person in middle of the back row is Joe Curd. Looking at photo the person sitting third from left is myself and the person sitting forth from left is Ron Smith.