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The Waterguard Staff on Camera - Southampton Groups |
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This is a gateway to photographs of Waterguard staff in groups, and is based on the post Second World War structure of the service. The Waterguard Divisions listed below have their own sub-pages to facilitate faster browsing and for ease of maintenance and can be viewed by selecting the appropriate 'button.' |
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The images presented here are in 'port' order: |
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Waterguard Staff - circa 1964 APO's on D/D from Southampton. Graham managed to get the car into a river when boarding a yacht at nearby Christchurch - forgot the handbrake - the car stank for weeks afterwards!
Left to Right: Frank Bedall, Gary Denbow (driver), John Avery and Graham Morris. |
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RETIREMENT OF ERNIE HALL APO - c1961 Presentation at Poole Custom House
Ernie on the right, with Bill Martin PO, George Clark - Higher Waterguard Superintendant Southampton on the left and an Excise Surveyor. |
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Waterguard Staff - 1961 Geoff Yerbury & Brian Searle on roof of old Customs Office at Portland - Summer 1961
NB. 'The office was closed in about 1980 and sold into private hands. When Geoff and I were photographed, we were the two APO’s in the local rummage crew. The staff at Portland then were a PO and an APO on a day watch (8-4pm or 9-5pm) and a PO and an APO on an evening watch (2pm-10pm). The evening watch pair reported at Weymouth for baggage in the afternoon, and went over to Portland after the meal break. In 1970 the staff was reduced to one PO on 9-5pm, and he shared the ground floor with two draughtsmen from the D of E. In 1980 the office was closed altogether. It is worth noting that the staff covering Portland were part of the Weymouth Roster in use at the time.' - Brian Searle |
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Waterguard Staff - circa November 1946
Relaxing on RMS Queen Elizabeth - at least five Customs staff plus two of the ships crew celebrating in one of the bars with 'civilians' - the ships agents and Immigration perhaps? |
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Waterguard Boarding Crew for the RMS Queen Mary - June 1959 The Boarding Officer was George Hibberd PO and John Lyons was his APO.
Left to right - Reg Billet, John Lyons, Ron Ingam, Ed Morris, George Hibberd & Jim Parsons |
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Brian Searle & RAR (Ron) Sanders - December 1995 At John Avery's retirement "do" at the Police Club in Southampton
'I remember Ron so well and I felt privileged to be one of his friends. We both hail from Plymouth where there were two boys' Grammar Schools in the good old days. Ron went to Devonport High School and I attended Sutton High School, but we never met until we both served at Manston in the summer of 1966, where Ron's infectious laugh could be heard right across the airfield. We kept in touch, and met again when Ron came to Gatwick for a spell as relief CPO in about 1971. Ron was involved in all sorts of departmental "things", including a spell in the British Virgin Islands, and running the local Investigation Unit in Leeds, where he had settled. His final job was as Chief Welfare Officer, and when he finally retired, he visited various Welfare Offices throughout the land, and when he came to the southern area, John Avery, who was the local Welfare Officer, organised a dinner for him in a hotel in Bournemouth, and seated my wife and I together Ron and his good lady, a great honour for us.' - Brian Searle |
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