Chris Precey, RNZN from 1954, Part 4 - Manawatu Conversations

Description: Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 6th May 2025. Part 4 of 4. Served 29 years in the New Zealand Navy. Toured the world and got paid for it. Was appointed to The Royalist (a light cruiser) on its maiden trip to New Zealand with a crew of about 550. Carried out acceptance trials in the English Channel. He was part of the guard who welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to Auckland. He played the bugle. Was also the bugler for the commissioning of HMNZS Royalist.then gave up playing the bugle. The Royalist was involved in the Suez War in 1956 until NZ prime minister Sidney Holland withdrew it. Received the New Zealand General Service medal.