Name of officer at Vindicatrix , Hands off ,,,,, and with socks

[Barry Turrell]

I recently sw an enquiry into the name of the early Morning caller at the Vindicatrix , whose chant was hands off C,,,s and on with Socks . His name was Costello . He was a member of the catering instructors for the Stewards .
I remember hi well , as en ex Deckie who attended the Vindi in 1958

[happy daze john in oz]

I remember one by the same surname as me.
Strange
Told me no favours just because we have the same name.

[j.sabourn]

If had been in the infantry the morning call could of been the drill sergeant calling you and saying repeat after me and use your finger as a pointer, “ this is my rifle and this is my gun, one is for shooting and the others for fun”. At a guess his name would have been Lee Enfield. JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Barry
I have the John Derham book on the Vindi with every single instructor in Group pictures with their wives and and names , Unfortunately they are all in small print, I am trying to get a good magnifying Glass , so keep looking in .
Des

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Barry.
Got some names for you from the Vindi.Circa 64-5
Mr Hammond Purser.
Tommy Grogan 2nd Steward.
Dickie Valentine
Wally Wilson, Steward
Fred Stone
Len Harris 2nd Steward
Les Francome Chief Cook.
Ps I think they all used to use that expression when putting us on call.