Robert Smith

Books

A Dockyard Matey makes Good
Price: $2.85 USD. Words: 94,770. Language: English. Published: July 21, 2015 by Mereo Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
Now Bob has added a third and final part, about his post-Dockyard adventures working with the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), and in posts with the MoD and Government agencies, and published the whole story in one volume. The full story of his career is packed with interesting stories, and Bob’s sense of humour shines through.
The Technical Progressman
Price: $2.85 USD. Words: 28,430. Language: English. Published: June 24, 2015 by Mereo Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
In A Dockyard Apprentice’s Story, Robert Smith (‘Nige’ to his mates) told of his formative years as a young trainee in Chatham Dockyard, where he trained as an engine fitter and turner. The Technical Progressman is set in the 1960s, taking up the story from the point where Bob transfers to the Weapons Section as a Technical Progressman.

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1960s    amusing    apprentice    career    chatham    chatham dockyard    dockyard    dockyard apprentice    mod    offbeat    personal memoir    rae    trainee