I had always known this as Ashby road Camp but according the 13th/18th (who we took over from) they called it Ramillies Camp. Can anyone confirm that it was in fact called Ramillies Camp?
I always remember it as Ashby Road Camp. It is amazing that after nearly 50 years there so much of the camp left. When I visited the camp in 2006, the messhall shops and the huts round that area were being demolished.
one of my favourite memorys was the Magnolia tree on the edge of the band square,it was in full view of my little Basha. It had 2 leaf falls & subsequently 2 flowering period in a year. and it looks as though it is still there. Frank
Just found this on a PJM site any one remember Walter
I am glad you all had a great time and were well received at these celebrations. I was in Malaysia in July 2006 and called into the Ashby Road Camp Ipoh. I went to where to the LAD area was when I was stationed there as a REME armourer attached to the Royal Dragoons in the early 60s. I was surprised that everything was still the same after 45 years. Even the rest of the camp was much the same. Unfortunately the senior officer was off camp at the time and the young officer I spoke to would not let me on the camp or take photos. I understood his predicament and reluctantly accepted his decision. It was still quite an experience though to be back there all those years later. Probably been a different story had I been there this year. Walter Crookes Hamilton NZ
Who was Walter? Gee! fame at last. Well I arrived at the Ipoh Royal’s LAD in early 1960 with another National Service armourer Alan (Taff) Williams. We were replacement for the other two National Service armourers, at Ipoh, L/cpl Collins and in Singapore the Cfn nickname Ringo, don’t remember their full names. They were in Aden with the Royals. Alan and I had sailed out on the Oxfordshire, landing at Singapore and then travelling up country by rail. Alan later went down to Singapore to run the armourer’s shop there; I stayed in Ipoh with Sgt (Fred) Happs. Alan and I were accompanied on the trip up country by two Royals, one was a bandsman. The bandsman and I had played in the ship’s dance band on the way over. He played trumpet and I was on saxophone. Because I was in HQ at Ipoh I was never attached to a Squadron of Royals, like a lot of the REME LAD, so was never on a ‘one to one’ with the Royals. This has made it difficult for me to remember any of this site’s members. Hope this has revived a few memories and one or two of you do remember me. Walter Crookes
I thought this might interest a few people - Ashby road Camp Ipoh 2010
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I had always known this as Ashby road Camp but according the 13th/18th (who we took over from) they called it Ramillies Camp. Can anyone confirm that it was in fact called Ramillies Camp?
ReplyDeleteI always remember it as Ashby Road Camp. It is amazing that after nearly 50 years there so much of the camp left. When I visited the camp in 2006, the messhall shops and the huts round that area were being demolished.
ReplyDeleteone of my favourite memorys was the Magnolia tree on the edge of the band square,it was in full view of my little Basha. It had 2 leaf falls & subsequently 2 flowering period in a year. and it looks as though it is still there. Frank
ReplyDeleteJust found this on a PJM site any one remember Walter
ReplyDeleteI am glad you all had a great time and were well received at these celebrations. I was in Malaysia in July 2006 and called into the Ashby Road Camp Ipoh. I went to where to the LAD area was when I was stationed there as a REME armourer attached to the Royal Dragoons in the early 60s. I was surprised that everything was still the same after 45 years. Even the rest of the camp was much the same. Unfortunately the senior officer was off camp at the time and the young officer I spoke to would not let me on the camp or take photos. I understood his predicament and reluctantly accepted his decision. It was still quite an experience though to be back there all those years later.
Probably been a different story had I been there this year.
Walter Crookes
Hamilton NZ
Walter made comment at 3 above re: wcrookes (Apr 22) delmonte.
ReplyDeleteWho was Walter?
ReplyDeleteGee! fame at last. Well I arrived at the Ipoh Royal’s LAD in early 1960 with another National Service armourer Alan (Taff) Williams. We were replacement for the other two National Service armourers, at Ipoh, L/cpl Collins and in Singapore the Cfn nickname Ringo, don’t remember their full names. They were in Aden with the Royals. Alan and I had sailed out on the Oxfordshire, landing at Singapore and then travelling up country by rail. Alan later went down to Singapore to run the armourer’s shop there; I stayed in Ipoh with Sgt (Fred) Happs. Alan and I were accompanied on the trip up country by two Royals, one was a bandsman. The bandsman and I had played in the ship’s dance band on the way over. He played trumpet and I was on saxophone. Because I was in HQ at Ipoh I was never attached to a Squadron of Royals, like a lot of the REME LAD, so was never on a ‘one to one’ with the Royals. This has made it difficult for me to remember any of this site’s members.
Hope this has revived a few memories and one or two of you do remember me.
Walter Crookes