Shep carrying out maintenance
Some of you might remember that I used to have a darkroom in the basement of 'B' Sqn. Most of the equipment having been bought from John Denahay when he left the regiment. I used to process most of the photos myself. At least the black and white ones. A couple of these I think were taken by Julian Head.
Tony says he is still waiting payment for that round.
ReplyDeleteCor,were'nt we handsome,even with a couple of pints inside us!
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we are getting up some great photo,these days well done Alan
ReplyDeleteLeft to Right, Dave "Tanky" Summerfield, Ches Best, John Dufton & Eddie Beal.
ReplyDeleteHi, my father Frank SULLIVAN was on the B SQDN Dozer in 64. It wasn't this one! I know the first two digits of the 'registration number' were 00. Was the B Sqdn dozer changed sometime throughout the later 1960's? I am really keen to get a photograph, if one exists, of his dozer tank....don't suppose you have one do you??? Cheers, John. P.S. what does the large '26' on the back signify????
ReplyDeleteHi John, I remember Frank very well. We served together in the same troop after he returned from Kirkcudbright. I served in 'B' Sqn SHQ troop from 1966 to 1969 and as far as I can remember the Dozer was not changed during those years. 26 was its callsign, as used on the radio nets. That field ended up in quite a mess, as did the cross roads in the center of the village just down the road. Due to a navigational error, the whole of the regiments tanks in convoy had to turn around in this field and go back through the village again. Imagine what we could have done with the assistance of TomTom.
ReplyDelete"Two Six"was his call-sign(26)
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Who is the young lady i seem to know her face
ReplyDeleteAlan you are nearly as good looking as me
ReplyDelete26 stood for 6th troop B sqn All the sabre squadrons were given numbers A sqn 1, B sqn 2, C sqn 3. Regimental HQ were prefixed with 9 hope this gives you an idea of the call-signs. My own call sign was 32 charlie.
ReplyDeleteDerek, that's Joyce Lisney
ReplyDeleteGreat to see an old face Stue Thompson
ReplyDeleteI think that I remember Bob Stapely driving the dozer before Frank returned, I don't know who the driver was when this was taken.
ReplyDeleteKevin Taylor? Dick Smithers? and Chris Wilson.
ReplyDeleteSame as before, Noob, me & Tony Crittenden.
ReplyDeleteAlan, thanks so much for your reply. I have at last found someone who worked with my father! I'll ring him tomorrow to tell him!! Don't suppose you are going to the reunion in June are you? Thanks for the info on the number 26 and exercise etc.....when was this photo taken? have you any photo's with my father in? He hasn't got any photo's of his time in the regiment! John.
ReplyDeleteHi bg4all and durrington, thanks for your messages on this subject. I'm learning as I go!!! John.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve, Geoff Morley (who came from Redhill) was driving at the time and that's him sitting on the turret. I think you can just see the ARV behind. Thanks for remembering Bob Stapely, a face I have been trying to put a name to.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dufton, Joyce Lisney, Pat Baker.
ReplyDeleteAlong with, I think, John Blackley & Geoff Calvert?
ReplyDeleteEddie Beal, John Dufton John (Albert) Finnie
ReplyDeleteBlimey General - smart as a carrot
ReplyDeleteVery correct
ReplyDeleteGreat to see "Crit" again after all these years
ReplyDeleteThe guy on the right....Bill Bailey?
ReplyDeleteI think it might be "Bunter" Grant?
ReplyDeleteCpl Does pet. (QOH traing Cpl)
ReplyDeletePixie Rixon will tell anybody who cares to listen that, whilst on traffic control point in some German village or other, I managed to direct some similar vehicle into reversing into some poor old German lady's house...and then doing a very fast foxtrot oscar. All lies of course......
ReplyDeleteYou have to remember that Buddy Holly was very popular at the time.....
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