Any one know him ?

[cohe2005]

I am looking for information on my father, a bloke called John Morris.From llangollen north wales,born 1940 something,served with the 1rwf between 1963 to 1972.I know he was stationed in hong kong in 1971 because i was born whilst he was there,and then we went to northern ireland in 1972.Thats about all i know,does any one recognise his name,he was lance cpl when he finished.one of his mates was called Peter Brown,who was also in hong kong at the same time,,any info would be fantastic..many thanks..

[cohe2005]

I have been looking at someones photos on this site,,titled hong kong/fiji 1971,,thats when he was there,,any one there at that time..?

[Thom15]

I have been looking at someones photos on this site,,titled hong kong/fiji 1971,,thats when he was there,,any one there at that time..?

I was there at that time but can not recall a John Morris, sorry. There are lots of guys that are on this Forum from the Hong Kong days. Can you tell us what Company he was in? Was he a sportsman? Did he have a nickname? Any other info might help us find John in some of the many photos on this site.

Dilwyn

[cohe2005]

Many thanks for taking the time to reply,but this is where i come stuck,,i dont know that much about him,he died in 1976,so never got to know him,i was 4,,,he was tall,,dark haired,,and a lance cpl when he left in 1972,,and like i said,we went to ireland after hong kong,thats about it,,not sure about nicknames,or what he was interested in,,i know its not much to go on,so many thanks again for any replys.

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Have you got a photograph that you can upload? That might trigger a few memories of someone who knew him only as a nickname perhaps, Good luck mate.

[cohe2005]

Thats a good idea,i will get one and try to figure out how to load it onto the site.Whilst i am doing that,can anyone tell me what the hospital was called in Kowloon,,the military one,,thanks,,

[Keith Jones 989]

BMH King's Park

[cohe2005]

Thanks keith.

[sixties]

Just a thought, but can the boys from LLangollen who was in the BN at the time help.
I cannot remember the name, but Jack Roberts was from Corwen just up the rd, he was in the Signals.

[wally15]

if you ask on the forum there are a lot of the boys who can and will load it on to the forum if you post the photo to them good luck. i can not do it but i got it done for me when i wanted a photo to put on forum by one of the boys . all the best to you 15

[BennytheBall]

No not Really

[Gwyn Nicholas]

No not Really

Benny does that mean you DO know him but not very well or does it mean you DO NOT know him at all?

[cohe2005]

Thank you all for taking the time and interest,it sounds really bad but i havent got any photos here, but i will on sunday,I cant believe i know so little about him,but thought it was about time i did,,again,,,many thanks to you all..

[Smokeyjoe]

I last saw my father in 1946, in 2007 I tried to trace him to find out if he had died etc, I did find his grave and seven half brothers in 2008.
May I suggest you try doing what I did start at the beginning ie your birth certificate and follow the trail from your birth, a birth certificate can give you a lot of information such as fathers details and normaly if you were born whilst your father was serving as it sounds he did it should have his rank and name and number which is a very good starting point as it will help members of the forum to remember your father.
If you want a copy of a birth death or marriage certificate you can obtain them from the Registrar Generals offce as long as you can give name and dates, you can do it on line and it is not too expensive and very easy.
Hope this helps and the best of luck.
Joe.

[cohe2005]

Thanks smokey,,

[cohe2005]

Well i have found out a few things,and hopefully this might jog a few memories.Apparently his nickname was ( molly ).he was living in cefn mawr,close to wrexham.and when we were in northern ireland in 72,he was performing regimental police duties. i have got part of a newspaper,(ulster supplement) with him in and lots of other soldiers,including col.sgt frank dolan,l/cpl bob taylor,fus roy jasper,l/cpl syd williams.sgt/major dick hughes all from the wrexham area,

[cohe2005]

No memories jogged yet ? L/cpl John Morris,In Hong Kong 1971,northern ireland 1972,Nickname possibly MOLLY,good friend was CPL Peter Brown. From Llangollen,he was in rwf for 9 years,and left i think middle to late 1972,he was born 1941,so would have been 30 when in hong kong.i got some pics but not being to good on pc is there anyone that could post them for me if i mail them to you,many thanks

[Thom15]

If he was an RP in Derry he would have been with Tom Sal the Prov Sgt at that time. Perhaps some Forum members "visited" the guard room in the early 70's and were taken to the cookhouse by Molly, however, they may be a little shy to tell their stories. A photo is the way to go, perhaps someone from the UK will let you send the photos to them so that they can upload them for you. If that fails then you can send them to me in Canada.
Good luck
Dilwyn

[Bricoates]

I think Frank Dolan is your best bet, he still lives in Wrexham and is a forum member allthouge he has not been on for a few weeks, maybe someone at RHQ Wrexham could make contact with him and pass on your query, I will gladly upload and return any photos you wish to post. P.M. me.
Regards, Brian

[cohe2005]

Thanks to Dilwyn and Brian,If there is someone still in contact with Mr Frank Dolan and could contact him for me that would be great,He Might be interested in seeing this Ulster Supplement i have got,My wife is going to have a go at putting some Pics on ,but if she is unsuccessfull i will be in touch brian,,many thanks for the offer,,Is it worth putting all the names down that are on the supplement ? There are 24 names alltogether,,

[cohe2005]

I have just read the writing / interviews in the ulster suppliment i have,,and col/sgt Frank Dolan was living on the same street in Northern ireland at the same time we were there,The street was Nelson Drive,Londonderry.i hope he can remember , It certainly seems my best chance of some info.

[Bricoates]

Thanks to Dilwyn and Brian,If there is someone still in contact with Mr Frank Dolan and could contact him for me that would be great,He Might be interested in seeing this Ulster Supplement i have got,My wife is going to have a go at putting some Pics on ,but if she is unsuccessfull i will be in touch brian,,many thanks for the offer,,Is it worth putting all the names down that are on the supplement ? There are 24 names alltogether,,

Why dont you check the names on the supplement against the active Members list, most user names give the true identity of the member others a clue, its worth a try.
Brian.

[ap1]

Please publish the 25 names, I'm sure that will jog memories.

[Rog Ball 01]

During the Derry tour, In Nelson Drive, we had a Guardroom, which was used to patrol the estate and Clooney Park, which was further down the Road, near the Brigadiers/CO's houses.

[tom33]

derek woodland lived in nelson drive..i'll phone him to see if he remembers

[cohe2005]

That would be great,,thanks tom33,,and i will put the names up tomorrow,,

[BennytheBall]

Gwyn bit like the Chilcott inquire Was There a 45 minute rule on WMD in Iqai? who knows.

In the of Sherlock Homles "Elementary my Dear Watson" LOL

Gwyn only a bit of batnter mate
Yours
BennytheBall

[cohe2005]

Well i dont know what that last reply is all about,lol,,but these are all the names on the Ulster supplement ,Fus Roy Casper,,,L/cpl Bob taylor,,,Fus Keith Roberts,,,L/cpl Syd williams,,,Fus Terry fellows,,,Cpl Gordon Bagnall,,,Cpl John Evans,,,L/cpl Frank Crocombe,,,Fus Michael Francis,,,L/cpl Philip Angus,,,Cpl Brian Roberts,,,Cpl Brian Williams,,,Fus Kevin Reeves,,,Fus David Jones,,,L/cpl Stanley Arthur,,,Fus Eddie Pugh,,,Sgt David Mason,,,Sgt/Major Dick Hughes,,,Sgt Bob Russell,,,Fus Malcolm Cope,,,Col/sgt Frank Dolan,,,Trooper Michael York,,,Trooper Alan Stockton,,,Trooper Thomas Jones,I think the last 3 were serving with The royal scots dragoon Guards.All names listed are from the wrexham area,

[tom33]

could this be the kieth roberts we are looking for????lots of known names on the list..

[chow]

could this be the kieth roberts we are looking for????lots of known names on the list..

i have recieved a copy of the photo from Jason and yes it is Kieth roberts.
good to have another one of him..
thanks Jason..

[cohe2005]

Hi again,i have managed to get some pictures of L/Cpl John Morris put onto the site in the gallery,please have a look to see if you recognise him,There is a group of lads having a drink (how unusual) but i do not have any names apart from L/Cpl morris who is the one drinking.Many Thanks.

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Two guys to the right look like Ray Murphy and Bleddyn Griffiths 04. I will ask Bleddyn on Facebook if he has any ideas.

[keithwill38]

Yes Gwyn they are those 2 and the one on the left is Ricky Williams 47,Ricky left in honiton so i guess that was taken before we left for Hong Kong,the 3 named were all drummers

[keithwill38]

and looking at the table and the flip top bottles of beer i would go as far as to say that could have been Minden.

[cohe2005]

OK,,we have got the names of the other 3 ,,maybe 4 ,in the photo,,but does anyone know the other one,,John Morris..Many Thanks

[Rog Ball 01]

and looking at the table and the flip top bottles of beer i would go as far as to say that could have been Minden.

Poss Denmark. Bn went there in Feb/Mar 69 before going to HK.

[Thom15]

That's better, now we know who we are looking for. The individual photo seems familiar but I can't say we were drinking buddies. However, Bleddyn 04 may be able to help. You are right Gwyn he is very active on Facebook.
With a little luck someone will remember John and possibly find more photos.
Dilwyn

[cohe2005]

Thank you all,,we seem to be getting some good info for me,,i can put some names on photos now,,on the suppliment pictures,the larger pictures,one is col sgt frank dolan and wife,the other is John Morris,wife,my sister and me,,what a lovely looking baby,wouldent you all agree,lol has anyone got a telephone number for RHQ wrexham,i cant seem to find it.thanks again,,

[ap1]

Try sending a pm to forum member judyrhq. She is the admin officer at rhq and may be able to help. :-)

[chow]

Thanks Jason.
for the photos i have let Rosie36 know that there is another picture of her
brother about.

[cohe2005]

I was just wondering if Gwyn Nicholas had any luck getting in touch with Bleddyn on facebook?And if anyone is in contact with Judyrhq,i have sent a pm,,but no reply as yet,i still want to see if Frank Dolan can remember anything about John Morris and was told rhq may be able to get in touch with Frank,,,Thx ..

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Still waiting for a reply from Bleddyn. I have refered him to the photographs in the hope that he may recall something.

[cohe2005]

Many Thanks Gwyn.

[pete featham]

hi i think that pete brown was working in the officers mess in hong kong if its the one you are looking for

[cohe2005]

Yeh,peter brown was a good friend of my fathers,its john Morris i am looking for information about,if you knew pete,,i think you would know john morris.

[tom33]

try chris saunders he's on this site...think he was sgts or officers mess

[cohe2005]

Does anyone know the site/user name for chris saunders please.

[chow]

Hi Jason.
is this the chap..Chris Sanders 98 ..

[Chris Sanders 98]

hi what info are you after i was in the sgts mess/officers/mess hong kong.

[cohe2005]

Thanks chow,and hi chris,i was told that you were in Hong Kong ,possibly in 1972,i am just looking for someone who knew my dad,,John Morris,,Did you know him,He had a good friend called Peter Brown also in hong kong at same time,I am just looking for an insight to what he was like,(Good or bad) It dosent matter,Many thanks ,Jason.
i have got some photos on the site of him,

[Chris Sanders 98]

i was in the mess out in hong kong in erskin camp i did know of your dad but not very well sorry.

[cohe2005]

Its np chris,,at least there is someone out there who knew him,thanks for taking the time to reply.

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Hi , all Bleddyn could tell me was he was a big mate of the guy on the left of the picture - a Rikki Williams. Thats all we have mate sorry.

[cohe2005]

Thx Gwyn,Do you know if Ricky Williams on this forum,??

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Thx Gwyn,Do you know if Ricky Williams on this forum,??

I dont know i'm afraid mate. It is possible that with the photo and the name, someone may give some more leads. Good luck.

[keithwill38]

If you get in touch with Rikoshea who is a member of the forum,and runs all the Drums reunions,he may well have contact details for Ricky Williams 47,as Ricky was an ex drummer, so he might be able to steer you in the right direction...

[cohe2005]

ok,,thanks keith,
Can i also ask what the numbers after the names are for.
and also,after reading the post on (looking for keith roberts) people are worried about security(and rightly so)but on the photos i put on the site ,namely the ulster supplement,about 25 soldiers names all with there exact adresses on,Wasnt the early 1970s a real bad time out there,,

[jeffdj]

ok,,thanks keith,
Can i also ask what the numbers after the names are for.
People with common names IE jones williams evans where called by they last 2 or 3 numbers watch the film Zulu you know what we mean then

[chow]

Jason..
from AP1..on the kieth roberts thread.
i agree Chow, I think republicans have more important things on their mind, than a squaddie from 35 yrs. If their that desperate for targets they can have a whizz through facebook, at least they will have some up to date pics of RWF guys. I would pull the NIVA post if its a problem..
and yes the 70s were bad years for troubles..and i personaly wouldnt post anything that might compromise me or anyone ...