View Full Version : Mike Williams 31 RWF ex Signals Kowloon
Tony Coyne
07-10-2006, 12:21
I am trying to contact Mike Williams 31, we were in Gunclub Barracks Kowloon in the signals together. Or anybody who was in the Signals the same time 1970. Also I would like to contact a lunatic by the name of Ginngey Morris.Big Grin
i would also like to contact mike..like myself kenny 26 & wilkie he was from bangor..we were good mates before he joined the army (& after)..he used to work for a guy called walter cloggs....before he joined the army in 1967...sadley i have'nt seen him for many years...gwyn nicholas thinks he might be some kind of technition..but does'nt know where...
Tony Coyne
07-10-2006, 16:09
Was gwyn nicholas a cpl in the sigs and went out in Hong Kong..? I heard that Mike left the RWF and went nursing or something...? I tried to see some of the lads when I was working in the Falklands but could not get down to Goose Green I was in East Cove. I remember Wilki didn't he knock around with Alfe...?from the MT
yes alfie robinson..i was also in the m.t...wilkie died in a car crash in 1972...i will be going home to bangor in a few weeks...i will make an effort to ask around about mike..i know he does'nt live in the area anymore..but you never know someone might know his whereabouts...
gwyn was in the sigs ..but did'nt join us till ireland...his father was m.t sgt though
Tony Coyne
07-10-2006, 19:15
yes alfie robinson..i was also in the m.t...wilkie died in a car crash in 1972...i will be going home to bangor in a few weeks...i will make an effort to ask around about mike..i know he does'nt live in the area anymore..but you never know someone might know his whereabouts...
Cheers Tom33, I have loads of photos taken in Kowloon when I come back from my holls I will post them, Wilkie is on one of them,it was taken in the Naffi with me and Mike around Christmas 1969.
thanx tony that would be good...i used to have loads of photos of hong kong,,but over the years they have been lost...i was around about the time you have the xmas photos & might be in some of them....like wilkie & 26 i was in delta's at the time...do you remember bob shaw he used to be in the arms stores delta's..lenny jones 61 was coy clarke..he's on this site...
Tony Coyne
08-10-2006, 10:15
thanx tony that would be good...i used to have loads of photos of hong kong,,but over the years they have been lost...i was around about the time you have the xmas photos & might be in some of them....like wilkie & 26 i was in delta's at the time...do you remember bob shaw he used to be in the arms stores delta's..lenny jones 61 was coy clarke..he's on this site...
Hi Tom, were you up at Erskin camp or were you in Gunclub..? one photo I have is of me and a few of the lads sining on stage in the china fleet club and guss who was up on stage with us steaming ............Tom Sal the provo sergeant, he was a hell of a boy when he was out, not a bad singer as I remember.I was in C Coy in the sigs, I will dig out my photos and post them, if anybody wants a copy I will e-mail them, some of them are hilarious talk about wide eyed and legless, there could be a few .........oh my god was that me..? but unless someone objects I will post them, they should rise a few smiles.Big Grin Like I said I am off to Turkey for two weeks so when I come back I will post the Photos.
i was in erskine & gunclub...tom sal died a few years ago...he had a pub in conwy called the george & dragon....not many people liked him,,,but he looked after us bangor boys...look forward to seeing the pics...
Tony Coyne
08-10-2006, 13:20
i was in erskine & gunclub...tom sal died a few years ago...he had a pub in conwy called the george & dragon....not many people liked him,,,but he looked after us bangor boys...look forward to seeing the pics...
I didn't have a lot to do with Tom(thank God) but you are right he sure looked after you Bangor boys, Mike 31 could do no wrong, sad to hear he died, you can see him in all his glory when I post the pickies.Wink
Gwyn Nicholas
09-10-2006, 20:07
Hi Tony
Mike 31 left the Battalion in the early seventies then re-enlisted in the R.A.M.C as an OperatingTheatre Technician. As far as I know he completed his service and I imagine he would have carried on with his theatre work in civvie street. Bill Doutch or Nick Ravenhill may know of his wherabouts. Anyone reading this in touch with either Bill or Nick can you ask? Sorry I cant be of any further help. Regards, Nick
Rog Ball 01
13-10-2006, 22:00
Did he settle down in the Manchester area by any chance.
Bob, any chance of getting Mikes DOB?
think it was may 1948....
Rog Ball 01
14-10-2006, 19:06
I was dealing with a M Williams in work yesterday; he was from M'chester & born 1948. I will try & follow up on this.
i'm not far from manchester..& have a manchester directory...over 20 m.williams in it...it would be good if you had the right one...
Tony Coyne
I was in Hong Kong with you Jones 24 Mike 31 Jones 19 Tom 12 you were in the same room as me in Gun Club Barracks. contact me ( Brian Shaw 30 )
would be nice to meet up for a few sherbets.
Tony Coyne
23-10-2006, 19:55
Tony Coyne
I was in Hong Kong with you Jones 24 Mike 31 Jones 19 Tom 12 you were in the same room as me in Gun Club Barracks. contact me ( Brian Shaw 30 )
would be nice to meet up for a few sherbets.
Greetings Brian you old dog, I have a few photos of us in the pool in GunClub with the lads, I have just come back from my holls so when I have time I will scan them all and put them in the photo gallery, if you would like me to send a copy of them to you just ask, no probs. Big Grin
Tony Coyne
23-10-2006, 20:01
Hi Tony
Mike 31 left the Battalion in the early seventies then re-enlisted in the R.A.M.C as an OperatingTheatre Technician. As far as I know he completed his service and I imagine he would have carried on with his theatre work in civvie street. Bill Doutch or Nick Ravenhill may know of his wherabouts. Anyone reading this in touch with either Bill or Nick can you ask? Sorry I cant be of any further help. Regards, Nick
How the devil are you Mr Nicholas..? I have a load of photos of the shall I say social gatherings in the GunClub, I have some of your last **** up I think before you got out. I found a few photo albums in an old case so I will scan them and put them on the forum, if I can't perhaps one of the mods will do it for me..? if you want a copy of the pickies just let me know, cheers for now, thanks for the reply
Tony Big Grin
Tony
Were are you living now? I am in Leamington Spa I manage a retirement for Old People be nice to catch up.
Brian
Tony Coyne
24-10-2006, 17:40
Tony
Were are you living now? I am in Leamington Spa I manage a retirement for Old People be nice to catch up.
Brian
I will send you a PM, I am a social worker working with severely disabled people in Swansea. I live in Neath.
hello brian...my boy works in kineton..you might like to meet him...he's out of the army & in the mpgs
hi tony do you remember me . i was in hong kongwith the sigs . bissi alan biss . i saw will 31 about fifteen years ago in darlington he was working at the mil hos at catterick . just happen to bump into him we did arrange to have a pint but i am afraid in never came off . the hos is close now.nice to see you are stillabout alan bissi
Tony Coyne
16-11-2006, 19:04
hi tony do you remember me . i was in hong kongwith the sigs . bissi alan biss . i saw will 31 about fifteen years ago in darlington he was working at the mil hos at catterick . just happen to bump into him we did arrange to have a pint but i am afraid in never came off . the hos is close now.nice to see you are stillabout alan bissi
Of course I remember you, who could forget such a handsome devil as yourself, this weekend I am going to scan some photos, you are on some one with Jonah on the border. I am going to ask on of the mods if I can e-mail them with the photos so they can put them on the forum, I am hopeless at those sort of things.
Have you heard anything about Dai Booth..?
I am going to ask on of the mods if I can e-mail them with the photos so they can put them on the forum, I am hopeless at those sort of things
Send them to me Tony and I will post them for you. Scan each picture individually, and make sure they are in JPEG format. Please include as much detail as possible, dates, names and location...what you were doing etc
Thanks
Al
Hi There
Send me his E Mail address I will contact him
Brian 30
Bob Bacon
06-12-2006, 18:09
Originally posted by: ray19
"tony its ray 19 we met several millions of years ago in bridgend mid glams. mike 31 as far as I know is in cyprus working along side the military as a civilian I believe he is a medical orderly or something similar give me a day or so and I will give you more concrete info when I get back to Wrexham,good to know you are still alive and well !! "
Tony Coyne
07-12-2006, 17:51
Originally posted by: ray19
"tony its ray 19 we met several millions of years ago in bridgend mid glams. mike 31 as far as I know is in cyprus working along side the military as a civilian I believe he is a medical orderly or something similar give me a day or so and I will give you more concrete info when I get back to Wrexham,good to know you are still alive and well !!
"
Thanks for that Ray, I have been meaning to send some photos to the mods but I have been busy however, I will try on the weekend again. Can you enlighten me about our meeting in Bridgend, my Mrs recons I am going senile, my memory is not as it used to be. Trust 31 to end up with a cushy job.:biggrin:
Hi Barry Hughes 69 here, I was a Fus in the Sigs in Tidworth 1976 with Gwyn he was a Cpl, Mike was the Pl Sgt but left to join the Medics as a Tech as Gwyn says.
I knew Tom Sal to but fortunately being a Northwalian I had it easy with Tom as you say he looked after the North, One of Toms quotes when detailing us boys for work or a task, " was that he needed 6 southwalians for a task and one nothwalian to supervise" not fair but hey who was going to tell "Mr Angry" ?
Although I tell you somthing once when our pay was messed up Tom advanced us £100 each until the next month and no intreset attached! so not all bad aye.
Well good luck with finding Mike:emoticon-sign:
Rog Ball 01
22-01-2007, 17:07
Regarding Mike 31, I was reading through the Jan edition of Soldier Mag and noticed the OTTs were advertising for their annual reunion. I have contacted the sec of their assoc, who has told me that he knows Mike very well. Mike is currently in the states, and will be until 11 Feb, but Ken Hannah (sec) will ive Mike my email addy. Once I have made contact, I will put a thread on here.
Rog
Clive Rees (08)
22-01-2007, 19:38
I have posted a photo of Mike Williams 31 on the gallery if you are interested.
Clive
Tony Coyne
25-01-2007, 17:45
Regarding Mike 31, I was reading through the Jan edition of Soldier Mag and noticed the OTTs were advertising for their annual reunion. I have contacted the sec of their assoc, who has told me that he knows Mike very well. Mike is currently in the states, and will be until 11 Feb, but Ken Hannah (sec) will ive Mike my email addy. Once I have made contact, I will put a thread on here.
Rog
You are a good un,it will be nice to chat with the old dog again, bloody hell it's been 37 ish years since we had a natter.
Tony Coyne
25-01-2007, 17:46
I have posted a photo of Mike Williams 31 on the gallery if you are interested.
Clive
Cheers Clive, I've been meaning to post some to the mods to put them on, I will try hard to do them soon.
Tony Coyne
25-01-2007, 17:53
I have posted a photo of Mike Williams 31 on the gallery if you are interested.
Clive
Where is it Clive, can't find it.
Tony,
Go to gallery, 1970's, page 3, 31 is in the back of a Land Rover playing with the radio. I'm sure you will find it now.
By the way do you remember me? I to was a signaller in Hong Kong and NI. In Tidworth and Belfast I (as well as others ) drove the CO about. In Belfast 75 (I think) I crashed the Landrover with the CO in it. He called up Captain Dai Ross and said "David, this is a white ghost speaking, Thomas has just tried to kill me". I found it quite funny but I was fined 25 pounds for the attempt. For some reason he did not want me to drive him for a while.
I can not remember you but if you can post an old photo It may come to me.
Dilwyn
PS Anyone else know some good stories like that one? I'm sure John T must have some good ones.
Tony Coyne
26-01-2007, 09:36
Yep thats him, his hair is looking quite long, he was always a big mate with Tom Sal though:laugh:
Tony Coyne
28-01-2007, 11:40
Send them to me Tony and I will post them for you. Scan each picture individually, and make sure they are in JPEG format. Please include as much detail as possible, dates, names and location...what you were doing etc
Thanks
Al
Whats your e-mail address so I can start to send you some photos, cheers.
Hello I would be grateful if you could give me Mike 31 contact no or E Mail address and Tony Coynes would love to have a natter with them.
Brian Shaw 30
Tony Coyne
16-02-2007, 17:50
Hello I would be grateful if you could give me Mike 31 contact no or E Mail address and Tony Coynes would love to have a natter with them.
Brian Shaw 30
Cheer Brian, can you give me your e-mail I have a few photos to send you, I am slowly scanning them I have a shed full.
I didn't have a lot to do with Tom(thank God) but you are right he sure looked after you Bangor boys, Mike 31 could do no wrong, sad to hear he died, you can see him in all his glory when I post the pickies.Wink
Tony Coyne of the people I thought I'd never hear from again. What are you doing these days/ Where do live? Do you have a family? so many questions. I'm still married to Sue, we have two girls 33 and 35 and they both have two children each. We live in Portsmouth and I work for the MOD. Great to know you are still breathing! I am in contact with Mike Davis 46 he was our clerk, he married one of the nureses from Hong Kong and he and her are now retired and living in Cyprus. Ray 19 lives in Wrexham but I don't hear from him much. Do you know where Bob Morris is/ I'll close now and hope you get this.
Hello I would be grateful if you could give me Mike 31 contact no or E Mail address and Tony Coynes would love to have a natter with them.
Brian Shaw 30
Brian How the hell are you? I've just dropped Tony a note. What are you doing now? Where do you live? Do you have a family? I've only just joined this net and it's great. We'll have to get a sigs platoon section going there's enough of us on this. Mike
Tony Coyne
29-03-2007, 19:20
Tony Coyne of the people I thought I'd never hear from again. What are you doing these days/ Where do live? Do you have a family? so many questions. I'm still married to Sue, we have two girls 33 and 35 and they both have two children each. We live in Portsmouth and I work for the MOD. Great to know you are still breathing! I am in contact with Mike Davis 46 he was our clerk, he married one of the nureses from Hong Kong and he and her are now retired and living in Cyprus. Ray 19 lives in Wrexham but I don't hear from him much. Do you know where Bob Morris is/ I'll close now and hope you get this.
Well as I live and breath, at last how are you you old slapper? I have sent you a Private message with my e-mail address so send me an e-mail and we will have a good natter. :biglaugh:
Rog Ball 01
29-03-2007, 19:38
Tony
See Mike has joined us.
Rgrds Rog Ball
Tony Coyne
29-03-2007, 19:42
I am in touch now thanks.
hi mike remember me bissi . bungalow. nice to here you are still about .never got that pint in darlington.must been about 20 years ago . look after your self bissi .
Hello Bung and Mike 31 its Barry 69 now Mike you was my Pl Sgt and a gooden so carnt grumble and Bissi you was my Pl Lcpl what a Bas ... no you where brill mate we shared a room in Lemgo Blk 1 before renovation , you Mike Stajanovic, Bev Beven, Tireney 09 "Slasher" and Me ! hows things all?
Take care
Barry 69 en France
Hi 69 i didnt know you cared about me . that much haha. nice to hear how the lads are doing mate . take care bissi
Hello Bung and Mike 31 its Barry 69 now Mike you was my Pl Sgt and a gooden so carnt grumble and Bissi you was my Pl Lcpl what a Bas ... no you where brill mate we shared a room in Lemgo Blk 1 before renovation , you Mike Stajanovic, Bev Beven, Tireney 09 "Slasher" and Me ! hows things all?
Take care
Barry 69 en France
Hi 69 and Bissi, This is certainly a great way of brushing off cobwebs in the old grey matter area! Hope you guys are well. Bissi we should have gone for that pint! Are you still up that area? We need to get more photos on the photo gallery for the 70s! Keep well. Mike 31
hi mike still here in darlington .never mind about the pint . my come off one day mate take care bissi
Hi all ex. sigs, it is good to see so many of you still pounding the airways. I can remember the time when we could only get thru. by rumour.Judging by this thread,we have more members than the drums. Maybe we should have a reunion. By the way, Radar Reilley came to the Annual Reunion two years ago, he looks well.
Hi Frank,
I hope you are keeping well. You are right there are lots of us around but where are people like Perky, Jones 24, Will 27, Tom 12, Limey, and Jones 16 etc.?
Do you remember Cpl. Phil Davies REME in the Tidworth days? Well I am still good pals with him and I always pop in to see him when I come over the pond. He has also been on vacation over here to our place in Canada.
Hi Bung and Mike 31 how are you both?
Dil (Thom15)
I'm trying to get a sig's section going and perhaps a reunion? I'll let you all know how I get on?
Mike 31
Hello Mike
Just keep me informed of any Reunions
Brian Shaw 30
tudor379
28-09-2007, 23:30
i last heard mi williams31 was workinkg in th medical supplies in ludgershall by tidwoth
he was up in comrades a couple of years ago hasnt changed muc since kowloon
steve-rey
19-01-2008, 19:32
Steve Reynolds here ended up company clerk support company in tidworth i have mike williams email address he is living in southhampton now
Clive Rees (08)
20-01-2008, 18:54
Welcome Steve, glad that you managed to get online.
Don't forget I am trying to sort out a support company reunion.
Have you noticed Johno has just joined?
Regards
Clive
bjohngriff
19-08-2008, 22:45
hi Tom, griff04 lats i saw of mike he was in the RAMC
Hi all dont have long just been summoned by the rsm will is working as a sterilization manager at the military hospital at raf akrotiri cyprus met up with him in the air head i have all his details and phone number in my black book which is at home will post when book shows itself wont be to long
hi back after lunch
mike is working as the
sterile service manager
TPMH
RAF Akrotiri
Cyprus
mil ext 5592
this was correct at about april 08 when i met him
all the best mat77
I am trying to contact Mike Williams 31, we were in Gunclub Barracks Kowloon in the signals together. Or anybody who was in the Signals the same time 1970. Also I would like to contact a lunatic by the name of Ginngey Morris.Big Grin
Hi Tony
Marsden Morris or Gingey is or was living in or near Tumble in Carmarthenshire it's also the place where lenny Inglis lived. I work with a chap from Tumble , so I'll ask him for any news about Gingey And reply on this thread.
Regards.
Allan Morgan (mogs22)
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