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looking to trace any members of 8 platoon C company which was only formed for a short period 1978-1979 in particular Roberts 03 Spock Daniels, Davis 00,
Spock is a forum member, find his name in the member list, you can then send him an email
Al
ceedoubleu
05-12-2006, 20:37
8 Platoon was in Girdwood Park in '81 as well. I was the useless sprog and Andy Carnell 89 was the Pl Sgt. Other notables were Will Fish 59, Edwards 11 (Dickwash), Jones 14, Jonno Johnson, Cpl Powell 06, Cpl Bassett.
Richards 47
11-12-2006, 23:16
Hey 20 Glad to see your still online.
I guess theres not too many of us eight platoon guys on the forum.Drop me a line sometime.
cheers 47
ps Still waiting for you to up load your pictures.
keith Jones 14
31-12-2006, 10:22
I was a member of 8pl C Coy Keith Jones 14 the good old days, go to members list for details
keith Jones 14
31-12-2006, 10:26
I was a member of 8 platoon C Coy. I will go through the photo album to get some photos. 20 Get in touch.
alun(lofty)sharpe
09-04-2008, 12:58
hows it going cled, it seems to me there are some people owning up to being in 8 plt. and they were in a different company. spotted photo of you, are you still living in merthyr.
thay were the good old days charlie coy in lemgo
Richards 47
11-04-2008, 11:27
Ah The Rattle I remember it well. Jerry Crocker waking us up in the mornings when everyone had a hangover . "Cum On" he would say in a long drawn out way, Then from the back of one of the rooms you could her " F### O###. The reply was sweet " I dont think so Hind, I dont think so". Not bad guessing out of a whole Company.:biggrin:
yea thats the way it was, can anyone remember that big pipe that use to run along that back wall by the windows, the times i came in p***** and use to smack my sweed on it,if i remember it was scottie blair that sleeped oppisite me in 9 plts lines
Ianto 10
11-04-2008, 22:21
Logged on to 20'S THREAD nice to see names from the past brings back good memories of serving with good company in 8 platoon (Top Dogs).
Ianto 10 would love to hear from you, you'll find my details on the forum, All the best.
Hi All.
I've said this before I can't remember much of Lemgo but what i can was brilliant, yes Ben I remember that ******* pipe remember the rat running along it heading for 8 Plt rooms, I'm glad "suck my noddg " Bennet didn't sleep that end he would of had it for breakfast, and Crooker what a CSM.
Benno if your watching this post do you still use your gas mask!!!!?
great to hear from you last time i lived in merthyr was 1979 when i returned home from lemgo joined the police service and 30 years later with my army service to count i have just retired and live in a little village in suffolk what you doing now
cledwyn
hows it going cled, it seems to me there are some people owning up to being in 8 plt. and they were in a different company. spotted photo of you, are you still living in merthyr.
having mentioned gerry crooker do you or anybody else know if he,s still alive he was a great CSM always remember him playing against mouse (CSM) B company in the inter company rugby they did,nt seem to like each other much judging by the tackles they made on each other
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Hi All.
I've said this before I can't remember much of Lemgo but what i can was brilliant, yes Ben I remember that ******* pipe remember the rat running along it heading for 8 Plt rooms, I'm glad "suck my noddg " Bennet didn't sleep that end he would of had it for breakfast, and Crooker what a CSM.
Benno if your watching this post do you still use your gas mask!!!!?
alun(lofty)sharpe
13-04-2008, 10:15
retired at your'e age nice one cled. i'm still in mundane rhymney valley, running a club which is 24 hrs a day. saw terry pope in cardiff yesterday, slightly greyer but as a person still the same old terry pope.
Richards 47
16-04-2008, 21:21
Hey Guv's I was there for the Benny and the gas mask incident I know exactly what you mean.
One of the funniest things Ive ever seen, Steel chat as well if I recall correctly.:winker:
Richards 47
16-04-2008, 21:25
Hi Ianto, Nice to see your post. I hope all is well with you and yours. Lifes pretty sweet out here in Vancouver especially with the Olympics just around the corner . I'll see you all at Comrades Weekend in September.
Take care
47
Kev Thomas 36
20-04-2008, 14:28
Hi , Cledwyn how you doing Kev thomas 36 I remember 8 plt as if it was yesterday got a photo of you with spock Daniels, Kelvin Probert ,& Steve jones when we down in bavaria in 78 with our nice 12 x12 tent on that lovely camp site.they were the good old days nice to see your still about
Kev Thomas 36
didnt go to lemgo myself,does any one remember mo ullah.and misfit..both going to wrexam for the reunion in sep
alun(lofty)sharpe
21-04-2008, 14:40
kev hows it going mate, the photo's are from a place called Lindau not bavaria, good memories though.
rikoshea
22-04-2008, 10:28
Crocker is still alive and well, well in body not mind last time i saw him at the Royal Welsh Golf Meet last July at cottrell park, . he's living i swansea and a member of Swansea Bay golf Club.
Hi all, I was in 8 pl C coy at that time, Jim McFarlane (Mac). Spud Murphy ( Jack ) was section commander, Nick Ravenhill was platoon comd and Maj De-Lakaks Lesener (I think thats how you spell it) was Coy Comd.
From what I remember their was also Lt Price Edwards and an RAOC officer called Oldham I think? Their are quite a few I can remember but not sure whether they were in 7 or 9 (Drums) pl maybe someone can help me out?
Richards 47
25-04-2008, 05:06
Hey Jim,
Hows it going. I'll see you at the Comrades Weekend.
47
jIM NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU AT LONG LAST HAVE BEEN SENDING YOU E- MAILS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS TRYING TO GET HOLD OF YOU PRICE EDWARDS WAS PLATOON COMMANDER 7 PLATOON HE,S JUST JOINED THIS FORUM
JONES 20
Hi all, I was in 8 pl C coy at that time, Jim McFarlane (Mac). Spud Murphy ( Jack ) was section commander, Nick Ravenhill was platoon comd and Maj De-Lakaks Lesener (I think thats how you spell it) was Coy Comd.
From what I remember their was also Lt Price Edwards and an RAOC officer called Oldham I think? Their are quite a few I can remember but not sure whether they were in 7 or 9 (Drums) pl maybe someone can help me out?
Great to hear from you too Tony, I'll look forward to September, should be a good turnout!!
Take care Mate, Jim.
Good to hear from you too Cled, have only just started on the forums albeit I have been a member for sometime now! Your right, PE was 7pl comd. Do you remember his crazy salute? Will have to make contact with him as I felt he was a decent guy.
Regards, Jim.
didnt go to lemgo myself,does any one remember mo ullah.and misfit..both going to wrexam for the reunion in sep
Hi Chow, I remember Mo Ullah very well and see him most years at the Comrades in Wrexham still looks the same ( with the exception of an earing) and still as mad as ever!!! As for Misfit I have no idea, wasn't he from Stroud and used to eat worms in the Zur post pub Lemgo?
Regards, Jim.:twitcy:
hey jim.misfit probable did eat worms..lol he came from cirencester..now in hayes midx..as for mo been talking to him for a couple of months if you want his number pm me..
don,t know about the salute i do remember the time he was orderly officer in Lemgo and called the guard out in the middle of the night along with the orderly sgt (the ginger bloke from 7 platoon can,t remember is name) they were both p***ed and thought it was a good laugh till the RSM got to know about it and gave them both an extra weeks orderly duties.
regards cled:cool:
Good to hear from you too Cled, have only just started on the forums albeit I have been a member for sometime now! Your right, PE was 7pl comd. Do you remember his crazy salute? Will have to make contact with him as I felt he was a decent guy.
Regards, Jim.
jim mac have a look on the 70,s photos gallaries i have post a few pictures on there in which you feature
20
Hey Cled, do you remember a guy called Llewellyn (Not the CO) he was a skinny lad and I think he was big mates with Bennet, the Oc's driver? I think he came out in Lemgo, but not sure. He was the one who was rapped arround the barb wire at the top of the gate leading to the SKC (SSVC) he had been there all night and was hanging upside down when we found him, absolutely plastered.
Jim.:twitcy:
Cled I think the missing name in this photo is Glen Gwilym our section APC driver.
Regards Jim.
http://rwf-forum.co.uk/gallery/files/1/3/3/6.jpg
griff029
09-09-2008, 17:09
hey Jones 20!!!!
remember you getting your hand burned after messing with a thunderflash at New Zealand camp on SPTA before we left for Lemgo. I remember loads of guys but the trouble is, a name is familiar and then a face is but they never seem to match. Rob 03 I invited to my wedding in 1982 ( he never turned up). Roberts 83 was my best man. He was still awol from Lemgo at that point. I seem to remember seeing Mal New on the news once regarding some thing to do with him being ill???
I bet you don't remember me though.
I remember the big 7 v 9 pl fight under the gym with 8 pl sort of splitting to make it even.
I live in Leeds now but have a house in Tanygrisiau as well.
griff029
griff029
09-09-2008, 17:16
In addition to my last post.
God the rejection still hurts. (Yeah right)
The only thing that helped me recover from the mental and emotional trauma of being deported to the drums for Derry 78-79 was the fact that they were a cracking bunch of lads and it was an honour to serve with them.
If my memory serves me right, didn't Jim mcPharlane go to the Drums for Ireland as well??
griff029
rikoshea
09-09-2008, 17:22
Griff the Drums are and have always will be a cracking bunch of lads...
griff029
09-09-2008, 18:34
I thought Misfit and Mo were 7 pl. May be wrog about Misfit. I seem to remember MO and the CQMSs daughter were an item????
I also seem to remember Mis got into serious bother in Derry over some tyres?? I also seem to remember it led to Sgt Jinks and tom 31 getting posted to A coy or the COs rover group.
Wierd ho stuff is really vivid but other stuff is as foggy as ......fog??
griff029
In addition to my last post.
God the rejection still hurts. (Yeah right)
The only thing that helped me recover from the mental and emotional trauma of being deported to the drums for Derry 78-79 was the fact that they were a cracking bunch of lads and it was an honour to serve with them.
If my memory serves me right, didn't Jim mcPharlane go to the Drums for Ireland as well??
griff029
Hi 29
Thanks for the kind words about the drums platoon, and even though Rick hasn't said it you'll be welcome as you were attached to us for that londonderry tour your as good as a Drummer, it was a cracking tour, keep an eye on the drums platoon sub forum for the date of the next Drums reunion and you will be more than welcome, wont he Rick ?
griff029
09-09-2008, 20:58
thanks for that mate.
Just dug out a few old pics. A few of me in Londonderry. Hopefully be able to scan a few tomorow and get them up to put you out of your misery about who I am.
If I get the gist of things right, you and Dai are into the bike thing. Did it a few years back. Kawasaki ZX6R. My ears are shot now so I had to flog it. Still good fun while it lasted. We were in Llandudno last weekend and maybe even walked past Dai. Spooky. Especially as I thought I recognised a bloke from my otherunit there about three months ago.
hey Jones 20!!!!
remember you getting your hand burned after messing with a thunderflash at New Zealand camp on SPTA before we left for Lemgo. I remember loads of guys but the trouble is, a name is familiar and then a face is but they never seem to match. Rob 03 I invited to my wedding in 1982 ( he never turned up). Roberts 83 was my best man. He was still awol from Lemgo at that point. I seem to remember seeing Mal New on the news once regarding some thing to do with him being ill???
I bet you don't remember me though.
I remember the big 7 v 9 pl fight under the gym with 8 pl sort of splitting to make it even.
I live in Leeds now but have a house in Tanygrisiau as well.
griff029
i remember you very well griff still have trouble getting out of bed in the morning Mac was with the drums for the derry tour he left the army in derry but rejoined agained after tasting freedom for about 2 weeks (sad)
alun(lofty)sharpe
10-09-2008, 15:53
I remember the tyre incident griff refers to, misfit and if i remember correctly ken rattenbury had a nice 28 day holiday, but i thought jinks movement was something to do with patroling in a man u skarfe and slippers, maybe i'm wrong but can anyone else remember?
griff029
10-09-2008, 16:21
lofty your memory is better than mine. It was the man u slippers thing. 9 pl ended up with Col/Sgt Gittings after that I think.
Did we call the old streets at the top end of the Bogside "the trees"?
alun(lofty)sharpe
10-09-2008, 16:25
You might be right do you mean the streets on the way to the creggan
griff029
11-09-2008, 07:45
Yeah,
I must be a sad old git but I seem to be able to remeber lots of trivial useless stuff. Remember they hammered street names into us for months before we left??
keith Jones 14
29-09-2008, 15:47
jim mac have a look on the 70,s photos gallaries i have post a few pictures on there in which you feature
20
Going back to Lemgo days I remember being on Dro's with misfit. Some things happened during that day. And since then I have not eaten a chicken.
What was the name of the Woman in charge of the swill area?
eglen john
29-09-2008, 17:02
Cochroach, Mo Ullah fancied the pants off her,
( Girda )
Richards 47
30-09-2008, 04:57
Yep! I was there the night we went to the Creggan for the show in the camp. The char walla didnt want to give us more than 2 beers so we took them all. We all got absolutely S### Faced including the Pig driver and we broke down under the lights on the overpass in the Bog. Jinx called out night sun and the whole seventh Cavalry. We finally figured out that the Pig Driver had'nt turned the petrol on. And Yes the Man u scarfe and slippers were involved as well.
:shocked:
Richards 47
30-09-2008, 05:00
Any body remember Big Griff from that Bog tour? He was the IRA Sympathiser who thought the SAS shot the Pope. Jinx and myself were on the front gate one night and all you could hear coming towards us from the diamond was someone singing Men Of Harlech it was Griff.
keith Jones 14
03-10-2008, 15:27
Cochroach, Mo Ullah fancied the pants off her,
( Girda )
John you have a good memory. I think you must have Known Girda with gary jones 22 and the gang
griff029
08-10-2008, 16:36
Tony 47
I remember coming back from the CSE show up the Creggan as well when the pig broke down on the flyover. Didn't we all go into snap VCP mode and bluff it.
Remember the gasworks tanker escort charade?
wasshael
Beano Hind
08-10-2008, 22:18
Lads what great reading and great memories, from the formation in Tidworth through to late in Lemgo I remember all the things you are on about. and yes some one had to bring up the Gerry Crocker wake up call when I got away with telling him to F*****8 craped my self really when he answered. Yes it was a gas mask, helmet the state of her I need one should have put the whole suit on, wasn't fit enough in them days to leave the filter on though even with the counts (OC) long long long distance morning runs in noddy suits and then servicing the 432's. Never stopped us getting shedded though did it lads.
Best night was the Sunday or was it Monday early Hours when climbed over the fencing up stairs to get into the gym and clear up the booze form the Sgt's Mess summer or X Mas ball. Yes I did the curry but after the function Yanto lol thought you was going to kill me in the morning. Best laugh ever Misfit squatting over Neil lock?? going to Far* on him but followed through. Lads could go on for ever great days never to be repeated unfortunately but what a great place to live the good old rattle, Sorry any one in the drums remember when Benny Nash always used to come in last at night shedded and always switched the lights on. We took the fuse out and he spent nearly an hour flicking the switch which was even worse. It was Benny who was responsible for the battle of the Rattle if I remember right?
Hi Beano
Not C company mate, good clean living bunch of lads. And it was scotty blair pooping on siggy in his new white suit bought from the cookhouse the night before we went on our first leave if i remember right. AND gerry was there making sure we were on the square ready for the superbus. Been waiting for a long time to get rid of us so he could chill. Poor Gerry! What a man
regards
Dai
griff029
09-10-2008, 07:44
I remember a big scrap under the gym between 7 and 9 platoons. I think that kicked off after an altercation between Benny and Tom 31 over a girl in the NCO's room. 8 platoon sort of divvied themselves down the middle. Toilet sinks full of blood afterwards.
Appalling living conditions. Low pay. Violence. the good old days. There would be a parliamentary enquiry about it these days. Times have changed I guess.
In Derry, remember sneaking off down the Fountains to a tea stop for some whiskey on New Year's Eve 1978 with Gauvain. There was hell on. I remember Paul Nash just clocking me one for it. End of story. Wouldn't happen nowadays.
wasshael
I Griff in 86 we were still popping in for a cuppa there funny enough Guvs and Paul were on the same tour "Must like the Place I guess
Richards 47
09-10-2008, 17:41
I remember hiring a bus to pick us up to go to a Rinteln Disco one Saturday night. Of course it was run through the "Little Green Apple Club" that Jinx and I had founded in our ultimate wisdom. Sam Moon had organized his group "The Flowers" W*****s Anyway the bus was picking us up at 1900 hrs and we were all in the Zur Post at 1100 hrs. We all swore there would be no Alcohol until 1700 hrs? I think the first round of drinks were bought at 11:15 hrs. The next step was everyone had to purchase and wear a funny hat!
There were every kind of hat you could think of, Baby bonnets with fuzzy ears. etc etc. What a great time. Dai Beer said to me at the Reunion this year and I quote " How the Hell did we ever survive Lemgo"
Great times, Great People, Great Memories.
Yer Lemgo so many memories the Post as mentioned The Dap Bar Sammy's Bar the Students Bar the Das Ding and the Spiks Bar had a tab there well a mat on the shelf Oh and a place we use play darts comp's in don't remember its name.
Oh and Pizza Place by the Dap Bar, Got pulled once me and Scouce Whitlow for riding a bike back to camp the two of us by the Filth sorry the German Police, such nice guys they went for our story that we found the bike in the road and were moving them as they were a hazard, now the fact we were picking our selfs up for the10th time so p..... it would of been quicker walking back, but then the Pigs arrived Red Caps and em they did not believe a thing funny enough but they took back to camp and all was forgotten, only it was now 2am and Mouse Coopers Cinderella curfew was on and we were late oh ****!
Happy Days
PS what ever happened to that bike
alun(lofty)sharpe
11-10-2008, 10:03
I think the place we played darts in was called "al-fonzes" Barry, but cant be sure mate.
A couple of other possibles, but cant remember the names...The bar opposite Bills?????
The one up at the Pads behind the barracks. And also the "Jukebox".
Bar opposite Bills was maria's
CARL PUGH
11-10-2008, 20:08
Dai, wasn't the bar opposite Bill's was Walters, and Al the one behind the pads was Jimmy's ..
Hi Carl.
Where the hell was Maria's bar ??? wasn't that opposite Bill's bar ? tell you what I cant remember Lemgo let alone what happened there !!!
tony jones
11-10-2008, 21:10
Hey lads this is a cracking thread but why dont you all organise a reunion in lemgo?bet it would be a good one, this could go for Berlin as well,nearly 20 yrs since we were in Berlin time is flying by boys :winker:
I would be up for a reunion but I dont think Lemgo would be to pleased with the return of the Royal Welch (sounds like horror movie) how about one in the UK.
Does anybody remember the ghost of the small boy that was that was seen by one of the RP,s in one of the blocks that was being done up at the time in Lemgo or am I just having a senior moment also can anyone tell me what ever happened to that flaming boat that we kept doing up whilst we were in Tidworth like who actually owned it and were did it go when we went to germany.
griff029
13-10-2008, 07:52
I thought the ghost was of an SS officer in full uniform????
Wasn't the dap bar actually the Dat bar?
Are we talking boat as in a yacht that the officers went sailing on with a token peasant just to keep the boat tidy? Can't remember the name as whne I was in the 16th/5th, they had one and the name sticks.
When they were doing the blocks out, I am sure I remember a company going off to live in Detmold and causing a bit of an uproar. Think it was deltas.
wasshael
Bob Bacon
13-10-2008, 08:08
I think, although I'm not sure, the name of the boat was 'Shenkin'
Ianto 10
13-10-2008, 09:36
Correct Bob! Which was owned by the PRI and the Battalion had it in Honiton, I think berthed in Sidmouth, also took it to Hong Kong.
I think it was sold in Lemgo. I did sail on it once whilst in Honiton, never wanted to sail on a yatch ever again, very fast! I belive it was a Bermudan Sloop! if my nautical jargon is correct?
BennytheBall
13-10-2008, 12:10
Bob, Ianto 10,
You are correct, and the story goes? that a young Lt who was doing extras as duty officer at the time(a TA Officer on an S type) was given the task to sell "Shenkin" in Lemgo, so in his wisdom he sent a "Flash" signal All the sigs boys will know about these) to all units in Germany to try and sell the boat, it was said that the Air Commandore thought that "shenkin" was a codename to activate a DefCon, so got all the bombers in Germany on the runways ready to go - only a TA RWF Officer could pull a stint like that
eglen john
13-10-2008, 19:44
Pub's in Lemgo which we were allowed in ( Dont know wheather the battalion banned the rest or the locals just didn't want us in them.
Bill's Bar, ( I think Curly Clewer bought this after we left )
Walters Bar.
Jimmy's bar ( behind the camp)
Zur Post
Dak Bar
Sammy's Bar. ( Run by Felix )
There was also a bar a couple of doors up from the Zur Post that was a snell imbiss cant remember the name.
Also cant remember the name of the bar which was off to the right of Mittle Strasse, or the one top right opposite Sammy's.
Any other's ???????
Richards 47
14-10-2008, 05:01
What about the Spick Bar?
or the one top right opposite Sammy's.
Any other's ???????
John, that was the The "Das Ding". After about 21/2 yrs in Lemgo they finally allowed us in there. Indeed one night myself Keith Darlington, Mogs 14, Dave Ellis, Paul Dyer and a few others actually got "locked" in there. We paid for a taxi so the barmaid could go home and check on her kids, so she locked us in!! She didn't return until 5.30 in the morning, during which time we helped ourselves to the bar..tee hee. I can remember lying on the floor, as at some point during the night a German copper shown his torch inside doing a security check.
Sadly our trips to the Das Ding came to a sudden halt one Friday evening when Mal 96 decided to ventilate the bar by hoiking a bicycle through the window!! Nice One Mal :smile:
griff029
04-05-2009, 20:40
Gentlemen,
can't work out how to create an 8pl album so I thought it might be fun if everyone posted a then and now pair of pics. Thing is when you get on a bit the old memory starts to go and it helps to put a name to a face (and vice-versa). I will leave it to you to decide which is then and which is now.
I was'nt 8 Plt but drums 9 Plt the fight that was mentioned earlier was benny and tom31 it happened after a company smoker in the gym above us
Pub's in Lemgo which we were allowed in ( Dont know wheather the battalion banned the rest or the locals just didn't want us in them.
Bill's Bar, ( I think Curly Clewer bought this after we left )
Walters Bar.
Jimmy's bar ( behind the camp)
Zur Post
Dak Bar
Sammy's Bar. ( Run by Felix )
There was also a bar a couple of doors up from the Zur Post that was a snell imbiss cant remember the name.
Also cant remember the name of the bar which was off to the right of Mittle Strasse, or the one top right opposite Sammy's.
Any other's ???????
Al Fonzes (Detmold Strasse by Biestiberg married quarters).
Jurgens bar (a street that run's parallel to Mittel strasse)Which closed @ 0700hrs just b4 company log run.
Mucka F*** (Night club, dominated by our Turkish friends).
Margrets bar (Husband named Heinze) lovely couple! Also possibly known as "Dak bar"?
Gentlemen,
can't work out how to create an 8pl album so I thought it might be fun if everyone posted a then and now pair of pics. Thing is when you get on a bit the old memory starts to go and it helps to put a name to a face (and vice-versa). I will leave it to you to decide which is then and which is now.
Correct me if I'm wrong Griff and this is just a guess, but I think the now pic
is the one on the right?
The reason I believe this is because I couldn't see Gerry Crocker allowing the hair!........lol
Great stuff mate and great Idea!!
Regards, Jim.:winker:
griff029
22-05-2009, 19:57
well spotted Jim.
Ah yes. Our dear old CSM. I remember getting put on one of those christian information weekends which of course was intolerable to a self respecting heathen like me. I promptly went down to the orderly room and changed my religion to agnostic. (they didn't have Odinist on the list). I seem to remember Ianto 10 not being best pleased as it was thought that I had outflanked the powers that be. Me!!!!!!!!??????? I think these days I would love to go on the course so I could bait the vicar mercilessly. In the Lancers, we had a service on the square for our tercentenary and we were expected to sing a hymn. I refused and the RSM threw a fit and jailed me in front of the regiment. (substansive full corporal at the time as well).
Anyway mate, how are you these days? You doing alright for yourself??
WHERE ARE EVERYONE'S THEN AND NOW PICS. TOO EMBARRASSED??? It doesn't matter if you haven't aged quite as well as I have.
Griff are you and Richards 47 having a compitition to see who as got the longest hair when you tell me how to go about it i will put a now and then picture on the site i have not changed a bit
cledwyn
Gentlemen,
can't work out how to create an 8pl album so I thought it might be fun if everyone posted a then and now pair of pics. Thing is when you get on a bit the old memory starts to go and it helps to put a name to a face (and vice-versa). I will leave it to you to decide which is then and which is now.
MICHAEL WYNNE
20-06-2009, 15:48
another bar i can remember is the germania stubchen i think it was down the bottom of mittel strasse
griff029
20-06-2009, 19:00
Cledwyn,
if you look under the box where you type in a reply there is a 'Manage Attachemnts' button.
From there you just browse your computer for the pic you want and hit 'upload'. Should work.
I take it tony 47 has long hair then. Seem to remember him getting Bobby Charlton syndrome even way back in the seventies. He must look like Bill Bailey.
Come on Tony, lets see the flowing locks!!!!
Ianto 10
20-06-2009, 23:26
To all 8 Platoon members(Tidworth/ Lemgo)
Any chance of a meet on this comrade's reunion 2009
Beano Hind
20-06-2009, 23:42
Ah The Rattle I remember it well. Jerry Crocker waking us up in the mornings when everyone had a hangover . "Cum On" he would say in a long drawn out way, Then from the back of one of the rooms you could her " F### O###. The reply was sweet " I dont think so Hind, I dont think so". Not bad guessing out of a whole Company.:biggrin:
Nearly died still remember it to this day good old days and not a care in the worl l apart from the counts long runs in full NBC KIT
Beano Hind
20-06-2009, 23:45
It was Benny mate and I used to take the fuse out so you could not wake us all up but you did spend half an hour flicking the bloody light switch LOL still managed to get us mad thats why I was no good at running always trying to get Pis**** before you so I could get a good nights sleep
Beano Hind
20-06-2009, 23:48
Hi All.
I've said this before I can't remember much of Lemgo but what i can was brilliant, yes Ben I remember that ******* pipe remember the rat running along it heading for 8 Plt rooms, I'm glad "suck my noddg " Bennet didn't sleep that end he would of had it for breakfast, and Crooker what a CSM.
Benno if your watching this post do you still use your gas mask!!!!?
Its a myth mate we where all that drunk should have put it on her save us all a scare, would have saves me a bad rep jnot that that ever botherd me in the Lemgo days would go back tommorrow
Beano Hind
20-06-2009, 23:52
Hey Guv's I was there for the Benny and the gas mask incident I know exactly what you mean.
One of the funniest things Ive ever seen, Steel chat as well if I recall correctly.:winker:
Steady lads my 17 year old daughter reads this site loosing all my fatherly status I need the steet cred.
nasher546
21-06-2009, 09:25
Steady lads my 17 year old daughter reads this site loosing all my fatherly status I need the steet cred.
Ive told you before Beanbag. You still look better with the mask on!
griff029
21-06-2009, 14:15
Ianto
I would try and get to a meet up. When and where is the OCA bash this year??
Richards 47
20-07-2009, 21:52
Flowin Locks Griff? I got enough hair on my back to make nine indian blankets
But the dome is chrome my friend, When the good Lord decided to turn the last bit grey it was out with the razor and its been as smooth as Di Beers legs ever since. :winker:
billyboy52
21-07-2009, 20:59
Hi gannet it,s humph i remember me u frank and mac in derry and lemgo to many good times to tell good times under the gym not forggetting all pi,,,,ups get together at the reunion 09 mate HUMPH 1RWF:arghh:
billyboy52
21-07-2009, 21:09
Ah The Rattle I remember it well. Jerry Crocker waking us up in the mornings when everyone had a hangover . "Cum On" he would say in a long drawn out way, Then from the back of one of the rooms you could her " F### O###. The reply was sweet " I dont think so Hind, I dont think so". Not bad guessing out of a whole Company.:biggrin: HI gannet u were always sleeping mate HUMPH52 good to here from all the lads see u all at the reunion :SLEEP:
Richards 47
22-07-2009, 05:34
Humph me boy, Do you remember going on strike! We took our sleeping bags and decided to crash on the square:shocked:
SLEEPING! ME! No that was Dai Beer mate with the grin and all.
nick sigallias
19-02-2012, 19:13
I remember the charwallahs in derry .the bandit was always being robbed and gerry crocker was blaming everyone then he decided to stake out the bandit and hid behind the sofa . and caught the charwallah red err brown handed . great days..
dillon8529
10-02-2015, 23:07
Hi Lads its Paul Dillon
I no its been along time but have just read through this lot and can remember most of it especially Misfit, Mo Ullah big Tom I can also remember Misfit setting the pond alight when we were broke down on exercise in Germany to keep the frogs quiet
Griff reading through these posts great memories do you remember on the emergency tour in
1978(I think) you were cleaning your rifle in the polling station I was sitting by the piano Maurice Herbert was playing table tennis I saw what you were doing could'nt react in time you pulled the working parts back let go pulled the trigger and the wooden floor had a bullet hole in it about 2" from Maurice's foot never seen a bloke go white so quick with the shot going off the RUC burst in guns drawn thought it was a good time to disappear st this time and dived behind the piano seem to remember that cost you a couple of days pay
Hi 20, I was section commander Terry Jones 55 probable long forgotten, posted to depot Crickhowell, not long after arriving in Lemgo
Hi Terry yes I remember you how are you keeping good to hear from you
Richards 47
03-12-2018, 07:30
I remember that Cled lol
Nice to here from you Tony,you keeping well
Richards 47
26-01-2019, 10:36
Doing well twent from gwent cant believe i will have been in Canada thirty years next year, where the hell does the time go.? Hope all is well with you, Ive spoken to weasel a few times he seeems good as well.
Doing well twent from gwent cant believe i will have been in Canada thirty years next year, where the hell does the time go.? Hope all is well with you, Ive spoken to weasel a few times he seeems good as well.
is he still in Australia
Hi Lads its Paul Dillon
I no its been along time but have just read through this lot and can remember most of it especially Misfit, Mo Ullah big Tom I can also remember Misfit setting the pond alight when we were broke down on exercise in Germany to keep the frogs quiet
were you 8 platoon Paul
Hey Cled, do you remember a guy called Llewellyn (Not the CO) he was a skinny lad and I think he was big mates with Bennet, the Oc's driver? I think he came out in Lemgo, but not sure. He was the one who was rapped arround the barb wire at the top of the gate leading to the SKC (SSVC) he had been there all night and was hanging upside down when we found him, absolutely plastered.
yea I remember him
Jim.:twitcy:
Does anybody remember going on attachment to the German army when we were based in Lemgo 1978 we had to learn German commands to go on a parade with them
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