BATUS

[Parky]

Hey, sorry for the delay. The DVD will be posted first thing tomorrow so it will be with you before Christmas (hopefully).

If you need any information about 2 R-Welsh (formerly RRW) I am sure I could answer a few questions. One big thing is the ammout of, what we were refering to as 'Gogs' (North Walians) joining the batallion as opposed the the usual 'Taffs' (South Walians) which shows that 2 R-Welsh is short of numbers and recruiting from North Wales too now!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

here is my e-mail
parky_boy@hotmail.com

[UKSniper]

Hey, sorry for the delay. The DVD will be posted first thing tomorrow so it will be with you before Christmas (hopefully).

If you need any information about 2 R-Welsh (formerly RRW) I am sure I could answer a few questions. One big thing is the ammout of, what we were refering to as 'Gogs' (North Walians) joining the batallion as opposed the the usual 'Taffs' (South Walians) which shows that 2 R-Welsh is short of numbers and recruiting from North Wales too now!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

here is my e-mail
parky_boy@hotmail.com

The RRW had a recruiter in North Wales for several years before the merger. Now that they have merged into the Royal Welsh the recruits are split between both Battalions.

The split is decided at manning meetings by the Commanding Officers and the Col of the Regt. If a soldier has family ties to a certain Bn then he will be posted to that Bn.

Both Bn's require more men. 2nd more than the 1st however they do have a bigger establishment. The Recruiters are working very hard and recruiting is going very well but as always it could be better. :emoticon-sign:

[rolli25]

I was on medicine man something or other in the early 80s I remember the sin bin an not much else as I was running the bar at the time - I remember a small village in rolestone where coffee was BOGOF.

Can anyone remember who hit a tree with an APC - 2RWF probably didnt relaise that there was a tree there in the first place - unless we planted one to make up for it.

Charlie Company is my bet - gut feling

[dutchman]

my memories of med man in the 80's (apart from the tragedies) are my 432 getting a mind of its own while sgt nick was fixing the radios and it going off on its own running down a line of tents (luckily noone in them) and end ex driving in the garages and my hatch coming over and almost sparking me out . painful end to an all in all enjoyable excercise

[taffylooneytoon]

Hi Gareth, whom did you send the dvd , iam still waiting to show it to the kids in school, thanks for your help Val.

[richie264]

Are there any memorials to the lads who lost their lives while training out there in particular Loius Williams 25, in 82

[chalky]

there is one in the camp. well in the camp opposite crowfoot. just outside the HQ building and araound the corner from the pizza hut. quite a nice memorial.

[dutchman]

not so much a memorial for louie but i did hear a race of some kind was named after him up north wales somewhere , maybe someone knows more .my abiding memory of louie was his boxing , no style but plenty of punches

[richie264]

Thanks, I have many a fond memory of him as I was sharing a 2 man bunk with him in Germany, he was a very generous man who would do any thing for anyone, I plan to pop up & pay my respects at his grave this year ( I hope details of his resting place are still on the Forum here somewhere as the copy I made has gone AWOL.)

[ap1]

The details are here Ritchie:

http://rwf-forum.co.uk/Journal/lwilliams35.swf

[richie264]

Cheers Al I've been off line for a couple of days & missed it, seeing that face again brings back some memories. I remember the memorial service well, I had to carry a large wreath with a big "D" on it, from the chapel, to his resting place, I was leading the parade with the comrades behind me, I didn't know the way so the comrades would guide me but for a laugh they would send me the wrong way & then call me back, at his grave I laid the wreath, the last post was played & the standards lowered, it was extremely moving, afterwards we retired to a club were one of the committee came around & asked us for 50p as we were not members, the locals almost lynched him. I was invited for tea by his family, no wonder he was fit he lived right up the mountain. Sadly missed.