B Company Australia June 1976

[jimmac]

Does anyone have any memories/photo's of our visit "down under"? We were guests of 7 RAR at Holsworthy Bks, Sydney.

Whilst we were there, we carried out a 2 week exercise in the middle of 250000 square miles of nothing in a place called Dubau and later had R+R in Canberra.

One of my abiding memories was the visit by the Colonel of the Regiment Maj Gen Lucious towards the end of the exercise.

Whilst we all looked like we had spent a month down a coal mine!! CSM Brian Cooper (AKA "Mighty Mouse") was escorting the General in immaculately starched combats, bulled boots and a pace stick much to the amazement of all who witnessed this!!!

I was part of 6 PL, Lt John Boilieu Goad was PL Comd, Sgt Roger Christian PL Sgt, Sect Comds were John Lewis 04, Shaun McCormack and ? We also had Keith May, Allan Cairn and Allan Ankers as our L/cpl's.

Coy Comd was Maj Channing Williams and the 2ic was Capt "Dapper" Davies.

The CQMS was C/Sgt "Smokie Jo" Hughes (Forum member) Who brought us curry for breakfast......... lol.

Regards and thanks,

Jim.

[jagree]

:biggrin:was there a cpl dennis green on this trip ? any one wishing to contact said dennis he is now a member of the forum and goes by the name of dengree

[dengree]

to all that remember me get in touch

[Smokeyjoe]

I remember it well, we had a very good time apart from the fact that when on exercise the CQMS's were not allowed near the cooking area apart from collecting the chow to bring out to the coy location, I dont know if anyone remembers me bringing out an evening meal to the coy only to find that the tea urn only had hot water and milk in it, Chris Potter was my driver and we returned with a fresh urn only to find most of the lads were asleep including Maj Channing-Williams he told me very politely to go away, and the lads that we woke were less polite.
Happy day's.
Joe.