Well Thanks to you Paul I must of been in Londonderry as well, dont know what tour that was as we did so many in them days, but I must of had a good time just wish I could remember it, lol
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Well Thanks to you Paul I must of been in Londonderry as well, dont know what tour that was as we did so many in them days, but I must of had a good time just wish I could remember it, lol
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32 years ago i was on the front sanger at Anderson Town police station keeping an eye on the cemetry and watching the locals having a good time.
30 years ago i was patroling the Shantello estate in londonderry and having ago on some kids skateboard. And I am still only 40.
You wish you were only 40 Mike again :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by mikedonnelly
Well I was on that tour but I've no idea if I'd managed to wangle Christmas R+R or was on duty.
Wish I'd kept a diary now, but it sure seems a lot less than 30 years ago!
I was only 7 Im afraid, so I was probably rummaging through my parents wadrobe looking for Christmas presents!!!
I was 14 years old and still thinking (dreaming)I wanted to be a proffesional footballer, but had to do with being a proffesional Royal Welchman 2 years later.
i was on rear party lemgo with al, gags,hopey,hutch.keith,mim,jeff,barret,dillon,
thats all i can think off had a great time.
Around this time thirty years ago I was spending two days flat on my back in the med centre in Fort George. While on patrol in the back of a open back rover, the RCT driver fish tailed a corner in the snow and when the vehicle hit the kerb I did'nt. Cartwheeled up and out onto my back, thank god for flack jackets.
Could have been worse because a few weeks later as the driver for Merv Harries patrol we were on stand by for the "Hush Puppies" and got called out. On the way we received the call false alarm return to base. On return the boys left their loaded rifles on the back floor of the vehicle to go for a banjo and I had to drive around the one way curcuit so we were ready to go again. Half way round over one of the speed bumps I heard a clatter, stopped made my way round the back to see a fella "who will remain nameless" going through the clearing drills to hand me the weapon. The round went straight through the back of the rover and the centre of the passenger side windscreen. If I remember correctly the REME framed the screen and hung it on the workshop wall. Ho how I laughed, after changing my pants.
Thirty years, where as it all gone.
Andy Town, Christmas morming we had a patrol "Brick" Comd, Ken Lyons with me, Pul Vickery & Creamer, Patrol Comd was Hughie 13 with Dai swift &??
The streets were dead so in the afternoon we sat down with our 2!!(stashed) cans & watched Johny Mathis singing When a Child is Born it was my 1st Christmas away from home, oh how the smoke made my eye's water. :cry:
I do believe I was with Chris potter attached to Bcoy in fort george,out side the cha walla,s eating a cheese burger,and just come in off patrol (mobile),all quiet , like today i m in work just come in of a patrol and about to have a cuppa,all the very best to all Vets and serving soldiers all over the world,all the very best to them all, mac..:cool: