Being a Boy Soldier

[Jones 80]

Hi Rog (Ball 401)

Yes i was there then, i started on June the 2nd 1990 and was in 11 Plt Casino company.There was a few of us RWF in training then , myself,Greg plimley, Jenks 16,Jones 69(RIP) Owen ? plus one more that i can't remember.

The only RWF instructors i can remember there at the time were, Legs & Scottie Blair who was later to be my Drum Major.

[mick carnell 53]

i was at ijlb oswestry from sept 68, until i joined the bn in hong kong. really enjoyed it. i am told that at one time ( after i had left) that there were upwards of 1700 juniors serving there.

[BennytheBall]

Yes Mick I remember going to Hong Kong with you.
BennytheBall

[BennytheBall]

Dilwyn
Still have fond memories.
BennytheBall

[Guvs]

Did my junior service in Cwrt-Y-Gollen Crickhowell with loads of forum members, From Sept 14th 1971 (Wednesday) to sometime in 1974, they called it the Welsh Brigade Depot, Was only RWF, SWB, and the Welsh Regiment, but by the time I got there it was only the RWF and RRW, later to become the Prince of Wales Divisional Depot, then we had all the POWD Regiments then all 7 of them, not sure of the dates they changed around, didn't do dates in them days!!! (the only one the day I joined)

[Rog Ball 01]

Good memory Steve. Eric Haraper (RRW) was the RSM, Rich Irvine was a JS, and I was the MT Cpl; I was there from Jul 69 to Jan 72.

A few names to remember who were also at the depot that the time, Bob Doak, Arthur Ellingham, Snouty Roberts, Danny Donovan, Rowly Jenkins, Sean McCormack and Jerry King but to name a few.

Who was the Drum Major in your time? I think he was RRW.

[Rog Ball 01]

Hi Rog (Ball 401)

Yes i was there then, i started on June the 2nd 1990 and was in 11 Plt Casino company.There was a few of us RWF in training then , myself,Greg plimley, Jenks 16,Jones 69(RIP) Owen ? plus one more that i can't remember.

The only RWF instructors i can remember there at the time were, Legs & Scottie Blair who was later to be my Drum Major.

80,

Was Mutlow an instructer and Dave Curtiss a Coy 2IC when u were there.

[johnnye63]

I was "marched" in to the Depot Cwrt-Y-Gollen Crickhowell "Band School" on the 10th September 1962, we lived in the brick buildings but all other work was carried out in the cold wooden huts, but they where building the "new" depot and I was there when The Queen came and opened the new depot, I did my Boy Soldier bit as a DRUMMER for three years and then my 12 weeks Man service training there before going to the Bn and on to the QM's Staff, instructer's Sgt Evans 36 ex boxer, Toby Kenyon (Maj RWF) was OC, Piggy Reed BSM (SWB) sorry its an age thing I have forgotten the rest for now.

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Myself and Bennytheball we junior soldiers at Sir John Moore Bks in Shorncliffe. !968 (yes Nick I was 2 at the time) It was the Junior Infantryman Battalion in them days. Perky was our platoon commander. Fun times in Folkstone.

Yes Dilwyn, I arrived some 20 years after you and Benny
(1970) it was still the Junior Infantry Battalion. Not sure when they decided to train "Leaders" there.LOL

[Braz]

Good memory Steve. Eric Haraper (RRW) was the RSM, Rich Irvine was a JS, and I was the MT Cpl; I was there from Jul 69 to Jan 72.

A few names to remember who were also at the depot that the time, Bob Doak, Arthur Ellingham, Snouty Roberts, Danny Donovan, Rowly Jenkins, Sean McCormack and Jerry King but to name a few.

Who was the Drum Major in your time? I think he was RRW.

Drum Major may have been Mel Blake. During your time Roger it was Cpl Jones 06 (Mess Tins) RIP. Harold Bounds was QM McCarthy was Provo Sgt, RRW, Jones 33 RRW Prvo LCpl. Jock McGee was also there, but God knows what his job was. He always seemed to be in the NAAFI. Tony Miles RRW, CSM Ken Gill RRW, CSM JS Coy RRW, can't remember his name, but his wife had the Cafe accross the road from RHQ Brecon, Pegs Cafe. Many great people there at that time. Braz