Being a Boy Soldier

[davidrmac]

Dougie Baker was the clothing storeman . He stayed there for years after the Depot closed . To my knowledge he is still alive and well and living in Crickhowell . He has had quite a sad life really , he lost his wife and two daughters to some inherent desease . But , like someone said earlier , he is a very nice bloke and a true gentleman . Hope that helps guys .

[Braz]

Good Lord yes, our ex Provost Sgt for a few Years, RRW, and he finished off in the Depot as Provost Sgt. Very dedicated to the Job. A Great Bloke though. Braz

[Braz]

I sent the last post before I'd fInished it due to the phone ringing. Doug and his Wife and Dau'ghter were working in the Depot when I was Posted there in 1977. I remember his daughter well, she was a Very Pretty Girl. His Wife was a lovely woman too, can't remember the other daughter though. It's as Dave says though a Great, Great Shame, and what an Awful thing to happen to such a lovely man. I hope I manage to see him in Crickhowell when I pop down to Brecon in July. Braz

[Rog Ball 01]

I agree Braz, Doug and family were brilliant. It is a great shame.

[davidrmac]

You got it Braz . In your time he was Provost Sgt . In my time there he was the clothing storeman . His daughter Anne worked in the education centre with Major Havard whose daughter Phillipa married Derek Adams . Dougie lost his wife to some kind of syndrome that attacks females . He lost his first daughter in about 1990 of the same illness and has just recently lost his second daughter Anne to the same thing . Sad , but that's how things go sometimes .

[rikoshea]

I Started in Crickhowell in June 81, started off in Salamanca Plt, then Dai beer asked me to join the Drums Which I did. We had a number of Fusiliers in the Drums intake, 6 in all and all of us passed out, Derick Adams 1RWF was our Platoon Sgt. Lt Sims RWF Plt Commd, infantry instructors Geoff Gouch RRW Geoff Kirby Glousters Drums Instructors Spike Quinn D&Ds Ted Tarrent RWF took over from Dai Beer, and my Drum major was George Bostock (SDM) RWF, cant remember the name of the Drum Major he took over, Dai Beer would remember. The Fusiliers I was in the Drums with was Eryl Price (sid) Steve Jones 93 (Slim) Selwyn Thomas 02 Steve Blything (Led) and the late David Curtis. RIP

[davidrmac]

I was there then mate , got posted in about August 81-83 . RWF staff over that period of time were ;
Ken LLoyd
Gary Blewitt
Yoko Davies
Jacko Jackson
Mick Donelly
Ned Huntley
Brian Dando
Lance Edmunds
Robin Sim
and me .
I remember Jeff Kirby well , and Micky Prictor both 1 Glos .
I've tried a couple of times to post some pictures on the forum but due to the lack of technical know how have failed each time .

[rikoshea]

Robin Sim was my plt comd, I remember Lance edmounds being there Mick McCarthy was also there he received Lorel leaves on his NI Medal at the time, Brian Dando was there also Charlie Fenton was the PTI instructor and has mad as F- -k in rugby matches with his white head band.

Peter Bray D&Ds later SAS and who rowed across the atlantic was also there he trained us in the cambrian marches.

[davidrmac]

I obviousley made a good impression ! Mick Mccarthy was me , Mac Mccarthy . Yes , I did get presented with my MID at the Depot . Forgot about Charlie .

[Braz]

Mac, Doug was a hell of a Provo Sgt in the Bn, I dread to think what terror he put into the Recruits in the Depot during his spell at it there haha. When I was there we had a Sgt McCarthy, RRW as Provo Sgt, now he was a right bas#ard, yet in Bn he went back to Pioneer Sgt, you couldn't wish for a nicer bloke. I remember when he wanted some Corrugated Sheets to build sangars for NI Trg, noone would tell him how to speel it. Mac puts his Order into the QMs for 6 x Shets of Riggly (Wriggly) Tin, God we were Howling when we saw it. Good Times mate. Braz