Junior leaders/soldiers battalions.

**Paul Davies 701** · 04-05-2016, 16:00

IJLB Shorncliffe, Folkstone
19 Plt Peninsula Company
1978-1979

**MalBall** · 06-05-2016, 19:42

Quite a few of the Drums Platoon started off as Junior Soldiers, some went to Hong Kong, NI. then Tidworth. Colin Rogers, Dave Howell, Mike Jones 66, Dave Simmister, Tom Hillard and myself Mal Ball. Unfortunately Jaffa Thomas and Adrian Parker have passed on. I joined in 1968, boy soldier Drums Plt Junior Soldiers Company Cwrt-y-Gollen. Only believe only Tom Hillard and myself did 22 years. Happy days.

**CARL PUGH** · 10-05-2016, 01:05

Started in Crickhowell 1st May 79 until 80, with a few others from the Battalion. One who comes to mind is P.A. Williams 91 (Rocky) and if I remember rightly the only two to complete 22 years.

**keithwill38** · 10-05-2016, 13:47

Terry Rees,Spike Whittle,dave Smith 19,myself(and did 22 yrs)

**BennytheBall** · 11-05-2016, 18:57

JIB Shorncliffe
D Company (POW Division)
1969 - 1971 5th intake

**Pete Dagnall** · 11-05-2016, 19:38

Started off in Cwrt Y Gollen as a Junior Drummer, Sept 65 to May 68. Joined battalion in Honiton and for some reason I was posted directly to Recce Plt Command Company. Finished service in 1990 having completed 22 years service.

**mick carnell 53** · 13-05-2016, 03:58

IJLB, Park Hall Camp, Oswestry September 9th 1968. POW Company, I think it was B Coy. Joined Bn in Hong Kong with Benny Ball and Kim Hibberd, great times.

**John Turner** · 14-05-2016, 00:26

Oswestry was something else!

I called in there ... or at least where it was ... on my way back from last year's comrades weekend and paid my respects to the starter of this thread.

There is a garden in his memory at the location of the armoury. It was a very strange experience trying to imagine where everything was and what went on there, where there is nothing much at all now, but I'll be repeating it again this year.

I didn't serve at the same time as Neil but I met him at a sigs reunion in Wrexham shortly before he passed away.

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**mick carnell 53** · 16-05-2016, 13:47

I was in Oswestry 9 Sept 68-70

**Jones55** · 19-05-2016, 18:16

Hi All

I was at IJLB Oswestry April 72 - Aug 74
B company
with Dave Johnson79 (who was my best man in 1976)
Recce pln at Tidworth then Vigilant then C Compay
Went from Lemgo to the Depot Crickhowell 78 to 82
Then transfered to SASC in 82
Medically discharged at 22 year point in 96
Living in Tamworth