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Post  Robbie Mylne Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:52 pm

Malta 1969ish anyone you recognise?

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This one is Cyprus (any one know the correct date?)

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Post  Aussie Nick Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:29 pm

Malta
Front Row - McKelvie, 2, Dave Chandler, 4, Mylne.
2nd row extreme left, Mick Mingins, 2,3,4,5,6,Shinwell, extreme right, Spen Causer.
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Post  terryg Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:33 am

back row first left Bob goldsmith.
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Post  BernieMac Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:49 pm

MALTA
Kieth West (RIP) 2nd row 4th left, Andy Stride 3rd row 2nd left, Jimmy Wall (RIP) 3rd row 3rd right and Andy McKenzie (RIP) 3rd row 1st right.

CYPRUS
Tom McKelvie 1st row 1st left sitting, Jonny Costello 3rd left sitting, Jimmy Wall(RIP) 1st row, extreme right kneeling. Extreme right standing with pipe Sgt Stevenson (?) and maybe Harry Heap standing right of centre with no shirt on(?).
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Post  Tug Wilson Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:17 am

Second picture "Joe" Partner 3rd from the left standing,"Piggy" Watson to the left of Robbie,"Shinner" Shinell 4th from the right front rank,was that the exercise that we had to dig in everything under cover including the vehicles?
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Post  Robbie Mylne Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:43 pm

[quote="Robbie Mylne"]Malta 1969ish anyone you recognise?

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Some were recognised Ok here are the names as I know them,
Back row from left Bobby Goldsmith - Bob Collier - Steve Ward - Frank Wellens - Dave Needham - Phil Haywood.
Third row Stubby Kay - Eddie Edwards - ? - ? - Jimmy Wall - Jacko Jackson - Dinger Bell.
Second row Mick Mingins - Ian Shanks - Sparky Smith - Pete Lines - Brummy Downton - Taff Maunder - Trevor Shinwell - Stan Causer.
Front row Jock McKelvie - Sgt Dick Crawford - Lt Dave Chaundler - Sgt John Shipton - Paul aka Robbie Mylne.

Appologies to the two guys between Eddie Edwards & Jimmy Wall - the memory fades - thanks to taff Maunder for the photo and remembering some of the names I forgot.
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Post  Robbie Mylne Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:48 pm

BernieMac wrote:MALTA
Kieth West (RIP) 2nd row 4th left, Andy Stride 3rd row 2nd left, Jimmy Wall (RIP) 3rd row 3rd right and Andy McKenzie (RIP) 3rd row 1st right.

CYPRUS
Tom McKelvie 1st row 1st left sitting, Jonny Costello 3rd left sitting, Jimmy Wall(RIP) 1st row, extreme right kneeling. Extreme right standing with pipe Sgt Stevenson (?) and maybe Harry Heap standing right of centre with no shirt on(?).

Hi Bernie, some right some not - in the Cyprus pic its me! not Harry
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Post  Robbie Mylne Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:05 pm

Here are the names I remember. Sorry to those I can't recognise in this paticular photo scratch Perhaps you can fill in the ?marks Smile
1 Spen Causer. 2 John Shipton. 3 Jacko Jackson. 4 Joe Partner. 5? 6? 7 Frank Wellens. 8? 9 Frank Walker. 10?
11 Sparky Smith. 12? 13 Piggy Watson. 14? 15 Robbie Mylne. 16 Fred McShane. 17? 18 Ian Shanks.
19 Bob Collier. 20 Eric Blunn. 21? 22 Dick Crawford. 23 .... Stevenson. 24? 25 Phil Haywood. 26? 27 Jock McKelvie.
28? 29 Johnny Costello. 30 Stubby Kaye. 31 Takk Maunder. 32 Mick Mingins. 33 Dinger Bell. 34?
35 Trever Shinwell. 36 Mick Keoghan. 37 Brian Faulkner. 38 Jimmy Wall.[img]3 Para Mortars 1969ish Cyprus[/img]
Regards Robbie

Names added thanks to Tommy S & John D


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Post  John Deakin Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:39 am

Isn't number 9 Frank Walker? and it's FRED McShane, we were both in 7 Plt when I first joined the Batallion. If I remember right we were both in Pete Spicers section.
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Post  Robbie Mylne Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:03 pm

Thanks for the memory jog John, Frank was one of the plt drivers. Regards Robbie Cool
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Post  John Deakin Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:10 am

No problem Robbie, I am pretty sure that no 20's first name is Eric but can't get his last name. Regards, John

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Post  Tommy Simpson Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:20 am

John Deakin wrote:No problem Robbie, I am pretty sure that no 20's first name is Eric but can't get his last name. Regards, John


Eric Blunn.
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Post  John Deakin Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:39 am

Well done Tom you've obviously retained more brain cells that me. Didn't Eric transfer to the RAOC to do heavy drop? Regards, John

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Post  Tommy Simpson Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:54 am

John Deakin wrote:Well done Tom you've obviously retained more brain cells that me. Didn't Eric transfer to the RAOC to do heavy drop? Regards, John

Yep,

He's still around. Runs a tyre fitting operation in Fleet.

His brother Norman was in C coy with me at the time of that photo, he lives in Australia.
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Post  listerjones Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:24 am

Hi, I can't be 100% sure but third row fourth from left, ie the middle, I think it could be my Dad, Brian Jones, think he was known as taff.

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