3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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3 Para Mortars 1969ish
Malta 1969ish anyone you recognise?
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This one is Cyprus (any one know the correct date?)
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This one is Cyprus (any one know the correct date?)
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Last edited by Robbie Mylne on Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:00 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Wrong date)
Robbie Mylne- Posts : 37
Join date : 2009-12-31
Age : 81
Location : Adelaide Sth Australia
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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.
Nick.
Front Row - McKelvie, 2, Dave Chandler, 4, Mylne.
2nd row extreme left, Mick Mingins, 2,3,4,5,6,Shinwell, extreme right, Spen Causer.
Nick.
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Aussie Nick- Posts : 201
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
back row first left Bob goldsmith.
terryg- Posts : 36
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3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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(?).
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(?).
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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?
Tug Wilson- Posts : 148
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
[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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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.
Robbie Mylne- Posts : 37
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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
Robbie Mylne- Posts : 37
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Location : Adelaide Sth Australia
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
Here are the names I remember. Sorry to those I can't recognise in this paticular photo Perhaps you can fill in the ?marks
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][/img]
Regards Robbie
Names added thanks to Tommy S & John D
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][/img]
Regards Robbie
Names added thanks to Tommy S & John D
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Robbie Mylne- Posts : 37
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Location : Adelaide Sth Australia
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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.
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John
John Deakin- Posts : 11
Join date : 2009-06-29
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
Thanks for the memory jog John, Frank was one of the plt drivers. Regards Robbie
Robbie Mylne- Posts : 37
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
No problem Robbie, I am pretty sure that no 20's first name is Eric but can't get his last name. Regards, John
John Deakin- Posts : 11
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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.
Tommy Simpson- Posts : 46
Join date : 2009-04-09
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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
John Deakin- Posts : 11
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Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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.
Tommy Simpson- Posts : 46
Join date : 2009-04-09
Re: 3 Para Mortars 1969ish
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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