Does anyone rememeber #22651622 Sgmn Dennis Smith April
1952 - April 1954 ?
Born in Bradford in 1932
April 1952 Catterick camp 7TR
August 1952 Catterick Camp 3TR and Gallaway Hill
October 1952 Classified OWL
October 8th 1952,posted to 1 Sqn Depot Regiment
October 27 1952 embarked UK for BAOR (DGLFM) Minden?
then 6 ARMD Div Regt for two years.
April 1954 posted to 49 ARMD Div Signal Regt TA to September 1955
Post Office Telephones Engineering course Penarth 1954/55
Most would have been conscripted into the armed forces about the same time.
Don Brooks-Swansea.
Roy Taylor-Old Colwyn. Ray Teasdale-Old Colwyn. Arthur
Jones-Llandrindod Wells. (Royal Signals)
Brian Hart-Chester. Dave Jones-Old Colwyn. N.Roberts-?. F.Price-?.
Gordon Norgrove-Hereford (Royal Signals). Roy Morris-Swansea.
Ken Barton-Chester. Ken Oakley-Dyserth. Ron Hughes-? Tony Bradfield-Colwyn
Bay. John Griffiths-Haverfordwest.(Royal Signals)
Post Office Engineering training school Penarth 1960
L/Cpl
Roy Phillips (click here for photo)
#2309777
Catterick then Egypt 1955/56(Originally
from London)
David Dickin
1TR 2 SQN
David Bryn Jones
1 Royal Signals Regiment about 1960/61
1960.07.01 Germany: Caithness Barracks, Verden: HQ 5
Division at Verden was retitled
HQ 1 Division and 5 Signal Regiment became 1 Signal Regiment .
David Bryn Jones was a keen footballer and played in the Regiment’s
1st Team (he’s also an ex-Derby County player).
He spent some of his time during National Service at Verden an der Aller where
he also played for the local team.
#23457869 William(Bill) Gristwood
Royal Signals 1955 -1957
7TR 1 troop then 2TR (Linesman) then Tidworth (?Bulford)
Bob Styles
All unknown
Paul Pickering
Nothing known except that he was conscripted into
7TR 3 Troop Baghdad lines in October 1955
and served in 12 Wireless Squadron (BFPO 37) between 1956 - 1957
(see troop gallery #66 )
See Paul's
personal page
Tommy Brand from Glasgow
Served in Catterick Camp and Loughborough about 1957/1959
He may be in the squad photo #27 ((front row extreme left)7TR 12 Troop, October 1957
Click here for the squad photo
Billy Naylor or Nayler
Arthur John Rogers is looking for his friend who served with him 1950/52. In Bulford, Catterick and Baden Baden
John Randall (maybe
Randle or similar)
Royal Signals (1ASSU,
Lemgo, Germany)
In 1954 he was
between 18 and 20 (maximum 22) years old, was with the Royal Signals, 1 ASSU
in Lemgo.
He gave his birth date as 24. 04. 1935 (according to later memory of an aunt,
but this may be wrong)
Trade possibly an OWL (Radio Operator Wireless/Line)
He was Tall with Dark curly hair and a thin lanky composure.
Spoke good German, acting often as translator for the other soldiers when
they wanted to buy anything in the town.May
have been good at picking it up, or trained to understand German for his job?
Parents had a Wireless Sales and Repair Shop in Cornwall or Devon,
Shop and Birthplace possibly in or close to Torquay or Newquay or similar
sounding town name
Bill ( William John Rees 22370745. )
from Swansea did his training
as a Teleprinter Mechanic in the 1950's in Catterick and served in Cyprus
and Egypt. Canal Zone.
He is trying to trace some Scottish friends with whom he served
Ronnie Callender from LockerbieIan Mc Phail Ginger Simpson fromAberdeen
No. 22679082 Sgmn Brian John Fry. (Nodder)
Conscripted June 1952 to 7 training regiment Catterick Camp
then to Harper barracks 5 training regiment Ripon where he served until discharge
in 1954. We believe he was a storemen or at least on the cadre staff as he
wasn't taught to drive any vehicle.
Brian was over 6 feet tall with blond hair.
James Bryan Wasley
Looking for information on James Bryan Wasley
who served at Catterick camp during National Service mid 50's.
He was later posted toThe Royal Air Formation Signals and was later Stationed
at Baden-Baden Germany
Members 260 Signal Squadron (SAM)
Attend a Detachment Commanders Course at 13 Signal Regiment
Does anyone recognise someone in this photograph. Is this
the Sgt Douglas Boxall who served in 3TR Catterick & Lincoln
about 1955-1958 ?
Back Row (LR): Jack Wykes, Bill Blaikie, George Johnson, Geordie Simms, Archibald,
Bill Stewart, Ken Harding, Terry Witts, Clive Potter.
Middle Row (LR): Mick Greenacre, Eddie Callaghan, Jim Brent, Dave Clapson,
Stu Fowler, Jim Prior, Harry Ridley, Tony Woodward, Paul Galpin.
Front Row (L - R): Sgt Boxall, Sgt Pilkington,
Lt Dobson, Capt Alfred, SSM Jones, Sgt TC Smith.
Charles Munro. Royal Signals. Bisley 1956
.
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John Dye & mates
Mostly unknowns
John Dunn service 1955 - 1957. 7TR - 1TR.- 1st Wireless regiment in Daliem (Dutch/German border)
2TP Baghdad lines Catterick 1952/54 ? .
Back row: ?, Woof, G Gratton, Alan Hacking, ?, Portsmouth,
? Flynn,?,
Peterson. Middle row (kneeling) ?, Goldfinch, ?,
Abbott, ?, Blackmore, I Abbott, ?, Acton.
Front row: Tapper.
Anyone in photo is invited to contact Steve Hacking (Alan Hacking's son)
on 01709 322236 or
steve.hacking@blueyonder.co.uk
Alan Lawson Tele Mech 1950. (Reminising)
The location as I remember at 1 T.R. the Technical Maintenance Troops'
teleprinter workshop which was (at that time) straight in from Camp Centre,
past the education centre past the squadron office and past the NAAFI
and then around to the left
The generator room was next to the workshop and across the road on the
lefthand side was the radio workshop and the C.O.s office. The C.O. had
a civilian assistant a Mr. Frarey I think. I can't remember the C.O.s
name.
Last time I was there in 1986 most of Loos Lines had gone.
The late Kenneth
Coonie Royal Signals about 1956 ? A 6ft GeordiBT
engineer
Gordon Norgrove (Hereford) and Arthur
Jones (Llandrindod Wells) Ex PO Engineer (BT) Catterick
7TR & 1TR 1955 -56
|Jimmy Melia
Ex L/Cpl Royal Signals
1955/7
Played for Liverpool, Wolverhampton
Wanderers, Southampton, Aldershot, Crewe Alexandra
Managed Aldershot, Crewe Alexandra, Southport, Cleveland Cobras, Brighton
& Hove Albion, C.F. Os Belenenses, Stockport County
One of Liverpool's favorite sons,
Jimmy Melia, is once again wearing the famed Reds of Liverpool.
One of the legends of Anfield has now assumed the role of Technical Director
of Liverpool FC America Youth Soccer.
Jimmy will take an important leadership role as Liverpool FC America heads
into the 2008-2009 soccer years.
