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- Fri 07 Dec, 2012 1:24 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: WHAT DOES PARA JOE MEAN ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15347
Re: WHAT DOES PARA JOE MEAN ?
Joe the crow?
- Wed 19 Sep, 2012 8:43 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Arnhem 68 year Ago
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7588
Re: Arnhem 68 year Ago
22nd Sept 1944, wifes father Spr John Campbell KIA Arnhem.
RIP John and all those still there.
RIP John and all those still there.
- Fri 10 Aug, 2012 12:17 pm
- Forum: NAAFI
- Topic: The Olympics
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8608
Re: The Olympics
[quote="Ares-God of War"]22 gold 13 silver 13 bronze 3rd in the medal table, highest medal to population ratio, not bad.
Ares[/quote]
I think you will find Grenada has that honour. 1 Gold.
Ares[/quote]
I think you will find Grenada has that honour. 1 Gold.
- Wed 18 Jul, 2012 5:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Barber Shops
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4999
Re: Barber Shops
[quote="Tab"]When I was in it was short back and sides and once over the top which left with little more hair than an egg. In Aldershot there used to be a large barber shop in the Naffi Club at the bottom of Gun Hill[/quote]
Tab, surely you remember "Paddy the Chop" in Albuhera.
Tab, surely you remember "Paddy the Chop" in Albuhera.
- Thu 29 Dec, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Those were the days,
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7597
Re: Those were the days,
I think 1 Para donkey major was "donkey thorne", also I think I spotted "Sadie Scripps in the 1 Para drums.
The shot looks nothing like that now.
The shot looks nothing like that now.
- Thu 22 Dec, 2011 1:07 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Another Memenber Passes On
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4974
Re: Another Memenber Passes On
RIP Len. He also served in 1 Para.
Condolences to friends and family.
Condolences to friends and family.
- Tue 09 Aug, 2011 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Can anyone identify this uniform?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3178
Re: Can anyone identify this uniform?
MOD Police???
- Sat 06 Aug, 2011 9:54 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Another Arnhem Vet Dies
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4590
Re: Another Arnhem Vet Dies
RIP Des. Condolances to family and friends.
- Mon 20 Jun, 2011 5:48 pm
- Forum: NAAFI
- Topic: Soldiers Caught Planking
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20912
Re: Soldiers Caught Planking
Egyptian PT.
Don't think they had planking with SLR's
Don't think they had planking with SLR's
- Fri 11 Mar, 2011 11:18 am
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: RAMC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2960
Re: RAMC
Sorry the info on above is wrong, the rank should read MSM not MCM.
This is the rank, MSM Tom Pugh played by Harry Andrews in the film Ice Cold in Alex.
A mate has been watching this and asked me what the rank was.
This is the rank, MSM Tom Pugh played by Harry Andrews in the film Ice Cold in Alex.
A mate has been watching this and asked me what the rank was.
- Tue 08 Mar, 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: RAMC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2960
RAMC
Is there, or has there ever been a SNCO rank in the RAMC, MCM?
- Mon 28 Feb, 2011 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Recommended Charity?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30498
Re: Recommended Charity?
H4H, done a wee bit for them in the passed.
- Sun 20 Feb, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: The twenty eight day club
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12812
Re: The twenty eight day club
You could write a book on Joe, there is a book out now on Nobby, it's called Nobbys Story.
ps I knew both of them very well.
ps I knew both of them very well.
- Tue 01 Feb, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Project Support
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2437
Re: Project Support
I have never seen GPMG belts in this container, I have seen it with 50 round bandoliers 7.62.
In my day GPMG ammo came in liners containing 200 rnd belts.
In my day GPMG ammo came in liners containing 200 rnd belts.
- Thu 06 Jan, 2011 7:23 pm
- Forum: NAAFI
- Topic: GRRRRRRR!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12981
Re: GRRRRRRR!!!
There is thousands of miles of cycle tracks in my area, they call them pavements up here. I would charge any of them that doesn't have a bell (cyclists). I live next to the tow path of a river, they come thundering along this and you can't hear them coming. Those that have a bell always say "th...