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- Thu 27 Jun, 2002 12:00 am
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: ADEN
- Replies: 23
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Did They Hang The Monkey
Funny that the S Company Baboon now gets mention, From this spings three names Tom McGee, Cunliffe (chippie) and Brum Seebourne. Christmas 1963 at Dhala I was on guard when the court matial of a certain Baboon took place. Brum Seebourne had accused the babbon of breaking into his locker and stealing...
- Thu 27 Jun, 2002 12:00 am
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: ADEN
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4821
Did They Hang The Monkey
Funny that the S Company Baboon now gets mention, From this spings three names Tom McGee, Cunliffe (chippie) and Brum Seebourne. Christmas 1963 at Dhala I was on guard when the court matial of a certain Baboon took place. Brum Seebourne had accused the babbon of breaking into his locker and stealing...
- Tue 25 Jun, 2002 11:29 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: ADEN
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6320
The camp across the road
I can only remember the camp across the road being called BP camp. Falaise Camp was the one further up the road past Silent Valley. The Tankies were across the road from us. Falaise was situated just before going onto the desert and Royal used to man the end of road post out there a bit of a grind o...
- Tue 25 Jun, 2002 11:29 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: ADEN
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4821
The camp across the road
I can only remember the camp across the road being called BP camp. Falaise Camp was the one further up the road past Silent Valley. The Tankies were across the road from us. Falaise was situated just before going onto the desert and Royal used to man the end of road post out there a bit of a grind o...
- Sat 09 Mar, 2002 6:57 am
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6167
Bob it seems that everyone comes up with the same rank for this guy when he left the Corps and that is Sgt. I spoke to one of our Senior Citzen PTIs the other day who remembered him as Sgt in the Suez Zone, a flash git and a bit of a smoothie was a term also used used. As for his knighthood in relat...
- Sat 09 Mar, 2002 6:57 am
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11636
Bob it seems that everyone comes up with the same rank for this guy when he left the Corps and that is Sgt. I spoke to one of our Senior Citzen PTIs the other day who remembered him as Sgt in the Suez Zone, a flash git and a bit of a smoothie was a term also used used. As for his knighthood in relat...
- Tue 26 Feb, 2002 9:55 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6167
As I said in my post to Bob Bell I came across a lot of Walters in my last job in the Corps. SAS were pretty popular, If every so called member of the SAS who has told me they were on that balcony, the thing would have collapsed under the weight of them and the bus they would have needed to get ther...
- Tue 26 Feb, 2002 9:55 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11636
As I said in my post to Bob Bell I came across a lot of Walters in my last job in the Corps. SAS were pretty popular, If every so called member of the SAS who has told me they were on that balcony, the thing would have collapsed under the weight of them and the bus they would have needed to get ther...
- Fri 22 Feb, 2002 11:17 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6167
The name Charlie Mather now rings a bell - I think he was was a PTI and in the Judo world was a big oppo of Major Duffy Dowton who served in DCGRM (1973) This Mather was the manager of a singer called Lovelace Watkins back then and he certainly did not have a Sir in his title. I can remember we all ...
- Fri 22 Feb, 2002 11:17 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: Sir Charles O. Mather KCSJ,GC
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11636
The name Charlie Mather now rings a bell - I think he was was a PTI and in the Judo world was a big oppo of Major Duffy Dowton who served in DCGRM (1973) This Mather was the manager of a singer called Lovelace Watkins back then and he certainly did not have a Sir in his title. I can remember we all ...
- Fri 21 Dec, 2001 7:24 pm
- Forum: Reunions, Lost & Found
- Topic: 830 Sqd Reunion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2030