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This page contains links to articles, authored by members, collected here for your enlightenment and convenience.

Should you wish to contribute an article (which can be anything you wish to be made known to other members) please contact Mike Keeble

It is hoped that these articles might be useful in reviving memories of past events perhaps forgotten (or maybe not known).

So, if anyone has can brighten the day of another member by perhaps recounting a story of a past event please do!

Articles

Bailey Bridge Competition

This article is an extract of a recent email from Terry Evans to Mike Keeble, recounting the story associated with the photo below.  Were you there?

It was at 3 Trg Regt. Cove, August 1968.

It was the "RE at Home" week-end. There was a competition to build a 30ft Bailey in the fastest time. All the squadrons put a team forward and we were chosen to represent 57sqn. The full corporal with the cup (we called him Gentleman Jim, can't remember his name) had a great idea of not building a "Launching nose" therefore saving time, but, causing a problem of spanning the gap. He decided to place planks under the bridge as a fulcrum, then you (Mike Keeble) were one of the lads who had to walk up and down the planks to keep 30 ton of bridge balanced as it was rolled over.

It only went wrong once in practice. We pushed it over a little too fast and it hit the planks too quickly to give you and others time to get to the end; this to all our delight, but not yours and the others, as it sent you all catapulting into the air. You must remember that!

The small L/Cpl was Tony Criddle. He was a right character. Thommo served with him again as a Sgt in Maidstone. The other was a Bob Stenning, a very serious fellow. I met him again when he was in the SAS and I was back at Training Regt.

Great summer!!! Getting all nostalgic!!

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In the Pub

Photo included in mail received by Mike Keeble from Terry

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This was taken on the 28th August 2000, in Alec's local, we obviously had to include "the Ladies". Mind you Sandra looks like she is wondering where Alec's hair has gone. George came to stay with me a couple of days, and this was on a visit to Alec's. The poor lad was working(12hr shifts and all) but we got him in between "Z'd" time.

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Life of an Apprentice

There is a story behind this…a Lt Col wanting to create a docu on life of an apprentice, and I (Dave) was given the role of the 'typical' one, and he filmed us 'being tucked in at night'….sad but true…and there we were..starstruck… one flash of fame ,standing Messrs Musgrove and Bowdidge, and sitting Hume, Betchley, Deadman and Doe.

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Terry's Guess who?

..... It came from a rather thick book bought for me, quite innocently, by Dr Adam.
Question; We want to know who Mr. Ti, is?

Clues;
His father was a very famous Field Marshall.
He was an eccentric but, delightful character.
He liked to fence.
He was our boss for a time.
He was knocked down by a car outside the houses of parliament, shortly after this photo was taken, and received head injuries (so that's what it was all about).
The date is around 1941.

Email Terry with your answer ... first one with the correct answer gets a pint from Terry!

Can anyone think of similar stories to tell (with photos if possible) or are you able to contribute an articles about an event that will, maybe, bring back memories, perhaps long forgotten by others?

If so forward them to Mike via email if possible, or snail-mail if not ...

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