ARMY SERVICE
A very rough outline of my army service is as follows. Dates are approximate as my memory has faded! Not many photographs as I tended to take them and not be in them!
Joined up in Londonderry Dec 1959 and set off for first posting. Arrived at Army Apprentice College Chepstow in Jan 1960 to start an apprenticeship as an Electrician RE but did not complete the course and left in early 1962 for 'mans' service at Aldershot.
1 Trg Regt RE, Cove, Nr Aldershot 1962.
Railway Regt, Liss (Clerical Wing) 1962.
1st Fortress Sqn RE, Gibraltar from 1962-1965
35 Engr Regt, Hameln, Germany 1965-1968
RSME (Tech Trg Gp) Chatham, Kent 1968-1971
25 Engr Regt, Osnabruck, Germany 1971-1974
12 Engr Bde, Barton Stacey, Hants 1974-1977
Military Works Force, Barton Stacey 1977-1981
HQ Scotland (Engr Br),Edinburgh 1981-1984
'Retired' May 1984 and stayed in Scotland
Jeff aged about 18 by the River Severn at Beachley, Chepstow.
Jeff in C Coy Group 61A at Chepstow
(front 3rd left)
Jeff - in B Coy Group 61B
(Front 3rd from right)
Jeff with friends in Group 61A on cricket pitch
(2nd from right)
Jeff at 1st Fortress Sqn sports day in Gibraltar in white shorts.
During the relay race some blighter put a cannon ball into
the bucket so that I virtually stopped on the spot without an arm!!!
Jeff as the squadron clerk in 1st Fortress Sqn RE, Gibraltar.
(taking life seriously and wearing his first stripe)
Using Carmen's typewriter.
Sgt Gordon Collins RE was my first Chief Clerk
and we first met when I was training as a Clerk RE
at Longmoor in Hampshire.
The sign says 1st Fortress Squadron, Gibraltar.
We had just moved from Buena Vista Barracks to Governor's Cottage Camp.
I had just been promoted to L Cpl.
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