A Squadron Page 2
 Updated: 12 March  2008

A Sqn Page 1

A Sqn Herford July 1979. I have left this at its original scanned image so that you can zoom into the original better.
Neil Thomson sent me this. Click on the thumb nail for the bigger picture.

At the Rear: Cpls Bailey and Winrow - LCpl Adams & Cpl Lumsden  - LCpl Green and Cpl Calvert

Rear: Eastham, Bailey, Rompca, Jugoo, Cornmell, Layhe, Phillips, Firth, Dixon, Beattie, Hodgkinson, Orman, Daniells, Lucas, Goodale & Stuart

Centre: McBain, Fletcher, Carney, Bridger, Chandler, Atherton, Jones, Cameron, Walker, Harrison, Millar, Chapman, O'Sullivan, Blake, Allen, McCartney,Willets, Lewis & Davison

Front: Standring, Lucas, Findlay, Wilson, Whalley, Wilson, Hodgson, Brookshaw, Rodley, Hall, Nobbs, Wilkinson, McGee & Matthews

Missing: Palmer, Longman, Tobin, Cornwall, Carson, Ward, Marshall, Woods, Boot, Sauders, Coulthard, Hart, Rowley, SSM James, Carroll, Murray, McComsky, Holt, Taylor, Nicholson, Coughlins x 2, Vincent, Gibson, Hawkins.


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(1) Rob Jones & Gus Daniels in Paris 1975 (2) From Tank Mag - A Sqn 2006 (3) Barry & Jenny Wright (4) BEM, wife and Jeff Orcheston-Findlay

(5) Biff and Nobby Herford 78 (6) Cambrai 76

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(7) Dinger in Cyprus 75 (8) Geordie & Mally Tobin Herford 77 (9) Gily & Stevie Chandler in Herford (10) Jeff Orcheston-Findlay

(11) Jenny Purshouse (12) Jugoo, Rompca and Bailey

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(13) 1Tp Cyprus 75 (14) FSC Cyprus 75 (16) Medal Parade Preparations Cyprus 75 (16) Castlemartin Dec 75 (17) Comcen FSC Cyprus 75
(18) Mk 1 FSC Cyprus 75

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(19) JAP Smith and Denny Cyprus 1975.

(20) Tommy McComasky sent this in of an A Sqn bogout in 79, unfortunately the original is none too large. L-R: Jock Copeland, Taff Thomas, Nipple, Mick Green, Sully & Ed McBain.

(21) Ed McBain but, is that Grant Gibson giving the "Two finger towards a camera Tankie Salute"? (22) El Paso (23) El Paso (24) The Palmer guy - ROC

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(25) Zooney (26) Colin Adams FSC in Cyprus, skidded on grape juice. (How many times have we done that??) Nigel Lewis commanding. End of 75 tour.

(27 - 29) Saladin - from Mick Bell. (30) From John Murray: Jimmy The Flask; Steve Barrett and Maddo Possibly Neil Scarisbrick on right.

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(31) Broken down, again! Jon Beardsworth OC A Sqn, driver was ginger haired from Harpenden and gunner who? (32) Nightshoot. Image: Pete Corrigan

(33)  Ranges 2005 (34) From Neil Thomson - Neil & Fabienne in Sept 06 in Prevence with dog Maya. (35) Maurice (stepfather) Neil, son Pete (born 1986) in West Sussex in 2002. (36) Sgt Glyn Buckley shows how to clean tracks when on Hohne in 78.

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(37) Mally Tobin in Hohne 78 (38) Herford winter 78 (?) Gerry Jugoo and Mally Tobin. "Scouse" Cornmell's denims hanging up. (39) Neil on AMX10RC in South France 1984. 1st Regt Etrangere de Cavalerie 1 Tp 1st Sqn. (40) Brigadier (Corporal) Stuart. Mayotte (Indian Ocean) Summer of 86. Neil on AMX10RC South France 1984. (42) Danny & Jimmy in Paphos 1975

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(43) Bob Jones & Jimmy  - Don't ask why he is wearing gloves on his feet!! Bird Man of Paphos! (44) Jnr Ldr Dave Henley Tank Museum 1969

(45) Dinger Bell, Dave Henley, Blackie Blackburn Osnabruck 1972 (46) Dave Henley, "Kraut" Whelan & Dinger Bell Osnabruck 1972

(47) Kraut Whelan Osnabruck 1973 NI Trg (48) Kraut Whelan Osnabruck 1973 NI trg

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(49) Mally Tobin, Kraut Whelan & Dvr Plug Vowles Osnabruck 1973 NI trg (50 Alan Walby, Chris Walby & baby; "MUM" & Dave Henley in 1973

(51) Jnr Tpr Dave Henley Pass Off Photo 1972 (52) Dave Walker guards fresh bread supplies (53) 4 Tp Sek Kong 1976. Travill; Riding; Hudson; Wylde; Thompson; Cpl Gaskell; Cpl Johnson; 2Lt Oliver; Beattie absent (in BMH). (54) Fruit & Nut Man HK 58

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(55) Bert Marner eating a not quite hygienic buttie!! Germany 1962 (56) Peninsula Hotel Kowloon 1960 (57) 3 Tp A Sqn. Bert Hooper, Spider Pedley, Bert Marner & Curly Barrett. (58) Mike Newton, RQMS ?? Stevenson and Bert Marner in BAOR. (59) Tank Park Hong Kong 1958 (60) Roger Litchfield, Bert Marner April 59

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(61) Kam Tin 1959 - Oops! (62) Hong Kong 58, Bert Marner & Mac McKeever (63) Back from exercise - Kam Tin (64) Chris Godlington, Mac McKeever, Bert Marner (65) Close up of the Killer, Kam Tin 1958 (66) Bert Marner, Mac McKeever Hong Kong 1958.

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(67) Water Tank!! Lon Wu Trg Area Hong Kong 1959 (68) Bert Hooper & Bert Marner HK 1959 (69) Bert Hooper & Tatty Tattersall HK 1959. (70) 3 Tp 1957. Back Row, Bert Marner, Tommy ??,??, John Bridgewater, ?, Brummy Wilson. Front row Roger Litchfield, Tattersall, ?, ?, Curly Barrett.

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(73) Marching to Parade. Notice: the horrible SSM marching next to me. HK 1959. (74 & 75) Honour Guard for Brig Sharp. Hohne Germany. 15 Jan 1962. (76) Bert Marner on duty in Hong Kong 1960. (77) Prof Riding (?) Benny Painter 9?) Herford 1977 Scorp 02FD67 Chissie's Chindits. (78) A Coates, Steve Smith & Zooney. Herford 1976.

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(79)  Tp Trg 1977 Joe Chisnall quaffs a beer!  (80) D&M Course Teutoburgerwald  Tprs Taylor, Smith & Rompca (81) Neil Thomson & Joe Chisnall 1977 (82) Jimmy Benson (83) 1977 Tin City. Neill Thomson (in wig); Joe McCartney, Tony Dransfield, Abe Abraham (84)  Harewood Bks Herford.

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(85) LCpl Daniels, Cpl Cameron & Tony Rompca (86 & 87) Ex Mizzen Mast 1977 (88) Feb 79 Hohne Neill Thomson. (89) Tiny Hart & Tpr Atkinson (90) There is always one with the "fingers"!! Tprs Herbert, Hammerson, Bridger & Ward.

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(91) Neill Thomson & Tony Allen (92) Tin City 77 - Tprs Gwynne, Thomson & Reed. (93) Neill Thomson with Tpr Coulthard  (94) Cpl Palmer, Neill Thomson & Tpr Blake just outside Hegensdorf
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(96 - 97) Steve Matthews & Baz Winrow Castle Archdale 73/74 (98) Jimmy Campbell, Harry Smith, Steve Matthews Castle Archdale 73/74.(99) Open Day Herford Jerry Jervis on top 1977? (100) John Brookes Beragh 74 (101) Joe McCartney St Angelo 73/74 (102) Tp Trg Tidworth 1975. CD; Colin Waxy johnson; Keith Lucas; Jimmy Campbell, Lt Morris

 

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(103) Border watch Pettigoe 73/74. Jimmy Campbell; Alan Lowe(104) John Keenan St Angelo 73/74. (105) Raory Campbell Beragh 73/74 (106) Lance - Sniffer dog 73/74 (107) Mick Newton topside, Steve Matthews inside. (108) VCP 73/74 Harry Smith Lt Evans.

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