B Squadron
Updated: 16 August 2006
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We Start This Page With 6 Images of Pete Rason's Big 50!! - My special thanks to Hendo for these great images! |
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(1) Fort George. Sadly, departed "Woppy" is on this image. First left rear row? From Graham Collins. Woppy, Lt Chrisford, John Collins ('Collo the elder'). Third row;'Tiny'Hart, 'Moody' McKenzie, Alan Smith, Andy Coates, Paul 'Jack' Frost, 'Mac' McCardle, Paul Massey. Second Row; Frank Murden, Steph Gredziak, Jimmy Dunne, 'RSM' Roberts, Ian Sanderson, Paddy Campbell, Marty Murray, Kev 'Madman' Madden. Front Row; Brian Sands, Eddie Short, Steve Lewington, me ('Collo the younger'), Steve 'Kraut' Cummins, Steve Laycock, John Robinson |
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(2) Osnabruck around 82; driver training prior to Bovington (3) Yes, the drivers lid was open! |
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(6) Steph Gredziak, Tiny Hart & Brian Sands - Derry 1977 (7) Looking for shrimps on the River Foyle - 1977 (8) The Front Line - Derry 1977 |
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(9) Eddie Calvert - Derry 77 (10) Tiny with graffiti - Derry 1977 (11) Foot Patrol |
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(12) Buncruna PVCP 1977 |
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(13) 1 Tp BATUS 1979 Rat Reed, Paul Massey, Steph Gredziak on the Scimitar and on the deck is Alan Tunnacliffe and with his back towards us is Geoff Cunningham, the lad standing is a fitter. This troop went as part as the 5th SKINS battle group.Tp Ldr was Jonathan Beardsworth and the Tp Sgt was the late Wappy Wapshot. From John Murray |
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(14) Main Gate Guard Fort George (15) 4 Platoon B Sqn Fort George 1977 From John Murray |
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(16) Alan Oldman & Pete Pollock BATUS B Sqn 1979 From John Murray |
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(17) Jimmy Dunne, the Buncrana VCP terrorist spotter, with his own personal bodyguard. The repupliDUNNE Guard. |
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| (18) 6 Tp 1970 An amendment from Keith Hudson names this as 6 Tp and not 2 Tp | |||||
| (19) 2 Troop BSqn Londonderry 1977, A few rogues including Boggy, Ted, Charlie (lead off roof) Hirst and spot the suntan. | |||||
| (20) Bomba Beach Libya 1969 Geordie Parks Brian (9/12th) and Hendo (21) 23a Berlin exchange 1971 | |||||
| (22) Berlin 1971. Check out Dave Hendo's "glare" - he was getting in practise for RSM! This night cost us a few hundred pounds in fines. But the beer was good - Hendo. | |||||
| (23) B Sqn Do ( bit like a re-union) BJ Charlie Proctor and Hendo. The Hendo "Glare" is back again!! | |||||
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| (24) Cambrai Day Berlin 1967 Hells Angels ( notice the improper use of Beret’s Ceremonial) | |||||
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(25) B Sqn party 1969 Tony Dransfield Hendo John Collins( notice the quiff) Scouse Foreshaw |
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| (26) Cpls Mess 1972-73 Tommy Freemantle BJ and Hendo discussing tactics | |||||
| (27) B Sqn Libyan Desert 1969 somewhere south of El Adam Standing Ricky Scott. L to R Barry James, Biff Bailey Hendo, Black Tat Tattersall and unknown (John Gill ?) | |||||
| (28) NAAFI Bar Osnabruck 1969 Hendo Roy Ashton Drana and John Hampson (notice the REMFS) That’s a few drinks Sooty. | |||||
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(29) B Sqn Caravan Club |
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| (30) I recognise the posers - but who is the bird? (31) Phil Culley shows us what not to do on a street in Londonderry (1977) | |||||
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(32) Compilation Image - Derry 77 (33) Dave Phillips & ?? (Sorry forgot who sent this in!) (34) Abdul, owned the shop in Pergamos |
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(35) Chalky Charman & Co |
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| (36) Buncrana (Frank Murden looking roughy toughy!!) (37) Pergamos Main Gate (38) Mick O'Sullivan after a fight with a Gurkha boxer | |||||
| (39) Camping: Brian Lunt, Charlie Hurst, Ian Lyons, Marti Lawson Davy Ellis, Vic King. (40) Charlie Hurst & Chalkie Marshall | |||||
| (41) En route to France: Brain Lunt, Chalkie Marshall, Ian Lyons, Charlie Hurst, Eddie Short, Derek Sheridan, Marty Lawson, Carl Smith | |||||
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(42) John Collins (43) Rock climbing: Brian Lunt, John Butler, Carl Smith, Chalkie Marshal (44) Steve Cottis and Marti Lawson |
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(45) 5 Tp Admin (46) Vic King, Psycho Roberts, Jamie McKie , Chalkie Marshall - Its a Bog Out! |
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(47) A Day out somewhere in Germany |
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| (48) Ian Lyons car: Just before fitting a new propshaft, it still didn’t work. (49) Kev Madden - a VERY censored picture! | |||||
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(50) Eddie Short (51) Pete Smith Brian Sands Bob Darnell. I won't even ask with Smithy is doing! |
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(52) Marti Lawson & John Butler - Hohne 1979. Image: Brian Sands (53) John Butler & Vic King - Hohne 1979. Images: Brian Sands |
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(54) 5 Tp at Hohne: George Dyer, Carl Smith, Paul Massey, Alan Coates, Keith Painter, Kev Madden, Marti Lawson, Vic King. |
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(55) Alan Livesey & Stevie Leeming - Hohne 1979 (56) Chalkie Marshall & Carl Smith. 5 Tp Images from Brian Sands |
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(57) Oh come on! This has got to be a wind up! Bob Darnell, Pete Smith and Brian Sands in Canada 1980!! The locals must have been wetting themselves laughing!! Cool Dudes! (58) Sands, Painter & Gypsy caravan!! In Canada 1980. Is that oil, rust or a tan on you Brian? |
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(59) 5 Tp Belleek 1979 |
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| (60) Dick Jammes car - 5 Tp (61) Is that a gun or are you glad to see me? Stevie Rose & Dave Roberts | |||||
| (62) Arnie Buckley - check out them threads man!! (63) Beaky and (64) Chalky (65) Eddie Short, Steve Cottis & Fitter | |||||
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| (66) Major Moriarty, Vic King, Dick Jammes, Denny Farrell, Ian Lyons (67) Eddie Calvert & the late John Acton-Brown | |||||
| (68) B Sqn August 1974 in Omagh. Sorry but its a bit grainy. Thanks to Keith Wapshot for the image. | |||||
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(69) Back row, left to right, Mick Holinshead, Joe Speak , Smurf Laycock , Russ Ogden , Mac McLaren Center, Brian Sands , Karl Smith , Mick Everton. Front, Jeff? Roberts, ?Thornton. |
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| (70) B Sqn. Herford 1981. Back row ,left to right: Colin Middleton, Ian Lyons, Bernie Nicholson, John Calvin, Brian Sands, ?, Keith Painter, Center: Vic King, Bob Darnell, John Collins, Dick Jammes, Tony Edwards, Jonny Butler, Dave Roberts, Mick Everton. Front: Mac McLaren, Alan Livsey, Arnie Buckley, Martin Lawson, Carl Smith, Alan Coats, Bradshaw. I know the mystery face but cannot remember the name? And who is that extreme left lying on the table picking his nasal cavities?? | |||||
| (71) 7 Troop B Sqn 1971 East Berlin War Memorial L to R John Merrick Joe Mc Kinlay Barry Grange Colin Bolton Pete Rason Jimmy (Corky) Dunn Sam Moffett Podge Rice Terry Smith Paul Leonard Hendo, missing from photo was Chalkie White. This Troop won the Regimental Troop Tests three years running, (perhaps Roger Stevens would like to comment) - Dave Hendo. | |||||
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(72) RTR football team BAOR Runners up1973 back row l to r Les Keen(REME) Jeff Holmes John Cosh (REME) Glyn Raspison(REME) Paddy O’Sullivan N/K Dave Rogers front l to r Derek Lucas Jamie McKie "THE BOSS Nobby Clarke" Dave Henderson Bert Charman (bucket boy, notice the footwear) Jimmy Higgs Dave Mulligan. The "Man Utd" of BAOR in 1973. BAOR Runners Up - what a team! Robbed in the BAOR final by 2 offsides, at least according to the referee they weren't, but we know different! |
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(73) Waiting to go on patrol can be boring, Fort George Derry 1977 - Tiny Hart (74) Jimmy Avis & The Rat |
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| (75) 5tp B Sqn Catterick 1967 the first Chieftains (76) Harry Birkner, Yoko Johnson, Taff Williams and Paul Caine. Image: Harry Birkner | |||||
| (77) From Tank Magazine - date unknown | |||||
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| (78) Taff Williams, John Calvert, Roger Stevens, Spud Murphy,Bob Butel and Harry Birkner |
| (79) 2 Tp B Sqn PGF 1986 (80) Dec Nolan (81) Levi & Co |
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| (95) Image from Keith Wapshott. Nev Hoult, Colin Fisk, Geoff Cunningham, Pete Rason, John Butler, Steve Culley, ??, Charlie Hurst, ??, ?? Wayne Smith and Jack Frost were also in the troop. | |||||
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| (96) A Photo of B Sqn on route to Korea, taken from the Tank Magazine. | |||||
| (97) B Sqn in Otley 1974. Image: Keith Hudson (98) Marty Lawson (in coveralls), Dave Green and Carl Smith in BATUS | |||||
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| (102) Capt Jones, Lt ?? (103) Don't Drink & Drive - Bavaria (104) Brian Gill, Lee Ennis; Lt Worsdell; Capt Cotter | |||||
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| (108) Craig Midgley, Eddie Edwards & Jones 1988 Hohne | |||||
| (109) Smudge Smith Ace Tank Cmdr Hohne 1988 These 3 Images: Craig Midgeley | |||||
| (110 - 112) From Brian Gill, PGF Training (113) Brian Gibbons | |||||
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| (114) Bully Maddo!! (115) Ted G, Steve Hamer, Ziggy Firth and Aussie Sgt ? (116) Paul Childs, Dave Melling, Dave "Elsie" Tanner | |||||
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| (120 - 124) Tony Whitfield Cyprus Images (125) Beers on You Sir!! B Sqn welcomes new pips! | |||||
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| (126 - 130) B Sqn welcome new officers - Images Tony Whitfield. | |||||
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| (133) Sent in by Keith Hudson, left in original size for easier viewing Herford 1979. All images (134 - 154) From Tony Black (134) Capt. Houston (2ic), Rob Whitehead, ?, ?, Darren Logan, Eric Dundavon (135) Dee Phillips, Karl Kewley, Lucy Lockett | |||||
| (136) Front: Mogsy Morris, Vic King, Lightning Clarke, Brendan Doyle Standing: Paul Cornish (3 Troop leader), Tony Black, Viv, Ian Chamberlain, ? , Smurf Laycock, ?, Rob Whitehead, Chris Mckenna, Dave Melling, ?, Gary Pleavin, ?, Nick Coombes (OC B Sqn) (137) Kev Tighe | |||||
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| (138) Don Thomas, ?, Kev Tighe, Eric Dundavon, ?, ? (139) Kev Tighe, Eric Dundavon (140) Tony Black, Fozzy (141) Ian 'Arthur' Chambers | |||||
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| (144) Dave Gwynne, Kenny, Jonah (145) Steve 'Basher' Beaumont, Allan Jaggs (146) Allan Jaggs, Brendan Doyle (147) Dave Green (148) | |||||
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| (150) Marty Lawson - ever alert, scanning the sky for threats from lurking Hind-Ds (151) Tony Black, Brendan Doyle (152) Tony Black | |||||
| (153) Dave Green (154) unknown 1RTR battle group Chieftain (155) Davy Miles, Ian Gibb, ? Jones, Simon Wood, LCpl Burnett 5 Tp 1959 | |||||
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| (156 - 157) Farewell Parade to Comets Sek Kong 1959 (155 - 157) From Ian Gibb | |||||
