C Squadron
 Updated: 29 May 2007
 

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(1) Hong Kong December 1975 (2) 1 Troop 1975 (3) 3 Troop 1975

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(4) 4 Troop 1975 (5) 5 Tp 1975 (6) Assault Tp 1975 (7)  SHQ Troop 1975 (8) MT Troop 1975 (10) SSM - Bloody 'ell, he nearly smiled!!

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(11) 2 pencil sketches drawn by Captain Chris Holtom  (12) LCpl Mac McAllister talks to the CBF. "No Sir, we stick it on our heads!

(13) Thank you sir, did you leave my medals on the sitting room table? (14) What bally medals is he on about?

(15) Was it you who asked the CBF about some bloody medals? CO with Sgt Marner

(16) Roger Litchfield. "Tell you what I'll do Sir, 50 medals, £5 each - and that's cutting me own throat!" in it?

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(17) SQMS Rose; Captain Chris Holtom, Cpl Brandwood and Regina (Is this the Regina that Rambo keeps on about?)

(18) CO, Tony Walker chats with 5 Troop: Tpr Brett; LCpl Wrigley and Tpr Miley

(19) Alternative comedy was not born yet! Cpl Dixon and Tpr Gatward (20) Oh! Jolly hockey Sticks!

(21) Alan Walby exercising the "hearts & minds" philosophy

(22) Ray Steele in 1989 on a Nile Cruise

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Moved to B Sqn

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(23) Ray getting the hump in 1989. He only wanted a packet of Camels!!
(24) Back at the sharp end - is he supposed to be invisible? (25) ??? (26) Mick Phillips (27)
(28) This one of 9 troop was taken at the tank park, Aden about March 1966. L to R: Dave Jackson, Jack Jones, Bill Troughear, 'Shag' Parker, Alan Rigby, and Pug Bennett.

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(29) Ray Steele (30) Ray Steele (31) Snow Queen (32) ??? (33) ??? (34) Standards Parade Sennelager 1985
 
 

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(35 & 36) Sennelager 1985 (37) Ray Steele & Dave Wharton (38) Ray Steele & Brendan Doyle

(39) I recognise the Ghandi's but who is the dummy? (40) Snow Queen Cyprus

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(41) Two 'desert rats' in Aden, June 1966, 9 troop Lenny Austin and Dave Jackson.
(42) C Sqn 1 RTR disembark Hong Kong From TT Nevasa 1957
(43) This one is taken in Bahrain in 1965.L to R, Dave Rigby, Lenny Austin and Alan Rigby.

(44) Taken in East Berlin in 1964 at a memorial for the Russian fallen. Members of C Squadron on the picture are from left to right 'Hooty' Owl, John Dobson, Pete Barker, Dave Lynch and Vic Edwards. Image taken by Dave Rigby.
(45) American Exchange (46) BATUS 92

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(47) Scanned from the First Edition of Nov 74, an image of C Sqn fording a stream in Fermanagh whilst on patrol
(48) Derek Woolley and "his Troop" according to the caption! I am sure Mr Strong would have something to say about that? Derek had just been awarded the BEM
(49) Saracen of C Sqn hit by a mine on Apr 7 1974 near Castlederg. Asked if any injuries one lad said "I stubbed me toe gerrin' out of the vehicle"
(50) Thanks to Tommy Cormack for this one (51) ??? (52) Boggy & Mrs Marsh

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(53 - 55) ??? (56) Batus  (57) Hong kong

(58) 1978 Special Photo when Ginge Burt who was wounded in NI 1977 came back to visit the Regiment.

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(59) 1980 Squadron Photo (60) Hong Kong (61) Frank O'Sullivan, WRAC, Frank Sheridan, Eddy Atkinson, And Pete Scott 528

(62) Pete Scott (63) Eddy Atkinson on Exercise about 1980

(64) Dan Garvey and Jock Beatty - Letterkenny 1977

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(65) Eddy Atkinson in Lurgan 1972 (66) Sqn Bar Staff Hildesheim Late 80s (67) Eddy Atkinson; Stan Lewis and Harry Robinson
(68) A reunion of C Sqn Osnabruck survivors in Hildesheim. Left to right, WOII John Dartnall, RSM Paddy O'Sullivan, Lt,Col Tim Hall, Tommy Gaskell, Eddy Atkinson, John (Mac) McAllister, Tony Edwards, Rolly Marshall, Ray Steel, Jack Butel.
(69) Back row - Reme?,Eric Church,Wally,Officer?,Boggy Marsh,Joe Dale,Pash Joynson,Mark Coppage
Front row - Spike Boden,Kim Powell,Steve Choudury,Digger Bradley,Derek Woolley,Tommy Cormack,Reme?
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(71) This was taken May 2003 by Ed McBain of C Sqn Accom in Pergamos. Demolished after an earthquake a while back.

(72) Phil Morris & Eddie - Lulworth 1983 (73) Dolly Purton & Phil Morris Lulworth 1983
(74)  Tp C Sqn Ulster '89. Tpr Baugh; Tpr Cook; Cpl Rushton and Tpr Williams. Image: John Rushton
(75) Who is shooting, JR? Image: John Rushton (76) Snow Queen 86. John Burns, Kev Tighe, John Rushton, AN Other! Image: John Rushton.

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(77) Bob Nagy, Daz Dooler, Chris Grey, LCpl Ashcroft Hohne 1990. Image: John Rushton
(78) Tpr McCarthy and Cpl Webby Webster. Hohne 90. Image: John Rushton (79) Bob Nagy at Hohne 90. Image: John Rushton
(80) Jacko Dixon - Lost! Image: John Rushton
(81) Hoffenbrau Munich 85. John Rushton; John Burns; Colin Middleton; Kev Tighe; Colin (?) Powell. Image: John Rushton
(82) Tony Curtis, Stevie Reed and Vince Worrall - Canada 1988. Image John Rushton

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(83) John Murray and Stevie Reed in Canada 1988. Image: John Rushton
(84) Vic King; Ivor Biggar; "Track Pin" Jones at Cyprus UN Box Factory. Image: John Rushton
(85) Fergie Massey Cyprus 83. Image: John Rushton
(86) Cpl Rushton Cyprus UN Box Factory. Image: John Rushton
(87) Hildesheim Tank Park 1985.John Rushton & Bob Darnell. Image: John Rushton.
(88) Soltau 1991. Sgt Nagy; Cpl Rushton; Cpl Chamberlain and LCpl McDonald. Image: John Rushton.

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(89) Del Lucas, Mick Greene,Alan Rowley, Cpl Rushton & ???
(90) Part of a newspaper article from the Lancashire Evening Telegraph dated Monday November 26th 1984 showing Paul Morrisey; Ray Steele; Sean Clugson and Pete Durham. The article includes the sentence: "For the men of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment it has come as a welcome relief from what they term "garage duties" at the RAC Centre HQ in Bovington, Dorset." stating that the Regiment are now in Germany to reinforce BAOR's eastern flank. Lcpl "Ginge" Stone has mixed feelings "I'm a keen Blackburn Rovers fan and I like to get up to watch them as often as I can, home or away. But you can't do that when your based in Germany"
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(92) C Sqn Fort George 1977,Alan Rowley.Del Boy Lucas and Jimmy Avis
(93) Jimmy Paul, Roly Marshall and Eric Harding. Image: Eric Harding (94) 13/18H Gp Rifle Team 1972 Ballykinler

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(95) Ballykinler 1972. Image: Eric Harding

(96) Lurgan 1972 C Sqn. Nasher, Eric, Ray Steele, Franny Dicko, Allan Dixon. Image: Eric Harding (97) Ballykinler 1972. Image: Eric Harding
(98) Pete Dawson & Harry Robinson. C Sqn Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Image: Harry Robinson
(99) 2 Tp C Sqn 1976 - Hong Kong. Image: Harry Robinson (100) 2 Tp C Sqn Herford. Image: Harry Robinson

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(101) 2 Tp C Sqn Hildesheim. Image: Harry Robinson (102) 5 Tp C Sqn Barbeque - Pergamos. Image Harry Robinson
(103) 5 Tp C Sqn Episkopi. Jerry Jugoo; Harry Robinson; John Thornton. Image: Harry Robinson
(104) Colin Middleton; Lt Gash; Chris Hibbert. Pergamos. Image Harry Robinson
(105) Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Image Harry Robinson
(106) C Sqn Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Joe Dale; Digger Bradley; Bambi Turner, Richie Ireland. Image: Harry Robinson

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(107) Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Paul Waite; Harry Robinson; Blob Scott; Bambi Turner; Kev Warcup. Image: Harry Robinson
(108) Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Richie Ireland; Blob Scott. Image: Harry Robinson
(109) Ex Gobi Dust 1981. Jimmy Fograsher, Richie Ireland & Fletch. Image: Harry Robinson
(110) C Sqn Herford. Image: Harry Robinson (111) Londonderry 1977. Brad & Frank O'Sullivan. Image: Harry Robinson
(112) Londonderry 1977. Derek Woolley & Harry Robinson. Image: Harry Robinson. Harry: Did you ever take those gloves off??

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(113) Sennelager Standards Parade 1985 (114) Jeff Robinson & Sean Wilson at Hohne. Image: Harry Robinson
(115) Bob Nagy, Pete Jones, Pete george, Kev McCunnell, Keith Irwin Cpls Mess Herford. Image: Harry Robinson
(116) Log Run with Roddy Hine 5 Tp C sqn Akamas, Cyprus. Image: Harry Robinson
(117) Lt Anton Gash. Image: Harry Robinson
(118) Pete Eberbach, Harry Robinson, Boggy Marsh, Winnie Winrow Hohne Ranges. Image: Harry Robinson

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(119) Steph Gredziak, Mark Schless, Arnie Buckley, John Murray, Jerry Jugoo. Hohne Ranges. Image: Harry Robinson
(120) Taff Evans, Pete Burrows, Graham Durack, Tony Sears. Hildesheim. Image: Harry Robinson
(121) Pol Point Hildesheim. This little crash happened 1 day after the point had been decommissioned
(122) Ireland PGF (D&C) August 89. Alan Mason looking half important!
(123) Canada Aug 90: Jerry Jugoo, Pete Jones & Sammy Meyers (124) Canada. Blowing off steam

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(125) Canada. C/S 32 Bobby Ball & Bambi Turner. A few days before he got casevaced, that bloody hatch!
(126) Canada: Rob "Simo" simpkins & Dave rose. Andy Charman's feet!
(127) C/S 42 bust again! Tony Tennant wondering where the oil goes!
(128) C/S 11. Jerry, wonders what this red button does?
(129) Pete Jones (Ranges 90?) just back from "Q's" Buttie Bar
(130) Cyprus 90/91 T Sqn (B & D) UN: The laughing assassins Dave Simpson & Ian Chamberlain

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(131) Cyprus. Dave "Simo". somebody made us wear brass tanks. QOH were there at same time and they didn't want to get us mixed up!
(132) Cyprus: Jim Barclay, always smiling - why?
(133) Cyprus: The Three Amigos. Gaz Penney, Bobby Ball and Smudge Smith. Being held up by a gpmg!
(134) Paul Thwaites, pretending he knows what he is doing and the sender of images 121 - 134
(135) Colin & Mark at Venus Rock, Cyprus. Image: Gil Bridger
(136) 2 Troop Akamas 1983 Cyprus..Steve "Scouse" Williams, Eddie Edwards &  Gary Walker.  Image: Gil Bridger

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(137) 2 Troop Akamas 1983 Cyprus.  Eddie Edwards (red vest)  & Paul "Finn" Weight. Image: Gil Bridger

(138) Paul Weight (139 & 140) Steve Williams. Images: Gil Bridger (141)Jack Butel Akamas Ranged Cyprus 82-84

(142) Keith Harrison Akamas Ranges Cyprus 82 - 84

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(147) Tommy cormack - uncut and probably unplugged too!!

(148) C Sqn New Years Eve 1965 in Bahrain. Dave & Alan Rigby; Jerry Towers; Bill Troughear (deceased);  Prof and part of HMS Striker crew (TLC)).


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(149) C Sqn Fitters Hohne circa 1961. Image: Martin Paton

(150) Brian Ellison & Boggy Marsh 1969. Image: Brian Ellison (151) LCpl Ellison Osnabruck 1970
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(155) Civ pop 1988 (156) ?? (157) Miss PGF with C Sqn (158) Del Boy, Mrs Hine, Roddy Hine & Jenny Henderson C Sqn 83
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Sqn Bar 1969
Alan Taylor 1971

Minty Rose 1969

Lt Hall & LCpl Ellison Lurgan 1972