D Squadron
Updated: 22 June 2008
During the Reunion 2006 I was
talking to Pete Corrigan and the subject of D Sqn founder members came up. I got
news for him, it was me!! D Sqn was starting up and
CC said to me, "your posted to the new Sqn which isn't up and running yet; go
and get it sorted out, start it up!" - so I was posted on Part One's that
evening - its was ME!
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(1) Paul Duffy, Roy Stanley, Ian "Boo" Whittaker, Mick Philips and Martin "Smudger" Smith |
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(2) Martin Smith, Terence "Cosmo" Taylor & Jim Barclay |
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(3) Jim Barclay and Cosmo |
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(4) 1 troop C/S 12 stuck again. Mac McLaren, Pete Corrigan, Derek Sheridan, Jimmy Cormell, (brads) Bradshaw, Adie Turner. |
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(5) Brandwood, Bradshaw, McLaren & Armour freezing their doobries off! |
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(6) Derek Sheridan up to his knees in erm........................... mud! |
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(7) From Mac McLaren. The coldest Wintex ever! Wasn't it 87? (8) 1987? |
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(9) Got to try something to keep warm, sod the tactical situation! |
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(10) From Mac McLaren Zimbabwe Diamond 1989 |
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(11 & 12) Mac McLaren - Zimbabwe Diamond 1989 |
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(13) Richie Ireland - BATUS - both tracks off - now what? (14) Night Firing |
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(15) Kev Warcup in the turret as 1 RTR take a "Drive Past" on the Regiment's departure from Hildesheim |
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(16) Commerzbank to the rear. Many a mark have I removed from there - legally! |
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(18) The ugly men of D Sqn. Binns, Bambie Turner, Dave Tomas, and the Sheridans Frank & Derek. |
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(19) D Sqn Sports afternoon, Charlie Bown,Paul Duffy, Pete Corrigan, Jim Barclay, Smudge Smith, Bambi Turner, Gus Daniels, John Appleton, Dean Middleditch |
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(20) 1 Tp D Sqn Berlin 1985 (21) Sqn members on a footy trip |
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| (22) Steve "Stumpy" Grady in a slightly erm er ....pose! | |||||
| (23) Sqn Footy Trip (I think I missed out on a lot, not being able to drink!!) (24) Stumpy and no further comments! (25) D Sqn Fitters Troop | |||||
| (26) Sardinia (27) Sardinia - trust Tankies to find snow in the Med!! | |||||
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| (28) From L/R back row:- Ken Parkinson, Maj Carroll, Ned Kelly, Tony Thraves, Me (Kev Warcup) The Laughing assassin Alan McGinn, Kev Coughlin, Capt Beardsworth, Capt Wallis, Not Sure PO Maybe, (REME maybe??) Ted Holt. Front Row, Charlie Bowne, Sam Walker, Paul Armour, Mick Phillips, Jim Pickstock, Tony Upton, Paddi Farrell. | |||||
| (29) From Kev Warcup: D Sqn 3 Troop 92/93. On Turret L/R Stotty, Shaun Flanagan, Tpr ? Sitting on hull. Tpr Lloyd, Kev Faulds, Lt Briggs, Kev Warcup, Joe Speak, Bobby Ball, The Aus I have fine memories of but can't remember his name. (Pedro?) Standing: The unmistakable Bambi Turner and Kev Goldsmith. Bambi and the Aus tried to kill themselves in Batus with Commanders hatches. | |||||
| (30) 2 Troop D Sqn about 87/88 Hildeshiem. Back Row. Ade Turner, Bill Oddie, Paul Wilson, Alex Taylor, Shaun Flanagan, John Wren Andy Caldwell. Front Row. Geordie Fawcett, Brian Gibson, Lt Master, Kev Warcup, Kev Cooney (From Pete Corrigan) | |||||
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(31) CO QOH; Ian Chamberlain, Dave Fairclough (who sent me this); Karl Lloyd and Smudge Smith Cyprus 91 |
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(32) Danny & Curly - Soltau 85 |
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(33) Someone say the NAAFI was open? |
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(35) My brother and sister looking over a D Sqn tank in Hildesheim. Later my brother drove it along the tank park - Aug 86 |
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(36) Weaf Humphries, Dave Evans, Brendan Doyle and Geordie Fawcett (37) Kev Goldsmith (38) Tetlow & Steele |
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| (40) (41) George Todd (42) ???? (43) Jocky Ashford (44) Vic King | |||||
| (45) Jim Barclay, Pete Corrigan, Eugene Bunn, Dean Chappell, Paul Armour and Cosmo (Terence Taylor). Martin Smith's wedding in Bacup! | |||||
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For the first time in 2 years we have some new images in D; these are from Pete Corrigan |
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(46) D Sqn Boxing Champions (47 - 49) Ten Pin Bowling but who are these lads? Ray Steele would like to know. Also in image 48, the obligatory squaddy two finger salute again! From Pete Corrigan, using image 49: Dean Middleditch, Darren Woodacre, Gary Binns and Ray Steele and right, John Wren, "Mac" McGill (later Farrington), and B.J Nicolle. Dion Couzens REME is in images 47 and 48. Thanks Pete. (50) Roy Stanley, Pete Corrigan & Paul Duffy |
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(51) D Sqn Ambulance Crew: Charlie Bown; Jaffa Lynes & John Trowse (52) Carl Brandwood (53) Paul Duffy (54) Tim "devo chicken skin CS Man take your pick" Goldring; Martin "Smudger" Smith; Mark Bradshaw and Pete Corrigan |
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(55) Pete Corrigan, Smudger Smith and Tim Goldring & barmaid of the No 1 City Bar in Gt Falls, Montana (56) Regtl Social in AAC Hangars. Terrence "Cosmo" Taylor; Mal Gamble (behind); Pete Corrigan, Shaun Flanaghan; "Willo" & Taff Hughes (REME) baclground. |
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| (57) Shaun Flanaghan, Pete Corrigan, Dave Thomas back from Rheinsehlen after "Cold Start" (58) What is it about cameras that brings out the fingers??? Gary Binns, ???? & Pete Corrigan (59) "little and large" - John Moore, Roy Palmer (Trish just on edge), Frank O'Sullivan. (60) Kev Warcup | |||||
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Guess what I found in a Stratford Upon Avon Antique Shop 4 Sept 2003!!! £23 D Sqn 1 RTR 1972 Mug. Label said "very rare"
This was the shop, in Henley Street, Stratford Upon Avon
