Royal Naval Commando. Was also in the RAC but got fed up and joined the AA (Joking of course!) Later joined RCT/Logistics reached senior subaltern - Captains rank (retired)still held!
Fought mainly in the middle east - Cyprus and Aden Protectorate (now South Yemen) and Yemen. A long long time ago now!

Long time ago too but memories of those years come flooding back at our little reunions, tho' sometimes the elaborated stories create more bull sh~t than was ever spread on the fields of Lincolnshire
seriously tho' the comradship formed when thrown together in conflict is something that ordinary civilians often do not understand, so strong is this bond that when a comrade passes on to that great parade ground in the sky there is a great sense of loss equal to that of losing a close relative.

As a non-commissioned officer I served in Cyprus on a peace keeping tour, BAOR, Gibralter(preventing Franco from invading) Malaysia as part of SEATO (19 Field Ambulance Brigade), North Africa (Tobruk)finaly being kicked out by Col Gaddafi, Kenya as guest of the then government and Northern Ireland where I lost several comrades. I also was part of a recruitment team 'The Army Youth Team' teaching youngsters physical training;
I am now an active member of the Royal British Legion and am on the committee of the Royal Anglian and Northamptonshire Regimental Association. I served with two units The Northants who amalgamated with the Lincolns to become the East Anglian - now Royal Anglian Regiment and with The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, I started my career as a Rifleman then an Anti tank gunner went on to become a signaller and finaly finished as a Army Medic.
I ended up marrying into the RAF but thats another story

Bored yet?

Nite nite
Old 'but still going' Sage

note to self read past posts before posting again

Good Night all.....see you on the morrow.

Good morning all

Ted orf to the Dales with a young Damsel on his arm

have a good day all

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