 Photograph sent by 2 (Thetford -
Gangster Pl) Cpl John Williams.
Back: 2nd left
Cpl Roy Egmore, 2nd from
right Paul Brunton-Douglas, far right Sgt
'H' Hempsall.
Front : Left John Nichols; middle Lt
Dick Watson and far right, John Williams.
Please
advise the other names!
In 1979, the A Coy Team, despite
being led by a TA PARA, Lt Dick
Watson, won the Gaza Cup at Bellerby Camp.
All the webmaster, then 2IC A Coy,
can recall from that Camp are 2 notable items:
Going in to York with OC Maj David James in
his Triumph Stag with John
Davidson, Dick
Watson and Mike
Allison - the latter insisted on
constantly moving the angle of the rear-view mirror. We
visited a Night Club after paying over a fiver each. We
were the oldest there by 15 years so had no … errr…
luck)
Errr .. it’s all rather hazy!
Aah .. I recall it now. At
Bellerby I was summoned, as Orderly Officer, to attend a
fracas in the camp soon after ‘Throwing-Out Time’.
It was raining, I was in my Service Dress and being
somewhat detached from the main camp, the Training
Major, Maj (later Col) Gordon
Brett (a thoroughly Good Chap) kindly
offered the use of his Land Rover. Aware that MTO Bob Collison had clear
views on officers driving Land Rovers, this was accepted
with the expected hazard of meeting 'Darling Boy Bob' on
the short excursion. Damm me, who should be awaiting my
arrival at Bellerby Camp Main, when he should have been,
at 1113 hrs, well ensconced in the WO's and Sgts Mess,
Darlin' Boy Bob! "Officers don't drive!" he
expostulated. Problem quickly sorted, thanks to the
Orderly Sgt from B 'Brutal' Coy, I wended my way back to
the Mess. Next day, Harry Adj, err .. Capt Harry Woods,
Adjt .. published a Pt One Order emphasising 'officers
are not to drive Land Rovers.'
However,
Dick won us the Gaza Cup - that the B&C Webmaster was
one of the scrutineers had nowt to do with it - and above
is a photograph of the team kindly provided by 2 (Thetford
- Gangster Pl) Cpl John
Williams.
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