Army Catering Corps
Welcome => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: magpie24 on November 10, 2005, 03:22:18 AM
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Well its taken me a while but I finally got the site off the ground I hope you like it :lol: I would appreciate any feedback and sugestions, to improve the site, enjoy ;D :o 8)
Brian Hogg
PS A bit about me I served in the Corps for 12 years from 1970, I was a boy soldier (Dunkirk Platoon With Taff Jones as platoon Sgt.). I served in Cove Padderborne and Hannover. Drop me a line if you recognise me.
Brian
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Dave Elson
Served from '68 to '75. ST & U squads Sept '68, moved to St Omer when completed early next year?
Had a few responses from Ian's site, just keeping my name out there.
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Hi
I joined as a boy soldier in 66 and served till 75 would be nice to meet old friends.
keep up the good work on the site
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Hi Brian, great idea to set this up. I have been a frequent visitor to Ian Reads' site for many years now and have been on the look out for any old friends I served with. I think one thing we need, if you have the expertise, is to set up some sort of easy accessible database to contact lost friends. Ian has done a great job with his site, but it would take hours to read all the messages on the notice board. It needs some system where there was either an alphabetical list of names or a list of service dates or intakes.
I joined in 1975 through Apprentice College, 1977 – 1980 Sandhurst, 1980 – 1985 7 Armd Wksp REME Fallingbostel, 1985 – 1988 42 Survey Engr Regiment Hermitage, 1988 – 1989 1 Irish Rangers Lemgo, 1989 – 1990 4 Armd Wksp REME Detmold. Left in 1990.
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Hi Chris,
thanks for joining one of the things I plan on doing is keeping the sort of details you mentioned and I will probably use a database, its a matter of time to do it at the moment. I am still tying to scrape content together if any one has any ideas. Also you may be able to access the members list once you have logged in its at the top of the page. If you dont see it let me know and I will seee if I can enable it. :lol: :roll:
Brian
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Joined Corps in 1976 left just before re-cap badging to RLC. Now working and living in Grantham Lincs. Great to see another ACC site its great. Best wishes to all ex Corps guys out there. :P
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Hi all,
I was drafted in 1957-1959 to the ACC, stationed in Aldershot after finishing my square bashing I was posted to Longcross Halt, finishing up in Preston (Fulward Barracks).
Can't remember to many names. My drill sgt name was Sgt Webster.
I am now living in B.C. Canada and have been since July 1965.
If anyone can remember me feel free to contact me anytime.
Dave AKA scouser.
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just to clarify,its called fulwood barracks in preston.
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HI THINK I REMEMBER YOU I JOINED UP JAN 1969 PASSED OUT AUGUST 1971 MY NAME IS APPRENTICE LEN [TAFF] CHERRETT I WAS IN A COMPANY PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THE REGIMENTAL A TEAM FOR 2AND A HALF YEARS AFTER I PASSED OUT C COMPANY PRETTYSURE YOUR B COMPANY PASSED OUT WITH MY LOT GREAT SITE FOUND MY BEST MATE LAST WEEK AND BY CHANCE HE WAS WORKING IN WALES THIS WEEK WE HAVEN'T MET FOR 38 YEARS AND WE MET UP LAST NIGHT IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL WE JUSTED TALKED AND LAUGHED ALL NIGHT CHEERS MATE IT WAS ALL DOWN TO YOU WE ARE GOING TO MEET UP TWICE A YEAR HE LIVES IN COLCHESTER ONCE AGAIN CHEERS BRIAN MY REGARDS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LEN
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HI THINK I REMEMBER YOU I JOINED UP JAN 1969 PASSED OUT AUGUST 1971 MY NAME IS APPRENTICE LEN [TAFF] CHERRETT I WAS IN A COMPANY PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THE REGIMENTAL A TEAM FOR 2AND A HALF YEARS AFTER I PASSED OUT C COMPANY PRETTYSURE YOUR B COMPANY PASSED OUT WITH MY LOT GREAT SITE FOUND MY BEST MATE LAST WEEK AND BY CHANCE HE WAS WORKING IN WALES THIS WEEK WE HAVEN'T MET FOR 38 YEARS AND WE MET UP LAST NIGHT IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL WE JUSTED TALKED AND LAUGHED ALL NIGHT CHEERS MATE IT WAS ALL DOWN TO YOU WE ARE GOING TO MEET UP TWICE A YEAR HE LIVES IN COLCHESTER ONCE AGAIN CHEERS BRIAN MY REGARDS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LEN
Hello Len
Glad you found the site useful that's what its here for.
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Hi Everyone, My name is Bob Fuller, joined up at Tournai Barracks April 1967 24/25 squads.Names I remember, Tug Wilson drill instructor, Paddy O'Neil drill instructor,know faces but not very good with some names,if anyone remembers me I would love to hear from them.
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Hi I'm Jack Duncan known as Pompey when I fist joined the corps. I joined the Corps in late 64, 19/20 Sqd at Tournai Bks. Having completed Trg I was posted to Plymouth 29 Cdo Regt in an attempt to pass the Cdo couse not one of my lifes successes. I then moved to RAPC Worty Down. In 66 I was sent on a 2 1/2 year summer holiday to Singapore with 443 BAD RAOC. This was followed by a tour in BAOR with 101 (Army) Provost Coy RMP. In 74 I then returned to the Depot as a DWTI at the AAC About a year later I moved on the the Provost Staff with the one and only Taff M. I left the Army in 76 to move to Austaralia where I joined the Queensland Prison Service. At the same time I enlisted in the Australian Army Reserve. Not Catering but as an MP with the RACMP reaching the rank of Sgt. In 80 I returned to the UK and joined the TA again as an MP in the RMP. I finaly left the green machine in 2007 as a WO2 RMP. If any of you remember me it would be nice to hear from you, regards Jack (Pompey) Duncan
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42 Sqd B Coy 1971 - 1973
Terry Checketts is me, just found this site and joined.
first posting was to 2nd Btln Royal Irish Rangers, in Warminster, then seconded to Netheravon to School of Infantry, where it ran Mon to Fri.
At week-ends we`d only have about 20-30 staying in camp, unless any "Guests" stayed over night from local villages.... cough cough! Regt then posted to Germany in Iserlohn in `74
Re-posted to 24 R.E. Kitchener Barracks, Chatham. couldn't get out of there unless i Re-signed for another 3, so bought myself out in `79
Tried hotel work, didnt like the hours, so went into........ Nursing ;D
Now living in Cardiff for last 2 years.
Give me a shout if anyone from those training days remember me..
p.s Have found Myer "Budgie" Attrill on Face book
cheers Terry Checketts
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Hi My Name is Tom Burns, joined JTR ACC on 12th Jan 1965 ( Dunkirk plt ) and was posted to 16th/5th QRL inn the summer of 1966.
Some Guys I remember from boy service are, Sam Davies from Durham, Martin Cliffe from Manchester, Pedro Barnes, & other names will come back to me when I dig out the plt photo.
I had 18 months in Tidworth and went with them to Fallingbostle in Jan 1969 and was with them until May 1970 when I decided to leave the forces.
Guys I am still in touch with from those days are Tim Smith ( Colonel Brookes Chef ) & Richard Parker.
I currently live near Grimsby but originally from Portsmouth ( Hence Pompey )
I have often wondered how some of my old JTR mates got on in life and would be interested to hear from anyone who knew me.
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Hi Terry
Keith Morgan here found your name on the web so I thought I would drop you a line.
My first posting after training was 1 Queens Own Highlanders in Osnabruck,then38 Engineers in Ripon followed by 3 L.I. in Cyprus before getting out from Tidworth.
I saw you are in contact with Budgie Attrill could you please pass on my email so as I can contact him too
I am also living in Wales not too far from you in Cardiff only 50 miles away in fact in a place called Blaengarw 10 miles outside Bridgend . well got to go hope to hear from you soon .
Keith (Taff) Morgan
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Hi, great site. Unfortunately, I feel as if I am a bit of a fraud joining this site. I was only TA, 9 years as a Medic, 8 as a Cook. But spent many years with both TA and Regular units. Last job was as a Brigade funded chef was in Paderborn, with 1 LI at Allenbrooke Barracks ( now 5 Rifles ) spent a year there, did 2 years in Bosnia with the Americans Military, all their civvy chefs were ex Brit Military in various locations as a civvy chef, a year with Queens & Scottish div training Group in Edinburgh Glencorse Barracks , Cooked at 3 different Military Tattoos at Redford Barracks In Edinburgh. Plus various attachments to other units.
All my training was done in the tower at St Omer. :)
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Hi There My name is Michael (Micky) I joined the Acc on Jan 1969 and was Demobed in 1976 L/Cpl
I served in Germany Cyprus with the UN and ended my serves in Catterick I was born in BMH Kinrara Malaya in 1951 we then moved to Singapore and then onto West Germany were I did most of my schooling we moved to England in the early to mid 60’s
My Mother was from Lancashire and my Father from Yorkshire so my Mother won the Battle and we moved to Longridge in Lancashire were my granny lived
My late Father Born 1911 served in the Firstly in the Territorials in 1927 until 1935 then joined the Regulars in 1939 he was mobilised on the outbreak of war with the 4th BN E Yorks Regt
He went to France with his Regiment and was evacuated at DUNKIRK, In 1941 he went with his Regt to N AFRICA and joined the 8th Army and was taken prisoner in 1942 at the battle of KNIGHTSBRIDGE
He went to POW camp in ITALY and in July 1943 succeeded in escaping unable to get back to the UK, he joined up with the Partisans in ITALY and stayed with them until 1945 when he reported to an S AFRICAN unit in TURIN.
He returned to the UK in 1945 and served there until going to MALAYA (Now Malaysia) in 1948 as CQMS and then RQMS with the GREEN HOWARDS in 1952 he returned from MALAYA and served in AUSTRIA and GERMANY and in1956 he got back to his own Regiment The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment Of Yorkshire and came to serve on ERE appointment in GERMANY.
On 31st August 1957 Her Majesty the Queen saw fit to honour him with the award of Long service and Good Conduct Medal
As many of the old solders and most of the younger ones for that matter enjoy a pint or two my recollection of my father in his later Army Career was that he was pissed most night in the Sgt Mess this lead to my father getting busted down the ranks and he ended his career as C/Sgt
Best Wishes Michael /Micky (MickjG)