Me

Thornton Long





Me

Dave Clark and Me.
Dave was originally from Scotland He came to live in the same small village as me when he was 10 years old. We joined the Duke of Wellington Regiment in 1961

Dave Clark and Me

Me sat on top of a volcano in Kenya. When I was 18 years old. I set of back to camp one weekend thinking we were going to Portugal for a week's scheme, and finished up in Kenya on Monday afternoon Because of the Kuwait crisis. And stayed there 10 months

Kenya

Receiving my lanyard for passing out into the Signal platoon As a Regimental Signaller

Passing out for the Signals

This say's it all for it's self.
British Honduras is now Belize.
These were my regular friends while I was in the Army

Belize B-H

Doing my basic training at York

Just in case this print in this photo is too small to read
Pt: - Clifford, Miller Barker, Thornton, Beever, Wormald, Speake, Payne
P: - Eaton, Atkinson, OBrien 15, Shepperd, Allen, Parkinson, Williams, Webb, Porteous, Whittam, OBrien 17
P: - Guiry, James, L/Cpl Hodkinson, Cpl OConnell, Lt Davis, Sgt Gay, Cpt Jackson, P: - Clark, Helthy, Netherwood.Pene
CAMBRAI PLATOON York May 1961

I can't add names I can not remember, Sorry!
I am the first on the front row left.

Signal Platoon Colchester
If you recognise your self in these photos please get in touch.

By George Of the Dirty Dukes