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Hi Nigel, just seen your new website for the regiment, i served in the Worcesters and WFR from 1958 - 1983,
boy and man, never regretted any of it would do it all again.
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colin perry
Lawson Arthur Stokes
Hi my uncle lawson arthur stokes served in Gibraltar/ cyprus 1964 i think it was around that time remember him telling me lots of stories about Gibraltar etc and he went to norton barracks i will try and get his army number but i know he served for 4 years please any pictures or information would be grateful
Many thanks
John stokes
Many thanks
John stokes
Posted by John Stokes on 10 May 2020
Raymond Leadbeater
I am Ray Leadbeater's daughter and I would just like to thank you for the lovely written obituary and to everybody that came to give my Dad the send off he deserved. Thank you so much for making a very hard day more bearable.
Kind regards
Sue
Kind regards
Sue
Posted by Sue Holms on 28 March 2020
AAC Arborfield 1980
Afternoon,
I have been thinking back to the summer of 1980, when as a young,fresh - faced 16 year old,I joined the REME as an Army Apprentice ,part of the intake known as 80B2. We were the latecomers to that intake as the other squads had arrived some weeks before us. I was in 3 squad and our instructor was one Sgt Perry WFR. He had been in for over 20 years and was an old hand , as he knew every dodge and trick that young lads would get up to!
He knocked us into shape in 6 weeks and was firm but always fair.
Under his instruction, we developed into a good team and we won the `Victor Ludorum ` trophy for best squad on that intake. The trophy was a deactivated (I think!) shell from a 25 pounder gun....and was presented to Sgt Perry on our parent`s day parade.
RSM Yorke (Coldstream Guards) was the second smartest soldier that day, Sgt Perry was the smartest, the nails on the bottom of his parade boots were even shining as he marched smartly up to accept the trophy. I was in the front rank near the presentation, and the sound of his boots, his glowing pride and being part of the winning squad who started out some weeks behind the others has never left my memory.
Could it be that Sgt Perry WFR from my time at Arborfield is none other than Colin Perry WFR 1958 - 1983 ?
If so, I wish him all the very best and thank him for the great instruction he gave to us `JEEPS` in 80B2 .
Regards
Iain Brown A/T 24536107
Hi Iain. Thanks for getting in touch. I have sent Colin your message he cannot access site at the moment I will paste his reply here
I have been thinking back to the summer of 1980, when as a young,fresh - faced 16 year old,I joined the REME as an Army Apprentice ,part of the intake known as 80B2. We were the latecomers to that intake as the other squads had arrived some weeks before us. I was in 3 squad and our instructor was one Sgt Perry WFR. He had been in for over 20 years and was an old hand , as he knew every dodge and trick that young lads would get up to!
He knocked us into shape in 6 weeks and was firm but always fair.
Under his instruction, we developed into a good team and we won the `Victor Ludorum ` trophy for best squad on that intake. The trophy was a deactivated (I think!) shell from a 25 pounder gun....and was presented to Sgt Perry on our parent`s day parade.
RSM Yorke (Coldstream Guards) was the second smartest soldier that day, Sgt Perry was the smartest, the nails on the bottom of his parade boots were even shining as he marched smartly up to accept the trophy. I was in the front rank near the presentation, and the sound of his boots, his glowing pride and being part of the winning squad who started out some weeks behind the others has never left my memory.
Could it be that Sgt Perry WFR from my time at Arborfield is none other than Colin Perry WFR 1958 - 1983 ?
If so, I wish him all the very best and thank him for the great instruction he gave to us `JEEPS` in 80B2 .
Regards
Iain Brown A/T 24536107
Hi Iain. Thanks for getting in touch. I have sent Colin your message he cannot access site at the moment I will paste his reply here
Posted by Iain Brown on 28 March 2020
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Comment:
Returning enquiry from KEITH BUTLER who served R Hampshire Regiment and then APTC
You left no contact so I have left my email
Dave Grinnell 1WFR 1978 till 1990