GIBRALTAR MAY 2014 REUNION
A GROUP OF EX WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT SOLDIERS AND WIVES MET UP ON THE `ROCK' FOR THE BI ANNUAL REUNION. A REUNION DINNER WAS HELD AT BRUNO`S ON SATURDAY THE 3RD MAY, IN THE MODERN AREA OF `OCEAN VILLAGE'
Message from Pete Link
I would like to thank every one that came over from England to Gibraltar to help us celebrate the 2014 reunion
for the Worcestershire Regiment.
The reunion was a big success, starting with a get together at Casemates square for a chat about old time,s
and a few drinks. Friday night was a tapas night held at the Man Utd Supports club.
Saturday was a very successful night with the reunion dinner being held once again at BRUNO,S RESTAURANT.
It was also good to see so many new face,s this year, such as ROY HARRIS, DEZ SINGH, KEN SMITH, MICK
TAYLOR , CLIFF TAYLOR,ARTHUR TAYLOR thank you all for making it out to Gibraltar to be with us on the 2014
reunion. Thanks to Harry Massam and Libby for the photo,s and DVD of the WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
memorial stone placed in Ghelivelt park.and the tips for when i arrange the next reunion. I must also say a big
thank you to Mick Emmett and Stuart Mason for making both the tapas and dinner night as both had only came
out of hospital two day,s before. Thank you to HARRY WARD for all is help, i hope he,s here to help me with the next one.
Once again thank you all for coming and giving your support to the Gibraltar branch, hope you all had a very
enjoyably week, hope to see you all when we come over to Worcester next year. P.S. If any one as any good
photo,s of the reunion in Gib this year please pass them on to NIGEL FISH so that he can put them on his webb
page. John (kipper)Harris who could not make it this year due to his health send,s his best regards to you all.
Posted by PETE LINK [212.120.246.184] on 09 May 2014
THIS BATCH OF PHOTOS 1 - 110 WAS KINDLY SENT IN BY GERALD `NOBBY' CLARKE.
111 - 115 FROM BILL GOULD.
116 - 124 FROM MICK LEEMING.
125 - 149 FROM PETE LINK.
IF YOU ATTENDED THE REUNION AND HAVE PHOTOS YOU WANT ON THIS PAGE PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
 1 Fred Taylor in front L>R Arthur Jones, Harry Massam behind Mo Jones on traffic duty, Libby Massam in Hat, Mick Leeming and Baz Symmonds |
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 3 Paying Respects at Gibraltar Cemetery. L>R Arthur Jones, Angie Symmonds, Baz Symmonds, Mick Leeming, Fred Taylor, Mo Jones, Libby Massam, Harry Massam |
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 6 At the Caletta Hotel for a break.
L>R, Baz Symmonds, Angie Symmonds, Mick Leeming, at Back Fred Taylor |
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 7 L>R, Arthur Jones, Harry Massam at Back, Mo Jones, Libby Massam |
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 9 Casemates Square preparations for May Day |
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 14 Gibraltar Guardroom. Bronze guns covered up due to building work |
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 15 King`s Chapel, Chaplin Mark Jackson with Group outside the Governers Mansion (I think, I`ll get my tour guide out when I`ve got a bit more time) |
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 16 Baz Symmonds pointing out Worcesters badge in Chapel room |
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 20 Chapel is under going restoration work on the repairs done after the ammunitions ship in harbour exploded several decades ago |
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 22 L>R, Harry Massam Chairman Worcester Branch with signed print by Brig Ron Silk, Chaplin Mark Jackson, Paul Riley Gibraltar Branch |
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 23 Back L>R, Arthur Jones, Mo Jones, Fred Taylor, Mick Graham, Baz Symmonds, Vincent `Nashers' Edwards.
Front L>R, Gerald `Nobby' Clarke Angie Symmonds, Harry Massam Brian Clarke Paul Riley Mick Leeming. |
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 26 Entrance to old nightclub |
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 27 Fishmongers near entrance to Casemates Square. |
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 30 Looking Back towards Casemates entrance |
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 31 Floating Hotel |
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 32 L>R, Baz Symmonds, Angie Symmonds, Mick Leeming, Fred Taylor. |
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 48 Reunion Dinner at `Brunos' Saturday 3rd May. |
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 49 L>R, Arthur Jones, ? , Des Singh. |
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 50 L>R, ? , Libby Massam, Mo Jones |
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 51 Mo Jones, Harry Massam |
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 52 L>R, Fred Taylor, ? , Bill Gould. |
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 53 R < L. ? , Harry Ward, ?, ? . |
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 56 Centre, Des Singh. |
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 60 Gerald `Nobby' Clarke with young Lady. |
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 63 Inside of `Bruno`s' |
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 64 Pete Link, Gibraltar Branch, Standard Bearer. |
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 66 L, John Farrington |
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 67 Eric 'Sandy' Shaw |
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 68 L>R, Harry Ward, Pete Link. |
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 69 L>R, Angie Symmonds, Bob Link. |
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 70 L, Bill Gould |
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 71 L. Fred Taylor |
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 73 Standing, Pete Link |
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 74 on Right, Eric 'Sandy' Shaw. |
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 75 L>R, Bob Link, standing Harry Massam, Angie Symmonds. |
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 77 A young Harry Ward. |
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 78 Harry Ward on his Wedding day. |
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 80 Bob Link, with speech |
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 84 Nearest, Fred Taylor, Mick Graham. |
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 90 Caletta Hotel, Catalan Bay. |
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 97 L>R, Mick Graham. Fred Taylor, Nobby Clarke. |
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 98 Entrance to one of the tunnels. |
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 99 Moorish Castle. |
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 100 Harry ward putting money down for Des Singh And Des with the International sign for `go away'. |
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 101 L>R, Street Artist, Des Singh, Harry Ward. |
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 103 After a talk with some of the crew in one of the locals a lucky group got a tour of a nuclear sub!, L>R, Nick Graham, ? ,Des Singh, Fred Taylor, Mick Leeming, Angie & Baz Symmonds, Mo & Arthur Jones, Nobby Clarke. |
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