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Letters to the Editor fr om
Letters to the Editor from
Around the Regions
Ar ound the Regions

September 1967 Apprentices’ reunion

When Lockdown came upon us, using Facebook and other
forms of Internet wizardry, a group of veterans started to
get back in touch with each other. K,L,M&N Squads, who
had joined JTR ACC as Apprentices in September 1967
had been 36 strong at passing out and by the end of
lockdown, 23 living or passed had been traced.
Unfortunately two ex-apprentices (Brian Thwaites and
William “Bill” Heather) passed before we could get together.
A reunion was arranged for those who could travel,
in Birmingham, for the Monday to Wednesday, 9th, 10th and
11th May 2022.
In attendance were, Paul Hammett, Dick Hurley, Mick were a great deal more modern than the old garages at St Omer!
Brearton, Bob Aris, Roger Holloway, Dave Tattam, Dave We were joined virtually, during proceedings by John
Brown, Stuart Tointon, Dennis Bessent, Gordon McKenney Smith, Ken Brooksbank and Chris Stone (another ST&U
and Leighton Anderson. They were joined by Dave Brown’s representative) to bemoan their inability to attend, something
“little brother” Paul and Rod Burton of ST&U Squads. Paul we hope to address for the next occasion.
had experience of organising their Reunion and was a great The photograph above is of attendees and ask if any readers
help, and Rod was a fellow lecturer at Birmingham University (or your good self) can be of any assistance in the tracing of
College with Taff Anderson of which more below. still “absent friends”: Colin Adshead, Gordon Aggas, Eddie
On Day 2 Leighton (who had been retired as a lecturer for Barlow, Gordon Burgess, Jim Burt , Graham Camp, Michael
five years!) arranged a tour of the catering school facilities at Cloke, “Errol” Flynn, Dave Gaff, Dick Greenough, “Jock”
BUC and a splendid lunch that had been prepared by the stu- Henry, Peter James, Tom Jenkinson, Malcolm Poots, Peter
dents. So, a trip down memory lane for all, although the facilities Smith, Cliff “Taff” Wall and Dave Weyman.

Dear Editor Platoon) and O (Scarisbrick) Squads Squads and it wasn’t until 2007 that
I was saddened and then interested in where we trained together for the next I tried to make contact once again. I only
the ‘Last Post’ section of Edition No: 58 two and a half years, finally passing out in had one response, that was from John
Winter 2021 to read about the passing of December 1966. I was posted to the 1st Carlile. We exchanged a couple of letters
Chas Povey. I enlisted at the same time Battalion the Green Howards stationed as he was living in Canada and he had
as Chas and was in Alexander Platoon, in Colchester, part of the Spearhead also been searching for lost comrades.
C Company. I didn’t really know Brigade at the time. Meanwhile, I lost Please would you print the photo of N &
Chas until we were put into N(Byford all contact with members of N and O O Squads in December 1966 at Clayton
Barracks. Yours sincerely, Alan Atkin.
Ed: If anyone would like to contact
Alan he has included his email address:
alanleslieatkin@hotmail.com

CLAYTON BARRACKS. Dec 1966
From left to right. And top to bottom
1. Broomfield, Woolly, Senneck, Yarwood, Pratt, Hughs
2. Hunter, Atkin, Eyre, Griffith, Longmuire, Tall
3. Ongly, Povey, Carlile, Burton, Luckeko?, Scott
4. Rice, Lund, Giles, Dobson, Simonds.
There are one or two missing from this photograph as it
was taken after the passing out parade. As far as I can
remember they are:
Cormack, granted extra days travelling as he came from
the Orkney Isles
Bull and Bowles these comrades were in the Regimental
band and were allowed to travel home early.
If there is anyone missing I apologise

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