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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Letters to the Editor from

Around the Regions

Dear Wally, Happy New Year. I was When I joined up in October 1954,
sad to hear about Dougie (Dau). I had one of the lad’s name was ‘Jock’ Lamb,
never met him but had communicated he was from Perth in Scotland and I
with him a couple of times asking about never knew his proper first name. We
Peter (Dougie’s brother). Peter was at became friends and knocked about
the School at the same time as me in together until after training. I do not
the early 70s, Olympia glory days. I had know if he is in the picture because
often wondered about their origins, the I have forgotten what he looked like.
article in the magazine answered that. I think his number was 23219408.
Many of the articles in the magazine When asked what he used to do he said,
seem to be about the Junior intakes, I “picking totties oot o the grund”. After
wondered if you can maybe see if any cookery training, he wanted to go on
member recalls this photograph taken the Para selection two-week course, I
outside a spider hut at St Omer Barracks went with him. Thirty were selected out
in 1954? I am bottom right, kneeling. of ninety, I was not one of them, I am

Our letter of condolence to Her Majesty the Queen

not sure about Jock. We then went to
Holding Company until our first post-
ings, I never saw or heard of him again.
I think there was a S/Sgt Lamb in the
‘Last Post’ a couple of years ago, maybe
it was him?
My proper name is Graham,
I became known as Jim after my post-
ing to Gibraltar in May 1956. My
wife of forty years does not believe
I was ever shy or self-conscious,
but I did not like saying my name.
I was put in the company kitchen of
the British Military Hospital and
on my first day the Corporal kept
asking my name, but I did not reply.
Eventually, he said “make a bowl of bat-
ter Jimmy”, I did, and the name stuck.
The Corporal was called ‘Geordie’
Neave, someone else I never knew the
proper name of. After he was posted
I did not see him again until, I think,
he turned up at the School on a course
as a WO1 in about 1972.
If it is possible to find anybody in the
photograph, or Geordie Neave, I would
be most grateful.
Yours sincerely, Graham Toyne aka Jim
Editor, If anyone recognises the faces in
the photo, please email Jim at graham-
toyne409@gmail.com. I have searched but
cannot find a Lamb (Jock or otherwise) or
Neave on our membership database.

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