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One of our LCpl veterans has organ- John Scattergood going on leave having just passed out
ised a plaque to Steven to be placed at the of basic training at St Omer Barracks,
Quick Response Memorial Woodland Harold Taylerson Aldershot. We met on Kings Cross
(https://www.qrmw.org) founded by vet- Station waiting for the train to Leeds,
erans from the Queen’s Regiment. We Roger noticed the ACC uniform and
are trying to arrange a donation to the we got talking. This led to three years
QRMW who are paying for the plaque of sharing trains going to Leeds and
because Steven had no family. A few returning to Aldershot when we had our
queensmen, like the LCpl who organised leave breaks.
it are donating to the cost (£200 is the cost After passing out of basic training in
to make and fit the plaque to a bench). December 1962, he was to join Arnhem
Platoon B Company in St Omer. The
Platoon Commander was Lieutenant
Huxley and Platoon Sergeant was Jim
Muxworthy. The Officer Commanding
of B Company at that time was Major
Sampson and the Company Sergeant
W02 (SQMS) Frank Tucker Major was Dusty Miller. At this early
–13th March 2021 age Roger knew what he wanted to
achieve and what was required to
Major Andy Palin Kevin Paul Turnock achieve his goals. He quickly started to
– 7th December 2020 climb the ladder with promotions and
George Turton attained the rank of Junior Sergeant
Pete Parsons 6th October 1942 – 14th February 2021 within a year. In July 1963, the Junior
George was born on 6th October 1942 Tradesman’s Regiment ran “a best
Jeff Perks – 26th December 2020
in Kelloe County Durham and died mothers cookery competition”. Rogers
Terence John Pettit – 14th May 2020 there on 14th February 2021. He worked mother Joyce and my mother Kathleen
at the Kelloe Coal Mine prior to joining were friends who worked together at
Christopher Phizacklea the Army in 1960. At that time, he was Kay’s Catalogue in Leeds.
– 10th October 2020 living with his brother Jim, wife Elsie So, both having sons in the ACC,
& their two children Jack and Jim. He they decided to compete. Our mothers
WO2 Robert (Bob) Ramage served in Aden 1962, joined 14 Field would be in Aldershot for three days
– 23rd December 2020 Regiment Royal Artillery in Dortmund and we had to be their chaperones.
1963, spending the rest of his service with We had to collect them from the station,
Charlie Reading
– 21st March 2021 them. He served in Dortmund (1963 to take them to registration, escort them to
1967), Weeton Barracks (Blackpool) their billets in Mons block 12 room 3.
Dear Sir, I write to inform you that my
(1967 to 1968), Lingfield Surrey (1968) Once unpacked, we then escorted them
husband, Charles Frederick Reading,
before being posted to Sharjah (1968 to to K1 for their evening meal and enter-
passed away on 21st March 2021. Known
1969). He left the Army from Larkhill tain them in the NAAFI (that was fun!).
as ‘Charlie’, he served his National Service
in late 1969. Returning to Kelloe, he We had to do this every day but after the
from 1956-58 with the ACC attached to
returned to the coal mine until it closed competition and evening meal we took
a Tank Regiment at Sennelager, ending
in May 1983. He then had a short spell at them into Aldershot to the pictures,
his time in the Officers’ Mess as a Lance
Easington pit nearest to his home. They
Corporal. He always spoke fondly of his
came out on strike in 1984, the pit was
National Service days. We attended the
closed he never managed to find work
RBL Cenotaph Parade for several years
after that. He is survived by daughter
when Charlie was proud to march with
Dorothy and three grandchildren.
the ACC contingent. He enjoyed the
curry lunch afterwards and the comrade- Lieutenant Colonel Roger Walton
ship at this event and the weekends at 31st August 1947 – 14th January 2021
Lakeside on Hayling Island.
Roger enlisted at the Army Careers
Mrs Ann Reading
Office in Leeds on 3rd September 1962.
14189581 Leslie John Rietdyk He was in the 15th intake and we were
1923 – 2020 billeted in Mons Barracks. I first met
Roger as a fifteen-year-old boy soldier
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