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Cyprus, but not before their second career path and worked as a processing
son, Wayne was born in July 1964. Tony auditor for Albon Engineering in Essex.
enjoyed three years in Cyprus with his On retirement from the Army, he was
young family with regular outings to living in Southend on Sea. When he
the beach when time allowed. In 1967, retired from Albon Engineering he
Warrant Officer II Tony was posted to moved to Colchester. For those of us
Hannover in Germany, and immersed who knew and served with Malky, he
himself in the community picking up had a heart of gold and a wicked sense
a smattering of German and meeting of humour which was with him until his
again his long standing friend, Clive passing. He really was one in a million!
(Nobby) Clarke. In 1970 Tony was He had been suffering from COPD for
posted to Colchester, before further a few years, but he wasn’t one to allow
postings to Aldershot in 1973 and Mill it to restrict his sense of fun and family
Hill, London in 1976, with promo- life. He leaves a big hole to fill in the my name is L/Cpl. Wally Torrington I
tions along the way to Warrant Officer lives of all he met and knew, none more am your room NCO.
Class I, Lieutenant and then Captain. so than his wife Von and a daughter We couldn’t have had a better one
It is this period in the 1970’s that Tony Nikki from his first marriage, along The next 6-8 weeks of basic training
enjoyed the most, in particular appoint- with his stepchildren through his mar- saw friendships grow which were to last
ments including Training Officer at riage to Von. Editor: Thanks to Ian Scott throughout our apprenticeship.
the college in Aldershot where he was and Frank Goldsmith for this tribute. After 1st term we entered O.Squad
in charge of the Corps Mobile Display Scarisbrick Ptl. A. Coy and Chas joined
Team, travelling the country to show- Bryan Mulliss the Regt. swimming team.
– 20th July 2021
case the Corps to potential recruits, and The end of the year saw us moving
at county shows. He was also Hockey up to Clayton Bks and Chas joining
Officer taking charge of the Army the Corps of Drums. Why me? Were
Under 21 Hockey XI. The team were his first words when he was selected to
the reserve of the ACC containing no attend an Outward Bound Course in
fewer than 7 members of the Corps, Chas Povey Wales but the pride was there for all
one of whom was selected for the com- December 1948 – July 2021 to see when he passed the Course and
bined services team. Hockey flourished sewed his grade badge on his uniform.
Chas arrived at St. Omer ‘spiders’ on the
under Tony and the team won many During the last term at the school
12th May 1964 to plenty of sunshine
Cups and Leagues. Tony left the army with the Pass-Out Parade ahead of us
and a first appearance of a summer
in 1979 after 21 years going to ‘civvy we opened our posting orders and were
holiday camp ‘soon to change’
street’ with a job taken initially in Saudi amazed to find that we were both posted
After checking in he made his
Arabia, before returning to the UK in to 3rd Queens in Germany.
way over the bridge to Mons where
1983. They moved to St Osyth in 1986 On the 19th January 1967 Chas,
Montgomery Plt.C. Coy was located.
where he ran the Kings Arms pub for John Lund and I flew out to RAF
Entering the room, he introduced him-
5 years, then did pub relief work for 2 Gütersloh and parted ways. John was off
self to John Lund and myself having
years, then managed a restaurant which to the Lancers.
arrived earlier.
turn into a takeaway at night for the 1968 saw us out in Libya on a Div.
Bed space allocation found us each
next 15 years. Tony ran another restau- Exercise. Returning to Germany we
occupying a corner of the room and the
rant in a pub for a year before retiring. were both promoted.
spaces in-between gradually filling up.
May 1969 I told Chas that I was get-
With one corner space left a tall youth
Sergeant Malcolm ting married in October and after giving
‘Malky’ Millbank in denims entered the room “stand up” me a lecture, he agreed to be best-man.
– 6th December 2021 Needless to say, in December 1969 I
Malcolm passed away on had the privilege of best-man duties at
Monday, 6th December his wedding when he married his lovely
2021 aged 74. He joined wife Pamela.
the 14th Intake JTR ACC in June Spring 1970 was to see the Regt.
1962, Passing Out in December 1963. posted to N.Ireland and our journey
He served in various units in Northern abruptly ended as I stayed behind in
Ireland and BAOR before completing Germany with 1st LI.
his 22 years Colour Service in 1987. On In the early 80s with help from ACC
leaving the Army he took a different records we were able to rebuild our

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