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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Letters to the Editor from

Around the Regions

Dear Editor,
Thank you for issue 59 of The Cauldron.
When I saw the letters, I was immediately drawn to the photograph of
‘O’ squad at their passing out parade. This brought back many memories of my
time as an apprentice at Aldershot. I enlisted in 1964 and arrived in May of that
year and we were all
sent to Mons Barracks
to do our basic training.
I was then allocated to
‘O’ squad Scarisbrick
platoon, Clayton Barracks
to continue my training.
Unfortunately, on
Good Friday 1965 I was
involved in a serious
accident and spent the
next 16 months in vari-
ous hospitals and ended
up in The Royal Herbert
Hospital, Woolwich. I was
discharged from hospital in July 1966 but because of the training I had missed
I had stay on for an extra term eventually passing out in April 1967 and being
posted to The Royal Herbert Hospital. It was here that I met and married my wife
in 1968 and we are still happily married. I stayed in the Army until 1988 when I
completed my 22 years’ service and we now live happily in Kingswood near Bristol
Dear Editor,
and close to our children and grandchildren. I still have the copy of Practical
Cookery that was signed by the whole squad including our platoon commander My name is Les Thorington, I was a
Private in the Army Catering Corps
2Lt Denley-Hill and sent to me while I was in hospital.
in the early 1950s. I received an invite
Yours Sincerely
from the Korean embassy to attend
John Knight
the 69th anniversary of the ceasefire
at the Korean memorial in London
Dear Editor, which I attended with my daughter.
From a serving RLC officer (ex ACC). Afterwards we had lunch at the Army
I have attached a photograph and and Navy Club Pall Mall.
thought it would make for a great I joined in February 1952, after
little brain teaser for the next edition six weeks training, I went to St. Omer
of the Cauldron magazine – Name barracks for cookery training.
the location! I then moved around other camps in
I stumbled across the ACC England ending up with the RAOC.
Cauldron during a recent trip over- I was then posted to Korea in April
seas… Clearly the Cauldron has 1953. I was attached to R.E.M.E
been somewhat neglected over the Infantry workshop. I finished my tour
years but nevertheless, it’s still clearly of duty in Korea in December 1954. I
identifiable as the old Army Catering sailed from Pusan on Boxing Day
Corps Cauldron. and arrived back in England on 5th
Let’s see if any of the ‘Old & Bold’ February 1955 and was de-mobbed a
can recall where this is – Answers on week later.
a postcard.
Yours sincerely
Phil Dorset Les Thorington

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