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****NEWS****
A
Forum!!! A place to chat... decided that we didnt need to
use
facebook...oh, the group is still there, but even so, have
created our own
little forum. Click here
to take a look.
FACEBOOK GROUP
Dedications:
I have been contacted by someone who
wants to place a dedication
to someone special that they have 'lost' in the Iraq conflict
recently.
I thought it would be nice to put it on the front page.
Cpl Lee Churcher : He died
recently in Iraq.
He will be missed by so many people.
Love you bruv Ex Spr Badge Churcher.
Some sad news from Lindsay Hans, wife of Alnis Hans.
Alnis has died of lung cancer at the age of 55,
one week before his 56th birthday.
She asked if I could please let people know,
and remove his E-mail address from the lists.
Our thoughts are with you Lindsay.
If there is someone that you would like to remember, please
get in touch
and I will add their details for you.
Reunions:
45
Field Support Squadron
which was based in BFPO 48 Nienburg.
Planned date for the reunion is 23rd
May 2009, so plenty
of notice.
Location will be somewhere not too far from Luton
airport to provide decent
transport links with the rest of the country.
Contact
Gordon Brady for details
11 Ind Fld Sqn RE 5th 6th and
7th June 2009 at the Holiday Inn
Coventry off M6 Junction 2.
If you are interested please contact Hank
Lawrence
Hank
did supply a phone number but I dont do putting home phone
numbers on the web. If you want it mail me or him first.
THE
RED PAW SEARCH!
The Red Paw Badge was worn
by members of the Army Dog Unit Northern
Ireland - a unique Army unit made up of volunteers
from every regiment/corps, but disbanded in 2007 when the
personnel were no longer required for 'the troubles' in
Northern Ireland. The unit started in 1973
and the volunteer dog handlers trained and worked with dogs
known as "Wagtails" (arms & explosives search dogs), "Snappers"
(guard dogs) and "Groundhogs" (tracker dogs). The
Red Paw badge represented the dogs' feet bleeding
after carrying out searches in the debris following bombings,
etc., in NI. We are trying to contact
the ex-dog handlers to join a recently formed Association.
By next year we would like to have contacted enough of them
for there to be sufficient numbers to take
part in the Cenotaph march past in November - all
the various regiments combined into one unit in their own
right, representing the ADU NI, to honour their lads killed
in NI (sometimes the dog as well)!. To this end the Army
Dog Unit Northern Ireland Association have launched a website
which has had tremendous support so far. Pretty well everything
you need to know is on the site but in view of the number
of regiments involved we are finding it very difficult to
contact the ex-dog handlers, now spread far and wide, especially
those who served in Northern Ireland in the 70's and 80's
(50-60 ish age group now).
Contact Eddie for more information (mail
webmistress for details or go via
their website.
ADVERTISMENTS
A new book out there for you all lovely
people to take a look at.
"Our
Lad Ricky"
The book is a tongue in cheek humerous
book about
Michael Rustons enlistment and training as a sapper in the
mid
1960's.
Click on the title to be
sent to the home page for the book.
Calling all Barnsley area Sappers,
your local REA meets
3rd Wednesday every month meeting at Highstone wmc
Wordsborough Common
contact Secretary P Sowerby on 01226 241186
for details you will enjoy it.
When was the last time you popped in to check the contacts
lists? There
are now HUNDREDS of names for you to go
through.
If
you have any functions, meetings or outings that you would
like putting on the site please don't hesitate to mail
us.
~~~~~~SUCCESS~~~~~
"Its been a while since i searched
the web for old Army mates ive found this site one of the
best" "
"Thanks to your site I have already
met a old pal from the 60s keep up the good work"
"Very good site, I made
contact with an old mate who Ive not seen or spoken to for
over
30 years since we served together in 20 Fld Sqn."
"What a great site! What familiar
names!"
"I did not realise how good this
Web Site is Have made contact with a fellow sapper
who was at no 8 TRE Lockerbie 1946 "
" Thanks
to your contacts facility I have been re-united with a mate
fron 60 years ago"
"A very usefull site. Well put together"
"great site, plenty of names"
"great site its nice to see so
many old friends on here"
"A worthwhile Visit have located
a couple of old friends,thankyou"
Messages
posted by site users.
If anyone else has any success it would be
great if they let me know.
We are now also back in touch with
some more friends, so it is definately worthwhile
leaving your details.
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