The Life-saver Red Handle – only if pulled properly!!
Col Doug Swanson Every paratrooper can tell you tale of his exploits on exiting an aircraft. But how many walk ...
A Red Beret, Wings and a Dennison Smock
Col Doug Swanson Well what more could a young officer want to make him look different from the rest and ...
Herald of Free Enterprise – Jim Andrews
Wow, 35 years since that awful newsflash the Herald of Free Enterprise rolled over on departure from Zeebrugge. I was ...
Memories of a tour working in Joint Headquarters Rheindahlen Postal & Courier Service Directorate – Royal Engineers 26 November 1977 – 2 June 1980
Col Doug Swanson HQ BAOR had become something of a legend in its own time with a population working there ...
A quick prelude to a 23 years 168 days career
24200553 Spr Andrews Sir! I signed up at the Army Careers Office, Mayflower Street Plymouth 15th April 1970, skint homeless ...
Last Of My Memories – Brian Smith
Last of my memories for those that were there. CYPRUS Char wallah that lived on the landing of the single ...
Before I Grow Too Old – Brian Smith
There is a CD by Chas (of Chas and Dave) and J.I. (of the Crickets) called " before we grow ...
The Brigadiers – Doug Swanson
John Mackay had a degree of leverage when suggesting that others of us should write about more luminaries of our ...
40 Years ago!! Part 2: Leaving South Cerney – John Jackett
Easter 1981, I was dined out from 2 PC Regt RE, at South Cerney having completed my 22 years of ...
40 Years ago!! Part 1: Leaving Dusseldorf – John Jackett
Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors or omissions..... this is how I remember it all, ...
John Jackett – Hong Kong
Some of you may have seen photos by Dot (Dorothy) Stewart on my home page (F/book) about a return trip ...
60 years ago – by John Jackett
A large brown envelope arrived one spring day of 1959 that was to change my life dramatically. It contained details ...
June Lowe Royal Hospital Chelsea
As a member of the Women’s Royal Army Corps, June Lowe was attached to the Royal engineers working in the ...
Formation of REA PCS Branch on Tuesday 27th January 1998
We formed on the above date with Peter Wescott as President, Noddy Lockwood as Chairman, Eddie Lyons as Treasurer and ...
Living In “A Home from Home?” by John Jackett ( 1959 – 1981 ) Part One
Jim has asked me to divide this article and the photos that accompany it, into three sections. All ranks quoted ...
Living – In ” A Home from Home ” by John Jackett ( 1959 – 1981 ) Part Two
Part Two: From T.A. to L.O.A in War Zones HQ AER & Training Centre at Mill Hill ( again) - ...
Living – In ” A Home from Home ” by John Jackett ( 1959 – 1981 ) Part Three
Part Three (and last): Exercising on Alt for Retirement Ex FPO – Berlin & Brussels – 1967 L/Cpl Chippy Carpenter ...
Memories of a young soldier joining the Royal Engineers Postal Service in 1959
By 23664986 Sapper Manning GR The recent demolition of Inglis Barracks at Mill Hill brought back many memories of my ...
More of the Brigadiers and others….
Colonel Jim Anderson TD In his excellent account of our Brigadiers, Doug Swanson starts the piece about Brigadier John Norris ...
Recollections of my time at Mill Hill
Recollections from Cliff Hands Arriving at HPCCD RE at almost 2100hrs on a Wednesday had to spend the night in ...
Full circle
Memories of an aging Postie Peter Capon Well here I am looking out of my office at the trees and ...
40 Postal Unit RE in 1960
Recollections from WIlliam Skeel Serving as a section Cpl with 40 Postal Unit RE in 1960, part of my job ...
BAD OEYNHAUSEN
Recollections from Gordon Ronald Wardell (Reg) The latest Posthorn brought back loads of memories for myself. I joined Postal at ...
Seventy!! What’s all that about? 1959-1981
Recollections from John Jackett Memories can be triggered by the most unusual things, this idea of who else within PCS ...
How you lot got lumbered with me!! 1952
Recollections from Ted Jenkinson I joined the Army as a Three Year Regular on 17th March 1952. First stop Malvern ...
Herford-Hook of Holland TPO 1947-49
Recollections from an unknown newspaper If you want to catch Sergeant J .Macdonald of the Royal Engineers Army Postal Service ...
Arriving at Mill Hill 1970’s
Recollections of Chris Neill I had fallen into the trap of letting my hormones rule my head when I had ...
Op Granby PCS Det RAF Lyneham/Brize Norton 1990 – 1991
Recollections of Roger Williams It all started with a phone call whilst I was TDO on lates in the sorting ...
The Football Postal Cup 1987 ~ Mill Hill – 2 PC Regt RE Team
Recollections of Dave Muckle I've put 1987 and I'm pretty sure I'm right, but if anyone knows different I'm sure ...
Knightsbridge, Gunsite and the Princess Royal – Princess Mary (1953-70s)
Recollections of Margaret Grant MBE In October 1953 a group of us completed 5 weeks basic training at the WRAC ...
Tuesday 11th September 2001 Remembered
Recollections of Lieutenant Colonel H Hughes RLC and is included as a tribute to his own memory "When that chap ...
Korean War and Egypt (1953)
Recollections of Hugh Jones Hugh Jones in the Middle East in 1953. We, humans, are programmed to forget, that is ...
Tobruk and back (1949/50)
Recollections of Maurice L Howard I was conscripted into National Service on the 4th August 1949, at Cove, Farnborough as ...
WRAC and the London Pea Soupers (1953)
Recollections of Maureen Brown (nee Merritt) WRAC In 1953 it was decided to include the trade of postal worker into ...
APO Berlin and the Berlin Airlift (1948)
Recollections of Cliff Howes I volunteered to join the army in 1945 and a few weeks later I received my ...
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