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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Korean War and Egypt (1953)

Recollections of Hugh Jones Hugh Jones in Middle East in 1953We humans are programmed to forget, that is natures way, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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HERFORD-HOOK OF HOLLAND TPO 1947-9

Recollections from an unknown newspaper If you want to catch Sergeant J .Macdonald of the Royal Engineers Army Postal Service ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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BAD OEYNHAUSEN

Recollections from Gordon Ronald Wardell (Reg) The latest Posthorn brought back loads of memories for myself. I joined Postal at ...
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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 ...
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FULL CIRCLE

Memories of an aging Postie Peter Capon Well here I am looking out of my office at the trees and ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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ADEN 1967

Recollections from Geoff Bushell Having gained experience of sorting office and mail guard duties in the “kipper factory” I was ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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