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Malta 1962-65
Malta Off Duty
From Richard Lamb An exercise in Libya during the 1 DERR period in Malta. Also my fathers stag night in Malta, pictured with serving 1 DERR is ex CSM EW Lamb who stayed as a guest in the Sgts Mess.{rscomments option="com_rsmediagallery" id="11"}
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23853266 L/Cpl Bill Wagstaff, it has to be said lounging and posing. After Bill left the mob he ran away down under, to Australia where he is today
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23853266 L/Cpl Bill Wagstaff, it has to be said lounging and posing. After Bill left the mob he ran away down under, to Australia where he is today
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MALTA Provo
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MALTA Pte Balimituku
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MALTA Pte Brown2
MALTA Pte MARKS
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MALTA Pte Unknown1
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MALTA Sport3
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MT A company support plt Malta
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MT Bob Reeves St Pats Brks Acoy
MT ginger frost A company
MT Martin Taylor Sliema front Malta
MT Mead Spud Taylor Pawn shop Sliema Malta
MT Noddy Dawes A coy Came from Looe
MT regwatkins & barry carter
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Led by 'Drummy' FORD the Band and Drums in White Drill order lead a parade in Malta 1963
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Reece Platoon 1st DERR on its first trip to Libya from Malta, Lt HATHAWAY (Centre) and Sgt Mick WALKER
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Ginge CARTER and Ray POVEY at the Tarhuna training camp, Libya
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L to R, SMITH, POVEY and HARRIS at Timimi, Libya
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C Coy Libyan Desert
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Farmer MARKS, Joe LILLIS, ?? Paddy O'RIELLY, BROWN
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Algy TURNER ? ? JEFFRIES, ?
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Pte Balimutuku getting home sick
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10 Plt HQ C Coy ?
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Pat COONEY on the Left, Pte GLASS in the centre and Pte FEENEY the Battalion Australian in Lybia. (Pte FEENEY later got stabbed in Minden, but survived)
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Pte Geoffrey GIGG from Wincanton Somerset
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Pte Barrie TURNER from Reading
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Pte Keith NEWMAN from Cheltenham
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Pte Peter PEARCE from Trowbridge
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Pte David ROSS from Swindon
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Pte Ronald HAWKINS from Wokingham
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Pte Bill IRELAND from Belfast
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Pte Ronald TANNER from Devizes
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Pte Allan JENKINS from Newton Abbot
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Pte Ronald COOKE from Tilsbury
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Pte Kenneth ISSACS from Taunton
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Pte Patrick JESSEMEY from Didcot
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Pte Leslie FROST from Bridgewater
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(L to R) L/Cpl Colin PRICE, Drummer Ian THOMPSON, Pte Brian COX & Pte Mike NEAL all from Swindon
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Pte CLANCY and the late Barny FOSTER (Killed in Northern Ireland)
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Pte VENUS from Salisbury and Pte Joseph (Paddy) HUGHES from Colne, Wilts.
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Pte William POTTER from Warminster and Cpl Michael MORTIMER from Melksham, Wiltshire
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Pte Lawrence WILSON from Portsmouth
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Pte Alfred ROWE and C.S.M. John BARROW, both from Plymouth
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Pte Mike Devonshire
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The Sentry at B Coy HQ being filmed
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Lookout position, Cyprus 1964
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Turkish Road block Cyprus 1964
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Mike DOWDING
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Mike DEVONSHIRE returning from his 'stagging on' time
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Mike DEVONSHIRE as many remember him 'Gonking' Mike is now in Canada.
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'Farmersboys' talking to 'Farmersboys' Cpl W WAGSTAFF, of Swindon and Pte P WITHERS of Wootton Bassett have a chat to some Sardinian Shepherds, who in their down time particularly at night 'Re-role' as bandits
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Pte W CUMMINGS , and Pte D WEBB both from Swindon find out the taste of Sardinian artichokes. The two local farmers were preparing them for market near Giba, in the south of the Island.
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120mm MOBAT anti tank gun crewed by Cpl HILL from Swindon and Pte T (The Beast) PINNELL from Stratton St Margaret, live firing on the Teulada Range, Sardinia. Evidence that the 'Beast' had soldiered once.
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The Company advance
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L/Cpl K CHAMBERS (Left) and Pte B SMITH both from Swindon emerge from the smoke of a Phosphorus grenade, during a platoon attack.
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The Mortar section in action live firing on the ranges in Sardinia. Their first steps in going deaf. They all now attend reunions with hands cupped to their ears saying 'Speak up I can't hear you'
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Members of 'C' Company 1st Bn DERR pose before going on patrol. Can anybody name these wilting flowers
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Drummer Dave REASON from Bishopstone and Cpl Eric MILLARD having a quick brew during section training in Sardinia . Cpl MILLARD
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Cpl PRICE
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Drummer BAKER
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Winners of the Inter Platoon Field Firing Competition in Sardinia, 10 Platoon with 2/Lt T.M. A DALY, Sgt THORNTON, and O.C. 'C' Company (On board LST 'Empire Gull' returning to Malta)
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The 'Oxfordshire' Troopship. The Battalion was the last to be trooped from England on this Ship to Malta
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The drums on the troopship Oxfordshire being presented with four panther and tiger skins by the Indian High
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A berthing card for the troopship 'Oxfordshire' used on the Battalions outward trip from U.K. to Malta.
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Guardroom, St Patrick Barracks, Malta
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The M. T. Section, 1st Bn DERR Malta 1962 -65 Jack PRICE and Bill WILLOUGHBY
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'B' Coy 1st Bn DERR Malta 1963
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Bar Staff Malta, Norman ALLEN 2nd from right.
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Members of the Battalion being taken 'Prisoner' by T.A. members of the 52 (Lowland) Division whilst on exercise in Malta/Gozo
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View from the Bn Square to the main Barracks
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St Patrick's Barracks
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St Patrick's Barracks
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The 'GUT' Malta
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Rehearsal for the Independence day parade, Valleta. The Colour Party, Lt W.A. MACKERETH escorted by Sgt J. THORNTON and Sgt M. BROWN
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Pat COONEY under arrest Pat COONEY 'Under arrest' by another member of the Regiment acting his part as a Member of the Military Police during the film
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Soldiers from the 1st Bn D.E.R.R. carry out boat drills in Malta.
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D.E.R.R. Assault pioneer training, Pte Mick HAYWORTH, facing camera
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1st Bn D.E.R.R. Assault pioneer training of the coast of Malta
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The lads pose for a group photo in the club, they look harmless
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The night wears on, McCOULGAN to the front, Chris FEAKES (Who showed up at the Hungerford do in 2002) pokes his head (Centre) Note the fashionable jumper !
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It gets worse, someone falls out of the window
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Joe LILLIS (In Jumper centre) Farmer MARKS (To the right) MIDDLETON (To the left) Its beginning to wear !!
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Dave CULVERHOUSE and Bill POTTER showing how its done in the heat of Malta. The phrase 'Mad dogs and Englishmen' comes to mind
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Believed 'Damn' JONES of the Provo staff in Malta
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Three of the Battalion illustrious Provo staff in Malta (L to R) Unknown, 'Damn' JONES, and Beast PINNELL
MALTA Pte Balimituku
Pte BALIMATUKU a Battalion Rugby player of note. Bali came from Fiji and served a full term with the Regiment
MALTA Pte Blight
A Motley Crew from 'C' Company BALI, 'Boozer' MARTIN, Tom BLIGHT, Louis EMERY, and the scruff in the Back 'Mac' McCOULGHAN
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All dressed up and nowhere to go 'Candle' PRIOR, Tom BLIGHT and 'Algy TURNER
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Tony BROWN (Right) Mr Casual
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Pte MARKS 'Posing' on 'C' Company balcony
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Pte Dave NICHOLLS dressed ready for a parade
MALTA Pte O Rielly
Pte 'Paddy O REILLY, a good Battalion sportsman and 'Scrapper
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Pte 'Algy' TURNER gazing at nothing in particular but thinking 'I do look like a film star' Algy went on to serve a full term retiring as a Majo
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An unidentified member of 'C' Company,
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The 'C' Company Cricket team await the photographer, the word 'Disinterest' comes to mind
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The 'C' Company Cricket team host a visiting group of Wrens, The size of the team suddenly expanded to 300 strong !!
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After the arrival of the said photographer, the time for the journal photo has arrived. Mal FLADGATE (Centre) 'Boozer' MARTIN on his right, can anyone name the rest.
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Support Platoon 'A' Coy (2nd right) with Mug Pte DAWES, Pte HILL, 'Spud' TAYLOR, SUTTON
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Support Platoon, 'A' Company on the ranges in Malta
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1 platoon 'A' Company
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1 Platoon, 'A' Coy (Rear Left) Pte JEFFERIES.
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Bob REEVES of 'A' Company
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Ginger FROST of 'A' Coy pausing in getting his grub to pose for the camera.
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Spud TAYLOR of 'A' Coy on the other side of the camera for once
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Ptes MEAD and TAYLOR outside a pawn shop in Sliema, Malta
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Pte 'Noddy' DAWES of 'A' Coy , he came from Looe in Cornwall
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Ptes Reg WATKINS and Barry CARTER, both of 'A' Company
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B Coy Cyprus 1964 Believed 7 Platoon, B Coy awaiting the Turks.
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(L to R)Mick Devonshire, Joe Ravu and Ginger Carter in B Coy Lines, St Patricks Barracks
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B Coy Anti Tanks Libya
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(L to R) Sgt Harris, Mick Devonshire, Smudger Smith, Terry Iles, Lt Jack Hobbs, Joe Ravu, Tom Braithwaite.
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A 1st Bn D.E.R.R. Regimental Policeman directs a local
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Lt Ian SPENCE (Left) now Regimental Secretary and Ron SIMPSON (Centre)
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'B' Company 1st DERR attack during Exercise 'Sand Beetle'
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B Coy 1 DERR advance, ignore the goats
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A pause in the advance
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The attack goes in
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1 DERR Bn HQ, liaise with the RAF regarding an Air drop
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The 1st Bn DERR advance (This gives a clear view of the terrain)
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Cpl Micheal KEMMISH, from Wokingham
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Drummer Michael FRANKS from Reading
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Drummer David SMITH (Left) and Drummer Reg STANNARD both from Reading. On demob both became very active members of the Regimental Association in Reading. Dave is still Active, Reg has since unfortunally died
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'Laughing boy' Pte David GASK (Right) with Pte Denis BARNES, both from Reading. Barnsy is also a member of the Reading Association branch
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Pte WAGSTAFF
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Pte Michael SHILTON
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The Zoo Men Pte Melvyn POYNTER from Reading with his Chameleon, and Pte Walter DEVLIN displays his stuffed exhibits (What can we say !!)
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Sgts MARTIN (Battalion crack shot) on the left and Chris WHITING enjoy an off duty moment
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Cpl SEWARD and Pte CHURCH, attempting to brew up
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1st Bn DERR Church Service, Tarhuna, North Africa.
Tours of Duty 1959-1975
1st Battalion's World Tour
1959–1962 Isle of Wight/Tidworth
1962–1965 Malta
1965–1969 West Germany, Minden
1969–1971 Catterick
1971–1973 West Berlin
1973–1975 Ballykinler, N. Ireland
Operational Tours
The Malta Pages
Ceremonial Duties in Malta
Cyprus 1964 (Operation Quilt)
Memories of Malta
North Africa 1963-1965 (Exercises "Early Run" & "Gun Blast")
Sardinia 1965 (Exercise "Olive Grove")
Tarhuna, North Africa (Exercise "Drum Beat")
The Ferozeshah Parade 1963
Tours of Duty 1975-1994
1975–1976 Shoeburyness
1976-1978 Warminster
1978 – 1983 West Germany - Osnabruck
1983 – 1985 Canterbury
1985 – 1988 Aldergrove, N.Ireland
1988 – 1990 Hong Kong
1990 – 1994 Catterick
Overseas Exercises
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