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A.A.S. Arborfield 1952 - 1955

 

Contributed by Brian PATON (52A)

 

 

Boxing Team

(1)     Mick Eden, (2) Taff Powell, (3) n/k, (4) Gordon Sanders, (5) Brian Paton, (6) n/k, (7) Winkie Webb,

(8) n/k, (9) Solly Joel, (10) n/k, (11) Barry Egleton, (12) Willie  Williams, (13) n/k, (14) n/k, (15) Ken Marlborough,

(16) Stan Thornton, (17) n/k, (18) Mick Robinson, (19) Fred Fearless

 

1954 - Stan Thornton, Taff Powell, Winkie Webb, Brian Paton

Mick Eden

 

1955 - App/Cpl Paton and App/Sgt Webb

 

Unknown           Ohn Thwin           Myint Shwe

Identity and intake of the unknown lad would be welcome.

Photo reworked by Terry Reddin.

 

Mick Robinson, Tha Win Tommy,  D J Lewis,  Taff Powell.

 

Mick Eden,  Taff Powell,  Blondie Hilton

Frank Orr, Unknown,  Tha Win Tommy, George Peacock, Alan Gordon.

 

Ken Benny Byford,  Bill Gibson,  Trevor Sexy Trill

Colin Titch Lenihan, Tha Win Tommy.

 

                             Mick Eden,        Blondie Hilton,           Ken Marlborough,     George Peacock,

                                          Frank Orr,              Joe Taff Plant,               G Pugh,                   Tha Win Tommy

 

Blondie Hilton,  George Thrower,  Alan Gordon,  Brian Webb,  G Pugh,  Mike Reed,

Keith Goodwin, Mick Robinson, Norman Pywell,  Frank Sam Bass.

 

 

23 Base Workshop R.E.M.E., ‘K’ Camp, Donnington, Shropshire – 1955

 

As you can see we had all the mod cons in Nissen huts and just one bath until they built a new washhouse some months later.

 

Brian Paton

 

(standing, right) Brian Paton in ‘evening dress’

 

 

2nd Infantry Workshop R.E.M.E., Taiping, North Malaya

Part of 28th Commonwealth Brigade

 

Taiping Camp

 

In the jungle

Posing

 

Outside the ‘basha’

 

In the N.A.A.F.I.

 

(rear, left) – Brian Paton, best man at the wedding of Ken Marlborough (52A)

 

Christmas dinner

 

Some further photos from my time at 2 Infantry Workshop, Taiping, Malaya, to add to my collection. We had a number of RAEME (Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) lads attached to the unit as you can see - can't remember any names but there was a Watchmaker with us in the Instrument workshop who was quite a character - liked to sample the Pure Meths we used for cleaning the optical items.

 

Blossom Ice Cream Man

 

On Parade

 

Inspecting Officer General Sir Gerald Templer.

 

 

 

 

 

“Ancient and Modern”

 

As I am attending this year’s reunion in July (2005) for the first time, I thought it might be a good idea to give those of you who are also attending an idea of the comparison from 1955 to today in my appearance.

 

 

Published: 21st August 2005