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George OATES' Photo Album

 

AAS Arborfield Intake 52B

 

 

31st October 1954

 

Champion Company Banner supported by:

(left to right) George OATES, Bob LANGLEY, Eric WEARMOUTH

 

25th April 1955

 

No 3 Vehicle Mechanic Course – final year.

Known as “Tom Latham’s Squad” after the VM Instructor,

a terrific instructor and truly great person.

(back row) Apprentice Sergeant Wiz WESTON

(front row) Doug WILLIAMSON, Kaye GILPIN, Frank TERRY,

George OATES, Bill HENRY

June 1955

 

George OATES & “Eggy

 

 

July 1955 – ‘C’ Company, 6 Division

 

Photographed on the sports field with the Gymnasium in the background

Back row (left to right): No 5 - ‘Pansy’ POTTER, No 6 - Bob LANGLEY, No 8 - Johnny GREENAWAY

Centre row (left to right): No 6 – George OATES, No 7 – Jim SINCLAIR, No 8 – Durf DOWNER

Front row (left to right): No 1 – Peter ‘Gee’ MULLIS

 

 

2nd Battalion 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles

12th/13th October 1956

 

 

 

Early 1957 – M.T. Platoon

 

Photographed at Majedee Barracks, Johore Bahru, Malaya

Second row (left to right): No 14 – Corporal G.V. OATES REME

 

 

28th February 1958

 

 

 

Hong Kong - “South China Morning Post”

 

 

 

Presentation of Colours to The Lancashire Fusiliers

25th April 1961

 

 

 

1st Battalion 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkhas

6th October 1962 – Slim Barracks, Singapore

 

 

 

April 1963 – 4th Division, Sarawak

 

(left to right) – Datuk Temmongong Jugah Anak Darien

Lieutenant Boyd RN, 845 Squadron

Major Mole OC ‘C’ Coy 1st/2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles

Lieutenant Commander Sherman RN, OC 845 Squadron

Vice Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer RN, C-in-C British Far East Fleet

 

 

Hong Kong - “South China Morning Post”

August 1973

 

Note Tenzing Norgay’s autograph

 

 

2003 – Bunya, Queensland, Australia

 

George OATES