Eric WEARMOUTH's Photo Album

(Eric Wearmouth 52B was recalled to H.Q. on the 18th September 2013.)

AAS Arborfield Intake 52B

Arborfield AAS Athletics Team in Palmer’s Park, Reading circa 1954-55.

Below: 52B, B Company, 6 Division, dressed for Weapons Training circa 1955.

L to R: 1.J L Whizz Weston, 2.Dave Kipling, 3.Eric Wearmouth, 4.Colin Headley, 5.Ian Akers, 6.Ngwe Tun, 7.Tin Nyunt, 8.Fred Moody, 9.Thein San, 10.n/k, 11.Stevens, 12.Tin Oo, 13.Joe Suddart, 14.n/k,

15.Brian Hoskins, 16.Dave Smart.

If you can put the missing names to faces please contact THE EDITOR

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Arborfield AAS by the indoor range.

In idle moments, whilst waiting your turn on the range, what better way to mark ones passage through Arborfield. Eric Wearmouth 53B made his mark which can be seen at the bottom of the brick. Carved at the time without a thought that these bricks would become the subject of intense discussion over many years. There are now increasing signs of rapid deterioration.

More brick signatures can be viewed by scrolling down the page which is available from HERE.

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RAF MIDDLE WALLOP.

Monday, 7th October 1957 - N° 1 Conversion Course

Telecommunications Technician to Aircraft Technician (Electrical, Instruments & Radio)

Photo and information contributed by George Millie 49B & Eric Wearmouth 52B.

Rear Rank: 1 Cfn Jesse James, 2 Cpl Norman Hurst, 3 Cfn Bob MacClacklan, 4 Cpl Mick Bray,

5 Cpl Eric Wearmouth, 6 Cpl Batty

Front Rank: 1 Cfn Barnard, 2 Cpl Pete Royale, 3 Cfn Wilding, 4 n/k, 5 Cpl Dave Perrot, 6 Cpl George Millie.

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R.E.M.E. Sgt. Eric Wearmouth.

Army Apprentice National Memorial.

Below is the ‘Memorial Tablet’ contributed by Eric Wearmouth to the fund to raise the financing of the construction of the ‘Army Apprentices National Memorial’ at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

David Pilcher 52B remembers Eric………

When I arrived at Arborfield in 1952 I was initially allocated a bedspace quite close to Eric and Geordie Henry. Coming from Kent I could just about unravel what Eric said but could not understand a word uttered by Geordie. Both were very friendly and we got on well. Our conversations were, however, littered by me asking Eric: ‘What did Geordie say?’ and he would interpret accordingly. A few days later we were shuffled into squads according to our heights, and whilst I was put into the same squad as Eric, Geordie went elsewhere. I therefore spent my first six months in the same barrack room as Eric, enjoyed his company and was left in no doubt that there is life north of Watford. Unfortunately, after HQ Company, we went our different ways (companies, trades and cookhouses) and consequently we didn’t see too much of each other after that. I did, however, bump into him many years later in a street in Celle – he hadn’t altered at all. I am still grateful to those two grand lads from the North East for their friendship during my first few apprehensive days at Arborfield.

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Eric Wearmouth has contributed photos of R.E.M.E. Graves in the Phaleron Cemetery, Athens, Greece.

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19th July 2014.

Army Apprentice National Memorial,

at the

National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

At the Drum Head Service, which was part of the

51st. Arborfield Old Boys Association Reunion,

a Cross of Remembrance was laid for

Eric Wearmouth, Intake 52B.

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First Published: 15th October 2008.

Latest Update: 15th February 2017.

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