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A Group of Wilts Soldiers on the troop ship en route for
Cyprus, the trip took nine days. seven of which were spent being sea sick.
(Left to Right) Colin, Don ROLFE,
JOHNSON, Tony, Ken REVELL |
Having a 'Smoko' whilst on Patrol in the
Kyrenia Mountain range. (Standing) L to R Don ROLFE, Roger WOOD, (?)
Herbie SPURR. (Front Row) L to R Ken REVELL (?) |
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| (L to R) Ken REVELL and Willie
WYATT outside Kyrenia Castle |
(L to R rear row) (?) Ken
REVELL, (L to R Front row) Herbie SPURR, Don ROLFE. The door to the right
with the grill and pad lock was an underground room where all the rifles,
shotguns pistols and any type of armament that had been handed in or
seized under the emergency powers were stored. One of our jobs was to boil
up this brown gunk and dip every weapon in it which set like a brown hard
wax, then label them up with the owners name and address. Who knows they
are probably there today. |
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| (L to R) Gerry WILLCOT, Icky
WILLIAMS, Ken REVELL, in the courtyard of Kyrenia Castle |
Some of the lads checking out
the Cypriot wildlife whilst on patrol |
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| L(to R) Icky WILLIAMS, Don
ROLFE (?) (Front) Ken REVELL |
Road block on main Kyrenia
road |
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| Ex Pats who lived near a Wilts
Regt Road block bring the lads out a brew |
The same location |
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| Inside Kyrenia Castle whilst
occupied by the 1st Bn Wilts Regt |
An unknown Wilts Regt Bren
gunner on the wall of Kyrinia Castle |
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| The Regiment practice Riot
drills inside Kyrenia Castle |
A Wilts Regt Road block on the
Kyrinia Road |
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| Pte Ted KNOTT on
the Bren gun. The Vehicle shows terrorist damage over the rear wheel arch
when the vehicle came under attack by four bombs (2 failed to explode) on
Saturday 17th March 1956 Ronnie GOULD died of wounds, Tony COOK lost an
arm, and Cpl CLEMENT is still walking around with shrapnel in him. |
Ted KNOTT sat at
the rear with some unnamed Regular Soldiers from the Wiltshire Regiment in
Cyprus |
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| Troops of the
Wiltshire Regiment using mine detectors, wire prodders, bayonets and
shovels sift the soil of an orange grove near the village of Akanthou |
In their search in
the Kyrenia area, the Wiltshire's left nothing to chance. This Sgt found a
hole, rigged up a ladder and explored it. (Who is this Sgt ?) |
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| Afxentious,
captured and escorted by 'The Springers' |
Pte Ted WILLETT at
Lapithos. This photograph was taken shortly after TED was shot at whilst
on patrol on the Karavas Loop Road. TED has his finger poking through the
Bullet hole. |
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| Pte James BLANEY
manning a Bren gun Sanger |
Ted KNOTT B
Company 1st Wilts Regt |
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| 1st Wilts Regt Bn
HQ during operations in Cyprus |
Two Soldiers of
the Wilts Regt, being 'Looked after' |
