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1st Bn Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment |
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THE 'GREENLINE' CYPRUS |
| The Royal Berkshire and Wiltshire
Regiments had a long association with the Island of Cyprus, with both
Battalions serving there during the EOKA troubles in the years leading up
to the amalgamation in 1959. In fact the Wiltshire's are accredited with
having the longest posting on the Island during those troubled times. The
1st Bn Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment continued that association on
the island by a Battalion Emergency posting to the Island in 1964 followed
by Company postings to reinforce the 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment. In
the years to come successive generations of 'Dukes' patrolled the Island.
This page will contain images of that early posting to the island |
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Pte Geoffrey GIGG from Wincanton
Somerset |
Pte Barrie TURNER from Reading |
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| Pte Keith NEWMAN from
Cheltenham |
Pte Peter PEARCE from
Trowbridge |
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Pte David ROSS from Swindon |
Pte Ronald HAWKINS from Wokingham |
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Pte Bill IRELAND from Belfast |
Pte Ronald TANNER from Devizes |
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Pte Allan JENKINS from Newton Abbot |
Pte Ronald COOKE from Tilsbury |
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Pte Kenneth ISSACS from Taunton |
Pte Patrick JESSEMEY from Didcot |
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Pte Leslie FROST from Bridgewater |
(L to R) L/Cpl Colin PRICE, Drummer
Ian THOMPSON, Pte Brian COX & Pte Mike NEAL all from Swindon |
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Cpl Ray POVEY from Reading |
Pte VENUS from
Salisbury and Pte Joseph (Paddy) HUGHES from Colne, Wilts. |
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William POTTER from Warminster and Cpl Michael MORTIMER from Melksham,
Wiltshire |
Pte Lawrence WILSON
from Portsmouth |
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Alfred ROWE and C.S.M. John BARROW, both from Plymouth |
Pte Mike Devonshire |
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| Mike
DOWDING |
Pte CLANCY and the
late Barny FOSTER (Killed in Northern Ireland)
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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 (See then and now on the main site) |
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Company 1st Bn D.E.R.R. Headquarters, Cyprus 1964 |
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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
DEVONSHIRE returning from his 'stagging on' time |
Mike DEVONSHIRE as
many remember him 'Gonking' Mike is now in Canada. |
Acknowledgments
The Web team would like to thanks Pat COONEY for his help with this page,
in particular the information regarding Soldier DEVONSHIRE.
Also William 'Bill' POTTER (One of the Potter Brothers) who lives in
Minden Germany.
And Bill Wagstaff from down under
Also the Regimental Museum Curator Lt Col David CHILTON at Salisbury
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