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| ROYAL
BERKSHIRE REGIMENT |
| CYPRUS |
| This page is a continuation from the previous Cyprus page.
The introduction of a second page will assist in download time for the
images |
| Photographic
gallery
(Click to enlarge) |
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| Lt BARNES, 1 Platoon, A
Company, 1st Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment, Dhekelia |
'A' Company Commanders
Batman/Driver Dhekelia |
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Guard room, Power station Guard, Dhekelia
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A Company carry out live firing drills
with the Bren gun |
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| Plt Sgt (Nasser) HOOKS |
'A' Company Commander Major
BROWN, and C.S.M. LEADBETTER, Troodos Mountains, April 1957. (CSM
LEADBETTERs son also joined the Regiment becoming the RSM of 1st Bn DERR) |
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| 'A' Company training camp near Kyrenia 1957 |
2 Platoon 'A' Company training
location in the troodos Mountains, March 1957 |
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| Members of 2 Platoon, 'A' Company
with villagers in Pelendria, Pause during a search operation, March 1957
(Can anybody name these soldiers ?) |
A Member of 'A' Company on a
live firing exercise, using a Mark 4 Lee Enfield Rifle. |
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| A Pause whilst the Battalion
were engaged in Operation 'Blackmac' Sgt Alan AULT with back to camera. |
Sgts Mess function (L to R)
PEARSON, CLANCY, COLLINS, AULT |
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| Sgts Mess function (L to R)
Tony Szmezter, AULT, 'Abdul' COLLINS, Jock CAMERON (REME) |
Sgts Mess Function (L to R)
CSM HAWE, Sgt HOLLINGSWORTH, PEARSON, CLACEY, COLLINS, AULT. |
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| These two photographs
show Major BROWN of 'A' Company together with Lt Col WOOLNOUGH of the 1st
Battalion Wiltshire Regiment who were on the Island at the same time
briefing the company on the change of Cap Badge from the China Dragon to
the Brigade badge the Wessex Wyvern. The two Battalions were at this stage
aware of the impending amalgamation between the two regiments, hence Lt
Col WOOLNOUGHs presence. |
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| John
North's Collection
(John, a National Serviceman after
leaving the Battalion settled down as a builder in Hungerford. He later
became the Mayor of the town, and is at present the chairman of the local
Britsh Legion)
(Due to size these are not Hyperlinked,
what you see is what you get) |
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| John
NORTH (Left) with Mick PAINTING |
The
Drums (L to R) John NORTH, (?), Mick PAINTING and Dmr MORRIS |
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| Two
Views taken from Nicosia Police Station by John NORTH whilst the Regiment
were on Standby |
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The drums Platoon |
The Battalion Football
team |
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| 'A
Fine lot' The Drummers |
Pte Keith WOOSNAM in front of Deftra Police Station, he later served in 1
DERR. His platoon commander was Lt CRABTREE (I wonder what happened to him
?) Keith later emigrated to Australia where he has been for the past 35
years. |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| The team would like to thank Ian NASH
John NORTH & Keith WOOSNAM for their assistance with these two pages |
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