| MEMORIES OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
IN MALTA
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| Pte BALIMATUKU a Battalion
Rugby player of note. Bali came from Fiji and served a full term with the
Regiment |
A Motley Crew from 'C'
Company
BALI, 'Boozer' MARTIN, Tom BLIGHT, Louis EMERY, and the scruff
in the Back 'Mac' McCOULGHAN |
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All dressed up and nowhere to go
'Candle' PRIOR, Tom BLIGHT and 'Algy
TURNER |
Tony BROWN (Right) Mr Casual with a 'Well
Ard' Quiff |
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Pte MARKS 'Posing' on 'C' Company balcony |
Pte Dave NICHOLLS dressed ready for a
parade |
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Pte 'Algy' TURNER gazing at nothing in
particular but thinking 'I do look like a film star' Algy went on to serve
a full term retiring as a Major |
Pte 'Paddy O REILLY, a good Battalion
sportsman and 'Scrapper' |
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| Believed 'Damn' JONES of the
Provo staff in Malta |
Three wise men !!
Three of the Battalion illustrious Provo staff in Malta
(L to R) Unknown, 'Damn' JONES, and Beast PINNELL |
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| The 'C' Company Cricket team
await the photographer, the word 'Disinterest' comes to mind |
After the arrival of the said
photographer, the time for the journal photo has arrived. Mal FLADGATE
(Centre) 'Boozer' MARTIN on his right, can anyone name the rest. |
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| The 'C' Company Cricket team
host a visiting group of Wrens, The size of the team suddenly expanded to
300 strong !! |
An unidentified member of 'C'
Company, the look says it all !! |
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| Support Platoon, 'A' Company
on the ranges in Malta |
1 platoon 'A' Company |
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Support Platoon 'A' Coy (2nd right) with
Mug Pte DAWES, Pte HILL, 'Spud' TAYLOR, SUTTON. |
1 Platoon, 'A' Coy (Rear Left) Pte
JEFFERIES. |
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| Bob REEVES of 'A' Company |
Ginger FROST of 'A' Coy
pausing in getting his grub to pose for the camera. |
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| Spud TAYLOR of 'A' Coy on the
other side of the camera for once |
Ptes MEAD and TAYLOR outside a
pawn shop in Sliema, Malta (Don't ask) |
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| Pte 'Noddy' DAWES of 'A' Coy ,
he came from Looe in Cornwall |
Ptes Reg WATKINS and Barry
CARTER, both of 'A' Company |
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| (L to R)Mick Devonshire, Joe
Ravu and Ginger Carter in B Coy Lines, St Patricks Barracks |
B Coy Cyprus 1964 Believed 7
Platoon, B Coy awaiting the Turks. |
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| B Coy Anti Tanks Libya |
(L to R) Sgt Harris, Mick
Devonshire, Smudger Smith, Terry Iles, Lt Jack Hobbs, Joe Ravu, Tom
Braithwaite. |
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