And a squadron as opposed to a company because it was part of a Cavalry Division. I believe there were a total of five RE “squadrons” by the end of the war and all were attached to Cavalry. 1st Fd Sqn RE Still exists today. I popped in to pay respects to this chap two years ago on my wandering
The memory alive AC 👍👍👍
George Klein was DJ ing on Beale Street and had a hard looking member of the “Memphis Mafia” who showed me his TCB Ring! Spent some time with a chap called Bill E Burk at his house in Memphis who had been on the local paper. Happy memories esp Gridleys Restaurant Ribs! Thank you for keeping
Wow! 90! I visited Memphis in ‘86 and The Sun Studio was still q basic with a leaky roof and stained sound proof tiles! Graceland still had the little row of shops over the road from the music gate. Was q surreal as it could have been on the Bristol Rd in Gloucester! Met Kang Ree and George Klein
And me!
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North Road, Durham City with the steep road up to the railway station on the left. Fab city
And there is a definite skill in removing all of the chocolate before the mallow and finally the base….. fully competent at this in childhood and still demolish the choc teacake the same way today - Despite the protestations of Mrs G 😳
Looking forward to speaking on Laugh or Cry: Conditions and Fighting in the Trenches at 19.30 on Tuesday 7 November at Chesterfield WFA at the Labour Club, 113 Saltergate, S40 1NF. It would be great to see YOU!
#OTD in 1941. Sappers from 1 Training Battalion, crossing a river in a 12ft Assault Boat Mark III ("Goatley Boat"). #WW2 #HISTORY
A photograph I took some years ago came up on a memory feed today. Tyne Cot at sunset looking out towards Ypres whose spires can just be seen on the horizon.
A rainy day in the Garden of England so a good excuse to get indoors at the Royal Engineers Museum.
Rugbeeeeeeee
I was only here at the weekend 😃
I am here! 😳😃
