August 1958 for me on August the 7th , after basic and trade training i was posted to 3 GHQ Signal Regiment Episkopi Garrison Cyprus and worked in the Signal Centre as a Teleprinter operator . Great posting it was nice to see the sun shine most days of the year .
I was at Catterick Garrison on and off through the late 80s to the late 90s. I always remember a conversation I had one night regarding the many barracks areas, if those walls could talk, the amount of men who went through year after year, decade after decade, all with their own story to tell. The history in Catterick...!
My Grandfather missed out on National Service as it ended in 1963 but he joined Territorial Army in January 63 and was stationed at Kingsbury he was in 131 Parachute Engineer Regiment 302 Field Squadron REME he went out to Cyprus in April 63 for annual camp.
I was at 3TR from early 1956 training as aTG operator until Nov 1956 when I was posted to Cyrenaica signals troop and then ran the Signals office in Deana for 1 KRRC . Went back to Benghazi until demobbed in Dec 1957
I always remember that during 16 weeks basic training at No 9 Royal Engineers,Cove,Hants in 1952,we had to enter a Nissen hut filled with Gas,then take off our Gas masks and find our stumbling way out. Don’t suppose that’s allowed in recent years.
My dad's brother Derek Bowler was based here. He died in a motorcycle accident outside of the camp. He was on leave. I believe his motorbike went under a truck in 1956. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I also believe he is buried in the Military Catterick Cemetary
@Helen Robson Hello Helen, thank you very much for the response. I have a photo of Derek's headstone in the Catterick cemetery. In my research, I cannot find anything in your papers as of the accident. If you have any information, it will be gratefully received. I am writing my families story and if I can't verify it I can't write it in. Rae x ps. hilhorstrae@hotmail.com
I was in the Essex rest stationed in Dortmund Germany.i was in the Corps of Drums and played a bugle and Fife. I was also in the Football team and the Basketball team.while I was serving my time I played Basketball for the German team called Dortmund Tournamine with permission given by our Commandant with a pass to play whenever we were in the barracks and not out on maneuvers with a statement that I was furthering Anglo German relations.
@@bobawolf My birthday was April 1940, I was exempt as outside the dates for NS. From the local recruiting office I was offered the Scots Guards or the Pioneer Corp as a 3 year regular or any other regiment for 6 years or 9 years. I choose the Argylls for 6 years. My School chum was born Dec. 39 , he was called up. NS went on after that but only for those that had been serving a civvie trade , once their trade training was over they still had to do their NS, hence NS were still around in the early 60s.
I was born in 1939 and I went in the army on Nov 4 1960.My intake was6021 intake and two weeks later6022 intake was the last intake of national service.
