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Introduction « Thread Started on Oct 29, 2009, 4:39pm »
Hello to anyone that might remember me 8 of us joined from JLR Jan 81 the whole sqn was on Christmas leave, four went to c Sqn, me (tony Cole) Skin Gilbert, Sprout Collis, & a guy Called Doc the only thing i remember about him was he had tiny feet. I went to 1 troop as lefties gunner & i was the one that put the 353 on local, not Woody before the road run and Jonah had to sort it out & yes lefty did correct my mistake afterwords had a thick lip for days , Skin went to 4 troop, and Sprout went to 2 or 3 troop. Jeff Hayman, & ken Jacques went to C Sqn, cant remember the other two names.
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Re: Introduction « Reply #1 on Oct 29, 2009, 7:57pm »
Welcome Chips it wasn't until I looked at your photo until I realised who you were. Cant remember but did you leave just before moving back to the UK or whilst we were in Hemer?
Hello to anyone that might remember me 8 of us joined from JLR Jan 81 the whole sqn was on Christmas leave, four went to c Sqn, me (tony Cole) Skin Gilbert, Sprout Collis, & a guy Called Doc the only thing i remember about him was he had tiny feet. I went to 1 troop as lefties gunner & i was the one that put the 353 on local, not Woody before the road run and Jonah had to sort it out & yes lefty did correct my mistake afterwords had a thick lip for days , Skin went to 4 troop, and Sprout went to 2 or 3 troop. Jeff Hayman, & ken Jacques went to C Sqn, cant remember the other two names.
Chips mate just to correct you it was me that came across to your panzer and sorted out your sets! I made the mistake of grinning at 'Lefty' after I'd switched the set to Remote from Local and he grabbed me by the throat and told me not to tell anyone! BTW the other two lads that came to the 3rd from JLR with you were AF Lane and MK Robinson!!!
Welcome Chips it wasn't until I looked at your photo until I realised who you were. Cant remember but did you leave just before moving back to the UK or whilst we were in Hemer?
moved back to Hamer jack lemons driver quite funny really cause we only had 2 challengers then 0B & 0C the rest of the sqn were still on chieftains, they did struggle to keep up, then went to 4 troop Chris jermaine's op Paul Cadec was Tp Sgt, we were the first crew to crash a challenger on FTX Dicky Bird driving into the side of Dick Taylor's tank ripping all the plates off the left hand side. My then wife demanded we leave or she was coming back to England with the kids so i transferred to M T so I would be able to do something when i left cause as you now know theres not a lot of call for tank crews in civvy street. Here endeth the lesson.
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I made the mistake of grinning at 'Lefty' after I'd switched the set to Remote from Local and he grabbed me by the throat and told me not to tell anyone! BTW the other two lads that came to the 3rd from JLR with you were AF Lane and MK Robinson!!! 
Founder of the site spending most of my young life with the 3 RTR family along side me dad Sgt Brian C Reynolds (MR MT) and mum Babs the site was built in memory to them I served with 1 RRF and spent some time along side F SQN 3 RTR in Cyprus the rest is history
Served with the Regiment for 22 yrs in various capacities. Played Rugby,Cricket and Hockey for the regimental teams.
Left the Regiment in 1981. Now living with wife of 30 yrs Janice in sunny Weymouth. Have now left active security but still employed as consultant for a number of firms in the area.
I enjoy watching International Rugby and am a keen but totally useless Computer freak.
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In 1975 I fulfilled my childhood ambition and joined the Army. Having completed my first 12 months as a ‘boy soldier’ at the Royal Armoured Corps Junior Leaders Regiment at Bovington in Dorset, in 1976 I went into adult service as a 'Tankie' with the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (known as ‘The Westcountry’s Own’ or ‘The Armoured Farmers’) to serve on Main Battle Tanks, eventually as a commander, until 1990. I now live with my family on Merseyside and create artwork in my ever decreasing amount of spare time. Unfortunately 3RTR ceased to exist in 1992 when it amalgamated with 2RTR but, the Regiment's family spirit lives on amongst my friends and myself and regularly, reunions keep our spirit of 'belonging' alive and well!
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I followed in my father’s footsteps and joined the Tanks, after he had completed service from 1950 to 59 in the Sixth before he went to the Third on amalgamation leaving the colours in early 1981 after 30 odd years service. I joined the Third in 1982 and served until the amalgamation in 1992 going on to the Second in Fallingbostel. I still wear Black coveralls and run a Challenger 2 simulator building for tank gunnery in the Midlands.
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