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Post by billywizz on May 13, 2009 13:30:04 GMT
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Post by greentanky on May 13, 2009 18:13:10 GMT
If Ken Parker was in the regt from '57-'59 how come there's a conq in one of the photos when they weren't issued till the early 60s? Come to think of it,it was the conq troop that came into being in the early 60s although I don't remember C Sqdn having a single conq.Someone tell me if I'm talking b......s!!
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Post by tankyboy29 on May 13, 2009 18:31:47 GMT
If you look at my photo's in Detmold '57 to '59 you will see me 'Charlie standing in front of a Conq of 'B' Squadron. This was in '59 and the Troop Sgt was George Butler.
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Post by greentanky on May 13, 2009 18:38:34 GMT
Charlie,I stand erected!!!
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Post by billywizz on May 14, 2009 6:20:37 GMT
If Ken Parker was in the regt from '57-'59 how come there's a conq in one of the photos when they weren't issued till the early 60s? Come to think of it,it was the conq troop that came into being in the early 60s although I don't remember C Sqdn having a single conq.Someone tell me if I'm talking b......s!! |
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Post by alfredo on May 14, 2009 8:20:54 GMT
Can any one of you knowledgeable people tell me why the ruperts appear to be wearing black coveralls on this parade and the o/rs are wearing green?  |
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Post by billywizz on May 14, 2009 12:48:31 GMT
Can any one of you knowledgeable people tell me why the ruperts appear to be wearing black coveralls on this parade and the o/rs are wearing green? Black denims. Must have been around the time they were being issued and of course there had always been a pecking order, that is my theory any way. Also I see among the pictures a Mk1 Ferret S/c, that must have been a recent issue as I seem to recall the old Dingo armoured car was around at that time. |
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Post by kenp on May 14, 2009 14:15:53 GMT
Ken Parker was indeed in 3 RTR in 57/59 and Conquerors did arrive in 1958. Officers wore black overalls. ORs at that time only had olive green. Ken Parker.
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Post by greentanky on May 14, 2009 14:20:58 GMT
If I remember rightly the first 3 photos are of rehearsals for the ammalgamation in Oct '59 in which I took part.
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Post by arthur3bums on May 14, 2009 16:14:59 GMT
Ken Parker was indeed in 3 RTR in 57/59 and Conquerors did arrive in 1958. Officers wore black overalls. ORs at that time only had olive green. Ken Parker. Welcome aboard and good day cobber, another one joins the fold!! |
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Post by texas on May 14, 2009 21:36:30 GMT
When I joined Jan 59 each troop had one Conq each, 1troop was called Colditz as everyone was named after a castle, Harry Webb was the driver, Ginge Amos Comd, Bengy Kelly gnr and operator cant remember
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Post by kiwi on Jun 17, 2009 20:18:34 GMT
There were Conquerors at Hohne late 1955
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Post by texas on Mar 19, 2017 13:23:20 GMT
[The best bit was watching them firing on the ranges , the first round took the turret completely off an old target tank at about 1500 metres , we all cheered.
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