Adjutant+

Anybody remember who the Adjutant was in Berlin, Was it one of the Veitch boys.

all the 4ssssssssssssss

Wally

Wally,
It was not Lt Trevor Veitch as he was with us in the Antitanks so it was possibly Cpt Alastair Veitch as he was Adjutant in Aden.

Cheers Trebor, the old grey matters not what it used to be!!!!!!!!!
By the way what was you known as in Berlin?

Hello there Wally i remember an adjutant in Berlin i think he was a captain Palmer, he was drummed out for being gay he was caught with a private from B Coy i remember his name but i wont mention it he was discharged too.

Wally,
I am Rob Hewitt was LCpl Francis,s driver in D detachment under Jock Keogh My old mate Johnny Payne was Jocks driver. I joined the Antitanks in Berlin in 1965 and stayed with then until we came back from Aden then went to the MT platoon. I left in June 1970. Trevor Vietch was the Adjutant in Cyprus 1969-70.

Hi Pat
Yes you are right, it was Palmer and i do remember him being queer, did`nt he take the bloke down in the cellers below wavell barracks???????????
I was in B coy but can`t place Palmers boy friend.!!!!!


Wally

Hi Rob
I thought it was you because i remember you from all those years back.

I know l/cpl Frances, Johnny Payne, and i know Jock Keogh VERY well he used to be friends with Charlie [Paddy] Kerr did`nt he??????????

I joined in october 62 when the battallion was in Bally Kinlar and i came out in may 1969.
I was in 7 pltn B coy for most of that time.


Wally

Wally,
When I arrived in berlin I spent 6months in b coy but I cannot remember which platoon so it is possible we where in the same plaoon. I can remember that on one exercise the bren gunner drank so much Rum that got drunk and had to be sent back to camp and I got lumbered with the bren gun ( it may have the GPMG I am not sure ) I also remember we had a black Corporal memory is a bit hazy about this first six months as I was just getting some experience before joining the Antitanks.

Hi trebor
it`s possible we were in the same platoon in Berlin because i remember doing an excersis in the Grunewald forest when the snow was on the ground, i also vagely remember having a black cpl as well but i can`t recall his name.

wally

Chris Aviason might know the answer?????