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Great Pic TS 
Good to see me ol' Pal Sam there 
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Not a lot else to do at sea!
At least we didn't disturb the neighbours! 
Midship's flight-deck SS Canberra 1982
(Swimming pool underneath!) 
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Beat Retreat rehearsal, Georgetown, Ascension Island 1982 
In the days of 'Green Lids' DMS Boots & Puttees!
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Here's an article from the East Kent Mercury 7th June 2007 (aka the 'Jewish Chronicle!')
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Sorry about the quality, but I'm sure you get the gist of it all.... 
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Had a memorable day at Horse Guards Parade on Sunday... 
Caught up with many ex-RMBs playing in the RMA Concert Band. They were playing at the post-Parade reception, held at Lancaster House.
Superb location and the Corps did us proud! 
Met up with a few others who served in the Falklands in 1982: George Tate, Bugs Buster Brown, George O'Connor & Dave Bentley. Paul Coker, Brian Allen, Ian 'Jock' Milne and Trev Attwood. 
(Great to swing the lamp with Gen JJ Moore!) 
Some might remember Rodney Helm? (Gloucester House Officer, late 60's) 
It was quite an emotional day but rather fitting that the first tribute was given by ex-RM Steve Newland MM. He made a moving tribute to who else......The RM Band 
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It was quite an emotional day but rather fitting that the first tribute was given by ex-RM Steve Newland MM. He made a moving tribute to who else......The RM Band |
Well said Billy! It was a great tribute and shows how much the Corps respects the Band Service. Having seen the slating that the army bands got on AARSE it was good to see the Corps showing that they respected the professionalism of the guys who went down south. The SA in the instrument store still has a hangover and said the lads were done proud by all in London 
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One from the parade last week
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You're all wrong! I'm the one in front of stretcher. There were only a small number of us allowed onto the jetty and each one of us was being watched by someone on the Canberra. Apparently, some people higher up the food chain, thought that we might get kidnapped by the nasty Junta!
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Great pics billy. Permit me to correct you. The photo of the Band in Ascension, on the old RM Garrison Square, was the actual Beat Retreat. The rehearsal was done without! instruments as the Boss did not wish to spoil the surprise. Not just the Corps of Drums but the whole band sang through the rehearsal. Remember ?
Nice barrel of Harvey Wallbanger afterwards though, Hic!.
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| townsergeant wrote: | | General Melchett wrote: | *Spotters hat on....*
Nice series 2's Bill! |
In 1982, I still had my Paxman Full Triple. (Left in the UK for obvious reasons!)
It was after the Falklands that I traded it in for a Model 20 (Lots of money in the bank, as there was nowhere to spend it for 3 months!)
As you know, I then moved on to the Alex 103M and had a Pusser's Nickel Silver Paxman in reserve....  |
I now have a new Paxman Triple and still have a model 20. Sold me (crap) series 2 to a young learner about 6 months ago and he loves it...
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