Note bandolier of 100 rounds on tall Marine in centre (worn around waist)
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 05 Aug 2020 14:21:50 EDT
Magazine on .303” Bren held 28 rounds, these were rimmed rounds , the
7.62mm Bren used rimless rounds.
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 05 Aug 2020 14:19:21 EDT
This should be seen together with 2 Section loading before patrol, I was
Section Bren Gunner.
Posted by David Prichard on Tue 04 Aug 2020 18:01:17 EDT
TOMS’ brother was also in the Corps at that time, another ex-coal miner.
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 13:10:15 EDT
In those days every Marine had a dhobi bucket, pussers scrubbing brush and dhobi powder in brown Trip Flare tin, it kept the powder dry, my tin is in the garage now!
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 13:08:46 EDT
On patrol we would routinely see large groups of these Baboons scampering across a Country, there would be hundreds!
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 13:04:55 EDT
Over the years the bogs disappeared but at one time there were two, this
Is the first then it was through the small copse and away to the left where
the second bog awaited, this was very long and slightly uphill, one hell
of a drag. In my day we started on the old brick road (built with bricks
carted up from bomb damaged Exeter when there was a big RM Camp
at that location. This was the original 600 Yard Rifle and Machine Gun
Range). We ran down an straight across to the Butts, through both bogs
to the start line then made a second circuit the same way. There were no
Water obstacles or Tunnels. Then run back to a Camp was the same but at
the bottom of Red Barn Lane we ran down to Pink House Corner onto the Exmouth Road then back up to the Main Gate.
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 12:59:39 EDT
Recruit on Endurance Course.
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 12:47:46 EDT
This Recruit is just through the Water Tunnel on the ‘new’ route Endurance
Course. He wears ‘58:Pattern Fighting Order his Personal Weapon is the
7.62mm Self Loading Rifle (SLR)
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 12:46:44 EDT
Coming out of the Water Tank.
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 12:42:01 EDT
