RMR Mountain Training me fully rigged and armed. Those are 2 X 82 Smoke Grenades hanging off my Fighting g Order. The 7.72mm SLR is fitted with a Blank Firing Attachment (BFA) which allowed the rifle to re cock when firing blank ammunition, always painted bright yellow.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:35:07 BST
RMR Mountain and Arctic Warfare Training at Andalsnes, Norway, February 1979. This is Captain Sam SMITH RD RMR (later Lt/Colonel RMR and CO RMR Bristol). We founded the Cardiff Detachment back in 1968 at RNR Base HMS “Cambria” and still going strong!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:30:39 BST
RMR Mountain Training, Me with Peep Luks on a Munro.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:24:25 BST
RMR Mountain Training this in July!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:23:28 BST
RMR Mountain Training, this is Lt Dudley (RMR London) with Marine Alan Richardson in background haggling scran (eating)
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:22:34 BST
RMR Mountain Training, this is left to right Marine Alan Richardson (Civilian Firefighter) who went up to Hereford and last heard of was WO2 (SASR). He told me later that this period of Training was harder than his SAS Selection! The middle guy is a Glaswegian Jock (Heavy Weapons - RMR Mortars), he was a non-swimmer and on one occasion was drowning, I dived in and pulled him out, he bought me beer and said, “ You are nae bad for a Polis!” The other guy is Peep Luks (Cardiff Detachment)
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:20:40 BST
Corporal Fitzgerald demonstrating method os using this single strand bridge.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:13:44 BST
RMR Mountain Training, this is Corporal Fitzgerald (Regular Mountain Leader) who was one of our Instructors. I believe he fought in the Falklands.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:12:39 BST
RMR Mountain Training this is Peep Luks from an Estonian Family who fled before the Nazi Invasion of WW2. He was a fearless Scaffolder and Welsh Amateur Boxing Champion, we are still in touch,
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:10:54 BST
RMR Mountain Training Ben Nevis Area, I am wearing Arctic Hat “proffer” in Norway, still have it!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:05:45 BST
The Sniper Rifle in this photo was the .303” Lee Enfield No: 4(T) fitted with a X4 Sniperscope usually used at ranges up to 600 yards. At that range when fired you could see ‘swirl” as the bullet passed through the air and could follow that into the target.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 09:01:00 BST
I only remember this lad as ‘Biscuit’ as he came from Reading the biscuit Capital of the UK.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:54:12 BST
Dhala Camp Taff Davies with Unit Sign it was even more battered than that at Little Aden!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:52:40 BST
Dhala Camp Sentry Duty, these were only mounted at night.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:51:28 BST
Dhala Convoy, this is Jim Bowie, I do not know if that is his real first name but I think he was a Geordie.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:49:17 BST
Unit Sign outside 45 Commando RM Guardroom in. Little Aden showing signs of wear!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:44:51 BST
Kuwait (1961) this is Tony ‘Mad Mara’ Thompson, ex-miner from Durham. His nickname was arrived at as he was crackers, he always insisted he was NOT a Geordie but was a Durham Lad! He was a cracking Signaller and one of my mates from Recruit Training in 723(CS) Squad RM, we ran the 30 Miler Pass Out together came in at 6 Hours 17 minutes, there were two 3-Tonners at finish the first left dead on 7 hours (Time Allowed) and the other remained for the failures!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:41:23 BST
Dhala Camp Taff Davies filling rifle magazine pre-patrol, he had 100 round Bandolier slung over shoulder (just in case).
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:36:20 BST
Dhala Camp Taff Davies on Sentry Duty with Bren (loaded), Dhala Town is in background.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:34:28 BST
Dhala Camp near old Yemen Border, this is Mick Davidson (ex-RN) holding 7.62mm Bren Gun together with Adeni Camp Worker we nick-named Elvis, he was very popular with the Marines, and when 45 left in 1967 they had a whip-around so left him with some money to survive on.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 08:32:46 BST
I have previously mentioned Ply/x 105503 Marine Cliff Welsh and blow me down there he is! Left hand man (as you look at photo) in the centre rank with the round smiling face. A founder member of 45 RM Commando and Vickers Machine Gunner in ‘F’ Troop part of a Support Troop. On the run-in to Sword Beach on D-Day Cliffs’ landing Craft was sunk by the German Gun Batteries. He swam ashore with his MMG on three life belts losing only his Green Beret in the process. Once the gun was set up and firing he was asked by an Officer about the missing Beret and was told to go down to the Beach to get a replacement from one of the many dead! Cliff had no contact with the Corps since the War, I soon put that right! Signed him up with the RMA, the original Commando Association and 45 Commando RM Association. I was also able to guide him through a successful War Pension Claim. I sent a copy of that same photo up to 45 History Room at Arbroath, at his request back in the day with some artifacts for display.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 03 Sep 2020 23:58:19 BST
These daggers have a distinctive shape and design fetching big bucks on the Collectors Market.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 03 Sep 2020 23:29:09 BST
These Marines are examining two Nazi Daggers which are probably SS and would have a black hilt and scabbard. These fetch very high prices in the collectors markets.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 03 Sep 2020 23:24:49 BST
Where ever these guys are they have their weapons close to hand with one (right hand) wearing a full bandolier of 100 rounds!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 03 Sep 2020 23:19:30 BST
I put this given where this man lies buried. I used to have a pint with Marine Cliff Welsh RM (45 RM Commando) a Vickers Machine Gunner. He told me of motoring thru the Reichwald Forest in one of three Jeeps. His was rearmost. They ran into a German Panzer which immediately opened fire hitting the two leading Jeeps and killing or injuring the Marines in them. His driver headed for cover so they were not hit. I wonder if Marine Keough was in one of those Jeeps.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 03 Sep 2020 23:15:32 BST
