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 04:30:39 EDT
RMR Mountain Training, Me with Peep Luks on a Munro.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 04:24:25 EDT
RMR Mountain Training this in July!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 04:23:28 EDT
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 04:22:34 EDT
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 04:20:40 EDT
Corporal Fitzgerald demonstrating method os using this single strand bridge.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 04:13:44 EDT
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 04:12:39 EDT
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 04:10:54 EDT
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 04:05:45 EDT