1949

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Blake, A.R. Hewson, H. Meddings, B.J. Whitman, D.E. Kirlew,D. Meek,</div> <div> R.F. Morgan, G.R. Jones, J. Fuller, W. Beresford-Burgoyne, Terance A. Huhas (sp),</div> <div> Ray Murphy, R.S. King, D.A. King, L.E. Marshall, G.T. Mocc, Eric C.B. Knight,</div> <div> P.R. Grottuy, R. Ireland, Cpl. Calbylane (sp), Cpl Kingswall, Cpl. Scott.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="67970dc0.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Group Hut A. 19, 8R Flight, July 1949</B></div> <div> Also photos from Collin on the W/K Hospital Page, </div> <div> & a cartoon on the Bits & Pieces page.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4584dc20.jpg" border=0 width="589" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Sent in by Fred Martin, via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a5f43b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="315" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The above photo and the following 5, were sent to me by Will Hanna, he was a recruit in April 1949,'B' flight 'D' Squadron, he is seated 4th from right, his friend, Mike Godden is seated 4th from left. Next to him Cpl 'Johnnie' McLaughlin. Officer not known, not sure of the other Cpl.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a6e62c0.jpg" border=0 width="486" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Will's 1949 DI's, Seated, Flt Sgt Christie, Officer unknown, Cpl G. Higgins Standing on left Cpl.J McLaughlin and end right Cpl. Moorhouse. One of the middle 3 is a Cpl. Read.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a814c20.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Here's Will again now as a Cpl DI, as said he square bashed on 'B' flight 'D' Squadron and returned as an Instructor after 'trade training' at Uxbridge to return to 'B' Flt., 'D' Squadron.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <IMG SRC="1aa22c20.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Standing, on left Cpl. J. McLaughlin and Cpl. Timmins (later made up to Sgt.) seated, left Cpl. 'Paddy' Devlin and Cpl W. (Bill) Hanna.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1abf4290.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Hut B 28 circa 1949/50.</B></div> <div> <B>The 'lads' were under Will's charge and he say's they all came from Wales and were wonderful singers.</B></div> <div> <B>NCO's seated Cpl Will Hanna and Cpl. J McLaughlin, (Senior Cpl)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1acde900.jpg" border=0 width="478" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sent via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>THE FOLLOWING PHOTO WITH SIGNATURES WAS FOUND IN </B></div> <div> <B>A MOTOR WAY SERVICE STATION OFF THE A1(M) NEAR DONCASTER,</B></div> <div> <B>GIVEN TO STAN MASON, WHO JUST HAPPEN TO BE NEARBY,</B></div> <div> <B>WEARING AN  R A F BLAZER. ANYONE KNOW OF IT'S ORIGIN ?</B></div> <div> <B>BY THE MIXTURE OF FORAGE CAPS AND BERETS, </B></div> <div> <B>IT SHOULD BE AROUND 1949 - 50'S. IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING </B></div> <div> <B>ABOUT IT  PLEASE LET US KNOW. </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                       Les Haines, Webmaster.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ron Stockbridge has given me a date for this photo today 24/02/09.</B></div> <div> <B>It was the intake of July to August 1949, the DI. is Cpl., Timmins.</B></div> <div> <B>So will now put this on the 1949 page. Done.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Les Haines.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c8d0c20.jpg" border=0 width="464" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The signature Ron Stocklead, taken from the one below,</B></div> <div> <B>should be Ron stockbridge. Also names to add are, </B></div> <div> <B>J Rosen, D Skellen, D Pendry, R Sadler and B Mann.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c947c20.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1aff4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sent by John Phillips, taken in July 1949.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4bf88c20.jpg" border=0 width="392" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4c135c20.jpg" border=0 width="565" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above two sent in by Jim Shaw, via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b1f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Looking at photo, from left is Cpl. Moorhouse, Cpl. Reed,</B></div> <div> <B> and Cpl. Lawson. F/Sgt. Moore, seated came from Scotland. </B></div> <div> <B>Sent in by John Phillips.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b3584a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>John Phillips is in the back row far right, </B></div> <div> <B>was there from 14th July to September 1949</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b48dc20.jpg" border=0 width="653" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sent in by Ron Clements, Sept. 1949, Ron is back row right,</B></div> <div> <B>with beret, and in front of him is David Blunt.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b51dc20.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b648c20.jpg" border=0 width="584" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above two photos, October 1949, sent in by Eddie Wybrow, via Cliff.</B></div> <div> <B> The following names were on the back of the photo.</B></div> <div> <B>I White, D Mayler, E Sanger, G Morgan, G Richardson,</B></div> <div> <B>M Wilding, A Smith, D Stimpson, D Tonks.</B></div> <div> <B>Eddie is front row right.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="44fa0c20.jpg" border=0 width="672" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Oct. 1949, sent in by Eddie Wybrow for George Clark.</div> <div> George is front row 2 nd left.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b83e5e0.jpg" border=0 width="574" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b9fa570.png" border=0 width="250" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="1ba715e0.png" border=0 width="113" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above three sent in by Peter White, Via Cliff East. </B></div> <div> <B>Taken approx 14-9-1949 Hut C16, 5s Flight</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1bb06c20.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>From Bill Horncastle via Cliff East November 1949.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1bde25e0.jpg" border=0 width="482" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1bef6360.jpg" border=0 width="246" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="1c0dc5e0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above three items sent to me via Cliff East, from Peter Goddon.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c1cc900.jpg" border=0 width="460" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Sent to me by Robin Godfrey.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c3e4c20.jpg" border=0 width="484" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Ken is in the rear row far left.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c5bfc20.jpg" border=0 width="703" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above two photos sent in by Ken Hopson, 1949, no other names or date.</B></div> <div> <B>Anyone can help with the usual details please get in touch.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS</U></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>