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« Reply #60 on: December 28, 2007, 07:37:13 AM »		 Reply with quote
A couple of more, how about Yogi and Twitch

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« Reply #61 on: December 28, 2007, 09:11:01 AM »		 Reply with quote

    Ref. R.T.s post I believe Jumper in 58 was Croft.Also wart nose a.k.a. willy nan was Thumper,s R.S.M.Anyone now, can guess wart nose?
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« Reply #62 on: December 28, 2007, 11:42:08 AM »		 Reply with quote
Right on Al it was Croft was Jumper He was on the Bus one day going to camp he let a shout Green on go  getting of on Oxfort street he told the bus driver he was jumping from a c 119 the bus Driver almost sh#t him self do you know were that fool is
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Quote from: watts on December 27, 2007, 05:16:13 AM
and I believe Powley was beach ball.
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Correct Randy. And IIRC your mooning of him gave ole Eric one of his few highlites as he marched you to the crow bar hotel, during his short stay 1RCR in 79/80.
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« Reply #64 on: December 28, 2007, 04:51:01 PM »		 Reply with quote

   Donald,although I remeber Croft well,but haven,t seen him for many,many years.He was  a real character.
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« Reply #65 on: December 29, 2007, 02:19:29 PM »		 Reply with quote
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« Reply #66 on: December 31, 2007, 07:04:52 AM »		 Reply with quote
Who was Hulio he was some tough mean mother who is one of my best friends.

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« Reply #67 on: December 31, 2007, 12:48:39 PM »		 Reply with quote
does anyone remember the lip  Dave you should remember peg leg and no legs from germany and also scar face
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« Reply #68 on: December 31, 2007, 12:52:22 PM »		 Reply with quote
wasnt there a no neck soffie from pioneer platoon in germany
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« Reply #69 on: December 31, 2007, 12:56:03 PM »		 Reply with quote
Tea Bags was Major Hayes..Ipperwash 60-61, Bumshot was Art Tribbles younger brother who shot himself in the butt in Cyprus in 1967.
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Jimmy the One in Ipperwash was Lt Col JA Johnston. He was one strict CO. He carried a tire pressure guage in his pocket and if your tire was up or down three pounds you were in deep poop. In fact there was a Transport Cpl some may remember, Vulch Carriere, (short for Vulture) who got a 50 buck fine for just that. On morning parade Jimmy would check a different platoon each day and if he found someone at fault on parade if the Pl Sgt hadnt
charged him already, the Sgt would get charged.
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« Reply #71 on: December 31, 2007, 01:33:12 PM »		 Reply with quote
This one for Cor he was with D coy 2359
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« Reply #72 on: December 31, 2007, 01:42:12 PM »		 Reply with quote
Iron jaw he was with the boxing team and Dcoy
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Twickle Toes,would that be Buzz Girden.

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« Reply #74 on: January 02, 2008, 05:46:11 AM »		 Reply with quote
Randy  "Hulio"  the man with half an ear!  That would be constable Grant Gervais  "Handsom Hulio" his mother called him!
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Twickle Toes,would that be Buzz Girden.

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Yes it would Buzz RIP

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« Reply #76 on: January 02, 2008, 10:07:58 AM »		 Reply with quote
 

Donald, would that be Keenlyside?.

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Cor his name was iron jaw Mc gee he was a aussie one punch he got knock out in borden at a match that how he got that name  and the 2359 was a guy name weiner he was from London he was a color follow and Ron Shepherd put it on him
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THEN THERE WAS GLAMOR BOY WALLY CRERAR FROM DCOY
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« Reply #79 on: January 02, 2008, 04:18:05 PM »		 Reply with quote
So how is Grant... Someone should tell him about the site.
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« Reply #80 on: January 02, 2008, 08:27:54 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hi Mike, last i heard Grant was ridin for the OPP somewhere in Ontario.  Not confirmed though cause he hasn't pulled me over yet. ha,ha
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Speaking of OPP, heres another nickname... TUNA!
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« Reply #82 on: January 03, 2008, 11:08:19 AM »		 Reply with quote
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                             Tuna-Jimmy Evans,worked with Jimmy for many years.

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« Reply #83 on: January 03, 2008, 05:09:14 PM »		 Reply with quote

     For Cor
               Keenlyside,s nickname was Punchy.
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                             Tuna-Jimmy Evans,worked with Jimmy for many years.

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 Hi Al ,

 How are you doing ? Dave and I are coming up to see you some time in the spring  when he gets back from Florida, he left on the 27 of Dec. Right on for Keenlyside [PUNCHy].

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« Reply #86 on: January 04, 2008, 09:24:56 AM »		 Reply with quote
Grant Hulio Gervais is a cop in Peel and is doing very well fo himself I talked to him over the holidays and he is coming to the reunion this summer in kingston.Jimmy Tuna Evans is an OPP in Peterborough I will try to get Jim on this site that was another mean mother.Jim didn,t care for the OX Box to much as we always seemed to get kicked out.HAHA

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