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Topic: Name These Royals !! (Read 652 times)
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Tony Giacomelli
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Mike Blais
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I see Donny Smith against the wall.
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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Dave Brydon
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Left to Right:
- Mike is right - Thats Donny Smith (Good Man, and funny to boot)
- ? (Looks Familiar)
- Frank Gratan
- Hmm - Frank Hutchinson???
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Niner and the troops are heading down east this July, so grab Abe, and pop up to Milton for a BBQ.
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Wayne OToole
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The man in the centre is Charlie Toope.(spelling) He was my platoon WO in Winnipeg in 1985.
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Dave Brydon
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Yes - I new he looked familiar....I've been sitting here, but his name just kept slipping by. It's funny, when you've been away from the troops for so long, the old names seem to fade away - thats why this site is so important!! Wayne, if you see John Barnes, please say Hi!
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Wayne OToole
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No problem Dave. Last time I saw John was in Kandahar when we were taking over from the 1st.
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Abe Doney
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Hi Dave and Wayne:
L to R Donny Smith, Charlie Toope, Frank Grattan and a company clerk whos name I can't remember, but he was French Canadian.
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Wayne,
Charlie was my PL WO in 1985 as well until the change of command after RV85.
Steve Young, Danny Wade, Hobbs, Ben House, Wayne Gillman, Charlie Zimmerman, Pat Turpin, 2Lt Helmeister.
Dave, you were in stores I think with Dave Warriner?
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Dave Brydon
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I broke my ankle on RV 85, and went into stores with Donny Cross, as temp help.
Back in garrison, Gene Keo took over stores when Cross was posted, and since I new Gene from ADP in Germany when I was first in, he got me into stores. After Gene was Ernie Lajeunesse (Ernie and I went through TQ3 together – seems a long time ago). Ernie was only in stores a short while, then Donny Smith took over.
You mention Dave Warriner(?), I seem to recall him hanging around stores all the time, but not as the CQ.
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Uncle Bill
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Frank is the only one I know. Served in the Airborne together on more than one occasion.
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Dave, you are right - I stand corrected. I was in M Coy until change of command, then went to O Coy for Cyprus. I was one of the guys who went to Calgary with Sunset Ceremony group and then back again for AVGP course. Spent too much time at the Grant during that period to have clear memories
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