National Service pics - 1949

Dad visiting home on leave from basic training at Cove, Hampshire.

Scruffy bastard with that pocket undone.

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Dad was in 1st Independent Field Squadron, RE & their first stop was Gilman barracks, Singapore.

Pic 2 is F Block where Dad was billeted.

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From Singapore it was into Malaya & the crisis that had commenced their.

Pic 1 - Kuala Lumpur post office.

Pic 2 - Military Hospital at Cameron Highlands. Dad was there 4 weeks after a training accident.

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Dad was the then stationed at Batu Caves camp in Malaya.

Pic 2 - some of his mates.

Pic 4 - view from the cookhouse.

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Batu Caves

1) NAAFI

2) Guard House

3) Ordnance Depot

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Pics 1&2 - the cook ‘Ginger’

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Pic 2 - ‘Taffy’ the O/Cs driver.

Pic 4 - Engineer working party.

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2 of Dad’s mates.

Pics 1&2 - Mick

Pic 3 - ‘Shep’ who was sadly killed in Korea in 51/52.

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Dad’s unit go out on patrol.

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Kuala Lumpur

Pic 1 - Railway Station

Pic 2 - Town hall

3 - Mosque

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Missed 2 pics from Singapore.

Pic 1 - harbour

Pic 2 - the Capitol cinema

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Then to Kowloon.

Pic 1 - Camp at Kowloon Tong, shared with the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders.

Pic 2 - ‘Sailor’ the Provost Corporal

Pic 3 - Dad back from his favourite time. Eating.

Pic 4 - the NAAFI manager

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Pics 1-2 - Hong Kong harbour

Pic 3 - The Majestic cinema

Pic 4 - a street in Kowloon

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Time to go home.

Pic 1-2 - MV Devonshire, where Dad bunked on the deck when possible.

Pic 3 - Harbour Gang at Port Sudan.

Thanks for looking.

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