Cpl's Mess Colchester

[colin890]

2nd Battalion Corporals Mess Dedication Service of the Cross.
Me and Arnhem Vet Johnny Peters.

[Dave Burgess]

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Thats a brill pic Col. F.ckin ell tha looks as tho thas been hammerin the owd chest expanders!

[peter dearden]

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great to see, also that johnny peters gets on every photo going, ask him about the football signing at vitesse arnhem footy stadium good laugh that, and a great guy ,say hello to him from me.

[colin890]

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Dave 18stone of British Beef.

[colin890]

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Peter will do mate. Johnny tell me all about his trips where ever he goes. Once he has cornered you your Flucked.

[Pat Harley]

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Dave 18stone of British Beef.

Beef or dripping?

[colin890]

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As you know Pat Beef always has some fat around it for appearences only.

[Dave Burgess]

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I,m sure thaas bin duin sum secret serious training Col,thaas built like a brick shithouse.Tha looks like the last doerman that lobbed me out!

[colin890]

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Dave next time behave yourself in Mothercare.

[Dave Burgess]

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Kin ell Col,thas blown me cover!

[taff]

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Kin ell Col,thas blown me cover!

You got out of your basher Dave.

[Pat Harley]

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As you know Pat Beef always has some fat around it for appearences only.

Yeah Col,and my appearance gets better every day

[madhouse]

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looks like they swapped blazers

[trubrit2411]

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Thats a great photo Colin. Its an honour to be around those old Arnhem blokes eh ? We had one in 3 para..... Joe Grout. He ran the Pioneer Shop. I used to be always trying to get his account of the Big Scheme the few times I got to rub shoulders with him. As a young kid he fascinated me. He had been there done that after all, and I was fresh from Maida and "Theirs is the Glory" I actually was a pest I think. Now I look back, but he never got mad.

[colin890]

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Tony I am reading a book called Roll of Honour, Battle of Arnhem September 1944.The book contains a complete list of those who were killed during the battle in September 1944. It shows the date of the casualty; and the place of the original field burial, before the final interment in the Airborne Cemetry Oosterbeek or elsewhere. The book I have got is the 5th revised edition 2011 it has been compiled by J A Hay, he hopes to do the same with Normandy in the future.