****NEWS****

Sorry that the updating is taking forever. My pc has decided that
it wants to work at a snails pace, and simple things are taking
forever.

As you can see we have added Paypal Donate button to the site. If you feel
that the site is worth keeping open, please feel free to send a donation to
help with the running costs, as it is all a labour of love, and funded
from our own pockets. If we dont manage to raise enough funds
to cover the cost of running the site, then I am afraid we will not be
able to continue after 2013, when our webhosting expires.

The Guestbook is now up and running. Please be patient
whilst I sort any other broken links, pictures etc.

FACEBOOK GROUP

Show everyone how proud you are to be English or Scottish, and that our
flags are NOT Offensive!!!! Available to order now through us or Ebay, vinyl window
clings. Easily moved to make sure you get it in the right place, or to move to your new car :)
no sticky residue. Only £2.50 with free Postage. Reductions for more than one purchased.

Dedications:

Please get in touch if there is someone you want to remember.

I have been contacted by someone who wants to place a dedication
to someone special that they have 'lost' in the Iraq conflict recently.
I thought it would be nice to put it on the front page.

Cpl Lee Churcher : He died recently in Iraq.
He will be missed by so many people.
Love you bruv Ex Spr Badge Churcher.



If there is someone that you would like to remember, please get in touch
and I will add their details for you.


Reunions:

The next reunion for 24 Field Sqn, RE, is to be held at the
King Charles Hotel in Brompton on the 05th March 2011..
click for FACEBOOK group.

THE RED PAW SEARCH!

The Red Paw Badge was worn by members of the Army Dog Unit Northern Ireland - a unique Army unit made up of volunteers from every regiment/corps, but disbanded in 2007 when the personnel were no longer required for 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland. The unit started in 1973 and the volunteer dog handlers trained and worked with dogs known as "Wagtails" (arms & explosives search dogs), "Snappers" (guard dogs) and "Groundhogs" (tracker dogs). The Red Paw badge represented the dogs' feet bleeding after carrying out searches in the debris following bombings, etc., in NI. We are trying to contact the ex-dog handlers to join a recently formed Association.

By next year we would like to have contacted enough of them for there to be sufficient numbers to take part in the Cenotaph march past in November - all the various regiments combined into one unit in their own right, representing the ADU NI, to honour their lads killed in NI (sometimes the dog as well)!. To this end the Army Dog Unit Northern Ireland Association have launched a website which has had tremendous support so far. Pretty well everything you need to know is on the site but in view of the number of regiments involved we are finding it very difficult to contact the ex-dog handlers, now spread far and wide, especially those who served in Northern Ireland in the 70's and 80's (50-60 ish age group now).

Contact Eddie for more information (mail webmistress for details or go via their website.

ADVERTISMENTS

A new book out there for you all lovely people to take a look at.
"Our Lad Ricky"
The book is a tongue in cheek humerous book about
Michael Rustons enlistment and training as a sapper in the mid
1960's.
Click on the title to be
sent to the home page for the book.

Calling all Barnsley area Sappers, your local REA meets
3rd Wednesday every month meeting at Highstone wmc
Wordsborough Common
contact Secretary P Sowerby on 01226 241186
for details you will enjoy it.

www.bfpo.org.uk

Tribute to the lads and Lasses
lost in Gulf War 2

~~~~~~SUCCESS~~~~~

"Its been a while since i searched the web for old Army mates ive found this site one of the best" "
"Thanks to your site I have already met a old pal from the 60s keep up the good work"
"Very good site, I made contact with an old mate who Ive not seen or spoken to for over
30 years since we served together in 20 Fld Sqn."
"What a great site! What familiar names!"
"I did not realise how good this Web Site is Have made contact with a fellow sapper
who was at no 8 TRE Lockerbie 1946 "
" Thanks to your contacts facility I have been re-united with a mate fron 60 years ago"
"A very usefull site. Well put together"
"great site, plenty of names"
"great site its nice to see so many old friends on here"
"A worthwhile Visit have located a couple of old friends,thankyou"

Messages posted by site users.

If anyone else has any success it would be great if they let me know.


We are now also back in touch with some more friends, so it is definately worthwhile
leaving your details.