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Subject: Re: Names from the Past.

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Keith P

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Date Posted: 15:59:25 02/13/05 Sun
In reply to: Jim Martin 's message, "Re: Names from the Past." on 11:32:42 02/09/05 Wed

>>Another number of names that come to mind concerning
>>our time in Fally are Ray Lamb and Johnny West from
>>'D'Troop.
>>Ray was the Battery Clerk at the time before or maybe
>>after, I believe Glen Pickering. Both were 'rather
>>camp' as to what I can remember also strange in a
>>funny sort of way. Eccentric like Jimmy Worwood and
>>his 'Star-Gazing'antic's. Both could be extremely
>>funny at times especially when they had been on
>>the'Piss'....Which was frequent! Character's they most
>>certainly were. Johnny Gutteridge was another
>>'Piss-head' along with a man who unfortunatly is no
>>longer with us....a great Character and friend who is
>>sadly missed by all those who knew him....I refer to
>Gnr
>>'Daddy Mac'McDonald. RIP old mate!
>Another guy who I remember very well was Gnr Kev
>Fitzsimmons . A bit of the 'ladies man' always
>immaculate in his turn-out. I can remember getting
>drunk listening to Dean Martin records with him. You
>knew when you were pissed when you could understand
>the words what Dino,was singing about!...They were
>marvallous company these lads and good drinking
>partner's. I wonder where they all are now?....
>Proberbly I would like to think,like me, at this
>moment in time opening another cylindrical tube of
>joy!....Cheers, Lads....

Bloody good lad Daddy Mac. He was the first guy I worked with when I came to the battery in the Grand in Belfast. He was always chatting up the ladies. Well at least the ones that would talk to us !. I remember collecting the Orange Order badges too. Still got a few. Mainly sweettalked our way by Daddy Mac. The man should have been on rear party nd not in Londonderry where he was murdered.

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