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Andy Irvine
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Date Posted: 10:43:50 10/21/13 Mon
In reply to:
Ian Charles
's message, "Re: Squadron Leader David Datner." on 00:30:10 08/17/12 Fri
Hi Ian(and Lads)
My name is andy irvine i was in st eds 62-65 when i arrive at st eds there was only 14 lads i was No 14 THE FIRST TEN LADS WERE BROUGHT OVER FROM ST JOHNS APP SCHOOL.I remeber the majority of name bomber,doyle,crowther,hoskins,arthur,hardiman d.datner the colnel was the bricky instructor(might be same guy)The guy in charge of A>T>C was nick named THE VAS can not remember his proper name but what a s...head he was. sorry mate rambling on .was just thinking today about squadron leader d.datner .sqaddy as we use to call him was a proper gent ,was sorry to hear he had past away but glad he lived to a ripe old age.i must pop back to st edwards one day .MEMORIES....
and put his name in computer and here i am
>>>couple of years from 1967 -1969 when Dave Datner was
>>>House Master.
>>>Bomber was Head and Doyle was his Vice-Head.
>>>Brickhead was my Builing Teacher and I guess you will
>>>be pretty familiar with Sue Sue in the Kitchens and
>>>Miss Bates in the surgery and Nosher Norris, those
>>>were the days mate.
>>>I remember the Carpentry Teacher Mr Hardwood or
>>>something and Aurthur in the gardens.
>>>The tuck shop just outside the concert hall or was it
>>>the main hall where we had to stand at attention each
>>>morning, oh its all coming back, I can almost smell
>>>the lumpy mashed swede, yuk.
>>>I know that we were not there at the same time but I
>>>reckon a lot of guys that were just leaving when I
>got
>>>there were there when you were around.
>>>We'llnever forget those days, especially as we see
>the
>>>kids of today complain at the slightest bit of
>>>discipline!
>>>Those atc uniforms were hard on the legs, with Mr
>>>Denham shouting " If it itches, let it"
>>>Take care mate.
>>>Dan Carlton
>>Hi Dan u must have been there the same time as i was.
>>I remember dave datner very well, i used to go on a
>>lot of trips with him. I often wonder if hes still
>>around. When i was there i did some training as a
>>painter and decorator the bloke who trained us was
>>called crowther, he wasnt too bad.would love to hear
>>from any others who were there.Cheers all.
>
>Hello - just read these messages with interest.I also
>had the St Eds experience 1969-1970, like many I found
>it quite tough. Many staff you mention were there
>during my time, including Dave Dattner, Tom Bomber
>Brennan, Des Doyle, Brickhead, Arthur, Crowther,
>Harding, Johnny Swords, Hoskin, catering supervisor
>Su-Su (Jesus!) I also had the Dave Dattner excursion
>experience: 3 peaks, Hag Dyke, Cheddar Gorge, which
>was great. Dave also brought a group of Jewish teens
>to Hag Dyke at same time as us, so experience was
>"enhanced" by presence of some very nice girls!
>Although I never had any further contact with him,
>which I regret, I am aware Dave died January 2012 in
>Tooting Hospital aged 90.He was a rare and special
>bloke. Cheers. Ian.
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