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stuartmartin wrote:

How the hell have I a REME badge above my rank ??????????????????

Stu,

Unrelated, I know but I was at the Marble Church, Bodelwyddan today.

I saw a headstone for,

Lt Pelling RASC

Died 21 Nov 1963, aged 24

Is there a story there ?

brum

I think he died in a road traffic accident ! I will get on to this for you
Stu

Cheers Stu.

Stu I think it happened on exercise when a K9 turned over, I could be wrong

Yes I read something about this ! I have just emailed Brummie and Tafvs they may be able to help on this ....I seem to rem one lad being at the funeral
Wierd eh died there and buried there ? No hometown burial

What a K9?

austin K9 1 ton lorry
or a dog

we had K9s at 22sigs for radio relay. i dont if you cleaned your wagons the same as us but we used a mixture of petrol & oil . that was on the shiny green ones.

reg

john mcmillan wrote:

austin K9 1 ton lorry
or a dog

err . . . hang on a minute Pal.

I'll buy VW Beetle, Hillman Husky even Humber Pig but Austin DOG ? COME ON !

WOOF WOOF Whoooshh http://www.austink9.webs.com/
Stu

Just found this sent to me By The Commanding Ossifer of JTR Rhyl Forum Tafvs


Lt Pellin aged 24, Keren Pltn Cmdr. Killed when 3 tonner overturned on way back from ex on Denbigh Moor.

RIP

Stu

Thanks for that Stu.

It's not often you get feedback.

If anyone would like a picture of the headstone I can send it.

brum

stuartmartin wrote:

WOOF WOOF Whoooshh http://www.austink9.webs.com/
Stu

Ah, the old "crash" gearbox. Terror of many a learner, including yours truly.

stuartmartin wrote:

WOOF WOOF Whoooshh http://www.austink9.webs.com/
Stu

Makes funny noises when you go on that link!

Huh ???

We had a couple of K9’s as water tankers at Bielefeld. Bitch of a thing to drive, even with tank baffles the water surge as you went round a corner was enough to make most people loose control. Plus with 800kg of water on the back they were way underpowered and over worked.

I remember going on a winter exercise, I was shotgun in the Scammel with the recce mech. We already had a Bedford 3 tonner on an A frame behind us. As we were getting to the park up for the night we came across the K9 water tanker, stuck at the bottom of a rather muddy incline, it simply couldn’t haul its weight of water up the hill. So Dave the rech mech put a straight bar off our front on to it and we pushed it up the hill. As we entered the area one of the HQ officers looked at this strange site and said ‘what’s wrong with the Scammel, the water truck has to tow both him and the Bedford in”

steve jones (Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:44 pm) wrote:

We had a couple of K9’s as water tankers at Bielefeld. Bitch of a thing to drive, even with tank baffles the water surge as you went round a corner was enough to make most people loose control. Plus with 800kg of water on the back they were way underpowered and over worked.

I remember going on a winter exercise, I was shotgun in the Scammel with the recce mech. We already had a Bedford 3 tonner on an A frame behind us. As we were getting to the park up for the night we came across the K9 water tanker, stuck at the bottom of a rather muddy incline, it simply couldn’t haul its weight of water up the hill. So Dave the rech mech put a straight bar off our front on to it and we pushed it up the hill. As we entered the area one of the HQ officers looked at this strange site and said ‘what’s wrong with the Scammel, the water truck has to tow both him and the Bedford in”

BOOM BOOM !