RCT

I served in the RCT, from June 1965, when due to the McLeod Reorganisation, we became RCT instead of RASC.

At that time I was ....
7 Coy RASC to become 7 Sqn RCT, based at North Frith Bks in Blackdown, C Troop then went out to Aden to Al-Milah, on the Dhala Road, on return to UK we moved to Jellalabad Bks in Tidworth.

Later I served with the following units .......

200 Hovercraft Sqn RCT, HMS Daedalus (very briefly).
130 Flight RCT, RAF Seletar in Singapore.
10 Port Sqn RCT, Tanjong Belaya, Singapore.
55 Air Despatch Sqn RCT, RAF Changi, Singapore.
Air Transport Liaison Team RCT (FE), RAF Changi, Singapore.

I then took the Aircrew Selection Board and transferred to Army Air Corps.

I was in 4sqn RCT in Bunde,part of 2 Div RCT&Signals from 75-78,left the army after that

hello niner zulu ,i was AAC from 71-82,detmold minden hong kong topcliff,do i know you,dave.

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55 Air Despatch Sqn RCT, RAF Changi, Singapore.

Hi NZ,I had an aquaintance who served in that unit;and attended his wedding at Seleter around 67.Alas his nane escapes me..Any ideas??

Hi Niner Zulu. My first unit was 66 SQN RCT Wksp REME in Jellalabad Bks in Tidworth. Spent nearly 4 years there.

hi haggis, i was at birdwood bks 33sqn c troop 68-70 then up the road at 2 div hq lubbecke, have met a few of the lads from 4 div over the years from your era on waggoners and other RCT sites.

always a big rivalry between 33 sqn and 4sqn as to who was the best, great camp and great lads would do it again tomorrow.

Hi Haggis I served RASC/RCT got sent to Bunde In 1959, I remember it was 108 Coy with the Ironfist . Did continental driver training for a couple of weeks and then posted to 11 Coy Dortmund.

Gordon. wrote:

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55 Air Despatch Sqn RCT, RAF Changi, Singapore.

Hi NZ,I had an aquaintance who served in that unit;and attended his wedding at Seleter around 67.Alas his nane escapes me..Any ideas??

I Did an Air Loaders course at 55 Coy in Seleta 1961
Got married in Tanglin 1963

Hi everyone, I have just found this forum. I served with 12 sqn RCT in Munsterlager 1980-83 when we then moved to Minden. Also did a spell in Duisburg.

Great site by the way.

Hi Crunchie!!!

You and I must know each other??? You must have been a young man back in 80. I was one of your Sgts!!!!!

Regards

Chris

Hi Chris, we have already spoken by e mail me old mucker, or have you had a memory lapse. I was one of your "Lucky lads" on Op Banner. I think I sent you the fastest e mail reply. I hope this finds you and yours well. Speak to you soon.

Bren C.

Hey Bren....Must be me age. But can you remember the Senny training 10 10 till we do it again big buddie I am down on the 9. pmsl

Chris

Gangs just fine mate.

Chris, senne training area was the biggest pain in the a@se I ever had the misfortune to be associated with. . Although we did enjoy a very nice yellow handbag or three.

I was in the ATLT in Singapore from 1968-1971...best three years of my life.

Hi Skully, welcome to the site.

Hi All,

Only just joined this forum.

I joined RCT in August 1965, just after the changeover from RASC. First posting was 17 Port regiment, Marchwood, Southampton. Then off to Essen, then Rheindahlen (68 car coy). Then finally back to Ripon.

I need some help hear please. As I'm retired now, after many years as a Driving Instructor. I'm planning a Train/Tent holiday around Europe. I want to re-visit my old camp in Essen as I have many good memories of the place. The trouble is, I can't remember exactly where it was. I know it was called the Wood Casern (camp in the woods), but thats all. This is really annoying me as I can remember all the other camps quite vividly, and I spent most of my time in germany at Essen. (Age plays funny tricks!).

One good memory I do have. Maybe there are some RA members here who were there. In about '68 a few of us went on exercise with the RA (sorry, can't remember which Reg.), from Dortmund to Angelsea (North Wales). I pulled a ground to air missile plus ammo in the back of the wagon. We had a convoy about a mile long (great fun going through London!). The Army rented about 7 Townsend car ferries to get us all across. Anyone else here on that trip?

Finally, does anyone know if there is a ham radio net/group for RCT?

Sorry for the excessively long post, I'll keep them short from now on.

Regards

Not a long post at all Peter - some of these buggers ramble on for ages - its an age thing with most of them. You were in Southampton 1965 (my home town) - 1966 I was off to Canada.
There are bound to be someone on this site with the knowledge and info you are looking for - quite a knowledgable bunch actually, well the Royal Signals contingent any way.
Welcome to the Group - when the rest wake up you will be sickened by their platitudes, which will not be as sincere as mine. (Tin Hat on)

Len (Ciphers)

Peter

Welcome

Not much to go on but you could have been stationed in Crookenden Barracks Essen which was located in the Essen suburb of Kuperdreth and was home to a number of Gunner Regiments in the 1950s

Details can be found off the Locations page of the Main Page of this site.

Hi Len & JPW,

Many thanks for the welcome and advice.

I've just posted another note on the Locations/Essen thread, so hopefully someone watching that may be able to help.