Noah's Arc Forum

Hi Yall, Bill, know what you mean, I have continually gone through mine, and even with the help of Grammarly, I still get punctuation errors. Did you go to a publisher after you finished your excellent telling of the Falklands War? If so, who was the publisher? If not, how did you get it onto the In...

Hi Yall,

Bill, how far did you get into that book of mine before you got too bored with it? Your comment about it being good example of 'a normal soldiers life' put me off distributing it further.

Hi Bob, I took over from Len Fordham in the summer of 71. Only did 6 months as a FINCO in Hong Kong before the next best job I ever had, working with RUC Special Branch in Dungannon. Both were fantastic and exciting jobs. Do miss the excitement!!!! I had seen the photo of Paddy, Alfie, Phil abd Dick...

Hi Bob and Y' All, seem to be following you around the world. Correct that preceding you around the world, cos I was there in 1971/72. I was in Hong Kong, with another guy in the Int Corps called Paddy Wilson, who seems to have been known by most of the NCOs of the 14/20H who were there in Sek Kong ...

Hi Yall and Bill, That photo, Bob put in, of the front of the Staatsoper reminded me that I was parked there between the 2 white signs in the centre of the edifice. I only ever got out once to relieve myself. The area to the right with a dome showing over the buildings I think now has an open air Ic...

Hi Yall and Bill, In answer to the question posed for more details about NZ, here goes. First and foremost the trip was similar in dramatic, sometimes funny, events. Jason my stepson had been/is married to a Maori and they have one child, a boy of 5. She took off with him for what he was led to beli...

Pinky, there are about a dozen Amelia Hauses in Berlin and the only one near the river is in Rheinhardt Str. Don't recollect the name personally but the building that is called Amelia is on this street was in East Berlin. Looking at it did bring back memories then because I looked up on Google Earth...

Hi Pinky, The highest East Marks to West marks in the mid-70s was 4 to 1. Seem to remember in 1960 when I visited B Sqn in Berlin for 4 days it was 22 to 1, tho that might have been the exchange rate BAFVS (Pound Stirling) to West mark was 22 to 1. For you latter-day soldiers BAFVS were British Arme...

Hi Yall, John, Pinky and Bob. My next story, like Pinky' concerns both East Berlin and the RMP. First a short lesson in the rules for traveling into and being entertained in East Berlin of the days I was there 1976, 77, and 78. Providing you were armed with the right documentation there usually was ...

Hi Yall,

I know I am reasonably rough and ready, and can at times be crude but I did not think my last on this topic was 'over the top' crude!!! .
Have I offended some of you? If I have, too bad. It was an incident in my life.