ARmy Rumour SErvice

Originally Posted by Nobby Sapper

A planty mate of mine who joined in the late 70s was also a Blacksmith by trade.

He came in very handy when the "Invicta" badges kept dropping off the Barford kit.

Nobby mate ,I was a plantie who doubled up as a blacksmith ,
ah used a cold chisel & 14lb sledge to bag me an "Invicta" badge of a Barford dump truck !!!!!

Originally Posted by BingtheMing

In the beginning God created heaven & earth ,
And darkness was upon the face of the earth,
And God said " LET THERE BE LIGHT "
And light there was , - courtesy of the Corps Fighting Troop !!!!

Fixed that for you!


Munch Me

Originally Posted by eodmatt

Road Sweeper. My first job with 2 AES in Hohne.

Was that your trade or were you really on ROPs?

Originally Posted by Gluteus Maximus

A list of RE company and section types from 1918;-
Field
Special (Gas)
Siege
Tunnelling
Land Drainage
Searchlight
Electrical and Mechanical
Army WorkshopField Survey
Sound Ranging
Observation (Flash Spotting)
Pontoon Park
Base Park
Artisan Works
Works
Works (Transportation)
Boring
Barge Filtration (don't look at me!)
Meteorological

Possibly REME (or even RCT), but Loco Fitter (Steam) and Loco Fitter (Diesel)?

As recently as early 1970's?

Originally Posted by eodmatt

Road Sweeper. My first job with 2 AES in Hohne.

*misty eyes*

Ahhhhhhhhhhh sweeping.
It was mostly the plant park or hanger though.

I only ever had one broom. It had 4 new heads and 3 new handles in its time.

Originally Posted by solomon88

Possibly REME (or even RCT), but Loco Fitter (Steam) and Loco Fitter (Diesel)?

As recently as early 1970's?

Up to 1965 these were RE's/REME jobs.

In 1965, The RCT took control of the Military Railway Operating Trades from the RE's i.e. Locomotive Driver (Steam and Diesel), Shunter, Blockman etc.

I was a third generation Military Railwayman;

Grandfather, (WW2 onwards), (Driver steam, and steam fitter) badged RE.

Father, (National Service 1957 to 1960), (Driver steam and Blockman), badged RE.

Me, 79 Railway Squadron RCT 1978 to 1986, (all Military Railway Operating Trades), badged RCT.

The Military Railwaymen at 79 Railway squadron RCT were 'A' trades, the REME VM's fixing the diesel loco's were 'B' trades.

The squadron had a least one steam fitter, Sgt Bin REME up to about 1980.

Movement light - at least one TA squadron had the role of illuminating the battefield, up until pretty recently.

Originally Posted by nobbyd

I think theDog Shaggers still have blacksmiths/farriers. A mate of mine from basic was a handler, and I ran into him in STC a few years later where he took me to meet his mates up the staffy arms. One of the guys was whinging that he'd got show parade show anvil removed from room. Whether he showed his bunk without an anvil in it, or turned up at the guard room carrying the fucker to show it removed, I never found out.

If I had been on show parade and someone rocked up carrying an anvil I would have pissed myself laughing.