14 Sigs Op Granby

[unterwasserpanzerfahrer]

A photograph was taken of the sqn at the end of the ground war in our bermed up area on the outskirts of Kuwait. Does anyone have a copy?

 

[JT0475]

'fraid not, but I wish I did too - though I do have one of Merv F***** prints which he painted - signed by the chap too, though it's too big to scan in and post - sorry.

Remember all the pyro being let off??

 

[Salford-Vera]

Yeah i remember that, good crack. Whats this print you've got JT0475?

 

[JT0475]

As it's hung up downstairs in the den I'll have to do this from memory, it's various scenes from 14 Sigs deployment on Granby - det's setting up - Paddy D features in his Fez with MLRS being fired in the background, guarding PoW's, driving through the breach, LAD fixing panzers etc etc.

Merv F did the original, and there was a limited number of prints which were sold in the PRI, and I was lucky enough to get hold of one before being posted to 30 Sigs after we all came back.

 

[Discovery001]

I have a pic too, it also has a hummel on its way to collect Dick Turpins laundry that he forgot.

 

[JT0475]

I have a pic too, it also has a hummel on its way to collect Dick Turpins laundry that he forgot.

Feck, I'd forgotten about that.....

 

[Salford-Vera]

Fook, i'd have loved to have got me hands on one of them, i was back in civvie street 3 weeks after returning from leave after Op G.

LAD fixing panzers, that would be our panzer, always fooked, think we did 4 pack lifts out there.

I remember Col from LAD saying @if the engine cuts out again, just twatt it with a tool fine adjusting' and you know what, it always got it going again.

 

[Discovery001]

And of course Fat Kev (the Toad) was towed all around the war on a set of hollybones, how I laughed. But not as funny as Dick Turpins war cry when he said 1/3 of us were going to die. regards JJ

 

[Salford-Vera]

I thought turpin actually said a higher figure than that the cunht.

 

[JT0475]

And of course Fat Kev (the Toad) was towed all around the war on a set of hollybones, how I laughed. But not as funny as Dick Turpins war cry when he said 1/3 of us were going to die. regards JJ

Disco,

Would you be the Airborne type chappie who liked Land Rovers???

J

 

[Discovery001]

Thats me matey

 

[JT0475]

Check PM's bud

 

[unterwasserpanzerfahrer]

JJ I was on your det, give you a clue i wasnt the scottish one who kept licking his face, dont tell me curry again, cant believe nobodys got that photo gutted.

 

[unterwasserpanzerfahrer]

alright fella, yeah turpin was a complete twat, i take it you were on the reb ros and you left well schnell after we got back hope all is going well

 

[Cluster]

Here's a treat for you then ...

 

[Salford-Vera]

alright fella, yeah turpin was a complete t**t, i take it you were on the reb ros and you left well schnell after we got back hope all is going well

Yeah that was me mate. Alls sound....i think.

 

[JT0475]

Cool - was thinking of taking a photo of mine, so you beat me to it...

 

[unterwasserpanzerfahrer]

nice one ah the good times

 

[PoisonDwarf]

Was the bloke who painted it an ex-YofS from 'them'?

 

[JT0475]

Possibly, can't quite remember - he was the Regt YofS, Merv the Swerve....