sorry to hear about Joe and Geordie, we three go back a long way Joe and I knocked seven bells of it out of each other in the inter company Boxing ,and Geordie was in the guard house in plymouth and i was provost Cpl. i took Geordie out at the weeekends to babysit my two boys so that me and Jan could go shopping ,i brought him back a bottle of the vino and a couple of screwtaps , had to carry him back to the jail in the end. couple of great lads i wish them all the very best, and a speedy recovery.

Cath Im so sorry tae hear that about John, he was a great guy and funny as well, we done our basic training at Brig o Don in Aberdeen, (Tobruk squad)please accept my sincere condolences to yourself and family,

to stu mcdonald please give my regards to geordie a rene i hope he gets better soon

Hi Cath, dont think i am a relation, i come from Grangemouth, i knew John when i did my time in the regiment, sorry to hear he had passed away.

     hi davy thanks for your reply the david i am looking for lived in paisley i think but thanks again

cath, i'll pass on your best wishes to rene and geordie they'll be pleased that so many of the old and bold took time out to send msgs of support, stu..

Looking for help in tracking Ian Beith who I think is living in Paisley.He left the Bn in 1984ish.I was in Delta Coy with him and would like to get in touch with him soonest.Hoping Stu MacDonald will be able to help.Many thanks

colin, been asking around for him hopefully get some news soon, how are you keeping? take it easy mate stu..

Thanks very much Stu doing not too bad.

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does anyone know if Stretch Borthwick (greenock) Lonnie Donegan (Campbeltown)Terry Dickson,Dougie McQuade (Falkirk) and big black Jock Mcmillan are still cuttin about, had some great laughs wae these guys back in the 60s

hi bugsy if you mean dirky mcmillan used to be in 6 pln in borneo infact he was my section 2ic section camdr rab curran he died of cancer about 67/68 and last i heard of terry dickson i was told a few years ago by ronny robson that terry was in the police force in nottingham or someware in that area. i know the other guys you are talking about but have no idea what happened to them . keith

Cheers Keith, nah it was deffo big Jock Mcmillan, he was my training Cpl in Brig O Don before we joined the Bn in Singapore,good to hear Terry is still about though,great guy, got mentioned in Despatches in Aden, Im gonna nip down tae Plymouth in a few weeks tae see some of the guys who decided tae stay there, Ronnie Khun, John Cathcart etc etc,just a wee trip down memory lane

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thanks bugsy . i believe davy buchan ,ronny robson and john stewart big60 are liveing in plymouth to be honest i havent been there for a long time but in a couple of years when i retire im hopeing to move down there { female interest } anyway enjoy your trip and if you see any of the guys would you give them my regards . thanks . keith

Hi Colin I bumped into Ian Bieth not long ago in Paisley ! He is working as a janitor in one of the schools He was working down at the primary school next to the RAH ! I will try and find out its name !

Andy Mulligan

Hello Bugsy i see that u are about to visit plymouth in the near future if you do give me a bell when you get here and we will have a wee chin wag my home number is ......01752260566
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sixty

stewart sixty !! you wont remember me you were my plt sgt at glencourse but i was with your brother in kirknewton , how is he ? you were a hell of a man at glencourse an excellent sgt !!! got one photo of him in Cyprus with THE WEE MAN and me in 74 .take care mate ! Buster