Duke of Edinburgh reviewing the troops 1958
Credit and thanks to Mr Brian Hemsley, of Armadale, W.A. He is standing in the champ on the far right of the Photo.
Steve Marshall got this photo from a Mr. Brian Hemsley at his
church. With great affection, he recounted his days in 16para.
This shot is of the Duke of Edinburgh reviewing the troops, at
Aldershot.
From L to R , Reg# are; 46BE62 , 34BE24,27 BE36, 39 BE07, 45 BE
98.
From John Mastrangelo
The photos also shows ex WWII Trailers 1/2 ton two wheeled
being towed by the Champs and some Trucks 3 ton
4x4 GS Commer Q4.
The 1st Airborne Division was disbanded in Egypt in 1948. The
2nd Parachute
Brigade was moved to BAOR and became the 16th Independent Parachute
Brigade
Group. the numbers 1 & 6 were to remember the old WWII 1st
and 6th Airborne
Divisions. The 63rd Parachute Company Royal Army Service Corps
[RASC] was
the the transport section of the brigade. It was made up of the
following:
Personnel: 350, of which 50% are parachutists.
Movements:
Nov 1949 to UK, 6/51 to Cyprus, 10/51 to Suez Canal Zone, 1954
to UK, 8/56 to
Cyprus, 11/56 to Suez, 12/56 to Cyprus then UK, 7/58 to Jordan,
10/58 to UK.
In 1965 the RASC became the Royal Corps of Transport [RCT]
and 63 Coy RASC
became 63 Squadron RCT. the 16th Ind Para Bgd Group was disbanded
on the 1st
April 1977.
Hope this is of interest.
John.
Description of Condition
Numbers:
1
Restored, Running in original condition
2 Under
restoration or to be restored 3 Salvable 4
Fit for spares 5 Broken up 6 Modified 7 No trace since sold.
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