We who served in the Suez Canal Zone D
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| Name | Kenneth J Dale |
| steve_stiffler_06*hotmail.com | |
| Unit | 35 LAA Squadron, RAF Regiment |
| Stationed at | RAF El Hamra |
| Service Number | --- |
| Now living in | Birmingham |
| Comments | Personally looking for a certain John C Currie of the same Regiment, also known as 'Jock'. Last known address Gallashields, Scotland . |
| Name | John Danagher |
| j.jj*cogeco.ca | |
| Unit | R.E.M.E |
| Stationed at | 2 Base Workshop, Tel el Kebir |
| Service Number | 22339686 |
| Now living in | Canada |
| Comments |
| Name | William Albert Danks (Deceased) |
| steven*chariot.net.au | |
| Unit | 1st Batallion, Parachute Regiment |
| Stationed at | Egypt 1951 |
| Service Number | - |
| Now living in | - |
| Comments | My name is Steven Nicholls, living in Australia, and I am making this post on behalf of William (Bill) Danks, my friend who just passed away, Tuesday 18th October 2005. Bill served from 1st March 1951 to 21st March 1953. Driver / Batman to Brigade Padre Captain D M Ryle. C.F. I have many photos I am sure Bill would not mind me posting of the Moascar drop in 1951. If you knew Bill please let me know and I will pass on any messages to his family here in Australia and in the UK |
| Name | W J Dannatt |
| Unit | Royal Navy. HMSM 'Trenchant' |
| Stationed at | Bitter Lakes on board 'Fort Duquesne.' |
| Service Number | CSKX867763 |
| Now living in | Nottingham |
| Comments | My boat was being refitted in Malta when I embarked with other mixed forces to Suez. I understood this was because I was a SW Diver and there was a perceived threat of sinking a ship in the canal with limpet mines. The object was to bottom search ships going through the canal. In fact I finished up with a small team on the 'Fort Duquesne' with English Officers and a Maltese Crew in the Bitter Lakes, Bottom searching her on a twice daily basis. We were headed by a trained 'Frogman' whose purpose was to disable anything found. |
| Name | Geoff Darby |
| geoffdarby*rogers.com | |
| Unit | R.A.S.C. |
| Stationed at | Fayid and Fanara |
| Service Number | 22987668 |
| Now living in | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Comments | Served in Supply Companies in 1954 & 1955. |
| Name | Ronald Darby |
| maron01*hotmail.co.uk | |
| Unit | Army Catering Corps |
| Stationed at | Geneifa |
| Service Number | 1959001 |
| Now living in | -- |
| Comments | I would love to hear from any of my friends from those days, i.e. Les Edwards. 1947 - 1949 |
| Name | Francis 'Frank' Dare |
| fradick*gmail.com | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force. 5355 Airfield Construction Wing |
| Stationed at | 1952, Ismailia North, 9 months working at El Firdan workshops and 9 months at 107 MU Kasfereet still in 5355 wing |
| Service Number | 4046178 |
| Now living in | Punchbowl, NSW. Australia |
| Comments | We were under canvas all the
time at both camps. At Ismailia I did all the usual tourist activities, at El-Firdan workshops I worked in the machine shop, mostly on the sliding bed planer. At Kasfereet I worked across the road in the 5355 plant compound on the Ashphalt (hotmix) fleet. My leisure time I spent at the 107 MU Sailing club mainly crewing for Jim Wells. Anyone who remembers me, get in touch. |
| Name | Neville Malcolm Darley |
| gwenever75*gwenevere75.karoo.co.uk | |
| Unit | R.A.S.C. |
| Stationed at | GHQ Fayid |
| Service Number | 22595345 |
| Now living in | Hull, East Yorkshire |
| Comments | I would like any one who remembers me to get in contact |
| Name | Maurice Darling |
| mjd1932-hometown*yahoo.co.uk | |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Stationed at | Fayid Transit camp |
| Service Number | 22467658 |
| Now living in | Wiltshire |
| Comments | I was at the transit camp for two months because of a mix up at my own unit in Aden, I
was sent there instead of straight through to Woolwich. My time
there was spent on guard or escort backwards and forwards taking other lucky Squadies to the airfield or the not so lucky ones from the airfield. The one bright spot was when I nearly shot the Orderly Officer early one morning when he crept up on me to see if I was alert. I was on guard on the gate when I heard a scraping noise behind me, I got out two "stannas" before I turned round, I had the safety catch off and the rifle pointed at his chest from about 4 yards, when I told the Guard Commander he said, "You should have shot the silly b*****d, it would have served him right." What a horrible camp that was. |
| Name | Ron Darling |
| rdarling33*aol.com | |
| Unit | The Band of The Royal Dragoons |
| Stationed at | Fanara, (but travelled all over the Zone) |
| Service Number | 7961661 |
| Now living in | Oxford UK |
| Comments |
| Name | John Davan |
| jed040*hotmail.com | |
| Unit | RAF. No.1 S.O.R. |
| Stationed at | Ismailia |
| Service Number | 3130040 |
| Now living in | Ontario, Canada |
| Comments |
| Name | Harry G Davidson |
| harry.davidson*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | 109 MU |
| Stationed at | RAF Abyad |
| Service Number | 4025926 |
| Now living in | |
| Comments |
| Name | Colin Davies |
| colpat50*yahoo.co.uk | |
| Unit | 3rd.Regt R.H.A. |
| Stationed at | Waterloo Camp, Fayid |
| Service Number | 22900748 |
| Now living in | Mid Glamorgan, South Wales |
| Comments | Any servicemen with the 3rd RHA from February 1954 to July 1955 please get in touch. |
| Name | Jesse Davies |
| jesse*jaydee66.freeserve.co.uk | |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiluers |
| Stationed at | Moascar Garrison, Ismailia. |
| Service Number | 22464137 |
| Now living in | Wigan, UK |
| Comments |
| Name | John Arthur Davies |
| jadavies35*yahoo.com.au | |
| Unit | 39 Coy. Heavy General Transport, RASC |
| Stationed at | Fanara |
| Service Number | S/22836043 |
| Now living in | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| Comments |
| Name | John Davies (deceased 23.10.2006) |
| ruthbunker*hotmail.co.uk | |
| Unit | Royal Artillary |
| Stationed at | Fanara |
| Service Number | 22286017 |
| Now living in | --- |
| Comments | I am reseaching my grandad's army career and would like anyone who knew him to please get in touch. |
| Name | Ray(Lofty)Davies |
| lepelu*talktalk.net | |
| Unit | 651aop sqdn/1910aop flight |
| Stationed at | RAF Moascar/Nicosia Cyprus |
| Service Number | 22997227 |
| Now living in | near swansea south wales |
| Comments | 1954-55egypt 1955-57nicosia/kato -lakatamia/ kermia cyprus |
| Name | Roy 'Dodger' Davies |
| roy118*xtra.co.nz | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force |
| Stationed at | RAF Kabrit 1948 to 1950 |
| Service Number | V3503118 |
| Now living in | New Zealand |
| Comments | In my time there were just Dakotas at Kabrit |
| Name | William Davies (Taffy) |
| - | |
| Unit | 26th Squadron, RAF Regt. |
| Stationed at | Deversoir |
| Service Number | 2565549 |
| Now living in | Machynlleth, Powys, Wales |
| Comments |
| Name | Ivor Davis |
| davis.brigadoon*tesco.net | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force |
| Stationed at | Abu Sueir |
| Service Number | 4051660 |
| Now living in | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Comments | I enjoy reading the forum page. |
| Name | Norman Dawkins |
| ndawkins*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force |
| Stationed at | RAF El Firdan |
| Service Number | 4030083 |
| Now living in | Worthing, Sussex |
| Comments | MTFitter, Coles Cranes. 1950-1953. Mobile party also. At Fayid MT during Aberdan Oil Crisis for couple of months. Obviously now retired. |
| Name | Barry Dawson |
| dawsonjb*googlemail.com | |
| Unit | Air Traffic Control |
| Stationed at | RAF Fayid |
| Service Number | 2520382 |
| Now living in | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Comments | Would like to have contact with anyone from Fayid |
| Name | John Dawson |
| JJD*salisbury25.fsnet.co.uk | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force, Special Duties list. |
| Stationed at | Shallufa, Deversoir, El Kirsh, Moascar. |
| Service Number | 4036021 |
| Now living in | Salisbury, England. |
| Comments |
| Name | Ernest John Day |
| jeanneday*hotmail.com.uk | |
| Unit | R.E.M.E., 16th Independent Airbourn |
| Stationed at | El Kirsh and Ismailia |
| Service Number | 22675389 |
| Now living in | Gravesend, Kent |
| Comments | Happy to talk to anybody that was there at the same time, - 1952 - 1954. |
| Name | George Day |
| michaelday56*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | R.A.F. |
| Stationed at | R.A.F. Deversoir. Fire Section |
| Service Number | 4052021 |
| Now living in | Leeds, West Yorkshire. |
| Comments | Would like to hear from old friends. Early 1952 to late 1953. ps. Using my sons computer. |
| Name | Kenneth Day |
| ken7331*btinternet.com | |
| Unit | 41st Field Regiment , Royal Artillery - RHQ Troop |
| Stationed at | El Ballah |
| ServiceNumber | 22141376 |
| Now living in | Somerset |
| Comments | Gunfire 0600 - those were the days |
| Name | Derek De La Haye |
| branden_de_la_haye*hotmail.com | |
| Unit | RASC. 86 Coy. (HY GEN TPT) |
| Stationed at | Ferry Point, Ismailia |
| Service Number | T/22204177 |
| Now living in | Jersey, C.I. |
| Comments | Would like to here from anyone in 'A' coy... |
| Name | Pat Delaney |
| --- | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force |
| Stationed at | WRD Flight, RAF El Firdan |
| Service Number | 2524854 |
| Now living in | Retired In Scotland |
| Comments |
| Name | Peter Dell |
| servicebiatch*yahoo.co.uk (Daughter's e-mail address.) | |
| Unit | ROAC |
| Stationed at | 10 BOD. Fayid |
| ServiceNumber | 2311240 |
| Now living in | Surrey |
| Comments | Anyone who remembers me or the times out there, e-mail me on my daughters e-mail address. Would be good to chew over those times and memories!! |
| Name | G Harry Denton. (Deceased January 2009) |
| Plnanders*yahoo.co.uk | |
| Unit | R.A.P.C. |
| Stationed at | Fayid |
| ServiceNumber | 14095898 |
| Now living in | |
| Comments | Daughter, Pauline, wants to know if anyone remembers dad. |
| Name | Bill Derbyshire (Now deceased) |
| Unit | 58 Coy R.A.S.C. (Staff Cars) 1952-1954 |
| Stationed at | Fayid |
| Service Number | 22651428 |
| Now living in | London U.K. |
| Comments |
| Name | Roy Derbyshire |
| royderbyshire*tiscali.co.uk | |
| Unit | A.C.C. att.181 Lt.Btry. R.A. |
| Stationed at | Deversoir, Geneifa and Kabrit |
| Service Number | 22201109 |
| Now living in | Swindon, Wilts. |
| Comments | There are nearly twenty ex 181 members, non are attached personnel, all are members of the S.V.A. Is there any one outside the
circle who would perhaps remember me? |
| Name | Stan Dettmer |
| robertdettmer*btinternet.com | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force. |
| Stationed at | 107 MU. RAF Kasfareet. Safety Equipment Section. 1948 -1949 |
| Service Number | 2368733 |
| Now living in | Birmingham |
| Comments | I would like to contact anyone who remembers me from our Egypt days between 1948 -1949, in particular John Howie. |
| Name | Terence (Terry) Dighton |
| digger.dighton*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | R.A.F. AM. WD. Attached to 5001-5002 |
| Stationed at | El Hamra and Kasfareet |
| Service Number | 4122884 |
| Now living in | Huntingdon. Cambs |
| Comments | We had a great football team. |
| Name | Terry (Bill) Dite |
| terrydite*aol.com | |
| Unit | 1 L of C , and 3 L of C .Royal Signals |
| Stationed at | El Ballah, Tel el Kebir, and Moascar |
| Service Number | 22826540 |
| Now living in | Bristol, England |
| Comments |
| Name | Bernard (Ben) Dixey (Sgt.) |
| bernard.dixey*live.com | |
| Unit | Fox Trp. 197 Bty 73 HAA Regt. R.A. |
| Stationed at | St George's Camp, Geneifa |
| Service Number | 22605960 (Intake5121) |
| Now living in | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex |
| Comments | I would like anyone who remembers me to contact me please. |
| Name | John Dobson |
| nosbod*shaw.ca | |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment |
| Stationed at | Moascar Garrison, Ismailia |
| Service Number | 22494490 |
| Now living in | Canada |
| Comments | It's always the poor foot slogger who has to get the politicians out of the mess they create. |
| Name | Bryan Douglas Dockree (Gunner) |
| david.ward8*homecall.co.uk | |
| Unit | 71st H.A.A.Heavy 187 Battery ' D' Troop |
| Stationed at | Fayid |
| Service Number | 22814447 |
| Now living in | Norfolk, UK |
| Comments | Duration of tour 2 years 71 days, 71st Heavy H.A.A. Disbanded 1955 to become the 80th light L.A.A,and moved to Malta. |
| Name | John Dodd |
| scveteran*optusnet.com.au | |
| Unit | 35 Field Sqn. RE |
| Stationed at | Fayid, El Ballah |
| Service Number | 22522340 |
| Now living in | Adelaide, Australia |
| Comments | Keep up the fight lads, Its about time the British govt reconised the Canal Zone vets. I served 3 years there from 1951 to 1954. The Canal Zoners out here are signing petitions and sendind them back to the UK. So keep the fight up we are all behind you out here. There's 100s of ex canal zoners out here, we are disgusted the way the British goverment have treated us regarding a GSM, they have the cheek to say that we wernt on active service, if that is true then why have we left so many dead behind. Keep up the good work, keep fighting for our medal, we are signing petions out here and sending them to the UK. An ex sapper. |
| Name | Harold (Aitch) Doggett |
| h_doggett*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | 1st Batt. Cheshire Regt |
| Stationed at | Hodgsons Camp |
| Service Number | 22717413 |
| Now living in | Ellesmere Port. Retired |
| Comments | Sailed from Liverpool Jan 1953 on the MV Devonshire, "Good God, hammocks". Arrived Port Said in Feb. Train from
Port Said to Suez, what a journey, 'land of the Pharoahs'. Arrived Hodgsons Camp by truck, 'land of the wigwams', nothing but tents, sand, barbed wire, and mountains. Remember 'longbow the second ''schemes', 'route marches', 'Stella beer,' 'Abu Sultan', WRAC camp Ismailia, hospital Fayid, 'kilo 99', ''filtration plant', the Bitter Lakes, New Brighton, Sinai desert, oh and of course, the Suez Canal. Saw Nasser. Naguib. (Suez) Major Salah Salem (kilo 99) 'the Dancing Major'. In 1954 was somehow promoted. In June 54 sailed back to Southhampton on HMT Empire Fowey, "wow proper beds". Back to a 'customs welcome', felt like a criminal, no I didn't have any extra fags! Just memories. Egypt is a country I'll never forget, in particular what happened to Egyptians who were in the employ of British forces, it is them who really suffered. Yes we deserved a medal and many thanks to all who accomplished this final event. General Sir Brian Robertson started the ball rolling for a Suez medal 51/52 but somehow his request was mislaid. Col Cubbins was the Cheshires CO., 'nicknamed 'The Red Ant', he wanted a stripe for every soldier in the Cheshires, 'request denied' Dare I mention the Dale Barracks at Chester, and Whittington Barracks at Lichfield? Least but not last, Colchester Barracks and our final base before Berlin and Spandau. |
| Name | Charlie Doherty |
| chardhrt*aol.com | |
| Unit | 56 Rifle Sqdn. RAF Regiment. |
| Stationed at | El Hamra, Ismaila, Shallufa. |
| Service Number | 4061944 |
| Now living in | Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
| Comments | Everywhere out of bounds. I was Cpl i/c MT Section. Supplied guard escort duties, road blocks, guarding ammo dumps and AOC’s house boat Ismailia. Returned home March 1954 on Troopship Windrush which went on fire and sank. |
| Name | Keith Doidge (Curly) |
| keith.doidge*tiscali.co.uk | |
| Unit | A Cook at 9 MTBD |
| Stationed at | RAF El Firdan |
| Service Number | 4109664 |
| Now living in | Retired |
| Comments | With hindsight, it wasn't too bad. At least I learnt to swim at the Blue lagoon whilst serving there. 1953 to 1955 |
| Name | Richard William Doney |
| richard*murrumbidgee.freeserve.co.uk | |
| Unit | 3 Div Coln RASC |
| Stationed at | Moascar |
| Service Number | S/21062397 |
| Now living in | retired Lt Col (489035) |
| Comments |
| Name | Reginald (Joe) Dowkes |
| Karen.barrett*tesco.net | |
| Unit | 82nd Locating Battery |
| Stationed at | Geneifa, MELF 27 |
| Service Number | 22664677 |
| Now living in | North Yorkshire. |
| Comments | I would like anyone who remembers me to get in touch. |
| Name | Albert R Downs |
| nify*wp.pl | |
| Unit | 9th Mechanical Transport Base Depot (Electrical Section) for 6 months and 114 Squadron for 2 years |
| Stationed at | RAF El Firdan and RAF Fayid, MEAF 15 |
| Service Number | 4087390 |
| Now living in | England |
| Comments |
| Name | Malcolm W Doyle |
| MalcolmWDoyle*aol.com | |
| Unit | Royal Signals. 2 Squadron |
| Stationed at | Attached to 188 Batt R.A. Ismailia Filtration Plant, Lake Timsah |
| Service Number | 22594357 |
| Now living in | Worcestershire |
| Comments | --- |
| Name | Arthur Dredge |
| yorkshirepud1*bigpond.com.au | |
| Unit | Mil Sec (SB) GHQ |
| Stationed at | Fayid |
| Service Number | s/19040732 |
| Now living in | Perth, Australia |
| Comments | I would like anyone who served in GHQ between May 49 to late 52 to contact me. |
| Name | Lionel Drew |
| -- | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force |
| Stationed at | RAF Abyad and HQ 205 Group Signals Section |
| Service Number | -- |
| Now living in | Oxon / Northants border |
| Comments | There was a shortage of water, poor food, dysentery and flies, but the friends I met made it all worthwhile and I would not have missed it for the world. |
| Name | Ken (Bertie) Driver |
| drivers.wgc*ntlworld.com | |
| Unit | Royal Navy. HMS Wrangler |
| Stationed at | Malta Med Fleet. 1953-54 |
| Service Number | PSMX847470 |
| Now living in | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. |
| Comments | Bitter Lakes and Port Said patrols. Earthquake relief
Kefelonia. Search for Comet ‘Yoke Peter’. I was LEM on ‘Wrangler’ 1953/4 and would like to hear from any shipmates |
| Name | Nigel Driver |
| nigeldriver*onetel.net.uk | |
| Unit | 651 Air Op Squadron |
| Stationed at | Ismailia |
| Service Number | 4090604 |
| Now living in | Sandy, Bedfordshire. |
| Comments | I would be very interested to hear from any of my old colleages. |
| Name | Arthur Duckworth |
| arthur67*btinternet.com | |
| Unit | R.A.F. 5001 Squadron ACB |
| Stationed at | El Hamra |
| Service Number | 4141685 |
| Now living in | Lancashire |
| Comments | Signed on for extra year from National Service, best time of my life, enjoyed all the travel and the life style, would do it all again. |
| Name | Patrick James Dugan |
| patbardugan*msn.com | |
| Unit | 1st. Battlion Sherwood Foresters (Band) |
| Stationed at | Tel el Kebir |
| Service Number | 22220951 |
| Now living in | Bendigo Vic. Australia |
| Comments | Would like to contact any of my contemporaries |
| Name | Peter John Duncan |
| david.terry10*btinternet.com | |
| Unit | Royal Signals |
| Stationed at | Kabrit |
| Service Number | 22999553 |
| Now living in | Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Comments |
| Name | Charles Ronald 'Ronnie' Dupuy (Deceased) |
| teresa*jazzyjungle.co.uk | |
| Unit | 1st Inf. Div. R.A.S.C. 42 Coy |
| Stationed at | Karen Camp |
| Service Number | --- |
| Now living in | Deceased 7 December. 2005 |
| Comments | My Dad received his medal on the day he died, he never saw it. I live in Cardiff and am looking for anyone who knew him. |
| Name | Boris (Bob) Durham |
| bushbuck1017*aol.com | |
| Unit | R.A.F. Police |
| Stationed at | Ismailia and 107 M.U. |
| Service Number | 2425367 |
| Now living in | Leeds |
| Comments | Originally training Egyptian and Sudanese as Auxiliary Police for gate duties. Later Station Police at RAF Kasfareet, 107 M.U. |
| Name | Dennis Durrant |
| jimminy.cricket*tesco.net | |
| Unit | Royal Air Force Headquarters, Middle East Air Force |
| Stationed at | Abu Sueir |
| Service Number | 4133652 |
| Now living in | Norfolk, UK |
| Comments | I didn't volunteer for it but it is an experience I wouldn't want to have missed. Re-visited Cairo on short trip last year travelling by coach from Port Said to Cairo and unfortunately the lot of the ordinary Egyptian doesn't see to have improved in the last forty years - sad. |
| Name | Eddie Dutson |
| eddieandpatdutson*btinternet.com | |
| Unit | 181 Ind Lht bty. R.A. |
| Stationed at | Kabrit |
| Service Number | 22969852 |
| Now living in | Cheltenham, Gloucester |
| Comments | This is for anyone that I do not have contact with. Anyone out there remember me? |
| Name | John Dwyer |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment |
| Stationed at | Kabrit |
| Service Number | 22332696 |
| Now living in | Birmingham |
| Comments | The government should recognise our active service with a GSM or special medal - NOW! |
| Name | Robert Dyer |
| - | |
| Unit | 71 HAA Royal Artillery |
| Stationed at | Fayid |
| Service Number | - |
| Now living in | Bristol |
| Comments | Bombardier Clerk Regimental Head Quarters. Service years 1952-1954. |
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