We who served

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Name	Victor Harry Paddon (Deceased)
E-mail	mrpaddon*sympatico.ca
Unit	22 Independant Parachute Company
Stationed at	unknown
Service Number	S/5334996 (Sgt. RASC on discharge in 1959)
Now living in	-
Comments	My father always spoke about the men in his company in generalities, but it was obvious that he thought a great deal about his comrades. I would be pleased to hear any stories about him (good or bad).

Name	Reg Paley
E-mail	reg*romanway.clara.co.uk
Unit	Royal Air Force. J.A.P.I.C. (ME)
Stationed at	RAF Deversoir
Service Number	4106970
Now living in	Felixstowe
Comments	Only had a short tour due to mothers ilness and compasionate posting back to UK, but still very memorable!

Name	Derek Palmer
E-mail	annderek*talktalk.net
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	RAF Kasfareet
Service Number	4112832
Now living in	Warminster, Wilts.
Comments	Any of the lads in billet 21 in 1953-1956? Anyone who remembers me please get in touch

Name	Donald Palmer
E-mail	carihop*aol.com
Unit	R.E.M.E.
Stationed at	Tel el Kebir
Service Number	21127914
Now living in	Carmarthenshire
Comments	I would like anyone who remembers me to get in touch.

Name	James Palmer
E-mail	lozcarter*ntlworld.com
Unit	R.A.F. 213 Squadron
Stationed at	RAF Deversoir
Service Number	4109801
Now living in	Stockport
Comments	I was at West Kirby, - nickname: 'Peddler', and served in Egypt, Malta, Libya and Jordan from 1952 until 1957. Would love to hear from anyone who knew me.

Name	Allan Park
E-mail	fiorellapark*gmail.com
Unit	COM Flight, Station Flight, NT section
Stationed at	RAF Ismalia
Service Number	2724793
Now living in	Cape Town
Comments	Served as a general mechanic from 54 - 56, member of RAF sailing club

Name	Ivan Parker
E-mail
Unit	3rd. Battalion. Grenadier Guards
Stationed at	Deversoir
Service Number	22545150
Now living in	Birmingham
Comments

Name	Walter Parker (Deceased)
E-mail	lexisabelle*hotmail.co.uk
Unit	?
Stationed at	Egypt
Service Number	?
Now living in	?
Comments	My grandfather served in Egypt between 1948 - 1950. I am looking for information regarding medals recieved for this service. If you can help me with this, please email me. Many Thanks, Sharise Holmes

Name	Charles Brian Parks
E-mail	cbparks*btinternet..com
Unit	2 Coy RASC
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	s/22678195
Now living in	North Wales
Comments	Yes I remember very well doing my National Service in the RASC from 1952-1954. Mainly working doing guard duties and fire piquets as well as working doing clerical work at GHQ MELF, our boss there was Brigadier Dove. Apart from the flies, the beetles in our tents and the occational Scorpion, not to mention the ever invasive sand and the occational nasty NCO, I enjoyed my time out there, but was always ticking of the days left to serve on my calender. I am retired now and living in North Wales. I would like to hear from anybody who rembers me.

Name	Donald G Parmenter
E-mail	iris2*btinternet.com
Unit	1st Battalion. East Surrey Regiment
Stationed at	Tel el Kebir.
Service Number	22525005
Now living in	Pinner, Middlesex.
Comments	Good luck on your quest. We earned more than we got. 3 of our mob never came home.

Name	Alan Parr
E-mail	-
Unit	South Lancs Regt
Stationed at	Egypt. Canal Zone. ( Yes Alan, but whereabouts in the Zone were you stationed ? )
Service Number	22916326
Now living in	Liverpool
Comments

Name	Geoff Parratt
E-mail	parrattgeoff*aol.com
Unit	33 Comp. R.A.M.C.
Stationed at	BMH. Fayid
Service Number	23095314
Now living in	Dunmow, Essex
Comments	I would like to contact anyone who knew me.

Name	Lloyd (Taff) Parry
E-mail	lloydparry*ntlworld.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	128 MU. Abu Sultan and 3 wing RAF Regt
Service Number	2562520
Now living in	Barry, South Wales
Comments	Posted to the Canal Zone from Cyprus July 1954, drew the short straw. May 1955 attached to RAF Regt for final few months in service.

Name	Kenneth H Pascoe
E-mail	kenhpascoe*hotmail.com
Unit	RAOC
Stationed at	Tel el Kabir
Service Number	22584852
Now living in	Reaboro, Canada
Comments	Would like to hear from any one who was there 1951-1953.

Name	Donald Payne
E-mail	paynebd1*telus.net
Unit	2nd batt Grenadier Guards, 1 coy
Stationed at	Fayid and Port Said
Service Number	22955259
Now living in	North Vancouver, Canada
Comments	I also went back in 1956 with the gds para coy but can't remember piper Edwards

Name	Henry Peacock
E-mail	peaky20057*yahoo.co.uk
Unit	R.A.O.C.
Stationed at	Abu Sultan
Service Number	22733338
Now living in	Oxfordshire
Comments	I served in Egypt 1953 - 1954.

Name	Fred Pearson
E-mail	0910*ntlworld.co.uk
Unit	REME
Stationed at	2 Base Workshops, Tel el Kebir
Service Number	22839991
Now living in	Nottingham, England
Comments	Served in REME at 2 base workshops at Tel el Kebir from 1953 to 1956. I was Corporal in charge of the ration stores. Any old mates who knew me back then are welcome to e-mail me at my address. Thanks.

Name	Jim Pearson
E-mail	peereast*yahoo.co.uk
Unit	Royal Army Service Corps
Stationed at	148 Field Bakery. Fayid
Service Number	22883938
Now living in	Warrington. WA4 2BA
Comments	I slaved in the bakehouse from 1953 - 1955. Good friends made life OK. Would like to look at pics and swap memories with anyone from that time and place.

Name	John Rex Pearson
E-mail	rexjohn*dsl.pipex.com
Unit	RASC
Stationed at	GHQ Fayid
Service Number	2287 etc
Now living in	Midsomer Norton, Somerset
Comments

Name	Philip Pearson
E-mail	philipandjanis*metronet.co.uk
Unit	Royal Corps of Signals
Stationed at	3 GHQ Signal Regiment, Fayid
Service Number	22702298
Now living in	Spalding, Lincs
Comments	My time in Egypt was March 1953 to Aug 1954, I would like to contact anyone who remembers me.

Name	Tony Pearson
E-mail	racevideo*ntlworld.com
Unit	R.E.M.E.
Stationed at	Tel el Kebir
Service Number	22187948
Now living in
Comments	In Egypt 1950-1951

Name	Frank Peddie
E-mail	frank*hillingdon.demon.co.uk
Unit	H.Q. B.T.E. - G (Ops) Branch
Stationed at	Moascar Garrison
Service Number	S/22917022
Now living in	Uxbridge, Middlesex.
Comments

Name	Maurice Pendergast. (Deceased)
E-mail	pendergastjohn*hotmail.com
Unit	Royal Army Pay Corp
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	--
Now living in	--
Comments	My name is John Pendergast. I am submitting this on behalf of my late father who served at Fayid from January 1953 to November 1955. My late mother and I resided there with my father from June 1953 to November 1955.

Name	Ray Penney
E-mail	RPenney*aol.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	R.A.F. Kasfareet
Service Number	4130247
Now living in	Cramlington, Northumberland
Comments	Moved to England 1970 from Edinburgh. Would like to hear from any old mates from the Zone

Name	George (Scouse) Penny
E-mail
Unit	8 Troop, B Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment
Stationed at	Shandur
Service Number	22458999
Now living in	Greasby, Wirral
Comments	Served in Egypt from June 1951 to March 1953. At the start of the troubles about October 51 we were told that we were on 'Active Service'. We faced the Egyptian Army on the Treaty Line for several months and subject to occassional small arms fire. The army water filtration plant at Shandur was blown up and water had to be brought in by escorted tankers. Egyptian Army with tanks and heavy artillery confronted us on the Sinia side of the canal opposite our camp we lined the opposite side of the Canal with our tanks and eventually the Egyptians withdrew. The Egyptian Forces and Police received a campaign medal, I do not see why we should not. Our troop was attached to the Cheshire Regiment for several months to reinforce road blocks on the Suez to Cairo Road.

Name	Fred Pergusey
E-mail	eve19a*hotmail.com
Unit	3rd Royal Horse Artillery
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	22910463
Now living in	Portugal
Comments	I would like to make contact with anybody in my regiment.

Name	Taff Perks
E-mail	lesperks*yahoo.co.uk
Unit	Royal Navy.
Stationed at	Malta Med Fleet. Bitter Lakes and Port Said patrols
Service Number	PSMX881396
Now living in	Cardiff
Comments	I would like to hear from old shipmates.

Name	John Perry
E-mail	971342000*telefonica.net
Unit	107 M.U.
Stationed at	R.A.F. Kasfareet. 1951-1953
Service Number	4029702
Now living in	Ibiza, Baleares, for 20 years
Comments	Married on February 14th 1953 at the R.A.F. Kasfareet church to Kit Files, 2812727, also stationed at Kasfareet.

Name	Mick Pestell
E-mail	mick*mpestell.wanadoo.co.uk
Unit	114 Squadron. RAF
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	2558674
Now living in	Norfolk, UK
Comments	At Fayid late 1952 to 1955 (did 3 years, signed on for the extra one, dont know why.) One of our "Pigs" now at Flixton Air Museum.

Name	Colin Peters
E-mail	colingpeters1*tiscali.co.uk
Unit	Royal Army Pay Corps
Stationed at	Maida Camp, Fayid
Service Number	22592187
Now living in	Chichester, West Sussex,
Comments	-

Name	Ivor (Pete) Peters
E-mail	raf55*sky.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	RAF Deversoir and Fayid. Signals Section.
Service Number	3509337
Now living in	Bridgwater, Somerset
Comments	Would be nice to hear from anyone that was at those stations 1953 - 1955

Name	Malcolm (Lofty) Petfield
E-mail	kawa01*btinternet.com (son's e-mail address)
Unit	1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment ( PWV )
Stationed at	Shandur Camp
Service Number	14984991
Now living in	Ripon , North Yorkshire
Comments	Served on active service in the Suez from 1952 onwards, and in 1953 won the British Army Individual Heavyweight Boxing Championship. If anybody would like to get in touch please do so through my son's e-mail .

Name	John Pettitt
E-mail	sgmn786*tiscali.co.uk
Unit	1st Inf. Div. Royal Signals
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	22674786
Now living in	Eastbourne, Sussex
Comments	In Fayid 1953-1955 as a Radio Tech.

Name	Pat B. Philip
E-mail	asfamar*shaw.ca
Unit	3 L of C - Royal Signals
Stationed at	Moascar, Fayid & El Ballah
Service Number	22771696
Now living in	Vancouver Island
Comments	Would appreciate hearing from anyone who may have served with me during the period February 1953 to December 1954.

Name	Albert Henry Phillips. (Deceased)
E-mail	--
Unit	R.A.S.C.
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	--
Now living in
Comments	This is my Dad. He was an ambulance driver in the Canal Zone. He passed away on 7th February 2009 in his hometown of Cardiff. I am adding his name as a memorial to him. From his daughter, Sue.

Name	Bernard Phillips
E-mail	cleanlips*xtra.co.nz
Unit	R.A.M.C.
Stationed at	B.S.H. El Ballah
Service Number	22748029
Now living in	New Zealand
Comments	I was in Egypt from 1952-1954. Our CO was killed one morning when being driven to camp from the married quarters. Sten gunned by a 12 year old boy! Not many of us came home, those that did had a scar or two.

Name	Harry Phillips (Big Taff)
E-mail	harryphillips616*msn.com
Unit	107 MU
Stationed at	RAF Kasfareet. (Also Nicosia, Cyprus.)
Service Number	2585616 (1953-1955)
Now living in	Swansea
Comments	I would like to hear from anyone who knew me at Kasfareet or Cyprus. Does anyone have any knowledge of Ralph Page (J Tech) at Kasfareet?

Name	Norman (Geordie) Phillips
E-mail	norman*phillips2486.freeserve.co.uk
Unit	Photographic Production Service
Stationed at	R.A.F. Deversoir
Service Number	2598898
Now living in	Newcastle upon Tyne
Comments	With unit when moved to RAF Ismailia.

Name	Ron Phillips
E-mail	ronphili*hotmail.com
Unit	203 Provost Company R.M.P.
Stationed at	Fayid, Moascar, Jordan.
Service Number	22435574
Now living in	Bryn Siriol, 15 Wern Crescent, Mochdre, LL28 5AN
Comments	Suez was a fiasco and the way we were treated was comparable, and accepted, as were all Victorian Troops of the British Army. I am trying to get a record written for the Heraklion Historical Museum concerning the British Occupation of Crete 1897/1909 a very similar situation as the Suez Fiasco with unecessary deaths and suffering. My Service was at the end of the Victorian Era, or so it seemed and compared with all the huge sums of money being won for stress related tasks - we should be in line for a few million apiece! Keep up the good work - Ron Phillips. Addtion 13th Mach Great to hear someone is keeping memories alive. Perhaps in the future, in these times of litigation we also wil get mega-bucks for this cover-up and get justice for the 333 who died and the many hundreds (thousands) wounded and scarred for life. Are the 'Secret' governement files 'open' yet in the P.R.O.? or are they governed by the 50, 75 or 100 years rule? I am researching a similar 'war', the Occupation of Crete 1897/1909, where young British Servicemen were killed, wounded, and died under similar conditions we suffered in the Canal Zone. One soldier was even hung for shooting his Sergeant after a very brief trial. A fate which I could have faced due to the pressures of Active Service under atrocious conditions and Victorian rule.

Name	Ted Phillips
E-mail	tedphillips*tiscali.co.uk
Unit	25 Fld. Eng. Regt. R.E.
Stationed at	Moascar
Service Number	22795849
Now living in	Essex
Comments	What a long time ago it all was? If anyone remembers me please contact me by email.

Name	Ronald Robert Philo
E-mail	douglas*douglasconstruction.com.au
Unit	45th Royal Marines Commando
Stationed at	Port Said and Deversoir
Service Number	---
Now living in	Adelaide, South Australia
Comments	1950 to 1952. 1st posting on HMS Liverpool. 2nd posting to Deversoir, flown in with 45 RM Commando Unit.

Name	Ronald Phipps
E-mail	ronaldphipps*ymail.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	RAF Abyad and RAF Fanara
Service Number	4066114
Now living in	Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
Comments	I was a member of the Phoenix boat club, I celebrated my 21st birthday there, happy memories.

Name	Peter David Pierce
E-mail	pierce*clysbarton.fsnet.co.uk
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	RAF Kabrit
Service Number	2497571
Now living in	England
Comments	Signals Unit VHF Homer at RAF Kabrit. Posted to 206 Group RAF Abyad. Promoted to Senior Aircraftsman.

Name	George Pilkington
E-mail	jpilk*internode.on.net
Unit	3 L of C, Royal Signals
Stationed at	Fayid
Service Number	---
Now living in	Australia
Comments	Looking for boxing team mates 1952-1954

Name	Eric Pillinger
E-mail	Eric*ime.net.au
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	R.A.F. Abyad
Service Number	41128921
Now living in	Australia
Comments	I agree that there should be some kind of recognition for service personnel who served in the CanaL Zone on active service. Anyone who remembers me please get in touch.

Name	Jim Pipe
E-mail	james.pipe*ntlworld.com
Unit	R.A.S.C.
Stationed at	El Ballah, Moascar and Fanara
Service Number	22441301
Now living in	North East Lincolnshire.
Comments	I would like a chat with anyone interested.

Name	Archie Pithers
E-mail	ann.pithers*btinternet.com
Unit	RAOC. No 4 MIGP
Stationed at	10 BOD
Service Number	22850999
Now living in	Coventry
Comments	Would like to hear from Freddie Palmer and John Marriot - and anyone else who knows me.

Name	Ken Pitman
E-mail	kenpitman99*aol.com
Unit	101 coy RASC. 3rd Inf Div.
Stationed at	North Camp, Moascar
Service Number	t/22792153
Now living in	Hereford
Comments	Always ready for a chat with any old curmudgeon like me.

Name	Elsie Jean Pivott
E-mail	barbaraplayfair*btinternet.com
Unit	RAF Deversoir
Stationed at	Ismailia
Service Number	2155510 LACW
Now living in	Essex, UK
Comments

Name	Ron Pizey
E-mail	taragovanman*hotmail.com
Unit	17th Infantry Brigade
Stationed at	Fayid, El Ballah and Ismailia
Service Number	22389381
Now living in	Australia (For 30 years)
Comments	A group of us decided to swim across the Canal near the Bitter Lakes one day , we done it ok but on the way back we only just missed a huge oil tanker, we just made it before the wash from the ship hit the sides, then on a Friday night we would go to Ismailia for our booze up and I missed the duty truck to take us back to camp. I had to walk for miles before I found an army post where they fed me and gave me a bed and took me back next day to face the C/O - got 7 days jankers.

Name	William Plant (Deceased)
E-mail	jake.oliver*tiscali.co.uk
Unit	74th Coy RASC 3rd Inf Div
Stationed at	North Camp, Moascar, Geneifa, El Ballah
Service Number	19042925
Now living in
Comments	William died 10th October 1992. Aged 63 years. My name is Peter G Plant and I'm trying to find any men / women who served with my father during the Suez Campaign as I'm trying to record what he went through in his army career, for all his 7 children, grand children and great-grand children. And for as many generations yet to come.

Name	Ken Platt
E-mail	kenmar30*hotmajl.com
Unit	R.A.F.
Stationed at	Kasfareet. Sailing Club.
Service Number
Now living in	New Zealand
Comments

Name	Eric Plumtree
E-mail	eric*eplumtree0.orangehome.co.uk
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	RAF Abu Sueir. (Station HQ)
Service Number	4051855
Now living in	Derbyshire
Comments	Stationed at Abu Sueir from 1951 to 1953

Name	John Pocock
E-mail	jpocock615*btinternet.com
Unit	REME
Stationed at	Moascar 1952 to March 1953
Service Number	22456364
Now living in	Tewkesbury, Gloustershire
Comments	Arthur and Brum took pictures of you on the way home by troopship,had a goog xmas party on xmas 52 in Moascar garrison, any one remember a party?

Name	Giovanni C Polli
E-mail	giovanni*gpolli8.wanadoo.co.uk
Unit	'Baker' troop, 45 Commando RM
Stationed at	Port Said
Service Number	rm14435
Now living in	Weston Super Mare
Comments	Landed Port Said 6th Nov. 1956 till mid December.

Name	Keith Polson
E-mail	kpolson*xplornet.com
Unit	Scots Guards
Stationed at	Suez and Port Fouad
Service Number	416578
Now living in	Canada
Comments	Congratulations! - What a superb job you guys have done in attaining recognition for us all. Thank you!

Name	Ken Pontin
E-mail	kenpontin*uwclub.net
Unit	REME LAD attached 39 Coy.
Stationed at	RASC HGtr at Fanara
Service Number	22685516
Now living in	Beddau, Pontypridd, South Wales
Comments

Name	Edward Porterfield
E-mail	Massie607*aol.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	R.A.F. Deversoir, M.E.A.F.
Service Number	4049607
Now living in	Newcastle, Australia.
Comments	I worked at the Headquarters at Deversoir so was in receipt of all bulletins coming in from all stations in the Zone. Every other day bodies were reported of service personnel floating in the canal, killed by the local Arabs.

Name	Brian Powell
E-mail	in.context*blueyonder.co.uk
Unit	Royal Signals, attached to 4th R.T.R.
Stationed at	Shandur
Service Number	22052329
Now living in	England
Comments	I serviced '19' and '38' sets with Angus Duncan. The MMG had the best canteen.

Name	Jack Pragnell
E-mail	pragnell29*hotmail.com
Unit	Royal Engineers. 30 Field Sqn.
Stationed at	El Ballah, Moascar and Fayid
Service Number	22539943
Now living in	St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Comments	Anyone who knew me and father in law Sgt Bob Bailey a.c.c?

Name	Peter Pratt
E-mail	rose.aussiebird*googlemail.com
Unit	Royal Signals
Stationed at	10 B.O.D. Geneifa
Service Number	22698220
Now living in	Pinner Middlesex
Comments	Arrived at 6 S.E.T. approx May 1953, Left July 1954. CO at the time, Major Spearpoint Regimental Sergeant. RQMS Westerman have numerous pictures of camp and would love to get in contact with anyone in my regiment.

Name	Aubrey Ernest Press
E-mail	sorepad*hotmaqil.com
Unit	R.E's att. 16th Ind
Stationed at	All over the zone
Service Number	22560847
Now living in	England / Spain
Comments	I served a full Python (3years) in the Canal Zone. It would be nice to show my grandchildren a medal, as I have nothing else!

Name	Les (Posher) Price
E-mail	--
Unit	South Staffs Regt.
Stationed at	Tel el Kebir
Service Number	22956828
Now living in	Dudley
Comments	Happy Days.

Name	Graham Priest
E-mail	hockleygraham*btinternet.com
Unit	R.A.S.C.
Stationed at	35 Field Ambulance. El Ballah
Service Number	22946623
Now living in	Hockley, Essex
Comments	Just would like to know if anybody is still around who was there about then in my demob group no 5323. I used to be Post cpl dispatch rider etc, etc. I think there were about 30 RASC attached to 35 Fld Amb.

Name	James Priestley
E-mail	-
Unit	3 Fld. Sqn. R.E.
Stationed at	El Ballah, Fanara, and Suez
Service Number	22229148
Now living in	Belfast, N.Ireland
Comments

Name	Spr F G Prosser
E-mail	helenhair60*hotmail.com
Unit	10th Railway Sqn. (attached to 169 Railway Wks. Sqn.)
Stationed at	Adabiya, Fanara, Moascar and Suez
Service Number	22539299
Now living in	Innsworth, Gloucester
Comments	I served in the Canal Zone from January 1952 - December 1954. I commenced my sojourn at Moascar Railway Station which was then the Headquarters of 10th Railway Sqn R.E. We were incarcerated in carriages which were riddled with flees. Headquarters was then moved to Fanara. Love to here from anyone out there who remembers me. - The e-mail address is my daughter's.

Name	John (Taffy) Pugh
E-mail	rich.pugh*ntlworld.com
Unit	Oxford & Bucks. L.I. ,B company and 2 Inf. brigade HQ Suez M.T.
Stationed at	El-Ballah, Moascar, El-Firdan and Suez
Service Number	22499810
Now living in	Gwynedd, North Wales.
Comments	Trained in L.I.B.T.C. Bordon, Hants. July - Oct 1951. Joined Ox & Bucks in El Ballah and seconded to 2 Inf Brigade HQ in 1952. Lived in bivouacs on platoon guard duties at roadblocks on Treaty Road. 12 hrs on and 12 hrs off or 2 hrs on and 2 hrs off for a 24 hr period. Christmas 1951 we all had 2 cans of beer each and straw palliases to sleep on. We were told that we were on active service. I have always thought that this was deserving of some recognition. Flew home in July 1953 from Fayid airport in Avro York to Stansted, had my cigarettes confiscated as I had too many, what a homecoming after such deprivation for 2 years. Spent the last week in Cowley Barracks, Oxford awaiting demob. Good luck with your campaign, I shall be speaking to Elfyn Llwyd, my local MP to solicit his support.

Name	Mike Pugh ( Scouse )
E-mail	Linda*lindapugh.wanadoo.co.uk
Unit	1St. The Royal Dragoons
Stationed at	Fanara
Service Number	22550858
Now living in	Liverpool. ( Retired. )
Comments	Have been in contact with a few of the mob. Any body else out there?

Name	Frank Punchaby
E-mail	lovedixon*supanet.com
Unit	RAF
Stationed at	Kabrit
Service Number	2505722
Now living in	Bolton, Lancs
Comments

Name	Peter Purnell
E-mail	purnell47*hotmail.com
Unit	35 Field Regiment, R.E.
Stationed at	Fanara
Service Number	22635577
Now living in	Guildford, UK
Comments	I was L/Cpl (pay clerk) between 1952 - 1954. I would like to hear from anyone who might remember me

Name	Bill Purdy
E-mail	baybill55*hotmail.com
Unit	5355 A C Wing. R.A.F.
Stationed at	RAF Kasfareet
Service Number	4045231
Now living in	Derbyshire
Comments	Served first at Ismailia and El Firdan. Transferred to 5355 Wing Kasfareet about October 1952.

Name	Jim Purdy
E-mail	jimroyalsignals*aol.com
Unit	1 Div Signal Regiment & 51 Lorried Infantry Brigade Signal Troop
Stationed at	Fayid, then Tel el Kebir
Service Number	22289283
Now living in	Swindon, Wiltshire
Comments	I arrived in Egypt from Korea aboard the HMT 'Asturias' in April 1955. As a young Sgt then I was interviewed at GHQ and given the 1st choice of a posting to the Trucial Oman Scouts. Being not too sure about this, I opted for the alternative and went to 1 Div Sigs at Fayid. The number one personality was the RSM who was a Jock and ran a collection of disciples called Zobie Troop (his personal body guards). From there I was posted to TeK. Travelling along the Moascar TeK road I saw an old tank at the side of the road. This was the marker for entering TeK camp. These are my memories of TeK, Blue topped caps of the gate guards, the open air cinema, the old American taxis, the dessert roses, flies, no women and counting the days to go on leave to Blighty on an Avro York. Sorry for being so long winded but this is the first time I have come across such an excellent site. Keep up the good work for the GSM.

Name	John Bruce Purkiss
E-mail	john.purkiss*ntlworld.com
Unit	Royal Air Force
Stationed at	El Firdan, Kasfareet and then Hornchurch.
Service Number	4123623
Now living in	Northamptonshire.
Comments	After my initial training at Bridgenorth and trade training at Weeton I sailed to the Canal Zone in Oct. 1953. Stationed at the above R.A.F camps I managed to enjoy a lot of swimming and sailing in the zone, before returning to Blighty where I served at R.A.F. Hornchurch till my demob in 1958. I would like to hear from anyone who remembers me or who sailed at R.A.F.S.C. Ismailia, Kasfareet or swam at the Blue Lagoon.

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