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no. 160
August 1985
Canon Howars Tibbs officiating chaplain
at simpson barracks for the past 20 year retired in july.
he is seen here receiving an engraved decanter from the DAPL
at the conclusion of the remembrance service during the annual
old comrades reunion
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no.
161
December 1985
'Determination' Pte Williams, Lt McNulty,
Pte East, Dvr Blackler, Pte Melling, Dvr Panchard
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no.
162
April 1986
23 gp judo team. back - Cpl Travis,
Lcpl Lee, Ptes Turton and Williams, lcpl Dodd, Ptes Thompson
and Blaylock, Capt Johnston front - Ptes Simmons, Catt, Burden,
Davies, Blenman and Martin, Lcpl Hindmarsh
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no. 163
August 1986
Pte G J Langford (518 coy) receives
the friend memorial trophy from the DAPL
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no.
164
December 1986
Pioneers 1986
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no.
165
April 1987
518 coy, Falklands Feb 87. the wreck
'Lady Elizabeth' in the background
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no. 166
August 1987
Lcpl Yates proudly holding prestigious
Roupell Cup that he won at RASAM 87
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no.
167
December 1987
Cpl S Travis with his judo trophies
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no.
168
April 1988
2Lt P vignaux with elements of his
platoon together with members of 69 Gurkha independent field
squadron at foxy gold harrier hide, Belize 1988
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no. 169
August 1988
Ssgt D Long the rifle champion shot
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no.
170
December 1988 |
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no.
171
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no. 172
October 1989
Guard of honour for the visit to Northampton
of Princess of Wales
Also march past. Princess Diana was to receive Freedom of
the
Borough.
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no. 173
March 1990
The 50th anniversary silverpieces of
the officers mess and the sergeants mess. plaque details are,
left - 17 october 1939 auxiliary military pioneer corps, 22
november 1940 pioneer corps, 28 november 1946 royal pioneer
corps. right - presented by the regular, territorial and retired
officers to mark the 50th anniversary of the corps 1989
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no. 174
October 1990
Top - gulf bound Pte Jason Connelly
of 518 company is interviewed by Debbie Kelly of central TV
south. bottom - Lcpl Stephen Jacques and Pte Adam Williamson,
both of 187 company, with the chunk of the Berlin wall
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no. 175
Spring 1991
Pte David Davies and Sgt Mark Staples
from defence coy - HQ1, (BR) corps, positioning a .50 browning
at the forward force maintenance area
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no. 176
Autumn 1991
Milestones of corps history - 1939,
the royal warrant for the formation of the auxiliary military
pioneer corps; 1940, the change of title to the pioneer corps;
1946 the grant of the title royal to the corps; and 1991,
the announcement of future incorporation into a large logistic
corps under options for change
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no. 177
Spring 1992
The familiar wartime poster is a timely
reminder to all RPC serving and former personnel who can contribute
stories, anecdotes, photographs etc for the forthcoming post
was history of the corps being written by Maj (Ret'd) Bill
Elliot.
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no. 178
Autumn 1992
The Colonel Commandant inspecting the
old comrades on the sunday parade at the corps weekend
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no. 179
Spring 1993
The design will feature on the dust
cover of Maj E R Elliot's postwar history of the royal pioneer
corps
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no. 180
Final Edition 1993
Fifty years on, the final edition
freedom parade
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