54 Corps Fld Prk Sqn RE Singapore

I have been looking for any website for 54 as they amalgamated with 410 in 1962. I would be grateful if anyone can point me to such a site then I can link it to this site, as we continued working under the 410 troop banner in Borneo for quite a while after amalgamation.

John (Dinger) Web Album

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Looking for 410 ex members

Can anyone pass on any information or contacts for the following:

Vince Monaghan - Armourer
Olly Olliat - Plant
Brummie Millward - Plant Op Found
Bob Stott - Plant Op
Percy Warnick - Fitter(Found)
Chippey Carpenter -Chief Clerk
Flash Reynolds - Plant Op
Jim (Jock) Brown - Fitter
Bill Skelt - Driver
Denis Orielly - (Bulker) Plant Op
Mick Molt - Plant Op
Norman Ford - Fitter
Jim Watson - (Ting) Fitter
Paddy Plunket - Plant Op
Mick Norseworthy - MT
Brian(Taffy)Stephens - MT (Found)
Jim Howells - Plant (Found)
Dick Elson - MT
Ron (Gus) Blake - MPF
Spud Taylor - Plant Op
John Frazer - Plant Op
Taff Lawrence - MT
Taff Evans - Plant
Taff Roberts - Plant
Jim Powell - Plant Cpl
Ray Jacks - Plant Op
Bill Stevenson - Plant Cpl
Dickie Bird - Fitt/Turner
Wally Ferguson - Pay Clerk
Capt Leutchford 2i/c
Rodger Timlin - Plant Op
Clive Wooding - Plant
Ron Jarvis - Troop Sgt
Paddy Arnold -Plant Op
Paddy Hutchinson - MT
Bill Brown - Plant OP
Joe Nelson - MT
Ray Carter - MT
Smudge Smithers - MT
Tony Evans - MT

Trev Green and Wife Pat + his Photos 2009

From the Top
Trev Green And Pat
John Toase and Lyn
Mick Ramsay and Jim Loach
John Bell and Margaret

Looking for comrades

Hello

I am sending this email on behalf of my dad George Champos who served in the royal engineers 410 from 1957 to 1959 in MALAYA he is looking for any comrades especially one called John Green born in Hull can you help do you remember my dad ??he was cypriot.

look forward to hearing from you

Rebecca

Reunion 2010 Blackpool 13-14 April With guest List

I have now confirmed with the hotel that we will be holding our reunion there. The manager Rosemary has kindly reserved the whole of the hotel for us until 31 January, hopefully we will know total numbers by then.

Address is Windsor and Westmoreland Hotel

www.windsorwestmorland.co.UK

256-258 Queens Promenade

Blackpool FY2 9HB.

01253 351 907

There is no single room supplement charged, the prices are confirmed at £18.50B&B per person and evening meal is £5 buffet type , £8.50 sit down 3 course dinner with coffee cheese & biscuits. I have provisionally ordered a buffet for the 13 and a sit down meal for the 14.

The buffet is the usual salad and cold meats with a curry and rice. The sit down meal is waiter service for starters & sweet and help yourself at the carvery with a choice of roast meat, the coffee cheese and biscuits is normally extra but she is including it for us.

There are 11 car parking bays at the front of the hotel and parking on one side of the streets either side of the hotel.

The manager prefers that everyone books directly with her (Rosemary) quoting RE reunion so she can take individual requirements. She will require a £10 per room deposit on booking. 01253 351 907

Confirmed coming so far are:
(PAID)=Deposits paid

Mick Ramsey and Joan (Paid)
John Toase and Lynn (Paid)
Myself (Dinger) and Margaret (Paid)
Ian Hoskins and Pam (Paid)
Trev Green and Pat (Paid)
Jim Loach and Mary (Paid)
Jim Randle and Diana (Paid)
Bill Kent and Cecilia (Paid)
Dave West (Paid)
Mick (Brummie)Milward (Paid)
Dave Cowell and Margrit (Paid)
Ron Tobin (Paid)
Ben Davidson and Mrs (Paid)
Son Of Ben Davidson (Paid)
Keith Orrell and Karen(Keiths Daughter) (Paid)
Mark Strickland (Keiths Orrell's Grandson) Buffet meal only

Not confirmed:

George Champos


Hi all, It would be helpful if everyone who has already booked accommodation at the Westmoreland Hotel for this years reunion would confirm it on this blogs comment box below,
Cheers Dinger.

410 History Hong Kong

Hong Kong - 1945-97

The proclamation of the Communist Chinese Peoples Republic (CCP) in 1949 led to a flood of refugees into the British colony of Hong Kong and the likelihood of a CCP Red Army invasion. Reinforcements (40 Infantry Division) were deployed to Hong Kong to assist to secure the border between China and the colony.

The engineer units deployed were:

* 1 Independent Field Squadron RE (transferred from Malaya)
* 50 Field Squadron RE (deployed from the UK)
* 24 Field Regiment (25, 37, 39 Field Squadron RE and 46 Field Park Squadron RE - later renumbered 54, 56, 11 and 15 respectively)
* 41 CRE Works
* 410 Plant Troop RE
* 40 Infantry Division Postal Unit RE
* Transportation Supervisory Unit



On their arrival in the engineers were tasked with strengthening the borders between China and Hong Kong. To do this they repaired mine fields, thickened the wire, and constructed gun emplacements, observation (OP) and command posts (CP) along the northern border of the New Territories. They also laid a 12 mile water pipeline, built camps and constructed a 24-foot class 70 all-weather road to link the villages of Tsun Wan and Sek Kong (known as Twisk or TWSK). The road was completed in May 1953.

In early 1950 67 and 68 Field Squadron (Gurkha) RE arrived in Hong Kong from Malaya. At the same time the other engineer units operated as Infantry, tasked with protecting the north eastern borders of the New Territories.

The Hong Kong Squadron RE was formed in July 1952, from locally recruited Hong Kong Chinese. The redesigned 82 Independent (Hong Kong) Squadron RE in 1982.

Reunion 2009

From the left Jim(Brummie)Randle. Mick(Scouse)Ramsay. Ian Hoskins. Julian(Jim)Loach. John(Dinger)Bell. Trevelin(TrevTrev)Green. Bill(Legs)Kent. John(Tootsie)Toase.

Upload Photos to web album

1. Open a Picasa account at https://photos.google.com/share
2. Click the settings link in the top right-hand corner.
3. On the general tab, in the 'Upload photos by email section', check the box next to allow me to upload photos by email.
4. Enter a secret word,6-15 characters long. As you enter the word, an email address appears .
5. Click the save changes button.
6. To email your photos. Just attach them to an email message and send it to the newly-created address.

Use the subject line to add captions or to include the photos in a specific album. If the email subject line matches an existing online album title(IE: 410 Reunion 2009 Birdlip). your photos will be uploaded to that album. Otherwise the subject line will instead be added as a caption and the photos will be placed in the Drop box album.

My Album is - 410 Reunion 2009 Birdlip

Reunion 2009

My Army Days with audio

Terendack Today showing Airstrip

John Dinger 1963 and 2009

Then
Now

410 Reunion 2009 Gloucsester

The first 410 Ind Plt Trp RE reunion will be held on the 4 August 09 at the Royal George Hotel in Birdlip, Glouscestershire. Royal George Hotel
Birdlip
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL4 8JH
t: +44 1452 862 506

Confirmed attending are:

John Toase
John Dinger
Trev Green
Ian Hoskins
Juliane Loach
Bill Kent
Mick Ramsay
Jim Randle

Dingers Photo Album

My Army Days

Click photo to open album

Posting comments

If you want to post a comment- In the 'comment as box' select a name ie; your own name or nickname. Could you also email me your email address if you have not already given it

Any ex 410 plt trp RE Around

If you served in the Unit please contact me. A reunion is being organised.
Dinger Bell

Hi I have created this blog to try to bring together ex 410 personal who served in the Far East until the Troop was disbanded in 1962