A True Story.
The CO was visiting a coy location one evening and brought with him unexpectedly the Brigade Commander. The visitors were offered tea and biscuits by the officers mess steward and the conversation went something like this. He enquired of the OC:
"Does yow want a cup of te sir?" He then enquired of the CO: "Does yow want a cup of te sir?"
Then, casting an eye in the direction of the Brigadier the question was asked "And does yow mate want one as well?" The Mercians always were a democratic bunch!
Reflections of Thetford
The Mercians had an annual camp at Thetford and as normal in the second week.We had a company 4 day exercise.The cooks god bless em couldnt find HQ Company so they decided to reheat the cooked chicken and resend it out.The effect was about 60
soldiers developed the trots at the same time and shovels were very scarce even the old MO Geordie
was gripped with the runs.And respirators with
Old Spice in the filters worked wonders..
The Mercians had an annual camp at Thetford and as normal in the second week.We had a company 4 day exercise.The cooks god bless em couldnt find HQ Company so they decided to reheat the cooked chicken and resend it out.The effect was about 60
soldiers developed the trots at the same time and shovels were very scarce even the old MO Geordie
was gripped with the runs.And respirators with
Old Spice in the filters worked wonders..
Wonderful Vogulsang
The problem with Vogulsang was the steps 150 of them to the cookhouse everything was on a hill.
We lost a water boyser one day the cooks didnt put the hand brake on properly and as it started to roll down the mountain one brave cook tried to hang on and stop it. It reminded me of the film The pride and the passion when Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant tried to stop the huge cannon .You can picture the scene
this little cook hanging onto the towing eye as the boyser destroyed trees and bushes in its path.
Anyway after about 30ft he let go and the R.E.M.E recovered it..
Who can ever forget sports day at Vogulsang when
Reg Sgt Major Lambie had great fun blasting soldiers
of the hill with a high pressure water hose.
The problem with Vogulsang was the steps 150 of them to the cookhouse everything was on a hill.
We lost a water boyser one day the cooks didnt put the hand brake on properly and as it started to roll down the mountain one brave cook tried to hang on and stop it. It reminded me of the film The pride and the passion when Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant tried to stop the huge cannon .You can picture the scene
this little cook hanging onto the towing eye as the boyser destroyed trees and bushes in its path.
Anyway after about 30ft he let go and the R.E.M.E recovered it..
Who can ever forget sports day at Vogulsang when
Reg Sgt Major Lambie had great fun blasting soldiers
of the hill with a high pressure water hose.
