50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A.
Posted by Glen 'Taff' Clarke on March 7, 2011, 17:52:36
I served in 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. during the Suez Emergency from early '54 to Nov. 55 (when I had my release papers and drafted into the A.E.R). During our time in Suez we were based at El Ballah and I served with Captain John Wilson (Trp Comm.) and Gil Gilfoy as Charlie Troop O/P Team. At various times we provided Artillery support to the Royal Marines (including the 'Yomp' across Sinai) and Units of the Guards Brigade (The simulated (?) Atom Bomb Test also in Sinai). Our Battery Comm. was Major Bernard Penfold, later to be promoted to Maj./ General Sir Bernard Penfold. Looking for anyone who served in 50 Battery at that time particularly Gil Gilfoy my O/P Mucker, but any Info on Capt. Wilson or the Major would be great. It's been a long time and there are not many of us left about the place......Hope that my enquiry will be lucky because the Regiment was disbanded in 1959 except for 49 (Inkerman Battery) which is still Operational I believe?!! Glen. Taff Clarke ( former Bombardier Reg / Sigs Charlie Troop )
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50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Glen 'Taff' Clarke March 7, 2011, 17:52:36
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Bdr Edwards June 23, 2011, 23:16:27
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Terry Hanley July 21, 2011, 16:23:55
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - GRAHAM FURLONG September 3, 2011, 17:36:18
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Sarah Prouten October 13, 2011, 20:59:42
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Taff Clarke August 4, 2012, 11:06:53
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - John Martin August 22, 2013, 17:18:52
- Re: 50 (Queen Mary) Battery - 23rd. Field Regt R.A. - Peter Drummondp February 27, 2014, 16:25:17
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