how about youngest or eldest pjmers i shall start the ball rolling,my date of birth 31/8/47 and was 17 when first in malaysia 1964 :roll:

willhastie wrote:

how about youngest or eldest pjmers i shall start the ball rolling,my date of birth 31/8/47 and was 17 when first in malaysia 1964

That is interesting Will, I was RAF and we (I think) were only permitted an overseas posting when 18 years of age as I was when in Singers in early 1958.


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My first trip was to Singapore on detachment in 1964 when I was just 5 months off my 20th birthday. Back on 20 Squadron the following year and celebrated my 21st in Mac's Caff at Tengah. Shortly after that posted to the Whirlwinds at Kuching and then celebrated Chritsmas 1965 at Balai Ringin.


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My birthdate is 30/11/47 and I was 18 and a couple of months when I arrived in Sarawak with 5RTR. I am at least a decade younger than most members of the NMBVA Melbourne branch.

I was a HMS Ganges boy entrant survivor 5/1/60. I served in Malay/Borneo on HMS Alert as an 18 year old for her last commission 63/64. I served on HMS Barrosa 1965 and was cascavaced back to the UK courtesy of RAF Transport Command, along with many fine men who had paid a heavy price for doing their job. There are 32000 ex servicemen (and women) who have contributed to maintaining the GREAT in Britain.




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18 in June 1962 in Sinapore Jan 1963 I too had my 21st at RAF Tengah.

My date of birth, 25 July 1947 and I was 18 in Borneo and scared S------s

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lost mine 19/10/64 valparaiso also gratis

ro5=6372 wrote:

OH WELL HERE WE GO ,D.O.B. 25/11/46, HIT SINGA'S APL 1st 1964, 17yrs 4 months, SEE NOT ALL PJMers ARE 60-70yrs OLD!

Pete, I've been 'cherry picking' if you see what I mean!

Whilst some may be fascinated by that aspect of anyone's 'service', the sub-comp was about age on entering the theatre (campaign, not the one attached to the Tokyo Bar).

Barry


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willhastie wrote:

lost mine 19/10/64 valparaiso also gratis

You didn't lose it ... I've just cherry-picked it ... all in the best interests of our family viewers, natch!

All the best ... and thanks for your support.

Barry


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I thought the "Cherry Pickers" was the nick name of a British Regiment that was caught with its trousers down (excuss the pun) by the French. I cannot remember the name of the regiment?

Wikipedia says...11th Hussars

"The regiment was founded in 1715 as Colonel Philip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons and was known by the name of its Colonel until 1751 when it became the 11th Regiment of Dragoons. A further name change, to the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, occurred in 1783. In 1840 the regiment was named for Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort, who later became the regiment's Colonel.

Their career during the 18th Century included service in the Seven Years' War when they took part in the charge at Warburg. During the Napoleonic Wars battle-honours were received for Salamanca, Peninsular and Waterloo.

The regiment's nickname, the "Cherry Pickers", came from an incident during the Peninsular War, in which the 11th Hussars were attacked while raiding an orchard at San Martin de Trebejo in Spain. They were distinguished thereafter by their cherry coloured trousers, unique among British regiments and worn in all styles of uniform except battledress.

The 11th Hussars charged with the Light Brigade, which was commanded by their former Colonel, Lord Cardigan, at Balaklava during the Crimean War. In 1928 they became the first British regiment to become mechanized."


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Paroi...Rasah...Batu Signals Troop.

Date of Birth 30/06/47
Joined HMS Ganges 03/09/62 aged 15 years
Joined HMS Cassandra 18/10/63 Malaysia aged 16 years 3 months.
Now just over 59 years of age.

DoB 15.04.47
HMS Ganges 30.04.62
HMS Albion March '64 - sometime in '66
Completed LS2 in '79
Very fond memories