
‘THE BARNEY BOYS’
The following personnel joined the Unit when it moved to Streatlam Camp, Barnard Castle – ‘Barney!’
WO2 Alec Perry
WO2 Tom Fox
WO2 Brown
Sgt Edward ‘Ted’ Hurst
Sgt Derek Hart
Alf Elwell (prom to Sgt in BC)
Robert ‘Spud’ Taylor Edward ‘Paddy’ Truesdale
Stan Benson ‘Paddy’ Brennan
Sean Fitzgerald Mick Cook
Nicholas ‘Pinkie’ Wright Sammy Pake
Garry Joynes Kaz ‘Jock’ Sobotnicki
George Millan John O’Donnell
Rob Eatwell John Mabbott
Jack Taylor George Eastham
(?) Brady Glyn Drummond
Gordon Pearce (?) Riley
(?) Compton Larry Cross
Michael Barwick Gerry Weekes
Jim Gullan (?) Johnson
(?) Ward (?) Short
Phil Wallis
Cpl ‘Tiffy’ Grant – REME attached
‘Mixer’ – ACC attached
The following photographs are all from the period when the Unit was based in Barnard Castle. Some of the photo quality is ‘blurred’ – a bit like our memories!
Alan Mews, Unit detachment to NI, 1970 Front: Jim Atkinson, Rear: Sgt Ted Hurst
L/R: Jim Atkinson, Jock Barkess, Neil Harvey Jim Atkinson (L) & Alan Mews at Jim’s marriage Part-time actors in the ‘Get Carter’ film with Michael Caine, filmed in the NE – L/R: Alf Elwell, John O’Donnell, Paddy Truesdale, Derek Hart, WO2 Tom Fox – 1970
Rear, L/R: Terry Lambley, Geoff Seaman, Nicholas ‘Pinkie’ Wright, Front: Sam Pake (L), Alf Elwell Alan Mews, near Barnard Castle, 1969 L/R: ‘Paddy’ Mackle, Robbie Thomson (rear), Bernie Walsh near Barnard Castle, 1969
Front: Alan Mews in NI – RMP collage – 6 Bde at the front again! L/R: Alan Mews (L), ‘Spud’ Taylor, Londonderry, 1970
L/R: Robbie Thomson, Robin Buzza, Alan Mews, Paddy Mackle, Mick Newell, Bernie Walsh – Alan’s wedding, 1968. L/R: Dave Bullen, ‘Spud’ Taylor, Robbie Thomson, Robin Buzza, Alan Mews – Robbie’s wedding, Dec 1969 L/R: Nicholas ‘Pinkie’ Wright, George Millan, Jack Taylor, JimAtkinson, Kathleen Atkinson, ‘Paddy’ Brennan, Mick Newell, Dave Bullen, Alan Mews – Jim’s wedding, 1970
Families day, coach trip to Scarborough. Front to rear: Jim and Kathleen Atkinson, Dave and Edna Bullen, Neil Harvey, John and Heidi Mabbott – 1969
L/R: Robbie Thomson, ‘Spud’ Taylor, Alan Mews – Norfolk, 1969 Mick Barwick at 1 Br Corps Pro Coy, 1967, carrying out road safety training before being posted to 6 Inf Bde, Barnard Castle.
Bernie Walsh (L), Mel Cole, (without Mick Newell – base guitarist!) “Play it again, Bern!” 1969
Paddy Brennan with police bus, Unit lines, 1970 Paddy Brennan outside his mobile home MQ, 1970
(Left) Capt Mike Rose & unknown officer, on Exercise, 1968. Ferret Scout car – Exercise, somewhere in UK – 1968.
Stan Benson’s wedding with John O’Donnell (left) and Alf Elwell. Event at Horden, 1970