‘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                                                                             (?) 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.