Golden Oldies -
Message Board: The Royal Highland Fusiliers : Golden Oldies -
By Kung-
I hope no-
By Rab on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 -
To Kung Foo
Thanks for the photo, Good memories of Percy.
Cheers
Rab
By rab-
well done kung foo..percy bledge was a legend
By Guffers on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 -
15 Years, did'nae think it wiz that long (getin' auld), I played the bugle at the cemetry that day, wee Gordon wiz the piper. Stay jist over the hill from Ricarton Cemetry now.
By adam on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 -
yes ginge
very fond memories of percy like a lot of other other characters,am sure people will remember but thats a cracking photo
adam
By sandy mullen on Thursday, September 01, 2005 -
great photo of (any oodies)percy.brought a smile to my face. cheers sandy
By Anonymous on Thursday, September 01, 2005 -
Can any one name the EX member of the RGT who won
three Purple Hearts,One Silver Cross with US
Marine Corps.There are two officers out there
who knew this man.[Instant Anger,Hugh Cameron]
can RHQ find this mans name,his father was a Maj
in the HLI.I know him as he was at the Depot with
me.He done his training.and tried to go through
MONS to become an officer in the Btn.Didnt happen
went to Canada,served 3 years then went to States
as a volunteer.I knew him very well and he would
have been an exelent officer in Btn.Unlike some
of the failures I had to serve under (BEEP BEEP)
AKA The road runner.
By Kung-
It will be a year on 1st and 2nd November that the regiment lost two great SNCO's, Charlie Johnston on the 1st and Eddy (Spud) Murphy on the 2nd.
I have fond memories of Charlie, the first two pics I took in 1980 when he was CSM HQ Coy (this would be his last job with the Bn before he was demobbed), he has borrowed my jacket in the first pic and in the second he is wearing my webbing? (don't ask):
This pic was taken when he was Sgt/CSgt Anti-
This pic of Eddy Murphy was also taken in 1974, Spud was in the Pioneer Pl at the time and is pictured with Jimmy Welsh (on the left), a great bloke of whom I also have fond memories:
A toast to the both of you -
By Kung-
Please disregard the Belfast 74 picture above, that would be Ian McInally in the centre, apologies for the error.... Thanks to Davie Howe, I will check with him first in future !
By adam on Monday, October 31, 2005 -
yes kung fu
the good old golden oldies
i remember spud well he gave me sandy mullen a good hand with the boxing,
percy brought us entertainment an laughs,
and charlie johnston great men that wont be forgotten
adam
By w shaw mbe on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 -
Ginge,
I have studied the photo you posted and I cant remember it being taken. I wonder how and where wee Ernie Vergoz is now. I was over in Scotland last week and visited RHQ. I was told that a reunion was being held at RHQ on the Sunday by Ex members from Ayrshire. Due to work commitments I had to return to NI on the Thursday so I missed out in a chance of meeting some of the oldies.
All the best for now.
Davy McDonald
By Touche Mackie on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 -
The laugh i will always rember concerning percy bledge was in senelager when he was permenant cos/coy clerk gus mckinley came back bladdered to the lines screaming me ninja feel no pain waving his hands at percy and trying kick him percy was ironing his kit this went on a while gus opened his shirt screaming at percy punch me cause me ninja feel no pain percy stuck the hot iron on guses chest gus started screaming in obvious pain percy screamed me percy no a wane u
ninja leave me alain that was the nature oh percy brilliant wit great character
fondly remembered sadly missed
By Tom Mc Guinness on Thursday, December 08, 2005 -
So Sorry to hear that Charlie johnston died. I asked around even asked W Shaw if anyone knew where he was some time ago but no news.
I am confused however. I believe that he was B Coy CSM when I joined the Bn in 1971 In Singapore. so could not be Sgt/Csgt of the Anti Tank in 1974. Have I lost the plot??
B Coy Comdr was Maj Campbell Csgt was Peter Wallace, 5Pl Sgt was Davie Thompson, names to remember, Tucker Douglas,Frank Porch,Joe Frame (Coy Clerk), Am I stuck in a time warp, has my memory failed me as well as my leg's etc etc
If anyone can shed some light on this please feel free to comment
Regards
Tom
By bob on Thursday, December 08, 2005 -
your right tam charlie was csm in singapore b coy and annie was his pal
By Kung-
Tom & Bob if you want to drop me an email I can fill you in on the anomally...
Ginge
By bob jarvis on Friday, December 09, 2005 -
By bob jarvis on Friday, December 09, 2005 -
by the way tam you had always lost the plot so nothing changes lol
bob
By Kung-
Bobby email on it's way!
Tom are correct, the wrong picture was posted it may look a bit like Charlie but is infact Frankie Johnston from the tank! Charlie left in 1980 and according to the obituary in last winters journal he was living in Edinburgh and had a bad stroke late 1981, he succumbed to a final stroke on 1 Nov 2004. I did try to have the wrong pictures removed but to no avail? hope this helps!
Ginge
By Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 -
I REMEMBER THE NIGHT OF THE INTER COMPANY BOXING IN BELIZE IN 1990, AULD PERCY HAD NOT LONG PASSED AWAY, ALL THE COMPANY BOXERS GOT A MASSIVE BEVY IN APC NAFFI ATAP, THE BOXING WAS FINISHED AND PUT TO ONE SIDE, IT WAS NIGHT WHEN WE ALL REMEMBERED PERCY.
NEVER FORGOTTEN, ALWAYS LOVED
Rab McAllister
By Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 -
Percy ??
By Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 -
EDWARD BLEDGE-
By Lockets on Thursday, December 15, 2005 -
REF Auld Percy and our own remeberance parade night in Belize.
I remember some poor mashman canteen cowboy tried to throw us all out at shutting time when we had the pipes and drums playing and Adam B showed him the door in his own polite way.
By Anonymous on Friday, December 16, 2005 -
trying to trace any of the following
ronnie hastie
mark mann
jimmy mclaughlin
kevin loy
craig lyle
By Iain Frame on Monday, January 16, 2006 -
Tom,
Joe Frame died a couple of years ago too (in 2000). He had a bevvy too far and the old ticker threw a wobbler (at the unripe old age of 57). We buried him beside the whisky bond outside Celtic Park so he would have approved.
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By Toby S (Tobysweeney294) on Monday, February 20, 2006 -
hear is one of percy
By Adam (Brogan) on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 -
thats a good photo of the percy as we saw him good one toby
By Gerry S (Gerryshanks) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 -
Kung-
The photo of Percy & jolly brought back some stoating memories of them & other legends in the
Bn . Quickest man in the world to help or get a man out of trouble . Many happy drinking memories of Percy & his gang in Singers
Never seen Jolly without a smile anytime
Sadly missed
Gerry shanks
By Willie McKinlay (Wmckinlay) on Sunday, April 02, 2006 -
i took over from jolly as 2 i/c scot div recruiting team and when asked why the rhf got this postting i said it was thanks to maj shepard and that was that again sorry to hear about some of the jocks takeing the long hike home but what memories and laughs god help saint
peter.
willie
