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A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIFE IN REME

 

A Craftsman’s Story 1948 to I953

 

 Contributed by: Phil KEMPSTER

 

Chapter Ten Photographs

 

Album 5: Changi, Singapore 1950

 

February: the infamous Changi Prison quite close to the Recovery Course site

 

Cfn. Snow (left) and Cpl. Fairbrass (right) standing either side of the direction sign to the Camp, near the main road which passes Changi Prison.

 

Our posh accommodation. I won’t mention the toilet facilities; they were primitive to say the least!

 

Recovery Course 1950

 

Ford Wrecker

 

Beached Ford Wrecker.

 

December: beached Ford Wrecker with the tide coming in fast

 

Rogers Trailer. We had some wheels nicked from trailers one night while we were asleep. God knows how they got them away!

 

Ready for the off to Base Workshops. Arrived safely after a couple of wheel changes on the way

 

Our Chef, L/Cpl. Vossey, Army Catering Corps

 

Two of the trainees collecting coconuts

 

Christmas

 

Tiger beer galore!

 

Snowy sleeping it off

 

Album 6

 

Published: 15th October 2007