George OATES' Photo Album AAS Arborfield Intake 52B 31^st October 1954 Champion Company Banner supported by: (left to right) George OATES, Bob LANGLEY, Eric WEARMOUTH
25^th April 1955 N^o 3 Vehicle Mechanic Course – final year. Known as “Tom Latham’s Squad” after the VM Instructor, a terrific instructor and truly great person. (back row) Apprentice Sergeant Wiz WESTON (front row) Doug WILLIAMSON, Kaye GILPIN, Frank TERRY, George OATES, Bill HENRY	June 1955 George OATES & “Eggy”
July 1955 – ‘C’ Company, 6 Division Photographed on the sports field with the Gymnasium in the background Back row (left to right): N^o 5 - ‘Pansy’ POTTER, N^o 6 - Bob LANGLEY, N^o 8 - Johnny GREENAWAY Centre row (left to right): N^o 6 – George OATES, N^o 7 – Jim SINCLAIR, N^o 8 – ‘Durf’ DOWNER Front row (left to right): N^o 1 – Peter ‘Gee’ MULLIS 2^nd Battalion 10^th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles 12^th/13^th October 1956 Early 1957 – M.T. Platoon Photographed at Majedee Barracks, Johore Bahru, Malaya Second row (left to right): N^o 14 – Corporal G.V. OATES REME 28^th February 1958 Hong Kong - “South China Morning Post” Presentation of Colours to The Lancashire Fusiliers 25^th April 1961 1^st Battalion 2^nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkhas 6^th October 1962 – Slim Barracks, Singapore April 1963 – 4^th Division, Sarawak (left to right) – Datuk Temmongong Jugah Anak Darien Lieutenant Boyd RN, 845 Squadron Major Mole OC ‘C’ Coy 1^st/2^nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles Lieutenant Commander Sherman RN, OC 845 Squadron Vice Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer RN, C-in-C British Far East Fleet Hong Kong - “South China Morning Post” August 1973 Note Tenzing Norgay’s autograph 2003 – Bunya, Queensland, Australia George OATES