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Kelvin Bob ROBERTS’ Photo Album.
Sadly, Kelvin was
recalled to H.Q. on the 11th of January 2021. R.I.P.
Source: Trevor STUBBERFIELD (52A)
AAS Arborfield, Intake 52A.
1952 - HQ
Company Champion Drill Squad, Intake 52A
Front Rank: 4th
from Left, Kelvin Roberts.
Front Rank:
Centre with shield: Sgt Ginger Roberts, East Lancs
Regiment, Drill Instructor.
Junior Leaders
Drill Competition
AAS Football
Team
(Seated, left) – Bob ROBERTS
AAS Athletics
Team
(Standing, left
to right) – Ian AKERS, Pete WESTON, Terry GRIGG, Apprentice
Sergeant Nick WEBBER (50B),
Bob ROBERTS, Terry REDDIN, Eddie COOPER
(Crouching, left to right) – Taff
POWELL, Ted HORN
(Sitting, left to right) - John GROUNSELL, Dave GODBOLD, MAGUIRE
2nd February 1955 – Intake 52A Passing-Out Parade
(Above and below) – Apprentice CSM Bob ROBERTS, saluting
Bob ROBERTS receiving the Regimental Efficiency Prize
REME
1959 -
Aircraft Carrier HMS ‘Albion’
Departing Portsmouth bound for the
eastern Mediterranean. Bob ROBERTS is
lining the flight deck with the other troops
Cyprus
Bob ROBERTS
Dekhelia, Cyprus
(Crouching, left to right)) – Dave Snoz JOHNSON and Bob
ROBERTS
(Second left) – Dave Snoz JOHNSON, and (right) Bob
ROBERTS
Career History
REME:
- 1956:
posted to 7 Infantry Workshops REME, Gillingham, Kent
during the build-up to the Suez Crisis.
- Following
that I ended up in Cyprus,
where we had to check all the equipment that came back from Port Said. We had
Christmas day off that year. Apparently the193rd covered the
withdrawal from Suez.
- mid-1957: returned to the UK via Famagusta
(Cyprus) and
Southampton to Gillingham.
- 29 June 1957: married Jan.
- 1959:
went to the Mediterranean aboard the aircraft carrier HMS ‘Albion’ –
there were some potential problems in Syria,
Jordan and Lebanon.
- Ended
up in Cyprus
again.
- On
return to the UK
moved from Gillingham to Goojerat Barracks, Colchester. During this time the Unit was
redesignated 8 Infantry Workshops REME.
- 1960-1961:
Embarked to Kenya
to support a potential Kuwait/Gulf crisis.
- 14
March1966: birth of son Andre. I would like to take this opportunity
to thank her Britannic Majesty most profusely for the experience of East Africa and Safaris.
- Final
"Parade" was a big exercise in Cyprus
- Famagusta
and Panhandle (despite all the troubles).
- Returning
to UK and due soon
for discharge, I was faced with a type of bribe - a 3-years accompanied
posting to Hong Kong, for which I had
to sign on for 22 years and attend No 2 Artificer Course. My
"investigation" said Penang -
NO THANK YOU. Goodbye Sergeants’ Mess.
Civilian:
- I
joined the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge as a Computer Engineer.
- Rose
to the position of Site Technical Training Manager.
- After
30 years service, by that time considered ‘too old’, I was made
redundant.
Notes:
I have in my possession –
- three
copies of the "Craftsman" magazine (issues August 1960,
October 1960 and December 1961)
- two
copies of the “Arborfied Apprentice” magazine
(issues December 1951 and December 1952)
- three original large Company
photographs, one of ‘HQ’ Company, and two of ‘C’ Company (one of which
is Champion Company).
Retirement
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