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REME Instrument Trade

A record of Instrument Technicians / Mechanics and Artificers who served in
the Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers spanning the years 1951
to 2000.

Draft 27 March 2015

This document has been compiled by Dave Knowles, who served as an Instrument Technician /
Artificer between 1977 and 1999. The information and photographs within have been provided by
numerous fellow tradesmen over a number of years. I neither claim, nor stipulate any copyright to
this material and view it very much as open source to all fellow tradesmen, and their families, who
served in the REME Instrument Trade over the years. The work is simply an attempt to record all of
us in one place and provide a meaningful memento which can be passed on to families and friends
alike.
The information covers the period 1951 to 2000, which is effectively the year in which the REME
Instrument trade passed into history as the trade was merged, along with a number of other REME
trades, into the REME Electronics trade group.
The work has relied on input from many fellow tradesmen and is by no means complete. It
summaries almost three years of information gathering. There is every chance a revision or two will
be created, to reflect further information as it becomes available.
Any additional information, photographs; amendments; or indeed suggestions or enquiries can be
sent to : davidknowles@zoho.com.

Dave Knowles
Melbourne, Australia
March 2015
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Contents :
Course photographs and names 1951 to 2000..1
Consolidated list of apprentice & basic trade training courses...X
Consolidated list of upgrader trade training courses..X
Consolidated list of artificer trade training courses.X
Consolidated list of Artisan promotionsx
Consolidated list of Instructors at Arborfield, Carlisle, Bordon...X
Orphans list of names from the trade with no course yet identified.X
Consolidated list of Instrument Technicians who went on to take up a commission...x
Trade postings over the years, by country..X

Instrument Trade Training Course Photos (or placeholders) in chronological order

On the following pages are all photographs which have been contributed by fellow tradesmen, detailing courses attended, attendees and when the course dispersed.
Where a photograph hasnt been sourced for an identified course, a placeholder has been inserted. Photographs are presented in chronological order, not by course type.
You will see there are many gaps. Due to changes in course scheduling and student availability, it was not always the case that courses ran with sequential numbering.
Sometimes a course number was dropped as two intended courses were amalgamated into one. Sometimes an original course did not finish, due to too many failures and
surviving course members were moved onto an oblique course e.g. 44 did not finish, but 44/1 did. So a missing course from the list can be explained by:
1. The course did run, but it simply has not been identified. No information has been found regarding the course or attendees.
2. The course did not run, or did not complete. In the case of apprentice courses, there were normally three intakes per year e.g. 61a, 61b, 61c. It was not
always the case though that Instrument Technicians were loaded onto each intake. So it is possible some missing intakes simply did not have an
Instrument Technician loading.
Notes on apprentice training.
It is believed training for apprentice instruments mechanics at Arborfield started in the mid 40s after responsibility was transferred to REME from? Prior to this training was
probably conducted at Woolwich. The earliest report found to date of anyone attending apprentice training at Arborfield is Bob Spiller in the mid 40s.
Length of training for apprentices was 3 years.
It is believed that in 1959 a decision was made to transfer the training of apprentice instruments technicians to Carlisle. Courses which were mid training relocated to
Carlisle. It is believed 56c may have been the last apprentice instrument course to pass out of Arborfield.
Training at Carlisle lasted until 1966, when the decision was made to discontinue apprentice instrument tech training. Courses which were mid training (64A, B & C) were
relocated to Bordon and finished their training there. It is very likely that the last apprentice instrument tech course to pass out of Carlisle was 63c, although to date there
has been no records found of this course.
Apprentice training for Instrument Technicians was reintroduced in ? Conducted at Princess Marina College, Arborfield. Length of training was almost three years, which
comprised of two years at PMC Arborfield, followed by eight months equipment training at Bordon. The first course to pass out after training was XX in XX

54B Apprentice Instrument Mechanics Arborfield 1957

Rear : Clive Soord, Jim Ashworth, Tony Lyne, Don May, John Richards, Derek Palmer, Bill Cleaton.
Front: Jock Greves, Spike Riley, Clive Swatton, Robin Tomsett. (Photo taken by Terry Bunyard who was also on the course)

60b was the first apprentice course to pass out of Carlisle, after the training had moved there from Arborfield.
Norman McClaren, Alan Wilton, Bernard Fuller, Dennis Lunn, Derek Grater, Chris Nurse, Dave Walker

61b Apprentice Instrument Tech Carlisle finished 1964

George Kirkpatrick, ? Stewart, Phil Williams (DNC)
Peter Winter, ? Iheme, Andy Hamil, Mick Zambra

61c Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1964

Words from Bernie Baker
(There were three intakes each year A, B & C. I
believe that there were six on our course although
my memory seems to think that we were joined by an
A/T from 61B who had been back squaded (Alan
Thornton). I think that that we were the first to
start and finish at Carlisle and that we were also
the first to be posted as (L/Cpl) Technicians. Dave
Sanderson, Bernie Baker, Geoff Cashmore-Thorley,
Mick Barker, Chalky White, Freddy Mills . As for
instructors, Head of Section was ASM Bob Pringle
and I believe that Gus Gorse, of Bordon fame, also
did a stint

62c Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1965

Howard Emerson, Ray Gatward, Bob Reid, Gig Dawson, Dave Nickerson,
Dave King, ? Mcphereson, Graham Paddy

63c Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1966(at Bordon)

Simon Purton, Bob Blake, Chris Pollard, Ian Johnston, Mike Franks, Dave
Atkins

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64a Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1967 (at Bordon)
Pete Douglas, Colin Bazen, Bob Barkas, Pete Hoskins, Johnny Hove

64c Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1967 (at Bordon)

Dave Alexander, Dave Burrell, Mick Burrows, Roger Cross, Steve Hammond,
John Preston, Bob Stone, Steve Portman

64b Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1967 (at Bordon)

Ben Bentham, Blackie Blackwell, Chris Compton, Eric Culshaw, Mugsy
Murgatroyd, John Gridley, Tony Little, Jan Skuratko

33 Artificer Instruments Bordon - Sep 1966 to Nov 1967

Rear :Brian Gisborne, Barry Williams, Dave Hall, Sgt Kordjonie (Ghana), Mahmoud Sihaden (Jordan), Sgt Oladmadji (Nigeria), John Smith,
Sgt Peprah (Ghana), John Lee
Front : Charlie McGill, Mr Vern Wood, Capt ?, Mr Green, WO2 (AQMS) Tozer, Harry Gostling

35 Artificer Instruments Bordon approx Nov 1968

Rear : ? Robinson, ? Van Rensberg, Abdul Rasip - overseas student, ? Pike, Wilf Hurst
Front : Mr Green, Lt Col Smith, Maj Nicholson

02 Basic Instruments finished 1968

Neil McCole, George Edmondson

5 Basic Instruments finished 1970

Ian Richardson, Brian England, Gordon Rose

03 Basic Instruments finished 1969

Deryk Washer, Barry Frangleton, Maurice Smith, Dave Ward, Heinz Bonzio,
Dave Heap

06 or 07 Basic Instruments finished 1970

Dave Barker, John Beresford

36 Artificer Instruments pre course photo 1969

Rear : Pete Curphy, Peter (Taff) Williams), Bernie (Taff) Fuller, Bernie Baker, Al Kitchin, Dave Jackson
Front : Bill Ewen, Dave Bellis, Tony Bricknell, CSM Norman Bloodworth, Pete Tiley, John Taylor

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36 Artificer Instruments finished 1970

Rear : Pete Tiley, Dave Bellis, Pete (Taff) Williams, Dave Jackson, Pete Curphy, Alwyn Kitchin, Bernie (Taff) Fuller
Front : Bill Ewan, Mr Green, Lt Col Bagnall Oakey, Capt Penfold, Bernie (Spud) Baker, John Taylor

09 Basic Instruments finished 197?

Stuart Vallelly

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11 Basic Instruments finished 1970

Rear : Ray Dixon, Dave Stow, Tony Turner, Pete Hatherly (bench fitting instructor), Tony Ash, Andy Smith, Ralph Small, Eris Scargill
Front : Tony Derry, Tom Fisher, Wally Green, Ian Dall, Brian Devlin.

12 Basic Instruments finished 1971

Chris Jackson, Brian Barry, Bob Fairclough, Steve Jepson, Barry Knowles, ?
Ryan, Steve Birley, Ian Williams, Lester Piggott, Graham (Matt) Busby,
Philip ? (Sierra Leone), Alec Peacock

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37 Artificer Instruments finished Nov 1971

Rear : Phil Harris, Ray Gatward, Pete Mullen, Dennis Lunn, ? Ridley
Front : Ron Thompson, Mr Green, Lt Col Hockley, Capt Benfield, Mohamed Momani (Jordanian Armed Forces)

12a Basic Instruments finished 1972

Rear : John Russell, Dave Krane, Roy Sudron
Front : Dave Blackham, Steve Jepson, Taff Sharland

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38 Artificer Instruments finished approx Nov 1972

Rear: ? Phillips, Mick Zambra, Geoff Cashmore-Thorley, John OBrian, ? Hewitson
Front : Mr Green, Maj Soar, ? Ashworth, Lt Col Cornish, ? Harrison

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39 Artificer Instruments finished approx Nov 1973

Rear: George Kirkpatrick, John (Jock) Davie, Bob Alleway, Mike Spaul, Tex Houston
Front: Capt Benfield, Mr Green, Dave Goff, Lt Col Cornish, Mick Stevens, Maj Trevors

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19 Basic Instruments finished approx. 1974

Rear: George Mahoney, Dave Willows, Ged Williams, Tony Slinn, Steve Perry
Front: Mr Green, John Wyke, Lt Col Spurring, Steve Newman, Major Morrison

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41 Artificer Instruments finished Sep 1974

Rear: Graham Paddy, Dave Alexander, Colin Bazen, Howard Emerson, Chris Compton, Peter Winter, Bob Reid,
Hank Hallam
Front: Mr Green, Maj Trevors, Mike Jeffrey, Lt Col Cornish, Ian Robinson, Maj Morrison, Ivor Webber

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21 Basic Instruments finished 1975

Rear: Dick Pickering, Clive Henry, Kev Loft, John Steer, Ian Robertson, Roger Hodgkinson
Front: Kev Leggat, John Paul Silvestor Samboma (Sierra Leone), Mr Green, Dale Loynton, Lt Col ?, Trev Poffley, Jim Hewitt

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43 Artificer Instruments finished approx Sep 1975

Rear: Duggie Bagshaw, Roger Cross, Andy Hamill
Front: Mr Gough, Dave Hardy, Lt Col Morrison, Tony Bentham, Maj Jessup

21a Basic Instruments finished 1976

Tony Taylor, Dave Tideswell, Pete Claydon, Bob Burgess, Roger Coombs,
George Leonard, Tim Leeming, Nick Span, Nick Everett, George Eastham

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23 Basic Instruments finished 1976

Rear: Dave Wilkie, Peter Yates, Larry Haskell, Al Tomkins, Al Sample, Rodney De Pauw, Al Cook
Front : Nick White, Roger Dawkins, Maj Morrison, Alan Trussler, Mr Green

(missing from photo Jerry Blears)

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45 Artificer Instruments finished 1976

Rear: Chris Pollard, Bob Littlewood, Mick Burrows, Tony Little
Front: Maj Jessup, ? Ralph, Lt Col Morrison, Bob (Chalky) White, John Kerr

24 Basic Instruments finished 1976 or 1977

Greg Davies, Dave Flood

25 Basic Instruments finished 1976 or 1977

Ken Sanders-Fox, Les Blackford

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47 Artificer Instruments finished 1977

Rear: Duncan Hart, Neil (Snag) McCole, Mr Green, Barry Knowles, Gordon Rose

47a Artificer Instruments finished 1977

Tony Bowman, Dave Ward

28 or 29 Basic Instruments finished 1978

Dick Snape, Mick Leighton, Ian Shaw, Lee Hollingshead, Pete Deacon

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30 Basic Instruments finished 1978

Rear: Dave Gray, Neil Malcolm, Mike Dagger, Mike Carty.
Front: Geoff Warner, Les Henderson, Col Chenoweth, Mr Green, Mick Ayers (Kiwi)

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31 Basic Instruments finished 1978

Rear: Jeff Mullins, Brian Jones, Derek Dobson, Dave (Knocker) Knowles
Front: John Carr, Mr McClaren, Lt Col?, Rab Erskine, Graham Johns

(missing from photo Keith Dexter & Scouse Quinn)

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51 Artificer Instruments finished 1979

Rear: Ian Johnston, Steve Hammond
Front: Steve Portman, Lt Col Morrison, Mr Green, Eric Scargill

(missing from photo is Ian Dall who finished separately to the rest)

32 Basic Instruments finished 1979

Adam Brown, Kev Wright, Gary Attew, Bob Whyte, Keith Dickson, Ron Ford,
? Benson (DNC)

? Basic Instruments finished 1980

? Basic Instruments finished 1980

Chris Richter, Ralph Sheridan, Baz Jenkinson. Mick Higginson (retrading
from VM), Jim Redfern, Boggy Marsh. Paul Tickle

? Basic Instruments finished 1980

Mike Chadwick, Mark Knights, Mick Harvey, ?Keith Miller, ? Miller

Dave Stiff

? Basic Instruments finished 1980

Mike Chadwick, Mark Knights, Mick Harvey, ?Keith Miller, ? Miller

39 Basic Instruments finished 1980

Les Payne, Paul Griffin , Paddy Hall
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41 Basic Instruments finished 1980

Steve Coulson, Andy Hay, Gary Thomas, Brian Marshall, John Black, Paul
Gladstone, Chris Lawson, Paddy Graham, Colin Needham
42 Basic Instruments finished Oct 1981
Mark Surey, Spike Yeoman, Nige Shannon, Steve Brough, Dave Cousins,
Michael Dugmore, Roy Foster

53 Artificer Instruments finished May 1981

Bob Bankier, Roger Dawkins, Danny Green, Lee Hollingshead, Stuart Vallelly

43 Basic Instruments finished ?? 1981

Mike Smith, Taff Davies, Nigel Godbolt

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44 Basic Instruments finished Jan 1982

Rear: Russ (Mack) Mackay, Derrick Hatton, Mick Turner, Rob Buckley
Front: Bob Chappell, Dave Hill, Nigel Alderson

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57 Artificer Instruments finished Feb 1982

Rear: Dave Burton, Dave Barker
Front: John Russell, Lt Comd Mitchell, Deryk Washer

44/1 Basic Instruments finished 1982

Tony Hopwood, John Barrow, Nick Green, Alastair Micklejohn, ? McKeating

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49 Basic Instruments finished ?? 1982

Rear: unknown, Colin Sparrow, Chris Williams
Front: Paul Fenwick, Lt Col ?, Mr Green

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59 Artificer Instruments finished Feb 1983

(Note this is pre finish photo, but all candidates qualified as Artificers)
Rear: Keith Emerson, Steve Jepson
Front: Richard Pickering, Steve Bradley, Ally McDonald

50/1 Basic Instruments finished May 1983

Nigel Mullins, Graham Perkin

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52 Basic Instruments finished ?? 1983

Rear: Paul Arnott, Colin Leech, Steve Roberts
Front: Dave Foster, Sgt (Fergie) Ferguson, Geordie Lawless

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53 Basic Instruments finished Nov 1983

Rear: Phil Hudson (previously Soord), Tony Lomax, John ONeil, ?, Nigel
Clegg, Dave Pilcher
Front: Al Blewett, Mr Green, Mark (Paddy) Jackson, Maj ?, ? Price

61 Artificer Instruments finished Feb 1984

Colin Brown, Denis Scott, Alan Trussler, Alun Evans, Jerry Blears, Neil
Malcolm, Pete Turner, Richard Snape, Mick Leighton, Bob Burgess

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57 Basic Instruments finished Apr 1984

Rear: Steve Williams, Gary Stewart, Tim Davies, Trevor Wagland, Mike
Piearce, Steve McGee
Front: Rich Poley, George Smith, Duncan Muir, Paul Hanbury

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58 Basic Instruments finished ?? 1984

Rear: Mark (Taff) Evans, Barry Cole, Jimmy Logan, Ian Renshaw, Ian Davidson, Howie Ford
Front: Taff Allen, Mr Green, Maj ?, Roger Mortimer, Danny Bick

60 Basic Instruments finished ? 1985

Alan Beesley, Fraser Carlyle, Martin Weston, Alex Ward, Les Flynn, Victor
Fryer

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61 Basic Instruments finished ?? 1985

Rear: Matt Harle, Jon Parkes, Paul Evans, Scott Goldie, Rob Pullman
Front : Maj Tyrell, Jeff Ormerod, Mr Parsons

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64 Artificer Instruments finished approx Sep 1985

Ged Williams, Billy Sellars, Brian Barry, Lt Col ?, Mick Higginson, Gary Attew

62 Basic Instruments finished approx Nov 1985

Tony Mears, Jez Armitage, Chris Bell, Wally Edge, Fraser Morrison, Tony
Mears, Nigel Rennie (ex 15/19H), Patrick Webster, Tim Harrison, Rick
Fitsimmons

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65 Basic Instruments pre finish course photo 1986

Rear: Paul (Taff) Marchant, Tony Jeans (DNC), Sean Maiden, Arthur Bloomfield, Frank Leet
Front : Nick Long, Les Ashfield, Mark Nanson, Al (Taff) Jones (DNC), Steve Cheeseborough

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65 Basic Instruments finished ? 1986

Rear: Paul Marchant, Arthur Bloomfield, Les Ashfield, Nick Long
Front: Mark Nanson, Maj Tyrell, Frank Leet, Mr Parsons, Steve Cheeseborough

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65 Artificer Instruments at start of course 1985

Rear: Kev Wright, Dave Stiff, Matt Lane, Mick Turner, Ken Sanders-Fox
Front: Ian Shaw, Nick White, Derick Hatton, Tony Taylor

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65 Artificer Instruments finished approx Sep 1986

Rear: Kev Wright, Mick Turner, Dave Stiff, Tony Taylor, Ian Shaw
Front: Ken Sanders-Fox, Derick Hatton, Lt Col Tandy, Matt Lane, Nick White

67 Basic Instruments finished ? 1986

Dave Manktelow, Chris Robinson, Alex Dobson, Steve Gibson, Neil Knight,
Andy Birtle, Neil (?) Hinchcliffe

68 Basic Instruments finished Aug 1986

Kenny Gray, Mark Unsworth, ? Griffiths 1, ? Griffiths 2, Colin Mortimer

69 Basic Instruments finished ? 1986

Bruce Devlin, Wayne Dodwell, Nigel Smith, Alan McSharry, ? Collier, Jason
Fouracres, Gary O'Neill, Terry Moore, Steve Donelly, Michael McCartan

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Apprentice Instruments PMC 1 finished at PMC Dec 1986, finished at Bordon Jan 1987
Rear: Neil McIntyre, Steve Triggs, Mike Simpson, Dave Wilson
Front - Kevin Williams, Graham Hacon, Mr Banks (?), Darren Fenn, Shane Pickering

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Consolidated list of apprentice & basic instrument technician training courses

and attendees.
1943 intake of Apprentice Mechanics will have
finished around 1947
Bob Spiller
Unplaced Arborfield apprentices
Paul Sancto
Les Vaughn

Norman Pywell
Stan Thornton
Myint Shwe (one of the first intake from Burma)
Alan Webb (from 51b)
Mick Robinson (from 51b)

C A Beecroft

52b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished 1955

A J Wells

Clive Hartland

? Perry

? Hartland

J Beel

? Pilcher

49b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished Jul 1952

Ng Ton (burmese)

B Baker
Colin Long
E Thomas

? Hoskins
? Claydon
+2

I Brown

54a Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished Feb 1957

Ronald Marks

Leonard Symonds

William Meadows
Peter Williams
51a Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield
finished Feb 1954

54b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished 1957
Clive Soord

Michael Beckingham (Bought his discharge Oct 1955)

Jim Ashworth

51b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished ? 1954

Tony Lyne

Alan Webb (moved to 52a)

John Richards

Mick Robinson (moved to 52a)

Derek Palmer

52a Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield

finished Feb 1955

Bill Cleaton.

John Bodle

Spike Riley

B.H.Ellcock

Clive Swatton

Brian Paton

Robin Tomsett

Don May

Jock Greves

Terry Bunyard

Phil Harris

55a Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield

finished 1958

M Stevens

Andy Rackstraw

R Sutton

John Lee

W Todd

56? Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield

finished Dec 1959

P Watson

Pete Tiley

59a Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield finished Dec 61

Mike Dows
57? Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield
finished ? 1960
Hank Hallam

Barry Cooper
Alwyn Kitchin
Alan Cook

57a Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield

finished ? 1960

Paul Sancto (from Chepstow)

Bruce Murray

Pete Baster (moved to later intake)

Min Machin
Chris Kitchin

Mick Elmes (moved to later intake)

? Baker (DNC)
2

Rob Farmer Pike

Ivor Webber
57b Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield
finished Dec 1960

Charlie Collard (moved to 59b)

59b Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield finished March 62

M Allan

Alan (Doddy) Dodds

A Barber

Bill Ewan

D Feuel
Dave Hardy

A (Kipper) Haddock
Mike Jeffery

D Harbron
T Murray

Mick Phillips

E Schofield

Barry Williams

58b Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield finished Jul 61

Charlie Collard (from 59a)

R Brand

59c Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield finished 1962

P Driver

David Jackson

A Hallam

John Taylor

Was R Sterling on this course?

Was J C Davie on this course?

Peter Winter
? Iheme
Andy Hamil

60a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1963

Mick Zambra

Alan (Shag) Twyning

61c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

Dec 1964

60b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1963

Alan Thornton

Norman McClaren

Dave Sanderson

Alan Wilton

Bernie Baker

Bernard Fuller

Geoff Cashmore-Thorley

Dennis Lunn

Mick Barker

Derek Grater

Chalky White

Chris Nurse

Freddy Mills

Dave Walker

62a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

Dec 1964

60c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1963

Mike Spaul

Bob Sterling

62b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1965

Fred Hunt
Richard Sturtevant
Graham (Grid) Moores
Roger Markham

Ed Livingstone
Ed Spence
Ian (Slim) Saddler
Norman (Paddy) Lang

61a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1964

Inikio Iyabi (Nigerian Forces)

Tony Bowman

Augustine Ikedi (Nigerian Forces)

Keith Neale

Roger Lavery

Pete Glover

Jock Spence (DNC)

Ken Staves

62c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1965

John Cunnell
John Davie
Geoff Elmes

Howard Emerson
Ray Gatward
Bob Reid

61b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1964

Gig Dawson (moved to 63a)

George Kirkpatrick

Dave Nickerson

Stu Lee

Dave or Peter King

Phil Williams (DNC)

Billy Macfarquar (moved to 63a)

Graham Paddy

Ben Bentham

63a Apprentice Intrument Techs Carlisle finished

1965

Gary Blackie Blackwell

Bob Alleway
Terry Tich McLaughlin
Billy Macfarquar
Terry Zulu Longhurst (moved to 63b)
Barry Slim Humphreys (DNC)
? Watson (DNC)
? Bowman (DNC)
Gig Dawson (from 62c, but moved to 63b in due
course)

Chris Compton
Eric Culshaw
Mugsy Murgatroyd
John Ridley
Tony Little
Jan Skuratko
John Gray (moved to 64c)
64c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished
1967 (at Bordon)

63b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1966

64c WAS THE LAST INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

COURSE INTO BOYS SERVICE UNTIL PMC COURSES AT
ARBORFIELD WERE INTRODUCED IN 1984

Gig Dawson (from 62c & 63a)

Dave Alexander

Terry Zulu Longhurst (from 63a)

Dave Burrell

63c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1966 LAST INSTRUMENT COURSE TO FINISH AT
CARLISLE

Mick Burrows

Simon Purton

Steve Hammond

Bob Blake

John Preston

Chris Pollard

Bob Stone

Mike Franks

Alan ? (DNC)

Dave Atkins

Steve Portman

Tex Houston

Graham Williams (left very shortly after finishing)

64a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1966 (at Bordon)

John Gray (from 64b)

Ian Johnston (from 63c)

Neil McCole

S Greenwood

George Edmondson

Pete Douglas

03 Basic Instruments finished 1969

Colin Bazen

Deryk Washer

Bob Barkas

Barry Frangleton

Pete Fosker

Maurice Smith

Johnny Hove

Dave Ward

PK Matyear

Heinz Bonzio

64b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished

1967 (at Bordon)

Dave Heap

Roger Cross

02 Basic Instruments finished 1968

05 Basic Instruments finished 1970

Ian Williams

Ian Richardson

Lester Piggott

Brian England

Graham (Matt) Busby

Gordon Rose

Philip ? (Sierra Leone)

06 Basic Instruments finished 1970

Alec Peacock

Dave Barker

12a Basic Inst finished 1972

John Beresford

Steve Bradley

Lou Wildsmith

Dave Kane

09 Basic Instruments finished approx Jun 1981

John Russell

Stuart Vallelly

Roy Sudron

11 Basic Instruments finished 1971

Dave Blackham

Ray Dixon

Taff Sharland

Dave Stow

Stan Voellner (DNC)

Tony Turner

Steve Winnick (DNC)

Tony Ash

14a Basic Instruments finished ? 1972

Andy Smith

Steve Proctor

Ralph Small

15 Basic Instruments finished ? 1972

Eric Scargill

John Kellaway

Tony Derry

Matt Lane

Tom Fisher

19 Basic Instruments finished ?

Wally Green

George Mahoney

Ian Dall

Tony Slinn

Brian Devlin

John Wyke

12 Basic Inst finished 1971?

Gerald Williams

Chris Jackson

Steve Perry

Brian Barry

Steve Newman

Bob Fairclough

Bill Peacock

Steve Jepson

Dave Willows

Barry Knowles

21 Basic Instruments finished 1975

? Ryan

Dick Pickering

Steve Birley

Clive Henry

Kev Loft

Dave Wilkie

John Steer

Peter Yates

Ian Robertson

Al Tomkins

Roger Hodgkinson

Al Sample

Kev Leggat

Rodney De Pauw

John Paul Silvestor Samboma

Al Cook

Dale Loynton

Jerry Blears

Trev Poffley

Al Trussler

Jim Hewitt

24 Basic Instruments finished 197?

21a Basic Instruments finished Mar 1976

Greg Davies

Tony Taylor

Dave Flood
25 Basic Instruments finished 197?

Dave Tideswell

Ken Sanders-Fox
Pete Claydon

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Les Blackford

Bob Burgess

John (Pinky) Forrester

Roger Coombs

Paul Tweedle

George Leonard

26 Basic Instruments finished Sep 1977

Tim Leeming

Tony Bacon
Alun Evans

Nick Span

Doug Kennedy
Nick Everitt
Tony Croston
George Eastham (joined us late)

Keith Workman

22a Basic Instruments finished 1976

Dave Fenwick

Mick (Bob) Sharp

Kev Mills

Mike Nicholls

Simon Evans

Alan Evans

Derek Hobbs (from 25?)

Stuart Anslow

28 or 29 Basic Instruments finished 1978

23 Basic Instruments finished 1976

Dick Snape

Nick White

Mick Leighton

Larry Haskell

Ian Shaw

Roger Dawkins

Lee Hollingshead

Pete Deacon

Ralph Sheridan

Colin Brown

Baz Jenkinson

30 Basic Instruments finished May 1978

Mick Higginson (retrading from VM)

Jim Redfern

Mick Ayers

Boggy Marsh
Mick Carty
Paul Tickle
Mick Dagger

Bob Streeton

Dave Gray
Les Henderson

?? Basic Instruments finished 19??

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Dave Stiff
?? Basic Instruments finished 1980

Neil Malcolm

Mike Chadwick

Geoff Warner

Mark Knights
31 Basic Instruments finished Nov 1978
Derek Dobson
Rab Erskine

?Keith Miller
T

John Carr
Jeff Mullins
Brian Jones
Dave (Knocker) Knowles
Scouse Quinn
Keith Dexter
Graham Johns
32 Basic Instruments finished 1979
Adam Brown
Kev Wright
Gary Attew
Bob Whyte
Keith Dickson
Ron Ford
? Benson (DNC)
?? Basic Instruments finished 1980?
Chris Richter

Mick Harvey

? Miller
39 Basic Instruments finished 1980
Les Payne

Paul Griffin
Paddy Hall
41 Basic Instruments finished 1980
Steve Coulson
Andy Hay
Gary Thomas
Brian Marshall
John Black
Paul Gladstone
Chris Lawson
Paddy Graham
Colin Needham
Iain Muir (DNC)
42 Basic Instruments finished Oct 1981

Mark Surey

Dave Cousins

50/1 Basic Instruments - finished May 1983

(Transferred from 51 Basic Inst from Kremlin after 1st
week as we both - and Tony Lomax - already had BTEC
ONC. Joined 50 Basic Inst Monday at 0830 and they
all failed bench fitting and so by 1030 we were 50/1.
Tony Lomax back-coursed almost at the end. We did
bench fitting at the end with one of the armourer
instructors called Brown)

Michael Dugmore

Nigel Mullins

Spike Yeoman
Nige Shannon
Steve Brough

Roy Foster

Graham Perkin

43 Basic Instruments finished 1981?

52 Basic Instruments finished 1983
Mike Smith
Paul Arnott
Taff Davies
Colin Leech
Nigel Godbolt
Steve Roberts
44 Basic Instruments finished 1982
Dave Foster
Mack Mackay
Geordie Lawless
Derek Hatton
Glen Chadwick
Mick Turner (RIP)
53 Basic Instruments finished Nov 1983
Rod Buckley

Phil Hudson (previously Soord)

Bob Chappell
Tony Lomax
Dave Hill

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Nigel Clegg

Nigel Alderson
Al Blewett
44/1 Basic Instruments finished 1982
Mark (Paddy) Jackson
Tony Hopwood
Dave Pilcher
John Barrow
John ONeil
Nick Green
? Price
Alastair Micklejohn
+1 unknown
? McKeating.
55 Basic Instruments finished 198?
49 Basic Instruments finished 1982
Graham Taylor
Colin Sparrow
Colin Witherington
Paul Fenwick

T
Paul Nichol

Chris Williams
Russ Bower
1 other to be named
Gary Howse
Chris Devine

Bob Thompson

Victor Fryer

Rick Makin

NEED TO ADD PMC COURSES IN CORRECT

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

+1 who retraded to VMA

57 Basic Instruments finished Apr 1984

61 Basic Instruments finished 1985

Mike Piearce

Scott Goldie

Duncan Muir

Jon Parkes

Paul Hanbury

Paul Evans

Steve Williams

Jeff Ormerod

Tim Davies (DNC)

62 Basic Instruments finished approx Nov 1985

Rich Poley

Tony Mears

Gary Stewart

Jez Armitage

Trevor Wagland

Chris Bell

George Smith

Wally Edge

Steve McGee

Fraser Morrison

58 Basic Instruments finished 1984?

Tony Mears

Mark (Taff) Evans

Nigel Rennie (ex 15/19H)

Bo Cole

Patrick Webster

Jim Logan

Tim Harrison

Ian (Grandad) Renshaw

Rick Fitsimmons

Ian Davidson

65 Basic Instruments finished 1986

Howie Ford

Paul Marchant

Taff Allen
Roger Mortimer

Tommy Struthers

Danny Bick
CHECK THE MARK INMAN RON CONDIE PHOTO
FIGURE IT OUT

Arthur Bloomfield
Les Ashfield
Nick Long
Mark Nanson

60 Basic Instruments finished 1985

Frank Leet

Alan Beesley

Steve Cheeseborough

Fraser Carlyle

Tony Jeans (discharged during course)

Martin Weston

Ian Maiden (retraded during course)

Alex Ward

Al Jones

Les Flynn

67 Basic Instruments finished ?

Dave Manktelow
Chris Robinson
Alex Dobson
Steve Gibson
Neil Knight
Andy Birtle
Neil (?) Hinchcliffe
Steve Grant - re-traded
68 Basic Instruments finished Aug 1986
Kenny Gray
Mark Unsworth
? Griffiths 1
? Griffiths 2
Colin Mortimer
69 Basic Instruments finished 1986?
Bruce Devlin
Wayne Dodwell
Nigel Smith
Alan McSharry

70 Basic Instruments finished 1987 <<< Check Dates

or course Number
Chris Dove
Ian Bailey
Chas Newbold
Barney McCairns
Ken Stott
Carl Matthews
Richard Morris
Paul Burgess
Kevin Nichols
73 Basic Instruments finished 1987
Simon Bergman
Andy Jackson
David Gwyer
Dave Conkie

? Collier

Ian Watson

Jason Fouracres

Phil Carr

Gary O'Neill
Terry Moore
Steve Donelly
Michael McCartan
1 PMC Instruments finished Jan 1987
Neil McIntyre
Steve Triggs
Mike Simpson
Dave Wilson

Daz Fenn
Shane Pickering

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74 Basic Instruments finished 1987

Dave Blackburn
? Cox
? Mckenzie
? Mason
? Williams
Ronny Prouse (DNC)
Jed Barugh (DNC)
76 Basic Instruments - finished 1988

Kev Williams
Graham Hacon

John Ottaway
Dave Hattle
Dave Walker

Dennis Sayles

Andrew Down

Ray Higginbottom

Ray Inman (moved onto 82)

Nick Lloyd (DNC)

Si Hughes

Barry Duffy
Sean Benfield
Aaron Kennedy
John Bull

Glen Fenby

Andy Hunter (retraded to Armourer)

Steve Kennard

79 Basic Instruments finished 1988

Ian Mayhew

Paul Robinson

Jim Pumford

Cosmo Kemp

Paul Vickers

Sean Mulvany

82 Basic Instruments finished 1989

Pete Leonard

Brian Jefferson

Bob Imber

Ray Inman (from 81)

Ian Craddock

83 Basic Instruments finished ?

Steve Hodson

Sean Blackett

Kev Church

84 Basic Instruments finished ?

Ross Campbell (did not finish)

Alf Jeff Garnett

Danny Cardilli (did not finish)

Dave Barrie

? Turberfield

Neil Hunt (Re-trading AV Tech)

80 Basic Instruments finished 1988

Carlton Tennant (Back coursed from 83)

Lee Lowe

Dave Leach (Re-trading AV Tech)

Bob Noyes

Iain McLean

Fraser Strong

? (Retrading Electrician)

Andy Middleton

Martin Ace (Back coursed from 83)

John (Albie) Hall

Ivan Hill
Pete Hendry (Re-trading Electrician)

Chris Benson

Gordon Florence
John Hubbard
81 Basic Instruments finished May 1989
David Bradwell
Andy Cocker

85 Basic Instruments finished 1989

Shuggy Hughes
Kev Reid
Nick Gorman
Henry Heard

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Ian Pink

Billy McMichael

Eddie Burns

Pete Pinder

Mark Hassal

Robert Rheines

Mark Ulyott

94 Basic Instruments finished ?

Shaun Neale

Frank Mccaig

Gary Burton

Clive Everett

3 PMC Instruments finished approx Aug 1989

Nigel Moffatt

Darren Daz Crook

Jenny Southern

Doug Campbell

Chris Walker

Bill Earlie

Brian Mooney

Dave Hall

? Cook(DNC)

Stewart Leslie

Pete Shelling
Cheryl Tomms

Mo Morrison
? Thompson
Keith Uythendal
4 PMC Instruments finished approx Aug 1990
Jason Ingle
Dave Bamford
Warren Deakin
Dave Bamford
Karl Hewitson
Mark Hassall
5 PMC Instruments finished Jun 1991
Jim Speers
Chris Dook
Colin Sutcliffe
Brad Mosey

96 Basic Instruments finished ?

Murray Heenan
Emmett Watson
Kavon Palmer
98 Basic Instruments finished ?
98b Basic Instruments finished ?
Gareth Sterry
99 Basic Instruments finished 1996
Gary Hosken
Mick Hobson
Jon Prendergast
Neil Borthwick
Andy Milne
?? Basic Instruments finished 1999??
Pep Brown

Simon Powell
Alan Axon
93 Basic Instruments finished Dec 1992
Gaz Braham
Neil Holmes

Andy Allcock
Daz Moran
"Spook"

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? Maddox
? Lord
? Cooper

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Consolidated list of Artificer training courses and attendees.

? Armt Art Inst Lawrence Nixon

John Smith

7 Art Inst Bob Spiller

Sgt Peprah (Ghana)

24 Art Inst (Sep 59 - Feb 61)

John Lee

Wadmore

Charlie McGill

Bottle

Harry Gostling

Ted Bellis

35 Art Inst

Downes

? Robinson

Ellis

? Van Rensberg

Penny

Abdul Rasip - overseas student

Young

? Pike

26 Art Inst - finished 12/62

Wilf Hurst

John Brown

36 Art Inst finished 1970

Terry Bunyard

Dave Jackson

Dick Forbes

Pete Tiley

George Gallop

Pete (Taff) Williams

Dave Higman

Bernie (Taff) Fuller

John Howlett

John Taylor

Ron O'Brien

Bernie (Spud) Baker

Rollo Smith

Dave Bellis

Clive Soord

Bill Ewan

Ron Stannard

Pete Curphy

Len Symonds

Alwyn Kitchin

Pete Thompson

37 Art Inst - Finished Nov 1971

33 Art Inst Sep 66 to Nov 67

Ron Thompson

Brian Gisborne

Mohamed Momani (Jordanian Armed Forces)

Barry Williams

Phil Harris

Dave Hall

Ray Gatward

Sgt Kordjonie (Ghana)

Pete Mullen

Mahmoud Sihaden (Jordan)

Dennis Lunn

Sgt Oladmadji (Nigeria)

? Ridley

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37a Art Inst - Overseas Course

43 Art Inst finished approx Sep 1975

38 Art Inst

Dave Hardy

(?) Phillips

Tony Bentham

Mick Zambra

Duggie Bagshaw

Geoff Cashmore Thorley

Roger Cross

John O'Brian

Andy Hamill

? Hewitson

44 Art Inst - Overseas Course

? Harrison

45 Art Inst - Sep 74 to ? 76

? Ashworth

Bob (Chalky) White

39 Art Inst

John Kerr

George Kirkpatrick

Chris Pollard

John Davie

Bob Littlewood

Bob Alleway

Tony Little

Mike Spaul

Mick Burrows

Tex Houston

46 Art Inst - Overseas Course

Dave Goff

47 Art Inst finished 1977

Mick Stevens

Duncan Hart

40 Art Inst - Overseas Course

Neil (Snag) McCole

41 Art Inst Mar 1973 to Sep 1974

Barry Knowles

Mike Jeffrey

Gordon Rose

Ian Robinson

48a Art Inst - Overseas Course

Ivor Webber

49a Art Inst finished Jul 1977

Graham Paddy

Tony Bowman

David Alexander

Dave Ward

Colin Bazen

50 Art Inst? Does anyone have any info?

Howard Emerson

51 Art Inst - Feb 1977 - Sep 1979

Chris Compton

Steve Portman

Bob Reid

Eris Scargill

Hank Hallam

Ian Johnston

Peter Winter

Steve Hammond

42 Art Inst - Overseas Course

Was Ian Dall also on this course?#

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53 Art Inst - Overseas Course

Gary Attew

54 Art Inst finished May 1981

Brian Barry

Bob Bankier

Mick Higginson

Roger Dawkins

Billy Sellers

Danny Green

Gerald Williams

Lee Hollingshead

65 Art Inst - Finished Sep 1986

Stuart Vallelly

Ken Sanders-Fox

Another big gap here - anyone have any info

regarding Art Inst 52,55 or 56?

Derek Hatton

57 Art Inst - Guess at dates = Aug 1980 - Feb 1982

John Russell
Deryk Washer
Dave Burton
Dave Barker
59 Art Inst - Guess on dates = Aug 1981 - Feb 1983
Richard Pickering
Steve Bradley
Ally McDonald
Keith Emerson
Steve Jepson
61 Art Inst - Aug 1982 to Feb 1984
Colin Brown
Denis Scott
Alan Trussler
Alun Evans
Jerry Blears
Neil Malcolm
Pete Turner
Richard Snape
Mick Leighton
Bob Burgess
64 Art Inst - Finished Sep 1985?

Matt Lane
Nick White
Kev Wright
Mick Turner
Dave Stiff
Tony Taylor
Ian Shaw
66 Art Inst - Finished Feb 1987
Dave Knowles
George Mahoney
Pete Anderton
Mike Dagger
Simon Evans
67 Art Inst Overseas Course
68 Art Inst - Aug 1986 to Feb 1988
Ged Godbolt
Rab Erskine
Mike Smith
John Wyke
John Black
70 Art Inst - Aug 1987 to Feb 1989
Rick Townson
Jim Redfern

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Dave Hill

74 Art Inst - Aug 1990 to Dec 1991

Perry Milward

Wally Edge

Bob Whyte

Jon Parkes

Andy Stubbs

Danny Bick

Del Wall

Paul (Taff) Marchant

Chris White

Mark Norman

Derek Dobson

Mick Archer

71 Art Inst - Aug 1988 to Feb 1990

Paul Arnott

Colin Morgan

75 Art Inst - Finished Mar 94?

Bob Chappell

Chris Bell

Kev Miller

Ron Condie

Paul Titcombe

Dave Hattle

Steve Marshall

Frank Leet

Paul Ellis

Mick McCartan

Jim Kemp

Fraser Morrison

Pete Wood

The following were also on 75 Art Inst, but left service

immediately after qualifying:

BJ Webb
Ralph Sheridan
Nigel Rennie
Dave George
Dave Cousins
Chris Richter
72 Art Inst - Finished Nov 1990?
Shaun Ellis
Duncan Muir
Paul Hanbury
Roger Mortimer
Mike Piearce
Nigel Mullins
Paul Jess
Mick Archer?

Ian Williams
Andy Hay
Gary Howse
Pete Hendry
Wayne Tilsley
Steve Donnelly
76 Art Inst - Finished Oct 95?
Shaun Benfield
Chris Benson
Arthur Bloomfield
John Butterworth
Fraser Carlysle
Ken Gray
Neil Hinchliffe
Chris Rainey

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George Smith

Gary Burton

Alex Ward

00/01 Art Inst finished Jun 2002

Pat Webster

Dave Watkins

Terry Young

Ged Geddis

77 Art Inst - Finished Aug 97

Ritchie Owen

Ian (Ginge) Bailey

Dave Stewart

Kevin Church

Alf Garnet

Gordon Florence

Andy Keegan

Henry Heard

Was Artificer, but no course found to date :

Ken Knowles

Tom Pierce (instructor at SEME)

Tommy Struthers

Dennis McClaren (ditto)

78 Art Inst - Finished Jun 1999?

Jimmy Birrell
Mark Evans

Mike Dows (ditto)

Dieter Hecht
Mick Fenn
Pete Shambrook

Fitz Fitzsimmons
Neil Mcintyre
Andy OKeefe
Rick Pascoe
79 Art Inst finished Jun 2000
Greg Everett
Dean Hague
Paul Keeble
Shaun Mulvaney
Bob Noyes
Kev Williams
99/01 Art Inst finished Jun 2001
NEW COURSE FORMAT INTRODUCED ELECTRONICS
BASED AT SEAE
Wayne Dodwell
Andy Down
Brian Jefferson
Dave Brunton

Bob Pringle
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Instrument Technicians who were promoted to Artisan

Here is list of Instrument Technicians who were promoted to Artisan.
Try to sort out in chronological order.

Garry Simcock

Jed Geddis

Bob Fairclough

John (Albie) Hall

Phil Carr

Carlton Tennant

Pete Glover

Stewart Leslie

Barry Frangleton
Vince Painter
Jim Sullivan
Tony Doherty
Mark Inman
Colin Sooty Sutcliffe

WO2

Ian Davidson
Trevor Poffley
Simon Forrester
Ian Richardson
Ian Bradley
Bill Till
Jez Armitage
Paul Robinson
? (Trevor?) White
Nigel Clegg
Billy McMichael
Andy Middleton
Ray Sudron
Mick Harvey
Steve Kennard
Andy Birtle
Paul Crimmins
Kev Marshall (check)
Frank Meanwell
Colin Leech
Russ Bower

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Civilian & Military Instructors at the training schools.

Civilian

1953 to 1955 Major P H Richardson REME

BORDON

Military

Mr Green - Senior Instructor retired about 1985?

Mick or Ivor? Webber

Mike Parsons - took over as Senior Instructor after Mr

Green retired. I think he then moved down to exam
centre in about 1988?

Tony Taylor - taught TLS 6 as a SSgt in 1989

Roger Beale - taught TLS PSU before taking over as

Senior Instructor about 1988

Dave Barker (as a WO2)

Wes Robertson
Bob Barkas

Pete Tiley [1] - I think he initially took over from Vern

Woods when Vern retired. Became Senior Instructor
in early 90's when Roger Beale retired. Was Pete Tiley
the last Instruments dedicated Senior Instructor?

Eric Irvine (fitting shop Carlisle)

Mr McClaren [1] - taught white light instruments &

desiccators?

Billy Sellers

Steve Jepson
Wally Green

Eric Scargill
Vern Woods - taught theodolites & Survey eqpts, not
sure of years

Ian Johnston

Colin Bazen[1]

Bob Bankier

Ian Johnston [1]

Dave Knowles

Mike Smith [1]

Rab Erskine

Bob Bankier [1] started instructing as a WO2, then

ASM, then transferred into a civilian role. Taught
Thermal Imaging.

Derek Dobson

Ron Hague [1]

Bob McLeod
? Carpenter
Gus Gorse [1]
Tom Pierce [1]
George Kirkpatrick [1]
Peter Turner [1]
Mike Dows [1]
ARBORFIELD
Officer i/c Instrument Shop
1949 to 1951 Major H S Stow REME
1951 to 1953 Capt D A Brown REME

Lee Holingshead
Dave Ward
Peter Claydon
Chris Richter
John Parkes
Trevor Poffley
Pete Claydon
Bernie Baker
Gary Howes
Peter Turner
Dave Goff
John Taylor
Colin Bazen
Bob Pringle (ASM Carlisle)

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Barry Williams - As a Cpl 65/66 (Applied Optics, Repair

Techniques, Prismatic Compass, also taught Art Wpns
on Inspection if Field Instruments.
As a SSgt / WO2 71/74

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Orphan List
Here is list of individuals who are known to have served as instrument technicians, but to date it has not been
possible to identify which apprentice or basic course they attended.
Mick Machin

Carl Hayhurst

Neal Knight

Norman Killeen

Jeff Clarkson

Howie Chappel

Bill Till

Dave Holroyd

Alan Quartermain

Barry Lewis

Steve Clarke

Andy Britain

Paul Forbes Buckingham

Gordon Orr

Paul Warren

Colin Morgan

Jan Chapman

John West

Ged Godbolt (maybe 38 Inst 1980?)

Brian Jones (AAC)

Vern Barret (maybe 38 Inst 1980?)

Graham Swift

Bob Field (maybe 38 Inst 1980?)

Ernie Woodhouse

Pete Mullen

Wes Robertson

? Ridley

Keith Emerson

Ron Thompson

Ian Williams

Neil Luczynski

Frank Meanwell

Dave Bellis

Trevor Bax

Pete Wiiliams

Paul Bassford

Pete Curphy

Mick Carson

Kit Kitson
Les Shorto
Alan Isherwood
Brian Wilson
Harry Gossling
Griff Griffiths

Bob Douglas
Mick Fenn
Pete Shambrook
Russ Roscillo
Bob Berry
Chris Griffin
Ken Arnott

Gary Walker
Rob Walker
Richard Pascoe

John Corlett (maybe 63 or 64 Inst 1985/86?)

Kev Marshall (maybe 63 or 64 Inst 1985/86?)

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Kev Patten
Les Vaughn
Harry Harris

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Instrument Technicians who went on to Commission

Here is list of Instrument Technicians who went on to take up a commission. In most cases this will have been a
Regular Commission (Late Entry) into REME. Exceptions to this will be highlighted.
Try to sort out in chronological order, also try to add commissioned rank achieved.

Barry Williams Lt Col

Howard Emerson - Maj

Kev Williams (Reg C) REME commissioned from TA

after serving full 22 years later transferred to RLC

Richard Pickering - Capt

Brad Collins (Reg) - Maj
Simon Bergman (AGC(ETS))
Wally Green (AEC) - Maj
Jon Parkes (AEC) - Maj
Danny Green (AEC) - Capt
Ray Gatward Lt Col
Chris Benson
Mike Spaul
? Coppen
Dave Stiff Lt Col
Andy Down
Kev Church
Tommy Struthers
Mike Piearce - Maj
Duncan Muir - Maj
Simon Evans - Capt
Chris White - Capt
John Taylor
Gary Burton
Neil McIntyre
Gordon Rose - Maj
Jed Geddis (RAF)
Bob Spiller Lt Col
Leonard Symonds - Maj
Mick Fenn
Dave Alexander (AEC)

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Instrument Technicians who were Direct Entry

Here is list of Instrument Technicians who did not attend basic or apprentice training. They either joined REME
directly as an Instrument Technician / Mechanic, or underwent a trade test once serving and converted to the
trade. In most cases these individuals would have served a recognised apprenticeship before they enlisted.

Ken Allen Hi I joined REME as a National Service Clerk

then signed on in Hong Kong and took a straight Trade
test as inst mech having done a 5 year apprenticeship
as an electrical engineer and gained an HNC at
Chatham Dockyard. I then went para and after the 1st
class trade test and rank of Sgt transferred RD and
made RSM before finishing the joined HSF and made
Capt in infantry before retiring due to pressure of
work.
Dave Dowling

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