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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 1954
to 2000.
Draft 09 March 2015
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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 1954 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 : [email protected].
Dave Knowles
Melbourne, Australia
March 2015
mailto:[email protected]
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Contents :
Course photographs and names 1954 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 Instructors at Arborfield, Carlisle, Bordon...X
Orphans list of names from the trade with no course yet identified.X
Trade postings over the years, by country..X
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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 XX. The first course to pass
out after training was XX in XX
Instrument Trade Training Course Photos (or placeholders) in chronological order
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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)
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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
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61b Apprentice Instrument Tech Carlisle finished 1964
George Kirkpatrick, ? Stewart, Phil Williams (DNC)
Peter Winter, ? Iheme, Andy Hamil, Mick Zambra
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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
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
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
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
64a Apprentice Inst Techs Carlisle - finished 1967 (at Bordon)
Pete Douglas, Colin Bazen, Bob Barkas, Pete Hoskins, Johnny Hove
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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
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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
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02 Basic Instruments finished 1968
Neil McCole, George Edmondson
03 Basic Instruments finished 1969
Deryk Washer, Barry Frangleton, Maurice Smith, Dave Ward, Heinz Bonzio, Dave Heap
5 Basic Instruments finished 1970
Ian Richardson, Brian England, Gordon Rose
06 or 07 Basic Instruments finished 1970
Dave Barker, John Beresford
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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 ?, 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
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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28 or 29 Basic Instruments finished 1978
Dick Snape, Mick Leighton, Ian Shaw, Lee Hollingshead, Pete Deacon
47a Artificer Instruments finished 1977
Tony Bowman, Dave Ward
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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)
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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, Ralph Sheridan, Baz Jenkinson. Mick Higginson (retrading from VM), Jim Redfern, Boggy Marsh. Paul Tickle
? Basic Instruments finished 1980
Dave Stiff
? Basic Instruments finished 1980
Mike Chadwick, Mark Knights, Mick Harvey, ?Keith Miller, ? Miller
? Basic Instruments finished 1980
Mike Chadwick, Mark Knights, Mick Harvey, ?Keith Miller, ? Miller
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1943 intake of Apprentice Mechanics will have
finished around 1947
Bob Spiller
49b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield finished Jul 1952
B Baker
Colin Long
E Thomas
I Brown
Ronald Marks
William Meadows
Peter Williams
52b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield finished 1955
Clive Hartland
54b Apprentice Instrument Mechs Arborfield finished 1957
Clive Soord
Jim Ashworth
Tony Lyne
Don May
John Richards
Derek Palmer
Bill Cleaton.
Jock Greves
Spike Riley
Clive Swatton
Robin Tomsett
Terry Bunyard
55a Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield finished 1958
Andy Rackstraw
John Lee
56? Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield finished Dec 1959
Pete Tiley
Mike Dows
57b Apprentice Instrument Techs Arborfield finished Dec 1960
M Allan
A Barber
D Feuel
D Hardy
D Harbron
T Murray
E Schofield
58b Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield -finished Jul 61
R Brand
P Driver
A Hallam
P Harris
M Stevens
R Sutton
W Todd
P Watson
59a Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield -finished Dec 61
Barry Cooper
Charlie Collard
Consolidated list of apprentice & basic instrument technician training
courses and attendees.
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+?
Was A Twyning on this intake? Was R Markham?
59b Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield -finished March 62
Alan (Doddy) Dodds
Bill Ewan
A (Kipper) Haddock
Mike Jeffery
Mick Phillips
Barry Williams
C Collard
59c Apprentice Instrument Techs - Arborfield -finished 1962
David Jackson
John Taylor
Was R Sterling on this course?
Was J C Davie on this course?
60b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1963
Norman McClaren
Alan Wilton
Bernard Fuller
Dennis Lunn
Derek Grater
Chris Nurse
Dave Walker
61a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1964
Tony Bowman
Keith Neale
Pete Glover
Ken Staves
John Cunnell
John Davie
Geoff Elmes
61b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1964
George Kirkpatrick
Stu Lee
Phil Williams (DNC)
Peter Winter
? Iheme
Andy Hamil
Mick Zambra
61c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1964
Alan Thornton
Dave Sanderson
Bernie Baker
Geoff Cashmore-Thorley
Mick Barker
Chalky White
Freddy Mills
62b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1965
Ed Livingstone
Ed Spence
Ian (Slim) Saddler
Norman (Paddy) Lang
Inikio Iyabi (Nigerian Forces)
Augustine Ikedi (Nigerian Forces)
Roger Lavery
Jock Spence (DNC)
62c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1965
Howard Emerson
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Ray Gatward
Bob Reid
Gig Dawson
Dave Nickerson
Dave or Peter King
Billy Magfarquar
Graham Paddy
63b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1966 - LAST INSTRUMENT COURSE TO FINISH AT CARLISLE
63c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1966 (at Bordon)
Simon Purton
Bob Blake
Chris Pollard
Ian Johnston
Mike Franks
Dave Atkins
64a Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1966 (at Bordon)
Pete Douglas
Colin Bazen
,Bob Barkas
Pete Hoskins
Johnny Hove
64b Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1967 (at Bordon)
Ben Bentham
Blackie Blackwell
Chris Compton
Eric Culshaw
Mugsy Murgatroyd
John Gridley
Tony Little
Jan Skuratko
64c Apprentice Instrument Techs Carlisle finished 1967 (at Bordon)
Dave Alexander
Dave Burrell
Mick Burrows
Roger Cross
Steve Hammond
John Preston
Bob Stone
Alan ? (DNC)
Steve Portman
02 Basic Instruments finished 1968
Neil McCole
George Edmondson
03 Basic Instruments finished 1969
Deryk Washer
Barry Frangleton
Maurice Smith
Dave Ward
Heinz Bonzio
Dave Heap
05 Basic Instruments finished 1970
Ian Richardson
Brian England
Gordon Rose
06 Basic Instruments finished 1970
Dave Barker
John Beresford
Lou Wildsmith
11 Basic Instruments finished 1971
Ray Dixon
Dave Stow
Tony Turner
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Tony Ash
Andy Smith
Ralph Small
Eric Scargill
Tony Derry
Tom Fisher
Wally Green
Ian Dall
Brian Devlin
12 Basic Inst 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
12a Basic Inst finished 1972
Steve Bradley
Dave Kane
John Russell
Roy Sudron
Dave Blackham
Taff Sharland
Stan Voellner (DNC)
Steve Winnick (DNC)
19 Basic Instruments finished ?
George Mahoney
Tony Slinn
John Wyke T
Gerald Williams
Steve Perry
Steve Newman
Bill Peacock
Dave Willows
20 Basic Instruments finished 1975
Mick Sharp
21 Basic Instruments finished 1975
Dick Pickering
Clive Henry
Kev Loft
John Steer
Ian Robertson
Roger Hodgkinson
Kev Leggat
John Paul Silvestor Samboma
Dale Loynton T
Trev Poffley
Jim Hewitt
21a Basic Instruments finished Mar 1976
Tony Taylor
Dave Tideswell
Pete Claydon
Bob Burgess
Roger Coombs
George Leonard
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Tim Leeming
Nick Span
Nick Everett
George Eastham (joined us late)
23 Basic Instruments finished 1976
Nick White
Larry Haskell
Roger Dawkins T
Dave Wilkie
Peter Yates
Al Tomkins
Al Sample
Rodney De Pauw
Al Cook
Jerry Blears
Al Trussler
24 Basic Instruments finished 197?
Greg Davies
Dave Flood
25 Basic Instruments finished 197?
Ken Sanders-Fox
Les Blackford
28 or 29 Basic Instruments finished 1978
Dick Snape
Mick Leighton
Ian Shaw
Lee Hollingshead
Pete Deacon
Colin Brown
30 Basic Instruments finished May 1978
Mick Ayers
Mick Carty
Mick Dagger
Dave Gray
Les Henderson
Neil Malcolm
Geoff Warner
31 Basic Instruments finished Nov 1978
Derek Dobson
Rab Erskine
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
Ralph Sheridan
Baz Jenkinson
Mick Higginson (retrading from VM)
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Jim Redfern
Boggy Marsh
Paul Tickle
?? Basic Instruments finished 19??
Dave Stiff
?? Basic Instruments finished 1980
Mike Chadwick
Mark Knights
Mick Harvey
?Keith Miller
? Miller
39 Basic Instruments finished 1980
Les Payne T
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
Spike Yeoman
Nige Shannon
Steve Brough
Dave Cousins
Michael Dugmore
Roy Foster
43 Basic Instruments finished 1981?
Mike Smith
Taff Davies
Nigel Godbolt
44 Basic Instruments finished 1982
Mack Mackay
Derek Hatton
Mick Turner (RIP)
Rod Buckley
Bob Chappell
Dave Hill
Nigel Alderson
49 Basic Instruments finished 1982
Colin Sparrow
Paul Fenwick
Chris Williams
1 other to be named
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)
Nigel Mullins
Graham Perkin
52 Basic Instruments finished 1983
Paul Arnott
Colin Leech
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Steve Roberts
Dave Foster
Geordie Lawless
53 Basic Instruments finished 1983
Phil Hudson (previously Soord)
Tony Lomax
Nigel Clegg
Al Blewett
Mark (Paddy) Jackson T
Dave Pilcher
John ONeil
57 Basic Instruments finished Apr 1984
Mike Piearce
Duncan Muir
Paul Hanbury
Steve Williams
Tim Davies (DNC)
Rich Poley
Gary Stewart
Trevor Wagland
George Smith
Steve McGee
58 Basic Instruments finished 1984?
Mark (Taff) Evans
Bo Cole
Jim Logan
Ian (Grandad) Renshaw
Ian Davidson
Howie Ford
Taff Allen
Roger Mortimer T
Danny Bick
CHECK THE MARK INMAN RON CONDIE PHOTO FIGURE IT OUT
60 Basic Instruments finished 1985
Alan Beesley
Fraser Carlyle
Martin Weston
Alex Ward
Les Flynn
NEED TO ADD PMC COURSES IN CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Stewart Leslie
Colin Sutcliffe
Jim Speers
Chris Dook
Neil McIntyre
Steve Triggs
Mike Simpson
Dave Wilson
Kev Williams
Graham Hacon
Daz Fenn
Shane Pickering
Keith Uytendhal
Darren Crook
Dave Hall
Stewart Leslie
? Thompson
Mo Morrison
Bill Earlie
Dougir Campbell
Tommy Struthers
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61 Basic Instruments finished 1988
Scott Goldie
Jon Parkes
Paul Evans
Jeff Ormerod T
62 Basic Instruments finished ?
Tony Mears
John Corlett
Kev Marshall
Jez Armitage
65 Basic Instruments finished 1986
Paul Marchant
Arthur Bloomfield
Les Ashfield
Nick Long
Mark Nanson
Frank Leet
Steve Cheeseborough
Tony Jeans (discharged during course)
Ian Maiden (retraded during course)
Al Jones
67 or 68 Basic Instruments finished ?
Dave Manktelow Chris Robinson Alex Dobson Steve Gibson Neil Knight Andy Birtle Neil (?) Hinchcliffe Steve Grant - re-traded
69 Basic Instruments finished 1985?
Bruce Devlin
Wayne Dodwell
Nigel Smith
Alan McSharry
Collier
Jason Fouracres
Gary O'Neill
Terry Moore
Steve Donelly
Michael McCartan
70 Basic Instruments finished 1987
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? Williams
Ronny Prouse (DNC)
Jed Barugh (DNC)
76 Basic Instruments - finished 1988
John Ottaway
Dave Hattle
Dave Walker
Dennis Sayles
Ray Higginbottom
Si Hughes
Sean Benfield
John Bull
Andy Hunter (retraded to Armourer)
79 Basic Instruments finished 1988
Paul Robinson
Cosmo Kemp
Sean Mulvany
Pete Leonard
Bob Imber
Ian Craddock
Steve Hodson
Kev Church
Ross Campbell (did not finish)
Danny Cardilli (did not finish)
? Turberfield
80 Basic Instruments finished 1988
Lee Lowe
Bob Noyes
Fraser Strong
Andy Middleton
John Hall
Chris Benson T
Gordon Florence
John Hubbard
81 Basic Instruments finished May 1989
David Bradwell
Andy Cocker
Andrew Down
Ray Inman (moved onto 82)
Nick Lloyd (DNC)
Barry Duffy
Aaron Kennedy
Glen Fenby
Steve Kennard
Ian Mayhew
Jim Pumford
Paul Vickers
82 Basic Instruments finished 1989
Brian Jefferson
Ray Inman (from 81)
83 Basic Instruments finished ?
Sean Blackett
84 Basic Instruments finished ?
Alf Jeff Garnett
Dave Barrie
Neil Hunt (Re-trading AV Tech)
Carlton Tennant (Back coursed from 83)
Dave Leach (Re-trading AV Tech)
Iain McLean
? (Retrading Electrician)
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Martin Ace (Back coursed from 83)
Ivan Hill Pete Hendry (Re-trading Electrician)
93 Basic Instruments finished Dec 1992
Gaz Braham
Neil Holmes
Billy McMichael
Pete Pinder
Robert Rheines
94 Basic Instruments finished ?
Frank Mccaig
Clive Everett
Nigel Moffatt
Jenny Southern
Chris Walker
Brian Mooney
? Cook(DNC)
Pete Shelling Cheryl Tomms
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
Alan Axon
Andy Allcock
Daz Moran
"Spook"
? Maddox
? Lord
? Cooper
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? Armt Art Inst Lawrence Nixon
7 Art Inst Bob Spiller
24 Art Inst (Sep 59 - Feb 61)
Wadmore
Bottle
Bellis
Downes
Ellis
Penny
Young
26 Art Inst - finished 12/62
John Brown
Terry Bunyard
Dick Forbes
George Gallop
Dave Higman
John Howlett
Ron O'Brien
Rollo Smith
Clive Soord
Ron Stannard
Len Symonds
Pete Thompson
33 Art Inst Sep 66 to Nov 67
Brian Gisborne
Barry Williams
Dave Hall
Sgt Kordjonie (Ghana)
Mahmoud Sihaden (Jordan)
Sgt Oladmadji (Nigeria)
John Smith
Sgt Peprah (Ghana)
John Lee
Charlie McGill
Harry Gostling
35 Art Inst
? Robinson
? Van Rensberg
Abdul Rasip - overseas student
? Pike
Wilf Hurst
36 Art Inst finished 1970
Dave Jackson
Pete Tiley
Pete (Taff) Williams
Bernie (Taff) Fuller
John Taylor
Bernie (Spud) Baker
Dave Bellis
Bill Ewan
Pete Curphy
Alwyn Kitchin
37 Art Inst - Finished Nov 1971
Ron Thompson
Mohamed Momani (Jordanian Armed Forces)
Phil Harris
Ray Gatward
Pete Mullen
Dennis Lunn
? Ridley
Consolidated list of Artificer training courses and attendees.
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37a Art Inst - Overseas Course
38 Art Inst
(?) Phillips
Mick Zambra
Geoff Cashmore Thorley
John O'Brian
? Hewitson
? Harrison
? Ashworth
39 Art Inst
George Kirkpatrick
John Davie
Bob Alleway
Mike Spaul
Tex Houston
Dave Goff
Mick Stevens
40 Art Inst - Overseas Course
41 Art Inst Mar 1973 to Sep 1974
Mike Jeffrey
Ian Robinson
Ivor Webber
Graham Paddy
David Alexander
Colin Bazen
Howard Emerson
Chris Compton
Bob Reid
Hank Hallam
Peter Winter
42 Art Inst - Overseas Course
43 Art Inst finished approx Sep 1975
Dave Hardy
Tony Bentham
Duggie Bagshaw
Roger Cross
Andy Hamill
44 Art Inst - Overseas Course
45 Art Inst - Sep 74 to ? 76
Bob (Chalky) White
John Kerr
Chris Pollard
Bob Littlewood
Tony Little
Mick Burrows
46 Art Inst - Overseas Course
47 Art Inst finished 1977
Duncan Hart
Neil (Snag) McCole
Barry Knowles
Gordon Rose
48a Art Inst - Overseas Course
49a Art Inst finished Jul 1977
Tony Bowman
Dave Ward
50 Art Inst? Does anyone have any info?
51 Art Inst - Feb 1977 - Sep 1979
Steve Portman
Eris Scargill
Ian Johnston
Steve Hammond
Was Ian Dall also on this course?#
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53 Art Inst - Overseas Course
54 Art Inst
Bob Bankier
Roger Dawkins
Danny Green
Lee Hollingshead
Stuart Vallelly
Another big gap here - anyone have any info regarding Art Inst 52,55 or 56?
57 Art Inst - Guess at dates = Aug 1980 - Feb 1982
John Russell
Derek 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?
Gary Attew
Brian Barry
Mick Higginson
Billy Sellers
Gerald Williams
65 Art Inst - Finished Sep 1986
Ken Sanders-Fox
Derek Hatton
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
Perry Milward
Bob Whyte
Andy Stubbs
Del Wall
Chris White
Derek Dobson
71 Art Inst - Aug 1988 to Feb 1990
Colin Morgan
Bob Chappell
Kev Miller
Paul Titcombe
Steve Marshall
Paul Ellis
Jim Kemp
Pete Wood
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?
74 Art Inst - Aug 1990 to Feb 1992
Wally Edge
Jon Parkes
Danny Bick
Paul (Taff) Marchant
Mark Norman
Mick Archer
Paul Arnott
75 Art Inst - Finished Mar 94?
Chris Bell
Ron Condie
Dave Hattle
Frank Leet
Mick McCartan
Fraser Morrison
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
George Smith
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Alex Ward
Pat Webster
Terry Young
77 Art Inst - Finished Aug 97
Ian (Ginge) Bailey
Kevin Church
Gordon Florence
Henry Heard
Ken Knowles
Tommy Struthers
78 Art Inst - Finished Jun 1999?
Jimmy Birrell
Mark Evans
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
Wayne Dodwell
Andy Down
Brian Jefferson
Dave Brunton
Gary Burton
Was Artificer, but no course found to date :
Tom Pierce (instructor at SEME)
Dennis McClaren (ditto)
Mike Dows (ditto)
Dieter Hecht
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Civilian
Mr Green - Senior Instructor retired about 1985?
Mike Parsons - took over as Senior Instructor after Mr
Green retired. I think he then moved down to exam
centre in about 1988?
Roger Beale - taught TLS PSU before taking over as
Senior Instructor about 1988
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?
Mr McClaren - taught white light instruments &
desiccators?
Vern Woods - taught theodolites & Survey eqpts, not
sure of years
Colin Bazen[1]
Ian Johnston [1]
Mike Smith [1]
Bob Bankier [1] started instructing as a WO2, then
ASM, then transferred into a civilian role. Taught
Thermal Imaging.
Ron Hague
Bob McLeod
? Carpenter
Gus Gorse
Mr Pierce was it Tom?
George Kirkpatrick [1]
Military
Tony Taylor - taught TLS 6 as a SSgt in 1989
Dave Barker (as a WO2)
Wes Robertson
Bob Barkas
Eric Irvine (fitting shop Carlisle)
Steve Jepson
Wally Green
Billy Sellers
Eric Scargill
Ian Johnston
Bob Bankier
Dave Knowles
Rab Erskine
Derek Dobson
Lee Holingshead
Dave Ward
Peter Claydon
Chris Richter
John Parkes
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
Civilian & Military Instructors at the training schools.
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Andy Smith
Mick Machin
Neil Knight
Jeff Clarkson
Mark Unsworth
Bill Till
Alan Quartermain
Steve Clarke
? Forbes Buckingham
Pat Webster
Russ Bower
Paul Warren
Simon Evans
Jan Chapman
Ged Godbolt
Vern Barret
Bob Field
Paul Griffin
Paul Nichols
Colin Witherington
Mick Harvey
Tex Houston
Phil Harris
Pete Mullen
? Ridley
Ron Thompson
Mark Knights
Neil Luczynski
Dave Bellis
Pete Wiiliams
Pete Curphy
Kit Kitson
Bernie Fuller
Les Shorto
John Taylor
Alan Isherwood
Brian Wilson
Harry Gossling
Griff Griffiths
Gary Walker
Rob Walker
Glen Chadwick
Bob Streeton
Richard Pascoe
Keith Workman
Carl Hayhurst
Norman Killeen
Howie Chappel
Colin Brown
Dave Holroyd
Barry Lewis
Andy Britain
Gordon Orr
Colin Mortimer
Colin Morgan
John West
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.
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Brian Jones (AAC)
Graham Swift
Neil Knight
Ernie Woodhouse
Wes Robertson
Paul Tweddle
Keith Emerson
Bob Douglas
Ian Williams
Frank Meanwell
Trevor Bax
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.
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