Virtutis Fortuna Comes
Virtutis Fortuna Comes
Fortune Favours The Brave


Featured book
Sargeant, Sergeant Click on picture for more details
Sargeant, Sergeant
A book written by an ex member
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In Memory

Vinnie O'Shea
Vinnie O'Shea
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In Memory

Geoff Wilkinson
(Platoon Sgt - Hong Kong)
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with the platoon,
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1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1 DWR Signal Platoon "Signals Platoon" 1 DWR Signal Platoon


This website is set up to try and find ex members of the 1 DWR Signals Platoon
who served in Cyprus, Hong Kong, Catterick and Northern Ireland in the 1960's & 70's




Members Found So Far
(Dates = approx time with platoon)

Johnny Walker 1968 - 71 RSO. Contact

Pete(Knocker)Knowles 1968 - 73 Contact       Bob Allen 1968 - 71 Contact

Dave(Rud)Ruding 1967 - 76 Contact             Alan(Big T)Thackery 1966 - 81 Contact

Brendan Bowler 1962 - 72 Contact     Brian Threlfall 1971 - 73 Contact

Brian(Trawler)Godfrey 1968 - 85 Contact via Alan Thackery

Pete Holden ?? - ?? Contact via Webmaster     Bob Kench 1964 - 73 Contact

Paul Taylor 1961 - 71 Contact via RHQ Halifax



Photo Album
Do you recognize anyone then please Contact Webmaster.

(click picture for larger image)

Some of the lads ,click picture for more details Signal Platoon Party Hong Kong 1969,click picture for more details Getting Drunk in the Ladies Bar Hong Kong,click picture for more details Rud & Big T first Guard Duty Hong Kong,click picture for more details Stand by your bed ,click picture for more details

Supposed to be Working,click picture for more details Nice Tan Alan,click picture for more details Stanley Fort Hong Kong,click picture for more details Signal Platoon Party Hong Kong 1969,click picture for more details Signal Platoon Stores Hong Kong,click picture for more details

Brian(Trawler)Godfrey & Dave(Gapper)Baker,click picture for more details Stanley Fort Hong Kong,click picture for more details Alan Thackeray in Hong Kong,click picture for more details Alan Thackeray 2008,click picture for more details Unknown,click picture for more details

Wanchai Hong Kong,click picture for more details On Board Ship,click picture for more details Pete(Knocker)Knowles 1966,click picture for more details Knocker & Lyn 1971,click picture for more details Pete(Knocker)Knowles 2008,click picture for more details

Nearly a Dad,click picture for more details Brendan Bowler,click picture for more details Dave Ruding,click picture for more details Tom Waqabaca,click picture for more details Brian Threlfall,click picture for more details

Alan Thackeray Cyprus 1967,click picture for more details Brian Godfrey,click picture for more details Pete(Knocker)Knowles,click picture for more details Stanley Fort Hong Kong,click picture for more details China Fleet Club 1960'sHong Kong,click picture for more details

Cyprus 1967,click picture for more details Singapore 1969,click picture for more details Singapore 1969,click picture for more details Aldershot 1975,click picture for more details Radio Mast Ballykelly Northern Ireland,click picture for more details

Ballykelly Northern Ireland,click picture for more details Hong Kong,click picture for more details Osnabruck Germany,click picture for more details

Do you know any of the people below

Frank Morton (last heard of in Sheffield)- Smudge Smith(lived Spennymoor,Co Durham)

Dave Cusworth (last heard of in Sheffield) - John Furness

Steve(Blaggie)Blagborough(last heard of in Huddersfield) - Snowy Raine - Tom Shadbolt

Ben(Frank)Gunn(last heard of in Farnborough,Hants) - Steve Barnett

Dave(Gapper)Baker - Pete Coates (last heard of in Spain)

Pete Hollis(last heard of in Peterborough)


Do you recognize anyone or know of any other members of the Signal Platoon
or have any photo's you would like to display on this site,then please Contact Webmaster.









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