INVERNESS FUSILIERS
Message Board: The Royal Highland Fusiliers : INVERNESS FUSILIERS
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Sunday, August 27, 2006 -
Here is a list, as promised, of Fusiliers who reside in the Inverness area. The list is incomplete and will be regularly updated.
John Hamilton; Harry Adam;
Nicky Fitzpatrick; Scott Fitzpatrick;
Stuart Fitzpatrick; Wullie Erskine;
Wullie Wood; Alan Kennedy;
Stevie Nesbitt; Lenny Monaghan;
George Rogers; Joe Hutcheon;
Henry Cunningham; Dodie Barratt;
John Begg; Ian (Cammy) Cameron;
Tam Paton; Wullie MacDonald;
Wattie Moore; (Fergie) Ferguson;
Jim McTaggart; Wullie (Mooch) MacDonald;
Bob Bain (RAPC); Jim Crooks;
Billy Linwood; Hughie Young;
Tommy Ross; Scott (Dev) Devlin;
Davie Orr; Peter Connelly;
(Blackie) Blackwood; Gerry McQuade;
Wullie Mullen; (Doc) Docherty;
Ronnie Ewart; Jimmy Hickson;
Peter Watson; John Paton;
Tam Mackenzie; Tam Lilly;
Taff Turner; Archie Smith;
Jim MacLeish; Jimmy Johnston;
Des Irvine;
If you wish any further information re. any of the above, get in touch and I will do my best to help.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By Davie Young (Davieyoung) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Quite a large contingent up there. Most of the names ring a bell. Only a few live in Black Watch country. Apart from myself. Andy brown, Joe Wright, Sandy Knox, George Connelly & Davy Fyfe. If there is more I don't know about them.
Yours aye
DY
By Robert Crossan (Rabcrossan) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
dont think id like to keep that lot goin in beer...
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Rab,
When did you ever buy a beer???
A' ra best
Dick
By Adam (Brogan) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
it must be a signal plt thing about buying beer
By Adam (Brogan) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
or not
By Adam (Brogan) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
only kidding guys spent a lot of good times with the signal plt
even bevvying with a few
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Hello John
All good men. 29 of the Inverness contingent I've had a drink with and as for those in the BW area, 3 of them were good drinking companions over the years.
Yours Aye
Dvaie
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Hell you know where I've been. Can't spell my own name!!!
Davie
By Adam (Brogan) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
are you on the swally davie, or Dvaie
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Adam my boy -
Davie
By Rab (Theguvnor216) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Hi Davie H & Big Brogie
Hi All
Davie H did you see the Gers game, he better get a defender before its to late, good football, little payback.
Adam B
shame your not going on saturday, talking to coatys he's not going either.
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Good evening everyone
Forgot to mention Sandy Ford in the list . Anyone remember him? He was Recce & MT at Fort George in the 60's before transfering to the R.Signals. Now lives in Nairn, Works as Traffic Warden. Anything to add about him Dvaie.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By John McC (Johnmccrimmon) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
John H Sandy was in the Recce with me he left to
marry a farmers daughter.Tell him I was asking
for him,let him know Jimmy Preston is now walkin
with two sticks.
By John McC (Johnmccrimmon) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
John H Would like to get in touch with Lennie
Monghan.Once I get this PC sorted,I have no internet connections at the moment both MSN and
Yahoo are affected so no contact.
By John McC (Johnmccrimmon) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Davie Been on the swally but remember the seance
at the Fort we were in contact with the other side.
By James S (Jamesstewart) on Monday, August 28, 2006 -
Hi there John Hamilton
I take it from your list that Fergie is ex chunkies, Belfast/ pipe band Sigapore
if it is say hello from me ,was with him in Bullford/Belfast then I went into the
Anti-
Regards Jim Stewart
By Adam (Brogan) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
rab
wont make it on the 2nd on holiday taking the grandson to skeggie,and to watch bob the builder,lucky me and wife hell drive us nuts but am sure he will enjoy it
pass on my regardsc to everyone
see the bhoys are back on top well done the gers,they were getting dizzy uo on top ha ha
later
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Hello John. I do remember Sandy Ford and also him transferring. He was a quiet guy in those days. Nairn a lovely part of the country to be.
Big Rab. Good game but they just can't line that ball up. I thought you had won the lotto and legged it to Spain.
Yours Aye
Davie
By SANNY REID (Sanny) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
hi guys, how are all youse? hope you all had a good weekend p.s. know you didnt rab with the result
By SANNY REID (Sanny) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
john , if you see big fergie tell him i was asking after him
By Rab (Theguvnor216) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Hi All
yip it was a bad result but we shall overcome,
Cheers Davie-
By SANNY REID (Sanny) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
I THINK THAT WAS THE LAST CHANCE YOU HAD OF BEING AT THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE RAB
By Rab (Theguvnor216) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Aye Sanny, thats right, keep telling yourself that, you might even start believing it, anyway see you soon.
Big Rab
By Adam (Brogan) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
RAB SANNIE
YES GOOD RESULT FOR US NOT THE GERS ITS GONNA BE INTERESTING,FROM NOW ON WITH THESE NEW SIGNINGS,
SANNIE GINGE MARIA, ARE COMING DOWN FOR A WEEK ON FRIDAY,TO SEE THE GRANDSON,I AM OFF THE FOLLOWING FRI,DONT KNOW IF ILL SEE HIM,ILL GIVE HIM A CALL THIS WEEK,
STILL NOTHING ON THE RE UNION STILL WAITING FOR WEE WILLIE HE HAS A LOT ON HIS PLATE AT THE MOMENT
SO ILL WAIT HOPEFULLY ILL SEE HIM SOON
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Hi John McC
I'll pass on your regards to Sandy. At the moment Lenny is up in Stornoway and I don't have a number for him there. If you drop me your phone number in an email I'll get him to phone you when he gets back.
Yours Aye
JTH
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Hi James S
Good to hear from you. The Fergie I've listed is, the piper. Joined the army as a Jnr/Ppr in 1965 and arrived at the Bn in the fort 1967. As a youg man he had very prominant ginger hair and a great Piper. Never new him to serve in anything but P&Ds. Not in great shape at present. Take care i'll pass on your regards.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 -
Evening Sanny
Afraid you've the wrong Fergie, this one in P&Ds. The one your talking about was Anti Tank and Recce. This one much shorter.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By SANNY REID (Sanny) on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 -
hi john i think i have was thinking it was dave ferguson aint seen him since he left the depot, adam ginge texted me looking for a game of golf when he is down going to meet up with him and marie for a meal, p.s. rab glad to see you not lost your sense of humour
By Rab (Theguvnor216) on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 -
Hi Sanny
Sanny i think big fergie is down in leeds, i meet him a few years ago in the town, he was up for a wedding, i'm sure he said leeds.
By SANNY REID (Sanny) on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 -
I KNOW WHEN HE GOT OUT HE WAS STAYING WITH A GIRL FAE EDINBURGH BUT YOU KNOW WHAT BIG FERGIE WAS LIKE
By John Mallon (Johnmallon) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
John,
About your messsage about Fergie the Piper. I remember him when he was a Junior Soldier in Glencorse. He was a Junior Sergeant at the time and had great prospects for the future. He seemed to change a lot when he reached the Battalion. He was in the same Junior Platoon, as Higgie from 'A' Coy, who brother was also in the Coy. Is Jimmy McKay, Ex Signals Platoon still living in Inverness. Last heard about him running about with Fergie, after he/they were discharged in Inverness.
Regards to all in Inverness who know me, recognise most of the names, some of them bring back memories.
Yours Aye
John
By John Mallon (Johnmallon) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
John,
Just reading the message about Sandy Ford. Didn't he transfer into the Regiment from the Royal Signals. He was a "Power Man" in the Scalies, a fancy name for a driver.
Yours aye
By Bob Jarvis 1969-
john
i remember fergie in singers me and him and john sommerville would frequent the oasis bar
some nights then
bob
By mccutched (Mccutched) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
JIMMY McKAY EX SIGNAL IS A P.S.A.O WITH A.S & H T.A IN DUNBARTON THE LAST TIME I SEEN HIM OUR T.A FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYED THEM
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
Hi John Mallon
You got the correct Fergie. The Higgie Your talking about is Craig Higgins 3Pl who was a Jnr Soldier in the same Pl at the depot as myself and he did have a brother in the Bn. I often went home at weekends with Craig, I'm positive he was try to get his sister and I to go out together, he never succeeded. Anyone hear of Craig these days. As an afterthought I can remember Big Brad punting him in the Fort.
Sandy Ford I thought transfered to R.Sigs from us, I'll ask next time I see him.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
HI Bob
I'll remind Fergie you remember him in Singapore along with JS, I'm sure he'll be delighted to hear of his old pals. Many thanks.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Thursday, August 31, 2006 -
JOHN H
A story from my Dad,
One Sunday afternoon in Iserlohn your Dad came to our house in Petzoltzi strasse to see my Dad who was A Coy C/Sgt at the time.
He was pleading the case of one of his mates who had p****ed his mattress and was being fined £20 ( lot of money then).
After a bit of wrangling the two of them disappeared on business only to return suitably oiled a few hours later!.
I wonder if your mum or mine ever guessed that it was a ruse (probably conjured up on the Friday)to get out to Alberts icebar?.
And did the "mate" ever get billed?
Yours aye
Dick
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
Hi Dick and John
Any Fus who decorated their mattress was also awarded 14 days detn as well as paying the cost of the mattress!! Happy days for the splash down brigade.
Yours Aye
Davie
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
Hi Davie & Dick
I remember as CQMS in Hemer being told to carry out accomodation check by Cushy. All bedding at the time was held centrally by the QM's. Jaws if any of you remember him was a cook at the time and when he was found to have a urinated mattress proceeded to give me the names of another 6 or 7 who had managed to purchase mattresses for 20 DM from the bedding store but they would'nt sell him one. I won't say who was running the store at the time but the guy who eventually got the blame was Duce Curran and he was running Snow Queen at the time down in Bavaria. How he got the blame I will never know. The real culprit walked away as usual without a mention. Those who had the mattresses got fined £110 each.
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
JohnH
I remember the last day in Middletown 1980 I was found to have a soiled mattress which wasn't soiled when I got up!
I knew exactly who had swapped mattresses but trying to prove it was another matter.
In the end up Bubbles McMenemy made me sign for a pair of coveralls. A lesson learned in watching all your kit.
Regards
Dick
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
Dick
With ref. to Iserlohn we lived in Mozart Str. as I'm sure you'll remember, was just around the corner from you???
I thought it was one of the best places we had a posting to and had a great time there.
I also joined the Army there and was sworn in by Big Peter Larg. I'll never forget the delight on his face when he realised I was joining 1RHF.
Yours Aye
JTH
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
Hi John
Well I remember Mozart Str and the Hamilton hospitality. Great times and terrific memories.
Yours Aye
Davie
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Friday, September 01, 2006 -
John,
Aye your right there.
We originally stayed in thr big flats and then got big Kisbees msq. Number 32 if I remember correctly.
What a garden we had, and I spent manys a happy afternoon hosing down the German kids that came to "scrump" our apple and cherry trees. We never got on well with them anyway.
Do you remember when us kids took on the Coldstream Guards at football? (1965 ish)
We beat them 4-
Jimmy King Jnr was also in the team with Willie Gilmour as manager?
Yours aye
Dick
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Saturday, September 02, 2006 -
Good Evening Dick
I personally was'nt at the match. But my brother Wullie played and as I remember he was dragged out of bed by the Big Man, I was'nt good enough. Did Bernt Jones the brother of Jill who is married to Jimmy Hickson play in goal? Bernt's dad was a SSGT at Brigade but ran around with us lot. Still comes up to Inverness to visit Jimmy & Jill, a bit to heavy for goal now.
JTH
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Saturday, September 02, 2006 -
Evening John
I can't remember if Bernt was playing but the two memories I have of the match are, firstly, we were playing in the mens kit that made us wee boys look like something out of a disaster zone and secondly I'm positive it was your brother wullie who hit a shot that went screaming through the side netting and ended up in the back of the net.
The referee wasn't sure so he asked the Jocks behind the goal if it was in -
yours aye
Dick
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Thursday, September 14, 2006 -
INVERNESS FUSILIERS REUNION
It's intendended to form an Assosiation of all Ex RHF living in Inverness and the Highlands.
The first meeting will be on the 04 October 2006, at the Community Center Wimberly
Way Inverness, which is behind Cameron Bks in the MSQ area. Time 1930-
To make this a success we would ask as many people as possible to attend. If you are unable to attend but still interested please get in touch.
See you all soon (I hope)
Yours Aye
John Hamilton
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Sunday, September 17, 2006 -
JohnH, DavieH, JMcC
What were you three doing when I got this?
yours aye
Dick
By John Hamilton (Rsmjth) on Sunday, September 17, 2006 -
Good Morning Dick
I had just joined the army having been sworn in by Maj Peter Larg. Previous to leaving for SID Glencorse I worked for Heinrich Shulte und Sonn which was the factory behind the Bn football field. It was still there two years ago as were all our houses, sadly, not the same can be said for Mons Bks. I think I departed for Glencorse around the 20th April.
Yours Aye
John
By Dave (Daviehowe) on Sunday, September 17, 2006 -
Hello Dick,
I think I was on leave in Glesga. We had come back from the Cyprus UN tour that month!
Yours Aye
Davie
By Dick Davidson (Dickdavidson) on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 -
JOHN H,
Just a short note to wish you a lot of success for tonight.
Please pass on my regards to all
Yours aye
Dick