British Guiana 1965

James Taylor


Lt Malcolm Hinxman C Company 1LF at Takama


Black (Tommo) Thompson( on left of boat pic) Frank ( Shank or Bronco)Laine, Brian Porter and Frank Dunphy.

Frank Dunphy and John Downs at Takama with
Lt. Adrian Hughes (from Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers)

These photos where sent in by Lt Malcolm Hinxman

These photo where sent in by
David Hallworth

David with 2LF in Trieste 1952
he then joined 1LF when 2LF disbanded in 1955

Left to right
David Hallworth, Geordie Wilkinson, Ena Sharples, and Jack Newall

McKenzie Bauxite Mine
BG 1965

Back row Left to Right
Sgt Buffine, David Hallworth, Jack Newall, Dave Holland, N/K, Ena Sharlpes, Mocker Mockeridge , Jim Heywood
Sgt George Aldred

Front row Left to Right
N/K, Peewee Walsh, Frank Cutter, Ray Langton, Geordie Wilkinson, Paddy?, Sid Anderson


These photos are from the
Des Sinclair Collection

We know they are not all BG but do you know where they are.
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1st left Kendle - 2nd Terry McDonagh - 3rd Jim Ormeshire - 4th first name Fred? - 6th Billy Fingleton - 7th Tony Barker
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Eddie Breen, Tony Barker, Bill Fingleton

N/K,L Kendal, , Tommy Kerr, Jim Ormeshire , Tony Barker, Paddy Doyle,
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Des Sinclair, Tony Barker

Terry McDoner, Frank Eyres, Tony Barker, N/K, Alf Milton

Click here to see photo's of Ian Hilton and Terry McDonough's return visit to BG taken in 2009


Ian and Terry at the Baganara House

they also visited Pete Singleton's grave and took some photo's click here to see those photo's

The Anti Tank Platoon
C Coy

Ron Aikens sent in this photo Peter Clinton did have a folder right though the middle of him top to bottom, not now Colin has worked on it
Can you fill in the names click on photo to enlarge it

 
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Agouti Pictured with Larry Parkes and Frank Green.We all called it Ratty,
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John Scotson
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C Coy lads returning from their Platoon location at Mackenzie, a Bauxite Mining complex in British Guyana some 50 miles from the Capital of Georgetown


Joe and Tommy Kerr
Atkinson Field

Joe at Lenora

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Stanley Cowell
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James Wood

Pics From James Ryder

James was a young child who lived in Leonora BG his father was the estate engineer he still remembers Capt Mad Campbell who took the lads on a trip up the Essequibo around July/ August. James writes I was one of the boys on the trip There were several on that outing but I can't remember any names. We went by boat from Leonora where the Fusiliers were stationed onto the Essequibo, spent the night in a camp we made on the island pictured, then on to another island where the Dutch fort was,Kike over Al, I think.My father was manager of Leonora at the time and I remember well Captain Campbell for his eccentricity. We had some good parties in the Club. Most of us were back home from school in the UK and our up todate records were much appreciated by the troopers. I have a few other photos but mostly scenery, liked the photograph of the Quarters at Leonora on your site. What's Captain Campbell up to now. Thanks,

The attached is what's left of Leonora Estate now and other photos.

James is now living in Edinburgh.

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LF's Pets Corner
Colin Boutty's Pet memories
Ginger Hodnutt had a young alligator in BG. It attacked a pet otter which someone else had, but I can't remember who. The same otter attacked Joe's Nelson the parrot, and that's why it finished up with only one eye, and a broken leg. All that after having its wings clipped to stop it flying away!
During my time in BG, I had an Armadillo which crapped all over the place, so I got rid of it, then I had a three toed sloth, which I used to stick on a tree while working. It was too slow to escape. I can't remember what happened to that, I think one of the locals ate it!
The cat of mad Campbell's was a young ,Oceot (small tiger) he threw it in the swimming pool in Georgetown, and it took the locals about three seconds to get out!!

 

Dave Yarnalls Pet Memories
In BG I had two, one was an armadillo called Gearing until he burrowed down into the ground and WE couldn't pull it back out, also a sacawinkie, ( I think thats how it is spelt) called Little Barstward and Alun Williams 69,(Mad Willie) had a baby alligator when we were on the ferry to somewhere or other that he was quite fond of until it attatched itself to his finger when he pointed at it, called Little F******r and the he threw it back into the river when it detatched itself.