Disbandment ceremony at Gun Club Hill Barracks, Hong Kong. April 23rd 1968
50 years later and our group of LF's are still going strong
2018

Unveiling of statue by Jacob Epstein at Lewis’s departmental store Liverpool.
I came across this photo a few weeks ago. I was looking at old photographs of Liverpool. This is the unveiling of a statue called Liverpool Resurgent by Jacob Epstein. It was unveiled on the 20th November 1956. I noticed the photo had army fanfare trumpeters with hackles on. I contacted Derek Broadbent and low and behold he remembered the occasion, the name of the statue and even remembered the fanfare they played Adkins no 1. Derek is not sure who all the trumpeters were but he was on Eb trumpet, almost certainly Jim (Big Jim) Brackley and Ted Mathews. The others may have been Charlie (Chuffer) Cook and Frank Rigby. Peter Swensson.

This photo was taken at Fenham Barracks Newcastle upon Tyne. February 1959.
There are junior soldiers from the Lancashire Fusiliers, Northumberland Fusiliers and the Royals.
The Lancashire Fusiliers are Left to right.
Front row. No 6 Dave Lee, No 7 Geoff Forrester
3rd row. No 3 Gordon Thorpe, No 5 G. Bamber
Back Row No 1 Hughes, No 5 F.Green, No 8 Jones.

Dave Lee, Gordon Thorpe & Geoff Forrester joined the band.
Hughes & F.Green although trained as drummers went to the regiment.
Jones joined the drums.
Bamber was discharged.

1 KEN SULLIVAN 2 KEVIN O'HARA ? 3 JOHN FELDON 4 JOHN BOTTOMLEY
5 LEONARD SEDDON 6 BERNARD TRY 7 SGT. MICK HIGGINS 8 ROBIN DE SMET 9 ALAN BOOKBINDER 10 PETER TOWNSON 11 MALCOLM BELL 12 BANDMASTER LEO MARKS
13 MAJOR TREVOR-ROPER 14 BAND SGT. FRED SMITH 15 CLIFFORD "CHALKY" WHITE 16 BRIAN HALL 17 GRESHAM SMITH? 18 SGT.VICTOR VALENTINE 19 LOL COOPER 20 ROY WOODS
21 SGT.JIM BRACKLEY 22 ALLAN CORDALL 23 MALCOLM LONGWORTH 24 TONY BROADWAY 25 DEREK RILEY 26 BRIAN GILL 27 KEITH GREASLEY or FRANK RIGBY ?
28 GRAHAM COOK 29 VIC CADD 30 EDDIE DAVIES 31 KEN JACKSON 32 ARNOLD BARKER 33 ROY CAVE 34 MICHAEL DOOLAN 35 RAY BENNETT 36 COLIN DAVIES
37 OWEN ASHWORTH 38 KENNETH MONKS 39 ALAN ROBERTS 40 BOB ASKEW

Peter Swensson is very grateful to Robin De Smet for finding this photo deep in the Band & Drums photos. With the help of Derek Broadbent, Allan Cordall, Brian Gill, and Bob Shelton they managed to name almost everyone in the photo. It's over 65 years since the photo was taken. It was taken just before the band joined the Battalion in Trieste.

A group photo (LF Band) taken last Saturday 26th Oct 2019 at the Wellington Pub Bury next door to the old Wellington Barracks.

L/R BOB SHELTON, BRIAN DALE, PETER SWENSSON, ROGER RATCLIFFE, DON MARTIN, PETER CORBISHLEY, DEREK BROADBENT, BRIAN GILL

 

Front Row L/R Cpl George Winterbottom, L/Cpl Alex Dovey, Fus. Harry Edwards, L/Cpl Peter Lewis "Twitch"
2nd row Titch Nuttal, The bass drum left is Reg Mayfield Bass drummer on the right is Ronnie Hart. Brian Gilmore
Band Master Tony Richards
Drummy Robinson

Bob Thompson flute, Colin Howarth tenor & Bob Shaw Clarinet.

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Brian Elcoat, Keith Harlick, Les McNicholas in the background is Sam Briggs (bass trombone)

Bass Gerry Jones? Brian Cuddy & drums Bob Gillespie?

Brian Cuddy, Mick Bird, Pete Strange & Bob Askew.

Bob Askew, Brian Cuddy, Alan Raw, Mick Bird, Max Mavers & Pete Strange.

The Band in Cyprus 1957 to 1960

New set of Photos send in by Peter Swensson All the photos came from Robin De Smet Thank you Robin. Robin served in 1953 - 1959 in Trieste, Iserlohn & Cyprus. He played solo clarinet in the band.

Robin De Smet 1958/59

N/K Gerry Jones. Ken Jackson, N/K Alan Bucknall. Ken Monks, George Baines ?,
Arthur Riley, Brian Gill, Gordon Hall, John Bottomley, Higgins, Tom Hudson 1953/54 Wellington Bks

Vic Walters , Roy Melia, N/K, Bill Cuddy

Gerry Jones, Max Mavers

NK, N/K , Tony Broadway , Robin De Smet

N/K Roy Melia
Kneeling, Ray Davies, Bob Askew, Brian Gill

Max Mavers, Pete Strange

Mark Forkin, Robin De Smet

N/K ,Tony Broadway. Harry Birtles

EddyEdwards, Cliff (Chalky) White, N/K, Mick Higgins, Robin De Smet, Peter Townson

Mick Bird, Smith81, Tony Richards (Conducting) Robin De Smet (Clarinet)

Brian Gill on left

 

Dance Band Feb 1958 Cyprus
Bill Cuddy, Derek Broadbent, Bob Gillespie, Robin De Smet, Ray Davies

Robin De Smet, Owen Ashworth

Bob Askew 1956

Brian Gill , Ray Davies, Bob Askew,

Mike Dolan (Troodos Mountians 1958)

Bob Gillespie

Bill Cuddy Cyprus 1958

Ray Davies's, Wedding. Robin De Smet (Best Man)

Robin De Smet & Ray Davies

Mike Dolan and Robin De Smet

Robin De Smet and Ken Jackson Guard Duty 1958/59

Robin De Smet and Mike Dolan

BILL CUDDY, MAX MAVERS, PETER STRANGE

Phil Day, Robin De Smet, Ray Davies, Bob Gillespie, Derek Broadbent

Vic Walters, Mike Dolan, Bob Elcoat, Cliff Baggeley, Robin De Smet
Bob Tresadern, Greek lad, Phil Day, Tom Smith

Alan Bookbinder, Robin De Smet

Vic Walters

Harry Birtles, Owen Ashworth Bury 1954

Robin De Smet, Alan Raw, Terry McNally

Bob Tresadern, Bill Cuddy, Robin De Smet

St Valentine's Dance Cyprus 1958
Gerry Jones
Terry Mc Nally, Robin De Smet, Derek Broadbent,

Derek Broadbent, Jim Brackley, Tommy Smith, Peter Strange, Robin De Smet, Alan Raw, Terry McNally, Mick Bird, Phil Day, (Tony Richards,Conducting)
Joe Cheeseborough, Bill Cuddy, Ted Mathews, Gene Howlett, Wilf Harrison,

Bill Cuddy, Terry McNally, Bob Gillespie, Robin De Smet, Gerry Jones, Derek Broadbent, Alan Raw

Terry McNally, Bob Gillespie, Robin De Smet, (Gerry Jones Bass), Derek Broadbent,

John Meigh, Bob Askew, Joe Cheeseborough, Peter Strange, Alan Raw, Tommy Smith, Mick Bird, Peter Swensson, Mike Dolan, Phil Day,
Gresham Smith, Smith 81, Bill Cuddy, Robin De Smet

Derek Broadbent, Max Mavers, Peter Strange, Robin De Smet, Alan Raw, Terry McNally

Robin De Smet, Brian Elcoat,

George Baines, Bob Gillespie

Bill Cuddy, N/K, Max Mavers

Derek Riley, Arnie Barker

N/K, Tony Broadway

N/K Cyprus 1958

Peter Townson, Malcom Bell, Eddie Davies, Ray Bennett, Keith Greesley, Vic Cadd, Owen Ashworth, Brian Hall
Seated Arnold Barker, Alan Roberts, N/K, Allan Cordall, Tony Broadway, Alan Bookbinder

Allan Cordall, Ray Bennett, Alan Roberts, (Peter Townson, in Uniform) Bert Markie, Tony Broadway,
seated at front Owen Ashworth, Keith Greesley

JIM BRACKLEY, MICK HIGGINS, BRIAN GILL, FRED SMITH, HUDSON ?, NK, NK, KEN JACKSON, TERRY McNALLY, NK, RAY BENNETT, WILF HARRISON, BOB ASKEW, KEN MONKS, NK, TED MATHEWS, NK, ALLAN CORDALL , TONY RICHARDS

Band lines Polemi 1958

Tony Richards NK Limmasol

Cyprus 1958/59

The band went on a destroyer 1958/59

Dance Band working !!!!

Band playing as troops arrive in Cyprus

Band Reunion Dinner 1986

Jim Brackley, Tony Richards Bandmaster and Mrs Richards

Peter Swensson, NK

Frank Rothwell, Peter Swensson, Alf Maddison, N/K,N/K, Jim Martlew, Jim Brackley

Bottom Left N/K, Terry McNally, Peter Swensson, Gordon Hall, Ken Jackson, Fred Smith, Allan Cordall, N/K

Band Reunion Dinner 1988

Jim Brackley, Jim Martlew, Frank Rothwell,

Jim Brackley, Jim Martlew,

Brian Gill, back of Ken Jackson, Terry McNally,

Peter Swensson, Frank Rothwell

Malcom Bell, Peter Townson

Paula Hall and Gordon Hall

Bill Cuddy, Terry McNally, Derek Broadbent, Peter Swensson, Gordon Hall,

facing Allan Cordall, back Malcolm Bell, back Peter Townson

Gordon Hall, Ken Jackson, Terry McNally, back Peter Swensson

Peter Swensson, Derek Broadbent, Robin De Smet, Terry McNally, N/K , Gordon Hall, Jim Brackley,

Jim and Peggy Brackley, Alf Maddison

N/K, Frank Rothwell

Jim Brackley, Frank Rothwell

Col Kevin Hill ? Jim Brackley Peggy Brackley, Alf Maddison

Mike Dolan, Terry McNally, N/K

Band Reunion Dinner 1992

Alan Bookbinder,Peter Swensson, Terry McNally, Davenport

Jim Brackley

Allan Cordall, Peter Townson

Paula and Gordon Hall

N/K, Derek and Barbara Broadbent

Frank Rothwell

left to right round table Barbara Broadbent, Peter Townson, N/K, Paula and Gordon Hall Jim Brackley,
Alan Bookbinder, Peter Swensson, Davenport, Brian Elcoat

TONY LONG

DAVE WIDDOSON

N/K, ROPY MELIA, ROGER RATCLIFFE, GEORGE BAINES

Left hand side BRIAN ELCOAT, DON MARTIN, TOM GRAHAM, KEN SULLIVAN, FRANK JOHNSON.
END OF TABLE. ROGER RATCLIFFE
Left hand table. Right hand side N/K,N/K, N/K, TERRY McNALLY, SAM BRIGGS, JACK THOMPSON, JOHN SNEE, N/K,N/K, GRESHAM SMITH.

Right hand table. Left hand side. IAN GREENALGH,DEREK WINDER, N/K, BOB SHAW, BILL HOUNSLEY, ROY MELIA, N/K,N/K.
End of table. BOB TRESADERN.
Right hand table. Right hand side. GORDON THORPE, N/K,N/K, N/K, John Jones. N/K, N/K,

DRUMMIE ROBINSON, TONY RICHARDS

DAVE WIDDOSON

BRIAN GILL, KEN JACKSON (alto) BILL HOUSLEY ( Clt) GARY SMITH ( Cornet), ROY MELIA (snare drum) WILF HARRISON ( Tenor sax)

TONY LONG

BILL STATON (bass), BOB SHAW (Alto), Gordon Thorpe (alto) Les Cookson (guitar)
ROGER RATCLIFFE (tenor sax) ALAN ROBERTS (drums) Joe Shepherd (trumpet)

JIM BIGGERS (bass) GRAHAM GENT (tenor) ROGER RATCLIFFE (tenor) TONY JACKSON (ALTO) BOB SHAW (alto)

Front row. Front to back. DEREK BROADBENT (cornet) BILL HOUSLEY (Clt) KEN JACKSON (alto) N/K
2nd Row. ROY MELIA (snare drum) N/K N/K
3rd row. WILF HARRISON (tenor) K/N ROGER RATCLIFFE (clarinet)

In front KEITH HARLICK On wall ROGER RATCLIFFE, TINY EVANS, ALAN ROBERTS Behind wall BOB SHAW, TONY McNICHOLAS, IAN GREENALGH
Background BOB THOMSON



Front row. L-R GRAHAM GENT, ROGER RATCLIFFE, TONY JACKSON, BOB SHAW, COLIN HOWARTH
Back row. LES COOKSON, TONY McNICHOLAS, BRIAN ELCOAT, GEOFF FORRESTER, BOB TRESADERN

Front row. GORDON THORPE, PETER CORBISHLEY, ROGER RATCLIFFE,Middle row. BASIL BRACE, N/K, JOE SHEPHERD,
GEOFF COOKSON, Back row ALAN ROBERTS, ROGER STOPHER



Extreme right. TERRY McNALLY, Back to the camera ROGER RATCLIFFE, GORDON THORPE, Sgt BRIGGS.French horn ROY CORBISHLEY, Behind him IAN GREENALGH (trombone)Cornet player with glasses GEOFF JENKINS.Conductor Bdm. MUTLOW

Conductor Bdm MUTLOW

The front row is:- Derek France (alto), Ken Jackson (alto), Roger (ten), Me (tr), Les McNicholas (trom), Jim Biggers (bass)
Back row is:- Les Cookson (guit.), Fred Winder Dms

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