paul croxson
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setroom in the wagonsJR, Dave T and I are working on the exhibition in Konigslutter next year.
Has anyone got a photograph of ANY kind and quality taken inside the wagons? It would be good to have such a photo and the chances of being prosecuted for 'being in possession' are NIL. So, if you think that you might have one tucked naway somewhere can you please have a look.
Many thanks.
Also - has anyone got a uniform(s) available for the exhibition from the 50's and 60's. It would be marvellous if we could find a set of those awful 'denims' that we used to live in. I wonder if anyone ever fitted their denims. I reckon that to have them fit you would mean being an incredible shape.
Dave also suggested doing a bed layout too. I think that I am right in thinking that GOrdon mentioned having a brush. I've got my penknife still which did in fact save me from a serious accident on the Burgundy Canal in France.
Any offers or ides????????
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paul croxson
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As you can see, complete failure!
What I now need, and this can be done, is to sketch out a typical days work of an Op Spec and the Int discriminator. Its 53 years ago for me and so my memories are a bit weak. I need to make up some sort of script with times of the day etc.. Please do not worry about the security aspect since it won't go further than me other than to the Int Corps Museum Trustees and all will be cleared through GCHQ as well. Anyway - Patchett told the Russians everything anyway!
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Tom Neal
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Hello Paul,
I see again you have drawn another blank but as far as a Spec Op was concerned we did not have a daily routine as such.
When we reported to duty at the wagons we usually knew what position we would be on and therefore took over the task from the op before us.
Some of these groups as you know worked non stop therefore you would be working for your complete shift.
You may however if lucky be on a seach position in which case you would be looking for anything interesting and calls in my time would be checked out on the B Stick and if my memory is still good a figure of 21 was a good station and 19 was rubbish.
The Disc of course had nothing to do unless we came up with something for him to check. Of course the Disc came into his own at midnight when the callsigns changed and then as we say he worked for his money.
Probably not much help to you Paul but that is how work was on shift.
Tom
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Bob Wells
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Paul I have to agree with Tom. We arrived on shift and depending where we sat dictated what we'd be doing. If the search position came up with anything that needed a bit of attention then is was up to the Disc and the Watch Corporal who decided where it would go.
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paul croxson
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Bob
Since you were the Watch Corp and I was the Discriminator on B Watch for quite a time together and neither of us seem to know what we were supposed to be doing it was fortunate that the Russians didn't know either!
Someone must be able to help!!!!!!!!
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ken vipond
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Hi Paul,why don,t you ask the Russians,they have probably all the information you seek :oops:best regards from ken
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