Sadly the next Branch get together was saying goodbye to Ronald Plummer, it was nice to see those who came to pay their respects including David Scott Ted Browning,

Ron was one of the founder members of the Bolton Branch and gave us his support, until his recent illness, he was present at all occasions including collection & visits to the ITC, he was always welcome at such events being one of those who served after the war with A Company 1 para in Palestine.

You can tell the love he had for the regiment he asked to be buried with his beret in place so if in the future the coffin is opened they find Ron with his beloved Marron beret on. the was a small turnout at the Church in Radcliffe for the First part of the service, however the second part at the cemetery we did him…

in our going out and in our coming in, in our rising up and our going down, all our days and all our nights,

until the dawn when the son of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings for the peoples of the World

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I first meet Dave when we had hirings close to each other in Bangor during our 1970 to 1972 tour, then we lived in flats near to each other in Berlin, I left the Battalion in 1976 however I was in Tesco Royal Avenue Belfast and Dave's wife said hello.

I attended a few reunions with Dave and his wife and always found them to be very nice people, along with Tom Hills, Robert Preece & wife we are going to miss him RIP Dave Gadsby  

We are very sorry to hear of the loss of General Sir Mike Jackson

General Sir Mike Jackson KCB CBE DSO was born in 1944, and was educated at Stamford School, RMA Sandhurst and Birmingham University. Commissioned from Sandhurst into the Intelligence Corps in December 1963, he studied for an in-service degree in Russian Studies from 1964 to 1967.

After graduating, he spent 2 years on secondment to the Parachute Regiment and subsequently transferred from the Intelligence Corps in 1970. During the early 70s he served in Northern Ireland, and with the TA in Scotland.

He attended the Staff College in 1976, after which he spent 2 years as the Chief of Staff of the Berlin Infantry Brigade. He then commanded a parachute company for 2 years, once more in Northern Ireland.

After a 6 month course at the National Defence College at Latimer in 1981, he joined the Directing…