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The Russian Adjutant did his best Terry Cavender was born in
to confuse me and put me off my Keighley, West Yorkshire. After a
stride but only succeeded in looking 30 year career in the British Army
as if he was some knob from central he then worked in the Ministry
casting in some 1950’s movie. He of Defence for a further 18 years,
pretended that he couldn’t under- latterly as a Media Officer for the
stand a word of English, but it was Defence School of Transport,
patently obvious that he could. the largest driver training school
He would address his interpreter in Europe. Terry has written,
in Russian, which would then be produced and directed several
translated into English. I then replied stage plays, pantomimes, radio
back to him through the Interpreter. plays, acted and had the lead role
A long winded process. I could see in a film comedy ‘All Out At Sea’
the Adjutant reacting to my replies that won a coveted ‘Golden Bear’
before they were translated back award at the Berlin Film Festival.
into Russian. It was typically sly and Terry lives in Beverley, East York-
Slavonic. I was eventually informed shire, with his wife Maggie.
that all of our paperwork was correct Also written by this author:
and that we could progress along ‘Tell it like it wasn’t’ (with Brian
the Berlin Corridor, but not until his ‘Harry’ Clacy)
Commanding Officer, a Colonel, had (available on Amazon/Kindle)
appeared and given us the final nod. Plays:
Whilst we were waiting for their ‘Daughter Daughter’ (with Bill
Colonel to appear, all of the British Jordan) ‘Bernadette – The Visions’
Military personnel were counted ‘Off With His Head!’
several times over, their ID’s checked ‘The Ring King’
and rechecked. We waited impa- ‘The Fuhrer Llives On!’
tiently for a further 30 or so minutes ‘It all came out in the Wash’ ‘Forget
until another Jeep hove into view Me Not’ ‘Waterhouse Lane’
containing the Russian Colonel and ‘Yours Until Death’ (Jack the Rip-
his driver.” per) ‘Sup It Up’
Countless Pantomimes
Produced and Directed the film
– ‘Roundagain’ Appeared in the
comedy short – ‘All Out At Sea’

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The RASC/RCT Association

RASC/RCT Association
Membership is open to all those who previously served in the Royal Army
Service Corps and the Royal Corps of Transport. There are 54 Branches
located throughout the country, which hold regular meetings and get-to-
gethers. These Branches also support local military veteran events, such as
parading on Remembrance Sunday. The Waggoner Newsletter is distribut-
ed twice a year to all members. The Membership Fee is £6.00 for life.
RASC & RCT Officers’ Club
Membership is open to all those officers who previously commissioned
into the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) and the Royal Corps of Trans-
port (RCT). The Club organises lunches and dinners throughout the year,
and with the Association hold a church service in Aldershot on the Sunday
nearest the 15 July, the date on which the RCT was formed in 1965. The
Waggoner Newsletter is distributed twice a year, and the Blue Book every
two years. Membership subscription is £10.00 per year.
For further information contact:
The Secretary RASC & RCT
RHQ The RLC
Dettingen House
The Princess Royal Barracks
Deepcut
Surrey
GU16 6RW
Telephone: 01252 833376
Email: [email protected]
Or: [email protected]
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Web Sites

Armed Forces www.armedforces.co.uk

ARmy Rumour SErvic www.arrse.co.uk

Blesma www.blesma.org

British Armed Forces www.britisharmedforces.org

Combat Stress www.combatstress.org.uk

Forces Charities Directory www.charitychoice.co.uk

Forces War Records www.forces-war-records.co.uk

Help 4 Homeless Veterans help4homelessveterans.org.uk

RASC / RCT Association www.rascrctassociation.co.uk

Royal British Legion www.britishlegion.org.uk

Royal Logistics Corps www.royallogisticcorps.co.uk

Soldier Magazine www.army.mod.uk

The Antar www.the-antar.co.uk

Tank Transporters www.tanktransporter.co.uk

The British Army www.army.mod.uk

Pensions 4 Army www.pension4army.co.uk

SSAFA www.ssafa.org

Veterans UK www.gov.uk

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Choggy larking around on the vehicle park at Moscow camp.

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From Left – Right:
Cpl Williams, 19 Tank Transporter Squadron RLC.
Lance Sergeant Johnson Gideon Beharry VC, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
Pte Kendall 19 Tank Transporter Squadron RLC.

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Partying hard, 16 sqn lads in the Antra bar at Fally.

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Lined up at 16’s disbandment parade in Fallyingbostel.

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