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Post by Matt McNamara on Apr 5, 2009 18:37:41 GMT
I have created two new photograph galleries in the old photo gallery section of the Curragh Web Site. The first gallery is dedicated to the training in the Curragh Camp in or around 1940, it starts with a civilian signing on the dotted line and joining the army. The photos progress through training in the 3rd Battalion. It also shows the Officer training and various other pictures from the Curragh Camp from that time, including some good quality pics of the old Curragh Fire Brigade. Link to Gallery www.curragh.info/New_Folder/curragh1940.htmThe second new gallery is dedicated to the Irish Troops in the Congo in 1961. I came across these photographs on the web and show Irish Troops in action against mercenary troops and their capture and deportation the Congo. Link to Gallery www.curragh.info/New_Folder/congo.htmBest Regards Matt
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Post by tommyhetherington on Apr 5, 2009 19:03:33 GMT
Hi Matt, Great photos of the new guys,all the gear looks old and worn but the 303's look as if the were just opened new, note the guys in the lines one is washing his boots the same still goes on to-day outside the stores in the old SP Coy lines Tommy H
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Post by drylander on Apr 5, 2009 21:48:49 GMT
Hi Matt. Great selection of new photos. The ones taken in the camp were taken before I was born, but the uniforms look familiar.To me they look lie the old brown "Fatigues". I always said they were made out of canvas. I remember wearing them when I was on camp staff (Cook House) with the FCA in Kilkenny Bks. Back in 1961. The caps are puzzling me. The side caps are like the ones worn by the volunteers , but were they not disbanded in 1939. I'm open to correction on this. Great pictures all the same.
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 6, 2009 23:08:32 GMT
Hi Drylander. The side caps was worn in 1943 by my Uncle Simmie Wickham and his friend .Check gallery 7 the photo taken on the stairs at Connolly BKS of the Soldiers on the Cooks course. Cheers Anthony.
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Post by drylander on Apr 7, 2009 22:28:37 GMT
Hi Matt. I saw the picture in gallery 7 and I have many more in my collection Dated after 1939 with people wearing the side caps. Were they worn by any specific corps or were they on general issue. Whats your opinion on the uniforms? were they the brown fatigues? who wore them and when did they go out of issue. Maybe some of the other members would have some knowledge of them. Most of the people that I ask about them never saw them.
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Post by drylander on Apr 7, 2009 22:52:02 GMT
Hi again Matt. What are the chances of putting some names to the pictures of the lads in the Congo in the new picture gallery. Regards . Drylander
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 7, 2009 23:06:18 GMT
Hi Drylander. My knowledge on this subject is quite limited .When we joined in 61 we were issued with brown fatigues and they were still on issue in 64. I think our fatigues had black buttons where as the ones in the older photos appear to have the same buttons as the uniform. Cheers Anthony
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 8, 2009 9:17:15 GMT
Just looking at the photographs from the 40's and the one of Connolly Barracks, have never noticed before the design of the chimmney pots, very Portugese looking, with the height of the actual billetts must have been able to see them from the road.
It was a long way down from the verandah a chap with a few pints would not want to be leaning over too far.
With regard to the fatigues, I remember the recruits in the brown ones, at the end of the sixties the design changed to an all in one (same colour) overall type design, on seeing a group of soldiers dressed like this, we would say they were definitely only recruits as they were dressed in their "Babygro's".
Rose.
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Post by Andy Brennan on Apr 8, 2009 17:44:29 GMT
Hi I remamber wearing and being issued with brown fatigues in 1967. The side capwas also still worn to best of my rememberence.
regards,
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Post by tommyhetherington on Apr 8, 2009 21:41:19 GMT
Good Break Andy, You were being issued with fatigues and I was born that year
Tommy H
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Post by Matt McNamara on Apr 9, 2009 11:52:25 GMT
Hi Andy And Tom
I joined the Army in October 1985 (That was a break for Tom) and was part of the 16th Platoon, 3rd Battalion, another platoon the 17th were also in training at the same time. But if my memory serves me correct we were the last recruit platoons to wear the Green fatigues. From then on all platoons then wore the new working dress trousers and jacket and matching "Baseball" hat. This dress was phased out when the new camouflaged combats were issued.
Matt
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 9, 2009 19:57:02 GMT
You know Matt those overall were probably made by your sisters in kingswear
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 9, 2009 20:02:10 GMT
Good Break Andy, You were being issued with fatigues and I was born that year Tommy H
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 9, 2009 20:06:28 GMT
Good Break Andy, You were being issued with fatigues and I was born that year Tommy H Thanks header at least while I was minding the camp your da was drinking tea in the families. I see him occassionally as he walks through the camphe is looking good, havent chatted to him in years ats the way it goes when you leave the camp , keep safe , your from a nice family.
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Post by Joey Kelly on May 5, 2009 22:04:36 GMT
Hi All With reference to the side hats worn in the old photos of 3rd Bn, I think that, those who served in the Emergency and signed up for the Army thereafter were allowed the privilage of wearing there side headgear, I think they were called Gee Hats. I remember my dad Joe wearing one in the early 50s. He also carried his Emergency number with him throughout his Army Service. 433647. Incidentially Joe was born in The Curragh Families Hospital in 1922 there were two generations born therein after that. Would that make me a real shadow of the Tower Person? Speaking of breaks, I joined up in January 1967, I think I made it safe for Andy.
Regards
Joey Kelly
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