Sentry's image

[drylander]

:PMerry Christmas To all members. As I said in my first post, I would get lost in the Camp as I have no connection with it, so here is another question for all you Curragh Camp residents. A mate of mine served most of his carreer in the 1st Motor Sqn. and is now long retired. I remember him telling me about some place in the camp where the image of the sentry is worn into a wall where decades of men on duty used to lean against it. Any of you people who serve (d) in the camp know where this is. I asked a few people about it with no luck. Drylander

[Matt McNamara]

Hi Drylander

I know where it is. It is in Plunkett Barracks on the top road that leads through the camp. I have a photograph of it somewhere that I took last year. It looks like it was done during the Britiah times as the uniform is that of a British soldier. Probably a bored sentry, who done it with his bayonet

Matt

[drylander]

Thanks for that Mat. Any chance you could put that picture on view. People on this site are very generous with information compared to other sites. None of this "I'm the expert" guff
Long may it be so . Drylander

[afcmoore]

Hi Drylander.
Can you tell me what year your friend joined the 1st Motor sqn and when he left.
Cheers Anthony

[drylander]

;DHi Anthony. Sorry I don't know what years my friend served but will ask him next time I see him. His name is Mick ( Doc ) Doherty.
As far as I can recall he was a SQMS. Any help to you . Drylander

[drylander]

Hi Anthony. Sorry I don't know what years my friend served but will ask him next time I see him. His name is Mick ( Doc ) Doherty.
As far as I can recall he was a SQMS. Any help to you . Drylander

[tommyhetherington]

Hi drylander,
Saw the Sentry to-day this story rang a bell with me and when I saw it was still surprised at its size it fits on one of the red bricks and as Matt said it is of a British soldier. Hard to find mayb the MP's will be busy over the next few months with reports of lunatics with their noses to red brick walls.
It looks like a final draft as other bricks have markings of other attempts.
Happy New Year
Tommy H
PS will try to get a photo next week

[tommyhetherington]

Hi again drylander,
As you may have gathered it is a carving and not as you were told by your friend but there you go soldiers love to add to stories.
Tommy H

[Matt McNamara]

Well here he is in all his glory. I know it’s not much but who ever done it all those years ago could never have imagined that people on the eve of 2009 would be talking about his master piece. Judging by the uniform it is British and it must have taking a bit of time to do as you all know how hard the red bricks are. So there you go another piece of trivia when you are talking about old times on The Curragh.

So on that note I would like to wish all the members and visitors to the site a very [glow=red,2,300]Happy New Year[/glow] and I look forward to hearing from you all in 2009 and don’t forget to keep the pictures and information coming.

Matt

[afcmoore]

Hi All.
I think you have got it wrong regarding image on the brickwork
been what Drylanders friend was talking about. I could be wrong
but i think old soldiers have good memories for detail. What about
the magazine where a lot of guard duties were carried out was there a wall of soft red rubber brickwork. I think the drawing on bricks is great the PAS will now have to guard it because someone may remove it as a collectors work of art.

[tommyhetherington]

Hi Anthony,
No luck with that image in the Magazine have spent many an Hour on the beat and never seen or heard of it!!!!!
Maybe it was there somewhere and an older soldier could answer for us.

Tommy H

[afcmoore]

Hi Tommy H.
I'm just having a guess a shot in the dark at it. I just feel the answer don't quite add up but i may be wrong. I was on guard for the first time and i thought someone was watching me from a doorway during the night so i called the young soldier that was with me and he agreed. We started to panic a bit as this head kept peering out of the doorway.Just in time before we did anything silly a cat jumped off the ledge which was half way up the door way that was in the magazine. Anyway i think there must have been plenty of places where sentry duty was carried out and may have been demolished and lost forever.
Cheers Anthony.

[drylander]

:-[Hi Guys, Drylander here.
Thanks to all who gave some info about my query about the sentry's image. Sadly I can't engage with each of you at this time,due to the untimely and very sudden passing away of my youngest son over the Christmas period. I look forward to re-opening this discussion in the near future. Meanwhile may I wish you all a very happy New Year. Drylander

[afcmoore]

Hello Drylander.
I wish to extend my sincere condolence to you and your family for the sad loss of your Son.

With sadness Anthony.

[Matt McNamara]

I am extremely sorry to hear that awful news. My condolences to you and your family.

Matt