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Post by joemurray on Oct 25, 2010 20:47:11 GMT
Great collection of Congo photos.Thanks to Dan Whelan and Edward Whitley for posting them.Well done.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Oct 25, 2010 20:58:47 GMT
hi matt teddy is delighted with the photographs been displayed he was only 17 years old when he served there with c coy 33bn and got maleria as a present to bring home . some info to correct teddy finished up a cqms and the spelling is whiteley.you have made an old vet very happy thanks will over a period try to fill in the names . the football team were all he thinks from the curragh wally barnes from 3bn is in the picture. thanks again dan Hi Dan I have rectified Teddy's Surname and Rank. Please give him my regards and thanks. Matt
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Post by andybrennan on Oct 25, 2010 22:45:27 GMT
Matt, Dan, great snaps of times gone by in the C ongo, wern't the lads so young. I note that Johnny is straight on the ball with his contribution of names, it does add such a nice touch to put a name to the face, alas I can add zero in that regard but look forward to looking at the thoughts of those that can.
Andy
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Post by afcmoore on Oct 26, 2010 0:44:25 GMT
Hi Matt. Great photos taken in the Congo it brings back memories.Thanks to Teddy Whiteley for saving them all these years ,At the moment Teddy is the only one i recognized but some of the faces look familiar.I'm sure there's many more Congo photos which with a bit of luck may find their way onto this forum. Well done Matt for letting us view these treasured images of our early peace keeping mission. The Irish Soldiers have a record second to none for its peace keeping in the trouble spots throughout the World ,right up to the present day. Regards Anthony
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Post by afcmoore on Oct 26, 2010 19:11:23 GMT
Hi Folks. Just checking those photos again the lads in whites ,Would the Chap on the back fourth from the left surname be Price? Cheers. Ant.
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Post by danwhelan438 on Oct 26, 2010 20:38:22 GMT
hi all good news since teddy has rembembered a few names i will have the info shortly .for johnny,s info the lads in white were a football team not a tug of war team.since he has seen them up in lights as they would say the memory is coming back rembember its fifty years ago i am sure there is a lot of the guys in the photo,s still with us so hopefully they will here of them being posted and will assist in getting the names to match the photo,s. teddy says they were all around seventeen years old at the time also rembembers his first meal on the train .apple sauce with pork they thought they were getting desert with no plate with the apple sauce innocent irish soldiers on their first mission overseas.some more snippets to come .this is also with the bullybeef sambos and the apple and orange lunch they got on the plane heading out??? how times have changed.
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Post by danwhelan438 on Oct 27, 2010 18:24:10 GMT
hi all some names for the football team capt clarke (johnstown gardens)___ holligan.caffery.lysight.conlon o brien.whiteley.carroll .durney(timmy rip) the lads in white-------soccer team congo 1960 c coy caffery.halloran.sweeney.phoenix.salmon.goff mc sweeney .o brien.whiteley.carroll.price cpl whiteley pte o brien two photo,s washing clothes. pte o neill and pte o brien with three local lads. pln sgt larry kane with cpl whiteley albervtville 1960 gustaf and helmets---cpl whiteley.cpl mullally. pte,s mc guiness.mahon.o neill. o brien.glasheen with six locals that it for today enjoy. dan any help joey/johnny
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Post by kellquinn on Oct 27, 2010 20:31:50 GMT
Hi Dan You have named just about all of the troops that I can name, your doing a good job at it as well. The memory or the peepers are letting me down at this time, however when the ID of the brain kicks in I might click with some more. Regards JKelly
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Post by afcmoore on Oct 27, 2010 21:31:02 GMT
Hi Folks. I believe the white team were going to play the Belgium's a place outside of Albertville.I believe the match was played near where A Company was based. Regards Anthony.
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Post by maryfarrell6 on Oct 27, 2010 23:02:38 GMT
Hi Dan, Great to have names to go with the faces thanks for that. Didn't they look so young and carefree considering the situation they were in. I was looking at the uniforms compared to the later kwaki ones!! The shirt sleeves rolled and rolled up and the long trousers and heavy woolen socks turned down over the heavy boots God they must have nearly baked alive in the African heat, they really were sent out so ill equiped god love them. But you could never quess that from the jolly snaps, they just got on with the job in hand. As Ant already said our Irish soldiers were and still are to this day a force to be proud of, respected worldwide. A worthy Accolade bravely won down through the years by our numerous troops posted to the four corners of the globe and earning a reputation second to none, and Teddy Whiteley and his comrades were the pioneers of that respect so a huge debt of gratitude is owed to all the Congo Vets for setting the standard for all future overseas missions. A job well done lads, we are all so very, very Proud of you. MaryF
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Post by andybrennan on Oct 28, 2010 8:59:51 GMT
Mary F
I agree with your sentiments re our Troops
Andy
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Post by danwhelan438 on Oct 28, 2010 18:03:37 GMT
hi just checking the post i see the three brigader generals have checked out the young troops mary i totally agree with you about the trail blazers who went to the congo as young boys and came back men.teddy has been over the moon with pride telling the stories from the sixtys the photos are jogging the brain as hes said his brain is not as fast as it used to be but we will get there with the names eventually.i see i just got promoted from civilian to recruit .more wages i hope??
joey /andy enjoy the photos have some of my da to come shortly johnny must be on holidays he might have some more info hopefully.
cheers dan
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Post by jimmy mc donald on Nov 5, 2010 23:31:48 GMT
Hi all;
Just to let you know that on this Sunday the 7th on R.T.E. radio one;at eight thirty John Bowman will be remembering the fifty anniversary of the Niemba massacre.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Nov 6, 2010 21:25:27 GMT
Hi All The following are photographs that were in an old suitcase at home and are mostly of lads from Plunkett Bks, but I may be wrong. I know that my Godfather Jimmy Donnolly (RIP) from Wexford is in a few of the photographs. Also is in one of the photographs with the Gustaf Sub-Machine Gun is Joe Coughlan. All the best Matt
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 6, 2010 21:42:12 GMT
Matt some more nice ol;d photos
Joe still has the same facial features to this day
Andy
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