W O’s and Sgts mess Saint David’s day ball.

This section includes photos of J C L O’s,they are Junior Civil Liaison officers,they are in the main Asian. Most spoke a Chinese dialect Malayan and Tamil. This meant they were used to get information from captured or dead C T’s.With this information the platoon could contact R H Q to lead to a follow up.
Photo shows D/M Ainsley Sgt R Donovan eating the leek, then Sgt Doherty,Sgt  Quirke, and Sgt Williams 03.

Photo shows Sgt Doherty drinking out of the cup, Sgt Quirke and Sgt Williams 03.


Brigadier Howard D S O who commanded the 26th Gurkha Brigade of which we were part of, and also a part of the 17th Gurkha Division .With R S M C Meredith looking at the battalion silver.

Photo shows “Sally” ?? Then Sgt Fury and Freddie Tan
D Companies J C L O

Photo of Sgt Williams 03 Scratching his head, C Q M S Hughes,
Police Inspector Ken Shutt, and a side view of Sgt Taylor

Lt Col W L R Benyon and C S M Mason ( Not Nobby Mason D C M)

Photo shows Sitting left C Q M S Hughes, ?? Standing Sgt Fury, Freddie Tan, ?? Sgt Daniel, Sgt Russell Seated R to L Sgt Burgess, Sgt Taylor, C S M Tom Smith, C  S M McKelvey,Sgt Donovan Lt Ken Shutt.


C Q M S Hughes.

Left to Right Sgt Jones 73 ( later became Lt Col.)Then C S M Mason, Singh J C L O, Standing Sgt O’Sullivan,?? Sgt Blewitt.
Side view of Sgt William's 03 Then C S M”Timber” Woods, and a couple of beauties,

2/R W F band & silver

Photo of Sgt “Smokey” Morris and Sgt Jones 57