First Blog

I arrived in Nienburg on a bitterly cold day in early February 1973. It was my second posting and had been a Lance Jack for 18 months. I was sent to HQ Tp MT, and moved into a 6 man room in HQ lines. Fred Bateman, Eric Flavell, Mal Forder, Mompo? and Dennis? (sorry I forget names these days) were my room mates. My first duty as Sqn Duty NCO came rather quickly, I was on duty one very snowy Friday evening, and in those days Sat Morning was, I recall, normal works. During the early hours of Saturday a shadowy figure entered the orderly Cpl,s office and informed me there was trouble in 1 and 2 Troops lines and I should go and sort it out. Off I went to investigate, but found everything quite normal. Come morning I could not find the Sqn flag to raise prior to muster parade. When the SSM entered the office I told him I,d lost the flag. \"Not to worry lad I know where it is. Come with me.\" We went outside side and there is was half-way up the Star Net tower. Mac Mc Guiness had intended to put it the top, but it was too cold and only made half way before deciding enough was enough. the trouble in 1 and 2 Troops lines had been a trick to get me out of the office.

Jerboa bar was there when I arrived in 1970 and going strong when I left in 75. I did some nasty rumours that the Army were going to either do away with all Sqn bars/or move them downstairs to the cellars for some health and safety matters. Hopefully some of the later serving members can squash that ugly rumour.

Well let\\\'s get the ball rolling on the 4 sqn site,, it goes back a long way 4 fld sqn so there has to be a lot of old and new ex spr\\\'s from those day\\\'s out their .<br /><br />I myself served in the sqn from 62 to 66 , bad time\\\'s and cracking brill time\\\'s as we all had at tme\\\'s, in the same room all that time ,, so long i was on the inventry board on the back of the door in our room.<br /><br />We built a sqn bar on the top floor , i remeber and i worked on the building of it and also behind it at time\\\'s, how long it stayed up and running idon\\\'t know ? we named it the Jerboa Club, after the emblem shoulder flash we wore on our BDs in the early 60s. if anyone from a later date know\\\'s if it was still in use i would like to hear thier story about it. ( clean one\\\'s )<br /><br />Well come on ex 4 sqn, member\\\'s get writing on the site and inform any old mate\\\'s you know who served with 4 sqn to get in touch on the site and get some old long lost mate\\\'s together again, and who know\\\'s we might get a reunion together one day !! <br /><br />Best of luck to all on the site Regards K Tullett