My name is Michael Isaac, 23424004 L/Cpl 1 DCLI,
October 10th 1957- October 9th 1959. I enlisted at Victoria barracks
Bodmin 46th intake I think? After basic training (10 weeks I missed
my passing out parade because I collapsed the day before with double
pneumonia and pleurisy!!. After Christmas 1957 I was sent to Strensall
in Yorkshire on NCOs cadre. On completion I returned to Bodmin and
assisted in the training of new intakes. In June 1958 I was posted
to Osnabruck with my brother Brian Isaac who had enlisted in the
SLI and asked to be transferred to DCLI in order to be with me.
We both served in Osnabruck with 1 DCLI. I returned to Bodmin about
2 weeks before the amalgamation on the 6th October 1959. I was very
surprised to see a photo of myself being handed a new cap badge
by the the CO on your website of SCLI, so technically I was in the
SCLI for 3 days. (Michael Isaac is the man the CO is handing over
the badge, he has his head bent over)
My brother Brian continued with SCLI for another year
and eventually joined the navy for 12 years, sadly Brian died February
2005 at his home in Shrewsbury. See obituary
notice.
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Pltn Bodmin on the Rifle Range
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Strensall,
Yorkshire,1958 NCO's Cadre
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Bodmin -
My mates !
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Jan 1958,
Bodmin, Good mates.
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C Coy 1959 Osnabruck
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L to R, L/Cpl Lemmon,
Me, ?, Lt ?. Osnabruck 1958
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2 drunken
Lt's, Lt Titball on the right
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Vouchers
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Vouchers
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| Bodmin 1958
5 Pltn, me in white coat !
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L to R, Maj. McClaren,
Lt Titball, CSM Dunstan, L/Cpl Greenacre
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Brian & Michael
Isaac, Onabruck 1959
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L to R Pte
Trott, Brian and Michael
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Gerard Rossiter, Major
McClaren
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Cpl John Berry
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L to R, Brian,
Cpl Trevor Davis, Michael
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Bodmin 1958, Cpl ?, Dan
Tanner (note the loaf of Mothers Pride, 48th intake.
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Mercer Bks Osnabruck
1959, L to R, Michael with Mick Brock.
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Major McClarens
leaving party
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L to R, Cpl Trev Davis,
Michael, Cpl Ernie Thomas, L/Cpl Terry Greenacre
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Enchede 1958, Cpl Greenacre,
Pte Roy Ham and ?.
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| Osnabruck
outside C Coy. Me, Pte Adrian Trott, Pte Mike Thomas.
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Me and Tanner Bodmin
Jan 1958
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Osnabruck 1958, Michael
with Mick Brock
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L/Cpl Terry
"Ticker" Greenacres Funeral July 1959 aged 19 Drowned.
Sgt Bob Elmer is leading, CSM Dunstan to his right.
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Hanover Military Cemetery,
My best mate, drowned at Achmer on exercise.
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A very sad letter
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L to R.
Cpl George Slade, Me, Gerry Halfhead.
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RIP.
"Ticker" Enshede 1958
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Issue of new SCLI Cap
Badges by the C/O (GWF Ellis Bodmin)
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Maj. McClaren
leaving party, he is on far left.
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Memories
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