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Dec 5, 2022 - 10:23PM

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The forum picture is Royal Corps of Signals motorcycle instructor J. Statfull in 1939.

Here he is again in the snow! Ron

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Rik

Dec 5, 2022 - 11:30PM

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That'll be RMT 95 presumably ?

Ron Pier

Dec 6, 2022 - 6:59AM

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Yes Rik and here is 24 with windscreen fitted......And a row of RMT C10's training near Bognor Regis. Ron

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Dean

Dec 6, 2022 - 8:51PM

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Wonderful photos Ron.
May well use one of the snow images for next years BSAOC branch Xmas card if that's OK.

Ron Pier

Dec 6, 2022 - 9:51PM

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Feel free Dean. Ron

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Dean

Dec 6, 2022 - 9:56PM

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Ron Pier

Feel free Dean. Ron

Many thanks Ron

Kevin

Dec 6, 2022 - 10:12PM

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those boots look like My Grandads boots, unfortunately no history on them although he rode bikes till he was 75, he was only in the home guard in WW2
last bike he owned was a Baker

Ron Pier

Dec 6, 2022 - 10:37PM

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I think a lot of the kit was left over from cavalry times. Ron

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Rob Miller

Dec 6, 2022 - 11:26PM

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A friend of mine had a pair of WW1 dated boots like that without the external toe cover section, it turned out they were worn by the Royal Engineers in the first war for tunneling and other "wet" work, from the RE Signals Section the Royal Corps of Signals was formed and the DR boot followed.

Rob

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Ron Pier

Dec 7, 2022 - 7:15AM

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All the riders in that Bognor line up seem to have those same "polished" boots. Ron

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Kevin

Dec 7, 2022 - 7:17AM

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havent found a date, just this on the inside top

Bodgie Dave

Dec 7, 2022 - 10:43AM

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great pic mate,cant ever forget these lads

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Ian Wright

Dec 7, 2022 - 11:30AM

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I'm sure the forum pic. is J.T's dad....:relaxed: Ian

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Neil Trinder

Dec 9, 2022 - 2:37PM

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Ron Pier

The forum picture is Royal Corps of Signals motorcycle instructor J. Statfull in 1939.

Here he is again in the snow! Ron

Ron, there is a startling resemblance to John Tinley😳

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FerG3

Dec 11, 2022 - 1:26PM

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It IS JT! I knew he was lying about his age!

Ron Pier

Dec 24, 2022 - 10:55PM

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Since the 15 missing bikes in O&M from KC10 contract C3739 have been accounted for (I have informed Chris for inclusion in the next edition). And also from the research that Jan had done at Kew, I have just repainted my tank with the correct census number and added my original registration number to the front plate.

It turns out that mine is just two away from the forum picture. I just need to find an original picture of my bike now. Ron

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