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National Service
I know I was doing my bit for my country at the time but Medmenham will always be in my memory because of the great friends I made at the RAF station. It was also a beautiful part of the country to be doing my service. I got to meet some of the locals who worked on site at the time and found them very friendly towards this Bermondsey, London lad. At weekends when I was off duty some of the lads I was doing service with and myself would go for walks down the country lanes and really enjoy the countryside and call in at the local pubs and enjoy the local brews. I wonder if you can imagine what that was like for a Londoner. One thing is for sure this lad at 69 years of age will never forget Medmenham.
Happy Days
Medmenham was a beautiful posting and a happy place.
I attended the local dance hall.... where I was in great demand having danced to Silver medal class beore joining the RAF. Dream on you say !!!!!! Yes indeed.
I am still in touch with some old friends and attended a reunion about 10 years ago. Interesting to see how people change.!!!
Now I understand the camp is completely gone, except for ONE of the large gate posts which is in the centre of a roundabout where the entrance was.
I worked in the Orderly Room and played in the Station Band. I would like to hear from anyone who remembers me. I am now retired in Canada.
National Service RAF Medmenham 1956
RAF Medmenham, National Service 1956, arrived, spent the first night in the guardroom, nobody knew I was coming, thought I might be a member of the IRA. First week spent on the rubbish cart, Christmas Day armoury guard, good times though at the Red Lion in Marlow, and the Dog and Badger in Medmenham. Left in 1957 to join the RAF Physical Training Team based at RAF Halton, Happy Days. MERVYN JONES
RAF 90 Group Medmenham
After joining as aircrew in 1950 and being re-mustered as motor mechanic in 1951, I was posted to RAF Medmenham and attached to the motor pool. It was a wonderful posting with fond memories of walking along the river banks, drinks at the Dog and Badger as well as trying to visit every pub in Marlow and drinking half a pint. I failed!
I was demobilised in September 1952 and was on a boat heading for Australia before the month was out. I studied instead of drinking and became a psychologist now living in Queensland but even now at 77, still retaining my status as Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. Fond memories: eagerly going down the road from camp on pay night to the D& B was easy. Coming back up the hill with a few pints aboard was the hard part, but happy memories!
Any Hills Out There?
I think my dad said his father's (also a Bill Hill) relatives came from Medmenham, my dad was born and lived in Cippenham, Slough all his life and mentioned uncles and aunts at Medmenham, are there still any Hills there?
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