The Stolen Baby
I was a soldier at Bradbury Lines when this happened.
The Father of the baby was our Troop Lieutenant ...Richard Vincent.
He was a lovely man and well liked by we boy soldiers.
We never saw him again....no doubt he was given a long spell of compassionate leave.
But 30 years or so later he had risen through the ranks to be Field Marshall Sir Richard Vincent and was in charge of NATO !
I have very fond memories of my three years in Hereford.....drinking scrumpy at sevenpence a pint.....boating on the river....we guarded the Queen when she visited in (about) 1957.....she was going to the Cathedral for some reason.
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I can't recall if I ever answered this post, David, but , if not, I appreciated it very much. Thank you for the info on Sir Richard. You were a fine lot of young soldiers. My stepfather was Major HR Wright of the RAEC. I think he taught English/English Lit classes. An Oxford MA, he fancied himself far too much but he played soccer for the team. One time I was watching a game on the camp field and I overheard a couple of your lads making fun of him. I had to agree with them. We lived in the red brick quarters on the lane just down from the officer's mess by the camp gate. Do you remember Capt Saunders ? He lived next door. Since the SAS left, the whole place has been turned into a housing estate. You can view it on one of the aerial mapping sites.
Comment from DYLAN RIVIS on Monday, 13th April 2009.