It was a sad story. He was 94 bty in the dock, might have gone to 68, not sure

Gunner Snape ( Geordie?) was in 68bty in the 50's/60's I believe.

I don't think he is the one Jim

Yes the guy on the right is how I pictured him and that looks like Mick Richardson with the light jumper and black hair. I don't know anything about Geordie Snape's deployment though.

Captain Snape died about 20 years ago. As I said, Captain Snape was not the guy from 68. My source doesn't know how he died so that doesn't rule out suicide. Worked in the North Sea at one time after the army.

If you read this month Gunner you will find the Obituary too Capt CJ Snape

TD it is on page 22. Martin may tell you all about him.

Sorry, but whenI said Capt Snape died 20 years ago it was clearly bollocks - it should have been Ron Miles! Sorry - senior moments again.

Tony -
With senior moments like that it clarifies after all these years why you got my leave pass and flight wrong -
I seem to remember you then called it a junior moment -

Yes i remember capt snape in 68 bty he was a gunner same time as me he went to the army air corps for 4 years his brother joined us later on.

Lt C Snape was in 53 louisburg bty 22 regt Ra in Malaya & Borneo he was a troop commander when he left 22 he went to AAC became a pilot when he left the RA he flew helicopters to the oil rigs

Barrie thanks for the update, its good to see the site is still doing its job.