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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photograph of soldiers from the battalion drawing kit for a visit to Buckingham Palace where they were due to receive the trophy for the Duke of Edinburgh's trophy, 1967. [L to R] Sergeant John Byles, Private Graham Beckinsdale, Private John Wilsac, Private Anthony Parkes, L/Corporal Brian Chaplin, Private Colin Smart, Private Ivor Ludgrove.

Persons(s): Verey, H P, Colonel; Byles, J, Sergeant; Beckinsdale, G, Private; Wilsac, J, Private; Parkes, A, Private; Chaplin, Brian, Corporal; Smart, C, Private; Ludgrove, I, Private;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo taken at Buckingham Palace of the Battalion's 1966 winning team for the Duke of Edinburgh's challange Trophy; the team consisted of (Front row) Private CHILTON, Captain SHAW STEWART, Captain LONG (With the Trophy), the Duke of Edinburgh, Lieutenant Colonel SELLERS, Major FRAZER, Company Sergeant Major BAYNHAM, (Middle Row) Sergeant John BYLES, two unidentified members, G BECKINSDALE, Corporal ALLEN, OVERTON (Back Row) Corporal R BISHOP, an unidentified member, B CHAPLIN, Sergeant DAY, WILSON, Corporal TILLY, Sergeant Bags WALLIS and WO2 Harry BECKMANM

Persons(s): Chilton, D G, Lieutenant; Shaw-Stewart, Captain; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Sellers, Colonel; Frazer, Major; Baynham, T; Byles, J; Beckinsdale, G; Allen, Corporal; Overton; Bishop, R, Corporal; Chaplin, B; Day, Sergeant; Wilson; Tilly, Corporal; Wallis; Beckman, WO2;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo taken at the Sergeants Mess dinner at Annual Camp at Devises in 1965 showing (Left to Right) WO2 (Elkey), Tony SMELTZER (DERR), Pete READER, Colour Sergeant Brian VAUGHAN and Sergeant John BYLES

Persons(s): Smeltzer, A; Reader, P; Vaughn, B, Colour Sergeant; Byles, J;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo taken at the Sergeants Mess dinner at Annual Camp at Devises in 1965 showing (Left to Right) WO2 (Elkey), Tony SMELTZER (DERR), Major Barry BARNES, Pete READER, Colour Sergeant Brian VAUGHAN, Lieutenant Colonel WILLING (Commanding Officer), Sergeant Bob ROBERTS, Lieutenant (?) and Sergeant John BYLES

Persons(s): Smeltzer, A; Reader, P; Vaughn, B, Colour Sergeant; Byles, J; Barnes, B; Willing, Lieutenant Colonel; Roberts, R;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A colour photo of Sergeants Mess Group at Stanford Camp, Norfolk, with all the Sergeants Mess in White Mess Kit. (Back row, Left to Right) Sergeants Ray GODDARD, John BYLES, Harry BECKMAN, Bob ROBERTS, (?) (?), Champ PRIOR, (?) Drum Major Eric COURTNEY, Allen OSBOURNE, Stan RHODES, Bill HING (A.C.C.) (Middle Row L to R) Sergeants MORTON, Jim JOEL, Pete LANGFORD, Fred COOK, Dave LEADBETTER, Nobby CLARKE, Colour Sergeants John MANSFIELD, Vic MIDDLECOTT, Dave RIXON, Eddie ROCKALL, Vic TIMMS, Les BECKLEY, Arthur JONES, Gordon HUNTER, Brian VAUGHN, (Front row L to R) WO2 Tom BAYNHAM, WO2 George STANLEY, WO2 Pat COLLINS, WO2 George HAYWARD, Major NEWMAN, WO1 (Bandmaster) TAYLOR, General COAD, WO1 (Regimental Sergeant Major) Bate JONES, Lieutenant Colonel Colin WILLING (CO), WO2 Harold HADON (RQMS), Captain Derek WEBB (QM), WO2 Bruce WALLIS, WO2 Alan AULT, WO2 Pete READER and WO2 Sid Wyatt

Persons(s): Goddard, R; Byles, J; Beckman, H; Roberts, R; Prior; Courtney, E, Drum; Osbourne, A; Rhodes, S; Hing, W; Morton, Sergeant; Joel, J; Langford, P; Cook, F; Leadbetter, D; Clarke; Mansfield, J, Colour Sergeant; Middlecott, V, Colour Sergeant; Rixon, D, Colour Sergeant; Rockall, Colour E; Timms, Colour V; Beckley, Colour L; Jones, Colour A; Hunter, Colour G; Vaughn, Colour B; Baynham, T; Stanley, G; Collins, P; Hayward, G; Newman, Major; Taylor, WO1; Coad, B A, Major General; Jones, WO1; Willing, C; Hadon, H, Regimental Quartermaster; Webb, D; Wallis, B; Ault, A; Reader, P; Wyatt, S;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photograph of the very successful battalion Duke of Edinburgh's Trophy team at Buckingham Palace, 10th February 1967. Back Row L to R, Private Colin Smart [Reading], Sergeant Roy Day [Tilehurst], Private John Wilson [Reading], WO2 Bruce Walles (team members), Third Row Corporal  Brian Chaplin [Sunningdale], Corporal Robert Bishop, [Reading], (Team Members) Corporal Raymond Tilley [Bracknell] (Reserve),WO2 Harry Beckman (Trainer) Second Row Private Anthony Parker [Earley],  (Team Member), Sergeant John Byles [Yateley] (Reserve),  Private Nigel Coward [Earley] (Team Member, Private Ivor Lovegrove [Thatcham] (Reserve) Private Graham Beckinsdale [Sunningdale], L/Corporal Alan Overton [Caversham] (Team Member). Front Row L to R Private David Chilton [Newbury], (Team Member and the top individual scorer overall,) Captain Colin Shaw-Stewart [Cambridge] (Team Leader), Captain Peter Long (Chief Trainer and reserve), Lieutenant Colonel John Sellers, Commanding Officer, Major Sandy Fraser (Adjutant), WO23 Thomas Baynham MBE [Reading] (Trainer).  They won the shield as winners up, by half a point to the 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment in the 1966 Duke of Edinburgh's Trophy Competition, a 36 hour test of shooting, marching, running and swimming. The 12 man teams of these two TA Battalions beat eight regular and four other Territorial teams. 

Persons(s): Smart, C, Private; Day, R, Sergeant; Wilson, J, Private; Walles, B, WO2; Chaplin, B, Corporal; Bishop, R, Corporal; Tilley, R, Corporal; Beckman, H, WO2; Parker, A, Private; Byles, J, Sergeant; Coward, N, Private; Lovegrove, N, Private; Beckingdale, G, Private; Overton, A, Lance Corporal; Chilton, D G, Private; Shaw-Stewart, C, Captain; Long, P, Captain; Sellers, J, Lieutenant Colonel; Fraser, S, Major; Baynham, T, WO2;