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My Dad's old comrades where are you? 1950's 1960's

Hello all. I am trying to find Gurkhas who served under or with my father Fred Blackwood. He was Anglo-Indian and a Warrant Officer in the Royal Artillery and was posted to Singapore in 1956 with family in tow. We then moved to Larkhill in 1957/8 where I believe he was in charge of training. I know he was also involved in radar tracking systems (old ones like Dopplers at the time!). He played hockey with the Gurkhas (fond memories of watching the game as they slayed and cracked a few 'Brit' shins!) and I have wonderful memories of a couple of very close Gurkha friends of his who used to come to the house often to play Mahjong.

My Dad passed away in 1968 when I was young and I would dearly love to share memories of him with anyone who might remember him.

Thank you so much

Lynne Blackwood