When Keith left the Army he settled in Hull, East Yorkshire. He worked for Hull City Council as
The Lord Mayors Senior Beadle. In 1989 he joined Southend Borough Council as the Mayors Macebearer.
Keith is married to Catherine and between them they have 3 Children and 5 Grandchildren.
Richard spent 5 years in the MCDT and was demobbed in March 1968 and went Bus driving. In 1978 Richard, Wife and two kids
packed up and went touring Europe and North Africa for couple of years until settling in Holland. He learned the Dried Flower
and in 1991 he came back to England to set up his own family business, employing more than fifty people at it's height.
He is now retired with his good wife Janet.
Brian left the Army in 1975. He worked in British Aerospace until 1995. He then had a
couple of years chilling out and taking some great holidays. Then in 1997 he went to work for Ideal
Standard, again in IT. He retired in 2006. Sadly in 2000 his wife died, leaving Brian with two daughters.
In 2001 Brian took up Biking again, and now has a Honda VFR 800
Derek Neighbour left the Army in 1977 after 18 years service. He then worked for Beverley Council.
After that he worked for Blue Circle Cement as a driver. He then went driving for Humber Growers,
and is now retired.
He married his wife Bea in Belfast, is now semi-
Keith Church spent 25 years in the Army coming out in 1985. He then joined the MOD
as a Radar Operator at Manobeir, and in 1995 he retired with his good wife Jackie.
Mike Wilson left the Army in 1967 and moved back to Co Durham working in Plant Hire, then as a
Bus and Waggon Driver. He has now retired with his wife Doreen and their dogs.
to South Africa returning in 1978 and lived in Leigh, Lancs until 1982. He then returned to South Africa and has
lived there ever since. His wife died in 2002 leaving Colin with three grown up children. He remarried 12 months ago
and is now semi-
he went working as an HGV Driver. After a while he went down the Coal Mines, but later decided to
leave the pits and went back to driving. He is still doing the same job but working nights. He is married to Jan.
loves to go on holiday's anywhere in the world with his dear wife and loves Scuba Diving.
After leaving the Army he went working for a Cable TV company for the next 23 years, and is now
semi-
several years. He now lives in Manchester with his partner Geraldine and is employed as a
Head Caretaker at a High School. Both Mick and Geraldine enjoy visiting their home in Spain.
Post Office and had a long career with them. Sadly Tony's wife Barbara died and he then retired. Tony then lived in Cyprus and travelled to New Zealand to visit his
daughter and family.
Tower of London, he was made Assistant Curator ofThe Crown Jewels. He left The Tower in 1996
and for the next 10 years went selling caravans which he enjoys doing till the present time.
He was married in 1959 to Rita and they had two boys together. Barry loves going to his
club and joining in the Line Dancing.
70ft MTB boat and then spent the next two years rigging it out to live in. When it was complete he set sail for Gibralter
spending quite a few years there before then setting sail for France, where he and Patricia lived for a
further few years. Upon returning to England they bought a house in Margate.
As Ernie says being married for 39 years each year has been another adventure with Patricia.
Government Training course in Mechanical Engineering in Birmingham. He found work in Contract Tool rooms.
After a few moves he ended up staying with his last employer for 30 years up to his retirement in 2005.
David has two children a daughter ans son and three grandchildren.
watching the MCDT,and the Team took him under their wing. He was always with the Team going
to breakfast in Greasy Annies and spending a great deal of time with them. Having held the MCDT in his
heart for the last 42 years he has now made contact with some of the team from that era.
He left the RA Band in 1982 and then went as a Training Officer to Birmingham Enterprise Council.
He was pleased he could show the same friendship and understandingto the youth of Birmingham
that was shown to him so many years ago by members of the MCDT.
