42nd Entry Clk Secretarials

Clerk Secretarial

Phil Balmer MSc		Phil left at his 12 year point as a Cpl. He made a career in IT, gaining an MSc in Computer Science in the process and now lives in High Wycombe, Bucks
Dave Birt		Sighted at High Wycombe in '64. Dave left the mob after 15 years as a Cpl and joined Southern Electrics and rose to become Manager of their Emergency Services Dept. With astute Stock/Property investments, Dave now divides his time between Cowplain, Hants and Spain
Johnny Clarke		John was last sighted at HQ RAF Germany in '77.
David Cousins - ex 41^stst		Dave was with us for the Spring term before he re-mustered to RAF Police and is now living in Spalding
Tony Flynn		Last seen in '69, Tony left the RAF as a Sgt in '74. He lives in his native Cornwall, and worked for local government until being made redundant in '00. Tony now works as a Contracts Manager for the NHS Supplies Service in Cornwall
Silveo 'Don' Giles FCIEA, BA, DIP T (SEC)		Don did an SDL tour at Fontainebleu before being invalided out of the RAF in '67 as a result of a rugby injury. He went out to Australia, got an Accounting & Economics degree from Adelaide University and became a lecturer. Returning to UK in '78, he now lectures part-time at Bournemouth University, has written four books on Financial Accounting and lives in Poole, Dorset.
Harry Gilbert BEd		Harry did a tour at Steamer Point in '65 before leaving the RAF as a Cpl in '74 and becoming a Buyer for an enginering company. In '78 he became an Administrator for a Saudi Arabian company and did three 18 month stints on the Yanbu project. Harry then went into full-time education and obtained a BEd and taught for seven years at a school in Middlesborough. From that point until his retirement in '07, he worked in a secure unit for adolescents. He lives in Darlington, Durham.
Keith Green		Sighted at Kai Tak in ’74 as a Sgt and commissioned in '76. Keith retired as Wg Cdr in '99 to Coleford, Glos and in '10 moved to Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex.
Peter Halls		Peter ceased training after one term
Keith Harden		Keith had a stint in Canberra and later sighted in Cyprus in the early '70s as a Cpl, took a commission in '79 and finally retired in ’99 as a Wg Cdr to Milnathort, Kinross. He was working part-time for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation as a Chief Examiner until final retirement in Apr '08
Dave Hopewell R.I.P.		Retired from Stanmore in ’84 as a Sgt. Dave worked for The Dependants' Fund and lived in Ruislip, Middlesex until his untimely death in Jul '08
Roy Lockert		Initially posted to Abingdon, Roy served in Sharjah and Biggin Hill before remustered to ALM in late '66. He started on Hastings before moving on to C130s. '82 to '87 saw Roy trialling many aircraft types at Boscombe Down. Another five years on C130s before a stint at MOD and his retirement as a MALM in '96. For some years he was the Secretary of Bath & County Club. Currently Roy works part-time managing a large retirement development.
Stuart 'Roger' Longbottom R.I.P.		Roger was spotted working in the British Embassy in Niarobi from '76 to '79 and retired as a WO from Cranwell in '93. He then joined 'The Met' and finally became an Executive Officer before retiring a second time. He now lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire Roger died in Jan '12 after a long illness.
Roger Smith BEM		Roger PVR'd himself '86 whilst a WO, worked in the Civil Service and now lives in Norwich
Dave 'Jock' Wall		Recoursed to the 45^th 'Jock' remustered to ATC and as a FS left the RAF in '92. Now living in Watton, Norfolk.
Ian Webster R.I.P.		Ian left the RAF as a WO in '88 but sadly deceased since Jun ‘02
Mick Whelan		Mick was sighted in Changi in ’66 and left as a Cpl in '73 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada. Now retired from a career in the IT industry.
Tony Williams		Tony was the 42nd's FSAA and went straight from Bircham to Cranwell. He was sighted in '70 as OC Recruiting in Lincoln. Sighted again as a Wg Cdr in ’80, he retired at his 38/16 point and I understand ‘went up’ to Cambridge. Now living in St Ives, Cambs.