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vic balsdon
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Can anyone remember the name of the Commanding Officer of ITCRM in 1966?
The attached photograph (cropped to avoid me!) shows him presenting me with a medal for the unit cross country in that year.
The face of the unit PT officer is also familiar but, like so many others, his name escapes me.
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GUY
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Vic,
Lt. Col. Michael Anthony WILBERFORCE R.M., assumed command of I.T.C.R.M. Lympstone in February 1965, could it be him?




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vic balsdon
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Guy
Thank you for your reply to my request.
Although the name doesn't ring any bells (not a lot does these days!), it seems probable that it was indeed Lt. Col. Wilberforce at ITC a year or so after he assumed command. The unit cross country was traditionally held in either February or March, I believe (hence the greatcoat), so unless his command was cut short for some reason, he would still have been there in 1966.
As a PW, I didn't spend a lot of time in the camp and I went off to 45 in Aden later that year, so perhaps that's a convenient excuse for my memory failure.
Thanks again for the info.
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As I was unable to confirm that the C.O. handing me the medal in the picture was Lt. Col. Wilberforce, I approached the Royal Marines Association, and my request was kindly posted on their website.
Three suggestions came up with Col. Leslie Marsh MC and one also supplied the name of the PT&SO - Lt. St. John Grey. It's not surprising that I thought his face rang a bell - I served with him in "Charlie" Troop in 42 Commando RM in the early 1960s!
So........ it's been sorted.


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I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference".
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