| Alan Ventress |
| Ian Ambrose joined the AAJLR in September 1965 with myself and Martyn Fletcher who is also on the database, we were all born in February 1950 Martyn on the 10th, me on the 13th and Ian on the 24th. |
| Martyn and Ian were both in the Royal Military Police and we were all transferred to the Junior Tradesmen's Regiment, at Kinmel Park Camp Rhyl in early 1966. We graduated from there in early 1968 and were sent to the Depot and Training Establishment Royal Military Police, Roussillon Barracks, Chicehester, Sussex where we graduated as Lance Corporals in April 1968. We were then posted to 1 British Corps in Germany. |
| Ian and I spent almost 3 years in Germany together in Bielfeld, Hameln and Sennelager with the Special Investigation Branch - remarkably we were only 20 when we were seconded to that! I think Martyn was down the road in Minden if I remember correctly. |
| Ian and I bought ourselves out of the army in 1971 when we were 21 and we went travelling in Africa. Ian stayed in South Africa a while, then decided to return to the UK and the RMP. I went on to Australia and have been here almost ever since. |
| We haven't seen each other in 30 odd years, but didn't miss a beat when we caught up again a couple of weeks ago, it was the same when Martyn visited me in 2004. I think this is a great example of the comradeship and wonderful friendships that were formed at the AAJLR, Rhyl and in Germany, we were real partners in adversity! |
| Ian retired from the army recently and is currently visiting Australia, we have had quite a few laughs about Tonfanau, I can tell you! He ended up as a Major and is going back to the Army in a training capacity for a few years. |
| Martyn left the Army in about 1997 after transferring from the RMP to the Royal Army Education Corps. He is currently retired and lives in Malaga in Spain. |
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