Collie West AU.

[Peter Laidler]

Nice to see the M113 again. The driver could give you a rough ride or a REALLY rough ride. They were always 432's to me. We were going somewhere to the training area north of Canungra in 113's and 'Buggsy' Burrows, the RAEME Sgt was detailing off the vehicles in which we'd be travelling. and called out the names, 'Hutton, Baxter, Bennett, Laidler, 113 - 43Charlie (the radio call sign on the side)' and added '....... on second thoughts, that'll be 432 43Charlie to you Pete.....'. Bugsy was a nice bloke. His wife was a pom from near Swindon who occasionally invited me to their house on a Sunday for a real pommy Sunday lunch. So nice I invited them to my wedding. Happy days