208 Personnel

This is a list of known personnel from 208 Signal Squadron. The entries in red are people we know about but who we have not yet made contact with. If you know any more names please let me know. No decision has been made yet about making this a contact list. There is data protection and spam mail to be considered.

Red denotes that the wherabouts not known and black means that they have been found. Other abbreviations are:
2IC = Second in Command, Clk = Clerk, DVR = Driver, LMN = Lineman, OC = Officer Commanding, OKR = Operator, keyboard and Radio, OKC = Operator Keyboard and Cipher, Op Rad = Operator Radio, STMN = Storeman, Tech Sig = Technician Signals. equivalent to RSigs Electrician Driver, Tech Elec = Technician Electronic.

Name

Years

Troop

Abbis   K.J.   Kenny  L/Cpl   Aussie

1955

Butterworth

Aird J. F.     Jock    Cpl    Aussie  

1955

Butterworth

Ken Adams     Brit 1963 to 1966 A Troop Sgt
Dick Almond     Brit 1965 to 67 B Troop
Darryl (Andy) Anderson           Aussie 1965 to 67 A Troop. O.K.R
Roy Adamson   S/Sgt)    Brit 1965 to 68  ?? Chief Clerk
Baich AR    Ross   L/Cpl   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Pete (Magoo) Ballam Feb 65 to Nov 66 R/Op  543 tp
Ken Barr (National Service)      Aussie 1967 to 68 J Tp. LIneman
Barnes FE  Frank   Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Ben Bates      Brit . .
Dick Baxter      Brit 1966 to 1968 Radio Op
T.T. Benefield . .
Robert (Bob) Benzie      Aussie 1967 to 68 A Tp Op Rad
Bruce Bickett      Cpl. Aussie  RIP 1962 to 64 J Troop
Martin Bienvenu     Brit    Cpl mid sixties J Troop
Bernie Binge      Cpl   Aussie Taiping & Terendak 1957 to58 & 1964 to 66 MT.Dvr Terendak.Linesman J. Troop Taiping
Biram AT   Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Doug Bishop      Aussie . B Tp
Bob Blackbourne      Aussie 1963 to 1966 MT. Troop Driver
Blyth  G. Brit 1960 Taiping
Peter (Gino) Bolding         L/Cpl    Aussie   1964  to 1966 A Tp. OKR
Tony Bradley           Brit . Lineman
John (Blanco) Bradley    Aussie       RIP 1962 to 1964 Operator
Norrie Brett      Brit . B Tp
John Briety    Sgt    Aussie      RIP   13/14th November 2005 1964 to 66 Trp. Sgt  J Troop.Lineman Rigger
Dave Brown    
Browne  Lt. Brit 1960 Taiping
Henry Bruders     Aussie 64 to 65 Dvr
Mick Bryant L/Cpl      Brit 66 to 68 TG Op. A Trp
Lynn (Lee) Burgess        Brit 1964 to 1967 543 Tp. Radio Tech
Tudor (Taff) Butler 1967 to 1970 A Troop
Des Campbell   WO2    Aussie 1965 to 68 .
James (Jock) Campbell      Cpl   Aussie 1966 to 68 A Troop O.K.R.
Brian (Sleepy) Carr       Aussie . MT Troop Driver
Catlow  F.  Freddie  Sig  Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Ian Challis   Brit   J Troop
Chapman E.A.H  Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Charters  P. Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Bob Chidley      Brit      WO 2  F of S   1965 to 68 Tech. Maintenance Troop
Clare D.A  Cpl  Dave   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Clark  (Nobby)  Brit Cpl 1960 Taiping
Ken Coates    Brit 1963 to 65 A Troop
Rod Colgrave     Aussie 1967 to 68 A Tp. Tech Sig
Jeff Collier     Brit . A Troop Tech Shop
Keith D. Collins Captain      Aussie     RIP 1967 to 68 A Troop
David Commerford    Aussie    Major     RIP 64 to 66 Sqd OC
Connor T.M.R.  Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Cook  PS   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
George Cooper   Aussie 1969 - 70 Lineman
Cooper  PG  Lofty  Sig    Aussie 1960 Taiping
Lt. Cornforth      Brit early sixties Squadron 2 i/c
Captain   Costello   Brit early sixties A Troop OC
Paul Crick Lyon   Brit   Sig 1962 to 65 J Troop Comcen OP
Cpl Crow      Brit 1967 to 69 A Troop TG Op
Cunningham  Arnie  Sig Brit 1960 Taiping
Arthur Curley     Brit 1967 to 69 Tech
Daly  RJ  DaDa  Sig. Aussie 1960 Taiping
John (JD) Darling      Aussie 1965 to 1967 A. Troop O.K.R
Terry Davis Sgt      Brit 1967 to 1969 A Troop Radio Op
Dawson, BEM.  D.W. Sgt. Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Delmodes   P  Peter  Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Dempsey F.G.  Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Mick Didsman      Aussie 1966 to 68 A Troop O.K.R.
Pat Diviney     Aussie 1965 to 68 A Troop Op O.K.R
Docherty  Sig   Brit 1960 Taiping
Alf Donnison        Cpl   Aussie 1964 to 1965 A Troop Radio OP
Peter Drew  Brit Feb 66 to Sept 67 MT Troop. E/Driver
Bob Drummand    Aussie 1969 - 70 A Troop Radio Op
Dave Dunne     Aussie 1963 to 1965 .
George (Geordie) Dryborough      Brit 1965 to 1968 Lineman  Bravo Tp
John Durie     Brit   Cpl mid sixties Q Troop
Sig. "Paddy" Dyas   Aussie 1964 to 66 B Troop  OKC
Easton Mid sixties .
Chris (Flash) Ebdale      Brit       RIP 1966 to 68 A Troop Radio OP
Tony Elford     Aussie 1964 to 66 A Troop O.K.R
Hedley Ellis      Aussie 1964 to 1966 A Troop Radio OP
Eric (DitDit) Elson           Brit 1964 to 66 A. Troop. Radio OP
Len Enfield    
Evans A.D. Danny   Sgt.   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Trevor Fairless      Brit 1965 to 1967 .
Fern JB  Jim  Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Jeff Feuco     Brit 1966 to 68 Lineman
Brian Fielding (Gramps) RIP     Aussie 1965 to 67 A Troop  OKR
Gordon Firth       Brit Cpl 1965 to 1967 A. Troop Radio Op
Brian R. Fisher      Aussie   Cpl 1963 to 1965 HQ Orderly Room
Alan Fletcher  Aussie  1964 to 66 A Troop Operator
"Jock" Fraser    Brit mid sixties MT Troop Driver
Mick Julian Davison-French     Brit 1965 to 67 A Tp. A1 Tel Op
Doug Friend     Brit 1965 to 1968 B Troop. Comm Cen
Gaffney    Dvr   Brit 1960 Taiping
Paddy Galvin      Brit 1965 to 68 A Troop TG Op
Gardiner  Sig   Brit  1960 Taiping
Gardner John   (Scruffy)   Brit 1962 - 64 Radio OP
 Patrick (Squiz) Geason     Aussie 1966 to 1968 A Troop Radio OP
Colin  Gilbert      Major      Brit 1966 to 68 Sqn OC
Tom (Dizzy) Gillespie      Brit 1961 to 1964 Taiping
Raymond (Scouse) Goddard     Brit . 543 Tp.  Radio Tech
Ian Goddan   Lt.  Aussie 1962 to 64 .
Gummy Gordon           Aussie . Electrician Driver
Alf Gorham      Brit  Gurkha Signals     Cpl Mid sixties 543 Tp.att. from 17 Gurkha Div
Colin M. (Bluey) Gould Cpl    Aussie 1964 to 66 OKR
Paul Green    Brit 1965 to 67 .
Ian (Ocker) Greaves    Aussie 1964 to 65 A Troop Radio Op
John Greatrix   Lt. Brit mid sixties OC   J Troop
Fred Gunning . .
Halse  SG  Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Pete Hamilton Sgt     RIP    Brit       Taiping & Terendak 1957-8 & 1966-68 A Troop Radio OP Radio Sgt
Sig. "Chick" Hanks    Aussie 1964 to 66 B Troop oKC
John Paddy Harding   Brit mid sixties Driver
Sig Gerald Hardware   Brit June 57 to May 58 Taiping
Jim Hardy    Brit   RIP 1965 to 66 B Tp
Max Hardy     Sgt     Aussie early sixties A Troop
Mark Harmon      Brit . A Troop TG Op
Harris   Sgt   Brit 1960 Taiping
Ted Heaseman     Brit     WO 2   Y of S       mid sixties Squadron HQ.
Hegney F.M  Frank   L/Cpl    Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Moss Helliwell      Brit           RIP    1970/71 1966 to 68 A Troop
Frank Herlihy    Cpl.   Aussie   RIP 1967 to 68 A Troop Tech Sig
Heskey   RFA   L/Cpl   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Brian (Scouse) Higginson    Brit 1968 to 1970 B Troop. Comcen Op
RE     Bob Hillman     Aussie   WO2   RIP 1963 1966 Line Sgt/ SSM
Hinkley  JW  Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Hobday  Dvr  Brit 1960 Taiping
Zube Horton 1960 Taiping
Jimmy (Geordie) Howe      Brit 1965 tp 68 Comcen Op. J Troop
Hudson  D.    L/Cpl    Aussie 1960 Taiping
Ernie (Soapy) Hudson      Brit 1965 to 1968 A Troop. TG Op
Rocky Humble   Cpl    Aussie    RIP mid sixties B Troop OKC
Geordie Iceton      Brit mid sixties J Troop
Leon V.G. Jeffery      Aussie 1961-63 Driver/Electrician in Alpha Tp
Martyn (Jonah) Jones      Aussie 1965 to 68 A Troop O.K.R
Kevin Johnson (deceased)     Aussie  RIP 1964 A Troop Driver
Trevor Johnson      Aussie 1963 to 1966 .
Michael (Blue) Joseph   Aussie     1964 to 66 A Tp Radio Op
Raymond (Jumbo)   Jordan       Aussie 1966 to 1968 Q Troop Driver
Colin (Doc) Judd      Aussie  Sgt  Taiping & Terendak 57-60. 61-64. 67-68 A Troop Radio Op
Darryl Kajewski      Aussie 1965 to 67 A Troop Radio Mech
Gerry Keeler     Brit     Sgt  RAOC 63 to 65 J Troop
Graham Keogh     Brit 1963 to 1966 J Troop
Vic Kennedy      Aussie . .
Kett   WM  Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Kimberly    Cpl mid sixties .
Alan King       Aussie Sgt 1964 to 66 Q Troop
Kinsella   Cpl    Brit 1960 Taiping
Kirkwood    Sig     Brit 1960 Taiping
Tex Klapp    Aussie . Driver
Knight  Sgt. Brit 1960 Taiping
Dave Larkman     Brit . 543 Tp. Radio Tech
Chris Laughlin      Brit mid sixties B Tp
Lawrenson (Mooka)      Aussie   L/Cpl mid sixties J Troop Linesman
Brian Leigh (deceased)      Brit    RIP . .
John Ledger  Brit 1963 to 66. J Troop
Dave Lelo     Brit 1964 to 1967 A Troop Radio Op
Bill Leech         Y og S      Brit . A Troop
Stewart (Stewie) Leech  Aussie 1963 to 65 J Troop Lineman
Ian Leitch   (deceased)     Brit    RIP 1965 to 67 A Troop. TG Op
John A. Lewar         Brit 1963 to 1968 J Troop Radio Relay
Tom Lindsay     Brit 1967 to 1969 Bravo troop
Charles James (Jim) Lucas     Brit 1966 to 1968 ? A Troop TG Op
Ernie Lucas     Brit  L/Cpl mid sixties A troop
Luck   DC   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Fred Luck late sixties Bravo Troop
Lyford  Sam  Brit   Dvr 1960 Taiping
Ian Lynch      L?Cpl  Aussie 1964 to 1966 A Troop
John McEwan (Blue)      Aussie . Tech Maint
Arthur (Bluey) McPhee 1959-62 Radio Troop, Radio OP
Charles McKinlay-Kemp Lt.     Brit 1966 to 69 A Troop  OC /2IC
Ken A. Mackenzie      Aussie 1966 to 1968 Driver A Troop
Ray Mackenzie      Aussie 1968 69 MT Troop. Driver
William (Bill) Maclachlan          Aussie mid sixties  
John (Legs) Maguire      Aussie 1967 to 1969 A Troop Op. O.K.R
Mallon  P.J.  Sig  Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Jim Manderson Cpl      Aussie 1965 to 67 B Troop    OKC
Marks  NH  Sig   Brit 1960 Taiping
George Markes      Brit April 68 - Setp 69. B Tp
Philip Marshall      Brit 1963 to 1965 Radio Operator
Bernie Mason      Aussie 1963 to 1965 A Troop Radio OP
Steve Mason . .
John Maher    MT Sgt      Brit 1963 to 1965 MT Troop
John Mayger      Aussie    Sgt 1964 to 66 A Tp OKR
Royston Maynard         Brit   Captain mid sixties 2 i/c  Sqd. HQ
Ginge McCarthy   Aussie 1969 - 70 A Troop radio OP
John McDairmid   Brit  Cpl 1962 to 65 ??? J Troop
McGowan  BJ  Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Jock McNeil      Brit 1966 - 68 543 Tp
Meir  Alan    Sig    Brit 1960 Taiping
Middleton JR   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Peter Miller   Aussie 1969 to 70 A troop Radio OP
Richard (Dick) Mills   Brit 1962 -65 J Troop. Lineman
Minshall   N.   Cpl   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
John Morgan      Brit . Admin
Morris   Dvr   Brit 1960 Taiping
Barrie Mullins 1961 - 65 Driver
Gordon Munn    (National Service)     Aussie 1967 to 68 A Tp Tech Sig
     Brian (Spud) Murphy Brit 1957 - 59 Taiping
Noble Geoffrey        Sig   Brit 1960 Taiping
Newton R.S. L/Cpl    Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Norris G. Tiger   Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Eddie O'Hagen       Brit 1967 to 69 Bravo Troop
Harry Pearson      Brit 1966 to 67 Comcen
Raymond Petrie        Brit 1964 to 1966 543. Radio OP
Philip  M  Major  Brit 1960 Taiping
Paley   Roy    Sig    Brit 1960 Taiping
Phillips K.R.  Sig  Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Peter Phillips      Brit 1967 to 1969 A Troop Radio OP
Nigel (Niggy) Pilch      Brit 1965 to 1967 543 Tp. Radio OP
Pither RC   Bob   Sig 1960 Taiping
Tony W. Potter      Brit 1959 to 1962 Taiping
Jeff Poulter      Aussie 1966 to 68 A Troop
John Plummer   (National Service)     Aussie 1966 to 68 A Troop Radio op
Terry Poingdestre           Sgt.    Brit 1967 Radio relay
Proudfoot  Jock   Sig Brit 1960 Taiping
Graham (Feathers) Quayle      Aussie . B Tp
Tony Ratcliffe      Brit 1966 to 1968 A Troop Radio OP
Martin (Scouse) Ratia      Brit 1962 to 1965 A Troop Radio Op
Don (Geordie)  Remmer    Brit mid sixties A Troop Radio Op
Keith (Geordie)  Remmer   Brit mid sixties A troop Radio OP
Renton ML   Mick   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Richmond     Sig            Brit 1960 Taiping
Ken Riding      Brit 1967 to 69 A. Troop. Radio Op
Rodway  J.K.  2Lt.    Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Roberts H. Harry  Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Roberts W.D.  Sig   Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Robinson   Sgt   Brit 1960 Taiping
Brian (Sam)  Rollings Sgt      Brit 1966 to 1968 A Troop  Sgt. Rado Op
Michael (Big Mick) Rooney     Aussie 1967 to 68 SQN HQ      RSM
Roy Scott      Brit . B Tp
Trevor George (TG) Schaeffer     Aussie . B Tp
Mick Sharrat . .
Alby (Tuck, Geordie) Simpson      Brit 1965 to 1968 Radio OP A Tp
John Peter (Tat) Simpson     Brit 1967 to 1970 A Troop Tg. Op
Ken Sixsmith Sgt      Brit  RIP 1965 to 1967 A Tp Radio OP
Allan Sixsmith     Brit    RIP     1989 1965 to 68 Radio Op ?
Darryl Slade Lt.       Aussie 1964 to 1966 J Troop OC
Bill Slater       Brit 1965 to 68 Radio OP A Troop
Bob Smith Lt      Aussie 1967 to 69. OC A & B Troop
Smith  B   Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Smith   Sig   Brit 1960 Taiping
Geoff Southby   Aussie 1965 to 66 Tech Sig A troop
Captain Sprackling    Brit mid sixties Sqd. HQ
Richard (Rich)   Squire      Aussie 1965 to 66 A. Troop. O.K.R
Brian (Bluey) Strahan  deceased      Aussie 1968 to 69 A Tp OKR
Sullivan Sgt . .
Ken Swadling     Aussie 1969 - 70 A Troop Radio Op
Chico/Kenya Sutherland      Brit 1965 to 68 Radio OP. A Troop
Swain  DPC     Tassie   Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Mal Swain       Brit 1966 to 69 A. Troop Radio Op
Peter Tapsell      Brit . A. Troop Radio OP
John Tassell     Aussie   RIP 1966 to 66 B Tp
Tommy Taylor    Brit     Sgt Mid sixties A Troop
Len Tewksbury     Brit    RIP 1965 to 67 Driver B Troop
Thom F.H. Frank   Sig  Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Eric (Taff) Thompson        Brit 1965 to 68 A. Troop Tg. Op
Fred Thompson       Aussie   Cpl 1965 to 67 HQ Orderly Room
Ron Thorne     RIP . .
Steve Thurlow . .
Danny Tolfts     Sig   Brit 1960 Taiping
Derek Tron     Brit . A Troop
Trost F.  Capt    Aussie 1955 Butterworth
True  H.  Harry  Sig  Aussie 1960 Taiping
Turner AJ  Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Wainwright  FA  Major Brit 1960 Taiping
Bob Waller . .
Nigel (John) Waring       Cpl   Brit 1966 to 68 543 Tp Electrician Driver
John Ward . .
Ted Warner (Dum Dum)   RIP . Radio OP
Sig. Bruce (Goucho) Waterson     Aussie    RIP 1964 to 66 B Troop OKC
Audie Watts   Aussie . .
Weightman   ML   Lofty   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Eric Wells   Bravo Troop
White C   Sig   Aussie 1960 Taiping
Lofty Whiteman    Aussie . .
Neville Whitney   Sgt   Aussie   RIP 63 to 65 Tp Sgt. J Troop
Widdicome John  Cpl. 1960 Taiping
Brian Wigley     Brit 1964 -66 Driver
Williams    Sgt.   Brit 1960 Taiping
     Scouse  Williams (Senior)       Brit    RIP . 543 Tp. Radio Op
Scouse Williams (Junior)         Brit    RIP . A. Troop Radio OP
Brian Willis (Lt)        Aussie 1965 to 67 A Troop OC
Harry Wilson       Cpl    Brit 64 to 66 Transport Cpl
Peter  (Willie)   Wilson       Brit 1965 to 1968 A. Troop TG Op
Wilson N.A.  Norm   Sig Aussie 1955 Butterworth
Ralph Windle     Aussie     Cpl mid sixties "Q"
Terry Winsor   Brit mid sixties J Troop Cypher OP
Tom Witherington         Brit 1967 to 1970 J Troop Lineman
Bob Worthington         Brit . Linemean
Wyatt   EC   Lofty   Sig    Aussie   RIP 1960 Taiping
Trevor Zubrinich         Aussie 1963 to 1965 A Troop Radio OP