Cold War Provost - Event Photos...
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Assorted orders of dress, from the Chatham
Militaria Fair over the course of 2008...
(The following photos were carefully posed photo for the camera,
photos copyright 2008 and courtesy of ukms2000)
No 8 Dress, (Winter order)
"Cpl Stenning demonstrating the new Vulcan Nerve Pinch
Detention Technique on an offender"
(Thanks to R.Sigs Cpl R Oliver (also of 21st Army Gp Pro Coy
LHG) for standing in as "The Offender")
Note that Cpl Stenning is wearing a 58
webbing belt around his jacket, whereas Cpl Oliver is wearing
the later issue Belt, Working, Plastic.
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
No 8 Dress, (Summer order)
"Note taking following a minor traffic collision"
Note pistol and holster on the left, lanyard
over right shoulder, whistle in left chest pocket of jacket
with chain threaded through button hole level with pocket
top, then hidden from view to lock about a button lower down
the chest. Also, while a shirt is worn, the collar is only
folded over the jacket collar in summer.
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
No 13 Dress "Working Dress", (Shirtsleeves order)
"Taking notes at a routine stop (offenders off camera)"
Note whistle is now in right trouser pocket,
chain looped through belt-loop button fixing.
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
No 13 Dress "Barack Dress" (Winter order)
"Yes, young man, I'm a Redcap, here to bellow point-blank
using parade-ground volume at unsuspecting squaddies right
ear-holes!"
(reference to a comical moment in October, when a fellow living
history buff called the above simulated Corporal "Sir"
- we think you could have heard the corrective comments in
nearby Rochester, five or six miles down the road!)
Note shoulder titles (staybrite) on jersey epaulettes;
shirt underneath also has them fitted. Corporal tapes in correct
place on right arm only, as per uniform regulations (Note
alsothe tie, which has been pushed out above the Jersey heavy
Wool's neck line to the level of the bottom of the tie knot
- depending on your unit depended how some of the kit was
worn - it was even, often, down to how your RSM viewed the
wearing of uniform!).
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
Chatham Militaria Fair, December 2008
Simulated Cpls Ives (left) and Stenning (right) with Recent
Military History Re-Enactor Simulated L/Cpl Stevens (centre).
David's a little bleary-eyed, seems he had a rather late night
and no coffee yet (hence Sim'd Cpl Stennings' evil grin)!
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
Chatham Militaria Fair, December 2008
"HONEST LADS - I WUZ NICKED BY TWENTY TEN FOOT TALL MONKEYS!"
- or -
"That wuz me shin you 'orrible Green Howards FING!"
Sim'd Cpl Stenning, not happy with his leg being clouted -
even by acident - by Colour Sergeant Trevor Bush of the Green
Howards Living History Group, arranges a proper welcome for
the C/Sgt - No Wonder Sim'd Cpl Ives is laughing (that'll
teach you to laugh at me, Rog!)
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
Chatham Militaria Fair, December 2008
"End Of Term" photo - all the various re-enactors
that tend to turn up regularly at Chatham.
We're about a third in from the left (look for the RMP No
1 Caps)
:-)
(Photo care and kind permission of UKMS2000
events)
Event detail:
Essex Bunker Bash, Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
site
May 2008
Essex Bunker Bash 2008, Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
"I'M mayhem. HE'S chaos!"
A contrived and posed photo late on the Sunday, after
a rather tiring couple of days directing traffic and answering
the General Publics Questions ("Yes, Ma'am, the toilets
are all the way over there... yes. By the big load of scaffolding
disguised as an aerial mast... no, I don't think it requires
a ten pence piece"), a little light relief: "Little
and large", we thought.
Wrong.
instead, we got Christened "118-118" by the lads
and lasses of the Historic
Military Vehicle Trust!
Ooooh, we'll 'ave you, and yer little Land Rover, too!
Event detail:
Southwick Park (Defence College of Policing and Guarding)
Open Day,
September 2008
Southwick Park (Defence College of Policing and Guarding)
Open Day, September 2008
Displaying a skeleton stand (due to a new land rover without
a NATO trailer hitch for the usual trailer-load of kit!),
the Southwick Park event gave a taste of what Cold War Provost
is capable of putting up!
Note also (in the apex of the tent) the Plaque won by Cpl
Ives at Military Mayhem 2008 (we couldn't help bragging!)
Event detail:
Military Mayhem (Faversham, Kent), 2009
Military Mayhem (Faversham, Kent) Military Vehicle and
Living History event, 2009
Well, we won again - this time for Best Living History
Display 2009!
Simulated Sgt Stenning collects the award
(Sim/Cpl Ives in left background by motorcycle)
Sim/Sgt Stenning: "OK, now we've nicked him for breathing
in a public place, where the hell do I stick this microphone,
Dave?"
Sim/Cpl Ives: "Um... is that a leading question, Sergeant?"
Victim: NO! Don't even think about it!
One of the event staff, having been heard to be somewhat critical
of the foot drill exhibited by us, is invited to be a tad
more tactful in future! (Thanks for being such a good sport,
mate!)
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