Geoff Edwards 23rd Nov 1941 - 8th Aug 1992
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In remembrance of
Geoffrey Edwards - RIP.
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Geoff Edwards
- Served in the DCLI & SCLI with postings
at Bodmin, Osnabruck, Gibraltar and Berlin. He was
in C Coy in Osnabruck and MT for most of his other
service, he is most remembered as Major Tom Meredith's
driver.
He had two elder brothers Russel and
Brian who also served in the DCLI a few years before.
On meeting his future wife Norma he chose to leave
the army and went on to have seven children together
and moved about the UK quite a bit, one time working
as a driver at RAF Colerne. He often spoke of his
army days and particularly enjoyed Gibraltar as he
recalled driving up to the Apes with water supplies.
However sadly after 29 years of marriage
Geoff died in a tragic accident in August 1992, Norma
has since remarried but on seeing the SCLI website
she has sent these pictures as a tribute to Geoff.
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Gallery
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This was taken at the Seville Palace during the
filming of Lawrence of Arabia but who are the guys.
L to R, Dave Pruett , Gordon West, Dave Williams,
maybe then Hedges, and the man on far right I know
came from Bath. Tony Hood says its John Howe, and
with the exception of Dave Pruett they were all Signals
Pl.
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Osnabruck - Our company ready to move out back to
camp.
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Chatting to Border Guards
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Border passed June 2 1960, Geoff, Brian, Tony, Cpl
Beard
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Rolls Royce used in filming of Lawrence of Arabia
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Osnabruck
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Geoff, Colin, Henry, on a tank at 12INF. workshops
13th March 1961
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Geoff and his Land Rover
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Geoff
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Geoff getting into his 3tonner Osnabruck
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West Germans guarding the end of the border with
2 SCLI NCO's
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Gordon (who was from Oxford) - March 4th 1960
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Geoff, Colin, Henry, Front of MT Office 13/3/61
Osnabruck
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Front of Palace, Seville
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Extras at the ready for the days filming
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Brian Edwards
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Geoff on the left with ?
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Geoff in C Coy Osnabruck Jan 2nd 1961
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Copyright: Norma Cooke
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