Your memories (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Your memories

12:20pm Thursday 2nd June 2011 in Nostalgia

This photo shows Keith Flower, of Rowde, the late Pat Lydell, of Lacock, and Clive Davis, of Devizes, reading the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald while serving in Cyprus in 1957 with the Wiltshire Regiment.

The trio joined the regiment at the same time and all were drivers in the 1st Battalion.

They were in Cyprus when the EOKA terrorists were operating.

Mr Flower was shot in the neck when EOKA ambushed a convoy of vehicles transporting a woman, who entertained the troops, home.

The woman and a soldier died. Mr Flower was operated on and later returned to his duties. Mr Davis, 74, of Wickfield, Devizes, who after leaving the Army owned Curry’s Motors in Bath Road, Devizes, for 33 years, said: “Cyprus was a beautiful place.

“It was a very enjoyable two years, although it wasn’t easy. We were very lucky, we came back OK. We went into the Army as boys and came out as men.”

If you have any memories or pictures you would like to share with our readers contact Diana Deal at ddeal@gazetteandherald.co.uk or write to her at 14 Market Place, Devizes SN10 1HT.

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