Geoff Howes answered the call of National Service and joined the army in February 1960 enlisting in the Army Catering Corps. In 196? he went on a tour of British Guiana when the country was in the finishing stages of its movment to overthrow its government. After serving in Germany he was attached to the Coldstream Guards and was posted in 1973-1974 to Cyprus with the UN, he witnessed the Invation of Cyprus by the Turkish Army and had to supervise his checkpoints and Turkish Forces. As part of the UN his power was limited and on many occations was stopped by Turkish troops at checkpoints whilst they finnished shelling civilian towns with no military gains involved from doing so. After Cyprus he served with many different units between Britain and Germany. Being commisioned in 1979 he worked his way up through the ranks and retired as a Major. His career lasted 34 years and even after retirement he worked as an ex-officer for the army in logistics.

 

This is a Pic of him serving as a Lieutenant.

  

List Of Units he Served In 

1960-1964          14 Sig Regt – Gloucester

1964-1966            Royal Green Jacket Depot – Winchester & Kings Regt – British Guiana

1966-1968     49 Sup Coy RAOC – Sennelager & Munster BAOR

1968-1970            21 Engr Regt – Nienburg BAOR

1970-1971      7 AAC - Netheravon

1971-1973      HQ Coy RMA Sandhurst

1973-1976            2Bn Coldstream Guards - Chelsea, Windsor & Cyprus

1976-1977            HQ Regt 1(BR) Corps – Bielefeld BAOR  

1977-1979            20 Armd Bde - Detmold BAOR

1979-1982             HQ Catering Grp - Aldershot

1982-1984            20 Armd Bde - Detmold BAOR

1984-1987             HQ RSME – Chatham

1987-1988             BMH Rinteln – BAOR

1988-1990             12 Armd Bde – Osnabruck BAOR

1990-1991             DACC – Aldershot

1991-1992       1 Div - Bulford 

1992-1994       DACC & DLO -