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Don Tibbey was Paymaster for the Trucial Oman Scouts at the HQ in Sharjah, and a larger than life character. On pay days, he did the rounds of the various TOS stations around the Trucial States with a tin trunk filled with coins, with an assistant. Both carried sidearms in case someone got greedy. He would be transported by the RAF in a Twin Pioneer to more distant places such as Mirfa and Al Ayn/Bureimi."
Liked this story, nice to shed a bit of light onto the person behind the name.