Sgt Rose
Sgt Rose was a decent bloke albeit he wrote off my mates Marina one night at the phonebox opposite Kermit Hall and condemned the two of us to making the journey back to Bath in my mates cousins Daf Variomatic for the rest of our time at Halton. Why people thought the RAC would send 2 of its finest on patrol in that particular vehicle is beyond me!
The image of Rosie conducting the Wendover Choral Societys carol singers in the Red Lion always raises a smile almost as much as the sight of him propped against his front door as we beat a hasty retreat back to the block.
He had several sidekicks while we were there but Mcgrath and Jones are 2 names I remember.
Cpl Jones was famous as the man who, on reaching the bottom of the hill after lunch one day and discovering that the brakes on his bike weren't working, ploughed into a convenient group of apprenti to assist in arresting his progress. Briefcases and raincoats everywhere!