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LAR stands for Local Airmen Recruits. The LAR courses were trained at No1 GTS (Ground Training School), New Sarum.
The OAR (Overseas Airmen Recruits) courses went to either RAF Halton or RAF Locking.
21 LAR Attested 02.02.1967
Standing back row L-R: ......?(T), Harry Wise (T), .......?(T) , .....?(T), Bruce Mawdsley (R), Beef Belstead (R),
Stretch Merrington (R), Guy Mitchell (T), Mick Bentley (T), Peter de Wet (T), .....?(T), Tim Reynolds (T), ....?(T)
Middle Row standing: Ian Strang (T), Robert Fox (T), Tom Vergis (T), Howie Butler (R), Jim Pawson (R), Stuart Walton (T),
Ray Hooper (R), Garth Richert (R), Rick (Bow Legs) Wall (T & R), Des Sharp (R), John Hepple (R), Shumba Taylor (T & R),
Ginger Morris (T & R)
Seated back row: Johan Jansen van Vuuren (R), Phil Thither (R), Barry Badenhorst (R), Guy Pearce (R), Brian Warren (R),
Spook Annandale (R), Brain McEnery (R), Ron Kaplan (R), Peter Horsburgh (R), Tony Haselhurst (R), Herman (Pottie) Potgieter (R),
Dave Gregson Allcott (T)
Seated front row – Instructors : Willie Jervois, Jimmy Crookes, Sqn Ldr Brian Hornby, Tommy Minks, Bob Harris
Unidentified:
WARREN B. C. "Brian", HORSBOROUGH P. V. "Pete", SMITH D. J. "Doug", TITHER M. P. "Phill"
24 LAR (ENGINES) 1969
Back: John Woosey - Russell Wantenaar - Brian Wilkinson - Dave Jenkins
Front: Richard Palmer - Frog Ellis - Syd Watson - Mike Sheasby - Rod Timm
29LAR
30 LAR
30 LAR
Back Row: Willem Joubert, Les Booth, Keith Sexton, Gordon
Allison, John
Berger, Tony Veigas, Clive Ravenhill, Brian Crystal, Craig Moore, Tommy
de Bruin
2nd Row: Boet
Westermeyer, Tony Mallelieu,
Mark Versveld, Neil Campbell, Paul Russell Smith, Rob Berkbeck, Richard
Bezuidenhout, Neil Mayo, Ralph Harding, Geoff Haggeman, Tony Howard
3rd Row: Clint Franklin, John Chamberlain, Deon Kirshner,
Wynne Dallas, Ken Scott, Sqn Ldr Ted Brent, Mike Upton, Gordon
Twiggins, Leroy du Plessis, Ken Brown
Front
Row:
Kevin Nelson, Dave Cox, Graham Cox, Leon Naude, Mick Breakwell, Ray
Walker, Pete Johnstone, Graham Jarman, Bruce Heynes, Hennie Wiegas,
Bobby Knott
37LAR, Enlisted January 1978
Marcus Main-Baillie writes:
"Regarding the numbering, part of our course was in the 6990's and the rest in alphabetic order followed in the 9000's. The numbers in between we think were allocated to the army !!
Jerry Bailey, Paul Berretta, Bill Berry, Colin Botha, Keith Bromley, Denis Bronkhurst, Graham Brown, Trevor Brown, Steve Byron,
Gary Crosier, Des Davies, Steve Diedericks, Ken Dornan, Edwards, Bill Fleming, John Gillmaster, Rob Godfrey, Rod Goodyear,
Graham Muir, Graham Taylor, Pete Gregory, Alan Hagemann, Les Henderson, Martin Hendricksen, Andre Hugo, Ian Scott, Jan Steyn,
Pete Jessop, Jeremy Johnson, Jan Justryk, 9050 Marcus Main-Baillie, Gary Mason, Pat Moore, Nigel Ashby, Keith Perks, Cliff Putterill,
Stu Ramsey, Richard Kleinschmidt, Paul Ridge, Clive Roberts, Eric Sekull, Keith Sherman, Kevin Shraga, Richard Smallman, Sven Smith,
Steve Prophet, Tommy Swales, Rob Talbot, Steve Trowbridge, Steve Van Blerk, Guy Walker, Taff Wallace, Joe Ward, Wayne Ferreria,
Rory Williams, Andy Xenakis.
