BORNEO - BATTLE OF PLAMAN MAPU - 25TH APRIL 1965

dragonmaster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:08 am **Posts:** 2

Anybody who can help?
does anybody know anything about a private from 2 para, I think "D"coy, called John Banks? Last time I came across him he claimed he was at Plaman Mapu, but I didn't think "D"coy. was there, they were elsewhere at the time. He also claimed Radafan, Cyprus, Malaya and N.Ireland but the story I got elsewhere was that he was kicked out of the Army, DD'd. They say the good old fashioned brown stuff baffles brains, this sounds like one of those cases, I would certainly be grateful if someone can shed light on this story.
Tight lines.
Pete

Forever Young · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:29 pm

Dragonmaster are you by chance refering to a John Banks (ex MT section 2 Para) who once lived College Town / Sandhurst way and was the one recruiting mercs for Angola in the mid '70's?
If so what is your connection and why are you asking????

danny the red · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:39 pm

Hi D'master. If it's the same John Banks then all you have to do is to Google......John Banks Angola......and it will bring up some of the stuff that is in the public domain.
It gives you some sense of what a shitehole he was......not that I'm biased in any way!

Forever Young · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:32 am

danny the red wrote:

Hi D'master. If it's the same John Banks then all you have to do is to Google......John Banks Angola......and it will bring up some of the stuff that is in the public domain.
It gives you some sense of what a shitehole he was......not that I'm biased in any way!

Well said Danny

dragonmaster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:08 am **Posts:** 2

Forever Young wrote:

danny the red wrote:

Hi D'master. If it's the same John Banks then all you have to do is to Google......John Banks Angola......and it will bring up some of the stuff that is in the public domain.
It gives you some sense of what a shitehole he was......not that I'm biased in any way!

Well said Danny

I think that is the sentiment of all ex paras and other regiments regarding a..eholes that claim the glory, dearly earnt, by brave men and women around the world.

green leader · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:19 pm **Posts:** 49

You certainly got it right DRAGONMASTER, BANKS was the ultimate little SHIT. He should have been strung up by his balls but unfortunately he didn't have any. A proper little con artist.

taff arthur · **Joined:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:06 pm **Posts:** 9

Gil, is that the John Williams who when we were in Jordan in 58 was a Cpl and in charge of the corp of drums. Can remember him years later at Air Borne Forces Day at the shot as an officer with a patch on, Taff arthur, Mortas.

trevor caudwell · **Joined:** Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:54 am **Posts:** 462

taff arthur wrote:

Gil, is that the John Williams who when we were in Jordan in 58 was a Cpl and in charge of the corp of drums. Can remember him years later at Air Borne Forces Day at the shot as an officer with a patch on, Taff arthur, Mortas.

Taff, the John Williams must be the same one you remember,has i think thats were he got his nickname Drummie Williams from .Trev

gil boyd · **Joined:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:50 pm **Posts:** 153

Yes patch an all.................Drummy Williams it was.

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