X and Y Vigilant Platoons

I was with 3 PARA in British Guiana early 1966: I came home a few weeks earlier than the battalion to attend a Heavy Drop Checkers course. I won the first checking competition at Watchfield later that year but by then I was in HQ Coy, Bde HQ, with X Vigilant Pl, so the platoon must have been formed between April and say Oct/Nov 1966.
The first Pl Commander, Lt Julian Herbert, came a little later but if memory serves me the first people there were Cpl McCormack (me), Cpl Tony Gynne, Pte Jim Nourse and L/Cpl Gerry Gilmore, all from 3 PARA. The Pl Sgt, Derek Clowes (can't guarantee the surname is correct) came from 1 PARA along with Ken Mulley and a few others. Later additions included Harvey Cammack, Chris Aslett, Syd Davidson, Tony Dunn, Ron Jordan and Alan (Scouse) Hague. Y Pl formed very soon thereafter with a Sgt Newbold (?). The only other member I can remember was Seamus Flannagan, ex 3 PARA. The O/C HQ Coy initially was Major Jack Crane, followed by Major Tom Duffy. Thats about it......too many years and too much Vin Rouge don't do the little grey cells any good!
Not much as I said but maybe a little to go on with. Rgards

I remember X Platoon very well
Herbert was certainly the OC and I remember Tony Dunn, Ron Jordan, Syd Davidson and of course Alan.
I am sure we all remember the H blocks and the drying rooms being used for other purposes !!
Mike Moran