March 5th 2017
Ray`s latest contribution is his Kasfareet Kartoon below relating to his friendly banter with his mate, Bernard Maltby out there in Kasfareet and his article that follows the Kartoon describes their fortuitous meeting out on the parade ground. Bernard unfortunately passed away in 2012 and Ray along with Jack Garry attended his funeral. Ray will also be sending a copy of the Kartoon to Bernard`s daughter Lynn who now lives in Cyprus and who also logs onto this website for news of Ray. Bernard was with Ray on that scary adventure described in " Zigzag at Zagazig" further down this page.

                    Bernard Maltby  No 1 Equip. Wing  1951                        L to R - Bernard Maltby -  Paul Scott  -  Tex Williams
                                                                                                            Picture taken at El Ballah on our journey to Port Fouad Oct `51
                                                                                                            ( when we had the Zagazig experience ) Ray is still in contact
                                                                                                            with Paul Scott living in Buckfastleigh. 

A little gem from Ray - April 2015

Ray`s experience  of the troubles bubbling over in 1951

December 2015

Ray Williams and John Davies booked late for the Canal Zoners Manchester Branch 2015 Christmas Turkey Dinner at the Tollgate Inn so failing to qualify for a festive decorated table !!! They nevertheless had a great time and met up with  an old Kasfareet man who was there in 1946. Ray will look up Geoff Milner at the next meeting to talk with him about his time there.
Above from left to right - Mr Peter Rogers (Secretary) and standing Mr Bob Hunter (Committee) next to him, second from end is Kas ` new man ` -Mr Geoff Milner  who was at 107Mu in 1946-1948. He must have just missed Jack Guard who left there in 1946.
Ray and John close to emptying their plates
April 2016
Ray meets up once more at the Canal Zoners April get together with Geoff Milner. Now 88, Geoff was a clerk prov in PSCO but he cannot recall it being known as that in his time at Kasfareet. He cannot recall his job of work only playing football for the Wing, swimming at the lido and going to the pictures at Shaftoes. He left Kasfareet in 1948.  One other memory there is his celebrity pal Ross McManus who played trumpet  for the Joe Loss orchestra . He was the father of Elvis Costello  ( real name Declan McManus ). Ray says there is a video of  Ross and son Elvis on Utube singing together  !!!




​Geoff  , left with his two  Suez Army mates