RA 3rd R.H.A. EL BALLAH 1955-56
As Remembered By George Greensmith
This is a photo of the football team I helped to put together at El Ballah. The picture was taken just before we left for Port Said to play a Guards Brigade team. It was a memorable occasion as we played on a grass pitch, (we had played on sand only for a couple of years) overlooked I believe by the Prison.
We won 7-2 which was in itself remarkable as they were all big lads and we came away with a few bumps and bruises! Anyway, it was a break from the norm and thoroughly enjoyed by all. I am second on the left in the back row (played Right Back).
The team was from RHQ Troop of the 3rd Royal Horse Artillery, taken in late 1955 or early 56, before the Regiment left for Homs in Libya.