Hull Branch Coldstream Guards Association
23650744 David Addison
Born 1940 on Balfour Street, Hull. Attended Craven Street School from the age of 5 years and left school at 15.
Worked at Jubilee Garage and then as a motorcycle fitter before joining the Coldstream Guards in May 1959 and training at Caterham for twelve weeks and then onto Pirbright.
In November 1959 I was posted to the 2nd Batt' in Kenya for nearly three years during which time one year was spent in Zanzibar. We returned home to the UK in 1962.
Married Audrey in March 1962 and returned to the Battalion who were stationed in Wellington Barracks and preparing for 1962 Troop, later moved to Victoria Barracks, Windsor and during this posting we had our first child Sheralee.
The Battalion later moved to Queen Elizabeth Barracks Pirbright prior to going to Aden in 1964. After one year in Aden, of which six months was spent in Mauritius, we returned to Pirbright. Not long after the birth of our second child Christopher we were on the move again this time to Chelsea Barracks. This would have been in 1966. Whilst at Chelsea I was fortunate enough to do a tour of Canada and shortly after we returned to Chelsea I was posted to the 6th Army Youth Team in Newcastle, a posting that consisted mainly of doing sports. After three years in Newcastle I found it hard going when I returned to the 2nd Batt' in Germany followed by Northern Ireland.
I was demobbed in Germany in 1972 and returned to Hull were I have remained and were our third child Sarah was born in 1974.
For the last twenty-eight years I have worked for Seven Seas where I am a Superintendent.
Dave Addison.