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PAINTING OF CORPORAL FRED COMBER - UNVEILING CEREMONY
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Sgt Comber and Maj Gen Tyler
with picture at the unveiling ceremony
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Sgt Comber and his family
with picture at the unveiling ceremony
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David Rowlands (the artist)
and Sgt Comber with the picture
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Maj Gen Tyler, Sgt Comber and Sgt Mills
with picture in front of the Museum's Challenger ARRV
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The unveiling Ceremony of the
David Rowlands Oil Painting
"Sergeant CJG (Fred) Comber, MC REME"
was held in the Prince Philip Hall at
the REME Museum of Technology on 6 October 2006.
The painting was commissioned by the REME Central Charitable Trust
and donated to the REME Museum of Technology by the Trust's Trustees.
Sergeant Comber's MC Citation was solemnly read aloud by
Major Adam Kaley, then Major General Tim Tyler
gave an address to the guests referring to Sergeant Fred Comber MC,
"He stands a beacon to the rest of us, whatever rank, whatever age".
Major General Tim Tyler and Sergeant Fred Comber
then unveiled the oil painting together.
Guests include the Comber family, Mr & Mrs Ronald Comber,
(Fred's parents), Mr & Mrs Reginald Gates, (Fred's wife's parents) and
Mr David Rowlands (the artist). Also included were Sergeant J Mills,
his crew member, and Major Daryl Hirst, his Officer Commanding at the time.
Military guests, as well as Major General Tim Tyler
and Major Adam Kaley were Brigadier Nigel Williams,
Brigadier Tony Ball, Col & Mrs Richard Bennett,
Colonel David Cowan, Col David Thorpe,
Lt Col Steve Smith and Lt Col Bill Cleasby.
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