Howard Parry joined the South Wales Borderers in 1965 and before his 18th birthday was posted to the war zone of Borneo, later serving in Aden. Leaving the Army Howard returned to Bargoed Colliery, where he worked as a miner and participated in the Miner's Strike of 1984/5. Howard Parry. Youngest member in his platoon in the the South Wales Borderers photographed in Bargoed prior to leaving for Hong Kong 1965.