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MAY 2017












The Official Newsletter of The In & Out, Naval and Military Club













Club Dinner





THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB,
HRH DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
ATTENDS THE CLUB DINNER








Reciprocal




Club Review





THE HONG KONG CLUB AND
THE ROYAL MUMBAI YACHT
CLUB VIEWED BY OUR MEMBERS









New Look




REVAMP OF THE
CLUB’S NEWSLETTER

DIRECTORY


Directory
















Direct Lines



Club Secretary Anthony Lee 020 7827 5734 [email protected]
EA to Chairman and Secretary Alice Harvey 020 7827 5734 [email protected]
Membership Secretary Julie Kerckhove 020 7827 5748 [email protected]
Events and Marketing Manager Niki Mapouras 020 7827 5724 [email protected]
Reservations Manager Marta Wyszynska 020 7827 5744 [email protected]
Operations Manager Yassen Yankov 0207 827 5775 [email protected]
Accounts Manager Michael Kurbairsingh 020 7827 5760 [email protected]
Accounts Kim Tran 020 7827 5760 [email protected]


Reservations


Reception 020 7827 5757 [email protected]
The Coffee Room 020 7827 5757 [email protected]
Ampersand Banqueting & Catering


General Manager Chris Pickup 020 7827 5723 [email protected]
Private Functions Claire Riddell 020 7827 5723 [email protected]

Nordic Balance


Health Club Director Pierre Meyer 020 7827 5735 [email protected]

General Inquiries

[email protected]

The In & Out (Naval and Military Club) Babmaes Street Entrance (Nordic Balance)
No.4 St James’s Square, London 7-9 Babmaes Street, London
SW1Y 4JU SW1Y 6HD

CONTENTS


Contents










ON THE COVER

2 NEW LOOK
6 RECIPROCAL CLUB REVIEWS
10 CLUB DINNER 2017





REGULARS
Page 10
2 FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3 FROM THE SECRETARY
4 CLUB NEWS
5 NEWS FROM AMPERSAND
14 CLUBS & SOCIETIES
8 EVENTS SPOTLIGHT
12 EVENTS DIARY
16 FIRST WORLD WAR BULLETIN
19 VICTORIA CROSS
20 NORDIC BALANCE





FEATURES
18 THE RETURN OF THE IN & OUT LIBRARY

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Page 15 Page 5

CLUB NEWS

From the Chairman





A The year began with attendance at a moving commemorative Requiem Sarah Sinclair who has
Mass on the anniversary of the sadly early death of Oliver Mitchell who
masterminded so many popular
events left us in March to
was one of our youngest and most enthusiastic members. Many of us
will remember him wearing his Midshipman’s uniform with grace and
pride at club events. The Mass was held at Westminster Cathedral where Oliver had become Secretary of Ham
Polo club. This is a walk from
been a boy chorister. Two weeks later Jock Meikle from the Caledonian Club gave her home and at least we no
us a splendid Ode to the Haggis at our Burns Night on the 25th of January but the longer have to worry about her
greatest tour de force was that of the Topott family. Douglas toasted the Lassies; daily motor bike commute.
Linda responded and Major John gave us Tam O’Shanter. Niki Mapouras has taken over
running events.
Anthony Lee joined us as Club Secretary and Chief Executive as forecast on 27
February. His expert eye has spotted several areas of tired fabric which familiarity The big event of this period
made harder to spot by the rest of us. These have been expertly addressed by Club was undoubtedly the Club
handyman Neville Patel and his team. For an example check out our front door. dinner. It costs a great deal to
Major refurbishments are scheduled for April in all areas of the first floor outside the erect and lower our marquee
Coffee and Astor Rooms. Members may have noticed the trial patches in the King so our policy now is to put it
Harald which promises to look really spectacular when completed and thereby to up before Trafalgar and take
become even more attractive to revenue contributors. The Cambridge Room will, it down after the Christmas
as planned, become a Library worthy of our volumes and those who wish to study events. Consequently capacity
them; the V.A.D room and the adjacent conveniences will receive much needed was limited to the Coffee Room’s maximum. Apologies again to the waiting list.
refurbishment which will largely complete this programme. We are one of very Please don’t forget to register your claim for priority next year. The Guest of Honour
few clubs who do not offer air conditioned bedrooms and this is perhaps the only Sir Robin Knox-Johnston kept us all in stitches. We were greatly honoured by the
remaining major upgrade. While cost and implementation are being studied it would presence of our President whose private secretary graciously wrote to say that His
be a big expense and must not prejudice attainment of the Board’s main strategic Royal Highness much enjoyed the evening and sends all members his best wishes.
objective which is the elimination of our debt. Members’ views on the need for this What more can I say after that but enjoy the summer. The courtyard and the
would be helpful and should be passed to the Secretary, me or any Board member. delicious “new model chips” await you.




New Club Secretary New Look of the Club’s Newsletter

Anthony Lee, a key player in This past year has been replete with changes, from Brexit to the US Presidential
London’s Luxury hotel scene, has Election. Things have been changing around the Club as well: the Cambridge
been General Manager of some of Room is becoming our new Library, our Events Manager, Sarah Sinclair, has
the world’s most exclusive hotels. moved on with Niki Mapouras assuming her position, and we have been
Whilst studying for a degree in joined by our new Club Secretary,
hotel management, Anthony Anthony Lee.
initially gained early experience in
several leading hotels, including With all this change in the air, we
The Dorchester, The Ritz, as thought it would be a wonderful
well as working on functions at time to refresh our Newsletter.
Buckingham Palace and at The Our Newsletter has always been
Crillon in Paris. a touchstone for both our Staff
and our Members, a way to stay
Anthony began his career at the informed and feel included.
Connaught Hotel in 1979 and was Simply retitled, The In & Out,
General Manager from Great Northern Hotel as a project we aim for the Newsletter to
2002-2010. From 2010-2013, to develop. provide you with just that:
Anthony was General Manager of the ‘ins and outs’ of the Club.
the May Fair Hotel and Member Anthony very much looks forward Without changing too much of
of the Board for the Edwardian to being part of The In & Out the content, we wanted to enliven
Group London, before taking up the Club, and to meeting the members, the feel and form. We hope you
reigns at London legend, Hotel Café whilst nurturing and supporting find the redesign more functional
Royal on Regent Street. Following a the wonderful staff who create the and fun, more informative The Official Newsletter of The In & Out, Naval and Military Club Newsletter
May 2017
two-year turnaround, he took on the unique environment we all treasure. and interactive.






Club AGM - 2017

Our 2017 AGM is fast approaching. Held on Monday 12th June at 1800, the AGM will be followed by canapés and drinks
in the Courtyard. The AGM is open to all Members; should you have any questions or concerns you wish to voice prior to
the AGM, please contact the Club Secretary, Anthony Lee, via e-mail ([email protected]).







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CLUB NEWS

From The Secretary






I hope that you all have managed to enjoy the Easter Holidays and spent time with
family or friends. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself; since joining
this wonderful Club at the end of February, I had the pleasure of working with a very
special team here and to meet many of our Members.

I come from a background of 41 years in Hospitality at the Luxury end of the market
and have had the privilege of running such institutions as the Connaught Hotel
in Mayfair, which, as I am sure many of you are aware, is as close to a private club
as you can get without it officially being recognised as such! I spent 31 years there,
taking it through three different eras. However, my role was very much ensuring that
it’s ‘values’ and ‘soul’ were maintained during these changes.
It was a very hard decision to leave and especially with such a wonderful staff there
who made the magic happen and of course the guests, but I had to experience other
things. I went on to run the May Fair hotel, and was on their board of 11 other
hotels for three and a half years before then joining the Café Royal Hotel in 2014
to help put back on track what was a very difficult opening there. My most recent
venture was putting together a small Group of Luxury Boutique Hotels globally, but
over the last three years the calling from many of my friends who are already running saluting HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as we ascended the stairs to what was a
Clubs in London was too much to resist, and I finally made a lifestyle decision to thoroughly enjoyable evening.
join The In & Out, having been kindly accepted by the Chairman and the Board.
The St. Nazaire Battle Honours lunch took place on the Tuesday 21st March in the
I am absorbing information at the speed of light and understand very well the King Harald V Room which was attended by 56 guests. Our guest speaker was Nick
differences of Hotels and Clubs. This is such a wonderful home to you all and I Beattie MBA, son of Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie who commanded
shall be here for many years to ensure that it is nurtured and in good shape for the HMS Cambletown during the raid on St Nazaire. His fifteen-minute rendition of the
enjoyment of everyone. The staff are exceptional and they are the ones that make this raid was very well received by all who attended and brought back to life the bravery
place so welcoming. I shall be here to support them and enjoy the journey together. of those that were there. We had excellent feedback on the menu and food, especially
the Steak, Shallot and Ox Kidney pudding (I called it a pie) for the main course!
Some of the recent highlights have been the Club Dinner on Thursday 16th March,
which was held this year in the Coffee Room on round tables, which made it a We can all look forward to another great event in our social diary in June when the
more intimate and social evening. We had 110 guests and our President, HRH The Waterloo Dinner will take place on Thursday 15th. I look forward to seeing many
Duke of Edinburgh KG KT, attended and was clearly relaxed and enjoyed himself of you there and to the pleasure of meeting more of you. The booking opened for
amongst friends here. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was our guest speaker and this at the beginning of March and I hope you have been able to secure your place to
I think everyone thoroughly enjoyed listening to his adventures. HRH the Duke of what will be a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Edinburgh, on arrival, was introduced to Sir Robin and commented on a ‘healthy
looking Beard’, followed by William de Segundo, who was sporting a relatively new During April, we have been restoring the King Harald V room to it’s true former
beard, which was also approved. However, according to the Duke, it seems like I glory and this will become one of the most beautiful rooms in London. It deserves
need to grow mine a little more before it receives ‘royal approval’! this investment and I hope that many of you will be able to see the results in May
once the project is finished. This should be back to its full splendour on Tuesday 9th
The Light Cavalry honoured us with their presence on the evening to add a splash May. We have extended the investment to our facilities nearby to upgrade both the
of colour to the occasion and adorned the entrance to the Club and the staircase, Ladies and Gentlemen’s, and the Accessible facility too. Neville, our Chief Engineer,
and his team will also be giving a face lift to the VAD Room, which connects to
the King Harald V Room and of course not to forget the Cambridge Room next
door which will have become our new Library. Work on this will have completed
during April, and we are exceptionally lucky to have found our new Librarian, Lynn
Roberts, who has a wealth of experience.
Some of you may also be interested in a separate piece in our Newsletter on the
Business Centre and its use, which may be helpful to those Members that use
this facility. I do hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and would like to take
this opportunity in thanking the wonderful team that we have on board here for
welcoming me so warmly and to helping me settle in. They are the ones that produce
the magic and I will be here to guide and give them the support that they deserve. I
look forward to meeting many more of you over the coming months and please do
not hesitate in letting me now if there is anything I can do to help.
With my warmest wishes to you all,
Anthony Lee




Did You Know?


• The Long Bar is so titled after the bar of the same name at 94 Piccadilly. The bar and room were both long, not square, as is the bar in the current Clubhouse.
• The statue of the goat residing in The Goat Bar was donated by Rudyard Kipling.
• The Cowdray Club was formed by Lady Cowdray. It was a ladies-only club and most of the Members were nurses. The Cowdray Club Members became part of The Naval
and Military Club and donated much of their furniture, carpets, and curtains to the new Club. When The In & Out moved to No. 4, the Members donated money to the
renovation fund. The eponymous Cowdray Room was named in their honour.
• The portrait of the Young Queen Victoria, located on the far wall in the Coffee Room, is a copy of the original that hangs in Buckingham Palace.



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CLUB NEWS






Parking Space for Lease in Babmaes Street
As part of our relationship with our neighbours in Babmaes starting at £5,000 per year. Interest should be submitted by
Street, we have a parking space in Rio Tinto’s secure an offer in writing to Yassen Yankov, Operations Manager
underground car park. As the Club has no use of it, we (e-mail or post) at [email protected]. The
would like to conduct a silent auction for any Members who successful bidder will be contacted by Mid-August. Subject to
may like to lease it on an annual basis. We will accept offers contract and terms and conditions.







The Club’s Reception Team


























From left to right:
Egils Akimovs, Giorgia Mattana, Francisco Aguiar, Kursat Alkan, Sorimar Garcia, Karim Dendane, Frank Yiadom





Question & Answers Summer Bedroom Notice


Can I propose a candidate? except for Breakfast, without prior approval from London is a city that comes alive during the summer.
Of course, we are always delighted to consider the Club Secretary. Full of exciting events and markets, it is the place
proposals from our current Members and we to be. With a plethora of events here at the Club,
thank them to introduce applicants to the customs Could my partner stay when I am not resident? why not relax in the heart of the city at your ‘home
and ethos of the Club. Application forms can You may book a room for your partner when you away from home’? We have Weekday Rates starting
be downloaded from the website and should be are not resident on an occasional basis however, this from £100 and Weekend Rates beginning from just
returned to our Membership Secretary. Proposers will be charged at affiliate rate. Should this become a £65. To make a booking, contact Marta Wyszynska,
need to have been Members for over two years. regular occurrence, your partner will need to join in Reservations Manager:
their own right (Joint Memberships are available). [email protected]
Are Jeans permitted in the Club?
Blue denim jeans are not normally permitted in the Can I book a private function?
Clubhouse. Smart and clean denim is permissible in A variety of options are available for parties,
the Goat at all times and in the Coffee Room during meetings and other events, all priced on a bespoke
Breakfast. basis. For more information, please email InandOut
events: [email protected]
Can I check in early?
It may be possible to agree an early check in or late Can my son/daughter join the Club?
check out however this is subject to availability Yes of course, we accept Members age eighteenand
and charges will apply. Please contact Marta our upwards and have special rates for these young
Reservations Manager. Members. Please contact Julie Kerckhove, our
Membership Secretary: Julie. Kerckhove@
Can I bring my children to the Club? theinandout.co.uk for more information.
Children must be well behaved, quiet and under
parental control at all times. Children over the age I have lost my card, what should I do?
of 12 are to adhere to dress regulations. Children Please notify the Membership team as soon as
under 12 are not permitted in the Coffee Room, possible to allow us to deactivate the card.


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CLUB NEWS


From Ampersand







Love is in the Air Business at the Club
Celebrate your special day at your club with up to 250 friends and family. We offer Do you require meeting rooms for any business measures? The VAD and
bespoke wedding packages to create your perfect day with packages from £134.00* Inc Cambridge Rooms are ideal spaces to host board meetings, interviews,
VAT per person. training days, AGM’s, presentations, product launches or even a private
discussion. Both these rooms are unique settings which overlook onto the
• 3 course dinner menu including coffee & chocolates with complimentary private Courtyard.
menu tasting for two
• Wine & drinks package to We are offering a new Day Delegate Package rate at £64.50* Inc VAT per person
include: 1 hour sparkling (minimum of 6 guests) to include:
wine reception (approx. 3
• Cambridge Room or V.A.D Room from 08.00 - 17.00
glasses per guest), ½ bottle of • Morning serving of Twining’s tea infusions and fair trade coffee with
red or white wine per guest Danish pastries
served during dinner, 1 glass
• Mid-morning Twining’s tea infusions and fair trade coffee with biscuits
of sparkling wine for the • Sandwich platter lunch to include 1 ½ rounds per person, crisps and fresh
toast, jugs of iced water and
fruit
a soft drink alternative will • Mid-afternoon Twining’s tea infusions and fair trade coffee with biscuits
be available until the end of • Jugs of iced water available throughout
dinner, cash bar facility after
• LED screen
dinner for guests to buy their • Flip chart and pens and delegate stationary
own drinks (minimum spend
• Mints/Sweets for the table
of £250.00 + VAT required)
• Dance Floor *Terms and Conditions apply, subject to availability. For any enquiries
• Venue hire from 15.00 until or questions please contact Sales and Events Executive, Claire Riddell, on
midnight [email protected] or telephone on 0207 827 5723.


From the Kitchen




Wild garlic is a truly idyllic culinary treat - a rhubarb and asparagus as a pillar of spring's bounty.
wild ingredient that, when in season, grows Although the pungent smell of garlic makes it easy
in abundance, nestled among bluebells. It is to identify, always take care when foraging your
attracted by the moist soil and shady woodland own ingredients - there have been cases of people
environment. Wild garlic has enjoyed a culinary mistaking poisonous plants for wild garlic and
boom in recent times, taking its place alongside suffering the consequences. Gary Esprit - Head Chef of Ampersnad




Wild Garlic & Mushroom Risotto

Ingredients (Serves 2-4):
– 200g of your preferred variety of risotto rice
– 750ml vegetable stock
– 5 tbsp. of wild garlic butter*
– 1 medium onion, finely chopped
– Handful dried porcini mushrooms (optional)

*Wild Garlic Butter
– 100gs of slightly salted butter
– 5 wild garlic leaves
Method:
To prepare the wild garlic butter simply place slightly salted butter in
a blender and add wild garlic leaves, then blend on a low setting until
the garlic is well dispersed and the butter has turned a pale green colour.
1. Fry the onion in half the garlic butter until soft, but do not allow to
colour.
2. Add the risotto rice and stir until it is well coated with the butter, cooking gently for about a minute.
3. Add about a ¼ of the stock to the rice and simmer until absorbed but still moist.
4. Add the mushrooms and allow them to gently warm through.
5. Add the rest of the stock a ladle-full at a time, stirring continuously until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is creamy. When it is ready, the individual grains of rice
should be tender with just a hint of chalkiness at the centre.
6. Just before serving, stir in the rest of the wild garlic butter and garnish with a few raw wild garlic leaves. 


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RECIPROCAL CLUB REVIEWS


Reciprocal Clubs - Reviewed by our Members



The Hong Kong Club

In the past 8 years, I’ve been travelling to my home town Hong Kong at least once manning the bar, constantly refilling the towels, slippers, dressing gowns and
a year. My visits there have always been embellished by what the Hong Kong Club headphone`s. Yes, you have your personal headphones for the infotainment screens
offered.The Club is in the Central District of Hong Kong on the island side. It is attached to your treadmills and cross-trainers. You can see these attendants moving
easy to get to by the very efficient and convenient public transport. Just like Harrods around constantly and wiping any surface they can find to keep the place spotlessly
in Knightsbridge, the Club has its own MTR underground train exit. It also has a clean. I would not be surprised if they burn more calories than the personal trainers
dedicated side road at the front entry for the limousines and taxis to drop off their during their duty hours. You gain access to the gym by using an “Octopus card”,
passengers. something very similar to our Oyster card but you can use the former not only for
all public transport in Hong Kong but also in shops, supermarkets and restaurants;
Despite the fact that the Club is the first gentlemen’s Club in Hong Kong, opened in a great example of electronic money. You can buy the Octopus card at the airport
1846, its current Club building is a very modern looking 24-storey office block with when you arrive or any other convenient stores such as “Seven Eleven” located
its west front overlooking the Cenotaph in the Statue Square. The Cenotaph, almost everywhere in the city. The Club will register your card when you present your
an exact replica of the Cenotaph outside the Whitehall in London, commemorates credentials together with your credit card. It will then become your electronic key to
the fallen in the two world wars who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, open a few doors in the Club building.
British Army and Royal Air Force. The whole Club building is owned by the Club. Horse racing is very popular in Hong Kong. The Club has its own private Member
The Club occupies the lower front portion of the building and the rest is rented out boxes in both race courses in Sha Tin and Happy Valley. Be advised to book well in
for office use. It has been reported that the estimated annual rental income alone advance with the Hong Kong Club before you arrive in Hong Kong.
is around HK$150 million (£15million), a double of what it receives from food In conclusion, The Hong Kong Club is an excellent place to rest your feet in between
and drink sales. This may help to explain why the Club offers 5-star hotel food and your meetings, shopping and sightseeing. I found the service courteous, efficient,
service at very reasonable prices. Regardless of your wealth, Chinese people always attentive without being intrusive. The food is excellent with a fantastic wine list.
believe in “Value for Money”. Hence, friends who are local Members of the Club The environment has an old-school charm but with a modern touch. I strongly
told me that the Club is the place in town to sample fine wines from the recommend the Hong Kong Club to you.
4 corners of the world.
Contributor: Gilbert Wu, Club Member
The Club has quite a few bars and restaurants, a bowling alley with three automated
lanes, a billiards room with three full size tables and two squash courts. However, it
does not offer hotel accommodation. The Jackson Room, Red Room are the main
restaurants with formal dress code. Bowling Alley Bar is like our Goat Bar but 6
times the size offering casual and relaxed dining. In the middle of the formality
scale, there are the Members Bar and the Garden Lounge offering buffet lunch. My
favourite place for buffet lunch is the Garden Lounge with a superb view of Central
and the Victoria Harbour. The buffet has two separate cold and hot sections. The
cold section has fresh salad, raw oysters, Japanese sushi and sashimi and many other
cold exotic buffet items. I definitely have not come across any chicken drumsticks
there yet. On the hot side, there are different types of traditional roast on the trolley.
Italian, French, British and Chinese hot dishes are also on offer. The dessert section
is excellent. The bread and butter pudding is just divine. My favourite Hai Nan
Chicken Rice from the lunch menu can easily match that of the Mandarin Oriental
across the Statue Square but at half the price.

The Club’s gymnasium is a must for anybody feeling energetic or overindulged. I
remember the old gym was in the basement of the Club the size of which was not
that much bigger than ours. It was relocated to the 6th floor of the building 3 or 4
years ago with around 2500 square feet of floor space. It is definitely big enough to
be called the “Fitness Centre”. Apart from the obligatory in-house personal trainers,
there are at least 3 service attendants in their well pressed white hotel uniform



































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RECIPROCAL CLUB REVIEWS

Royal Bombay Yacht Club

I joined the In and Out Club recently and within a month I was flying out to a
reciprocal club country. I used to opportunity to explore the Royal Bombay Yacht
Club in Mumbai in India in March.
The process of getting the invitation sorted in London was smooth and very
effective- Julie had the invitation drafted and forwarded to the Club within a few
hours of the request. At the reciprocal club it was slightly more elaborate and much
more interesting! But more on that a bit later.
After exploring South Bombay of an evening – Colaba causeway, the shopping
area by the Taj hotel and the iconic Gateway of India – my Nordic boyfriend and I
decide to brave the unexpected and walk into the dark bowels of the gothic Royal
Bombay Yacht Club premises with its grey stone exterior and dimly lit and warm
welcoming portico - the In and Out Clubs’s reciprocal club in India . This was my
boyfriends introduction into Club life. And he liked being allowed in in jeans and a
t-shirt (gasp! horror!)

The yacht club has in exalted status among the denizens of the City– being deeply
exclusive and with a waiting list of a 100 years ( or at least it seems like) and joining
fees that are more than most people in Bombay can earn in a year and membership
that is passed through generations thus excluding 99 % of the population. The
building housing the club was built in the late nineteenth century and constructed
by MR FE Steven who also constructed the wonderful railway station (erstwhile The little old sailor man had by this stage disappeared and we had no one to guide
us. It felt a little exclusive and bit naughty to be allowed to wander within the
cavernous interiors of a building on our own with no knowledge of the topography
and no guide merely because we now had temporary member status. How lovely and
trusting!

We climbed an ancient wooden stairway to the first floor, which was made more
interesting by the paraphernalia en route– extra chairs, one or two wooden lecterns,
yachting memorabilia - and reached a massive corridor with high ceilings and many
doors and not a soul in sight! In mumbai this is unheard of – even my tall blond
Norwegian man provides enough entertainment by merely existing and has at least 7
people following him at all times in the city.
We explored a few doors – one with a port hole in the middle of it – taken straight
from a scrapped ship I have no doubt - and finally reached the wonderful bar which
transports you straight to what you imagine the British Raj would be like . Wooden
polished bars – low chairs of oak and mahogany with weaved backing and deep
cushions in a rich cream color and pastel shades, a low murmur of sound and the
tinkle of china and silver. Discrete waiters were everywhere . The service is exquisite
–friendly and polite and every need looked at before you even think about it.
We were guided to a secluded table for two near the high arched windows with
snow white table covers and a tiny silver bell to enable us to summon a server (!)- we
had the menu of the day – some of the best curry for the price and alcohol so cheap
we could have had bathed in it! (my boyfriend doesn’t drink – what a waste!)

Bombay Duck – a slippery sort of fish coated in batter is a speciality of Bombay and
we ordered that . We also had the dish of the day. Other than the fact that there was
mutton I recall very little of the menu alas! All I remember is that we were stuffed to
the gills. We had starters and two main courses and dessert and some gin and tonic
Victoria terminus), and the David Sassoon Reading library ( another amazing place and I still got some change back from my deposit.
to visit when in Bombay). They have a similar mixture of gothic styles with Indian
sensibilities. I love this place! Great food , great service , great price and atmospheric to boot. The
fact that not everyone has access and that entry is zealously guided makes it all even
The location of the Club - right behind the Taj Mahal Hotel and in the elegant south more special. The club is based on three high ceilinged floors. And has recently
quarter of Mumbai makes it a haven of calm in the bustle of the city with the charm renovated rooms to book (about £70 per night). The bathrooms in the club were
of a bygone era. Club culture is a big partof Mumbai life among the rich and famous bigger than my entire flat in London – with ceilings at three times the height. The
– a throw back to its colonial roots. most amazingly comfortable chairs to nap in – this is not your ordinary loo – but a
room worthy of discovery
Walking into this exalted building in the 21 century we felt we were crossing time in itself. All dark
zones- the first person we came across was a man of about 5ft 6 inches – about 45 wood and mirrors and
years old with a little paunch and impeccably groomed hair in a little white sailor chandeliers from another
suit! He had on white short shorts and a pristine white shirt and a little scarf . yes we time. Top Five Most
were definitely in a yacht Club! Popular Reciprocal
a slight younger man behind a huge mahogany desk with a huge board protecting This is an amazing club
him form us ( or is it us from him!) dealt with the logistics of confirming the – it carries the echoes of Clubs 2017 to date
reciprocity in our case. the colonial era with all
the flavour of a thriving
Reciprocal members was obviously not something they dealt with regularly so I am institution. It’s worth a 1 Hong Kong Club
glad I had the foresight to print the club introduction letters ( which had been visit and maybe even a 2 Cercle de l’Union Interalliée (Paris)
emailed to them a few weeks ago) and which they could not trace and the hard stay next time you are in
copy of which they read with a lot of interest. They then produced a huge aged tome Bombay ( Mumbai). your 3 New York Athletic Club
and opened it out to the “In and Out Club” page and asked me to fill out my details. entry to the In and out 4 Tanglin Club (Singapore)
The page was blank - mine was the first and only name in that big thick book under Club is more than just a
the IN and Out club. membership card to the 5 Jockey Club Argentina
club – it’s a gateway to
We were signed in – handed a temporary membership number , asked to deposit the the world (of exclusive
equivalent of 20 GBP on account and left to explore the club! clubs).

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POL ROGER DINNER
It was an effervescent evening spent
among friends. The Pol Roger Dinner
featured a tutored tasting of five cuvées
from Pol Roger paired with a four-course
dinner. Sir Winston Churchill had quite the
attachment to Pol Roger, saying, ‘In defeat
I need it, in victory I deserve it’. The night
indeed seemed a victory for all
who attended.











































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BURNS SUPPER
All were out in their finest tartan to
celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s
most loved bard, Robert Burns. The night
featured a Scottish inspired four-course
menu, including Haggis, and was
accompanied by piping from The Pipes &
Drums of the London Scottish Regiment.













































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CLUB DINNER
The 155th Club Dinner was held on March 16th in
the presence of our Club President, HRH The Duke of
Edinburg KG KT. Guest Speaker, Sir Robin Knox-
Johnston CBE RD*, enthralled guests and the evening
was made more exciting by the attendance of The
Light Cavalry of the Honourable Artillery Company,
Trumpeter Sgt Richard Llewellyn of The Band of The
Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry),
and harpist Cecilia Sultana de Maria. The Club
Dinner also honoured ten Club Members who had
been awarded the Victoria or George Cross.










































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EVENTS DIARY

The In & Out Events Team
[email protected] / 020 7827 5724

Spring / Summer Events








NEW MEMBERS SUMMER
DRINKS COURTYARD PARTY
Tuesday 9th May Thursday 29th June

Join us in the Courtyard to Kick off the summer season under
welcome New Members to the stars. Our Summer Party will
the club who have joined in be hosted in the courtyard.
the last year.







MAY JUNE JULY


9 TUES 8 THU 6 THU
New Members Drinks Three Clubs Drinks in the City of London Inter-Club Shoot
Gratis for new members Square £155
£36
£15 - Members + Guests
13 THU
10 SAT
Colonel’s Review
10 WED Cigar Dinner
Gold & Silver Tie & Scarf Lunch £95 for Members - £100 for Guests
£55 £TBC
Coffee room is open for lunch
26 WED
11 THU Wine Buffs’ Summer Outing
Canning Club Recital 12 MON
Club’s AGM The 10 Cases
feat. The Manana Collective
£40
£15 - Recital Only
15 THU
£58 - Members Recital & Supper Waterloo Dinner 30 SUN
£60 - Guests Recital & Supper The Argentine Club Cup
General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE Ham Polo CLub, Richmond
£90 - Members| £100 - Guests
Booking policy applicable, see last page.
15 MON £25
Fireside Chat
Richard Williams 17 SAT
“HMS Prince of Wales and The Queen’s Birthday Parade AUGUST
HMS Repsulse” Coffee room is open for lunch
Gratis for Members - £5 for Guests 9 WED
19 MON Visit to Clarence House
Fireside Chat
16 TUES £49
Visit to Imperial War Museum Francelle White
£37 Gratis for Members| £5 - Guests 17 THU
Bridge
£42
18 THU 29 THU
Cigar Dinner Bridge
£95 - Members| £100 - Guests £42 17 THU
Inter-Club Hog Roast
Summer Courtyard Party
24 WED Under 35s
Wine Buffs £30
Red Burgundies £TBC
£10





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The In & Out Events Team
[email protected] / 020 7827 5724

Autumn/Winter Events








TRAFALGAR BEAUJOLAIS
DINNER
NOUVEAU DINNER
Thursday 19th October Thursday 16th November

Our annual Trafalgar Welcome the new Beaujolais with
Dinner always features fellow members at our celebratory
lively entertainment. See the dinner party. We’ll explore some
Booking Details below to older vintages as well.
ensure your ticket.






SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER


8 FRI 19 THU
22 WED
Sons & Daughters Dinner Trafalgar Dinner Wine Buffs
£80 - Members| £75 - Guests Guest Speaker: TBC English Wines
£90 - Members | £95 - Guests £10
Booking policy applicable, see last page.
13 WED
Wine Buffs
23 THU
Australian Wines 26 THU Bridge
Battle Honours Lunch
£10 £42
Passchendaele
£60 - Members| £65 - Guests
16 SAT
Inner-Club Regatta DECEMBER
Newman VC Trophy Regatta 27 FRI
Oktoberfest
£85 - Members| £89 - Guests 6 WED
21 WED Carol Service
Game Dinner
With Supper at the Club
£80 - Members| £85 - Guests 30 MON
Bridge £45 | £14 - Carols only
£42
28 THU
Bridge 9 SAT
£42 Club Christmas Party
£100 - Members| £105 - Guests
NOVEMBER
28 THU
Latin American Club 11 MON
Wine Tasting Dinner 10 FRI Bridge
ArmJstJce Lunch £42
£80
£60 - Members| £65 - Guests
OCTOBER 16 THU 14 THU
Inter-Club Christmas Drinks
Beaujolais Nouveau Dinner Under 35
£75 - Members| £85 - Guests £35
10 TUE
New Members Drinks
Gratis for New Members
15 FRI
£15 - Members + Guests Member’s End of Term Lunch
£35







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CLUB & SOCIETIES


Clubs & Societies






The Wine Buffs

T he Wine Buffs is the name given to the Club’s social wine circle. The only obtained in 1997. Though California has long been considered a producer of
great wines, it is interesting to note that most of the old-world vineyards of France,
name plays on the Club’s history: the Club was founded in 1862 by
Germany, Spain, and Italy fall within the latitudes of 42° to 50° N, as do Oregon,
officers predominantly from the ‘Buffs’ regiment. The Wine Buffs is open
to all members of the club and is an informal gathering of people interested in Washington State, and Vancouver. With prices between £15 to £50, we tasted wines
wine. Meeting every two months, we taste wines on pre-arranged themes – this made from the Pino Noir, Nebiolo, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon grape
may be a grape variety, country or region. The attending members visit their local varieties. The highest rated wine of the evening was a Nebiolo Reserve from the
supermarkets, off-licences, shippers, or Cellars and choose a wine which they Baboursville vineyards of Virginia, close to the Blue ridge mountains, whilst the best
think represents the theme or criteria. The wines vary in price but on an average, I value of the evening was a dry Riesling called Red Tail Ridge at £16.
would say that most are around £15. At the meeting, the wines are opened, tasted,
described and discussed. There are no experts or right and wrongs, just friends Further expanding our horizons, our March theme spotlighted wines of the former
drinking wine and trying something new. Soviet Bloc. The regions chosen gave us some fascinating wines from places like
Georgia, Hungary and, the former Soviet Union. The two wines from Georgia made
One of the main intents of the Wine Buffs is to try and expand people’s knowledge from the Saparavi grape, (Saparavi in Georgian meaning dye) both were deep, inky
of wine, broaden their pallets, and get them to taste wines they wouldn’t normally wines with great depth and complexity. Georgia, can be said to be the mother of all
drink. We could simply stick to nothing but red or white burgundies and clarets, but wine regions, with cultivated vines being traced back as far as the Neolithic period,
I think it would soon become boring. 8,000 years ago. Much of the modern production is still produced in Kvevri clay
jars, similar in shape to the amphora, and are buried in the ground to give an even
With this is mind, we kicked off the new temperature. Our word ‘wine’ even comes from the Georgian word, kvino.
year tasting some of the wines of North A delicious dry Tokaji was one of the most exciting wines of the night; we have
America (excluding California). Returning to all tried the famous sweet Tokaji, but the dry was fantastic, crisp, and fresh. Made
North American wines, it was interesting to from the Harslevlu and Furment grapes by Chateau Dereszle, it is just £14 from
find wines from Oregon, Washington State, Fortnums. A second wine, called Orovela (Waitrose, £16), had intense flavours of
and Canada. Whilst wine has been grown blackberry and cherry. It was a 2008, but would age for another ten years at least and
in North America since the 1840s, it really get better with ageing.
became a serious industry outside California
in the 1960s and 70s, often adopting the best I hope that you try the wines mentioned, happy drinking and if you are
of the old-world practices alongside the best interested, come along.
of the new world techniques.
For more information, contact Bob Brook: [email protected]
The youngest winery we featured was the Contributor: Bob Brook, Member of the Wine Buffs
Burrowing Owl vineyard, whose licence was


The Fleet Air Arm Officers’ Association

The first ideas for an association originated in Sydney in 1945-46 among the Fleet include names and addresses. The Association now includes members from WWII,
Air Arm Pilots and Observers who had fought from the carriers of the British Pacific from the post-war decades, and serving members from today’s Fleet Air Arm. The
Fleet. Following the disbandment of the RNVR Air Squadrons in 1957, there was FAAOA ensures that naval aviation matters are not overlooked by the public while
much support for the formation of an organisation based on the strong bonds of encouraging the young and air-minded with a variety of charitable initiatives
comradeship that provided a basis for reunions and standing up for naval aviation. such as gliding courses
In February 1957, the first Committee Meeting of ‘The RNVR Air Association’ took
place at the Naval and Military Club in London. For any further information contact Mrs Gill Kerslake:
[email protected]
To allow closer involvement of serving officers, a change of name was proposed. 
After due representation, a letter was received in April 1958 from the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty approving the present name. Realising the
Association needed somewhere to meet on a regular basis, Lt Cdr Geoffrey Russell-
Jones DSC VRD* RNR, also a member of the Naval and Military Club, arranged
for the Association to use the Club for its official address and, as membership grew,
the Club allowed the Association space for a permanent office. As such, a long and
happy association commenced with The In & Out, which we still enjoy today. The
first AGM of the Association was held at the Club in January 1958.

With a membership of over two thousand, we continue to uphold the original
aims of the Association by providing monthly meetings, holding an annual dinner
and cocktail party, issuing a newsletter, and producing a membership book to


The Shooting Society: 2017/2018 Season
Our nascent Shooting Society has so far managed to organise two days shooting to be held in conjunction with the Oriental Club. There were simply not enough
for the coming season, a 200-bird day in the autumn in Norfolk, courtesy of members interested in attending. We must consider whether it is worth pursuing
Stephen Bett, and a smaller 50-bird day in January 2018 at Buckhurst Park in this event if there is insufficient interest; perhaps it follows too closely on the heels
Sussex. We have been to Buckhurst these past two seasons and, although a small bag of the Club Dinner. Please contact Events Managers, Niki Mapouras, at events@
with a limited number of guns, it has proved a popular and successful day in the theinandout.co.uk with your views on this matter.
field. Last autumn we also went to Brook Hall in the Stour Valley at the generous
invitation of Club member David Fahie. That too was a most enjoyable excursion. A Contributor: William de Segundo, Vice Chairman of the Club & Chairman of the
disappointment was the need to cancel the Shooting Society Dinner in March, due Shooting Society


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The Canning Club



If you are interested in Latin American culture, the Canning Club may be
for you. The Canning Club sponsors many wonderful evenings, including
Latin American Wine Tasting Dinners (September 28) and the upcoming
Canning Club Recital, featuring The Manana Collective (May 11). For
further information on the Canning Club or how to join, please contact
Niki Mapouras: [email protected]





The Bridge Society
The Bridge Society continues to flourish.  Our monthly dinner and duplicate are looking to introduce monthly club bridge nights. In the future, it is also
evenings attract players of all standards from the In and Out and other St our aim to arrange lessons to give members who wish to take up the game
James Clubs’ Bridge circles to a friendly competition with a tasty dinner the chance to give it a try. 
and a surprise champagne prize. Our team events, playing in competition To join please contact Martin Twells:
with other bridge clubs and societies, give more established players the [email protected] – all welcome!
opportunity to compete with the bXQest.  For those players wishing to
improve their game as part of friendly practice or outside competition, we Contributor: Martin Twells, Club Member





Under 35s Inter-Club
The In & Out younger Member have the unique opportunity to join the exciting
network of ‘Inter-Club – Younger Member Inter-Club Group’ at no additional cost.
Inter-Club is an association of 19 London Clubs, which was founded in 2005, with the
main objective of bringing together the latest generation of London’s ‘Clubland’.
Inter-Club organises and hosts a variety of annual events with changing themes. Whether
you prefer to dance the night away at one of the roaring balls, show your knowledge at
the annual Club Quiz night, learn the rich traditions of the Clubs and their origins at the
Mess Dinner or the Ceilidh, or prove your sporting talent at the Tennis tournament, you
will surely find an event to your liking. Inter-Club also opens doors for non-Members as,
for most events, you are welcome to invite friends along for a jolly good time.

If you are interested in joining Inter-Club to get to know other Clubs and their younger
Members and to stay up to date on the latest events then head to http://www.inter-club.
co.uk/ and sign up for the event newsletter. You may also join the Inter-Club Facebook
group for additional information. Should you have any further questions or wish to
receive more detailed information, feel free to contact The In & Out younger Member
representative Katharina Schedat: [email protected]


In & Out and Bath Club Golfing Society 2017

Our unusual name came about in 1986 with the merger of the Golfing Societies of the Naval and Military Club and the Bath Club (caused by the sad demise of the latter).
Although the The In & Out had long had a golfing section, the Bath Club Golfing Society, founded in 1952, came with a rich heritage. They had absorbed the golfers
and trophies of the St. James’s based Conservative Club when it closed. At the time of the merger of the two
Societies, it was agreed that the IOBCGS would also welcome golfers who were not necessarily members of The
In & Out or past members of the Bath Club. At present, we have around 100 members, mostly drawn from
well-known golf clubs throughout the UK and particularly the southeast. The highlight of the Society’s year is
the annual dinner, usually held in January at The In & Out. During the Dinner, players are drawn for our main
competition, a knock out match play, played throughout the coming year. The winner’s trophy (but not to keep!)
is a magnificent full-size silver putter. It was first played for in 1924 and won by the famous Cyril Tolley, who as NEW SOCIETIES
well as winning the Amateur Championship twice, also played for the Walker Cup team against the Americans If any Member is interested
no less than six times, including Captaining the side in 1924. Other well-known names grace the trophy but in being the head of a new
prospective members should not be daunted – the golfing skills of the present membership are far more prosaic!
society, please contact Julie
The Society is extremely fortunate, no doubt due to its historic past and connections, to boast a fixture list the Kerckhove (members@
envy of many, with meetings in the Spring at Royal Worlington and Newmarket G C, in July at The Royal St. theinandout.co.uk) and she
George’s G C at Sandwich, and in the Autumn at Woking G C. Generally, we play foursomes, and the link with can put you in touch with
The In & Out is maintained by using their crest on most of our prizes.
other members sharing
The annual subscription to the Society is £10 payable by banker’s standing order and the Society tie costs £20. similar interests.

Contributor: Mike Miller, Honorary Secretary



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FIRST WORLD WAR BULLETIN





First World War Bulletin






Northern Operations Preparations and Start - June 1917

S ir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief & Honorary Club Member
1919 had been planning Northern Operations in Flanders as the main
operation of the British Army for 1917 but had also agreed to launch a major
effort first in support of the major Allied offensive further south in April 1917 led by
newly appointed French Commander-in-Chief General Nivelle on the Chemin des
Dames above the River Aisne: the British were to attack at Arras to the north of the
French assault.

The Northern or Flanders Operations were agreed as an overall plan in concert
with the French for 1917 and are best seen together, comprising as they did the
Battle of Messines, Operation Hush (including the Battle of the Dunes) on
the Belgian Coast and the Third Battle of Ypres including Passchendaele. It is
unfortunate perhaps that the subsequent notoriety of Passchendaele with its ‘mud
and blood’ has dominated and eclipsed analysis of the wider operation and its
objectives.

Sir Douglas Haig’s Fourth Despatch (II) covering Bullecourt, Messines and Third
Ypres as British Commander-in-Chief was a continuation of his Fourth Despatch (I)
covering Arras. This Despatch makes it clear that the Flanders Operations were to
be seen as part two of a general offensive including the earlier launched joint Allied
offensive at the Aisne/ Chemin des Dames and Arras sectors. The Despatch states:
The new First Sea Lord Admiral Jellicoe had become particularly concerned at this
naval threat. An amphibious coastal operation code-named Hush was to be put into
action as soon as the necessary break-through had been achieved, though in the event
a German pre-emptive attack Operation Standfest at the Battle of the Dunes (see
below) led to the early abandonment of the plan.
In addition there was deep concern over the unfolding Russian Revolution and the
need if possible to keep Russia in the war by diverting German Divisions to the
Western Front and/or preventing any movement in the other direction.
Therefore, at the same time as the Arras Offensive starting in April, Haig was making
preparations for the Northern Operations to be launched later in 1917, starting with
the Messines Offensive in June and followed by the Third Battle of Ypres which was
to be launched in July after preparation and bombardment: the advance began there
on July 31st.

The Battle of Messines June 7th-14th was fought by Second Army with five Corps,
three on the front line and two in reserve, under General Plumer.
Sir Douglas Haig had commanded First Corps and then First Army, before he was
appointed British Commander-in-Chief to replace Sir John French.
The objective of the Messines operation was two-fold. One objective was as part of
the overall Flanders Operations to divert German forces away from the major Allied
A necessary part of the preparations for the Messines attack was the maintenance of offensives further south on the Chemin des Dames at the Aisne and at Arras, and the
activity on the Arras front, sufficient to keep the enemy in doubt as to whether our other was to secure the ridge occupied by the Germans that ran from Ploegstreet in
offensive there would be proceeded with. The Despatch thus starts with continued the south through Messines and Wyteschaete to Mount Sorrel to deprive the German
operations on the Arras front including Bullecourt and Roeux. The Allies were aware Fourth Army of the high ground south of Ypres, as a prelude to the main offensive.
of the need to keep the enemy uncertain where the next blow might fall along the
line, although aerial reconnaissance and prisoner information made the element The ridge commanded the British defences and back areas from which the British
of surprise very difficult to achieve in practice. By this time in the war many clever were to conduct the main attack, later to be called the Third Battle of Ypres, to
manoeuvres had been developed to confuse and conceal. advance to Passchendaele Ridge and then capture if possible the Belgian coast up
to the Dutch frontier. The Messines operation was a successful example of intensive
The main objectives in Flanders were two-fold. One objective was, as stated, to divert planning and execution involving the most extensive use of tunnelling and mining
German attention away from the Aisne/ Chemin des Dames front to relieve the main under enemy lines yet achieved. Coming as it did while later operations were
French operation. still being launched at Arras and enemy eyes were also concentrated on British
preparations further north, the operation was possibly the most successful yet in
The other important objective had been to break through the German lines on the achieving the elusive aim of complete surprise.
Flanders front and to drive the Germans from their bases on the Belgian coast, so
as to eliminate the growing threat from German U-boat bases to Royal Navy and It was important in paving the way for the launch of Third Ypres, though the
merchant navy activities in patrolling and supplying the British Army in France and subsequent gap in time before that laxnch has been criticized for allowing the
Belgium. After Jutland, the German Navy had turned increasingly to U-boat warfare Germans to recover and regroup. But the problem was that the logistical preparations
as their principal naval strategy. for that campaign necessarily required time.





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Sir Douglas Haig’s Fourth Despatch on the preparations for the attack; Earlier career Lieutenant-General Robert Broadwood was a member of the
The preparations for the attack on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge were necessarily pioneering Broadwood Piano Manufacturing family, one of the earliest pianoforte
as elaborate as those undertaken before either the Somme or the Arras Battles, and manufacturers of the early nineteenth century. He had signed up in 1881 with the
demanded an equal XIIth (Prince of Wales) Lancers, with whom he served in India and Egypt, and
amount of time, he fought under Lord Kitchener (Club Member 1902) in 1898 at the Battle of
forethought and Omdurman, which relieved Khartoum and defeated the forces of the Mahdi who
labour. had earlier taken Khartoum and killed General (Chinese) Gordon in 1885. He
Second Army served in the Boer War as Brigadier-General commanding the 2nd Cavalry Brigade
devised a centralized in 1900 under Lord Roberts (Club Member 1900) who highly commended him
artillery plan of in despatches. He was appointed Commander of the Order of Bath in 1900 for his
great sophistication, services. He went on to serve as Commander of British Troops in South China in
following the plan 1906. He retired in 1913.
at Arras in April.
They were assisted Operation Hush: the Battle of the Dunes. In June 1917, British troops were moved
by the 2nd Field into position on the Belgian Coast at Nieuport by the mouth of the River Yser under
Survey Company General Rawlinson
and the Royal in preparation for an
Flying Corps in amphibious assault in
the air. July/ August on German
bases at Ostend and
Mining operations Zeebrugge, in concert
had been planned with the planned
as early as late breakthrough at Ypres.
1915 and were put However, on July 10th
into action with a the German’s launched
tunnel plan drawn a pre-emptive attack
up in March 1916. Operation Standfest
Nineteen massive mines were to be detonated under the German lines to launch the which developed into
attack. Seventy-two Mark IV tanks were brought up and hidden. the Battle of the Dunes,
as a result of which
The plan was for the initial attack to be conducted by three corps of Second Army the plan for Operation
under Plumer. II Anzac Corps in the South-East to advance 800 yards, IX Corps in Hush had to be
the centre 5,000 yards tapering to 2,000 yards at the summit, and X Corps in the abandoned.
north 1,200 yards, covered by counter-battery fire, the artillery barrage timetable and
machine-gun barrages. All but one of the
bridges over the
Intensive preparations for Third Ypres were going on concurrently with the earlier Yser River were
launched Messines offensive, as were German counter-offensive operations in the demolished, isolating
area. It was during those preparations that Club Member Lieutenant-General Robert the 1st Battalion of
Broadwood was mortally wounded on June 6th 1917 in a German attack on Hooge the Northamptonshire
Chateau, the scene of almost continuous fighting throughout the war where the Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, of 2nd Brigade,
British had a staff headquarters while they were in occupation. 1st Division on the extreme left flank. Telephone communication was also cut. The
German bombardment continued throughout the day. The British artillery attempted
Lieutenant-General Robert Broadwood who had been put on the Army Officer a counter-barrage but several guns were knocked out and the German infantry were
reserve list in 1914, having retired in 1913 from a distinguished career, had recently well protected. At 8pm, the MarinesKorps launched the infantry assault, by which
taken command time the two British battalions had suffered 70-80% casualties. The German storm-
of the 57th (2nd troopers attacked down the coast, outflanking the British. Their attack was then
West Lancashire) followed by waves of German Marines, supported by flamethrower teams to mop
Division which up dugouts. After a gallant defence, the British battalions were overwhelmed. Only
was to be placed 4 officers and 64 other ranks managed to reach the west bank of the Yser. (www.
on the right of the thelonglongtrail.co.uk)
II Anzac Corps for
the Third Battle Among the officers missing was Club Member Captain Walter Clinton attached to
of Ypres starting 2nd Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Thence an interesting story with a
July 31st. In the tragic end.
preparations for
that battle, during Captain Walter Clinton, 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles Corps, 2nd Brigade,
the Battle of Ist Division, First Army was reported among the missing officers of the Battalion.
Messines to the Out of twenty, seven had been killed and ten missing (Royal Green Jackets, The
south, shortly after Rifles, Museum). Of the ten missing, Captain Clinton was captured and taken as a
taking command, prisoner-of-war to Graudenz Camp in Germany. He made seven attempts to escape,
Lieutenant-General which he finally did on November 4th and walked 190 miles through Poland and
Broadwood was wounded on June 6th at Hooge Chateau when the Germans retook Hungary to Belgrade in allied Serbia. Sadly, he then died of illness consequent on
it. He died of his wounds on June 21st. Hooge, at a strategic location on the Ypres- exhaustion on November 22nd after the November 11th Armistice, possibly a victim
Menin road, was the scene of constant action throughout the war, being taken and of the vicious flu epidemic which raged across Europe and the world and is supposed
retaken several times. to have claimed more victims than the war itself. He is buried with honours in
Belgrade New Cemetery, Grave 179, as recorded in the Wartime Memories Project –
The Great War.








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FEATURES


The Return of the





In & Out Library







A s many of you will know, the Club Library was dispersed last Summer to accommodate the redesigned
Cowdray Room. It has been a long wait, but works have now begun on the new Library in the current
Cambridge Room on the first floor adjoining the Board Room. Work is expected to be completed by
7 April, so by the time you are reading this our new Library should be up and running.

The new design is smaller but much more appropriate as a library space, with proper built-in shelving covering
two of the walls. We expect that the new Library will accommodate our entire collection other than books
in display in the Cowdray Room. The room will function as a library without constant diversion to other
purposes (see below) and its size should be adequate for users. It will also be a space for Members or visitors,
not usually let out to non-member events. We will once again be announcing the arrival of new books and
offering reviews in the Newsletter. A list of new arrivals will be published in the next Newsletter and we would
welcome offers to provide reviews.
With the relocation and redesign of the new Library, the Committee is planning a number of small events to
showcase the space and bring Members to it. Watch the bulletin and the Club events updates for details. One
idea we are considering are special 'Library Dinners' where a small number might occasionally dine in low
light in this elegant space, possibly linked to a discussion with an author or as a more general book discussion.
There could also be small historical or literary gatherings.

Our Librarian Jane Trodd departed the Club in November. She did an excellent job of overseeing the Library,
including the difficult task of shifting it into hibernation. We wish her well. I am pleased to tell you that
we expect to have Ms. Lynn Roberts as our new Librarian from mid-April. In addition to knowing her
way around books, Lynn is one of the foremost authorities on antique picture frames in the UK. She will
add greatly to the Committee's expertise in several areas. Please introduce yourself when you see her in the
Librarian's Office in the Cowdray Room.
The Committee welcomes all suggestions and ideas for the new Library and how we can make best use of it.



Update on our Business Centre Following the success and popularity of our Business Centre, and the
feedback that has been received from our Members, we wanted to
remind ourselves of the updated conditions that should be followed
when using this facility in order to respect all those that use it.

Going forward, no food should be brought from outside the Club
or ordered internally to the Business Centre. Should Members wish
to take a respite, the Goat Bar and Courtyard offer delicious menus
and offer a welcome escape. We are delighted to provide coffee, tea,
and biscuits in the Business Centre and we will be improving the offer
and the speed of service in the Goat Bar. The Club can also provide
private rooms for meetings, which not only allow for a higher level of
confidentially, but also offer a menu which can be enjoyed in privacy.

I do hope Members will understand and continue to support the
facilities whilst ensuring that our ‘Home’ is maintained for the purpose
it was established.
Anthony Lee, Club Secretary





Club Book For Purchase

The Club Book, ‘The In & Out: A History of the Naval and Military Club’, by Tim Newark is still available for
purchase. Published in 2015, the book contains lavish illustrations and photographs throughout. Chronicling the
history of the Club from its start in Piccadilly, the narrative weaves together our history over the last 150 years:
from the heroic accounts of our VC and GC recipients to victorious generals and admirals, as well as a few tales of
debauchery for good measure. The book is available for purchase at the Babmaes Reception for £40.



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VICTORIA CROSS


Victoria Cross





The Unkillable Soldier: Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart


nkillable he was. Carton de Wiart served in three wars and was wounded
U eleven times. He was such a frequent visitor at the nursing home on Park
Lane, they are said to have left his pyjamas out awaiting his imminent
arrival. Born in Brussels on 5th May 1880, Carton de Wiart was neither
of age nor of British citizenship at the breakout of the Boer War. Desperate to
participate in the action, Carton de Wiart lied about his age and name in order to
enlist. He became a Trooper in the Middlesex Yeomanry and then, in 1902, was
gazetted into the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in India. During his service, he
was shot in both the stomach and groin and was forced to return home.

While serving with the Somaliland Camel Corps on the brink of WWI, Carton
de Wiart engaged in an attack on an enemy stronghold. He was shot in the arm
and the face – losing part of his ear and his left eye. For his efforts, he received the
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) as well as a ticket home to England.

As soon as he received, Carton de Wiart set out for the Western Front in May 1915
as part of the 4th Dragoon Guards in Flanders. While embroiled in the Second Battle
of Ypres, he came under attack when the Germans launched an artillery assault and
his left hand was pulverised. In his autobiography, Happy Odyssey, Carton de Wiart
discloses that when a doctor refused to amputate his fingers, he ripped them off
himself. He had the whole hand amputated later that year.
After his recovery, Carton de Wiart succeeded in convincing the medical board
that, though missing his left and end left eye, he was still fit for service. They
acquiesced and in 1916, Carton de Wiart was sent to command the 8th Battalion,
Gloucestershire Regiment. Here, he became legend.
In the relentless battle for the village of La Boiselle, three other commanding offices
were killed. Carton de Wiart assumed control of all fighting units within the village
and leading the way, staved off the enemy attack. For his fearless fighting and tireless
courage, he received the Victoria Cross.
His citation read: ‘He displayed conspicuous bravery, coolness and determination in


forcing home the attach, thereby averting a serious reverse. After the other Battalion
) , 5 ( 6 , ' ( & + $ 7 Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands as well,
frequently exposing himself to the intense barrage of enemy fire. His energy and
courage was an inspiration to us all’.
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Francelle White Carton de Wiart participated in several other offensives throughout the First World
War and when WWII erupted, he again dove into the action. He campaigned in
Norway in 1940, was briefly stationed in Northern Ireland, and, in April 1941, was
sent as part of a British military mission to Yugoslavia, but never made it. Carton
021'$< 7+ -81( de Wiart’s aircraft was shot down over the Mediterranean. Though he managed to
swim safely to shore, he was captured and interned in a POW camp by the Italians.
Though he made many escape attempts, he was not released for over two years in
August 1943.
Upon his release, Carton de Wiart was dispatched by Sir Winston Churchill to be
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his representative in China with General Chiang Kai-Shek. He held this position
War until 1946. Finally retiring in County Cork, Carton de Wiart died peacefully at 83
in 1963.

There is contention among historians regarding Carton de Wiart’s bravery. Was it
7,0( true courage or an insatiable hunger for battle. They propose that he was perhaps
passed over for promotions due to his recklessness. Whatever the case may be, there is
no denying the electrifying and rousing nature of his personality. His striking features
'5(66 68,76 and famed bravery buoyed his men’s’ spirits and hopes as they forged their way in
battle.
*5$7,6 )25 His comrades effect on him was not lost. In his autobiography, Carton de Wiart does
not even mention his Victoria Cross and later told friends that, ‘it had been won by
0(0%(56 the 8th Glosters, for every man has done as much as I have’. Lieutenant General Sir
Adrian Carton de Wiart became a Member of the Club in 1915.
… )25 *8(676 Sources: ‘Adrian Carton de Wiart: The Unkillable Soldier’ by Peter Crutchley in BBC
News Magazine and ‘Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CB,
CMG, DSO’ on The Museum of The Royal Dragoon Guards online


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EVENT CANCELLATION
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*Booking Policy
Due to an exceptionally high demand for the Waterloo and Trafalgar Dinners, the following booking policy has been formulated to allow all Members
access to the Events.

Reservations for these events can only be made in writing, via post or email, and will be confirmed in the same manner. Reservations can be made by
Members themselves and one guest only.

The booking for the Waterloo Dinner opened on Monday 6th March.
The booking for the Trafalgar Dinner will open on Monday 15th May.

Payment will be taken at the time of booking confirmation prior to the event. If a booking is cancelled after a payment has been taken, refunds will only
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