June 1978

45

P. D . J . C larke Majors-continued
P. J. Collman, MBE
M . R. I. Constantinc I QUEENS ( Att. 7 Armd. Bde.)
P. C. Cook HQ NORTHAG ( SP ) BAE
A. B. Cowing 3 QUEENS
P . P. C ritchley Staff College ( 5 UDR, Aug. '78)
W. G . A. Crumley Depot ( HS ) ( 5 U DR, Sep. '78)
A. C. D awson HQ LF Cyprus
D . J . C. Dickins Trg. M aj. 617 Q UEENS ( Sch. of lnf., Jun . '78)
D . M . Falcke GS02 ( Int/ S y) HQ I Di v. S ig. Regt.
A. B. S. Faris HQ 39 Inf. Bde.

R. Gancz !JLB
H . R . G atehouse, MBE GS02 (W ) RARDE
J . A. G eorge
M. E. Girling RMCS
F . K . Gladden C. I. 4 Commns. Un it
R. H. Graham PPCM HQ UKLF
P. A. Gray Depot ( PS )
GS02 ( Int. 3) HQ BAOR
C. J . Griffin 3 QUEENS
C. M . M . Grove GS02 Cadets CCF DVT and C MOD ( A ) ( 10 U DR ,
P. A. Gwilliam Scp. '78)
P. J . G ybbon-Mon ypenn y Housing Comdt. Kirton-in-Lindsey
C. M . Hamilton D efence AD C Trg. Centre ( PS )
N. P . Harris DAAG ( R ) HQ Queens Di v.
P . J . Hubert, MBE 3 QUEENS ( 2IC )
OC Sp . Div . Sch . of Inf. T ac. Wing
N. S. Hunter S C Div. 3 HQ S .W . Dist.
T . J ackson DAA QMG HQll Armd. Bdc. BFPO 29 ( I QUEE N S,
M . J. Jarratt Aug. '78 )
J . M . H . Johnson, MBE I QUEENS
C. M. Joint 16 Fit. AA C
J. D. Jonklaas Depot (PS )
M . J . A. K ea ly, DSO S0 2 ( Int. ) J I 0 Ca nberra
J. Langhorne I QUEENS
C. L. Lawrence, M C Depot ( HS ) ( I QU EENS in Jul y ' 78)
M . D. Legg I QUEENS
A. F. S. Ling I QUEENS ( 744 TAC P ( FA C ), Jun. ' 78)
I. M . E . Lloyd
R. M. Low HQ UKLF
P . Mallalieu Trg. M a j. JLAT Iran ( BDLS ( A ) Canbe rra, 17 Aug.)
G. Ma son, MBE G S0 2 ( Ops./SD/ Trg. ) HQ I Div.
R. T. W . Mellotte 5 QUEEN S (Trg. M aj. )
M. B. Montgomery Canadian SC ( MOD, Aug. '78)
R. E. B. Morris HQ UKLF
R. P. Murphy GS02 Cadets HQ E . Dist. ( HQ NORTHA G Sep. '78)
N . J. D. McCully
A. E . McManus RCO
R. W . Neve, MC DASD (GS02 ASD 22A ( MOD )
P . A. N ewman SCQ HQ Berlin Inf. Bde.
P. F . Packham, MBE DAQMG ( Qtg.) HQ6 Armd . Bde. ( D epot, Sep. '78)
R. J . Palmer DAAG M! ( A) I MOD DM (A)
P. V. Panton GS0 2 ( W ) AMA ( T ech .) Warsaw
J . D . W . Reid GS0 2 ( D1 2A ) MOD ( DPS ( A ) DAAG PS4, Jun . '78)
C. H . ST. John Perry D epot ( att . 2 QUEENS )
D . H. A. Shephard 2 QU EE N S ( NCO s T ac Wing, Sch. of Inf., July '7 8)
H . N . T arver 5 QUEEN S ( QM ) (Retires in July '78)
M . R. Tarver
E. A. Ta ylor I QUEENS
H . C. L. Tennent GS0 2 ( Ex. Branch ) HQ BALTAP
S. C. Thorne 2 QUEENS
R. Waite RBMR (RAC Centre in Sep. '78)
A. C. Ward 2IC I QU EENS (N D C Latimcr, Scp . '78)
M . J . Williams
P. T. P. Williams RMAS
P. A. S. Wollocombe D epot ( HS ) ( Retires Aug. '78 )
W . R. Wren, MBE GS02 (NUC ) HQ AFCENT
D . J. Wright
K . Yonwin 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
Sch. of Inf.
GS02 (W ) ADP D ev. T ea m U KLF
A Mans SG (WS )
DAAG HQ I ( BR ) Corps.
GS02 (Inf. ) HQ UKLF
RAEC Centre
2 QUEEN S (5 QUEENS Jun. '78)

46

Captains

]. C. Acworth GS03 Trg. Liaison H Q Land Forces, Cyprus

M . W. Allington I QUEENS

A. N. Armitage-Smith NCOs Tac. Wing, Sch. of Inf.

M . ] . Ayling I RRF

M. ]. Ball (A/ M ajor) 3 QUEENS

A. W . Barratt 1 QUEENS

K. E. Beale YLO, Depot

A. A. A . Beattie I QUEENS

R . ]. Benson 3 RRF

S. W . Billett QM 3 UDR

G. H. Brown, MBE, BEM QM 1/ 2 GR ( to retire Aug. ' 78 )

N. C. G. Cann SAF

A. H . Ca rter HQ Osnabruck Grn.

D . S. Carter I QUEENS

N. H . Carter BDLS Canberra

C. G. F. Charter 3 QUEENS

R. A. M . C hristmas ( A/ M ajor ) l]LB

] . C. D awson IJLB

S. M. Dowse I QUEENS

]. E. Ewart 3 QUEENS

M. ]. Featherstone 1 QUEENS

D . C. F . Gouda GS03 (Ops./A ir ) HQ 8 Inf. Bde.

P. M. Gwilliam GS03 (Trg ./Air ) HQ 19 Airportable Bde.

K. ]. Haley GS03 (S D ) HQ UKLF

]. M . Harcus 3 QUEENS

L. H . Hart TDBG

P. R. Hitchcock GS03 (O ps./Mob .) HQ N.E. Dist.

] . A. Hodges GS03 SD2 HQ I ( BR ) Corps

P. R. P. Howe GS03 ( Int./Sy.) HQ 3 Armd. Div.

]. F. Huskisson 2 QUEENS

R . M . J ackson 5 QUEENS (Adjt. )

A. M . F. }elf RMAS ( R egtl. R ep.) ( HQ I BR Corps in Oct. '78)

R . A. J ennings QM, 3 QUEENS

I. R. }ones 5 CTT

] . N. M . K eam s Depot (PS )

M. P. Lawson 8 CTT

l A. C. Mieville 1 QUEENS
]. P . S. Mills
I ] . N. C. Myles 3 QUEENS
Inf. Display T eam, Sch. of Inf.

T . N. M. McDermott 1 QUEENS

]. G. MacWilliam Depot (PS )

R. M. McGhie (A/ M a jor ) US Army Inf. Sch. Fort Denning (BDLS, Ottawa, Aug.

' 78)

P . M . H . McGill HQ UKLF

P. D . McLelland GS03 ( Inf./Org.) HQ N. Ireland

A. P . O 'Gorman 1 QUEENS

]. R . C. Palmer 7 Regt. ACC ( 658 Sqn. )

M. H . G. Pannett RAPC Trg. Centre ( HS )

]. R. Partridge 2 QUEENS

E. S. Parker 1 QUEENS

M . F. Pearson 2 QUEENS

D . R. Pollard I QUEENS

]. N. Pratten 2 QUEENS

J . C. Rogerson Depot (PS )

A. W . Russell I QUEENS

] . D . K . Russell I]LB

N. F . Russell 3 QUEENS

J. A. B . Salmon 3 QUEENS

G. A. Simmons 2IC RIT

]. B. Stirling RBMR

R . P. R. Swanson Sch. of Inf. NITAT (UKLF)

B. D . Thompson 614 TAC P

P . G. Truman (A/ M ajor) D epot (PS ) (Jun. '78, 2 QUEENS )

D . ]. Wake 2 QUEENS

M. C. Willis 2 QUEENS

T. C. Wilson I QUEENS

L. M. Wilson QM, 1 QUEENS

H . A. P . Yorke R.B .M .R .

47

] . Barr Lieutenants
] . R. Barrell
H . Beeston 3 QUEENS ( Depot, June '78 )
]. A. Bullock 3 QUEENS
H. W. R. Eagan I QUEENS
L. R. Edwards Att JSSC ( HS ) Gosport
P. A. W . Edwards I QUEENS
M . ]. Flynn I QUEENS
A. M . Gou lden 3 QUEENS
N. ]. Grant 2 QUEENS
R. W . de L. Harper Depot (PS )
]. ] . B. Hiscock 3 QUEENS
R. M. Hook D epot
T. ] . Hurley D epot (PS )
R. ] . Knight, BS c Depot
W . Knight-Hughes IJLB
S. ]. Lalor 3 QUEENS
C. G. Lambert 2 QUEENS
L. S. P. Mans 2 QUEENS
A. C. N . Marston !JLB
P. J . N ewman I QUEENS
N . J . Parker I QUEENS
N . M . Peckham Southampton University
M . S. Quinn Oxford University
Cardiff University
A. D . J. Ray 3 QUEENS (Att. Suffield-BATU-until July '78 )
IJLB ( Att. I QUEENS )
M . P. Rayner 3 QUEENS
London University
J. P. Riley RMAS
2 QUEENS
A. J . Roberts I QUEENS (8 May)
C. W . Robinson Depot ( PS ) ( Att. Suffield-BATU-July/ Dec. '78 )
P. A. D. Storie-Pugh 3 QUEENS
G. A. Wailer 2 QUEENS
D . V. Watson 3 QUEENS
R . F . Whithouse
R. W. Wilby 2/ Lieutenants

J. A. Bickerdike I QUEENS
J. P . Castle 3 QUEENS
A. J. Cooper I QUEENS
M . .T. Cooper 3 QUEENS
I QUEENS
M. E . Cowan Aston 3 QUEENS
M . F. G . Drummond-Brady 2 QUEENS
J . C. F. Gamlin 2 QUEENS
M. S . G!enister 3 QUEENS
T. S. Graham I QUEENS
K . S. H ames 3 QUEENS
M . R . McNish 2 QUEENS
W. R. Morris 2 QUEENS
R. E. Moody Depot ( 2 QUEENS, Jul y '78)
C. A. Newell I QUEENS
T. C. Noble 3 QUEENS
R. W . C. Sumner I QUEENS
R . W alker 2 QUEENS
N. A. M . Wright

48

The Regimental Association

by Maj. E. A. McCarthy

Th e Benevolent Fund Committee continued its work of ass istance to both present and past members who
have found themselves in need; a total of 26 cases were dealt with and £1957 given as grants in aid. In addition,
a donation of £1000 was given to the ABF to ass ist th em with their overall case-work. The audited accounts

are shown below:
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT BENEVOLENT FUND

Audited Accounts as at 3 1 December 1977

Income 11 795.20 Expenditure 1957.04
76 .4 6 1024.25
Subscriptions from all Ranks A ss is tanc e 6300.00
Donations 6300.00 Donations
ABF Loans 500 .00 ABF Loans 500 .00
ABF Grants 690.56 ABF Grants 43 .20
Interest on Investments etc. 14 76.62 Audit F ee
Tax Refunds 2.50 Excess of Income over Expenditure 1101 6.85
Miscellaneous Income

£20841.34 £20 841.34

BALANCE SHEET

Invc;tments at Cost 274 10.41 Accumulated Fund 24429 .95
Cunent Assets General Fund as at 31 D ec. ' 76 21 16.91
4607 .7 1 Add Profit on Sale of Investments
ash at Bank Add Excess of Income over Expenditure 1101 6.85
Sundry Debtors 994 .04 701.4 8
110 5 .00 Regimental Shop Profit
Regtl. Shop 4 549.43
Loans ...
Shop stock at Cost 11256. 18

LESS Current Liabilities 32.40
Audit Fee 369.00
Sundry Creditors
401.40
10854 .78 £38265 .19

£3 8265 .19

The ~ bove account and Balance Sheet dated 31 D ecember 1977 have been prepared from, and are in
acco rdance with your books and records and the information and explanations given to us.

31 St. George's Place, Signed,
Canterbury.
Larking & Larking
C harte red Accountants

March 1978

l\egimental QI:bristmas ORDER YOUR CARDS EARLY TO AVOID
DISAPPOINTMENT.
~arbs
Note: Next year, the Regimental Card will be
Standard Greetings Cards, with the badge in se lected from the Army Bene volent Fund Series.
gold and silver die-stamped on the front are now
available from Regimental H eadquarters, at 85p per
dozen-including matching envelopes, postage and
packing (within UK).

Orders ( minimum one dozen ) must be accom-
panied by a remittance to cover ( Cheques/POs
payable to " The Queen's Regiment G eneral Account") .

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THE REGIMENTAL GOLFING SO CIETY 49

by Capt. A. M. F . Jelf 19 September : Queem D ivision Tnangula r
M atch at Gog and M agog G , Cambri dge.
T he Argyll and S utherland Bowl
Membership
Regretably no teams we re entered for this com-
peuuon held at R oya l B1rkdale th1s yea r. All the All members are asked to make every effort
Reg1ment's ' star' players were unable to play and it please to encourage both pas t and present mem ber<
was felt that unless the standard was high, there wa s of the Reg iment to join ou r Society. Anybody wishing
little point in entering. Next year the Arm y M eeting to play in ou r matches should write to the M aj. Guy
is to be held at Roya l St. G eorges, Sandwich, which Weymouth (Secretary) or m yself and not wait to
should prove a more convenient and attractive venue. be asked.
In future, the R eg imental Golfing Society will co-
ordinate all the teams entering, including members of ***
the Queen's Own Buffs G .S. The latter have been
sta lwa rt and successful entrants over many yea rs and VISITORS TO RHQ
we hope that our combined effort will prove equall y
successful in the future. Among those whom we welcomed 10 RHQ since
D ece mber last (in order of signing of the Vi sitors'
Match v. S urrey Army Benevolent F un d (HAC Book) wcre:-
Golfing Society) 28 April at Aldershot
Capt . Les Wi lson, Capt. M ike J elf, M aj. J ohn
The Society played its first match of the yea r P oll ard, Maj . P at Gwilliam, Capt. Tim M cD ermott,
agai nst the HA C Golfing Society, on behalf of the Lt. J ohn Riley, The Colonel of the Regt. (on assuming
Surrey Army Benevolent Fund. This was a match the Co lonelcy), M aj. Ri chard Graham, Maj . Andrew
arranged by the Colonel of the Reg iment wi th the Cowing, M aj. Jim my R eid, Cp l. G eorge C harlton
aim of both hav ing a good days golf and of raising (University of New South W ales Regt.), M aj. Roderi ck
money for the ABF. H appil y both aims were ach ieved; Arnold, M aj. Hugh T arver, Lt.-Co L T ed Arg les,
the match wa s halved and £66 wa s raised for the Lt.-CoL Stuart Anderson, Noel Napier-Ford (form erl y
Surrey ABF Appea L Queen's Ro ya l Regt. ), Brig. D avid Carter, Capt.
Nigel Russe ll, Capt. P eter Bi shop, Lt.-Co L 'Tit'
In the morning foursomes, only J ack R ay ner Willows (form erl y Buffs), Capt. C harles J oint, Lt.
and I salvaged a win ; however, good and exciti ng M ark Drummond-Brady, M aj. D avid Faleke, Ca pt.
wins by Brig . Michael C larke and J ack R ayner, and Mike Ball, M aj. Alan Aird (RHQ LI ), Mr. Tom
by Derek Bush and Mr. Rogers helped the Regiment C resswell (Tourist Officer, Canterbur y C ity Coun ci l),
to halve the match in the afternoon . The Colonel of 2/Lt. Michael McNi sh, Lt. Robert Kni ght, M aj.
the Regiment gave both sides his support all day and ] ack East, CoL Toby Sewe ll, Mr. Spencer E ade (on
must have been well satisfi ed with the results. depar ture), M aj. P . 0. A. Quist (Royal H oll and 's
R egt., Sweden), CS M T. Rothwell , Lt.-CoL Ji m
Except for intermittent rain, it was a most en- Sheppard (on return from Om an) Lt.-CoL P au l
joyable fixture, one that hopefu ll y will be continued Courtenay (on relinqui shing command of 5 QUEENS),
in future years. The results were as follows:- Lt.-Co L Simon Boucher (on assuming command),
Capt. J ohn P err y, Capt. Roger J ennings, Capt. and
a.m. I M rs. Tony Russe ll, M aj. M aurice D ewar, Capt.
0 Amedee Mi eville, Capt. J ames Mills, 2/ Lt. R ex
Capt. J elf, Capt. R ayner ( QUEENS ) Sumner, Lt.- CoL Richard Lea, M a j.-Gen . D avid
R . Howells, N . J enki ns ( HA C ) Lloyd Owen, Lt.-Col. David Cobb, M a j. Dick W ai te,
M aj . and Mrs. P at Boland ( RNSWR ), M aj. M ike
Brig . C larke, Capt. Bush ( QUEENS ) 0 Archer and M aj. G erald Dineley.
J , C halis, A . Howard ( HA C ) I
A e knowle d gente nts
CoL Sewell, Mr. Rogers ( QUEENS ) 0
I The Editor acknowledges with thanks rece ipt of
J. T omson, R . Norwood ( HAC ) the fo llowing publications :
Roya l British Legion J ournal ( D ec. '77 to J un. '78)
p.m. 0 The Cadet J ournal & Gazette ( D ec. '77, Apr. '78)
I Legion (Canada ) - ( Nov. & D ec. '77; J an . to M ay
CoL Sewell, Capt. J elf ( QUEE 1S )
Brig. M asters ( HAC ) '78)
" The G rapev ine" ( 2RNZIR )- ( D ec. '77)
Brig. C larke, Capt. R ay ner ( QUEENS ) I Queen's Div. D epot J ournal (D ec. '77)
0 Queen's Div. N ews Letter ( Apr. '78)
J. C halis, A . Howard ( HA C ) SSA F A News (Winter '77/'78, Spring '78)
" Blesmag" (Winter '77/'78)
Capt. Bush, Mr. Rogers ( QUEENS ) I " The K ensingtonian " (Journal of the Univ. of NSW
0
J. T omson, R . Norwood ( HA C ) R eg t.) - ( Sep . '77)
" The Silver Bugl e" ( Spring '78)
TOTAL QUEENS 3 H AC 3 " Owl Pie" {1977 )
The Star and Garter M agaz ine {Spring '78)
Golfin g Calendar for 1978 " G lobe and L aurel" ( March/ Apr. '78)
Queen's Su rreys R egt. Assn. N ews Letter ( M ay '78)
3 Jul y: Match v. RMAS at AGC, Aldershot. "Castle" ( 1978)
22 August: M atch v. Queens Own Buffs GS
at RA C Coun try C lub, Epsom.
I September: Annual M eeting at AG C, Aldershot.

50 NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM

Odds & Ends Opening of a new Weapon Gallery

OFFICERS' CLUB On 12 April an important new permanent ex-
hibition was opened on the muse um 's ground fl oor to
Appreciati ve letters for wedding presents to complete the displays in the first phase of the
members of the C lub, have been rece ived from: building.

Capt. Tom M cD ermott, Lt. Alasda ir Goulden, It is the first serious attempt by any museum to
M a j. Michael Ad ler, Lt. Andrew Roberts, Capt. trace the development of the hand-held wea pons used
J ohn Pratten and Ca pt. Dav id Edelsha in . by the British sold ier from mediaeval times to the
present. The influence of tradition, emergency, fa shion
M embers should note in their diaries that this and science are expl ained, as are the special pre-
yea r's Cocktail P arty will aga in be held in the H ouse ferences and requirements of many individual
of Commons ( M embers Dining Room) on Friday regiments, of the E ast India Company, which ruled
29 Sept. the grea t sub-continent until after the mutin y of
1857, and of the Ind ian Army.
OFFICERS' DRESS
This is a complicated stor y, although it deals
The fo llowing items have been off ered for sa le: with little more than the wea pons carried by the in-
Two suits No. 2 Dress in "ve ry good " condition fa ntry and cava lry, for there were occasions when a
( Queen 's buttons, M ajor's crowns but NOT cava lry-man might ca rry pistol s, a ca rbine, a sword
Queen's Div. pattern ) ; H eight 6'; C hest 44 ". and a lance. In addition to these personal arms the
One pr. overalls ( "good" cond ition ). displays include machine guns, grenades, mortars and
One pr. No. I Dress trousers (" fair" condition ). ligh t anti-tank weapons.

Anyone interested should contact, d irect: The earliest weapon on show is a longbow from
M aj. M . ) . Drummond-llrady, the wreck of Henry V lll 's ship M ary R ose, sunk in
Rose Cottage, 1525. The deve lopmen t of gunlocks is exp lained
M agham D own, through exploded line drawings and specia lly com-
H ail sham, East Sussex. missioned models. Comparisons are made of the
(T el : H ailsham ( 0323 ) 841330 ). accuracy and range of half- a-dozen weapons from the
smooth bore musket of 158 0 to the 1903 Short M aga-
FOR SALE zine Lee 'Enfield. A swo rd broken down to its main
components shows how each developed until the idea l
Golf C lubs swo rd was ac hieved in 1908-too late for it to in-
Eight Clubs and bag at half price ( £50 ). fluence any action. In a stree t scene tableau the
models ca rr y a selection of the weapons currentl y
Dress used against urban terrorists.
Field Officer's Forage Cap ( 7-k- 7! ) with badge .
Anyone interested, should write direct to : The design by Hulme C hadwick, who wo rked in
Col. R . R. McNish, close cooperation wi th the m useum staff, make s much
AAG PS4 (A ) MOD, use of contemporar y illustrations and fi lm and slide
Lansdown House, sequences show how the wea pons were carried and
London Wl. used. Many of the weapons are displ ayed in circu lar
and semi-circular cases so that the contents can be
REGULAR FORCES EMPLOYMEN T examined from all ang les. These unique cases have
ASSOCIATION involved special processes for bending the 7ft. high
glass frontages . In an electronic rifle-range the vi sitor
This Association is part of the F orces Resettle- can test hi s marksmanship.
ment Service. It exists to help Servicemen to find
suitable employment when they leave the Forces. It THE ARMY CRUSADERS
also takes a long term interest in ex-Regulars, who
may use its services as often as they wi sh. FOOTBALL CLUB

The Association has 42 Branches covering the The above club, formed in 1922 to promote
U nited Kingdom, and its Employment Offi cers- all association football among officers, is still thriving
ex-Servi cemen- are in close touch with employers. toda y.
It provides all services free.
Based at the RMA S, Camberley the club's fix-
In 1977 the Association placed over 5,900 men ture ca rd spans matches aga inst schools, un iversit ies
and women from the Services in employmen t; of these other Services, members of the Isthmian League, cul-
jobs some 2,400 were for men and women from the min ating in a match agai nst the Army side.
Army and 39 were from The Queen 's R egiment .
Proud of its traditions both on the fi eld and
Addresses and telephone numbers of Branches sociall y, the club is always on the search for young
can be obtai ned from Corps and R egimental stars and experienced thoroughbreds.
Associations--or from Post Offices, Employment
Offices or local telephone directories. For more information please contact the

Secretary: -

Lt. G. L. KEENE, REME,
5 T aiping R oad,
Middle W allop,
Stockb rid ge,
H ants. (T el: W allop 42 7)

51

THE VALUE OF A SOLDIERS MEDALS Letters

by Maj. Peter Hill From: Lt. -Col. W . D . G r iffith <,
D SO, M C, Ret'd.,
Practically every soldier who saw active service 30 H ovedene,
overseas in the 1914 - 18 W ar was awa rded the C romwell Road,
British W ar M eda l and the Victory M edal " Mutt H ove, S ussex,
and J etf", as they ca me to be familiarl y known; they BN3 3EH.
can still be pi cked up for a few pounds in secondh and 15/ 2/78
shops. However, the value is considerably enh anced
if the soldier to whom the y were awa rded wa s killed To: The Editor,
on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 Jul y,
D ea r Sir,
191 6.
In November 1977, the Sunday T elegraph re- I read in the last issue of the J ourna l of the
number of fires attended by the Queens Regt. on
ported that a medal dealer had recentl y published a duty in South M erseyside during the National F ire
book from which the parti culars of ever y soldier Brigade strike.
killed in action on that day could be authenticated.
The book, which contains 18,000 names, wi ll no doubt One of the largest fires they attended (on 12
be of consider ab le interest to medal co llectors. The Dec. '77), which resulted in a loss of over £t million,
dealer cl aims that he is interested in the man behind would have been much greater but for the dedication
the medal. of the Queen's Fire Fighters.

The article prompted a sharp response from the If I ma y quote from a report I have seen-
Secretary Army Museums, Ministr y of D efence (Col. 'Notable was the excellent co-operation freel y given
Pip Newton), who wrote: "The traffi ckin g in meda ls by everybody on site, particularly the Army per-
is a sad business; th at (the) catalogue of those 18,000 sonnel . . Most impressive was the manner in which
poor men slaughtered on the first day of the Battle the Army accepted and carried out the senior Fire
of the Somme may now increase the value of the Officer's advice under very dangerous conditions,
medals they never saw is repugnant. The proper home when masonr y and glass were falling from the roof .. .'
for medals, when they can no longer be cared for or As one Senior N .C.O. wa s hea rd to say 'and when
sa feguarded, by the man or his famil y, is the regiment I tell yo u to stay there squirting the water, you
in which he earned them and which is proud to keep stay there'- and they did.
them in his honour in perpetuity as visible evidence
of the sacrifice made in the defence of our freedom Yours sincerely,
and as an inspiration for future generations."
W . D . GRIFFITHS
78 DIVISION BATTLEAXE CLUB
WELFARE-FAR EAST PsOW
If yo u served in 78 Divi sion in North Africa,
Sicily, Italy, Egypt, or Austri a, you will be very T he Far East (PsOW and Internees) Fund
welcome at the Annu al Reunion and Dinner on the T he Far East PsOW Central WeHare Fund
second S aturday of November at the Victory C lub.
The Secretary of the Trustees of the above-
Please contact Ian McKee, MBE, Hon . Sec. 98 named Funds has moved to:
Christchurch Ro ad, Winchester S023 9TE, for fur-
ther detaiIs. Cook Lubbock House,
W aterside,
BLESMA MAIDSTONE, Kent MEI4 ILG.
( T el: M aidstone ( 0622 ) 670458 )
(British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Assn.)
Support
A "THANK YOU" FROM THE SECRETARY our
OF BLESMA 's NATIONAL APPEAL
Advertisers
The support which we have rece ived from the
Services ha s enabled many disabled ex-Servicemen
and women to be helped by BLESMA to lead as
normal a life as possible. I am grateful for this
opportunity to express my gratitude for Service sup-
port. Unfortunately, the list of those who have raised
funds in a variey of ways is far too long for pub-
lication, but typical of the donations which we have
received recently is one from the M oenchengladbach
G arrison; another from all ranks and their families
at RAF Bruggen, to name two beds at BLESMA's
Home in Blackpool and one at the Home in C rieff;
and some from HMS St. Angelo. M alta, HMS
Daedelus, Lee-on-the-Solent and from the Garrison
Chu rch at C hatham . All this helped BLESMA to
give grants of more than £50,000-an all-time record
where the money was most needed. I would also like
to pa y tribute once more to all the members of
BLESMA 's Ill branches who, although limbless
themselves, continue their splendid welfare work, par-
ticularl y case-visiting. The First Sta ffordshires have
in fact 'adopted' BLESMA 's Chelmsford Branch".

52 Short Scrv . Commus.
2/Lt. R . K. Wilkinson relinquished hi s commn.
The London Gazette
2 1 D ec. '77.
Extracts from Supplements Ca pt. B. W. Edey retired on retired pay I! M ar.

Appointments '78.
Maj .-Gen. R . S . N. Mans, C BE is appointed
Lt. M. J . Featherstone to be Cap t. 10 M ar. '78.
Colonel, The Queen's R egt. 31 D ec. '77 in success ion 2/ Lts. H. Beaston, S. F. N. L alor and C. W. K.
to Maj .-Gen. F. A . H . Ling, C B, CBE, DSO, DL, Robinson to be Lts. 6 M ay '78 .
tenure expired; he relinqui shes the appointment of
D eputy Colonel ( Surrey), tenure expired. Short Serv. Vol. Com mns.
2/ Lt. C. G. L ambert to be Lt. 15 J an. '77.
Brig. B. R. Coleman is appointed D ep uty Colonel Lt. P . A. D. Storic-Pugh from TA VR Gp A
The Queen 's R egt. 31 D ec. '77, a new appointment;
he relinquishes the appointment of D eputy Colonel 6/ 7 QUEENS to be Lt. I F eb. '78.
(Sussex), tenure expired.
RMAS
Col. J. N. Shipster, C BE, DSO relinquishes the
appointment of D eputy Colonel ( Middx.) 31 D ec. The following 2/Lts. from G en. List (subj ect
'77, tenure expired. to confirmation) are confirmed in their commns., 8
Apr. '77 and a re transferred to The Queen 's R egt.
Col. J. B. Ogilvie, OBE, TD, late Queens TA VR w.e.f. 5 Nov. '77: A . J . Bickersdike, ]. C. F. Gamlin
is appointed A .D .C. TA VR to The Queen, 3 1 M ar. ( R eg. Commns.); K . S . Haines ( SRC, with S eniority
'78 in success ion to Col. J . K. L. Thompson, MBE, 24 June '76); M. E . Cowan-Aston (from SRC ).

TD, tenure ex pired. The following 0 /Cdts. to be 2/ Lts. 10 Dec. '77:
Lt.-Col. B. D. 0. Smith is ap pointed to the M. S. Glenister; R . E. Moody.
Short s~rv. Limited Co mmn s .
Speci al List, 26 Apr. '78 .
0 / Cdt. M . R. McNish to be 2/ Lt. (on pro-
Commands and Staff bation), I Apr. '78.

Col. J. W. Sewell retired on retired pa y 13 J an. TAVR
'78.
Awards
Col. D. E . Blum, OBE retired on retired pa y
12 F eb. '78. Col. ]. B. Ogilvie, OBE, ADC, TD ha s been
awarded the 1st C lasp to his Territorial Efficiency
REGULAR ARMY Decoration .

Honours and Awards Maj s. R. E. Lowans, M. A . G. Roberts, TD and
Capt. R. A. M etca lf were awarded the Efficiency
M ention in D espatches for serv ice in Northern Decoration (TAVR ).
Ireland I Ma y to 31 Jul y '77:
Lt.- Col. F. B. H erd, TD was awa rded the 1st
Lt. (Actg . Capt.) K. J . Haley. Clasp to hi s Efficiency D ecoration (TAVR ).
W02 J . A . Frost, BEM.
2/ Lts. ( on probation ) P. S . F. McCard le, W . D .
Promotions ( 31 D ec. '77) Milne and S. J . C. Thompson (5 QUEENS ) are
confirmed as 2/ Lts., 24 Oct. '7 6.
Lt.-Cols. P. D. Johnson and N. B. Knocker to
be Cols. with seniority 30 J an. '77. Capt. ( Actg. Maj .) R . E. Lowans ( 6/7
QUEENS ) to be M aj. 25 Feb . '78 with seniority I
Capts. R. Gancz, M. J . A. K ea ly, DSO, N. P. Apr. '76.
Harris and R. M. M. Low to be Maj .
2/ Lt. M . H . Mortimer (5 QUEENS ) to be
The following 2/ Lts. to be Lts. 6 M a r. '78 : Lt. 22 Jan. '78.
J . Barr, L. S. P. Mans and P . J . Newman.
Capt. ( Actg. Maj. ) B . A. Carte, TD ( 6/ 7
Lts. (from SSC ) M. J . Ayling and L. H . H art QUEENS ) to be M aj. 7 Aug. '77 with seniority I
to be Capt. ( QM ) I Apr. '78 . Oct. '7 3.

Lt. N . H . Carter to be Capt. 14 Apr. '78 . Lt. S . ]. M anchip (5 QUEENS ) is granted
the actg. rank of Capt. 2 Nov. '77.
Retirements
Lt. ( Actg. C apt. ) M. C. M ercer, 6/7 QUEENS
Maj . P . M. P . Broadbank retired on retired pay from TAVR Gp . A 5R ANGLIAN to beLt. ( Actg .
8 J an. '78. Capt.) 20 Mar. '78 with seniority 25 Sep. '77.

Lt.-Col. ]. A. W. Hyde retired on retired pay WOII P. ]. Chapman, 6/7 QUEENS to be 2/ Lt.
31 Jan. '78. (on probation ) 15 F eb. '78.

Maj . B. Goring, MBE retired on retired pay I Capt. A. J. Wilkin 6/7 QUEENS is granted the
Feb. '78. actg. rank of M aj. I Apr. '78.

Lt.-Col. A. D. P eckham, MBE retired on retired
pay 10 M ar. '78.

Maj. P . G . V. Bellers retired on retired pay
29 Mar. '78.

Capt. P . A. Tawell, at hi s own request, resigns
his Commn. I Apr. '78.

Maj. C. D. B. Butler retired on retired pa y 30
Apr. '78.

Special R eg. Com mns.

2/Lt. H. W. R. Egan to be Lt. 8 Nov. '77.
Lt. K . ] . Haley to be Capt. 4 D ec. '77 .

Lt. J. P. S . Mills to be Capt. 30 M ar. ' 78.
Lt. J. C. Dawson to be Capt. 14 Apr. ' 78.

53

Marriages and Deaths HARBI NSON- SOM ERV ILLE. On 10 Dec. '77 at
Catterick, L/ Cp l. G. 0. H arbimon to M i;; j anc
MARRIAGES
Alli ,on Somervi ll e.
FR AZER-PARN ELL. On 9 Jul y '77, at Colchester,
L/ pi. R. Frazer to Miss Vanessa T eresa Pam ell. PRATTEN-LEA H Y. On 17 Dec. '77, at D ouaJ

13ASHFORD-COLLIER . On 16 Jul y '77, at Si dley, Abbey, Cap t. J . P ra ttcn to M iss Veronica
Pte. G . 0 . Bas hford to Miss Jacqueline Rochell
Anne Leahy.
Co lli er .
REDDI C K-JENNINGS. On 3 Sept. '77, at Ca t- ATK INS-H UT C HI NSON. On 17 Dec. '77, at
Barking, Pte. G. A tki ns to M i" K aren M ana
terick, Pte. T. W . Reddick to Miss K aren Hutchinson.

J enning s. HOWE S-M ATTHE WS. O n 17 D ec. '77, at Ca t-
MacNAMARA-FOWLER . On 3 Sep t. '77, at Ca t- terick, Pte. C. M . Howes to M iss Va leric L ill ian
M atthews.
terick, L /C pl. N . M acN amara to Mi ss J anet
M ary Fowler. GO U LDEN-MILES. On 17 D ec. '77, at Werl,
WALLER-DA VIES . On 17 Sept. '77, at Trumping- Kries, Lt. A. M . Go uldcn to M iss Penn elopc
ton, Lt . G . A. Wailer to Miss Susa n D avies.
SUCCO-McPHIE. On 24 S ept. '77, at K ettcring, Ann Miles.
Pte. A. Succo to Miss Linda Anne M cPhie.
HAWKER-KING . On 24 Sept. '77, at Colburn, E VAN S-HILL. On 21 Dec. '77, a t S tockport, Pte.
Pte. A. R . H awker to Miss Ange la E lizabeth
D . A. Eva ns to Miss Kathleen Ann H ill.
King . JO N AS-KISO VAR . On 23 D ec. '77, at Badsassen -
130WDREY- SP ENCE . On 24 Sept. '77, at N ew
dorf, L/ C pl. P. J onas to Mis; H anne!ore K isova r.
Seaham, L /C pl. K. Bowdrcy to Miss M argarct
Stuart S pence. RYDE-MURPHY. On 24 D ec. '77, at Li verpool,
MILLER-McCONNELL. On I O ct. '77, at Ro y- Pte. N. P . R yde to Miss K aren Murph y.
ston, Cpl. B. Mill er to Mrs. lrene Ann
M cConne ll. FARNFIELD-BAMFORD. On 24 D ec. '77, at
AETHERIS-MITCHELL. On 8 Oct. '77, in Lon- F olkestone, Pte. R . Farnfield to Miss J ulie K im
don, Pte. S . A. Aetheris to Miss Sandra E li zabeth Bamford.
M i t ch ell.
GRUBB-SHORE . On 8 Oct. '77, at C leveland, Cpl. OWEN-STANLEY. On 24 D ec. '77 in London,
D. W . Grubb to M iss Patricia Shore. Pte . S . F. Owen to Miss Sonia Stanley.
HIGGINS-DENNIN . On 29 Oct. '77, at E arley,
Cpl. M . Higgins to Miss Anne-M arie D ennin . BRADLEY-CARTER . On 29 D ec. '77, in H ert-
DIXON-BELFIELD . On 11 Nov. '77, at S alford, ford shire, Pte. W . Bradley to Miss Diane Rose
Pte. R . C. Dixon to Miss Michele Belfield.
SELLEN-WHYTE . On 12 Nov . '77, at Andover, C art e r.
Pte. S. R . Sellen to Miss Elizabeth M arga ret
ARNOLD-O RMOND . On 7 J an . '78 at Liverpool,
Rose Whyte. Pte. J. Arnold to Miss Diane Ormond .
HARDI NG-S CH NE IDER. On 16 Nov. '77, at Sur-
JARV IS- WREN. On 7 Jan. '78, at Richmond
ton, L / Cp l. R. H arding to Miss Hedwig ( Yorks.), Pte. B. E . Jarvis to Miss K aren Wren.
Elizabeth Schneider.
STEVENS-LITTLE. On 19 Nov. '77, at Catterick, MEACHEN-SMITH. On 7 Jan. '78, at North-
Bdsm. R. B. Stevens to Miss Jean Little. allerton, L/ C pl. A. R. M cachen to Miss Na ncy
CO LEMAN-BRA N DT. On 19 Nov. '77, at Guild-
ford, Pte. S . Coleman to Miss U rsula Brand!. Smith.
WALDR AN- COLES . On 19 Nov. '77, in Canter- DOLLI N G-O 'SULLIVAN. On 14 J an. '78, in
bury, Pte. D . Waldron to Miss Doroth y Violet
Cardine Coles. Gibraltar, L/ Cpl. W. H . D olling to Miss Karcn
GO LD-S URCH . On 21 Nov. '77, at M eriden, Pte.
K . Gold to M iss Ann S urch. O'Sullinn.
WRIGHT-ROBBIE. On 2 D ec. '77, at Thanct,
W02 B. M . Wright to Mrs. Valeric Patricia Ann LYONS-HARWOOD . On 14 Jan. '78, at Catterick,

Robbie. Pte. M . A. L yons to Miss Susan H arwood .
TROLLOPE-WELLER . On 3 D ec. '77, at Brighton,
HUNTER-HAYMES . On 19 Jan. '78, at M an-
Pte. P . G . Trollope to Miss Cherry Anne Weller. ches ter, Pte. P. C. Hunter to Miss J anet H aymes.
WOOLLEY-PARKER. On 3 D ec. ' 77, at Bradford,
GR INHAM-MONTGOM ERY . On 2 1 J an . '78, in
Pte. G . Woolley to Miss Sandra Ann P arker. Surrey, Pte. A. Grinham to Miss Carol Lesley
DR U MMO N D-BENNISON . On 3 D ec. '77, at Montgomery .

Catterick, L / Cpl. P . B. Drummond to M iss TRENT-FLETCHER . On 21 Jan. '78, at Little-
Valeric Ann Bennison . hampton, Pte. P . Trent to Miss Susan H amilton
DA VIES-CAROLAN . On 6 D ec. '77, at M a id-
stone, Pte. R. M . D avies to Miss M arian Ann Fletcher.
CH URCHER-TINKLER . On 2 1 Jan. '78, at D ar-
Cara lan .
MURPHY-RODDY. On 8 D ec. '77, at N . Yorks., lington, L/ C pl. P . J . C hurcher to Miss D awn

Pte. J. G. Murph y to Miss M au reen Rodd y. Tinkler.
G REE N HAIG H-PFEIFFER . On 10 D ec. '77, at M cMI CH AEL-MIDDLEMISS . On 4 Feb. '78, at

N . Yorks., Pte. C. Grecnhaigh to Miss S ylvia D arlington, Pte. T. M cMichael to Miss Susan

Gladys Pfeiffer. M i d d l emi ss.
TAYLOR-FRI CKE. On 17 F eb. '78, at Aldershot,

Pte. S . T aylor to Miss Csela Fricke.

MARLOW-De SOTO . On 21 F eb. '78, in Gibraltar,
Pte. K . D . M arlow to Miss S onia M aria D e Soto .

DIQUE-ROSENDAAL. On 2 M ar. '78, at Iserlohn ,
Pte . K. D ique to Miss Elke Erika Emmi

R ose nda a l.
WOODCOCK-AYRE . On 4 Mar. '78, in N .Yorks,

L/ Cpl. L. E. C. Woodcock to Miss J une M arie

A yr e.
P EPPER-SEN IOR. On 10 M ar. '78, in Gib ra ltar,

L/ C pl. C. S . Pepper to Miss S andra Senior.
P ULLE N-PEN FOLD . On 11 M ar. '78, at Ashford,

L/ C pl. J . M . Pullen to M iss K aren Anne
Penfold.

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LAWRENCE- YATES . On 17 M ar. '78, in Mr. B. J. C utts and M iss H. R. Ca1ver
G ibraltar, Pte. S . Lawrence to Miss M aril yn
Yate s. 'T'he engagemen t is announced between Barry
John, son of Mr. and Mrs. J . G. C utts, of Stoke
HO C KLEY-COO K . On 18 M ar. '78, at lsleworth, Newington, and H ann ah Rosemary, daughter of M aj.
L/ Cp l. D . Hockley to Mi ss Elaine Jean Cook . and Mrs. P. E . Ca lver, of Mistley, E ssex.

ROBERTS-RAY . On 18 M ar. '78, at R yedale, Lt. Mr. R. S . Flctchcr and M iss A. L. Duffy
A. Roberts to Miss J ulia Jane Angela Ray.
The engagement is annou nced between Richa rd
ALBREC HT- BEACH. On 25 M ar. '78, at Wor- on ly son of Mrs. M ary Fletcher and the late Brig:
thing, C pl. A. B. Albrecht to Miss Susan L ynn J . S. Fletcher, C BE, of Petersfield, H ampshire, and
Beach. L iisa, yo ungest daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. J . R.
Duff y of Firedon, North ants.
PARSONS-SUTTLING . On 3 1 M ar. '78 in
Gibraltar, Pte. R . E. Parsons to Miss Les ley Capt. J. D . K . Russell and Miss V. A. de C. P ie1ow
Sharon Suttling.
The engagement is announced between J ohn, only
KING- RI C HARDSON . On 8 Apr. '78, at Rich- son of Lt. -Col. and Mrs. D . E . C. Ru ssell, of St.
mond ( Yorks.), L/ Cpl. C. S . King to M iss M artin, Cornwa ll, and Virgin ia, onl y da ughter of
Linda Patricia Richardson . Brig. and Mrs. B. A. M . Pielow of the British Em-
bassy, Paris .
HOARE-VOISEY . On 8 Apr. '78, at Reiga te, P te.
A. D . D . Hoare to Miss Amanda J ane Voisey. Mr. R. J. K night and Miss C. M. S. G. Hinton

PALMER- LAWS . On 8 Apr. '78, at Lewisham, The engagement is announced between Lt. Robert
Pte. M . F . Palmer to Miss Ca rol Ann Laws. J ames Knight, th e Queen 's Regt., younger son of

FORTHCOM I NG MARRIAGES Mr. and Mrs. 1. I. Knight of Blackheath Rise, Lon-

Capt. C. J. Pearce and Miss V. J. Reynolds don, and Ca therine, eldest daughter of M aj. and Mrs.

The engagement is announced between Capt. E . G. Hinton, of Bexley, K ent.
Corin Pea rce, the Ro ya l Anglian Reg iment, eldest son M r. I . R. H arrison and M iss P . S. Neve
of W / Cd r. and Mrs. D . Pea rce, of Ea ton Socon,
Cambridgeshire, and Victoria, eldest daughter of The engagement is announced between ! an, elder
Brig. and Mrs. M . F. Re ynolds, of Ea stbourne, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. G. H arrison, of Weybourne,
S u ssex. Norfolk, and P atricia, elder daughter of M a j. and
Mrs. R . W . H owe, of Littlebourne, Kent.
Lt.-Col. T. L. T rotman and
Second Officer R. E. S. Long, WRNS DEATHS

The engagement is an nounced between Lt.-Co l. BRADY- On 10 Oct . '77, son of Pte. and Mrs.
Timoth y Lionel Trotrnan, The Queen's Regt., elder P . V. Brady, Stephen died at R N H H ospita l,
son of the late Rev. L. W . Trotrnan and of Mrs. Gibraltar.
Trotman, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and Rachel
Elizabeth Stuart, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BROWN- On 25 Nov. '77, M aj. R . A . W . Brown,
K . V. S . Long, of W eston-super-Mare, Avon. M C, died in his 96th yea r.

."rlr. D. A. Sykes and Miss S. P . ] ones MANUEL-On 16 D ec. '77, wife of C / Sgt. ].
M anuel, D ooren M anuel, died at Werl, W.
The engagement is announced between D avid, G ermany.
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. S ykes, of Sevenoa ks,
K ent, and Susan, daughter of Col. and Mrs. A. G. MATTHEWS- On 3 M ar. '78, daughter of L / Cp l.
]ones, of Orch eston, Salisbury, Wilts. R . M atthews, Julie M atthews, died at Werl,
W. Germany.
M r. J. J. Weymouth and
LOVELL-On 23 M ar. '78, Lt.-Col. H . 0 . L ovell
Miss S. M. Thienot C harbonneaux died peacefu lly at home; he was formerl y of The
Queen's Own Royal West K ent Regt., widower
The engagement is announced between J ames, of M ary Murray.
eldest son of M a j. and Mrs. Guy Weymouth, of
H ythe, Kent, and Sylvie, daughter of M . and Mme. MORRIS-On 13 M ay '78, in Gibraltar, Capt.
Francois Thienot C harbonnea ux, of P aris. ( QM ) B. M . Morris of 2 QUEENS .

M acDO NA LD-On 17 M ay '78, Mrs. 'Trish'
M acD onald, wife of Lt.-Col. ( Retd .) E . W .
( Bill ) M acD onald, OBE .

Obituaries---------.

Lt.-Col. T . C. CO ATH, TD quickly rose to Corporal. When subsequentl y com-
missioned in 1940, he was posted to 4 RWK little
There could be no more typical Infantryman knowing he would one day command that battalion.
than Tom Coath who died suddenly on 5 February.
Tom commanded the A/ Tk PI. at the battles
Tom's robust and stolid figure became as well of Alam H alfa and El Alamain where the Battalion
known in his Regiment as it had been on the suff er ed grievous losses. In 1943, under the com-
rugb y fi eld as a yo ung man playing for the great mand of Lt.-Col. Lavert y, the Battalion sailed
Sidcup side. Born on 3 July 1916, he wa s educated for Burma and took an active part in the Arakan
at M erchant Tailors from 1928-3 3. campaign leading up to the epic D efence of
Kohima, which was to become an unique battle
The first phase of his military career began
in 1939 when he joined the Queen's Own and honour for the Reg iment.

·---- OBITUARIES-continued. 55

At Kohima, described by Lord Louis CAPT. T. PIC KFORD
Mountbatten as one of the greatest battles of th e
wa r, Tom ass umed command of C Coy. on 7 M aj. D. H . L ardncr writes :-
April in the toughest "DIS Ridge" sector until
he was wounded twelve days later. Cap t. Tom Pi ckford died peacefully at hJS
home on 8 Nov. 1977 in his 54th yea r ; he had
The J apanese signed the trea ty of surrender been unwell for nearly a yea r and had undergone
in Rangoon on 28 Aug. '45 and Tom witnessed two major operations.
the ceremon y whil st acting as escort to Gen. Takazo
Munato, Chief of Staff of thei r Southern Arm y. The deep sympath y of his many friends in
the Greater London Army Cadet F orce goes to
The second pha se of Tom's military career his wife, Anna and his family.
began in 1950 when he rejoined B Coy. at St.
Marys C ray and wen t on to command it at the Tom enlisted from the Duke of York's Royal
Presentation of Colours in 1956. Military Technica l School. In 194 1 he entered
man service with the Roya l Army Service Corps.
One of his proudest moments came when he and transferred to the REME on its form ation.
was selected to command the Battalion in 1960, H e served through to 26 Apr. '49 both in North
which he did most successfull y unt il 1963. Africa and Italy.

On retiring, Tom cont in ued to support his In Feb. '63 he joined the M iddlesex ACF
Regiment as a Trustee of the Museum and as and was appointed as an Under Officer serving
President of the Tonbridge Branch of the Reg i- wi th the Staines Cadet Coy. H e was commissioned
mental Association. His final appoi ntment was in Jul y ' 63 and, afte r a short period took com-
as H onorary Colonel of the 3rd Cadet Bn . The mand of 195 ( Staines ) Cadet Coy., Queen's R egt .
Queen 's R egiment (K ent ACF ).
During his long service with the AC F , for
Tom had a cheerful personality with a sense which he was awa rded the Cadet Forces M eda l,
of humour that made the dullest military exercise Tom made many fri ends in the R egiment, the
ACF and with loca l youth and other organisations .
seem fun. This, coupled with a sincere interest H e had a deep interest in military history and •
in all those under him, quickly won him the dress and was always available to give information
respect and affection of all ranks. and advice on these subj ects with pa rticular
reference to the Queen's R egt.
At Tom 's M emorial Service, it wa s not sur-
prising to find the C hapel overfl owing with many A great num ber of hi s fri ends and colleagues
friend s from The Queen 's Own, including Col. attended his cremation at Feltham, Middlesex after
H . R. H. W aring, M aj. Blake, Mrs. U na Gwilliam, which his ashes were conveyed to Italy to be
Maj. Philpin. interned in his wife's famil y vau lt .

T o D oroth y, who gave Tom so much support,
and his famil y, go the sympathy of all of us who
were privileged to serve with him .

}.B.O .

Why does the

Army Benevolent

Fund still need help?

For most of us nowadays the memories we have of the
two World Wars have become dimmed by time. But tor
those who were left disabled- and for the many bereaved
families- the tragic aftermath of war is ever present.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been in action in many parts of the world since the end

ot World War II. Thus even in peace-time the problem continues.

The sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund is to try to lessen this suffering. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the money,
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The Queen's Surreys
Association

LETI"ERS FROM THE BOER WAR was the most excit ing day of m y life. The next
morning no Boers were in sight and the Cava lry
I n the May 19 77 issue of th e Qu eens Surreys entered L adysmith the same aftern oon. The Boers
Newsleuer th ere appeared a n oti ce of th e death of left all their kit behind a nd eve ry ma n in my Coy.
Mrs. B arbara Dickim-wife of M aj. C . H . Dickim has got a bandolier full of M auser ammunition, a
late Th e East Sun-ey R egt . l e was later brought to rug, a waterproof and several have M auser rifles; I
have one with the name of 'Potgeiter' in large silver
our notice by h er son, M aj. D. f. C. Dickins- 2/C letters on the stock . H e was a Commandant and was
severely wounded."
I QUEENS- that her father had also served with
th e East Surr eys} during the B oer W ar a11d Gr ea t From Col. Colvilles Column, Standerton May 26th
War. Capt . H . S . T ew- later Col.- had wrillen some
letters which had bew preserved. S elected extracts ( 1901?)
are printed below:-
"Whenever we visit a fresh farm, the troops
From South of the Tugela River-as a Captain collar all the poultry for them selves ( of course it is
impossible for the peopl e to take them away with
" W e have just come back from a second un- them ) but as a rule, our mounted troops get all
successful attempt to relieve L adys mith . W e managed that. A few days ago I had to go and destro y a lot
to deceive the Boers and cross the Tugela but instead of forage and mealies at the late Gen . J oubert 's
of attacking at once, we waited three days do ing farm ; he wa s evidentl y a rich man and had a far
nothing while the Boers constructed their usual row superior farm to most one sees about. We shot a
afte r row of trenches. We then made two or three number of guinea fowl a nd pigeon there b ut some
attacks taking several of thei r trenches but making Boer snipers rather interfered with our sport and
no serious attempt with all our force and then giving ca used us to leave quicker th an we had intended but
up the attempt, made a very successful night march not before we had destroyed all his supplies."
across the Tugela aga in."
From Parkerkop Hilt Nov. lOth (1902?) -as a brevet
"O ur Brigade was engaged wi th the Boers on
Sunday Janu ar y 2 1st. As usual we had nothing but Major!
a few dry biscuits to eat all da y. I was in command
of the fi rst line of my men and had to rush off with M y Colonel off erect me the choice of a
no idea of what I had to do except that we were
supposed to attack some Boer trenches. The obj ect DSO or a brevet but adv ised me to take the b revet
of the fight was not apparent as it was imposs ib le
to take the Boer trenches with the number of men as otherwise it would have meant a junior officer
at our disposa l and we had no guns to support us
till late in the afternoon." going over m y head, which would not have been

From Camp near Ladysmith_ March 6th 1900-still pleasa nt. The brevet gives me 2s/ O a da y extra pa y

a Captain which is an adva ntage and the DSO brings nothing

"Very man y th anks for the parcel of socks which extra except the honour and medal for it. There is
wi ll be most useful. I am sending yo u a box of
Queen's chocolate as a curiosity. K eep the box as no sign of any end to the wa r which is almost boun d
they will be worth a lot of money some da y. As much
as £5 has already been given out by civilians who to las t until next Jul y at an y rate. It is very dis-
wa nted them. I managed to raise three boxes. One
of them was picked up by a man in my company in heartening but progress is ve ry sure. I don't think
our last fight when we stormed the Boer tren ches;
he had evidently picked it off a dead Tommy in the an yone could do better than Lord Kitchener is doing ;
previous fight on the same hill . . .
it is simply a case o f capturing a few Boers every da y
. . . W e attacked the hill which Gen. H art 's
Brigade had a ttacked four days prev iously without till none are left "
success in which he had lost 1,000 killed and wou nded,
but in this case two other Brigades attacked hills on Ediwrs no te: Ca ptain T ew co mmanded the fir in g
the right from which the Boers had previously en- lin e of two co mpanies dw·ing th e successful attack
filaded G en . H a rt 's men . I commanded the two on H art's H ill, w hich was part of the action w hich
companies of the E Surrey in the firing line and fina lly clem·ed th e B oers fr om th eir positions on th e
there were two of the Rifles on our left. W e took the Tu gela river, and thu s allowed th e relief of L adysmith.
hill very eas ily, my CO being first up and then
fired away ha rd at the retreat ing Boers until it was MARINE COLONELS OF THE REGIMENT
da rk. The fight took place on m y birthday and it
by Maj. Peter Hill

A note of the four Colonels who commanded the
forbea rs o f the old 31st Foot when pa rt of the M a rine
Corps between 1702 a nd 17 14 ma y, be of interest.

G eorge Villiers was commissioned in the First
Guards on 31 Aug. 1685, and must have been in his
la te thirties when appointed to command one of the
newly-formed Reg iments of M arines, a commission
signed by King Willia m Ill on 12 Feb. 1702. The
first action in which "Villiers' M arines" took part

58 One month late r, Lt. -Col. Sir H arry Goring
then M ember of P arliament for S teyn ing, was p ro~
was an unsucce>sful attempt to cap ture Ca diz on
12 Aug. of that yea r ; two months later, they fo rmed mated by purchase to command of the Regiment ; he
pa n of the Second Brigade at the capture of the
Span ish ga lleons at Vigo, although they rema ined was aged 32. D uring his period of comm and, "Goring's
emba rked on this occasion. It was while serving in
the M editerranean the following yea r that the Reg i- M ar ines" were employed by de tachments at sea and
ment suffered a grea t loss in the dea th of Col. V illiers;
he an d one of his offi cers were drowned at Priu ti on ga rrison duti es as hore in the traditional role of
on 6 D ec. 1703 .
the M arine Corps. Conseq uent upon the T rea ty of
The second in command, Lt.-Col. Alexander
Luttrell, who had served with the Reg iment since its U trecht which concluded the W ar of the Span ish
formation, immed iately ass umed command. H e had
previously been in the (19th ) Yorkshire R egt. and S uccess ion in 1713, the R egiment was threa tened
had seen active service in Flanders. A fter an un-
successful attempt to capture Barcelona on 19 M ay, with d isba ndment, and Col. Goring hi mse lf was p laced
"Luttrcll's M arines" took pa rt in the ca pture of
Gibraltar on 2 1 Jul y 1704 ; they formed pan of the on the half- pay list. The follow ing yea r, after th e
heroic garrison which held on to the Rock through
the long and bitter siege which las ted until 18 April dea th of Queen Anne on I August, there was an
the following yea r. Luttrell remained in command
during the second and successful attack on B arcelon a upsurge of J acobi te ac ti vity with the aim of restoring
in Oct. 1705, but he retired from the Acti ve L ist in
J an. a yea r later, and died in Sept. 171 4. the S tuart dy nasty. The situa tion was suffi cientl y

The next commanding officer was Lt.-Col. J oshua serious for six new reg iments to be raised and the
C hurchill of the 3rd Foot ( The Buff s). H e came
from a well known family in D orset but was not, three senior M arine Regiments, including G oring's,
so far as is known, related to the Duke of M art-
borough . During I 706, the M arine Corps took pan to be restored to the Acti ve List as Regiments of the
in the capture of a number of towns on the east
coast of S pain, including Alicante and of the islands Line. Gor ing's M arine R egiment thus became the
of Ibiza and M ajorca. The Regiment continued to
serve " By Sea and By L and", and "Churchill 's Thirty Fi rst Reg iment of F oot, and S ir H arry was
M arines" took part in the ill-fated attack on T oulon
in the summer of 1707. In O ctober the fl eet sai led re-appointed to the colonelcy in 17 15. U nfortuna tely,
for home, but some of the ships were wrecked off the
Scilly Isles and a large number of men, including Col. Goring was suspected of J acobite sympathies and
some of Churchill's M arines, were lost. Operations
in the W estern M editerranean continued in 1708 and in June that yea r, as a result of political pressure,
Churchill's M arines were in the force which captured
Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, in August of that lost his seat in the H ouse of Commons; three months
yea r. In 1710 a composite battalion of M arines was
formed for an expedition against P ort R oyal in Nova later he was obliged to se ll his commission . O n his
Scotia . Six Regiments of M arines, including
Churchill 's, each supplied one company and the retirement, S ir H arry returned to S ussex; he died
force was commanded by M a j. R ea ding of C hurchill's.
The following year, C ol. Churchill, after five years in at H orsham on 12 Nov. 173 1, at the age of 52.
command on acti ve service, received H er M ajesty's
permission to sell his commiss ion ; he left the Service Footnote
in F eb. I 711.
In this rev iew of M arine Colonels, it wo uld
perhaps be not in appropria te to mention G en . S ir
Richard F oster, K C B, C M G, D S O, who was Colonel
of The E as t S urrey R egt. from 1939 to '46. Com-
miss ioned in the R oya l M arines Artillery in September
189 7, he served in the R oya l Nava l Division in
France in the 19 14 - 18 W ar ; he was awa rded the
CMG and D SO, and was four times mentioned in
despatches. The climax of his distinguished career
was his appointment as Adj utant G eneral R oyal
M arines in 1933 ; he was knighted during his term of
offi ce and retired in 1936. A later Colonel of the
Regiment wrote; ' The period of S ir Richard's
Colonelcy was by no means an easy one, covering
as it did, the whole period of the Second W orld W ar,
but he entered with energy, enthusiasm and instincti ve
sympath y into the life of his new R egiment and did
much to maintain the high morale of the Surreys
throughout those difficult yea rs.' General 'Dick', who
died in A pril 1965, was regarded with a ff ection, ad-
miration and respect by all ranks of his R egiment.

The Queen's Own Buffs
Association

R eaders will be glad to know th at our Association Under the Queen's Own R oyal W est K ent
is still very active; some branches are still getting new Benevolent schemes, a to tal of 11 3 cases we re dea lt
members-this may seem incredible, but true. with and a total disbursement of £ 4294 made. The
Buffs Benevolent Fund disb ursed £ 1299 in 52 cases
At the last Annual G eneral M eeting held recentl y, - a grand total of £55 93.
the tone of the Branch representatives was on a very
high level. M aj.-Gen. T albot resigned as a V ice- The Inter -Branch D arts competition was held
President and Col. H. B. H . W aring has succeeded at M aidstone on 2 Ap ril and was followed by a da nce.
him. Approx. 35 0 members and their guests we re present

and it was vo ted an exce llen t even ing. The "62 C lub'. 59
we re this yea rs D arts wi nners, taking the Troph}
Inte r Branch Darts Competition on 7 April ' 79.
from R amsga te Branch ( Buff s) . It is onl y fitting that the splendid but sad
In the next 12 months we look forwa rd to the occasion of the L ayi ng Up of ou r last Colours should
be given honourable menti on. We thank The Queen 's
following events: - R egt. fo r making that day a memorable one; all the
M aidstone R eunion to be held on 2 J uly ' 78 "old soldiers" had nothi ng but praise for the wonder-
Canterbur y R eun ion to be held on 6 August '78 ful pa rade which the Regiment conducted.

The Royal Sussex Association

The Committee held a meeting at the R oyal sided and Brigad iers J. B. Ashworth and R. E . Loder,
United Services Institute, on 10 M arch, unde r the
chairmanship of Col. G . J. L angridge, TO, Presi- Lt.-Col. E . G . H ollist and M aj. T. A. H alsey were
de nt of the R egimental Association ; the following present together with represen tatives from the
B r a n ch es.
were present:-
ANNUAL REUNION DINNER
Brigs. J. B. Ashworth, R . E . L oder and B. R .
The Di nner was again held in the T own H all,
Coleman, Col. P . M. ] . Harrison, Lt.-Col. ] . R . G. L ewes on 29 April, the fi rst since the cl os ure of the
Sussex O ffi ce at C hichester. Branches of the
Stanton, M a j. ] . F. Ainsworth, Lt.-Cols. ] . R . Association responded well, show ing that they still
stood by the Old S ussex saying " W e won't be d ru v",
Stephenson and E. G . Hollist. (Sec re ta r y) for there was a record attendance--over I 00 up on
la st year and a coach-load of 50 from 3 QUEE NS,
After the meeting the Committee were enter- now stationed at D over. It is a wonderful thought
tai ned to lunch at the Bucks C lub, C liff ord S treet, that in these difficult days of constant reorgan isat ion
and centralisation, the O ld Comrades rise to the
London W . ooccasion and show that they stand by what they
consider to be right. L ong may they con tinue!
OFFICERS REUNION PARTY
Some 40 retired offi cers of the R egiment we re
This annual party was held on Friday I0 M arch, present to mix and ta lk to their old comrades in arms.
in the Royal Green J ackets Officers' M ess, by kind
permission of Lt.-Col. A . E . Berry and Offi cers of Before dinner, guests and senior offi cers formed
the 4th (Volunteer ) Bn. R . G . ] .. Col. L angridge a procession and, as the y moved to the top t able,
pres ided and in his short speech thanked Col. Berry cadets of the 7th (Chichester ) PI., Sussex AC F ,
and his offi cers for the use of thei r attractive M ess; looking very smart in their scarlet un iforms, sounded
he also thanked the M ess staff for their effi cient and a fanfare. When all we re seated Col. L angr idge ca lled
willing help. In conclusion, he sa id th at in sp ite for the usual silence in remembrance of pas t O ld
of the closure of the Royal Sussex Offi ce, this party C omrades during which the cadets sounded " L ast
and all other Roya l Sussex funct ions would con- Post" and 11Reveille,.
tinue as befor e thanks to the offer of voluntary help
from the office staff . H e hoped that offi cers would The cadets served the O ld Comrades with bee r,
make every eff ort to attend some of the va rious much of which had been most generously donated by
Regimental function s which take place throughout Charrington and Company ( N ewhaven ) and Courage
the yea r. ( Eas tern ) Ltd., E astbourne. Throughout the even ing
a delightful programme of music was provided by
ST. GEORGE'S DAY the R oyal British Leg ion ( Little Common Branch)
conducted by the Bandmaster, Brian N. Smith .
The Annual Service in St. G eorge's C hapel,
the M emorial Chapel of the R oyal Sussex R egt., in T owa rds the end of the d inner Col. L angridge
Chichester Ca thedral was held on 2 1 April, conducted proposed the Loyal T oasts to the Queen and to Queen
by the Rt. R ev. R obert Holtby, D ean of C hichester; Juliana ( P atron of the R egimental A ssociation ) d uring
it was attended by the M ayo r and M ayo ress of which the band played the appropriate Na tional An-
Chichester and a number of guests and members of the thems; he then read out the telegrams he had sent
Regiment, and C ol. L angridge read the lesson. During on behalf of the Association to both Sovereigns and
the Service a praye r was said and silence was ob- the replies he h ad received. In proposing a toast to
served in memory of Lady Esme Whistler, who had " Our Guests", which included C llr. G. K ent ( repre-
died two days previously. senting the M ayor of L ewes, who sent a letter
explaining his abse nce and wishing the Associat ion a
EXECUTIVE COMMITrEE MEETING successful evening); Mr. K. G. S. D avies, OBE ( the
retiring T own C lerk ) and Mr . P agden, hi s successor,
The E xecutive C ommittee held its Annu al Col .L angri dge referred to two sad losses in the past
Meeting at R oussillon Barracks on 18 M arch when few days: Lady Esme Whistler, widow of Genera l
all Branches were represented; Lt.-Col. E . G. H ollist Sir Lashmer Wh istler, and Mr. George W ash who
de putising for Col. Langridge was in the chair. had been Secretary of the H as t ings B ra nch for a
great many yea rs.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The A.G.M . of the Association was held in the
T own H all, L ewes on 29 April. Col. L angr idge p re-

60 enjoyed hi s 25 yea rs as H on . Secretar y but that they
had been difficult times for the Regiment with con-
C llr. K ent replied for the Guests and in the stant reorganisations and disbandments. H e wished to
course of his speech explained how the County Cricket thank the Branches of the Association which, regard-
Club Colours came to be chosen; they were in fact less of all the changes, h ad remained stea dfa st in their
the Roya l Sussex Colours so as to have a close con- all egiances to the former Ro ya l Sussex Regt.
tact with the County Reg iment. One light blue strip
was added to represent Cambridge University as the OFFICERS DINNER CLUB
Committee considered that the dark blue favo ured
Oxford only. This Annual Dinner will, as usual, be held in
Arundel Castle on Frida y, 6 October; the followin g
Col. L angridge then presented Lt.-Col. Hollist Guests have been invited:- His E xcellency The Royal
with a magnificent pair of Zeiss binoculars and a Netherlands Ambassador; Col. W . Epke, Royal
cheque to mark his 25 years as the Hon . Secretary of Netherlands Military Attache; M aj.-Gen . The Duke
the Regimental Association. In making the presentation of Norfolk, C B, CBE, M C; M aj.-Gen. R . S. N .
he sa id that he had received over 400 subscriptions M ans, CBE, Colonel of The Queen's Regt.; and Brig.
excluding the Branches of the Association. Whilst M . M atthews, MBE .
thanking Col. L angridge and members of the Regi-
mental A sociation, Col. Hollist sa id that he had

The Middlesex Association

THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT GOLFING
SOCIETY SPRING MEETING

A very successful and enjoyable meeting was Stab1eford Foursomes
held at the North Hants Golf C lub on 3 May; a
total of 21 members took part. Points

The detailed results ( each decided over 18 holes) Mr. A. G . Torrie and Mr. G . A. Ta ylor 33
were as follows: - (Winners Cooper Cup )
30
Medal Competition-(Scratch and Handicap ) Mr. N. A. T aylor and Cpl. R . Abrahams
(Runners-Up ) 26
Scratch Handicap Nett 25
Mr. T. F . }ones and Mr. C . D. Matthews 24
Mr. G . A. Taylor 84 13 71 Mr. C .Holdford and Mr. D . Miles 24
20
(Winner Scratch and Transvaal Cup ) 76 Maj . H . E . Couch and Capt. R. J. Tarrant 18
16
Cpl. R. Abrahams 94 18 79 Lt.-Col. T . W . C hattey and Mr. A. ]. Reide 16
Mr. ] . ] . Rogers and Mr. S. Rogers
(Winner Handicap and Darjeeling C up ) 77 Lt.-Col. C. N . Clayden and Brig. G. L erwill
Maj . A. R . Bisset and Mr. M . W est
Lt.-Col. T. W. Chattey 91 12 79 Maj . W. G. A. C rumley and Mr. E . Johnson
81
(Runner-Up Scratch) 82
83
Mr. M . W est 95 18 83
85
(Runner-Up Handicap ) 85 Before asking Mrs. J ean Clayden to present the
85 prizes, Lt.-Col. Tom C hattey thanked all present for
Mr. A .G. Torrie 93 14 86 supporting the meeting and especially those who
92 h ad tra velled long distances. H e reminded members
Lt.-Col. C. N. C1ayden 103 22 97 that Maj . D avid Pike, who was a very keen member
NR and regular participant over the years had died sud-
Capt. R . ]. Tarrant 104 22 NR denly just after the autumn meeting and asked
NR members to observe a short silence in his memory .
Lt.-Col. ]. R . B. Worton 99 16 NR Brig. Green sent his best wishes to everyone and
Mr. s. Rogers 24 NR hoped that a good days golf would be had by all
107 (his wishes were answered by the weather-a bea uti-
ful sunn y day after days of rain ). Regrets were
Mr. D . Miles 93 8 received from Col. Burrows, Ca pt. Ingham, Mr.

Mr. T. F. ]ones 92 7 Michae1 Walden and Mr. Bert C hillery.

Mr. C . D . Matthews 101 16

Maj . A. R . Bisset 101 15

Mr. ]. J. Rogers 110 18

Brig. G . Lerwill 121 24

Mr. N. A. Ta ylor NR 10

Mr. A. ]. Reide NR 15
NR 21
Mr. c. Holdford
M aj. H . E . Couch NR 23

Maj . W . G. A. C rum1ey NR 24

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62 For my part I hope we can reciproca te these
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the O ffice r Ca det Training U nit .
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Own Rifl es on one of their training nights. U nlike Annual Field Camp 19 78
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issues of transport and equipment. T aking this into ap proximately 160 kms north-west of S ydney. It was
account, the enthusiasm for training is most notice- initially dry and hot, but then the rain came and it
able. One fea ture of this is the incorporation of the turned out to be a wet ca mp-extremely wet on two or
Ca dets into the unit . Young offi cers of the R egiment three occas ions, particularl y the last night of the
have the single responsibility for cadet training; there Battalion exerc ise.
is therefore a very close identifi ca tion between the
youngsters and the Regiment. The Camp was d ivided into three phases : the
initially phase I being to acclimatise the F ieldwo rk
Wh ilst with the Queen's Own, I visited the once more; it lasted two days. Phase 2, lasting eight
WO s' and Sergeants' M ess and was delighted to meet days was for individual Company train ing to Pl atoon
there Pte. Trainer of our own 6/ 7th ( V ) Bn . who, level; in the hilly terrain in wh ich we were operating,
whilst on holiday in T oronto, had decided most com- the soldiers soon became fi t. Phase 3 consisted of a
mendably, to foster the alliance. 3-day U n it exercise at Company level and the troops
were ferried to the E xercise area in seven U H / 1H
I broke my journey between T oronto and Ottawa helicopters. The move by air took approx imately 22
to stop over for a Saturday lunch in Bellev ille with a minutes and was ac tuall y contour fl ying through the
group of offi cers from the " H asty P s", as the H as ting mountains due to the persistent drizzle and cloud
and Prince Edward's are widely known. In the present on that day.
Offi cers' M ess I was introduced to " Little C hief I! ", the
Reg iment's mascot dating from the las t W ar. This Lt.-Col. R . E . M enzies, ED and Maj . P . K oster
is a splendid seven foot wood ca rving of a most (CO and O ps O ffr . respectively of 2R N ZIR ) attended
formidable looking Indian C hief. His predecessor, the las t three days of Ca mp arri ving from C hrist-
" Little Chief I " was " removed" from the roof of church in the South Island of New Zealand on 27
a canning factory in Picton, Ontario by an intrep id J anuary. Th at particular evening on the way to see
group of soldiers in 1939, determined that the ba ttalion the Battalion exercise C P, torrentia l rai n developed
should have a suitable mascot before it sa iled for and the river which the vehicle had to cross had
Engl and. Sadly, " Little C hief I " was lost in France fl ooded. The affili ation between ourselves and
in 1940 ; however, his replacement was soon produced 2R N Z IR was fo rmally announced on 28 J anuary
from Canada and has been with the Regim ent ever by Royal Assent.
since. The honoured and special place that the " Lit tle
Chiefs" ga ined in the hearts of the fighting men of QUEEN APPROVES REGIMENT'S LINK
the " H asty P s" is graphically related in one of the
best stories of an infantry Regiment eve r written- The Syd11 cy M omi11g H erald- Feb. 2, 1978
" The Reg iment " by F arley M owat. The author, who
is now one of Canada's best known writers, served in C AN BERRA.- The Queen has given R oyal
the " H asty P s" in Sicil y and during most of the Assent for a formal alliance between the University
Itali an campaign . of NS W R eg iment and the Second Battalion, R oyal
New Zea land In fa ntry R egiment.
The welcome given to me during m y all too
short visit to Canada demonstrated in vivid terms the The Minister for D efence, Mr. Killen, sa id
spirit behind the alliance we have with our sister yesterday that the move would formalise a long-
R eg iments in the Commonwea lth . I would strongly standing link between the two units.
recommend that any of our officers and soldiers-
P as t and Present-who find themselves in a count ry Both regiments are allied with the Queen's Regi-
where we have such a link, should make a ve ry specia l ment in the British Army.
eff ort to visit at least one of the R egiments concerned;
he will be ass ured of a real famil y welcome.

,_.. ..." . z Affiliated HM Ships

....... .. ... 0f: HMS Brighton

• HMS Brigluon left Gibraltar (and the 2nd
Batta lion) in October last; it had been intended tha t
pre CIOUS the Ship was to join a NATO squadron called the
possessions U " Nato on ca ll Force M editerranean" (N A VOC-
FORMED) but, due to the political differences
between Greece and Turkey, the formation was can-
ce lled at the last minute. I nstead of runs to Naples,
M arse illes, Taranto, P alermo, Adag io a nd L eghom

Just a small sd eetion from the great variety in z-~ we were reca lled to Fishery Protection area 4 to carr y
the cham1ing Carrington showrooms. \Xfhcn ou t ou r fourth Offshore Patrol.
you are in London, com e and sec for yourself
The last weekend of October found us in P orts-
we have a fine choice of jewellery, antique mouth ; three days were spent in the Portl and areas
~and modern silver, cutlery and watches too. If conducting weapon training and then we set off for
Faslane to ass ist in the working up of submarines
from the base there. En route, 18 hou rs were spent
off St. I ves where the Ship's company who went
as hore found that when the time came for them to
return, the tide had dropped so far that they had to

you can't visit us, we wi ll glad ly send you 0 wade out from the beach to the Ship's geminis wai ting
more details of an y items which especiall y offshore- still anything for an eveni ng asho re.
appeal to you.
Faslane was cold, wet and windy and not a good
place for Genera l Service Ships to pass fi ve along-
side. The submariners have themselves some splendid
faciliti es and although they are always available to

visitors, F as lane can be a lonely pl ace.

Yll gold bntt:t:!~..·r W e left the Clyde on Nov. 7 for our last foreign
£70.UU visit before refit. Before we reached Sweden we were
scheduled to spend two days on the Naval Bomb ard-
ment R ange at Cape Wrath . D espite atrocious weather
for the two days there, and havi ng to share the range
with H MS Sh effield and the RAF, the gunnery was
good- good enough to win the Flee t Bombardment
Trophy. Spotting was by 142 Cdo Forward Observers
Training Battery, RA .

Sweden was splendid; although not cheap, it
was not as ex pensive as anticipated. Our call was to
Helsingborg and so D enmark was close by for those
who wished to venture furth er afie ld. We were
swamped wi th hospitality, especiall y from the Swedish
services. The local Arm y Dragoo n Regiment took
great ri sks in allowing members of the Ship's com-
pany loose on their Vo lvo tanks.

9d gold dwhc..T Regrettab ly the visit was on ly for four days and
n,•dilel £5U.UO we sailed for Plymou th on November 14 arriving at
our home port on 17th. Our six weeks in D evonport
was divided between an A sistcd M ain tenance P eriod
and L eave. We sailed again on 28 D ec. fo r a further
spell of Offshore P atrol ; Our area on this occasion
was to be the Southern North Sea- Southern that
is in that it extended from a line East from H arwich
to one E as t from Aberdeen ou t to the Median line
between UK and the Continent.

9d gvld Royal ,)'ig11als cz~ljlink' L 13.7..::.o Although the Navy was at sea to cover fishing

( A11y regimem az·a/1(/b/c ro on/a. 1 activities, the fishermen were not seen until the day
after New Yea r-no UK tr awle rs tha t is; we did
l'.\HH I:-;( ;T(Ji\ find one D anish Sprat fisherman on New Years Day.
New Years Eve was spent a t anchor off Fl ambo rough
o nly allJOlh·~t· nt StH·~·t. London , \\' lH 61-t U. Tt•h·phmw: 0 1.7:14 :n:n Head whe re we all celebr ated in traditiona l style.

J anu ary ' 78 may well be remembered by most for
the succession of violent ga les that swept across the
North Sea and much of the countr y. Brigill011 became
involved in one of the many Search and Rescue

missions when a Dutch trawler reported that she w as
hove to with a pronounced list and taking water by

64 Bri ghro n now sits at the bottom of No. 7 Dry
Dock Pl ymouth surrounded b y scaffolding, covered in
the head; her initial reported position was within 50 Orange paint and strange men in green, brown or
miles so we diverted to assist. The last message from white overa lls known as "Dockyard maties" . When
the crew was th at they were abandoning ship. Sadl y she looks more her normal self (and du ty free
when we arrived at their position there was no sign priveleges returned) we would be delighted to wel-
of them: despite assistance from 2 Shackletons, 3 come members of The Regiment.
Nimrods, a USAFE hercules and j ol ly Green Giant,
2 other traw lers, a Super T anker and a Dutch Frigate, H MS KENT
all that was eventually recove red was th eir life raft
and one body. L etter from the Captain of HMS K ent dated 23

All rough times came to an end and by January 17 Feb. '78.
we were in Portsmouth to prepare for a Fleet Gunnery
Trial. This was a welcome weeks break alongside and Thank you for yo ur letter which arrived a t an
we were able to make good a lot of the damage th at opportune time. K ent has been in and out of Gibraltar
we had suffered during our patrol. Our ship's rugb y for the last two weeks, with hard work at sea, and
team were also able to take ano ther step forw ard in most generous hospitality from the 2nd Bn ., The
the Fleet Rugby Competition by defeating HMS Queen's Regiment on the Rock.
Aurora 18- 6.
We played a great deal of sport; soccer, hockey,
23 Jan. and we were back a t sea off Portl and ba sketball, squ ash ( each several times) and the honours
being used by 703 Naval Air Squadron for Deck marginally went to the Battalion.
L anding Training for ai rcrew converting to W as p
Helicopters; the weekend was spent at Portland har- Col. Champion and the Officers offered most
bour and as well as embarking the Tri als team, we generous hospitality, and were entertained in return
were detailed at short notice to carry an Interna ti ona l onboard. The WOs a nd Sgts. and our Senior R atings
Course of student navigators. On the following Mon- saw much of each other, and the So ldiers and Sailors
day we sailed for Aberporth Range for our gunnery joined up as hore. Much whi skey, port and beer flowed
trial- a most fru strating week ham pered by system with the genera l goodwill.
defects, foul weather, and the needs of the Navigating
course. We were looking forward to a short weekend During the week beginning 13 February, the ship
in Portsmouth en route to our fin al vi sit before refit was running by day from Gibraltar for gun and
when we were detailed to sail for F as lane to carr y missile firings; places for thirty Soldiers from the
out yet another spell of working up Submarines. Battalion were offered in K ent each day whilst we
D espite this unexpected weekend a t sea, the weather left a similar number of Sailors to visit the Fortress
was perfect and we gained a lot of valuable Anti and the M esses in the Barracks. On 17 F ebru ary,
Submarine trai ning . Officers and Senior NCOs were invited to bring
their wives to sea for the day, and Mrs. Champion
The las t 11TU0 11 wa s to Newcas tle so to aid our was first over on a jackstay transfer from HMS K ent
navigators (from Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Thailand to HMS Arrow, under way at twelve knots !
and Trinidad and Tobago) we made passages through
the Western Isles, around and abou t Scapa Flow On 18 F ebruary, afte r hockey and curr y lunch
arriving a t Newcastle ( in a snowstorm ) on Friday at the barracks, the ship was open to all ranks and
10 Feb. The visit was short but pleasant, Newcastle their fam ilies, with the Corps of Drums beating
almost being another Naval Port, and we came home retreat in a most impressive ceremony alongside the
at last for our " normal" refit on F eb. 16. W e were ship.
scheduled to start seatime again in August, but al-
ready we have been de layed until November. R efit All on board appreciated the Band of the
does give us time for sport, proper leave periods and Battalion playing farewell to the Ship, and all the
regular time at home (for those who live close to kindness shown to us by Co l. Champion, his Officers,
P lymouth). The Rugby team marched into the fin al NCOs a nd Soldiers. I t was a most happy meeting
of the cup by defea ting HMS R epulse 20- 0 but were and we will endeavour to repea t it whi le the Battalion
in turn fin ally beaten by HMS T orquay 7- 26 . is at Gibraltar.

***
ALBUHERA DAY PARTY IN DENMARK
by Maj. J. D. W. Reid

Thi s year HE The British Ambassador, Mi ss Staff and Ro ya l D anish Life Guards were also present
Anne W arbarton, CMG, CVO kindly agreed to the as well as the Captain and sixteen officers of our
Annual Regimental P arty being held in her Residen ce affi li a ted ship, HMS K ent which was on a Port Visit.
in Copenhagen on 19 M ay, as it was the last occasion
on which an "O ld Buff" would be holding the R egi- Again, this years Reunion was combined with a
mental appoi ntment in D enmark. party given by the D efence Attache for the D ani sh
Resistance Mo vemen t and over 114 were present.
22 members of the D enmark Branch of the
Queen's Buffs Association with thei r wives made a On the previous evening, Captai n R. J . Turner,
special point of being present on thi s occasion. Eight RN and the officers had kindly entertained my wife
officers and their wives from the Queens Adjutants and me to a very good part y on board HMS K ent .

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"THE FIRST TEN YEARS" " IRON DIVISION"

by Gregory Blaxland The History of the 3rd Division

Recently published as a Supplement to his "A by Col. Robin M cNish
Guide to The Queen's R egiment" ( our Short
History ), Gregory Blaxland ha s now chronicled Regi- A Review by
mental activities during the first decade of the Queen 's
Regiment 's ex istence. Co l. P. S. N ewton, MBE,

This small book let is a must for all who wish Secreta ry, Arm y Museums Ogilby Trust.
to keep in touch with our affa irs and is a necessary
adjunct to the ~~Guide , which many reade rs will When one reads that a Sta ff Officer, who is
already have. neither an au thor nor an historian, has been 'tasked'
to write the history of a division of th e British Arm y
If you would like to have copies of either the covering a period of 168 yea rs, with the additional
"G uide" ( 60p ) or "The First T en Years" ( 30p ), or limitations of cost, which mea ns space, and time,
both, please complete the proforma below and send which means research, the mind bogg les at the possi-
it to Regimental Headquarters. ble end result.

REGIMENTAL H ISTORY Let me assure potential readers, however, that
the res ult is most successful. Robin M cNish is
To: RHQ The Queen 's Regiment, to be congratulated on producing a stor y which
Howe Barracks, gives the rea l smell of battle by drawing heavil y on
CANTERBURY, first hand acco unts, some obviously published for
Kent CT I IJY. the first time. Historians will be exasperated by
pa ssages quoted without attribution, and absence of
I. Please send me: a bibliography; but they must remember the author 's
a. "The First Ten Years" aim 'to produce a book which would interest and
copy/ copies ( @ 30p each in inspire present and future members of the Division '.
UK ). In this he has fully succeeded, especially with the
b. "A G uide to the Queen's Reg iment" high proportion of space devoted to excellent maps,
.. copy/ copies ( @ 60p each in reproductions of orders, letters, prints and photographs.
UK ).
This is a unique stor y in that none other exists
2. I enclose cheque/ PO value which tells tha t of a division of the Army, albeit
to cover, ( payable to "The Queen 's Regi- with no officia l continuity beyond a chance number,
ment General Fund") . from the time it was first created to the present day.
Note for readers overseas It gives a most interesting worm's-eye-view of the
Plea se add 20p per cop y to the stated prices. campaigns in the Peninsula, Waterloo, C rimea, Boer
War, 19 14/ 18 W ar, 193 5/ 45 and the operations in
NAME: the Canal Zone, Port Said, Cyprus, and Ulster, as
seen through the eyes of the commanders and soldiers
ADDRESS: of headquarters and units of the 3rd Division; in the
(IN BLOCKS case of the Boer War, this view is very limited owing
PLEASE ) to the disasters which befell it. It also gives a unique
account of the close liaison established with 38 Group
THE Q UEEN AND HER ARMY R.A.F. in the variety of ai r-portable roles which the
Division was given during the last quarter of a
A new Jubilee S ouvenir Book from Soldier century in both training and operations.

S oldier, the British Army's magazine has pro- There are, perforce, minor omiss ions and errors
duced a special souvenir edition to commemorate the ir. a work such as this and it is a pity there wa s
Queen's links with her Arm y during Jubilee yea r. not time to seek advice from more sources to correct
Copies are only available from military units and such mistakes as '2 nd/ 58 th ' on p.l6 which should be
direct from S oldier; stocks are limited so earl y 2nd/ 83rd' and 'Spry's' on p.17 which should be
app lications are essential. 'Barnes's' etc. as well as the description of the original
1940 divisional sign on p.6 which is incorrect. A
Printed on special stiff paper and with hard secret memorand um entitled 'G. H .Q. Corps and
covers the special Jubilee Soldier contains 28 pages Division al Signs' published in 1940 described the 3rd
crammed with pictures of military involvement in the Division sign as 'Three adjacent black triangles on a
Queen's J ubilee tours. red disc', hence the appea rance of an inverted red
triangle in the centre, and this is shown correctly on
Many of these are in full colour and some are p.165 on Montgomery's ca r pennant; it was adap ted
hitherto unpublished. It has been designed as a com- later for wearing as a shoulder fla sh in the triangular
prehensi ve and permanent record of the Army's form shown on p.6, which will continue to be worn
participation in the Jubilee celebrations. by the new 3rd Armoured Divi sion in Germany.

Individu als should send their remittance for 65p The Commanders who have shaped the Div ision,
(including 15p postage and packing) NOW to such as Picton, H aldane, Montgomery, Rennie and
SOLDIER, Ordnance Road, Aldershot, H ants., Stockwell, naturally figure prominently, but it is
GUl l 2DU. Bulk orders from military units are appropriate that the Comm ander of the 'Iron Division,'
also welcome. who leaves an abiding impression-' Bolo' Whistler-
should himself have come from a regiment nicknamed
'The Iron Regiment'.

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act of bathing had thei r remote origin; in the sacra-
ment of Baptism, administered in ear ly Chri sti an
times by total immersion.

The ba th was followed by a vigil before the
altar, which bore the candida te's sword as an act of
declica tion to the ideals of chivalry. In addition, can-
did ates we re provided by the Sovereign with gifts of
robes, bathing vessels and ma teria ls to cover them,
beds and bedding. These practices were follow ed for
many yea rs without the knights so crea ted being ca lled
Knights of the Bath. (During this same peri od the
rank of Knight B achelor was conferred by mea ns of
a simple stroke of the sword, unacco mpanied by any
specia l ceremonial form s; the diff erence seems to
have been that the canclidates who received their
honours with the more solemn ritual were the sons
of substantial families, summoned for the occasion
by writs to Sheriffs).

1399. 46 knights we re made in this way at the
Coronation of H enry IV. From this year those who
rece ived the honour with full ceremonial began to be
ca lled Kn ights of the Bath . At first view this honour
looks like a peculiar and distinct Order of Knight-
hood; but there was no system of statutes or laws,
no schedule of vacancies, and special robes were not
wo rn except on the day of initiation . 1399 is the
beginning of restricting this honou r to Coronations
and other great State or Court occa sions.

1605. The Knights of the Bath wore as their
badge three golden Crowns within a golden circle,
and surrounded by the inscription Tria in Unum .
The Crowns and motto were probab ly symbolic of the
union of England, France and Scotland in the person
of the M onarch. (An alternati ve interpretation was
that they represented the H oly Trinity).

1625. The original Knights of the Bath needed
a symbol to set them apa rt from Knights Bachelor .
One month after the Coronation of Charles I, the
Earl Marsh al decreed by command of the King that
the Knights of the Bath should wear a badge round
the neck. The badge chosen was the three C rowns,
with the motto changed to T ria J uncta in Un o
("Three J oi ned into One ").

1661. At the Coronation of C harles II the last
creation of Knights of the Bath under the old formul a
took place. There were none after this, as troubled
times led to State occasions being less than joyful.

1725. The statutes of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath were drawn up . A badge ( with the
three C rowns and motto ) and star similar to those
of today's Knights Grand Cross ( Civil Division )
were introduced. Letters patent stated George I's in-
tention to create a military Order of Knighthood
(though it turned out to be far from military). The

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(Top): HM The Queen as Sovereign of the
Most Honourable Order of the Bath

(Centre): The star of a GCB (Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the

Bath (Military Division))

(Lower): The Eversleigh Star worn by officers
of The Queen's Regt. in No. 1 and No. 3
Dress (Ceremonial). Note that the Crowns
are of the original "Imperial" design, although
they had little resemblance to historic English
crowns, and none at all to those of Hanover

68 1925. There is some doubt about this date, and
what occurred may more correctly relate to I 928 - 29 .
ancient name and ch ivalric associations were attached However in 1925, 1st Bn. The M iddlesex Regt . ( Duke
to it as- fo r the first time-it became an Order (or of Cambridge's Own ) were serving in 1st Guards
Company) of kn ights. Thus it was a new Order, based Brigade at A ldershot; it seems possible that they
on the mediaeva l Knighthood of the Bath-itself a were influenced by the specia l stars ( G arter etc. )
ceremonial custom not practised since the Coronation worn by the Foot Guards. In any event, there seems
of Cha rles Il, 64 years earlier. to be no deeper reason for the adoption of the Eve r-
sleigh Star by the M iddlesex than that the
1801. The union of Great Britain with Ireland Command ing Officer (Lt.-Col. " P orker" P earson ) ad-
was formally effected, and the st yle of the Royal mired it on the uniform of the South Wales Borderers.
titles was amended. The title of King of France, an This cou ld well have occurred at Catterick in about
empty claim for several centuries-made more so 1928, when Col. Pearson is sa id to have sat behind
by the French Revolution-wa s dropped; George Ill 's the Commanding Officer of a SWB battalion in a
new title became "King of the United Kingdom of military ch urch. When he asked why the SWB wore
G reat Britain and Ireland ". From this date the three special stars, he was told that they commemorated a
C rowns and mono of the Order of the Bath were particular 19th Century engagement. Col. P earson is
more easi ly understood to refer to England, Scotland alleged to have rep lied: " We were at that engagement
too, so we wi ll also wear them. " It is interesting to
and Ireland. speculate wh ich engagement this could have been . The
SWB 's most famous exploit was at Rorke's Drift in
1815. The Order of the Bath was reconstituted 1879, and the Middlesex were in South Africa during
to include a Military Division, in order to recognize the same year. Both regiments took part in the same
military service. It now had three classes and became battles in the Peninsular War (though the SWB
substantially what it is today. The military insignia we re not at Albuhera ) and in the Crim ea. Whether
included a laurel wreath and the Prince of W ales's the Eversleigh Star was adopted in 1925 or 1928 -
29, its use must have been entirely unofficial.
motto ! eh Dien.
I now turn to badges of rank in the Army. 1930. 1st Middlesex received new Colours from
their Colonel-in-C hi ef, the Prince of W ales. H e wo re
1786. Stars of 6 - 8 points were worn in a wide Eversleigh Stars on his uniform on that occasion.
variety of designs as badges of rank in Ind ia. H ence-forwa rd the stars took on a less unofficial
character- at least in regimental eyes.
1801. A Bengal General Order codified badges
of rank . For example a Lieutenant-Colonel wore one 1951. The Army Dress Committee approved the
star on both shoulder-straps; a Captain wo re one wearing of badges of rank by officers of the Middlesex
star on only one shoulder-strap. R egt. in the form of the Eversleigh Star. The pre-
viously unau thorised use of the star had clearly been
1810. Badges of rank first appeared in England. under threat, for the Colonel of the R egiment had
A Colonel wore a crown and star on each shoulde r, written to the War Office as follow s:
a Lieutenant-Colonel wore a crown and a M ajor wore
" These stars were introduced in the year 1930 by
a star. command of HRH The Prince of Wales, then
Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, and have been
1830. A General Order stated: " The star of the
Order of the Bath is to be worn as a star on the in const ant use for 2 I years .
strap of officers' epaulettes instead of that of the "S uch stars are more expensive th an the normal
Order of the Garter, with the exception of those pattern in general use. I do NOT, however, stress
Regim ents for which a National badge has been the ground of expense involved in any alteration,
authorised." This remains the situation today, when although it would be considerable, for that is a
the whole Army, except the Household Division, minor matter compa red with the blow to our reg i-
wears a sca led-down version of the star of the M ost mental pride we re that use discontinued. E specially
Honourable Order of the Bath (Knight Grand Cross, so, as it would have been done without proof that
Military Division ).
it was an irregular custom.
1855. Badges of rank were switched from the " ln view of the fact that HRH The Prince of
shoulder to the collar. Field officers' collars had full Wales himself gave permiss ion for these stars to
lace trimmings, whereas junior officers had less lace; be worn, and, I am instructed, wished the custom
Captains wore a crown and star, Lieutenants wore a adopted, I could NOT in duty bound accept can -
cellation until I was given an opportunity of seeking
crown, and Ensigns wore a star.
1880. Badges reverted to the shoulder, and were His M ajesty's pleasure."

codified as we understand them today, except that 1966. The Queen's R egt. was formed on 31
a Captain wore two stars, a Lieutenant wore one D ecember, and adop ted the Eversleigh Star from the
star, while the poor old 2nd-Lieutenant had no Midd lesex R egt., one of its constituent parts.
st ars at all! A metal I -inch star was introduced in
place of the embroidered version. 1969. The Royal R egiment of Wales (24th/ 41 st

1902. The 2nd-Lieutenant was at last given one Foot ) was formed as an amalgamation of the South
star, and Lieutenants and Captains each gained an W ales Borderers and the W elch Regt. The RRW
extra one. In the same yea r badges of rank on Service adop ted the Eversleigh Star wo rn by the SWB .
Dress were swi tched to the cuff.
Who, where or what was Eversleigh? There is
1920. Badges on Service Dress cuffs were dis- no trace of that name in the relevant Army Lists or
continued and reinstated on the shoulder, though the regimental histories. No place bears the name, though
positioning had been optional during World War I. two nea r-mi sses, Everleigh and Eversley (both in
H ampshire) are in good military territory. It repre-
So much for historical fact and background,
which is well documented and substantiated. I now sents the missing link in our history.
come to the point of all this build-up, and enter the
field of hearsay and surm ise.

1897. The South Wales Borderers (24th Foot)
adopted a special design of star. This more closely
resembled the original insignia of a GCB ( Military)
than d id the standard badge of rank.