June 1988

THE ALBUHERA BAND
by W01 I Peaple

"FESTINALENTE" is a Latin word which , roughly
translated , means ' make haste slowly'. I believe the
word is well suited to the Albuhera Band for if you
remember this time last year , we reported on the most
transitional period since the formation of the band .

A new battalion , a new posting , a new Bandmaster, The Kneller Hall Inspection - Marching Display.
all these events took place on the same day. Well , out of
adversity has come a well defined sense of purpose and
achievement, and in truth , we now feel very much at
home with the 2nd Battalion. Even the Germans are
slowly getting to grips with the pronunciation of our
name. All things considered , the band has now estab-
lished itself as a force to be reckoned with in BAOR and
since we last reported, requests for the band's services
have come from all over Europe .

One of the highlights of last year was when we played The one aspect over which we had no control at all
for the Pr1nce and Pnncess of Wales in Cologne during was the weather. Alas , we woke up to a inch of snow
the Royal visit to West Germany. The band and Fanfare with the forecast threatening more and so it was at 10
Trumpets received nationwide television coverage and, o'clock in the gymnasium that the Inspectorate was
whilst fallmg short of 1nv1t1ng us back for tea , the Prince greeted with the General Salute . Some fifty minutes
was very appreciative of our contribution . later we emerged onto an ice-bound square where the
Drum Major led the band and corps of drums through a
We have also made a new recording which contains a somewhat tentative 10 minute display . To their credit,
demanding selection of concert music and marches everyone emerged unscathed - all but for a rather
with a distinct international flavour. lt is available on mangled bugle that had felt the full weight of its
record and cassette from the usual sources !Catalogue upended owner .
No: Music Masters: MM0640) .
At the conclusion of the display the band made for
1987 finished on a high note when for two bitterly the welcome warmth of the WOs ' and Sgts' Mess for
cold December nights, the band commandeered the the indoor performance . The scales went well but the
gymnasium and transformed it into a festive Yuletide sudden change of temperature lor was it the 'grilling'
auditorium. We then proceeded to entertain the we were being subjected to ?I had obviously affected
combined English and German audience witr. a tradi- some of the members of the band as we had some most
tional Grand Christmas Concert. The purpose of the unusual answers to some very straightforward theory
concert was twofold. Firstly, it enabled the band to questions. There followed a rousing performance of the
demonstrate in the best possible way that there is a Jubilee Overture by Philip Sparks and two pieces of
definite advantage to be had in being significantly larger sight-reading , one which the BSM handled well and one
than the ordinary 'village' bands . Secondly, it gave the which I am still having nightmares about! Then came a
then Commanding Officer, Lt Col Cook , a platform transposition exercise - that's where you have to read
upon which to say his own personal farewell to the one thing and play another - and a concert perform-
people of Minden. The encouraging reaction from all ance of the Regimental Marches and National Anthem .
who attended left us with the feeling that this was This 40 minute period of sustained pressure made the
probably for us the musical highlight of 1987. ensuing interval that much more welcome . The final
aspect of the inspection gave the small groups an
The phrase, 'Quinquennial Kneller Hall Inspection' opportunity to shine. As with all performances of this
causes fear and trembling to all bandsmen. Every five nature, some 'shone' better than others and it goes
years the Inspectorate from the Royal Military School of without saying that some members of the band are still
Music, Kneller Hall in Twickenham, visit each estab- gloating over their performance and won 't let the others
lished band in the British Army in order to carry out a rest . The Bandmaster, diplomatically, refuses to get
comprehensive examination of the band's musical profi - involved!
Ciency, management, military disciplines and appear-
ance. The inspection is in four parts ; a parade, an The consequences of the report are far reaching and
indoor Military Band performance, an inspection of the so it was with considerable apprehension that the result
band 's library, stores and accounts and entertainment was awaited. After two weeks the inevitable rumours
by the various small groups within the band . Subse- started circulating and nerves were beginning to show .
quently, the band is graded and a detailed report is Eventually, some three weeks later, the tension was
submitted to the Ministry of Defence. The preparation over . One little word said it all - the band had been
for the inspection is enormous as every aspect of the graded 'EXCELLENT .
band's existence is under scrutiny, right from the overall
aesthetic quality of the band on parade down to We have a few 'helloes and farewells' to mention
whether one of the library's 500 boxes contains so much Firstly we have had four new arrivals . Not to the band .
as onemisplaced band part . The preparation had gone but to the families of Cpl Popman , LCpl Jancey, Bds.,.;
accordmg to plan but even so it was with a certain Hodges and Bdsm Christey . Cpl Popman's is somewhat
amount of trepidation that we awaited the morning of 2
March.

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belated, but nevertheless our congratulations to all of 1st Bns, and lastly the Albuhera Band . Our good wishes
them . At t he sa me time we will be saying farewell to to them all.
Bdsm Mayna rd, Bdsm Hodges and, after a distin-
guished ca reer covering 22 years, to Cpl Gibson . He Finally, 1988 sees us embark on a period of rear party
duties, though our band commitments at the time of
originally joined t he band of the Middlesex Regiment in writing will be taking us to France, Switzerland and
1965 and has since served with the bands of the 4th and Italy. lt looks like being yet another busy year .

MUSICIANS
WANTED

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(VOLUNTEER)

BAND
THE QUEEN'S

REGIMENT

This 111.€11 established TA Band requires musicians in all sections. Plenty of paid engagerrents and Regular

Army rates of pay . Applications (Grade V plus) should apply in writing to: Bandmaster, S Cook LRAM
ARCM, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Queen's Regiment, Leros TA Centre, Sturry Road,

Canterbury, Kent CT11HR (Tel : CJZn 451324) .

REGIMENTAL INFORMATION
TEAM

by Capt G B Moss

April brought us to t he end of ou r AC F/ CCF winter The winners of the four major individual prizes , which
training assistance prog ramme, culminating in the Cum- were presented by Brig H N Tarver CBE, were as
berland Sword / Kirke's Cane County / Sector Competi- foll ows:
tion , which we ran ove r t he weekend 9/10 April at
Crowborough Tra ining Camp . Alt hough the number of Cumberland Sword (3 and 4 Star Cadets only) :
cadets , both male and female, co mpeting was down, Cadet WOI I D Davis , 72 Queen's Cadet Company
whi ch was di sapp ointi ng, t he ove rall standards
achieved by t hem was very high indeed. We are always Kirke 's Cane (1 and 2 Star Cadets only) : Cadet M
impressed by t he boun dless enthusiasm shown by the Pinckney, 72 Queen 's Cadet Company
cadets , regardless of t he weather or the degree of
difficulty of the tasks set them and it is very satisfying First Aid Rose Bowl (all competitors) : Cadet SSgt D
indeed on t he Sunday morning Prize Giving Parade to Prangell , 72 Queen's Cadet Company
see the glow of pride on thei r faces at having achieved
Best Female Cadet (Cumberland Sword Competi·
good results. tion) : Cadet Sgt K Morris , Guildford Detachment,
Surrey AC F

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WINNERS OF THE CUMBER LAND SWORD AND

KIRKES CANE COMPETITIONS 1988

1. Brig H N Tarver CBE presents t he Kirke 's Cane trophy
to Cadet M Pinckney.
2. Cadet W02 D Davis , winner of the Cumberland

Sword .
3. Cadet Sgt D Prangell , the First Aid Ro se Bowl winner .

All these ca dets belong to 72 QUEENS Cadet Company .
!Pictures by Jacqueline Hodges).

Best Female Cadet (Kirke's Cane Competition): charity / fund raising events and skills / sports days for
Cadet LCpl H Gower, Huntleys Platoon, Kent ACF the disabled . We travel throughout the Home Counties
promoting our Reg iment and, we hope , attracting
The winner of the Inter County / Sector potential recruits .
Competition was : South East London Sector Army
Cadet Force (Team : AI During this period we have bid farewell to Pte Prime,
who has returned to the 1st Battalion , and to W02 Mick
This was a tremendous achievement by them and Reardon and Lcpl Pete Gardner, both of whom have
their OIC, Maj Harry Carpenter, who only had a Sector completed 22 years' Colour Service and are now starting
as opposed to a County to select from. Well done out on a second career.
indeed.

When not out visiting Queen 's Badged ACF Units, Both have given invaluable service to the Queen ' s RIT
the teams have been busily refurbishing their outdoor and the Regiment. We wish them every success in the
display stands in preparation for our busy Showbiz 88 future . We welcome W02 Leach from the 1st Battalion,
programme which starts in earnest in the latter part of LCpl Hayward from the 2nd Battalion and LCpl Colly-
April and continues through until September . more from the 3rd Battalion , to the fold .

By the end of September we will have attended And , finally, congratulations to LCpl Willis and his
approximately two hundred shows , carnivals , fetes , wife, Wendy , on the birth of their son , Nicholas .

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THE QUEENS REGIMENT FREEFALL TEAM
'THE FLYING DRAGONS'

by Capt P D Beat

In September when the display season ended the
parachutists returned to their respective battalions for
the winter months giving most of them the chance to
take upgrading and JNCO cadres . Others also had the
opportunity to earn parachute qualifications .

CSgt Reader who transferred from the Royal Anglian
Regiment, and has been with the team for a year now,
passed the British Parachute Association (BPA)
'Approved Instructor' exam in November and then
spent 6 weeks in Cyprus as an instructor at the Joint
Service Parachute Centre (JSPC) Pergamos.

LCpl Cashman and Pte Cooper earned the BPA
'Potential Instructor' rating which allows them to assist
with instruction on our 'first jump' courses and will
enable them to take the full qualification of Approved
Instructor on an exam course this summer.

The Flying Dragons re-formed again in March , and The exhilaration of Free Fall - The Flying Dragons
two new faces appeared in the line up, Pte Fahy from 3 link up.
QUEENS and Pte Ryan from 1 QUEENS, both of whom
Another new face on the team is Pte Danson from 1
have completed a one year course at JSPC Lippspringe QUEENS and he is now training at JSPC Netheravon,
in BAOR and have over 200 jumps each. Wiltshire . The team recruits three new members each
year, they train for a year and then come to the team for
two years although they return to their battalions each
winter for training and courses. This year Pte Dawson
has been the only successful candidate, but it is still not
too late for aspiring skydivers to apply for a place and I
would like to hear from anyone who is interested and
would like further information .

The team spent four weeks in March and April
rehearsing display routines and practising the
techniques required to get 8 men into a small arena
within a few seconds of each other, avoiding
spectators, the dangers of turbulance and the risk of
collision. Three members of the Team , CSgt Reader,
LCpl Cashman and Pte Morphy, perfected the difficult
skills required to fly into an arena on each others
shoulders (a type of ' canopy relative work' called a
'stack') and this will be a special feature of our displays
in future. As you can imagine this all requires a cool
head - especially if there are 10,000 people watching
you.

As I write this the Team is preparing to start the 1988
display season and is looking forward to some exciting
tasks . At an event in Bedford for the I.T.V . Telethon
appeal on 29 May our display will be televised and
broadcast that night on national television at 7.00pm .
Three weeks later we will be taking part in the
celebrations when 1 QUEENS exercise the Freedom of
Maidstone .

The Depot will see us appearing at the Army

Exhibition for Schools from 29 June to 1 July, the
Bassingbourn Golden Jubilee celebrations on 2 July and

the Regimental Grand Reunion on 10 July . In an
exercise in September we will act as enemy special
forces parachuting into British and American bases in

East Anglia.

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Other activities include 'first jump' courses, for any
members of the Queen 's Division , and run at the Depot
as an adventure traini ng exe rcise. However if there is
sufficient interest in a battalion it's possible for us to
come to you .

Looking ahead, the three yea r ag reement with
Prudential Assurance, who have generously supported
us from the beginning, is due to end this year and I am
looki ng for a new sponsor to take us into 1989 . I ha ve
put together a very co lourful information package about
the Team and I'm using it to ca nvass potential spo nsors.
1 would be grateful for any help that past or present
members of the Regi ment can offe r in this sea rch.

I look forward to another busy display seaso n with the
team, as com mentator and part-time jumper, having
accumulated 150 descents myself, and I hope The
Flying Dragons have the opportunity to visit all the
battalions again as they did last year.

FREE-FALL JERSEY
Mrs Gabi Sharp, wife of CSgt Kiwi Sharp the Tea m
Leader of The Flying Dragons entered BBC l's Clothes
Show knitting co mpetition . Her design for a sports
jersey showing free-fall parachutists was one of 50 ,
selected from thousands , which won a voucher to
enable Mrs Sharp to knit it up for the final. This final
was held in London on 29 Febru ary when all the entries
were worn by professional models and appeared on TV.
Our warmest co ngratulations to her on her success, as
well as many thanks for all the work she does regularl y
to keep The Flying Dragons immac ulately turned all.

Mrs Gabi Sharp modelling her magnificent jersey of free-
fall parachutes . She has made 270 free -fall descents
herself .

A plaque on lacquered c opper plate
commemorating the 21st Anniver-
sary of the Regiment . lt was
designed and hand-engraved for
the Goldsmiths' Craft Competition
by Mr Edward Gray who served
from 1968-72 with the 2nd Battalion
before being a medical discharge.
Mr Gray is to present the plaque to
the Regiment. in RHQ, in July,
after it has been displayed in
several exhibitions.

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NEWS OF THE ARMY CADET FORCE BADGED QUEEN'S

CITY AND NE LONDON SECTOR

25 Company were selected to provide the Quarter-
guard for the annual dinner of the Worshipful Company
of Ironmongers. This is an important year for the Sector
as the Lord Mayor of London, Colonel Sir Greville
Spratt, CBE, TO, DL is its Honorary Colonel. In addition
the company has been active in sporting events run by
both the Sector and the London Federation of Boys
Clubs and has met with some success.

26 Company continue to experience difficulties with
their accommodation, an alternative to which is still
being sought. In spite of this and the lack of an OC, the
unit is still active and has been successful in Sector
sports events with cadets representing the Sector in the
London regional cross country finals and the 6-a-side

football .

For the first time in several years both units have
entered cadets for the Cumber/and Sword and Kirke's
Cane Competitions although sadly with small
successes . We shall keep trying though.

Both units have attended several weekend camps in
the last six months. Particularly noteworthy was the
Christmas Camp at Napier Barracks in Kent when we
visited Dover Castle and 'All the Queens Men'. The
Group Easter Camp in Wales provided opportunities for
abseiling, horse-riding and caving amongst other activi -
ties . Senior Cadets also successfully completed a two
weekend instructors' cadre.

MIDDLESEX AND NORTH WEST LONDON Cadet RSM Darren McDonagh receives his certifi-
cates as lord Lieutenant's Cadet from Field Marshal
SECTOR lord Bramall.

Lord Lieutenant's Cadet - 1988 He has obtained both Bronze and Silver in the Duke
of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and hopes to complete
Three cadets representing the Royal Navy, Army and his Gold Award at Easter this year when he is scheduled
Royal Air Force are selected annually from the Sea to carry out an expedition in the Peak District which is
Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps all he now requires.
from 'Lord Lieutenant's Cadet'. This is a most presti-
gious award presented only to cadets whose perfor- Whilst at Hendon High School he played football ,
mance has been of the highest merit and who have volley ball , badminton , swimming and wrestling and
proved themselves in every way worthy of distinction. was the school 's cross country team captain . He left
school with CSEs in Physical Education , Building
Middlesex & N.W. London A .C.F. are proud that this Studies, Mathematics, English and Physics .
year's Army Cadet Force winner is Cadet RSM Darren
McDonagh from 211 Edgware Cadet Company The In October 1986 he enlisted in the Junior Leaders
Regiment Royal Artillery but was discharged a month
Queens Regiment. later on medical grounds when he was advised to
reapply for man service when he was old enough. Since
Cadet R S M McDonagh, who has just celebrated his his discharge he has gone it alone and is self-employed
18th birthday, lives in Hendon, North West London and on industrial maintenance and general services. He
enlisted in the ACF in April 1983. From the outset it was immediately returned to 211 Edgware Cadet Company
obvious that he was " Army barmy" and he progressed since when he has not missed a parade. He has
through the ranks and the stars of the Army Proficiency attended UKLF Leadership Course No. 16 in April 1987
Certificate in the first two years of his service. After and is always the first to volunteer for MOD courses and
successfully completing a Senior Cadet Cadre held at Territorial Army weekends. He makes an imposing
Penhale Camp, Cornwall in 1985 he finally obtained his figure as the Cadet RSM and has the respect of cadets
Star 4. During his ACF career he has taken part in most and adult staff alike.
of the competitions organised by the Middlesex & N .W .
London ACF and has in later years commanded his unit
team in the Drill and Guard Mounting, Shooting ,
Football, Cross Country and Superstars competitions.
He has twice competed for the Elworthy Trophy and
also for The Queen 's Regiment Cumber/and Sword .

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At the Duke of York's Headquarters, Kings Road ,
Chelsea, London SW3 on the 16th March 1988, follow-
ing the Annual General Meeting of the Territorial
Auxiliary & Volunteer Reserve Association for Greater
London, he was presented with his certificate and
badge by the Lord Lieutenant, Field Marshal The Lord
Bramall , GCB, OBE, MC, JP . The award consists of a
distinctive gold and silver bullion badge on a dark blue
background which is worn on the upper right arm .

Following the presentations the Cadets and their
guests were invited to join the Lord Lieutenant and
members of the Association for an informal drink in the
Cadogan Hall at the Duke of Yorks Headquarters .

SURREY

By Maj R P M Oldfield

On the training side , the emphasis has been on QUEENS CADETS RAISE OVER £700
acquiring skill with the new 5.56 Ensign rifle. All cadets FOR KENT CHARITIES
had the opportunity to fire it while we were in camp at
St Martins Plain, and since then training sessions have 1. 2Lt Avril Perquin shows Cdt Cpl E Kirby the route
been held for adults. This led to our cadet shooting to take.
team's outstanding success at South East District 2. Some of the cadets from Canterbury and Sturry
CADSAM, when they "wiped the board", including take a breather.
taking the trophy for the best team, either CCF or ACF
at the meeting . tance in excess of 60 kilometres, during which time they
camped out in the field for two nights, preparing and
Other activities have included orienteering and the cooking their own meals and carrying out set tasks in
running of First Aid weekends, supported by instructors map reading , orienteering , obstacle crossing and camp
from Surrey Red Cross Society. We have initiated a craft.
drive to interest cadets in the Duke of Edinburgh 's
Award Scheme which can be run in parallel with the
cadet star assessments . The important thing is that a D
of E award is more likely to be understood by an
employer who is considering an ex-cadet for employ-
ment, rather than a statement that he or she has 3 stars
APC.

We are now authorised to recruit girl cadets in seven
detachments and our establishment has been increased
to 109 officers and adult instructors, 15 of whom must
be females. This change has come at a time when our
strengths are showing signs of falling , so the highest
priority must be given to recruiting of both adults and
cadets .

For the spring and summer we look forward to an
Easter camp to be held for nearly 200 cadets coinciding
with the official ' Mapleleaf' visit of a party of cadets
from Canada who will be our guests for a week. We will
be entering the South East District patrols and shooting
competitions , will be staging our 33rd County Rifle
meeting in July, and go to camp at Okehampton from
31 July to 13 August .

KENT The Herne Bay detachment has a new commander in
by Capt B L Palmer SI Malcolm Mount who has taken over from Capt Kim
Burgess on his move back to Battalion HQ after four
1st Cadet Battalion months' temporary command . Old members of 5
This Easter, a group of cadets from the 1st Cadet OUEENS(V) will remember Malcolm who left twelve
years ago with the rank of Sergeant in the MT Section .
Battalion raised more than £700 for the lnvicta Radio
Appeal for Kent Charities. Thirty boys and girls under 2nd Cadet Battalion
the direction of Sgt Brian Ware completed this chal- Forty cadets from 2nd Cadet Battalion together with
lenging and arduous training exercise, walking from HO
Kent ACF in Boxley Road , Maidstone, to their final des- six staff under the command of SMI Humphreys the
tination at Radio lnvicta Studios in Canterbury, a dis- Senior WO , visited Depot The Queen 's Division at

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Bassingbourn on the weekend 4-6 March. ·A' Company Mayor of Swanley visited the display during the day and
sponsored the unit and 2 Lt Everitt was the cond ucting together with members of the public was attracted to
officer . the focal point of the area, a 25 pounder gun, whilst
sa ilboarding , canoeing , motorcycling and abseiling
The programme started with PT at 0815 hrs and went were well to the fore , showing just what adventure the
on to include a field-craft circuit , SA 80 Rifle and LSW Army has to offer to young people . Once again a team is
familiarisation and shoot, and 84 mm familiarisation and being entered for the Nijmegen marches and training is
shoot. The assault course was tackled with enthusiasm well under way .
as a start to the day on Sunday, followed by instruction
in personnel and vehicle searching together with AFV The Westerham platoon, where during the second
familiarisation . The visit concluded at 1430 hrs . 2 Lt World War the then Mr Winston Churchill would take
Everitt, Sgt Wood , Cpls Elliot, Tennant and Dudley and the salute whenever he co uld return to Chartwell, is
four members of the QUEENS RIT are to be congratu- carrying out a vigorous recruiting ca mpaign to bring the
lated on their varied and active programme. All cadets numbers up to full strength.
agreed that it was an enjoyable worthwhile experience.
Two girls from Huntley's Platoon were again success-
Jrd Cadet Battalion ful during a competition at Crowborough Training Camp
this April. LCpl Clair Glover was best female cadet
Under the command of Maj Rod Riley , this battalion runner-up and Kent Army Cadet Force winner in the
is going from strength to strength. In a recent inter- Cumberland Sword section for cadets up to 18 years
platoon drill competition, six girls from Huntley's old. LCpl Helen Gower was the individual winner in the
Platoon, Tunbridge Wells , carried off the winners' Kirke's Cane section for 13 to 15 year olds in which she
trophy against competition from boys in seven other was best female cadet and Kent ACF winner. Kent ACF
West Kent units. runner up was Cadet Mark Akehurst , also from
Huntley's. Over sixty cadets took part in the competition
The team members pictured below are left to right: which included small bore shooting, an assault course,
Back row: LCpl Helen Gower, LCpl Clair Glover, Cadet orienteering, first aid, skill at arms, general knowledge
Sally Huntley, Cadet Emma Webb. tests and field cooking. Brig H N Tarver CBE presented
Seated: LCpl Joanne Titmas, LCpl Samantha Jones the awards.
and LCpl Rebecca Langton. (Picture by Courier}

4th Cadet Battalion

The Six a Side football team competed in the National
Finals at Altcar, Liverpool on 26 March as representa -
tives of the South East Region , after defeating other
Southern Counties two weeks previously. Although
beating Scotland in the first round and North East
Region in the second round , they just failed to qualify
for the semi-finals . However, valuable experience was
gained, and meeting cadets from all over the UK was an
experience in itself.

Cadet RSM Graham will lead a team of eight cadets
to represent Kent and South East District in the ACF
Patrol Competition at Long moor on the week 14/ 15
May. This keenly contested competition includes
navigating at night, first aid and many military tests. We
wish them the best of luck.

Finally all four battalions are looking forward to
joining the other cadets in Kent to make 700 in all at
Annual Camp at Proteus Training Camp Ollerton ,
Nottinghamshire, in August .

Ten girls from the battalion flew out to visit 29 SUSSEX

Company WRAC at Rheindalen in Germany for ten days
at Easter.

OC the party was 2Lt Carol Walsh assisted by WSI Eastbourne Platoon

Penny Hare . The girls were the first female party from by lt E B Pettitt

Kent ACF. A series of open days are planned through - The Annual Presentation Parade of No 10 Eastbourne
out the year . The first was held at Swanley Shopping Cadet Platoon was held on 2 December 1987. The
Centre on Saturday 12 March , when the pedestrian pre- cadets on parade were in the presence of a la;ge gather-
cinct had a distinctly military air, assisted by the ing of parents, friends and members of the TA and ACF.
presence of 94 Locating Regiment RA , Depot Regt RE, The guests were welcomed by the OC, Lt Eddie Pettitt,
Army Careers Chatham, 7 Cadet Training Team and who reported on an extremely successful year, one
Support Group RE Kent ACF . which saw many achievements, and the busy year

The Dartford & Swanley Troop staff and cadets did a ahead in 1988. Eastbourne is very lucky that it can offer
superb job of presenting the ACF to the public. The senior cadets a number of extra activities, other than the

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Maj Gen Mike Reynolds CB inspects Eastbourne
Platoon , Sussex ACF.

normal ACF training, including the Motor Cycle Team
which, along with the Go-Carts, is based at Eastbourne .
The Inspecting Officer was Maj Gen Mike Reynolds CB,
late The Queen 's Regiment . After the inspection he
presented awards for the year's achievements. Maj Gen
Reynolds was pleased to see such a high standard and
congratulated all concerned. Also on parade with the
cadets were their Patron , Maj Reggie Matthews MBE
TO and members of the Eastbourne Branch of the Royal

Engineers Association.

Male Chauvinism Ends in Sussex ACF

by Maj R Walker

Chichester Army Cadet Force has become the first in One of the first girls to join the Chichester Army
Sussex to admit girls to its ranks. Cadet Corps , 14 year old Michelle Miles of Singleton ,
with Cadets Alan Sunning , Mark FitzGibbon, Jason
" lt is a sign of the times," said officer commanding Green, Richard Turton and Andrew Summers .
Capt Derek Soames. " The Army Cadet Force through-
out the country has been gradually starting to admit
girls, and it has now got round to Sussex. A decision
has been made that Chichester should be first ."

About 15 girls applied to join. They will have exactly A staunch supporter of the Volunteer Army in all its
the same duties as the boys, playing in the corps band forms , he was instrumental , together with the then
- which has a high reputation throughout the South - Duke of Norfolk, in helping streamline the Territorial
and anything from shinning over assault courses to Army of the 1960s into what we have today. He served
map-reading exercises in the countryside. as Chairman of the Sussex TA Committee and Vice-
Chairman of South East TAVR Association from
" There has never been an equivalent of the Army 1968-74 and again from 1978-83. He was appointed
Cadets for girls. " One problem in the past has been that Honorary Colonel of the Sussex Army Cadet Force on
we have not been able to get adult female instructors - 14 July 1969 and during his tenancy was a tower of
now we have one," said Capt Soames. strength and a loya l friend of five Cadet Commandants

OBITUARY throughout their tours of duty.

Capt The Earl De La Warr DL He will long be fondly remembered , as a sincere ,
lt is with the deepest regret that the Sussex Army gentle and understanding man of high integrity. His help
Cadet Force reports the tragic death, on 9 February and advice was always freely given and never found
1988, of their Honorary Colonel , Capt The Earl De La wanting. The Army Cadet Force was very close to his
Warr DL. He began his military career in The Royal heart and he took the keenest interest in all aspects of
Sussex Regiment where he served as a Lieutenant. its work . He regularly visited us at Annual Camp , fol -
Later he transferred to The Para ch ute Regiment and lowed very closely the progress of the Pa rascending
was promoted Captain in 1945. He was a veteran of Section and on more than one occasion caused con-
Arnhem and served in North Africa . siderable consternation amongst senior officers of the
county by insisting on having 'o ne last fly'.

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Earl de la Warr (left) in happier
times with past and present
Commandants of Sussex ACF
(Colonels John Foster, Pat
Tetley , Peter Shaw, Alan Dexter
and Peter Morrison).

He was most generous with allowing us to train on his We all feel a tremendous sense of loss and extend our
extensive estates in the Ashdown Forest and the De La very sincere sympathy to his family.
Warr Orienteering Competition , for which he presented
a magnificent silver trophy, became an annual event at And when you go from Sussex,
Buckhurst Park, his family home. Whoever you may be ,
You may tell them that we stand or fall ,
'Lord Billy' will always be held in the highest esteem for Sussex by the sea .
and with the greatest of affection.

THE FRIMLEY AND CAMBERLEY
CADET CORPS

by Col R G Butterfield

The annual Old Comrades' dinner and dance was held On 11 May Col Butterfield (also President of the
on 24 October followed by the Service of Remembrance Brookwood Last Post) will leave for Belgium together
at St Paul's Church , Camberley, on the 25th to those with three officers of the Corps to visit the war graves
ex-members of the Corps who gave their lives in the on the Somme , and on the 14th will attend a Church
1914-18 and 1939-45 wars. Service at St George's Ypres, followed by a parade (of
the Royal British Legion together with Normandy and
On 7 December the Corps held its Carol Service at St Dunkirk veterans) to the Menin Gate for the ceremony
Francis Church, Frimley, the Service being taken by the of Last Post, after which there will be a reception given
senior padre of the Surrey Army Cadet Force, the Revd by the Burgomaster followed by a banquet. Officers and
Bert Steed . The church was packed to capacity (maybe the RSM of the Corps attend the sounding of Last Post
it was the mince-pies which were to follow) . ceremony at Brookwood Ceremony on the first Sunday
of each month.
1988 is the year when the Corps will be 80 years old ,
and still going very strong . Many functions will take Annual Camp this year will be at Okehampton Battle
place, including a reception being given by the Mayor of Camp, from 30 July to 13 August , and thanks to the
Borough Heath. Commandant of Surrey ACF we have again been invited
to attend . Visits will be made to Devonport Dockyard ,
We have to report the death of Lt Gen Sir Denis and the Royal Navy will take us on a sea trip after the
O'Connor KBE CB who was the immediate past Presi- tour. A visit to the Citadel at Plymouth will be made if
dent of the Corps from 1966-75 and a Memorial Service training allows us the time, and to other places of
took place at the Royal Memorial Chapel Sandhurst on interest.
12 February, when our President Col D Sime and other
officers of the Corps were present .

The Mothering Sunday Church Parade took place at Important dates to remember are the Annual Service
St Paul 's Church, Camberley , and was very well of the QUEENS SURREYS Regimental Association at
attended by both cadets and parents. The next parade Guildford Cathedral on 5 June, a skittle evening on 7
will be on St George's Day, when the Corps will march June, a sponsored walk at Virginia Water on the 12th
through Camberley, and the salute will be taken by both and, just before Camp , on 25 June a Bar-be-Que .
the Mayor and a Chelsea Pensioner .

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REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS

REGIMENTAL SECRETARY'S NOTES Although by traditional image, Regimental Head-
quarters' suc h as ours are known as 'sleepy hollows ' we
lt is now just over five years since I have been in the are surprisingly busy and , like everyone else, our life has
chair as Regimental Secretary and I thought it might be not been made easier by the severe staff cuts to which we
worth recording a few of the important achievements
which RHO have played a major part in introducing . The have been subjected in recent years .
main recent event of course is the establishment of our
Regimental Museum in Dover Castle and, at virtually the The Flying Dragons are now well established in the
same time, the formation of 8th (Volunteer) Battalion parachuting world and received an excellent report after
The Queen 's Fusiliers (The City of London) with their their inspection by the Army Parachute Association .
Headquarters at Battersea , where40UEEN'S SURREYS Sadly, Prudential have informed us that they will not take
had two rifle companies when I was their Adjutant. In up the option of continuing their sponsorship after the
addition, we produced a new Regimental recruiting initial three year commitment. We are therefore in the
poster - the soldier in combat dress has been updated market for a new sponsor for 1989 onwards . We have
and now carries an SABO - a Pictorial History and the inaugurated a new project to demonstrate our meaning -
new Museum Guide . The Dinner Club, started in 1984, is ful commitment to the affiliation with The Haberdashers'
now a well established event in the Regimental calendar. Livery Company by making an annual award to the
The Regimental Cricket team is also doing well but sadly Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, to be known as
we have yet to persuade the commercially orientated The Queen's Regiment Venture Project Award for adven -
administrators of Arundel Castle cricket that it would be turous holiday schemes . The Award is open to members
appropriate for the Regiment to take on the traditional of their CCF and is worth two hundred and fifty pounds
fixture of The Royal Sussex Regiment and carried on by and will keep pace with the rate of inflation. Those
The Royal Sussex Regimental Association , who played selected for the award will receive a Regimental figurine
their final match last season. We have now established
and have working two small systems computers to assist as a personal memento.
our reduced clerical staff keep pace with the ever increas-
ing size of the Regiment . We have also improved the The cricket tent will continue this year, but due to a
standard of our various Regimental lists and publications. more mercenary attitude by the current Kent County
Cricket Club Committee, we have to review the situation
for 1989. I hope that we will be able to continue the
tradition. lt is certainly my desire to do so providing we
are not priced out of the market. The two lunches for

The Mayor and Mayoress of Canterbury with the staff of RHO during their visit on 31 March . (Picture by Ben May)
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Regimental guests will again be run this year on the That is w hy it is so important to maintain , and if possible
Monday and Wednesday of Canterbury Cricket W eek . in crease, the level of Day's Pay membership, so that
surp lus funds can be re-invested for a policy of growth,
Th e reformed Regimental bands are a great success agai nst the time wh ich is not so far away when we can
and have both received the highest praise and reports in expect the level of ass ista nce to rise dramatically.
their Kneller Hall Band Inspections. This year, with the
Freedom Matches in Guildford, Maidstone, Reigate and Th e Benevolence Com mittee is never complacent
Banstead and Ramsgate, sees the co mpletion of the about its charter to see that re lief if given w it hout delay
Freedom Borough programme initiated four years ago. to any member, wife or child of the Regimental Family
We are now in a position to disharge our very important who faces distress, hardship or disability . it re lies
civic connection responsibilities on a more regular and heavily upon the intelligence survei llance unit com-
prising Battali on W elfare Officers, the ex-service
less demanding basis . Welfare organisations and perhaps most importantly of
all , members and ex member of t he Regi ment w ho may
This year we are introducing a Regimental Directory pick up via the much maligned grapevine details of
which will take the place of the location listings in the someone who needs help. In such cases, let RHO know
Regimental Journal and the Officers' Club List, thus without delay and th e wheels will be set in motion to
releasing more space for articles and pictures. I hope this have the case investigated and , if ci rcumstances
innovation meets with your approval.
warrant, offer relief.

REGIMENTAL BENEVOLENCE How simple, yet how rewa rding it ca n be to offer or
receive thanks for services rendered. In this modern,
by Maj Alan Martin MBE commercia lised and in some cases cynical society in
which we live the word has become something of an
Along with most other investors the Ben evolent Fund antiquity to certain sections of our community. In
suffered the effects of ' Black Monday' 19 October 1987 co nclusion then, a big thank you, and thanks again, to
when the world 's stock markets reacted to America 's all who show their co mmitment by donating a Day's
economic problems and the Wall Street decline. Pay, to those hard working, unpaid volunteers of the ex
Approximately twenty per cent was lopped off the Servi ce Welfare Organisations who spend so mu ch
market value of our investments. In effect, this brought time , effort and interest reporting cases to Reg imental
the level of investment back to those operating at the Associations, to the Tru stees of the Army Benevo lent
beginning of 1987. A report on the Investment Sub Fund who come out so strongly in support with grants,
Committee appears elsewhere in this Journal. The vast supplementary allowances, bursaries and the Resettle-
majority of our regimental family , one hundred per cent ment Loan Scheme, and to all within the ' Family ' whose
of officers and about eighty-five percent of our soldiers , aim it is that we should be known as The Regi ment that
contribute to the Day 's Pay Scheme and by so doing are Cares .
actively supporting the financial growth of our Regi-
mental Association . They can rest assured that the OFFICER RECRUITING
investment of our funds is in the hands of a caring
committee; long may this state of affairs continue and by Maj S C Thorpe, RCO
how fortunate is the Association to have such expertise
In the Financial Year 1986/ 1987 sixteen officers were
at its disposal. commissioned into the Regiment (five Reg ular and
eleven Short Service) , which was a record . 1 QUEENS
In 1987 the Association donated £7 ,000 to the Army and 2 QUEENS each received four while 3 QUEENS
Benevolent Fund who come out so strongly in support received eight. The prospects for the year 1987/ 1988 at
of The Queen 's Regiment AND the Founding Regi- one stage also looked very good, but the modern Sand -
ments. In addition a further £2,500 was paid to other hurst cadet is proving to be extremely fickle and some
deserving Charities selected by the Regimental Com- who were considered to be firmly in our ca mp have now
mittee. Some examples include the 'Not Forgotten' been wooed away. These, added to those who have
Association , the Star and Garter Homes (where one of failed to reach the high standards demanded by the
our soldiers injured on active service is a permanent Colonel of the Regiment's Board , mea n that we are now
resident) , the Ex- Service Fellowship Centre, the Ex- unlikely to commission more than 10 (6 already having
Services Mental Welfare Society and a host of others been commissioned together with one SSLC) . For th e
with a service or ex-service connection too numerous future , 1989 is looking a little thin at the moment, but
to detail individually . The Committee invites recommen- already for 1990 five undergraduates have passed RCB
dations for donations to other deserving charities with a and been accepted by the Colonel of the Regi ment, and
three for 1971 who are all Regular . I have learnt however
service or ex-service background . not to count on anyone until they have finally passed
out of Sandhurst.
About thirty per cent of the total income received
from the Day 's Pay Scheme was channelled into Officer rec ruiting as a whole is becoming more
financial assistance to members and ex members of the difficult. The Army is currently some 170 male officers
Regimental Family during 1987 . The point must be re- under strength and PVR is running at an unsatisfactory
emphasised that we are, in comparative terms, a young level . The number of applicants interviewed at Regi -
Regiment and we expect that the demands on benevo- mental Headquarters has been risi ng , but this has been
lence funds will increase dramatically in the years ahead against the national trend and t he pass rate at RCB has
when more and more of our members leave the service, been falling .
and eventually face the hazards of advancing age
coupled w ith reduced income which place such
demands upon the funds of our Founding Regi ments.

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Mrs Louisa Mantell, widow of an ex RSM of the celebrate in Highwood Hospital , Essex , by reliving
the occasion when she danced with her husband's
Middlesex Regiment, receiving a bouquet from Capt c olonel at a regimental ball. !Guardian picture)
Barry Moss and members of the Quebec Band on the

eve of her 100th birthday, which they helped to

SOLDIER RECRUITING Col Richard Cockran GREN GDS , Maj Ran Berry Ll , 2Lt
lt is clear that it is becoming increasingly difficult to Giles Clapp, 2Lt Keith Rumbelow, 2Lt James Smith, 2Lt
rec rui t soldiers due to the demographic trough cou pled Rupert Elliott, Capt Bill Munday, Lt Col Nick Brunt RRF,
with a 2 year yo uth training scheme, an increased desire Mrs Hugh Tennent, Capt Guy Wood , Capt Rob Walker,
for some form of tertiary education, an improving Maj and Mrs John Fowler, Maj George Simpson , Capt
economy and falling unemployment. lt is forecast that Mike Aylward , Col John Holman , Mr Ashley Brown,
by 1 July our t hree Regular batta lions will each be some Maj John Pratten , Lt Col Cecil West, Lt Lisa Richardson
25 so ldiers under establishment, and ACIOs are noting a WRAC , Lt Liz James WRAC , Lt Col Bob McGhie, Capt
reduction in the number of appli cants . Every member of John Burke, Capt Guy Wisbey RRF , Capt Hugh
the Reg iment can do something positive towards Beeson , 2Lt Rhys Phillip , Mr Peter Johns, Mr Mark
recruiting in order to ensure that our needs are met from Chambers, Mr David Taylor , Lt Col Peter Cook , Col J F
the avai labl e pool of manpower. The visits made to ACF Lake Hon Col QOR of C, Miss Joyce Brocklehurst, Brig
detac hments by former cadets now serving in the Regi- Mike Constantine, Maj and Mrs Peter Hill , Capt David
ment is a step in the right direction. Greenfield, Maj Robert Knight, W01 (RSM ) J Brown ,
W02 B Kelling , W01 (RSM) Fran ce 18 QF (V)), Mr Peter
VISITORS TO RHQ Gladstone, Col ' Ma c' M cGin ley, W01 M E Gauntlett,
Th e following have signed the RHQ Visitors' Book Maj Nick Keyes , Sgt L F Clarke , Maj John Acworth , Maj
sin ce the last edition of the Journal : Mike Jelf, Lt Col and Mrs Charles Joint, Lt Col W B
W01 (RSM ) L J Outfield , Mr Gerald Bartlett, Lt Col and Malloy UNSWR , Maj Peter Sellers, Maj David William-
Mrs Simon Boucher, Maj M alcolm Lawson, Brig Dick son RA (Retd). Mr Barry Karadag -Roberts , Maj Oavid
Webster , Maj David Mon ckton, W02 R J Reardon , Lt Carter, Mr E Perryman , The M ayor and Mayoress of
Canterbury , Mr Bob Goodwin , 2Lt Stephen Brann , 2Lt
Jonathan Oyer, 2Lt James Clinch , Miss Wendy Timms ,
Lt Col John Dent .

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OFFICERS' CLUB

OFFICERS' CLUB DINNER THE QUEEN 'S AND QUEEN'S OWN BUFFS

The third Officers' Club Dinner was held in the Duke CRICKET WEEK TENT CLUB
of York's HQ on Friday 4 March 1988, attended by 107
members. The Colonel of the Regiment presided and Canterbury Cricket Week will be held from 30 July
Maj Gen Mike Reynolds was also present. Our guests 1988 to 5 August 1988 and as usual our Regimental Tent
this year were Brig Mike Doyle, Lt Col Robin Chappell, will open on the St Lawren ce Ground . Serving Queen 's
Lt Col Paul Courtenay, Maj Max Maloney and Lt David Regiment officers are automatically members and can
Martin. The event, which provided a simple meal at use the tent. Lunches have to be booked in advance but
reasonable cost and allowed members to meet up with tea is served daily and may be purchased without prior
their friends , was voted very successful. Next year's ordering. The bar is open throughout play each day and
dinner will be on Friday 7 April 1989 in the same venue. coffee is available in the mornings. No lunches are
served on Sunday so picnics may be brought into the
REGIMENTAL COCKTAIL PARTY tent and it is an informal day particularly suitable for
attendance by young families . Sunday is the only day
The next Regimental Cocktail Party will be on Friday dogs are allowed in the tent. The matches are:
25 November 1988, again in the Banqueting House,
Whitehall. This is a few weeks later than normal as the Kent versus Somerset (three day match 30 July,
Banqueting House is being used earlier for the William and 2 August)
and Mary Exhibition. lt is hoped that the Regimental
Cocktail Party will again fill this beautiful building to the Kent versus Somerset (one day match) 31 July
maximum of 500 permitted by fire regulations. Details
will be sent to all members nearer to the date . Kent versus Leicestershire (three day match 3, 4
and 5 August)

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

lt A laidlaw and Miss K F Mcleod lt A R Bolton and Miss F P lemon

The engagement is announced between Lt Alastair The engagement is announced between Lt Anthony
Laidlaw, The Queen's Regiment, youngest son of Lt Col Richard Bolton, The Queen's Regiment, eldest son of
(Retd) and Mrs R Laidlaw of Penicuik, Midlothian and Lt Col and Mrs R Bolton of Canterbury, and Fiona
Miss Karen F McLeod daughter of the late Mr H Pamela, only daughter of Air Commodore and Mrs B J
McLeod and Mrs J McLeod of Edinburgh . Lemon of Middleton Cheney, Oxfordshire.

MARRIAGES

We congratulate the following on their marriages : Mortley, Pte C J to Miss Petra Monika 07 .11 .87

Mulroy, Pts A J to Miss Anja Westerman 15.0 1.86 Parrish , Cpl M A to Miss Sharon Christine Smith 07 .11 .87

Denning , Pte M N A to Miss Christine Shortlands 14 .03 .86 Cornhill, LCpl DIM to Miss Ang ela 14.11 .87

Churcher, Pte S T to Miss Cheryl Wendy Bunt 20.03.86 Fagg , Pte S J to Miss Vanessa Jane Brown 21 .11 .87

Bashford , Pte A R to Miss Maisie Taunt 07.08.86 Hall , Pte A A to Miss Caroline Marie Smith 28. 11 .87

Lawson , Pte C I to Miss Sharon Keeble 17.01.87 Grogan Jarvis, Sgt S to Miss Deborah Louise Grogan 12.12.87

Cunningham, Pte N A to Miss Jane Michelle Price 12.06.87 Hetferman , Pte I J to Miss Linda Jean Murray 12.12.87

Croft, LCpl K to Miss Joanne Barbara Smithers 19.06 .87 Fassett , Cpl D to Miss Deb ra Jane Bulby 19 .12.87

Stevenson, Pte P W to Miss Lynda Anne Brewin 15 .08.87 Malpas , Pte E to Miss Sindy Louise Roberts 24 .12.87

Roberts, Cpl K R to Miss Samantha Jane Lewis 29 . 08 . 87 Powell , LCpl A P to Miss Deb ra Louise 02 .01 .88

Benham , Pte P D to Miss Wendy Carol Cole 05 .09 .87 Mills, LCpl D to Miss Ma xi ne An ne Jackson 09 01 .88

Crane, Pte MW to Miss Tina Eileen Heakins 05 . 09 .87 Russel, LCpl M B to Miss M aria Ann Cork 09 .01 .88

Martin , LCpl A J to Miss Sarah El izabeth Jane Paulson Stringer, Pte M A to Miss Carol Ann 09.01 .88

12.09 .87 Hodges, Pte G to Miss Silvia Kuhlmann 16.01 .88

Richa rdson , Pte S to Miss Jane Smith 14 .09 .87 Steadman , Pte P to Miss Deborah Elin 16.01.88

Keyes, Cpl GP to Miss Kerry An ne Stroud 10 . 10 .87 Bonnor, Pte W to Miss Deborah Rosemary Day 20 .02 .88

Doyle, Pte RC to Miss Rachel Emma Lennie 17 . 10 .87 Kiely, Pte S C to Miss Michelle Pettitt 20 .02 .88

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DEATHS

OAWSON - On 2 Jan 88, Maj E W Dawson, late E HEWS - On 7 Mar 88, suddenly and peacefully Col
G R 0 Hews, formerly of The Buffs .
SURREYS.
OALGLIESH - On 25 Dec 87, Robin Dalgliesh , late DELANEY - On 27 Mar, Capt L J Delaney, late

The Buffs . MIDDX.
RAPER - On 15 Nov 87, suddenly in hospital , Maj WOOD - On 7 Apr, Brig H Wood DSO formerly

W A Raper, late R SUSSEX . QUEENS .
BURT - On 22 Nov 87, Maj Tom Burt, MBE, TO, BLAKE - On 3 May 88 in the Canterbury Hospice,

late The Buffs and SAS . Mrs Maureen June Blake, wife of Cpl Blake .

SIMMONDS - On 14 Jan 88, peacefully at home in
Tunbridge Wells, Ronald Victor Simmonds, former
Drum Major 1 BUFFS .

OBITUARY

COL G R D HEWS, MC, TD, DL

Maj N G H Taylor writes : However, when the TA was reformed in 1947, Maj
Hews became 21C of the 4th / 5th Battalion , and subse-
Col Rodney Hews was born in Canterbury in 1917, the quently went on to command the 4th Battalion and then
second son of the t hen Editor of the Kentish Gazette, the 5th. He ended his military career as Col 133 Infantry
one of the oldest newspapers in the country . He was Brigade, retiring in 1966.
educated at Kent College, Canterbury, and joined the
family business after leaving school. But in 1936, he He was awa rded the TO in 1950 and became a Com-
joined the Territorial Army and was commissioned into mander of the Order of the Dennebrog in 1955. He was
The Buffs . He joined the 4th Battalion under the com- made a Deputy Li eutenant of the county in 1982.
mand of Lt Col Oonald Dean, VC.
Apart from his business career, he devoted a great
In 1939, with war on the horizon, the TA was deal of his time to voluntary activities in the publi c
doubled , and there became two battalions, the 4th and interest . He was a magistrate for thirty years and a local
the 5th. As one who was there at the time said , " Those General Ta x Commissioner, becoming Cha irman of
who knew something about it went to the 4th and the both organisations .
rest of us to th e 5th. "
Those of us who have served with Rodney in war or
Rodney Hews went to France with the 4th and came peace, or both , will remember him as a strong but
out through Dunkirk, by this time a junior staff officer. utterly fair leader, dedicated to the job in hand , and as
" Professional" as any part-time military man can be . He
He attended the Middle East Staff College at Haifa in set very high standa rds for himself , and expected them
1942, and after a period on the Staff again , joined the in others .
2nd Battalion and went to Burma where he won an
immediate award of the MC following a dreadful experi- To some of the younger generation he may have
ence concerning an aborted river crossing . seemed to be a rather distant, or perhaps austere figure ,
but that impression was totally false . He was kind ,
In 1945 he returned to a posting at Dover Castle, and considerate and had a very sharp sense of humour. He
around that time applied for and was granted a Regular will be remembered as a great citizen.
Commission . But he was persuaded to return to civilian
life and rejoined the Kentish Gazette. He leaves a wife , Squeak, two sons and a daughter ,
and two grandchildren . Our deepest sympathy goes to
them all.

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CORRESPONDENCE

COLOUR-BLIND UNITS Balinese armed with spea rs and any other weapons they
possessed.
From : Maj Jock Haswe/1, Regimental Historian, to the
Editor of The Times. The meeting was adjourned at lunch-time with an
announcement that it would be resumed in the after-
Lyminge noon. When the three participants returned after lunch
Kent there was no sign of the armed and hostile crowd, nor
30 March 1988 indeed of the Platoon of The Buffs.
Sir,

Prince Charles's concern (report, March 281 that there it transpired that the Platoon Commander had
should be more "ethnic" recruits in the "good" regi - arranged a football match and everyone had gone to
ments intrigued me. For many years I belonged to watch it.
unquestionably one of the best of the great line regi-
ments - the Second of Foot, The Queen 's Royal (West In retrospect the so luti on to the Second Lieutenant's
Surrey) Regiment, now gathered into The Queen's problem was so beautifu lly si mple, but how many
Regim ent. people would have thought of it? And I believe that on ly
1n the Br1t1sh Army are there officers capab le of de-
it had been raised in 1661 and earned the honourable fusing so potentia lly explosive a situation in this way. it
title " Royal " by its magnificent defence of Tongres in wou ld be very interesting if any member of that escort
May 1703, and, so far as I know, no "ethnic distinc- platoon cou ld send you more details ; for instance,
tions" had ever been made amongst its soldiers. names, dates and the final score.

One dark-skinned soldier, when we were serving in Yours,
Allahabad, years ago, was a cook in C Company, and JOCK
during an inspection by the district commander this dis-
tinguished officer addressed him in Urdu - he was APPRECIATION FROM 6000 MILES AWAY
wearing cook's "whites".

" Lor, bless you, Sir," our ethic sold ier replied, " No From : Major Peter R Goddin MBE (A veteran of Dun-
good talking to me like that; I come from Deptford ." kirk, 'D' Day and Burma) to the Editor.

Good regiments make no co lour distinctions because, East London
as that northern bard once wrote, " A man 's a man for a' Republic of South Africa
that" . 7 January 1988

Yours etc, Dear John,
JOCK HASWELL
it does the Journal of The Queen's Regiment great
A TALE FROM BALl cred it that it should engender such a wonderful feeling of
belonging in this enthusiastic reader, who served with
From : Maj Jock Haswe/1, Regimental Historian, to the the QORWK in World War 11 and has for the past29 years
Editor. lived abroad, some 6000 miles from home .

Lyminge Congratulations upon superb editing and presentation
Kent and also to all who contribute to the Journal .
21 March 1988
My only criticism - the front and back covers are too
Dear John, close I
Yours sincerely,
At a lunch party a few weeks ago Brigadier Rufus PETER GODDIN
Parry, late of The Buffs and now living at Mersham, told
me a story which he hasn' t recorded anywhere, but I felt TUDOR DRAGON IN SOUTH AFRICA
it was too good to lose.
Subsequent to the above letter, Maj Peter Goddin sent
Just after the Second World War he was command-
ing a battalion in Java, and the Dutch , driven out of that the following extract of an article which had been
part of the world by the Japanese, were most anxious to
regain control of Bali. But this didn 't suit the Balinese at published in the Daily Dispatch of 20 January :
all. However, after a lot of negotiating it was agreed that " Major Goddin writes: ' it is perhaps of interest to East
representatives of the Dutch and the Balinese would Lond oners that The Queen 's Regiment was formed ...
meet, on Bali, under the chairmanship of a diplomat on 31 December 1966. The centrepiece of the new regi-
from the British Foreign Office. ment's cap badge is the original Buffs' dragon, which the
Buffalo Club, East London, adopted as their badge upon
authority being given in the late 1930s by The Buffs,
(Royal East Kent Regiment)' ".

Aware of the hostility he was likely to encounter, the Maj Peter Goddin, in his accompanying letter, added:
Dutch representative asked Colonel Parry, as he then " No doubt quite a few members of the Buffalo Club may
was, for an escort, and one platoon, commanded by a not have been awa re of the origins of 'their' dragon .
Second Lieutenant, was provided . This force, and the Come to that, many Queensmen would be surprised to
Dutchman , landed on Bali without opposition, but the learn that 'our' dragon is accurately, proudly and
meeting took place in circumstances of co nsiderable elegantly worn on blazers here on the African shore of the

tension: the building being surrounded by unfriendly Indian Ocean ".

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THE QUEENS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 1200: Opening of the Field of Remembran ce by Her
M ajesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother .
Grand Reunion 1988 - Sunday 10th July
Bassingbourn Barracks, Royston The Executive and Annual General Meeting
of the Queen's Regimental Association 25th
1100: Gates Open . with the Kohima (Vo l u n tee r ) November 1988 - Duke of York's Head-
1200 : Drumhead Service, quarters , Chelsea
Band and the Corps of Drums of the 5th 1400: Large Committee Room , Greater London TAVRA
(Volunteer) Batta lion of Th e Queen's Regiment.
1230: Bars open, followed by lunch, various static SHEPWAY BRANCH
by Tony Tulman
displays and events .
1400 : Free Fall Display by The Flying Dragons and a Our branch is now well into our second year . Out of a
possible membership of 264 we have the grand total of
Demonstration by Quebec Company of the 1st 17. So do come along ; we only meet four times in the
Batta lion Th e Queen 's Regi ment, followed by the year . That's on t he last Thursday of January, April , July
Associations ' Annual Air Rifle Clay Shoot and October. The October meeting is also the AGM . We
meet at the WOs ' & Sgts' Mess JIB Shorncliffe 1930 for
Compet itio n . 2000 hrs by kind permission of t he CO JIB .

1600 : Beating Retreat. The other date for yo ur diary is that of our Annual
Dinner. That is to be held on the second Friday in March,
1700 : Dispersal. our next being 10th March 1989. This year we had a total
of 8 members and 1 guest; t hey were: Bob Gillett, Kevin
WOs' and Sgt' Past and Present Dinner - Atkins . Ma c Mackenzie, Bill Piper, Ron Skinner, Tom
Saturday 15th October 1988, Bassingbourn Broderick, Bob Gardner and Ton y Talman, our guest
Barracks, Royston being WOII John Smith, PMC JIB Shorncliffe. We dine
at the Horseshoe Hotel , Folkestone. This will also be the
Booking forms can be obtained on application from : venue for next year . A Book of Remembrance was initia-
ted . Should there be the need , a ladies dinner night can
Maj M J Ayling be considered at another date in the year .
Depot The Queen's Division
Bassingbourn Bar racks Anyone wishing to obtain more information about our
Royston branch should please contact our Secretary, Bob Gill, on
Hertfordshire SG8 5LX Folkestone 78229.

The dinner is open to all se rving and retired WOs and
Sgts of The Queen's Regime nt and the Founding Regi-
ments.

The Field of Remembrance - St Margaret's
Westminster - 10th November 1988
1130: Planti ng of Poppy Crosses By The Queen 's Regi-

mental Association Secretary.

Don't miss

THE REGIMENTAL
GRAND REUNION

at Bassingbourn
on Sunday 10th July, 1988

Full Details Above

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The Queen's Royal

Surrey Regimental

Association The

Queen's Regiment

RECEPTION

A reception was held at the Regimental Museum at
Clandon Park on Friday 15 April to give the Mayors of
the Regimental Freedom Boroughs in Surrey the oppor-
tunity of a private viewing of the Museum. The Mayor
of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon -Thames, Mrs
Jennie Philpott and her consort, the Mayor of Guild -
ford, Councillor Andrew Hodges, and the Deputy
Mayoress, Mrs Mary Lloyd -Jones , and the Mayor and
Mayoress of Reigate and Banstead , Councillor and Mrs
J McFarlane attended. Other guests included Col N R
Robertson WRAC, Commandant WRAC Centre, Col
G 0 Mullins, Secretary South East Territorial
Association, Col W Scott-Moncrieff Secretary, Surrey
SSAFA, and Lt Col and Mrs John White represe nting
RHO. We were also very pleased to see Lt Col and Mrs
C G F Charter and a small delegation from the 1st
Battalion who found time to come up from Tidworth .

Th e President and Mrs Sewell with Brig Michael
Clarke, Chairman of the Museum, received the guests.
Maj Peter Hill , Mr Richard Ford, the Museum Secretary
and Curator and other members of the Museum Com-
mittee acted as hosts and guides.

The Queen's Regimental
Association

(The Queen's Own Buffs)

THE AGM, GILLINGHAM of our Newsletter has once again come up trumps and
9 APRIL 1988 managed to negotiate very favourable terms for

The President, Col H B H Waring OBE, welcomed printing. He is hoping to return to four issues in a year.
members to the meeting. Among the topics under Sandwich Branch have purchased a new branch stan -
discussion the following may be of interest:
dard which is the same pattern as The Queen 's Regi-
mental Association Standard. lt was considered that in
future other branches who need to replace standards
should also purchase the same pattern. There will be

lt was noted that £23,407 had been disbursed in further discussion about adding some means of identi-

benevolence to ex Buffs , RWK and Queen 's Own Buffs tying the Queen 's Own Buffs origination of the branch .
in 1987, a total of 371 grants. In 1980 the total disbursed Ramsgate Branch undertook to provide a team for the
was £8,525 paid out in 180 grants . lt was also appreci- Shooting Competition at the Grand Reunion on 10 July
ated that ex-members of the former regiments are fully 1988. They hope very mu ch to win the cup on behalf of
entitled to wear The Queen 's Regiment tie . The Editor the Queen 's Own Buffs for the sixth year running.

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Association Members marching t o Canterbury Cathe- MAIDSTONE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
dral on Remembrance Day . (Kentish Gazette picture )
AND REUNION 11 SEPTEMBER 1988

On ce again the day wi ll start at 1015 with the short
and movin !=l ce remony at t he Reqimenta l Cenotaoh in
Brenchley Gardens. Then t he march to A ll Sa ints for the
Servi ce . The Address t his yea r w il l be given by the
Reverend Geo rge Glew CF, w ho served for two years in
the 70th Bn The Quee n's Own Roya l W est Kent Regi-
ment . Afte r the Servi ce the Reunion w ill be held in the
Kent Hall in th e Corn Exc hange Complex . Th is has been
a great success as a place to hold our reunions for the
last two years. The major serious prob lem is t he pro-
vision of a Band or Co rps of Dru ms to lead us on the
M arch through Maidstone. At t he moment we have

drawn a blank .

Finally, there was a lengthy discussion about the Darts 1 RWK ANNUAL REUNION
Match and Dance in 1989. The event has become so
popular that there is a need for a bigger hall . Sitting - When : 1 Oct 88, 1800-2300 hrs
bourne Branch are hoping to provide ju st that and to run Where :
t he event next year . Victory Services Club , 63 /7 9 Seym ore Street
(near Ma rble Arch ), London W2 2HF
DARTS MATCH AND DANCE 9 APRIL 1988
H ow much : Tickets £2 each
At the close of the AGM, M edway Branch hosted a
very enj oyab le eve ning. lt is particularl y creditab le that Ti c kets from : J H Rose or Capt T J Parnacott
they managed to make the eve ning f inancia lly self-sup-
porting. The Darts Competition was a flu id and keen ly 3 Southview Close Ca rlyon
contested battle in every sense. Th e final winners were
the Dover Branch but all the teams are to be congratu- Swa nl ey 12 Scotts Lane
lated on so me very keen matches. Col Blick Waring
presented the prizes to t he teams and t he rest of the Kent BR8 8BP Sho r t lands
evening was spent on the dance floor , at the bar or just
chatti ng at t he table. Thank you very much Medway Bromley
Branch for all the hard work and congratu lations on the
successful result. Kent BR2 OLH

CANTERBURY REMEMBRANCE SERVICE Members of the Canterbury Branch at the Freedom
Parade in the City , 6 January 1988. !Gazette picture )
AND REUNION 31 JULY 1988

Thanks to t he kindness of the Commanding Officer,
1st Batta li on The Roya l Regiment of Fu si liers, we may
again use the Junior Ranks Club in Howe Barracks for
our Reunion . Assembly will be in the Sessions House
car park at midday. Th ose not marching to the
Cathedral sho uld be seated by 1245 hrs . The Address
will be given by the Right Reverend The Bishop of
Fulham (who served as 2Lt C J Klybe rg in 1 BUFFS in
1954) . After the Service the parade w ill march ba ck to
Longport , where it will be dismissed. Individuals wi ll
t hen make their own way to Howe Barracks .

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The Royal Sussex Regiment
Association

(Representing The Queen's Regiment in Sussex)···'"'------'~"'

CONGRATULATIONS Mrs Bottard with Col and Mrs John Buckeridge.

ToR J Alston Esq on the award of a CMG in a recent
honours list.

REGIMENTAL COMMITTEE

The Committee held its meeting on 4 March 1988 at the
Royal Commonwealth Society under the chairmanship
of Col J Buckeridge.

OFFICERS REUNION PARTY

The annual cocktail party was again held at th e Royal
Commonwealth Society on 4 March 1988 but unfortun-
ately the attendance was somewhat lower than usual .

SUSSEX BY THE SEA

The Arundel and District Branch of the Regimental
Association were delighted to welcome to the Annual
Reunion Dinner at Avisford Park Hotel , Walberton , Mrs
J Bottard, the daughter of Mr Ward Higgs, the man
who composed " Sussex by the Sea ". Radio Sussex has
adopted the tune as a " jingle" introducing some of its
programmes . The Radio Station made a tape of the
various orchestrations of the tune which the President of
the Branch (Maj V M A Tailby) presented to Mrs Bottard
on behalf of Radio Sussex. The photograph shows Mrs
Bottard with Col and Mrs J Buckeridge, also guests of
the Branch.

Regimental Association of
The Middlesex Regiment (DCO)

(Affiliated with The Queen's Regiment)

DIEHARDS RE-VISIT THE HOLY LAND

After a 'Pilot' tour last November by Capt Patrick water tower with a reception for all the group afterwards .
Pielou, who was accompanied by Maj Peter Sellers, The old 2nd Battalion HO is now an Israel Defence Force
acting as official photographer for Soldier magazine, a base, and the group will be allowed access to have a look
number of Diehards will be amongst a group of ex- around . The company location at Eilon is now part of a
servicemen and women visiting Israel in May this year . As large Kibbutz , which will also be visited . Acre fort is no
the group includes ex-Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and longer used as a prison, but has not changed in all the
years since we left.
members of many Regimental and Corps Associations ,
the iterinary will cover visits to places of very particular A further visit is planned for the latter part of this year .
interest to them but will most definitely include extended Anyone interested should contact Capt Pielou by letter to
visits to old 2nd Battalion locations - including Es - 2 Emperor's Gate, London SW7 4HH or by telephone
Sumeiriya, Acre, Eilon and Safad . An intriguing little on 01-244 8056.
ceremony will take place during the group's visit to
Nahariya, when Capt Pielou will return the key to their Capt Pielou is also planning a return visit to Hong Kong
water-tower to the Mayor! Patrick Pielou locked up the in 1989, to visit the original 1st Battalion locations and
pay respects at the British Military Cemeteries, as well as
tower forty years ago, after its final use as an OP and has covering the many other places of interest on Hong Kong
had it ever since. When offered the key's return , the Island and the New Territories . Details in outline from
Mayor and residents of Nahariya saw the humour of the Patrick Pielou at the above address.
situation and are planning the ceremony at the rebuilt

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ALLIANCES AND AFFILIATIONS

ROYAL NEW SOUTH WALES REGIMENT alliances as being of the highest importance. We hope
that the system of " linking" instead of disbanding units
lt has been decided that the Royal New South Wales wi ll make it more simp le to raise them again when the
Reg iment wo uld demonstrate greater operationa l time is felt app ropriate. Und er recent legislation it is now
readiness if it had four battalions instead of six. possible for Rese rve units to be ca lled out short of a
A ccordingly , with a great deal of pain and trauma and national defence emergency and the planners at AHO
with particu lar upset to the " old and bold ", the 3rd and will now have more complete units available should this
4th Battalions have been linked to form the 4th / 3rd situation arise.
Batta lion RN SWR and the 2nd and 17th Battalions have ( Taken from a letter from Lt ColD I Aspina/1 RFD, ED I
been linked to form the 2nd / 17t h Battalion RNSWR .
ROYAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIMENT
Lin king parades have been held and the w hole thing is A new battalion of the Royal Western Australia Regi-
a fait accompli . The parades were held at lngl eburn for
the 4th / 3rd and at Newcastle for the 2nd / 17th . Both ment, another of our alli ed regiments, has bee n formed
we re ve ry well done though totally different in their from the 11th Independent Rifle Company and the 28th
format. Most of the 2nd Battalion has gone to 17th but Indepe ndent Rifle Company. The new unit is titled the
the Northern portion ha s gone to 41 st Batta li on 11th / 28th battalion and has its Headquarters in
RNSWR w hich, because of its geographical location in Karra katta.
the North of NSW, has been little affected.

Rest assured that the Regiment co ntinues to hold s its

THE HABERDASHERS' COMPANY

by Capt M E Barrow DSO RN

The lives of you who are " Unconqu ered and Serve"
are very different from those of us who " Serve and
Obey" for , whilst we all serve someone, most Members
of the Haberdashers' Company are now civilian se r-
vants! The days when a large proportion of the Court
and Livery had experience of service in the Armed Ser-
vices are now past ; even members with cu rrent Nava l
Rese rve and Territorial experience are on ly a handful.
This is an inevitabl e co nseq uence of the forty (plu s)
years respite from World War for which we have,
largely, to thank those who have served and fought in
the Navy, Army or Air Force, and those who ha ve sup-
ported them , during the intervening years. Hence,
affi liations estab lis hed betwee n the Company and the
Services provide in creasingly important, welcome and
ready made opportunities for those of us who know
littl e of present day naval and military operations to
become more acquainted with those who continue to
serve the Colours.

During the past year , several social exc hanges have The former Master of the Haberdashers' Company
taken place and the then Master (Mr G. R. Fox, a former (Mr G A Fox . late of the Middlesex Regiment( , with lt
Middlesex Reg iment Subaltern!) and t he Clerk (Capt Col Mike Ball (rightl during his visit to the 1st
M E Barrow DSO , Royal Navy) visi ted I QUEENS during
their pre-Northern Ireland training when the visitors Battalion .

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were remind ed (if su ch was necessa ry?) of t he special for representatives of all th e Compa ny's affilia ted Nava l
skills, disci pline and leadership, especia lly at a very and Military units, that t he Court of A ssistants had
junior level, required to ta ckle the uniqu e problems ag reed to invite Brig Millman t o become a Freema n of
associated with that type of active service. Sporting the Company . In the course of the speech that f ollowed ,
encounters - reported elsewhere in your Journal and th e Colonel accepted the honour w hi ch ca rries w ith it t he
best not repeated here! - have also afforded excellent Freedom of the City of Lond on - bu t no righ t to march
chances for the exchange of Livery / Regiment " know the streets wit h his bayonet fi xed!
how".
In conferring this honour on the first Col onel of the
During the five years since its in ception, the affiliation Regiment since the affiliati on, the Master ex pressed the
has increased in effectiveness ; this su ccess has, in no hope that th e fri endships mad e, as w ell as the oppor-
small measure, been due to the enthusiasm (and some- tunities for greater understanding of your unconqu ered ,
times bullying!) of your Colonel. lt was therefore with and our obedient, service that had been afforded , would
very great pleasure that the present Master (Mr 0 MW continu e to grow as success ive yea rs pa ssed .
Swingland QC) announced at a special Servi ces Dinner

ARTICLES

THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

by Maj E B G Clowes MBE

(Author's note : the regiments shown in brackets after At the 50th meeting on 4 December 1987 the invest-
the names of past and present members of the Commit- ments of the Funded Charities were valued at £327 ,967
tee are those in which they were serving upon retire- and of the Benevolent Fund £371 ,550 as compared with
ment from the active list) values of £98,068 and £2377 respectively at the first
meeting . The increases have thus been fairly dramatic
The Investment Sub-Committee, which operates the despite the severe and sudden market fall in October
investments of the Funded Charities and Benevolent
Funds of The Queen 's Regiment, was established by the 1987.
Managing Trustees at their second meeting on 7th July
1970 with Lt Gen Sir Richard Craddock KBE, CB , DSO, The increases have occurred for the following main
Colonel of the Regiment, in the chair. reasons:

Funded Charities Benevolent Fund

At its inception the committee consisted of Maj John Capital Appreciation Capital Appreciation
Ainsworth (Royal Sussex) as Chairman, Col Derek
Willows TO, DL (The Buffs). Lt Col John Dear TO Re-invested income The Day's Pay Scheme
(Middlesex Regiment (DCO), Maj Edward Clowes MBE surplus to grants
(Queen's Royal Regiment) and Mr ' Chip' Shipley requirements Tax relief on covenanted
(Lloyds Bank). subscritions to Day's Pay
Regimental Shop profit Scheme
Lt Col F W Hann OBE (Royal Sussex) was the
Secretary and the committee met for the first time on Funds received from the
19th August 1970. At that time the committee was disbandment of 4 QUEENS
reviewing investments to a value of £98,068 for the
Funded Charities and £2377 for the Benevolent Fund . The committee also advises on investments to 1st and
3rd Battalions The Queen's Regiment, The Queen's
The committee's charter was and is to advise the Regiment Museum , The Queen 's Regiment Officers'
Managing Trustees on the investment of the regimental Club and The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Officers '
funds. The day-to-day operation of the investments is Club. lt is always willing to offer advice on any other
delegated to the committee by the Managing Trustees regimental funds in addition to the £800,000 worth of
to whom the Chairman of the committee reports direct
twice a year at their meetings . investments it reviews at present.

Maj John Ainsworth continued as Chairman until 2nd The committee members meet in London four times a
March 1973, was succeeded by Col Derek Willows until year and, in between meetings , are in telephone contact
26th September 1975 when Maj Edward Clowes took with each other and with RHO at Canterbury .
over.
With the exception of the Chairman who is the retired
The present committee consists of: Chairman of Target Life , all members of the committee
Maj Edward Clowes MBE (Queen 's Royal Regiment) are active members of various City institutions. lt is
invidious to mention names among the many committee
Chairman volunteers over the past seventeen years but it would be
Capt Murray Fox (Middlesex Regiment (DCO)) remiss of me not to mention Mr ' Chip' Shipley of Lloyds
Sir William Goring Bt (Royal Sussex Regiment) Bank, a member since the committee was formed , for
Mr ' Chip' Shipley (Lloyds Bank) his help and wise counsel over the years and whose
Capt Michael Smith (Queen 's Own Buffs) services we hope to retain for many years to come . The
remainder of the committee are ju st ex-soldiers con -
The Secretary is Maj Alan Martin MBE (RAPC). tinuing to serve the Regiment in the way they kn ow

best!

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD

by Lt Col P Bishop

Hillary, Tensing , Bonnington, Strutt ... Strutt? Yes,
Capt Duncan Strutt of the 2nd Battalion is set to follow
in the footsteps of other Everest men . A certain philo-
sopher once said that the journey of a thousand miles
begins with the taking of but one step . In attempting to
get to the top of Everest the first ste p for our intrepid
mountaineer was in achieving a place with the British
Services Everest Expedition (BSEE) 1988.

BSEE 88 is attempting to climb Mount Everest from
the North, out of Tibet, along a route which has yet to
have a British ascent. The Army Mountaineering
Association succeeded in climbing the mountain in 1976
by the more conventional South Col route on the Nepal
side.

Anglo-C hinese protocol agrees that the expedition
main party should fly to Peking and travel overland to
the Everest base camp. Stores, equipment and a bag-
gage party wi ll enter China from Nepal using the new
road linking Katmandu with Tibet , which passes near to
the Everest base camp on the Rongbuk glacier .

The proposed route is to climb from the Rongbuk
glacier onto Lho La , a prominent col to the West of the
main peak, and then traverse the West ridge and up the
Hornbein cou loir to the summit. To achieve this , the
expedition will be in the field from March to June 1988.

The Challenge - Mount Everest. Capt Duncan Strutt.

Lt Col G D B Keelar RM has been selected to lead the
Expedition with Lt Col M W H Day RE as deputy . The
team is 36 strong and chosen from all three Services on
the basis of experience, technical competence and com-
patability .

Duncan Strutt's interest in outdoor pursuits started
with him becoming a Queen's Scout with his home
based Ashford Common (Middlesex) Scout Troop. This
blossomed into mountaineering following his award of
both Silver and Gold under the Duke of Edinburgh 's
Award Scheme . Whilst at RMAS he began mountain
climbing in earnest with a trip to the icefields of the
Rocky Mountains in Canada. This was followed by fre-
quent climbing trips in the UK and the Alps . In 1986 he
went to Peru and made many successful ascents of
5900-6100 metre peaks which in many ways led to him
being se lected in September 1987 for BSEE 88.

THE START OF THE EXPEDITION
(Extracts of a letter dated 27 Mar 88 from
Capt Dun can Strutt to Maj A/an Martin MBE)
After arriving at Kathmandu we spent a few days
sorting out equipment and making final purchases and
preparations. We then moved into the Jugal Himal in
Northern Nepal. The treking and acclimatisation phase
lasted eight days . We walked through the terraced fields
and small villages holding onto the steep hillsides before
moving into the forests which carpet the ridges . Our
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final destination was a holy lake, the Bhararkund. Here should have made a summit attempt by mid-M ay .
we stayed, climbing the nearby hills for f our days. Two
steep descent days (10,000 feet) led to Tap opani on the I' ve been up beyo nd Ca mp 1 but should be going to
border with China . Camp 2 to help with ca rrying up onto the ridge. Today
th e wind is very strong and has stopped all movement
The move to Rongbuk took three days moving by above ca mp one.
truck via Nydlam and Xegar. At the moment Base Camp
is a bleak, windy , desolate place. Hopefully this will The other expediti on on the mountain on this side is
improve as the spring arrives in April sometime. part of a Japanese/ Nepalese / Chin ese ex pedition which
is climbing the mountain by th e North Ridge and South
We are making good progress on the mountain and Ridge simultaneou sly . lt is a huge affair with over one
have almost reached the ridge . Stocking the camp at hundred people on each side of the mountain .
the ridge will take some time . If things continue well we

(Unfortunately the expedition did not succeed in reaching the summit. Ed . )

SNOW ON THE EQUATOR

by Cpl Alison, 1 QUEENS

My ears were buzzing and my oxygen starved brain The next day we walked up a long scree slope to
fought desperately to make sense of my surroundings as I Austrian Hut, a slope I quickly learnt to hate . From there
approached unconciousness, (SIC). All the ingredients we climbed a peak called Point Lenana , 17,000 ft , and
of an epic? " OK, test over" said Dr Milledge . A few days returned to Austrian Hut to spend the night. Early the
before Christmas, I had met the first member of the Joint next morning Paul and I crossed the Lewis Glacier to
Services East Africa Expedition in Jim's Special Broom make an attempt on Nelion . Mt Kenya is a twin peaked
Cupboard at Norwich Park Hospital. The aim of the mountain with Batian being higher than Nelion by 11
expedition was to climb Mount Kenya , 18,000 ft, and metres. After climbing in good weather we reached the
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania , at 20,000 ft , the highest summit of Nelion in thick mist which was to be the norm
in Africa. Jim, a world authority on high altitude for the remainder of the M! Kenya phase. Opting not to
sickness, together with Surgeon Captain Mike Breeley cross the aptly named " Gate of the Mists" to reach
RN, was to carry out an ambitious research programme Batian we abseiled off.
during the expedition . Christmas festivities over I met the
remainder of the team at RAF Hendon on 6 January. A day of rest, and together with Paul , LAM Alan
Placed in a hotel overnight, the introductory social night Davies and AB John Leonard , I set off to attempt the
got off to a slow start when I got stuck in a lift. The team West face route on Batian, a Grade V mixed rock and ice
of 22 was a rich mixture. The predominantly Royal Navy route. After bivvying the night at the snout of Tyndal
and Royal Marines Mountaineering Club contingent Glacier, the morning found us on steep but good ice.
included Lt Steve Jackson RN, the club secretary and However the rock was of a high standard and poorly
expedition leader, SAC Paul Jiggens representing the protected and route finding difficult. Night fell with us
RAFMA, two civilian doctors and me from the Army still only half way up . The bivvy ledge was tiny but
Mountaineering Association . In Kenya we enjoyed the somehow I found myself tied to at least 10 pitons . On
hospitality and swimming pool at Kahawa Barracks while waking I was treated to a spectacular view across the
we packed kit and obtained control tests on the subjects equator 3 miles away and the Masai Steppe to Mt Kili-
to be studied at altitude . manjaro 100 miles away . Again the climbing was
awkward and we reached the summit of Bation and Mt
On 12 January we followed in Shipton 's and Kenya only as darkness fell. Unable to stay on the summit
Makinder's footsteps, albeit by four ton truck, to Mt and with abseiling back down the west face considered
Kenya reaching the meterological station at 10,000 ft . lt too dangerous, we were forced to abseil into the Gate of
was around this time that I learnt that we would be eating the Mists and climb up to Nelion where there is a tiny
24 hr ration packs for the next month . emergency shelter . Again in thick mist and now in
darkness it was a testing experience. We were abseiling
The next morning, having run out of road , Paul on a compass bearing and Paul lead the last pitch on
Jiggens, my partner and I were congratulating ourselves Nelion . lt was a tense pitch ; he had to almost swim up
on walking up the vertical bog to Mackminder's Camp, powdered snow . We abseiled down our previous route
14,000 ft, our base camp, in four hours only to discover on Nelion in the morning and on return to Makinders
that the first group of 70 porters covered the same Camp I found that I had lost 11 lbs in weight.
distance in only two hours.
The next morning I arrived back at Austrian Hut with Lt
Three days of hectic activity followed with nine Cdr Nigel Gates RNR and Second Officer Jane Grimley
different medical experiments being carried out on us, WRNS, both novice climbers. We arrived , (in mist) , on
twice a day starting at 0400 hrs . I was acclimatizing to Nelion the next day. On descending, I spent my last day
altitude the hard way and the doctors seemed to smile on Mt Kenya with Dr Milledge completing the round the
each time a needle went in . One lunch time with the peak walk or should I say "round the peak run ", as Jim,
experiments now over , Paul and I dashed off to climb showing no sign of being beyond middle age, set a
Midget Peak, an outlying peak of Mt Kenya before daunting pace.
nightfall. Surrounded by mist and sleet from the start we
were never sure of our location and decided t o abseil off
before darkness arrived .

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Leaving Mt Kenya behind we crossed into Tanzania
to attempt Mt Kilimanjaro . Time was short and the walk
into the Southern Glaciers, the site of our chosen
routes , was compressed from four to ten days. An
outbreak of the "trots" rendered several of us weak and
soft toilet roll extremely valuable. Two members were
forced to turn back.

Sub Lt Alan Olive RN , my new partner, and I bivvied
amongst the bou lder morraine of the Heim Glacier. An
hour before dawn we set off on the original Heim
Glacier route , a grade IV ice climb. The ice was steep
and iron hard, with cra mpons and axes barely penetra-
ting . 1 took a short fall , much to the astonishment of
Alan . After a few hundred feet the angle eased off and
we were able to unrope.

The rema ining 3000 or so feet became a bit of a slog
following lines of weakness up the ice . During the late
afternoon the mountain seemed to be falling apart
around us, and at 1900 hrs A lan and I gratefully flopped
on to the summit and bivvied where we lay. I had cause
to regret having neglected to wear snow goggles for
part of the day for I spent most of the night nursing
snow blindness. Thankfully my vision returned in time
for dawn on the summit, whereupon I gazed down on to
the Masai Steppe, hoping to see herds of wilderbeast
sweeping majestically across the plain, but it was not to

be .

We descended Ki limanjaro, an active volcano, after a
breakfast of cold compo chicken curry, in the know-
ledge that we had followed in the footsteps of Sir
Halford M akinder. I wonder, though : Did he too , return
sufferin g from pneumonia and amoebic dysentery?

NOTES ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT

by Maj Derek Poulsen MBE

In a lette r to the Editor of the Journal of The Queen's companies were scattered about the Low Countries as
Regiment of June 1987, I described some of the services garrisons of towns and forts etc .; but when the
of the four Engl ish regiments in Dutch pay between ca mpaigning season began or when a large force was
1572 and 1665. The Editor added a footnote referring to assembled for a particular purpose, companies were
the Dutch Army Li st compi led by Capt H Ringoir and 'brigaded ' to form regiments which colonels were
entitled ' Hoofdofficie ren Der lnfanterie Van 1568 Tot appointed to command . One interesting example of
1813'. Th is army list is extremely valuable to all those this, as the four hundredth anniversary of the defeat of
interested in t he early history of the British Army for it the Spanish Armada draws near, is provided by a letter,
gives the names of the field officers of the English and dated 8 August 1588, to the Earl of Leicester from
Scottish regiments in the service of the United Colonel Sir Th omas Morgan reporting his arrival at
Provinces from 1593 onwa rds. The first of the English to Margate 'with 800 shot' . There is a copy of this letter on
be mentioned is Sir Francis Vere's regiment which dates display in The Buffs museum .
from 10 July 1593. There follow Sir Horatio Vere's
regiment , 18 May 1599, Sir John Ogle 's, 1605, and Sir Also available there is a photog raph of an agreement
Robert Sidney's, 1616. signed ' At the Court at Greenwich on Tuesday the xxjth
of May 1616' by English representatives (presumably the
lt is a little puzzling that En glish regiments in th e Privy Council) and the Dutch Ambassador, for the
Dutch service before 1593 are not included in the army formation of the fourth English regiment . The troops
list. Certainly there were such regiments , for Cannon's were to be drawn from the Eng lish garrisons and foot
history of The Buffs mentions Colonel Thomas companies at Brill in Holland and Flushing in Zealand .
Morgan 's regiment in 1573 (quick promotion for he was The officers of the new regiment were as follows: Sir
on ly a captain the year before!) and the following Robert Sydney, Colonel ; Sir John Throckmorton,
regiments in 1578: Colonel John Norris' , Colonel Lieutenant Colonel ; Sir John Flemming, Sergeant
Th omas Morgan's, Colonel Cavendish 's and Colonel Major, and Captains Linnard , Heydon, Amys , Conway ,
Cotton's. A possib le answer to this puzzle is that in Moreton , Vere , Knightly , Browne and Boys 'together
those days the company was the basic unit, and with the inferior officers'.

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OUEENSMAN FOR A DAY

by W02 PG Dobson (QUEENS), serving with the Royal Hong Kong Regiment
(The Volunteers)

Having now been away from the 1st Battalion since and carry out th e Regiment's potential NCOs' cadre,
July 1986, I thought it high time I put pen to paper and JNCO tacti cs and drill cadres. An annual MOIT cadre is
let everyone know that I am still alive and kicking. Put also run and this year we are running a troop sergeants'
pen to paper I thought! But what about a title? Then it cadre . I am ably assisted by a 25 strong group of instruc -
came to me, and I hope all will become apparent as you tors who are also part time members of the Regiment.
read on . They have all been in the Regiment from anything from
eight to twenty years . They all work hard and really
I arrived in Hong Kong in August 1986, and was enjoy their time as part time soldiers .
promptly met at the airport by my predecessor, W02
George France of the 2nd Battalion. lt was hot! But no Now then you ask, what about the title? Well let me
problem, George had a Hong Kong Government air- explain . Having duly packed my Queen' s Regiment
conditioned car outside and whisked us away to our Forage Cap and Beret I found that I am not required to
quarter. wear them for normal day to day work . The entire loan
service team wears the Royal Hong Kong Regiment's
Work started the next morning, although my body uniform, cap badge, shoulder titles and stable belt. But
was still working on UK time . After the normal arrival in August each year I am required to lay a wreath , on
procedure of meeting the CO, RSM and the rest of the behalf of the Middlesex Regimental Association , at a
loan service team, the two week handover begun . Visit small ceremony marking the anniversary of Hong
this place, that place, meet so and so . Farewell drinks Kong 's Liberation from the Japanese occupation. On
and parties everywhere. I don't think George was sober this day I again become a " Proper" Queensman , and
for the two weeks . Then he was gone and I was in the don my No 2 dress hat and Regimental insignia. I also
chair. Chinese faces kept asking me questions about lay a wreath on behalf of the Middlesex Regiment, at
future training. Now what's his name I thought, trying the cenotaph in Hong Kong on 'Remembrance Day'.
to recall. Is it Philip Chan? Char lie Chan? Anyway the For this I also become a Queensman for the day. I sup-
fog soon started to clear and I settled down to the job in pose I could have said "Queensman for two days" , but
hand . it didn't sound right.

The job itself is very interesting. lt involves training of We are enjoying our tour here and here we stay until
recruits joining the Royal Hong Kong Regiment, that July / August 1989 when I return to the UK (unless
lasts for 6 months. In addition I look after training for the something turns up!) . Then it's Depot for about two
Regiment's permanent staff, or QM Troop as it's called , months and into civilian life .

"GOODBYE PICCADILLY - FAREWELL LEICESTER SQUARE"

by Lt T J Carr, 3 QUEENS

Some 6 months ago I was working as a manager of an manders 1n tact1cs and operations in N Ireland with
Art Gallery in London's West End. While this was a particular emphasis on reactions to terrorist incidents.
pleasant occupation I felt the need for more excitement More incidents happened in the final training week at
and something challenging. I was already a Platoon Stamford than will probably happen in N Ireland in the
Commander in 6/7 QUEENS(V) and decided to apply next ten years ; but as the Training Staff pointed out,
for a Short Service Volunteer Commission (SSVC) with the training is designed to simulate the " worst case".
the Regular Army. All in all, this phase was thoroughly worthwhile and
culminated in a terrorist mortar attack against a camp .
Any TA Officer under thirty can apply whether he be
married or single and married quarters are provided for As Christmas approached, the battalion was able to
the former. The commission is for one year but can be relax a little with various parties and a busy social life
extended for a further year. and a spirit of camaraderie that is not experienced in the
TA and even less so in civilian life.
One month later I was posted to 3 QUEENS at Canter-
bury as an Operations Officer of the Fire Support Com- Shortly into the new year, the battalion exercised the
pany commanded by Maj Les Edwards . The whole Freedom of the City of Canterbury combined with a
battalion were about to begin pre-Northern Ireland Farewell both formally at lunch with the Mayor and City
Training for a two year residential tour in the Province. Council and informally in the ' Millers Arms' (which is
missed greatly) .
The training consisted of a comprehensive and excel-
lent training package of two weeks at Lydd and Hythe In late January, we moved to Alexander Barracks at
followed by a final and very realistic rural exercise at Aldergrove, the battalion has operational commitments
Stanford . The training is undoubtedly mentally and in Fermanagh and County Tyrone and one company IS
physically testing and is designed to train Junior Com-

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always at short notice to move anywhere in the Province water skiing clubs .

if trouble flares. A s a TA officer, I am treated no differently from the
Reg ulars and would not expect otherwise. I am judged
The Fire Support Company spent so me of February on my performance alone, both at work and socially in
and the whole of March on ope rations in Fermanagh. the M ess . I look forward to a change from running a
This involved mu ch rural patrolling to deter terrorism Company Operations Room and will shortly be
and reassure the loca ls who still have the Enniskillen deploying as a Platoon Commander with A Company to
bomb very mu ch in their memories. Dungannon which is currently the ' hottest' spot in the

Nearly all movement to and from the border area is Province.
done by helicopters and we have all ex perienced more
flying than is possible in a full ca reer in the TA . To summarize, the SSVC (particu larly in N Ireland)
offers the TA offi ce r a chance to increase self-confi -
However, life in N. Ireland is not all work . Training dence and experience real military operations not
courses and plenty of leave still continu e and for those normally open to the TA . So far I have thoroughly
wi lling to exert a little effort, Northern Ireland is an enjoyed my time with 3 QUEENS though I will admit
interesting pla ce with lots to see and enjoy . I ca n assure mu ch of it has been hard work, but then anything
any TA Officer that although the Reg ular Army work
hard , they play hard too! 3 QUEENS have good sports worthwhile usually is!
fac ilities including thriving football, rugby, sa iling and

SOMBO WRESTLING

by Maj L R Edwards, 3 QUEENS

Pte Ray Cauldrey, currently serving with the Milan
Platoon of 3 QUEENS in Northern Ireland is the British
Sombo Wrestling Champion having won his title at the
British Sombo Federation games at Sittingbourne in
August 1987.

Sombo wrestling is a martial art of Ru ssian origin ,
simi lar to judo but involving more floor work and leg
locks . Competitors wear special suede boots (only
availabl e from the USSR) , shorts , and jackets of very
coa rse material also of Russian origin . Each co ntest
consists of on ly one bout of 6 minutes and the winner
ca n be decided on a total victory throw known as
" Suplex" . This is the equiva lent of a " knockout" in
boxing but does not involve unconsciousness! A win
ca n also be achieved on points which are awarded on a
submission and for various throws and holds, mu ch
bei ng dependant on the skill used .

Pte Cauldrey competed at the world championships
in Milan in November 1987 and got through to the
second round where he was beaten by the eventual
si lver medal winner . He has been competing for only 18
months so his potential as a sombo wrestler has not
bee n fully realised . He hopes to attend the next world
games in Japan in 1989 and we wish him the best of
luck!

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AN ALPHABETICAL LOOK AT THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

A . ALBUHERA DAY. Our Regimental Day. lt com- N. NAVY. Among several of our forbear regiments
which se rved with the Royal Navy as marines, the
memorates the Battle in 1811 in which 3rd Foot 35th Foot IRoyal Su ssex) received the privilege of
I Buffs) , 2nd / 31st (later East Surreys) and 57th !later
Middlesex Regiment) fought . lt is marked every drinking the Loyal Toast whi le sitting - a tradition
year by the traditional 'Si lent Toast'. inherited by Th e Qu een's.

B. BANDS. The Regiment has three band s - the 0. ORDER OF SENIORITY . We are t he senior
Albuhera Band and the Quebec Band ! Regular English Infantry Reg iment of the Line, with seniority
Army) and the Kohima (Volunteer) Band . In from 1661 when the Tangier Regiment !later 2nd
addition the 1st, 2nd , 3rd and 5th (Volunteer) Foot, The Queen 's ) was raised .
Battalions each have a Corps of Drums .
P . 'PRIVILEGE' OF THE CITY OF LONDON 1672.
C . CAREERS . For advice on careers in the Regiment Awarded to The Buffs on their first ce ntena ry and
contact the Careers Officer in RHO ITel : inherited by the Regiment. The ' Privilege' is exer-
0227-763434 ext 4255) or the Information Team in cised every year when the Regiment participates in
Maidstone (see 'I'). The Regiment recruits mainly in the Lord Mayor's Show, and periodically on other
Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Middlesex and Greater occasions .
London.
Q . QUEEN CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA. Wife of
D. DIEHARDS . The famous nickname of the Middle- King Charles 11 for whom the Tangier Regiment was
sex Regiment. lt records the exhortation of the raised to defend Tangier, the port acquired by the
dying Colonel lnglis at the Battle of Albuhera 1811 : British Crown as part of her dowry.
' Die Hard 57th . Die Hard' .
R . ROUSSILLON PLUME. The plume on our collar
E. ELIZABETH I. The Queen who reviewed the badge commemorates the defeat by the 35th Foot
Trained Bands of London , from whom Captain (Royal Sussex) of the Royal Roussillon Regiment of
Thomas Morgan's Company, later Th e Buffs, were France at the Battle of Quebec, 1759.
raised in 1572, the earliest date in our history . This
event is commemorated by the Tudor Dragon in our S. STAR . Th e star of the Order of The Garter 113481
Regimental badge . appears on our collar badge (from the Royal
Sussex) and our button (from the Queen 's
F. ' FLYING DRAGONS '. The Regimental Free Fall Surreys). while the Garter on our Regimental and
Team . Available to give spectacular displays. ITel : co llar badges is inherited from the Royal Sussex .
0763-49300) .
T . TANGIER 1662-80. The oldest Battle Honour of the
G. GOLFING SOCIETY. The Regimental Golfing British Army, which was awarded to the Queen 's
Society has an Annual Meeting and plays about and is now emblazoned on our Regimental Colours .
eight matches a year. ITel: 0227-763434 Ext 42501 .
U. UNCONQUERED I SERVE . Our Motto, derived
H. HABERDASHERS' LIVERY COMPANY. Affilia- from ' Unconquered' (the translation of ' lnvicta' on
ted with the Regiment since 1984. Regular social the White Horse) and ' I Serve' from ' lch Dien ', the
and sporting events are among several links which motto awarded with the Prin ce of Wales feathers ,
have resulted . to the 77th (Middlesex Reg iment).

I. INFORMATION TEAM. Based at Maidstone, the V. VICTORIA CROSSES . 46 VCs have been won by
forbears of the Regiment - an outstanding record .
Regimental Information Team gives publicity in our
recruiting area . ITel: 0622-6712411 . W. WHITE HORSE OF KENT. Worn on our colla r
badge : this was used by Horsa the Saxon and was
J . PRINCESS JULIANA . Our Allied Colonel-in- the main badge of the Queen' s Own Royal West
Chief . Previously Colonel -in-Chief of the Royal Kent Regiment and the Queen's Own Buffs .
Sussex Regiment from 1953.

K. KOHl MA (1944) . One of nearly 400 Battle Honours X . XYLOPHONES . These are not generally so ld in the
inherited by the Regiment,'Kohima 'was awarded Shop at RHO but there is a wide range of other
to The Queen's and ' Defence of Kohima ' to The goods.
Queen 's Own Royal West Kent Regiment .
Y. YOUNG BUFFS. Nickname of the East Surrey
L. LAMB. The Paschal Lamb on our buttons is the Regiment given by King George 11 to the 31st Foot
oldest of all regimental badges . lt was worn by the at the Battle of Dettingen (17431 to distinguish them
Queen's before 1685. from The Buffs.

M. QUEEN MARGRETHE 11 OF DENMARK . Our Z . ZIGZAG. The best description of the road leading
other Allied Colonel -in- Chief. The Regiment's up to our sp lendid new Regimenta l Museum in the
Inner Bailey of Dover Castle .
Danish connection started in 1689, and many Danes
fought and died serving in The Buffs in World War
11. One Danish Buff, Major A F Lassen MC, won the
VC while serving with the Special Boat Service.

74

Capt Barry Moss and members of the RIT. (See 'I' opposite)

MEMORIAL LANTERNS IN THE KING'S CHAPEL, GIBRALTAR

by Maj P G E Hill

In his interesting article on the King ' s Chapel, and made of wrought iron which came from Seville .
Gibraltar, in the June 1987 issue of the Regimental
Journal, Maj Thorpe refers to the many memorials Some of the lanterns were damaged in the explosion
wh ich adorn this beautiful old garrison church. A note of the ammunition ship Bedenham on 27th April 1951 ,
on the Memorial Lanterns in the Chapel may be of but it was found possible to repair them locally. The two
East Surrey lanterns hang on the wal ls of the chancel ,
interest. while the Royal Sussex lanterns are on the west wall of

On 28th November 1948, nineteen Memorial Lanterns the nave .
were dedicated at Evensong in the King's Chapel. They
had been presented by the 'Gibraltar Regiments', that is The Chaplain of the King's Chapel writes , '1st
the four which took part in the capture of the Rock in Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment , the present
1704, including the forebears of the East Surrey resident battalion on the Rock , whose forebears , the
Regiment which defended the Fortress in the Great Royal Norfolk Regiment and the Suffolk Regiment also
Siege of 1779 to 1783. Each of the eight Infantry had close historical association with Gibraltar, is
Regiments presented two lanterns , and the Royal planning to present two more lanterns of identical type
Artillery gave three . The lanterns are hexagonal in shape to be mounted on th e south wall of the nave on
completion of their present tour .'

75

DOVER CASTLE BARRACKS REGULATIONS 1799

Now that the Regimental Museum is in Dover Castle,
the following Barrack Regulations issued by Maj Gen
Eyre Coote in 1799 are of interest . As was common in
those days, Gen Coote changed regiments on
promotions . However he was a Lt Col in the 70th Foot
(later East Surrey Regiment) from 1788 until promoted

to Col ir. 1795. His last appointment was Lieutenant
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Jamaica from

1806 to 1808.

Dover Cattle Barracks Regulations

Dover, the 26th of December, 1799

Regulations for Barracks, by Order of Major General our of the Windows, bur to be carried to the proper
Coore. The following Regulations are to be copied, and Sinks for the Water, and other Receptacles for the Dirt.
fixed up confpicuoufly, in the Barrack Rooms of each
Regiment, and ftrictly complied with, viz. 12. No Man to make Water but in Places for that
Purpofe.
1. ALL Barrack Furniture, Bedding and Utenfils,
damaged or loft, or Windows broken, are to be inftantly 13. In rolling up the Hammock-Bedding, Care mufr
Reported to the Non-commiffioned Officer of the be taken that nothing is within it, bur the Marrrefs,
Room, who is to Report to the Commanding Officer of Blankets, Bedding, &c.
his Company, that they may be immediately replaced by
thofe who have committed the Damages. 14. A Provifion Return, figned by the Commanding
Officer, every Saturday.
2. The Beds ro be rolled up every Morning ; the
Cooks of the Day are to clean the Rooms, and put away 15. Any Man having Symptoms of the Itch, or other
everything in the neatefr Manner; the Windows, if the Infections, or who from Sicknefs is obliged to keep his
Weather will permit, to be opened; each Man is Bed, mufr be fenr to a Hofpital.
diligently to repair his refpective Duty; either for
Fatigue, or orherwife, he is to have his Hair tied 16. When an Officer comes into a Barrack Room, the
Regimenrally. The Bedding is to be taken our every Men are immediately to fland up in a refpecrful Manner.
Monday, or the firfr fine Day afterwards.
17. When the Barrack Rooms are infpecred, which
3. The Name of each Man is to be pur over his Bed will always rake Place Monthly, the Pay-Serjeanrs are to
in legible Characters. attend, with fuch Non-commiffioned Officers and Men
as they deem neceffary, to account for the various
4. Each Man to hang his Hat and Accoutrements Articles of Barrack Bedding, Furniture, and Utenfils ;
over his Berth, and his Arms in the Arms Rack. and the Remainder of Non-commiffioned Officers and
Men to be formed on the Company's Parade without
5. No Man is to clean his Arms, Accoutrements, or Arms, during the Time the Company's Barracks are
Cloaths, in his Bedfread. infpected. On rhefe Occafions, all the Urenfils belonging
to each Room are to be collected together, and
6. No Woman is to be permitted to wafh in any Parr delivered to the Serjeanr, who is accountable for the
of the Barrack Rooms. fame.

7. When Paffages, or Flights of Stairs, lead to more 18. When the Officer of the Day vifits the Barracks,
Rooms than one, the Men of each Room to rake their he is occafionally to unroll the Bedding, and open the
Turns daily to keep them clean. Hammocks, to fee that all is regular and clean.

8. The Men to be divided into Meffes, by 19. No Dirt or Filfth to be pur under the Bedfreads,
Companies, or Twelve in a Mefs. which Parr is to be kept as clean as any other Place in
the Room.
9. No Man to change his Mefs without Leave from
the Officer commanding his Company. 20. The above are to be confidered as Standing
Orders, and always read to the Men the Day before the
10. The dinner to be dreffed at the Hour appointed, lnfpecrion, of which due Notice will be given in the
at which Time the Dinner Drum is to bear. The Cooks Orderly Book.
are, immediately after Dinner, to fweep the Rooms and
clean the Utenfils. By Order of Major General Coore.
HA VILLAND SMITH, Major of Brigade
11. N o Water, Dirt, or Filth, to be thrown opposite
the Barrack Rooms, in the Paffages, on the Stairs, or

76

QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT EXHIBITS
IN THE YPRES SALIENT MUSEUM

by Mrs Peter Hill

Having decided to detour on our holiday in Fran ce to of the month . Colonel Mac became President of The
deliver the Old Contemtibles Banner to the Museum , we Brookwood Last Post' in 1968.
could not find the correct entry, so clambered up some
back stairs to come face to face with a full length In 1970 he organized and led a strong contingent of
dummy in blue patrols wearing the badges of The Legion and ACF members to Ypres to attend the Last
Queen 's Royal Regiment. On inspection it was that of Lt Post ceremony at the Menin Gate and visit the W ar
Col /an McKay. His medal ribbons were British War Graves , followed by a Servi ce at St George 's Chapel .
Medal, Victory , Defence and the Cadet Forces Medal. This visit became an annual event , and in 1980 Colonel
The notice with him only said he had formed the Mac was made a Freeman of Ypres.
Brookwood Last Post Committee .
In 1986 Colonel Mac died, aged 90 years, in the Royal
After some research we obtained the Colonel' s Star and Garter Home, Richmond, Surrey and was laid
obituary from the County of Surrey Army Cadet Force. to rest at Brookwood with military honours within
earshot of the Brookwood Last Post.
Colonel Mac joined up in 1914 and was commissioned
in the 22nd Cheshire Regiment . He served in the Ypres The Curator, Tony De Bruyne, is a most friendly
sector which was to play an important part in his later person and would welcome anyone who paid a visit .
life . In 1940 he joined the Surrey Home Guard , and on There is a lot to see, items from our forces , French and
the day they stood down in 1944 he transferred his German exhibits and of course the history of the town
loyalty to the Surrey Army Cadet Force. He served with caught up in two World Wars .
the 5th Battalion and the 2/ 5th The Queen 's Royal Regi-
ment which became Queen's Surreys in 1961 and We found a First War Queen 's sergeant in battle order
passed into The Queen's Regiment of to-day. He beside a GS wagon . He was wearing the blue rectangu -
assumed command in 1950. He was a keen shot and lar flash of the 7th Service Battalion.
could be seen at Bisley. He was also a good tennis
player and continued to be a steward at Wimbledon up Among souvenirs taken by soldiers from the Town is
to a few years ago. a statuette of the Madonna and Child. The notice reads ,
'This statue was taken from the ruins of the Cloth Hall
He took a great interest in the ceremony of sounding by Pte Waiter Gillespie of the East Surrey Regiment. At
Last Post at the Brookwood Military Cemetery . his request his family returned it to Ypres' .
Members of The Royal British Legion parade with the
Army Cadet Force and Sea Cadets on the first Sunday it really was the most interesting detour and so well
worth a visit.

CAMB ERLEY PLATOON

by 2Lt N M W rig ht, 6/7 QUEENS(V)

On my commissioning at the beginning of July 1987, I not take me long to find out why as , being the only
was appointed as Platoon Commander of 2 Platoon, officer in a detached platoon meant you have to get
Salerno Company. used to wearing a number of hats, that of a Pay Clerk,
CQMS, Recruit Reception Officer and PR Officer, to
2 Platoon is a detached platoon , the TA Centre being mention but a few . However, this makes the appoint-
in Camberley . ment that more challenging and dare I say, more inter-
esting.
I was extremely pleased with this posting as my main
ambition once commissioned , like most subalterns, was The platoon is certainly not short of characters . One
to have my own platoon and ideally a strong one . To of my section commanders has a computer-like capacity
have a detached platoon was more than I could have for storing jokes and at the end of a weekend exercise
hoped for. has everyone in stitches regurgitating them and throws
in the odd impression for good measure . Any soldiers
On taking up my appointment I was most impressed who originally joined the platoon as quiet or introverted
with the enthusiasm of the soldiers and their camarad - individuals soon learn to open up as everyone is
erie within the platoon, which I have rarely seen so encouraged to join in with the banter . However, when
strong with a main company location. The platoon had the serious business of training needs to be done,
been without an officer for some time and my Platoon everyone knuckles down and works hard .
Sergeant had been in command until my appointment .
All this makes my appointment as a detached platoon
I was told before joining the platoon that the platoon commander a very enjoyable one .
was very keen to have another officer in command and
this was confirmed on my arrival at Camberley. it did

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'FOLLOW THE DRUM' NI SSAN - HONDA - VAU XHALL

An exhibition of drums, drummers and drumming in * Low cost financ ing f or all ranks !
the British Army is on display at the National Army * Im med iate delivery
Museum, Royal Hospital Road , London . from 16 June * Hu ge disco unts on many models
-18 September 1988. * Full trade in program

The exhibition wi ll examine the varied role of the MILITARY CAR SALES
Drummer in the British Army through the ages. He
acted as signal ler, transmitting orders in battle. He was (opposite main NAA FI )
the regimenta l timekeeper. He was often present at or call Mike Coliins on Minden (0571 ) 4081 2
parleys with the enemy and carried messages for
officers . When discipline was enforced by the lash , the
Drummers administered the floggings . The Drummer's
important status was recognised by his distinctive
uniform , examples of which will be on display.

A unique assembly of historic drums and associated
items wi ll be on show , many for the first time . One drum
with a fascinating history is a side drum of Gu ise's Regi-
ment, later the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, which was
lost when two compan ies of the Regiment were cut to
pieces by Bonnie Prince Charlie's highlanders at the
battle of Prestopans in 1745. It remained lost until 1905
when it was found in a highland croft. On a more
ghou lish note is a Tibetan drum , acquired by t he Young-
husband expedition of 1903, w hich is made from two
hu man sku lls .

' Foll ow t he Drum ' wi ll include music and AV displays,
and drums will be avai lab le to enable visitors to ' have a
bash' themselves!

The exhibition complements the 1988 Royal Tou rna-
ment, w hose the me this year is the drum .

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*HORSHAM , WEST SUSSEX. Telephone: Faygate 219 For several generations we have provided
An I.A .P.S. Preparatory School for 150 boys and girls legal se rvices to members o f Her Majesty's
aged 8 to 13 . Forces from o ur Salisbury O ffice. Now from
our new purpose-bui lt offices we can
* Small classes prepared for Common Entrance and provide a national and international service
Publ ic School Scholarships.
in most fi elds of law.
* Happy famil y atmosphere all ied to the necessary
discipl ine. Cont act Mark Hatt -Cook RD for details of
the services we provide. We are happy to
* Set in beaut ifu l 300 acre estate with excellent recrea - qu ote fo r conveyancing and preparing your
tional faci lit ies.
Will.
* Entrance by interview and test.
STEYN INGS HOUSE
* Special Terms fo r Service Fami lies. C HAP EL PLACE, FISHERTON STREET,

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We've been serving the Services

since 1785.

Since G ieves m ade unifo rms th e forces is as stro ng as eve r and
for Admiral N elson and H awkes we now visit BAOR twice a yea r
attended the Duke of Wellington's to meet our va lued custo m ers.
sa rtori al needs, we have m ain-
tained a steadfas t traditio n to Times may have changed ,
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of dress. Offtce r exactly what we gave o ur
earli est illustri o us custo mers -
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