December 1975

The Journal of
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

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UNCONQUERED I SERVE

Vol. 9, No. 2 December, 1975

Battle Honours borne on The Colours

The R egimental Colour:
"Tangier, 1662-80," "Namur, 1695," "Gibraltar, 1704-5," "Blenheim," "Ramillies," "Malplaquet," "Detingeo,"
"Louisburg,'' "Guadaloupe, 1759,'' "Quebec, 1759," "Martinique, 1762," "St. Lucia, 1778," "Scringapatam,"
"Maida," "Vimiera," ''Corunna," "Douro," "Talavera," "Albuhcra," "Almaraz," "Badajoz," "Salamanca,"
"Vittoria," "Affgbanistan, 1839," "Punniar," "Moodkec," "Sobraon," "lnkerman," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow,"
"Taku Forts," "New Zealand," "South Africa, 1879," "Nile, 1884...85," "Burma, 1885-87," "Chitral," "Relief
of Ladysmith," "Relief of Kimberley," "South Africa, 1899-1902," "Korea 1950-51."

The Queen's Colour :
"Mons," "Mame, 1914-18," "Aisne, 1914," "Ypres, 1914-15-17-18," " Hill 60," "Festubert, 1915," "Somme,
1916, 18," "Aibert, 1916, 18," "Vimy, 1917," "Cambrai, 1917, 18," "Hindenburg Line," "Italy, 1917-18," "Mace.
donia, 1915-18," "Gallipoli, 1915," "Gaza," "Jerusalem ," "Palestine, 1917-18," "Defence of Kut al Amara,"
" Mesopotamia, 1915-18," "N.W. Frontier India, 1915, 1916-17," "Dunkirk, 1940," "Normandy Landing,"
"North West Europe, 1940, 44-45," "Abyssinia, 1941 ," "Omars," "Alam et HaHa," "El Alamein," "Longstop
Hill, 1943," "North Africa, 1940-43," "Sicily, 1943," "Sangro," "Salemo," "Anzio," "Cassino," "Italy, 1943-
45," "Malta, 1940-42," "Malaya, 1941-42," "Hong Kong," "Defence of Kohima," " Burma, 1943-45."

Allied Co lo11 els-i11-C hief
HER MAJESTY QUEEN JULIANA, Queen of the Netherlands

HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARGRETHE 11 of Denmark

Colonel of The R egim e11t : M ajor General F. A. H . LING, CB, CBE, DSO, DL

D eputy Colo nels of Th e R egiment
S urrey: M ajor G eneral R. S. N. MANS , CBE
K ent : Colonel D . A. WILLOWS , ADC, DL

Sussex: Brigadier B. R. COLEMAN

Middlesex: Colonel J. N . SHIP STER, CBE, DSO

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Co mmarzdirzg Officers

1st Battaliorz-Lt. -Col. ]. G. W. DAVIDSON
2nd Battaliot~-Lt. -Col. M . R . M . NEWALL

J rd Battalio11-Lt.-Col. ] . W. FRANCIS
Sth (Volumeer) Battalio11-Lt.-Col. P . H . COURTE NAY
6th/7 th (Volun teer) Battalio11-Lt.-Col. ] . M . HEWSON, MC

AFFILIATED UNITS OF THE CADET FORCE
C.C.F. School Con tingwts

Ardingly College; St. Aloysius College; Brighton College; Collyers School, (Horsham); Cranbrook School;
Cranleigh School; Dover College; Dulwich College; Eastbourne College; Haberdashers' Aske's School (Elstree);
Hampton Grammar School; Highgate School; Hurstpierpoint College; The John Lyon School; The Judd School;
The King's School, Canterbury; Kingston Grammar School; Lancing College; Mill Hill School; Ottershaw
School; Reeds School; Reigate Grammar School; Royal Grammar School (Guildford); Sir Roger Manwood's
School (Sandwich); St. Edmund's School (Canterbury); St. John's School (Leatherhead); St. Lawrence College
(Ramsgate); The Skinners School ( Tunbridge Wells); Tonbridge School; Whitgift School; William Ellis
School; Wilsons Grammar School.

A.C.F. Units/ Sub-Units Cadet Coys. Nos. 25 and 26.
Greater London:
Cadet Coys. Nos. 194 (Hounslow), 195 (Staines ), 205 (Willesden), 211 (Edg·
N.E. London Sector ware ), 225 (Tottenham), 226 ( Homsey).
Cadet Coys.
N.W. London Sector Cadet Bns. Nos. 133, 141, 143, 147, 151, 152, 155, 161 to 165, 167
Cadet Bns. 1st, 2nd and 5th Cadet Bns., The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A.C.F .).
S.W. London Sector Cadet Coys. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cadet Bns., The Queen's Regiment (Kent A.C.F .).
Cadet Pis. No. 6 (Crawley) and Mayfield College.
Surrey: Nos. 2 ( Seaford ) , 3 ( H astings), 4 ( Lewes ), 7 (Chichester ), 8 (Crow-
Kent: borough), 10 (E astbourne), 11 (Horsham), 13 (Shoreham), 14 (Bexhill),
Swsex: 15 ( Brighton ), 17 ( Bognor ), 18 ( Littlehampton ) and Lewes old GS .

ALLIED REGIMENTS

Th e Canadian Armed Forces-
The Queen's York Rangers (RCAC)
The South Alberta Light H orse
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The H asti ngs and Prince Edward Regiment
1st Batta lion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton & York)
The Essex and K ent Scottish

The Australian M ilitary Forces-
The Royal New South Wales Regiment
The University of New South Wales Regiment
The Royal Western Australi a Regiment

Th e N ew Zealand Army-
2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast )

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki) The Royal New

Zea land Infantry Regiment
Th e Pakistm Army-
12th, 14th, 15th and 17th Battalions, The Pun jab Regiment

Sierra L eone-
The Royal Sierra Leone Military Force

H ong Kong-
The Roya l Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)

AFFILIATED HM SHIPS

HMS Excellent, HMS K ent, HMS Chichester and HMS Brighton

EDITOR-Major G . U. WEYMOUTH, MBE (Retd.)

REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS

RHQ The Queen's Regiment

Howe Barracks, Canterbury. (Tel.: 65281)
Regimental Secretary: Maj . G . U. Weymouth, MBE (Ext. I )
Regimental Association S ecretary : Maj . E . A . McCarthy ( Ext. 42)

R egimental Careers Officer: Maj. P. F. Packham (Ex t. 12 )

COUNTY OFFICES

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I Queen's Own Buffs Office : Royal Sussex Office: Middlesex Office:

Queen's Surreys Office : Block 21 , Roussillon Barracks, T & AVR Centre,
Howe Barracks, Canterbury. Chichester. Deansbrook Road, Edgware.
Portsrnou th Road,
Kingston upon Thames. Col. H . R . Grace, OBE, DL, JP & Lt.-Col. E . G. Hollist. Maj. A . E. F . Waldron, MBE .
( Tel .: Chichester 86311. Ext. 28). ( Tel .: Edgware 2625).
Secretaries : Maj. F. f. Reed & Maj. G . T. Faulkner.

Maj. P. G. E. Hill. ( Tel .: Canterbury 65281. Ext. 4 ).
( Tel. : Kingsto11 6248).

REGULAR UNITS

1st Bn. 2nd Bn. 3rd Bn. (Rear) QUEENS RIT
Albuhera Barracks,
Werl, Kiwi Barracks, Somme Lines, Canterbury,
BFPO 106. Bulford, Catterick, Yorks. Guildford,
Wilts . Maidstone
T & AVR BATTALIONS Brighton,
& H ornsey

5th (V) Bn. 6th/7th (V) Bn.
Bn. HQ & HQ Coy : Bn. HQ : T & AVR Centre,
Leros T & AVR Centre, Denne Road,
Sturry Road, Horsham, Sussex.
Canterbury.
Col. D . A. H . Sime, OBE, M C, TD .
Hon orary Colonels:
Col. H . H. Prince G eorg of D en mark, K CVO.

DIVISIONAL DEPOT-Bassingboum Barracks, Royston, Herts. Senior Regimental Representative: M aj. D. A . Bcvcridge

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Editor : c 0 nt e nt s
Major G. U . Weymouth,
Page
M .B .E . (Ret'd.)
Regimental Headquarters, A Christmas message from the Colonel of the Regi ment 6
Howe Barracks.
Canterbury, Kent. Editorial 9
Forecast of Events 10
Cap Badge The 1st Battalion 12
The 2nd Battalion 19
Collar 6adge
The 3rd Battalion 24
Button
The 5th (Volunteer ) Battalion 28
The 6th/7th (Volunteer ) Battalion . . 32

The Divisional Depot 39
The IJLB 40

The Queen's Cadets .. . 42

The Regimental Information T ea m ... 44

The London Gazette 46

Regimental Golf 47 & 52

Letters 49

Alli ed Reg iments 53

Affiliated HM Ships ... 54

The Reg imental Association .. . 55

Births, Marriages and Deaths 57

Obituaries 60

Around the County Offices 65

The Regimental Shop 75

Journal Order Form .. . 77

" Ocean Sailing Package Holiday'' by Capt. A. C. Mieville 17

Printers : COVER PICTURE

Kent County Printers "The Desert Fox" of Sennelager: Capt. Tony Haigh
Canterbury, Herne Bay and commanding E Coy. "Panzergrenadiers" (5
QUEENS), is shown the ground by his "Chief of
Deal. Kent
Staff"-Capt. Sinclair-Lee.

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i i~ %1 ~bri.Stma.s ;lillle.s.sage ~

~ ~From the Colonel of the Regiment

i Soon after the publication of this issue, the Queen's Regiment will. ~~
hacacvoelaednet,erewdillitssutreenltyh yea r and our forebears, unsowwebllr.a nAdtedthwi sithstaHgiest oinr y'as
join together to wish t·:i·.:~·:.

young Regiment's life, there could be few things more encouraging than ,.,

that the accumulated wisdom and traditions of the past should be mobilized
; to strengthen and guide the enthusiasms and high promi se of youth.
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Perhaps this is one aspect to which we should all now address our-
selves. The Old Comrades of the six famous regiments from which we
descend and those serving, or who have recently served with the Queen's
Regiment should now draw more closely together in order, gradually, to
develop a worthy and thriving Past and Present Queen's Regimental
Association.

The traditions of the past, allied to our present highly professional
experti se, have given the Queen's Regim ent an old head on young
shoulders. Without this, our Regimental record since the 31st December
1966 could scarcely have been so successful. To quote just one example
from the enthusiastic letters I have received from many of the supen or
Commanders under whom our battalions have recently served : ( From
Northern Ireland )-"I was full of admiration for the patience, restraint,
tenacity and good humour displayed by all ranks throughout their tour ...
I count myself fortunate to have had such an excellent battalion under
my command on three occasions".

In such a situation-some qualities! Some soldiers !

Commanding Offi cers and all ranks, as well as their families, have
good reason for satisfacti on and pride in their recent achievements and for
high confidence in the future .

iI think a special word of congratulation should go to our two TAVR

battalions.
It is a mark of the esteem in which the 5th Battalion is held that it

~ II~will probably be grouped, for NATO operational purposes, in the newly-
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i~~;~.· battalionsplanned 6th Field Force-one of only two TAVR infa ntry i~~~~

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With sound leadership, skilful man-management and high morale, ·.
;~ the 6th and 7th Battalions have now most happ ily and advantageously
amalgamated to fo rm the 6th/7th ( Vo lunteer ) Battalion, covering the
West of our regimental area in Surrey and Sussex and with a strong and
traditional fi rm base in South West London.

Neither should we lose sight of our Junior wing- the Cadets at
schoo ls as well as in towns and villages throughout the H ome Counties, of
whom there are now well over 3,000 wea ring The Queen's badge : and a
soldier from the Cadet s who joins the Regiment is invariably amongst our
best .

· Many will be so rry to learn that in 1976 we shall be saying goodbye
to Colonel Derek Willows, Deputy Colonel of the Regiment for Kent ;
I~~ but glad to hear that we are hoping to welcome Brigadier Jack Fletcher
as his successor towards the end of that year.
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In January, Lt.-Col. Mike Newall hands over command of the 2nd
~ Battali on to M ajor Chrispin Champion who, shortly afterward s, takes
his battalion to Beli ze. T o these senior offi cers hand ing over, go the grati-
I. ' tude of us all for their service to the Regiment, and to all the above, our
very best wi shes for the future .
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M ay I conclude by offering a sincere word of thanks to those who
:·.•I' work so devotedly and effi ciently outside our five battalions. I refer not
.· only to those in prominent appointments, such as at Sandhurst or at The
; Depot but also to those in the background, mostly retired offi cers of our
former regiments who, with a small staff, carry on the essential routine
; admini stration of the Regimental family and its recruitment at Regimental
Headquarters and in our County Offi ces ; and never more importantly than
1 in organizing our Old Comrades Associations in their support for, and
progress towards, the essent ial goal-a thriving Queen's P ast and Present
Association.

Finally, a happy Christmas to every member of t he Regi ment whether
Regu lar, Volunteer or Cadet and to all our fa milies at home and abroad ;
and all possible good wishes for 1976 .

F. A. H. LING

M ajor General,

Colonel, The Queen's Regiment

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EDITORIAL

In last December's issue, this column referred to the unreli eved gloom
paraded before us incessantly by the news media, and ended wi~h . t~e
hope that reported events in 1975 might encourage a more opttmisuc
outlook. Despite all that has occurred at home since then to deflate such
hopes- continuing inflation, increasing unemployment, violence etc.-
events abroad have been given more prominence in the headlines in recent
months. It is well to remember that others, too, have their problems :
imagine, for instance, the ghastly plight of those in such countries as
Angola, Portugal and the Lebanon where fratricidal strife, externally or-
ganized and supported, spells fear and mi sery for millions of ordinary
people.

Resilience to change-through reform rather than revolt- and an
abiding confidence in our ability to survive, have shielded us against such
perils in the past but we, too, should be constantly alert to the subversion
and anarchy which knock at every door.

It is the will to survive which counts and thi s is where, for the first
time in our history, we now appear to be vulnerable.

The nation, particularly its younger element, is increasingly disen-
chanted with the philosophy of the " Establishment", whatever its political
colour, and either hankers after fundamental change (without knowing what
to put in its place) or fl ounders in a state of apathy. Whilst there is
ample cause for this state of bewilderment, such negative thinking creates
a vacuum which evil men are quick to exploit.

The flagging resolve of a nation can, however, be uplifted by faith
and discipline: faith in itself, faith in its leaders and faith in Christian
ideals. Our own prospects for a brighter future and the opportuniry for
making headway towards a more tolerant sociery depend on a new aware-
ness of such qualities: they also depend on achieving unity of purpose
accompanied by determined effort.

However, all such noble ideals will come to nothing unless we are
resolved to preserve the kind of freedom- not licence- for which we have
fought so often and for so long. Our Regimenta l mono-"Unconquered I
serve"- indicates that there can be no freed om from servitude without
service. One might add, in this context- " and an unconquerable spirit".

A happy Chrisnnas to you all , especially remembering those of our 3rd
Battalion who will be spending it away from their famili es, in Northern
Ireland . May the coming year bring peace and prosperity to all our people
and, through our own example, provide a glimmer of hope for similar
blessings to all those less fortunate than ourselves.

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Forecast of Events July ( continued )
24 Queen's Own Buff s G .S . match v. No rrh
January
28 Meeting of the Managing Trustees H ants G .C.
Aug ust
February Sgts' A ssn.
7/ 13 Ca nterbur y C ricket W eek ( v. Gloucestershire
7 Queen's Surreys WOs' and and Surrey).
Sobraon D ance, Kingston.
September
I0 2nd Bn. to BELIZE. 3 R eg imental Golfing Society Annual M eeting.
Sobraon Day-1st Bn. Anny Golf C lub, Aldershot ( provisional).
8 Scvastopol Day-2nd Bn.
26/ 28 3rd Bn. returns to Catterick. 9 Salemo Day-1st Bn.

April 2 Buffs ( 1939/ 45) Annual Reunion. 13 Quebec Day-3rd Bn.
3 Queen's Own Buffs G .S . Spring M eeting, October
AGM and Annual Dinner.
10 1 2/ 7th Middlesex Annu al Dinner, Victory
16 Queen's Own Buffs Assn. AGM and D arts E x-S ervices C lub.
24 Competition, Maidstone.
26 H.M. Queen Margrethe's birthday. 2 Queen 's Surreys Assn . Annual R eunion,
30 Kingston.
1/?th Middlesex ( 1939-45 ) Annual Dinner,
H o m sey. 7/ 8 Queen 's Surreys G .S . Autumn M eeting,
Richmond.
Middlesex R egt. G .C. Spring Meeting North
H ants G. C. Fleet. 9 Queen 's Surreys WOs' and Sgts' Assn.
L adies Night, Kingston.
H.M. Queen Juliana's birthday.
November
May 13 Middlesex Assn. Ceremon y, Field of R emem-

I Queen 's Own Buff s G.S . match v. R ye G .C. brance, W estminster Abbey.
3 Queen's Own Ro yal West K ent Regt. Offi- 14 Queen's Surreys R emembrance Day P a rades,

cers' C lub Cocktail Party. Kingston and Guildford.
Middlesex Assn. R emembrance D ay Service,
4 95th Dragon Club Dinner ( Buffs). Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill, followed by R e-
union at TAVR Centre, Edgware.
6 Queen's Surreys G. C . Spring Meeting,
Richmond. 16 Clifford Street ·Savile Row·london W1X 2HS
Tel: Ol734 2248 ALso •N THE RMA ouRING TERMs
Queen's Surreys WOs' and Sgts' Assn. AGM
and Dinner, Kingston.
9/ 14 AGS Spring Meeting-St. Andrews.
15 Middlesex Assn. Albuhera Service of R e-
membrance, St. P auls C athedral, and Annual
Reunion, Porchester H all, London.
16 ALBUHERA DAY
19/ 21 Canterbury Cricket-Kent v. W est Indies.
21 1st Bn. Trooping the Colour and Celebra-
tions with HMS Excellent (date to be
confirmed ) .

Queen's Surreys G.C. match v. Royal
M arines, Richmond.
22/ 5 June 5 QUEENS Annual Camp, Salisbury

Plain.

22 9th Middlesex Annual Dinner, the Quality
Inn, R egent Street, W.l.

26 Queen's Own Buffs G .S . m atch v. K .C.C.,
L i t t l es ton e.

June G lorious First of June-lst Bn.
1 Maidstone : C ricket-Kent v. Nonhants.
2/4 2/ IOth Middlesex Annu al Luncheon, Victory
5 E x-S ervice Club.

9/ 12 Centenary celebrations, Guildford.
12 Queen 's Surreys Officers' C lub C ocktail
P arty, Guildford.
13
Queen's Surreys Assn. Annual Ca thedral
Serv ice, Guildford.

July

3, 5 & 6 M aidstone : Cricket-K cnt v. H ampshire.
4 Queen's O wn Buff s Assn.-Maidstone R e-

union.

Queen's Own Buffs G .S . m a tch v. Liphook
G .C.

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Pte. J. Grieves received an A G rading on Clerks

Mainly About People All Arms B3 Course No. 13 /75.
Maj . M . W. Ward ( for Lt. Col. in 1976 ) i ~
Brig. G. H. W. (Geoffrey) Howlett, OBE, MC
( late Para and formerl y RWK ) wa s appointed Cmd. appointed GSOI ( W ) Wpns. 3a DLWP DGW ( A )
16 P ara Bde. on 3rd J une, 1975.
MOD (PE ) in M arch 1976. .
BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 14th J UNE, '75
W e congratulate the following on their awards: Col. B. H. Marciandi, OBE, hav mg attended
OBE : Lt. Col. M . P. St. F . Dracopoli and Co l.
Cou rse No. 45 at the NATO D efence Coll ege, R ome
R. J . Trett ( AC)
BEM: Bdsm. E . C. Fulker of 5 QUEENS . ( 6th Septembe r, 1974 to 7th F ebruary, 1975) is en -

Lt. Col. M . V. Hayward, MBE was appointed titl ed to the symbol 11adc agai nst his name m m!l re-
AMS M S4 (MOD ) on 13th J une, 1975.
co rd s .
Lt. C ols. K . Dodson, OBE and M. J. Doyle
Lt. Col. P. H. Courtenay, having success full y
have been provisionally selected for promotion to sub-
stanti ve Colonel in 1976. completed No. 56 Course at the US Armed Forces

2/ Lts. K. J . Hayley and M. P . Rayne r were Staff Co llege ( I 9th August, 1974 to 17th January,
awa rded 1st and 2nd Prize respectively for Physica l
Training when they completed SMC8 at the RMAS 1975) is entitled to the symbol ocd ( US ) agru nst his
on 27th J une, 1975.
name in mil records.
Maj. J. D. W. Reid is to be GS02 HQ
BALTAP (a nd "our man in D enmark") vice M a j. Maj . R. C. Pitman and Capt. R. Gancz, having
W . G. A . C rumley on 5th M arch, 1976.
success full y comp leted the 24 Long Armour Inf.
On Sunda y, 6th J uly, Lt. P . R. Hitchcock, Sgt.
Tomblin~ and Ptes. Harrison and Welch represented Course (15th J anuary, 1973 to 27th F ebruary, 1974 )
the 1st Bn . at a ceremon y to celebrate the 290th an -
nive rsary of the Battle of Sedgemoor (at W est Zoy- are entitled to the symbo l aic after their names in mi l
land).
records.
The fo llowing Majors ha ve been provisionall y
selected for promotion to Lt. Col. in 1976: Brig. D. n. C. (David ) Carter, late R . Anglian,

T . L. Trotman, P . Hiscock, J. J . White, H. M. is to succeed Brig. M. J. A. C larke, MBE as DI VI-
du V. Lohan and M. W. Ward.
sional Brigadier in J une, 1976.
Col. B. A. M. Pielow is to be Col. GS (Coord )
BER LI N, April 1976. Selection for Command

Col. G. G. Strong was appointed Chai rman Lt. Col. F. B. Herd, TD is to command 6/ 7
DAT Working P art y to review Physica l and Adven- QUEENS in Ju ne, 1976.
turous Training in the Army ( September 1975 to
M arch 1976 ). Maj. (Lt. Col. in 1976) P . Hiscock is to com-
mand the J ebel R eg iment SAF in M arch, 1977.

Lt. Col. J. S. B. Pollard, MBE. His comman d
of the Northern Regt. SAF has been extended to
December, 1976.

Maj. (Lt. Col. in 1976) H. M . du V. Lohan is
to command the Divisional D epot in Jul y, 1976.

Lt. Col. K. Dodson, OBE, is to be Chief of Sta ff
HQ SAF in June, 1976.

Lt. Col. P. N. E lgood, who ret ired in September,
1975, is now M ess Secretary at the Staff College,
Camberley and lives in Flee t.

CORRECTION BLESMA

Sincere apologies to the Middlesex R egt. Golfing IAN LAVENDER OF "DAD'S ARMY" TO
Soc iety for publishing results of their Spring 1975 RECEIVE £ 800+ C HEQUE FROM
M eeting in the Queen's Own Buff s Office section of 2 1-YEAR OLD SOLDIER
the J une issue. The "Stableford Foursomes" column
on page 67 shou ld, of course, have been inserted on Signalm an Alan Armstrong, a 2 1-yea r old soldier
page 71-Ed . stationed in Germany, presented a cheque for £800 +
to Ian Lavender ( "Private Pike" of the popular BBC
Acknowledgentents TV series, "Dad's Army,', currently starring in the
new W est End musical show of the same name) for
The Editor acknowledges, with thanks, receipt the British Limbless Ex-Service M en's A ssociation
of the fo llowing periodica ls: at The H otel I ntercontinental, H yde P ark Corner, on
O ctober 13.
J ournal of the R oyal British L eg ion (June-
November, 19 75. Alan Armstrong, who has served with the R oyal
Corps of Signals for more than 2! years, raised the
Legion (Cadada ) (M ay-August, 1975). money by a sponsored bicycle ride from L aa rbruch,
The Fusilier (June, 1975). W est Germany, to BLESMA H eadquarters in L ondon,
Star & Garter Magazine (Vol. Lll Nos. I & 2). and back aga in. He was flown over by the Royal Air
The Silver Bugle ( Summer and Winter !975) . Force especia ll y for the presentation where a girl
The Cadet J ournal and Ga zette (June-October, dancer from the current stage show of "Dad's Army"
1975 ) . greeted him.
2/ 4 QUEENS OCA ( 1914-19 Newsletter
( November, 1975). H aving cycled nearl y 1,000 miles, Armstrong
sa id, " I decided to do this for BLESMA when I
Queen 's Surreys N ews Letter, November '75. read about some of m y limbless ex-comrades in my
regimental magazine, and I hope my contribution will
be of some help to them".

12

The 1st Battalion

It is with regret that we record the death of

L/Cpl. C. J. Stroud in a diving accident at

Lulworth Cove on the 16th of August, 1975.

Editorial The Mayor of Kingston talks to Pte. Nicol of the
Signal PI. (Business as usual for Pte. Nurse
JT is not only the weather that has seasonal in the background) .
variations, for in the period from March of
hockey, 7-a-side rugb y, basketball, tug-of-war and
this year the battalion has had, or will have had, cross country, with no one being allowed to take part
in more than one event ; teams entered from all major
as many varieties of job and location as the and minor units in the Brigade. Individual success
went to Albuhera Coy. who won the hockey, basket-
climate in Bulford. ball, and "Champion Company", and Tangier Coy.,
who won the cross country. The latter competition
The opening scene was the bleak Belfast earl y was almost a clean sweep with Tangier being fol-
Spring at the end of our tour there. In spite of lowed by Sobraon and Holland Coys. Individual
placings were: Ca pt. Swanson ( first); Pte. Cope
the ceasefire limiting our scope of activities, the suc- (second ); and Pte. Rose ( third ).
cess rate-in terms of weapons found-wa s much
higher than during our previous tour ( in much the Also held ( in appalling rain ) were the Battalion
same area) and this was achieved without casualties and Brigade Rifle Meetings. Sobraon Coy. won the
and through the maintenance of very high morale. KIRKES Award points for this event.
The return to Bulford in June for three weeks leave
was none the less very welcome. Five of the battal- By autumn the new tax-free cars were in evidence
and the incoming 2 QUEENS adva nce party were
ion's cricketers were home in time to spend a most seen in barracks. Our final official farewell to Bul-
enjoyable weekend with the Royal Navy to celebrate ford took place on the lawn in front of the Officers'
Mess in the form of a Beating of Retreat followed
"The Glorious First". by a cocktail part y for the many people who have
It was at this time that we had to start adapt- helped and worked with us during our four years in
Bulford. At the time of writing, our advance party is
ing ourselves to the new organisation for a mechan- in Werl taking over from the 2nd Bn. and in Bul-
ised infantry battalion. After a long and distinguished ford, there is an air of anticipation as we look for-
history, the Assault Pioneer PI. had to be disbanded. ward to BAOR.
HQ Coy. now re-appears with the re-joining of
Comd. and Admin. Coys. The Drums PI., as a Certainly for our soldiers, there is everything to
separate identity, have gone but re-appear with the gain from travel, learning new skills and trades, new
same faces, skills and title as a rifle platoon in Hol- training areas, new barracks and good accommoda-
land Coy.; they have to be as versatile as ever. The tion . Within a month of arriving we will be on exer-
Recconnaissance PI. are still in being with the Mortar cise and it is then that we will see the results of the
hard work put in during a crowded summer. It is a
and Anti-Tank platoons in Quebec Coy. challenge we are looking forward to.
H aving re-organised, we had to train our AFV

432 drivers, signallers, MT Accountants, Scimitar
drivers, Rarden cannon instructors, NBC instructors,
etc. Approximately one third of the battalion has had
to undergo some sort of specialist training and all
this was done against the normal requirements to meet
our Fitness for Role Inspection, Unit Equipment In-
spection, training our next cadr e of NCOs and en-
tering the team to represent the British Army in the
Northern European Command Infantry Competition.

We have had many visitors, including the CGS,
( G en. Sir Peter Hunt ), Lt.-Gen. Sir J ames Wilson,
Colonel Commandant of the Queens Division and
the Colonel of the Regiment. A projected visit by the
Portugese CGS ( to whom we were to demonstrate
counter-insurgency tactics in an urban setting ) was
cancelled when Angola blew up ; perhaps it would
have been quickly resolved if he had seen our demon-

stration!

One visitor we were pleased to see was the
M ayor of Kingston, Cllr. Frank Gaisford who visited
the battalion and presented prizes at our Novices
Boxing Competition . The cricket team played five
matches with varying success. An inter-company
Ath letics meeting was held at Tidworth and we also
competed in the 5 Bde. Sports meeting. This excell-
ent competition encompassed 6-a-side football and

13

AROUND THE COMPANIES Billett, now in the Families Office. Sgt. M al Lindsay
has successfull y pa ssed his EPC (Advanced) and is
The biggest change to the battalion life of inter- down to a shadowy 15 stone. In the clerical world,
com pan y ri va lry has been the emergence of Albuhera Ptes. 'Chi ppy' Carpen ter and Robin P inion have ar-
Coy. which has now absorbed Sevastapol. ri ved; they both make an excellen t cup of coffee.
'Chipp y' is now married, and so is Cpl. 'M ax' M anji
This reorganisation has made Albu hera a strong ( whilst on leave in America ). Pte. 'Combat ' M arsden
joined the Orderly Room from Quebec Coy. but is
contender for the Kirkes Award since they naturally shortl y o ff to the RMP. Cpl. Gu rr is to be congratu -
have more talent on which to ca ll. For instance, their lated on pa ssing his B I lerks Course and, when he
Football team ( led by L /Cpl. Jennings) won the ca n work out where the various Records Offices are,
should be a n asset to the clerical team .
Inter-Coy. knock-o ut competition and, at the Ski ll
at Arms meeting, Sgt. Doughty ( R Sigs), L /Cpls. The QMs D epartment ha s certai nl y travelled
Edwards and Blake, Ptes. Nurse and Wall won the during its 3! yea r in Bulford, havi ng been four times
SM G C up. But their most exciting success was when to N. Ireland ( operational ) , to Canada (exercise ),
London ( Presentation of Colours), H eathrow ( opera-
they became champion Company at the 5 Bde. Sports tional ) and Edinburgh ( Public Duties); the move to
meeting in which they won the H ockey and Basket- Werl is therefore just anothe r part of a continuing
pattern. Staff increases- C/ Sgt. R eynolds, L / Cp ls.
ball Competitions and their Rugby team reached the Hobgen, Ca ffrey, Ptes. J ohnston, Barren, Bassett,
Freeman and Sanders-help to meet the work load
se mi-fin al. but RQMS M arshall who remains behind (with the
3rd Bn .), L / Cpl. Towers, C fn . Gill and Burton
Training Wing ha s had an active life with an REME are leaving. W e congratulate the TQMS and
influx of instructors: Sgts. F eatherstone, H all, Lind- L / Cpls. Ross and Fox on their promotion. Now that
Pte. J anes has passed his F ootball referees course, the
say ( with assistance from Sgts. Belcher and Smith ), QMs D epartment might have to play fairl y- at least
Cpl. Townsley and L / Cpl. K ernachan . The latter, at on the Football fi eld!
onl y 16 stone, is but a shadow of his former self
The continuing tradition of Service-the "BeHast
havi ng just lost 2 stone. In fourteen weeks the Wing Soldier" with the painting of Lt. Neville aboard the
ran a Potential and Junior NCOs cadre; Shooti ng
Coaches cadre; Grade 1 Upgrading course; overseen Queen Chao·lotte in the backgrouncl

the Battalion Skill at Arms m eeting, and sponsored a Picture by 80 Int. Sec.
10-day visi t by cadets from Hurstpierpoint College.
In Werl there wi ll be new m anage ment since Ca pt.

K ea ly, W0 2 Whittle, Sgts. Featherstone and Smith
and C pl. T ownsley have left ; Sgt. Belcher leaves at

C hr istmas.

In the Signal PI., Capt. M cGi ll departs to the
M arines, Pte. P ankhurst to the RHA and Ptes. Gayle,
M cCabe and Ambris a re lea rnin g something new else-

where in the Battalion . Apart from the tedious pro-
cess of cleaning a nd counting everything for ha nd-
over, summer has been devoted to training all the

potential APC Drivers and commande rs in the use
o f the C42 and how to handle all the plugs, wires

and switches associated therewith . C pl. Cox has com-
pleted his R egimental Signal Instructors Course
(with a good report ) and Ptes. Ca rder and C lifford

their Std. 1 Course.

. The Unit Pay T eam comes to us completely course

tramed and competent but, even so, changes in com-

position occur fai rly frequentl y. Sgt. D ave Ferebee

has been promoted Staff Sergeant and moved com-

plete with Badminton racquet, to 32 Lt. R eg't. RA,

wh1lst Sgt. P ete Downing has joined RAPC W orth y

Down to instruct recruits. Sgt. M ick Ward arri ved

wi th a wealth of technical knowledge acqu ired through

the Regimental P ay Office, York. Cpl. D ave Murrell

has taken up P art 2/ 3 Orders and insurance broking;

Cpl. Graham C ntchell ( finall y convinced his post-

mg to 1 QUEENS was not a mistake ), and Cpl. Tre-

vo r Snape, fresh .. from his successes with the Burea ut~
h ave . a lso joi n ed The T eam contributes greatly

sportmg events w1th M essrs. Ward an d Critchell repre-

senting the Battalion at cricket; Staff Sergeant Evans

( tennis and Badminton ) and five members who play

for Coy. football teams. The two odd men out are

C pl. Bishop, who prefers to pick up the ball rather

than kick it, and "Aikido" Murrell, who slices Part 2

Orders with a sharp blow of the right hand .

C~ pt. Ball finall y left in August and Capt.
M cGh1e IS now m the Adjutant's chair. The FFR
Inspection and the move to W erl mean tha t he has
ce;tainl y been chucked in at the deep end. Lt.
0 G orman IS now Assistant Adjutant vice Capt.

14 secuti ve N. I reland tours, the Company Intelligence
Sergeant. Sgt. M aye was 2 1C 3 PI. and the backbone
Holland Coy. now have (as 4 P I. ) the Corps of of the football, hockey, rugger and tug-of-wa r teams
Drums; apa rt from thei r musica l activities at B irch- - not to mention the platoon's champion long dis-
ington, Guildford and the D ivisional Depot, they now tance swimmer. In one month ten of the most ex-
also contri bute in both military and sporting spheres. perienced NCOs left the Com pan y, the other eight
At the Skill at Arms M eet ing, OC 4 PI. won the being Cpls. Bradley, H amilton, G reen, W edlake
Pistol event ; drurruners were prominent in the win- Butler and L / Cpl. H endr y (who left the Arm y) and
ning Roupell C up team, and the Company ca me Cp l. Bartlett and L / C pl. W eaver who were posted to
second in the shooting. At the Brigade Sports meet- 42 AYT. Sgt. I ssacs and the newly-promoted Sgt.
ing (being fi nalists in the H ockey), H olland pro- Williams have joined and three new L / C pls. have
duced the best Company eff ort with some strong play earned promotion-McPherson, Cape and R obinson.
from CSM Bromfield, L/ Cp ls. Capcman and H ouse- Training and sport have continued with-an exercise
man in particular. The ancient mariners must have on Sa lisbury Plai n ; BE tests; second place in the
been sm iling in their graves at the Press G ang tactics Battalion A thletics meeting; winning the Battalion
used to recru it the new members of the Coy. HQ- Box ing shield ; classi fi ca tion ; winning the 5 Bde.
Cpl. Ibbottson, P tes. Barrell, Blaker, L ave tt and C ross Country Cup ; top Company at the Bde. Skill
Pickering. The Company nickname for them is the at Arms meeting; second Company at the Bde. Sports
" T artan Gang" ( with apolog ies to the C SM ). meeting and- wait for it-HYes, we tested our
respirators as well! "
In Sobraon Coy. there have been many changes;
M aj. Trotman h as gone to lea rn to be a general (a t The most significant departu re of the per iod has
L atimer ); W02 (D add y) Alien is now RQMS at been that of CSM D onnelly ' The Might y M ouse' has
Carter Barracks; C/ Sgt. Shepard (Uncle Arthur ) is had 14 yea rs continuous service with the 1st Bn., the
a civilian ; Sgt. (Jungle Jim ) Spicer is with the SAS las t four of which as C SM T angier Coy. During his
and Sgt. ( Petrol Pumps) Juhel is at the D epot. t ime over 500 sold iers have passed through his hands
Cp!s. Bate, C lay, E dwa rds, G lynn, Mills, O 'M eara includ ing 20 Sergeants and 3 C QMS s; he has also
and L / Cpls. Irwin, H ood and Oakes are now else- guided two Company Commanders, four 2s i C and
where in the Battalion and, in p lace of all the fore- 15 other offi cers. H e took the Company through three
going we have M aj. " Buster" Carlston ( back after N. Ireland tours and by his persona l example did
two yea rs in 39 Bde.); C SM J ones, from the 'Rupert more than anyone to win Kirkes Coy. award. H e was
F actory' at Camberley; C/ Sgt. R ya n (accepted only presented wi th an Infantry sword to mark his pro-
after a h ai r cut ); and Sgts. (Carrots) Basham and motion to WO! and we wish him the best of luck in
S tewart. his appointment as RSM of 10 UDR.

The maj or Company success was in the Skill at (Top) CSM Donnelly, A Coy. at the Company
Arms meeting. Of particular note is their success in Party, having just received h is sword.
the Section M atch with a team consisting of Cpl.
O 'Donaghue, Ptes. Leefman, P erry, President, Pitchers (Lower) L/ C pl. Hayes (left) and Sgt. Delaney in
and Bowen. The individual winner was Pte. M aund action.
and the runner-up, Pte. Atkins (in the Brigade
M atch ) ; L/ Cpl. Phillips was the individual winner
in the R oupell C up .

Quebec Coy., unlike the rifl e Compan ies,
followed their most successful N . Ireland tour with
serious training for BAOR. In addi tion to training the
dri vers and signallers, the M ortar and Anti-T ank Pis.
have both spent a considerable amount of time live
firing and exercising in 432s from the Support
Weapons Wing, Netheravon . It was not the fact that
the Platoons were out of barracks which made the
Company Offi ce seem so quiet; it was the absence of
CSM M ax Maloney ( that epitome of bags of morale)
who has left for the D epot!

The Vigilant PI. has disbanded but the Com-
pany has ga ined R ecce PI. whose mem bers long to get
their hands on the Scimitar. Sgt. Brown received
well-deserved promotion ( to C/ Sgt.) as did L /Cp!s.
O 'Rawe, Stevens, Friend and H egerty. Capt. Lawson
now commands the Anti-T ank PI. and Lt. Polden is
with the IJLB at Shomcliffe. The C ompany Office
is now in the competent hands of C SM D ickens and
stores are the responsibility of C/ Sgt. J ones; the
latter hands over to C/ Sgt. Lea in Wer!. Finall y,
M aj. Pitrnan, having made many friends in the Com-
pan y, is leaving for the School of Infantry and M a j.
M ellotte takes over the best ( in their view ) Company
in the Battalion.

T angier (Kirkes) Coy. might well di spute that
las t sentence. During the summer they have had a
turnover of 50% of their strength due to postings,
d ischarges and the arriva l of new recruits. Sgts.
Goodman and M aye have left, the fo rmer h aving been
a Platoon Sergeant, Commande r and, for three con-

Sports Report 15

Cricket leashed by Pte. F arquharson in a preliminary bout
which, landing right on the point, put his opponent
Wickets in the Bulford area were less than per- down for the count; with training, he could become
fect, but in our first match (aga inst 1 R . Anglian at a boxer of high standard. The most entertai ning bout
Warminster ) we won by 3 wickets due to some good ( in the Finals) was between Sgt. D elaney and L / Cpl.
selective hitting by Ptes. Leefman s and Slolly. It was H ayes; a display of dogged aggression by Sgt. D elaney
a hard plod, on a wicket which produced the occa- against the yo unger man who kept his head under
sional low cutter, to achieve 108 runs in which M aj. pressure and won a points victory.
Pitman (3 1) provided a steadying influence.
The competition winners we re Tangier Coy.
Pte. Crawford's pace and accuracy resulted in We are now selecting a team for the 4th Division
eight wickets for thirteen runs in seven avers, and Championships and some boxers have gone forward
the opposition was all out for 2B runs. to the Army In dividual Championships.

Against 19 Fd. Regt. RA, only Pte. C rawford RESULTS
(43 ) prevented the match fini shing before tea. We got
97 but were beaten by 6 wickets as our bowlers Cricket
could make no impression.
V. 1 Royal Anglian: 1 Royal Anglian-11 2. 1
27 Regt. RCT were unbeaten in the Salisbury QUEENS-113 for 7 ( Pte. Leefmans 33 and Pte.
Plain League this year and one reason for this was Slolly 26 ).
their excellent fielding. With the ball fl ying off a
very unfriendly wicket we were soon 27 for 4 and V. The School of Infantry: I QUEENS-lOB
only a fa st-scoring innings of 35 by Pte. Nurse gave (Maj . Pitman 31 ). Sch . of Inf.- 2B ( Pte. Cr awfo rd
us the reasonab le score of 97. 27 Regt. batted stead ily B for 13 ).
but in an exciting fini sh, Sgt. Ward RAPC produced
an immaculate return to the wicket keeper to run out V. 19 Fd. Regt. RA: 1 QUEENS-96 ( Pte.
their last batsman with the total at 92. Pte. Wright C rawford 43 ). 19 Fd. R egt. RA-97 for 4.
took 6 for 27.
V. 27 Regt. RCT: 1 QUEENS-97 ( Pte. Nurse
The final match ( v 3 Div. HQ and Signal R egt .) 35 ) . 27 Regt. R CT-92 ( Pte. Wright 6 for 26 ).
was a little one-sided. A fine century by the Com-
manding Officer made with a number of square cuts V. 3 Div. HQ and Signal Regt.: 1 QUEENS-
and cover drives to the boundary, produced a total of 177 ( Lt .-Col. Davidson 100 ). 3 Div. HQ and Signal
177 for 7. Pte. Wright then took 7 wickets for 4 runs Regt.-27 (Pte. Wright 7 for 4 ) .
and they we re all out for 27 in under an hour.
Athletics
Athletics
The results of the Inter-Company Athletics were :
Time for training and the availability of athletes lOOm : L / Cpl. J ean-Pierre ( Albuhera ).
have limited activities but the Jul y meeting provided ZOOm and 400m: L /Cpl. Noel ( Albuhera ).
an opportunity for those available to stretch their BOOm : Pte. Bunn (Quebec).
legs in competition. I SOOm : Pte. Cope (Tangier ) .
Steeplechase: Capt. Swanson ( Quebec ) .
The newly-formed Albuhera Coy. had a con- lOOm Hurdles, Long Jump and High Jump :
vincing win, strongly assisted by the PT Staff-
L / Cpls. J ean-Pierre and Noel, but it was good to see L/ Cpl. Jean-Pierre (Albuhera ).
several 'unknowns' appearing in second and third Pole Vault: Pte. Hewitt-Ward ( Sobraon ).
places. Discus and Shot: Pte. Urling ( Holland ).
Javelin: L/C pl. Noel ( Albuhera ) .
Following this meeting, we competed in two 4 x lOOm R elay: ( Albuhera ).
events of the Army Single Event Championships in 4 x 200m: (Albuhera ).
which L / Cpls. Hyde and Noel, Ptes. Scott ( 96 ) and 4 x 400m: (Quebec) .
Rose, did very well to come third in the 4 x 1OOm 4 x BOOm: ( Quebec).
Rela y. In the Army Individual events, L / Cpl. H yde
came 2nd and L / Cpl. Jean-Pierre 4th in the lOOm Company Placings
and both ran for the Army in tea m events. Next year 1st: Albuhera, 2nd: T angier, 3rd: Holland, 4th :
our summer will be taken up with other things but, Quebec, 5th : Sobraon.
perhaps in 1977, we may have a full season in which
to develop the talent we have in competition. Boxing

Boxing Winners of the Inter-Company Novices Boxing
were:
The in ter-company novices championships took
place in September within two weeks of our return Bantamweight: Pte. McKatherine (Tangier) ;
from summer leave. With little or no training ( but a F eatherweight : Pte. $lolly (T angier ); Lightweight:
great dea l of enthusiasm ) many of the bouts were Pte. Mum ford ( Sobraon ); Light-Welterweight:
furiously contested. L / Cpl. Phillips ( Sobraon ); Welterweight : Pte.
Atherton ( T angier ): Light-Middleweight: Pte.
Possibly the best "prospect" who came to light Phill ips ( Holl and); Middleweight : L / Cpl. H ayes
was the Bantamweight winner-Pte. McKatherine ; ( Sobraon ); Light-Heavyweight : L / Cpl. Coley
he showed he could lea rn during a contest and think ( Quebec ); H eavyweight: L / Cpl. Broome ( Quebec ).
clearly under pressure. The best single punch was un-
doubtedly the long, crisp, very straight left un-

16 NECIC

NORTHERN EUROPEAN COMMAND (Top) (L to R) Pte. Friend, Cpl. Clay and Pte.
INFANTRY COMPETITION 1975 Strickland "crossing a water obstacle".

By Capt. P. R. P. Swanson (Lower) The NECIC team: (Back row) Ptes. Todd,
Pickering, Friend, L/ Cpl. Broomfield, Pte.
We were still in Belfast at the end of May when Robinson and Cpl. Alien.
we lea rned that I QUEENS had been selected to re-
present UKMF in this competition which no one but (Front row) : Ptes. Strickland, Todd, Cpl. C lay
the CO had ever heard of. What is it? W ell it is an and Pte. Hunnan.
Infantry Competition at Section level which takes
place annually between Norway, Denmark and Ger- Pictures by Ann Coles ( Commando Forces
many; the UK Mobile Force, Royal M arines and News T eam ).
Canada are also invited to send teams. The section
is a standard British one, i.e. Commander, 2I C, 2 men There were five phases: Phase 1-a Night
LMG Team and 4 riflemen. The aim is to test repre- Recce patrol carried out by the whole section where
sentative 'average' Infantry Sections of the Contesting the majoriry of points were gained by bringing back
nations and to foster better relations between NATO correct information. Our team's natural reaction to
soldiers. The skills requi red are basic Infantry ones. enemy force was to take evasive action whereas the
Teams are tested on day and night field tiring, night Scandanavians just seemed to accept the penalty
patroll ing, fitness, and a number of Individual skills points incurred and walked straight into the enemy
such as AFV recognition and First Aid. The location of
the contest alterna tes between Norway, D enmark and
Germany, and this yea r, it was in Borris W est J ut-
land, a rather remote part of Denmark. Each nation
nominates a battalion to represent it and the battal-
ion nominates a number of companies. Three weeks
before tbe contest, HQ NEC draws for which Com-
pany is to produce the Section team for each nation .
In our case, A (Tangier/ Kirkes) and C (Sobraon )
were offered for selection and C Coy. was drawn. In
our selection of individuals, except for the Section
Commander, we were limited to choosing soldiers of
under two yea r's service in order to equate to the
National Service soldiers of the continental Armies,
in fact we found some excellent young soldiers. Nine
weeks were spent on preparation and the training was
carried out in Bulford, Stoney Castle (a dart target
range ), Stanford PTA, and finally Sennelager. The
two Company squads trained together and in hot com-
petition. Cpls. }ohnston and Bickham led the A Coy.
contingent and Cpls. Clay and Alien the C Coy. one.

We moved to Sennelager two weeks before the
contest in a Hercules all to ourselves and made fin al
preparations despite the fact that the German Army
had been allocated most of the training facilities. We
were fortu nate in being able to base ourselves on 2
QUEENS in W erl and we received a lot of help from
them. On Sunday, 2 1st September, the C Coy. team
set off in the back of two landrove rs on the 450 mile
journey from Werl to Borris . Needless to say the
troops kipped for most of the way and missed most of
the hair raising exploits of the dr ivers driving on the
right for the first time. We managed to get past the
first building on the Danish border, a "Sex Kino" ,
without stopping. Borris was not exactly a swinging
Sca ndanavian city, though thi s was an advantage-
during the Competition anyway! We were looked
after very well though a few unprintable exclamations
were made on the Danish food. ( The English do not
appear to appreciate raw fish!).

The actua l competition took place over three
days and we drew 9th starting position out of 9
teams. In terms of our final result (7th ) it did not
look as though we did very well. This was not the
case; the team, led by Cpl. C la y, produced an ex-
cellent performance in everything except three par-
ticular tests which just happened to be the three most-
heavily penalised in the whole competition.

17

position. They therefore brought back more informa- Reserves: Cpl. Alien, Ptes. Sullivan and Todd. ( Un-
tion though I would say our team patrolled better . able to compete because of injury-L/ Cpl. Robinson.)

Phase 2 consisted of a series of individual In- ***

fan try Skills tests, such as Judging distance, AFV F rom top to bottom: Crossing the rive r, the rope
recognition, First Aid, grenade throwing. Before each obstacle and the beam respectively.
test there was a physical one often requiring great Pictures by Ann Coles
strength. All our soldiers, bar two, were fairly small
and were thus at a disadvantage on a number of
physical tests but they more than held their own on

the actual skills.
Phase 3 was a night shoot, without illumination.

At th is, the team outstripped everyone and achieved

27 hits out of a maximum 40, scoring 11 more than

the nearest rival -a superb performance.
Phase 4 was a forced C ross-Country M arch with

timed obstacle tests. The latter we re difficul t including
crossing a 20mtre rope and crawling through a
narrow culvert, both with several ammunition boxes;
an initiative test in volving the crossing of a river and
va rious balances whilst carrying jerrycans. During
the seven tests, our team made mistakes on three

which set them right back in the overa ll placing.
These three tests, the most heavily penalised of

the whole competition, actually formed about 6% of
all the activit ies; yet the teams received penalties
equivalent to 25 % of the total competition points
avai lable. Very tired and wet, C pl. C la y's men went
straight from Pha se 2 into the final phase-the D ay
field firing . Again luck was against them; being in 9th
starting position, dusk was fall ing; moreover the
GPMG, fired by Robinson (our excellent gunner )
had been damaged during Phase 2 and fail ed to
function. Needless to say the rema inder still managed
to knock down only 15 less targets (out of 100 ) than
the winning team-a great credit to their shooting at

ranges up to 350mtre. The fin al position was
obviously not what we had intended. However the
teams had worked like demons and had impressed all
by their high morale when events were going agai nst
them; in fact one local paper gave greater space to

our team than even the D anish ones.
There was an excellent post Competition Din-

ner ( the first square meal for days ), and the teams
made a big effort liaising with the other nations;
they got on particularly well with the D anes who
won the contest. During the weekend we were shown
local beauty spots by da y ( the troops found their own
by night! ). W e also had a very good party with the
Danish team who seemed to like whisky. Then it was
back to W erl and a lot of catching up on sleep,

followed by the fl ight to UK.
In conclusion, the N E C Infantry Competition

was a very worthwhile venture. It was extremely good
training va lue and our soldiers in the main enj oyed

it and were glad of the opportunity to meet and com-

pete with their NATO allies.

The Team:
C pl. C lay, L / Cpl. Broomfield, Ptes. Bullard,

Friend, Hurman, Pickering, Robinson and Stickland.

OCEAN SAILING PACKAGE Lisbon, Acruna, St. P eter P ort and Cherbourg to
HOLIDAY Portsmouth. This, in fact, happened when the In-
fantry ran a sa iling expedition to Gibraltar and back
by Capt. A. C. Mieville with the aim of giving as many Infantiers sailing ex-
perience and to prove that the Infantry could organise
With holidays becoming more expensive each and run such an expedition.
yea r, it was a little startling to find the Army offer-
ing package sailing holidays for £40 . You, t oo, could The exercise, expertly run by M aj. George
be flown to Gibraltar, sta y for a week and then sa il C urtis, RRF, was aimed at the Queen's Division but
back on board a luxury yacht via Tangier, M adiera, with a shortfall in num bers, it was offered to the

18 Corunna was extremely tiring as we sa il ed into the
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The 2nd Battalion

THI S has been a time of farewells and fi nales: (Top) The Commanding Officer receives the Flag of
Werl from Frau Dr. Rohrer (Lt. John Partridge
the last exercise at Soltau; last trip to in rear).

Sennelager, and the biggest of all- the last Com- (Lower) The Guard and C olour Party march through
pany to Canada- C Coy led by Maj . Peter Werl ( the Regimental Colour is carried by Lt.
Cheesman (last but far from least ) followed A Andrew Roberts).
Coy. in May this year and B Coy. in late 1973.

Canada provided some wonderful field firing and
it is wo rth noting that the best use of the adventure
trai ning faci lities handsomely repaid our efforts for
which our thanks go, in particular, to Capt. Clive
Watson (with A Coy.) and W02 Slater .

Adventurous Training is however, "home from
home" in Werl; we now have nearly 70 soldiers
sporting this seasons C C lass H elm certificates in
readiness for Belize and abou t 20 others who have
completed their Basic Free F all course.

Canada provided the best field firing ranges in
the world, and happily we put on a display of some
of the best shooting. L / C pl. D aly of the Anti-Tank
platoon hit four targets out of five wi th his Wombat
main armament at a range of 1,950 metres, when the
tanks of the Royal Hussars were in difficulties (don't
let the Treasur y hear of this, or we shall never get
Milan; we shall be stuck with Wombat-the British
Anti-T ank weapon of the '8 0's, the fire and forget
system with a range of 1,950 metres-in the hands

of Queensmen).
L/ C pl. Daly has since been awarded The Grove

Trust Award for his excellent shooti ng and C pl.
Manning (A Coy.) for his initiati ve during A Coy's

" Helex" with the Navy.

We en joyed seeing the 5th (V) Bn. when they
came to Sennelager for summer camp ; and also at
Soltau, where thei r Anti-T ank Pl. did very well
indeed as the onl y TAVR platoon among ten R egular
ones. We were very proud of them and look forw ard

to seein g more of them at Bulford.

Farewell Parades

Farewells are always times for parades and in
W erl, this was no exception. M ost heavily involved
we re the Band and Drums, under Bandmaster Game
and Drum M ajor Lively BEM and their star per-
formance was that which followed a spirited platoon
attack by C Coy., fo r 3,000 German visitors to
Albuhera Barracks on 5th September.

The C Coy. attack ended in a helicopter
"casevac" in the dark and under a dense cloud of
blue smoke provided by the Assault Pioneers. We
must thank 660 Avn. Sqn . for a superb fl ying dis-
play by C/ Sgt. Scott of the Parachute Regt., which
set the st anda rd for a Beating of R etreat which in-
cluded a mixed choir from W erl and the local flute
and drum band. The arrangements were by Mr. Game
and the Band and Drums more than lived up to the
very high reputation they ha ve established throughout

G ermany.
In return, the town of Werl invited us to

their square, to receive their Flag- a remarkable tri-
bute to the R egiment and to those who have done so
much for local public relations- particu larly Maj.

Cheesman.

20

Elements from each Company (under Maj. Peter Welcomes
Hubert) provided the Guard for the Regimental
Co lour and, later, for the Stadt flag. Sharing the D esp ite these farewells, we sincerely welcome the
parade with contingents from Canada, the USA,
Belgium and the B<mdeswehr, they gave a fine dis- recruits who have joined us during the period under
play of steadyness in strange surroundings-not least rev iew. It has been most hea rtening to see them, and
this is a good point to report
when the youth of the town scrambled for the empty operation to recruit 100 men on "Exercise 100", our
cases after the customary feu -de-joie. we go to Belize in February. for the Battalion before

Having gained a ' B' on the Drill Course, CSM Every man on leave in the UK has been briefed
Bames has naturally become the permanent Colour on the recruiting task, and we have also run two re-
Party Warrant Officer and he h as a busy time with
bRCCeoo/rblSoegurwttrssh.eanHlAsopamathhritaeltdofrntoComhaagnopthdlaetoinFfltaehgnGesooeCnmfhe,WurareLlcrhtls,cootnnPhsaee7rctRthrreiadgtSegiedmepetenatmtnhade-l cruiting tou r s. These methods have together produced
150 names of potential recruits and, allowing for

normal wastage, we expect at least 50 of these to join
us soon. We shall continue our efforts at an even

stained glass window presented by the Battalion . The higher pressure when we get to Bulford, but we
presentation was a famil y affair, much of the money would ask every member of the Regiment, whether
being collected by such ventures as a sponsored walk TAVR, ERE or retired, to help us in this vi tal job.
Send us the name and add ress of a potenti al recruit,
by pram-pushing mums and by choir concerts and we will follow it up. (c/ o Kiwi
arranged by our choirmaster, C/Sgt. Wright. But ford Camp, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts) . Barracks, Bul-
above all, the window was the work of our padre, the
Rev. Keith Cribben, whom we are sorry to lose. We also welcome our newest Quartermaster,
We also say goodbye to 441 an M orris, well known to many in the
friends of the Bundeswehr, who h J ager Battalion, our Capt. Bri They will wish to congratulate him on his
ave drunk Schnapps Regiment.

with us from Put!os to Baumholder. On 26th adva ncement, but those who know us well will also
sympathise with him ; he is to be our QM (T ech ).
September, we sent th e Band to take p art in a parade
and the Officers and Sergeants to try to stand up to Four-and-a-Half Years
a "Bivak". At the last minute the German band was
called away for a military funeral 1,38 1 Queensmen of all ranks h ave served with
Lemon, our band did a wonderful but, under BSM us in W erl . Our A vehicles have travelled a total of
improvisation in
the absence of the Bandmaster. (H e was on duty, 468,732 miles
playing for the Battalion Golf Team, which came pack lifts; to requiring the staggering total of 1,1 70
fifth in the BAOR Finals, winning the 4th Division the great credit of the LAD, onl y 13
have had to be towed back from exercises. When not
competition and becoming the top Infantry team in actually tending to the "iron beasts", we have found
BAOR).
time for 93 marriages and 196 births and this just
gade We had a fine day for our farewell to the Bri- time to win the BAOR C ricket
Commander, Brig. D alzell-Payne, on 22nd Sep- left enough
tember. He had asked that there should co m p eti ti on !
special laid on but when he arrived with
the square, he must have regretted this; be nothing and In conclusion, we wish I QUEENS an enj oyable
were apparently empty! the CO on successful tour in Werl.

the barracks

Suddenly there was the Assault Pioneers' now Foot Note
customary cloud of Regimental Smoke (the Knees, Shoulders, Arms and Anl<les incl.
blue 83 grenades in BOAR) and Cpl. Amber last four Diana M ontgomery our "Regimental physio-
marched fMtpthuhuleoetirnrastmepgfrioaevsenmittc"yee, irnyow-frhdleeaocanuoutgerrwhdtBseeoturilmadffriesee,.rosfbhWaaacsenk,Mdwaiatintljhl.tehEmienrig(sBRwlsaMeinvtthddeHis.s)aIbnwsdaeocDrknlwodahvieosinrhnd-,
through it onto the square and beat the Advance. A to record our deep gratitude to Diana.
Coy. then marched on from the E ast (behind the
band) while B. Coy. followed the Drums
West and, as they halted, the Band on from the
broke into
"Mechanised Infantry". This was the signal for
Support Coy. in APC's and the LAD in
motor at high speed to their places, Stalwarts to
passing the
Brigadier to his front and rear. At the same time HQ
Coy. doubled to their stations and fin ally, the
prisoners doubled on in treble time. The
invited the Commander to inspect u s. CO then

ctieorneemdBoyneilavsleirwtfuhl yee-rpeo)af,stt,3hefSiorqllnon.weweRdAafbFfyiliagataivoenhigwuhsi-thsapeuessdpl(emlnoedwnid-- BAOR Cricket Champions

level tactical demonstration. By a happy chance the the Army Championships have become very much
Brigadier was passing L/ Cpl. Lloyd of A Coy. at in of units little disturbed by commitments
the time and chose to ask him if he could identify preserve Ireland, Suffield etc. Our winning of the
shtShuaqosdupsnaee'dct rtaeoibdrnecerTntahfhtai.etnc"RlsHuoodmayeraedrltiheAiirnnsi,grhSiFshioarr"bdc,rei e"wbf. ea!eTsnht heleaBidrreigpaol ydn,ierw" ohtfhicehn3 Northern

BAOR Cricket Championships therefore gave many
people (as well as ourselves) a very great deal of
plea sure. H aving fini shed 1974 as losing finalists, our
side wa s one of some potential and
The BM had the same feeling that afternoon, to gain two out standing players for we were fortunate
when visiting C Coys tactical exercise for Grade 1 the 1975 season :
candida tes. To speed up the visit to various stands 2/ Lt. Nial M oore who as a wicket-keeper/ batsman
held his place all season for BAOR and Capt. John
the RSM had thoughtfully provided horses but he Byrne, a very
warn the BM-a kilted Argyll, who h ad RAMC side. useful allrounder, who captained the
omitted to said) been mounted before I In addition to Nial M oore, Capt.
never (he Richard J ackson, who skippered the Battalion side

21

with much skill, and Pte. Raj Vaghella, played The Battalion played 13 matches during the
regularly for BAOR. Moreover Capt. Peter Cook, season and won them all, retaining the Soest Garrison
L/ Cpl. Sherren and L / Cpl. Clarke were all playing Cup in the process. A West Indian tour from Belize
during 1976 is already in the planning stages. Who
in the Divisional team. knows- we may even be able to recruit fre sh blood I

In all we played six Anny Cup matches and The following represented the Battalion in Army
Cup matches:
only once was the No. 8 batsman asked to go to the
crease, such was our batting strength. Our bowling Capt. Byrne, L / Cpl. Clarke, Capt. Cook, S/ Sgt.
was no less powerful and frequently the opposition H olman, Capt. J ackson ( Capt.) , Capt. Jelf, Capt.
was demolished by the hostility of Capt. }elf and Low, 2/Lt. M oore, Cpl. Rock, S / Sgt. Tiley, L / Cpl.
S/ Sgt. Tiley. On one memorable occasion (during the Sherren, Pte. Vaghella, Pte. Worrell.
Divisional final against 3 R Anglian ) njne con-
secutive ove rs were bowled by Vaghella and Cook ( see picture on page 23)
without a run being scored; and this in a limited-
overs matc h. Our fielding was also of a very high AFFILIATION WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
standard, emphasised in the BAOR final when 8 3 Squadron The Royal Air Force ( Harriers) and
catches were held. Our progress to the final was as
the Queen's Regiment were fonnally affiliated on 17th
follow s: September 1975 . A statuette of a soldier of the Buffs
(1842 ) was presented to 3 Sqn. on long loan from
Round I 2 QUEENS 124 the Regiment in order to cement a friendship and in
Round 2 L / Cpl. Clarke 27 the hope that those who most vitally require air
Capt. Byme 21 support and those who provide it, might meet from
time to time to exchange ideas and discuss problems
LG 72 of operating procedures.
Capt. }elf 3-10
S/ Sgt. Holman 3-5 The 2nd Bn. first worked with 3 Sqn. during
Capt. Byme 2-16 the Tripartite Exercise of 1974 and a close liaison
has existed ever since.
(Won by 52 Runs)
Most affilia tions are arranged at higher levels
25 Engr. Regt. 85 (continued overleaf )
4-26
Capt. }elf Sqn. Ldr. Alan Cleaver receives the statuette
3-13 (inset) on 15th September, 1975.
Capt. Byrne Picture by RAF Giltersloh.
89- 1
2 QUEENS
2/Lt. Moore 47 no
L / Cpl. C larke 32 no

(Won by 9 Wickets)

Round 3 26 Engr. Regt. 95-8
S/ Sgt. Tiley 3-19

Capt. }elf 1- 5

2 QUEENS 99-2

Capt. J ackson 47

2/Lt. Moore 46 no

(Won by Wickets)

Round 4 3 R Anglian 57
Divisional Final Pte. Vaghella 4-4
S/ Sgt. Tiley 2-5

Capt. Byme 2-7
58-3
2 QUEENS
29
Ca pt. Jackson 13
11
L / Cpl. C larke

2/ Lt. Moore

( Won by 7 Wickets)

BAOR Semi-Final 2 QUEENS 174- 5
45 no
Pte. Vaghella
41
Capt. Byme
25
2/Lt. Moore 106

HQ BAOR 4-32
2-15
Capt. }elf 2-37

Capt. Bym e

Pte. Vaghella

(Won by 5 Wickets)

BAOR FINAL HQ I (BR) Corps 94
(won by
Pte. Vaghella 4-12
9 wickets)
Capt. Cook 2-15

Capt. Byme 2-22

2 QUEENS 96-1

Capt . Jackson 38 no

2/Lt. Moore 43 no

22 Brunswick Rifl e which evolved from L ovell's rifl e

in an attempt to promote close co-operation but we, 1!of 1836; it weighed 91b., was .654 ins. calibre and
at the lower level, feel that whilst we remai n separate
Services, it is vital to our own interests to create and under ideal conditions, would tire 10 rounds in
maintain close links with those who are most likely minutes. A new rifl e cost £1.80!
to support us.
A model H arrier aircraft, presented to us by
Our Soldiers have met the ground crews and
pilots of the H arrier Squadron and, whilst we may the Squadron, now stands in our Officers' Mess
employ a different jargon, we all work the same odd and we hope that this exchange will remind us that
hours in odd places and our aim is the same. misunderstandings are always fewer between old

The Statuette was presented to the Buffs by the fri ends. The 2nd Battalion plans to pass on to our
subaltern Officers in 1905. The rifle is probably the sister Battalions a photograph of Harriers in flight

for each of the Officers' Sgts' and C pls' M esses.

Harriers of 3 Sqn. RAF
fly past during the fare-
well parade for Comd. 6

Armd. Bde.

- -L / Cpl. Daly, winner of the Grove Trust Award 1975 for Shooting (with the WOMBAT).

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BAOR CHAMPIONS

The 2nd Bn. winning team in the finals of the BAOR Inter-Unit C ricket.

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The 3rd Battalion

QNE of the truisms of military life seems to

be that the writing of Confidential reports
and of J oumal notes always comes as a surprise
and at an inopportune moment! This time we
are doubly blessed; both have now coincided with
our intensive NI training at Cinque Ports
Training Area.

However being aware that a problem dele-
gated is a problem shared, out went the order
"Company Journal notes in by Monday!"

It appears from these scratchy renderings, ob-
viously written in a troop train, that we arrived in
Catterick in July, but there are no records of the las t
three months in Gibraltar; whether this is due to an
alcoholic haze induced by farewell parties and famil y
packing or because nothing took place is not clear!

However, hasty reference to our Press releases
in Gibraltar remind us that we were indeed very
busy during that period.

We endured our Fitness for Role inspection,
which was rather more tactical than last year ( when
a matter of major importance was the correct siting

of the Regimental Button! ) and we were reponed on
creditably. Ceremonial was not forgotten however,
since the Queen's Birthday parade took place in
June, when congratulations on a good parade were
again received.

We celebrated Albuhera D ay in traditional style
and took part in a RAF crash exercise which left
many a member of C Coy. marooned in the harbour ;
since C Coy. had the sub-aqua officer-Maj. Thorpe
-it was assumed, no doubt, that they have webbed
feet! L/ Cpl. Terry managed to beat all corners in the
Gibraltar Shark Fishing Festival and also contri-
buted to the production of 95 children born during
our tour in Gibraltar ( those that we are aware of,
that is!)

The Band and Drums finished their highly
successful tour m Gibraltar with a packed house m

St. Mlchaels' Cave for their production of the " 18 12
Overture" assisted by the explosions ( to time) of

the Assault Pioneers; the Band's rendering of that
Officers' Mess Guest Night favourite- "Oid King
Cole"-almost brought the house down. Not con-

tent with this extravaga nce, they went on to produce
a Music Festival in the Open Air theatre as their

finale. Judging from press notices, it is apparent that

the Band have been an outstanding success in Gib-
raltar and we are indebted to them. All in all, we
left Gibraltar in good heart and with
reputation . high

Q(Top) (1) The Colour Party during Convent Guard
Mounting on Albuhera Day, 1975.

(Lower (2) L/ Cpl. Terry (MT) with his winning
shark at the Gibraltar Shark Fishing Competition.

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25

The Band and Drums
playing the "1812 Over-
ture" in St. Micbaels

Cave, Gibraltar.

P icture by
C. M ontegrilfo

No move makes rea l impact without some re- Initi al reactions to Catteri ck are quite favour-
organi sation and ours is no exception. W e have able although the pessimists say " wait for the winter !"
brought together Command and Admin Coy. as a The locals seem fri endl y and most of the battalion
Headqu arters Coy. ("agai n" did someone say?), un- seem to have discovered the best places for recreation.
der M aj. C hristi an ; as we write he is unfortunately M any new cars have appeared and, on the las t count
in hospital wi th TB, although it was caught in time (of offi cers) onl y the Quartem1aster (too British) and
(thanks to mass X-ray) and we send him best wishes the 2I C (too poor), seem to have t aken Mr. Shore's
for a speedy recover y. B Coy., not to be outdo ne and advice to "Buy British". Our few pedestrians are at
quoting the D efence R eview, has decided to cut out ri sk from the high-powered motor cycles and an in-
the platoon level of command, although manpower creasing number of three wheelers.
savings in the spirit of that review might be better
achieved by cutting out the manpower at Company LAYING UP THE LAST COLOURS OF THE
headquarters ! W e have said goodb ye to the Adjutan t, ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT
Capt. Brown, and Capt. H arris is now quickly
shedding the good humoured approachability of a Trai ning for Northern Ireland has been our
regimental offi cer in favour of the Adjutants cloak of major concern, although prepara tion for laying up
the colours of the 1st Bn . The Royal Sussex R egt.
cast iron ! in Chichester has taken up some of our time.
Capt. C hri stmas has left us together with Pte.
F or this latter ceremony, the Battalion produced
Fred Tubeless but Company Commanders now have four guards, the colour part y, the Band and Drums
the advantage of those unusual beings- Company and began with a mar ch through the City; this was
2! Cs- although none was landed without a struggle. followed by a very moving ceremony in the Cathedral.
After the Servi ce, the B attalion, together with the
We now have a padre-The Rev. Bri an Bennett- Royal Sussex O ld Comrades, carried out a march
and have been allowed a sight of our new medi ca l past the M ayoress and the morning ended with a
officer, Capt. Gruber . splendid lunch in the Bishop's P alace gardens
attended by m any d ignitaries and a cross sect ion of
Suba lterns seemed to have joined us from all all r anks of the Battalion . The ceremony went off
sides : Lt. M ercer from 6 QUEENS ; 2/Lts R ayner, extremely well although only a last minute " N elson' s
Edwa rds and W atson from RMAS ; 2/ Lt. R edford blind eye" avoided a " Freedom M arch" being under-
from U niversity, and 2/ Lt. N elson on a years attach- taken without ri fles ! What a decision that would h ave
ment from the Intelligence Corps. The members of been ; bayonets or no bayo nets ?- carried in the h and
our Intelligence Section have all blossomed into long or on broomsticks ? . . .
hai r, whiskers and dark glasses, much to the RSM's
chagrin . The sight of Lt. Owen, complete with whis- ( see picture overleaf )
kers, trying to disguise himself as an out of work Irish
labo urer, would send his colleagues of 6/7 QUEENS
into orbit. Bandsmen are now busy with dog hand-
ling and must be unique in this respect.

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The march past afttt the Laying Up of Colours ceremony at Chichester Cathedral on 20th Septembtt, 1975.

i"dSnbaimyriSdpepAgspaoentcn"edkmaosgabfoenedrtt/oohOfePtchsatUherokorbCeobertair,innnqwgauRfeetaaenncrPdogometrwsttpa,solcetaTtirsecreodaalliibndaeoinnxtwhegreicnetAihtkseriseennsask.oiivnwnCeghateph1ort5eefs And so we are now ready for leave, but by the
time these notes are published, we shall be in Ander-
sontown and the 'wriggly tin forts' of Fort Monagh,

Glassmullin and the Woodbum Hotel (for Support
Coy. of course, who else? )
becotning TV producers although they refute
suggestions that this is to manage the "Cinque Ports

Follies". At least one soldier has learnt that dustbins
explode. Rype village has taken its toll of casualties

although the older soldiers say it was even more 1. A Bandsman's best friend is his dog. Bdsm. Stoner
dangerous way back when I Royal Sussex were and "Mark".
quartered in the village.
2. "RYPE 1975" (Training for N . Ireland) B Coy.
No training is complete without its jargon : under stress.

"Hard Targetting": used naturally by all soldiers r\3. Mr. Ashe giving Maj. Bateman the "Shankhill
trying to escape the CSM eye. l fSlandtt".

"Ballooning": Company Commanders trying to 4. "It 'aint 'alf 'ot mum"!
escape trouble ( or the 21C ) by ascending out of 5. "Are you sure it's safe, Sarge?"
sight. 6. Sgt. Reed and his missed vocatioiL

"Honey Potting": One WRAC (civil community
enemy) surrended by her swain of a d m i r e rs.

C. P. T. A-ctivities

28

The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion

THE events of the last six months have been By the time the Chief C lerk, WOZ Gilbert, had
dominated by a most successful Annual worked out how to get 470 men back to UK (he de-
cided to leave it to Sgt. Bell " for the experience")
Camp when, for the first time, the Battalion was the Battalion was ready and standing on pa rad~
able to go abroad together and in considerable (Duty Free at the high port). Capt. H oughton
strength. RAPC, with shades of the Arnhem P OW, was re~
ca lled from his tunnel and persuaded to hand back
Any TA fun ction has the age-old problem of how his suit to the camp blanket store, while the QM
many wiJI turn up on the day; this year was no ex- eventuall y agreed that there was nothing he cou ld
ception but to everybody's delight, 90% of our posted do to salvage six-hundred bed boards.
strength, including 83 recruits, flew to BAOR. We
were under canvas in Wood lands Camp at the Senne- All in all, a most va luable and entertaining two
Jager Training Centre near P aderborn . Although there weeks. Our visitors had been pleased with all they
are always problems in any tented camp, the facilities saw and ever ybody had worked extremely hard . The
of field firing r anges, excellent dr y- trai ning areas as CO had asked for an efficient, happy and fit Battalion
well as local amenities right on our doorstep, made and af ter two weeks in G ermany we had gone a long
up for any discomforts. way to achieving his aims.

For many, the adventure began with a flight out An important outcome of these last few months has
of England for the very first time. Adjusting to Ji ving been our coming under command of HQ 16 P ar a Bde.
together under canvas, waking to the dulcet and some- whose commander, Brig. Geotfrey Howlett, OBE,
times terrifying tones of Drum Major Solley's Bugles MC, was ori ginall y comn1i ssioned into the Queen 's
and Drums and, of course, gasping for air during Own R oya l West Kent Regt. in 1950.
early morning PT, cleared the cobwebs of civilian
life for two marvellous weeks. For the original in- Our new Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. Paul
stitution of those earl y morning jerks we must thank Courtenay.
Lt./Col. M . R. M . Newall, once our Training M ajor
and now commanding the 2nd Bn.

Fortunately we were able to see him again as
well as other friendly faces, including Capt. C. M .
Grove (one time Adjutant) and man y from the WO' s
and Sgts' Mess who, along with the Officers' Mess,
entertained us royally. Many thanks to B Coy., 2
QUEENS and all who made our visit to Germany
so very worthwhile.

Amongst our many distinguished visitors during
the fortnight was H . H . Prince Georg of Denmark,
our Honorary Colonel, who sta yed with us for three
da ys; we hope he enjo yed the " rigours" of life under
canvas. Brig. A. G. C. ]ones, BA, M C, C hief of
Statl, South E ast District and Brig. Mike R eynolds,
(Comd. 12 Inf. Bde.) also p aid us a most welcome
visit.

The Recruits Cadre of 83 had a marvellous
opportunity to learn basic Infantry ski lls while the
rest of the Battalion concentrated on Company
training during the first week, using helicopters, tanks
and APCs.

The sun beat down on most days, interspersed by
terrific thunderstorms that flooded many tents;
thousands of rounds of ammunition were fired ; the
cooks battered their brains on the variations of compo,
and the QM fumed at NAAFI's inability to keep
up with his capacity for " duty free" . Maj. Muirhead
li aised with everybody in sight, including units of
the Buudeswehr and, with the help of his German
phrase-book, was commissioned to carry out local
purchases. Something must have gone wrong in the
flower shop however; instead of the 30 carnations
for the Cocktail P arty, the CO of the German
P anzerbrigade is reputed to have been sent 300
fuch sias !

The second week contained a ver y full 24-hour
bridge demolition guard exercise for all companies,
complete with infiltraters, enemy annour, refugees
and unhelpful withdrawing allies kindly provided by
the German Army.

The Brigadier paid Bn. HQ a visit earl y in 29
September and on Oct. _2nd, accompanied by the
Comm anding Officer, he visited A Coy. at G uildford. T ed, who li ves in Canterbury, is a member of
the Band of the Queen's R egiment ( TAVR ) but his
The evening began wi th Dinner in the Officers long service started in 1935, when he enlisted into
Mess, excellentl y prepared by Cpl. and Mrs. the 1st Bn. The East Surrey Regt. in India as a boy.
Browning, after whi ch Bri g. Howlett watched trai ning
and talked to many NCOs and soldiers. After serving in the Sudan ( 1937 and 1938 )
which included being an "extra, in the film "The
Quite what the future holds in store for us is Three Feathers", he returned to England with the
not certai n but undoubtedly we will benefit enor- Battalion in 1939.
mously from the increased and improved training
opportunities which are emergin g. We will be fu ll y Just after World War II st arted he transferred
in to our new role in 1977. to the Royal W elsh Fusiliers, serving with them in
Personalities France and G ermany. In 1949, a fter the Berlin Air-
lift, he left the Army but he was only out of uniform
The Battalion must sadly say goodbye to for four months; he re-enlisted with the E ast Surrey
Lt.-Col. J . R . Stephenson, our Comm anding Officer Regt. before going to K orea with the Middlesex R egt.
since April 1973, who left at the end of October. By in 1950.
his frequent visits to Company training on Drill
nights, or out in the fi eld, Colonel J ohn became a By I 952 he was back in his old R eg iment, this
most popular and respected Commanding Officer who time in G ermany and remained with them as Drum
will be greatly missed. W e wish him and his famil y M a jor for many yea rs.
every good wish in their new posting.
In I 954 he was presented with the Long Service
The RSM, WO! H . T. Chaffer, MM, has also and Good Conduct M eda l and, after receiving the
left ( on retirement aft er 34 yea rs service ) and is to M eritorious Service M edal in 1964, he retired from
take up a post as a Yeoman W arder at the Tower of the Regular Army and immediately joined the Terri-
London in the New Yea r. torial Arm y.

And a very warm welcome to Lt.-Col. P . H . He has remained in Canterbury, first as Drum
Courtenay, our new Commanding Officer, Capt. M ajor of the 5th ( Volunteer ) Battalion until 1974
A. M . F. J elf who has been appointed Adjutant, and and then, as a loca l Sergeant in the Band.
Capt. ] . R. Bass, who has taken up the new post of
Administrative Offi cer. THE BAND OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT
(TAVR)
SGT. E. C. FULKER,BEM,MSM
On 14th October, Sgt. T ed Fulker was pre- The engage ment ca lendar for 1976 is fast fillin g
sented with the British Empire M edal, in recognition up and as 1975 draws to a close the Band can feel
of 40 yea rs Army service, by the GOC Sou th E ast sa tisfied th at once again they have h ad a highly
District, Lt. -Gen . Sir J ames Wilson, KBE, M C. successful and productive yea r. As well as normal
military engage ments, the Band have given perfor-
Lt. Gen. Sir James Wilson KBE, MC, GOC South mances in D over, D eal, Folkestone, R amsgate,
East District, presents Sgt. E. C. Fulker MSM, M argate, Gravesend, Brighton and of course
with his BEM. C a n t er b u r y.

In M ay they played at the celebrations for the
relief of Dunkerque, performing alongside much lar-
ger Bands from Belgium, America and Czecho-
slovakia . Comments which were m ade about them
we re extremely favourable and culminated in a pro-
mised invitation for 1976.

Annual Camp at Shorncliffe coincided with a
seven-day engagement on the L eas at Folkestone
where the Band were received in heart-warming
fa shion. As most musicians will know, this is an
audience which can be most critical.

The Band thoroughl y enjoyed playing at both
The Queen's Own Buffs Remembrance S ervice and
Reunion at M aidstone and the Annual Reunion and
Service of R emembrance at Canterbury when they
met many old friends.

In August they t ravelled to W elwyn Garden City
to play in the International Model Power Boat Com-
petition . Nineteen nations competed and the
Bandmaster had nightmares over the variety of
national anthems which might h ave to be played for
the winners.

The farewell functions to our late Commanding
Officer were sa d occasions for the band ; Col. J ohn
has always been a staunch supporter, and has done
so much encouraging and helping us during his
tour of Com mand and we would like to record our
thanks to him and wish him all the best for the
future.

As a fin al crotchet, we send our greetings to all
members of the Bands of the 1st, 2 nd and 3rd Bns.

30

THE BAND OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT (TAVR).

1. " . and which company do you come from, my man?", said the Honorary Colonel!
2. "I'll wait until I've finished my lolly-then watch it!" (CSM Collins of E Coy.)

3. Recruits under instruction by Sgt. Anderson
4. Maj . Dinelcy crossing swords

31

CAMP 1975 4. "Under no circumstances do you let go of the rope
1. Capt. Butlin and Sgt. Ward outside Bn. HQ. when descending!" (Cpl Draper of E Coy.
2. The Honorary Colonel accompanied by the CO, being carried away).

visit B Coy. (Maj. G. Dineley) on the 5. CSM Fairfax keeps his cool.
6. Re-routing "refugees".
battalion exercise.
3. E Coy.-Heli-training. Pictures by PR, HQ BAOR

32

The 6th/7th (Volunteer)
Battalion

THE low-key part of Volunteer soldiering is Training in the earlier part of the yea r was
otherwise directed towards the Inter-S ection Com-
the weekly drill night. With ten separate petition held at S t. Martin's Plain in Jul y. There
locations it is difficult to describe activities at were four events- an attack, a march and shoot and
this level in detail. an individual battle shoot. M ore than one man fell
victim to the heat on the forced march. The winners
The main aim is to foster a good spirit and it we re No. I Section of C Coy. commanded by Cpl.
is noticeable how well the detached platoons achieve Givens but a notable effort was put in by Pte. Gavin
this. Lt. Ashley Wilkin at Camberwell and 2/Lt. of D Coy., the only Private commanding a section.
Nigel Scott at Haywards H eath, backed by their Runners-up were H Q Coy's team under Cpl. J ohnson.
NCOs, have probably led the field. Company com- The keenness of all ranks was well illustrated by Capt.
manders on the other hand have borne the burden of Richard R atner, the RSO, who attended just three
planning weekend training and in the summer months, days after becoming a father.
some excellent exercises have been carried out by all
companies. A Coy., under M aj. Mike Adler, had a Other battalion activities included one exercise
patrolling exercise against 2 1 SAS (V) on Barossa and a study weekend. The former was on H ankley
Common in July, followed by an internal security ex- Common on 26-27 J uly, with A Coy. acting as enem y
ercise against B Coy. at Barton Stacey. B Coy. have to the rest of the battalion . On the Saturday, A Coy.
been constant visitors to Salisbury Plain ; on 4-6 Jul y forced their opponents to mount a series of section
they joined 4 RGJ(V) on Ex. "Swift Shadow", and on and platoon attacks, culminati ng in a company attack
4-5 October they ran Ex. " Octopus". The former at las t light. The heat was intense and those who
was a realistic and demanding exercise for digging had forgotten to fill their water-bottles certain ly learnt
in was hard work in the near tropical heat. The com- a lesson. That night, defensive positions were occupied
pany had excellent support from the Royal Artillery and Maj . Richard H opper of HQ Coy. co-ordinated
and two anti-tank detachments from 4 RGJ . With the patrol programme. Amongst those who stood out
this help, and some imaginative defensive work by the were C pls. Oakley and Li sowski, L / Cpl. M ason and
forward platoons under Lts Tim Hutton and Phil Pte. Monk. The stud y period, for all officers and
Roberts, the company held its own. "A ction M an" senior NCOs, was held at C hurch C rookham on 30-
C pl. Green was responsible for the capture of sever al 31 August. I S and mobilisation were the themes, in
AFVs and a stead y stream of prisoners testified to preparation for Ex. " Inside Ri ght" and Lt.-Col.
the overall alertness of the men. By the end of the W . M. L. Adler of the Northern Ireland Office was
exercise B Coy's tails were straight up in the air, and one of the speakers. The two messes combi ned for
a surprise visit by Maj .-Gen . W ard, GOC, London the weekend and the Sergeants had no difficulty in
District, added to their pleasure. defeating all challenges to carpet bowls.

In Exercise rcOctopus" B Coy. were in a defen- And now for the exercise that never was-
sive role, preventing a crossing of the Ri ver Avon by ((Queens Sail". The first exercise of this name had
enemy provided by 221 and 222 (City of London) been cancelled earli er in the year, and "Queens Sail
Coys ACF under M aj. M alcolm Beaumont, formerly II ", planned for September, was no luckier. A Force
of 6 Queens. Two platoons were forward of the 9 ga le in the Channel, possib ly conjured up by A
river, including one from D Coy., and a third acted Coy's witch doctor (who had not been nominated for
as bridge demolition guard to a demolition party of the trip to Alderney) scuppered it com pletely.
TAVR Sappers from South W ales. The company had
two Wessex helicopters for the whole weekend, whi ch Recruiting is another continuous activity. A Coy.
not only flew men from and to Edgware but gave an have worked particul arly hard and now operate in
excellent tactical flying performance. The only serious Camberley, based fo r the moment on the ACF hut.
error occurred when one pilot made a map-reading Their new ly-joined subaltern, Colin Brady, is in
error and dropped M aj. David Margand and his HQ charge, with the promise of getting the old drill-hall
stick 25 metres in front of an enemy position . re-opened when there are 30 men on the books. The
company also produced a first-cl ass stand at the
C Coy., under M aj. Richard Putnam, had 21 F arnham Show and has acti vely worked with the
SAS(V) as their enemy for their main exerci se, on the AC F. In addition, it has recruited two of the first
Isle of Wight in Jul y when they guarded two K ey three women, of whom we now have a platoon on
P oints against saboteurs. The enemy's main attack, establishment for intelligence and communica tions
after probing patrols, came at 0230 hrs. after a duties. D Coy. took part in the Wandsworth Show
very heavy rainstorm . The men from Crawley learnt and all companies are being pressed by the 2I C to
a lot from the SAS (particularly the platoon which develop their PR sense and contacts with the ACF.
lost its soup in the attack! ) In jjne with this policy, officers visi ted Surrey and
NE Londo n ACF camps. In the PR field, HQ Coy.
D Coy's major exerci se took the form of acting have made the greatest progress and feature articles
as enemy-with D Sqn. The Ro yal Scots Dragoon are increasingly common-as they should be with the
Guards-to our 5th(V) Bn. on 10-11 May. It started E ve11i11g Argus reporter being the wi fe of the Com-
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The battalion has begun to make a name for 33
itself at shooting. The team, led by the RSM, WO
1. Ward, and urged on by the Command1ng Officer, ( T eam : WO II Stone and S/ Sgt. Day ).
had a good fir st yea r at the TA VR meetin g at Dragon Trophy (for the meeting as a whole ) :
. 18th out of 58 competitors.
Bisley. The best results were: ( Bronze M eda llists) This was followed by the London and Middlesex
Wesscx Volunteers Cup: 3rd Rifl e Association M eeting in September, when we
wo n 13 individual prizes. This contrasts very well
out of 45 competitors. with our performance las t yea r and our thanks are
( T eam: S/ Sgts W aters and Wharmby, Sgt. due to the R SM for his hard wo rk. In other sporting
fields, Capt. Richard M orris has represented the
Elliott L / C pl s Blockley and Lambert ). TA VR at cricket, and WO 1I Quinn has done well at
LMG Pairs 'A' Team: 15th out of 86 go lf .

compe tito rs .

THE BATTALION SHOOTING Team 1975
Picture by Dennis Mustard of Aldershot.

Although our primary role is in the United at the face, a large collapse occurred just as the
Kingdom, we have certai nl y not lost sight of oppor- Volunteers were walking along it. A lot of laundry
tunities overseas. In ] ul y a party of ten visited the had to be dealt with afterwards!
US Army in Germany and this is reported separatel y
elsewhere. In September four officers and two senior The most important event in the Volunteer yea r
NCOs spent ten days with 441 J age r Bn. of the is of course annual camp and this year, it was tied
Federal German Army at Ahlen, near Miinster. In in with the U KLF mobilisation exercise " Inside
the first fi ve days the part y saw all the equ ipment of R ight". In September a battalion mobilisation week-
a German mechanised brigade, recruit training and end had swept away any cobwebs, so on 18th October,
other aspects of life in a superb modern barracks. events unfolded smoothly. The following day troops
They were also taken down a nea rb y coal-mine, had were despatched to guard K ey Points over a very wide
a conducted tour of Miinstcr and visited 2 QUEENS area- from Aldershot to H ythe and Canterbury.
at W erl for a Beating of R etrea t and subsequent Commun ications took a little time to settle down but
part y. For the remainder of the period, they joined the Pye Westminster net, run in conjunction with the
recalled reservists in a field exercise near the Dutch Brighton troop of 94 Sig. Sqn. ( V ) under Lt. Edward
border. The hospitality of the Germans was out- Keith, coped with the distances involved. Saboteurs'
standing, and in the first week few got to bed before attacks on the KPs were beaten off over the sub-
0230 hrs. After a round of "Rusty Nails"- schnapps sequent 24 hours and on Monday afternoon, the
and tabasco--2/Lt. Steve Northdale's imitation of a battalion concentrated at C rowborough, some detach-
certain Leader was very well received. F or some it ments by helicopter. The scene now portra yed by the
took a few days to get used to the food- perhaps umpires, who included Lt. -Col. Foster H erd our next
2/ Lt. C harles Hostc never did! And S/ Sgt. Chap man Commanding Officer, was that a large party of the
saw how easy it would be as a CQMS with only one enemy had set up a camp in Pippingford P ark. The
hot meal a day to cook. Inevitably there we re ex- battalion marched to a concentration area there (for
changes of clothing, leaving Lt. Gordon Andrew with some of the way in gas-masks) and the Commanding
not much more than shirt and trousers. P erhaps the Officer gave out his orders for an attack ea rl y next
only r eal problem was after the visit to the coal-ntine; morning. A Coy. provided fire support, with B and
C forming the first assa ult line. ( There is no truth

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in the rumour that the Training M ajor asked CSM "Volongdis": Sgts. Willi ams and Cow land
H arwood to hide a platoon because his extended line Sections Match : A Coy.

was too long! ) After a successful attack, our part in S.M.G. Match : W02 Bowen
the exercise ended and we moved to St. M artin 's Best Recruit:
Pte. Goss ( B Coy. )
Plain for the remainder of camp.

Battalion strength at camp wa s some 300 all mostE;~{!w~:~yw~c~~~ei~~ ~of~n~/'"~f0:h:i~~~~~e~te

braynkbs~tha vast improvement on the numbers obtai ned Col. David Sime ( our H onorary Colonel ) M aj.-Gen:
6 and 7 Queens in 1974; A Coy., for ex- d'Avigdor Goldsmid, Mr. Geoff rey J ohnson Smith
MP and Mr. H . G. Lambourn, MP . The latter spen;
ample, had doubled the number this yea r. One minor 24 hours with us and, being the M ember for Peck-
ham, was escorted by M a j. Brian Carte of D Coy.
point of interest was the number of Old Whit- Brig . C. S. F . Ca rron, Commander Aldershot Garri-
giftians-threc officers, and three soldiers from the son and our new formation commander, also spent
a day wi th us. Pte. M onk tried to break the routine
Sutton platoon of D Coy. of visitors' questions; when asked "Why did you join
the Volunteer s?", he replied " For the rape and pillage
In outline, the rest of the fi rst week was sir." Last-but certainly not least was First Sgt:
Bruce Bay of 2/ 159th Infantry, California Army
spent training by cadres; Sunday was a church National Guard. H e was attached to A Coy., as a
and sports day; Monday a free day, and the balance result of the visit of two of their men to the USA
of the second week was spent on the excellent H ythe in 1974. He proved a very wo rth y representative of
the US R eserve Forces, showing great enthusiasm and
ranges. The programme, worked out in detail by humour and we hope to maintain our contacts with
the Training Major consisted of cadres for junior them, and him, in the future.
officers, platoon sergeants, junior NCOs, signallers,
On S unday our padre, John Hughes, held a
cooks, medical assistants, HGV drivers and battalion Service in the bea utiful Shomcliffe Garrison
recruits. The las t two went on for both weeks. This church. L essons were read by Pte. Lanham, the RSM
was our first chance to start trai ning the girls-Pte. and the Commanding Officer, and the Band of the
M artin attending the medical cadre and Pte. Oates Surrey Yeomanry played. The band also played at
lunchtime in the soldiers' dining room, and we are
the signals cadre, on which she passed out first-equal most grateful to Bandmaster Butlin and his band for
with Pte. Norman. On the cooks cadre, L / Cpls joining us for the weekend. That afternoon Capt.
Stobbart and Goward, Ptes London and H empston Gerry W ebb r an a battalion sports meeting in the
all passed the B Ill test and were congratulated by absence of Capt. R oger Lowans who had originally
planned it. It wa s a great success; B Coy. won the
the District Catering Advisor on their high standard. 7-a-side football, and basketball. Pte. M ann of A
M aj. Mike Dudding was a hard task-master to the Coy. was the best individual athlete-although per-
haps somebody did mention that the Training M ajor
junior officers, with outside speakers, after dinner was pretty fit! M a j. D an M cCarthy also earned his
pay that da y; besides attending to the normal run of
each night, on the other Arms and Services, and the minor ailments, he had to deal with a dislocated
Soviet Army. But hopefully all five candidates for jaw-ironicall y Pte. Woodburn 's, his own driver,
promotion to Captain will have passed the examin- caught by someone else's head on the football field.
ation by the time this article appea rs. On the recruits ( Three days later Woodburn walked into a door and
dislocated his jaw aga in! )
cadre, for which the PSis provided the bulk of the
instructors, the best recruit was Pte. T . P. Goss of
B Coy.

Each company had an intensive shooting pro-
gramme, by day and night, albeit somewhat eased by

Capt. "Put it down to experience, Stocks, who in-

advertantly cancelled the whole battalion's shooting
on one night! The girls also fired the SLR course.

SHOOTING RESULTS

Roupell Cup: Cpl. Bailey (5 QUEENS )

lndiv. Rifle Champion: Capt. Hutton

Recruit Rifle Champion: Pte. Goss ( B Coy.)

(left): 4 PI. on Ex. "Swift Shadow" advancing with Chieftan support
(right): The Colonel of the Regiment talks to Ptes Gould and Head during camp

P icture by D ennis Mustard

35

A few words abou t the ad ministrative back-up Col. David Simc, OBE, M C, TD, our
continual efforts Honorary ColoneL
wl~uyledd not be ou t of place, since their camp : The pay
a large part in the success of Col. D avid Sime, OBE, M C, TD was born and
bred a Scot, from Edinburgh, and served in the Royal
ieam, headed by Capt. Rodnel' Turner and $ / Sgt. Artillery ( Field Regiment ) in North Africa, Sicily
Hensby; the Quartermas ter M aJ. Ron Lucas; RQMS and I ta ly.
! an Everett ; WO 11 J ess and the cooks; MT Sgt.
Charl ie Long; Armourer S/ Sgt. Doubleday; Sgt. H e moved to the South in 1950 and joined the
Rendel the Offi cers' M ess stewa rd and, o f course, Surrey Yeomanry ( Queen M ary's R egt.) TA and
M aj. Reggie M organ and S/ Sgt. M annmg m the later commanded the R egiment for four years until
Orderly Room . All wo rked extremely hard and de- 1965, becoming D eputy CRA of 44 (H ome Counties)
serve the gratitude of those left free to run around Division. In later yea rs, he was Commandant of the
Surrey Arm y Cadet F orce.
th e trai ning areas. was not neg le c ted. In the
The social side H e lives and farms in H ampshire and is C hair-
Officers' M ess, the committee-Messrs. Hurd. man of Governors of The H aberdasher's Aske's
Meldrum Shephard and Hutton-fully supported the Schools at Elstree and First W arden of The H aber-
PMC an'd M ess Secretary to produce a very high dashers' Company.
standa rd. The on ly complaint came from the Training
M ajor who thought he was being asked to ea t too
much at lunchtime ! A di nner night was held on 25 th
October when we welcomed, amongst others, M aj.-
Gen. Ling, Col. Sime, M aj. W eymouth, M a j. C ru mp
of Sussex AC F and two Queens officers from the In-
fantry Junior Leaders Battalion. Capt. Roger M etcalf
was dined out and Lt. Colin Hurd presented with a
sil ve r cigarette-box to celebrate his marriage. The
Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' M ess entertained
both the Officers and the Corporals, and were them-
se lves guests in the Officers' M ess. S/ Sgt. Spi llett,
PSI of C Coy. was seen to give an outstanding
performance as the "drag" bagpiper. Senior ranks of
the 5th Batta lion wt:re also seen on more than one

occasion.
On the free day, twelve members of B Coy. took

the boat to Bou logne. Cpls Frater, J acobs and
Murphy nursed 2/ Lt. O 'Conner through a unique
French lesson! Others seemed to have succeeded with
the maide ns of F olkestone. Yet others-Lt. Prior
could be one- simply flaked out on their beds for a

solid 24 hours.
This highl y successful camp set the seal on what

has proved to be a very happy amalg amation. ( If
Cp l. Greenwood can' t think of a grouse, it must be
a good unit! ) W e should not forget the new fa ces in
the battalion- S/ Sgt. M anning, Sgt. Atkins (Con-
rate) and S/ Sgt . M cLean at A Coy. (vice S/ Sgt.
Budgen, whom we thank for his services). Our next
ma jor task is to assis t the R egular Arm y in Gibraltar
with 150 men in F ebruary. As the first General
Reserve battalion to be selected for an oversea s trip
of this type we are naturall y very pleased and we
ha ve every intention of going on from the strength
we have built up in the first nine months of our

ex istence.

6/7 Queens Join CENTAG

by Cpl. A. C. Gregory

A slightly anx ious " On R apell! " acknowledged between 6/7 th Queens and the US Army's 97th
by a distant " On Belay !" we re the cries heard re- Signals Bn.
verberating around the O den Wald in Southern Ger-
many in Jul y this yea r . The cries came from both The relationshi p between those two units was
American and British infantrymen practising abseiling initiated in 1973 when a small party from the US
down 80- l OOft. sheer cliffs during a mountain war- Army's 5/ 82 nd Transportation Bn. trai ned with tbe
fare training exercise. The American troops came from present 'B' Coy. 6/7 QUEENS ( formerl y ' 0 ' Coy.,
the United States 7th Army and the British 5 QUEENS ) during their annual camp . This was
from the 6/7 th Bn. The Queens Regiment. The followed in 1974 by a similar visit by a larger de-
latter's presence in the CENTA G area of G ermany tachment, th is time from tbe 97th Signals Bn. ( tbe
was the result of the close liaison which now exists 5/ 82nd being unable to attend ). The success of tbis
visit was such that it cemented the relationship be-

36 numerous "aggressors" who were sent out to am-
bush us. This in itself was appa rentl y no mean feat
tween the two units and this year it was the US ( if the repeated fire-fights between 2/ 13th Squads
Army's turn to play host to a ten man representative and the "aggressors" heard throughout the night were
squad from the Battalion which went to M annheim anything to judge by) considering that to "get myself
on detachment from 13-26 July. a Brit " was foremost in many an "aggressor's, mind!
. The second. of these two night . patrols was par-
The party-comprising Cpl. Gregory, L/ Cpl. ocularly mteresung for us because 1t began with the
Blockley, Ptes Parker ( the instigator behind the origi- airmobile insertion of the patrols by UH I B helicop-
nal visit ), Bailey, Rouchy, Macdonagh, Fry, Peasey, ters. During the flight we were escorted by a " hedge
MacC!ung and Norman-commenced their journey by hopping " OH 58 reconnaissance helicopter and two
"Hovering" across the Channel and then drove in heavily armed AH I G gunship helicopters, both of
B Coy's Mini Bus through France, Belgium and the which were appropriatel y adorned with large sharks-
Netherlands to JHQ BAOR at Rheindahlen on the teeth markings. The combined use of these various
outskirts of Miinchen Gladbach in Northern Germany. helicopters tended to make the whole operation very
From there we were transported by US army vehicles reminiscent of similar ones that must have been con-
to the Wilson D. Coleman Barracks in Mannheim ducted on numerous occasions in South East Asia in
where the 97th are stationed. the not too distant past.

Our first days were spent in familiarising our- Upon completion of Ex. " 40 Rounds Adventure"
selves with Coleman Barracks, which actually form we returned to Coleman Barracks and regretfull y
a vast military complex housing, in addition to the made preparations for our return to England.
97th, an Armoured Cavalry ( reconnaissa nce ) Regt.,
an Army Aviation Bn., A Brigade HQ and the 2/l3th Before we left for Rheindahlen to rejoin our
Infantry Bn. Equally diverse were the variety of transport however, a fin al parade was held at which
vehicles etc. to be seen, which ranged from ubiquitous
J eeps and "Deuce and-a -Halves" to M578 ARVs, Lt.-Col. J. F . H offman, Commanding Officer of the
Mll3 APCs and CH 47 Chinook heavy-lift heli-
copters. During this period the opportunity was taken 9 7th, was presented with a Queen's R egiment Plaque
to renew old acquaintanceships with some of the and we in turn received individual certificates of
personnel from the 97th including, Lt. Paterson, Sgt.
Wilson and Sgt. King. B Coy. will no doubt be in- Achievement to commemorate our period of training
terested to hear that Sgt. King is still rolling his own with the US Army.
cigarettes I
***
For the remainder of the first week we were
occupied with a "field problem" called exercise "Count WE, THE LIMBLESS
Jersey". During this, detachments of the 97th were LOOK TO YOU FOR
deployed in wartime locations situated in distant parts HELP
of Southern Germany and provided communications
between CENTAG Headquarters and its various sub- We come from both Help BLESMA , please.
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time with these detachments was both highly infor- world wars. We come ately. And , we promiSe
mative and enjoyable, as the 97th adber to the you, not a penny of it
philosophy of train hard and play bard, both of which from Kenya, Malaya, will be wasted.
activities took place to varying degrees dependent upon Aden. Cyprus .. and from
the area, the work required to be done and the ingen- Ulster. From keeping the Donations and informa-
uity of the personnel at each of the locations. On the tion : Major The Earl of
purely military aspects which, of course, took priority peace no less than from Ancaster, KCVO, TD ..
over all others, the performance of the 97th was ex- war we limbless look to Midland Bank Limited, 60
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s ignificance . Limbless Ex - Service

After some much needed R & R spent over the Men's Association) looks
weekend in the Mannheim and Heidelberg areas we,
and a squad from the 97th, were attached to the after the limbless from
2/ 13th Infantry Bn. in order to take part in Ex. all the Services. lt helps.
"40 Rounds Adventure". (For the uninitiated, "40 with advice and encour-
Rounds" is the traditional phrase used by members
of 2/ 13th when greeting each other and apparently agement, to overcome
refers to a rifleman 's basic ammunition load ). This
exercise was designed to teach the rifle squads of the shock of losing arms ,
the 2/ 13th the basic principles of mountain warfare or legs or an eye. lt sees
and to prepare them for their annual qualification that red-tape does not
tests later in the year. The exercise took place entirely stand in the way of the
in a large mountainous fore st area known as the right entitlement to pen-
Oden Wald, to the North of the city of Heidelberg. sion . And , for the se-
verely handicapped and
Our time whilst there was mainly occupied with the elderly, it provides
mstruction in basic mountaineering techniques, in- Residential Homes where
cluding abseiling (as mentioned earlier) and pat- they can live in peace
rolling. In the course of the latter we conducted two and dignity.
successful night patrols during which, armed with
Ml6Al automatic rifles, we both achieved our ob- British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association
jectives and tactically avoided all contact with the
' GIVE TO THOSE WHO GAVE-PLEASE'

1. Mr. H. G . Lambourn, M .P . talking to 1st S gt. Bay, US Army during camp ' 75. Maj . B. A. C arte

( centre ) P icture by D enn is M ustard

2. S / Sgt. C hapman with an NCO of 441 jliger Bn.

3. Ex. "Inside Right". The Battalion Ops. Room with
(1 to r) Sgt. Dale, Pte. Gander, Maj . Dudding and
Pte. Lanham
P icture by K. Kipps

4 . Ex. " Shake Up" (v A Sqn. 21 SAS (V ) ) C pl. Barry Singleton waiting breakfast during the joint exer-
cise with Farnham/ Haslcmere AC F

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Depot The Queen 's JUNIOR SOLDIERS COMPAN Y

Division F arewell to Sgts. Cooper, Brett and Isaacs who
returned to their ba ttalions, and to Sgt. H emsley and
by Maj. D. A. Beveridge C pl. Wells who have left the Arm y. And welcome to
Sgts. Charman, J uhel and P yper, C pls. Quilter, Coles,
ou may not believe this, dear reader, but Bickham and K ell ing. C pl. O 'Shea, afte r several yea rs
behind an RRF cap-badge, has returned to the fold
Y the Depot actually went to war (well, exer- and joins the 1st Bn .

cise). Warned of this awful happening by the A busy summer, started with the N ijmegen
Eastern District Study Period in May, we pre- M arch T eam. They were trained and led by " Fl ash "
pared for and embarked on Exercise " Inside G raham ( doi ng h is tenth N ij megen M arch ) and
consisted ( Queen's Section ) of J L / C pl. O 'Ne ill,
Right" . n orm a ll y tranquil D epot was transformed, ]! Pte. Truszowski (a good K entish name!) and
}/ Pte. W illiams. O nce again, they d id very well, all
The earning a meda l and impressing the organisers with
as the " Kremlin" sharpened up their chinagraphs and their hig h standa rd of fitness and turnout
hastil y read their Voice Procedure pamphlets, whilst
Company Commanders and C SMs franticall y M eanwhile, other J uniors were taking p art in
searched fo r their boots, webbing, hip fl asks, hot- our D isplay T eam, wh ich covered three shows in the
water bottles and other such essentia l exercise items. R eg imental R ecruiting Area- Biggin Hill, Sidcup
On the appointed day, pitchforks were drawn and the and C h ichester. The performances were well -received,
Depot blearil y went into action, well before that re- and it remains to be seen whether recruiting will
nowned time of ornitholog ical fl atulence. Your scribe be n efi t.
is happ y to report that we all survived this terrible
experience, although we have learnt a new meaning T wo young Queensmen were in our Orienteering
fo r the words "a long week-end" ; I am also able to T eam, which this yea r we re R unners-Up in the Arm y
deny the rumour th at we are being sued by the cast Junior Championship, thus continuing our success-
of "D ad's Army" for doing our own version of their ful record in this sphere. }/ Pte. O sborne was fi rst
home in our team and fou rth overall, wh ile J / P te.
show! from th is excitement, we have had our D avis gained third place within the team and earned
Apa rt val uable points. Next year we hope to regain the
normal busy summer and opened our gates to many cup, which we have held fo r the two previous yea rs.
visitors, from Generals to AC F detachments. M ost
of our visitors came in Jul y to the 3-day Army Sa iling ha s again been well suppo rted, with the
Schoolboys Exhibition, followed by the D epot O pen RRF yacht Fusilier being ch artered for our J uniors
D ay- a great success, with a total of some 25,000 for a four-week period. Several Q ueens Jun iors took
pa rt, incl udi ng }/ P te. Cannell who frightened the
during the four days. we did a ce rt ain amo unt of ski pper and amused everyone else by falling over-
In between the visits board as the yacht entered Cowes! The yacht was ably
skippered for alternate periods by Lts. J ames M ills
training, and we were especially successful w ith our and John H arcus.
va rious sports teams. Our Swimming T eam needs a
trophy cab inet all to itself, ha ving become E astern F inally, perhaps the busiest of all have been our
D istrict, Eastern Area and fin ally Army Minor U nit Band and Drums. The Summer really is " the silly
Champions. L / C pl. Smith (formerl y 1st Bn.) d is- season" for them, and they have had a tremendous
tinguished h imself by setting a new Army record in number of engagements- all providing m uch useful
the Breaststroke fi nal. M eanwh ile our C ricket T eam exper ience. Both Band and Drums again appea red at
followed a similar path to glory, onl y to be narrowl y the Colchester Tattoo, but the B and's most note-
beaten by the W elsh D epot in the U K Army M inor wo rthy engagement wa s their eight-day trip to No r-
Uni t Final. ( If onl y Capt. N ick Cann had scored a wa y which culm inated in their playing at the Am-
few more runs . . !) O ur athletes also had a suc- bassador's Queen's B irthday Cocktail P arry in O slo.
cessful season, being E astern District Runners-up and
coming a creditable fourth in the Army F inals. Not A COMPANY
to be outdone by all this team-wo rk, Lt. J ohn Roger-
son borrowed a canoe at the Army Canoe Champion- Lt . N . C arter, Sgt. A . Bodkin and Cpl. G . P ai ne
ships and managed to become the Army C lass 3 have all rejoined the 1st Bn. in Werl ; Lt. J . D awson
has returned to the 2nd Bn ., and Sgt . M . Bern ier
Cham pion. (congrat ulations on his promotion ) h as left to atte nd
Finally it must be noted that the Royal and a MPSC Course at the M CT C Colchester. All of
these have contri buted a great deal both to the Com-
Ancient S port of knocking a small white ball into pany and the D epot.
va rious holes in the ground has suffered ( not too
strong a word !) an upsurge of interest amongst The D epot H ockey team, now Sgt. Bodkin h as
Queensmen at the D epot. It is not yet clear whether left, is in trouble, as it is now w ithout a goal-keeper;
this is due to the arri val in M ay of }/ Pte. M itchell the R ugby team will m iss Lt. D awson and C pl. P ai ne;
(1 0 handica p ) or the frequ ent presence of both the and the D epot Shoot ( 12 Bore) will badly miss L t.
D iv isional Br iga dier and the Military Secretary on Carter's organisat ion (and h is wh iskey !) .
Royston G olf Course! Whatever the reason, W 02
" Dutch" Holland, Sgt. " Flash" G r aham and thi s R eplaci ng the above are Lt. Whithouse and C pl.
writer have all become converts and a report on their M acMurray ( 2nd En .) , and Sgt. C amille ( 1st Bn. ),
progress may appear in the next issue. At the moment, to whom we extend a warm welcome.
they spend most of their time tramping through long
grass looking for the ball, and the onl y " birdies" they In the last issue of this journal, we reported five
know are the pheasants they d ist urb in so doing! pr ize winners of the Company who were Queensmen .

40

This number has doubled during the period under re- B COMPANY
view. On 23 May, Tangier PI. passed out, and Pte.
R. Sully ( 1st Bn .) was the Best All Round R ecruit, With CSM M aloney firmly in the chai r, the
Company office has assumed the appearance of a 3-
with Pte. C. Robinson the Best Shot on the SLR. Star hotel, with new notice boards, pictures of
The latter deserves a special mention as he was selec- "M onty" and rea l carpets.
ted to attend and is now at the RMA Sandhurst-
the first '0' Type to have achieved this distinction. the Various members have arrived and left, among
The 3rd Bn . monopolised the ramaining prize win- more prominent being Cpl. P ayne, not missed for
himself so much as for the fact that
ners, when, on 20 June (from Mons PI. ) Pte. J.. the Company typist, with him. he took his wife,

Dixon was Best Recruit at PT, and Pte. Sansome Cpl. Cord ingley has produced a restyled 1300
was Best Shot on the SLR. Pte. T . Fermer and Pte. Estate very shortl y after acquiring the original. His
A. Susans of Falaise PI. passed out on 18 July, and
rece ived prizes for Best Shot on GPMG and Best claim that it was due to a passing motorist has been
Shot on SLR respectively. On 15 August Pte. White received with suitab le scep ticism. Lt. Mills has also
had simi la r
of Korea PI. received two prizes-the Best All Round his Spitfire, modifi cat ions on a sma ller sca le made to
since departing for the officer factory.
Recruit and the Best at PT. (He is to be furth er
congratulated on his sporting ability, notably his Visitors have come and gone, and so has that
Boxing and Cricket. In the latter sport he represented glorious exercise " Inside Right", when the CSM is
both the Company and Depot and he now shares the alleged to have been seen in combat suit wearing un-
record 7th wicket partnership of the D epot with Capt. studded boots! We are now looking forward to Christ-

Cann). Pte. Boreham received the prize for the Best mas leave and 1976-whatever it may bring.

Shot on the SLR. HQ COMPANY

Our two most recent prize winners were Pte. M . A survey of Queensmen in "the supporting role"
Tapp (Minden PI.) on 12 September, and on lOth
October, Pte. P. Nash ( Blenheim PI. ); both received
prizes as Best Shots with the GPMG. Pte. Bird of H ead ing our gallant 'Q' team is the QM-Mai.
" Fore" P. Collman, whose hobbies are listed as Golf,
Cassino PI. is due to pass out on 7 November, and tiGhngree"e.onnH-lKyeeeimspeacrnl,osBteolayllhfaoBvloeloywruaednndboy"uCtRaoQdfdMipeSetor(ofTl s.o)omnRe.asHta5an0rdcec-,
will be joining the 3rd Bn.; he recently shot the high-
est score ever achieved by a recruit at the Depot on
his personal weapon test. Honda ( 180 mpg! ) and
appointment of RSM at who is soon to take up the
Lt. Dawson and Sgt. Bodkin ha ve both repre- Well done meanie! Cambridge University OCT.
sented the Depot full
ern District Cup. L t bore shooting team in the East- Clothing is looked after by C/ Sgt. Dowsett,
. Dawson also represented the whose dulcet tones can be hea rd at any time of the
Depot at Bisley, and came 6th in the 9mm Pistol
competition, later representing the Army. day (strictl y 0 830-1630 Mon .-Fri. only ) in the
C lothing Stores. H e too is soon to leave us for the
The Winter Sports have recently begun again, rigours of an Intelligence and Survey Unit in London .
with Lt. Wake and Cpl. Marshall ( 3rd Bn. ) p laying C/ Sgt. Lambert, recentl y joined, looks
Rugby for the Depot and Capt. Cann and WOZ bricks and mortar. His jaws relentlessly after the
Ebbens playing Hockey. grind on
some obscure brand of chewing gum, lubricated by
Lt. Finally, the Company extends congratulations to frequent applications of DD . Remai ning in the 'Q'
Wake on hi s marriage (4 July ). W02 and Mrs. world are C/ Sgt. Jenkinson, who looks after the ac-

Ebbens produced a 9lb. boy on 29 July; the lad has commodation ( when he is not viewing some inoffensive
since been badged Queen 's, and will be joining the rabbit along the barrel of a shotgun of dubious
I st Bn. in approximately 18 years time!
origin! )

The IJLB-Who's Who

It took us a long time to convince Maj. Raymond Queensmen have also infiltrated into other de-
Low that "exposure" had nothing partments: In the QM's D ept., W02 A. Bromidge is
he carried out his Cross Country to do with the way RQMS; the Drill Wing has Drum M ajor K. W arr
our new policy at runs, but was just and the External Leadership Wing could quite
contributing regular
hope to have I]LB . Accordingly, we will be obviously not function without Sgt. ]. Thompson.
junior leaders articles for the Journal and
lots of photos of Queen's Regiment
in action, if only to give regular Bat- Sgt. ]. Beedles is keep ing an eye on standards in
Inkerrnan Coy, and in the Post Room, Cpl. N. Best
talions some warning of what to expect. passes on the secrets of his trade to Cpl. Elliott. Sgt.
There are two Queen 's Division Companies-
Salamanca Coy, which trains Junior Leaders, and H . Gill is on the Driver Training Wing ; in the MI
Room, L/ Cpl. D. Beddoe hands out aspirins; and
Albuhera Coy, which trains Junior Infantrymen. In 43 Sqn., Pte. P. Smith works with the R CT . in

the two companies there are at least 60 junior A start to introducing the Juniors to their regi-
Queensmen.
ments before they are posted to them ha s been made
M a j. Low commands Salamanca, a sisted by Lts. this term and, on 22nd November, we organised a big
C. Polden and W . Knight Hughes, C/ Sgt. J.
Smith, Sgts. B. E . Hayward and B. Homer. E. regimental presentation. W e have promoted visits to
Albuhera Coy, Lt. M . Quinn and W02 B. Fox In regimental museums and have a regular weekend ex-
re- change with Lt. Colin McEwan and his 41 AYT,
present us with Sgts. P . Maye, ]. Waiters and M.
Barnett. but our aim is to arrange for the Juniors to m ee t
our Battalions both at work and at play.

Recentl y 6/ 7 QUEENS, whilst in camp at 41
St. M artin's Plain, hdd a dinner night to which some
J oe Bass of 5 QUEENS. Salamanca Coy. is fortunate
of us were invited; it was an excellent evening and we enough to have her as their Com pany Secretary.

hope it has opened the way to further exchanges. Finall y, all ranks of the Queens Regiment at
With the coming and going of civilian employees I]LB Shorncliffe would like to wish the remainde r
of the R egiment and all the families a very happ y
at Shorncliffe, one exchange we wou ld not be keen C hristmas and a prosperous New Yea r.
on is that of Miss P amela Bass, daughter of Cap t.

Queensmcn at the IJLB

EAST KENT
NEWS and PICTURES

in the

KENTISH GAZETTE

EVERY FRIDAY

42 The Corps of Drums, which is recruited from
the Chichester area, has been busier than ever. It was
THE QUEEN'S CADETS on show agai n at the Aldershot Army Show in June
and performed twice in the arena wi th the M otor
News of the R egimem's affilia ted Cadet detach- Cycle Disp lay T eam. The Drums spent a profitable
meucs is always welcome and should be sent in the week-end at the Divisional D epot at Bass ingbourn
first imta11ce to M aj. ] . H . Eas t, ]P, Army Cade t and are grateful for all the help and encouragement
Fm·cc Association, 58 Buckiugham Gate, L ondon, they rece ived.
SWIE 6AN.
The M otor Cycle Team has been popular at
CAMPS festi va ls and fetes as well as at Aldershot. The six
BSA 250cc bikes used are now of an obsolete type and
All the ACF Counties and Sectors enjoyed good although only four yea rs old, are becoming muse um
summer camps in 1975. South-west London wen t pieces.
north to Milton Bridge near Edinburgh whi le North-
east London camped in the deep south at St. Martin's A new ac tivity for S ussex cadets is parasce nding.
Plain. North-west Sector found themselves at Penhale Cadet RSM Nick Sharples (Crowborough ) and
in Cornwall and Kent also went west to Okehampton Cadet Sgt. Brian Barnes ( H astings) attended the
on Dartmoor. Sussex enjoyed the delights of Wey- UKLF Cadet Leadership Course and rece ived ex-
mouth at Chickerell whereas Surrey did not stray far cellent reports. Cadet CSM Shaun Pellinh, also of
from home and spent their fortnight's camp at H astings, was selected for one of the Leadership
Crowborough. All reported pleasant weather and some Courses at the Cadet Training Centre, Frimley P ark.
good traini ng . The Colonel of the R egiment and some
of the D eputy Colonels we re welcome visitors to most EASTBOURNE M.P. VISITS SUSSEX
of the camps.
CADETS
Shooting Eastbourne's M .P., I an Gow, who until last
yea r was a M ajor in the T.A., visited the Eastbourne
Cadet Sgt. Peter Russell of South-west London Platoon of the Sussex Arm y Cadet Force on 19 Sep-
ACF had the honour to be selected for the " Athel- tember. Mr. Gow, who was accompanied by his wife
ings" Shooting Team which went to Canada in July- J ane, was welcomed by the Commanding Offi cer,
August to shoot aga inst the Canadian cadets. H e put Capt. Bob Moorton, and by the Platoon's Patron,
up some creditable scores. Maj . M atthews, MBE .
Mr. and Mrs. Gow were given a conducted tou r
Visit to Canada by the Platoon's Instructors and saw Cadets giving
Two other Queens cadets also visited Canada a display in Camouflage and Concealment; other
as part of a group of 18 from various parts of the Sections gave demonstrations in Guard Mounting and
UK who took part in an exchange visit with the .22 shooting on the indoor range.
Royal Canadian Army Cadets in July-August. They Mr. and Mrs. Gow both fired .22 rifles on the
were Cadet CSM C live Knight of Maidstone, who has range and later watched the Motor-Cycle Section
since joined the regular army (alas, not The Queen's ca rrying out its training. They also travelled "pillion"
but the RTR ) and Cadet RSM Nick Sharples of the on the 250cc Motor-Cycles.
Crowborough unit of the Sussex ACF. M aj. J ack At the conclusion of his visit, Mr. Gow ad-
East was in command of the part y and made an in- dressed the Platoon and congratulated them on the
teresting contact with Canadian cadets badged to two high standard of their turnout and training. Capt.
of our affiliated regiments-The Queen's York R ang- Moorton sa id afterwards that the Pl atoon hoped that
ers and The H astings and Prince Edwards R eg iment this would be the first of many visits which Mr. and
(The " H asty P 's"). It was surprising but most Mrs. Gow would make.
gratifying how much these boys knew about The
Queen's and about the fact that they belonged to an Regimental Week-end
Allied regiment. In fact one was impressed with
the thirst for knowledge of the British Army and R e- The annual week-end for ACF officers badged
giments shown by so many of the Canadia ns. to the R egiment took place at St. Martin's Plain Camp
at the beginning of October. As usual this was a very
Colonel of the Regiment's Sword useful and also convivial function which was or-
Rules are being worked out for an inter-detach- ganised by M aj. Paul Courtney just before h e left
ment ACF training competition to be held at Crow- R egimental HQ to take command of 5 QUEENS .
borough on 9-11 April, 1976 for the Colonel of the
Regiment's Sword so kindly presented by G eneral Kent
Ling. The sword will be held by the winning detach- The main event h as been Annual Camp, held
ment for a yea r. this year at Okehamp ton, D evon, between 28 Jul y
and 10 August.
Sussex
Two adult instructors and 11 cadets went to 50 Officers, 85 WO s and Sgts., and 421 Cadets
BAOR in April. Regrettably they could not be looked attended ( most of them for the whole two weeks) and
after by 2 QUEENS and were the guests of a Sap- full advantage was taken of the good weather and
per unit in Hohne. They were given a thoroughl y excellent D artmoor Training Area to put the Count y
good time but it is to be hoped that next Easter, out Cadet Force through its paces.
own R egiment can act as hosts to cadets of the Re-
giment visiting BAOR. W e were especially pleased to see M aj.-Gen.
F ergus Ling and Mrs. Ling and Col. Derek Willows
and most gratefu l to them fo r thei r interest and for
making the very long journey down to D evon. Quite
apart from the pleasure which it gave to the adult
element, their visit did a tremendous amount of good
amongst the Cadets.

43

Three of our main events for the com ing months
arc listed below. Any member of the Re&iment who
feels inclined to come to any of them Will be most

welcome: -
Sunday, 15 F ebruary, 1976: Annual C ross Countr y

Championsh ips- M ote P ark, M aids tone.
Sunday, 20 June,_ 1976: County Training Da y-ln-

victa Park, M atdstone.
Sunday, 27 June, 1976: Annual Rifle M eeting- 'B '

Range-, Milton, Gravesend. . . .. .

M eanwhile, we are ex tcndmg ou r act tVIttes mto

the fie lds of mountaineering and ca noeing and on the

sports side we shall field a 7-a-side Rugby team this

yea r in add ition to our (so far ) successful Soccer

team .
In the more distant futu re we shall hold an

Open D ay at our County Training Centre at St.
Mary's Bay and, next yea r, we hope to fie ld an arena

event at the Count y Show. The da te for the Open
Day is not yet fixed but an invita tion will emerge in

due course and those accepting can be assu red of a
warm reception and hospitality to su it all tastes.

THE QUEEN'S CADETS IN KENT Kent ACF Camp 1975.

by Col. W. I . H . Faulder, TD, Commandant of course. Certain ly there is room for useful co-
operation at this level-both ways. ACF can provide
M ay I start by saying that I strongly support 11enemy" and butt parties to save manpower on suit-
the sentiments expressed in your Editorial in the J une able occasions, for example. But what rea lly matters
issue of The J ournal especially the need to re-estab- is mutual understanding and respect and, on the part
lish Canterbury as the " H ome of the Regiment" and of Cadets a feeling of admiration towards TA and
for the Reg iment to be seen in the County. Regular personnel as soldiers.

There are several reasons why this should be so The onl y way in which this can be brought
but the one which concerns me most and the one in about effectively is for TA VR and R egulars to pre-
which I am in a position to play a part is recruiting sent themselves. If Cadets like what they see the best
and it is this that is the subject of this article. of them will respond. W e will pick it up from there.

By recruiting I mean not simply the acquisition T o illustrate how this works in practice I can
of top quality young soldiers ( which is the end pro- give an instance. We have had with us for some two
duct ) but the whole fi eld of the recruiting exercise yea rs three tea ms of R egular soldiers who are em-
which includes the creation and maintenance of good- ployed as Trai ning Teams and who have been in re-
will amongs t the civilian population in the catchment gular contact with Cadets over this period. The sen-
ior members are badged RE, RTR, Royal Fusiliers
area. and H ousehold Cavalry. Where are most of our cur-
What ca n K ent Army Cadet Force do to assist? rent crop of R egular Anny recruits going? Why ! RE,
L et me m ake it clear that we are not a recruiting RTR, Royal Fusiliers and H ousehold Cavalry. ( Two
went into the Roya l Navy but I don 't quote them
organisa tion. W e cannot offer The Queen's Shilling. since they spoil my statistics!). Incidentally, R oyal
What can we do then? Signals produced a magnificent KAPE team at Camp
this yea r. I shall be interested to hear eventually
As most people will know, three quarters of our whether anyone will join the R oyal Signals. It could
personnel in K ent are badged Queen's. They are dis- well happen even though they were onl y with us for
persed around East K ent and The W eald and cover two da ys.
a vast catchment area . Our Charter says that we
shou ld seek to encourage interest in the Anny and we To summarise, we shall continue to play ou r
should give encourage ment and training to those con- part and strive to improve our image in the County.
sidering a career in the R egular Anny or service in We hope that Queen's units will take advantage of
the Reserve Forces. Here we have it. Our geographical our willingness ( indeed our strong desire ) to help
sp read ensures a Queen1s presence over a wide area. them by making every effort to show themselves to
People like Cadets- the paternal (and maternal ) our Queen's Cadets. I will help all I can and I shall
benevolence of the public at large is evident where-
ever they appea r . What ws must do in the Cadet
Force therefore is ensure that we worthily represent
The Army and foster this goodwill. We are getting
better at this all the time.

On the second point, that is, giving encourage-
ment and trai ning to potential R egular and Reserve
Soldiers, this is an area in which both we and the
Regular and R eserve elements of The Queen's must
co-operate. This I know, presents many difficulties
when it comes down to planning . Also it is usually
interpreted as meaning provision of vehicles by the
TA for use by the ACF. This is not rea lly the point

44 J ohn Stephenson and his Bn. for the splendid way in

always make myself available to see any Unit Com- which our twelve Cadets were treated on th ei r attach-
mander, Regula r or TA, for consultation.
ment to train with 5th Bn ., at Camp in Germany this
We were delighted to receive visits from M a jor- yea r . This is the sort of exercise th at must do good .
General and Mrs. Ling and Colonel Willows at Camp Likewise, the visit of ome 30 Cadets to the 2nd Bn.
this year. It was very noble of them to undertake the in Werl wa s enjoyed immensely and our grateful
very long journey down and the ir vis its were much thanks go to the CO and members of that Bn., for
app reciated.
th e ir kindness.
Finally, may I here express my gratitude and
the gratitude of the Cadets concerned, to Colonel

The Regimental
Information Team

HQ: Howe Barracks, Canterbury-Maj. P . F . Show" and the Royal Tournament . If the South-East
Packham and W02 J. E. R . Anderson.
of England has still not heard of the Regiment, it is
Surrey Section: Stoughton Barracks, Guildford certainly not our fault. A successful weekend for
- Sgt. M . J enkins.
AC F Officers of the Regiment was held at Shom-
Kent Section: The Old Barracks, Maidsto:Je- cliffe in October and we hope to see a lot more of
the cadets during the wi nter months. C / Sgt. J .
Sgt. A. Harris.
Sussex Section: Preston Barracks, Brighton- Mogford BEM has left for a job with M arks & Spen-
cer after many yea rs of sterling effort and Sgt. C. ] .
Sgt. M. Sinden.
Middlesex Section: TA VR Centre, Hornsey- Holman has joined the 1st Bn . in Germany.
A constant effort must be kept up by all mem-
Sgt. M . Rutter.
bers of the Reg iment and on all possible occasions,
The summer season is now over, and a long to persuade young men of the right calibre to sign on.
succession of displays and shows is over. They have
ranged from Village fetes to the "South of England

ACF Officers convention, Shomcliffe, October 1975
Picture by Ray Warner Ltd.