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46 RARO

The London Gazette 2/Lt. N. P . R . Troup relinqui shes his commn .
l Oth June, 197 5.
Extracts from Supplements
M emoranda
REGULAR ARMY
2/Lt. (on probation ) D. R. Ellis is confi rmed as All Officers of the R egular Army who attained
2/Lt . 6th October, 1974 with seniority 6th October, the age limit of their rank and Corps on a date dur-
1971. To be Lt. 6th October, 1974 with seniority 6th ing the period 1st Apri l to 30th June, 1975 , wi ll
October, 1973 . cease to belong to the RARO on that date unless re-
Capt. P. Bishop is awarded the Long Service and tained under Article 274 of the P ay W arrant, 1964 .
Good conduct M eda l (Military) without Gratuity.
All Officers who:
RMAS
2/ Lt. A . D. J . Ray is confirmed in his commn. (a) were members of the TAVR , the AERO, the
TA or the TARO and
of 9th November, 1974. w.e. f. 26th April, 1975:
L. R. Edwards, T . J . Hurley and P . A . W. Edwards ( b ) who transfe rred to the RARO and
( SCR ) are confi rmed in their commns. of 8th March, ( c) who attai ned the age limit of their rank and
1975 w.e.f. 9th August, 1975.
Corps on a date during the period I st
The following 0 / Cds. to be 2/ Lt. 28 th June, April to 30th June, 197 5
1975: wi ll cease to belong to the RARO on that date .

K. J . H ayley ( SRC ), A . M . Goulden, M . P . 2/ Lt. J . P . J. Blatch relinquishes his commn.
Rayner and D . V. Watson ( SSC ) . 5th August, 1975 .

PROMOTIONS (30th June, 1975) Capt . ( Actg. M a j.) R. C. B. Dixon, TD from
Maj. to Lt. Col.: J . N. Shephard. TAVR Gp A, 5 QUEENS to be Capt. 1st April,
Capt. to Maj.: I. W. Dunkeld ( Postal and 1975 and is gran ted the hon . rank of M a j.

Courier Commn. Sec.), A. C. D awson, B. K . Finch, M aj . S. G . Thomas from TA VR Gp A, 7
C. M . M . Grove and S. C. Thorpe. QUEENS to be M a j. 1st April, 1975.

Lt . M . C. M ercer (TA VR Gp A, 6/ 7 TAVR
QUEENS ) to be Lt. 23rd June, 1975. Lt. J. F. Hus-
kisson to be Capt. 25th Jul y, 1975 . Capt. N . D. J. The Queen has been graciously pleased to confer
H arris retires IIth Jul y, 1975. Capt. R. N . Co!bourne the awa rd of the Efficiency D ecorat ion (TAVR ) on
retires 1st August, 1975. Lt. P. R. Hitchcock ( SRC ) Ca pt. (A/ M aj.) G . H . Wright.
to be Capt. 19th Jul y, 1975. Lt. A . C. Mieville to be
Capt . 25th Jul y, 1975. Lt. Col. P . W . Galvin retires Capt. ( Actg . Maj. ) D . J . M argand 6/ 7
on retired pay 3rd August, 1975. Lt. D . R . Pollard QUEENS from TAVR Gp A, 6 QUEEN S to be
to be Capt. 3rd September, 1975. Lt. A. N. Armitage- Capt. 1st April, 1975 with seniority 25th J an uary,
Smith to be Capt. 29th October, 1975. 1967 retai ning the acting rank of M aj.

Short S er. Com mn. Capt. ( Actg. M aj. ) B. A . Carte 6/7 QUEENS
from TAVR Gp A, RA, to be Capt. 1st April, 1975
Lt. G. A . Simmons to be Capt. 30th July, 1975. with seniority 1st January, 1973 retaining the ac ting
Capt. J . F . G. Ha yes resigns his commn . 5th August, rank of Maj .
1975. Lt. Col. P . N. Elgood retires on retired pay
6th September, 1975. Capt. (Actg. Maj) R. I. Hopper 6/7 QUEENS
from TA VR Gp A, RA, to be Capt. 1st April, 19 75
Short S ervice L imited Co mnm. with seniority 1st February, 1973 retaining the acting
2/Lt. (on probation) J. S . Mitchell commn. rank of M aj.

terminated 18th August, 1975 . Capt. M . D. Duva llon-Lohan 6/7 QUEENS
2/ Lt. (on probation ) N. R. M oore commn. ter- from TAVR Gp A, RA, to be Capt. 1st April, 1975
with seniority 20th November, 1971.
minated 15th September, 1975 .
Lt. J. N. C. M yles from SRC to be 2/ Lt. 8th Lt. D . J. Ede!sham 6/7 QUEENS from TAVR
Gp A, 6 QUEENS, to be Lt. 1st April, 1975 with
May, 1975 with seniority 30th November, 1968. To seniority 9th November, 1965 .
be Lt. 8th May, 1975 with seniority 30th November,
1970. To be Capt. 30th M ay, 1975. 2/Lt. (on pro- Lt. T. R. Morris 6/7 QUEENS ( R es . of Officers
bation ) A. J . Leonard commn. to be terminated 8th C l.! ) from TAVR Gp A, RA, to be Lt. 1st April ,
September, 1975. 1975 with seniority 1st September, 1970 to be Capt.
1st June, 1975.
M emorandum
Lt. G. G. Andrew 6/7 QUEENS from TA VR
Maj . J . E. Dent, late QUEENS is to be granted Gp A, 6 QUEENS , to be Lt. 1st April, 1975 with
the hon. rank of Lt. Col. 13th September, 1974 seniority 24th September, 197 1.
(substituted for notfn. in Gazette ( Supplement ) 15th
October, 1974 ) published in Gazette ( Supplement ) The following Lts. of 6/7 QUEENS from
dated 24th December, 1974. TAVR Gp A, RA, to be Lts. 1st Ap ril, 1975 wi th
seniority on dates shown: R. A. R atner ( 13th D e-
Commands and Staff cember, 1970 ), A . J . Wilkin ( 26th Jul y, 197 1), P. I.
Col. E . G . Woodman, M C ret ired on retired pay Roberts ( 18th M ay, 1973 ), A . W . Prior (7th D e-
cember 1973).
1st October, 1975.
2/ Lt. (on probation ) A . J . M e!drum 6/7
QUEENS from TAVR Gp A, RA, to be 2/Lt. ( on
probation ) 1st April, 1975 wi th seniority 31 st M ay,
1973.

2/Lt. ( on proba tion ) N. J . O 'Connor 6/7
QUEENS from TA VR Gp A, to be 2/ Lt. (on pro-
bation ) 1st April, 1975 with seniorit y 1st June, 1974.

47

The foll owing 0 / Cdts. to be 2/Lts. (on proba- 1975 with seniority on the dates shown : S . J . Datfom
tion ) 18th M ay, 1975: C. F . R. H ostc and S . D . A. ( 16th Jul y, 1974 ) , A. G . H . Stocks (1st November,
Northdale ( 617 QUEENS ) and S. H . Zachary (5 1974 ), R. A. M etcalf ( 1st D ecember, 1974 ).

QUEENS ). Capt. R. G . Lu cas 6/ 7 QUEENS , from TA VR
Gp A, 7 QUEENS, to be Capt. 1st April, 1975.
Lt. P. L. Nivelles, 5 QUEENS ( Res. of Offi-
cers) Cl.l ) resigns his commn . 1st Apri l, 1975. Lt. C. K. Hurd 617 QUEENS, from TA VR
Gp A, 7 QUEENS, to be Lt. 15th April, 1975 .
Capt. ( QM ) S. G . Bames 617 QUEENS re-
signs hi s commn. and relinquishes his appointment as 2/ Lt. D. R . C lough 5 QUEENS, from TAVR
Adrrun. Otfr., 16th June, 1975 and is restored to the Gp A, 7 QUEENS, to be 2/Lt. 1st April, 1975, with
rank of M aj. ( QM ). seniority 27th J an, 1974.

2/Lt. ( on probation ) J. Shephard, 6/ 7 2/ Lt. T. Benson 5 QUEENS, from TA VR Gp
QUEENS is confirmed as 2/Lt. 8th June, 1971 with A, 7 QUEENS , to be 2/Lt. 1st April, 1975, with
seniority 8th June, 1969. To be Lt. 1st April, 1975 seniority I 7th M arch, 1974 .
with sen iority 8th June, 1971.
R. Sinclair-Lee 5 QUEENS , (Res. of Otfrs.
Capt. (Actg . M aj .) J . R . G . Putman 617 Class I, RAOC ) to be Capt. 1st April, 1975, with
QUEENS to be Capt. 1st April, 1975 with seniority seniorit y 15th M arch, 1972.
1st February, 1972, retaining the acting rank of M aj.
Capt. A. J . Bingham TD, 5 QUEENS , to be
2/Lt. ( on probation ) W . P . T . Harper, 5 M aj. 16th June, 1975.
QUEENS is confirmed as 2/ Lt. 16th June, 1974.
Capt. A. ]. D . Salter 5 QUEENS, is granted
M a j. M . J . Dudding 6/7 QUEENS from TA VR acting rank of M aj. 16th June, 1975.
Gp A, 7 QUEENS, to be Capt. 1st April, 1975 wi th
seniorit y 5th M arch, 1969. Lt. C. F. G. P arkinson 5 QUEENS , to be Capt.
16th June, 1975 .
M aj. R . J . S. M orga n, M C 6/7 QUEENS from
TA VR Gp A, 7 QUEENS, to be M aj. lOth April, Capt. J. K. Ferguson 617 QUEENS, from

1975. T AVR G p A, 7 QUEENS, to be Capt. 1st April ,
1975 , with seniorit y 1st M ay, !973.
Capt. ( Actg. M a j.) M . F . H . Adler 6/7
QUEENS, to be Capt. I st April, 1975 with seniorit y Lt. R . A. R atner 617 QUEENS , is gr anted the
1st October, 1971, retain ing the rank of M aj. acting rank of Capt. 1st June, 1975.

The following Capts. of 617 QUEENS from Co mbi11ed Cade t Force
TA VR Gp A, 7 QUEENS , to be Capt. 1st April ,
Lt. Col. (A/ Col.) R. J . Trett, OBE, TD, is
awarded the Cadet Forces Medal.

REGIMENTAL GOLF MEETING

A very successful all r anks meeting was held Singles
at the Army Golf Club, Aldershot on Friday, 5th
September. Thirty six members of the Reg iment- Winner: WOII A. B. Knight of 42 AYT ( 39 )
past and present--entered for the Stableford Singles
and Scratch competitions in the morning and the Runner-up: Mr. C. M atthews (formerl y MX ) ( 36 )
Stableford F oursomes in the afternoon.
Winner ( Scratch ): WOII M . C. Quinn of 617
Lt.-Gen . Sir J ames Wilson, Divisiona l Colonel
Commandant ( and GO C South East District ) called QUEENS ( 77)
at the C lubhouse at 9.15 a.m. to wish us well and
the Colonel of the R egiment arri ved in time to give Runner-up : M aj. Tim Trotman of I QUEENS ( 78 )
away the prizes in the evening. M a j.-Gen. Rowley
M ans, D eputy Colonel ( Surrey) joined us for lunch. Foursomes

M aj. John Holman ( the D ivisional representative Winners: Col. Toby Sewell } ( 34 ) *
at the RMA ) overseered the arrangements and after & Pte. J . D. W akeley } (34)
golf was over for the da y, chaired a meeting to dis- (5 QUEENS )
cuss the feasibility of forming a Regimental Golfing
Soc iet y. Runners-up : Capt. R. J. T arrant

It was unanimously agreed to recommend to the & Mr. J. Oliver
Regimental Committee that a Society be formed as (formerly I QUEENS )
soon as practicable open for membership to all mem-
bers of the Regiment and our former Regiments, past * on last 5 holes
and present ; that a meeting be held each year and
that some matches- including contests with our sister The Battalion Cup ( 33 )
Regiments in the Division, be arranged.
M aj. D avid Pike
M aj. John Holman was voted first Captain of the & Capt. Mike Bale
proposed Society and Maj . Guy Weymouth as ( I QUEENS )
Secretary.
Sweepstakes
We are grateful to Maj . Bill Murphy, Secretary
of the AGC, for allowing us the Club's facilities for AM: wWoOnII A. Bc.. Knight (£7 )
this first meeting and for the excellent catering PM : M Quinn
arr an geme nt s. .

Prizes were won by the following : & Mr. C. Matthews ( £7 )

H ole in Two Cpl J . S. Belsey (Eleven new balls)
(5 QUEENS )

The "Wooden Spoon" (Singles) Sgt. S. H owick ( 124 )
of 1 QUEENS received £ 1.

Th e Ne w R egimmtal Golfing S ociety--see page 52

48 SECOND HAND UNIFORMS

OFFICERS' CLUB DINNER, SEP. '75 Our Regimental representative at the RMA ( M aj.
John Holman ) can often find an outlet for second-
One hundred and twenty members of the C lub hand items of Officers uniform among Officer cadets
and one guest-Mr. Terence Cuneo..-sat down to who are to be commissioned into the Regiment. If
dinner at C laridges Hotel on Friday, 12th September any Officer wishes to donate or sell such items as
-the first dinner held since the Club formed in 1967. No. I Dress, No. 2 Dress, Sword, M ess Kit, Forage
Cap, please write to M a j. ] . C. Holman at :
A large number of Officers from the 1st and
3rd Battalions undertook the long journey from Bul- HQ Victory College,
ford and Catterick respectively and, in aU, the serving The Royal M<litary Academ y,
element accounted for about two thirds of our total Sandhurst,
numbers. Camberley,
Surrey GU15 4PQ.
Thus, the evening was well supported by the
"young and gay" and provided an air of conviviality Mess jacket and trousers, property of ex. W02
consistent with the spirit and comradeship of a true Williamson, ( late 3 QUEENS, formerly Middlesex
Regimental reunion. Regt. ) Slim build, height approx. 5'10 ". Offers over
£15 to: PMC. WOs' and Sgts' M ess, Depot The
The meal and wines were excellent and the Queen 's Division.
service-as one might expect- immaculate.

The Painting by Terence Cuneo of the
Presentation of Colours on 4 May ' 74 was on show in
an ante room of the Ballroom Suite.

Th e follo wing is an. extra ct from a lett er re-
ceived from tlz e S ecretary {o/lowi11 g clze Dinner :

"Would you convey to General Ling, Colonel
of the Regiment and Officers of the Queen 's R egi-
ment, my sincere thanks for a reall y delightful evening
on the 12th. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and also the
opportunity to view the "Great Work" once more
(away from the environment of my own studio!! )

With kind regards.

Yours sincerely,

TERENCE CUNEO

The C olonel of the Regiment and M r . Terence C uneo (right) discussing the paint ing before dinner.
Picture by Anthony Marshal! of the Daily Telegraph.

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Letters Very soon after that, we met a nurse, quite alone,
wheeling a baby in a pram. We asked her if she
From: M ajor A . N. S. Roberts, OBE, fe lt safe, to whi ch she replied : " I ' m English and
Wayland 's Gate, English people are always safe in this country". What
Wootton Rough, a las ting good impression The Regt. m ust have made
New Milton, during its service in T angi er.
H ants.
18. 7.75 Capt. S ten house, a charming and ve ry disti n-
gui shed officer, was killed du rin g World War I, in
To : The Edi tor, which he was awarded the D.S .O. for gallantry.

Dear M ajor Weymouth, This ends my story and a happy visit to T angie r.
Thank yo u for your kind letter of the 8th inst. , You rs sincerely,

which encourages me to write to yo u agai n, and send A. N. S. ROBERTS
yo u an item of Regtl. history, whi ch I fee l would in-
terest readers of the J ourn al, especia lly in view of M aj . R oberrs, a m ember of the Officers' Clu b,
the si tuation now existing in Po rtu gal. is 92 years old. I am m os t grateful 10 him for sending
me !his charming snippe t of R egimental history-Ed .
In the yea rs 1910/ 11 the regiment (The Queen '>
Royal Regiment) was stationed in Gibraltar. During 6 1 Sydney Road,
that period a revolution took place in Portuga l and Eastbourne, Sussex,
King M anoe l and hi s Queen M other took refug e in
Gibraltar where they were put up by Gen. Sir BN22 8BQ.
Archibald Hunter, the Governor, at Governmen t E astbourne 30324.
House, known as The Con,·ent. 2nd J uly, 197 5.

The R egt. was ordered to furni sh a guard for D ear Sir,
them and this was mounted under the comm and of
Capt. Stenhouse; thi s is the story Capt. Stenhouse I am at tempting to compi le information for a
told me: book on the story of the Military M edal for Br a-
ve ry, and of the men and women recipients since i t's
" I found myself sea ted a t dinner that night beside
the Queen Mother with King M anoel and the Gove r- inception in 19 16 up to date.
nor directly opposite. Offici al sources in most cases give onl y very

The Queen Mother remarked I was wearing the limi ted information. What I am searching for is first
badge of the house of Braganza, the P aschal L amb, hand accounts of actions, citations, photographs, press
on my mess jacke t. cuttings etc. Plus of cou rse as much personal infor-

I then gave her a ver y brief history of the earl y ma ti on as possible on the reci pients.
days of the R egt. in which I said that when, in 1660, Cou ld I, therefore, through yo ur co lumns, appeal
King Charles !I married Ca therine of Braganza, part
of her dowry was T angier. In 1661 the Regt. was to yo ur readers for help in thi s connection?
raised to form the garrison of T angier and was ca lled P ermission to use any such information would
'The Queen's R egiment'. She was ver y interested and
after a pause, said 'W ell, the house of Braganza be requested from recipients and/ or rela tives, a nd an y
gave birth to you r R egt., but it is very sad th at yo u documents, photographs, papers etc. would be treated
shou ld be here to witness the departure of the house with great care and returned promptly.
of Br aganza from Portugal.'
It is sincerely hoped that enough information
Overcome with chivalry, I replied: ' Your majest y, wi ll be forthcoming to make thi s a successful venture,
if you ever wish to return to Portugal, yo u have on ly and to pl ace on record a story which I fee l is long
to ca ll on this R egt. and we wi ll see you sa fely back
again .' o v e rdu e.
Yours faithfully,
The Queen was most profuse in her gr atitude,
but I noted a very unfriendl y look on the face of WILLIAM CARRIGAN
the Governor and after dinner, I was sent for and
severely censured for making an unwa rranted promise Any offers direct to Mr. Carrigan plea.se- Ed .
in a very delicate dip lomatic situation". Such was
the reward of chivalry! From :
Commander Sir Godfrey Style, CBE, DS C , RN,
I would add that during that period, my wife and Gilhams Birch,
I visi ted T angier with a party of the Regt. and tra- R o t h erfi e ld ,
velled as far as Cape Spartel . C rowborough,
East Sussex.
A t T angi er, I noticed on some high ground over- 27/ 6/ 75
looking the harbour, there was a battery of artillery
and, on inspection, I found that these were old T o: The Editor,
muzzle loadin g guns, each bearing the C harles !I J ou rn al of the Queen's Regiment,
monogram- not a very up to date means of defence. C a n t e r b u r y.

As we travelled towards Cape Spartel, mounted D ear Editor,
on mules, we were suddenl y surrounded by a gang of It was pleasi ng to read the nice and kind obi tuar y
wild -looking gentlemen riding on ponies and carr ying
rifles. Our guide, a loca l man, told them w ho we were, notice of my dear old mother in you r June 1975 issue
whereupon they ga lloped away firing their rifles in just received.
the ai r. The guide assu red us that this was a sign of
apology and great respect. Yes, they were gentlemen! She did indeed preserve her prime loyalty to the
R egt. for the whole of her life--this notwi thst anding
her elder son's presence, long ago, in-and lo ya lt y to
-the Senior Service!

It is interesting that yo ur obituaries also include
Lady Hildyard; she and the General were very old
friend s of my parents and they were m arried in the
same yea r, 64 yea rs ago.

50 Officers of the R egiment for their kind gift of a silver
Cigarette box. I'm glad to say it arrived unscathed
My own memories go back to the early 1920's despite its trip "down-under".
and the Depot of the Queen 's Own at Maidstone ..
Victor Palmer, 'Tank' Western and many others; Yours sincerely,
and from my youth I remember quite clearly many
great names from the Regiment in the last century, JOHN HUSKISSON
stayi ng at my old home at Iverton. These included
Maj.-Gen. Sir E. Leach, G en, Sir C harles Bonham- From : Maj . D avid Pike M C.,
Carter, Col. Maunsell, Col. Venables and quite a few Stream F am1 H ouse,
others. Farnh am,
Surrey.
Having had such long-lived parents, my direct 26th November 1975.
connection with the past goes back well over a hun-
dred years. Editor,
The Queen's Regiment Journal.
I also remember Sergeant Major Elliot, who D ear Sir,
taught me boxing at the Depot in Maidstone in the
early 1920's ! Time passes. H aving read with great interest Captain Brooks
excellent article 'Albuhera' which was published in
During all my mother's long life, the Journal the June ed ition of the Journal- particularly the
was always much appreciated by her and was among valiant deeds performed by the three colour ensigns
the periodicals close by her hand. of the Buffs- ! would like to draw the attention of
some of your readers to the conduct of Ensign 's
Yours sincerely, J ackson and Veitch 57th R egi ment during this same
battle.
GODFREY STYLE
Ensign J ackson carried the regimental colour at
From: Major and Mrs. P . J . Gybbon-Monypenny, the commencement of the action. Shortly afterwards
1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment, the officer carrying the king's colour was killed, the
8 Baghdad Road, colour falling to the ground. No other officer being
Bulford Camp, immediately nearby at that moment the king's colour
Wilts. was picked up by a Sergeant which J ackson promptly
15 June, 1975. exchanged for the regimental colour. This colour
Jackson carried for most of the battle until being
Dear Editor, wounded for the third time he was ordered to hand
Please may I, through the Journal, express my over the king's colour to Ensign Veitch whilst his
wounds were dressed. When Jackson returned to his
thanks and those of my wife Doronee for the silver post shortly afterwards Veitch refu sed to hand back
cigarette box given to us by the Officers for our the king's colour despite having been severely wounded
wedding. himse lf in the meantime.

I have read many of these "thank you " letters At the end of the day the regimental colour
over the years and have been shown many of the had been pierced by twenty one bullets and the
boxes in peoples homes, as we all have. Nevertheless king's colour by thirty. In addition the clothing of
it was still a tremendous thrill to receive one and it J ackson was found to have been pierced by nine
will remain a life-long pleasure to have in our own musket balls and in all he was wounded four times.
home; a constant reminder of how lucky we are to
be in the Regimental Family. Yours sincerely,

Yours sincerely, DAVID PIKE
PETER GYBBON-MONYPENNY
BOOK REVIEWS
From : Lt. A. N. Armitage-S mith, 3 QUEENS,
c/ o Depot The Queen's Divi sion, "LONG 'UN- A DAMN BAD SOLDIER
Bassingbourn Barracks,
Royston, by Bemard Livermore
Herts.
Affectionately known as " Long 'Un" by his com-
4th June, 1975. rades in The Queen's Own 20th Bn. The London
To: The Regimental Secretary, Regiment, Bemard Livermore served in France and
the Middle East during World Was 1 as a private
The Queen's Regiment. soldier.

Dear Major Weymouth, Not only does his narrative make exceedingly
I would like to thank you and all Officers of entertaining reading-his experiences were briefly re-
corded in a note book at the time- but to old Queen 's
The Queen's Regiment for presenting me with the Own Comrades who served in the 20th London Regi-
elegant silver comfort dish. ment, it will provide light and shade to the official
Regimental histo ries of this period as seen by a hum -
This handsome gift will be a most useful ble though articulate soldier who is also an
addition to our silverware. Avril and will treasure accomplished artist.
it always.
The reader will warm to the sincerity of the
Yours sincerely, author and it comes as no surprise to learn that all
royalties on the sale of his book are to be donated to
NIGEL ARMITAGE-SMITH the Queen's Own Royal West K ent Benevolent Fund.

From: Capt. J. F. Huskisson, see adve rtisement on page 52

Land Warfare Centre,
Kokoda Bks.,
Canungra, 4275,
Queensland,
Australia.
27th October, 1975.

To : The Regimental Secretary.

Dear Major Weymouth,
Maureen and I would like you to thank the

"MACHINE GUNNER 19 14- 1918" 51

by C. E. Crutchley A model of the H orse Guards as it is today
makes an interesting point of comparison with illus-
This year marks the 60th annive rsa ry of the for- trations of the building designed by Kent and Vardy
mation of the M achine Gun Corps ( O ct. 14th, 191 5) . in 1748. The old office of the Commander-in-C hief,
now occupied by the GOC London District, is being
After considerable research, a first edition wa s recreated in Chelsea, and will include the desk th at
published privately in 1973 and quickl y sold out. the Duke of Wellington used there.

The author, now 80 years old is a veteran The Life Guards band has recorded its regi-
Machine Gunner himself and in his second edition, mental music especi all y for the exhibition .
which contains added material, he has painstakingly
collected personal accounts of officers and men who Open daily except 24-26 December and
served with that elite Corps- survivors from which January, fr om 10-5 .30, M onday to Saturday, and
will soon be no longer with us. from 2-5.30 Sunday. Admission is free.

Royalties from the sale of this book will be given Important Pictures for the
ro the M achi ne Gun Corps 'Boy D av id' Fund, which National Army M useum, London
is affi liated to the Army Benevolent Fund . Two important and hitherto unknown water-
colou rs by D enis Dighton, of the Battle of Waterloo
Publishers : Bailey Bros & Swinfen Ltd., W arner ha ve been bought by the museum from Messenger,
House, Folkestone, K ent. M ay & Baverstock of Godalming for 2,000 guineas.
They show the two most critical phases of the
Price: £4.75 . battle: a fl ank company of the Coldstream Guards
tak ing part in the successful defence of the C hateau
THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM de Hougoumont on the Allied right wing and the
French cavalry attack on British infantry squares
IRIS H MILITARY HISTORY during the afternoon.
Dighton (I 792-1 827 ) was military painter to
On 20 September 1975 a new permanent ex- the Prince Regent. A series of his sketches of the field
hibition opened at the National Army Muse um, Sand- of Waterloo after the battle, in the Ro ya l Collection,
hurst. Treasures of Irish infantry regiments disbanded confirm that he was there shortly afterwards. The
in 1922 are displayed in a seri es of redecorated rooms uniform and landsca pe are shown most accurately.
near the RMA chapel. Three oil paintings by this artist, two in the
Roya l Collection, the other in a private collection,
Although its main displa ys are now housed in are considered to be the best portrayals of the action,
London, the museum ha s retained its connection with but these are the first known watercolours.
the Academ y, where it found its first home in 1960.
The Indian Army Memorial Room and the Hastings In Civilian Life
Room remind visitors of the British Army's Indian
traditions. For some yea rs displays of material con- Enjoy
nected with the five disbanded Irish infantry regiments Service and
were also open to the public. When the museum moved
to London it was necessary to close these displays .Comradeship
temporaril y. Now, completely redes igned, they tell the
story of five of the most distinguished regiments of m
the Briti sh Army: The Roya l I rish R egiment, The
Connaught Rangers, The Leinster R egiment, The THE ROYAL
Ro ya l Munster Fusi liers, and the Ro ya l Dublin BRITISH LEGION
Fusiliers all had close connections with Southern
Ireland. The creation of the Irish Free State came Your service to Queen and Country
at a time when the British Army was contracting and needn' t stop when you leave the Forces.
these regiments were therefore the ones to be The Royal British Legion has much interest
di s banded. in and responsibility for young ex-servicemen
and women of today as it has for those of
On display will be regimental relics, mess silver, two world wars and looks to them for its
flag s, uniforms, captured trophies, and gallantry leaders of the future.
awa rds. Many of the exhibits have come from the
Old Comrades and R egimental Associations which THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
continue to keep the spi rit of the regiments alive. The 49 PALL MALL SWlY S)Y
new displays at Sandhurst will provide a fitting
memorial to the lives and times of five proud
reg iments.

THE LIFE GUARDS AT HORSE GUARDS

A special exhibition now in the National Army
Museum tells the story of the Life Guards from 1661
and the development of the Horse Guards building.
Although based on the superb collect ion of prints
bequeathed to the museum by the I st Baron Fairhaven
(1896-1966 ), the display includes weapons, uniform,
superb silver kettle drum s and relics of great soldiers.
Models of Chieftain and Scorpion tanks and excerpts
from the film ' Battle Royal' illustrate the R egiment 's
modem role.

52 At 86, he has now co mpl e ted his acco un t.
His boo k " Lo ng 'U n - a Damn Bad Soldier"
REGIMENTAL GOLFING will be warm ly welcomed by fo rm er
SOCIETY co m ra des fo r the me mo ries his anecdo tes
reca ll.
General
A Regimenta l Golfing Society is to be formed Via Vimy Ridge, Salo ni ca and Gaza, the
20th Battalion of the London Regiment
with effect from I Jan. 1976. alt erna tely grumbled , fo ught and sa ng it s way
Eligibility from England t o J eru sa lern . The ene mies
includ ed Ge rmans, Bul gars, Turk s, ca mels and
All members of the Regiment, past and present, sco rpio ns.
.s well as all retired members of our former Regi·
ments, are eligible to join. The book is leavened with ph o tograp hs,
Golf Meetings sketches by the author (w hose et chin gs have
graced the Royal Academy) , eve n t he me nu
It is proposed to hold an annual meeting on a from Ca iro's Anzac h ostel. Poe try written o n
date and at a place to be decided by the Committee; the march co mp letes a tru e co ll ector's ite m .
it is also hoped to arrange one or two matches each
yea r. A pity Lo ng ·u n t ook so
lo ng to produce it!
Notices about meetings and matches wi ll be senl
to all registered members of the Society by the Regi · Forword by the late
mental Secretary ( Secretary of the Committee) a'
soon as they are known. Maj o r G.S.M . Burto n , MBE, MC, BA, FRPS., L.
Life Membership
£ 3.70 + 25p post from the publishers -
In order to establish an initial list of Golfers,
it has been decided by the Regimental Committee to Harry Hayes, 48 Trafalgar Street,
offer Life M embership to those who are eligible for Ba tky , West Yo rks WF 17 7HA.
membership for the price of a new Golfing Society
Tie ( details and cost to be decided by the Committee) Author 's royallies 10 lit e Qu ee11 's O JVII R egime// la/
Applications Associat io n

Applicants for Life Membership are asked to ~
complete the pro forma below and return it to RHQ
as soon as possible.

County Offices are asked to publicise this notice
in their Association News Letters and/ or circular
letters to members of their own Golfing Societies for

- - - - - - - -the benefit of those who may not see this article.
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT
GOLFING SOCIETY
I . I wish to enrol as a Life Member of the Queen'•
Regiment Golfing Society for a fee which
equates to the purchase price of one new Society
ti e.

I *2. I am already a member of the ..

. .. ... ... .. ... ... . Golfing Society (former Regi·
ment Society) .
*Delete if not applicable.
3. M y present handicap is .... ...
4. Please send all communications to me at the
following address:

( IN BLOCK CAPS PLEASE )

( Signed )

NAME
( IN BLOCK CAPS PLEASE )

UNIT (if applicable)

To : Secretary The Queen's Regiment Golfing Societ y,

I RHQ The Queen's R egiment,

JHowe Barracks,

L ..:A:TE:s~Y, ~en~TI~Y:.... _ _

53

ALLIED REGIMENTS cremation service for Arthur J ackson Uacko) who,

The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regt. ) fo r many years, was P ost orpora l, but more recently
a Securit y Guard at H Q Land Forces. A wreath was
R.C.A.C. sent from the Association and The Regiment.

On Sa turday 6th September, the R egiment was It has been impressive to witness the enormous
granted the F reedom of the C ity of T oronto during goodwi ll which still exists in the Roya l H ong Kong
a ceremony on the Na than Phill ips S quare; the Regiment towards the old Midd lesex Regt. but which
parade was followed by a Militar y Ball. The Colonel h as now been wholly tran sfe rred to the Q ueens. Al-
of the R egiment was invited but unfortuna tely was thou gh the change of role in the late 60's deprived
unable to a tten d. the Queens of permanent staff ap poi n tments wi th the
Vo lunteers, the reversion of parts of the R egiment to
University of New South Wales Regiment a non- ar mou red ro le (cun n ingly en gineered by a cer-
Th e fo llowillg is an extract from a letter dated tain Queen 's officer) cou ld per haps on ce mo re open
the door to a more substantive and constant affi liation .
/ 4 October, '75 received by the R egimen tal Secretary
from the Comma11ding Officer, L t.-Co l. W. B . M olloy, QUEEN'S ARAB AT LARGE IN HONG KONG
E. D .:
H ighlighti ng a recent mili tar y T a ttoo in the New
(( I am writin g to inform you that the Regiment T erritories of H ong Kong, was the rescue of a fair
has had a ch an ge of H onor ary Colonels. The former (brunette) young damsel from the clutches of a
Honorary Colonel, M aj.-Gen. A. C. Murchison, M .C.,
E.D., has been wi th the U nit for 6! years which is vi llainous band of thugs.
approxi mately six months beyond n ormal tour of duty
and permission was not granted to extend him any Playi n g a relaxed and apparently f amilia r role
further. It was with great sadness that the Regiment
had to say farewell to him at a R egimental Dinner as the b andit leader was Capt. f im f onklaas who is
on Friday, the 3rd October, 1975, in the presen ce of seen in the accompa nying picture (centre) briefing
Hi s E xcellency the Go vernor-Gener al of Australi a, some of his (Gurkha) villai ns before being attacked
Sir J ohn K err, K. C. M .G ., 0 . St. J., Q .C. by S cor pions of I RTR, un armed combat experts of
the APTC and G urkh a Engin eers. Those wh o know
H owever, I am pleased to report the appointment this p arti cu lar 'gorill a' leader wi ll understand why the
of the n ew Honorary Colonel of the Regiment-Lt.-
Ge n. Sir M ervyn Brogan , K .B .E ., C.B.-who ass umed captive damsel, Miss M eggy L am of H ong K ong
his duties at midnight the same evening in the Officers' television f ame, appears to r ather enjoy being a cap-
M ess. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Lt. -
Gen. Sir M er vyn, a distingui shed so ldier in the Aus- ti ve of the illustrious on e.
trali an Army, to our Regiment.
However, the rescue force was successful, the
Best wishes for now.
d amsel saved from a fa te worst than death and the
Yours sincerely,
bandit leader senten ced to twice-weekl y cross- country
BILL MOLLOY"
dawn runs with the Staff of HQ 48 G urkha Infantry
LIAISON IN HONG KONG
Bde. (where he is the GSO 3 S DI Air). Like all good
by Maj. A. C. Ward
fairy ta les, ours ends h appily and with a rumo ur. I t
A s a result of a request from Col. I. G. D aniel,
Honorary Colonel of the Royal H ong K ong Regiment is understood that the bandi t leader, a hero it now
(The Volunteers), for the n ames of Queen's Offi cers
serving in H on g K ong, a Regimental Li aison Officer appears, takes more than passing interest in
was appointed in M arch. His duties are not onl y to
lia ise with The Volunteers but a lso with HMS television!
Chic hester, the Co lony's resident Gu ard Ship, and
HM ships K en t and Brighto11 should they visi t. The T he above article and picture were kindly supplied
current Li aison Officer is m yse lf and I took over by PR H Q 48 Gurkha I df. Bde. in M ay-Ed.
from M aj. H. T. W . M ellotte on his departure in
August.

W e h ave presented both The Volunteers and
HMS C hichester with plaques and framed pictures
of the R egimental Colours, suitably inscribed, to
mark the re- affirmed affiliation.

Both M aj. M ello tte and I h ave already din ed in
The Volunteers' M ess and Capt. Jonklass h as been
on a cruise to the Philippines aboard HMS Chiches ter;
wh at h appened during his " ru n ashore" is no t for
publi ca ti o n !

A combined celebration of the G loriou s First of
June with HMS C hichester was prevented by her
operation al commim1ents linked with the collapse of
South Viem am.

M aj. M ellotte represented the Middlesex Regi -
mental Association and the Queen 's R egiment at the

54 Next yea r will see K e11 t undergoing a refit in
Portsmouth, so li aison during that period m ay we ll
INFANTRY EXCHANGES WITH he lim ited to visits to yo u rather than vice-versa. It
CANADA it hoped that an ac ti ve interch ange of visits can be
worked out-any ideas will obviously be well
As an economy measure, the Canadi an Govern- received.
ment has decided to reduce the number of their
military exchange posts with Affiliated R egiments. Your li aison Offi cer is now Lieutenant C. May-
nard, Roya l Navy, so please do not hesitate to con-
For us, the outcome of this is that we will com- tact him relatin g lo any problems or ideas as to our
bine with RGJ for the exchange posts with PPCLI . li aison .
The Canadian Government has specified that where
possible, the exchange is to be with a mechani sed
battalion in BAOR.

AFFILIATED HM SHIPS Captain J. B. Hervey, OBE, RN.

Th e following N ews hee t entitled uKen t N ews" Born in May 192 8 and educated at Marlborough
was received fr om HMS K e111 dated O ctober '75 . C ollege, Wilts. Captain John H ervey joined the Ser-
vice in January 1946 .
To all the organisations to whom HMS K ent is
affiliated, "Hello" . For your information, HMS K ent During the early part of his career as a Li eu-
is now affiliated to the following organisations: tenant, he served successivel y on board HM
Submarines A cheron, Aurochs, Trad e Wind and S ea
Th e Queeu's R egim ent, Association of Men of D evil, the last as First Lieutenant.
Kent and Kentish Men, Preston Comprehensive
School, Yeovil; East Kent S.C.C. Urtit, Sheppey In 1956, he underwent the Submarine Com-
S .C.C. Unit, Gravesend S.C.C. Unit, Chatham manding Officers Qualifying Course and was subse-
Marines S.C.C. Urtit, Mote House Cheshire Home. quently appointed Commanding Officer HM Sub-
marine A e11 eas. Thi s was followed by a spell at HMS
Many of you may have wondered what has hap- R oyal Arthur as a Course Officer during which time
pend to us, and whilst the fact of the matter is ( 195 8) he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander.
that K ent has been away from the United Kingdom
for some considerable time, we now hope to produ ce, In 1959, he took command of HM Submarine
on a regular basis, an issue of KENT NEWS to keep Ambush, serving in the Far E as t until 1962 when
you in the picture with what we have been up to. he was appointed to the newly commissioned HM Sub-
News regarding events connected with our affiliated marine Oracle. He continued to serve as Commanding
organisations as well as items connected with the Officer HMS Oracle until promotion to Commander
ship's programme will be included, and it is thus in 1964 when he was appointed Commander (S/ M )
hoped that you will be kept fully informed as to our 6th Submarine Division and Submarine Staff Officer
activities. to Canflaglant in Canada.

This year Kent has spent much of the time either He took comm and of HMS Ca valier in 1966
in the Mediterranean or giving leave in Portsmouth . serving in Home Waters and the Far East. During
Kent initially arrived in the Mediterranean in the the period 1967-1969 he served as Commanding
middle of March, having already taken part in trials
and NATO exercises in Northern areas. The ship
remained in the Mediterranean right through to the
middle of July, and in that time visited Gibraltar,
Malta, Trieste, the Black Sea, Toulon, Taranto, Izmar
in Turkey, Naples, and Tangiers-not a bad run
around by anybody's standards. Of course, life was
not all play, and the greater part of the time was
spent at sea exercising with units of the British and
French forces.

On Kent's return from the Mediterranean, the
ship visited Portsmouth, P lymouth and Cardiff prior
to undertaking a maintenance period and giving leave
in Portsmouth.

Now we are on the move again, this time visiting
Falmouth, Glasgow and London before heading South
to the Mediterranean once again. Captain Robothan
will shortly be retiring from the Royal Navy to his
home near Falmouth and will be replaced by Captain
J . B. Hervey, OBE, RN. Captain Hervey is a sub-
mariner, but commanded HMS Cavalier, a destroyer,
m 1966.

Kent returns from this present deployment to
the Mediterranean in December, and will be visiting
Southampton from 10-16 December. I t may well be
possible to arrange visits to the ship during that
period. Over Christmas and the New Year, the ship
will be giving leave, so visits may not be so easy
to organise.

55

Officer of the Nuclear Submarine HMS Warspire. H e Apart from this, however, the weekend was enor-
was awarded the OBE for his service in that ship. mous fun , enjoyed by all and it was good to see so
many spectato rs from the Regiment, particularl y from
In 1969, he was ap pointed as Flotilla Operations the 1st Bn .
Officer to the Flag Officer Submarines and was pro-
mo ted to Captai n on 31 st December 1970. Once again the Officers and men of HMS Ex-
cel/em were wo nderful hosts, for which we are most
From 1971 to 1973, he served on the Staff of grateful.
Deputy C hief of the Defence Staff (Operational R e-
quirements) and subsequently appointed as Captain,
Second Submarine Squadron in D evonport.

H e took command of the Guided Mi ssile
Destro ye r HMS K ent on 30th September 1975.

Captai n Hervey, who lists serious reading
amongst his pastimes, comes from a family with a
traditional Naval background ; his fat her served in
the Ro yal Navy in both World W ars and he is a
direct descendant of Captain John H ervey w ho was
killed in th e Battle of th e Glorious First of J une
whilsr commanding HMS B runswick after capturing
the French ship V engeur.

CRICKET WHALE ISLAND, MAY 30/ 31st, 1975
(Top) The two Captains.
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT v.
(Lower) The Regimental team.
HMS EXCELLENT Pictures by Fleet Photo Unit HMS Excellent.

by Lt.-Col J. R. Stephenson

Although it was our turn to act as hosts for
the Glorious First of June celebrations, the Captain
of HMS Excellent kindly invited the Regiment to
Whale I sland for the weekend 30/ 31 May 1975. It
is hoped that the 1st Bn. will be able to sponsor the
1976 celebrations in Werl.

A combination of a very good Dinner Night on
the Friday evening and the fact that five of the Regi-
mental side had literally returned the day before from
a four months tour of duty in Northern Ireland,
proved to be deciding factors in the result of the
cricket match.

The weather was magnificent and although the
wicket was a little rough, it was after all, the same
for both sides. Having won the toss the R egiment
batted fisst and with Lt.-Col. Davidson being out to
the first ball of the day, the remainder were soon
struggling . Maj . Drew (33) played well and Capt.
Armitage-Smith (25 ), Lt.-Col. Stephenson (23) and
2/ Lt. Harper ( 19) all managed to make headway, but
by mid afternoon, the Regimental side were all out
for 141.

Things looked good for the Regiment when HMS
Excellent h ad lost 3 wickets for 25 runs, but then a
combination of aggressive batting and eight dropped
catches gave the home side victory with the loss of
only 5 wickets.

The Regimental Association

by Maj. E. A. McCarthy

Regimental Reunion Regimental Benevolent Fund

The first Regimental Reunion, planned for 14 There has been a steady flow of requests for
November, 1975, was postponed to a future date be- assistance from members and ex-members of the R e-
giment during the yea r. This is encouraging because
cause of the lack of support. This was most dis-
appointing and it is hoped that all past and present it means that people are turning to the ufamil y" of

members of the Regiment will make a special effort the R egiment when in need; but a sad reflection on
to attend when a future date for the event is an- the society to today which allows hardship t o exist
nounced. whilst, apparently, being unable to help.

The total number of cases dealt with to date is

56 Folkestone, H ythe and District: Mr. E . ] . Wickens
Glenside, School Road, Acrise, Folkestone CT I S
29 and the Benevolent Committee have app roved 8LR.
grants in aid totall ing £ 1,778 of which £67 1 was
provided by the Arm y Benevolent Fund . The Com- Herne Bay: Mr. H. Davey, 54 South R oad, H em e
mittee have also arranged for ABF loans totalling Bay CT6 SAT.
£3,500 for members about to leave the Serv ice and
who require help with the first setting up of a h ome . Maidstone : Mr. W . Cooper, M .M ., 34 College
In additio n, grants totalling £ 4, !39 have been paid to Court, H ay le R oad, M aidsto ne, K ent ME 15 6PB .
the Count y Offices to assist wi th their benevolent
wo rk . Medway: Mr. L. H affro n, 34 Sturla Road, Chat-
ham, K ent ME4 SPA .
The C hairman and Executive Committee of the
Reg imental Associa tion wish to record their gratitude Ramsgate: Mr. D . S . Fuller, 153 Newington Road,
to everyone subscrib ing to the D ay's P ay Scheme and R amsga te CTI 2 6PZ.
assure them that it is onl y their generosity which
enables us to carry on the good work . Sandwich: Mr. D . G. H ogben, 75 Burch A ve nue,
Sandw1ch CT!3 OAN.
DAY'S PAY SCHEME
s ;ttingbourne: Mr. F. J ackson, 129 Shortlands
It was hoped that 1975 would see us achieve Road, Sittingbo urne MEIO 3]U.
the unique position of being the first Regiment or
Corps to reach I00% subscription by all ranks. H ow- Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks: Mr.
ever, this still fall s short by some 25 % ! and if you are F . J eza rd, 2 Milton Gardens, Tonbridge .
one of the 25 % , why not write to me TODAY for
the necessary forms and make 1976 the yea r in which Weald: Mr. D . H . Da y, 3 Pittlesdan, T enterden .
we reach our goal. Statistically, the subscription of Sussex
One D ay's P ay per annum means forfeiting only
.068 % of your annual pay. Brighton: E . Newman, M a resfi eld Road,
Brighton.
REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
Chichester: L. G lover, 48 Oliver Whitby R oad,
One aspect of the R eg imental Association caus- Chichester, Sussex.
ing concern is the lack of response from ex-members
of the Regiment joining and taking an acti ve interest Cinque Ports Association: B. Philcox, 13 Abbots
in the Branches of the R egimental Associations of C lose, H assocks, Sussex.
our former Regiments. A list of these branches through
out the country, at which you will receive a warm Eastbourne: G. M arshall, 64 L ottbridge Drive,
welcome, is given below. It will cost you n othing to H ampden P ark, Eastbourne.
join and you will be surprised at the activities ava il-
able to you as a member . So make up your mind to Hastings: G. H . W ash, 4 North T errace, H alton,
go along and join at the fi rst possible opportunity. H astings, Sussex.

Secretaries of Regimental Association Branches Lewes: D . Whittington, 26 Newton R oad, L ewes,
S u sse x.
Surrey
Littlehampton/ Arundel/Bognor : R. G . Stoner,
The Queen's Royal Surrey R egimental Association: Flat 23, Fitzleet House, Bognor R egis, Sussex.
Maj . P. G. E . Hill ( Retd. ), Portsmouth Road,
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT! 2NB. Midburst: E . G. K ea rvell, Libra ry Cottage,
Knockhundred Row, Midhurst, Sussex.
The Queen 's Royal Surrey R egiment W arrant
Officers and Sergeants Association : Mr. T . Shaw, Southdown Battalions Association: N . E . W est, 23
5 Piquets W ay, Banstead, Surrey. A sh Acre L ane, Worthing, Sussex.

The Queen's ( Bermondsey) R egimental Associa- Mid-S ussex: H . A . M yles, I! Woodlands Avenue,
tion: Mr. W . G . Edwards, 60 Boumbrook R oad, Burgess Hill.
Kidbrook, London SE3 8RB.
Brighton (Buffs): Mr. W . Kinsey, 44 Rotherfi eld
The Queen's ( Southwark ) Regimental Associa- C rescen t, Brighton BNI 8FQ.
tion: M a j. ] . M . A. Tamplin TD, 10 Hugh Street,
London, S.W.l. Middlesex

The East Surrey Band Association: Mrs. S. V . Ealing: Secretar y, Mr. A. White, 56 Warksworth
Bodfish, 50a Palmerston R oad, E as t Sheen, L on- Gardens, I sleworth, M iddx.
don, S.W.l4.
Hornsey & Enfield: Secretary, Mr. L. H osslen, 262
Kent K enmore Avenue, K enton, Middx.

Ashford: Mr. A . C. Mills, 20 W aterman House, Hounslow: Secretary, Mr. G . Young, I 00 P arkside
Godfrey W alk, Ashford, Kent TN23 IXF. Way, North H arrow, Middx.

Bromley: Mr. H . Woolnough, 5 H olligrave Road, Mill Hill: S ecretary, Mr. L. Plumb, 5 W arren
Bromley. Way, Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill NW7.

Canterbury: Mr. G. Randall, RHQ The Queen's Uxbridge: Secretary, Mr. F. W aite, 13 Waverley
Regt., H owe Barracks, Canterbury, K ent C TI C lose, H ayes, Middx.
l]Y.
9th Bn.: Secretar y, Mr. R . T . M eers, 87 Tudor
Dover: Mr. P. H . F . Matthews, 2 O swald Place, Court, South Wembley, Middx.
Dover C T1 7 OJR.
Portsmouth & Gosport: Secretary, R . McNeil, E sq.,
22 Whitworth Road, Gosport, H ants.

WO's & Sgts.: Secretary, Mr. L. Johnson, 78
D eans L ane, Edgware, Middx.

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Births, Marriages and Deaths

BIRTHS BRADY-On lOth Jul y, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. P .
Brady, a daughter, K atrina Elizabeth .
GOUDA- On 25 th M arch, 1975, to Capt. and Mrs.
D . C. F. Gouda, a daughter, Servane Laurence. WAKEMAN-On 16th Jul y, 1975, to Cpl. and Mrs.
F . Wakeman, a son, M ark Frank.
ROUSE- On 3rd April, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. P .
Rouse, a daughter, Kristie Louise. BEVER I DGE-On 20th Jul y, 1975, to Maj . and
Mrs. D . A. Beveridge, a son, Thomas James
HUNT-On lOth Apri l, 1975, to S/ Sgt. and Mrs. B. Ram sey.
Hunt, a daughter, Jeanette Alexandra .
ELSEY-On 24th July, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. S .
BRADY- On 17th April, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. M . Elsey, a son, Paul Simon Neil.
Brady, a daughter, Ra y.
DE DOMENICO-On 26th July, 1975, to Sgt. and
KILLICK-On 23rd April, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. Mrs. H. D e Domenico, a daughter, Natalie
J . Killick, a daughter, Sonja Michelle. Elizabeth Anne.

COS TAN-On 28th April, 1975 , to Cp l. and Mrs. KENNEDY-On 28th Jul y, 1975, to Sgt. and Mrs.
J . Costan, a son, Allan ! an. A. Kennedy, a son, Lee.

FOSTER- On 28th April, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. A. GOODGER- On 1st August, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs.
Foster, a son, Stephen John . M . Goodger, a son, Stefan G eorge.

TERRY-On 30th April, 1975, to L/ C pl. and Mrs. BAILLIE- On 4th August, 1975, to Maj . and Mrs.
S. T err y, a daughter, Ka ren Mary. I. C. Baillie, a son, Angus Rory.

McEWAN-On 1st May, 1975, to L/ Cpl. and Mrs. LEMARE-On 6th August, 1975, to L / C pl. and
A. M cEwan, a daughter, Suzanne Michelle. Mrs. D. Lemare, a son, Scott Owen .

BARRETT-On lOth May, 1975, to Cpl. and Mrs. WEAVER-On 9th August, 1975, to L/ C pl. and
D . Barrett, a son, D avid M atthew.
Mrs. R. Weaver, a son, Michael Robert.
MORRISS-On 13th M ay, 1975, to L/ C pl. and BEANEY-On IIth August, 1975, to L / C pl. and
Mrs. B. M orriss, a son, Terry John.
Mrs. M. Beaney, a son, Paul John.
RICHARDSON- On 13th M ay, 1975, to Pte . and BISHOP-On 13th August, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs.
Mrs. R . Richardson, a daughter, P aula Ann .
A. Bishop, a son, M ark Anthony.
GALE-On 16th May, 1975, to Bdsm. and Mrs. R.
Gale, a son, Richard Allan. REYNOLDS-On 14th August, 1975, to Pte. and
Mrs. T . Reynolds, a daughter, Lindsey J ane.
COOLEY- On 16th May, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs.
P . Cooley, a daughter, Petra Charlotte. OLIVER-On 21st August, 1975, to Sgt. and Mrs.
J . Oliver, a son, D avid L eslie.
WYATT-On 17th M ay, 1975, to L/ Cp l. and Mrs.
Wyatt, a daughter, J ennifer Ann M arie. KEALY-On 22nd August, 1975, to Capt. and Mrs.

YOUNG- On 21st May, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. S . M . .T . A. K ea ly, a daughter, Alice Anne.
Young, a son, Robert Gordon .
THROWER- On 24th August, 1975, to Pte. and
SALMON- On 23rd May, 1975, to Capt. and Mrs. Mrs. A. Thrower, a daughter, Kerry Ann.
}. A. B. Sa lmon, a son, Duncan Alexander
Br oome . FEARON-On 29th August, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs.
L. Fearon, a son, Matthew Spencer.
HEDGER-On 26th May, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs.
J . Hedger, a daughter, Kim . MOORE-On 3rd September, 1975, to L/ Cpl. and
Mrs. W . Moore, a son, C hristopher David
GOWER-On 3 1st May, 1975 , to Cpl. and Mrs. A. H arvey .
Gower, a son, Dennis.
HARWOOD-On 13th September, 1975, to L / C pl.
GERRELLI -On 3rd J une, 1975, to Cp l. and Mrs. and Mrs. R . H arwood, a son, Scott.
C. Gerrelli, a son, Clive Richard Leslie.
COO PER-On 19th September, 1975, to L/ Cpl. and
SMITH-On l Oth June, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. B. Mrs. Cooper, a daughter, Rosa lind Victoria
Smith, a daughter, Lana Maxine. Eliza beth .

JOHNSON-On 29th June, 1975, to Cpl. and Mrs. MAY-On 20th September, 1975, to L / C pl. and
D . Johnson, a daughter, Heide Louise Melissa. Mrs. 0 . M ay, a son, W arren Brian.

HOAD- On 1st Jul y, 1975, to L / Cpl. and Mrs. A. HARBINSON-On 22nd September, 1975, to Cp l.
H oad, a daughter, Kelli. and Mrs. }. H arbinson, a son, M atthew J ames.

LEMARE- On 1st July, 1975, to L/ Cpl. and Mrs. BANKS-On 26th September, 1975, to Pte. and
K. L emare, a daughter, Tracy. Mrs. I. Banks, a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth.

CHESHIRE-On 7th J uly, 1975, to Bdsm. and Mrs. ROWE-On 26th September, 1975, to C pl. and Mrs.
K . Cheshire, a daughter, Cathleen Jane. J . Rowe, a daughter, Georgina Ann .

EVANS- On 7th July, 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. P. SMALL-On 29th September, 1975, to Pte. and
Evans, a daughter, Sharon . Mrs. R . Small, a son, Robert and a daughter,
Ann M arie.

58 GRANT-DALY . On 19th Jul y, 1975, at Norbiton
Lt. N. J. Grant to Miss Susan Ca th e r in~
SHERREN-On 1st October, 1975, to L/ Cpl. and Elizabeth M ary D aly.

Mrs. J. Sherren, a son, M atthew Jack. C OTNEY- WHITE. On 26th Jul ~, 1975, in Surrey,
Pte. K . Cotney to Mtss Louame White.
MARRIAGES
C LARK-THO RN. On 26th July, 1975, at Barn-
FOSTER-RAVENSCROFT. On 19th April, 1975, stable, Pte. G. Clark to Miss Cherry Belinda
at Broadwater, Pte. A. Foster to Miss Lorraine Rosa lyn Thorn .
April Ravenscroft.
BARRATT-HOVELL. On 2nd August, 1975, at
SMITH-LEWIS. On 19th April, 1975, at H aycs, Caister-on-Sea, Lt. A. W . Barratt to Miss
Pte. M . Smith to Miss Barbara Ann Lewis.
Simone Elizabeth Hovell.
FREEMAN-APPLEBY. On 31st M ay, 1975, at
Birmingham, L/ Cpl. M . Freeman to Miss Jo y ANDERSON-PEERLESS . On 2nd August, 1975,
Appl eby. at Southampton, Pte. P. Anderson to Miss Julia
Ann Peerless.
FLEET- GUSTAVINO. On 6th June, 1975, in Gib-
raltar, Pte. 0. Fleet to M.iss M aril yn Gustavino. D ALBY-ER NST. On 6th August, 1975, at Brent,
Pte. F . D alby to Miss Angelika R enate Ernst.
SMALL-LEE. On 7th June, 1975, at H ammersmith,
Pte. R. Small to Miss Fredrica Jona Lee. WOODWARD-CAMPKIN. On 9th August, 1975,
at Salisbury, L/ Cp l. M . Woodward to Miss
MOC KLER-REDDING. On 7th June, 1975, at Stephanie Campkin.
Exeter, Cpl. L. Mockler to Miss Emil y Redding.
SIVELL-CAMPBELL. On 9th August, 1975, at
ARMITAGE-SMITH-WILLIAMS. On 7th June, Newcastle, Pte. T. Sivell to Miss Rebecca
1975, at Codsa ll, Lt. A. N. Armitage-Smith to Campbell.
Miss Avril $loan Williams.
CRAIG-SWAI N. On 9th August, 1975, at C hiches-
SHAW-KA Y. On 7th June, 1975, at Manchester, ter, Pte. G. C ra ig to Miss Karen Swain.
L/ Cpl. N. $haw to Miss June K ay.
BALCHIN-KELLY. On 9th August, 1975, at Barn-
HAWKINS-HOLMES . On IIth June, 1975, in stab le, Pte. H . Balchin to Miss Barbara Ann
Gibraltar, Pte. K. Hawkins to Miss M ary K elly.
Holm es.
MILLS-DOWNES . On 9th August, 1975, at Salis-
JENNINGS-COWLEY. On 14th June, 1975, in bury, Pte. B. !vl.ills to Miss Margaret Dawn
London, Pte. N. Jennings to Miss Teresa Mary
Cowley. Downes .

MARSDEN-OFENSHAW. On 14th June, 1975, at PENFOLD-PRICE . On 9th August, 1975, at Ash-
Bury, Pte. R. M arsden to Miss Linda Ofenshaw. ford, Pte. M . Penfold to Miss Patricia Anne
Price.
BARRELL-CAMPBELL. On 14th June, 1975, at
Colchester, Pte. T. Barrel! to Miss H elen Hunter PRI CE-C HAPMA N . On 9th August, 1975, at Can-
Campbell . terbur y, Pte. S. Price to Miss Rosemary Patience
Chapman.
CA FFERY-DOUGLAS . On 14th June, 1975, at
Birmingham, L/ Cpl. E . Caffery to Miss Eileen WILMOT-MASO N. On 9th August, 1975, at
S usan Douglas. Croydon, L/ Cpl. C. Wilmot to Miss T aniko
M ason.
EDWARDS-THOMSON. On 14th June, 1975, at
East Wittering, L/ Cpl. D . Edwards to Miss PRESIDENT-DONALDSON. On 14th August,
N icola Karen Thomson. 1975, at H ammersmith, Pte. P . President to Miss
Margaret Irene Donaldson .
BRADLEY-BOWLES. On 21 st June, 1975, at
Broadstairs, Cpl. G. Bradley to Miss Pamela LIGHTFOOT-CO VENEY. On 16th August, 1975,
Susan Bowles. at Sitingbourne, Pte. J . Lightfoot to Miss Sharon
Elsie M ay Coveney.
GOODGER-FULLER. On 21st June, 1975, at
Stanwell, Pte. M . Goodger to Miss J aqueline GRAY-CAIRNS. On 16th August, 1975, in Thanet,
F u l le r. Pte. G . Gray to Miss Catherine Cairns.

CA RTER-GILBERT. On 2 1st June, !975, in Bir- C HESTER-MARSHALL. On 16th August, 1975,
mingham, L/ Cpl. G. Carter to Miss Kim Doreen at Chichester, Sgt. J . C hester to Miss Jean Gloria
Gilbert. Marshall.

GOODMAN-LITTLEJOHN. On 21st June, 1975, GRIMSHAW-LEMON . On 16th August, !975, at
at Hounslow, L / Cpl. R. Goodman to Miss Kingston-upon-Thames, Bdsm. Grimshaw to
Suzanne Littlejohn. Miss Valeric Jean Lemon .

NURSE-HOLFORD. On 21st June, 1975, at Upper MATTHEWS-KANT. On 16th August, 1975, at
Tu! e Hill, Pte. C. Nurse to Miss Coleen Vernse St. Austell, Pte. R . M atthews to Miss Carol
Holford.
Mariene Kant.
VICKERS-STEVENS. On 28th June, 1975, in MAN]l-PROMJI. On 2 1st August, 1975, at Ceda r
Gibraltar, Cpl. C. Vickers to Miss Ca rol Stevens.
R apids, U.S.A ., Cpl. S . Manji to Miss Malik
NEWPORT-ALI. On 28th June, 1975, at Preston, Sultan Promji .
Pte. P . Newport to Miss Dawn Shammlar Ali.
McCLEA YE-BOND. On 22nd August, 1975, at
WAKE-S CULLY. On 4th July, 1975, at L abbe rt, Richmond, Cpl. K . M cCleave to Miss Elizabeth

Lt. D . J. W ake to Miss Helen Patricia Scully. Ann Bond.
SHORTER-STANFORD. On 23rd August, 1975,
POLDEN-ATKINS . On 12th July, 1975, at Bur-
gess Hill, Lt . C. D. N. Polden to Miss Jane at Tunbridge W ells, Bdsm. D . Shorter to Miss
Mary Atkins. Nancy Sylvia Joy Stanford.

BOWEN-CLARKE. On 12th July, 1975, at Wands- SWEENEY-O'GORMAN. On 23rd August, 1975,
worth, Pte . A. Bowen to Miss M aril yn Elena at Southwark, Pte. P . Sweeney to Miss Bridget
C l a rke. Mary O'Gorman.

WILDISH-POWELL. On 19th July, 1975, at GOLDING-LOCKWOOD. On 23rd August, 1975,
at Benenden, Pte. R . Golding to Miss Jacqueline
C rawley, Pte. J. Wildish to Miss Carol Powell. D enise L ockwood.

LOWE-WOOITO N. On 30th August, 1975, at 59
W erl, Pte. ]. Lowe to M iss Irene G ladys
Wootton. I st and 2nd Bns. The Queen's Royal Regt. from
1923 to 1935.
BEE HI NG-H UGHES. On 6th September, 1975,
at No rthamp ton, Pte. P . Beeching to M iss Susan BR I DGLAND-On 20th M ay, 1975, Mrs. Avnl
Ann Hughes. M ari e Evangeline D 'Aragon Bridgl and, widow
of Col. C. A. Bri dgland, DFC (who served 10
BACCUS-P OWELL. On 18th September, 1975, at The East Surrey Regt. in the 1914-18 War) and
Harringay, Pte. M . Bacc us to Miss Susa n mother of M aj. P eter Bridgland.
K athleen Powell.
C HIDSO N-On 25th M ay, 1975, M aj. R ichard
CARPENTER-HOLNESS. On 20th September, Allan Chidson, aged 75. Commissioned in Augu st
1975, at Brixton, Pte. T . Ca rpenter to Miss 191 8, 'Chid ' served in The E as t Surrey R egt.
J ennifer Angela H olness. until 1948. A P .O.W. of the J apanese for three
years and, prior to retirement, commanded the
NARANG-H U MPHRIES . On 1st October, ! 97 5, R egi mental D epot.
at Sa lisbury, Pte. M . Narang to Miss Shei la
Rosemary Humphries. ADD ISON-On 30th May, 1975, Brig. L. J . L.
('Bunny') Addi son, C MG, CB E, late The Queen's
HAWKESWOOD- CO PLEY. On 4th October, Own Ro yal West Kent Regt., aged 73.
1975, at Birm ingham, Pte. A. H awkeswood to
Miss M ary Bernadette Copley. HU RD-In J une, 1975 , C pl. George Alfred H urd,
aged 77 . Served in the 7 th Bn . The East Surrey
BEANEY-HARLEY. On IIth October, 1975, at Regt. in the 19 14- 18 W ar and was awarded the
Ca nterbury, Pte. M . Beaney to M iss Barba ra Mi litary M eda l for gallantry on a raid in the
Ann 1-larley. Monchy Sector, August 19 17.

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES S A GER-On 3rd June, 1975 , Sgt. T . S anger, age~
75 . Served in the 5th Bn . The Queen's Royal
The engagement is announced between Capt. Regt. in the 19 14- 18 W ar and subsequentl y.
John Francis Husskison, The Queen 's Reg iment,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G . F. Huski sson, of MAY-On 9th J une, 1975 , Mrs. Elizabeth M ay,
Plax tol, Kent, and M aureen P atri cia, youngest widow of Pte. Frederi ck J ohn M ay, who served
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. R . B argh, of Sydney, in the 2nd Bn . The Queen 's Ro ya l R egt. in the
N.S.W. 19 14-1 8 W ar.

The engagement is announ ced between Benj amin METCALFE- On 11th June, 1975, Maj. -Gen . J ohn
Russell, youngest son of Maj. and Mrs. B. J. R. Francis M etca lfe, C B, C BE, aged 66. (see
Stoneham, of M anor Cottage, Frant, E ast Sussex, obitua ry).
and Anne Kristine, eldest da ughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Mackintosh, of Little C roft, Frant, E ast Sussex, FARRUP-On IIth June, 1975 , Capt. Roy F arrup,
and formerly of Singapore and H ong Kong. aged 54. Served in The Queen's Roya l R egt.
from 1940-1946.
DEATHS
CMvtPBELL-BALDW I N- On 14th J une, 1975, Mrs.
KENRICK-In 1974, Mrs. K enri ck, widow of Brig. Ottie Evelyn Campbell-B aldwin, widow of Lt.-
G eneral G. E . R. K enrick, CB, CMG, DSO, for- Col. R . H . Campbell -Baldwin, DSO who served
merly The Queen's Regt. aged 100. in The East S urrey Regt. from 1894-1922, com-
manded the 7th (Servi ce) Bn . in the 1914-1 8
HURLEY-On lOth June, 1974, Capt. Christopher W ar and was awa rded the DSO and Bar .
Robert Hurley, aged 64 who joi ned the 5th Bn .
The Queen's Roya l R egt. (TA) in 1930 and later MOO RE-On 14th Ju ne, 1975, Pte. R. M oore, aged
served in the 1st and 2nd Bns. in Indi a. Awarded 72. Served in the 2nd Bn . The Queen's R oyal
the Croi x de Guerre; retired on medica l grounds Regt. from 1922 to 1927, and in the R oya l
in 1945. Artillery in the 1939/ 45 W ar. A life member of
the Queen's Ro yal Regimental Association for
RUTGERS-On 25 th November, 1974, Pte. Bar and over 50 yea rs.
Arthur Rutgers, aged 61. Served in the 1st and
2nd Bns. The Queen's Roya l Regt. from 1932 BALLARD-On 15th June, 1975 , Pte. Albert
to 1946. Ball ard, aged 84. Served in the 5th (Militi a) Bn.
and also with the 2nd Bn . Middlesex Regt.
RUSSELL--On 24th D ecember, 1974, Lt. R . H. L. 1906- 19 15.
Russell, M C, TD . Served in the 2/ 6th Bn . The
Eas t Surrey R egt. during the 1939-45 W ar; MANS-On 25th June, 1975, at the BMH Tidwort h,
won hi s M C for bringing in a wounded man Mrs. M argaret M ans, wife of WO! W . M ans.
under fire at St. Valery.
O 'DOWDA- On 25 th J une, 1975 , Lady Gaynor
CLARK-On 20th February, 1975, Mrs. Aileen Leonora O ' Dowda, widow of Lt . G en. Sir J ames
Maud Clark, widow of Lt.-Col. C. A . C lark, W . O ' Dowda, K C B, CS ! , C MG, late Co lonel,
DSO, M C , The E as t Surrey Regt. and mother The Queen's Own Roya l West K ent R egt.
of Maj. J ohn C lark.
WATKI NS- On 29 th J une, 1975 , Mr. L. W atkins,
STONE-On lOth April, 1975, Sgt. Arthur Stone, late CSM The Queen 's Own Royal West K ent
aged 62 . Served in the I / 6th Bn. The East R egt.
Surrey R egt. from 1943 to 1946 .
EVANS-On 30th June, 197 5, Sgt. R obert Caspar
TRUMPER-On 17th April 1975, M aj. ]. M . S. W. Evan s, aged 62. (see obituary).
Trumper, late The Queen's Own R oya l West
Kent R egt. G ILES-On 30th June, 197 5, in hospital at Cam-
bridge, Mr. B asil Francis Giles, aged 76, a
THIRST-On 24th April 1975, Mr. J ames Vin cent retired member of the Londo n Stock Exchange.
Thirst, late The Buffs, aged 74 . Commissioned into the 2nd Bn. The Queen's
Royal Regt. Oct. 1917, he served in France
HYSON-On 12th M ay, 1975 , C pl. Leonard J ames (Passchend aele) and Italy. In W .W .2, he re-
H yso n, aged 68 . Served in the Drums of the joined and served with the Mi litary P olice before
being evacuated from Bordeaux.

GO

EVANS-On 30th June, 1975, tragica ll y in an acci - MILLS- On 24th August, 1975 , Pte. Will iam
dent, Mrs. Evans, wife of Sgt. Robert Caspar Charles Mills, aged 68 . Served in The Queen's
Roya l Regt. from 192 5 to 193 8.
Evans.
H UT C HINSON-On 3rd July, 1975, M aj. R. C. ROWE- On 28 th August, 1975, at Cousley Wood,
Mr. T . A . Rowe, late IIth (Lewisham) Bn. T he
Hutchinson, late The Buffs, aged 68. Queen's Own R oya l West Kent Regt. and form-
HARVEY-On 3rd Jul y, 1975, at the Ro yal Hospital erl y of the East Kent Yeomanr y.

C helsea, In-Pensioner Ceci l H arvey, late The DAVI S-During September, 1975, Mr. Arthur
D avis, aged 92 , late 1st and 2nd Ens. The
Buffs, aged 93 . Queen's Own Roya l W est Kent R egt. ( 1902-
HI C KS-On 4th Jul y, 1975, Capt. J ohn Anthony 191 7).

Hicks, aged 50 . Served in the 2nd Bn . The East HOGG- On 4th September, 1975, M aj. S . R . H ogg,
Surrey Regt. from 1943 to 1948. DSO, M C, F C A.
HAWKEN-On 4th Jul y, 197 5, Lt.-Col. Nini an J ohn
P atri ck Hawken, M C, aged 64 . (sec obituar y). C ORDING- On 7th September, 1975, Pte. D ouglas
H ai g Cordin g, aged 57. Served in The Queen';
BOSWELL-On 5th Jul y, 1975 , Pte. Thomas Roya l Reg t. in the I 939-4 5 W ar.
Boswell, aged 86. Served in the 2nd Bn . Middle-
SC OTT-C LARKE- On 12th September, I 975, at
sex Regt. 1912-1917. King's L ynn, Col. Brya n S tanley Scott-C iarke,
JE N KINS-On 8th Jul y, 197 5, Pte. Arthur Thomas OBE, TD, DL, late The Queen's Own Royal
West K ent Regt. , aged 70 .
J enkins, late The Buffs.
TOWNING-On 8th Jul y, 1975, Lt. Edward Alfred TAYLOR-On 13th September, 1975 , Lt. Col.
J ames Wingate T aylor, aged 70 (see obitu ary).
Towning, aged 87. H e joined the 5th Queen's
(TA) in 1910 and was commi ssioned in the fi eld GREE N WAY-On 14th September, 1975, Lord
P aul Greenw ay, late The Buffs, aged 58.
soon after the outbreak of the 1914-1 8 W ar.
The remainder of hi s service was in the 2nd FISHER-On 15th September, 1975, Sgt. Willi am
Bn. The Queen's Ro yal Regt. G eorge Fi sher, aged 71 . Served in The Queen's
Ro yal Regt. from 1922 to 1929 and in the Royal
LAVENDER-On 9th Jul y, 1975, Mr. E. L avender, Pioneer Corps in the 1939-45 W ar . A life mem-
late L/ C pl. The Buffs. ber of the Regimental Association for 45 yea rs
and a famili ar sight, in his whee l chair, at the
PINNIGER-On 9th July, 1975, Mrs. Pinniger, R egimental Associ ation Annu al Service in Guild-
widow of W. C. Pinniger, late IIth ( Lewisham ) ford Cathedral.

Bn . The Queen 's Own Royal W est Kent Regt. DRAKE-BROC KMAN-On 19th September, 1975,
HUNT-On 27th July, 1975, Capt. William G eorge Lt. Col. P aris Hil ary Drake-Brockman, aged 79
(see obitu ary).
Hunt, late The Queen 's Own Ro ya l West K ent
Regt. MESSEN GER-On 29th September, 1975, Ca pt.
Willi am Arthur M essenger, aged 6 3. J oining the
FROSSELL-On 29th July, 1975, Grace Ellen 6th Bn . The E ast Surrey R egt. (TA) in ! 93 1,
Frossell, formerl y COE, wife of Jim Frossell and Bill served as a sergeant in the ! / 6th Surreys
throughout the 1939-45 W ar . Commissioned in
widow of the late Lt. Col. A. J. Coe of The 1960, he completed his long service in the Re-
Queen's Own Ro yal West Kent R egt. giment in M arch, 1967.
STEWART-On 31 st Jul y, 1975, L/ C pl. S . H .
LANGRIDGE-On 6th O ctober, 1975, at the H are-
Stewart, aged 60. Served in the ! / 7 th Bn. The stone Nursing Home, C aterham, Sgt. Willi am
Queen's Ro yal Regt. from 1940-1944 when he Langridge. Served in The Queen's Ro ya l Regt.
from 191 5 to 1937 and from 1939 to 1945.
was in va lided on account of wounds sustained in Spent six yea rs in India with the 2nd Bn . be-
Normandy in August 1944. tween the W ars and joined the 50th Holding Bn .
at C aterham in June, 1940.
PARRIS-On 1st August, 1975, Mr. H. J . (' Her-
bie') Parris, late WOII (RQMS) The Queen's WILKI N S-On 7th O ctober, 1975, at Durb an,
South Africa, Beryl K athleen Irene, form erl y of
Own Ro ya l West Kent R egt., aged 61. Exmouth, aged 92 . Widow of Lt. Col. H. S t.
HOWE-On 6th August, 1975, Mr. W . ('Buffy') Cl air Wilkins, Queen's Roya l Regt.

Howe, late RQMS The Buffs. COLE-On 17th October, 1975, Mr . L. J . Cole,
GEARY- On 14th August, 1975, Sgt. Edwin Albert late The Buffs.

G eary, aged 71. Served in the I st and 2nd Ens. PITKIN -On 18th O ctober, 1975, at M orden,
Middlesex Regt. 1921-1928. Surrey, M aj. Willi am H enr y Pitkin, late The
Buffs and RAPC.
SHONFELD-On 14th August, 1975, C pl. Charles
George Alfred Shonfeld, aged 74 . After service BIGNELL-On 18th O ctober, 1975, CSM G eorge
Bignel, aged 64. Served in the 1st and 2nd Ens.
as a Regular in the Ro yal Artillery, he served in Middlesex Regt. 1931-1952.
the 4th Queen's Roya l Regt. (TA) and its suc-

cessors from 1929-1946. During the 1939-45

W ar, he served at sea in liners taking G erman
pri soners to USA .

C AIN-On 2 1st August, 1975, CSM Thomas Cain,

aged 83. Served in the 1st Bn . The E ast Surrey
Regt. from 1908 to 1915 and for the remainder

of the W ar (in which he was twice wounded) in
the M achine Gun Corps. After di scharge from

the Regular Army, "Rachel" C ain w as a pro-

fessional footballer with Queen's P ark R angers.

Obituaries----------·

COL. E. BRIAN STANLEY SCOTT-CLARKE that I should write this short obituary of the late
Stanle y C larke who died on the 12th S eptember.
As I was the las t pre-War C. O. of the 4th Bn. ,
The Queen's Own Royal W est Kent R egt., I feel H e was commissioned in the 4th Bn . in M arch

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1934 and, during the fi ve yea rs whi le we served to- is little doubt that he would have pl ayed fo r England
gether, I remember him as a keen and effic i~ nt Offi cer, had he not gone out to Indi a immediately after being
qualities wh1ch earned for h1m h1s appointment as commissioned in The Queen's Own. I met him again
Adjutant ( in succession to M arcus K eane) and a when he arri ved in P oona (1923); a very popul ar
mention in D espatches. you ng offi cer he was soon sent on a Machine Gun
course. H e excelled in all spons (especially R ugby)
I am sorry that I more or less lost touch wi h where he was the mainstay of the Battalion team.
him aft er I gave up command of the 4th Bn . in
December 1939. I only saw him once or twice during H e married Ph yllis Coombes, whom most of us
the W ar and, after the War, he went to live in Suba lterns knew. Even in those days marri ed life
Bedford shire. But he did attend the 4th Bn . Reunion for a you ng offi cer in the British Army in Indi a was
at Tonbridge last April and we were all very glad expensive and Bunn y transferred to the RIAS C in
to see him again. 1926. Bunn y had a very di stinguished Army car eer
and, after Independence, he became Deputy Hi gh
After the W ar he continued his service in the Commissioner in Calcutta and was awa rded the C M G.
T .A. being transferred to the I H ens (T.A. ) in 1947 Latterl y he li ved quietly with his wife in London .
which Bn. was amalgamated and became the 5 Beds,
and H erts. ( T.A. ) in 1952. H e comm anded this latter H e died on 30th May, 1975 ."
Bn. 1954/ 1957. H e was County Cadet Commandent, R .O.P .
Bedfordshire and was appointed a D .L. of that
Count y in 1956. Tributes were also co ntributed by M aj. -G eu .
T albot and Lt.-Col. Durtn e/1, but, du e to lack of
In addition to his long service in the T.A . space, th ese had to be excluded- Ed.
Stanley C larke was also a Battalion Histori an : for
he was co-author of "From K ent to K ohima", a Mrs. GRACE ELLEN FROSSELL
detailed and most readable War History of the Bat- Mrs. Fro sell, who died on Jul y 29th, was the
talion in which he served with such credit both in wife of Ji m F rossell and widow of the late Lt. -Co l.
peace and in war. His premature decease is a matter A. ]. Coe.
of great regret to all of us who knew him. ]ack Coe was one of the most respected of
Quartermasters who ever served in The Queen's Own .
G .E .L.P . H e joined the R eg iment as a Drummer Boy in 1905
and was RSM of the 2nd Bn . for six yea rs. H e then
LADY O'DOWDA had the un ique experience of serving as QM of both
the I st and 2nd Bns. as well as of the D epot. H e
M aj. -G en . Detmis Talbot writes: served in both W orld Wars and was Lt. -Col. ( QM )
at the Staff College senior wi ng, Mingley M anor,
" L ady O 'D owda, who died on 25th June, was until being retired on age in 1946. H e died in 1953.
the widow of Lt.-Gen. Sir J ames O'Dowda, K CB .,
CS ! , CMG, who served in The Queen's Own Ro ya l D .E .B.T.
West K ent R egt. from 189 1 to 1936 (apart from a
period in command of the R oyal Dublin Fusiliers W.O .II W. HOWE
during the Great War) and was one of the most Mr . F . Tu rmaiu e wri tes:
distinguished of Queen's Own officers; he was Colonel
of the R egiment from 1927 to 1936, and died in "A ll hi s old friend s will join with me in mourning
1961. the tragic death of " Buffy" Howe, which occured re-
centl y. H e was known and respected by hundreds of
Lady O'Dowda was the elder daughter of the Buffs, both Officers and ORs. Enli sting in 1926, it
late M aj.-Gen . C. R . Simpson, C.B., a former Co lonel was not long before he was serving with the 1st Bn .
of the Lincolnshire R egt., and was married at St . in Indi a and Burma. R eturning home in 1935 he
George's C hurch, Aldershot in 1910. joined the 2nd Bn. with whom he served through
H er old-world charm and elegance won the Dunkirk, No rth Africa and Burma. H e spent a coup le
hearts of all who knew her . A great supporter of of yea rs at the Depot after the War and then joined
Regtl. aff airs, she continued to take an interest in the 1st Bn. in H ong Kong . Returning from this tour,
all our activities until ill-hea lth prevented her from he again served a period at the D epot before em-
doing so in the las t year or so and she was a regular barki ng on his last tour, which was with the Gurkhas
attender at Queen's Own Buffs fun ctions. She will in M alaya. He was fin ally discharged in 1961. H e
be greatly missed by her many friend s and our sym- immedi ately took up employment with H C B D epot
pathies go to her daughter, Dr. P aulette O' Dowda , (Junior Soldiers Wing) and remained with them until
and to her younger sister, Mrs. Hoey now living in the D epot closed on 30.11.70, when he was transferred
Victoria, British Columbia (whose son, Maj. C. F . to the CO D at Ashford .
H oey, M C, was awa rded the VC posthumously in
Burma in 1944 while serving with the Lincolnshire He retired earli er this year and leaves a widow,
R egt., after having done his initial training with The two sons and rwo daughters. H e will be sadl y mi ssed
Queen's Own at the D epot at M aidstone). by them and us."
Lt.-Col. Robert Butler, MBE, MC, represented
the Queen's Own at the funeral at the R .C. Church, LADY MARGARET HAY
Lyndhurst, H ants, on 2nd July and kindly arranged L ady M argaret Ha y, W oman of the Bedchamber
for the provi sion of a wreath from " All Ranks of to the Queen since 1953, died on 24th M ay, 1975,
The Queen's Own Royal W est K ent R egiment and of aged 57. She was a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen
The Queen's Own Buffs." when she was Princess Elizabeth from 1947 to 1952
D .E.B.T. and continued in this position from time to time after
the Queen's accession in 1952. Daughter of the late
BRIG. L. J. L. ADDISON, CMG, CBE Brig.-Gen. Lord H enry Seymour, she married Sir
Alan Ph ilip H ay, Treasurer to the Duke of K ent and
Col . R . 0. P ulvennan, OBE, writes:
" I was at Dulwich College for a short time with

" Bunny" Addison where he excelled at Rugby Foot-
ball and played for K ent while still at school. There

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to Prince Michael of K ent, in 1948. She was made at a Japanese, but he remained with the Column until
CVO in 1953 and D CVO in 197 1.
13th Apri l, when he was fl own out to India with
As readers will know, S ir Philip H ay was Pri-
va te Secretary to HRH Princess M arina, Duchess of other battle casua lties.
Kent while she was Colonel-in-Chief of TI1e Queen's
Own, then Colonel of The Queen's Own Buffs, The In August, 1949, h e was appointed to command
Roya l Kent Regiment and finally Colonel-in-Ch ief the I st Bn ., The East Surrey R egt. in Greece and
of The Queen's Regiment.
remai ned in command of the Battalion during its
W.O.II L. WATKINS
service in East A frica, until its return to U.K. In
M aj. C. W. Bruce wri les:-
" W.O.II Watkins, died in H alsted, Essex, on August, 195 1, he wa s promoted Brigadier on the
General S taff of W estern Comma nd. H e was awa r-
29th June, 1975 . He came to the 1st Bn. The Queen 's
Own Ro ya l West Kent Regt. as a Sergeant in 1930 ded C BE in 1954. When commanding the 2nd
with his family, a boy and a girl, leaving behind at F ederation Infantry Bde. in M alaya ( 1955- 1957),
the Duke of York's, his elder son. H e was posted he was M entioned in D espatches. From 1958 to
to C Coy. A most hardworking and conscientious
N.C.O., he was promoted just prior to the 1st Bn. 1961 he was Director of Personnel Administrat ion
going to France in 1939, under Co l. 'Molly' Sharpin . at the W ar Office, receiv ing the C B in 1960. His
He was taken prisoner whilst severely wounded, during
the retreat to Dunkirk, along with many others of last ap poi ntment on the ac tive list was GOC, Alder-
the Regiment. It was many months before Doll y, shot District, which he held until his retirement in
his widow, received news of him . In fact, she drew a 1963.
widow's pension for five months.
When The Queen 's Ro ya l R egt. was formed
His wounds were so serious that it eventuall y led ( 1959 ), G en. M etca lfe was appointed Colonel and,
to his being one of the first P.O .W s to be repatriated
and he was invalided out of the Service. H e r an a hav ing been Chai rman of the Regimental Amalgama-
small Post Office in Orpington for a time, but finding
this too much for him, removed to D ymchurch, where tion Committee, he was particularly well-suited for
he found employment with the Air M.inistr y. H e
retired to H alsted a few years ago and leaves two this ap poi ntment. Under his C hai rmanship, the Com-
sons and a daughter. Ro y, the elder son, very nearl y mittee worked happil y, resulting in a very successful
became Bandmaster of The Buffs but in fact was
appointed Bandmas ter of I RWK in April 1950 and amalgamat ion, and a smooth-running and efficient
in 1963 became Director of Music of the Ro ya l T ank
Regt. R egimental H eadquarters which has looked after our

There are many friend s of Len Watkins who aff airs so well for the last sixteen yea rs.
will remember him, Officers and other R anks, and
will mourn his passing. H e was long a Member of Under his leadership the newly-formed R egiment
the London (RWK) Branch and his last visit to the
Regi ment was to the Reunion at M aidstone in 1974. immediately became welded into a well-co-ordinated,
We sha ll remember him."
contented, and efficient military formation .
MAJ.-GEN. J. F. METCALFE, C.B., C.B.E.
In 1930, during service with The Queen 's D e-
John Francis M etcalfe was educated at R adley tachment providing the British L egation Guard in
and The RMC, Sandhurst. Ga zetted to The Queen 's
Roya l Regt. in 1928, he was posted to the 1st Bn., P eking, John M etca!fe met Natalia Eleanor M argetts,
where he served for the next five yea rs ( in Malta and daughter of Col. M argetts, American Military Attache
North China ) . In 1935 he was appointed Adjutant
of the Reg imental D epot at Guildford and, in M ay to C hina. Later they married, and had one daughter,
1937, as Adjutant of the 1st Bn . in India. F elicity. Mrs. M etcalfe ( "Buddy" as she is affec tion-
ately known ) is very popular, particularl y with the
In 1939 he attended the Staff College at Quetta
and, on hav ing shown outstanding potentiality as an Regiment's familie s.
instructor, he was retained on the Staff. In September
1943, he re- joined the 1st Bn. (as 2IC ) as it was Gen. J ohn M etcalfe will long be remembered by
about to enter the Burma front in the Arakan ; he all of us who knew him and enjoyed serving with or
remained with the Battalion during its earl y en-
counters with the J apanese, until he became Com- under him ; for his military bearing; his outstanding
manding Officer of the 2nd Bn. ea rl y in D ecember
of that year. The 2nd was then in 16 Bde., part of qualities of leadership, and most of all for his kindly
Gen. Wingate's "Chindits", which was entering the
final stages of its training and preparation for the adv ice and guidance, readil y given, to the younger
second Long Range Penetration operation into Burma.
Lt.-Col. John M etcalfe commanded No. 21 Column, members of the Regiment. H .G .D .
accompanying the Brigade Commander on several ai r
reconnaissa nces. The march-in began on 5th F eb- R. EVANS
ruar y 1944 and, in a hand-to-hand encounter with the
enemy on 5th March, he was severely wounded in M r. W. G . Auewell, D C M , of Th e E ast Surre y B alld
the right hand as he was taking aim with h is pistol
Associatio n~ writes~

" Bob ('Shindy') Evans, who was killed with his
wife in a most tragi c road accident in June, joined
the I st Bn. The E as t Surrey Regt. in Indi a as a
band boy in 1928. H e quickly est ab lished himself
as an athlete and on attaining man service, besides
being a very proficient tenor saxophone pl aye r, dis-
tinguished himself in the Battalion hockey and football
teams, in addition to becoming the Battalion sprint
champion.

H e was a leadi ng member of the B attalion dance
band in Khartoum in 1938 and when the band visited
W ad M edani, he met Capt. Fleming-S andes, one of
the Regiment's VCs. Until his dea th Bob Evans was
still very active in the music world, playing in the
loca l dance band . H e and his wife, Marie, were always
present at function s of The East Surrey Band
Association and helped consider ably in r aising fund s.
All members of the Associ ation wish to offer their
sincere condolences to the family."

LT.-COL. N. J. P. HAWKEN, MC, TD

It was saddening to hear that 'Nin' (as he was
affectionately known to members of the ! / 7th Bn.

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The Queen's Ro yal Regt.) had died after a long ill- April 1946. H e then returned to the academic world
ness, on 4th Jul y 1975. of the RMA Sandhurst retiring as Director of Studies
in 1965. There can be few non-Reg ul ar officers with
Commissioned in the Queen's in M ay 1939, such an ex tensive knowledge of the Army in peace
he served with the ! /7 th in France and Belgium 1940, and in war.
being awa rded the M C for his pan in dest roying 250
barges on the L a B assee canal, under fire, to delay LT.-COL. P. H. DRAKE-BROCKMAN
the German adva nce on Dunkirk. On returning to P aris, Hilary, Drake-Brockman was born in
Engl and he re-formed the Battalion transport and 1896, ed ucated at D over Co llege and commissioned
his scrupulous arrangements (a feature of all hi s in M ay 19 15. H e was a classic example of those
work) were especiall y apprecia ted. Intellectually he popular people whose C hristian name is hardly known
was outstanding; obviously destined for higher by even their closest friends: to everyone he was
appoin tments, he was a most successful ad jutant. "D-B". From 191 5 to 19 18 he served in France in
the 1st Bn. The Ea st Surrey Regt. and was wounded
During the h istoric battle of Alamein, the CO three times. He was employed by the A ir M inistr y
was killed and all Company Comma nders and ' Nin ' from April 191 8 until Jul y 1919 and with The R oya l
were among the serious casualties. West African Frontier Force for fou r yea rs from Sep-
tember 1932. Otherw ise he was at Regimental Duty
At Base Hospital in Egypt, 'Nin' signed his own with the Ist or 2nd Bns. until November 1936 when
medical certificate as being fit for action and re- he stan ed three happ y yea rs as Adjutant of 5th Bn.
joined the ! /7 th Queen's as HQ Company Comm an- The East Surrey Regt. ( TA ) . During that period the
der in the battles for the clearance of the enemy from unit was converted to become 57th Anti T ank R egt.
North Africa. It was t ypical of him when he insisted R.A.
on taking part in the long rou te marches (when he
could have remained in 'B' Echelon) des pite his not A proud moment came in June 1940 when he
being fully recovered from his wou nds. Although he was appointed to command 50th Bn . The East Surrey
was in at the capture of Tunis, he was bitterl y Regt. which soon became the 11th Bn . H e was given
disa ppointed to have been in hospital when the 600 absolutely raw recruits with a junior nucleus
Battalion embarked for the landings at Salerno in staff . Company commanders had to be found from
Italy in September, 1943 . among the subalterns; warrant officers mostly pro-
moted from sergeants, and so on. U nder ''D-B's"
Following an appointment as Staff Captain in benevolent and inspired leadership was created an ex-
the Canal Zone, he joined the 2/5 th Leicesters as a cellent and happ y battalion. The soldiers paid him
Company Commander for the attack on the Gothic tri but e by ca lling themselves " Drake's M en" and his
Line in Italy in 1944; here he was very badl y seniors, by selecting his battalion to become the re·
wounded in the chest. After the war, when the ! / 7th constituted R egul ar 2nd Bn. In 1942 he was told
Queen's was reformed as 622 HAA R egt. (Queen's) that he was too old to command in action and he also
RA, TA, he was appointed successively Battery Com- experienced personal tragedy in the untimely death of
mander, 2IC and CO. H e commanded from M ay
1949, until M ay 195 1, at a most difficult period for his first wife. At that time, it was dec ided to raise a
recruiting and training of TA Volunteers. new battalion in the L eeward Isles. Gen. (as he then
was) M ontgomery told the War Offi ce that D-B was
Always deeply attached to the Queen's, it was the best possible choice for this task and that he
his permanent regret that, due to the undermining of needed a complete change. And it so proved, for he
his health from his chest wounds, he was unable to aga in raised, trained and commanded a battalion, this
take part in as many R egimental activities and Old t ime of Colonial Forces. H e retired in D ecember 194 7.
Comrades R eunions as he would have wi shed; thi s O ur sympathies go to M arga ret and to his three sons
was full y app reciated by former members who ad mired but they can be proud to know that " D-B " was the
his fortitude. Our condolences go to Elizabeth, his finest type of R egimental Officer who inspired great
wife who nursed him during hi s long illness. aff ection among all who knew him.
B.H .
W .D.G .
The Editor is grateful to all
Lt.-Col. N. ] . P. H awken's famil y asked for no those who have sent in these
flowers at his fun eral:~ but for do nations to be se uc tributes to a well-loved old
to the Quee u:~s Surreys A ssocia tion iu his memory.
Th e Associa1ion S ecretary acknowledges with grateful comrades and friends.
thanks the sum of 67 donated by Ninian's fri ends.

LT.-COL. J. W. TAYLOR

Educated at Worksop College and at Sidney
Sussex College, Cambridge, J ames Ta ylor was com-
missioned in the Territorial Army in 1928. From
1935 to 1939 he was a lecturer at the RMA,
Woolwich and at the same time serving in the 24 th
London R egiment (The Queen's), later the 7th Bn.
The Queen's Royal R egt. H e was thus well qualified
to be selected for the first W ar Course at the Staff
College, Camberley in D ecember 1939.

A number of ' I' staff appointments followed,
including GSO 2 ( 1) HQ First Army in Tunisia
from November 1942 to Jul y 1943. Col. T aylor's
administrative ability was recognised by his ap point-
ment as Senior Civ il Affairs Officer (and Acting
Government Secretary ) in J ersey from M ay 1945 to

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The Queen's Surreys

Office

LAYING UP OF THE OLD COLOURS OF THE tribute to two former Colonels of the Regiment who
1st Bn. THE QUEEN'S ROYAL SURREY had recentl y died- Gen. Sir l vo Vesey, Colonel of
REGIMENT The Queen 's Roya l Regt. throughout the 1939-45
War, and Maj.-Gen. J ohn M etcalfe. The latter, said
On 15th June, 1975, the old Colours of the 1st General M ans, was virtuall y the architect of The
Bn . The Queen's Roya l Surrey Regt. were laid up in Queen 's R oya l Surrey Reg iment in that he had been
Gui ldford Cathedra l by the 1st Bn . The Queen's Chairman of the Amalgamation Committee whose
Reg t. during the Annual Church Service of the Re- patient deliberations and thorough wo rk had ensured
gimenta l Associa t ion of The Queen's Roya l Surrey the exceptionall y happy union of our two form er Re-
Regt. These Colours were presented by Field M arshal giments. It was fitting that Gen. M etcalfe, who had
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG , at commanded battalions in both the Queen's and the
Bury St. Edmunds on 23 rd April, 1960 at the Surreys, should be th e first Colonel of The Queen 's
Ama lgamation P arade of The Queen's R oyal Regt. Ro ya l Surrey Regt.
(West Surrey) and The E as t Surrey Regt . Since 1st
J anuary, 1967 they have been carried by the 1st Bn. After the Servi ce the Band played on the green
The Queen 's Regt. and we re trooped for the last time outside the refreshment tent, ably manned by L t. Col.
at Armoury H ouse, London, on 4th M ay, 1974 in the Ronnie Pound and cadets from the Surrey County
presence of HM Queen M argrethe I! of D enmark, Cadet Force.
Allied Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen 's Regt., when
Her M a jesty presented new Colours to the 1st, 2nd, DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL PANELS
3rd and 5th ( V ) B3ttalions.
On Saturday, 13th September, 1975, the Re-
Lt. Col. J ohn D avidson, Commanding Officer of gimental C hapel in All Saints P arish C hurch, K ing -
the 1st Bn. delivered the old Colours to the Dea n of ston upon Thames, was filled with relatives and R e-
Guildford, the Right Reverend A. C. Bridge, for sa fe gimental friends of Brig. G. R . P . Roupell, VC, CB,
custod y within the walls of Gui ldford Ca thedral, in DL, and of M a j. A. L. Sutton, M C. The occasion
the presence of M a j. Gen. F ergus Ling, Colonel, The was the dedication of thei r memorial panels in the
Queen's Regiment ; M aj. G en. Rowley M ans, D eputy Regimental C hapel and the Service was conduted by
Colonel ( Surrey); serving and form er members of the Vica r, the Rev. John M artin, MA .
the Regiment ; and many dis ti nguished friends and
guests of the R eg iment including The Lord H amilton In his address, the Vicar spoke of the "two di s-
of D alzell, HM Lieutenant of and in the County of tinguished and well-loved officers of the R egiment" ,
Surrey; Mrs. W . M . M . Du Buisson, High Sheriff both decorated for ga llantry in the 19 14-1 8 W ar, and
of Su rrey; The M ayor and M ayo ress of Gui ld ford, as close fri ends, had much in common. Their examples
C llr. and Mrs. C. J . K. Boyce; The M ayor and of serv ice, loyalty, leadership and devo tion to the
Mayoress of The Roya l Borough of Kingston upon Regimental family had been an insp iration to those
Thames, C llr. and Mrs. Frank Gaisford ; The M ayo r who served with them. George Roupell and Arth ur
of Reigate and Banstead, C llr. R . V . Stephenson; and Sutton we re simple, unassumi ng and delightful com-
the Chief Constable of Surrey, Mr. P . J . M atthews. panions who enjoyed the company of friends of all
ages. Both had very much at hea rt the welfare of the
There was an exceptionall y good attendance of old soldier, and thei r concern found practical and gen-
our Old Soldiers and their families, many of whom erous expression. No Regiment, the Vica r said, cou ld
had come great distances, and the Ca thedral was have been better served.
nearl y full. The actual ceremony of laying up the
Colou rs was short, but impress ive. Very few of those On this predominantl y E ast Su rrey occasion, a
present could have served under those Colours and warm welcome was extended to M a j. Gen. Ling,
many had ne ver even seen them before, but the Colonel of The Queen's Regiment, to M aj. Gen.
spectacle of uncased Colours cast its traditional spell M ans, D eputy Colonel ( Surrey ) , and to the las t
on all present. Colonel of The Queen's R oyal Su rrey R egt., M a j.
Gen. F. J . C. P iggott. Col. H . G. Duncombe was un-
The Colour P arty adva nced up the aisle in slow fortunately prevented from coming, but Col. J . W .
time to Lord C harles Montague's " Huntingdonshire" Sewell, a fo rmer Commanding Officer of the 1st Bn.
M arch, played by the Band of the 1st Bn. The Col- The Queen's Royal Surrey R egt. wa s able to attend .
ou rs we re then handed to the D ean and laid on the
altar. The Surreys element included Brig. Armstrong,
M aj. Brown, Mr. G lover, Lt . Col. K ennedy, Lt . Col.
These Colours, the first and only stand of The Lasb rey, Mr. A. M ason and Cap t. G. M ason, all of
Queen's Royal S urrey R egiment, were ca rryi ng for- whom had served in the R egiment in the 1914-18
ward the traditions of The Queen's Royal Regiment War.
and The Ea st Surrey Regiment, whose Colours they
replaced and in the words of the D ean of Guildford, ANNUAL REUNION
'No more fitting place could be found wherein to de-
pos it these emblems of duty and service than the Although the numbers attending were fewer than
house of God .' last yea r, there were quite a lot of new face s. Among
the really old soldiers, there we re few who joined be-
Before reading the Lesson, G en. M ans paid fore Mr. G. R . Ald ridge who enlisted in the Surreys
in 1910.

66

During the evening, the President of the Reg imen- dred yea rs of association with Guildford, the M ayo r
tal Assoc ia tion, M aj. Gen. Mans, hopped on a chair and Corporation of that town have agreed to a week
and after welcoming those p resent, sa id that next yea r of civic and military celebrations to take place be-
the centenary of the Reg iment's association with Guild- tween 7th and 13th June, 1976.
ford provided excuse for a celebration. Accordingly,
on the day of our annua l R egimental Association Ser- Whilst at this stage it is not possible to publish
vice in Gui ldford Cathedral, the Regimenta l tent a completely firn1 forecast of events, a proposed out-
would be pitched in Stoughton Ba rracks instead of line currentl y being discussed is as follows :
outside the Cathedral and there would be other acti-
vities to mark the I00 yea rs of friendl y associat ion. Week 7th-12th June: R egimental Static E xhibition
and Shop Window Disp lays.
The General then paid a tribute to Capt. W . A.
M e senger who had died suddenl y a few days ea rlier. TI10rsday, lOth June : Band concert in the Castle
Bill, he haid, was a loya l supporter of all Reg1m ental Gardens.
functions and then asked his fri ends when raising
their glasses, to think of him for a moment. Friday, 11th June: Beating R etreat.
Saturday, 12th June: A.M.-"Freedom of Borough"
We were glad to have some representatives from
I QUEENS among our guests: the In-Pensioners M arch by 3 QUEENS and Detachments of 5
from the Ro ya l H ospital were also well represented QUEENS and 6/7 QUEENS .
and J oe Denni s mustered his usual contingent from P .M .- Centenary Ca rnival Procession ( Pro-
4 QUEEN 'S O CA, including Maj. Roger N ebel, the vis ional ).
Secretary. There was a warm welcome for one of our Sunday, 13th June ( 11.15 a.m.): Queen's Royal
C ANLOAN officers, Lt. Hugh M cDonald, who had Surrey Regimental Association Service in Guild-
served with ! / 6th Queen 's in Normandy and was fo rd Cathedral followed by drinks in R eg imental
wounded in the crossing of the Rhine with the 1/5 M arquee in Stoughton Barracks, for mem c,ers of
Bn . the Association and their familie s. ( Further de-
tails will be issued with The Queen's Roya l Surrey
Once aga in, our thanks go to Mr. A. E . E va ns Regimental Association News Letter of November
who ran the raffle and to our members who supported 1975 and M ay 1976.)
him so generously. 'Ch ick' turned in a record £20 this
year which was a real life-saver for Reunion funds . COUNTY TITLES
As the buffet supper cost 45p a head, members will
see it is not easy to break even when the charge for In the yea r 1782, county titles we re introduced
Reunion tickets is on ly 50p. With rising costs there for regiments of infantry. The 3 1st was, in the words
will be no alternative but to charge more for the R e- of Cannon 's Historical R ecord, " directed to assume
union next year. the name of the Huntingdonshire regiment" while the
70th was designated the 70th ( Surrey) R egt . This
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE measure, :ntroduced to provide regiments with a de-
REGIMENT'S ASSOCIATION WITH fined area from which the y could draw their recruits,
GUILDFORD AND STOUGHTON was not favoured by The Queen's ( Second ) Royal
BARRACKS-1976 Regiment of Foot, a nd the foll owing letter was sent
by their Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. William
In the fin al R eport of the Committee on the Dalrymple, to the Adjutant G eneral:
Localization of the Army, published in 1873, it was
recommended that Reg iments be linked to Districts. "As the Queen 's Reg iment of Foot has a we;·
The outcome of this Report wa s published in the marked and honourable appellation, General Jones
Army List of November 187 6; it showed, in Sub- does not wish it to bear the name of any particular
District No. 4 7 (County of Surrey), the 31 st and county; but it is particularly attached to that part of
70th Regiments of foot, and in No. 4 8 Sub-District Yorkshire about Halifax, Bradford and Wakefi eld,
(County of Surrey) (later to be re-designated No. 2 ha v ing at this time recruiting parties in those districts
Sub-District ), the 2nd R eg iment of Foot, The and upwards of 250 men from that part of the coun-
Queen's. try now in the R egiment."

Barracks had been completed at Kingston in Genera l Daniel J ones ( Colonel of the R egime nt
1875 and at Stoughton, nea r Guildford, in 1876 ; the and formerl y of the 3rd Foot Guards) had his wa y,
former were to be eventually occupied by the fore- and the Queen's did not assume a county title until
bears of The East Surrey R egt., and the latter by nearl y I 00 yea rs later.
The Queen's Royal Regt. ( W est Surrey). Regrettabl y,
Kingston Barracks (apart from the K eep ) were de- The intention to connect regiments to counties
molished in 1964, but Stoughton Barracks, although does not appear to have been particularly effective.
originally scheduled in 1959 for demolition or The 31st, for instance, were never stationed in
"alienization", were retained as an Arm y station and Huntingdonshire and, apart from laying up their
to-day are full y occupied, including elements of The Colours in St. Mary's Church, Huntingdon, in 1876
Queen's Regt. Stoughton Barracks were first occup ied ( prior to embarking for Malta ), they had little con-
on lOth October, 187 6 by D epots of the 1st and 2nd nection with the county whose name they bore.
Bns. of the 2nd Foot. Throughout the R egimental History, the 3 1st and
70th are invariably referred to as such, with no re-
In 188 1, in the final stage of the Cardwell R e- ference to the county titles allocated to them in 1782.
form ( when the 31 st and 70th R egiments amalga-
mated to form The East Surrey R egt.), the regimental However, liaison by the 70th with the county of
badge adopted for the new R egiment bore on a shield Surrey was rather better observed; they detacl1ed a
superimposed on an eight-pointed star, the Arms of company for recruiting purposes at Kingston-on-
Guildford- a link with the Surrey Militia Regiments Th ames which did, in fac t, recruit men for the
with which the regular regiments were closely Regim ent.
associated.
When the 31st was linked with the 70th in 1873,
To mark the occasion of the R egiment's one hun- it was at Kingston that the Depot was established and
eight yea rs later, the two regiments amalgamated to
form The East Surrey R egt. Thus, a county title
took the place of the numbers borne with such dis-
tinction for 167 and 123 years respectively but the

abolition of these numbers and the destruction of 67
cherished traditions were bitterly resented. As a small
concession, the former numbers were allowed to Captain of HMS T artar, written from P en ~aco l a,
appear after the Regimental title in the Army List, Florida, on 8th September, 1765, in which he men-
but the y were not (officia ll y, at any rate) used agai n. tions: " The Young Buffs, lately arr ived, havi ng
already lost 120 men, a grea t part whereof were de-
Under the reorganisation of infantry of 188 1, stro yed by the Scurvy."
The Queen 's acce pted, apparentl y without demur, th e
title of The Queen's ( Ro ya l W est Surrey ) Regt., and The fact that the title " The Young Buffs" was
bore it until 1921 when the name was changed to The mentioned in a form al naval de patch indicates that
Queen's Royal Regiment (W est Surrey). H ere aga in, it was genera ll y known in the Services some twenty
the coun ty name took second place to the ancient yea r aft er it had been coined by the Sovereign.

Regimental title. THE QUEEN'S ROYAL SURREY REGIMENT
The two Regiments of Surrey had their own re- Golf Society

cru iting areas and depots and maintained fri endl y re- Prizewinners, S pring Meeting 8th May:
lations with each other . Reg ular and T erritoria l bat- Stableford Bogey
talions were brigaded together in peace and war, H eales Trophy: Brig. M . ] . A. C larke (28-l
which no doubt gave rise to the familiar coup let: points). Senior Division: M aj. G en . C. A . White
"The Star of the East and the L amb of the W est, (28 points). Veterans H alo: Maj . Gen . G. A .
White. 9 Hidden holes: M a j. F. V. Sheppa rd.
Put them toge ther and to H ell with the rest!" Medal
Challenge Cup : M aj. W . G . F . Sutton (78
An even closer union, however, was on the way points). Dodgson C up : M a j. P . ]. Collm an ( 71
and in October 1959, the two R eg iments of Surrey points). L as t 9 holes : Col. ] . W . Sewell.
amalgamated to form The Queen 's Royal Surrey Regt.
Overtaken by events, that R egiment has also gone, Stablcford Grecnsomes: M a j. W . G . F . Sutton and
and our former Regiments now find themselves part Col. ] . W . Sewell.
of The Queen's Reg iment of today, a regiment which,
be it noted, has no mention of a county ( or counties) Sweep Winners: l st-F.T .A . H ole; 2nd-Ma j. K . G.
Grierson; 3rd- Ca pt. P . A . C. K . Bruckman .
in its title.
Prizewinners, Autumn M eeting 9/ lOth October
"THE YOUNG BUFFS" Hea les M emorial Trophy: Brig . M . ] . A. C larke
( 35 points). Senior Division: Lt. Col. ] . B. C.
History relates that during the Battle of D ettin- Palmer ( 3 1 points). Veterans H alo: A. M ason, Esq.
gen in 1743, King George II, mistaking the facings (34 points). Stableford G reensomes: Lt. Col. ]. G .
of the 31st Regiment for those of the Buffs, called W. D avidso n and A . B. D aly, Esq. ( 40 points).
out, "B ravo the Buff s! " On learning the Regiment i\ utumn Bowl : Lt. Col. ] . G . W . D avidson (72
was the 31st, the King rejoined, " Then bravo the points). G lasgow Greys C up: Capt. M. ] . Ball
( 71 points). Best last 9 holes: Co. ] . W . Sewell.
Young Buff s!" 9 Hidden holes: Capt . ] . C. Acworth . Petri Plate:
Although the nickname was proudly adop ted by M aj. W . ] . F. Sutton (145 points). Bogey Four-
somes: Lt. Col. ] . G . W. Davidson and Col. ] . W .
the 31 st and the record of its origin handed down for Sewell ( 2 down ).
over 200 yea rs, the re is no record of the titl e "The
Young Buff s" being used. Sweep Winners: 1st: M a j. F . V. Sheppard; 2nd: M a j.
G en. R. S. N. M ans; 3rd: M aj. H . P. Spearing.
Now, Mr. H erbert H eather of Leicester has re-
centl y discovered in the archi ves of the D erby
M ercury a despatch from H on. Thomas Erskine,

The Queen's Own Buffs
Office

Reunion Services Collections and the Canterbury As recorded on p. 15 of the September issue,
the sum of 342.50 was generously donated to the
Cathedral Appeal Appeal by former members of The Queen 's Own
Roya l West K ent R egt. as a result of letters written
A s a result of the Collection taken in All Saints' by M aj.-Gen. D ennis Talbot. Letters were also written
Church on 6th J ul y, the sum of £ 43.41 was cred ited by Lt.-Gen. Sir Richard C raddock, to all former Buffs
to the Queen's Own Buff s Benevolent Fund; and as Officers, and to certain ladies connected with that
a result of the Collection taken in the Cathedral on reg iment. T o date, the response to those letters h as
28th September the sum of £91.3 8 was credited to resulted in donations being made which amounted to
the same Fund. By the ti me this issue is in readers'
hands, the combined total of these two Collections, £66 1.75.
amou nting to £ 134.79, will have been donated by the Adding all these various sums together, one is
Benevolent Fund to the Canterbury Cathedral Appea l
and added to the £ 49 which Branches of the Associa- proud to say that The Queen's Own Buffs has so
tion have generously contributed towards that Appeal. far been responsible for raising £1,188.04 towards
The A ssociation's contribution, therefore, has this most worthy of all causes- something in which
amounted to £ 183 .79. everyone concerned can justifi ably take very con-

siderable pleasure.

68 some rea ll y vile wea ther on 6th and 7th M ay but
with two lovely days immediately afterwards-was
A 'New Look' Brochure the usual gay gathering of fri ends and gol fers. At the
A.G.M . on 7th Ma y H a rold Scott was voted on to
Published just in time for a large number to be the A.G.S. Committee; and a motion put forward by
sold during Remembrance Sunday, the new brochure brother Eric-that every fourth yea r the Spring
for The Buffs Museum is a "must." The text, written M eeting should be held on some 'mid-England' Golf
by Gregory Blaxland, not onl y takes one on a tour Course, such as Lyth am S t. Anne's- was passed
of the Museum bu t also tells, in abbrev iated form , virtuall y unanimously, somewhat to the embarrass-
the story of the Regiment. ment of the Committee!

It is full y illustrated, in colou r and in black-and- Also as always, the Society 's two teams were ac-
white, and has a ve ry 'new' look about it. It sells at companied by numerous supporters: the President and
20p per copy (28 p by post ) and is worth every M arga ret Tarver ( much to everyone's pleasure); Jean
penny of that. H ow about a ppl ying to the County Montgomery trolley-pulled for her husband; the H on.
Office for a copy? Secretar y did likewise for H amlyn Whitty; Christine,
his wife, d id her best to put off H a rold Scott's op-
THAT POSTAL CODE ponent; and Penn y H olma n, Ken D odson, Mike and
Jill J elf and baby Christopher, Kip K eenl yside and
M any readers and correspondents have com- Mike Archer all popped up at intervals.
mented, in an amused and oft en most amusing way,
on the somewhat sinister look of the second-half of the F or next yea r's A.G.S. Spring M eeting early
postal code of the County Office's add ress in H owe in M ay, a return is to be made to St. Andrews and
Barracks. The Secretary would just like to say tha t the H on. Secretary has al ready started negotiat ing for
it was some character in the Post Office-rather than the necessa ry accommodation there !
the head of his fam il y, who lives some fifty miles
west of Dublin-who was responsible! The Society's Matches
The Society's first match of the season, against
HOW COME? Rye Golf C lub on Saturday/ Sunday, 3rd/ 4th M ay,
was someth ing of a disaster in that after losi ng all but
A Reunion conundrum, with no prizes for the one of the eight matches played on Saturday the
most original answer: Wh y, at M aidstone, do mo re Society went on to a furth er defeat, by four matches
members of the Associa tion march to all Saints' than to two wit h one halved, the following day, the final
march from it, whereas at Canterbury more march result bei ng R ye G.C. 11 ! the Society 3!.
from the Cathedral than march to it?
This was a grea t disappointment for us all and
THE GOLFING SOCIETY particularly for the M atch M anage r, Rufus P arr y,
whose efforts to recruit a strong rea m we re C0'1-
The A.G.S. Spring Meeting stan tl y thwa rted and who-perhaps not altogether sur-
pri singl y?- failed to find much response from M em-
As was briefly mentioned in the tai lpiece to the bers who were playing in the Society's S pring M eet-
June issue, the Society's 'A' T eam, consisting of ing, held a mere two weeks before the match.
H arold Scott, David Montgomery, J ohn Holman and
Hamlyn Whitty, were literall y beaten at the post by Altogether twelve M embers, including the Cap-
the Roya l R egiment of Fusiliers in the fin al of the tain, the M atch M anage r and the Hon. Secretary,
Argyll and Sutherland Bowl competition played on played during the week-end, the other nine being
the Royal C inque Ports and Ro ya l St. George's Golf Michael and M aurice D ewar, Micky Bollon, Owen
Courses on 8th and 9th M ay. Knox, Ken Dodson , Richard L ea, R icha rd R avenhi ll,
Richard D an iel and H amlyn Whitty.
Cheered on their way by good luck telegrams
from the Captain and from Mike Newall, they left It is sad to have to record that the Society
behind them, on their way to the fin al, the Royal suffered a 1Wh itewash' in th ei r second match, at th e
Anglian 'A' T eam in the fir st round, by 20 holes to hands of the K ent Constabulary. In the cold of the
1; the Ro yal Irish R angers in a close second round afte rnoon of 29th Ma y, a t L eeds Castle, and after an
match, by 6 holes to 3; and the W elsh Guards, in excellent lunch at Police H eadquarters, T om P age
the semi-final, by 12 holes to nil. and Kip K eenl yside, Frank J ohnson and T ed Seed
and Ton y Gay and the Hon . Secretary were all de-
The fin al was a tense, exciting and most friendly fea ted, by a va riety of margin s, by our fri en dly an-
aff air. Harold Scott, fi ve down with onl y two holes tagonis ts in the Force. However, it wa s a th o roughl y
left, to his eternal credit won them both and wa s pleasant outing, w hich everyone enjoyed immensely
thus only three down; David Montgomery lost at the a nd the Society is most grateful to our congen ia l and
last hole; John Holman won by the same margin ; hospitable h osts.
and Hamlyn Whitty won by two holes. Apart from
a tie-which would h ave entailed each one of them The Society's third match, against Liphook Golf
playing extra holes until a result was reached- a C lub on 6th Jul y, resulted in a win for the home team
closer fini sh could hardly be envisaged. Disappoint- by the narrowest of marg ins- 5 matches to 4 , with
ing as it was for them not to retain the trophy, their 3 matches halved. 'R abbi t' H oare, the doyen of the
efforts are much to be applauded and they certainly Society's M atch M anage rs, had gathered together
gave the faithful band of trolley-pullers and camp- H arold and Eric Scott, J ack Waters, M au rice D ewa r,
followers an exciting afternoon . Christopher Cox, George P otter, D enn is Boyd, R ich-
ard D endy, Reggie Browne and Richard Ravenhill
The 'B ' Team (Ken Dodson, Mike Jelf, Eric They all had a delightful day, as was onl y to be ex-
Scott and the Hon . Secretar y, who was roped in at pected.
the last minute owing to Reg Ford having to cry off)
drew a bye into the second round where they came
up aga inst the eventual winners and lost by 13 holes
to 6.

As always, the A.G.S. Spring M eeting-despite

Richard R aven hill 's brave attempts, as M atch 69
M anage r of the Society's fourth and final match o
the year, to gain at all events one win, were thwa rted CORRESPONDENCE
by North H ants Golf C lu b on 26th Jul y. The From:- Lt.-Gen. Sir R ichard C raddock, KBE, CB,
brothers Scott, D av id M ontgomery, Roddy Burn, DSO .
M au rice D ewa r, 1Kip ' Keenl ys ide, the H on. Secretary To:- Colonel H . R. Grace, OBE, DL, JP.
and the M atch M anage r succumbed as a tea m, by 5
matches to 3 on a day of unbelievably gorgeous I st September, 1975
M y dea r R aymond,
weather. record for 19 75, th er efor e, makes
The Society's Each year, when you print in the News Summary
somewhat dismal reading: Played 4, Lost 4 . Never the result of the Derby Sweepstake, you never fail
mind ; it is the playi ng of the matches that matters to thank those who bought tickets and those who
and one can only hope that 1976 wil l see a more sold th em.
satisfactory result from the Society's point of view.
Finally a wo rd of sincere thanks from the If my mathematics are right, this yea r 14,354
Society's Hon . Secretary to all those M em bers who tickets we re sold. This, to my mind, is a very re-
played in the vari ous matches; to the M atch M ana- markable achievement and yo u are righ t to
gers for all their admirable arrangements; and to the congratulate the se llers.
i n d~or and outdor sta ff s of the C lubs against whom
But it does seem that it is high time, if not
the Society pla ys. over time, that some words of app reciation and thanks
are due to yo u and yo ur Staff who generate the
The Page Turning Ceremonies enthusiasm for the Sweepstake and carry out the lion 's
share of the very great deal of work entailed.
Former Buff s will be gratified to know that the
dai ly Ceremony is still carried out at !I o'clock on To average over £300 p.a. profit these past
every week-day at the Warriors' Chapel. Those who, twelve yea rs is rea ll y a magnificent feat and deserves
in rotation, are asked by the County Office to be 'on both our thanks and congratulations.
du ty' on one particular day every week during a
certain month, and are then 'stood down ' for two You rs ever,
months, are the following :
Dick.
Col. Grace, M aj. F aulkner, Mr. K ennard, M aj.
Iggulden, Lt. Col. Alexander, Mr. Cook, Lt. Col. A CHANGE AT THE TOP
Tilleard, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Shar-
man, Mr. Belson, M a j. Moore and Mr. Larkins. It wi ll come as a great surprise to everyone to
learn that Col. D erek Willows, who has been D eputy
In addition, CO 5 QUEENS and OC B Coy. 5 Colonel and President of the Association since taking
QUEENS both very kindly suppl y a WO / Senior over from M a j.-Gen. C harles T arve r at the beginning
NCO / representative to carry out the duty, in uni- of 1972, has decided to relinqui h both appointments
form, on every Thursday and on every Saturday of at the end of this yea r, for personal and famil y
each month, respectively. reasons. All members of the Association wi ll greatly
regret that he has been compelled to make such a
Although the Secretary ha s Lt.-Col. ] . R . decision, though all will sympathize wi th the reasons
Willows, Lt.-Col. Argles, Col. Hews and Mr. fo r it.
Turmaine as fs tand-ins' in the event of a last-minute
crisis, he could do with more page turners on the During his four yea rs 'at the top' Col. Willows
'one month on, two months off' basis. He would be has given unstintingly of his time and energy both
more than grateful for any offers of help in this as D eput y Colonel aud as President. At few, if any,
of the innumerable gatherings at which h is presence
matter. was either requested or required was he found to be
Mrs. Grace also plays her part where the an abse ntee- and the majority of those function s we re
either at weekends or in the evenings. A busy Stock-
W arriors' Ch apel is concerned, in that she has or- broker's life is no s inecure, especia ll y when two ho urs
ganised a team of ladies, all of them with Buff s or of travelling has to be added on to each end of each
Queen's Own Buff s connections, who make them- working day, and when week-ends at home become,
selves responsible, for a fortnight at a time, for the in consequence, increasingl y precious and sacrosanct.
fl ower arrangement at the foot of the L ecturn. The It was entirely in character, howeve r, that D erek
ladies concerned, in addition to Christine Grace, are Willows shou ld put his varied duties to The Queen's
'Squeak' H ews, Daphne Smithers, Meg Alexander, P at Reg iment, to the Count y and to th e Association be-
T ennent, Barbara Talbot and Liz Blaxland. Mrs. fore anything else, thereby continuing the fine example
Peter J ohnson, Mrs. Michael ] elf and Mrs. Jim set by his equally dedicated predecessors.
Shephard may well be joining the party in the near
future. H e will be very greatl y missed, but he can be
ass ured of a very warm and fri endl y welcome, from
Former Queen's Own members will be equally all his many friends and acquaintances in the R egi-
gratified to know th at, thanks very largely to the ment and in the A ssociation, at each and every event
M aidstone Branch, pages in the three Books of R e- at which he finds it possible to be present.
membrance in All Saints' C hurch are now being
regularl y turned at 6.15 p.m. on the third S aturday The problem of finding a suitable successor who
of every month, prior to the Branch's monthly was immediately ava ilable has proved imposs ible of
M eeting. solution and it looks as though the Secretary of the
Association will be acting as a 'stand-in'- but only
The Vicar, R ev. P eter Naylor, h as gladl y fallen at gatherings such as Queen's R egiment Committee
in with the Branch Secretary's suggestion that this meetings-until about the m iddle of next summer.
should happen, and the first occasion was on S aturday Then, when his appoi ntment as DMS ( I ) in the
18th October. Min istry of D efence comes to an end, it is hoped that
Brig. J ack Fletcher will assume the D eputy Colonelcy.
It is most pleasant to fe el that a tradi tion of
this kind has begun. Long may it continue. If this is so, we sh all be absolutely delighted.

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The Royal Sussex Office

RECRUITING CONFERENCE A small Committee was formed under the ch a ir-
manship of Brig. R . E. Loder, consisting of Brig.
Owing to the need to a t~a~t more officers, pa~­
ticularl y Short Service CommiSSions, for the Queen s Ashworth, Brig. Coleman, Lt.-Col. Hollist and Maj .
Regiment we invited the majority of the colleges and A insworth, to decide on the scope of the ceremonies
schools of Sussex to a meeting held in the Officers' and issue guidelines to the A ssociation Office which
Mess, Roussillon Barracks, on 12th February to dis- was entrusted with the detailed arrangements. The
cuss ways and means of encourag mg young men to planning and fin alisa tion of the ceremonies took six
apply for commissions in the Regiment. months and towards the end placed a considerable
strain on the tin y sta ff at the Count y Office which
The response fro:n the schools was most hearten- had, at the same time, to carry on with normal
ing and 24 representatives, including the County including the various Goodwood race meet ings work
Careers Officers from both East and West Sussex and
the Ro yal Sussex Officers' Dinner.
County Councils, attended the meeting which was
presided over by Brig. B. R. Coleman, Deputy Colonel Saturday 20th September opened with pounng
(Sussex). The Quee:1's R egiment. The main speakers rai n which showed little signs of lifting and we seemed
doomed to a thoroughly wet and unpleasant day. How-
were Major M. J. D. Brady (the then CO of the ever, the weather began to improve about 11 a.m. and
R.I.T. ) and Lt. (3rd Bn.) by the time the service was over the sun was shining
A. N . Armitage-Smith
who had recently returned from the Zaire River Ex-
pedition and was able to include a most interesting through the Cathedral windows and remained shining
for the rest of the day. The ceremonies started at
talk illustrated with coloured slides. This was followed 11 a.m. when 3 QUEENS marched out of Rouss
by a general discussion with questions being answered Barracks escorted by two mounted police officers. illon
by a board consisting of Brig . Coleman, J. F . Battalion was organised into four guards with The
L!oyd, SLO ( South-Eastern District) M Col. Brady, the
aj. Colour Party carrying the Colours to be laid up and
Lt. Armitage-Smith and the County Council Careers
Officers. preceded by their band carrying the silver drums
presented to the Royal Sussex Regiment by the people
After the meeting those attending were enter- of Sussex in 1962. The parade marched towards the
tained to lunch as the Ship Hotel, Chichester, followed
by a short tour of the Ro ya l Sussex Museum and a city, halting at Northgate where Lt.-Col. J. W. Francis
made the traditiona l request to the Mayor of Chiches-
visit to the Regimental Chapel in Chichester ter, Councillor Mrs. K. E. Smith,
Cathedral. enter the .city and march through for permiss ion to
it with "Colours
fl ying, bayonets fix ed and drums beating". The
LAYING UP OF THE COLOURS Battalion then continued down North Street watched

Aher a long delay, the last Colours of the Royal by large crowds despite the rain and, swinging round
Sussex Regiment were brought to their final resting
place in Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 20th Sep- the Cross with great precision into West Street, halted
tember. The Colours will, after netting and minor outside the W est Entrance to the Cathedral. Here the
Colour Party moved along the entrance wa y, which
repairs, be hung in St. G eorge's Chapel. They are was lined by cadets of the 7th (Chichester ) Cadet
RathteegAiCmrouelnnodtuerblsy CpHraesMstel enQt eoudne etnotheEt hl ie2z4a1tbshte tAhB,nptr.hitleh e1Q9Ru5eo4eynawlMhSeonutshsteherex,
Platoon under the command of Capt. L. Butt, into
the Cathedral where it re-formed near the West Door.
From then on large numbers of guests, serving and
Battalion was under the command of Lt.-Col. J . B. retired officers and members of the Regimental
Ashworth, D.S.O. later to become Colonel of the Association moved into the Cathedral
Regiment and M ayors of Sussex, the Lord Mayor followed by the
were carried Deputy Colonel ( Sussex) . The Colours of Belfast, the
by the Battalion until 1966 when the
High Sheriffs and other civic dignitaries culminating
Royal Sussex Reg iment became the 3rd Battalion the in the arrival of the Lords Lieutenant, H er Grace
Queen's Regiment and carried them until new Colours
were presented by Queen Margrethe of Denmark in Lavinia Duchess of Norfolk and the Marquess and
Marchioness of Abergavenn y. Special seating arrange-
May 1974. ments were organised in the Cathedral to seat about

It had been decided by the Regimental Com- 1, 100 people but a congregation considerably in ex-
mittee that the Colours should be laid up with due cess of this attended the Service which started at noon
ceremony and that the 3rd Bn. the Queen's Regiment with a procession consisting of:
should be invited to march them through the City
of Chichester exercising their rights as Honorary The C lergy, The Lord Bishop of Chichester, The
Freeman of the City. Thus the ceremonies had to be D ea n, The Lords Lieutenant of Sussex, The Mayor

delayed until the 3rd Bn. were available for the of Chichester, Brig. Coleman, Brig. Loder and Lt.-
Col. J. W . Francis, which as it moved from the West
occasion. Although the Battalion returned to England Door towards the nave, was heralded by a fanfare
in July 1975 they were to form part of the 24th most beautifully sounded by trumpeters of the 3rd
Airportable Bde. at Catterick, which could hardly
further from Chichester; however, they were due be Bn. This gave a most impressive beginning to the
move to Lydd, Kent, to Service which was conducted by the Very R everend
of training and it was in September for a short period W. J. A. Hussey, D ean of Chichester. Brig. Loder
decided to seize this opportunity
to transport them to Chichester for the ceremonies.
continued on page 72

71

being carried into Chichester Cathedral on 20th Septem-

2/ Lt. M. Rayner, WOII Smith and C / Sgts. Baggaley and

Brota. P icture by R . Vandyke of H ove, Sussex.

72 in the garden of the Bishop's Palace for a reception
and luncheon, some 350 being present. During the
read the lesson and the Dean gave the Address. The lunch, Brig. Loder proposed the toast of HM The
Colour Party then moved up the aisle and on reaching Queen and of HM Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
the nave halted in front of Lt.-Col. Francis. At the who was represented by the Military Attache, Col.
same time Brigs. Coleman and Loder moved into the J . E. E. Van der Linden. Brig. Loder then made a
nave and faced the Colour Party. Lt.-Col. Francis short speech of welcome and thanked the many people
then received the Colours and handed them separately who had contri buted to the success of the occasion. In
to the Brigadiers who in turn handed them to the her reply the M ayor of Chichester made a very moving
Dean. The Service ended with the blessing given by speech in which she said: "The Royal Sussex Regi-
the Lord Bishop of Chichester ( the Right Reverend ment had for yea rs h ad its home in Chichester and
Eric Kemp ). Throughout the singing was led by the was granted the freedom of the City in 1954. The
St. Richard's Singers, especia lly engaged for the Regiment was formed in Belfast in 170 1 and holds
occasion as the normal choir was on annual holiday; the freedom of that City and so I am particularly
Mr. Ian Fox played the organ. pleased to welcome the Lord M ayor of Belfast and
the Lady M ayoress, Alderman and Mrs. R. E. M yles-
The 3rd Bn. then, with their new Colours, Humphreys, to Chichester on this auspicious occasion.
formed up in West Street behind the band and
marched past the M ayor of Chichester, who took Although the Royal Sussex Regiment no longer
the sa lute, attended by other dignitaries. A column of ex ists and today we have laid up the last Colours
Old Comrades ( nearly 200 strong ) under the com- carried by the Regiment, the Royal Sussex R egimental
mand of Col. P . M. ]. H arrison, O.B.E., M .C., mar- Association, whose Patron is Queen J uliana of the
ched past behind the Battalion and drew spontaneous Netherlands, formerl y Colonel-in-Chief of the Regi-
applause from the crowds lining the streets. The ment, continues as before with all its m any act ivities
Battalion marched back to Roussillon Barracks where in Sussex.
they were given a special lunch under the excellent
arrangements of the Royal Military Police, during On behalf of the guests I would like to thank
which they were visited by Brig. Coleman. The Old Brig. Coleman, Brig. Loder and the Royal Sussex
Comrades left the main column at Crane Street and Regimental Association for their hospitali ty today
marched into Chapel Street where they dismissed and and to wish the R egimental Association continued
rejoined their families . They then moved to the College success in the future. At the same time I wou ld like
of Further Education where a buffet had been arranged to express my admi ration for their successors, the 3rd
by kind permission of the Principal, Mr. S. D. Bn. the Queen's R egiment, who we saw on parade
Hughes. today carrying the silver drums presented to the
Ro yal Sussex Regiment by the people of Sussex in
After lunch the cadets Beat Retreat on the lawn 1962. No one who saw them today could deny that
outside the College. This was very well performed they are worth y successors of the Royal Sussex R egi-
and much app reciated by the Old Comrades, some ment and I wish them well when they proceed to
450 of whom attended the lunch and were later visited Ireland in the near iuture.,
by Brig. Loder. Throughout the day the Chichester
Branch of the Association acted as hosts to the Old As past members of the Royal Sussex Regiment
Comrades. All present were full of appreciation, for and serving members of the Queen's Regiment left
the Branch contributed so much to the success of C hichester in the afternoon sunshine they had the
the day and we are indeed most gratefu l to them. satisfaction of knowing that the last act of the former
R egiment had been carried out with a ceremony which
M eanwhile the L ords Lieutenant, invited guests, was both dignified and fitting to the occasion.
serving and retired officers, and representatives of
all ranks of the Battalion moved to a large marquee

The Middlesex Office

Our New Deputy Colonel Regimental Association to Lt.-Col. T. W . Chattey,
Col. A. S. ]. de S. C layto n, OBE, DL, having OBE, who is well known to all members of the Asso-
completed his fi ve-yea r appointment as D eputy ciation. W e wish him every success and thank Col.
Colonel (Middlesex) The Queen's Regiment, has C layto n for all the time he has given-over the past
been succeeded by Col. J . N. Shipster, CBE, DSO, 15 yea rs- to the Association and for his unfailing
Col. John is well known-particularl y to the attendance at all Regimental functions. Our gratitude
younger generation of Diehards- since he was Com- also to Mrs. Barbara C layton, who so ably supported
manding 1st Bn . The Middlesex R egt. before amalga- him .
mation al tered its t itle to 4th Bn . The Queen's Regi-
ment. H e is currentl y Commandant of the Defence Officers Club Dinner 1975
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare ( DNBC) This year the Dinner was held at the United
School at Winterboum e Gunner, Wiltshire. Services and Royal Aero C lub, P all M all, London,
S.W.l., on Wednesday, 16th Jul y; Col. C layton pre-
President of the Regimental Association sided, Lt. Gen. G. C. Bucknall and M aj. Gen. Sir
On 1st November Col. A. S. J . de S. C layton, J ohn Willoughby were present, and a total of 53
OBE, DL, handed over the duties of President of the members attended.

The Korean War 1950-1953 73

A wreath-layi ng ceremony in remembrance of prior to handing over to L t. Col. C hattey, who was
those who fell in the K orean W ar, was held by the also there with his wi fe. Th e O ld Comrades, unde r
Am bassador of the R epublic of K orea in W estm inster the command of M aj. D ick Sm ith, we re inspected by
Abbey on W ednesday, 25th June, followed by a R e- the G overnor and the Associa tion Sta ndard was ca r-
ception at the Royal Air Force C lub . The follow ing ried by Mr. G . S . Hurlock .
attended on behalf of the R egiment at the invitation
of His Excellency: Col. Shipster, M a j. A. E . F . THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT GOLFING
Waldron, Maj . B. St. G. A . R eed, and Mr. A. C urd SOCIETY
(a National Serviceman who served with the 1st Bn .
Autumn Meeting 1975
in K orea).
A most success ful meeting was held in ideal
Visit by the Reseau Sylvestre, Lille weather conditions on the course of the No rth Hants
G olf C lub, Fleet, on Wednesday, 8th October.
A party of 12 members of the Reseau Sylvestre
from the Lille and Gondecourt area of France, visited Among the twent y who took part, we were
the Regimental Associat ion over the week-end 6/ 8 pleased to welcome M ark, son of Capt. M . S . Gedye,
June; they attended the final rehea rsa l for the Queen 's who was playi ng for the first time. H owa rd C layden,
Birthday P arade at Horse Guards and va rious other son of Lt. Col. C. N . C layden, was unable to pl ay
due to his beginning his first term at H aileybury but
function s. M aj. D ick Smith, C urator of our Regimental
Museum, attended as a guest. (It has taken him 55
61st Anniversary of the Battle of Mons yea rs to make the effort and we hea r that he had a
most enj oyable day and will come again! ) Brig . N . P.
The annual pilgrimage to M ons took place over Procter who li ves nearby and who, in his younger
the week-end 23/ 25 th August. days, was a regular competitor, was another welcome
v is itor .
T he official regimental part y consisted of Col.
F. Walden, Maj . R . W . J . Smith and Mr. Charl ie The winner of the Horton C up ( 32 pts.) was
Ashby. Mr. C. D . M atthews and the winners of the Jay
Trophy we re Mr. M atthews and Maj . G . Goring.
Church Service at The Ro yal Hospital, C helsea
Before asking Mrs. 'Tossie' Worton to present
Our Annual Church Service at the Royal Hospi- the prizes, Lt . Col. T om C hattey thanked all those
tal took place on Sunday, 26th October. A part y of present for supporting the meeting and especi all y
40 members and their wives attended, headed by our those who had come long distances.
President and Mrs. C layton- their last " parade''

Why does the

Army Benevolent

Fund still need help?

For most of us nowadays the memories we have of the
two World Wars have become dimmed by time. But for
those who were left disabled- and for t he many bereaved
famili es- the tragic aftermath of war is ever present.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been in action In many parts of the world since the end
of World War II. Thus even in peace-time the problem continues.

The sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund is to try to lessen this suff e ring. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the money,
which Is used in this really good cause is given voluntarily, by means of donations and
bequests. You can help by giving as much as you possibly can yourself- and by recom-
mending others to do the same.

Donations and Legacies should be sent to :

THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND

Patron : Her Majesty The Queen

Duke of York's Headquarters, London , S.W .3. Telephone : 01 730 5388

(Registered under the War Charities Act, 1940)
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Blazer Badges £2.30 - - - -
Bookmarkers
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Car Badges (Perspex Covered) £4.00

Car Badges (Chromium Plated) £5.15

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