BENEVOLENT FUND 45
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
8630.5 1
YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1975 188.66
1974 Expenditure 1974 Income 4140 .00
785 .21
GENERAL FUND 7185 Subscriptions from M embers 92.46
358 286.74
920 Ass istance . . ... 1500 .00 Donation s .. . 411.53
3840 .00 1502
1047 ABF-Loans/ Grants 777 ABF Loans/ G rants ... £ 14535 .11
4239 .00 57 4
1490 ABF Grants ... 147 Repayments of L oans/ Grants 6759 .04
14 7.03 515 3314 .99
5424 Distribution Count y Offices 346 M i scellaneo us ...
4 80 9 .0 8 £ 10074 .03
1974 Income D eposit Account Interest
17 Mi scellaneous Expenses
Investment Income
25 06 EXCESS OF INCOME OVER Tax Refunds
EXPENDITURE
£1 1404 £14535 .11 £11404
= = =
REGIMENTAL SHOP 3087.66 3545 Shop Sales .. ...
1703 Opening Stock 6404 .93 3088 Closing Stock at cost
4738 Shop Purchases
2 1.66 £6633
41 P ostage
9514 .25 =
15 1 EXCESS OF INCOME 559.78
OVER EXI'ENDITURE
£6633 £10074.03
BENEVOLENT FUND
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1975
1974 ACCUMULATED FUND 1974 INVESTMENTS at cost 9287 .5 3
5412 CURRENT ASSETS
General Fund Cash at Bank
8 16
As at 31 st D ecember 1974 11 587.6 1 3 26 8 Sundry Debtors 3830.8 9
Funded Charities
Add Excess of Income 2 10 L oans
30 88 Shop Stock at cost
over Expenditure for 25.57
110 7.56
yea r ... ... 4212 .65 3314 .99
Regimental Shop Profit
for year 559.78 444 8. 12
11 588 16360 .04
Less CURRENT LIABILITIES
Sundry C reditors
Audit Fee 6.5 0
1206 Regimental Shop 1200 .00 1206.50
£ 12794 17566.54 £12794 £ 17566.54
= = = =
TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION
W e report that the foregoing accounts, and Balance Sheet dated 31 st December, 1975, h ave been
prepared from, and are in accordance with yo ur books and records and the inform ation and explanations given
to us.
31 St. George's Place, LARKING & LARKING
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
CANTERBURY
and at Sittingbourne, M aidstone and Ashford M arch 19 76
46
1. Maj. P . F. Packham, MBE 4. C pl. s. J. Browning, BEM
2. C.Sgt. S . R. Bream, QGM 5. W02 D . T . Ellis, BEM
3. Maj. R. c. Pitman (Mentioned in
Despatches) ( S ee page 8 )
** **
BOOK REVIEWS No re : A specially bound copy of this publication
was rece ntl y sen t by the Co lonel of the Regiment to
" Que<!n Alexandra's Royal Nursing Corps" H er M ajesty Queen M argrethe of D enm ark drawing
by Juliet Piggott her attention to the signi fi cance of the C ross of the
O rder of D annebrog which forms part of the I nsignia
The story of the QA's, as they are affectionatel y of the QARNC.
known, traces the nursing of soldiers in battle from a
date long before Florence Nightinga le shamed the Publisher: L eo Cooper Ltd ., 196 Sha ftesbury
Nation into recognising the need for a properl y or- Ave nue, London W C2 H 8J L.
ganized Service, right up to the present time.
P rice : £4.50.
Thi s splendid Corps became an integral part of
the Army in 1949 and wherever soldiers require THE BATTLE FOR EMPIRE
medical care, the QAs will never be fa r away.
A new book by J ock H aswell was published by
The Author of this long overd ue History of the Cassell and Collier Maani llan Publishers Ltd. in
QAs is the sister of M aj.-Ge n. Fran cis Piggott lately Febru ar y '76.
Deputy Colonel (Surrey) and formerl y of The Queen 's
Royal Regt.
Working for Field Marshal " Monty"
by Lieutenant Ge neral, Sir Richard C raddock,
KBE, CB, DSO
So much has been written and said abou t the The morning was occupied in seeing senior
Field Marshal : Correlli Barnet wrote recentl y that officers, meetings- C hiefs of Staff or D efence Com-
hi s " intellectu al ruthlessness was paralleled by a mittee or Arm y Counci !-for which he was briefed;
personal ruthlessness", but gave him full and generous or perhaps a talk with the Secretary of State, Shinwell,
credit for the successful Alli ed invasion of Normandy. with whom he was on exce llent terms except for the
Field Marshal Auchin leck said he completely lacked problem of the length of Nation al Service.
a sense of humou r ; an ex ADC-that one was "used
and cast aside"; and, in a book abo ut to be pub- In those fou r months he never appea red in the
lished , he is described as " brutal"- so a critic office afte r lunch , but worked in the flat on such
tells us. It all thi s is true, it must have been hell to subj ects as hi s " Grand D esign" (which maddened the
have to work for him . Surely it could not have been Government), Sandhurst trai ning, training generally
and many others. After a dai ly constituti ona l-usuall y
any fun ? ac ross Lambeth bridge-he wo uld telephone from the
fl at : " An ything of interest ?" I might repl y th at an
I t fell to my lot to be chosen by him to succeed important paper had arrived which he should read
George Co le as M.A. in 1948 and I served him in before tomorrow. "Put it in the bag" ... sha'n 't read
that capacity for his last four months as C.I.G.S. it". But I knew that anything th at was put in the
He had a fla t in Westminste r and would arrive at bag would be read by the morrow. It was also
the old War Office as Big Ben stru ck 9.30 a.m. and necessary to ensure that any questions that might
go directly to hi s office, a splendid second-floor corner ari se from any paper cou ld be answered; but with
room. This room's principal feat ures were a mag- the whole of the War Office staff to call upon, it
nificent desk wi th a beautiful Georgian silver ink-tray wasn 't so difficu lt! And surely a staff is there to
and behind it, on the wa ll, we re the photographs of be used?
all his predecessors in va rious types of uniform.
Even as long as three years after the ending of
H e neve r sat behind that desk. Instead, he the wa r, he wa s still the recipient of gifts from the
used a sma ll tab le, covered with a blue baize cloth, Commonwealth and other countries. Many of these
set in the centre of the room. On it was no ink-stand- took the form of food- cheeses, raisins and other d ried
he invariably carried abou t six pens on his person- fruit- almost unobtai nab le in the U.K. and his imme-
and one tray on ly, m arked " I N " . Into this would dia te staff benefited. On one occasion I was given a
be placed such papers and correspondence which I bottle of Russian champagne (not to be drunk in the
thoug ht necessar y fo r hi m to see, having taken the office! ); on another- some months after he had been
wise precaution of arriving in the office at least an with Western Union-on my desk was a bag with
hour beforehand. H e had told me to open everything O. H .M.S. label inscribed " Two pounds of good whole-
except letters from I O Downing Street. some demera ra suga r . the children to have priority
-M of A."
After a minute or so he wou ld ring the bell
and I wou ld enter -a never-failing ritua l when he Yes, working for F . M . Monty was the greatest
ex pressed surp rise at seeing me at that ho ur ! Then, of fun . Admittedly thi s was not war time; the pressure
ver y often, he wou ld say- " I have written a bo llock then were different and men 's lives directly at stake,
(his actual word s) . Read it". This was clearly on the but I have always understood, from those I know
Napoleon/ Ney principle-i .e. tha t if I could under- who served him in those days, that his was a happy
stand it, then anybody and everybod y cou ld. And H eadqu arters.
after having read it, he would say- " Quite clear ?,
Such effusions were always written in long-hand the H e was clearly at hi s best in war and , although
previous afternoon or evening, usuall y in pencil on he took his title from Alamein-that despera tely
Government fool scap ; few words were of more than needed victory- the successful invasion of North \ Vest
two syllables. On one occasion-the con tex t escapes 'Europe was surely hi s supreme ac hi evement. It w a~.
me- in answer to hi s question, I rep lied- Hit does after all , thanks to his insisten ce that the number
seem th at paragraph 5 could be read in two ways". of assault divisions was raised from three to five an d
"Nonsense", said the Field Marsha l", "send for the that ad<litional assa ult craft were provided by the
Military Secretary"; and I made for the door. " No- American s.
I am not going to have
ring him up from here ***
you briefing him outside,. General M ansergh arri ved.
" Morning Bob- just read thi s"; and then-" Quite It seems fitting to leave to C hurchi ll , m aster of
clear ?" Genera l Mansergh replied- ' 1Yes, except the adjective, the las t wo rds. In a speech in the H ouse
that I think par agraph 5 is ambiguous". " G et out- in F ebru ary 1943 he described him thus:
both of you !" sa id the Field Marshal; " I have
always written clear, precise Engli sh". Outside the " This ve hement and form idab le General, a
doo r I the n had to ex pl ain to an astonished M.S . C romwellian figure, austere, severe, accom pli shed,
the reason for hi s peremptory di smissa l. P aragr aph 5 tireless-hi s life given to the stud y of war-who h as
attracted to himself, in an extraordinary degree, the
was amended! confidence and devotion of the Arm y".
48
OFFICERS LOCATION LIST
(as at 1 June 1976)
BRIGADIERS
M . J. A. Clarke MBE HQ Queen 's Div ( retires 20 J. S. Aetcher CBE DMS ( I ) MOD
G. B. Curtis OBE MC July 76 ) Comd r. 12 M ech Bde
Comd r. Gui ldford Grn. M. F. Reynolds
COLONELS
D . R. Bishop MBE Col. GS ( DIZ ) MOD ( A ) B. H . Marciandi OBE GSO I D (AG ) 2 MOD
D . E. Blwn OBE Col AQ, HQ 4 Div
J . Buckeridge AAG PS4 MOD (A ) H. C. Millman OBE
K. J. Carter ol GS ( Sy ) HQ BAOR HQ Landsoutheast
M. J . Doyle MBE H . J. A. Moore OBE
BDLS Canberra Col GS ( Co-ord ) HQ Berlin
A. G. }ones B. A. M. Pielow AAG MOD M 3 (A )
hief ( DACOS ) Plans & Ops, J. W. Sewell
Log. Div HQ AFCENT Comdt. DNBC School
Col AQ, H Q S .W. Dist. }. N. Shipster CBE DSO DD Sy (A ) 2/ 3 MOD
G. G. Strong
LIEUT-C OLONE LS
C. G. Champion CO 2 QUEENS R. Lea MBE CO 21 SAS
H. M . du V. Lohan CO Div D epot ( designate )
R. H. Chappell OBE MA Sophia ( D epot ( HS ) in E. W . MacDonald OBE HQ SE Dist ( Housing Comdt,
Brighton )
J une 76 ) R. R. McNish
M . R. M. Ncwall GSO I ( Indiv Trg ) HQ UK LF
D. P. Cronin HQ Aldershot Gm. A. D. Peckham MBE Project Officer HQ UK LF
P. H. Courtenay CO 5 QUEENS } . S. B. Pollard MBE GS02 (Co-ord ) Junior Div
Staff College
}. G. W. Davidson CO I QUEENS E. J. Ransley MBE MC
J. B. Ray MBE CO NFR, SAF
K. Dodsoa OBE C of S (Col ) HQ SAF ( 17 QM Aldershot Grn.
M . E. C. Rixon CRLS Northumbria
M . P. St. F. Dracopoli Ju ne ) D epot ( HS ) (att PS4 M OD )
.J. N . Shephard CO D esert Regt, SAF
OBE GSOI DJ ( AG ) 2, DIS MOD MA M exico C ity
B. D . 0. Smith
R. D. Fisher MBE GSO ! ( lnt) H Q AMF (L ) J. R. Stephenson R CB ( UKC ICE in June 76 )
1. W. Frands C. L. Tarver MBE Depot (HS )
M. C. D . L. Gilham CO 3 QUEENS M . W. Ward
D epot ( HS ) ( att Belize Grn .) GSO I (W ) OR, HQ N
M. V. Hayward OBE AMS MS4 M OD (A ) C. T. F. West Ireland
J. M . Hewson MC D. H. Woolstencroft
CO 617 QUEENS ( until June AAG IMRO (North )
76 ) GSO I ( Int ) HQ AFCENT
J. A. W. Hyde GSO I ( Int/ Sy ) H Q UKLF
P. D. Johnson GSO I (Jnr DS ) (Co-ord)
N. B. Knocker OBE RCDS
GSO I (C l ) DNBC School
MAJORS
V. C. Abplanalp 10 ( Interp ) HQ BAOR A. B. C owing 2 QUEE NS
R. W. Acworth GS02 (DS ) Junior Div Staff P. P. C ritchley
C o lleg e W. G. A. Crwnley 2 QUEENS
D. W. AdJ<ins A. C. Dawson
S. T. W. Anderson MC 2 1 SAS ( QM ) J . T. Day Trg M ai 6/7 QUEENS
R. M . Arnold RCO ( des ignate )
I. G . Baillie D . J. C. Dickins 3 QUEENS
P. deS. Barrow 3 QUEENS M. J. Drummond-Brady
R. A . Bartlett GS02 (lnt/ Sy) HQ I Div C l .T SMTC ( Wales)
G. B. Bateman 2 QUEENS (2IC ) S. B. Ellwood I QUEENS
P . G. V. Bellers 8 CTT A. B. S. Faris
GSOZ ( Co-ord ) DAT, MOD
P. Bishop BDLS Canberra B. K. Finch
S. M. Boucher DAQMG (Wks/Accn ) H Q H. R. Gatehouse MBE (A )
SW Dist
P. M. P. Broadbent SC ( A ) 20 Arrnd Bde .J. A. George RCB
G. Bulloch MBE GS02 Sec ( H ome D ef)
UKC I CC M. E. Girling GS02 (W ) MOD, GS (OR )
C. D. B. Butler I QUEENS F . K. Gladden 5
B. A. Carlston B. Goring MBE
P. V. Cheesman GS02 (EPS ) HQ ! ( BR ) 2 QUEENS
Coros G. Goring
E. L. Christian R. H . Graham 4 Commns Unit, C heltenh am
DAMS H Q UKLF P.A. Gray PPCM, HQ UKLF
P. D . _l. Clarke I QUEENS
C. J. Griffin D eoot CHS )
P. J. Collman MBE SO ( C urrent Activities ) I nt.
M. R. I. Corutantine Div H Q SHAPE C. M. M. Grove 3 QUEENS
P. A. Gwilliam
3 QUEENS ( H Q SE Dist in P . J. Gybbon-Monypenny DAAG ( A ) MOD, AG
July 76 ) (Mob )
1 QUEENS (2IC ) AAC CH S )
H Q NORTHAG (( SP ) BAE )
DAMS (2) MS ( SB) DAA & Q M G H Q 8 Inf Bde
'rJ.rSn02SOH Q Salisbury P l a in
& Housinl! Comdt.
4Q Londonderry & Ballykellv
G m s.
2 QUEENS
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GS02 (Joint Sec) ]SS Malta
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r. Hiscock 3 QUEENS (2 1C) R. C. Pittnan
RMAS GS02 NeOs Wmg, Sch. of
J. C. Holman 2 QUEENS ]. D. W . Reid I n f. Branch ) HQ
P. J. Hubert MBE GS02 (Ex
N. S. Hunter S taff College C. H. St. John Perry BALTAP
J. M. H . Johnson MBE BDLS Canberra S. R. O'R. Shearbum
J. Langhome D . H. A. Shephard GS02 A T eam MOD ( A )
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c. L. Lawrence M C CO BA TLSK, Nairobi W. Snowden A / C RLS , H Q Ea stern Di st
GS02 ( Trg ) H Q N. Ireland H. N. Tarver
M. D. Legg C!o RH Q Trg M aj 6/7 QUEENS
A. F. S. Ling GS02 IE ( A ) l e MOD M . R. Tarver ( Brunei M alay Rgt. in J uly 76 )
I. M. E. Lloyd E. A. Taylor
IJLB H . C. L. Tenncnt 2 UDR ( QM )
r. Mallalieu I QUEENS S. C. Thorpe GS02 (W ) Micv DGFVE
Sta ff College T. L. Trotman M OD (PE )
R. T. W. MeUotte I QUEENS ( QM ) A. C . Ward DAAG (R ) HQ Queen's Div
M. B. Montgomery J . J. White
R. E. B. Morris JLAT Iran M. J . Williams GS02 Ops. BR IXMI S
R. P . Murphy
N. J. D . McCuUy SAF R. T. P. William.s Trg M aj 5 QUEENS
A. E. McManus 92 ( W ) AM A ( T ech ) Brit. P. A. S. WoUoeombe
Embassy Wa rsaw W. N. Wren MBE 3 QUEENS
R. W. Neve M C GS02 Dl 2 (A ) MOD D . J. Wright
K. Osbome Admin. Comdt. N DC N DC Latimer
P. F. Packham MBE R CO ( 2 QUEENS in J une
76 ) I QUEENS
R. J. Palmcr 5 QUEENS (QM ) DAAG (A ) M OD Ml (a)
P. V. Panton GS02 (Ops/SD/ Int/ Sy) H Q GS02 (W ) ADP US Army
SE District T ac Data S ystems, Fort
M onmouth
2 QUEENS
GS02 H Q Allied Staff Berlin
Depot (HS )
GS02 H Q AFNORTH
CAPTAINS
J. C. Acworth Sch of Inf ( NCOs T ac Wing ) C. M . Joint SC (A ) ( AG2 ) MOD (MOD
A. N. Armitage-Smith DM ( A ) in June 76)
M. J. Ball 3 QUEENS I . R. Jones
3 QUEENS
I. R. Bass GS03 (Ops/ SD ) HQ I. D. Jonklaas H Q 48 Gurkha Inf Bde
K . E . Beale GS03 (lnt ) HQ SAS Gp
R. J . Benson Airoortable Bde M . I. A. Kealy DSO
D. A. Beveridge M . P . Lawson I QUEENS
S. W. Billet! 5 QUEENS R. M. M . Low
G. C. Brown A. C. Mieville IJLB
G. H . Brown MBE BEM YLO, Depot B. M . Morris I OUEENS
N. C. G. Cann 7. QUEENS ( Q M )
A. H. Carter ' RRF .f. N . C. Myles
C. G. F. Charter ( Act M ai ) D epot ( P S ) T. G. MacWilliam 2 QUEENS
R. A. M. C hristmas
P.C. Cook I QUEENS R. M. McGhie SA F
S . M . Dowse P. M. H. McGill I QUEENS ( Adjt )
B. W . E dcy GS03 (Ops) HQ 2 Div P. D . McLcUand
D . M. Falcke P . A. Newman 45 Cdo R .M .
1/2 GR ( QM ) I. R. C . Palmer Z QUEENS
R. G . Ford M. H . G. Pannett 3 QUEENS (QM )
R. Gancz Deoot (PS ) E. S. Parker 652 Son AAC
D . C. F. Gouda D . R. Pollard AAC C heostow
P. M. Gwilliam I QUEENS D. E. Pryce A(Mus) T CL 3 QUEENS
N. P. Harris 3 QUEENS ( in Tune 76 ) N. F. Russell
P. R. Hitchcock SAF
J . A. Hodges SC (A ) HQ I (BR ) Corps .J. A. B. Salmon D of Music, D epot
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D. P. L. Hodgetts 7. QUEENS ( Adit ) G. A. Simmons
P . R. P. Howc D . W. Simpson 3 OUEENS
.1 . F. Huskisson GS0 7. Dl 3d MOD ( A ) P . R. P . Swanson RIT ( 2IC )
R. M . Jackson P. A. Tawell
T. Jackson 7 QUEENS B. D . Thompson IJLB
M. J . Jarratt SC ( A ) H Q 19 Airportable P. G. Truman I QUEENS
A . M. F . Jelf R. Waite
R. A. Jcnnings Bde R. G . White 3 QUEENS
7 QUEENS M. C. Willis HQ 3 Cdo R .M .
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L . M . Wilson
3 OUEENS 3 QUEENS
!TAT ( N Ireland ) S. J. Yates SC ( A ) HQ I 2 M ech .Bde
K . Yonwin
3 QUEENS (Adjt ) H . A. P . Yorke 2 QUEENS
HQ 4 Div
l QUEENS ( BR ) I QUEENS ( QM)
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Coros se (A ) HQ 5 Airportable
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3 QUEENS
TWTC eanungra
7. QUEENS
AAe Centre (HS )
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5 QUEENS (Adit )
3 QUEENS ( QM )
50 LIEUTENANTS
M. W . AUington SAF C. E. McEwen 41 AYT
I QUEENS I QUEENS
M . 1. Ayling I QUEENS A. P. O'Gonnan 3 QUEENS
Royal Brunei M alay Regt 2 QUEENS
A. W. Barratt Depot (PS ) R. D . 1· R. Owen Depot ( PS )
A. A. A. Beattie I QUEENS 1. R. Partridge
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1· A. BuUock I QUEENS M. F. Pearson 2 QUEENS
Royal Brunei M alaya R egt IJLB
N. H. Carter I QUEENS C. D. N. Polden I QUEENS
Depot (PS ) 3 QUEENS
1· C. Dawson 2 QUEENS 1. N. Pratten 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS Depot ( PS )
D. R. Ellis 2 QUEENS M. S. Quinn Depot ( PS )
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1. Ewart Binningham UOTC 1· P . Riley 2 QUEENS
W. 1· Rippon D epot ( PS )
K. A. Graham IJLB A. 1. Roberts 3 QUEEN S
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1· M. Harcus
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L. H. Hart
1. B. Stirling
1· N. M . Keams D. 1· Wake
R. 1· Knight
G . A. WaUer
W. Knight-Hughes
M. C. Mercer P. F. Whithouse
1· P. S. Mills R. W. Wilby
T . N. McDennott G . K. Yonwin
SECOND LIEUTENANTS
H . W. R. Eagan QUEENS A. C. N . Marston Att. 2 RGJ
L. R. Edwards QUEENS U niv. Cadetship
P. A. W. Edwards QUEENS S. ]. Parker 3 QUEENS
M. F. Featherstone I QUEENS N. M. Peckham
P. G . Gibson 3 QUEENS QUEENS
R. W. de L . Harper 2 QUEENS A. D . 1. Ray I QUEEN S
3 QUEENS 3 QUEENS
1. 1· B. Hiscock 2 QUEENS M. R. Rayner 3 QUEENS
2 QUEENS M. W. Redford 2 QUEENS
T. ]. Hurley C. W. Robinson 3 QUEENS
D. V. Watson
S. ]. Lalor
Senior NCOs Location List
(those not serving with Battalions) as at I M ay 76
WARRANT OFACERS CLASS l Ebbens, V. D . Depot CSM
RQMS, 2 RRF
Bibby, W., MBE Bandmaster, Depot Fisher, T . S .
!JLB
Donnelly, M ., QGM RSM, 10 UDR F ox, B . P. D epot
Glew, P . M . D epot
Flynn, M. ]. Supt. C lerk, D epot
H are, R . V. RSM, Cambridge U OTC Holland, G . W . N. 2 RRF
Harmer, G.
M arks, J . A. Supt. C lerk, !M & RO (South) I RRF
J ames, M . G . Londo n U OTC
Prudence, A. ] . RSM, 5 R ANGLIAN
J ephcott, J . M . 42 AYT
Scott, R . LSP Oman Knight, A. B. D epot
M aloney, M. D ., BEM
Wood, P . A. 8 CTT 2 R ANGLIAN
M acintyre, S . C.
WARRANT OFFICERS CLASS 2 HQ U KLF
Man s, W . D epot
Archer, B. F . 14 CTT Ongley, A.
.)rmerod, D. A., BEM 2 R ANGLIAN
Allan, ]. 3 Di v. HQ & Sig. R egt.
Oakley, J . HQ N. Ireland
Bailey, D . ] . D epot Prince, A. L. 7 CTT
Quinn, M . 0 . D epot
Burke, D . D epot Seager, R . D . D epot
White, J . Sch. of Inf.
Beeson, H . M . D epot
Cocking, N. F. R. ORQMS, Sch. of Inf.
655 Sqn. AAC
Elkington, C. J.
STAFF SERGEANTS Gill, H. R. 51
Anthony, P. ] . QGM RMA S Graham, ]. IJLB
Sch. of Tpt.
Blackb urn, M . G reen, H . ] ., BEM D epot
Bartle, R . F . RMAS HQ SOE Di st. (R & L Staff)
Beckingham, B. D . AA Co llege, Arborfield Horner , B. J .
Sch. of Inf. Hayward, B. E. I]LB
Brown, M . ]SMTC Wales H all, P . S . I]LB
Da Costa, R . A. SSO Fellingbostel ]ones, M . M . RMSM
Ellis, D ., BEM 6 Armd . Bde. HQ & Sig. Sqn . Juhel, P . A. RSC
}ones, S. W. D epot ] ames, D. T . Depot
J enki nson, R . D., BEM Depot Kay, M . Sch. of Inf.
Lockyear , C. Rheindahlen Gm.
Lambert, R. D epot Lucas, B. ] . C hurch House, Wuppertal
Manning, M . ]. ITDU Warminster Major, G . E. HQ SOE Dist. (R & L Staff)
Mayfie ld, B. J . Milligan, R. D . 3 Div. HQ & Sig. Regt.
Manuel, J . 1· Depot Maye, P. LSP Oman
McFadyn, P . AYSC (South) Mullender, B. ] . I]LB
McGregor, J . HQ Aldershot Grn. Mallon, P . ]. 2 RRF
Robinson, G . D epot Moat, L. }. Depot
Supple, B. F . Drum M ajor, D ep•Jt Offer, D. ] . HQ SOE Dist. ( R & L Staff )
Ti ckner, N. R . HQ LONDIST ( R & L Staff) P erkins, D . H . 6 Am1d. Bde. HQ & Sig. Sqn.
Turner, N. A, RAC Centre BR Outward Bound Centre
Watson, H . 41 AYT Phillips, T . F .
Wood, R . P . Piper, R . I. Norway
Whalley, D . N . RMAS R eynolds, B. Depot
Wright, B. M . RMAS Rickerby, G . D . HQ Lond. Di st. (R & L Staff)
Young, ] . W . ORS !M & RO (South) Stokes, G. 6 CTI
D epot Smith, M . D . 7 CTI
Smith, W. Sch. of Inf.
SERGEANT S Scanlon, P. 42 AYT
Swanton, R. HQ N. Ireland
Baker, R. ]. Depot I RRF
HQ Queen's Di v. T ackley, 'E. HQ Lon. Dist. (R & L Staff)
Bailes, D . S. I]LB HQ L on . Dist. ( R & L Staff )
Bam ett, M . 3 R ANGLIAN Band Thompson, ] . I]LB
Bruton, C. D epot Willmott, D . E. D epot
Clark, A. P . D epot Waiters, ] . H . I]LB
Camille, B. F. W arr, K. A. I]LB
Charman, B. C. F . D epot Weeks, C. HQ S .E. Dist. (R & L Staff)
Sch. of Inf. Wharmb y, P ., BEM HQ S .E. Dist. (R & L Staff;
Donnelly, T . M . Depot Wright, C. SAF
HQ SOE Di st. (R & L Staff)
Davies, R . I R ANGLIAN
Outfield , L. J . 3 RRF Band
Fl anagan, }. P.
Farley, N. W.
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52 red Dragon was borne on one of his standards ( which
he afterwards offered in St. P a ul 's Cathedral).
JL~unt tbe l)ragon 1456. H enry Tudor ( later Henry VII ) inherited
the Ea rldom of Richmond from his fath er, Edmund
by Lt. Col. P. H. Courtenay Tudor, together with the red D ragon as a supporter.
Mid- 15th Century. Edmund Tudor was granted a
Th e author is an Associarc of th e b tstinac of ditferenced vers ion of the ro ya l arms, his mother
Heraldic and Genealog ical Studi es, a11d a M ember of be ing a former Queen of England and his wife being
the Hera ldry Society. H e was noc in th e Buffs! descended from Edwa rd Ill. At the sa me time he
adop ted, as a supporter, the red Drago n of his
The foca l poi nt of the principal badge of The Welsh father, Owen Tudor, whom he pre-decea sed by
Queen's Reg t., worn by ~ 11 ranks i~ th eir .caps~ IS fi ve yea rs. The Tudor li very was white and green,
the Drago n. M ost of us know that 1t was mhented which may be a n alterna ti ve reason why The Buffs'
from The Buffs, and some of us know that it had Dragon of later yea rs was la rgely green; (cf. the
something to do with Queen Elizabeth I, . but how flag of W ales today, which is white and green with a
many know more th an that? H ere, then, IS a step red Drago n ).
by step Drago n hunt into the distant past. Early 15th Century. Owen Tudor (second husba nd
of Henry's V 's widow ) ado pted the red Dragon as
1966. The Queen 's Regt. was ina ugura ted on 31st a device in token of his supposed descent through
D ecember, and the p resent badge, with its Dra~,?n, twent y-two generations from Cadwa ladr the Bl essed,
was adopted. The Dragon was mhented from • he a 7th Cen tur y Kin g of the Celtic Britons.
Queen's Own Buffs, The Roya l K ent Regt. ( whose c.796. 'ennius- a W elsh writer of this period-
1st Bn . bore it on the Regimental Colour, though 1t described the famou s combat in a deep pit between
was not included in the insignia worn on the untforms the white Dragon ( England ) and the red Dragon
of that Reg iment ). ( W a les).
1961. The Queen 's O wn Buffs, T he l~ oyal K ~ nt
Regt. was formed as 3 Reg ul ar Arm !' ~una J g:-• m D t ion 664. D eath of Cadwa lad r the Blessed, ruler of
of The Buff s ( Roya l East K ent Regt.) with The Gwynedd ( North W ales). By the time of his death
Queen's Own Royal West K ent R egt. The Dragon he had lost most of his origina l territory, a nd wa s
worn by Reg ular members of The Buff s was tem- sa id to have been consoled by the ass urance th at one
poraril y laid off, though it continued to be worn of his posterity wou ld wear the crown of Engl and.
by TA members of the 4th and 5th Bns.-wh1ch Little else is known of him, but he made a deep
survived until ea rl y 1967, when they were abso rbed impress ion on the minds of succeeding generations,
into The Queen 's Regt. which came to rega rd him as a hero who one day
1751. The Dragon was worn by The Buff s as a would return to recover the British rea lm (from the
cap-badge at least as ea rly as this date. Anglo-S axons). Celtic t radit ions referred to the red
1707. The Drago n was awa rded as a distinction Dragon of Ca dwalad r.
by Queen Anne to The Buffs ( known at that time 6th and 7th Centuries. There are several references
as Prince George of D enmark's R egt.) to commemor- to the red Drago n by poets of this per iod, who also
ate the ir origins in 1572. used the Welsh words dreic, draig and d1·agon
1684. The earliest recorded Colour carried by Th e
Buff s ( known at tha t time as the H olland R egt. ) figurativel y to mean leader, hero, chief, ruler or
was green: this may account for the fact tha t The prince. Gi ldas- ea rliest o f British historians-
Buff s' Drago n of later yea rs was largely green. described Kin g M aelgwyn ( Cadwalad r's ances tor, who
1572. On 1st M ay, the Trained Bands of London died in 54 7) as the Dragon of the Isle of Britai n.
( including a company which la ter evolved into The The representation of W ales by the red Dragon may
Buff s) we re reviewed at Greenwich by Elizabeth I. date from the 6th Century.
The supporters to the Queen 's arms we re a Lion and Late 4th Century. Fl avius Vegetius Rena tus (a
a Dragon. The latter was gilded all over, as the
Elizabe thans were inclined to lavish use of gold. In Roman military expert ), writing at this time, mentions
Tudor manusc ripts, however, the Dragon is usuall y among R oman militar y ensigns the draco (Dragon).
shown with red hea d, back and wings and with gold The standard-bea rer of the cohort was called the
underpa rts. Gold suggests decorative licence rather draconarius, the symbol being attached to a gilded
than heraldic precision, as the Dragons of Eliza beth 's staff . There is every like lihood that draco and
forbears were almost wholl y red.
1558. Eliza beth I came to the throne in success ion draco narius of the Rom ans were known to the
to her half-sister, M ary I, the Dragon having been
inherited from their father ( H enry VIII ) as a Britons, especia ll y in view of the We lsh words
suoporter to their arm s. dreic etc. But the Dragon w as not necessaril y intro-
1553. M ary I came to the throne in succession to duced into Britain by the Roma ns: the British ma y
her half-brother, Edwa rd VI, the Drago n having been have brought it from their continental homelands.
inherited from their fath er ( H enry VIII ) as a Late 1st Century. The grea t red Drago n m akes its
supporter. M ary's Dragon was the origina l colour New T es tament appearance in T he R evela tion of St.
of red, but wa s made redundant on her marriage
to King Philip II of Spain. J ohn th e Divine (Chapter 12) in the role of the
1547. Edward VI came to the throne in succession
to hi s father, H enry VIII, th e red Drago n having devi l.
been inherited from him as a supporter. 115-117. The Romans adop ted the draco ( Dragon)
1509. H enry VIII came to the throne in succession from the P arthia ns after Trajan's conquest. P arthia
to his fath er H enry VII the red Dragon h aving been
inherited from him as a supporter. was part of present-day Iran, so it is not impossible
1485. H enry VII came to the throne in succession that the Dragon m yth could have reached there ove r-
( through his mother and his wife ) to Ri chard Ill. land from China.
At the Battle of Bosworth Field, which ga ined him 55 BC-AD 410. Fibulae, ri chl y enamelled Dragon
the crown and ended the W ars of the R oses, th e brooches, Celtic in form and orig in, we re worn by
island Britons during the Roman occupation.
500BC-AD1. There is arch aeologica l evidence th at
brooches and pins, fas hioned in the fonn of a
(continued on page 53)
53
(continued from .Page !2 ) we re wo rn by con t inent a l C hri sti ans it was iden tified with the dev il ; ( cf ~ t
stylized Dragon- hke amma l, G eorge and the Dragon). Neve rthele", for al l 1t'
wi ckedness, the Dragon was a crea ture of o ut"i tanding
Cel ts. D rag o n was prom inent in th e art, lit e ratur e streng th, wisdom and powe r; for thi s reason it wa"i
The used as a royal and imperia l emblem m E as t an d
and mytholog y of Greece a nd Rome, of No rse and
T cuton lands a; we ll as of Asia. There a re thus
several channels by wh ich it co uld have been intro- West alike.
duced in to Britain : migrating C elts, in va ding Thus the Dragon was born in the mi sts of p re-
Romans, conquering Ang lo-Saxons, Norse settlers, history, reached o ur shores by a va ri ety of ro ute"i
Christ ia n m iss ionar ies- for the Drago n belonged to w ith Wa
them all. I t is the best known a nd oldest of all and acqu ired an e arl y associ ation r T udor l e~. From
ea rl y Ce ltic k ings it passed to thei cessors
s uc
fab ulous beasts. I n the Fa r E ast it was considered 800 years later, a nd so from Elizabeth I to Th e Buff \
and thence to The Q uee n's R egt.
benefi cent, in Europe a nd the Middle E ast it rep re- It has been a long journey .
sented all th at is most frightfu l in nature, a nd to the
HIJNT 2
THE 3
DRAGON
1. Badge of The Queen's Regt. since 1966 Army until 1961 and in the TA until
2. Ba dg e of The Buffs ( Royal East Kent Regt.) in the Regular
1967
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54 Capt. R . ] . Benson (from SSC) to be Capt.
( QM ) 20 Apr 76 with seniorit y, I Apr 76.
The London Gazette
Special Reg Commn
Commands and Staff Lt. K . ] . H aley to be Lt. 28 Jun 75 with
M aj.-Gen. R. S . N. Mans C BE relinquished the
seniorit y 4 Jun 1973 (substituted for notifn in L.G .
ap pointment of DMAO, MOD 5 J an 1976 and re- Supplement 10 Feb 76).
tired, on retired pa y, 2 Feb 1976.
Lt . ] . M . H arcu s to be Ca pt. , 2 M ay 76.
Col. D . A . Willows AD C DL relinquishes the
appointment of Deputy Colonel ( K ent ) The Queen's RMAS
Reg iment, 31 D ec 1975, tenure expired.
2/ Lt. K . J . H aley is confirmed in his commn of
Lt.-Co l. ] . B. Ogilvie, OBE, TD from Res. 28 Jun 75 wef 20 D ec 75, with seniorit y 4 Jun 71.
of Offrs., to be Col., I Feb 76 . to be Lt. 4 Jun 73.
REGULAR ARMY 0 / Cdts. M. ] . Featherstone, S. F . N. L alor
and C. W . K . Robinson to be 2/ Lts. 6 M ar 76.
M a j. ( QM ) D . H . P . Fraser MBE retired on
retired pay 23 Nov 75 . Lt.- Co l. C. S . Fitzpatrick retired on retired pay,
31 Mar 76 and is granted hi s H on. rank of Col.
2/Lt . ( on probation ) ( Univ Cd'ship ) M . W .
Redford to be 2/ Lt . (on probation ) 14 Jul y 75. RARO
Ca pt. C. A . S . Bates from TA VR Gp A, 5
Lts. R . M. Jackson and M. P. Lawson to be QUEENS, to be Ca pt . 31 Oct 75.
Capt. 19 Dec 1975 . Capt. B. P. Holt TD from TAVR Gp A, 5
QUEENS, Unposted List to be Capt. 21 Sep 75 .
Promotions Maj . M . ] . Beaumont TD from TA VR Gp A,
6/ 7 QUEENS, to be Maj . I Sep 75.
Maj. to Lt.-Col. ( 3 I Dec 75 with seniority to
30 Jun 75 ) 2/ Lt. D . R . Clough from TA VR Gp A, 5
QUEENS, to be 2/ Lt. 26 Nov 1975.
C. G . C hampion, P. H. Courtenay, M . C. D .
L. Gilham and M . E . C. Rixon. Capt. G . N . Waltham from TA VR Gp A, 5
QUEENS, to be Capt. 3 Nov 75 .
Capt. to Maj. ( 31 Dec 75 ) Memorandum
N. S. Hunter, M. B. Montgomery, D. H . A.
Shephard, C. H. St . John Perry and P . Bishop All offrs of the Reg Army who attained the
(SRC) age limit of their rank and Corps on a date during
the period I Oct 75 to 31 Dec 75, will cease to
N Ireland Awards ( period I May-31 July 75 ). belong to the RARO on that date unless retained
under Article 274 of the P ay Warrant 1964.
Queen's Gallantry Medal
Sgt. S. R . Bream and W02 M . Donnelly. All offrs who :
a. were members of the TA VR, the AERO,
Mentioned in Despatches the TA or the TARO and
Maj . H . M . de V. Lohan ; Maj. R . C. b. who transferred to the RARO and
Pitman and C pl. B. F . Winder c. who attained the age limit of their rank and
Short Serv Comrnns Corps on a date during the period I Oct
A . ] . Keates to be 2/Lt (on probation ) ( Uni- 75 to 31 D ec 75
will cease to belong to the RARO on that
versity Ca ndidate ) 5 Oct 75. Commn terminated 15 date.
Dec 75 .
TAVR
Lt. A. ]. Roberts from SSVC to be 2/Lt. 2 The Queen has been graciously pleased to con-
Dec 75 with seniority 2 Jun 74. To be Lt. 2 Jun 75. fer the awa rd of the Efficiency Decoration (TA VR )
upon Maj . M . L. Muirhead and Capt. C. A . S .
WOII ( APTC ) ] . A. Bullock to be 2/ Lt. I Bate s.
Dec 75. To be Lt. I Dec 75 . 2/ Lt. (on probation ) C. H . B. Brady, 6/7
QUEENS, from TA VR Sec B Gen List, to be 2/ Lt .
Lt. R. G . Ford to be Capt 2 Mar 1976. (on probation ) I Sep 75 with seniority 9 Dec 73.
2/ Lt. ( on probation ) A . ]. Meldrum 6/7
Short Serv Limited Commns QUEENS is confirmed at 2/ Lt. 31 May 73 . To be
The following >o be 2/Lts ( on probation ) 21 Lt. 2 Nov 75.
Maj. E . ] . R . Ludlow 6/7 QUEENS from R es
Feb 76: D . G. Gibson and N . M . P eckham. of Offrs Class Ill to be Maj. 1 Sep 75 with
Lt.-Col. S . ] . Squire MBE retired on retired seniority 1 Nov 69 .
Capt. ( Hon . Maj .) R . C. B. Dixon TD, 5
pay 10 ]an 76. QUEENS, from R es of Offrs C lass II to be Capt.
Capt. ]. M . B. Westing retired on retired pay I Sep 75 with seniority 2 Jun 68 and is granted
the actg rank of Maj. 1 Sep 75 .
12 ] an 76 and is granted hon. rank of Maj .
Capt. P . R. Hitchcock, from SRC, to be 2/ Lt. Lt.-Col. F . B. Hurd TD, 6/7 QUEENS is
placed on the Unposted List 1 Apr 75 .
31 Oct 75 with seniority 19 July 69; to be Capt.
31 Oct with seniority 19 Jan 76 but to retain Maj . G . W . Evans, 5 QUEENS from TA VR
seniority as Capt. as at 30 Oct. 75 until 18 Jan. 77. Gp B Unposted List, to be Maj . I Dec 75 with
seniority 1 Apr 72.
2/Lt. ( on probation ) W . W . Redford is con·
firmed as 2/Lt. 14 Jul y 75 with seniority I Aug 71; Capt. A . P . Haigh 5 QUEENS is granted acting
to be Lt. 14 July 75 with seniority I Aug 73 . rank of Maj . 26 Sep 75 .
2/ Lts. ]. P . Riley and R. W. Wilby to be Lts. Lts. J . L. A . Fowler and R. G. C. Thornton
9 Mar 76. 5 QUEENS to be Capts. 12 Feb 76.
Maj . J . I. D . Pike MC retired on retired pay Lt. (now Capt. ) S. ]. Dafforn 6/7 QUEENS
Apr 76. to be Capt. I Nov 73 (substituted for notifn in L.G .
Supplement 3 June and 26 Aug 75 ).
Capt. B. M . Morris, from SRC, to be Capt
( QM ) I Apr 76.
Lt. S . C. ] . B. Pielow resigned his commn I
Apr 76.
55
2/ Lt. S. J . M anchip 5 QUEENS to be Lt., 7 HAWKESWOOD- On 16th March 1976, to Pte. and
Mrs. J . H awkeswood, a son, Adri an Steven.
Apr 76.
2 / L t. T. Ben so n, 5 QUEENS, to be Lt. 17 Mar WEBB-On 18th March 1976, to C pl. and Mrs. T.
76. A. D . C hissel, 5 QUEENS (formerly 2/ Lt. 5 Wcbb, a daughter, Theresa .
R ANG LIA N) to be 2/ Lt., I Apr 75 with seniority, C LARK-On 28 th March 1976, to Pte . and Mrs.
G . Clark, a son, Rory.
30 J an 73. McCLEAVE- On 29th March 1976, to Cpl. and
Capt. R.
E. Lowans, 6/7 QUEENS from TA VR Mrs. K. McCieave, daughter, Charmain
Gp A, 5 QUEENS, to be Capt., I Apr 75 with Babe tt e. 15th April ! 976, to Sgt. and Mrs.
MILHAM-On
seniorit y, 10 Apr 70. R. Milham, a son, G raham K enneth.
ARMY CADET FORCE MARRIAGES
StoautnhTdeehresCafBodlEel otMwFino(gHrceuofrfsMitcpeieredsraplao:rienLtatw.Caor(ldA)e;/dCLtahtp.et.(1)Ast/WMC.laajsS.p). BROWN-SOM'ERFORD. On 9th September 1975 ,
at Brighton, Pte. F . Brown to Mi ss J an et Gwen
R. R . Rylands MBE TD ( Maidstone GS ). confer Somerford.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to WELLS-TITC HMAR SH. On 17th October 1975,
the award of the Efficiency D ecoration (TAVR) on
Maj . P . G. H arrington . at Hitchin , Pte. C. Wells to Mi ss Diane Carole
Births, Marriages and Titchmarsh. October 1975 , at
DERRI C K-REYNOLDS. On 18th Mi ss Rose Ann
D arlington, Pte. C. D erri ck to
Deaths R ey nold s.
GORDON-R AWLINGS. On 25th October 1975,
at Salisbury, Pte. E. Gordon to Miss Sandra
BIRTHS J ane R awlings. On 15th November !975,
ADLAM-BRANDRETH. Adlam to Miss Pauline
KEMP- On 28 th Jul y 1975, to Pte. and Mrs. S.
Kemp, a daughter, P erenna J ade. at Hove, L/ Cpl. J .
Gertrude Brandeth.
JOHNCOCK-On 22nd September 1975, to Pte. LANGLEY-SMITH. On 20th December !975, at
and Mrs. J . J ohncock, a daughter, J ennifer Horsham, L/ C pl. H. L angley to Mi ss Gillian
Loui se. 29th S ep t e m b er 1975, to L/ C pl. and Yvonne Smith. On 20th D ecember 1975, at
DAVIS-On Emery to Mi ss Ca therine Mary
Mrs. J . Davis, a daughter, M elanie Patrici a. E M E R Y- V A L T O N .
SHAW-On 11th November 197 5, to C pl. and Mrs. Hastings, Pte. A.
N. Shaw, a daughter, Tracey. Valton.
CA DD-On 25 th November 1975, to Bdsm, and GARDNER-FEE . On 1st J anuary 1976, at Col-
Mrs. T . Cadd, a son, Trevor J ohn. chester, Pte. T . Gardner to Miss J anet Maureen
N IC HOLSON-On 28th November 1975, to Pte.
F ee .
P . Nicholson, a daughter, Natalie C hristin a YOA-JOLLEY. On 2nd J anu ary 1976, at H arringay,
Cpl. M . Yoa to Mi ss Suzanne Margaret Jolky.
Margaret. FRIEND-HUGH'ES. On 3rd J anu ary 1976, at
HOPKI N S-On 23rd December 1975, to Pte. and to Miss Daphne
Oswestr y, L/ Cp l. S. Friend
Mrs. A. Hopkins, a son, Willi am C harles. Anne Hughes.
STEWARD-On 23rd December 1975, to Bdsm. and MARTINDALE-PETC H. On l Oth J anuar y 1976,
Mrs. I. Steward, a daughter, Tracey Anne. at H aningey, Pte. S . Martindale to Miss Valerie
KNOWLES-On 27th December 1975, to L/ C pl.
P et ch. 1976, at
and Mrs. G . Knowles, a son, G ary John. POTTER-KERMAN. On 15th J anuary Margaret
BURTON-On 30th D ecember 1975, to Pte. and
Brighton, Pte. H . Potter to Miss
Mrs. D . Burton, a daughter, Tracey Anne. Philomen a Kerm an.
EVANS-On 6th J anuary 1976, to Pte. and Mrs. PRITCHARD-COOPER. On 17th J anuary 1976,
K. Evans, a son, D arren.
TOOK-On 19th January 1976, to Cpl. and Mrs. in Thanet, Pte. M. Pritchard to Mi ss T eresa Ella
Anne Cooper.
T. T ook, a son, Adam . THONY-BLANKS . On 17th J anu ary 1976, at
T URNER-On 31st J anuary 1976, to Sgt. and Mrs. AN Colwyn Bay, Pte. R . Anthony to Miss Susan
P . Turner, a daughter, Nicola Jane. Murial Joy Bl anks.
NURSE-On 3rd Febru ary 1976, to Pte. and Mrs. SKINNER-FIRTH. On
C. Nurse, a daughter, Anthea. 23rd J anuary 1976, at
CUDDINGTON-On I! th February ! 976, to Bdsm. Oxford, Pte. P. Skinner to Miss Di ane Firth .
FREW-TERSIA. On 24th J anuary 1976, at
and Mrs. D . Cuddington, a daughter, Louise Brighton, Pte. R. Frew to Mi ss Les ley T ersia.
Ellen . MARTIN-WOODS . On 31 st J anu ar y !976, at
SULLIVAN-On 15th Febru ary 1976, to C pl. and
Mrs. V. Sullivan, a son, Daren Michael. Kingston, Pte. P . Martin to Miss K.im Melanie
MOUNT- On 17th February 1976, to Pte. and
Mrs. Woods. 1976, at
BRAZIER-FALSCH. On 6th February Elisabeth
J . Mount, a daughter, Emma.
MILLIS-On 18th Febru ar y 1976, to C pl. and Mrs. Cambridge, Pte. C. Brazier to Miss
D . Milli s, a son, Neill. M ari a F alsch. 1976, at Rich-
WILSON-ROW'ELL. On 5th M arch Lynne Rowell.
BOOKER-On 5th M arch 1976, to L/ C pl. and Mrs. mond, L/ C pl. C. Wilson to Miss
P . Booker , a daughter, Sharon.
MANKELOW-On IIth March 1976, to Pte. and PAYNE-WILLIAMSON. On 6th March 1976, at
Midd lesbrough, L/ Cp l. C. P ayne to Miss
Mrs. D . M ankelow, a son, Scott David. Duveen Willi amson.
KILGARRIFF- On IIth M arch 1976, to Pte. and PEARSON-NIXON . On 6th M arch 1976, at Dover,
Mrs. G. Kilgarrifl', a daughter, Lorna Anne
Pte. R. P earson to Mi ss Elaine Dawn Nixon.
S u sa n.
56 F INC H H ATTON- On 9th D ecember, 1975 , in
London , Mrs. D . Fin ch H at ton, aged 93 years.
HEMSLEY-AKEHURST. On l Oth Apri l 1976, at
J arvi Brook East Sussex, Pte. B. H emsley to KI 1G-On 12th D ecember, 1975, at Dover, Mr.
Mi ss P amela Rose Akehurst. Ernest H enry King, late The Queen 's Own
Royal West Kent Regt., aged 95 yea rs.
LARKINS-LEGGETT. On 1st M ay 1976, at
C liftonvi lle, Margate, Cp l. A . L arkins to Miss BULLOCK-On 18th D ecember, 1975 , at Sevenoaks,
J enn y Leggett. Mr. E . D . Bullock, 13te The Buffs.
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES LOVELL-On 2 1st D ecember, 1975 , Mrs. M ary
Murray Love ll, wife of Lt.- Co l. H . 0. Love!!,
T he engagement is announced between Lt. Rodncy late of The Queen's Own Royal Wes t Ken t Reg t.
David Jamcs Rathbone Owen, The Queen's R egt. ,
son of M aj. and Mrs. D . A. J . Owen, of Burghclerc, PR OCTOR-On 23 rd D ecem ber, 197 5, Bri g. Neville
H ampshire, and D orothy Elizabeth P orter, da ughter Phillips Proctor, CBE, M C, aged 80 yea rs (see
of Col. and M rs. H . J . Porter, of Greenisland, Count y obitua r y).
A n t ri m.
REED-On 25 th December, 1975, Mr. H . E . Reed,
The engagement is an nounced between Capt. MM , late 5th Bn. The Buffs, aged 5 1 years.
John Coupland Acworth, The Queen's R egt., young-
est son of the Rev. 0. R. and Mrs. Acworth, of The BRU CE- On 2nd J anu ary, 1976, Pte. George Bruce,
Vica rage, Chobham, Surrey and Diana M abel Sarel, aged 56 yea rs. A pre-War Regular So ldie r, he
twin daughter of Maj.-Gen. and Mrs. Fergus Ling, served with ! / 6th Queen's in France and Belgium
of Grove Cottage, Shalford, Surrey. in 1940. He was wou nded on the Escaut and
(T he marriage is to take place on 14th August). taken prisoner.
DEATHS GR IZZE LL-On 3rd J an uary, 1976, Pte. Frederi ck
C harles Grizze ll, aged 56 years. Served in the
HARPER-P te. Sidney J ohn H arper was born in 2/ 6th Bn. The East Surrey Rcgt. he was wounded
1900. He served in The 'East Surrey Regt. from and evacuated from St. Valcry. In 194 3 he joined
1919 to 1945, and for a furth er 2 I years with the 1st Bn . in North Afri ca and served through-
Surrey County Council, his las t ap poi ntment out the Sicily and Italy Camp aigns.
being doorkeeper at the County H all, Kingston-
upon- T h ames. TURNER-On 6th J anua r y, 19'/6, H erbert Alfred
Turner, OBE. Served in the I Oth Bn . The
MOORAT-On 17th Jul y, 1975, M aj. F elix John Queen 's R oya l R cgt. in the 19 14-1 8 W ar . Kit
George Moorat, aged 58. Served in The Queen's was Secretary and Treasurer of the I Oth Queen's
Ro ya l Regt. from 193 5 to 1941 (see obituary). OCA for many years until is di sbandment in
1971.
G REGORY-On 5th August, 1975, Sgt. G eorge
Albert J ames Gregory, aged 61. ·'Skeets" Gregory AYSCOUG H-On 9th J an ua ry, 1976, Maj . Edwin
served in the 1st and 2nd Bns. The Queen's Samuel M au rice Ayscough, aged 76 years.
Roya l Regt. and was the MT Sgt. in Burma. Middlesex Regt. 19 18- 1944 .
WALLIS-On 20th August, 1975, Sgt. C harles SCOTT-On 15th J anu ar y, 1976, Lt.- Col. Leslie
Frederick W allis, aged 84. Served in the 2nd Duncan Scott, MC within a few weeks of his
Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. in the 1914- 18 80th birthd ay. He served in the 7t h (Service) Bn .
W ar, having previous ly served for 7 yea rs in the The East Surrey Regt. from August 1914 un til
Ro ya l Fusiliers. its disbandment in February 19 18 (see obituary).
J ACOB- On 17th October, 1975, Co l. Frederic AS HBY-On 17th J anu ar y, 1976, at Queen Mary's
Arthur J acob, OBE, aged 80. Served in The H ospi tal, Sidcup, Mr. A. C. Ashby, aged 78
Queen 's Roya l Regt. in both World W ars (see yea rs. Served in the 6th Bn . The Queen's Own
obi tuary) . Roya l West Kent Rcgt. and the Roya l Veterinary
Corps 1914-1 8 W ar. L ate Treasurer Bromley
WYATT-On 28 th October, 1975, Sgt. Pat W ya tt, Branch R egim ental Association (see obituary).
aged 56. Served in the 2/ 5th Bn . The Queen's
Ro ya l Regt. in the 1939-45 War. WALDEN-On 17th J anu ary, 1976, Co l. Frank
W alden, MBE, DL, aged 76 yea rs (see obi tu ary).
FITZPATRICK-On 7th November, 1975, at Can-
terbur y, Capt. J . N. Fitzpatrick, late The GOU LDING-On 27 th J anu ary, 1976, Bdsm.
Queen 's Own Ro ya l West Kent Regt. Maurice J ohn Goulding, aged 62 yea rs. Middle-
sex Regt. 1927-1 945 .
MATTHEWS-On lOth November, 1975, Pte.
W. A. H . M atthews. Served in The Queen's PONSONBY-On 28 th J anua ry, 1976, Col. S ir
Royal Regt. from 1938 to 1946. C harles Ponsonby, Bt. , TD, DL.
MACLEAN-On IIth November, !975, Lt.-Col. R U TTER-On 28 th J anu ary, 1976, Mr. E . S . Rutter,
N. G . Maclean, late The Queen's Own Ro ya l late The Queen's Own Ro ya l West Kent R egt.
West Kent Regt. (see obituary).
P AWSO N-On 29th J anu ar y, 1976, Sgt. Alfred
SLATER-On 16th November, 197 5, Sgt . C. W. J ames P awso n, aged 62 years. Served in the 1st,
Slater, aged 8 1. " Mick" joined the Royal Irish 2nd and 2/ 6th Bns. The Queen's Ro ya l Regt.
Rifles in 1908 and trai ned as a M as ter T ailor. from 19 33 to 1946, and a Life M ember of the
H e we nt to France with the BEF in 1914 and Regimental Association for 28 yea rs.
was wounded at Mons. T aken pri soner while in
hospital, he managed to escape and was wounded PARRATT-On 4th F ebruar y, 1976, at Canterbury,
again. After service at Gallipoli, Mick was trans- M aj. L. F . ("Bob ") P arratt, TD ., late The Buffs,
ferred to the Ro ya l Irish Fusiliers. After the aged 64 yea rs (see obituary).
War he was Regimental T ailor at Stoughton
Barracks from 1925 to 1934. SAMPSON-On 5th F ebru ary, 1976, in Uckfield
Hospital, Lt.-Col. T . E . Sampson, late The
H OO KER-In D ecember, 1975 , Mr. Cyril H ooker, Queen 's Own Ro yal West Kent R egt., aged 58
late The Queen's Own Royal West Kent R egt., yea rs (see obitu ary).
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FERNfE-On 7th F ebru ar y, 1976, at Catterick
Military Hospital, J ohn Anthon y, son of Pte.
and Mrs. J . F ernie.
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LATHAM-O n 9th F ebruary, 1976, at Tunbridge supporter of the R egiment. Except for three
Wells, Mrs. J oan L ath am, widow of Brig. spells in hospital after being wounded and gassed,
(" Swifty") Howlett and Brig. F . L atham (see all Sgt. Tracey's service was in the old 1st
Queen's in which he was the Bombing Sergeant.
obituary). He was one of the few soldiers to be decorated
MOULD-On lOth F ebruary, 1976, at Canterbury,
with the DCM and MM.
Mrs. J ane M ould, wife of Mr. George M ould,
TRAVERS-On 20th M arch, 1976, Sgt. J ohn
late RQMS The Buffs. P atrick Trave rs, aged 7 1 yea rs. Served in The
WH!TCOMBE-On 12 th F ebruary, 1976, WO! Queen 's Royal Regt. from 1919 to 1944 and a
further seven years in the Ro ya l Pioneer Corps.
(RSM) Albert Ernes! Whitcombe, MBE, aged J ack, who was in the Band of the 2nd Queen 's
77 years. Middlesex R egt. 1921-1952. between the Wars, had been an In P ensioner at
HEA YENS-On 13th F ebruary, 1976, Sgt. Willi am the Roya l Hospital, Chelsea since 1967.
Charles Heavens, aged 77 years. Middlesex Regt.
191 5-191 8. In P ensioner C helsea Hospital WHITA C RE ALLEN-On 26th M ar ch , 1976, at
Folkestone, Brig. J . F. ("J ack") Whitacre Alien
1966-1976. M C DL, late The Buffs, on the eve of his 86th
BONN ! C K-On 14th F ebru ar y, 1976, in Farn-
birthday (see obi tuary).
borough Hospital, Mr. J . T . Bonni ck, late The
Queen's Own Ro ya l West Kent Regt., aged 79 KEDGE-On 30th March, 1976 Frederick J . W.
Kedge, BEM , Freddy enlisted in 1916 and ser ved
yea rs. with the 7th (City of London) Bn. The London
BODENSIECK-On 14th F ebruary, 1976, at Salis- R egt. in France. After the War he was that
battalion's drum major and when it was converted
bury, Wilts, Mr. L. H . Bodensieck, late The to a searchlight unit in 193 4, Drum Major Kedge
Queen's Own Roya l West K ent R egt. transferred to the 23rd London Regt. H e was
BAKER-On 16th F ebruary, 1976, at the Infirmar y, awarded the BEM in 1958. Chai rman of the
Roya l Hospital, Chelsea, Mr. John Edward Regimental Association 23rd Londo n Regt./42nd
T ank R egt. from 1957 to 197 5 when he was
Baker, late The Buffs, aged 8 1 years. forced to give up office on account of increasi ng
HARWOOD-On 17th F ebru ary, 1976, at Honiton, disability. It was largely due to his far-sightedness
and understanding that the interests and loyalties
D evon, Scott son of L /C. and Mrs. R. H arwood . of both Infan tr y and T anks we re welded together
ITZINGER-On 19th F ebruary, 1976, William into a happy and well-run Association.
Richard Itzinger. Served in the 22nd London KING-On 6th April, 1976, at H ove, Lt.-Col. J . E.
Regt. from 1914 to 191 9 and in the ! / 6th ("T ed") King, DSO, late The Buffs, aged 75
Queen's in the 1939-45 War.
HILL-On 22nd F ebruary, 1976, Sgt. Willi am Hill, years (see obituary).
aged 83 years. Served in the 5th Queen's (TA) PITTER-On 9th April , 1976, Cpl. W . J . P itter,
from Feb. 1910 to Feb. 1914 and in the ! / 4th
Queen's in Indi a from 1914 to 1920. aged 77 yea rs. Served in the 2/ 4th Bn . The
DALLEY-On 22nd February, 1976, at San Ignatia, Queen's Roya l R egt. from 191 6 to 19 19, and
Belize, Pte. A. R. Dalley. in the 2nd Bn, from 1919 to 1922 . Bill P itter
KETTLE-On 23 rd February, 1976, Mrs. K ettle, was wounded at L adha on the North West
for many years Hon. Treasurer of The Buffs Fronti er of Indi a and lost a leg. H e was a loyal
supporter of the Regi mental Association.
London Branch Ladies Guild. ARNOLD-On IIth April, 1976, L / C pl. Albert
WILLOUGHBY-On 28th F ebruary, 1976, Pte . Arnold, aged 78 yea rs. Served in The Queen's
Ro ya l Regt. from 19 16 to 1922 and subsequen tl y
Ronald Baxter Willoughby, aged 64 yea rs. Served in the RA and RE. Mr. Amold had been a Life
in the 2nd Bn . The E ast Surrey Regt. from Member of the R egimental Association for over
1932 to 1946 and was prisoner of war of the
20 years.
Japanese. OVERTON-On 19th April, 1976, Sgt. William J ohn
QUILTER-On 13th March, 1976, Bdsm Francis
Overton, aged 8 1 yea rs. Middlesex R egt. 1911-
Quilter, aged 87 yea rs. " Pony" Quilter joined the
East Surrey Regt. in 1903 and served for over 19 32 .
31 years. H e was a keen sportsman and a loya l GIRLING- On 2 1st Ap ril, 1976, at Queen
Surrey man . He had been an In P ensioner at
the Royal Hospital for ten yea rs, and invariabl y Alexandra 's Mil Hospital, J ane Mary Barbara,
attended Regimental Association Reunions. wife of M aj. Marcus Girling and mother of
TRACEY-On 16th March, 1976, Sgt. Henry Alfred
Tracey, DCM, MM, aged 80 years . Served in Sarah, Ann and J ames.
The Queen 's Ro yal Regt. from 1911 to 1919.
One of the origin al members of the Old Con-
temptibles Association, Harry was also a loyal
;--------- Obituaries
LT. COL. J. E. KING, DSO the true 2IC) was left behind LOB (Left out of
battle). Sandy was killed, which left me in com-
Late The Buffs
m and .
Lt.-Col. P. ] . L ewis writes:- After a short while T ed was sent up to the
"l first met T ed King when I joined 1}1e front line to take his natural place as Command-
Buffs at Shorncliffe and he was a very semor ing Offi cer. In his qu iet way, and wi th his great
subaltern, in 1932. It was, however, in the North sense of humour, T ed wa s an inspiration to all
African D esert that I really go t to know him.
of us; he was totally imperturbable.
In June 1941 the I st Bn . went into battle The crunch came on 20th D ecember 1941.
with Lt . Col. R . B. Sandilands in command. I
was sent up as his 2IC, whilst T ed ( who was T ed knew quite well that by moving his Battalion ,
even half a mile, on that night he could save it
from destruction ; he asked permission from
58
OBITUARIES-continued.
Brigade HQ to do so a nd was refu sed. On order to run his own business in Canterb ury,
D ecember 2 1 we were shelled and mortared relent- which he did until his death on F ebruary 4th .
During this time he maintai ned a keen interest
lessly till 2.30 p.m . W e had a ll fi eld and an u- in the social activities of the Regm1ent and there
tank gu ns knocked out and a ll ou r . T tanks a re man y who will remember the reunion parties
either kn ocked out or out of ammumt 10n . The that he orga nised at his house and at the Depot.
task of the Battalion then became hopeless; we
were attacked by tanks and infantry during the Amongst those present at Barham on 11th
F ebruary were Cols. Si r D oug las Iggulden,
afternoon and overrun with onl y rifles with wh1ch Argles and Tillea rd ; M ajs. Geoff rey Simon, J ack
Smithers, M alcolm M oore; and Mr. Alfred M oat."
to defend ourselves.
During the whole of this wretched perform- EX-CSM F. T. ("DICKY") BIRD
Late The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt.
ance, Ted disp layed great leadersh1p and d1d . all M aj. C. W. Bm cc wrires:-
he could to keep up our spirits. In m y op m10n,
" I regret to inform you that Dicky Bird died
he was an outstandingl y brave man. In fa ct, h e on 28 th J anu ary last, at the Ro ya l H ospi tal,
on ly gave u p the h opeless struggle when German C helsea, aged 82. H e wi ll be much missed b y a ll
tank crews threw out hand grenades and With members of the Regi ment, at the Branch and at
the Reuni ons a t M aidstone. H e served in the 2nd
mach ine guns at full blast were millin!f a round Bn. throughout the 1st World War in
right insi de his Battalion HQ. F or h1s whole M esopotamia, was posted to the 1st Bn. in India
con duct and for his extreme bravery h e was, in the late twenties, and was promoted CSM.
a ft er the war, ve ry properl y awa rded the DSO .
After discharge, he returned to the depot at
His death, now, greatly sa.dd ens me, as 11~ M a idstone, as a ga rdener and groundsman, and
deed it must do his man y fnends. A splend1d remained there until the RE took over the
person in a ll res pects, a great fri end of mine, and Barracks. A great old soldier, with the Regiment
one whom I h ad the great privilege to ser ve always first. W e sh all remember him ."
Co l. H . B . H . W aring writcs:-
under. "
" Dicki e Bird>s service with The Queen 's Own
Lt.-Col. S ir Dou glas Jgguldcn wl·ircs:- sp anned, with only small breaks, n early 50 year;.
Joining The R egi ment in Jul y 1912 h e served
"A lthough I h ad but little contact with T ed throughout the First World War and for many
yea rs thereafter until going to the reser ve in
King before the W ar, I saw a .grea t dea l of lHm September 1935. But he was back in the R egi ment
whilst we were both pn soners m Oflag 79. L1ke agai n four yea rs late r, in 1939 and served on for
another six yea rs until being demobilised in August
many others he would a ttend lectures on subj ects 1945. It was as C SM in 13th Infantry Training
Centre at The Barracks, Maidstone that in some
which were foreign to him. H e came to a sen es I miracu lous way he managed to keep track of a n
gave concernin g land use, compensation and better- enormous company spread between The Barracks
and Invicta Lines, and through his hands there
ment! H e used to say how lucky I was in that I must have passed many hundreds of old and young
had a profession and a career to go back to where- members of The Queen's Own . After de-
as he, like other Regular soldiers in the Camp, mobilization, Dickie became groundsman at The
Barracks and there he remained until its closure.
fel t that his career was at an end . \¥inter and summer, in sun or rain he was always
busy tending the back field, or the fl ower beds
Though he had reason to be depressed, his around the barrack square or his vegetable garden,
standa rds of conduct and behaviour were very ye t he was at the same time looking ahead to
high. F or T ed, a nyone who cl aimed to be a Buff hi s plans for the f ollowin g yea r . When it came
had to be a first class soldier in every way. Wh1lst to gardening he possessed the proverbial green
fingers. M any are the times, and particul arly during
he was around, no one could complain that they the year of the R egimental Bicenten ar y in 1956,
that he was seen moving plants from one part of
h ad n 't go t a good example !" .. the barracks to another as the occasion demanded-
flowers in fu ll b loom that were content to be re-
In add ition to members of the famil y, Bng. planted without any thought of wilting whilst
under his loving care. H e took immense pride in
and Mrs. F. W. B. Parry; Brig. Nicholson; Col. his achievements at The Barracks and the R egi -
ment owed him much.
and Mrs. Grace (a lso representing Lt. Col. and
H e was always good company; possessed a
Mrs. J. R . P . Williams ) ; Lt. Col. and Mrs. fund of good stories which h e told with a twinkle
Arg les; Lt. Col. R ansley; Lt. Col. Alexander in his eye. His devotion to the R egiment knew no
(also representing Col. H ews) and Mr. Brown limits and he was a most loya l supporter of the
( representing the Brighton Branch and who R egimenta l reunions. H e continued to return to
Maidstone after his ad mi ssion to the Royal
ca rried the Bra nch Standard ) were present at the Hospital, C helsea in June 1968, and he was at
Downs Crematorium, Brighton, a t 12. 15 p.m . on Invicta Lines even las t Jul y- a little stouter but
as upri gh t in ever y resp ect as ever.,
Friday 9th April for the Committal Service.
MAJ. L. F. PARRATT
Late The Buffs
M aj. M . G. N. M oore writes:-
"Ma j. Bob P arratt poined 5th Bn . The Buffs
(TA) in 1936, under the command of Col. D on ald
D ean, VC. H e was Commissioned the same year
attending a course at the D epot under Co l. George
Howe. The D epot Captains were Guy Oliver, J ohn
Samuelson and J ohn Atkinson.
On the outbreak of W a r, h e ser ved in Fra nce,
where a wound in his knee resulted in hospitali s-
ation for some time in En gland. Subsequentl y
he was stationed in North Africa and Syria until
the end of hostilities a nd, h av ing signed on for
an ex tra yea r's term, h e was reassigned to Tripoli.
In late 1946 h e resigned his Commiss ion in
· - - - - OBITUARIES-continued. ; lip by whi ch might add to the glorifi cation of the
Diehards-never the glorification of himse lf. When
Col. F. WALDEN, MBE, DL I was Colonel of the Regiment, it was the greatest
comfort to know th at he wa• there, In the
Co lonel "Fanny" \XTalden d ied on 17th J anuary
1976. H e was born at H en ley-on-Thames in ! 899; backgro und .
he was commi;sioned from the RMC to the M iddle- H e was a devo ted fami Iy man; you on Iy had to
;ex Regt. on 2 1; t August 19 18 and retired in 1953
wi th the rank of Honorary Colonel. H e was then em- stay in his home to feel the wo nde rul atmosphere of
ployed as officer i/ c M arried Quarters, London trust and affection that existed there. Looki ng around
Distri ct until 196 1 whe n he wa• appointed ROil at the congregation here thi s morning, it is clear to me
RHQ Queen's Regt. (Middlesex Offi ce) and Secretary th at thi s family spirit is extended to the Regimen tal
of the M idd lesex R eg~ m e nt a l A;sociatio n until hi s F amil y where to my vintage, F ann y was a sort of
retirement on 31st D ecember 1972. elder brother ; and to the yo unger members, a fa ther
figure. It must be- and I am sure it is- a grea t com-
M aj.-G en. C. M . M . M an, C B, OBE , M C, at fort to hi s wife M o llie and her sons to know that
the Memori al Service held in St. P aul's Ca thedral on their loss is our loss and th at we, like them, share a
Monday 23 rd F ebru ary 1976, gave the following common pride in hi s life of service .
address : - It is so ri ght that we should be together here in
" \\:le have come here this morning to pay our our beautiful R egimental Chapel in this magni fi cen t
Ca thedral beca use Colonel F ann y played an im portant
tribute to and to give th anks for the life and service part in the events that led up to its ada ptio n for this
of Co l. Frank W alden-'Co lon el F ann y' as he was purpose and fin al dedication . I remember so well
affectiona tely known by so man y of his fr iends. the many occasions that I came here wi th him and
Col. Graham Fox, firstl y to formulate our own ideas
I say 'Give thanks fo r the life and servi ce' of as to what we would ask the Cathedral Authorities to
F ann y W alden beca use, to me, his was a life which agree, and then, with Bishop W and and P aul P aget,
was bui lt on the words ' Service before Self'. All his to translate our ideas into realiti es. It culminated in
working life, carr ying on into hi s later years-when what was, I believe, F ann y's greates t R egimental tri-
most of us sit back and take thin gs more easily-he umph-the unforgetable Service of D edication . I feel
devoted himself to the service of the Regiment he his presence now, and I know that thi s is where he
loved so mu ch. I don' t think it occurred to him to would like to be remembered by his family and fri ends.
stop ; he was doing something that was his whole life-
SERVI N G HI S REGIME N T-and that was all Thi s is not to mourn, but to give thanks for the
there was to it. life of a man who was an example of servi ce before
self. This is a moment of triumph.
In the near fort y years th at I knew Co lonel When I heard the strains of the bugle calls, the
F ann y, looking back I thin k of him almost as three
different people. First, as Adjutant of the 1st Bn. L ast Post and R eveille, most beautifully sounded at
of the Middlesex in H ong Kong in the thirties, Esher P ari sh Church on 23rd January, di e away in
always imm acul ately turned out; from the subalterns' the air, I knew that a good and faithful Di ehard , h ad,
poi nt of view a bit crusty; setting himself the highest in the words of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress:
standa rds and expecting the sa me from all those in
the B attalion, both on and off duty, but fiercely pro- P assed over, and all the trumpets sounded for
tecth•e of his soldi ers. Then, twent y-odd yea rs later,
I met him at M afr aq in Jordan when, as one of the
most senior offi cers in the service of the King there, I him on the other side."
met him in specting the battalion I was then serving
with, after an exercise. H e w as surrounded by staff BRIG. N. P. PROCTOR, CBE, MC
officers of the Arab Legion and clearl y held in very Bri g. Neville Phillips Proctor died on 23rd
high regard by them. This was a F ann y I had not D ecember 1975, aged 8 1. H e was born in K ensi ngton
seen before (as I had missed hi s two periods of on the 24th December 1894 and was educated at
command in the R egiment)-Fann y the commander. M ar! borough College and Oxford ; he was com -
Las tl y- and this was the F ann y that I knew the best missioned into the Middlesex Regt. in 191 5. In April
1939, he was appointed to comm and the 2nd Bn .
- as our R egimental Secretary.
It was was here that I believe he made his South L ancas hire R egr. In 1941 he was appointed
biggest impact on, and gave his greatest contribution Brigade Commander of 146 Infantry Bde. and, in
to, our R egiment-the Diehards. It took him no time 1944, he was posted to 164 Infantry Bde. In Septem-
at all to become a ver y rea l person not just a name. ber 1944 he joined !35 Infantry Bde. and comm anded
He was widely and affection ately known by yo ung and it until F ebruary 1945. F rom 1946 to 1949 he served
old soldiers, as well as by the many officials and with the Roya l West African Frontier Force and
others of the C ounty of Middlesex with whom his comm anded Sierra Leone and G ambi a Di strict ; he
retired from the Servi ce on the 18th June 1949.
duties brought him in contact. Brig. Proctor h ad a great interest in Youth M ove-
It is not exaggerating to say th at the name
ments and gave much of his time to the H ants.
Colonel W aldcn and the Middlesex Regiment were Association of Boys and Girls C lubs. After retire-
synonimou s and I do not believe I am overstating it
when I say that he did more for our R egiment during ment, he li ved in Fleet, where he w as a well-known
that period th an anybody else within living memory. and popular resident.
Colonel F anny was a man of strong and deep A memori al Service was held at All S ai nts
Church, Fleet, Hants. on 27th J anuar y 1976 attended
convictions tempered by a delightful sense of humour. by the following members of the R egt. M aj.-Gen .
H owever determined he might be- and he could be
ver y determined-there was a twinkle in his eye and Sir John Willoughby, KBE, CB, M aj.-Gen . G. P . L.
he was always ready to see the funn y side. A stickler W eston, C B, CBE, DSO, Lt.-Col. and Mrs. J . R . B.
for detail and an eye for the big occasion ; an ab horance Worton, Mrs. Norman C layden, M a js. G . C. D awson,
of showing off but never allowing any opportunity to J . I. D . Pike M C and A . E . F . W alron, MBE .
60
OBITUARIES-continued.
LT.COL.N.G.MACLEAN Rifl es (TA ). In 1939/ 40 he managed to get
Those who served with the I st Bn . The himself out to France with the BEF and is re-
Queen's Own Roya l West Kent Regt. in India ported to have been "involved in Dunkirk".
from 1919 to 1923 will be sorry to lea rn of the
death of Norman M aclean, on !I th November D.E.B.T.
1975, aged 75. Norman was born in Bermuda
and educated at Bedford School and the RMC, Mrs. JOAN LATHAM (formerly HOWLETT)
Sandhurst. H e was commissioned in 1919 and, L r.-Col. C. E. P. Cravell wrires:-
after four yea rs with the I st Bn ., was seconded " J oan L atham was the widow of the
to the Gold Coast Regt. RWAFF from 1923 to late Brig. Latham of the Leicestershire R egt.
1930. On retirement he joined the Colonial Police whom she married after
Service. On the outbreak of World War II he then being the widow of the 1939 -H4o5wl ewtta~r
rejoined the Gold Coast Regt. and served with Brig. B.
their 2nd Bn. from 1939 to 1945, commanding it 'Swi ft y' as he was known to all his friends. Swifty
from 1943 onwards; he was Mentioned in D es- joined the Queen's Roya l W est Kent R egt. in
patches in 1941. After the war, he continued in 1917 and served in the Great War. H e wa s a
the Colonia l Police until 1952, when he retired very keen cricketer, pla ying for the K ent County
with the rank of Commissioner of Police in Cricket T ea m in 1922 and 1928 whilst on leave
Aden . He was awarded the Co lonia l Police M edal from India and also for the Army; he wa s a fas t
in 1946. bowler-hence his nickname. After returning from
France through Dunkirk in 1940, he was appoint-
ed to command the 6th Bn. which he took to N .
Africa. After distinguished service both in N .
Norman was Secretary of a well known Golf Africa and Italy, he was killed in action shortl y
and Country Club in South Africa from 1952 after being awa rded a bar to his DSO .
to 1958, when he returned to England to live at J oan was the only child of the late Hugh
Bedford; he was Secretary of the Old Bedfordians Owen Whitley MA, a highl y respected Master at
Club until his death. He maintained his interest Tonbridge School from 1890 to 1919 ( mainly
in his old Regiment and attended The Queen 's Housema ster of Judde H ouse ) and a well known
Own Officers' C lub annua l London party in 1971 and very popular Secretary for many years of the
and 1973. K ent County Cricket C lub. I first met J oan at the
He leaves a widow and one son, to whom Angel Cricket Ground, Tonbridge, when Swifty
our sympathies go.
D .E.B.T. and I we re home on leave from India in 1928,
LT. COL. T. E. SAMPSON shortl y after they had become engaged. In 1929
Thomas Eric Sampson, who lived near Uck-
field, died in February 1976 at the early age of she came out to India to marry Swifty in Holy
Trinity ( the Garrison ) Church, Bangalore and I
58. H e was appointed to a Territorial Arm y had the very grea t pleasure of being their Best
commission, with the rank of 2/ Lt. in the 4th
Bn. The Queen 's Own Royal West Kent Regt. Man.
on 27th June 1939 and served with that Bn . in From the day Joan beca me engaged to
Swifty, she identified herself completely with the
the BEF from April to June 1940. On return to Regiment, which she loved and always took a
the UK, he was, as a Temporary Captain, with
the 1st Bn. for a very short time in 1941 and very great interest in all its activities . She was a
was then posted to the 5th Bn. In December 1942 regular attender at R egi mental function s-
especially Reunions and 'Cricket W eek'- and
he transferred to the RIAS C and served for the cont inued to attend those of The Queen's Own
rest of the War with that Corps, mainly in India.
As a Temporary Lt.-Col., he commanded an Buffs after ama lgamation until, in later years,
ill health prevented her from doing so, to her
Indian Supply Company ( 1944/ 45 ) being finally grea t disappointment.
released from embodied service in June 1946.
He leaves a widow, to whom we offer our A really charming and elegant pferiresonnd~. Joan
sincere condolences. will be sadly missed by all her many Our
D .E .B.T. sympathies go out to her son Brig. Geoffry How-
Mr. H. J. COOMBES let! OBE, MC, Commander of the Parachute
News has just come to hand of the death, Brigade and to her daughter, Angela Lovell,
at the end of March 1976, of H . J . Coombes, daughter-in-law of Lt. Col. H enry Lovell, who
one of the 69 survivors of the 226 men of The was Swifty's second-in-command in N .Africa ."
Queen's Own Royal West Kent R egt. taken into Amongst those present in Tonbridge School
capti vity by the Turks at Kut AI Amara on 29th Chapel on 16th February, in addi tion to members
April 191 6. This year sees the 60th anniversary of the family, were:-Lt. Gen. Sir William and
of this sad event, and now only six of those Lady Oliver; M aj.-Gen. Talbot ; Maj . Weymouth ;
survivors are left. Coombes, as Pres ident, and Lt. Col. and Mrs. Elgood; Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Arthur Kingsmill, as Secretary, had formed, Warner; Col. and Mrs. Durtnell ; Col. and Mrs.
organised and run the group known as "Comrades P ardington ; Col. Nash ; Lt. Col. MacMillan ; Mrs.
of Kut" of the Queen's Own which, in 1966 (the K . Dodson; Mrs. Gwi lliam; Maj . T aylor ; Col.
50th an ni versary of the surrender ) had presented and Mrs. Grace and representatives of Branches
a suitably inscribed Ga rden Seat to the Borough of the Regimental Association.
of M aidstone; it is located adjacent to the R egi-
mental War M emorial in Brenchley Gardens. COL. F. A. JACOB
Initially a Bandsman, Coombes served for 18 Freddie J acob, who died aged 80, had a
years in the Queen's Own, after which he went distinguished career both as a soldier and as a
through Kneller H all and became a Bandmaster C ivil Serva nt. His professional life was unusual
in the Norfolk Regt. and later in the Leeds
( collfinued 0 11 page 6 1 )
OBITUARIES-continued. 61
in th at after se rvice in the 19 14- 18 War, he left In spi te of oft en feeling far from well, he
the Army and went into the Foreign Office, and always attended R egimental function s at M aidstone
the pattern was repea ted in the 1939-45 War. and elsewhere; he was present at the Reunion in
Educa ted at Loretto, he was commissioned 1975.
in 191 5, and was servin g in the 2nd Queen 's in
France before his 20th birthday. He was wounded He was a founder member of the 6th Bn.
on the first day of the Somme Battle in 191 6 Queen's Own OCA and represented the Bn . on
and was subsequentl y twice mentioned in des- the Regimental Association Council. He joined
patches. After the W ar he served in the 2nd Bn . the Bromley Branch after the last War and sub-
in Indi a and Wiziristan until 1922 when he was sequentl y became Treasu rer. H e always attended
seconded for a three yea r tour wit h the I st Yemen Remembrance Sunday P arades in Bromley and,
Infan try R egt. H e was posted to the War Office although far from well, h is last attendance was
in 1925 and retired five yea rs la ter at the age of in 1974. Bert was a ve ry sick man over the last
few yea rs of his life; he had ma ny operations but
35. always kept cheerful. H e insisted on driving his
H e then became a C ivi l Servan t, serving at car almost up to the time of his las t illness.
the F oreign Office until the outbreak of the 1939- H e was buried on 23rd J an uary at F alcon
45 War when he was reca lled for military duty. Wood Cemetery, Eltham. Maj. and Mrs. L. P yrke,
Serving in the Middle East as an Intell igence M essrs. Brya n Bartlett, H arry Woolnough and
staff officer, he finished the W ar as a colonel. H e H a rry Stevens represented the R egt.
then returned to the Foreign Office and was
awa rded the OBE in 1949, fin ally retiring in BRIG. JOHN FREDERICK WHITACRE
1961. Co. J acob took an acti ve interest in Regi- ALLEN, MC DL
Late the Buffs
mental affai rs all h is life.
Maj . R obi11 Tuke wriles:-
MAJ. F. J. G. MOORAT "AII his friend s in The Buff s will have
Felix M oorat, who died at the ea rl y age of
58, was educated at Downside, and en listed in learnt with deep regret of the dea th of Brig. J ack
The Queen 's R oya l R egt. in 1935 . After service Alien, as h e was known in the Regt. in which he
was such a keen and distingui shed officer.
in th e 2nd and 1st Bns., he wa s commi ssioned in
King George V's Own Gurkha Rifl es. F elix, who H e was gazetted in The Buffs on 18th
had a flair for languages-he was a M ember of October 1909 from the RMC, Sandhu rst, at the
age of 19, and joined the 2nd Bn . in Singapore.
the Institue of Linguis ts- was an interpreter in
Gurkhali, U rdu and French. After the W ar he In February 19 14 he was seconded to the
was employed as an interpreter with NATO . H e West African Frontier Force in Nigeria- in those
will be remembered as a happy, warm-hearted days, a fin anci al haven so ught by many officers
man who enjoyed the compan y of his fellows. who were hard up .
LT. COL. L. D. SCOTT The First W orld War started whilst he was
When the 7th ( Service ) Bn. The E ast Surrey serving there and he saw active service in the
Regt., our senior Kitchener's Army battalion, was German colony of K amerun where he was twice
forming in August 1914, L eslie Duncan Scott wounded in action, the worst one being in his
was one of the first to enlist ; he passed r&pid ly left leg which gradually grew wo rse wit h the yea rs
through the ranks and was commissi;med in Octo- until late in life he could sca rcely wa lk, but
be r that year. H e went with the Battalion to characteristica ll y refused to use a wheel ch air.
France in June 191 5 a nd the following yea r wa s Whilst on service in the K amerun he was awa rd-
awa rded the M C. H e became 2LC of th e Bn . in ed the coveted M ili tary Cross for gallantry in
J uly 1917 and was awa rded his 'ccond M C for action. In April 193 8 he was promoted Brevet
gallantry at the Battle 0f Cambrai. H e was
promoted Lt. Col., comm a n d~d th e Battalion at C o lo n el.
the age of 22 and is described in the R egimental After completing over four yea rs' service in
History as "a most ga llant and capable office r".
When the 7th Bn. disbanded in February 191 8, W est Afri ca he rejoined the 1st Bn . The Buff s,
Col. Scott was given command of a battalion of then under the command of another illustrious
the Northumberland Fusiliers. After the W ar, character, Brig. Gen. Robert M cD ouall, at Fer-
11 Snib " Scott, as he was aff ectionately known, may, on the Ri ve r Blackwater in Co. Cork, a
went into the petroleum business and for 27 years fi eld sportsman's dream of perfection but soon
spoilt at that time by the Sinn Fein "troubles".
was abroad in Burma, Iran and Kuwait.
Capt. Alien, quite rightl y, nurtured a soa ring
Mr. A. C. ASHBY ambition and was de termined to pass into the
Bert Ashby joined the 6th Bn. Queen's Own Staff College. Unlike some others, he scorned a
immediatel y on the outbreak of the 1914-1 8 War. crammer and worked out his own programme of
stud y to which he applied u nrem itti ng attention .
H e was recommended for a Commission towards Indeed, some of his less ambitious subalterns used
the end of 191 5, but while waiting for a posting to smi rk a little seretl y together when they ob-
to an Officers' Trai n ing Uni t, he was badly served him poring ove r Field Service Regulations,
wounded in the head at L oos, and suffered in which he invariabl y ca rried with him, often under-
consequence from th is wound until he died on lining special parts. But he had the las t laugh,
17th J anuary 1976. When he was discha rged from for h e passed into the Staff College at his first
hospital at the end of 191 6, he was determined to shot, which was unusual.
get back into the war and was eventu all y posted
to the Royal Veterinary Corps with which he A se ries of staff appointments kept him
away from the R egiment for some yea rs: they
served in Egypt and P alestine . included Staff Captain to the Shanghai and orth
China D efence F orce from January 192 7 to
62 After the war, Brig. Alien retired and lived
OBITUARIES-continued. with his famil y in K ent. Every year, until 1975
when his hea lth wa. fai ling, he faithfully turned
J anuary 1928; D .A.Q.M.G. South China J anuary up for the Dragon C lub Dinner. In 1974, as he
1928 to M ay 1929; GS02 Eastern Command, was very crip pled but determined to come, he
U.K. February 1931 to M arch 1933; D.A.A . & hired a car to take him from Folkestone to Lon-
Q.M.G. Eastern Command, U.K. April 1933 to don and back the next day. H e sta yed the night
January 193 5. at the Naval and Military C lub, where I met him
for the last time, for in 1975 he was too ill to
On conclusion of this last appomtment he make it. That must have been his great regret.
achieved the amb n10n of all keen officers and
was appo inted to command the 1st Bn. The Buff s There are many old Buff s of all ranks who
in Burma in succession to Col. J . V. R. Jackson. wi ll remember him and talk about him affection-
Officers under his command expressed the highest ately for many yea rs to come."
admi ration of his abi lit y and consideration.
Amongst those who attended the Funeral
His next appointment (a fter handing over Service which was held at Holy Trinity Church,
Command to Lt. Col. Wilkins) was AQMG, Folkestone, on 3 1st March, were:- Maj. and
Egypt, from October 1938 to the end of 1939, Mrs. M artin ffrench-Blake ( daughter and son-in-
and a succession of various Staff appoin tments Jaw); Mr. M ark ffrench-Blake (grandson); The
followed, at home and overseas, during the Misses Mimi and Eve Alien; M aj. Blaxland; Lt.
1939/ 45 W ar. Col. Bruce; Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Craddock,
Brig. D ewar; Brig. R . F . Parry; M aj.-Gen. Talbot;
It was at the beginning of the war that we M aj.-Gen. and Mrs. Tarver ; Capt. Wale; Lt.-Col.
met in a troopship sai ling from Port Said to J . R . P . Williams; Lt.-Col. and Mrs. J. R .
M arseilles. With him was Mrs. Alien and his Willows; Mrs. P enlington; Col. and Mrs. Grace
beautiful teenage daughter- the only girl on (a lso representing Lt. Col. and Mrs. Argles); Maj .
board and surrounded by admiring Cava lry Faulkner; Brig. Nicholson; Col. Pulverman; M aj.
Officers returning from Palestine. True to form Prestige; Mr. and Mrs. Wickens (Folkes tone
and doubtless to his intense sa tisfaction, she joined Branch ); and Mr. Kennard.
The Buffs when she married M aj. Martin ffrench-
Biake whose father was M as ter of the East K ent
H o u n d s.
Letters Officers of the R egiment for our cigarette box. It is
ve ry much app reciated.
From : Lieutenant D. J . Wake,
The Officers M ess, CHRISTOPHER POLDEN
Depot The Queen 's Division,
1 D ecember 1975 From: M a jor J . M . B. W esting ( Retd),
The Glen,
Dear M ajor Weymouth, S heerwater Avenue,
Woodham,
r should like to take this opportunity to thank Weybridge, Surrey
19 J anuary 1976
yo u and all the officers of the Queen's R egiment for
the delightful silver cigarette box so generously T o: The R egimental Secretary
presnted on the occasion of my marriage. D ea r Guy,
H elen and I will treasure it always. Please may Pippa and I through the J ournal
Yours sincerely, express our thanks to you and all the Officers of
The R egiment for our delightful wedding present.
DAVID WAKE
It will constantly remind me of my nineteen
From : Lt. N . J. Grant, marvellous years with the regular Queens and how
Officers' Mess, fortunate I was to have married before retirement.
3rd Bn . The Queen's R egt,
BFPO 801 Yours ever,
To : R egimental Secretary
20 D ecember 1975 JOHN
D ear M ajor Weymouth, and another lette 1· on th e same date from Maj. Westing
Sue and I would like to thank you and the to the Colonel of the R egiment:
D ea r General Ling,
Officers of the R egiment for their very generous gift
of a silver cigarette box. We will treasure this gift On my retirement from the Regular Army, I
a lw ays. would like to say how indebted I shall always feel
to The Queen's.
Yours sincerely,
To have been privileged to have served in the
NICK GRANT finest of regiments (from my Nationa l Service call
up in 1957) and to have enjoyed nineteen marvellous
From: Lt. C. D . N. Polden the yea rs in such wonderful company has been my very
6 Tritton Gardens, good fortune.
Dymchurch,
Kent I would like to wish the R egiment success and
3 D ecember 1975 good fortun e in all that th ey may encounter in the
T o: Regimental Secretary future.
Dear M ajor W eymouth,
M y regards and best wishes to your wife and
I would be grateful if you could thank family.
Yours sincerely,
JOHN WESTING
From : Capt. P . Moseling 63
2 Church Stree t,
AFFILIATED HM SHIPS
Ollerton,
Newa rk, Notts NG22 9AB HMS KENT
To : R eg imental Secretary Th e (n/lowiug j{ cx1ractcd from " K cntncu.:s"
dated 1 April, 7~:
Dear Guy,
Ann and I would like to thank you and the Our las t depa rture from Gibraltar probably "g-
nalled the las t time K ent will visit it ) "second home"
Officers of the Regiment for the ; plendid ciga rette for more than a year; quite honestl y, not many of
the ships compan y can have been sorry to see the
box . on e who h as ex iled h i m se l f fr om the c iv ili s- back of the ~o Ro ck'' on thi s occasion for having been
As in and around Gibraltar for a very large proportton
of the deployment, the nove lt y of being in " Britain
ation of th e South of England and become a member in the sun" had begun to wear off somewhat.
of anot her R eg iment, albeit still associated by the From Gibraltar, the hip sailed for P ortsmouth,
famil y reunions, and Easter leave, after a 60-day
Queen's Di vis ion , it is most gratifying to know th at deployment during which K en t steamed 8428 mi les
and visited M alta, Gibraltar and Casab lanca.
the famil y thinks in such generous terms of its
On 8 M arch, K ent sailed for Casablanca. Em-
prod iga l sons. barked was Fl ag Officer Gibraltar, Rear Admiral
As addicts of the weed, this elegant piece of Sandford, together with 21 Green J acke ts who came
along for the ride. After a rough crossing in a F orce
silver will become a useful and treasured part of our I 0, the ship arrived in Casablanca to blue skies and
home and a reminder of m y very happy associations the warmest weather so far experi enced. Several of the
ship's company arrived back on board after shopping
with the Regiment. runs ashore laden with Moroccan baskets, bargained
Yours aye for at the bazaar, and generally a good time was h ad
PETER by all. Visits to Rabat, M arrakech and around
Casablanca were arranged, and the ship played host
P .S . You will be interested to know that R ev. to a party of underprivileged children. K ent was
Christopher Tuckwell officiated at the wedding- proud to win the footb all match against the local team
forgi ng "the link" even stronger! - a sport on which the Moroccans are very keen.
From: Brig. J . C. Clinch CBE, The fin al day in Moroccan waters was a sea-d ay
The R egular Commissions Board, with several members of the Moroccan Navy and
Westbury other guests on board . They were treated to displ ays
8 March 1976 of gunnery and helicopter operations, as well as
being shown around the ship.
T o : Regim ental H eadquarters,
The Queen's Regiment K ellt arrived back in Gibraltar on 13 M arch,
to undergo a week's Self M aintenance period and allow
I understand from John Stephenson that you the ship's company the opportunity to bu y the
have very kindly presented a regimental print* to our necessar y presents and las t-minute bargains before
the trip home.
Candidates M ess.
This is very good of you and I am sure that The ship was in Portsmouth giving leave and
undergoing mainten ance up to the 7 M ay. A short
the modem regimental prints which we are trying vi sit to Kiel with C-in- C Fleet was followed by p ar-
to collect, will do much to brighten up the M ess for ticipation in a North S ea exerci se towards the end
our Candidates. of the month. Our visit to Chatham for Navy D ays
began on 27 M ay.
Thank you very much indeed.
Yours ever, In the Mote House sponsored ((knit-in", ai med
at providing fund s towards a new lift ( mentioned in
* JOHNNY CLINCH the last issue of K emn cws) the ship managed to raise
Preseutatiou of Co lours, M ay 74 by T e•·w ce over £110 as its contribution. These items are ex-
C w w o- Ed. pensive and it's ni ce to be able to do something
towards their provision.
From: Lt. Col. W . E . Stannard, RMP
P resident M ess Committee, ALLIED REGIMENTS
Victoria Officers' M ess,
17th Bn. The Royal New South Wales Regiment
Victoria Barracks,
Hong Kong, In a letter from Lt. Col. J . C. ( J ohn ) Southwell
ED dated 7 J an . 76, we learn that h e has left the
BFPO 1 Active Li st and that 17 RNSW is now commanded
24 F ebruary 1976 by Lt. Col. K . J. Kirkby.
To : M a j. E. A . McCarthy, Col. Southwell adds " W e are aga in in the midst
R egimental Headquarters, o f one of those traumatic reorganizations and the
The Queen's Regiment, future of a number of Units is in quest ion but I
beli eve the 17th will survive as it is the strongest
D ea r Edward, battalion in the Country" .
I have recently taken over as PMC from D av id
Mackay and find that almost my first duty-a very
pleasant one, is to write and acknowledge receipt of
the two splendid pieces of Silver so generously loaned
to us.*
They will be on display for the first ume tn
Victoria Officers' Mess on the 27th F ebruary when
we dine out the Commander British Forces, Lt. G en.
Sir Edwin Branall.
On beh alf of the M ess I would like to thank
yo u once aga in for all your h elp and co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
* T wo cups-Ed. BILL STANNARD
Th e followiug is ex tracted fr om a letter received Liaiso n Staff in Can berra. I am on the right ( rather
from Lr.-Col. W . B . ( Bill) M olloy, ED, Co mmandin g scruffy in bush gea r ) and the photograph was taken
th e University of New South Wales Regiment dated at a deserted schoolhouse at H arold 's C ross approxi-
25 M arch: mately 40 miles east of Can berra. The photograph
was taken du ring a li aison visit from Gen. Badcock
" Just a short note with an attached photograph and M aj. Mike J ohnston to the Unit in J anuary of
which may be of interest for your nex t ed ition of this year.
the Queen's Regiment J ournal. On the left of the
photograph is M a j. Mike J ohnston, Queen's Regi- M ay I give my best wishes to all members of
ment, who is personal assistant to M aj. Gen. J . M . the Regiment once more.
B. Badcock, MBE, H ead of the British Defence
Yours sincerely,
BILL MOLLOY"
(I to r ) Maj. Mike
J ohnston , Maj.- Gen.
J ohn Badcock MBE and
Lt.-Col. Bill Molloy
* *AFFILIATION WITH THE * *Bookings can now be accepted (for periods of
ROYAL AIR FORCE four days or more) from yachtsmen ( who have the
appropriate offshore sailing experience) during the
An art icle under this heading wa s published whole of Jul y to October inclusive.
with the 2nd Bn . notes in the D ecember 75 issue of
the Journal on pages 2 1 and 22. Anyone in this category wishing to appl y should
write direct to : Lieut. W . M . Thomas, Ro yal Navy,
This matter wa s further discussed by the T echnical Training D es ign Office, M aso n Building,
Regimental Committee in November 75, when it was HMS Excellent, Portsmouth, H ants.
decided that an unoffici al affili ation was to be main-
tai ned between 3 Squadron RAF and all our regular VISITORS TO RHQ
battalions whenever they are stationed in BAOR; the
link to be on the same genral lines already established Among those who signed the visitors book
by 2 QUEENS . during the period under review and whom we were
very happ y to welcome, were ( in order of ap pea ring ):
As far as the presentation (on loan ) of the Richard Fletcher, Lt. K alvin H aley, Lt. Col. Mike
Statuette is concerned ( the Buffs soldier 1842 ), the N ewall, M a j. Jimmy R eed, Maj . Chris Griffin,
M anaging Trustees of the Chattel Charities are to 2/Lts. D . G . Gibson and N . M . P eckha m, M aj.
reconsider this trasnaction at their nex t meeting. Frank W aldron, 2/ Lt. P . A . W . Edwards, Lt.-Col.
Richard L ea, Ca pt. Coll yer (Rtd ), Lt. Col. Geoff
"BRAGANZA" Straw and Maj . D avid H ansen ( HQ Queen 's Div);
M aj. Bill Snowden, 2/ Lts. Simon L alor and Clive
The Secretary for " B raganza" HMS Excellent's Robinson, Col. Mike Doyle, Lt . Col. J im Sheph ard
32ft. yac ht, has very kindly offered the R egiment ( on leave from SAF ) ; Col. Jim Ogilvie; M aj. M ark
an opportunity to make use of this sa iling facilit y- T arve r ; M aj. Ewan C hristian and the new Commander
as some of our members have already done in the D over/ Shorncliffe Garrisons- Col. M aurice Atherton.
past.
65
COL D. A. WILLOWS, A.D.C.. D.L. THE QUEEN'S
REGIMENT GOLFING
by C ol. J. B. Ogilvie, OBE, ID
SOCIETY
Few Officers have the good fortun e to be
appoin ted long enough to make a deep impression. G eneral
However, this is not the case With Col. D erek Willows The R eg imenta l Golfing Society was formed on
who has just given up as T A VR Colonel for South
East Distri ct a fter eight yea rs. I Jan. 1976.
Col. D erek brought a unique ex perience to the E ligibility
ap pointment h avi ng been a reg ul ar officer both in All member s of the R egiment, p ast and present,
wa r and peace during which time he wa s Adjutant
of lOth Bn ., Th e P arachute R egt., ( T.A. ). as well as all re tired members of our former Regi-
men t, are eligi ble to join .
When he le ft the R eg ul ar Arm y to join a firm
of City S tockbrokers he took command of 4 Buffs G olf M eetings
( T.A .). In 1966 when the T erritori a l Army was It is proposed to hold an annual meeting in
reorga nised and the Queens R egt. formed, Col.
Derek was ap pointed to command the 5th Bn . o f Sept. at Aldershot, it is also hoped to ar range one or
the Regiment. Thi s could h ave been no easy task for two matches each yea r.
a Vo luntee r Officer, as it covered four counties and
was lhe direct successor of seven independentl y- Details will be sent to all registered m embers of
minded battalions o f five very famous regiments. The the Society by the Regimental Secretary ( Secretary
firm foundation which he laid h as enab led the of the Committee ).
ba ttalion to become one of the foremost batta lions
in the TA VR which has recentl y been selected to A pplications for Life Membersh ip
form part of the new 6th Field Force. Applicants are asked to complete the pro forma
In 1968 he was promoted TA VR Colonel and below and return it to the Secretary.
in 1970 he acco mpanied the late Duke of Norfolk
on a 14,000 mile, two-week goodwill tour of the U.S. * The Annual Golf M eeting of the Society w ill
Na tiona l Guard.
be h eld at the Arm y Golf C lub, Aldershot on
I n 197 1 he wa s appoi nted a D eputy Lieutenant
fo r K ent, and an ADC to the Queen in 1974 when F riday 3rd, September .
he was also made a Commander of the Order of the Further detail s will be issued to all members in
D annebrog .
due course. *
During the last four yea rs he h as been D eputy
Colonel of the Queen s R egt. and always gave strong r THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT
support to the new concept of "One Arm y" in the GOLFING SOCIETY
Regiment .
I. I wish to enrol as a Life Member of the
A ll T erritor ia ls will w ish him a very h appy Queen's Regiment Golfing Society for a fee
retirement and are delighted that his experience will which equates to the purchase price of one
still be ava ilable to them as he will continue in the
ap pointment of Vice Chairman of South E ast TAVR new Society tie.
A ssociation .
*2. I am already a member of the
SECONDHAND UNIFORMS
Golfing Society (former
In the last issue of the Journal ( page 4 8 ) ,
officers who h ad second-hand items of uniforms for Regiment Society).
disposa l, were invited to contact M a j. John Holman *Delete if not applicable.
at the RMAS ( who could probably find an outlet 3. My present h andicap is
among our newly-commissioned cadets ) .
4 . Please send all communications to me at the
In th is connection, please note that : following address:
I . Only items of current u se and p attern a re ( IN BLOCK C APS PLEASE )
acceptable.
(Signed ) ..
2 . Articles should b e sent to M a j. H olman, if
necessa ry on a sale or return ba sis . NAME
( IN BLOCK C APS PLEASE)
3. Items for sa le shou ld indica te th e price
asked . UNIT ( if applicable )
4 . M a j. H olman s' address is: To : Secreta ry The Queen 's Regiment Golfing Soc.,
HQ Victory College,
The R oyal Military Academy Sandhurst, RHQ The Queen's Regiment,
Camberley,
Surrey GUIS 4PQ H owe Barracks,
C ANTERBURY, K ent C TI IJY. J
L
j, Sgt. BERT BRUNIGES
Y Born 23 September 19 10, Sgt. Brun iges served
wi th the Midd lesex R egt. from 1anua r y 1932 unt il
November 1938 when he transferred to the Reserve.
He was reca lled to the Colours in August 1939 and
discha rged on de mobilisat ion in D ecember 1945 with
the rank of Se rgean t, having seen ac t ive service in
F rance in 1939/ 1940 wh ere he was wounded.
H e joi ned th e Cor ps of Commi ssionai res in
October 1957 a nd wo rked as a messenger with M oore
S tephens & Co. until retiring on reaching the age
of 65.
The photog ra ph shows Sgt. Bruniges receiving
the 1st C lass O rder of the Corps O rde r of M erit
from M iss K atie Boyle on 16th J an uary 1976.
Pi cture by Si dney H a rris Ltd.
PRO JOINS RHQ
Mr. S pence r E ade, A/ PRO South E as t D istrict,
left Shorncliffe on I M a rch and moved his se t-up
permanentl y, with his ch armin g secretary ( K ay ), into
the RHQ b lock at H owe Ba rracks.
It 's nice to have S pencer, a n old friend of the
Regiment, with us a nd, provided '' familiarit y" doesn't
breed "contempt)), we ought to get a n even better
press th an before !
Rogers, Mr. Spencer Eade, A/ PRO South East District,
John with his bride, Victoria, after their wedding on
Jones 27th March . Mr. Eade's office is now eo-located
LTD with RHQ in Howe Barracks
Regimental
Tailors and Outfitters to- P icture by Brian Pea rson of Ca nterbury
QUEEN'S REGIMENT
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TH E ARMY GOLF ASSOCIATION 67
The Arm y Golf Association was form ed in 1973 THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM,
lO fo ster and encourage golf at a ll levels in the Arm y, GREENWICH
and particul arl y amo ngsl servmg so ldtcrs. M ember-
ship is open to all servmg ranks, and there ts an Her M ajesty the Queen, acco mpanied by the
affiliated membership for those who are retired. Duke of Edinburgh , opened the 1776 Exhibition a t
the National M aritime Museum, G reenwich on Wed-
The A ssociation 's aim is to help and encourage nesday April 14. " 1776" - which marks the
golfers of all ranks and handica ps. This is ac hieved bicentenary of the Ameri can W ar of Independence-
by Association-sponsored meetmgs wnhm Dtstncts, occupies lhe new ly- reconslrucled Wesl Wing o f the
and by Association matches both for representati ve Muse um and will be open to the publi c until October
teams which are selected on merit, and for the 2. It is sponsored by Th e Tim es , The Sunday Ti mes
ordin; r y handicap golfer. The Association also or- and Barcl ay; Bank with the co-operation of the
gan ises an Annual Inter Corps and Unit Competition Nationa l M aritim e Museum and wilh the support
both of which are held at the Tidworth Garri son Golf of the Nationa l Arm y Museum .
Club · an Annual Stroke Pl ay Competition which is
held 'at Little Aston, and an annu al High H andicap " 1776" tell s lhe story of twenty o f the most
Two-Day M eeting which is held a t Whittin gton momentous and lurbulent yea rs of lhe 18th centur y
Bar r acks. when Britain's war wi th her rebe l colonies led to a
world wa r and ultimately to the binh of a grea t new
M embership of the Army Golf Association nation . The stor y is told lhrough m any famous por-
entitles members to play in all Association -sponsored trai ts as well as through a marvellous co llection of
events, and also to take advantage of any reduced uniforms, weapons, unique documents and
green fee or such other privilege. which may be memorabili a. All these are set against a backgro und
negotiated by the Committee from ume to ume. of recon struction s, models and audio visual effects.
The membership fee is £ I per year and members The visitor wi ll walk past the Boston Tea P a n y,
are encouraged to buy and wear the tie which also through an 18lh cenrur y coffee house, and by lhe
costs £1. Membership applications shou ld be made great Admiral Lord Howe 's cabin . He will meet the
to Di strict S ecretaries as shown below: rebel army in a Phil adelphi a tave rn and be present
at famou s battles such as those at New York and
London Dist11ct Yorklown .
Capt. (QM) C. Graham, SG " 1776" contains one of the fin est and mosl
DOPT HQ London Distri ct valuable groups of portrai ts by G ainsborough,
Horse Guards Reynolds, Copley, Benj am in West, Romne y, Zoffany
Whitehall SWIA 2AX and Charles Willson P ea le ever broughl together.
Exhibits have come from many collections and pan s
South Eas t District of lhe wo rld . The Queen has graciously lem items
from the Ro ya l co llections. M an y historic items come
Maj . (Retd.) N . H. D . Pratt from individu als and institutions in the United States;
HQ S . E. District a generous gesture at a time when so many exhibitions
Steels Road, Aldershot, H ants. are being mounted in that country to record aspects
of the bicentenar y. It seems th at in L ondon in 1976
BAOR even lhe American vi sitor will find lhe full esl record
of the events of two hundred yea rs ago.
M aj. M . Wilton-Steer, R .S igs.
R adio Group L.O. The exhibition contains a section on the Red
HQ BAOR, BFPO 40 Indi an loyalists; lhe stor y of Benedicl Arnold and lhe
spy Andre ; the roman tic passage of L ady H arrier
ARMY CHESS ASSOCIATION Acland down lhc Hudson ri ver to join her wounded
husband; even fa scina ting needlework by Prudence
by C pl. T . Sayers, Publicity Secretary Punderson , a loyalist forced to flee to N ew York
because of her svmpalhies bul who subsequentl y
The A.C. A. is a thriving organi sa tion of chess married a rebel soldier.
players, their skills varying from county standard to
those who just enjoy a game. It costs only SOp per The Tim es, The Sunday Tim es and B arcl ays
year to join the Association and for this you can Bank are co-operati ng for lhe firsl time in lhe
get the following : sponsorship of an exhibition . It is a particul arly
relevant partnership in the contexl of lhis exhibition
A magazine full of corresponden ce, games and since Barcl ays B ank was doing business wilh lhe
ideas, which is published six times annuall y. American co lonies in 1776 and for 150 years has
provided a banking service to The Tim es.
The opportunity to pla y in A.C. A. tournaments
and matches. 0 peuing Tim es: Tuesday-Saturday, I 0 a.m.-
7 p.m. Mond ay 4 p.m .- 7 p.m. Sund ay 2.30 p.m.-
Postal chess competitions. 7 p.m.
Use of the books in the chess library. Admission P.-ices : Adults 85p. Child ren, Old
Age P ensioners and Students 45p .
Your Garrison or unit may have a chess club
already in being. The Garrison Education Centre HONOURS FOR THE NATIONAL
should be able to tell yo u. If not, why not start one ? ARMY MUSEUM
If you want advice on how to go abou t starting one,
please write for further details to : A Dazzling Royal Display
Maj . Bri an Anlhony, RAPC Computer Cen tre, Her M ajesty the Queen has graciously approved
Worth y Down , Winchester, H am s. that the orders, decorations and medals of the late
Duke of Windsor shall be placed on publi c display in 2 bunon
the National Army Museum. check suit
Such an uniquely important acco mulatio n of these iufac.~· n.
brilliant and jewel-like symbols of nobility, honour
and respect will never agai n be awa rded to one man . £59·50.
It could on ly have been assembled by an emperor, a
king or a crown prince-and Edward was all three- Moss Bros suits
at the zenith of a great em pire. Nowhere can its for service beyond
equal be seen.
the call of duty.
Before hi s third birthd ay the future king-emperor
received Queen Victoria's Di amond Jubilee M eda l Moss Bros are not only regimental tai lors.
1897 in gold, an augury of the subsequent awa rd of For off-duty, we ha ve a ve ry large range of suits
the three great orders, the Garter, the Thistle and priced between £48.oo and £120. But whether
the now ex tinct St. P atrick. With them are shown six you're buying service or off-duty wear, one thing
other British orders, the Ro ya l Victori an Chai n and remains uniform : Very good tailoring.
twenty-four foreign orders presented by heads of
state and governments in four continents. The museum MossBros
is an especia lly suitable home as they are shown Bedford Street, Coven! Ga rd en, WC2E 8}8
alongside some of the uniforms the Duke wo re and (near Leicester Square Station)
the medals he earned as a regimental offi cer in France and branches throughout the country
and the Middle East in the First World War. A ca.u, Barc/aycard, u c.
Moss Bros al so sell, hire a11d buy Army, Naval and
N ear the royal display will be shown 300 care- R .A .F . Swords, Sporting G uns, Fishing Rods and
fully chosen examples from the museum's unrivalled Tackle, Saddlery, Ski Equipment and Golf Clubs.
collection of medals. These were awa rded to British
and Imperi al troops for bravery, for campaigns from
the Civil War to the present emergency in Northern
Ireland, and for long service.
The new exhibition was opened to the public
on 25 March .
VACANCIES FOR CHELSEA
PENSIONERS
A number of vacancies for In-Pensioners exist
at the Ro ya l Hospital, Chelsea.
To be eligible for admission an appli cant must
be in recei pt of a service or disability pension awarded
in respect of military service and be at least 65 or
unable to earn a living though generally ab le to look
after himse lf.
If unable to earn a living, an applicant should
be not less than 55 unless in receipt of a pension for
an Army disabi lity, and in each of the foregoing
cases be free from liability of supporting a wife or
chi ldren.
In exceptional cases the Commissioners may admit
a man younger than 55.
Further information may be obtained from The
Secretary, Royal Hospital, C helsea, London SW3 4SL.
BLESMA
(British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association)
The three armed services have agai n substantially
contributed to the fund s of the British Limbless Ex-
Service Men's Association (BLESMA) over the past
year and now the Army Benevolent Fund has donated
£1 ,000 to name another bed at BLESMA's Blackpool
Res1denbal H ome, on behalf of all the Regiments and
Corps of the British Arm y. BLESMA particul arl y
thanks the officers, warrant officers, and men and
women of all the fighting services for their ever-
increasing sympathy and support, which it is hoped
will continue to help meet ri sing costs.
OFFICERS' CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS 69
D espite infl ation, subscriptions to the Officers' retired officer wish to faU into line with the increase
Club have remained static since the C lub was formed imposed on serving officers, h e should ask his bank to
make the necssary adjustment to h is Bankers Order,
in 1967.
SERVING OFFICERS with effect from 1 Jan, 1977.
It is with regret that the annua l subscription Life Membership
for servin g o ffi cers will now h ave to be ra ised- The fee for Life M embersh ip (for R etired
with effect from 1 Jan, 1977-from three guineas Offi cers onl y) h as been increased-with effect from
to five guineas ( £ 5.25). 1 Jan, 1977-from T en G uineas to Fifteen G uineas
( £1 5. 75).
RHQ will be sending fresh Bankers Order form s
to members in September. OFFICERS' CLUB COCKTAIL PARTY
RETIRED OFFICERS A Cockta il P art y will be held in the M embers'
Dining Room of the H ouse of Commons on Friday,
During the ir review of subscriptions in April 15th October. Sir P aul Bryan, DSO, M C, MP,
( when the above resolution was adopted ), the has kindl y ag reed, once more, to sponsor us.
Reg 1mental Committee agreed to a llow the annua l
subscriptiOns for retued offi cers to remam at three Further deta ils will be sent to a ll members in
guineas for the time being. However, should any S eptember.
The Queen's Surreys
Association
CENTENARY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE 617 QUEENS in uniforms depicting the las t 100
years. The ma rching troops, including the Co lour
QUEEN'S REGT. WITH THE TOWN OF P art y was foll owed by veh icle-mounted detachments
of Wombats, Mortars and GPMGs of the 3rd Bn.
GUILDFORD AND STOUGHTON BARRACKS
The M ayor of Guildford took the salute at
Detail of Events during the week 7 to 13 June 76 the Guildhall, High Street, at 12 noon . The Saluting
Base was held b y Queen s Cadets of the Surrey
A floral reproduction of the badge of The Queen 's ACF . After the M arch Past, the M ayor and Cor-
Reg iment was on exhibition in Castle G a rdens, poration entertained those taking part in the M arch
Guildford and a window di splay of period uniforms P as t to refreshment in the C ivic H a ll.
appeared a t the Arm y and N avy Stores ( H a rveys),
High Street, Guildfo rd . At 5. 30 p.m., the Band and Drums of the 3rd
Bn. Beat Retrea t in Millmead . The M ayo r of
Friday 11 Jun e Guildford a nd other d ign ita ries we re then enter-
tained at a reception in the Officers' M ess at Stoughton
At 5 .30 p .m. the B and and Drums of the 3rd B arr acks.
Bn. The Queen 's Regt. Beat R etreat in Millmead,
Gui ldford . (Bottom of H igh Street and n ear M.illmead S unday lJ f w u
House Corporation Offices). Following this, the M ayor
and C orporation held a reception in Guildhall The usu al R egimenta l A ssociation C hurch S er-
for serving members of The Queen 's Regiment vice, at which the M ayor of G uildford was present,
(Regu lar, TAV R and Cadets). held in Guildford Ca thedral and commenced at
11.1 5 a.m. The Venerable Archdeacon P eter M allett,
S aturday 12 Jun e QHC, AKC, the C hapl ain-General and former C hap-
la in to the 1st Bn . The Queen 's Royal Reg t. gave
The R egiment, rep resented b y the 3rd Bn ., A the sermon.
Coy. 5 QUEENS and a detachment of A Coy. 6/ 7
QUEENS exercised the F reedom of Entry to On this occasion the Regimenta l A ssoci ation T ent
Guildford b y a ma rch through the C ity; it began a nd Bar was erected in Stoughton Barracks. The Band
at 11. 30 a. m . from the Civic Centre via High Street, of the 3rd Bn . The Queen 's Regt ., by kind perm ission
N orth Street, Millmead, High Street a nd ended at o f Lt.-Col. ] . W . Francis, played at the Regimental
the Civic Centre. Association T ent from 12.4 5 p. m.
The column was hea ded by the detachment of
70 at my own battalion, the 1st/ 6th Queen 's. I had not
;een him sin ce 1939. The Divisi onal Commande r
" MO NTY "- A RE MINI SCENCE said, b y way of introduction , "T hi s is Gibbs Sir
the Commanding Officer" "Ah ", said Mont y,' with
by Lt.-Col. D . L. A. Gibbs, DSO that characteri sti c inquirin g, probing glance, "Gibb s?
Are my buttons all right ?" Thi s type of human con-
To my mind, Mon ty's grea test attribute was hi s tact made a grea t impress ion and helped to create
close contact with and care for th e "so ldiery". H e a link and tru st that went on throu ghout hi s
had that mag netic personalit y which drew and held c a m p a i g n s.
the attention, respect and well-n igh worship of
commanders at regi mental level as well as their WOs, T HE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENTAL
NCOs, and men. MEMORIAL-KOIDMA
Mont y always took tremendous care to memori se Th e following is ext ra cted from a leuer dutcd
previous contacts. In 1937 /8 when I was Ad jutant 20 April to Maj. R eed at th e Sun·ey Office, {ro111 th e
of the 2nd Bn. T he Queen 's Royal R egr. in P orts- Co mmonwealth W'ar Grat'CS Co mmission.
mouth, Brig . Mon tgomery came to carr y out the
annual in spection of the Battalion and arrived at the have received the la tes t report on you r
Orderly Room to meet m y Commanding Officer. I M emoria l.
noticed that one of the large side pockets of his Service
dress jacket wa s undone, and said to h im (as I im agine _You will be pleased to learn that it is in good
any ad jutant would have said ) "You've got a button cond1t10n and that the panels have been treated with
undone, Sir". '' Oh 01 , he sa id, "H ave I ? That would a toxic wash to prevent the growth of lichen.
never do, would it ?"
You rs sin cere ly,
A few years later, not long before the Batt le
of Alamein , Monty came round to vi sit all uni ts down ] . J ohnson.
to L t.-Colonel 's command ; in due course he arrived
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precious possessions
Regimental J ewellery
For the most treas ured perso n in your life th ere ".,,
io no mo re fillin g ~:i ft than a jewell ed replica of yo ur
rel(imenta l bad ge. As a brooch in go ld and enamel,
or set with precious stones, it is n badge of love
and loya lty.
You wi ll be proud to wear reg im e ntal c uffhnk ~,
lJC pin or scarf s tick a lso made by Carrington, who
have bee n reg imenta l jewe llers and s ilvers miths for
we ll over a cen tury.
W h en in London , visit Ca rringio n to tiCC th e fin<.'
selection of jewe ll ery , s ilver and watches a lways on
di s p lay in the s howrooms o r jus t write fo r detai ls .
CA RR I NGTON
o nl y a t 130 R egent Str eet , Lon d o n W I R 6H U.
T e le ph o n e: 01-734 3727
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The Queen's Own Buffs
Association
BACK TO SCHOOL jud ge by some o f the remarks passed about it, a
high ly popul ar and successful one it proved.
Co l. Derek Willows is shortl y returning to his
old Schoo l, H abe rd ashers Aske's, in the capacity of The Baird and Trevor C ups, so long competed
the School's Bursar. H e does not officially assume for during the Sa turday afternoons of p reviou s two-
the appointme nt until the beginning of the nex t day M eetings, had been withdrawn from the troph y-
academi c yea r (in September) but is required to start list this yea r, their place being taken by the Grace
taking the job over in June. All readers will wish and Sincl air T ankards, norm ally competed for on the
him-and hi s wife, Brenda m an y years of happiness Sunday mo rnings. The two jettisoned cups will be
" back at School ". presented to The Buffs Mu seum, together with certain
other trophi es now no longer competed for .
A NOTE-WORTHY CHANGE OF ADDRESS
It was most encou raging to find three new faces
By the time this is in print, Lt.-Col. and Mrs. -those of R eg P almer, R ay mond Low and J ohn
Argles-Ted and Moll y to all their man y fri ends- MacWilli am-and two not-so-new but comparativel y
will have moved to a new address in Littleboume unfamili ar ones-Michael D ewar's and Rex
(48 Bekesbourne L ane; T el. No . Littlebourne 397) S hearburn 's- a t the M eeting. The fact that the num-
after more than 22 years at their previous address. bers attending bo th the M eeting and the Dinner a t
All readers will wi sh them many happy years in their The Bell Hotel in the evening we re onl y fractiona ll y
down on last year's figures, speaks vo lumes for the
new home.
sta te of hea lth of the society.
THE GOLFING SOCIETY
Only two members achieved a hole in two du ring
The H on. Secretary's almost habitual luck with the day, which meant that Eric Scott and K en D odson
the weather held once again, for Sa turd ay, 3rd April each took away with him a box o f new Dunlop 65 's;
was as fin e and lovely a d ay as one could wish for . the fom1er had achieved his two at the I 6th, the latter
Twenty-five members of the Society gathered at the at the new 11th.
Ro ya l St. G eorge's Golf Club, Sandwich, for the first
ever one-day Spring M eeting of the Soci ety and, to The other results, for the record, were a\
follows: -
Bonham-Cartcr Cup: Winn er -Tom P age (8 0 )
L ylldeii- B c/1 Tro phy: R unuer-u p -! an J ackson (83)
K cwward C up:
HCoupe des L a pins": Wimt cr -Eri c Scott (35 pts.)
Gra ce & S i11clair T a11kards: R unner-up -Tom P age (34 pts.)
Winn er -Mike Archer (29 pt,.)
Runner-u p -the H on. Sec. (25 pts.)
Win11 er -Richard D aniel (24 pts.)
-Rex Shearburn (20 pts.)
Ru11n e1·-up
-David M ontgomery l 27 pts.
Winners Eri c S cott
I
R unners-up
-John Holman l 23 pt,,
H am lyn Whitty
l
Quite a field da y for Eric Scott, one way and officially approved that an annu al ; ubscription of
£1.00 should be paid in future by all members.
another!
Eighteen of those twent y-five members sat down Eri c Scott then proposed that an extra prize
should be competed for at future M eetings; a p rize
to the Societ y's 16th Annual Dinner, held as usual for the best nett score achieved during the morning
in a private room at The Bell H otel in Sandwich, round, open to all those taking part irrespective of the
on the Saturday evening. After dinner the Captain, size of thei r handicap. After a lively discussion thi s
! an J ackson, made his report for 1975/ 76 and then proposa l was agreed and the H on. Secretary re-
handed over to his successor, H aml yn Whitty. quested to select a suitable troph y. This new prize
will therefore be competed for as from next yea r
The H on. Secretary, having distribu ted the and wi ll be in addition to the Bonham Carter C up,
trophies won during the da y, reminded the gatherin g (the Scra tch prize), the Lynden-Bell T rop h y, K enward
of the dates of the Society's m atches during the C up and 'Coupe des L apins' (a ll of them St ableford
coming year . Hi s suggestion that the Annua l Dinner prizes) already competed for on the S aturday
shou ld include ladies was not met with any great
degree of enthusiasm and was not proceeded with. morning.
At M auricc D ewar's sugges tion, those present
72 £30.22 for the Association Fund---<>nce again a won-
derful effort, by organisers and buyers alike.
WINE MERCHANT TO ORDINAND
Roger Holloway, managing director of H edges To them ; to 36 Engineer Regt., particularly the
& Butler (International), the wine merchants, has ca tering staff who supplied such an excellent "choice
recently enrolled on a three-year ordination course of two" supper; to the Bernard D essoi Trio, whose
in Southwark. music was much appreciated ; to the K ennard fami ly,
Under a bold plan devi sed by the Bishop, M ervyn wo rking away like beavers; to Mrs. Grace and Mrs.
Stockwood, the course is part-time and non-residential. H ammond-Davies, who drew and distributed the raffle
It thus attracts candidates who wish to take Holy prizes; and to all those who attended, some of them
Orders while continuing with their trade or profession. from great distances, the Secretary is most grateful,
Holloway is particularly fitted for his part-time on the Association's behalf as well as on his own
vocation. As an under-graduate at Cambridge 20 years acco unt. H e will remember the occasion for many years
ago he read theology and was offered a place at with pleasure.
Cuddesdon College for ordin ation, but did not take
it up. 4th Bn. THE QUEEN'S OWN
Holy Orders will not be his only form of volun- ANNUAL REUNION
tary service, as at one time he served in 4 Buffs (TA).
The 28th Annual Reunion was held at the
GOODWILL PERSONIFIED "Kohima" TAVR Centre, Tonbridge, on Saturday
In October of last year the Reunion Committee 24th April.
of !/4th Bn. The Buffs, under the Chairmanship of
Lt.-Col. Lesli e Cremer, unanimously decided that the It was attended by over 110 members of the 4th
Stock Certificate of £25.00 8! % Treasury Stock Bn., plus 12 members of the '62' Club from the
1980/ 82, held by Lloyds Bank, Canterbury on behalf Orpington district, many of whom are ex-4th Bn.
of the battalion's Compassionate Fund, should be Contrary to the general belief that Reunions are a
donated to The Buffs Benevolent Fund. The app ro- fading function , the numbers tend to increase each
priate action was subsequently taken . year. After 31 years, attendance figures say much for
Could there possibly be a better examp le of the the esprit de corps that existed, and still does, in
goodwill which always existed between former the 4th Bn.
battalions of a now defunct regiment?
Amongst those who attended, were Col. G. E. L.
FROM FAR AND NEAR Pardington, MBE, TD, founder of the Reunion ; Co l.
The Seventh Annual Meeting and the Inter-Branch W . Nash, CBE, TD, also a founder member ; Mr.
Frank C hild, another stalwart, all of whom served
Darts Competition with the 4th Bn. in both world wars. Others present
included Lt.-Col. Tom Coath, TD, Col. Ro y W aring,
All but three of the Branches were represented TD, ADC, Maj . ]. C. Reitchel, TD, M aj. J . D . K.
at the 7th Annual Meeting, held in Invicta Park, Short, Maj . C. B. E. Williams, Capt. P . F. Haynes,
Maidstone, on Saturday afternoon, I Oth April. A TD, JP, Capt. Sir Derrick Inglefield-Watson, Bart,
most useful-as well as, at times, lively-Meeting TD and Capt. A. C. Jenkins. The Chairman, M aj.
took place under the Association's C hairman's ex- Reitchel, in proposing The Loyal Toast, said that
cellent and watchful guidance. it was very gratifying to see such a large gathering,
which made all the hard work, put in by Mr. Fred
It was as pleasant as it always is to have the J ezard, so worth while.
Vice-President and Mrs. Argles with us, and the
Chairman also very properly welcomed CSM Kitson, The Toast "4th Bn. and Absent Fri ends" was
representing the 2nd Bn . To him, after the meeting proposed by Col. N ash, who also read letters of
was handed the Association's gift to the WO's and apology from Lt.-Gen. Sir Willi am Oliver, C BE,
Sgts. Mess, consisting of two prints, one of Canter- KCB, KCMG, DL and Maj .-Gen. D . E . B. T albot,
bury Cathedral by John Doyle and the other of a CB, C BE, DSO, MC, DL. In mentioning Absent
typical Kentish farmland scene by Roland Hilder. Friends, he regretted to have to announce the deaths
of Col. E. B. Scot-Clark, OBE, TD (on Sept. 12th
Later, over 300 members and their families- a '75) and Mr. Fred Y ardley (on M arch lOth '76).
record number-came together for the inter-Branch Capt. P . F . H aynes, in proposing the Toast
Darts Competition, to enjoy an evening of music, to HOur Guests" said how splendid it was to see
dart-throwing, chatting with old friend s, an excellent ten members of the first 4th Bn ., who served in
supper, a Ratlle and, need one add?, propping up World War One. H e also paid tribute to WOn J .
the bar. Perhaps it is safe to say that it was pro- Collins (E Coy. 5 QUEENS) without whose help
bably the most successful "mini-reunion" held since each year, the running of the R eunion would be a
amalgamation. From the Secretary's point of view it very difficult task. Capt. Haynes added that he was
certainl y was and, in that it was the last to be held not going to introduce J ack Breadon, MBE, because
under his direction, a very happy culmin ation to his he was so well known as a very long standing member
fifteen years in the appointment. of the 4th Bn. Mr. Nutton, on behalf of the guests,
thanked everyone for their great hospitality.
Eight team s-from, respecti vely, the Dover,
Herne Bay, Sandwich (the holders), Medway, M aid- Col. Pardington, in making a presentation
stone, Ramsgate (last year's runners-up) and to WOn J . Collins, said that we owed a great dea l
Folkestone Branches and the '62' Club-fought out to Maj . P . H aigh, OC E Coy. 5 QUEENS, his
the darts competition. In the end last year's winners permanent staff, and his T . A. staff for the excellence
were defeated by last year's runners-up, so that the of the catering arrangements. The presentation took
tables were well and truly turned . The prize for the the form of a Regimental Plaque, suitably inscribed .
highest individual score was won by Mr. Perrin, of John Collins, in thanking Col. P ardington and all
the Sandwich Branch, with 123 points- and in the members, said that although he was retiring from 5
Final, at that! QUEENS, he wou ld be keeping an eye on things
and looked forward to being a guest at future
The Ratlle, organised with their usual efficiency Reunions.
and lack of "fl ap" by the Maidstone Branch, netted
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We we re very pleased to see such a strong con- the man behind the Reunion, Mr. Fred J ezard (Hon .
Secretary) who has given yeoman service over the
tingent from Edenbridge, and thank Arthur Coker past eleven years. We give him a hearty vote of
for arranging the transport and part y. Mr. .T ed thanks and to show our gratitude, we shou ld all
Dennard is also to be congratu lated for orgamsmg try and bring along any member who has lost touch
his part y of '62' C lub members. Our Rochester con-
tingent were in good strength also-brothers Bob with us.
and Fred C linch, J ack Ives MM, Leo Smithies and Our thanks are also due to Mr. Syd R ogers, his
several others. The strongest part y was, as usual,
The M.T. Section ; they came from far and wide, wife S hirley and Mr. M aurice Wells for being re-
Maurice Brett and J ohn L ambird from the I sle sponsible for the suppl y of liquid-refreshmen ts. To
of Wight, Mr. Wellings and hi s party from Birming- the two smartly turned out Cadets, L / C pl. D . Rogers
Brett and J ack London- and L/ C pl. N. Wells, and to I. J ezard for getting
Lhaamtt~r.D oug Barren , Ken the first time was Cpl. the raffle under way and helpin g in general (under
Al so with us, for the strict super vision of their fathers), our ver y great
Fred Burnett, (RAOC) (shoemaker) who joined the thanks.
Everyone then tucked into their favourite di sh-
Bn. on the outbreak of war; a comm issionaire in a
London Museum put him in touch with us and he curry- and was th at HOT ! It needed plent y of beer
has promised never to lose touch again . to cool down. ] CR. F] .
The C hairman said that we must never forget
The Royal Sussex Association
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION -was held in the R oyal G reen J ackets Club, 56
In April, Brig. R . E . Loder, CBE, DL retired Davies Street, Berkeley Squar e W . by kind permission
as President of the Ro yal Sussex R egimental of Lt.-Col. C. ]. Holroyd and Officers the 4th (Volun-
Association and Chairnoan of the Regimental Com- teer) Bn. The Ro yal G reen J acke ts, on Friday 5th
mittee. During hi s eight years in offi ce he has seen March.
a lot of changes and has guided the affairs of the
former Regiment with great skill during these difficult Once agai n this annu al R eunion proved ver y
times. H e gave constant support to the Association popular and nearl y a hundred officers we re present;
and seldom missed any of the numerous R egimental Brig. Loder presided.
fun ctions and Branch R eunions that took place
annu all y. The Brigadie r will be greatl y missed by all (See pi cture overleaf)
ranks of this former Regiment.
H e is succeeded by Col. G. J. L angridge, TD THE OFFICER'S DINNER CLUB
who commanded the 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. the Ro ya l The Dinner Club held its Annual Dinner on
Sussex R egt. (from 1959 to 1962) in which his father Friday, 2nd April in Arundel Castle, by kind per-
had also served as Adjutant during World War I. mission of Maj.-Gen. The Duke of Norfolk, CB,
Col. Langridge has been a Trustee of the Association C BE, M C, EM . This yea r, instead of using the
for a number of yea rs. Barons H all, the beautiful Drawing Room was made
available which allowed a reception to be held there
THE FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE 1975 before the dinner Brig. Loder presided and seventy-
The Annual Ceremony of placi ng a Badge C ross five serving and retired officers were present for the
and S urround in the Ro yal Sussex R egimental first time in the C lub's history a lady was present and
Memorial Plot on the Empire Field of R emembrance, we were delighted to welcome Lavi ni a, Duchess of
Westminster Abbey took place on Thursday, 6th Norfolk, CBE who attended as Lord Lieutenan t of
November at 6 p .m. under arrangements made by West Sussex . Other guests included the Ro ya l
the London Branch of the R egimental Association. Netherlands Ambassador and the Military Attache.
Brig. R . E. Loder, President of the Association,
said the prayers and planted the C ross while officers (See picture overleaf)
and Branch delegates planted memorial crosses. L / Cpl.
A. Calcott of S QUEENS who served previously in ST. GEORGE'S DAY
the Royal Sussex Regt. sounded " Las t P ost" and St. George's Day was commemorated as usu al
" Reveille". After the service, those attending (about with a Service in St. George's Chapel (the M emorial
sixty, which was the largest number so far) moved C hapel of the R oyal Sussex R egt.) in Chichester
to St. Stephen's Tavern where they were entertai ned Cathedral, on Friday the 23rd April. The Service,
by the Regimental Association under the excellent conducted by the D ean of Chichester, was attended
arrangements provided by Maj . ' Bruno' Bryant. by the M ayor of Chichester, a number of guests
and retired members of the R egiment. Brig. Loder
OFFICERS' ANNUAL COCKTAIL PARTY read the Lesson. A silver Comm union Wafer Box,
The Annual Cocktail P arty-for officers who presented by Mrs. Van der H eyde in memory of her
husband Brig. ]. L. Van der H eyde, C MG, CBE,
were commissioned into the R egiment in any capaci ty M C, was dedicated by the Dean.
A reception followed at the Dolphin and Anchor
Hotel.
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(top) Brig . LodeT ( left ) and his S uccessor, Col.
G. J. Langridge ID
(centre) (I to r ): Capt. M. A . J ames, Maj. M.
R. I. Constantine, Brig. B . R. Coleman, Lt.-Col.
P. H. Courtenay and Mr. P . Rohde, at the
Officers' Cocktail Party
( lower) (I to r ): Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk,
HE The Royal NetheTiands Ambassador, Col.
W . E pke (Attache), Brig. Loder and Brig .
Ashworth, during the Reception which preceded
the Officers' Dinner
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Advertisers
The Middlesex Association
MEMORIALS thi}. sum wao; used to allevia te distr('.-..s among"t H3
Drummer D . Stagpolc, VC, D C M forme r member; of the Middl esex Regt.
The grave of Dmr . D . Stagpo le is situa ted in
the Hendo n Cemeter y; the M emoria l stone being The Middlesex Regt. Golfing Society
erected by the Midd lesex R egimental Association . In- Spring Meeting 1976
forma tion has been received from the L ondo n Borough
of Barnet th at it is in tended that tombstones in th is A most en joyable and success ful meeting was
part of the cemetery should be removed and the area he ld at the No rth H ams Golf C lub, Fleet, on Wed -
converted into a lawn cemetery. nesday 28th Ap ril. Conditions were ideal and su 1ted
It was suggested to the Council that thi s tomb- all the competitor5.
stone be allowed to remai n on the proposed lawn,
as it i!o, of grea t hi storical interest, and the Cou ndl Among the 19 who took part, we were parti cula rl y
have sent the fo llowin g repl y: ult is no t wi thin the pleased to welcome WO ! M . ] . F lynn, Mr. A. G
power of the Council to override obj ections and if
they wish to pursue the proposals in the case of Reide, Sgt. D . J. M iles, C/ Sgt. J. ] . Roger; and
thi s grave space, the matter will have to be reso lved
by the Secretar y of State for the Envi ronment". M r. G. C lift. Some were playi ng for the first time
Dmr . S tagpole had the unique honour of winning and others after a la pse of a couple of year;. We
the VC and the D C M on the same day, in New missed M as ter H oward Ciayden but were glad to
Zea land in 1863 . Hi s medals were in possession of see Mrs. C layden.
the Ist Bn . The Middlesex Reg t. and were handed
over to the Queen's Reg iment on am alga mati on. In the M eda l Com petition, \Y/02 M. C. Quinn
wo n the Scratch and T ransvaa l Cup; Mr. N. T aylo r
"DAYS PAY" SCHEME was runner-up in the Scratch and winner of the
D urin g 1975, the M idd lesex Office was alloca ted H andicap and D arj ee ling C up and Ma j. G . Goring
£ ! 396 from this scheme by the Queens Regiment and was runner-up in the H andicap.
I n the S tablcford F oursomes, M essrs. N. T ay lor
and G. Taylor wo n the Cooper Cup whilst Capt.
P . S. Ingham and M aj. J. I. D . P ike we re run ners- up .
Before askin g M rs. T ossie Worto n to p resent
the pri zes, L t. -Co l. T om Chattey than ked all those
present for supporti ng the meeting.
Why does the
Army Benevolent
Fund still need help?
For most ot us nowadays the memories w e have of the
two World Wars have become dimmed by tim e. But t or
those who were left disabled- and tor the many bereaved
families- the tragic aftermath of war is ev e r presen t.
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 su ff e ring. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and N a tiona l
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the mon ey,
which is used In this really good cause is given voluntarily, by m eans of donations a nd
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, l!KO)
(This space donated by : W . NASH LTD., ST. PAUL'S CRAY, Kent)
76
INTRODUCING R. T. WILLIAMS LTD.
The need for an Insurance Broker We are incorporated Insurance Brokers, lncor·
porated Life Assurance Brokers and members of
There are many Insurance Companies, and the the Services Insurance Brokers Association. We
differences between them are wide in many re - have been operating for over 28 years and have a
spects. For example, only a very few are interested large number of Service and civilian clients, of all
in insuring motor cars in Germany or insuring the ranks and ages. We also deal with a large number
personal effects of members of the Armed Forces : of In surance Companies , selecting the best for the
certain " mushroom" motor insurance Companies needs of each client . and are not tied in any way
have failed . For Life Assurance, premium rates and to any Company. We try to maintain a high stand-
the scale and system of bonuses vary widely, as do ard of advice and serv ice . Although we always
the treatment of policies if it is desired to cease welcome callers , we insist on putting our recom-
premiums. mendations in writin g with full explanations, and
thereby hope to make everything clear and un -
For these and many other reasons, it is unwise mistakeable.
for anyone to deal direct with any Insurance Com-
pany, however famous, and far wiser to allow an We advise on ALL form s of insurance and the
insurance Broker to advise as to type of policy and investment of savings.
choice of Company . This is particularly true of Life
Assurance , where the outlay over the years is great Warnings
and the planning of overall Life Assurance for good
profit, flexibility and adequate protection of de- Some Companies " sell " policies by personal can-
pendants calls for specialised knowledge. vass, and sometimes by pestering with "high-
pressure selling ." Even some so-called Brokers do
What an Insurance Broker should do the same. The best Companies do NOT "tout" for
business. On no account would we recommend
He should select and explain the most suitable anyone to deal with those who solicit business by
policy for any purpose, having regard to any exist- such methods. To buy a tooth-brush from a hawker
ing policies. To do this he must know as much as can do no harm, but to engage in a contract which
possible of your circumstances and prospects. For will be among the most important you will ever
Life Assurance he needs to know your date of make for yourself and your dependants , having
birth : if married or single : dates of birth and sexes heard only the verbal and often inadequate story
of children : your type of employment and quali- of the representative of one single Company or of
fications : gross rate of pay and taxable allowances : a quick-selling "Broker," is imprudent.
prospects of increases : pension and life cover pro-
vided (if any) : possibility of house purchase : Some Brokers advocate plans involving large
amount of savings to date and rate of possible premiums which can only be maintained by bor-
future savings by Life Assurance or otherwise . rowing. Such plans are very profitable for the
Broker to arrange, but there are serious potential
He should advise you on all points , including dangers for those who adopt them .
Estate Duty, Loan facilities, Income Tax relief and
prospective profit on Life Policies. After a policy What you should do
has been arranged , he should continue to advise
you about it, negotiate claims and arrange changes You need a properly presented recommendation
as desirable from time to time . which you can consider at your leisure and with-
out pressure , and this is what we provide . So we
He should NEVER ACCEPT ANY FEES FROM recommend you to write to us about your problem .
YOU, as he is paid commission by Companies on
each policy. If you do not accept his advice, he R. T. WILLIAMS LIMITED,
should still make no charge. Insuran ce and Mortgage Brokers ,
Financial Advisers,
Choice of an Insurance Broker life Assurance and Estate Duty,
Consultants .
Anyone , however inexperienced, can call himself
an Insurance Broker. lt is advisable to deal with 2 DUKE STREET,
one who is a member of a recognised body which BRIGHTON BN11DE (Tel. 28181 (5 Lines))
imposes a standard of knowledge and experience, Brigadier R. T. Williams . F.C.I.B.
and a strict code of conduct. Such bodies are the Major T. F. Williams , F.C. I.B .
Corporation of Insurance Brokers and the Associa-
tion of Insurance Brokers. Some members of the Note:
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the Services Insurance Broken Association who Life Assurance premiums (within limits) enjoy
specialise in the needs of the Armed Forces. tax relief, which amounts to a subsidy on savings .
This means that well-arranged policies suited to
your individual circumstances can be the most
profitable and reliable of investments.
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THE 57th REGIMENT ON PARADE
IN THE CRIMEA 1855
by Maj . J. I. D. Pike, MC
The parade, depicted in the accompanying print, 19th J une : Funeral of Lt.-Col. Shadforth and
is undoubtedly one of the earliest photographs of an L t. Ashwin (both of the 57 th) who were killed on
entire R egiment and it is certain the 57 th must have the R ed an, 17th June.
'posed' for the occasion as the collodion process, 15th September : Inspection of the 57th by the
which used the very first type of negative pla te, re- GOC 4th Division-M aj.-Gen . Sir H . Bentinck.
quired complete stillness for some thirty seconds. The
initial impression is that the photograph is very 16th September: Presentation of the Cri mean
indistinct; obviously the photographer1 h ad to stand medal, Bal aclava and I nkerman 'cl asps', the 57 th
well back to record so m an y m en but with the aid of a parading in Hheavy marching order" .
magnifying g lass, fa r more det ail can be seen. The
Perusing the photograph in detai l it can be
interesting point, however, is where and when in asce rtained that the 57 th is d rawn up in a rough
! 855 was it taken ; there is no mention of it in the 'ho llow square' although the compan y to the left
historical records of the 57 th of th at time. rear appears to be facing in a different di rection to
the remainder. I n the centre of the front compan y
#>#"
( I. For thi s and other notes, see pages 57th Regiment on Parade in the Crimea, 1855
78 and 79). (a print from the Germsheim Coll ection )
F rom the landscape and dress it seems certai n faci ng the camera stands a lone officer with hi s right
that it was not taken in the winter, as otherwise hand resting on his sword hilt-presumab ly the
there would probably be evidence of snow. Also it commanding officer- and either side of him (and be-
is clear that the 57 th are wearing neither greatcoats hind) are the officers, inclu ding the two Colour
or "bunnies".2 Another point is that the panoramic ensigns. The Co lours appear to be 'cased' but the un-
view behind the parade shows an extensive camp, furled appearance cou ld be due to the ensi gns st anding
consisting mainly of tents and with onl y a few wooden to attention. Whether the Regiment is in " heavy
or corrugated huts to be seen. The records of the 57th m arching order" is difficu lt to estab lish except that
mention that they were not accommodated in huts the com pan y on the extreme ri ght appear to be
until the R egiment returned from Kinbum' in Novem- wearing packs and all the men are clearly well
ber 1855 when the men brought the necessary pl anks accoutred. Wh at can be certai n is that the 57 th we re
and roofing f rom Sebastopol " to their old Camp at armed with the new Mini e rifle as their 'brown boss'
Catchcart Hill. "' (The 57th used this camp prior to muskets had been handed in for exchange in F ebru ar y
embarking for Kinburn at the end of September 1855; at the same time their " old r ags" had also been
1855). It would seem logical to assume therefore, that exchanged for new uniforms.'
Catchcart Hill did not become a completely hutted
Ca mp until the end of 1855. Overall it seems hardl y likely that the grouping
wo uld be a parade form a tion for receiving a general
If it is accepted that the location is in or n ear officer . No r is it likely, if the photograph had been
Ca tchcart Hi ll and the period sometime in the sum mer taken whilst the R egiment was in the process of re-
of 1855, then the records of the 57 th ma y provide a forming aft er the parade for an address by the
cl ue. The Regiment certainly held ceremoni al parades divi sional comn1ander, that Gen. Bentinck would have
in their Camp on the following occasions during this been excluded . The 'lone officer, is not wearing a
period :- cocked hat and in any case, there is no mention in
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the 57th records of any add ress made on the 15th N OTES
September. I. P robably Fenton or one of his assistants.
Two ensigns of the 77th Regiment--Brandon and
Possibly the 'hollow square' could have been used Dawson- were sent on a 'crash' course on photo-
for a funeral service--which wou ld account for the graphy by the War Office before being posted to the
'cased' appearance of the Colours--ye t the drums on Crimea in 1855 and it is just possible that the photo-
the left do not appear to be draped . It seems very graph could have been taken by one of them . The
unlikely, however, that the Regiment wou ld have used bu lk of their work never saw the light of day for
the burial service of their late commanding offi.cer41 the plates were bad ly stored at the War Office on
as a proper occasion for a posed photograph. Perhaps their return and disintegrated after a few yea rs.
it can be assumed that the date was 16th September
1855 and that the ' lone officer' in front was Lt.-Col. 2. Fur clothing sent out by public subscription
Warre7 who, as the "second Lieuten ant Co lonel on and issued to the troops ear ly in 1855.
establishment", had taken over command on the
death of Col. Shadforth. It also seems very probable 3. Near the mouth of the Dneiper. The 57th
that Col. Warre used the medal clasp presentation were par t of the 1st Bde. commanded by Ma j.-Gen.
parade• (the clasps were presented by the commanding the H on. A. A . Spencer, the other R egiments being
officer him self) as a suitable occasion on which to the 17th, 20th, 2 1st and 63rd. The expedition cap-
inspect the R egiment in heavy marching order since tured Fort Kinburn and drove the cossacks from the
the 57th were due to emba rk for Kinburn shortl y vi llage of Schadoffka but otherwise there was little
a f t e r w a r d s. opposition. The allied fl eet returned to Kazatch Bay,
near Sebastopol, on October 30th 1855 and the 57th,
The figure standing alone on the extreme left at least, did not di sembark until twelve days later. The
(with a mass of 'white' on his right arm) could be enterprising Col. Warre, however, decided to use the
Colour Sergeant Cumming, who was the acting Ser- long march from Sebastopol to advantage as h1s men
geant Major at the time, Sergeant Ma jor Fallon returned to their old Camp at Catchcart H ill each
having fallen during the attack on the Redan. The carrying some portable item of the building materials
group on the extreme right, who appear to be wearing required for the erection of their winter huts. To
civilian clothes, cou ld be some of the Maltese traders quote from the 57th records " . . . and there was no
who had established several 'shops' in the Camp by fear of a repetition of the mi series of the precedmg
winter as nothing was wanting for their well being."
that time.
The photograph appeared in the book "Red Coa t"
written by E. W. Sheppard and pub lished in 1952.
4. " Hi ;tory of the 57th West Middlesex Regi- 79
ment" by Cap t. H . H . \XIoolright 1893. The Camp
has been n amed after Lt.-Gen . the H on. Sir George Regiment for the poor Co lonel ". Col. Shadforth';
Catchcart K C B who was killed commanding the 4th father had fought with the 57th at Albuhera and
Division at lnker man. ; pent 32 continuous yea rs with hi s Regiment. Queen
Victoria gave Mrs. Shadforth a 'grace and favour'
5. Capt. \XIoo lright. residence on hearing of her husband's death.
6. H e was a much loved officer. C / Sgt. 7. Sub;cqucntly Gen. Sir James Warre, K CB,
Cumming wrote to Mrs. Shadforth : " H e was the
fathe r and fri end of the Regiment and watched over FRGS , FRHS , after a long and distinguished career.
it in a manner tha t gained for him the ado ration of H e was also an arti st of some note and wrote " Sketches
hi s men, and never was there more gen uine grief in the Crimea 1855"; he died in 1898.
amongst a body of men than was seen in the 57 th
8. The design of the clasps were very unpopula r
in the C rimea at the time. The officers referred to them
as decanter labels.
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