December 1972

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The Journal of
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

UNCONQUERED I SERVE

Vol. 6, No. 4 December, 1972

Battle Honours borne on The Colours

T he R egimental Colour:
"Tangier, 1662-80," "Namur, 1695," "Gibraltar, 1704-5," "Blenheim," " Ramillies: ' "Malplaquet," "D etingen,"
"Louisburg," "Guadaloupe, 1759," "Quebec, 1759," "Martinique, 1762," "St. Lucia, 1778," "Seringapatam,"
"Maida," "Vimiera," "Corunna," "Douro," "Talavera," "Albuhera," "Almaraz," "Badajoz," "Salamanca,,
"Vittoria," "Affghanistan, 1839," "Punniar," "Moodkee," "Sobraon," "lnkerman," "Sevastopol," "Luckoow,"
" Taku Forts," "New Zealand," "South Africa, 1879," " Nile, 1884-85," " Burma, 1885-87," " Chitral," " Relief
of Ladysmith," " Relief of Kimberley," " South Africa, 1899-1902," "Korea 1950-51."

The Queen's Colour:
"Mons," " Mame, 1914-18," "Aisne, 1914," " Ypres, 1914-15-17-18," " Hill 60," "Festubert, 1915," " Somme,
1916, 18," " Aibert, 1916, 18," "Vimy, 1917," " Cambrai, 1917, 18," " Hindenburg Line," "Italy, 1917-18," "Mace-
donia, 1915-18," "Gallipoli, 1915," "Gaza," " Jerusalem ," "Palestine, 1917-18," "Defence of Kut al Amara,"
"Mesopotamia, 1915-18," "N.W. Frontier India, 1915, 1916-17," "Dunkirk, 1940," " Normandy Landing,"
"North West Europe, 1940, 44-45," "Abyssinia, 1941," "Omars," "Aiam e1 Halfa," "El Alamein," "Longstop
Hill, 1943," "North Africa, 1940-43," "Sicily, 1943," "Sangro," "Salemo," "Anzio," "Cassino," "Italy, 1943-
45," " Malta, 1940-42," "Malaya, 1941-42," " Hong Kong," "Defence of Kohima," "Burma, 1943-45."

ALLIED COLONELS-IN-CHIEF
Her Majesty Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands.

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Craddock, K .B.E., C.B., D.S.O.

DEPUTY COLONELS

Major-General F. A. H. Ling, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Brigadier R. E. Loder, C.B.E., D .L .
D.L. (Surrey) (Sussex)

Colonel D. A. Willows, D.L. (Kent) Colonel A. S. J. de S . Clayton, D~.

(Middlesex)

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REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
Howe Barracks, Canterbury, K ent. T elephone: Canterbury 65281 , Ext. I.

Regimental Secretary: M aj. G. U . Weymouth, M .B.E.
Regimental Association S ecretary : M ajor E . A. M cCarth y.

COUNTY OFFICES

Queen's Surreys Office: M a j. F . J. Reed and M aj. P . G . E . H ill. ( T el. : K ingston 624 8).
Queen's Own Buffs Office: Col. H . R . Grace, O .B.E ., D .L.,
(T el. : Canterbury 6528 1, ext. 4 ). J , P ., and M a j. G. T. F a ulkn er.
Royal Sussex Office:
Middlesex Office: Lt.-Col. E . G . H oll ist. ( T el.: Chichester 863 11 , ext. 28) .

Col. F . Walden, M .B.E ., D .L. ( T el.: Edgware 2625).

1st Battalion REGULAR UNITS
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion -N. Ireland, BFPO 801.
4th Battalion, -Albuhera Barracks, Werl, B.F.P.O. 106.
-Polemhidi C amp, UNFICYP, BFPO 567.
Albuhera Coy. -Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent.

DEPOT THE QUEEN'S DIVISION

Commandin g Officer: Lt.-Col. M . J, Doyle, M BE , Queens.

T & AVR BATTALIONS
5th (Volunteer) Bn.-Leros T . & A.V.R. Centre, Sturry Road, C anterbury, Kent.
( H on . Col. : M aj. ( H on . Col.) Th e Duke of N orfolk, K.G ., P .C., G .C.V.O ., G .B.E ., T .D .)
6th (Volunteer Bn.-Brander House, Broomhill Road, Wandsworth, S .W . 18.

( H on . Col.: Col. D . A . H . Sime, O .B.E., M.C., T.D .)
7th (Volunteer) Bn.-T. & A.V.R. Centre, Denne Road, Horsham, Sussex.

( H on . Col.: Brig. A. C. T yler, C .B.E., M .C., D .L.)

AFFILIATED UNITS OF THE CADET FORCES
C .C .F. School Contingen ts
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A.C .F. Units/ Sub -Units Cadet Coy. No. 25.
Greater London: Cadet Coys.
Nos. 194 ( H ounslow ), 195 ( Stai nes) , 205 (Willesden ) , 2 11 (E dg-
N.E. London Sector ware ) , 22 5 ( T ottenham ), 226 ( H om sey ).

N.W. London S ector Nos. 141, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151 to 156, 16 1 to 166.
1st, 2nd and 5th Cadet Bns., The Queen's Regiment ( S urrey A.C. F . ).
S.W. London Sector Cadet Coys. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cadet Bns., The Queen's Regiment (K ent A .C. F .).
Cadet Bns. No . 6 ( C rawley ) and M ayfi eld College .
Surrey: Cadet Bns. Nos. 2 ( Sea ford and N ewhaven ) , 3 ( H astings ), 4 ( Lewes ), 7
Kent: Cadet Coys. ( Chichester ) , 8 ( C rowbom ugh ), 10 (E astbourne), 11 ( H orsham ), 13
Sussex: Cadet Pis. ( Shoreham ) , 14 ( Bexhill ), 15 ( Brighton ) , 17 ( Bognor ) , 18 ( Little-
hampton ) .

ALLIANCES

CANADA
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (H.C.A.C.).
The South Alberta Light Horse ( to be confinned)
3rd (Militia) Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (to be confirmed)
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York).
The Essex and Kent Scottish.

AUSTRALIA
The Royal New South Wales Regiment.
The University of New South Wales Regiment.
The Royal Western Australia Regiment.

NEW ZEALAND
2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough ond West Coast) The Royal New Zealand Infantry

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

PAKISTAN
12th, 14th 15th and 17th Battalions, The Punjab Regiment.

SIERRA LEONE
The Royal Sierra Leone Military Force

HONG KONG
The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers).

Forecast of Events April ( Prov isional ) Queen's Surreys Golf Society
13 Spring M eeting and AGM, Richmond.
1973 Queen's Own Buffs R eg imental Assn. AGM
14 and inter-B ranch D arts Competition, Invicta
January P ark, M aidstone.
14 R oyal Sussex Dinner Club, Arundel Castle.
17 Seventh Meeting of the Managing Trustees. 16 Birthday of HM Queen Margrethe.
20 R oya l Sussex Assn. Brighton Branch Dinner . 23 Ypres Day-1st Bn.
25 Royal Sussex Assn. St. G eorge's D ay Service,
February C hichester Cathedral ( 1130 ) and R eception ,
28 The D olphin H otel.
10 Queen's Surreys WOs' and Sgts' Assn. R oyal Sussex Old Comrades Reunion Dinner,
Sobraon D ance, Kingston. 30 L ewe s.
May Birthday of HM Queen Juliana.
23 Royal Sussex Committee M eeting, London .
23 Royal Sussex All Officers' Cocktail P art y, 4 Middlesex R egt. Golfing Society Spring M eet-
ing, North H an ts Golf Club, Fleet.
London. 6 Royal Sussex Assn. Aubers Ridge/ Dunkirk
24 Ro yal Sussex Assn. London Branch Dinner, Parade and Service, H astings.
10 R oyal Sussex Assn. K ettering Branch R eunion.
The Pillbox, W estminster. 11 Middlesex R egt. Officers' C lub Cocktail P arty,
U nited Service and Ro yal Aero C lub, L ondon.
March

24 Queen's Own Buffs Golfing Society Annual
Dinner and AGM.

24 Ro yal Sussex Assn . Executi ve Committee
M eeting.

25 Queen's Own Buffs Golfing Society Spring
M eeting .

6 Don't be put off
because
May (continued) we dressed the
12 Middlesex Association Annual Reunion, Por- Iron Duke ...

chester H all, London. It was quite a recommendation in 1833 . The
16 ALBUHERA DAY. British Army has advanced a long way since
16/ 17 Royal Sussex Officers' C lub, Goodwood Races. then with Hawkes of Savile Row, who continue
18 (Provisional ) Queen 's Surreys Golf Society to make uniforms and civilian clothes to their
traditional high standards.
Match v Royal M arines, Richmond.
19 Queen's Surreys WOs' and Sgts' Assn. AGM Today we also sell ready-made lounge suits
and overcoats. We have probably the finest
and Annual Dinner, Kingston. selection of the famous Chester Barrie suits
20 Royal Sussex Cricket v Duke of Norfolk's XI, available m London (and Camberley) and
several other less expensive ranges for you to
Arundel Castle. choose from.
20/ 26 Army Golfing Society Spring Meeting, Muir-
We don't make swords, sabretaches, shakos
fie1d. or even solar topees any more. But shirts (by
Hathaway, Chard and Viyella) sports jackets,
31 Queen's Own Buffs Golfing Society vs. K ent socks and ties are all part of our stock in trade.
County Constabulary, L eeds Castle.
MAWKES
June of Savile Row

I Glorious First of June--lst Bn. COME AND SEE US AT :
No I Savile Row London Wl
2 Royal Sussex Band Reunion. Tel 01-734 0186
or 149 London Road Camberley Surrey
15 Queen's Surreys Officers' Club Cockt ail Party, Tel Camberley 63829
London.
Subscrip tion Accoum booklet sent 011 request
16 Depot Open Day.
17 Queen's Surreys R egimental Association

Annual Cathedral Service, Guildford.
PRESENTATIONOFCOLOURS PARADE
Second half of June--date not yet known.
30 to Maidstone Cricket Week.
6 July

July

1 Queen's Own Buffs Assn.-Maidstone R e-
union.

( Probably early July ) Royal Sussex-Laying
up of Colours, Chichester Cathedral.
18 Middlesex Regt. Officers' Club Annual Din-
ner, United Service and Royal Aero Club,
London.

18/ 20 Cricket at Canterbury-Kent vs. West Indies.
31 to Royal Sussex Officers' Club, Goodwood Races.

4 August

August

4/ 10 Queen 's Own Buff s- Canterbury Cricket
Week.

5 Queen's Own Buffs A ssn .-Canterbury R e-
membrance Service and Reunion.

24/ 25 Royal Sussex Officers' Club, Goodwood Races.

September

8 Sevastopol Day-2nd Bn.
9 Salerno :Oay-lst Bn.
13 Quebec Day-3rd Bn.
18 Royal Sussex Officers' Club, Goodwood Races

(Royal Sussex Stakes).

October

4/ 5 Queen's Surreys Golf Society Autumn M eet-

ing, Richmond.

Queen's Surreys Officers' C lub Annual
Dinner, London.
6 Queen 's Surreys Assn. Annual R eunion,
Kingston.
13 Queen's Surreys WOs' and Sgts' Assn. Ladies
Dinner and D ance, Kingston.

November

11 Queen's Surreys Remembrance Day Parades,
Kingston and Guildford.

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Editor : c 0 nt e nt s

Major G. U. Weymouth,
M.B.E. (Ret'd.)

Regimental Headquarters,
Howe Barracks,
Cante rbury, Kent.

Cap Badge Forecast of Events- 1973 Page
Collar 6adge 5/6

Button Christmas Message from the Colonel of the Regiment 8

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The 1st Battalion 11

The 2nd Battalion 17

The 3rd Battalion 27

The 4th Bn., Albuhera Coy 31

The Regimental Information Team 31

The Di visional Depot 34

The Cadets 35

Officers L ocation List 37

WOs & Sgts. Location List ... 41

Miscellaneous Notices 47/48

The London Gazette 49

Births, Marri ages and Deaths 49

Obituaries 52

The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion 54

The 6th (Volunteer) Battalion 58

The 7th (Volunteer) Battalion 61

The County Offices 63

" Helicopter Operations m Dhofar" 72

The Regimental Shop 75

Journal Order Form . 76

Printers : COVER PICTURE

Kent County Printers Soldiering - Parascending - Scuba diving - The 7th
Canterbury and Herne Bay (Volunteer) Battalion does them all. Members of the

Kent Unit at Annual Camp 1972.
Picture by Express Photos, Plymouth.

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~;· ~activities in Holland. Queen Margrethe has an equally full programme in Denmark as
·; well as four State Visits abroad. Ways are being explored to see if some alternative, as ~-

, satisfactory as possible in the circumstances, can be found for the presentation to be -

·, made in1 973. ~- -·
To end on a personal note : Despite my previously-declared intention, I have
;~~. applied for, and been granted, a year's extension, and am more than grateful for the ~~
;·;~- ·. support The Regiment has given to me. I am particularl y delighted that General Ling ~--
has agreed to my request that I may, in due course, forward his name for appointment as

my successor in October 1973. ~

To all of you, my grateful thanks and very best wishes for the happiest possi ble
~~ Christmas and all good fortune in the year ahead.

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EDITORIAL

It is with regret that we have to record the death of two soldiers of the 1st Battalion during
operations in Northern Ireland. Pte R. J. Sinclair died on 31st October of gunshot wounds, and Pte

S. J. A. Evans was shot in the head on 14th November. To their rel atives we send our deepest sym-

pathy. This brings our total of fatal casualties in Ulster to four and there are many others who
have been admitted to hospital for treatment. Nevertheless, morale is high as will be readily seen
from the tone of the contributions in this issue from all battalions.

After another stint in Londonderry, the 2nd Battalion returned to BAOR at the end of
November, to be reunited with their families. The 1st Banalion remains in Northern Ireland unti l
its four-month tour is up in February ; it will then return to Bulford .

Early in November the 3rd Battali on flew out to Cyprus as part of the United Nations Force
and in July next, it will be off agai n, for an accompanied tour to Gibraltar.

Everyone will be delighted to know that the Colonel of the Regiment has agreed to extend
hi s tour for another year. From his frequent visits to Units of the Regiment there will be few, if
any, who have not met the General personally; indeed his customary insistence on seeing every-
thing and meeting practically everyone is well known. The example of leadership which General
Sir Richard has set from the outset will be difficult to match when he fi nally retires in October
next year; we are delighted however to hear that Major General Ling, Deputy Colonel (Surrey), has
agreed to accept the honour and the challenge.

And so, as the year closes, may I wish you all a happy Christmas and a peaceful and
prosperous New Year-not only as Editor, but also on behalf of all of us at Regimental Headquarters
and at the County Offices.

My most sincere thanks to all sub-Editors who have supported me so well during the year;
and that also goes for Mr. H arry Moon of the K entish Gazette (who, regrettably for me, retires at
the end of the year), our advertising Agents, and my own loyal staff.

10 EAST KENT
NEWS & PI CTU RES
Mainly About People 1n t he

We congratulate the following on their recent KENTISH
awards for Service in Northern Ireland ( !February
to 30 April 1972): GAZETIE
OBE (for M eritorious Service)
EVERY
Lt.-Col. K . Dodson-fonnerly CO 3 QUEENS . FRIDAY
MBE (for Gallantry)
OCLEE
MaJ . W. N . Wren-formerly 3 QUEENS.
WOII L. D . Moodie-formerly 3 QUEENS. to t he Ke nt Co un t y
BEM (for M eritorious Service) Reg im ents for over

Sgt. L. lngbam-QUEENS, but was serving with fifty yea rs.
2 RRF at the time.
35 SANDGATE ROAD,
Brig. J. S. Fletcher, OBE, having completed a FOLKESTONE

period of duty on the Directing Staff of the Royal Telephon e 52654
College of D efence Studies, is entitled to the symbol
"r.c.d.s." against his name in military records.

Capt. P. A. Gwilliam was awarded the GOC's
commendation for devotion to duty whilst he was Staff
Captain ' Q', HQ 39 Inf. Bde. ( 18 M arch 1971 ).

Maj. M . R. M . Newall and Maj. J. R. Stephen-

son have been selected for Command of 2 QUEENS
( in November 1973) and 5 QUEENS ( V ) ( In April
1973) respectively.

Lt.-CoL D . G. Wilsoo, TD (6 QUEENS (V))

and Lt.-Col. J. B. Ogilvie, TD (7 QUEENS ( V ))

have had their commands extended to M arch and Sep-
tember 1974 respectively.

Maj. D. H. Woolstencroft has been selected to
command 5 UDR in April 1973.

Maj. J. S. D. Pollard has been selected to com-

mand the Northern Frontier Regt., SAF in April 1974.

THE REGIMENT'S T & AVR BAND

The Annual Kneller H all inspection of our T &

AVR Band ( Bandmaster E . J, F . Clark), on 7th Sep-

tember, resulted a grading of " Outstanding"- THE
FIRST TA BAND EVER TO ACHIEVE SUCH A
CLASSIFICATION.

Included, in a most glowing report, were the fol-
lowing statements: " The marching display, with the
aid of a very good Corps of Drums, was the most
imaginative seen yet, and this statement includes all
Staff and Regimental Bands"... . .. " With the leader-
ship of a fi rst class Bandmaster, this Band has achieved
a general standard equal to that of the best regular
army bands".

WELL l>ONE, THE T & AVR BAND!

Acknowle d gem e nts

The Editor acknowledges with thanks, receipt ot
the following publications:

J ournal of the Royal British Legion-Sept., Oct.,
N ov., and D ec., 1972;

Legion (Canada )-September and October 1972;
Soldier-October and N ovember 1972;
Soldier News- November 1972;
News Letter 2/ 4 Queens OCA ( 1914-1919)-
N ovember 1972.
The R oussillon G azette (Autumn 1972).

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The lst Battalion

W e regret to announce the death in N. Ire-
land, from gunshot wounds, on 31 st October, of

Pte. J. R . Sinclair, and send our deepest sym-

pathy to his parents.

W e also regret to announce the death of
Pte. S. ]. A. Evans on 14th November, whilst
on duty in Ulster, and send his parents our
deepest sympathy.

Editorial Catholics is most noticeable and UDA and UVF

THE contrast co•.lld hardly be more striking. activity most sinister.
Our introduction to Ulster was dramatic in the
This time last year our main pre-occupation
lay in preparing for a succession of Guards of extreme. The province, having permitted us to disem-
Honour as VIPs followed VVIPs to Berlin on bark in peace from RFA Sir Tristram in the morning,
visits. Perhaps while busily polishing our football proceeded to give us a remarkably warm reception
boots we also found time to indulge in fond which enabled us to settle down that evening to re-
thoughts of the ski-ing season yet to come. Cer- acting to all sorts of devious activity from all sources.
tainly the only danger to life and limb lay in the The insomniacs among us found ourselves counting
random flight of champagne glasses as Berlin not sheep but overshoots from the Shankhill!
night clubs dragged themselves to a weary close
Since then our days and nights have settled into
in the early hours. a discernable pattern of shooting incidents in the New
Lodge; daily aggro along the Buffer; and occasional
By way of variety our first 12 days in Belfast IRA ambushing and UDA activity in the northern
brought us our fair share of excitement in incidents suburban areas, all interspersed with frequent bank
with Provisionals and UDA. raids, car-stealings and bombs-both actual and hoax.

The area for which we are directly responsible Should our readers in both the 2nd and 3rd Bns.
comprises some 25 square miles, and is sufficiently detect a pre-occupation with Ulster bordering on the
varied to pose just about all the problems one would fervent, we beg their understanding. We know you
expect to encounter in internal security operations in have seen it, said it, photographed it, written it all be-
Ulster. We cover the NW corner of the City of Belfast fore, but we also know that after ski-ing in Germany
itself where our major pre-occupation is with bomb and sunbathing in Cyprus your turn will surely come
attacks against commercial targets. M oving North-
wards, the next feature of our area is the Catholic again!
Unity Flats complex; sandwiched as it is between the
Protestant Shankhill on the one hand, and the City TAC HQ-GLENRAVEL STREET RUC
centre on the other, it is both a notorious inter-sec-
tarian flaspoint and a haven for snipers. STATION

The New Lodge, which lies immediately to the We had a very smooth if rushed handover from
North of Unity, has rapidly become our major cause 40 RM Commando and now that we can safely stop
for concern, for it is in this Catholic enclave of high talking about galleys, heads and cabins, we are relaxing
rise flat s and "Coronation Street"-type housing that and enjoying the view afforded by the three-storey red
the Provisional IRA are both stronger and more active
than in any other part of the Battalion's area. We are brick walls that pen us in.
quickly developing plans to catch the odd elusive We have only one major problem-understanding
sniper in "The Lodge".
the RUC accent on the intecom! We are pinning our
If the New Lodge is our biggest headache, the hopes on the iminent Government mauve paper on N.
Buffer, where Catholic New Lodge meets Protestant Ireland accents to pull us out of this one.
Tiger Bay, is the most expressive example of the
Ulster dilemma. Inter-sectarian conflict, whether it con- We have lost our doctor to Quebec Coy. in Gird-
sists of the hurling of abuse, bottles or stones, is an wood Park where he lives out of administrative con-
all too frequent occurrence here and requires our con- venience. We nearly lost him twice over when he elect-
stant presence. ed to contribut himself as one more casualty to the
Royal Victoria Hospital by approaching that well-
From Tiger Bay our area runs far to the North known establishment by way of the Grosvenor Road
and comprises large stretches of countryside around and by duly being shot up for his pains.
Cave Hi!l and Cammoney, several middle class resi-
dential areas, and new towns such as Rathcoole and The Recce PI. have also slipped into the Gird-
Glengormley which are the product of Belfast's slum wood Park net. They remain under our command
clearance and overspi!l. It is here that intimidation of which in practice means that they come, a section at
a time, to play our fruit machines for an 8-hour stag
each day, and OC R ecce is now deeply in love with
the BBC I test card!

We are very proud of our Operations Room which
has undergone a face lift and is now endowed with all
the gadgetry that IBM has to offer. To man it we are
still seeking a duty officer with 12 fingers and an IQ
of 180.

12

(Top ): Arrival in Belfast, 17th October.

(C entre top ): " Delighted to see you"-a Royal Marine

+ C ommando greets Pte. Lynas.
(Centre lower) : The CO and Sgt. Tom Forrest
( RUC/ QUEENS ) watch a UDA funeral passing
Unity Flats.

(Lower) : C apt. G ancz on watch in Tac HQ Ops
room.

By and large we are content with our lot, none
more so th at SS I Scu llion who has fou nd a gymnasi um
where we all build bea utiful bodies each day, and the
IO who has just fo und a place where they do a nice
perm and set for only 75p.

T he PR I has settled down n icely to the regul ar
routine of the m idnight-to-breakfas t wa tch and is
visibly happ ier now that he has shaken off the hab it
of wo rking in py jamas and going to bed in his fl ak
jac ket .

T he Second- in-Command (our " Military Govern-
or " at the C rumlin R oad Prison ) is also all smiles
now that one of the inmates has posit ively refused to
escape; he has nowhere else to go. The PRO was also
elated because that 's just the sort of story h e has
dreamed of giving the D aily M irror.

" D ead ly Dudley" H utson of the Si gn al P l. is
also pleased with li fe beca use he is now the proud
fathe r of a baby g irl whom we h ave christened " D ead-
ly D aphne".

TANGIER (A) COMPANY-DUNMORE PARK
W e share Dunmore P ark with D Coy. R oyal Irish

H orse but have had great d ifficulty in finding time for
polo. This is mainly beca use we have to sort out the
da ily aggro on the Buffer. Then of course we spend
a lot of time picking up the empty cases in E dling-
ham Street because the QM still insists on his 80%
of brass.

W e do n't want to give the impression that it is
" hairy" here; afte r all, even the trouble has its brighter
side. Lt. Beattie stopped a brick with his head and
had to have his hair cut for the stitches to be inserted;
much to the delight of the R SM.

Sgt. M aye has returned from R ecruiting and is a
we lcome reinforcement for an already heavy OC's
rover group; our mobil ity has suffered however, and
the vehicle wi ll now onl y move in fi rst gear . Still it's
better not to rush into trouble, except that it leaves us
little time for polo.

HOLLAND (B) COMPANY-CARNMONEY
FACTORY

And so it cam e to pass that the family of C larke
did sa lly forth as part of the mighty tribe to do battle
with the Philistines- spelt IRA.

They journeyed many miles through the Promised
L and until they came to a wondrous C ity ca lled Live r-
pool and as their eyes fell upon the C ity they ex-
cla imed: <~ Wh a t a,Ole !" and "I want to go 'ome", and
other cries . But there was no turning back so they
boa rded a might y boat and were told that they would
travel in luxury; and so they did- with ONE bunk
to every three warriors.

O n the second day of the ir journey they arri ved
at Belfast and depa rted from the boat with cries of
"Oos' got me bleeding large pack!" and "Git yer rifle

aht of me -- - -". Veril y, it was the cheerful banter 13
of happy warriors at ea rl y morn .
(Top): CSM Holland and Lt. Williams at Cammoney
And the fam ily of C larke did journey to the north (eating fish and chips?!)
of Belfas t and did make has te to live in a manufac tory
of floor tapestries. But man y enemies did wish to tr y (Centre) : Cpl. Williamson of the QM's department.
their strength and the ea rl y days of this grea t ca m- ("Home from Home").
paign were mighty busy. On the first night, their
leader C larke wa s stoned ( aye, not with booze but with (Lower): Craftsman Scott, REME.
bloody great rocks). Two of ou r fin e warriors, Ptes.
France and Elms we re put into hospital on th e first
night when a fri endl y tribe, ca lled R UC, rammed ou r
chariot with theirs to see which was stronger. Theirs

was not .
But now, praise be, life for the tribe is quieter

and many try to catch up on sleep but many work up
to eighteen or twent y hours per day- all except one
warrior leader, (Russell), who sleeps continu ally for
eighteen or twent y hours onl y wa king to take in food,
drink and do the odd patrol.

The tribe welcomes one CSM Bromfield to its
ranks and also a newl y-fl edged wa rrior from Bassing-
bou rn, Pte. H ayes.

KIRKES (C) COMPANY-BROWN SQUARE

W e were never known as a Company of many
words (he means the Coy. 2I C is illiterate-Sub. Ed. ),
so, true to form, we intend to fill most of our allotted
space with photographs.

Not that we woulil like you to think that we have
much time for posing for pictures, because looking
after Unity Flats and most of the dock area of W est
Belfast is a full time job.

W e are glad that Lt . M cGhie is back with us, if
onl y because he brings an extra pair of ea rs to bear
the burden of certain African bush stories which
occasionally infiltrate the Ops Room !

Unity h as been comparati vely quiet since our
arri val but we have spent a lot of time dea ling with
bomb hoaxes.

And all the time of course we are thinking of
how to get some Kirke's Company competitions going
here-the sort that we can guarantee to win!

QUEBEC (Sp) COMPANY-GIRDWOOD PARK

Northern Ireland may be old hat to the junior
ba ttalions ( !) . .. .. . but . . .. . . to us it's all new stuff,
so we make no apologies for blowing our own trum-
pets.

What with taking over the New L odge High Rise
Flats and being thrown into the patrolling-routine
that was second nature to the hairy chested boys- re-
lieving 40 RM Command was a turbulent experience.
Needless to say we conquered the problems without
any worries ( well, only abo ut 400 ), and were soon
swanning about as if we owned the joint ( which we
do ). Some of us had become "old sweats" by the time
the Company arrived, and this proved invaluable from
the Intelligence point of view- (one of the perks of
typing these notes is to get one 's own oar in! )

The L odgites gave us the traditional welcome with
high velocity lea d; these we, regretfully, had to return .
M any locals also offered us building materials ( mostl y
in the form paving stones and bricks), but as we are
not allowed to acce pt gifts, we returned their gesture
with some of our own "goodies". Since that entertain-
ing Sunday, we have suffered the usual form of IRA
warfare, from bomb scares to "set ups". W e have had
our casualties, but we persevere. The lads have worked
hard and professionally and without complaint. Due

(Continued on next page)

14 OCs 'R' group; by decree, they are not allowed to be
shot at, (or so they hope). Dave Woodhall's warriors
to the numerous shootings, we mounted a large scale do us proud, now that they've found a REAL Com-
cordon and sea rch operation in the Lodge, which was pany to serve in. The Drum Major still insists on
successful, considering the heavy limitations imposed on marching about around Lepper Street, dreaming of
us by the Whitelaw Green paper, ("Low Profile" and doing a "Mad Mitch", and "Pierre Kearse" is the
all that ). The drawbacks were many; one irate Duty only man who doesn't need a Saracen for his "Road-
Officer was seen filling in myriads of REPS. H e in- hog". Vie Ebbens, it seems, has forfeited his "crack
cluded a "Binrep", which was taken seriously by the and thump" ideals; he is only interested in the
withering shape in the hot seat ! So many " reps" have "thumping" va riety. D ave Thorpe and Bluey H edges
to be fi lled in that we might come to an agreement soldier on, indomitable as ever. Duty Officers we
with the IRA that all incidents must be interspersed NEVER mention. Allan Warr and D en Prior have
by a five minute break, so that we can complete the joined forces because the forrner is deaf, and the latter
appropriate report. dim of sight. Finally (and this had better not be cen-
sored by that shadowy man at TAC HQ ), a great vote
It's fair to say that Tangier Coy. and ourselves of thanks is due to Sgt. Paddy Ryan-the best Int.
have had our fair share of incidents. This is due to Sgt. in the Battalion-who sh all remain modestly
the "Buffer" running along our respective Company anonymous as responsible for these notes1 And if this
boundaries and where we help the locals along with last bit is not printed, then your scribe's hand will
the aid of Rubber Accessories, and much leaping across never touch paper again 1
Duncairn Gardens/Lepper Street.
ECHELON-CARNMONEY FACTORY
We were fortunate in being present when one of They also serve who demand and supply; who
the real "baddies" of Belfast and the Lodge was cap- mend and repair; who provide food and drink; who
tured. The Ardoyne has long been the haunt of pay and drive; and who--
IRA "brass", due mainly to their fear of being caught
in the Lodge (Martin Meehan and Dutch Doherty DON'T WRITE JOURNAL NOTES!!
are only two of the Lodgites of any fam e). Leo Morgan
has now been arrested, due to great work on the part
of the Light Infantry; this brings enormous gratifica-
tion to us and no doubt, to other uruts who have
served in the New Lodge. Our morale is second to
none. The irrepressible, irreplacable, battered old
Macrolon of c/s 54 was conned into doing these
notes by idle comrades rattling on down into
" Lodge City"; it's not true that when he find s
them he doesn't know what to do with them. Also
chugging into the mists of the New Lodge Road is the

(Top left): Kirke's Coy.
patrol nears home, led by

Cpl. O'Meara.

(Top right): Pte. Ship-
man of the Company

Sniper Section.

(Lower left) :
CSM Marshall waiting
for the 1415 Collection

at Unity Corner.

(Lower right) : The Com-
pany "Mobile" returning

to Base.

15

TANGIER COY. HOLLAND COY.
4. Ptes. Barton and Vause with friends.
1. The Company Commander's Rover Group on the 5. Pte. Ross on VCP duty.
Buffer. 6. L / Cpl. O'Dell on gate duty, C arnmoney.

2. Captured weapon.

3. C/ Sgt. Pearson, Sgt. Cooper and Pte. Hammond
arrive at the scene of trouble on the Buffer.

16

(Top left): Sgt. Wass (Drums Pl.)-one of our "nar- (Top right): Pte. Kemichan (Recce Pl.)-our secon<l
row squeaks". The tip of his left ear was hit by a "narrow squeak". Whilst on patrol his vehicle was
round whilst his Foot patrol was fired on in the New ambushed. One round hit his baton and a second

Lodge. passed through his flak jacket.

(Lower left): Dmr. Wemban (left) and L/ Cpl. Vin- (Lower right): Lt. McGill in Quebec Coy's. Ops
cent during a Cordon and Search of New Lodge by room.

Quebec Coy.

17

The 2nd Battalion

Editorial W e have been lucky enough to have only three
soldiers wounded by gunmen, P tes. Bate, D 'Aguilar
OUR arri val and first week in N orthern Ireland and D ave nport, and we wish the m all a speedy and
were described in the September issue of the complete recovery. In addi tion, P te. Quig ley was cut
Journal , and at that stage we had just joined 8 by a bomb de tonatio n.
Inf. Bde. in Londonderry, on 5th August, after a
little over one week with 3 Inf. Bde. at Bally- As of now, we have recovered three weapons (a
kinler. As we enter the last three and a half weeks Thompson sub mach ine gun, an Armalite r ifl e and a
of our four month tour we are greatly looking Colt .4 5 pistol ), 47Z rounds of assorted Jive ammu-
forward to our return to BAOR, whi ch is nition, about 300 lbs. of explosive materials ( includi ng
scheduled for 27th, 28th and 29th N ovember, those blown up by Ordn ance experts) ; and as a result
and our six weeks block leave whi ch follow on of our arrest operat ions, 12 people have been charged
from 4th December. wi th activities connected with the Provisional IRA and
a further 4 have been de tained at Long K esh.
On our arr iva l with three rifl e companies in Lon-
do nderr y, ( A Coy. was still dep loyed in Belfast at this Finally, our congratulations to S upport Coy. on
stage ) we we re deployed in the wake of O peration winning the Invicta Competition for 1972 (whi ch was
"Motorman" at two adj acent schools in the north resolved in September) with A Coy. a close r unner-up,
C reggan, wi th C Coy. at the notorious Bligh 's Lane and also on arresting not onl y the Provisional IRA self-
camp . A Coy. then rejoined us on lOth August, living styled " Director of Operations for the C reggan " but
wi th us in the schools complex, bringing the Battalion his Rosemount counterpart too.
up to full strength again .
A COMPANY
From that moment, our area of o perations began At the start of this U lster tour, whilst the re-
to ex pand and all companies (except C Coy. which has ma inder of the Ba ttalion was head ing for L ondonderry,
remained at Bligh 's L ane throughout our stay in Lon- we of the "Grenadier" Company were sojourning brief-
donderr y) changed bases a number of times; memories ly in East Belfast. W e wo rked firstl y with the Life
fl ash through the mind of accommodation at Brooke G uards and then 42 Commando, Roya l M arines, over
P ark ( an ex-loca l Government offi ce and still partl y much the same territor y that the Battalion covered last
occupied by a publi c library) , R UC Station R ose- yea r. Although we were onl y there for ten days, Sgt.
mount, T esco 's (ex ) Supermarket in R osemount, HMS Roy Barnes was ab le to do some useful information-
R am e H ead (a parti ally mothballed 1945 ex Liberty gathering, L / Cpl. Mick Barnett fell in love and Pte.
Ship, towed from P ortsmou th in late August this yea r) T ed H eath was nea rl y flung in the River L agan by an
and last, but by no means least, Creggan Camp, whi ch angry U DA crowd. This las t action was when Z PI.
we inherited from 1st Bn . Co ldstream Gu ards. tangled with a crowd of 300 U DA on Queen's Bridge
and showed them, for the first time, that the Security
As force levels and deployments of our fellow Forces meant business.
uni ts west of the Ri ver F oyle changed, our operational S ince our arri va l in Londonderry, we have looked
area increased accordingly; at the time of writing, we after Rosemount and the No rth W ard firstl y from S t.
reign over the whole C reggan estate, the R osemount J oseph's School, then from the R am e H ead and lastl y
parish and more rea l estate to the north east. (F or from Brooke P ark. After our stay in Belfast when we
our last fortnight we shall have half the " Enclave " li ved for a short time on the M aidstoue, we have come
too-the countr yside between Londonderr y and Eire to appreciate life aflo at and the crew and permanent
border, which will be a we lcome change of scener y). staff of the R ame H ead could not have been ki nder
A noti ce above the map in the Operations R oom at or more helpful. Indeed we still send parties down to
T ac H Q reads : " 2 QUEENS R eal Estate Co. Ltd . : use their showers, and C / Sgt. M oore is often seen on
in vest with us and wa tch your area grow" ! board "on the scrounge".
O peration ally we had our first success on 4th
A ccounts of indi vidual explo its, adventures and October, when Sgt. P eter W atchous operating " sniffer"
o perations are contained elsewhere in these notes ; we with the 2 PI. search team uncovered an Am1alite rifle
have had a successful tour (Jet us blow our own trum- and 160 assorted rounds of ammunition. Our other
pets !) and have thoroughl y domin ated the Provos and fin d, to date, came eleven days later when a sn ap check
Derr y Young H oo li gans in our territory. T here have point from 3 PI. , led by C pl. Tojo P oynton, found a
been a number of gunman and counter-gunman opera- Thompson sub machine gun and a Colt automatic in
tions, pre-d awn swoops on selected houses (ac ting on a car. Quick thinking by C pl. P oynton and Pte. G avin
information received) culminating in "successful " Murray stopped the car when the dri ver tried to avoid
arrests, arms and ammunition snatches, minor barri - the check point and the three occup ants are now in
cade removing excursions, bomb or bomb making custody awai ting tri al a gunmen. Apart from these
materi al finds, crowd dispersal sorties and general two incidents, several of our patrols have been fired
policing, all coupled with routine (but varied) patrol- on and we have fired at several gunmen ourselves.
ling, mainly on foot, and searching of vehicles at per- L/ C pl. Steve S till and his section claim a probable
manent and snap check points. O ur activities have hit after a night skirmish with a gunman on the roof
usually been to the accom paniment of stoning, often by of a schoo l. L / C pl. J ohn L ayton, Pte. Nobby C lark
ki ds who can hardly pick the missiles up, but even the and " W ish bone" Bishenden had our luckiest escape
smallest child is deadly accu rate with low direct throws when a bullet came in from the back of their land-
up to about 35 metres ! rover, pasing between them before hitti ng the wind-

18 brick, with a hea lth y breeze blowing. W e are re-
sponsible for the C reggan E state where the children,
screen. In addition to this, we have had sever al wind- ca refull y brought up by intelligent parents, are a par-
screens smas hed by stoning, including a landrover ticu lar source of fru stration, as are the DYH ( D erry
driven by our "S upersleuth", L / Cp l. Vie Sullivan, Young Hooliga ns) who stone and abuse patrols regu-
who was pulling up the protective grill at the time. larl y. Every so often we have to reson to swift retalia-
tion in the form of "rubber" which sorts them all out
W e congratu late L/ C pl. Still and Brandon and for a while. This, and the dawn arrests, are good for
Pts. Ca llingham and Ley on the addi tions to their morale and are en joyed as some positive results can
families; and L/ C pls. Ward, Landworth y, L ay ton, be seen by everyone aga inst the shadowy "enemy".
Findlay, Brandon and Hoyle on their promotion. W e
have lost-Lt. Stirling to the D epot; Capt. Palmer to F in all y two special situations peculiar to Northern
become a pilot; C pl. G rieve to teach junior so ldiers, Ireland today, both of which are amusing in our eyes
and Pte. Digger Couzins to become "Mr." Couzins. and t ypify the current situation into which the soldie r
W e wi sh them all good fortune in thei r new jobs. In is pitched at shon notice.
replacement, we welcome Capt. Grove, Lt. J elf, Sgt.
" Hobbitt" Hamill and Ptes. Gordon, Dalby, Vag hela, Firstl y, all our canteen needs are supplied by
Gawron, Winter, Lacey, Fagg and Holl and. They have M essrs. H assa n, a firm of Indian or Pakistan con-
all settled in very quickly; indeed, some of them have tractors ( unident ified), which operates an 18-hour
found themselves out on patrol minutes after their service; they "Hog" everything from dartboards to
arriva l! deodorants. It is amusing to note that "char wallahs",
as many will remember, form ed an integral part of
The cu ltivation of moustaches has flouri shed ! The service "East of Suez"- tea in bed, shave in bed,
bushiest one (complete with side pieces) was Sgt. Chris loaves, tailoring- in fact every service the pampered
Redman's, whilst Lt. J ohn Stirling's Fu-Manchu-look soldier in "S inga p" or "Hankers" could ask for- all
excited the ad miration of the CO himself. Sadly, R on the "book". This unique brand of servants has be-
and R has seen the demise of some of our better efforts come underemployed and has had to seek to serve the
although no doubt our wives were relieved! 3 PI., in Briti sh Army in the British Isles . Their way of life
anticipat ion of the misgivings of Mrs. Boucher to a has altered little in the transition; their only admini-
hirsute husba nd, waylaid the OC just before his R and strati ve need is a bed and a power point. Their staple
R and removed half his "growth ". They then photo- diet of chappatees is imported once per week by van
graphed the result! No doubt the barber (Pte. Brian from Birmingham and last week, the char wallahs
Prentice), the photographer (L / Cp l. J ohnn y Brandon ) "resup" from Echelon was hij acked, and removed, so
and platoon commander (2/Lt. J ohn Pratten) will find all n1en were warned to watch "the book"!
themselves in Siberia before long! ( L / C pls. Sullivan
and Ells have removed their own Appendices). Unemployment is rife in Londonderry. To pro-
vide work all the paving stones in the C reggan area
By the time these notes are published we shall be are being removed and paths tarrnacadamed. The very
on six weeks leave; so in closing, we wish all members, people removing them are those who use them as mis-
past and present, a H appy C hristm as and prosperous siles or to build barricades. Such paving stones are then
New Year. nightly placed on roads and just as regularl y removed
each morning by the long suffering Engineers pro-
B COMPANY tected by B Coy. The only satisfaction we get is the
noise we make removing them, which, it is hoped,
Those readers who were serving in the days of causes the builders some loss of sleep- but then most
National Service will clearly remember "Chuff charts". of them ha ve twenty-four hours per da y in which to
In C reggan Camp quite a few of these are operating, make it up.
ranging from the simple ones-like the Sergeant-
Major's method of erasing the days from his desk A soldier's lot is seldom a happ y one, but very
diary-to elaborate affa irs produced by under-employed few would change it. Variety is what appeals.
signals NCO s like Cpl. Venmore whose chan shows
number of da ys, hours, radio watches and hourl y rad io C COMPANY
checks from Zero to go, before we leave here and re-
turn to the land of milk and honey (or booze and fag s) With no clashing of cymbals or blowing of trum -
on 27th November. pets but wi th grea t stealth did the soldiers move, and
behold when dawn broke the barricads were no more,
It wi ll have been a long four months- hard work, and soldiers roamed throughout the land. But all was
dangerous and tense but obviously well wonhwhile . not milk and honey for the high priests we re out of
Unperturbed by "initiatives", "low profiles", "consulta- favour and so were soon sprea ding lies, and their dis-
tive documents", "referendams" and other political ciples, who we re called Provos, became bold. Then did
phrases, we of the Company ha ve done our job cheer- they creep forth like jackals and slay some of the
fully and have seen, as a result, the removal of quite soldiers, and even those of the tribe of the Leprec-
a few hard-core terrorists. To Sgts. Wood and McGaig, haunii, who would have peace, using much explosives.
Cpl. Offer, L /C pl. H alffman ( the abitious signals
NCO), and Pte. Luff, this is thei r fourth tour, hav ing The W arlord Tu zo was of great wrath and ca lled
served, in the palmy da ys of 1968, with the 4th Bn .
To others like Ptes. Thrower, P eters and M ayna rd, on a man named R eynolds, who was C hief of the
and our attached R C T drivers McShane, Kra y, Riley Queen 's tribe, saying " I would have you go to this
and Bragg, Ulster is a new experience and it is to their place wh ich is ca lled Cregga n and teach those Provos
credit that they h ave settled in well. Everyone is now that to go aga inst the way of the people is neither
looking forward to a week back 'home' in W erl and wise nor fruitful. " And so Chief R eynolds did divide
then six weeks leave to cover C hristma s. Rumours of the C regga n into several parts, in the middle pan of
celebration s abound ; ah er all, being limited to 2 beers which was Bligh's L ane. This was an area of much
a night for four months ...... ! unrest, and it w as given to a fait hful centurion named
Barrow to control.
Our current quaners in C reggan Camp are the
best since our arrival in Jul y-centrall y heated in the (Continued on page 20 )
middle of a bog-surrounded by corregated iron and

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5 4. 5 PI. of B C oy. on the alert in C reggan Road.
5. The entrance to C C oy's base at Bligh's L a ne.
1.- Pte. Gordon, A C oy. alongside HMS R am e H ead. 6. Pte . Bash ( B C oy.) on the look-out.
2. Pte. Wickles stands guard at Bligh's L ane.
3. The Mortar PI., under Sgt. Rickerb y, at a Vehicle

Control Point.

20 So I've introduced M r. Murray, whose side-kick's
Sgt. F rost
(Continued from page 18) The onl y Platoon Sgt. who when out of bed is
los t .
Barrow sent forth his troops and h is minor chiefs
were responsible for much rebuilding of property and For all wires and switches he has electrical type
peace making amongst the C regganites; but the people uses
were of ill temper and there was much throwing of The onl y trouble being when you p lug 'em in they
stones and shooting by bands of yo ung Provos and fuzes.
Yobbos, which made the soldiers of the minor chiefs Eleven Platoon, the best platoon is overdue a
Murray, W ake and H amilton unhappy. So, Ch ief m ent ion
Reynolds ordered his troops to sa lly forth in the hours I'm afr aid I cannot say much in case I get de-
of darkness; many Provos were taken from their caves tention .
and hiding places, many guns and explosives were
captured, and rubber bullets were as gra ins of sands S uffi ce to say they are the best, at times perhaps
on the beach. unrul y,
And if yo u hadn't already guessed their S unray
Reynolds and his under chiefs were of great spirit is yo urs t rul y.
and the Provos were sore afraid. H ow are the mighty Sgt. Butcher does the adm in, he accounts for all
fallen ? the kit
Which won 't help h im at Brecon where one must
H aving now set aside our Bibles, we now invite be fast and fit .
you to listen to the Ballard of Bligh's L ane, whose
composer m ay well w ish to remain anonym ous: Yes he'll be up the Beacons when the snow is
lay ing thick,
P eter de Barrow boy was commanding Shiny 'C' Both he and Cpl. Reynolds, I bet they're feeling
Fred Boyne his Sergeant M ajor's on the net fo r sick,
Ca llsign 3. And besides they'll miss the midnight snacks, the
Capt. G ardiner fiddles money, he can fi x yo ur ea rl y morning breakfast
NAAFI debt, The steaks and pasties are supreme, the curries
But by the look of his cap badge he should be un s u r p asse d .
working on the set.
Our cooks (wrong, chefs) are quite top hat,
Course we're luck y that we've got him, he's not The troops are getting fat
usually on the scene M acD onalds chips are much renowned, a gastro-
H e's normally zooming down the slopes, as OIC nomic feast,
" Snow Queen" . But when they're served for breakfast, that's odd
And whilst we're on the ' Q ' side, lets talk of kit to say the least.
and stores
Domain of 'whiskers' Perryman and den of sleep So we've one complaint of the A CC, irrespective
and snores . how they've toiled
They've yet to learn that spuds, like eggs, must
H e h as washers and dryers for which the soldiers now and then be boiled.
needn 't pay But the signals they're my favo urites with their
But when you see them working, well that will be "Rogers,, uWilcos", "Out,
the day !
The names that I have mentioned are what 's "Retune, you 're now unworkable"; "S ay again-
termed the hierachy no need to shout 11 •
But's lets name the folks who do the work, the "D on't press your pressel switch, you are now on
guys like yo u and me. part time wobble,
No-one understands a word of the H arris/ Barrett
We could talk of guards and tactics, the men who gobble.
groan and grunt
There's Lt. "Hereward" the W ake and Sgt. Loft y A welcome must be given or else we'll be thought
Hunt. most rude
Arrivals from the D epot : Elsey, Ashfi eld, Frost,
They are the brains of 10 Platoon, a noble band H o p goo d,
of men Griffiths, Coady, H ill and Moore, Skinner,
Who were bombed at Snipers Corner and at Giflord, Clarke,
Fanad Drive aga in . Etherington and R ya n (who's got a ru bber bullet
They've been accused of playing rough, they're mark ).
not that sort of men
And if you don't believe me, ask L/ C pl. M oyni- Hullo to Pte. Thomas, from 4 Queens to us he
han. ca m e
Congrats to L/ C pl. M cMurray, he's got his stri pe
The Sunray of 9 Platoon of Ordnance Corps ex- aga m .
traction, Of course some have left us-L/Cpl. Woolbert 's
Has cheerfull y accepted being taken from inaction gone to Int.
His last command was mobile, albeit mobile bath Ptes. Durling and Lemare ( 08) are at S ignals
And now h e's got a shower that's mobile to the doing a stint
Rath.
Goodb ye, good luck and C hr istmas cheer
Please excuse the writing, ill will was n ot in- F or Ireland looms aga in next yea r.
tended
But I'm sure you must agree, it rh ymes the way
it ended.

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1. Maj . Butler and Capt. Murphy, the "directors" of 4. 2/ Lt. Pratten and Sgt. Redman (A Coy.) sum up
Invicta Coy. the situation.

2. L/ Cpl. Ells and Pte. Tuffrey of A Coy. demon- 5. Maj. Boucher (right) in A Coy's Ops room on
strate the Indian rope trick! board HMS R ame H ead.

3. Cpl. Winter and L/ Cpl. Mason of B Coy. in 7 PI's
Ops room.

SUPPORT (INVICTA) COMPANY weeks in the country between Londonderr y and the
Border, under command 2LI, when we were lucky
Shortly after our arrival in N . Ireland, our victory enough to have almost perfect weather. CSM 'Chunky'
in the Invicta Competition was announced-hence the Prudence and his 'sniper commando group' had thei r
change in our title. It was the champion company that fair share of work there.

Maj. J. G . W . Davidson handed over to our new The Corps of Drums h as been under our com-
Company Commander, Maj. C. D . B. Butler; we hope mand for the whole of the tour and we are very grate-
ful to them all for the enthusiasm and efficiency with
he wi ll en joy his stay with us and that h e too h ands which they h ave supported us. W e hope that our close
over Invicta Company at the end of it! association w ith them will continue aft er our return to

We have had three moves since our arrival in Germany.
Londonderry, which is more than any other Company
has achieved. The whole period has been spent in the Our best wishes for his recovery from back trouble
C reggan and Brooke Park districts, apart from two to WOII Kitson ( Assault Pioneers) and congratula-

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tions to L / Cpl. P endle and Pte. Pearce on their marri- For two months nobody believed us when we re-
ages . ported th at we were shot at with monotonous regu-
lari ty. So, one night we were accompanied by the in-
The M ortar PI. has been with the rest of the trepid Ops Officer, Capt. Jackson . He h as silenced
Company throughout the tour, apart from a couple of the "doubting Thomases' and now travels everywhere
days at the beginning when they were under com- ( well almost ) with his Battle Bowler fi rmly on his
mand of B Coy., 1 G ordon Highlanders at Lurgan. head and wearing two fl akj ackets!
They have carried out successful arrest operations ( one
of which made the BBC news ), when they captured At the time of writing L / Cpl. John Chapman
the self-styled Provisional IRA " Director of Opera- and Pte. ' Bugsy' D ave are languishing in the NAAF I
tions in the C reggan", and had their share of trouble at R AF Ballykelly for 24 hours well-dese rved R & R .
from stone-throwing crowds. They claim the baton L / Cpl. Al an O 'Connor shies away from driving Capt.
round record, having hit two men with one rubber Wh ite who recently dived over a wall on to the exact
bullet ! spot where a cow h ad posted a sentry ( L / C pl. O 'Con-
nor says the off ensive odour lowers the tone of his
Sgts. C larke and Barlow, and Pte. H ester h ave veh icle !) C/ Sgt. K eith L ast is on a diet, though h is
left us for civilian life, but we hope to see them back! girth is the same as ever. Pte. D erek W akeling is in
Sgt. Caton has joined us from 5 QUEEN S ( V ), and mourning over the latest defeat of T ottenham H otspur.
we welcome him to the M ortar PI. Sgt. Parker is to L/ C pl. Stan C rack is collecting money for the
be congratulated on his promotion and C/ Sgt. W atson platoon's football syndicate; we have yet to win the
and Sgt. Parker left at the end of September for P ools but he has taken out shares with the C harwallah .
courses at N etheravon. We are also having considerable "aggro " from CSM
'Chunky' Prudence of Invicta Coy. In November, In-
As the Divisional M ortar Concentration is to be victa Company will be operationally in control of the
on 19 February to 3 M arch 1973, the Platoon will platoon, and the O C is to be heard muttering " over my
have to make the most of block leave; they will deady body" ; we hope he means this metaphorica lly!
clearl y be hard at it again as soon as the holidays are 'Chunky' is adamant and gleefull y insisting that we
over. drop our callsign 6 and become callsign 4 ; however
Sgt. Tim H aley has just pointed out that we would
The Anti T ank PI. sa id goodbye to the fresh ai r then answer up before Callsign 5 on the Bn. net.
and sweet (or sweat ) smells of the " country" and took ' Chunky' is now racking his brains with that well
up residence in the dubious luxury of Creggan Camp, known mischievous glint in his eye, for something else
bringing them once again into contract w ith their to plague us with.
" friends" in the C reggan E state.
Corporal Barry M oss has endeared himself to a
L/ C pl. Pepper h as left for an N CO s' Anti-Tank certain Company Commander as follows :-
course at N etheravon ; we wonder which is the better
one of the two evils! M orale is high with constant foot Company Commander: " H ello 0 , this is .. . . . . ;
patrols in the area, giving the children ample chance I shall now proceed up Beechwood Avenue,
to practice their stone throwing. Above the cries of de- turn right into W estway, turn right again at
lightful children, (who speak flu ent French ), the T esco's past Rosemount P olice Station and
platoon war cry can still be heard :- " Rubber"- usual- into M arlborough Avenue. Over " .
ly from L / Cpl. " Jock" M artin who carries a baton
gun like a W inchester 73. Tac HQ: " 0 , Roger Out" .
Cpl. Moss: " H ello . ..... , this is 60 . When yo u
The whole platoon experienced the delights of
home comforts ( !) for a few days on R and R . They pass Rosemount Police Station, go to jail.
wondered if C / Sgt. M ick Vale would take " Peaceful M ove directly to jail ; do not p ass G o; do
H enry" (his private baton ) on R and R with him but not collect £200."
no, Henry had a few days off too! " T elevision is the
best thing they h ave done for us here", said Sgt. Assault Pioneer PI.
C urley Stickells, who spends every last minute watch ing
the uone eyed monster"; even on patrol he uses his Since arriving in U lster, we have been the back
binos to keep in touch with the latest programmes bone of the Composite Platoon ( sometimes unkindl y
( others h ave di fferent ideas !) known as the " F orlorn H ope" ) , first with C Coy.,
then with A Coy., and finally with Support ( Invicta )
The Anti T ank PI. has its own photographer in Coy. All have been glad of the experience which we,
the form of Pte. Riggs who not only has his own S upport ( Invicta ) Coy. men, h ave provided and al-
private collection of "material" but also takes pictures though A and C Coys. were both below the " Invicta"
of the charming stone-throwing public. standard ", we did our best to try and improve them.

Not to be outdone by the M ortar PI., The Anti C pl. Barry Mills has got h imself a reputation in
T ank PI., in a pre-dawn swoop, arrested the Provision- the Creggan and now answers to the name "Pork Pie".
al IRA self-styled " D irector of Operations for R ose- As a result of R & R, Pte. R ay Murray's family is go-
mount". Thus, the score is level! ing to increase in size once again, and Pte. Geo ff F in -
nelly came back even thinner than ever.
Recce PI.
Sgt. "Red Beard" Rust is now offering "hair for
W e will not bore you with our war stories or an sale" for those who are a bit thin on top . Cpl. "Cock-
epistle of all our activities in Londonderry. N eedless E ye" Stevens was the first to take up the offer, al-
to say we h ave been busy and very successful. though " Red Beard" has been seen late at n ight cutting
hair from his beard and sticking it on top of h is own
T o date we have "sniffed" out over 300 lbs of h ea d!
the deadly explosive "Co-op sugar"; we found half of
it in an outhouse and the other h alf was found by W ith only three weeks to go, every one is taking
C pl. K eith R ichardson and Pte. Roger Millar packed extra care to make sure that he gets home for C hrist-
under a bridge, primed and ready to be detonated. It mas. " P ork Pie" Mills has even been seen hiding be-
wa s blown up by ATO much to the ch argrin (pre- hind a lamppost .
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a four month Ulster tour entitles us to a few lines in
the Journal. can".

We were in the process of running a Cadre to "Keep clear of the old man before 10 o'clock, 'e's
recruit new members when we got our orders to move terrible in the morning ; I fink 'e looks in the mirror
to U lster, so the work was completely new to two out each morning and 'ates 'imself, let alone us".
of our team of eight. One of our main problems has
been finding a suitable office to work in ; in St. Eug- " That' ll teach 'im to publish "Well Done" on
enes school we were very well off, but the move to Part 1 Orders; I see we've 'ad eight accidents already
Brooke Park did not augur well. Acorn tore out what this monff-what a giggle".
remaining hair he has and eventually procured part of
the Officers' M ess accommodation; our only trouble " I'll be glad when 'es used all the paint up ; I've
now is the sound of snori ng fi ltering through the ad- painted my wagon four times already".
joining wall. L/ C pl. W and Pte. R have built them-
selves a dark room and occasionally appear like the "'e keeps on about my 'air. It 'a int that long is
proverbial mole for a glimpse of daylight; their photo- it? "
graphic efforts, however, are first class. L / Cpl. W ,
our walking computer brain, will have donated some- "I thought if we worked on this servicing lark
thing to this troubled isle that few h ave done- a com- through the night, we were supposed to 'ave a morning
plete set of molars; his new set is however very smart. off! 'E 'ad me making tea and writing inspection re-
Sgt. B beavers away quietl y; a B2 report states that ports at eight this morning, and 'e didn't even give me
when he requested his wife to send h im two ca rtons of a chance to get me overalls on. Making tea and writing
cigarettes, that was what he got-40 in total! Can any- inspection reports ain't my idea of a joke".
one lend him a fag?
''What do you mean"?
MT PI.
"Well I was 'alf starkers, wasn't I".
Now safely installed in the "hot seat", the new
MTO (Lt. Morris) has clearl y got one or two of us "I'm going to volunteer for 'three' months on
"sussed up". W e'll leave space in these notes to the Snow Queen. 'E's a nutter".
combatants; they usually fill it with wars won and lost.
"I should be away for PRE wiv a bit of luck".
The following conversation was recently overhead:
" I wonder if all Ex 1 QUEENS walk like that- The above conversations arc fact and listed below
are some of the characters who's names should be
associated with sentences- "if the cap fits".

"Grandad" C roucher, ( Senior of four brothers
serving in the 2nd Bn.); L / Cpl. "Sideburns" Knowles;
Cpl. "No T eeth " P yman ; " Miss Proops" Perry and
L / Cpl. Cleverless.

Congratulations to Sgt. M ead on h is ability to
get hold of spares, from puncture outfits to complete

24 new roofs, and so has the Cookhouse; paving stones
have been torn up (not to be thrown at us by the Con-
wheels, no questions asked ; and a note to Ca pt. J en- tractors), and tarmacadam paths laid. A new 30 metre
nings: "By the way the stores are still on your signa- range has been built and new water pipes laid.
ture".
Visitors to the Rear Party have included Mr. R .
W e should also mention Sgt. M a jor " Fred" Potts. H aynes, the D eputy Under Secretary Department of
H e has had the responsibilities of MT Probs, assisting Personnel and Logistics, Ministry of D efence, Brig.
our wives with the repairing of our Hoovers, Electric G. B. C urtis from HQ BAOR, and Commander 6th
Irons, etc., and assisting with butchery in barracks; Armoured Bde., Brig. D . B. Alexander-Sinclai r.
also for the various non-MT duties he has had to
ca rry out du ring our absence on duty. The Band

We11 done C / Sgt. Russe11! Nobody has detected The highlight of the Band's work this Autumn
any errors in the POL Account as yet. was undoubtedly the visit to G raz in Austria to take
part in the town's British W eek. During the eight
REAR PARTY days we were there, we gave twenty concerts, three
marching displays ( preceded each time by a march
The Rea r Party was on leave at the end of July through the town ) and also took part in the opening
when it was rudely interrupted by policemen, customs and closing ceremonies. Our pop group "The Eclipse"
officials, Gendarmes and Post Office telegram delivery also gave a concert which wa s a se11 out. However, it
men, instructing people to report to camp immediately. wasn't a case of a11 work and no play, and by the time
M ost of the Party made it back fairly quickly, some the band departed, Graz was short of a large amount
after long journeys in a short space of time. of wine. Bdsm. Stankus ( Tank ) feU in love again, and
was broke after the first few days; however he stil1
Once we found out who was here- and those who managed to acqui re his quota of vino, so he obviously
were here and should not have been-we were has real friend s somewhere.
kept fairly busy ( though the Main Body wi11 not be-
lieve this !) We would like to welcome back to the fold Bdsm.
Sale, Young and Terry who h ave just completed a
It is perhaps just as we11 that the Main Body is pupil course at Kne11er Hall.
away. Albuhera Barracks has been in chaos, but we
hope it is to the benefit of all. Accommodation blocks
have had new lighting insta11ed and have been re-
decorated ; the Officers' and Sergeants' M esses have had

The Band, Summer 1972.
Picture by Gerhard M armann, I serlohn.

PARTY LINE " Is that Sanger 2?"
" No this is Sanger 4"
The base at Bligh's Lane h as four Sangers around " Put your phone back Sanger 4, I am trying to
the perimeter all connected by field telephones to the contact Sanger 2"
Guardroom. In theory it is simple enough-One ring " Hu11o"
for Sanger I and two for Sanger 2 and so forth; each "Who is that?,
Sanger when ca11ing the Guardroom uses its allotted
number of rings. However in practice this never works " Pte. Smith"
for one reason or another.
"Are you in Sanger 2?"
Take for example the CSM who picks up the "No, Sanger 3"
phone to warn Sanger 2 that the Commanding Officer
will be entering camp in five minutes time. "What the he11 are you doi ng answering your
phone-! gave two rings"
Two ring-" Sanger 2 the CO wi11 be entering the "No you didn't, you gave three rings"
camp in five minutes time-be alert.JJ "No, I gave two rings,
uYou gave three rings"
" What-who the he11 is that?"
"Smith, shut up-put your phone back"

" H ey Smudge who is that on the phone?" 25
" I dunno"
" Shut up all of you and put your phones back" Mr. D ermott M yfu ss ( Young P eoples Outdoor Activi-
ties S ub-Committee), Mr. P addy M cGinty ( Horticul-
A pause th en as rh e CSM puts th e Guardroo m tural and Goat Preserva tion Society ).
phone back in preparation for another try when the
ph one rin gs on ce. 1. The M eeting opened at 14 20 hrs. OC C Coy.
explained that the meeting h ad been called at the re-
"This is Sanger 1, 23249557 Pte. Brown speak- quest of the C iti zens C ommittee in order to deal with
ing ; wa s yo u trying to contact mc?n complaints about the Security Forces in general and
"No I, wa s trying to contact Sanger 2 put yo ur C Coy. in particula r.

" Hullo is that yo u Smudge?" 2. Mrs. M acree complained of the use of arm-
" Yeah; yo u there Alfie-did you get a letter to- oured vehicles when it was an established fact that the
day?" limited vision of the driver constituted a grave danger,
"No; do yo u know who is playing about with the when moving off, to small children attempting to de-
phones?" flate tyres. OC C Coy. assured the meeting tbat these
"S hut up all yo u and leave your phones alone. I, vehicles would not be used if the children would agree
the CS M , am trying to contact Sanger 2" not to deflate the tyres when the vehicles were used.
The meeting was so pleased with this typically Irish
Another pause follo wed by th e CSM giving two solution that it earned a spontaneous burst of a ppla use
distin ct rin gs~ to w hich th ere is no answer th ough th ere and Mrs. Macree expressed herself well satisfied .
is no do u bt chat everyon e is listening. Anoth er two
rings. 3. Brig. O 'Shaughnough stated that C Coy.
patrols were not standing still for sufficiently long
uHullo, this is Sanger 4" periods for one to get a decent shot at them. O C C
" What the devil are you answering for, Sanger 4 Coy. attributed the blame to the Army R ecruiting
-I gave two rings" author ities for not permitting recruits of sufficiently
"No, you gave four, low calibre for training methods to be ineffective. It
" W ho is that speaking?" was suggested that a recruiting drive in the London-
" Pte. Smith Sir" derry area might provide a solution .
"Smith, I thought you were in Sanger 3"
" I am" 4. Mr. Myfuss complained that he had witnessed
" Well shut up before I put you on a charge; patrols scowling at young people practising for future
was talking to Sanger 4" Olympic triumphs in shot putt, discus and javelin,
" Yes Sir" just because the patrols happened to be in tbe way of
improvised projectiles . OC C Coy. expressed his re-
Silen ce follows only intermpted by two rings . grets over the facial expressions of his soldiers and
said that these would probably improve as the end of
" Hullo" November came nearer. Compliments were paid re-
" Hullo" specting the agility shown by young persons in the
"That the Guardroom" long and high jumping, when baton rounds were fired.
11 Yes, is that Sanger 2 "
"Yes" 5. Mrs. M acree complained that the Security
"Where the hell have you been? I have been Forces were fl outing the political opinions of the people
trying to contact you for about five minutes" by treading on slogans painted on several roadwa ys. It
" Talking to the Commanding Officer, I was just was agreed that the slogans should be covered with a
trying ,;o warn you that he 'as just entered the thin layer of cement to preserve them from further
de se cration.
"Good morning Sarn 't M a jor ; trouble with the
phones I see'' 6. Brig . O 'Shaughnough said that the British
Government was ea using it to rain when marches or
*** processions had been organised. I t was agreed to refer
this matter to the Battalion Padre for action.
KEEPING THE PEACE
7. Mr. McGinty demanded to know what com-
M inutes of a Meeting held on S unday, 17th Sep- pensation was likely to be paid in respect of the sudden
tember 1972 between the Security F orces and Central death of his goat . The celebrated animal, despite its
C reggan C itizens C ommittee at Bligh's L ane Post. previous record of outstanding gastronomical feats, had
fin ally succumbed after swallowing a rubber ba ton
In attendance: OC C Company, 2 QUEENS, round. OC C Coy. expressed regret at this sad loss
Mrs, K athleen Macree ( Mothers of Ireland Move- but added that the demise of the goat had helped his
ment ), Brig. Sean O 'Shaughnough ( Provisional IRA ), men to detect the p resence of two hitherto unsuspected
bomb factories in neighbouring houses.

8. Satisfaction was expressed b y all attending at
the amount of progress m ade at the m eeting; there
being no furth er business, the m eeting ended at 1610
hrs. At 1611 hrs. the meeting was reassembled in an
effort to discover from Brig. O 'S haughnough the loca-
tion of a brown paper parcel he had brought to the
meeting . H aving been found, it was restored to its
owner, who departed somewhat hurriedly.

( Afternote : Brig. O 'Shaughnough's widow repre-
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The 3rd Battalion

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Officer.

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Picture by Ray Warner
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Editorial 14th-" Find in open ground by back fence of
78 Creggan Heights: 45 feet of Blue Safety
QUR last notes were written in the Creggan fuse and 100 feet of detonating cord."
on a wet day in August. These are being
16th-"One high velocity round fired at a patrol
written overlooking the Mediterranean on a fine at junction of Finad Drive and Central
day in November. There is not a cloud in the Drive from area of Swilly Gardens. Round
Cyprus sky and a gentle sea breeze keeps the hit radio carrying frame on operator's back.
temperature pleasantly cool at about 70° Fahren- No casualties.,

heit. 17th-" The wrong Harry McCourt picked up
again".
The Battalion left Londonderry at the end of
August. By current standards it was a quiet and un- 18th-"Eamon Lafferty memorial march. Several
eventual three weeks. The following extracts from a hundred people marched past St. Peter's
summary of events prepared by the Intelligence Section School to the cemetery."
give some idea of what went on . (All dates in August):
20th-" Stoning in C Coy. area."
9th-"Picquet outside St. Peter's School gates
consisting of four men and a few children. 24th-"Two soldiers with minor m)uries after
Placards read 'Intirnidation'- ' Army U sing stoning incidents in the afternoon."
Children's Schools'- 'Carnera teams film-
ing picquet'., 26th-"Catholic Ex-S ervicemen's Association
( CESA ) Checkpoint at junction of Innis-
lOth-"Car turned on its side in Central Drive carn Road and Liskne Drive. Checkpoint
by yobbos; stones thrown at foot patrol. " stated to be to prevent bombing of Catho-
"Car nearly burnt out, two small bonfires lic Churches. Two have captains' badges.
instead. Vehicles can still pass by, driving There is also a Brigadier, a Colonel and a
on the pavement. Car to be cleared later Second Lieutenant. Quiet, peaceful and
on when yobbos h ave dispersed." harmless."

27th-" Round fired at a Saracen from Swilly
Gardens..... . ."

2R

L ater, on 27th August, there was a series of seri- 9. Who was a dab hand with a paint brush in
ous stoning incidents, mostly near the camp on Piggey the Creggan? (Be careful! -if you do know
R idge. The log records " numerous baton rounds" being the answer, send it in slidex .)
fi red at yobbos, who had taken over from an orderly
protest demonstration against our presence in the 10. Which O P sometimes has its evening mea l at
estate. U nde r cover of these events a sniper shot a 2300 hrs? ( I f yo u don 't know, guess.)
sergeant from our relieving unit, I Coldstream. H e
died before reaching hospital. 11. Rea rrange the following into a well-known
phrase : ON QUEEN'S STAG.
Some important things do not appear in the log.
M ost significant was the restraint imposed on, but BRITISH EMPIRE MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF
accepted by, all ranks; despite the shooting and ston- THE BATTALION
ing, this prevented any hea d-on violent clash with the
main body of responsible inhabita nts. Next was the (Top) : Sgt. H. J. GREEN receiving his BEM from
sterling work by the Royal Engineers in erecting the
Camp on P iggey Ridge which was equalled onl y by Lt.-Gen. Sir Frank King, KCB, MBE, Deputy Com-
the way the residents of B and C Coys. put up and mander-in-Chief UKLF, at a ceremony in the WOs'
coped with what was initially and inevitably a quag-
mire. Last ( but never least ) was the unremittingly and Sgts' Mess.
hard and successful work of the administrative echel- Pictu re by PR, HQ U KLF.
ons, particularl y the Cooks.
(Lower): Pte. D. Bennett with his parents outside
On return from Londonderry, only 8 weeks re- Buckingham Palace after receiving his BEM for
mained before the beginning of the move to Cyprus.
Five of these were spent on leave, so that activity in Gallantry.
Tidworth was principally concerned with packing up
and preparing for the move.

Our present role is as part of the U n ited Nations
F orces in Cyprus (UNFIC YP ). Th is involves observ-
ing the maintenance of the cease fi re between Turks
and Greeks and persuading them to behave in an on-
provocati ve (if not co-operati ve) manner towards each
other.

A COMPETITION FOR ALL THE

FAMILY

This competition is open to all ranks from any
Battalion. ( However, the winner will probably be C
Coy. Commander! ) Entries should be sent, accom-
panied by an entry fee of 25p (250 mils or 13.8 de-
grees) to 2/ Lt. Quinn of the 3rd Bn., whose leg was
not in sured. First prize is an unaccompanied posting
to Northern Ireland for one month. Second prize is
six months unaccompanied tour in Cyprus, and third
prize-two years unaccompanied to Gibraltar.

RULES. The questions all relate to activities in
N. Ireland or Cyprus; some are quite diffi cult . Beware
of double entendres, snipers and, for dri vers, large
landrover-size holes near L ymbic. This competition
is not open to members of the Lourouj ina D etach-
ment. Questions are not in chronological order :

I . Who received congratulations, after return ing
fire at a sniper, and a few minutes later was
fined £ 15?

2. We all know "shooting a cat" is unpleasant
but how can it be painful ?

3. Who was asked, "Would yo u keep an eye on
my fl ower pots--someone keeps on p inching
them ''?

4. Who won the C Coy. M ilitary Efficiency
aw ard?

5. How?

6. Who appeared at Creggan/ Biighs ( that well
known meeting place) at 03 .00 hrs. to take
over his saracen without a driver?

7. Who broke who's walking stick? What was
sa id? (Use no obscenities.)

8. Who said, " Everything quiet; it's pretty dead
round here-not a soul moving- Nobody
about"? Where?

IMPRESSIONS OF A VISIT TO THE 3rd 29

BATIALION- 2nd/ 5th OCTOBER ATE
MEMORIES OF LONDONDERRY
by D. P . Beatty (Top): Ptes. 'Lofry' Atkinson, 'Robbo' Robinson and

We we re immedi ately impressed by the sight of Cpl. Gus Parker.
Lt. Wilson at Andove r railway station, with his im- (Top centre): Cpls. Reg Ryden, Paul O'Callaghan
posing P arker pen hanging precariously from hi s
trouser pocket. Because the mini-bus was indu lging in and L / Cpl. Colin Beech of Sp. Coy.
a fit of stub bornness, we climbed onto the landrover, (Top lower): C/ Sgt. Dan Archer and Pte. Wilson.
in our best suits, for the twent y minute journey to (Lower): Maj. John White, Cpl. Trevor Booker, Sgt.
Lu ckn ow B arracks. A s we arri ved, we were awe- struck Brian Lucas and C / Sgt. Mick Aylward during an
by the sheer mi litary effi ciency of the unit, ampl y illu-
strated by the fact that thirty seconds after entering Arms Search.
rhe M ess we were p artakin g of "a lcoho li c beverages" !
This was a pattern rh at was to conti nue, h apply, for
the next four days.

We were immedi ately d ubbed with rhe pompous
title of "Po tenti al Officers" whi ch, in view of the
length of our hair, was an extremely generous desig-
nation . The welcome extended to us was second to
none, and o ur thanks are due to the offi cers who were
so hospitable and friendl y.

The demonstrations by the battalions' NCO's of
rhe various support weapons revealed a professional-
ism to a degree rivalled onl y by M alcolm Muggeridge
during one of his long dissertations on the Qu esrio11
JVhy . It was a tribute to the pati ence of the Anti-
Tank Pl. that they supervised us for one hour in the
tedious practise of gun drills, only to see us di sappear
on the horizon in order to m eet a real li ve G eneral-
G en. Sir Frank King. The smart sa lute given by Lt.
Chrism1as brought tears to our eyes as we repaired to
the Officers' M ess for a much-needed lunch.

E ventually, the day of our departure arrived, but
not before a vociferous American lady at Stonehenge
h ad asked C pl. Booker and his driver : " And what are
they?" ! The obvious reply was forthcoming, but sadly
we had to leave in the afternoon after an enjo yable
and interesting visit.

CREGGAN - AUGUST 1972

" ... off you English bastards!"
Spat crippled Joe Kincaide,
As he organised young hooligans
T o build a barricade.

" .. . off you English ba stards !"
Screamed women from their doors,
As they bas hed their battered dustbins
For some forgotten cause.

" ... off you English bastards!"
J eered schoolgirls in Bligh's Lane,
As they taunted and provoked
So that mothers could compl ain.

" . . . off you English bastards! "
Piped grubby boys in shorts,
As they threw their stones and bottles
From St. M ary's tenni s courts.

" ... off yo u English bastards!"
From old and youn g you pass,
As rhey totter home on Frid ay night
or make their way to M ass.

Wh at future for the C reggan
O r longed-for Irish State,
When men with bitter memo ries
T each child ren how to hate?

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The 4th Battalion
Alhuhera Company

With the I August came the start of our new role, Coy. (R. Anglian), we are managing to keep our
as one of the two training companies at the Junior Regimental identities, though it is rather hard, as yet,
Infantrymen's Wing, Howe Barracks, Canterbury. Our for the Jun iors to understand the situation.
parent unit (the Junior Infa t;ttryme~'s Bn., Shorncliffe )
organized a crash course m therr methods of boy At present, the company is at Stanford for the
management for Capt. ]ones, CSM Scott, Sgt. Brown fi rst-term camp, designed to prove to the boys wh at
and Cpl. Older. The course also gave M aj. George good fun it all is! The big disappointment to the
Goring, our new Company Commander, an oppor- Company Commander is the fact that they haven 't
tunity of seeing what was in store for him . managed to catch any of the ab undant wildlife. They
more than made up for that, however, by their treat-
It was then up to H owe Barracks- all fifteen of ment of prisoners on their exercise.
us- to "Set-up shop", and what a slog it was. Lt. Joe
Bass, newly-commissioned, soon felt the snags of pro- The fifteen members of the Company here ( the
motion, as did C/ Sgt. Mogford. remainder are working with the RIT ) are as follows:
Maj. G . Goring (Coy. Comd.), Capt. I . ] ones ( 2IC ),
A big power struggle appeared to be going on in Lt. ( QM ) ] . Bass, WOII Scott ( CSM ), C/ Sgt. Mog-
the QM's department-who was to h ave the two "dolly ford (CQMS ), Sgt. Brown (Pl. Sgt.), Cpl. Stone
birds". Were they on the G I 098 scale or were they (Mt.-Cpl. ), C pl. Older ( Training Corporal), Cpl.
part of the accommodation? At the moment the prob- Humphries (Clerk ), L/Cpl. Brown ("mini-CQMS "),
lem rests (on neutral ground ) with the RQMS , an- L/ Cpl. H arris ( G1098 Storeman), Ptes. Stoney, Mul-
other Queensman, WOII Bromige. caster and H aggerty ( drivers), and Pte. O 'Donaghue
( Arms Storeman-believe it or not ). Other Queens-
Unfortunately Albuhera Coy. has not yet managed men here are-WO I Chaffer (RSM ), WOII Bromige
to acquire any subalterns or any Sergeants, other (RQMS ) and C pl. Pierce, a PTI. Some !QUEENS
than Sgt . Brown; however, we hear that Lt. Acworth members might also remember S/ Sgt. Kaisai, APTC.
may be coming in the New Year. Along with Tiger

The Regimental
Information Team

The new Divisional Re-
cruiting Caravan (on loan
to the Regimental Re-

cruiting Team).

32

Before these notes are published, the R egimental At the end of September, No. 3 Sec. took delivery
Recruitin g Officer, M aj. G. Mason, will be baski ng in of the new Queen 's D ivision recruiting Caravan · it
the sun of Kenya-a land with no recruiting problems! cost £6,000 and is the biggest and best the Army 'has
He will be commanding the Briti sh Army training and on the road. Sma rtl y converted to sport a ' Queen's
li aison section there. His relief, M aj. M . J . D. Brady, Regiment ' display, the R egiment will retain the cara-
will not be able to take over the duties of RRO until van until M ay next yea r. It had an immediate impact
1 F ebru ar y 1973 and so the R egimental Secretary, and attracted 8 recruits in the first two days it was on
aided by the Secretaries of our Count y Offices, wi ll the road, and this from the rather unlikely recruiting
keep an eye on things during the interim period. area of W oking !
Others of the team who wi ll have left are: L /C pl.
Askey (to 3 QUEENS); Pte. Brads haw (to 2 In ea rl y October the RIT ran a R egimental W eek-
QUEENS); Pte. Barker, Pte. Sowerb y and Cpl. G r a- end for 30 ACF officers badged to the R egiment from
ham (Discharge). detachments through out the R egimental Area. Attended
by the Colonel of the R eg iment, D eputy Colonels and
W e thank them all for all their efforts and wish officers from R eg ul ar and Volunteer battalions, this
them well for the future. was an enormous success and achieved the aim of
showing the ACF officers that we regard them as an
In their places we welcome: C pl. H arri s (from important part of our R egimental family. It also pro-
I QUEENS to No. 3 Sec.); Pte. Stoney (from 4 vided an opportunit y fo r working out together the best
QUEENS Coy. to No. 3 Sec.); Ptes. Downs and ways in wh ich the R egiment can help with their im-
M ou nt (from I QUEENS to No. I Sec.); Sgt. Evans portant task of interesting and training the you th of
(from 2 QUEENS to NCO i/c No . I Sec.) this countr y. The weekend culminated with a R egi-
mental Dinner Night, with the T & AVR band in
Sections of the Information T eam h ave now attendance; few of the junior ACF officers had ex-
sett led in their new surroundings and there h as been perienced such an evening before.
much comparing of notes to see who has come off
best. No. I Sec. at Mill Hill, under Sgt. Evans, feel ( See photo on opposite page ). ~
they have the edge on others with a good modern-
ised barracks, furni shed with the latest barrack furni- The RIT has also been able to arrange two major
ture; there are also a number of WRAC personnel shop window displays, thanks to the help received from
with whom they sh are excellent C lub and Canteen our Count y Offices who loaned some interesting
facilities. No. 3 Sec. at Brighton under Sgt. Rumbol d HReg imentalia" from their Museums. These were held
feel that they run a close second whereas No. 2 Sec. at 'Sope rs' of H arrow and at the ACIO in the Strand,
under Sgt . Collins, who has recentl y joined us from and did much to arouse interest in the R egiment.
I QUEENS, may feel a little out of it at the old bar-
racks at M aidstone. This yea r, compared with 1971, has been a poor
recruiting yea r generally wi th about a 20% fall-off
R ega rdless of conditions, the recruiting effort has for the Arm y as a whole. H owever, the R egiment's re-
gone on unaba ted and the sections, now deployed with- cruiting has not followed the National trend and for
in their recruiting areas, have, if anything, been able the six month period April-S eptember the compar ative
to increase thei r efforts. Nos. 1 and 3 Sections have R egimental figures for the two years are as follow s :
combined forces with their respective Youth T eams
from the Regiment with mutual adva ntage to both .

P eriod R ecruits from Recruits from Total No. Total No. Balance
the R egimental outside the R egi- Recruited leaving Inflow/
Apr.-30 Sep. ( Infl ow) Outflow
1972 Area mental Area (Outflow)
( Infl ow) ( Infl ow) 261 + 60
Apr.-30 Sep. 201
1971 207 54 298 + 58
240
203 95

OFFICER RECRUITING

The R egimental Secretary, since he applied him. Whilst the 1st & 3rd Battalions were at home,
self to this ta sk, has been in correspondence with ove1 we managed to arrange a number of attachments for
a hundred yo ung men whose names have been sent in several p arties of aspiran ts. These visits were well
to him from va rious sources in the last six months OJ orga nized and our proteges were able to get the "feel"
so. ( Each receives an introductory letter and a copy of R egimental life in the modem Army and see what
of our R egimental Short History). the Offi cers' M ess is rea lly like. For those who are
unable to visit one of our battalions, we arrange visits
Some have already found their way to Sandhurs~ to the D epot ( they run them each month ) where a
firml y committed to joining the R egiment ; others ar1 programme has been specia lly devized for potenti al
still grappling with 'A' levels at school but are orien· office rs.
rated in the right direction; some are as yet undecided
about their plans for the future . All those who expres. In addi tion, for those young men abo ut to attend
an in terest however, receive a periodical prod from a R egular Commissions Board, we try and get them
the Secretary as well as a copy of the quarterl y on one of the pre-RCB Courses which the Depot runs
J ournal. periodically throughout the yea r.

The Convention for ACF Officers at Shorncliffe, October 1972.

A secure tutu re in the in a team
Police means more
for your family. KENT POLICE

There are vacancies in the
KENT COUNTY CONSTABULARY.
Applications from ex-servicemen
are always welcome

MINIMUM HEIGHT 5ft. Sins.
Apply in writing to; The Chief Constable of Kent,

Police Headquarters ,
Sutton Road.
Maidstone.

34 11 August-Pte Maynard, Most improved at PT
( to 2 QUEENS ); 25 August- Pte Lindsay, Most
Depot The Queen's improved at PT (to 3 QUEENS ) ; 8 September- Pte
Scott, Best Recruit and Pte Anderson, Best at PT
Division (to 1 QUEENS ); 22 September- Pte Griffiths, Best
Recruit ( to 2 QUEENS ); 6 October- Pte Richards
Depot Life continues apace and It IS encouraging Most improved at PT ( to 3 QUEENS) .
to see how many visitors have managed to follow the '
new signs to where we live; red and white signs at all
major junctions in Royston, and North towards Pre-course training for NCOs from our Battalions
Huntingdon, now indicate the way to the Barracks. has continued and we have, of course, been delighted
For those who still do not know where we are (and to see many Queensmen amongst the students. These
we, of the Regiment, serving at the Depot welcome all
Regimental visitors), the Grid R eference is 335455, have included: Sgt Thomson from 3 QUEENS and
on Ord. Survey Map Sheet No. 1471 C/ Sgt Piper (PSI with 6 QUEENS ) on the Pre Becon
course; and L/ Cpl Higgins from 2 QUEENS and Sgt
At the end of October, 320 adult recruits, 350 Green, Cpls Arey, Baker, Caldwell and Pragnell from
junior soldiers and a permanent staff of 220 were 3 QUEENS, on the Pre-Warminster course.
serving at the Depot. In addition, Maj . John Lang-
home, OC HQ Coy., has a large number on his held Our latest addition to the permanent staff is RSM
strength, some of whom he never sees (and others who R . G. Ford who, although he has for the last two
cause him so much work that he wished he never saw years been RSM of 3 R ANGLIAN, has now returned
them)! In the latter group were 12 Lt.-Cols. who re- to the fold and we are delighted to have him.
quired travel claims and much other minor administra-
tive assistance. Lt. Martin Allington has arrived from 1
QUEENS, Lt. John Stirling from 2 QUEENS and
Apart from a tragic Puma helicopter crash (which Lt. Nigel Armitage-Smith from the AYT at Brighton,
amazingly resulted in no deaths although one recruit whilst Lt. Mike Jelf has gone to 2 QUEENS and Lt.
was very seriously hurt) , life for the training com- David Simpson to 3 QUEENS.
panies has continued uneventfully. After the upsurge
of recruiting last year and earlier this year, numbers Cpls Wakeman, Pollington and Askew have
have now dropped and platoons are forming up around joined us from 3 QUEENS and Cpl Green from 1
the size originally envisaged by the Inspectorate of QUEENS. Sgts Pitchforth, Talman and Cpl Wickens
Establishments. have all gone to 3 QUEENS.

Since July, 110 QUEENS recruits have passed For those who knew Bassingboum two years ago,
out to join our Battalions-27 to 1 QUEENS ( includ- there have been many changes, not the least of which
ing 6 for the demonstration section who are held at has been the transformation of the airfield. A troop
the Depot temporarily); 44 to 2 QUEENS and 39 to from 39 Regt (Airfields ) R.E. at Waterbeach have
3 QUEENS. Regimental prize winners were: been here for some time converting a flat airfield into
one of the hilliest parts of Cambridgeshire. In due
course we hope to have an effective local training area
on our door step . As one wag put it-"all we need is

35

some plastic trees and we could carry out jungle THE QUEEN'S CADETS

training " ! SHOOTING
Another change (apart from the enormous amount
At the Inter-Service Cadet Rifle Meeting at Bisley
of paint which has ap peared on many buildings) is on 30 September/ ! October wearers of the Queens
the arriva l of the Changi Lych Gate, which M aj. Ron Regimental badge fea tured well in the prize list. Thi s
Esler was responsible for shipping to us from Singa- IS an annua l event when 500 members of the Sea, Air
pore. This now stands in a proud position at the en- and Army Cadets shoot.
trance to the D epot where it will remain until a new
Church is built. Of the "Cadet Hundred ", 12 were QUEENS
cadets. The Canada Troph y, which is an ACF inter-
For those who write their diaries early, all mem- county cup, was won by the Surrey ACF. Their team
bers of the Regiment are informed that the Depot consisted of four members of the 1st Cadet Bn. The
Open Day will take place on Saturday, 16 June, 1973 Queen's Regiment (Surrey ACF)-Cadet CSM P . M.
and we hope for many Regimental visitors. Full de- Budd, Cadet Sgt. P. G. Dolan, Cadet Cpl. R. P. Pin-
tails will appear in the next issue of the Journal. chin and Cadet C pl. T . A. O 'Neill. Second in the
Individua l Competition at 300 ya rds was Cadet CSM
THE CHANGI LYCHGATE S. Collin of 14 Group, SW London Sector, ACF.

AT BASSINGBOURN BARRACKS- (See photo next page).

IN MEMORY OF PRISONERS OF WAR TRAINING

In September 1972 a small open sided shelter Following their own County compeooons run
with a tiled roof supported by dark timber uprights earlier in the year, Sussex and Surrey ACFs met in
and wooden seats along two of its sides was erected an Inter-Coun ty competition at Pirbright on 7/8
outside D epot H eadquarters by workmen of the D e- October, the eight best teams of eight cadets from each
partment of the Environment. In the distance it does of the two counties competing against each other.
not look very impressive. H owever a closer inspection
will reveal a gilded inscription carved in gothic letters In excellent weather conditions, the exercise was
along the beams on which the roof rests. " T o the devised and controlled by No. 8 Cadet Training T eam
glory of God" it reads, "and in memory of those who assisted by two Army Youth T eams and by officers
laid down their lives for their King and Country." and instru ctors from both county ACFs. The pro-
A small plaque on the side post reveals how it was gramme included shooting, orienteering, Section
originally made by POWs of the Japanese belonging attack, First Aid, assault course, camp craft and night
to the 18th Division who erected it at the entrance to patrol. Communications were provided by the Signals
the cemetery at Changi Prison Singapore in 1942 Detachment of the Sussex ACF and field cooking by
where they were to bury nearl y 600 of their dead. Apprentice Tradesmen under training at the Army
When the cemetery was cleared after the war and the School of Cookery. The result was a win for Surrey
dead re-interred eleswhere, it was removed and re- with 2858 points; Sussex gained 2475 points. The in-
erected outside St. George's Garrison Church in Tang- dividual winning team was from St. Peter's School,
lin, Singapore. In April 1971, during the run down of Merrow (S urrey). The prizes were presented by Brig.
the British Garrison in Singapore, the gate was dis- P . C. S hapland, OBE, Deputy Commander, South
mantled and shipped back to England. It is one of the East District, supported by the County Commandants
few surviving relics of a remarkable upsurge of chris- of the Surrey and Sussex ACFs, Col. D. A. H . Sime,
tian faith that took place among the men who were OBE, MC, TD and Col. P . I. D. T etley, TD, DL.
imprisoned in Singapore during the Japanese occupa-
tion. It will now serve as a memorial to the men of CONFERENCE OF ACF OFFICERS
East Anglia who comprised the 18th Division, in par-
ticular those who died in C hangi, and as a reminder The Regimental Convention of ACF officers from
of the power of faith in God in those dark and terrible Kent, Sussex, Surrey and G reater London which took
days. place at S horncliffe on 6th/ 8th October is mentioned
elsewhere in this issue. I t must however be said here
It is hoped to hold a reunion at the D epot for how much the weekend was app reciated and enjoyed
all those involved in the construction of the gate and by all the ACF officers who attended. The programme
an appeal for survivors of those far off days has al - was just what was wanted and it was excellent that the
ready borne fruit. M embers of 18 Div. Royal Engineers Colonel of the Regiment could spend so much time
responsible for the lychgate, some living in Cambridge, with us. The dinner on the Saturday, enhanced by the
have been located and with the help of the Far Ea st playing of the Queens Regiment Band T & AVR was
Pri soner-of-War C lub it is hoped to trace many more.
most enjoyab le occasion. It is to be hoped that such
Pictured inspecting the Lychgate at Bassingbourn is Maj. conference will be he ld again next year.
(Retd) Bunny Austin who is now a civilian lecturer on
NEWS OF THE CADETS
the Depot staff. He was serving with the 3rd Indian
Corps at the time of the surrender at Singapore in Febru- May we say once again that news of general in-
ary 1942. He was interned in Changi Prison with 18 Div . terest from the cadet units affi liated to the Regiment is
always welcome. Contributions should be sent to M aj.
and later worked on the notorious railway. After the war J . H . East, at HQ the Army Cadet Force Association,
~whilst serving on the staff of GHQ FARELF he used 58 Buckingham Gate, London, SWlE 6AN, in the
first instance, who will collate them for the Editor of
the Lychgate frequently on what was then its new site lit this Journal.
St. George's G'lrrison Church, Tanglin.

Prior to transferring to the RAEC Mal. Austin served in
the ranks of the Buffs from 1930 to 1935. His first

appointment after transfer was at the R Sussex Depot and
he served at Howe Barracks, Canterbury from 1958 until

the closure in 1970.

36

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37

OFFICERS LOCATION LIST

(as at 1 November 1972)

J . R . ANDERSON, CBE Brigadiers
B. R . COLEMAN.
G . B. CURTIS, OBE, MC HQ Queen 's Div.
J . S. FLETCHER, OBE Commanda nt AAT C, Sennelager
R. S. N. MANS, CBE HQ BAOR
Comdr DHOF AR Area
D . E. BLUM, OBE DDPS, MOD (A )
J. BUCKERIDGE
K. ] . CARTER. Colonels

M . J. A. CLARKE, MBE HQ UKLF
DD Security, MOD ( A )
H . C. MILLMAN, OBE BDLS Canada
B. A. M . PIELOW PSIO (A ) MOD (A)
D . SAX. Staff College, Khartoum
]. W. SEWELL Chief of P ers Staff to D eputy CINCE N T
]. N. SHIPSTER, DSO MOD (PE ) DMGW
H . B. H . WARING, OBE HQ 38 Gp RAF
H . E . R. W ATSON, MBE G arrison Comdr British H onduras
E. G. WOODMAN, MC SHAPE
Comdr Trucial Oman Scouts
W. R. G. AMBROSE HQ BAOR,
D. R. BISHOP, MBE
R. H . CHAPPELL Lieutenant-Colonels
C. N. CLAYDEN
D . N. COURT, OBE RARDE, Sevenoaks (retired 26 November)
D. P. CRONIN. HQ Queen 's Div.
K. DODSON, OBE CO 11 UDR
HQ UKLF
M . J. DOYLE, MBE RMCS Shrivenham
HQ Nea r E ast
P. N. ELLGOOD HQ BAOR
C. S . FITZPATRICK CO D epot
P. W. GALVIN PSIOd, MOD (A)
M . V. HAYWARD, MBE Army Board Secretariat
E. A. H . JEFFCOAT , MBE HQ Northumbrian District
P. D. JOHNSON CO I QUEENS
A. G. JONES . PR 5a, MOD ( A )
N . B. KNOCKER CO, 5 QUEENS (V )
B. H . MARC IANDI HQ UKLF
H . J. A. MOORE, OBE CO D esert Rgt, SAF
E. W. MacDONALD, OBE HQ UKLF
I. A. MACMILLAN Brit Embassy, Phnom Penh
R . R. McNISH Depot (HS )
A. D . PECKHAM, MBE SY3, MOD ( A )
]. B. RAY, MBE. CO, JTR , Rhyl
M . F. REYNOLDS M an & Records Office ( South ), Exeter
P. G. F. M . ROUPELL CO N orthern Frontier Regt, SAF
B. D . 0 . SMITH CO 2 QUEENS
D . C. SNOWDON, TD DIS Secretariat, MOD
S. ]. SQUIRE, MBE HQ ALFN OR, BFPO 50
G . G. STRONG. Housing Commdt, Warm inster
C. L. TARVER, MBE I of E , lAD, MOD (A )
C. T . F. WEST. Ecole Superieure de Guerre, P aris
R. G . WINSTANLEY CO 3 QUEENS
SHAPE
V. C. ABPLANALP SHAPE
R . W. ACWORTH
S. T . W. ANDERSON Majors
P. de S. BARROW
G . B. BATEMAN HQ BAOR,
P. G . V. BELLERS HQ AFNORTH
S. M. BOUCHER 1 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
M . J. D. BRADY ASD 2b, MOD (A )
HQ SW Dist
G. BULLOCH 2 QUEENS
B. D . S. BURTON MOD (Cadets A)
HQ N . Ireland
HQ 3 Div.

38 2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
(Majors continued)
German Staff College, BFPO 33
C. D . B. BUTLER 2 QUEENS
C. G. CHAMPION I QUEENS
P. V. CHEESMAN
E . L. CHRISTIA N ASD 2a MOD
P. D. ]. CLARKE Course, RMCS
P. H. COURTENAY 3 QUEENS
A. B. COWING BDS Wash ington
W. G. A. CRUMLEY Ch Instr ASPT
]. G. W. DAVIDSON HQ BAOR
J. T . DAY
C. M. C. DEWAR Staff College, Camberley
D . J. C. DICKINS MA, Phnom Penh
M . P . St. F. DRACOPOLI Offrs Div., Sch of Inf.
S. B. ELLWOOD DI 60, DIS, MOD
A. B. S. FARIS
R. D. FISHER HQ 20 Armd Bde, BFPO 41
]. W. FRANCES RMC Duntroon
H. R. GATEHOUSE, MBE
J . A. GEORGE British Army Staff, BFPO 2
M. C. D . L. GILHAM HQ UKLF
M. E. GIRLING
B. H . GORING HQ SE Dist.
G. GORING 6 QUEENS (V)
P. A. GRAY HQ N. Ireland
C. J . GRIFFIN OC 4 QUEENS Coy
P. J. GYBBON-MONYPENNY D epot ( PS )
C. M . HAMILTON
H. M. HARE M CT C, Colchester
]. F . G . HAYES REME Offi cers School
J. M . HEWSON, M C 3 QUEENS
P. HISCOCK
]. C. HOLMAN 2 QUEENS
]. A. W . HYDE Stats lOa , MOD
5 QUEENS (V)
]. M . H. JOHNSON, MBE
]. LANGHORNE 3 QUEENS
C. L. LAWRENCE, M C
R. LEA HQ SW D ist.
M. D. LEGG Co-ord & Trg, Sch of lnf.
I. M. E. LLOYD I QUEENS
H. M . du V. LOHAN D epot (PS )
A. C. D . LOWRIE
P. MALLALIEU HQ AFCENT
G. MASON
C. H . MIEVILLE, M C 22 SAS
N . ]. D . McCULLY
A. E. McMANUS 3 QUEENS
]. P. NASH, ERD
R. W. NEVE, M C JIB Shomcliffe
M . R. M . NEWALL Mil Advisers' Office, T eheran
K. OSBORNE l/2 GR
N. G. PEPPERALL I QUEENS
S. ]. PETZING
]. I. D . PIKE, M C BATLSK ( Kenya)
R. C. PITMAN
]. S. B. POLLARD Q (Mov) Co-ord, MOD (A)
] . D. W . REID Staff College, India
A. F . RIDGER 3 QUEENS

M . E. C. RIXON Commdt Spec Trg Centre, Silberhiitte
S. R. O'R SHEARBURN SHAPE
J. N. SHEPHARD
J. R. STEPHENSON I QUEENS
H . N . TARVER, BSc
M. R. TARVER JOC, BFPO 18
E. A. TAYLOR JSIS, Hong Kong
H. C. L. TENNENT HQ 5 Airportable Bde
T. L. TROTMAN I QUEENS
M. W. WARD 2 QUEENS
A. C. WARD
]. ]. WHITE HQ 5 Mechanised Division, Fort Carson
M . ]. WILLIAMS HQ SE Dist.
4 Commns Unit, Cheltenham
HQ NW Dist.
HQ Land Forces, Hong Kong
PSI2 (A), MOD
Depot (HS )

MS6 MOD

HQ 7 Armd Bde, BFPO 24
Dio Nizwa SAF, Muscat
HQ BALTAP

HQ BAOR
P ara Battle School
Course, RMCS
3 QUEENS
Proj ect Wavell, HQ I ( BR ) Corps

R. T . P. WILLIAMS 39
P. A. S. WOLLO COMBE
]. H. WOODROW 5 Cadet T rg T eam, Hounslow
D . H . WOOLSTENCROFT HQ NORT HAG
]. B. WORTS, M C, RARDE, Sevenoaks
W. N. WREN, MBE D S6, MOD (A)
D . ] . WRIGHT RAF Episkopi
7 QUEENS (V)
R. M . ARNOLD HQ BAOR
I. G. BAILLIE
D. BARDEGA Captains
R. A. BARTLETT
K. E . BEALE Course RMCS
D. A. BEVERIDGE 12 M echani sed Bde, BFPO 36
P. BISHOP Depot (H S )
P. M. P. BROADBENT Abu Dhabi Defe nce Force
G . C. BROWN YLO, D epot
B. A. CARLSTON AG2, MOD
R. N . COLBOURNE AOBS T owyn
M . R. I. CO NS TAN TIN E Depot ( PS )
G. D. CRIPPS 3 QUEENS
P. P. CRITCHLEY I QUEENS
A. C. DAWSON I QUEENS
S. M. DOWSE HQ 2 Div.
M. P. D. EASTAP JTR, Rh yl
H . R. EDWARDES SAF, Oman
D . M. FALKE JIB, Shorncli ffe
B. K. FINCH I QUEENS
R. GANCZ 2 RRF
]. E. GERRELLI Depot (P S )
F . K . GLADDEN, BA I QUEENS
D. C. F . GOUDA JS IS, Hong K ong
R. H. GRAHAM I QUEENS
C. M . M . GROVE D epot ( HS )
P. A. GWILLIAM 13 Signal Regt., BFPO 45
N. D. ]. HARRIS 3 QUEENS
N. P. HARRIS I QUEENS
]. A. HODGES 2 QUEENS
M. F. HOWARD 2 QUEENS
P. ]. HUBERT 2 QUEENS
N. S. HUNTER 3 QUEENS
T. JACKSON 2 QUEENS
M . ] . ]ARRATT I QUEENS
R. A. JENNINGS 3 QUEENS
C. M. JOINT HQ 4 D iv.
I. R. ]ONES 2 QUEENS
J. D . JONKLAAS I QUEENS
M . J. A. KEALY 2 QUEENS
F. W. Le MAITRE Coy Instr., RMAS
A. F . S. LING 4 QUEENS Coy
R. T. W. MELLOTTE D epot (PS )
M . B. MONTGOMERY 22 SAS
D. K . MUMFORD JSIS, Hong K ong
R. P. MURPHY HQ N . Ireland
T . I. McMILLAN I QUEENS
P. F . PACKHAM U S Army Inf School, F ort Benning
P. V. PANTON RPO Brighton
J. K. ROSS 2 QUEENS
D. H. A. SHEPHERD Sch of Inf.
C. H. St. John PERRY Depot ( H S )
P . A. TAWELL 3 QUEENS
B. D. THOMPSON 3 QUEENS
S. C. THORPE HQ BAOR
P. G. TRUMAN HQ N . Ireland
D. M. TUCKER D epot (H S )
R. WAITE D epot (H S ) (for Abu Dhabi D ef. F orce, October )
C. R. WEBB HQ UKLF
J. M. B. WESTING 2 PPCLI
R. G. WHITE 1 QUEENS
B. H . WOODBRIDGE 3 QUEENS
Adjt, AAC Middle Wallop
3 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
20 Armd Bde Av. Sqn, BFPO 4 1

40

(Captains continued) I QUEENS

S. J. YATES 3 RRF
K . YONWIN AAC Harrogate
H. A. P. YORKE

J. C. ACWORTH Lieutenants
M . W. ALLINGTON
A. N. ARMITAGE-SMITH J.I.W. Canterbury
D epot ( PS )
M . J . BALL D epot (P S)
J. R. BASS Depot ( PS )
A. A. A. BEATTIE
4 QUEENS Coy
P. J. BELL I QUEENS
R. J. BENSON RMCS (HS )
S. W. BILLETT 2 QUEENS
G. H. BROWN, MBE, BEM I QUEENS
I QUEENS
N. C. G. CANN D epot ( HS )
A. H . CARTER
C. G. F . CHARTER JIB, Shomcliffe
R . A. M . CHRISTMAS 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
R. N. COLBOURNE I QUEENS
P . C. COOK 2 QUEENS
S. W. EDEY 3 R ANGLIAN
3 QUEENS
J. EWART IJLB, O swestry
D epot ( PS )
P. M . GWILLIAM I QUEENS
P. R. HITCHCOCK Depot P ar a
D . P . L. HODGETTS 40 AYT
P. R. P. HOWE 5 QUEENS (V)
J. F . HUSKISSON 2 QUEENS
Depot (PS )
R. M . JACKSON 2 QUEENS
A. M. F. JELF RMCS
2 QUEENS
M . P. LAWSON Roya l Brunei Regt.
R. M . M . LOW JIB, Shomcliffe
I QUEENS
A. C. MIEVILLE 1 QUEENS
B. M . MORRIS 2 QUEENS
}. N. C. MYLES D epot (PS )
3 QUEENS
J . G. MACWILLIAM Depot, Kings Div.
R. M . McGHIE
P. M . H . McGILL Manchester University OTC
3 QUEENS
P. D . McLELLAND Depot (PS )
M . H . G . PANNETT
E. PARKER 1JLB, O swestry
1 QUEENS
N. F . RUSSELL Depot (PS )
3 QUEENS
J . A. B. SALMON

D. W . SIMPSON
J . B. STIRLING
P . R. P . SWANSON
C. A. W . WILLIAMS
M . C. WILLIS

T . C. WILSON

N. H . CARTER 2nd/Lieutenants

J. C. DAWSON 1 QUEENS
N . J. GRANT 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
J . M. HARCUS 3 QUEENS
P . L. V. MARTIN 41 AYT
3 QUEENS
J. P. S. MILLS London University OTC
H . A. C. MORRISON L ondon University OTC
T . N. McDERMOTT 1 QUEENS
I QUEENS
C. D . POLDEN 2 QUEENS
D . R. POLLARD 3 QUEENS
Nottingham University OTC
}. N. PRATTEN I QUEENS
M. S. QUINN I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
M . N. REDFORD
I. 0 . ROBSON
A. N. RUSSELL

D . J. WAKE

41

QUARTERMASTERS

Majors

P. J. COLLMAN, MBE 2 QUEENS
R. H . ESLER, MBE HQ N. Ireland

D. H. P. FRASER, MBE HQ Berlin Inf Bdc
F. B. ORAM 5 QUEENS (V )
E. ]. RANSLEY, MBE, MC Depot (HS ) (att RMAS )
]TR, Rhyl
W. G. WOOLLEY

D. W. ADKINS Captains
R. E. B. MORRIS
P.A. NEWMAN QUEENS
I QUEENS
R. J. PALMER 3 QUEENS
W. SNOWDEN D epot ( PS )
Sch of Inf.
L. M . WILSON I QUEENS

WARRANT OFFICERS & SERGEANTS

(as at 1 November 1972)

WARRANT OFFICERS CLASS I

W. BIBBY D epot Queen's D iv.
A. A. CAKEBREAD
H. T . CHAFFER, MM 8 CTT
JIW Canterbury
T . CRICHTON 1 QUEENS
R. G . FORD 3 R ANGLIAN
D. GAME 2 QUEENS
F. C. GOO CH BRIXMIS
L. H. HART 3 QUEENS
]. M. JEPHCOTT 5 R ANGLIAN (V)
2 QUEENS
S. LEA AYSC Edinburgh
W. L. B. MANS IMRO
11 UDR
J. A. MARKS Camp Commdt. Staff MOD (A)
M. F. PEARSON
E. A. C. POTT I QUEENS
W. J. RIPPON 6 QUEENS (V)
C. R. SHINN
D. T . WILSON Terminal Leave
3 QUEENS
J. WOOD

WARRANT OFFICERS CLASS ll

]. ALLAN JIB Shorncliffe
3 R ANGLIAN
J. E . R. ANDERSON ACIO H olloway
M. ARNOLD 7 QUEENS (V)

M . J. AYLING 3 QUEENS
D . ] . BAILEY 3 QUEENS
]. R. BARRELL
R. ]. BATCHELOR 3 QUEENS
Royal Brunei M alay Regt
G. F. BEECHEY
H. M. BEESON 3 RRF
C. R. BLACKWELL 2 Div HQ and Sig Regt
F. N. BOYNE 2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
A. J . BRIGGS JIW Canterbury
A. A. BROMIGE 3 Div HQ and Sig Regt

D. BURKE 42 AYT
J. E. BUTLER I QUEENS
M. DONNELLY I QUEENS
V. D. EBBENS HQ AAC
C. J. ELKINGTON
T . S. FISHER 3 RRF
M . ] . FLYNN I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
P. M. GLEW

42

(WOIIs continued) 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
G.R. GORDON,DCM, BEM I QUEENS
R. V. HARE I QUEENS
E. F . HEGARTY 2 QUEENS
G. W. N. HOLLAND 2 QUEENS
R. H. KITSON London University OTC
D. W. KNIGHT Depot Queen 's Div
T . H . LAMING 5 QUEENS ( V)
D . L. LAY 2 R ANGLIAN
] . L. LEIPER I QUEENS
S. C. MACINTYRE
W. D . MARSHALL 3 QUEENS
W. G. MARTIN Royal Brunei Malay Regt
B. H. MATLOCK 5 QUEENS ( V )
P. McFADYEN APRE
L. D . MOODIE, MBE Corps Troops East
E . ]. NASH 3 QUEENS
A. P. O'GORMAN 2 QUEENS
A. ONGLEY
D . A. ORMEROD, BEM 2 QUEENS
R. A. PAC E National Defence College
T. G. PARNELL Kuwait Liaison T eam
D . I. PATTERSON 654 AVN SQN
]. H. PORTER SW"W Netheravon
2 QUEENS
F. R. POTTS 3 QUEENS
A. L. PRINCE
D. P. PRIOR I QUEENS
A. ]. PRUDENCE 2 QUEENS
M . 0 . QUINN I QUEENS
C. L. ROBERTS
T . G. ROTHWELL IJLB Oswestry
R. SCOTT I QUEENS
D . A. SCREENE
R. D. SEAGER 4 QUEENS Coy
R. L. S. SHARMAN, MSM I QUEENS
R. ]. SHAVE 3 RRF
G. A. SIMMONS HPCCD
R. B. SMITH
A. F. WARD 5 QUEENS ( V )
]. WHITE HQ Catterick Grn.
P.A. WOOD 5 QUEENS (V )
2 QUEENS

3 QUEENS
l]LB O swestry

D. A. C. AMBROSE STAFF SERGEANTS
K . A. ANDREW
S. F. ARCHER 2 QUEENS
M . ] . AYLWARD 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
I. BARNACLE 3 QUEENS
M . BLACKBURN 2 QUEENS
A. D . BOOTH 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
A. R. BRUMWELL I QUEENS
N. ·BULLEN
A. A. BURFORD JIB Shornclitfe
]. A. C. BURR
42 AYT
P. D . CATCHPOLE 40 AYT
A. G. CHILD 6 R ANGLIAN (V )
E. CLOSE I QUEENS
N. F. R. COCKING 2 QUEENS
F. CREANE Depot Queen's Div
P. G. CRICK I QUEENS
3 QUEENS
R . A. DACOSTA I QUEENS
L. R. DAY ACIO Finchley
]. DICKINS I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
H . G . DOWSETT 3 QUEENS
W. DUNSTAN SSO Fallingbostel
D . T. ELLIS 3 QUEENS
B. P. FOX I R ANGLIAN
2 QUEENS
D. G. GILBERT 3 QUEENS
W . G. GILL

C. GREGORY

P. G . GUILLAUME 2 QUEENS
H. H . HIGGINS
A. HILL ACIO Wembley
A . W. HUDSON 1 QUEENS
]. ]. HURLEY 3 QUEENS
7 QUEENS ( V)
M. G. JAMES 1 QUEENS
S. W. ]ONES
R. J. JONES Sch. of Inf.
N. T . V. KING RMAS
A. B. KNIGHT 3 QUEENS
K. S. LAST 1 QUEENS

E. LAWRENCE 2 QUEENS
J. G . LEMON 3 QUEENS
B. F . LIVELEY, BEM 2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
C. T . W. LOCKYEAR HQ Scotland
R. MACKINTOSH
1 QUEENS
M . D . MALONEY 1 QUEENS
M . ]. MANNING 4 Pet. D epot, RAOC
School of Tpt.
A. R. MARCHANT Malawi Army
S. J. MAYFIELD
]. E. McENIRY 3 QUEENS
]. A. McGREGOR SSO Dortmund
3 QUEENS
W. F . McLEAN 3 QUEENS
4 QUEENS Coy
J. L. MEACOCK 2 QUEENS

]. MOGFORD 2 RRF
2 QUEENS
D. H . MOORE 3 QUEENS
B. J . BULLENDER ACIO Brighton
D . W. NAYLOR 3 QUEENS
]. OAKLEY 1 QUEENS

R. P. PATRIDGE 2 QUEENS
M. J. PATTERSON Terminal L eave
2 QUEENS
J. H . W. PEARSON 5 QUEENS (V)
5 QUEENS ( V)
]. PERRYMAN 3 QUEENS

T . R. RECTON 3 RRF
P. L. H . RELF 1 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
J. REYNOLDS
3 QUEENS
]. T . RIDDLESTONE-HOLMES 3 QUEENS
5 QUEENS (V)
D . J. ROBERTS 1 QUEENS
G . ROBINSON
I. ROUTLEDGE RMAS
R. RUSSELL 3 QUEENS
J. K. RUSSELL 2 QUEENS
K . F. SCADDAN
D . A. SHARP 3 QUEENS
A. H . SHEPHERD 6 QUEENS (V)

P. T. SLATER 2 QUEENS
A. S. SMITH 3 Inf Bde HQ and Sig Sqn
K. J. SPILLETT 1 QUEENS
R. W. STEVENS 2 QUEENS
A. STEVENS 1 QUEENS
1 QUEENS
M . J. VALE
3 QUEENS
W. G . J. WARREN 7 QUEENS ( V)
4 Div HQ and Sig Regt
B. D. WATERS 7 QUEENS (V)
H . WATSON
J . C. L. WHITTLE

A. D . J. WOODHALL
T . A. WOOLLARD
R. WORTHY, BEM
W. J. WRIGHT

J. W . B. YOUNG

I. D . F. ALLAN SERGEANTS

M . D . ANDERSON 1 QUEENS
P. ANTHONY 2 QUEENS
Depot Queen's Div
D . ATKINS 2 QUEENS
R. H . BARNES 2 QUEENS
JIB Shomcliffe
B. W. P. BARRATT D epot Queen 's Div
R. F . BARTLE ACIO Edgware
R . A. BAYl.ISS 1 QUEENS
B. D . BECKINGHAM

44 I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
(Sergeants continued) 2 QUEENS
5 QUEENS ( V)
]. G. BEEDLES
D . C. BENNETT 2 QUEENS
]. D. BLANCHETTE JIW Preston
L. R. BLYTH I QUEENS
A. F. T. BODKIN 2 QUEENS
P . BOWLES I QUEENS
B. M . BRAZIER I QUEENS
B. W. BREACH
S. R . BREAM I QUEENS
B. W. BRIGHTWELL 4 QUEENS Coy
K. H. BROWN 5 QUEENS ( V)
P.A. BROWN ACIO Horsham
E. BROWN 5 CTT
]. BROWN
M . ] . BROWN I QUEENS
]. BUGDEN AAC Arbortield
P. ]. BULL 2 QUEENS
M . F. BUTCHER 3 QUEENS
B. F . CAIRNS
M. P. CATON 5 QUEENS ( V)
]. H. CATT 5 QUEENS ( V)
P. ]. CHAPMAN 3 QUEENS
T. G . CHEESMAN Depot Queen's Div
]. CHESTER
]. A. CLARKE 2 QUEENS
A. K. CLOSE Depot Queen's Div
B. T . COBBOLD 3 QUEENS
R. E. COLLINS 3 QUEENS
G. R. COLLINS
E . ]. CONSTANT 3 QUEENS
D . T . COOPER
]. T. COOTE 4 QUEENS Coy
R. R. CORNICK 2 QUEENS
C. T . CREIGHTON
P. I. CRISP I QUEENS
D. T . CULLEY 3 QUEENS
]. DAPPRICH 2 QUEENS
G. E. DAVIES
L. A. DEACON 3 QUEENS
H. F. A. DEDOMENICO I]LB O swestry
P. ]. DEHAAN 2 QUEENS
T . M. DONNELLY 6 CTT
J. T. DORAN 3 QUEENS
W. A. DUFFEY
V. D. A. DUNN 3 QUEENS
P. D. EDWARDS I]LB Oswestry
]. EVANS 2 QUEENS
M.]. EVANS
M. ]. FEATHERSTONE ACIO Eastbourne
]. FENSOM 3 QUEENS
R. D. ]. FIDDY 3 QUEENS
]. P. FLANAGAN 3 QUEENS
M. M . FORESTER 41 AYT
E . ]. FRENCH
2 QUEENS
J. A. FROST, BEM RMSM
Depot Queen's Div
C. W. GARTON 2 QUEENS
H. R. GILL
M. T . GILL I QUEENS
R. GLAZIER I R ANGLIAN
] . L. GOODEN 2 RRF
]. GRAHAM I QUEENS
B. A. GRAHAM
G. GRAVES, BEM 3 QUEENS
H . ]. GREEN, BEM 3 QUEENS
B. F. GREEN
]. P. HAMILL I QUEENS
G . R. HAMILTON 2 CTT
T. D. HANSEN 3 QUEENS
]. R. HARFLEET I QUEENS
G. HARMER
4 Cadet Trg Team
3 R ANGLIAN
School of Tpt.
3 QUEENS

3 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
MCTC

I QUEENS
2 RRF

J. E. HARRI S 3 QUEENS

R. ]. HAYLEY 2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
]. HEDGES 3 QUEENS
D. N . G . HEMSLEY Depot Queen's Div
]. S. HENDRIE Sennelager Trg. Centre
2 QUEENS
S. H . HILTON I QUEENS
T. K. HITCHMAN
A. P . HOWARD 2 QUEENS
B. F. HUNT I QUEENS
A. IBRAHIM 2 QUEENS
D . T. ]AMES I QUEENS
N. JAMIESON 3 QUEENS
R . D . JENKINSON, BEM
D . ] . ]ONES I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
M . M . ]ONES 3 QUEENS
Mission to Soviet Forces
M . S. JORDAN 3 QUEENS
M . C. KAY I QUEENS
A. S. KAYELESSER HQ 12 M ech Bde
ACIO M aidstone
P.A. KEARSE 3 QUEENS
D. H. KIRK I QUEENS
G . D . V. LAINE Union DF, BFPO 627
R . ]. LAMBERT ACIO Guildford
2 QUEENS
T . C. LAMKIN, BEM 3 QUEENS
I. LAWRANCE 3 QUEENS
5 QUEENS (V )
F . G . LEES 3 R ANGLIAN
P. ]. LINSCOTT 1 QUEENS

B. ] . LUCAS 3 QUEENS
]. E. MACKENZIE I QUEENS

G. E . MAJOR 2 QUEENS
P. ]. MALLON 2 QUEENS
]. ]. MANUEL 3 QUEENS
R. W . MAXLOW I QUEENS
P. MAYE D epot Queen's Div
D. ]. McCAIG
R. L. MEAD 2 QUEENS
SWW Netheravon
P . J. MEAD 5 QUEENS (V )
ACIO Homsey
R . D . MILLIGAN
W. R. MUNDAY 3 QUEENS
C. ]. P . MURPHY I QUEENS
I QUEENS
D . MURPHY 3 QUEENS
]. R . OLIVER 2 QUEENS
5 QUEENS ( V )
F. J. O 'RAWE
AOBS Towyn
]. O 'SULLIVAN 2 QUEENS
R. R. OWEN S of I
R. D . ]. PALMER D epot Queen's Div
D epot Queen 's Div
]. F. PAINE
G . W . PARKER I QUEENS
R. H . PENFOLD RMAS
D. H . PERKINS I]LB O swestry
T. F. PHILIPS
2 QUEENS
]. PHILIPS JIB Shomcliffe
A. ]. PINKERTON I QUEENS
B. W . PITCHFORTH 2 QUEENS
L. T . PLUMB Depot Queen's Div
B. ]. RAWLINGS Depot Queen's Div
M. ]. REARDON
C. K . REDMAN HQ 6 Armd Bde
2 QUEENS
N. C. REED 4 QUEENS Coy

A. J. REIDE 2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
G . D. RICKERBY ACIO Canterbury
3 QUEENS
T . D. ROBBIE
I RRF
J. ]. ROGERS 5 QUEENS (V )

]. ROLFE 3 QUEENS
M . R. ROWNEY

G . F . RUMBOLD
R . F . RUST
P . P . M. RYAN
M . C. SAMBROOK
T . W . SAUNDERS

P. SCANLON
C. G. SIMMONS
M . ] . SINDEN

46 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
(Sergeants continued )
IJLB Oswestry
C. SMITII Adm. Unit Cyprus
J. E . SMITII 2 QUEENS
M. C. SMITH
W. N. SMITH 3 R ANGLIAN
B. STANFIELD IJLB Oswestry
M. J. STANNARD 1 QUEENS
A. H. STAPLETON ACIO Norbury
E. H. STENNING I QUEENS
J. R. STENT School of Tpt.
P. ]. STEWART 2 QUEENS
]. F. STEWART I QUEENS
A. ]. F. STICKLES 2 QUEENS
G. STOKES
B. L. R. STREET HQ 19 Airportable Bde
E. L. STUBBINGS JIB Shorncliffe
B. F. SUPPLE I QUEENS
R. A. SWANTON
K. W. G. TALBOT 2 RRF
A. R. TALMAN Depot Queen's Div
B. P. TARRY
J. TAYLOR HQ 3 Div and Sig Regt
D . A. R. THORPE I QUEENS
N. R. TICKNER I QUEENS
D . S. TONKS I QUEENS
K . V. TOOHEY
N. A. TURNER 5 QUEENS (V )
P. A. TURNER 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
J. T . N. WALKER 3 QUEENS
7 CTT
P. J. WATCHOUS 2 QUEENS
C. E. WEEKS
D. N . WHALLEY SWW Netheravon
P. WHARMBY 3 QUEENS
D. K. WHITTAKER 37 CTT
G. S. WILDISH School of Tpt.
]. S. WILLIS 3 CTT
M . N. WILSON I QUEENS
R. P. WISDEN
R. P. WOOD 5 QUEENS ( V )
B. M . WRIGHT I QUEENS
P. J. WRIGHT 2 QUEENS
R. WRIGHT 2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS

2 QUEENS

***

Letters From : Capt. R. W. M. Low,
Support Coy.,
From : Lt. R. M . Jackson, 2 QUEENS,
60 Broadstairs Road, BFPO 801.
Broadstairs,
Kent. 5th October 1972.
22nd October 1972. To : The Regimental Secretary

To: The Editor The Regimental Joul"'lal Dear Guy,
D ear M ajor Weymouth,
Please thank all the Officers of the Regiment for
I would like to thank the officers of the Queen's the splendid cigarette box so kindly given to Trish and
Regiment for the delightful silver cigarette box so myself.
generously given on the occasion of our marriage.
It is a wonderful reminder of a wedding, which
Rosalind and I will treasure it always. due to operational commitments had to take place two
( Sgd.) RICHARD JACKSON. days early!

Trish and I will treasurer it always.

Yours Ever,

RAYMOND LOW.