June 1974

45

BAOR
t. Lt.-Col. Mike Reynolds {left ) hands over

Command to Lt.-C ol. Mike Newall.

2. "They're over there!" The Commanding Officer
and WOII Standfield, his operator and (apparently)
navigator, on board a Chieftan.

N . IRELAND
3. Lt.-Gen. Sir Frank King, GOC N. Ireland, talks

to the C O during a visit to the Batalion at Rose-
mount Station (8th March ).

CANADA
4. The C in C BOAR, Lt.-Gen. Sir Harry Tuzo,

talking to Pte. (now L / Cpl ) Brian Clover, during
a visit to Camp Crowfoot, Suffield.

5. L / Cpls Kcith Turner, E ric Whicker, David Lemcre
and Henry Walter with a "Mountie" in the Rockies.

6. L / Cpl. Henry Waiter with C hief Sitting Bull(? )
Pictu res 2, 4, 5 and 6 by PR HQ 4 Div.

WHY MR. SACCONE Clearly, whoever
compiled the Concise
TURN1l1Ecir~D lA~:cH~~O~S)~E1~P~eItPumEof ON Oxford Dictionary
t he centu ry when Mr.Saccone and Mr. Speed 0\\11ecl
htaodMneovsserBbreoes.n
rival cnmpcmies.cach o ne dctcnnincd to o utdo
t he other in the qu;ui ty of the wine they supplied to He defines mufti as 'plai n clothes'.
the British Fleet. Our ow n off-duty clothes are t he very reverse

Nlr.Saccone was aboard a warship, conducting of plain. In any of our main branches
his business when Mr.Speed came o n boarcl. you wi ll find a selection t h at's colo urful ,

To deter the ri val supplier, Mr. Saccone comprehensive and correct.
suggested ro o ne of the sai lo rs that he turn the hose- To these three C's we add a not·unimportant
pipe on the newcomer.
fourth-credit on sens ibl e terms.
1l1e sailor complied. Doesn't it make sense to buy your mufti
Now t he point of this story is that incident where yo u bought yo ur uniform ? Certa inl y it
was the last of its kind, because shortl y afterwards does, provided you bought your uniform from
Saccone and Speed joined forces,cmd ever since Moss Bros- your official regimental tailors.
have enjoyed ;m excellent reputatio n fo r s upplyin~
t he armed forces ;md t he civili;m population "ith MossBros
fine qu;ui ty wines.
And we certainly don't turn hoscpipes o n o ur Bedford Street, Couent Garden, WC2E 8J B
rivals anymorc. (near Leicester Square tation)

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Access. Barclaycard, etc.

Moss Bros are Buyers of Army, Naual, and R.A.F. Swords,
Sporting Guns, Fishing Rods and Tack le, Saddlery,

Ski Equipment, Golf Clubs and everyth ing that men wear.

46

The 3rd Battalion

T HIS is our first contribution to the journal when the Fortress is ceremoni ally locked fo r the night,
from Gibraltar, although the battalion and C SM Smi th ac ts as Port Sergeant, carryi ng the
arrived on the Rock as long ago as July 1973 . Keys. Gu ards of honou r have been mounted for the
departure of the old Governor (Admiral of the Fleet
W ay back in 711 the Moors, under their leader Sir Varyl Begg) and the arri va l of the new one (Mar-
T ariq, invaded Spain by way of an uninhibited R ock shal of the RAF Si r J ohn G r and y). The Queen's
which was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe. The Birthd ay will soon be with us and the Band and Drums
new owners called it Gibe/ T ariq (ie T ariq's M ountain) are in constant demand .
and its modern title derives from this name.
Of course the main purpose of the Battalion's
The Spanish, after a few yea rs of intermittent presence on the Rock is operational, and not much
rule, eventually drove the M oors out in 1462, and held can be said about that here. Two aspects deserve men-
the R ock until it was captured by Angle-Dutch forces tion, however. One is the Upper R ock Fire Plan ; the
in 1704. It was subsequently ceeded permanentl y by Upper Rock is covered with undergrowth, and in a
Spai n to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713. dry summer fires spread very quickl y and require ex-
It is interesting to note that over the past 12! centuries tremely prompt reaction . The o ther is the border ; we
the league table showing length of ownership of maintain a perm anent presence there; both watchful
Gibraltar goes like this: and ceremoni al. The Spanish and British gates are
separated by onl y a few inches, but while the Spanish
!-Moors; 2-British; 3-Spanish. ones remain firml y locked, ours are opened each
morning ; so far as Gibraltar is concerned, the border
Numerous sieges h ave taken place over the years, is open and we maintain a ceremonial sentry at the
the most recent being currently in progress. In 1969, border guardroom to symbolise our open gate.
the Spanish cut all land and sea communications with
Gibraltar in an attempt to recapture the R ock by Being almost surrounded by the sea, much swim-
means of an economic and psychological blockade. The ming, sailing, water-skiing, canoeing, sub- aqua, fishin g
effect is therefore one of living on an island off the etc. take pl ace. All have their devotees and courses
North African coast. The only direct link with Spain are run to attract n ew ones
is a weekly flight to M adrid.
All the usual sports are played, but due to the
The people are staunchly in favo ur of retainin g hard surfaces, tag-rugger takes the place of the normal
their present status. Indeed, a referendum held in 1967 version (a tackle is represented by snatching a tag from
showed 12,000 in favour of r emaining British, and player's wai stband). Our Road Running t eam (L/ Cp l.
only 44 in favour of joining Spain. D elaney, Dmr Avery, C pl. J enner, L / C pl. Albrecht,
C pl. Costan, Pte. Woodcock and L / Cpl. H all) won
The regimental connections with Gibraltar go the inter-servi ces championships and came 3rd in
back a long way. The 31 st (later E as t Surrey) were the Gibraltar AAA meeting. L / C pl. H all holds the
part of the force which captured the Rock in 1704 local record for running up the M ed iterranean Steps
while the 35th (later Ro yal Sussex) joined them in its ( which lea d to the top of the Rock ) with a time of
defence during the Spanish siege later in the same 12 mins 19 secs.
yea r. To commemorate this event, the old colours of
the 1st Royal Sussex were laid up in the King's In the Gibraltar T elevision Knockout quiz con-
C hapel in 1954. In more recent times, 1st Roya l Sussex test, our Rouss illon T eam-Maj . P . H . Courtenay,
were here in 1957-59 and 1st Middlesex in 1963-65; Mrs. Pat White and TQMS R . W . Stevens defeated
several members of the battalion today were in all corners in seven appea rences to win the series.
Gibraltar with one of these forbears and can point to
the great changes which have taken place in so short At the beginning of the yea r each company
a time. travelled to our old st am ping ground in Cyprus to
practise the skills we cannot pursue in Gibraltar. In
*Gibraltar is 3 miles long, and mile wide. At F ebru ary and M arch we sent 60 men on ski courses
for 3 weeks each. At the end of this year we hope to
its highest paint the Rock rises to over I 300 ft . spend 6 weeks in K enya (in 2 groups), this will r ea lly
Morocco lies 15 miles across the strai ts, although compensate for the restri ctions of a small station such
T angier, the nearest port of entry, is 35 miles away as Gibraltar and prov ide excellent tests of junior
(2! hours by ferry or 20 minutes by air). The only way leadership, self reli ance, administrative resourcefuln ess
to get to Southern Spain is via T angier, which is and so on.
time-consuming and expensive. Thus a journey to L a
We have splendid relationship with the Ro ya l
Linea (! mile by crow) takes all day at one-way cost Navy. HMS Brighto11 was in port at the end of las t
year, and at C hristmas, HMS K e11t (the Captain is
per head (with car) of over £26. The delights of An- M ajor S. B. Ellwood's brother-in-law) spent a few
dalusia, the Costa del Sol and the Sierra N evada have weeks here. We saw a lot of each other and several
to be sampled in the imagination. sporting and soci al fixtures took place. L/ Cpl. Bull
managed to arrange a cruise to the W est Indies and
The battalion occupies modern L athbury Barracks, Florida in HMS K e111.
built above Windmill Hill at the southern end of the
Rock, though B and C Coys. are in South Barracks, Vi sitors to the battalion have included the CGS
over 200 years old and nearer the town . (G en. Si r P eter Hunt) and the former US of S (Army)
(Mr. P eter Blaker MP). At the end of November we
Ceremonial plays a large part in the Battalion 's
routine. A guard is mounted with the B and and Drums
once a week at the Convent (Government H ouse); the
Ceremony of the K eys t akes place from time to time,

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were del ighted to welcome the Co lonel of the R egiment In Civilian Life
on hi s first visi t to the Battalion . I n April we were
ver y pleased to see Lt. G en. Sir Geolfrey 'Evans (who Ill .
commanded 1st Roya l Sussex in No rth Africa in 1941 -
42) and L ady Evan s, who were on a short holid ay on Enjoy
the Rock. Service and

The Band was invited to T angier for the an nu al .Comradeship
Carni va l and marched to roars of applause through
the town amid processions of camels and dancing m
tribesmen. L ate one evening, they were "conned" by
an enterprising yo ung Frenchman who invited them to THE ROYAL
supper at the Clu b M editerranee (of which h e was
the loca l director ). The meal w as delicious, the free BRITISH LEGION
wine and champagne were copious. Fina lly he said
" What about a rune?" How could they refu se? So Your service to Queen and Country
they m ade a dramatic midnight entr y by the C lu b needn 't stop when you leave the Forces.
Pool where a ballet nau tiqu e was in progress. The The Ro ya l British L egion h as much interest
announcement was such that they appea red to have in and res ponsibility for yo ung ex- servicemen
come specially from Gibra ltar to play a t the C lu b. Full and women of tod ay as it has for those of
marks to M . le direc teur : he will go f ar. two world wars and looks to them for its
leaders of the future.
M orroco itse lf is a magnificent country to visit
on leave with excellent roads and h otels. W onderful THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
old cities like F ez and Marrakes h are within a day's
drive of T angier, whi le the snow-capped Atlas Moun- 49 PALL MALL SWIY 5JY
tains fo rm a spectacula r barrier, beyond which lies the
Sahara. A ll these delights are now being samp led by
members of the Battalion on leave, and compensa te
for the difficulty in trave lling to Spain or P ortugal.

(see pictures on next page)

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GIBRALTAR 4.9

I. The Band and Drums greet HMS Brigluon. Depot The Queen's

2. South Barracks (B & C Coys.) Division

3. The new Governor, Marshal! of the Ro yal Air The autumn of last year heralded a change
Force Sir John G randy, arrives.
of scene in several respects at the Depot. We had
4. The Colonel of the Regiment, accompanied by the a change of Commanding Officers with the de-
Commanding Officer, is greeted at the Frontier by parture of Lt. Col. M . Doyle to America.
Maj. Legg and 2/ Lt. Wailer. (Nov. 73). However, hi s presence is not entirely lost to us
as we still ha ve hi s car and caravan, both under
~ new ownership, very much in evidence within
5. Miss Gibraltar enjoying a joke with Pte. Mctcalfe
( driver ) whilst visiting the Recce PI. ( Oct 73) . the barracks.

6. The same lady with members of Command Coy. at In late September, 700 ex-prisoners of war in
the Assault Course. the Far East attended a dedication ceremon y of the
C hangi Lychgate which has been re-erected in front
7. C hange of RSMs. WOl J. R. Barrel! and WOl of D epot headquarters.

L. H . Hart. With each issue of the Journal we seem to
lengthen the time a recruit spends in training. ~is
8. HMS K ent being " played in" by the Band and is not just to keep the permanent staff full y occupted,
Drums. but is in line with Infantry policy of recruits doing
Pictu res by the PR Office 3 QUEENS. 18 weeks bas ic training . This change also took place

The Regimental in the autumn.
Other personalities left us last year, including
Information Team
Maj . Gray who depa rted to Korea, and Capt. Broad-
HQ (Howe Barracks, Canterbury). bent much closer to home, to 19 Bde. HQ at Colchester.
Surrey Section (Stoughton Barracks, Gui ldford). B Coy. have therefore shaken the mud off their boots,
Kent Section (The Old Barracks, M aidstone). removed the camouflage cream and emerged with a
Sussex Section (Preston Barracks, Brighton). few more sporting figures on the Depot scene. Could
this be influenced by the change-over of Messrs Gray
Middlesex Section (TAVR Centre, Edgcware). and P etzing? However, our man in "Korea, can rest
assured that the training continues unabated.
During the winter season we have concentrated
on vi siting our ACF detachments and spreading news T o demonstrate that they will not be outdone
abou t the R egi men t wherever possible. For the past in profess ionalism, A Coy. decided th at Lt. Carter
few months we have been very much tied up with the needed a rest, so h e was despatched on a Jungle W ar-
preparation for the Presentation of Co lours parade. fare course to the Far East; possibly this was
In our first week at Armoury House we had two walk- considered relevant for long-term navigation on the
in volunteers for the R egiment. Bass ingboum training area once all the trees have
grown?
The recently-introduced Guaranteed Vacancy
Scheme for J uniors has proved extremely popular and A new Second in Command , in the shape of M aj.
the forecast for 1974 is an intake of 74. Shephard, arri ved in J anua ry. It is clear that the word
"fores ight " in his vocabulary is synonymous with that
For the benefit of serving QUEENSME 1 who piece of meta l at the end of the soldiers "trusty"; we
ma y like to vol unteeer for a tour with the RIT, here have noticed a number of new faces practising for the
arc some detai Is. shooting team, including some cheerful subalterns who
have g iven up their Saturdays for the cause!
I. Job description. Volunteers, in the ranks of Sgt.
to Pte., from one of the 4 coun- Lt . H arcus has joined us from 3 QUEENS, along
ties, and either HGV or -!- ton with C pls. D onald and M ears; they have all joined
the h appy band of warriors in JS Coy. Sgt. J enkinson
dvr. and in a few cases a GO and Cp l. Cordingley have arrived in B Coy. on the
departure of C / Sgt. Rogers and Sgt. D elaney.
soldier .
Our cadres never seem to diminish in number and
2. Length of tour. Section Commanders ( Sgts) WO II 's Prior and Prudence ha ve almost become fix-
tures for the TA VR ones. Rumour has it that the
2 yrs. Shooting Officer has a hea d count of the local hares
on the training area after WO II Prudence departs.
Married soldiers -18 months
Amongst the most notabl e of visitors have been
S ingle soldiers -12 months the Adjutant G eneral, the D eputy Commander in
C hief, UKLF, and our GOC, General Hudson ; the
3. Married Quarters. There ha s been no difficulty latter's latest vi sit was for our FFR I nspection in
so far in finding quarters for F eb ruar y-a good introduction for the new RSM,
WO I H art, who arrived just beforehand from 3
all. QUEENS. There was clearly good reason for the
broad smile of Mr. Ford, our departing RSM, who
timed his exit to perfection. We were all delighted with
Mr. Ford's promotion and wonder if they have auto-
mated golf in an APC Battalion!

50 At the Depot

Another cheerful face, to be seen hove ring in the " It's alright S ir, he won't do that again !"
Officers' M e s, belongs to L / Cpl. Clark, whose wife CSM H are of Junior Soldiers Company with the
has recentl y presented him w ith a baby daughter ; Adjutant General.
congratul ations to both.
Picture by PR HQ Ea stern District.
Our sporting acti vities have flouri shed a lthough
we unfortunately lost the Army Unit Squash title this
yea r, being beaten in the semi-final by HQ 16 P ara
Bde. This was also our fate at the same stage in the
Minor units hockey championship . Our D epot soccer
side have more than held their own in local leagues;
Sgt. Brett and C pls. Assing and Robertson being
regular playe rs in the tea m. The form er was also
selected to play in the combined Ro ys ton Sunda y
League side which played a combined Canterbury
league t eam on 12 Ma y 1974.

SALU T ATION
Scene: Roadway in D epot ba rracks. Time: Morning
(early) Action

I. Enter left two soldiers, one correctly dressed,
the other bareheaded in jersey and combat
t rousers and carrying a coca cola tin (Junior
Soldier ?)

2. Enter right a very newl y-joined ofncer.
3. Correctly dressed soldier sa lutes. Barehea ded

soldier waves can in greet ing .
C onfrontation :
4. Officer: " How long have yo u been in the
Army? "
5. B areheaded Solruer: " One day Sir!"
6. Exit puzzled, very newly-joined officer.

Travel Reduced passenger fares All YEAR ROUND and special
low rates for cars, caravans, trailers, and motorcycles from
ba 1 Jan.- 31 May and 1 Oct.- 31 Dec . 1974, inclusive .
Townse nd Tho resen Car Ferries offer these specia l concessions to a ll
for Co ntinent - based British and Commonwea lth Fo rces and their dependants
and to attached civilians and their dependa nts.

We operate day and night services from Zeebrugge, Cal ais, and

Ins ..• Boulogne to Dover; and from Le Havre and Cherbourg to
Southampton . HM Forces ca n also take advantag e
of our other money-saving sc hemes which in clude
a five -day Mini -Tour that lets you take your car
across free throughout the yea r.

TOWNSEND
.THORESEN

Car Ferries

51

The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion

RECRUITING, Recruiting, Recruiting! Ask WRA C girls to form a most revolting assembly, which,
us what we have been doing since the end of cunningly di sguised as civilians from the count ry
whe re the bottoms of milk bottles are inscribed "Open
last year and that would loom large in any reply. other End", pitted itself against the I S expertise of
We ha ve meandered around the Medway Towns, 7 QUEENS.
gyrated through Guildford, hobbled about
Hastings and generally disported ourselves in all Battalion also met Battalion on the playing fields
the likely catchment areas. Success has been of Tonbridge where 5 met 7 in a fri endl y footbalhng
va ried , some sub units doing so well that changes encounter. 5 wo n by an unfriendl y nine goals to two.
of name have had to be contemplated. One sub
unit is about to be renamed the Sind Ligh t Horse Sport being the " in" thing ( with our confidential
by all accounts. reports due ) , we have ski 'd at Rothiemurchus,
orienteered at Shomcl iffe and are now all sending
Congratulations to J ohn H ewson on his pro- ou r willow blades to the splicers in preparation for the
motion to Command our 6th ( V ) Bn.; so much for next round. One company is reputed to h ave nominated
those who said he would see his sixth camp with us, its cook for the Battalion cricket team as he was the
though it looks as though h e can still qualify for his only one with a complete set of whites! The C Coy.
T .D! team literally ran away with the HQ 2 Inf. Bde. and
Dover/ Shomcliffe Garrison Spring Orienteering Com-
Companies have been active against each other petition under their enthusias tic coach Sgt. W . Duff y.
and sometimes have even taken on higher echelons.
( Very sorr y that a group picture of them h as h ad to
Coy. joined forces with a body ( or two) of gallant be excluded-Ed. )

0 One personality we really must mention in this
issue is Sgt. W ard of A Coy. A presentation of medals
rr MUS7' /$£ Df/?v'I,Vfj ea rlier this yea r at H oun slow ma rked the occasion

Tt;<?E 1'/{/-"!;y l of his completion of 21

yea rs service in the same
drill hall, a remarkable
feat and one which we
doubt will be equalled.

We look forward to
conso lida ting o ur training
before going to camp at
Thetford and Gibraltar
later this yea r . At Gibral-
tar we may be lucky
enough to join up again
( as we did last yea r ) with
ome of our R egular
fri ends- always assuming
that 3 QUEENS are not
hoping that we do their
guard duties, while they
ft it to Cyprus or K enya !

Incidents from an IS
exercise between 7
QUEENS and C Coy.
5 QUEENS, Oct. 73.

Cartoons by an anony-
mous artist of the
Battalion.

C.5. C,/?S' NY RJ0T I TS

THE CO. S'MO,<:/'Nt;- OtMR; ~~~N'jl

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The 6th (Vohmteer) Battalion

p robably the most signifi cant event of the past has to offer. It is significant however, that a poll
year has been the badging of the Battalion un-
ca rried out in the London area has showed that, in
der the Queen's Regiment Badge. Readers of our the eligible age group of 18 - 35, 82 % are not aware
last notes will remember that the Battali on formed that there is a TA VR to join!! T h is extrao rdi nary
from 'mi xed parentage', started life with three
cap badges, namely: The Queen's Regiment- start: of affa irs is blamed on the coverage T V give:-.
Worn by Bn . HQ and A Coy. at Edgware ; Royal when 'D ad's army gets the chop ', but lack of, when
Artillery-Worn by B and C Btys at Hackney
and Camberwell Green ; Surrey Yeomanry- there is an increase in the Vo lunteer Reserve .
Worn by D Bty. at Sutton.
The Q ueen's Surreys element the Battalion,
Las t November Gen. S ir Richard C raddock p re- namely Bn . H Q, go from strength to strength and
sented Queen 's R eg iment badges to the three ba tteries has just wo n the Inter-Company S hooting Competit ion,
at a parade at the Duke of York's HQ and we all bea t ing the ba tteries and A Coy (Middlesex) with -
came under one ca p badge; prev ious identities of the out much fu ss . R QM S Shearing who was in 4 Queen's
three batteries are now represented by collar dogs. S urreys and 6 QU EENS (T ) and was a member of
6 QUE ENS cadre, ca rried off the prize of Battalion
Recruiting h as gone h and in hand with trai ning Champion S hot.
for the yea r and our strength is onl y just 200. R e-
cruiting is very diffi cult in the L ondo n area at the The Colonel of the R eg iment visited us at W ar-
moment throughout all T AVR battalions due to full cop during ann ua l Camp and saw the Battalion
employment, and the other attract ions which Londo n
training in a most bea utiful pa rt of the P ennines,
even though, in some areas, they resembled the Al ps.
U nfortunately the Colonel has a passion for h eights,
so everyone had to go ' up on top' to chase away t he
terrorists; reluctan tl y however, they did admit that

the v iew was almost worth the three hour climb !

The Regimental Association

WARMINSTER BRANCH On behalf of all members of the W arm inster
Branch we extend to all readers our best wishes and
A s the journal goes to print we are once aga in add that, if any of yo u arc ever down in the W ar-
having our summer break, whi ch means our social minster area, you w ill be assured of a very warm
evenings (held monthly) are su pended until the first we lcome.
Thursday in October. Looking back over the last seven
months our evenings have been very successful both P icture by M aj. Charles Cole.
in numbers and in the enthusiasm shown by all
present. It is hoped that when we resume in October
our regular visitors will again be present, along with
many n ew faces.

The accompanying photograph which was t aken
by one of our most frequent visitors (M a j. Charles
Cole) shows a couple of changes with reference t o
the staff . The new President is Lt/ Col. Al an P eckham
who is seen rece iving a very important piece of paper
from C ol. " Duggie" S nowdon, the outgoing President.
The sa id piece of paper is the latest bank statement
showing what ( if any), fund s arc in the kitty. The
Branch Chairm an (M aj. Bill Snowden, in the centre)
is looking for a replacement as he w ill be off to N.
Ireland very shortl y. Any off ers? Mr. P eter H awes,
on the Chairm an's left, h as now h anded over the duties
of secretary to O .R .Q .M .S . Michael Flynn.

W e would like to take this opportunit y of
th anking both Col. Snowdon, and Mr. H awe for the
tremendous amount of work they did and their en-
thusiasm whilst in office. W e wish Col. Duggie and

h is wife J udy a very happy and successful life in

civvy street. At the same time we thank Col. P eckham,
and ORQMS Flynn for t aking over the reins of Presi -
dent and Secretary respectively, and wish them a
happ y t erm of office.

53

The Queen 's Surreys

Office

Honours and Awards D ea r M a jor H ill,

W e congratulate Mr. C. R . C ronk, MM , on th e Th is is to th ank you and all th ose con cerned for
award of the MBE in the New Yea r's H onours List. th e presen tation o f a swo rd to me du ring m y VISit m
A ugust of this yea r. Also to let you kn ow that the
GO LF SOCIETY sword arr ived here in Canada with me safely, need-
less to say I am both p roud and honou red t o own a
Autumn Meeting 1973 •wo rd with all the background h isto ry that this one
has. I will treasure and use it unt il I retire at wh •ch
The Autumn meeting of the Q ueen 's R oya l t ime I will pass it on to m y son, L t. Blaymires, fo r
S urrey R egiment G olf Society took place a t S udb rook continued use in The Q ueen's York R angers.
P ark Richmond on 4th and 5th October 1973 . The
wea ther w as perfect and the attendance was good w ith There rea ll y arc no adequate wo rds to exp re~s
18 competing on Thursday and 15 on Friday. W e the fuln ess of m y gra titude to all con cerned fo r th is
we re pleased to see members of 1st Bn . The Q ueen 's honour bestowed on me, also for the ki ndness shown
to m y wi fe a nd m yself, during our v isits t o both the
w ith us at this meeting . Queen 's Surreys R eg imental Museum in S u rrey a nd
also wi th the R eg iment in Ca nterb ury.
Results:- Thursday 4th O ctober
S incerely You rs
H ea lcs M emorial - M aj T. L. Trotman
T roph y W. J. BLAYMIRES
L t. Co l. P . G. R ou-
Junior D iv ision p ell

Ve terans H alo L t. Col. M. J. D oylc

Bogey G reensomes A. M ason
& M aj. T. L. T rot-

man

F riday 5th October

Autumn Bowl - M a j. B. A. C rutch-
fi eld

G lasgow Greys M aj. T. L. T rotman

L as t 9 h oles Sen ior M aj. W . J. Sutton
Junior Capt. C. G . R eeves

9 H idden h oles M aj. Gen. G. A .
S enior Wh ite

J unior Ca pt. H . J. B all
9 h oles Bogey four-
Lt. Col. J. G. W .
somes
D avidson & M aj.
Petri Plate T . L. Trotrnan

Lt. Col. J. G. W .

D avidson

The sweep was won by M aj. W . J. Sutton wi th
Lt. Col. J. G. W . D avidson, second an d M aj. P aul

G ray, th ird .

C orrespondence

From : RS M W . J. Blaymires 16 Clifford Street ·Savile Row·London WlX 2HS
Tef: Ql-734 2248 ALSO IN THE RMA DURING TERMS
Fort York Armoury

T oronto
Ca nada.

T o: RHQ The Queen's R eg iment

Queen's S urreys Offi ce 9th September 1973

54

The Queen's Own Buffs
Office

To make a precis of the contents of three The Dinner at the Bell on Saturday evening was
Quarterly News Summaries which would tit onto one the usual gay, informal gathering and we had the
page of thi s J ournal was someth ing from wh ich the pleasure of having with us Col. D erek Willows ( the
Editor of those Summaries shied violently away. For Deputy Co lo:1el ) and Lt. Col. Ted Argles ( the Chai r-
th is issue, therefore, readers wi ll have to put up w ith man of the Regimental Association ). The out-going
the two items below; but they ca n be ass ured that in Ca ptain, 'Duke' Reeves, h anded over to ' K ip' K een ly-
the December issue there wi ll be a return to better side who, the following morning, had little or no
things. recollection of an y of the rema rks he h ad made in his
short speech the previous evening! It must ha ve been
CHANGE OF LOCATION AND THEREFORE the excellent Port h e provided I
OF ADDRESS
An innovation thi s yea r was the issuing of an
The Secreta ry is more than pleased to an nounce invitation to Officers from the Queen 's Surreys, the
that by the time th is issue is in readers' hands the Royal S ussex and the M iddlesex Reg iments to play
County Office will have moved from the very cramped in the M eeti ng as H onorary M embers. The fa ct that
accomodat ion (formerly two M S Qs run together ), on ly one- Col. Pip Newton, formerl y of the R oya l
which it h ad occupied in L eros T & A VR Centre since Sussex Reg .-was able to accept the invitation is
1967, to a more spacious, purpose-built, office building neither here nor there; what m atters is that the custom
in H owe Barracks. It has t ake n a long, long time to ha s been started and it will be repeated-with, it is
persuade "those in authority over us" to decide much to be hoped, a grea ter response-in future years,
whether such a move was a wise one but there is no so that keen gol fers, ei ther with or wi thout a Go lfi ng
doubt that the new offices are really worthy of the Society of their own can come and join us.
name of 'County Office'- as it is hoped that v isitors,
all of whom will be ve ry welcome, wi ll ag ree when they F or the record the following were the resu lts.
see it. Bonham-Carter C up

As from now, therefore, all commun ications should Winner: T om P age 79
be addressed as follow s: - Runner-up: D avid M ontgomery 85
RHQ The Queen's R egiment , Queen 's Own Buff s
Office, Lynden-Bell Trophy

Block 2 1, Winner: Tom P age 36 poi nts
Howe Barracks, Runner-up D avid Cobb 33 points
CANTERBURY, CT I IRA.
Kenward C up
THE GOLFING SOCIETY
Winner: Mike Archer 27 points
The Spring M eeting, held at the Royal St. Runner-up : T er Seed 24 points
George's Golf Club, SANDWICH, on Sat. & Sun.,
20th & 2 1st April, was blessed-as it generally is, 'Coupe des Lapins'
th ank goodness- with two dry, even if slightl y chilly,
days. Twenty M embers took part, a fair enou!!h num- Winner: Owen Knox 37 points
ber when it is remembered that amongst the absentees Runner-up Michael J elf 31 points
were such normall y dedicated customers as H arold
Scott, R ich ard Ravenhill. D av id Court, H arold Colton, Baird & Trevor Cups
Ian Jackson, C harles T arver, H amlyn Whitty and,
literally at the eleventh hour, Micky Bollon. All of Winners: D avid Montgomery & 36 points
them, for a va riety of bona tide reasons, we re unable M aurice D ewa r 26 points
to be present in person, though at least one of them,
Ian J ackson, was suffi cientl y wi th the Society in spirit Runners-up: D av id Cobb &
to send a telegram of good wishes all the way from Pip Newton
Bangkok.
Grace & Sinclair Tankards
It was ve ry pleasant to welcome three new M ew-
he rs- Tommy Kenyon, Mich ael J elf and Richa rd Winners : D av id Cobb & 4 down
Daniel -and to have with us again that old wa r-horse, down
Tom Page. For him the week-end was quite a field- Owen Kn ox
day, for not only did h e ease his way round the cou rse Runners-up: M au rice D ewar &
on Saturday morning in 79 shots and 36 Stableford
points, thus winning h imself the Bonham-Carter C up Michael Jelf
and the Lynden-Bell Trophy respectively, but he also
was the only M ember who managed to complete a ARMY GOLFING SOCIETY SPRING
hole-the 8th-in two sh ots, thus getting his h ooks MEETING
onto all th e twen ty new golf ball s ava ilable. ( lOth M ay)

The 2nd Bn. The Queen's R egt. t eam (spon-
sored by th e Society) WON the ARGYLL &
SUTHERLAN D BOWL, beating the 2nd Bn.
The Green J ackets by 3 holes.

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The Royal Sussex Office

Officers' Reunion Party (see pictures overleaf) THE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

Our annual Reunion Party was held on Friday London Branch
1st March at the Officers' M ess, 56 D avies Street,
Berkeley Square W.l. by kind permission of Lt. Col. Our Annual Dinner/ D ance was held on Saturday
J. Holroyd and Officers the 4th (V) Bn . The Royal 23rd F ebruary at th e " Pill Box", W estminster Bridge
Green J acke ts. Road, Our President Lt. Gen. Sir Geoffrey Evans
presided and we we re very pleased t o welcome Brig.
W e are indeed indebted to the RGJ for allowing u• Loder, President of the R eg imental A ssociation, who
the faci lities of their most attractive M ess and we are was able to bring us up to date with regimental news
also most grateful to Miss Elizabeth Keen and tne and forth coming events. Our former Branch Chair-
staff for making the excellent arrangements and their man, Lt/ Col. ] . M . L e M esurier who was on holiday
most efficient help. We must also mention Mr. E . from his residence in the Orkneys, was also present.
Rooke, H on. Sec. of our London Branch who, each
year, sees that no one gets in without a ticket ! An excellent dinner was enj oyed by over eighty
peop le ( a record attendance) and shows a resurgance
There was the usual good attendance ( nearl y 90) of interest amongst all the Branches of the Association .
and the part y was still going st rong at 8. 15 p.m. We The staff of the " Pill Box" are to be congratulated
were pleased to welcome M aj. D ermot Murray, on the magnifi cent arrangements and we are most
RAMC. who was MO to 3 QUEENS for some time grateful to them for their willing help.
and is now at Millbank.
Dancing followed to music provided by the I an
The Royal Sussex Regimental Committee Cotton Trio and a wonderful evening, t erminated a t
midnight with the pla ying of the National Anthem.
A meeting was h eld on I st M arch at the Ola
War Office, at which Brig. R . E . Loder presided ana Midhurst Branch
the fo llowing at tended: Brig. J . B. Ashworth, Bng .
B. R. Coleman, Col. G. ] . Langridge, Col. P . M . ] . Ou r annual R eunion Dinner was h eld at the
H arrison, Lt/ Col. B. D . 0. Smith, Lt/ Co l. J . R . G . Egmont H otel Midhurst when one of the largest at-
Sta nton, Lt/ Col. E. G . H ollist and M a j. ] . F. Ains- tendances in recent yea rs ( just over 100 ) was
wo r t h . recorded. It was nice to welcome members of other
Branches, Chichester in particula r brought a large
The meeting wa s followed by Lunch at the United co:~ tmgent. Mr. A. C hurcher, our C ha irman presided
Service and Royal Aero Club. and he paid tribute to the late Lt/ Col. A. W . Ball
who had been Pres ident of the Branch until his sudden
Officers Dinner C lub death last yea r.

The Annual Dinner wa s held on Saturday 6th Amongst the guests were Brig . R . E . Loder, Presi-
April in the Barons Hall Arundel Castle by kind in- dent of the R eg imental Association who proposed the
vitat ion of the Duke of No rfolk. Toas t to the Association; Admiral Si r Edward R ebbeck
and L ady R ebbeck; Air Commodore and Mrs. C ran
Brig . L oder, presided and 65 Officers, including and Dr. and Mrs. T ea re. Lt/ Col. E . G. H ollist pro-
the Duke of No rfolk , attended . Guests included H . E . posed the T oast to the Guests to which Admiral
the Roya l N etherlands Ambassador, M a j.-Gen. F ergus Rebbeck replied with some am using stories of his recent
Ling, and Col. J . E . E . Van der Linden, the Nether- visit to America.
lands Military Attache.
A fter an excellent d inner a ra ffle was held t o-
St. George's Day wa rds Branch expenses at which Mrs. H ollist and
Mrs. Goring drew the tickets. D ancing followed to the
St. George's D ay was celebrated 0:1 the 23rd H alf M oon Band. A very successful evening.
Ap ril with the usual Service in St. George's C hapel,
Chichester Cathedral, the M emorial C hapel of the If you are not a regul ar subscriber to
Ro yal Sussex Regiment.
this Journal, why not start now? (Order
The Service was attended by His Worship the
M ayor of C hichester and Mrs. W eston and a large Form on page 63 ).
numbed of local people connected with the R egiment
were present. The Service was conducted by the D ean
of Chichester, the Very R ev. ]. W. A. Hussey, at
which Brig. L oder, President of our R eg imental
Association, read the lesson .

After the Service a reception was h eld in the
D olphin and Anchor Hotel.

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(I to r): Lt. Col. N. B. Knocker, Capts M. A. James, D . A. Beneridge, P. M. P. Broadbent at t he Officers'

Reunion Party. Picture by Sussex Life.

Why does the
Army Benevolent
Fund still need help?

For most ot us nowadays the memories we have ot the
two World Wars have become dimmed by time. But !or
those who were left disabled-and !or the many bereaved
families- the tragic aftermath of war is ever present.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been In action in many parts of the world since the end
of World War II. Thus even In peace-time the problem continues.
The sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund Is to try to lessen this suffering. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the money.
which Is used In this really good cause Is given voluntarily, by means of donations and
bequests. You can help by giving as much as you possibly can yourself- and by recom-
mending others to do the same.

Donations and Legacies should be sent to:

THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND
Patron : Her Majesty The Queen

Duke of York's Headquarters, London, S.W .3. Te lephone: 0 1 730 5388

(Registered under the War Charities Act, 1940)
(This space donated by: W . NASH LTD., ST. PAUL'S CRAY, Kent)

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Obituaries---------.

Col. A. J. M. FLINT MBE

Anthony J ohn M essenger Flint, affectionately While still a schoolboy at home he joined the Seven-
known as " Bobby" by his many friends both in and
out of the Arm y, was born at W estgate-on-Sea, K ent, oaks Coy. of the 5th Bn ., the West K ent Volunteer
on 12th June 191 5. Commiss ioned from Sandhurst Fencibles and se rved with them from 191 5 to 191 6.
into The Queen 's Own R oya l W est Kent R egt . in
}an 193 5, his 32 yea rs service was almost equall y This wa s the " H ome G uard " force of World War I
divided between Reg imental dut y (all in hi s own and Dick, at the age of 16, was the yo ungest membe;
Regt., during which he held every appointment from
Platoon commander to Command ing Officer ) and of his Company ( the oldest being 79!) wh ich was
the Staff. His last three staff appoi ntments be fore involved in digging and mai ntaining the L ondon D e-
retirement in Oct '67, we re in the rank of full Colonel.
In civil life he was the Administrative Officer with fence Line behind the crest of the North D owns. H e
the Bracknell D evelopment Corporation. near his home
in Camberley and he wa s still so employed in that entered the RMC Sandhurst in J an. 1917 and was
capacity when he died on 8th }an '74. commissioned into The Queen 's Own Roya l W est

Although we only served together for two yea rs, K ent Regt. on 20th D ec. of the same yea r ; he was
( while Subalterns in the 1st. Bn . at Secunderabad and
K arachi, 1936/ 37 ), we became good reg imental posted to the 3rd Bn.
fri ends, continuing as such w hen we met, on and
off, du ring the ensuing yea rs. Bobby 's open and As a regular officer, Dick then served with the
fri endl y personality endea red him to everyone, sodliers
and officers alike. His enthusiasm over everything he 6th ( Service) Bn. in the BEF, France (from Sept.
undertook oft en left him open to a certai n amount 18 to Feb. 19 ); aft er which he was with the 1st and
of leg-pulling, but he accepted this readil y and
cheerfull y and, I think, rather enj oyed it! A keen 2nd Battalions at respectively, Gravese nd & Rugely
horseman and golfer, he was always willing to " have D over until J an . 20th when he res igned h is commission

a go" at any sporting activity. and was posted to the RARO . Between the wars h e
kept up his arm y connection by serving with the 4th
Bobby took his soldie ring seriously; despite being
a POW for two yea rs, he became a very experienced Bn . R oyal Berkshire R egt. (TA ) from 1920 to 1930
and highl y qualified senior officer. H e was a staunch and aga in from 1934 to 1938, latterly as a Capt. and
supporter of his old R eg iment and could always be
relied upon to attend R egimental functi ons of all Company Commander. In J uly 1939 he joined a Lon-
sorts. H e had to put up with a lot of pain and disa -
bility in his last few yea rs but, in spite of this, he don. TA Searchlight Bty. at Devizes as a Captai n.
managed to retai n his inherent cheerfulness. His
sudden death at the ea rl y age of 59 came as a grea t Dunng this period, in civil life he was a L oca l
shock and he will be much missed by his many
fri ends. Go vernment offi cia1. '

T o his widow, Barbara and to his two sons, M iles
and }ohn-both at London U nivers ity- will, I know,
go the sympathies of all who served with and knew
Bobby well. Although h is funeral was p;ivate it is
nice to know that his family had the support of those
close regimental fn ends who lived nea r-b y The
Queen 's Own Buffs Office was able to arran.ge for
a :vreath from "All ranks of The Queen's Own." Mrs.
Flint h as wntten to say: "The flowers we re absolutely
lovely- will you please thank all ranks of The Queen's
Own Royal W est K ent R egt. from all three of us.
We we re very h appy to feel that they could all be
included in that way. "

D .E .B.T.

I t is r~l(retted t!Jat, owiu g to a s hortage of space,
a warm tnbu te pmd by a very close (ri cud of the
{ami ly-L t.-Col. P . C. M . Buckle could 110t be iu-
cluded- Ed.

Maj. E . G. ELLIOTT

M aj. G e11 . D . E . B. Talbot writes :

Edwa rd, Graham Elliott, known as uDick" to his
friend s, was born at F arnborough, Hants in 1899.

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OBITUARIES-<:ontinued. LEONARD WILLIAM DAWSON

O n 2nd Sep. '39, he was re-called and mobilised Len Dawson and I first met in June 1916 at
at the Regtl. D epot at Maidstone. Posted to the 1st Papot behind Ploegsteert Wood, on my transfer to
Bn. he served with it in the BEF in France and Bel- 11 RWK . E nemy snipers were picking off our officers
gium until evacuated on 28th M ay '40 . H e h ad been all too oft en and we were ordered to wear "T ommy's
wo unded while in command of B Coy, dunng the Tunics" in the line; as C. Q .M .S . of D Coy., Len
defence of Eekhout on 22nd M ay (part of the action took me round to the Q .M 's Stores and got me fitted
at Oudenarde on the River Scheldt ). R ecovered from out. Little did either of us know then that we shou ld
his wounds, Dick was posted ( in Aug. '40 ) to the be closely associated for the next 58 yea rs !
lOth Bn. which was deployed on coast defence,
initially in the D over area and then in Yorkshire. Throughout all that time, it has been a great
Dick became 2IC of the Bn. and for three months, honour and pleasure to work with h im in the several
at the end of 1941 , h e was in command as an Acting ob jects in which we were mutually interested. One
Lt.-Col. On conversion of this Bn. to 119 LAA Regt., always knew where one was with him ; if he agreed
he was switched first to the 70th ( Young Soldiers) to meet somewhere, one knew that he wo uld be there;
Bn . in K ent and then to No. 28 Basic Training Unit. if he undertook some job, one could di smiss it from
During the last years of the war h e was. attached to one's mind, for one knew that it wo uld be done,
Military Government and served overseas m Italy and thoroughl y.
in Germany until his release in Aug. '45. H e com-
pleted his RARO commitment in 1949. Back to civil Educated at Dulwich, Len went into Local
life, he worked for the Highways D ept. of the H amp- Government and soon after the out break of War in
shire County Council and then with the Civil D efence 1914 he joined the Army Pay Corps. In September
Dept.-latterly of the Norfolk County Council. He 191 5, he was transferred to The IIth Roya l W est
finally retired in 1964 and returned to live in K ent K ents then forming at Catford. His fl air for
at Fordwich, Near Canterbury until his death on 12th orga nisation was soon discovered and, with his know-
J an. '74 . ledge of Accountancy, h e was appointed C.Q.M .S .
of D Coy.
Dick leaves a widow, P am, (herself an ex-" JRNS
Officer and a fellow Civil D efence Officer while in H e went to France with the Battalion in M ay
Norfolk ); one son and one daughter (both married ), 1916, and served most effici ently with it for the whole
five grand children and two great-grand children . of its Active Service.
Everyone who served with Dick in The Queen's Own
will wish to convey their sympathies to his family. Col. Corfe expected the same dedication to duty
The latter have generously given Dick's medals to the that he, himself, gave, and, of his "Q" staff, he re-
Regt' l. Museum. H e will be greatl y missed by his quired not only that they obtain the rations in full,
many fri ends. but that they should see that they reached the troops
in the line. So, every other night, the C.Q.M .S.'s had
T ributes have also bee11 received fr om Col. R . 0. the long and tiring trek up to the line and back, often
Pulvermau and L t .-Col. P au l Austin, bur, owin g to a nightmarish journey when The Boche put on h is
lack of space, it is regretted that th ey ca11110t be pub- " Ration Strafe." E specially was this so at Spoil Bank
lished here-Ed. and on The Somme. It is to L en's credit that h e never
failed us.
MAJ. ]. E. GRUBB MBE
After our disbandment in M arch 191 8, L en
L t.-Col . Pat Elgood wrices:- eventually went to our lOth Bn. and, in September
The death of John Grubb on 31 st J anuary came 191 8, h e and others of us were sent h ome to England
under the "Tired" Officers' and W arrant Officers'
as great shock to his many fri ends in the Reg iment ; Scheme. W e were both glad to get home but sorry not
he had had to take care of his health for some time to have seen it through to the end.
but such was his energy and drive that is was difficult
to think of him as anything but wholly fit . J ohn was D emobilised in April 1919, L en became an
above all a Regimental Soldier; it was his good for- Accountant in the Rating D epartment of the City of
tune th at he was able to spend the greater part of his London at The Guildhall and became connected with
service life in the family atmosphere of the Regiment the fin ancia l side of some of the va rious C ity Cha rities.
of which he was so proud and it is among the old H e was made a Freeman of the City of L ondon in
Queen 's Own that he will be most missed. John was 1930 and eventuall y retired in 1958 to live at H erne
a man of great abi lity and high principles, demanding Bay.
from others the same h igh standards h e himself be-
lieved in and it was the Arm y's and his Regiment's Len h ad to spend the last fourteen months of
loss that ill health in the end limited his military his life in hosp ital. Fortunately, he retained h is men-
career. H e saw active service in the Second World tal capaci ty and his underl ying sense of humour and
W ar and in the M alaya, Suez and Cyprus campaigns. shewed the fortitude, determination, optimism and
H e was wounded in action, decorated M entioned in loyalty which were his essential characteristics.
D espatches, awarded a Commander in Chief's Com-
mendation and rose from Private Soldier to M ajor in Throughout, Trudy h as been h is worth y help-
th e course of 29 years service-a record to be proud meet and our sympath y goes out to her and to J ean
of. and Betty and the grand-children.

H e will be greatly missed, and our deepest sym- It was plea sing to see so many of his Old Eleventh
pathy goes out to Anne, his w idow, in her great loss. colleagues at his funeral; and to hea r the Evening
Hymn and "Last Post" at the C rematorium, for he
P .N.E. had so many times attended the sounding of the L ast
A tribute was also received from M ajor uBertie'' P ost at The M enin Gate at Ypres.
B lake but, owi11g to lack of >pace, I fear it could uot
be reproduced-Ed. H ow we miss his deep, strong voice calling on
us to "be seated" at our gatherings ! How can we ever
adequ ately render our thanks for one who has done
so much for so many of us?
R .O.R.

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O B I T U A R I E S - c o n tin ued. painting of the battle 'ccne hanging in the Officers'
M ess of the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Regiment.
BRIGADIER G. R. P . ROUPELL VC, C B, DL H is widow and his children will be joined and sup-
ported by many in their great loss.
Maj. Gen. F . f . C. P iggott writes:-
T he follo w in g reminiscence was w ritten by M aj.
! onl y got to know George R oupell well after the H andley Gearv so me rime before the death of
ama lgamation in 1959 of h is own much loved East B rigadier R oupell:
Surrey R egiment ( of which h e was the last Colonel ),
with the old Q ueen's R oyal R eg iment, to form The "For some t ime I have felt I should write and
Queen's R oya l S urrey R egiment. tell yo u of something which would probably interest
some people.
Those who h ad responsibility for guiding the
Queen's S urreys d uring its eight yea rs of seperate ex- During the early afternoon of 20th April 1915,
istence could always rely on his help, especially on I was at the Bn. H Q dugout. M aj . P aterson had just
matters and customs connected with the Surreys. H e received a message from R oupell and afte r reading it
was rightl y jea lous of their rep utation, and he attended he said, 'That's typ ica l of all that boy's work : he tells
every possible re-union and gathering where O ld us just what we need to know and adds nothing un-
Surreys might be found. A most modest man, it was necessary. H e' ll one day command thi s Regiment as
a pleasure to see the warmth with which he was greeted his father did. '
by his old regimental comrades; wi th in half an hour
he would usually be seated quiet ly in a corner I went back to my company and shortly afte r
sur rounded by an ever-changing circle of friends and the Battalion H Q dugout was destroyed by a shell .
admirers. H e will be greatl y missed by many old So this prophecy was made within an hour or s<>--
fr iends and new, but he will not be forgotten. perhaps minutes, I don 't know- of the death of the
p roph et ."
A perm anent reminder of his heroism as a R egi-
mental subaltern at H ill 60 in 191 5, where he and
two other S urreys won Victoria C rosses, exists in t he

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To: RHQ The Queen's Regiment ORDER FORM
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Canterbury, Kent. Date :·····························-··········-···..

Please supply items as shown in the " ORDER" column, for which I enclose my

cheque/ PO for £ ............. ( made payable to "The Queen's Regiment A / o No. 0491688):

Price Order

Article I (each) Qty. Cost

Regimental Ice Bucket Drums £4.65
The Queen's Regiment and our former Regiments 35p
45p
i\.sh Trays 25p
Regimental Teacloths 25p
Regimental Bookmarkers 20p
Key Rings
Key Fobs £2.30
Wall P~a.ques, Standard £2.00
Blazer Badges
Regiment Print, Drum Major 40p
Car Badges £2.75

Records £1.00
"The Queensman" (Regimental Marches recorded

by 2 QUEENS)

Regimental Ties £1.50
Silk reppe (Limited Qty. ) £3.40
Silk uncreasable (mat finish)

Regimental badge transfers 12p
Small (5 in.) 30p
Large (10! in.)
72p
- -Regimental Chrismas Cards 1973 (Limited Qty.) per
/I TOTAL 1£
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY IN Signed .........
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Rank and
on .................. . (date) initials) ·

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, Subscription Form

THE JOURNAL OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

A half-yearly publication-June and December. Price 50p per issue or £ 1 per annum- post
free within the U .K.

1 To T he Editor,
1 The Journal of T he Queen's Regiment,
1 Howe Barracks,
1 Canterbury, Kent.

Date ..
Please supply to me each half-year ... ...... ... ... ... copy/copies of THE JOURNAL

1 OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT, commencing with the next number, for which I enclose:-

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JOURNAL ACCOUNT (No. 0579240) with LLOYDS BANK LTD., 50 HIGH
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Leaving the Regiment?
Take the natural choice
Tn the world famous Metropolitan

1Police, yo u wi ll f1nd we can offer everything

.1I -------------..you like about Regimental life. Action.

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feeling of belonging and a real sense of To Chief Inspector, Careers Section, Dept. STD
purpose. Metropolitan Poli ce, New Scotland Yard,
London, SWJH OBG.

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of scope for social life. Housing is free or I Address
yo u get a tax-paid rent allowance. Sports I I
facilities are comprehensive and , mo re I I
important, there is the sati sfaction o f the A~ I

Men shou ld be aged 19-40 and 5' 8"
in height , or over (wo men 19-40 and
5' 4") and physicall y fll.
job itself.

I IThe Met has been the ri ght career choice
Ifor so many ex-serviceme n: and we know
I Ithat they make good policemen.

.I ISo don't mi ss thi s chance. Send for fu ll

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