September 1973

49

THE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND

by Maj. E. A. McCarthy-Regimental Association
Secretary

At a recent gathering of Regimental Officer., Benevolent Fund-no mean achievement, since tbat
we were surprised and somewhat dismayed to be told body do not normall y m ake such loans; all their
that other Regiments looked after the welfare of the money (as is ours) is required for gra nts to ex-
members of their Regiment more, and better, than members of the Army requiring assista nce and to
we do in The Queen's Regi ment. tie-up large sums could be detrimental to benevolent

Anything further from the truth could not be work generall y.

the case. Apart from the fin ancial as pect of Welfare work,
we have also organised a network of helpers, based
The Regimental Association has been and is, on RHQ, the Battalions and the Coun ty Offices, who
a very active organisation which investigates and gives will immediately arra nge for any member seriously
all possible assistance to every case brought to its ill or wounded to be vi sited in hospital. These helpers
noti ce, either by the Units concerned and/ or the will also contact their next-of-kin and give them all
various welfare organisations such as SSAFA, The posible help so that they are able to visit patients
Briti sh Legion and, in this enlightened age, 'The as often as possible. The system also appli es
D epartment of H ea lth and Socia l Security.' If any in the case of a death occuring in the Regiment there-
blame at all can be laid at our door, it is that we have by ensuring that assistance is provided as speedily as
given ourselves insufficient publicity and tend to hide possible; a r ecent example of this was when we made
our kindly light under a bushel! all the arrangements for the funeral and met the ex-
penses when one of our soldiers was recently killed
As will be seen from the accounts published
herea ft er, in 1972 we paid to the Count y Offices in an accident.
a total of £5 ,494 which enabled them to make grants
in aid to distressed members of the form er Regi ments The examples above are but a brief resume of
from whi ch we stem; in many cases these grants were how your Regi mental Association works, and you are
made to past members of the Regiment who had also probably wonde ring by now where all the money
served in one or other of our former Regiments. comes from . The short answer to this is-from you,
the members of the Regiment who subscribe a "Days
In the same year, we, at RHQ, made direct P ay" to the Benevolent Fund . Without your loyal
grants in aid totalling £643 to ex-members and support much of the work we do would be impossible
dependants of the Regiment who h ad found themselves and, in this respect, the Chairman and Committee of
in financial or other difficulties. In addition we gave the Benevolent Fund wishes to express its deep
assistance to the parents and wives of members of appreci ation and thanks to all those who so
the Regiment to the tune of £8 1.25 to assist them generously subscribe to the fund . More dull statistics!
with fares and travelling expenses when visiting their -Just over 88% of all ranks-Officers and Soldiers
relatives in hospital. --<>f the Regi ment subscribe a days pay and we
appeal to all those making up the other 12% to pay
So far this year, we have given direct grant• a visit to their Unit Paymaster, or RHQ and fill in
in aid totalling £74 8 as well as £2,600 to the County the necessary forms so that we can achieve I 00 %
Offices. W e also handled the purchase of a house for subscription this year. It is quite painless once the
an ex-member of the Regiment who h ad been severely form s have been completed and you do not notice the
wounded in Northern Ireland and, in additi on to money being extracted; SO PLEASE DO IT NOW.
giving him an interest-free loan of £ 1,000 ourselves
arranged for a simil ar loan of £8,000 from the Army

REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION GENERAL PURPOSES FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNT

Year ended 31st December, 1972

!971 Expenditure £ 1971 In com e £
£ 11.50 179 .5 0
12 Audit Fee £ Subscriptions from members 95.10
Stationery 9.00 Sales of Lapel Badges
144 Royal British Legion 2.30 161 Building Society Interest 12.24
93 Charter Frame .. . 0 .65 72
Lapel Badges 95 .10 16 286.84
Ex cess of In come Over Expe-nditure
168 .29
for year
286.84
249 249

50

BALANCE SHEET as at 31 st December, 1972

£ £ £ £ ££
7 12 7 12.68 88 0.97 5064
A CCUM ULATED FUND 168 .29 Loan to an Ex-Sgt. secured
5 168 33 8
As at 31 st D ecember, 197 1 265 on Freehold Bungalow 5064.00
Add Excess of Income over
L ess Repayments received 416.04
Expenditure for year
- - 4647.96

CURREN T ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES Cash at Bank - C urrent
Account
Loan from Army Benevolent 58 1.97
Cash in H and (C heque) 7. 00
Fund 5 168. 00 Hastings & Thanet Building
277 .64
L ess Repayments 416.00 Society D eposit Account

12 Sundry C reditors 47 52.00 866 .61
F ee
Audit D ebtors Subscripti ons
11.50
4763 .50 225 Stock of L apel Badges

(433 @ 30p) 129.90

996 .51

58 92 5644.47 58 92 5644.47

BENEVOLENT FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Year ended 31st December, 1972

1971 E x pen ditur e 1971 In co m e
5 98 1
Printing, Postage and 526 5 Subscriptions from Officers
893 Stationery
99 - Day's P ay 646.50
6 Assistance 14
Stamp Duty 643 .93 17 Subscriptions from Other
0 .5 5
Audit F ee 6.50 400 Ranks - D ay's P ay 5891.99
481
1800 653 8. 49

650. 98 42 D onatio11s
500.00 209
1800 Army Benevolent Fund 949 .54 Queen 's Own Buffs C hari- 5 1.00
332 - table Fund 10.00
Loan
Donation to Army Be- Sundry 25 .00
Ro yal Sussex Regimental 2 5 .64
nevolent Fund
Associ ation 111 .64
Distribution Co unty Offices Berlin Welfare Fund
750 .00
1172 East Surreys Charitable Army Benevolent Fund 697 . 19
1172 Grant
1172 Fund 13 2 3.0 0 500.00
977 County Offi ces 2 1.02
Ro yal Sussex Regimental Army Benevolent Fund
1779 334.40
A ss ociation 13 2 3.00 Loan 271.40
Deposit Account Interest
Middlesex Regimental As- Investment Income
T ax Refunds
sociation " 1323.00

Queen's Own Buffs Chari-

table Fund ... 923 .00 4892.00

EXCESS OF I NCOME 22 31.62
OVER EXPEN DITURE
for year

9308 9224 .14 9308 9224 .14

THE ASSOCI•ATION OF SERVICE NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISEMENT PAGES ,
67/68 JERMYN STREET, ST. JAMES'S , S.W. l. TEL. 01-930 1108-9

~ Cars and motor cycles- low-cost HP and big
~ discounts for cash or credit. Income tax relief
The ~plan when you buy on HP.
• t h • CHaPratevramnss-wdiitshcoinucnotms_feortacxas~helioerf credit. Easy tll.'Lifol-i1\.
scheme.
blg lngs Boats and marrne engrnes-d1scounts,
c0 st 1ess easy HP terms, insurance and income tax
~~
relief scheme for HP payments.

A home ofyour own. Naafi can help you atosssuarvaen ce. ~..
for it now, on special terms and with life
at Naafi &Lif~ ~ssurance-all types, including with-profits
pollc1es, cost less from Naafi.
Saving for the future. Naafi's save, insure ·and prosper
t 0 0 plan for the Forces offers regular investment in first-class
business enterprises and immediate life assurance at ·
• • • specially reduced rates.
For full details of the big savings opportunities Naafi offers, complete and post the coupon today.

Marketing Department MKG/C/6, Naafi, London SEll SQX
I am interested in :

New car D Make...·--·-·----··-·· model __ ···-····-··-··-·- for use in...._ Rank -······--- ·--···-·------·-··-----------

New caravan D Make.... model for use in..-- Name ···- ................· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · ·
Block letters
A boat 0 Type.......... ABldodcrkeslsett·e·r·s- - - · - - - - - - - · · - - · - · · · - · - · - - - - - · - · - -

An engine 0 ModeL..·--·--- OAtrailer

A motor cycle 0 Make ·-··-·--··-·---· model --· For use in .-----·-···· · · - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --

I wish to pay cash O I wish to use Naafi HP D Saving for HP Deposit 0

Save•.Jnsure-and·Prosper Plan D House purchase D Life assurance 0 CS
Please tick box where appropriate

Haig.

The oldestname
in Scotch.

Don'tbevague, askforHaig.

9/73 Printed in Great Britain SUPPLEMENT No. 1-PAGE ONE

THE ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISEMENT PAGES, ..
TEL. 01 -930 1108-9
67/68 JERMYN STREET, ST. JAMES'S, S.W.I.

"'Natocars

have to be better
than their

competitors.
Notjust as good.

Better"

Natocars is the on ly frrm whrch depends exclusrvely on
service personnel for the whole of rts new and used car
busrness. So they hterally have to be better than therr
competitors ·Nato drscounts now up to 17J% Ta x- free or
tax-pa rd Peugeot, Chrysler (Hd fman , Sunbeam, Humber).
Srmca and Vauxhall models Deposits of 10% and 48
months to pay with rncome tax savmgs Normal part -
exchange or Trade - In Agamst Future Purd1ase. Delrvery
anytrme anywhere Orrect factory co llectron schemes Last
mrnute order servrce . Guaranteed used ca rs.
Wrtte for free 32-page rnformatron pack. pnce lrsts and
brochures.

SI MCA

Natocars Limited
Wylds Estate, Bristol Road. Bridgwaler. Somerset .
TA64BH

Tel : Bridgwaler (0278) 55411 Telex: 46285

r--------.,
Please send me Natocars' Information Pack
II NAME I1
PRESENT ADDRESS RANK _ _ _ __ __

(country) Delivery date (approx) _ __
Car for use in
nCHRYSLER
I._;. ~o.:k' - .: ;~" =P':;o~r..IPEUGEOT 0
Skol Draught. SIMCA 0 0VAUXHAll IT;ckl
From Britain·s Norse country.

SUPPUMENT No. I-PAGE TWO Printed in Great Britain

51

BALANCE SHEET

as at 31 st December, 1972

ACCUM ULATED FUND I NVESTMENTS at cost

Add Excess of Income over 750 £877. 15 London County 750.00
750
As at 31st D ecember, 1971 6108.93 750 6i'7o Stock 1974 ...
2035 £755.47 Dumbarton County
6!09 Expenditure for yea r 223 1.62 8340 .55
6
Counci l 9! % Red Stock 750 .00

CURRENT LIABILITIES 1979/ 81

Sundry Creditor - Audit £744 H ampshire County

F ee 6.50 Council 9t% Red Stock 750.00

1978/79

£2056.66 Treasur y 8! % 2035.00

Stock 1984/ 86

£ 1019.02 Treasury 8! % 1000.00

Stock 1987/ 90

(Market Value £5 ,452) 5285.00

CURRENT ASSESTS

1276 Cash at Bank - Current
... 2457.23
Account
55 4 D eposit Account 57 4. 82
3032.05
Sundry Debtor
30.00

6 115 83 47 .05 6115 83 47 .05

T O T HE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

We report that the foregoing accounts, and Balance Sheet dated 31 st D ecember, 1972, have ben prepared
from and are in accordance with yo ur books and records and the information and explan ations given to us.

Larking & Larking
CHARTERED A CCOUNTANTS
31 St. George's Pl ace 19th M arch, 1973
CANTERBURY

Why does the
Army Benevolent
Fund still need help?

For most of us nowadays the memories we have of the
two World War s have become dimmed by time. But for
those w ho were left disabled- and for the many bereaved
families-the tragic after math of war is ever present.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has a lso
been in action in man y parts of the world since the end
of World War II. Thus even in p eace-time the problem continues.
Th e sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund is to try to lessen this suffering. It does
this by mak ing contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the money,
w hich 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_WJ . Telephon e: 0 1 730 5388

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

52 Association addresses and telephone numbers of
Branches can be obtained from Corps and R egimental
SSAFA WIDOWERS' GIFT FOR Associations, from Post Offices and from Employment
Exchanges.
SERVICE WIDOWS
Vacancy for a Ret ired Officer-Equat ing
One of the people presented to H er Majesty to a Ret ired Officer Grade 11
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when she visited
The Royal Homes for Officers' Widows and Un- The ap pointment of an Army Careers Officer,
married Daughters at Queen Alexandra's Court, in the Army Careers Information Office, Canterbury
Wimbledon, on July 11th, was a widower who has is available for a suitable Retired Officer from 7 M ay
provided the furnishings for a new common room 1974 and will equate to the Grade of RO 11.
in memory of his wife and son.
Conditions of service are as stated in DCI
Mr. Harman Young was Hon. Treasurer of (Army) 174/ 71 , except that ACOs will now be
SSAFA New Forest Division for 14 years and was eligible for a pension and terminal grant after 5
made an Hon. Life Member of the Association in years service at the age of 60.
1967. When he heard that Queen Alexandra 's Court,
opened in 1905 by King Edward VII and Queen The salary of an RO Grade II (National R ate)
Alexandra, was to be reconstructed and modernised, is currently £2104 per annum on appointment, rising
he made a substantial contribution to the cost in by annual increments to £2553 after 5 years service.
memory of his wife, who had helped him so much
in his SSAFA work, and of their eldest son, f ohu Applications should be submitted direct to the
( Th e Queen's R oyal R egiment), who died of wounds Ministry of Defence MP6c(A), Lansdowne House,
in Normandy in 1944. Berkeley Square, London WIX 6AA, to arrive not
later than 27 November 1973.
The Royal visit was the formal "re-opening" of
the Royal Homes, which now consist of 76 un- Records of Service are required and applicants
furnished fiats and flatlets of various sizes, each should give previous appointments held, qualifications
with a modern kitchen and bathroom. Lifts have been or experience which would be of value in connection
installed in some blocks and there are a few guest with this appointment.
rooms for the use of tenants without a spare bed-
room of their own. A resident warden and nursing 18,000 Limbless
sister are on the premises. Despite internal
modernisation, Queen Alexandra's Court is officially Ex -Servicemen
listed for permanent preservation as a building of
historic and architectural interest and stands in need your help
spacious and beautiful grounds- a peaceful and
gracious setting for the elderly residents who live We urgen t ly need money
there. to he lp these men to con-
q uer t heir handicap . And
REGULAR FORCES EMPLOYMENT to equ ip and mainti.in
homes in which they con-
ASSOCIATION valesce and are given care
and comfort in their old
(National Association f or Employment of Regular age.
Sailors, and Airmen)
We :are not aided by
This Association is part of the Forces Resettle- t hl!: State . So we depend
ment Service and its object is to find suitable on you . These ve terans
employment for men and women when they leave gave much w hen they lost
the Services and in the years thereafter. It is arms or legs or eyes fight-
registered as a charity and draws its income from ing for their country .
Public Funds and from the Services Benevolent and Now won't you give so me-
Welfare Organisations. t hing r Pl ease-, please help .

The Association gives all its services free. These Please remember the m in yo ur will and send a donation
are available to all who have not taken commissioned to Major the Earl of Ancaster, KCVO , TO. Midland Bank
rank in the Regular Forces and who leave with li m ited, 60 West Smithfie ld, London ECIA 9DX .
character assessments of " Good" or better after three
years service, or who have been invalided from the BRITISH LIMBLESS
Services before completing three years. EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION

The Association preserves a long term interest
in ex-Regulars. Provided that a man retains his good
character, he may use its services as often as he
wishes.

The Association works in close co-operation with
the Services, the Ministry of Defence and the
Department of Employment, and operates through
43 branches covering the United Kingdom, each of
which is run by an Employment Officer who has been
in the Service himself and is in close touch with local
employers.

53

ALLIED REGIMENTS

The Royal New South Wales Regiment North east- in the Barrington Tops--are rai n forests
On 26th April, Lt. Col. J . F . (Jim ) Hodgson similar to those in Northern Queensland and South
East Asia, which are used for tropical warfare ex-
ED, retiring Commanding Officer of 2 RNSWR paid ercises. The Singleton Camp Tra ining Area, a lone,
a visit to Regimental H eadquarters during a whirl - consists of 20,000 acres.
wind world tour. After performing the ceremony of
turning a page of the Book of Life in the Queen's The Citizen Military Forces are currently under-
Own Buffs W arriors Chapel at Canterbury Cath- going a stabilising period since the cessation of
edral, Col. H odgson was entertai ned at Luncheon in National Service Training, and in the light of
a private room of the C haucer H otel by the Colonel previous experience, the Commander directed that the
of the Regiment, Col. Grace, M ajors Brady and Me- 1973 Annual Camp was to consist of a number of
earthy and the Regimental Secretary (with whom he courses as well as unit-controlled inf/ armour co-op-
spent the previous even ing at Hythe). eration exercises and small arms live-firing practices.

After extending a warm welcome to Col. Hodg- Whilst the Singleton area can be very hot and
son, the Colonel of the Reg iment presented him with dry in the month of February, it can also be very
an inscribed Regimental Plaque and, in return, wet. When the battalion advance party moved in by
received from the Colonel a Plaque from his own road convoy from Sydney on 7th February, it brought
battalion together with a message of greeting from with it the biggest 'wet' for some time. Although it
his H onorary Colonel, the Governor of New South rained continually for the next 3 days and prevented
Wales. L ater, the Colonel was entertained at a dinner many of our soldiers from Western New South Wales
party given by Col. and Mrs. Ra ymond Grace at getting to railheads, because of flooded creeks and
their home in C rundale. Colonel ' Jim's' itinerary in- rivers or necessitated others remaining at home to tend
cluded a visit to the Queen's Surreys Office ( the rural properties and stations now relieved of drought
Alliance was inherited from the Queen's Royal Regi- conditions, the Main Body duly arrived on Saturday
ment) and a pilgrimage to Guildford Cathedral be- lOth February. All troops were fl own in by RAAF
fore spending the night with General and Mrs. Ling. H ercules transport to Williamtown ai rbase, some 30
miles east of Singleton.
On 1st June, Col. Hodgson broke his European
tour by attending a Ladies Guest Night at Whale The first week's training consisted of individual
Island during the Glorious First of June celebrations training within units of the task force and, for
with HMS Ex celleut. All who met Colonel " Jim" selected personnel, each of the infantry battalions were
were impressed not only by his jovial personality and responsible for the conduct of at least one course,
wit but also by his stamina! ( you have to be pretty including Recruit, Signals, Assa ult Pioneer, Pro-
fit to undertake visits to Allied Regiments in England, jectionist, Patrolling and Navigation, and Cooking
Wales and Scotland as well as to the Roya l Navy and (10 days). The latter two were conducted by the
the R oya l Marines !). S eventeenth .

W e hope Colonel Jim enjoyed his visits to us as Highlight of Week I was the visit to the bat-
much as we enjoyed his company; he certainly sup- talion by our Honorary Colonel, H is Excellency the
plied that personal link which makes an official Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden Cut ler,
Alliance so much more meaningful. VC, K CMG, KCVO, CBE on 17th February.

THE 17th Bn. (see picture on next page )

Th e follo w ing is an extra ct fr om some uotes on On the completion of courses and sub-unit
individual training, the tempo increased rapidl y.
Aw111al Camp 19 73, kindly supplied by L.-Col. f . Familiarisation training with Cav and APC, and
Helicopters commenced prior to the exercises to be
C. Southwe/1, ED; conmzaudiug 17 RNSWR . undertaken in W eek 2.
After spending some years studying, training,
Unit Mess Life, although limited by the
and exercising in Counter Revolutionary Warfare, extensive training commitment, wa highly success ful ;
current policy has now returned to an emphasis on Highlight for the Other Ranks was the buffet din-
Conventional W arfare. Thus, with the recent addition ner prepared by the Cooking Course, on the last
of a CavI APC unit to our task force grouping, it was night of camp and the entertainment provided b y
opportune for The 5th Task Force to learn some- our Regimental Band and the 17 RNSWR Pipes and
thing additional about the employment of armour Drums, including Highland Dancing until a late hour.
( 5 TF consists of 1st/ 15th Roya l New South Wales
L ancers, 3 RNSWR, 4 RNSWR and 17 RNSWR ; For a battalion such as ours, with sub-units
commanded by Brig. W . R. Artis, ED ) . spread over some 10,000 square miles, Annual Camp
is conducted only once in 3/ 4 years, thereby limiting
Annual Camp 1973, was held at Singleton, the true regimental life experienced at all levels. All
situated in the Lower Hunter River Valley some 130 other camps are conducted as a tactical exerci e,
miles north west of Sydney. Australia can be part- usually within a task force setting and lasting four-
icularly hot in the summer, but Singleton in a teen days.
February is really something to experience.
Annual Camp Singleton 1973 will be remem-
The camp is ideally situated in rolling country bered as a fruitful culmination of the previous
suitable for training in conventional warfare, including twelve months' Home Training. The lessons learned
the employment of armour in all its roles. Good are already proving to be a worthwhile foundation for
range facilities areas are established and to the south conduct of the current yea rs' training programme.
are the foothill s of the Great Dividing Range, afford-
ing excellent ground for close country operations.

54 The campaig n prov ided for a recruit course in M ay,
and furth er recruiting d uring the yea r culminating in
HE Sir Rodeo Cutler, VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, another recruit course in D ecember 19 73.
with the Commanding Officer (right) and the Ad-
jutant, Lt. P . ]. Thomson (left) , d uring the Honorary On I Ith M arch the U niversit y of New South
W ales R egiment held a parade in Victoria Barracks,
Colonel's visit P adding ton (suburb of S yd ney) to mark their 2 1st
An niversa ry. M aj. J ohn Francis, a student at the
U niversity of New South Wales Regiment R oya l M ilitary College, Duntroon, sends us the
Annual Camp at S ingleton (13 th J anuary- fo llowing report :
4th F ebruary 1973 ) was our first to be held after
the cessat ion of National Service. The R egiment h ad " T he pa rade took p lace on gra ss in front of the
concern as to the nu mbers that wo uld attend but after old stone bui lt barracks wh ich enclosed the pa rade
the initial march into camp, the U ni t did not look area on three sides. It was a glorious sunn y da y and
back. M orale was exceedingly high amongst the 140 turned out to be rather warm to say the least.
all ranks over the ensuing 23 days.
In addition, the Second Div ision recruit course U nfort unately for the R egiment, the decision by
was undertaken by the R eg iment which added a the new A ust ralia L abour Government to dispense
further 72 sold iers and 12 instructors. Br ig . J . M . L. with Na tional Service, mea nt th at it was poss ible on ly
M acD onald, M BE, E D , Commander C T G , reviewed to h ave two g uards. The R egimental band was
a passing out parade of the recru its on the Ba ttalion augmented by the P ipes and D rums of the S ydney
P arade G round on Friday, 26th J anuary. University R egiment .
This was the first camp with UNSWR fo r the
Commanding O ffi cer, Lt.-Col. The H on. M. F. The Colonel of the R egiment M aj .-Gen. A . C.
Willis ED, MLC, and the R egimental Second in M urchison M C, E D , was received on pa rade who in
Command, M a j. W. B. M olloy, ED. The R egiment turn received M aj .-G en. E . S . M arshall OBE, ED,
held a R egimental P arade on the 3TB parade ground Commander Second Division who wa s the reviewing
when the salute was taken by the H onorary Colonel officer. After the inspection the Regiment m arched
and CMF M ember of the Mil itary Boa rd, M a j. Gen . past in slow and quick time, followed by the advance
A . C . Murchison, M C, ED . On the same evening, in review order ; th e drums were then piled and a
the Offi cers entertained Gen. Murch ison, Brig. M ac- U nited Church Serv ice was held.
D onald, the Bishop t o the F orces and other guests
to a fonnal "D ining In". Following the parade, the sen ior offi cia l guests
1973 promises t o be a significant year as rega rds - wh ich included the C ha ncell or of the U ni versity
the U niversity of New South W ales R egiment. The of New South W ales- h ad dri nks in the Victoria
U nit Director of R ecruitin g (the Second in Command) Barracks Officers' M ess and where P enn y and I were
has planned a most active recruiting drive which w ill introduced to them. W e all then went to a Drill H all
commence in O rientation W eek at the U niversity of ad jacent to the M ess, where all the members of the
New South Wales and the U niversity of N ewcastle. Reg iment, guests, w ives and gi rl friends were enter-
ta ined at a most splendid buff et luncheon with the
wine fl owing like wa ter. ( T he w ine came from the
H unter Valley wine growing area in N ew South W ales
and was quite excellent ).

W e then repaired to the U niversity R egiments
Offi cers' M ess where the official presentation of
our R eg imental plaque took place. L t.-Col. the
H onourable M . F . Willis E D , the C ommand ing
Officer, stressed the importance of keep ing our Al-
liance alive and, after replyi ng t o his speech, I had
the honour of presenting our R egimental plaque to
Col. W illis on behalf of the Colonel of the R egiment.
It now h as a place of honour in the O fficers' M ess.

On Saturday 19th M ay 1973, Penny and I were
once agai n most royally entertained at a L adies D in-
ner Night- a fi rst class di nner accompanied by
excellent Australian wine. I wa s asked to reply t o t he
Commanding O ffi cer's speech on behalf of the guests.

W e eventually got back to our hotel at about
two in the morn ing and broke open a bottle of cham-
pag ne wi th the Second-in-Command, Bill M olloy and
h is charm ing wife Giovanna. So ended a memorable
evening.

The organ isation of the R egiment is h ighly com-
pl icated and has evolved from u nits raised during the
Boer W ar and since; indeed one of the current bat-
t alions origin ated in the State of V ictoria.

There is no R egimental H Q as such ; each bat-
talion is virtually independent and unde r command
of their va rious Form at ion H eadqu arters- L ocations
of the battalions arc as follows: 1/ 19 Bn .- Sydney,
2nd Bn .-Harmes, 3rd Bn .- Ca nberra, 4th Bn .-
Arncl iffe, 17th B n.-Pimble, 4 1 Trg D epot R NSWR
- L i smore .

55

The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) The H astings and Prince E dward Regiment

Col. Clayton wri tes ( 29th J une ): D C ! ( Army) T81 of IIth June 1973 states
that the Alliance between The Queen's Regt. and
" J ust had a line from Donald Luddughton who "The H asty Ps" has now been approved. The Al-
is in UK on leave prior to taking up a Colonia l liance was previously with The Royal Sussex Regt.
appointment in the Solomons in September. H e tell s
me that because of his posting, he has had to relin- Affiliated HM Ships-HMS Brighton
qui sh hi s appoi ntment as H onorary Colone l and that
he has been succeeded by Col. Ivor D anie l ED, In their News Letter covering Janu ary to April
(whom I also know). Ivor is in business in Hong 197 3, HMS Brightoll record that they enjoyed a
Kong and served, at the time, with the RUR ". "tremendous visit" to Durban over Christmas before
taki ng up Station on the "Bei ra P atrol" off the
The 2nd Bn. Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Portuguese port of Beira, Mozambique.

A letter from thei r Ad jutant ( Capt. C. J . Pug- At the end of J anua ry, the ship visited the Sey-
sley) dated 29th June reveals that there has been a chelles and then sa iled to Singapore. After four weeks
change in Command; L t.-Col. E . H . P oole has now there, HMS Brightoll joined forces from Au stralia,
relinquished the ap pointment and the new CO is Lt.- New Zea land, Great Britain, Malaysia and Singapore
Col. M . J . Blair MBE ED. The Battalion is to be (ANZNK Force) for naval exercises and on 19th
presented with new Colours du ring Annual Camp on M arch they arrived in Hong Kong for a month 's
23 rd M arch 1974 in C hristchurch by HE the vi s it.
Governor General, S ir Dennis Blundell.

***

The London Gazette

Extracts from Supplements

COMMANDS and STAFF Lt.-Col. A. D . Peckham MBE is appoi nted
to the Specia l List 2nd Jul y 1973.
Brig. R . S. N. M ans CBE, as appointed Director
Military Assistance Office MOD, and is granted the Lt.-Col. C. N. Cla yde n retires on retired pay
acting rank of M aj. Gen ., 20th July 1973.
3rd Jul y 1973 .
The following Lt .-Cols. to be Cols. 30th J une Lt.-Col. P . G. F. M . Roupell retires on retired

1973 : pay 3rd July 1973.
D. R. Bi shop MBE, H. C. Millman OBE and Capt. A. C. D. L owrie retires, receiving a gratuity

B. A. M. Pielow. 15th July 1973.
The following M ajs. to be Lt.-Cols. 30th June The following Lts. to be Capts., 28 th J uly 1973:
D. P . L. H odgetts, R . M . McGhie, P . D .
19 73:
J . G. W. D avidson, M . R . M . Newall and D . M cLell and, M . H . G. Pannett and T . C. Wi lson .
M aj. ( QM ) R. H . E sler MBE retires on reti red
H . Woolstencroft.
pa y 1st August 1973.
HONOURS and AWARDS L. S. WO! R. A . Pace to be Capt. ( Q M ) 1st

Mention in Dispatches April 1973 .

Sgt. J. D . Blanchette, in recognition of gallant Short Serv. Limited Commission

and distingquished service in N. Ireland du ring the 0 / Cdt. D. J. Chetwynd to be 2/Lt. (on pro-
bat ion ) 24th F ebruary 1973 .
period 1st August 1972- 3 l st October 1972.
For distinguished services in N. Ireland 1st Nov 2/Lt. ( on probation ) D . J . Chetwynd Commn.
is terminated 24th June 1973.
72 to 31 st J an 1973 ( All to be dated 3rd J uly 73 ):
2/ Lt. ( on probation ) G. G. Andrew 6 QUEENS
OBE : Lt.-Col. R . H . C hap pell ( V ) is confirmed as 2/Lt . 24th September 197 1 with
seniority 24th September 1969. To be Lt. 1st Ma y
MBE: M aj. G. Bulloch 1973 with seniority 24th September 197 1.

BEM (for Gallantry ): S/ Sgt. M . D . M aloney Capt. M . F . H oward retires, receiving a gratuity
1st April 1973.
MC (for Ga llantry): M a j. S. T. W . Anderson
Capt. B. H . Woodbridge reti res, receiving a
MM (for Bravery ): Sgt. P. P . M . Ryan gratuity 5th M arch 1973.

Mention in Dispatches: M aj. J. H . Woodrow retires on retired pay 12th
M a j. P. M allalieu and M ay 1973.

S/ Sgt. J . H . W . Pea rson RMAS
The following 0 / Cdts from RMAS to be 2/Lts.
REGULAR ARMY
I Oth M arch 1973, with seniority 8th M arch 1973:
Lt. R. J . Benson to be Capt., 19th F ebruary C. E. M cEwen, S.C. J .B. Pielow and G. K. Yonwin.

1973 . The following (with seniority 9th March 1973 )
are subj ect to confirmation: R. ] . Knight and G. A.
2/Lt. (on probation ) D. R . P oll ard is confirmed Wailer. ( Both are now with 3 QUEENS- Ed. )
as 2/ Lt, I st M ay 1972 with seniority 3rd September
1969. T o be Lt. 1st M ay 1972 with seniority 3rd
S eptember 1971.

Capt. D. K . M um ford from Queens Regt. to be
Capt. R .A .P.C. 6th M arch 1973, retaining his present

se niority .

56 2/ Lt . D . S. Mitchell, 5 QUEENS ( V ) to be Lt.

Special Reg Comms 8th January 1973.
Lt . B. M . Morris from Short Serv Comm to be
Lt. M . L. C. Ricketts, 5 QUEENS ( V ) from
2/ Lt. 1st April 1973 with seniority 7th July 1968. I Yorks, to be Lt. 1st J anuary 1973 with seniorit y
To be Lt. 1st April 1973, with seniority 7th July 27th M arch 1968.
1970.
2/Lt. ( on probation ) E . G. Warhurst, 6
2/Lt. J. M. Harcus to beLt. 2nd M ay 1973 . QUEENS ( V ) is confirmed as 2/ Lt. 30th October
1969 with seniority 30th October 1967. To be Lt.
Maj. J , P. Nash, ERD retires on retired pay 27 th April 1972 with seniority 30th October 1969.
14th May 1973 .
2/ Lt . N . C. W alker, 5 QUEENS ( V ) , to be Lt.
Maj. H . M . H are retires on retired pay 2 1st 8th January 1973. Resigns his Comm. 30th January
June 1973 . 1973.

REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS 2/ Lt. C. M . Bellingham, 5 QUEENS ( V ) to be
Lt. 8th January 1973 (substituted for notifn in
Class 11 Gazette (supplement ) dated 6th M arch 1973 ).
Lt. R . F . Haines-Nutt from TAVR Group A
Lt . S . ]. Dafforn, 7 QUEENS ( V ) from TA VR
7 QUEENS ( V ) to be Lt. 1st January 1973. Group A 5 QUEENS (V), to be Lt. 1st April 1973
2/Lt. G . J. Dinwiddy relinquishes his Commn. with seniority 13th December 1970.

lOth July 1973 . Capt. J. R . G. Putnam, 7 QUEENS ( V ) is
2/ Lt. P. L. V. Martin, from Active List to be granted the acting rank of Maj . 2nd September 1972.

T & AVR 2/ Lt. (on probation ) E. I. H. Palmer, 6
QUEENS ( V ), is confirmed as 2/Lt. 24th September
Lt. R . D . J . R. Owen, 7 QUEENS ( V ) is 197 1.
placed on the Unposted List 1st December 1972.
Group A 0 / Cdt. R. H. Jewson, 5 QUEENS ( V ), to be
2/Lt. ( on probation ) 25th March 1973.
Capt. P . Anthony, 5 QUEENS ( V ) to be Maj.
1st October 1973 . 0 / Cdt. C. K. Hind, to be 2/Lt. (on probation )
15th April 1973.
Capt. C. M. Bellingham, 5 QUEENS (V) to be
Capt. 8th January 1973. 0 / Cdt. F. G . McWhinnie, 5 QUEENS ( V), to
be 2/ Lt. ( on probation ) 15th April 1973 .
Lt. M . R. N. Archiba ld, 7 QUEENS ( V ) from
TAVR G roup A, I Lancastrian to be Lt. 1st Decem- 0 / Cdt. J . D. Harwood to be 2/Lt. ( on pro-
ber 1972, with seniority 30th October 1972. bation ) 17th June 1973.

OVERSEAS
POSTING?

Take a new Ford abroad
unde r th e Ford Personal
Ex port Scheme-fre e of

Car Tax and V.A.T.

MAIN
FORD DEALER

57

Births, Marriages and GORDON-On 1st M ay 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. M .
Gordon, a daughter, Christine.
Deaths
NORMAN- On 1st M ay 1973, to L / Cpl. a nd Mrs.
BIRTHS R. Norman, a daughter, Katrina M ae.

UNDERWOOD- On 4th J anuary 1973, to Pte. and W H ITTY-On 2nd M ay 1973, to M ary and H am-
Mrs. D. Underwood, a daughter, Sharon J oycc. lyn Whitty ( Capt.) a daughter, sister for

JOHNSO N-On 5th J anuary 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. Cathe rin e.
H. Johnson, a son, Brett H arold. GOODAYLE-On 4th M ay 1973 , to L / Cpl. and

THEOBALD-On 18th J anuary 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. P . Gooda yle, a daughter, Sharon L isa.
Mrs. A. Theobald, a daughter, Julie Anne. JONES-On 7th M ay 1973, to S/ Sgt. and Mrs. W .

T HURMAN- O n 26th J anuary 1973, to L/ Cpl. and J ones, a son, Kevin Raymond.
Mrs. G. Thurman, a son, M ark Owen. WALSH-On 9th M ay 19 73, to L / Cpl. and Mrs. E .

VINNICOMBE- On 28th J anuary 1973, to Pte. and Walsh, a son, Gary.
Mrs. L. Vinnicombe, a son, Stephen L eslie. CO RNICK-On lOth M ay 1973, to Sgt. and Mrs.

OFFER-On 29th J anuary 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs. R . Cornick, a daughter, Michele M arie.
D . Offer, a daughter, Wendy L ouise.
WILSON- On 20th M ay 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. J .
JO NES-On 29th J anuary 1973, to Sgt. and Mrs. Wilson, a son, Warren .
M . Jones, a son, Bryn D avid M organ.
MITCHELL-On 3rd June 1973, to Pte. and Mrs.
ROLFE-On 3rd February 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. T . J . M itchell, a daughter, D ominica.
Rolfe, a da ughter, Suzanne Elizabeth.
BAKER-On 3rd June 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. F .
HA N DLEY-On 14th February 1973, to L / Cpl. and Baker, a son, J effer y Mark Christopher.
Mrs. N. H andley, a daughter, Alison Mary.
PANTON- On 9th June 1973, to Capt. and Mrs.
CO LBOURNE-On 14th February 1973, to Capt. P . V. P anton, a son, Thomas P atrick.
and Mrs. R . N. Colbourne, a son, Andrew
PRESTON- On lOth June 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs.
N ev ille. R . Preston, a daughter, Ch aye L ee.
G IFFORD-On 20th F ebruary 1973, to Pte. and
LAMBERT- O n IIth June 1973, to Sgt. and Mrs.
Mrs. P . G iff ord, a daughter, Tracey H elen. R. L ambert, a daughter, Nicola Jane.
CAMPBELL-On 26th F ebruary 1973, to Cpl. and
BRANCH-On 14th June 1973, to L / Cpl. and Mrs.
Mrs. P . Campbell, a son, Jason John. A. Branch, a son, Ga ry Mich ael.

BROWN-On 28th F ebruary 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. TERRY-On 26th J une 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. S.
A. Brown, a son, Amos P aul Graham. T erry, a son, P aul M art in.

MARTIN-On 1st March 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. ROBI NSON- O n lOth July 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs.
P. M artin, a son, Richard Philip . F . Robinson, a daughter, Andrea .

MOORE-On 9th M arch 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. G. McDONALD-On 12th July 1973, to Pte. and Mrs.
Moore, a daughter, Alexandra Tati ana. D . McDonald, a son, D erek David.

BAYSTRING-On 15th M arch 1973, to L / Cpl. and BUTLER- On 13th June 1973, to M aj. and Mrs.
Mrs. R . Baystring, a son, D arren Lee. C. D . B . Butler, twin sons, William Joseph and
M atthew John.
MA CKENDER-On 15th March 1973, to Cpl. and
Mrs. R. Mackender, a son, Nigel. MARRIAGES

EDWARDS-On 18th M arch 1973, to Pte. and LIPSCOMBE-GRIFFITHS. On 9th February
Mrs. B. Edwards, a son, N eil Christopher. 1973, at Bexley, Pte. Lipscombe to M iss
Jacqueline Griffi ths.
LEGG-On 29th March 1973, to M a j. and Mrs.
M . D . L egg, a daughter, Alexandra K arolinc. FUDGE-PALMER. On 14th F ebruary 1973, at
Salisbury, Pte. P . Fudge to Miss J anice M ary
WOODHALL-On 31 st M arch 1973, to Pte. and P almer.
Mrs. ]. W oodhall, a daughter, Albina.
G REE ' -TAPP. On 3rd M arch 1973, at Meriden,
DOVE-On 5th April 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. B. W ales, P te. M . Green to M iss A nna M aria T app.
D ove, a son, Garreth Andrew.
DONNELLY-SAGE. On lOth M arch 1973, at
MILES-On 12th April 1973, to L / Cpl. and Mrs. Oxford, L / Cpl. R. D onnelly to Miss Susan Ann
E . Miles, a daughter, D eanna M argert.
Sa ge .
ADAMS-On 17th April 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs. D . HUMPHREY-HOGGAN. On 17th M arch 1973, at
Adams, a son, David P aul.
D evizes, Pte. B . Humphrey to Mrs. M elanie
AREY- On 2 1st April 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs. K. Geraldine H oggan.
Arey, a daughter, Tina M arie. HOBDEN-OSBORN. On 17th M arch 1973, at
Strood, Pte. I. H obden to M iss Rosemary Ann
CLIFFORD-On 23 rd April 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. O sbo rn .
0 . Clifford, a daughter, Angela Susan. BESWICK-HIBBERT. On 21st M arch 1973, at
Middleton, Pte. B. Beswick to Miss Sheila
RELTON-On 24th April 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. P . Hibbert.
R elton, a daughter, Andrea . GURR-BOND. On 23 rd M arch 1973, at L ambeth,
T./Cpl. G. Gurr to M iss M argaret Bond.
SHEPPARD- On 24th April 1973, to L / Cpl. and
Mrs. N . Sheppard, a daughter, Caroline Susanne. DOBIE-CHURCH . On 7th April 1973, at Brighton,
Pte. P . Dobie to Miss Lind a J an e Chur ch.
FA ULKNER-On 26th April 1973, to Cpl. and Mrs.
R . F aulkner, a son, J ames. HARRIS-COTTELL. On 14th April 1973, at
Bassingbourn, Pte. M . H arris to Miss Suzanne
OPIE-On 28th April 1973, to Pte. and Mrs. W . Cynthia Cottell.
Opie, a son, Michael Will iam Anthony.

GAY-On 29th April 1973, to Pte. and M rs. M .
G ay, a daughter, Sandra D awn.

58 JANES-WELLER . On 26th M ay 1973, at Ashford,
K ent, Pte. M . Jancs to M iss Christine M ary
WILDE-SMITH. On 2 ht April 1973, at G uild- Well er .
ford, Pte. P . Wilde to Miss M arga ret Ann
Smith. ANDREWS-HOOK. On 9th June 1973, at
Steyning, Sussex, Pte. T. Andrews to Miss
GOLDING-BLACK. On 28th April 1973, in Valerie Ann H ook.
Germany, Cpl. M. Golding to Miss Lilian Clara
Alexandra Black. TUFFREY-MILLER . On 9th June 1973, at M aid.
stone, Pte. L. Tulf rey to Miss Ca rol Ann Miller,
FRANC IS-ELLEN . On 28th April 1973, at Shan-
nington, Pte. F . Francis to Miss Evelyn Ellen. RODZIEWICZ-HOMA N. On 9th June 1973, at
Whittlesey, L / Cpl. C. Rodziewicz to M iss
McGHIE-MITCHELL. On 28th April 1973, at Amanda P atricia H olman.
Epsom, Lt. R . M . McGhie to Miss Lindy M ary
Mitchell. BARTLETT-CLEAVER. On 9th June 1973, at
Ramsgate, L / Cpl. B. Bartlett to Miss Audrey
CLAYTON-BLACKSTONE . On 28 th April 1973,
Mr. Anthony Hugh L e Quesne Clayton (form- Joan Cleaver.
erl y 6th Bn The Queen's Roya l R egt.) to Miss
Judith M ary Blackstone, daughter of Mr. P eter ANDERSON-COLLI S. On 9th June 1973, at
Blackstone, formerl y of 5th Bn The Queen's L ydd, K ent, Pte. V. Anderson to Miss Evelyn
Royal Regt. Coli is.

BRILL-BASSE. On 5th M ay 1973, at Sutton, Cpl. BOORMAN-WRIGHT. On 16th June 1973, at
R . Brill to M arthe Vera Basse. Strood, K ent, Pte. D . Boorman to M iss Linda
Rose Wright.
HENTY-N ICLAOU. On 5th M ay 1973, at Limas-
sol, Cyprus, Pte. G . H enry to Miss M aratha BEVINGTON- GAY. On 23 rd June 1973, i11
Constantinou Niclaou. Birmingham, Pte. W . D evington to M iss Brenda
M ay Gay.
FRANCOIS-ROBINSON. On 12th May 1973, at
Lambeth, Pte. D . Francois to M iss Linda M cDAVITT-SHARPE. On 28th June 1973, "'
Robin so n . Brighton, Pte. P . M cD av itt to Miss Agnes Anne
Sharpe.
BRISTOW-MILLS . On 12th M ay 1973, at
Chichester, Pte. B. Bristow to Miss Sylvia Ann BERN IER-EVANS . On 24th July at Maidstone
Mills. Cpl. M . G. Bernier to Miss Diane Evans.

SIMPSON- PAGE. On 12th May 1973, at Pasa- MOORE-CLUNIS . On 28 th Jul at Chatham Pte.
dena, USA, Lt. D . W . Simpson to Miss L. L. Moore to Miss Beverley Lorrain Clunis.
Margaret Page.
NICHOLLS- IRWIN. On 28 th July at Chatham
QUINN-BOON. On 12th May 1973, at Oldham, Pte. G. P . Nicholls to Miss Marian Ei leen Irwin .
Pte. K . Quinn to Miss L esley Janice Boon.
CHARTER-HIND. On 7th July at Wilford, Notts,
BARDEGA-FIECK. On 14th M ay 1973, at Lt. C. G. F . Charter to Miss Vanessa M arga ret
M ary-le-bone, Capt. D. Bardega to Mrs. Lynda Hind.
Fieck.
DAWSON-GEOFFREY. On 21st July at Frimley,
HEATH-CHAPMAN. On 14th M ay 1973, at 2/ Lt. J . C. D awson to Miss Sarah Angela
Hoddesdon, H erts, L/ Cpl. A. H eath to Miss G eo lfrey.
Marcia Elaine Chapman.
GAYLE-SHAKESPEARE. On 13th June 1973,
COOMBS-CARE. On 17th May 1973, at Canter- at L ewisham R egister Office, Pte. C. Gayle to
bury, Pte. L. Coombs to Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Mi ss Y vonne D enora Shakespeare.
Care.
WOOLTON-CLARK. On 7th July 1973, at Rhyl,
EWART- McCOUBRIE. On 18th M ay 1973, Lt. Pte. Woolton to Mi ss J eanette M argaret C lark.
]. Ewart to Miss Pauline McCourbrie.
MITCHELL-RAGHAVEN. On 7th Jul y 1973 , at
SAUNDERS-GARRETT. On 19th M ay 1973, at Christchurch, Pte. Mitchell to Mi ss Pamela R ag-
L eeds, L / Cpl. M . Saunders to Miss Lillian Doris ha ven.
Garret!.
WOLVERSTON-RAWCLIFFE. On 7th July 1973,
PHILLIPS-ROCK. On 19th M ay 1973, at Wood- at F areham, L / Cpl. Wolverston to Miss Christine
green, L / Cpl. J . Phillips to Miss Shirley R ock. Louisa R awclilfe.

PHILLIPS- PRING. On 19th May 1973, at M aid- SCOTT-ABBOTT. On 12th July 1973, at H arin-
stone, Pte. D . Phillips to Miss Joan Pring. gey, Pte. Scott to Miss Shirley Ann Abbott.

WATSON- TOD . On 19th May 1973, at Steyning, HEN DRY-IRWIN. On 14th July 1973, at Ful-
Pte. S. W atson to Miss Margaret Jean Tod. ham, L / Cpl. H endry to M iss Elizabeth Ann
Irwin.
HARCUS-NIXON. On 19th M ay 1973, at Box
Wills, Lt. ]. M. Hareus to Miss Sarah J ane COX-STUCKEY. On 14th July 1973, at W ok-
Nixon. ingham, L / Cpl. Cox to Miss Evelyn Rose-Marie
Stuckey.
GRAY-HUGHES. On 19th M ay 1973, at Ash-
ford, Pte. D . Gray to Miss Gail Dianne Hughes. TOWNSEND-SPENCER. On 14th July 1973, at
Oldham, Pte. T ownsend to Miss J acqueline Anne
DONALD- CORRIGAN. On 21 st May 1973, at Spencer.
Holywood Co. Down, Cpl. I. Donald to Miss
Drinda Corrigan. CROSBY- WILLINS . On 14th July 1973, at New-
castle-upon-T vne, L /Cpl. Crosby to J acqualine
MURPHY-KNUTZEN. On 26th M ay 1973, at M a r~a ret Willins.
Chichester, Pte. D . Murphy to Miss M arie Anne
K n u t ze n . GROVER-LASLETT. On 17th July 1973, at
Broadstairs, L / Cpl. Grover to Miss Susan Ca role
ALLINGTON- WHITBREAD . On 26th May 1973, L aslett.
at Oxted, Surrey, Lt . M . W . Allington to Miss
J ane Elizabeth Whitbread. FIRMIN-CANNINGS . On 18th Jul y 1973, at
Sali sbury, Pte. Firmin to M iss Sandra Cannings.

BOOKE R-BOTT !NG. On 20th J ul y 1973, at 59
H orsham, Pte. Booker to Miss Sandra Christina
Batti ng. Lt. j . J. Howard, R.N . and Miss S. A. de S. CJ.ayto,.

H AZE LL-DALB Y. On 25 th Jul y 1973, at L am- The engage ment is announced between ] eremy
beth, Pte. H azc ll to Miss Ch ri stinc D alby. John, onl y son of the late M aj. Gcorge H oward and
Mrs. H owa rd, of Sitterton H ouse, Bere R egis, W a re-
M AY-E PPS . On 26th J uly 1973, at Bromley, ham, Dorset, and Sa rah Alicia, only daughter of Col,
L/ Cp l. M ay to M iss M ary J une Epps. and Mrs. Aymar de Satge C la yton, of L odge H ouse,
Twinstcad, Sudbury, Suffolk.
CO LLI NS-C UMMI NGS . O n 26th Jul y 1973, at
Belfa st, Pte. Collins to M iss M argaret Jean DEATHS
C ummings.
CAREY-On 23 rd F ebruary 1973, L t.-Col. J ohn
CRO N IN-ROGERS. On IIth September 1973, a1 James Ca rey, MBE, aged 7 1. Served in The E ast
Woodchester, G los., Lt.-Col. D . P . C ron in to Surrey Regt. from 192 1 to 1949 (see obituary ).
M iss A lison J ane Rogers.
W INGFIELD-STRATFORD-On 12th M arch 1973,
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES at Pl axtol, ol. G. E . Wingfield-Stratford CBE
Mr. C. G. G. Elliot and Miss H. I. Lcpiorz M C, aged 86; form erly of the Queen 's Own
The engagement is announced between Collh, Roya l West K ent Regt.
son of Col. and Mrs. G. C. Elliot, of the Paddock,
Bishopsboum e, K ent, and H edy, daughter of Mr. ana DU VER NET-DA VI S-On 17th M arch 1973, Mrs.
Mrs. G . L epiorz, of 4 Central Avenue, Eastbourne. D oreen Du Vernet-Davis, widow of M a j. T. A .
Du Vernat-Davis, The E ast Surrey R egt., who
Mr. C. E. R. Glennie and Froken A. Broch-Hielseh died in M arch 1967.
The engagement is announced and the marriage
LOVELL- On 17th M arch 1973, Lt. Frederick Wil-
wi ll take place on August l lth at Frereriksborg liam L ovell , M C, aged 88. J oined the HA C in
Castle, Hillerod, D enmark, between Colin, yo unget 191 5 and was transferred to The East Surrey
R egt. Served in the 8th Bn . and was awarded the
son of Brig. and Mrs. J. B. A. G lennic, Yacht M ilitary C ross for gallantr y at Ronssoy in Sep-
Guidiug Star, and Anne, daughter of H err and Fru tember 191 8.

Broch-Nielsen, of Hillerod, D enmark. JE NK INS- Suddenl y at home on 18th M arch 1973,
R. C. M . Jenkins OBE KPM, aged 74, former
Capt. M . J. D . Walker and Miss V. M. Holme D eputy Chief Constable of K ent who served with
the Queen's Own Royal West K ent R egt. in the
The engagement is announced between Cap\. 1914-19 18 War.
Mich ael W alker, The Royal Angli an Regt., son of
Lt .-Col and Mrs. W . H. D . Walker, of South L odge, M EACOCK-Suddenly on 28 th M arch 1973, whilst
Snape, Suffolk, and Victoria, daughter of M aj. Gen. serving with the 3rd Bn. in Cyprus, C / Sgt. ] .
and Mrs. M. W . H olme, of G len Cottage, P ark Road, L. M eacock.
Camberley, Surrey.
VAISEY- O n 17th April 1973, Capt. R. G . Vaisey
Capt. P . A. Gwilliam and Miss J. C. Bryer who se rved with a T.A . Battalion of the Middle-
sex Regt .
The engagement is an nounced between Cap1.
P atrick Gwilli am, The Qu een's Regt., elder son ot BOSHELL- On 25th April 1973, Pte. William Pat-
the late Brig. D . H . ( Twink ) Gwilliam, MBE, and rick Boshell, aged 58. Served in the 2nd Bn. The
of U na Gwilliam, of One Ash, Frant, K ent, and Jane, Queen 's Ro yal Regt. from 1941 to 1946.
elder daughter of Mr. H . 0 . Bryer, TD and Mrs.
Brye r, of Millbrooks Farm, Colne Engaine, E ssex. IRV INE-Sudde nl y on 27th April 1973 in Canter-
bury, Col. L. G. ( George ) Irvine, late RAMC,
Capt. M. J. A. Kealy and Miss M . R. Acworth associated with the R eg iment as M edica l Officer
at Shorncliffe and Canterbu ry for many yea rs.
The engagement is announced between Cap\
Michael K ea!y, The Queen's Regt., son of Col. J . B. BAILEY-On 2nd M ay 1973, Pte. H arry Robert
H. K ealy, DSO DL and Mrs. K ealy, of Forge H ouse, Bailey, aged 72 . Served in The Cheshire Regt. in
Ditchling, Sussex, and M arga ret Roney, yo ungest the 19 14-1 8 W ar, then for seven years in The
chil d of the R ev. 0 . R . and Mrs. Acworth, of The Royal Sussex Regt. and in The Queen's R oyal
Vicarage, Chobham, Surrey. Regt. from 1933 to 1942.

Mr. D . W. Yule and Miss S. B. Willows WALLA CE-On 3rd M ay 1973, Pte. Charles Frank
The engagement is announced between Donal<l. Wallace, aged 74. Served in The East Surrey
William, you nger son of Mr. K . L. Yule, Q .C. ancl Regt. from 1917 to 19 18 when he was invalided
Mrs. Yule, of Vancouver, British Columbia, and out on account of wounds.
Susa n Brenda, elder daughter of Col. and Mrs. D . A.
Willows, of D argate, Faversham, K ent. HAMILTON-On 4th M ay 1973, Lt .-Col. G . F .
H amilton, M C, late The Buffs, aged 84.
Mr. R. A. Weymouth and Miss .J. R. Silkstono
GARRARD-On 8th M ay 1973, Sgt . H arold Eoh-
The engagement is an nounced between Robert raim Garra rd, aged 77, Served in the 1st Bn .
Austen W eymouth, son of M ai. and Mrs. G . U. W ey- 24th London Regt. from 19 14 to 1917 . Severely
mouth , Duke's Lodge, Stade Street, H ythe, K ent, and wounded in France in 191 7; in the following yea r
Tennifer Rosemary, elder daughter of the Rev. H . W he was awarded the Serbian M edal for valour.

.T. Silkstone, of The Vicarage, St. P eter's-in-the. M ACKLEWORTH-On 9th M ay 1973 , Cpl. H enry
John M ack!eworth, aged 65. Serving as a cavalry-
Fields, Backing, E ssex. man for two yea rs, he transferred to the I st Bn .
The East Surrey R egt. in I ndia in 1929 and
served for a further five years. Awarded the Im -
perial Service M edal in 1967 after 32 years ser-
vice in the engineering division of the P ost Office.

60 BO U VERIE -BRI NE-On 16th June 1973, at Willes-
borough H ospital, Lt.-Col. J ohn Bouveri e-Brine,
BLOC K-On 22nd M ay 1973, at Emsworth, H ants, late The Bu ffs.
Brig. Allen P . Block CB C BE DSO, aged 74.
Served in The Queen's Royal R egt. from 191 8 to STIGG INS- On 26th June 1973, Mr. Robert S tig-
1947 (see obituary). gins, late The Queen's Own Roya l West K ent
R egt.
GREENFIELD- On 24th M ay 1973, in the Star and
G arter Home, Sgt. Charles H enry Greenfield, KEMP-On 1st July 1973, at Bexleyheath, aft er a
aged 74. Served in 6th Bn. The East Surrey length y illness, Mr. D ann y A. K emp MM.
Regt. in the 19 14-1 8 War. F ought with distinction in the 11th Bn. The
Queen's O wn Royal W est K ent Regt. in the first
ALLEN-On 30th M ay 1973, at home in Salterton, World War, and a loya l member of the O .C. A.,
D evon, M aj. H . E . Allen, late The Buffs. and of the Friends of St. G eorge's Church,
Ypres.
NIC HOLS-On 1st June 1973, Sgt. Edward Nichols,
aged 91. Served in the 2nd Bn. The E ast Surreys BU RT- On 6th July 1973 , Mr. E . Burt. Enlisted into
Regt. in the South African W ar and in the 1914- The Buff s September 1914, wounded in France
18 W ar. 191 5, discharged 29th D ecember 191 7, Aged 75
yea rs.
WOOD-On 7th June 1973, in the Star and G arter
Home, L / C pl. L eonard J ames Victor Wood, aged ELVEY-At H amilton, N ew Zealand, Mr. J . B. El-
76. Served in the 2nd Bn. The Queen's Roya l vey, late The Buffs, aged 91 years.
Regt. in the 1914-1 8 W ar in which he was sev-
erely wounded. BYWATERS-On 27th April 1973, Maj . John By-
waters age 56 yea rs. S erved in The Middlesex
ABEL-On 12th June 1973, Cpl. Frank Elliott Ed- Regt. 1929-1960.
ward Abel, aged 74. Served in The Queen's
Royal Regt . from 191 7 to 1922. R epresented the GREEN-On 26th April 1973, C pl. R . H. Green,
1st Bn. as a welter weight in the Aldershot Com- age 73 yea rs. Served in The Middlesex R egt.
mand Box ing Championship of 1920. 191 8-1923.

FRICKER-On 11th July 1973, Lt.-Col. E . G . Fric- GREEN-On 4th April 1973, Capt. W . E. Green,
ker, aged 75. Served in The E ast Surrey R egt. aged 69 years. Served in the Middlesex R egt.,
from 191 5 to 1935 (see obituary). 1920-1945.

FYFFE-On 24th D ecember 1972, Lt.-Gen . Sir Rich- MARABLE-On 9th June 1973, Sgt . ]. M arable,
ard Alan Fyffe KBE CB DSO MC, late The aged 58 years. Served in The Middlesex Regt.,
Rifl e Brigade and one time Commanding Officer 1933-1959 and was a POW with the 1st Bn. in
6th Bn. The Queen's Own R oyal W est K ent J apan.
R egt .
MIDDLETON-On 22nd July 1973, Pte. A . Middle-
BRUCE-On 21 st J anuary 1973, Mr. W . Bruce ex ton, aged 59 years. Served in the Middlesex Regt.
The Queen's Own Royal West K ent Regt. 1935-194 5 and was a POW with the 1st Bn. in
japan.
KING-On 5th February 1973, Mr. F . King late
RQMS 1st and 2nd Bns. The Queen's Own POULTER-On 31 st July 1973, C/ Sgt. W. Poulter,
Royal E ast K ent Regt., aged 91 years. aged 64 yea rs. Served in the Middlesex Regt.
192 7-194 5, and was a POW with the 1st Bn . in
HAM-On 16th February 1973, Mr. Waiter H am, Japan.
late the Queen 's Own Royal W est K ent Regt.,
aged 79 years. BULL-On 28th July 1973, Mr. L. Bull. S erved with
1/8 th Bn. The Middlesex Regt.
FREEMAN-On 22nd February 1973, Mr. H. Free-
man, late The Queen's Own Royal W est K ent ALLEN-On 8th July 1973, Col. W . P. M . Allen,
Regt. aged 59 years. Served with the Middlesex Regt.
1934-1961.
WINGFIELD-STRATFORD-On 12th M arch 1973,
Col. G. E. Wingfield-Stratford, CBE MC late HERON-In 1972, L / Cpl. Patrick John H eron, The
The Queen's Own Royal W est K ent Regt. (see E ast Surrey R egt. Served in the 2nd Bn. from
obitu ari es) . 193 8 to 1946 and was a POW in J apanese hands.

BREETHING-On 18th March 1973, Mr. H arold DOLLING-On 20th October 1972, Cpl. L eslie
Reginald Breething, late The Queen's Own G eorge Dolling, aged 40 . H e joined the 6th Bn.
Royal West K ent Regt. aged 80 years. The Queen's Royal R egt . ( TA ) on completion
of hi s N ational Service in 1956, served in the
JENKINS-On 19th M arch 1973, Mr. R . C. M. MT with that Battalion and its successor, the
( "Jenks") J enkins, OBE KPM late The Queen's 3rd Queen 's Surreys, until 1966.
Own Royal West K ent R egt. aged 74 years (see
obituaries). EDWARDS-On 13th November 1972, M aj. J . E .
Edwards, TD, The E ast Surrey Regt. Served in
SYMONDS-Suddenly, on 18th April 1973, at S ea- the 2/6th Bn. in France in 1940.
ton, Devon, Mr. A. J . Symonds. Served with the
11th Bn. The Queen's Own Royal W est K ent EVANS-In D ecember 1972, L/Cpl. Horace Percival
Regt. and formerly with the E . K ent Cyclists. A Evans, aged 72 . Served in The Queen's Roya l
good K ent man. R egt. from 1914 to 1923.

LEDNER-On 20th April 1973, Mr. Arthur Ledner, ROGERS-In January 1973, C/Sgt. Emest Rogers,
late The Buffs. For many years Chairman, and aged 68. Served in The E ast Surrey R egt. from
latel y Vice-Chairman, of the Sandwich Branch 1927 to 1935 and from 1939 to 1944.
of the Regimental A ssociation.
C HOULES-On 9th January 1973, Sgt. William
HAMILTON-On 4th May 1973, Lt.-Col. G . F . Choules, aged 67. Served in The East Surrey
Hamilton M C late The Buffs aged 83 years. Regt. from 1924 to 1935 and in the Military
Police until 1945.
SHARP-On 19th May 1973, Mr. A. E . Sharp, late
The Buffs and Chairman of London (Buffs)
Branch of the Regimental Association.

C ATLING-On 5th F ebruary 1973, Sgt. Geoff rey 61
A. Ca tling. Served in 1st Bn. The East Surrey
Greece, fin'lt in a rifl e company, then as a sig-
Regt. from 1940 to 1946- from North Africa to naller and finally in the Orderl y Room, where h e
became Orderly Room Sgt.

Obituaries-----------,

Col. G. G. E. WINGFIELD-STRATFORD, particul arl y football and hockey when the Bn . h ad
CBE, MC outstandi ngly good teams. Geoffrey enjo yed shooting
and often went out after snipe and duck; in
M aj. G en . D . E . B . T albol wri zes: Secunderabad, he also managed to find the time to
take up sailing.
G eoffrey Edward Wingfield-Stratford was born
on J anuary 18th., 1887, the son of Brig. Gen. C. V. I had the great privilege of serving first as his
Wingfield-Stratford, RE of West Mailing, Kent. H e Signals Officer in Indi a and then as his Adjutant for
was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military Co l- three yea rs. With hi s quiet and slightl y shy
personality, he was a charming CO to work under,
lege, Sandhurst. and he was an extremely good instructor in matters
He rowed No. 7 in the winning crew of the military. I feel sure that most of the officers who
served under him in Indi a must have benefitted con-
trial eights at Eton and then trai ned with the Eight, siderabl y from his instruction-! know that I did.
but unfortunately Henley clashed with the Army
D. E . B. T.
Entrance Examination ; in consequence, he was unable
to row in the Ladies Plate, which was won, that year Col. G. E. Wingfield-Stratford, C BE, MC
by Eton. Many years later, when commanding the Lr.- Co /. E . S. K en · writes:
1st. Bn. The Queen's Own in Secunder abad, he
coached the Bn. Officers Four (Chitty, Sharpin, The death of Geoffrey Wingfield-Stratford
Talbot, Barr, with Craven as cox) to victory in the brings to an end an era in the histor y of The Queen's
Own Royal West K ent Regt., for he was the last
Boat C lub regatta. survi vor among the Regular officers who were serving
in the Regiment on August 4th 1914 . H e was among
Gazetted in The Queen's Own Royal West Kent the best of a splendid company. A great deal of
Regt. on 29th Aug. 1906, he joined the 1st. Bn. at
Dover. After a posting to the D epot in M aidstone,
he was appointed Adjt. of the 6th. Bn . on 20 Sept.
1914 and went to France with that Bn . remai ning
with it as Adjt. till 21st. D ec. 1916 when appointed
GSO Ill at HQ 12th Div. There then followed a
period as Brigade Major in France till the end of the
Great War; he was promoted Brevet M ajor on 3rd
June 1919. He continued as Bde. M ajor with the
Army of Occupation on the Rhine until going to
the Staff College, Camberley, as a student (p.s. c.
1923). There followed a series of staff appointrnents-
GSO Ill War Office 1924-25, DAA & QMG HQ
Western Command 1925-28 and GSO II M adras
District 1929-32. He was promoted Lt/ Col. on 24th
Nov . '33 and having been ZIC he ass umed command
of the 1st. Bn., taking over from Lt.-Col. 0. Y.
Hibbert DSO, MC. Geoffrey commanded the Bn.
with outstanding success in Secunderabad and
Karachi for four years until 23rd Nov. ' 37. Promoted
Colonel, he held a staff appointment in the UK till
retirement on 14th J an. ' 39, but the outbreak of
the Second World War soon had him back in harness
as an AAG until the end of the war. In addition to
winning the Military Cross, the French W ar C ross,
and being twice mentioned in D espatches in the Great
W ar, he was created CBE in the Second.

Tremendously keen on all form s of sport, he
was a good horseman and a useful ball-games player.
His main loves were, however, golf and later, bridge.
He was Hon . Secretary of the Army Go lfing Society
from 1924 to 1926 and played in the Army
Championship on many occasions. In 1923, at Little-
stone, he returned the best score in the first round,
and he won the Regimental Cha llenge C up on several
occasions. H e was master of the Bangalore Hunt
for two years (in 1930 & 1931 ) and many officers
will remember with considerable pleasure the many
delightful meets and excellent days' hunting under
hi s Mastership . While commanding, he was an en-
thusiastic supporter of all sporting activities,

62

OBrTUARIES~ontmued. ------------------------------------------------------.
his service, includi ng most of the 19 14- 18 wa r, was H is dea th will be a great loss to all those who

spent on the staff. In 1929 however he was a G ll had the good fo rtu ne to know him, but the many

at Madras D istr ict, in India, and so was stationed at am using stories abou t him will always be a great
Banga lore while the 1st Bn. were also there. Being source of happiness to all hi s many friends. H e was
a batchelor, he lived in our mess, and thus retained 'Best M an' at my wedding and has always been m y
grea test friend.
touch with R egimental life.

H e took over command of the Battalion at We offer his widow, Lea, our most sincere

Secunderabad, and by the time we left that station sympath y in her grea t loss . Lea is also an old fri end
we must h ave been one of the best trai ned Battalions of the R egimen t as she was fir st married to W illie
in India; this was entirely due to our Commanding T uffi ll (M ajor W. E. F . Tuffi ll) who was tragica ll y
Officer . As a trainer of troops W.S. was in m y killed in a riding acc ident in Bagdad shortl y afte r
opinion, the best Commancling Offi cer the Battalion the wa r.
had during the inter-war years. W. M .K.

H e was a delightful person, both as a C.O. and ROBERT CYRIL MORTON JENKINS,

as a fri end; he never fu ssed and he never lost his OBE, KPM

temper. H e was by n ature a shy man, and those M ost people will remember Cyril J enkins firstl y
who clid not know him well were inclined to mark him as C hief Constable of P enzance and secondly, and
chiefly, as A ssistant Chief Constable of K ent ; and
down as slow witted; they could not h ave made a no doubt a good dea l will be written of his achieve-
greater mistake. H e suffered always from deafness- ment in these capacities .

slight in earl y and middle age, but in old age it be- We of The 11th Bn . The Queen's Own Royal
W est K ent R egt. cherish a vivid memory of his
came a serious handicap to him. This made hffi1 a sterling servi ce with us from October 1916 to M ar ch
191 8 and, throughout the years since, his close
little slow in answering a question, but when the association with hi s war- time collea gues in the
answer came it was apparent that not only had he acti vities of our O.C. A .

thought out the matter very thoroughl y, but that he " ] enks", as he w as always kn own, joined us on
was a couple of jumps ahead of everybody else. us on The Somme, a t R ibemont as a member
of that splended draft of E ast K ent Yeomen under
As behoved a K entish M an, he was deeply in-

terested in cricket; but his game was golf. H e was a
beautiful golfer, and a pleasure to play with . I h ave
so m any wonderful memories of golf with him on

nearly every course in Southern Incli a.
After he fini shed his tour in command I don' t the then Capt. J . C. B eadle, to bring us up to
think he bothered very much about advancement. I strength after our appaling losses at Flers and
believe he felt that his increasing deafn ess would Le Sars. This admi xture of t own and countr y lads
hancli cap him in the militar y R at R ace, and he became the amalgam which contributed so greatly
to the wonderful spirit which permeated the Battalion
preferred a comfortable retirement.
There is a cliscriptive phrase which, in these and enhanced its reputation as a fighting unit. H e,
times, has sadly become more derisive than and other E as t K ent Yeomen, we re soon picked as
respectful. It is "a n offi cer and a gentleman." runners, and it is still past comprehension that he
G eotfrey Wingfield-Stratford was a splendid officer never received an award- someone "further back"
must have thought that his face did not fit ! No r d id
and a great gentleman . E .S .K.

Lt.-Col. J. M. D. BOOTH-TUCKER he seem to be on hand when promotion was around
and another of his jokes was that he never lost a

L t-Co/. W . M . Kll atchbu/1, writes :- stripe; in fact, " I started as a Private and I fin ished

M yson Booth-Tucker, commonly known as as a Private", he used to say.

" Baldy" by hi s many fri ends in the 2nd Bn. The He and Capt. R. G. R ogers, (Jolley Old R odge),

Queen's Own Royal W est K ent Regiment, died after were firm and fearless fri ends and shared many an

onl y a short illness in November ' 72. adventure; their exploits, especially in the

H e joined the R egiment in F ebruar y 1922 at H ollebeke show, were renowned, and one could

Ballykinlar, shortly after the B attalion moved from be sure that wherever R od ge and his so-called batm an
Dublin to N . Ireland. H e was Bn . Signals Officer were around, there w as some thing doi ng. "Jenks"

during the time the Battalion was stationed at Inker- was always a man of initiati ve and one can reca ll

man Barracks, Woking 1924-192 8, and later served many instances of this. For examp le, w hen the train

in the W est African Frontier Force on the G old bringing us back from Italy in M arch 191 8, was

Coas t and Nigeria for two tours. held up in the mountains, his appear ance at the door

H e rejoined the B attalion in Hi afa in 1938 and of an albergo with rifle and fi xed bayonet, saved a

served in it throughout the " Seige of M alta." grim si tuation when the unfriendly "Locals" became

After the war he was promoted to Lt-Col., hostile.

commancling a Pioneer Bn. from M auritius, and was H e was always so proud of his hu mble

st ationed in the Canal Zone, E gypt. beginnings and of the little vill age schoo l at

On retirement he worked for Dr. B am ado's S talisfi eld where he received, as he put it, h is

H omes with Lea, his wife, for a number of yea rs onl y education ; and one can feel onl y a sense of
before moving up to D erb y where he remained until admiration for the way he advanced to high office,

his death. with a force of ch ar acter and de tem1ination which

During his period in the R egiment, "Bald y" not m any possess.

was one of the most popul ar members of the 2nd Bn. The R e-U ruons at M aidstone will not seem the

H e had a tremendous sense of hu mo ur and was same without Cyril J enkins' presence-he seemed to

always the life and soul of any p arty. H e h ad a very stand for all that one expects of The Battalion, The

qui ck brain and was extremely well-read. H e was one R egiment, The P oli ce and the Count y of K ent.

of the most generous men I have met. On e does not usually associate business acumen

TH E ASSOCIATION OF SERV ICE NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISEMENT PAGES,

67 / 68 JERMYN STREET, ST. JAMES'S , S.W . l. TEL. 01-930 1108-9

Who says
you can'ttake it with you

when you go?

Buying a car is always expensive. Even Then, we can shi p your Ford almost
when it's a Ford. a nywhere in the world, if you li ke.

But if you're being posted abroad, it This coupon will bring yo u full details
can be a lot less expensive. of th e scheme.

Because, to you, a Ford comes Filling it in could save you
tax-free. over £300.

Think what that means. r--------------,
A brand new Escort J ~:r~~i~lgEaxb~~:td~~~~~~:~~s!~~~~~~~~~!~e Ford II
Mexico wi ll only set
J I ' m interested in the following model :
you back £ 1064* instead
I IName
of the regular £ 1272. IAddress
A Cortina 2000 GT 2-door I lDe~t .,J Send to the Dealer Sales
SJ9 73
comes out at £1078, saving Ford Personal l mpo ot
you £242. IterOL~]~~- 88 Regent treet . London WI R 6AR.
I Registered in England No, 315489
The Capri 3000 GXL costs you L Regis~ Offic.=_!S~~s=..:o~n~~~ _ j
£1512. Everyone else has to pay £1824.

Price, of course, is on ly one reason
for taking a Ford abroad with yo u.

Among the others is the world-wide
Ford dealer network . Wherever you go,
the chances are you'll find a Ford dealer
close at hand.

• All prices quo ted are t .lid ustveof sc:a t bel ts and num be r pl.tt l'\
Persona l ex po rt pn cc:s arc: c:x -" o rks Pncu cu rren t .11 the ttmc of
eomg to press, a rc s ubJe Ct to a ltcra tto n v. tth o ut noucc

Printed in Grea t Britain SUPPLEMENT No . 1-PAG E THREE

THE ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISEMENT PAGES ,
67/68 JERMYN STREET, ST. JAMES'S, S.W . l.
TEL:- 01-930 1108-9

25 % Under Shop Prices

Direct at wholesale s hippers
price to members and ex· mem-
bers of HM Services. Produced
wholely in Spain .

DOS REINOS MONTILLA

FINO, Superior, Vary Dry

OLOROSO, Medium Dry

CREAM, Sweat

Special wholesale offer at £8.80 per case (plus VAT)
which is just over 80p a bottle, and this is duty paid
and delivered, and in larger quantities as little as
under 68p a bottle.

A marvellous aperitif blended full strength 27.8 Sikes,
guaranteed finest quality, crisp and light. Aw arded g old seal
in the 1972 International Wine Competition .

Send no money. Goods will be aent and invoiced to
Service members for full satisfaction and approval.

5 gallon co ntainers (equal to 2 i doz.) £18 .50 plus VAT saves

£3.85.

You cantake DOS REINOS MONTILLA LIMITED
aWhite Horse
9 RANULF ROAD (D•pt CS)
anywhere
LONDON NWZ ZBT

(01-794 41757/8)

SELF DRIVE CARS Printed in Greal Brilain

IN U.K.

If you are home-based, or coming home on
leave-let us hear from you.

Wide selection of new models at your disposal,
Including Estate Cars and Automatics.
Choose from Minis, Austin 1300s, Escorts and
Cortinas, Triumphs, Hillman Aveng~rs, Volks-
wagens, Austin 1800s etc.
Pick the car up at the Airport on arrival in U.K .
and leave it at Airport on departure.
No worries, no cares-all details arranged before
your leave commences to ensure a carefree vacation .

LOW RATES NO MILEAGE CHARGE

Special Forces Concession Rates

Our Address:

EDWARDS OF EPSOM

H . F. EDWARDS (SELF DRIVE) LTD.

28-38 Upper High Street, Epsom, Surrey
Tel. Epsom 25611 Telex 929908

And at

Arrival Lounge
1\AF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

Tel. Carterton 325

SUPPLEMENT No. 1-PAG! FOUR

with a policeman, but j enks had it in no small Lt .-Col. G. F. HAMILTON, MC ( 1890-1973 )
measu re; this is ev idenced by the success of the fruit-
farm at H adlow which he established for his son, Lt.-Gen. Sir Richard C raddock has written as follows:
also endowed with business qualities of high order . "Diana asked me to write something about Col.
We have always felt that J enks never got over the
shock of the sudden death of this fruit-farmer son; George H am ilton. Feeling unequal to the task on my
every letter we received thereafter made some mention own, I have consulted a number of people and have
of it. R ight up to the end, he took a great interest in tried to collate what they have told me. In addition,
the farm and helped direct its activties. Brig. Stronge has written a separate account for the
local press, and I am grateful to Brig. Foster H all for
Jenks, on d uty, was almost the martinet; off his research into Col. Hamilton 's Service during the
first World W ar.
duty, he could be and often was, the "li fe of the
party" and would often take the lead in the "enter- George Hamilton joined The Buffs in 1910 and
tainment" which usually followed our Annual was serv ing with the I st Bn. when it left Fermoy and
Dinners. Nor did he ever fai l to lend the helping landed in France in September 19 14. H e was badly
hand to his friends and colleagues, especially his old wounded at R adinghem in October and it was probably
E. Kent Yeomen, of whose A ssociation he dese rvedly for his ga llantry in that battle that subsequentl y he
became President. was awarded the Military C ross. R eturning to France
in 19 15 he late r served wi th various Battalions of the
H avi ng shared many experi ences with him, both Regiment in Sa lonika and again in France and Bel-
happy and grim, his Old Eleventh co lleagues, and gium. His contemporaries pa y tribute to his gallantry
I especially, feel a great sense of loss in his p assing, throughout, and especially of when h e was a Company
but with a feeling of pride in having been numbered Commander with the 1st Bn. in M arch 191 8, when
among his friends. Our loss, however, is little to that he kept the front Companies of that Battalion together.
of his widow, Ethel, and of his famil y who have our Later that year he was badly gassed at Ypres, but his
very deep sympathy. They have our ass urance that brave ry throughout earned for him a bar to his
Jenks will always be remembered with ad miration Military C ross as well as a M ention in D espatches.
all the time our Association exists. H e also served for a short time in 1919 with the No rth
Russia Force in an Intelligence appointment, about
R . O.R. the only time he served away from his Regiment.

* *The news of the death of Mr. R . C. M . Jenkins Between the two wo rld wa rs he served, virtu ally
continuously, with the 1st and 2nd Bns. as Adjutant,
will have come as a great shock to all his friend s in Company Commander, 2IC and then, to his g reat joy,
K ent and elsewhere. Though it was in the K ent Coun- was given Comm and of the 2nd Bn. in September
ty Constabulary that he made his name, becoming 1937".
Assistant Chief Constable in 1943, yet he never lost
his great aff ection for The Queen 's Own Roya l W est Of these inter-war yea1·s Lt.-Co/ . E. P . C. Bruce,
K ent R egt., with whom he served in the Ypres Salient who served for some fiftem years with Col . H amilton
and elsewhere in World W ar I. in hoth R egular Baaalio ns:~ w rites:

"Jenks" was a great character and an essential " I joined the Regiment at P ortland Bill whe re he
part of any R egimental R eunion . O n those occasions was a Company Commander and the second senior
he never ceased to "rib" us all or fail to remind "his Bachelor living in M ess. M y first two impressions
genera ls, that he, Jenks, never even got a lance stripe. abo ut him were respect and fear which rapidly turned
His high spirits we re infectious and added greatl y to to trust and love. H e was very kind and, shortly afte r
I had joined, the Regimental Point-to-Point was to be
the day. run in the Cattistock P oint-to-Point meeting and he
offered me his Company charger, as he said 'to make
But behind all this was a determination to get up numbers'. H e sa id it wouldn't get round. I fell at
things do ne, and the quiet strength of character to see the first fence but I got round 'with a little help from
them done properl y, which was a source of admi ration my fri ends' and he was the first to congratul ate me.
to those of us who had the privilege of knowing him H e was a great sportsman- hunted and played tennis
well . Nothing seemed to unsettle him, not even his and cr icket. In the latter sport he was a useful fa st
great personal tragedy late r in his life. medium bowler despite a wou nd in his a rm wh ich had
resticted the use of his last two fingers.
In the words of Rudya rd Kipling, he "could meet
with triumph and disaster and treat those two im- As Adjutant he was strict, but hum an and always
posters just the same". H e will be sorely missed, but fair. H e taught by example rather than words. One of
his ga iety and laughter will be remembered whenever his fin est sayings was " never tell anybody to do some-
thing you are not prepared to do you rself". Th is to my
his old fri ends meet. W .P .O. mind was the key to his outlook on life and soldiers.
Then he went abroad and I followed him a couple of
* *The funeral service was h eld at Bearsted Parish yea rs later. We met in Rangoon. H e was P .R .I. and
here again h e was always willing to listen to suggestions
C hurch on Friday, 23rd March, followed by cremation and if practical and useful to the Battalion would
at Vinters P ark, Maidstone. The follow ing we re adopt them. H e became 2I C and I, only a young sub-
amongst the large congregation:- altern, a Coy. Commander. Here I found him a tower
of strength, always willing to listen to any difficul ties
Colonel D . J. D ean, VC OBE TD DL, M ajor one might have, .give advice and criticise, but never
G. U. W eymouth, MBE, Capta in R . 0. Russell, M C, unkindly. H e would come and watch exercises, n ever

and Mr. J . Wells ( representing M aidstone Branch ).

64

OBITUARIES-continued.

interfere, but ready to praise or criticise with practical few mile away in the trenches of 1914-1 8 when he
suggestions afterwards. twice won the Military Cross for conspicuous brave ry,
he was to set an example to his yo ung Officers and
H e had a wonderful sense of humour and always soldiers of The Buffs and to all near to him in the
appea red to be happy serving the Reg iment to the gloom and confusion of captivity.
best of his ability.
M emories of him in those long dark days remain
Then back to England where I followed him undimmed. Defea t in battle, and the situation which
abo ut a yea r later. Shortly after thi s h e married, and confronts men in ca ptivity,-especially in 1940/ 41
that made him a very h appy man. The yea r 1938 and when conditions were at their worst,-calls for lea der-
the first year in England of exercising a M echanised ship more urgentl y than in victory or success. G eorge
Army. There were mistakes galore and teething H amilton put self aside despite extreme physical and
troubles but these never perturbed him, and all of us mental exhaustion and the bitterness of shattering
lea rnt from them and from him . disappointment, all of which he strove to conceal. A
heavy man physically, and long affected by lung dam-
The yea r 1939 and the " Phoney W ar" and the age through enemy gas attack in the ea rlier W ar, the
Battalion doing Pioneering work in France-a dull, march under German guard of some 200 miles in
monotonous 6 months, cheered only by George H amil- about ten days from the battle fi eld into G erm any was
ton 's wonderful sense of humour and practical stories a test of stamina far greater for him than for yo ung-
of what happened to him in the First World War, er and fitter men . H e inspired those around him to
from each of which stories a lesson wa s to be lea rnt keep smiling, though his own boots were full of blood ;
which was most useful when battle commenced. he never uttered a word of complaint; his grim and
agg ress ive determination upheld the fainter h earts.
In his death the Regiment h as lost a loya l and
true Officer who always put the good of his Reg iment
before his own welfare. ,

G en. C raddock co ntinues: - In the prison camps, during which time he lost
" Soldiering under Colonel G eorge had always been about 5 stone in weight, he was ever friend and
good value. H e was a splendid practical R egimental counsellor, a paternal figure of strength in whom h is
soldier with both a sense of humour and a sense of juniors found cheer and humour as well as encourage-
fun . E veryone knew exactly where they were with him . m ent .
His command of the 2nd Bn. at Bordon and P embroke
Dock was both happy and successful and earned for H e was a lion hea rt, loved, respected and ad-
him a recommendatoion for promotion . A Pioneer mired, and hi s death is mourned not only by his con-
Battalion was hardly the best of roles, but despite the tempo rari es'.
fact that singularl y little interest was taken by those
in high places, the Battalion was happy and efficient, The following were amongst those present at the
thanks to his leadersh ip. Funeral of Lt.-Col. G . F . Hamilton, M C, which took
place at Kingsdown C rematorium, Swindon on Tues-
day, 8th May: Lt.Gen. Sir Richard C raddock ; Brig. E .
Foster H all ; Brig. F.W.B. Parry; Lt.-Col. & Mrs. N .E .
Early in May 1940 came the transfer back to the Hoare; Lt.-Cols. E. P . C. Bruce, E . L. C . Edlmann
normal infantry role in 131 Bde. of the Home Coun- and D. N. Court. M aj. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton
ties Division, shortly before the German advance into were amongst the family mourners.
Belgium and Holland. Towards the end of the with-
drawal, three Companies were detached and Col.
Hamilton tried to fight his way back with what was Mr. H. R. BREETHING

left of the Battalion, in an attempt to reach Bailleul, The foll owing is published by kind permission of
no orders to withdraw from M erris havi ng reached the Editor, the Seve11oaks N ews: -
him. But it was too late and sadly, it proved to be
the end of a most gallant military career. One of the district's best-known sportsmen be-
tween the wars, and an elder statesman in the world
He retired shortly after the end of the war, lived of local cricket and hockey after the 1939-4 5 war, Mr.
happily in Wiltshire with Diana and took great pride Harold R eginald Breething, of 1 Bullfinch Lane,
in the activities of his two children. John's death wa s Riverhead, died suddenl y on Sunday in his 81 st yea r.
a sad blow to him. His activities were r estricted, al-
most wholly on account of the damage done when he Son of the late Mr. 0. J. Breething, of Pounsley,
was gassed in 1918 and the privations of captivity,
but he was often to be seen and welcomed, especially Dunton Green, Mr. Breething became managing direc-
at Dragon Club and 6th Bn. dinners. tor of the Dunton Green Brick and Tile Company on
his father's death and continued the business for many
No account, however brief, of his life, would be years until his retirement some years after the war
complete without something being said of those ter- when the land was sold for development by the West
rible five years in captivity. This I leave to Lt.-Col. K ent Cold Storage Company. H e began his business
E . L. C. Edlmann in a most fitting epitaph. It is as life in banking, but enlisted at the start of the 1914-
follows'' : - 18 war during which he served with the Queen's Own
Royal W est K ent R egt. in India, where he was com-
'It could be said by those who were close to him miss ioned.
in the opening phase of the Second World W ar that
'Colonel George's' fine st hour came on the battle On demobilisation h e joined the famil y business
field s of Belgium and France in May 1940, in the and resumed his cricketing career as a playing mem-
disasters which led to Dunkirk, and in the long years ber of the Holmesdale Club of which he was a reg-
of captivity in G erman P.O.W. Camps which followed ular member of th e 1st XI, a position h eld by his
for him . father for many years. The latter played until he was
82 and scored some runs and took wickets in his last
Commanding his Battalion in battle at the age gam e.
of 50, the culmination of a career which started a
A useful batsman and good fi elder, Mr. Breething

65

had considerab le success as a left- arm bowler. After Mr. F . KING
the 1939-45 wa r, during which he was an a ir-raid
wa rden, he pl ayed mainly for the H olmesdale 2nd X I I was ve ry sorry to read in the J une Quarterly
until injury forced his retirement, by which time hi >
on ly son J ohn was an established member of the 1st News Summary that Mr. F . King, late RQMS in
XI. H is brother, the late Mr. Sidney Breething, a lso
pl ayed for the 1st XI for many yea rs. When the The Queen 's Own R oya l W est K ent R egt., had died
Homesdalc club 's new pav ilion was built abou t 15
yea rs ago Mr. Breething was elected as one of the at the ripe old age of 91.
club trustees. H e h ad also held office as secretar y and I remembe r him as RQM S in the 1st Bn . on the
as treasurer, and served on the club committee over
an ex tended per iod. Mr. Breething had also been a W estern F ront in 1918 . F or some reason, now long
co!llmittee member of the Sevenoaks Cricket A sso-
ciation on its foundation and for a time after it became forgotten, we had no Quarterma ster, and so "D odger"
Sevenoaks District of the A ssoc iat ion of K ent C ricket
C lubs which ce lebrated its 2 1st yea r last yea r. King wa> actino a> such . H e was splendid-exceed-

H e was an exceptionally good hockey playe r be- ingly able, always unruffled, a nd nobody could "put
tween the wa rs when he was captain of S evenoaks
H ockey C lub's First XI from 1926 to 1937, and one over" on him . It was no concern of mine, but after
pla yed for the K ent Count y side. When he retired
from playing in 193 7, the club created the office of rhe W ar I wondered why he got no promotion . The
C lub Captain which he held for many yea rs before
becom ing C lub President in 1962, an office he held reason must surely have been that the existing supply

unti l the time of his death. of Quarterma sters fa r exceeded the peace-time E stab-
In 1942 Mr. Breething became a member of the
li s hm en t.
Rotary C lub of Sevenoaks, in which he played a most A fte r the 1914-1 8 W ar, you could, however, al -
acti ve part and was chairman of most of the main
committees, becoming Pres ident in 1956-57. H e was way; find " Dodger". All yo u had to do was to go to
present at Frida y's meeting of the Club when h e wel-
H arrods telebrated emporium in Knightsbridge. On
comed the v isitors .
Mr. Breething 's public life d id not end with the ground floor, at the place where all the lifts we re,

cricket, hockey and Rotary, however, for he served on yo u would see a figu re in a resplendent uniform who
Sevenoaks Rural District Council as a member for
Dunton Green for several yea rs, during which he was was invariably surrounded by a milling crowd of all
Chairman of the Finance Committee for a period. H e
retired from the council a few yea rs ago. H e is sur- nat ionalities. It wou ld be D odger King.
vived by his widow, son and daughter-in-law and two When he saw you, a mob of American ladies
grand -daughters.
would be swept aside, and you could be sure of
At the funeral service at St. Botolph 's C hurch,
Chevening, on 22 nd March 1973, the R eg iment was a hea rt y welcome. Ignoring questions that ca me to
represented by Capt. C. L. Norman.
him from every side he loved a chat abo ut old times
Mr. P. C. T HOMAS
and mutual fri ends. D odger WAS H arrods. H e knew
Mr. P eter Ca rmichael Thomas, president of
Southborough Branch of the R oya l Tunbridge W ells exactl y whe re in that vast store an ything a nd every-
Conserva ti ve Association. and v ice-president of
Southborough Young conservatives, died suddenl y, but thing could be bought.
peacefull y, while on holiday with his wife, Ruth, in The day came when I went there, not to buy

Plat res, Cyprus, in earl y Jul y. anything in tha t expensive shop, but to see an old

Mr. Thomas, who wa s 52, lived at P ound Cot- friend . H e was there no longer ; time h ad caught up
tage, London Road, Southborough, for 23 yea rs, and
was the managing director of the family firm of with him, and H arrods was never the same again.
Noelite Ltd ., at Wrotham. H e leaves a son, ! an, aged
19, and a daughter, Sue, aged 22, who recentl y emi- I hope so much that he had a h ap py retirement,

grated to Canada. and an easy ending. E .S .K.
An Officer in The Ro ya l W est K ent R egt. during
Lt.-Col. J. ] . CAREY, MBE
the war he was a prisoner of war in Germany after
being wounded and captured in Italy. 'Mutt' Ca rey, who joined The East Surrey R egt.
from Sandhurst in 1921 , spent most of his pre-war
H e was a Conservative member of Southborough service with the 2nd Bn . From October 1930 h e was
Urban Council for North Ward between 1963-66, and Adjutant of the R eg imental D epot for three yea rs,
wa s also C ha irman of Southborough branch of the and from 1936 to 193 8 with the 1st Bn in India a nd
Tunbridge W ells Conservative Association for two the Sudan, where later he joined the staff of HQ
British Troops Sudan until 1941. After brief service
yea rs. in Eritrea he joined, in 1943, the sta ff of Brig. No r-
The funeral took place at St. Thomas's C hurch, man Brading in N.W. Europe. In November 194 /i,
after a short spell in India he moved to BAOR ,
Southborough . where h e held staff appointments until his retire-

ment in 1949.

F or service in the Middle E ast 1939 -40 he wa s
ment ioned in despatches, and for service in the D-day

operations was made an MBE .
Mutt was an excellent soldie r in both peace and

war -a leader who was always sound, calm and high-
ly rega rded by all ranks. C heerful in all condition s,
good or bad, he was always ready to help anyone in
need-a very popular officer.

In athl etics he represented his unit in cri cket,
hockey and cross-count ry running.

Brig. A. P . BLOCK, CB, CBE, DSO

Alien Block, who died on 22 nd M ay, 1973, at
the age of 74 , was an outstanding member o f that
trul y professional group of officers who were bred in
The Queen's R oyal R egt. between the W ars.

OBITUARIES-continued. the C BE for his services at M onte Camino in Italy.
For his outstanding work in G reece, he was made C B
Born on 13th January, 1899, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H . A. Block of E sher, he was at Repton when the in 1945 .
First World War broke out. From Sandhurst h e was Alien Block possessed a warm and generous per-
gazetted, in April 191 8, to The Queen's Royal Regt.
sona lity, coupled with a puckish sense of humour and
and was at once posted to the 8th Bn. in France where his explosive laughter and geniality were infectious.
he served his battle apprenticeship . His charm and Yet, in moments of crisis, he generated an air of ca lm
leadership quickly won him the enduring respect and and confi dence which gave new strength to those
around him who felt that things could not be n early so
affection of those w ith whom he served. bad as they seemed. From the day he joined, he was
The War over, he joined the 2nd Bn. in India a ferven t suppo rter of the Reg iment and all its causes
and, as a personal labour of love, carried out a re-
remaining with them for some 15 yea rs, during which sea rch into the origins of the Reg iment's use of the
time he saw action on the North-West Frontier. H e Paschal Lamb as its badge. H e was a military mentor
to many officers who sought his wise counsel on sub-
returned to the U K in 1928. These were the yea rs jects ranging widely from arm y and regimental matters,
which gave him that gre&t grasp of infantry soldiering to h is most favo urite pastime, fi shing. H e was Pres-
ident of the Old Comrades Association of 2/7th and
and developed those powers of leadership and command 8th Queen's and a Vice-Pres ident of ! / 7th Queen's
that were to be so successfull y ex ploited in the Second O CA. At their ga therings, it was instinctive for new
World W ar. From 1934 to 193 8, he was Adjutant of arrivals to search immed iately for that tall, impress ive
and benevolent figure who evoked such loyalty from
7th Queen 's at Braganza Street; thus began a long them and who returned it in such full measure. At a
and hap py involvement with the TA which lasted until M emorial Service held for h im at Emsworth on 7th
June 1973, a wide cross-section of Old Comrades and
hi s death. When war broke out in 1939, he was back friends gathered to pay tribute to one who for them
in India with the 1st Bn., return ing once more to Eng- and many others had become something of a legend
land in 1940 to command the 15th Bn . at Dover. in his lifetime.

In July 1941 , he took over command of 2/ 7th H e was married in 1924 to L oveday, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R . Pike Glasgow, by whom he h ad a
Queen 's. The Battalion had been severely mauled in son and a daughter. To his famil y goes the sympath y
the fighting in France the previous year and had been of the Regiment in which he was so deeply proud to
subsequently heavily milked of key men for overseas serve and for whose reputation he himself laboured so
drafts. Nevertheless, during the following 18 months, va liantl y.
he transformed it into an effi cient fi ghting unit with
M .E .M .M .
a degree of training and battleworthiness that would
be hard to match today. H e led the Battalion back Recollections of one who served with and under A.P.B.
into action for the last phase of the North African for many years
Campaign in April 1943, and again in the successful
Alien was an enthusiast. E verything h e did was
assa ult landings at Salerno in September. At the end performed with the utmost energy and to his full est
of the month he went to command 139 Infantry Bde. extent. H e had a most boisterous laugh which rocked
in a neighbouring division. H e left behind him the the room when h e was amused-and h e was readily
indelible stamp of his personality, high standards and amused. H e was my first Company Commander and
almost his first words to me were " When you join or
sound methods and an impetus that was to sustain the re-join the Reg iment, read and study back Orders".
Battalion for the rest of the W ar. H e was a strict disciplinarian and did most things ac-
cording to the book; nevertheless h e was very kind
H e displayed the same skill and drive during the hearted; of complete integrity and utterl y reliable. A
tall man of large b uild he always seemed to be walking
next 15 months in Italy, taking part in most major fl at out and it never ceased to amaze me how he could
engagements until, in D ecember 1944, his Brigade was climb hills so fast; doubtless this stemmed from the
the first to be rushed to Greece to deal with the com- time he took a picquet up from the river bed to oc-
cupy a position on the hills around Ladha. Hi s dec-
munist insurgency which followed the German with- orations and war r ecord speak for themselves. H e was
drawal. H e achieved rapid success in the Piraeus di s- among the best fighting soldiers and leader of troops
trict of Athens, where later a street was r enamed in in the fi eld produced by the Regiment in the second
World War.
his honour by the Greek authorities. Following further
counter-insurgency operations around P atras, h e was In 1922 he was specially chosen as a Guard Com-
mander for the visit of the Prince of W ales to D elhi.
posted to command the Central M editerranean Train- In this year, too, h e instigated and rowed in a Regi-
ing Centre, in Italy, where his fl ai r for trai ning fight- mental four that won the Rampur F ours at Naini T al,
ing men was again turned to good account. At the end a great achievement for an Infantry battalion. H e
dabbled in most games but football and cricket were
of the W ar, he joined the Allied Military Govern- hi s ch ief loves and h e played them with his u sual zeal,
ment in Austria, firstl y as Director of the Internal the latter till the late yea rs of his life.
Affairs Division in Vienna and then as Senior
The R egiment has lost a very loyal and devoted
Military Government Officer for the Styria Province.
Continued on page 67
H e returned to England in 1947 to command 131
( Surrey ) Infantry Bde. in the re-formed T erritorial
Army, a formation composed of two Queen 's and one
E ast Surrey battalions.

In 1950, he rev ived his association with India
when h e was made Military Adviser to the UK High

Commissioner for the newly-formed state of P akistan.
He retired from the Army in May 1953, but his

knowledge and valuable advice were still to be ava il-
able as in 1955 he joined the Military Intelligence

Directorate in the War Office and was posted to that
Branch dealing with India and P akistan.

He was awarded the DSO after the actions at
Enfidaville, Tunisia, in 1943, and later the same year

67

O B I T U A R I E S - c o n t i n u ed. retired in 193 5 to farm in South Africa . At outbreak
of war he joined the South African Forces and com-
servant and all those that knew him have lost a very manded an armoured car company in the Western
fine friend . In spite of his abilities and achievements Desert-an experience he tho roughly enjoyed. The last
he was never conceited and, above all, he was never 18 months of the War he served in the Allied Military
pompou s. Government in Italy. H e then returned to his farm in
East Griqualand and applied himself to stock farm-
Lt.-Col. E. G. FRICKER ing with the same ca lm thoroughness and quiet deter-
mination which characterised all his work.
Edward G uy Fricker was born on 27th Septem-
ber 1897 and was comm issioned in The East Surrey He did not retire from active farming until he
Regt. in June 191 5. Seconded for service in the was well over 70; even then he still pla yed polo and
M achine Gun Corps, he served in France and Belgium
for 2! years, during which time he was twice wo unded. did many jobs about the farm.
In 19 19 he served in North Russia and the following Although sepa rated by distance from Regimental
year joined the W est African Frontiner Force with
which he served for five yea rs. contacts, Guy remained an enthusiastic supporter of
The East Surrey Regt. throughout his life.
After service as Adjutant of the 2nd Bn., Guy

OFFICERS LOCATION LIST

( in alphabetica l order, as at 1st September, 1973)

R. S. N. MA NS, CBE Major Generals
DMA Office, MOD

M . J. A. CLARK, MBE Brigadiers

G . B. CURTIS, OBE, MC HQ Queen's Div.
] . S. FLETCHER, OBE HQ BAOR
Comdr DHOFAR Area

D . R. BISHOP, MBE Colonels
D . E. BLUM, OBE
Dep. Comr. 3 Jnf. Bde. (DI 2, MOD(A) on 30 Oct 73)
J. BUCKERIDGE
HQ UKLF
K. ]. CARTER. DD Security, MOD (A)
BDLS Canada
H. C . MILLMAN, OBE Staff College, Kharto um
M . A. Belgrade
B. A. M . PIELOW MOD (PE) DMGW
D. SAX. Col GS HQ 38 Gp RAF
]. W. SEWELL Grn. Comdr. Brit. Honduras
] . N. SHIPSTER CBE DSO
SHAPE
H . B. H . WARING, OBE Comdr Trucial Oman Scouts
H . E . R. WATSON, MBE HQ BAOR,
E . G . WOODMAN, MC

Lieutenant-Colonels

R. H . CHAPPELL, OBE Depot ( HS ) ( MA Sophia in M ar. 74 )
D . N. COURT, OBE
GS02, RMCS
D . P. CRONIN. ]IS, HQ Near East
]. G . W . DAVIDSON
K . DODSON, OBE GSOI , DPS (B T eam) MOD
M . J . DOYLE, MBE
M . P. St. F. DRACOPOLI AAG (MPA) HQ BAOR
C. Depot ( BLO Fort Benning USA in Oct. 73)
P.N. ELLGOOD
C. S. FITZPATRICK MA Phnom P enh
P. W. GALVIN
M . V. HAYWARD, MBE HQ S.E. Dist
E. A. H . JEFFCOAT, MBE
GS02 Army Board Secretariat
P. D. JOHNSON
HQ BAOR
A. G. JONES.
N . B. KNOCKER CO I QUEENS
B. H . MARCIANDI
PR Sa, MOD ( A)
H . J. A. MOORE, OBE
G SOI , DPS (A T eam) MOD
E. W . MacDONALD, OBE
I. A. MACMILLAN AQMG (Qtg) HQ U KLF

M . R. M. NEWALL Ch Insrr DNBCS (on 27 Oct 73 )
R. R . McNISH
HQ UKLF
A. D . PECKHAM, MBE
Depot (HS)

Housing Comdt, Brighton

GS02 Co-ord SY3(A), MOD

CeOo, 2 QUEENS
JTR, Rhyl

GS02Jun Div Staff Coli

68 CO Northern Frontier Rcgt, SAF
HQ N Ireland
( Lieutenant-Colonel cont inued) Depot (H S)
Housing Comdt., Warm inster
J. B. RAY, MBE. G SOI (E) I of E, M O D (A)
M. F . REYNOLDS CO 5 QU EENS (V)
B. D. 0. SMITH G SOI Eco le S up de G uerre
D. C. SNOWDON, TD CO 3 QUEENS
S. J. SQUIRE, MBE SHAPE
J . R. STEPHENSON SHAPE
G. G . STRONG. CO 5 UDR
C. L. TARVER, MBE
C. T. F . WEST. Majors
R. G . WINSTANLEY
D. H . WOOLSTENCROFT HQ BAOR,
1 QUEENS
V. C. ABPLANALP I QUEENS
R. W . ACWORTH 2 QUEENS (MOD in Nov)
S. T. W . ANDERSO N, M C ASD 2b, MOD (A) (3 QUEENS in J an 74)
P. de S. BARROW HQ SW Dist
G. B. BATEMAN O C N .I.Trg T eam, BAOR
P . G. V. BELLERS RCO RHQ QUEENS
S. M. BOUCHER 2 QUEENS
M . J. D. BRADY HQ 3 Div. ( Retires 15 Sep 73 )
G . BU LLOCH, MBE 2 QUEENS
B. D. S. BURTON 2 QUEENS
C. D . B. BUTLER G erman Sta ff College ( 2 QUEENS in Oct )
C. G . CHAMPION HQ UDR
P. V. CHEESMAN GS02 DNBCS
E. L. CHRISTIAN 3 QUEENS
P. D. J. CLARKE HQ BALTAP
P. H. COURTENAY 3 QUEENS
A. B. COWING Depot (HS)
W. G. A. CRUMLEY
J. T. DAY HQ BAOR
C. M . C. DEWAR GS02 Jun. Di v. Staff Co il.
D. J . C. DICKINS S0 2, Offrs. Div ., Sch. of Inf.
S . B. ELLWOOD ITDU
A. B. S. PARIS HQ 20 Armd . Bde. (5 QUEEN S (V) in Sept. 73)
R. D . FISHER RMC Duntroon
J. W. PRANCES BDLS W ashington USA
H . R. GATEHOUSE, MBE HQ UKLF
J. A. GEORGE HQ SE Dist.
M. C. D. L. GILHAM DAAG PS2b(A) MOD
M . E. GIRLING 13 Sig. Regt. BFPO 4 5
F. K . GLADDEN HQ N. Ireland
B. H. GORING OC 4 QUEENS Coy ( H .Q. N .Ireland in Sep 73)
G. GORING D epot (PS )
P. A. GRAY M CTC, Colchester
C. J. GRIFFIN REME Offrs. Sch ( 1 QUEENS in Sep 73)
P. J. GYBBON-MONYPENNY 3 QUEENS
C. M. HAMILTON GS03 (Stats. lOa) MOD
J. F. G. HAYES 5 QUEENS (V)
J . M . HEWSON, MC HQ UKLF
P. HISCOCK HQ S .W . Di st (2 QU EENS in J an. 74)
J. C. HOLMAN HQ D . of lnf.
J. A. W . HYDE
J. M . H. JOHNSON, MBE 1 QUEENS
J. LANGHORNE Depot (PS )
C. L. LAWRENCE, MC HQ Queen's D iv
R. LEA, MBE HQ N .. Ireland
M. D. LEGG
I. M . E. LLOYD 3 QUEENS
H. M. du V. LOHAN ].I. B .
P. MALLALIEU
G. MASON I QUEENS
C. H. MIEVILLE, MC I QUEENS (HQ UKLF in O ct.)
M . B. MONTGOMERY O C BATLS, K enya
N. J. D . McCULLY I P ara.
A. E . McMANUS Depot ( HS ) ( 2 QUEENS in Sep. 73 )
R. W. NEVE, M C HQ lnt. Centre
K . OSBORNE
HQ UKLF
HQ N .W . Dist.
] .O .C. BAOR

(Majors continued) 69

N . G . PEPPERALL JSIS, H ong Kong
S. J. PETZING HQ 5 Airportable Bde
I QUEENS
J. I. B. PIKE RAC Bovington
G S02, Fort Carson, U S A
R. C. PITMAN HQ S .E . D ist. (9 UDR in J an . 74)
J. S. B. POLLARD 4 Commns Unit, Cheltenh am
HQ NW Dist.
J. D. W . REID D epot (HS ) (att. HQ I Di v.)
PS12 (A) MOD (21C D epot in Nov.)
A. F. RIDGER MS6 MOD (A) (2 QU EENS in J an. 74)
M. E. C. RIXON HQ 7 Armd. Bde. (3 QU EENS in F eb. 74)
S. R. O'R SHEARBURN D epot (HS) (BRIXMIS in D ec.)
J. N . SHEPHERD HQ BALTAP
H . N . TARVER 1 QUEENS
M . R. TARVER GS02 (W) Tri als & D ev. Unit
E. A. TAYLOR RMCS
H. C. L. TENNENT 3 QUEENS
J . L. TROTMAN att. 1 (BR) Corps
M. W . WARD att. HQ N. Ireland (2 QU EEN S in O ct.)
A. C. WARD HQ NORTHAG
J. J. WHITE RAF Episkopi
M. J. WILLIAMS 7 QUEENS (V)
R. T . P . WILLIAMS 1 (BR) Corps OB Centre, N orway
P. A. S. WOLLOCOMBE
J. B. WORTS, MC. Captains
W. N . WREN, MBE
D . J. WRIGHT Staff Coli.
D epot ( HS ) (for RMC S )
R. M. ARNOLD 1 QUEENS
I. G. BAILLIE 3 QUEENS
M. J. BALL Abu Dhabi D efence Force
D. BARDEGA YLO, Depot
R. A. BARTLETT 2 QUEENS
K . E. BEALE SC AG2 MOD (A)
R. J. BENSON 1 QUEENS
D . A. BEVERIDGE 3 QUEENS
S. W. BILLETT Depot (PS )
P. BISHOP 3 QUEENS
P. M. BROADBENT I QUEENS ( 1/2 GR in May 74 )
G. C. BROWN HQ 39 Inf. Bde.
G. H . BROWN, MBE, BEM 3 QUEENS
B. A. CARLSTON 1 QUEENS
R . A. M. CHRISTMAS 3 QUEENS
R. N. COLBOURNE HQ 6 Armd. Bde. & Sig. Sqn.
M . R. I. CONSTANTINE JTR, Rhyl
P. C. COOK D epot (HS) (Sch. of Inf. in O ct.)
G. D. CRIPPS HQ Britcon U NFICYP
P. P . CRITCHLEY 1 QUEENS
A. C. DAWSON AOBS Towyn
S. M . DOWSE 1 QUEENS
H . R. EDWARDES 2 QUEENS
D . M. FALCKE RAC Bovington
B. K. FINCH 3 QUEENS
R. GANCZ 1 QUEENS
D. C. F. GOUDA HQ I (BR) Corps
R. H. GRAHAM US Army Inf. Sch . Fort Beuning
C. M . M . GROVE 2 QUEENS
P . A. GWILLIAM D epot (HS)
P. M . GWILLIAM 3 QUEENS
N. D . J. HARRIS 2 QUEENS
N. P. HARRIS I QUEENS
HQ 39 Inf. Bde.
J. A. HODGES HQ 4 Div.
UDF Sharj ah
D . P. L. HODGETTS 1 QUEENS
P. J . HUBERT 2 QUEENS
N. S. HUNTER 5 QUEENS (V )
T . JACKSON 4 QUEENS Coy ( D epot ( HS ) in Sep .)
M . J. JARRATT
R. A. JENNINGS
C. M. JOINT
I. R. JONES

70 D epot (PS )
22 SAS
(Captains continued) JSIS Hong Kong (for trans. to Int. Corps)
HQ N . Ireland
J, D. JONKLAAS 2 QUEENS
M. J, A. KEALY JSIS H ong Kong
F. W. Le MAITRE I QUEENS
A. F . S. LING 3 PPCLI ( in Sep.)
R. M. M. LOW 2 QUEENS
R. T . W. MELLOTTE Sch of Inf.
R. M . McGHIE Staff Coli.
P. D . McLELLAND AAC (HS ) (2 Regt. AAC in Oct.)
R. P. MURPHY D epot ( PS )
T. McMILLAN HQ I (BR) Corps
P. F . PACKHAM D of M Depot
J . R . C. PALMER 3 QUEENS
M. H. G. PANNETT 2 QUEENS
P. V. PANTON 2 QUEENS
D . E. A. PRYCE 3 QUE.ENS
]. K. ROSS Abu Dhabi Def Force
D. H . A. SHEPHARD HQ UKLF
C. H . St. John PERRY Depot ( HS ) ( I QUEENS in Oct. )
P. A. TAWELL HQ S.E. Dist.
B. D. THOMPSON 3 QUEENS
S. C. THORPE HQ UKLF
P. G. TRUMAN RMAS (Instr.) Regt'l Rep.
D. M. TUCKER 26 Trials Unit, Kirkcudbright
R. WAITE I QUEENS
J , M . A. WESTING 3 RRF
R. G. WHITE AAC Harrogate
T . C. WILSON
S. J , YATES Lieutenants
K. YONWIN
H. A. P. YORKE I QUEENS
Depot (PS )
]. C. ACWORTH Depot (PS )
M . W. ALLINGTON 4 QUEENS Coy. (4 R Anglian Coy. in Nov.)
A. N. ARMITAGE-SMITH ] .I.B.
]. R. BASS
A. A. A. BEATTIE 3 QUEENS
P. ]. BELL 2 QUEENS
N. C. G. CANN I QUEENS
A. H. CARTER 3 QUEENS
C. G. F. CHARTER 3 R ANGLIAN
S. W . EDEY 41 AYT
J, EWART RMAS
]. M . HARCUS I QUEENS
P . R. HITCHCOCK 3 QUEENS
P. R. P. HOWE 2 QUEENS
J, F. HUSKISSON 2 QUEENS
R. M. JACKSON 2 QUEENS
A. M. F. ]ELF Depot (PS )
M . P. LAWSON RMCS
A. C. MlliVILLE 2 QUEENS
B. M. MORRIS Royal Brunei Regt.
]. N. C. MYLES 2 QUEENS
]. G. MACWILLIAM I QUEENS
P. M. H. McGILL 3 QUEENS
E. PARKER I QUEENS
C. D. POLDEN ].I.B.
J. N . PRATTEN 3 QUEENS
N. F. RUSSELL I QUEENS
A. N. RUSSELL 3 QUEENS
] . A. B. SALMON I QUEENS
G. A. S. SIMMONDS 3 QUEENS
D. W. SIMPSON Depot (PS )
]. B. STIRLING I JLB, O swestry
P. R. P. SWANSON I QUEENS
C. A. W. WILLIAMS D epot (PS) (2 QUEENS in Sep.)
M. C. WILLIS

71

N. H. CARTER 2nd/Lieutenants

]. C. DAWSON Depot (PS)
N.] . GRANT 2 QUEENS ( Depot ( PS ) Oct. 73 )
W. K . HUGHES 3 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
R. ]. KNIGHT 3 QUEENS ( in Sep.)
3 QUEENS
J. P. S. MILLS London University
H . A. C. MORRISON London University
T. N. McDERMOTT 2 QUEENS
C. E. McEWEN 1 QUEENS
1 QUEENS
S. C. ]. B. PIELOW 3 QUEENS
Notts University
D. R. POLLARD 1 QUEENS
M. S. QUINN 2 QUEENS
M. N . REDFORD 3 QUEENS ( in Sep.)
2 QUEENS
I. 0 . ROBSON 1 QUEENS
D . ] . WAKE
G. A. WALLER

R. F . WHITHOUSE

G. K. YONWIN

QUARTERMASTERS

MaJors

P. J. COLLMAN, MBE Depot (PS)
D. H. P. FRASER, MBE
F. B. ORAM HQ Berlin Inf Bde
E. ]. RANSLEY, MBE, MC 5 QUEENS (V)
Att RMAS
W. SNOWDEN Sch. of Inf.
W. G. WOOLLEY HQ Aldershot Grn.

D. W. ADKINS Captains
R. E. B. MORRIS
P . A. NEWMAN HQ SAS Gp.
R. A. PACE 1 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
R. J. PALMER 3 QUEENS
L. M. WILSON 2 QUEENS
1 QUEENS

***

WARRANT OFFICERS & SERGEANTS

( in alphabetical order, as at I st Sept. 73)

M . ] . AYLING W arrant Officers Class 1
W. BIBBY
7 QUEENS (V )
H. T. CHAFFER, MM D epot
T . CRICHTON JIW Canterbury ( 5 QUEENS (V ) in Sep.)
R. G. FORD Depot
Depot
D. GAME 2 QUEENS
L. H. HART 3 QUEENS
S. LEA 2 QUEENS
W. L. B. MANS AYSC Edinburgh
Does Team IMRO (S)
J. A. MARKS I QUEENS
A. MELVIN 2 QUEENS
11 UDR
T. G. PARNELL I QUEENS
6 QUEENS (V)
M. F. PEARSON 3 QUEENS
W. J. RIPPON
C. R. SHINN
]. WOOD

72

Warrant Officers Class 2

]. ALLAN J .I.B.
3 R ANGLIAN
J. E. R. ANDERSON ACIO H olloway

M . ARNOLD Depot
D . ] . BAILEY 3 QUEENS
D epot
J. R. BARRELL Sec. Pers, Brunei
R . J. BATC HELOR
3 RRF
G. F . BEECHEY HQ 2 Div.
H . M . BEESON 2 QUEENS
C. R. BLACKWELL HQ UKLF Inc. Old Sarum

F. N . BOYNE J . I.B .
R. G . BRADDOCK HQ 3 Div. and Sig. R egt.

A. A. BROMIGE 2 QUEENS
42 AYT
D . BURKE 1 QUEENS
] . A . C. BURR 2 QUEENS
1 QUEENS
]. E. BUTLER 1 QUEENS
Army Avn Centre
A. G. CHILD SSO Fallingbostel
E. CLOSE
M . CONNELLY 3 RRF
Sch. of Inf. (HQ & Adm)
V. D . EBBENS
2 QUEENS
C. J. ELKINGTON 2 QUEENS
Depot
D. T . ELLIS 1 QUEENS
T . S. FISHER 1 QUEENS
1 QUEENS
M . J. FLYNN 5 R . ANGLIAN (V)
2 QUEENS
P. M . GLEW 2 QUEENS
G . R. GORDON, D CM , BEM London University OTC
5 QUEENS ( V )
R . V. HARE 2 R ANGLIAN
1 QUEENS
E. F . HEGARTY 2 QUEENS
G . W. N . HOLLAND
M. G. JAMES 1 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
J. M . JEPHCOTT HQ Brunei Grn.
A.S.C. (South)
R . H . KITSON SSO Dortmund
D . W. KNIGHT
T . H . LAMING APRE
CRAOC Corps Troops East
J. L. LEIPER
3 QUEENS
S. C. MACINTYRE 3 QUEENS
M . D. MALONEY, BEM D epot

A. R. MARCHANT 2 QUEENS
654 Avn Son
W. D . MARSHALL 1 QUEENS
W . G. MARTIN Sch. of Inf. ( SWW )
2 QUEENS
B. H . MATLOCK 3 QUEENS
P. McFADYEN 5 QUEENS (V)

J. A . McGREGOR 2 QUEENS
HQ 1 (BR) Corps
L. D. MOODIE, MBE
I. J. L. B.
E . J. NASH
1 QUEENS
]. OAKLEY
2 QUEENS
A. P. O 'GORMAN 1 QUEENS

A. ONGLEY 3 RRF
D . A . ORMEROD, BEM 5 QUEENS (V )
D . I. PATTERSON 5 QUEENS (V )
]. H . PEARSON
2 QUEENS
J. H. PORTER 3 QUEENS

F . R. POTTS 2 QUEENS
A. L. PRINCE 3 Inf Bde. and Sig. Sqn.
D . P. PRIOR
A. ]. PRUDENCE Sch. of Inf. (HQ & Adm.)
M . 0 . QUINN 3 QUEENS

C. L. ROBERTS
T. G. ROTHWELL

R. SCOTT

D . A. SCREENE

R. D. SEAGER

R . J. SHAVE

R. B. SMITH
B. STANFIELD

R. W . STEVENS

A. F . WARD
W. WARREN

]. WHITE

P . A. WOOD

73

Staff Sergeants

K . A. ANDREW 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
B. F. ARCHER 3 QUEENS

M. J . AYLWARD 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
I. BARNACLE 3 QUEENS
M . BLACKBURN 1 QUEENS
l QUE'ENS
A. D . BOOTH
K . H. BROWN 7 QUEEN S (V)
A. R . BRUMWELL
] .!.B .
J. BUGDEN
N . BULLEN 42 AYT
A. A. BURFORD D epot
N . F . R. COCKING
l QUEENS
F. CREANE 5 QUEEN S(V)
P . G . CRICK
D . T . CULLEY 2 QUEENS
R. A. DA COSTA I QUEENS
ACIO Finchley
L. R. DAY
l QUEENS
J. DICKINS 2 QUEENS
H. G . DOWSETT 3 QUEENS
W. DUNSTAN 3 QUEENS
1 R ANGLIAN
B. P. FOX
D . G. GILBERT 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
W . G. GILL 2 QUEENS
C. GREGORY
P . G . GUILLAUME 2 QUEENS
G. R. HAMILTON
2 QUEENS
R. J. HAYLEY HPCCD
H . H. HIGGINS 1 QUEENS
A. HILL
A. W. HUDSON 3 QUEENS
7 QUEENS (V)
J. J. HURLEY
RMAS
R. J. JONES l QUEENS
S. W. JONES BRIXMIS
M. C. KAY
N . T . V. KING 3 QUEENS
A. B. KNIGHT l QUEENS
K. S . LAST
E. LAWRENCE 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
J. G . LEMON 2 QUEENS
B. F. LIVELEY, BEM 2 QUEENS
M . J. MANNING
S. J . MAYFIELD D epot
Sec. Pers. Malawi
J. E. McENIRY
W. F. McLEAN 5 RRF (V)

J. MOGFORD 3 QUEENS
D. H . MOORE 4 QUEENS Coy ( RIT in Nov 73 )
D . W. NAYLOR
N . J. PATTERSON 2 QUEENS
Depot (HS ) att 5 QUEENS ( V )
R. P . PATRIDGE
3 QUEENS
J. PERRYMAN AC IO C hi chester
B. J . RAWLINGS 5 QUEENS (V)

J. REYNOLDS Depot
J. T . RIDDLESTONE-HOLMES 5 QUEENS (V)

D . J . ROBERTS 3 QUEENS
G . ROBINSON 3 QUEENS
I. ROUTLEDGE
3 RRF
R. RUSSELL 1 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
J. K. RUSSELL 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
D . A. SHARP l QUEENS
A. H . SHEPHERD
RMAS
P . T. SLATER 3 QUEENS
A. S. SMITH HQ N . Ireland
W . N. SMITH
2 QUEENS
K . J. SPILLETT 6 QUEENS (V)

A. STEVENS l QUEENS
P . J. STEWART
D epot
B. F . SUPPLE 2 QUEENS
1 QUEENS
M . J. VALE
B. D . WATERS

74 2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
( Staff Sergeants continued ) 3 QUEENS
7 QUEENS ( V)
H. WATSON D epo t
]. C. L. WHITTLE l QUEENS
T. A. WOOLLARD
R. WORTHY, BEM Sergeants
W. ]. WRIGHT
) . W. YOUNG I QUEENS
2 QUEENS
I. D . F . ALLAN 2 QUEENS
D . A. C. AMBROSE 2 QUEENS
M. D. ANDERSON 2 QUEENS
P. ANTHONY 3 QUEENS
D. ATKINS 2 QVEENS
R. M . BARDWELL 2 QUEENS
R. H. BARNES Depot
B. W. P . BARRATT
R. F. BARTLE I QUEENS
B. D. BECKINGHAM I QUEENS
]. G . BEEDLES 3 QUEENS
D . C. BENNETT RMAS
]. D . BLANCHETTE
L. R. BLYTH 5 QUEENS ( V )
A. F. T . BODKIN 2 QUEENS
P. ). BOWLES JIW Preston
B. M. BRAZIER I QUEENS
B. W. BREACH 2 QUEENS
S. R. BREAM I QUEENS
R. BRETT Depot
B. W. BRIGHTWELL 2 QUEENS
P. ]. BROWN I QUEENS
E. BROWN I QUEENS
M . ] . BROWN 5 CTT
]. BROWN I QUEENS
P. A. BROWN 4 QUEENS Coy.
P. ]. BULL AAC Arborfield
]. BURNETT Para Battle Sch . Brecon
M. F. BUTCHER 2 QUEENS
B. F. CAIRNS 5 QUEENS (V)
]. H. CATT 3 QUEENS
P. ]. CHAPMAN 3 QUEENS
T . G. CHEESMAN Depot
]. CHESTER 3 QUEENS
A . K. CLOSE 3 QUEENS
B. T . COBBOLD 3 QUEENS
R. E. COLLINS I]LB
G. R. COLLINS I QUEENS
E . J. CONSTANT 2 QUEENS
D. T . COOPER Depot
]. T . COOTE 3 QUEENS
R. R. CORNICK 2 QUEENS
D . G. COX 3 QUEENS
C. T. CREIGHTON R.I.T.
P. I. CRISP
]. DAPPRICH 2 QUEENS
G. E. DAVIES 6 CTT
H . F. A. DE DOMENICO 3 QUEENS
L. A. DEACON I]LB
P. ]. DEHAAN 3 QUEENS
S. D . DILLON 2 CTT
T . M. DONNELLY I QUEENS
]. T. DORAN 3 QUEENS
W. A. DUFFEY 3 QUEENS
V. D . A. DUNN 5 QUEENS (V)
P. D. EDWARDS 5 QUEENS ( V )
J. EVANS I QUEENS
M . ] . EVANS R.I.T.
M. ]. FEATHERSTONE
]. FENSOM RMSM
I QUEENS
2 QUEENS

75

(Sergeants continued) I QUEENS
I R ANGLIAN
R. D . ]. FIDDY 2 RRF
]. P. FLANAGAN I QUEENS
M . M . FORESTER
E. ]. FRENCH 2 QUEENS
J . A. FROST, BEM
C. W . GARTON RMAS
]. GILES
M . T . GILL 3 QUEENS
H . R. GILL 2 QUEENS
R. GLAZIER ] .I.B .
]. L. GOODEN
D. B. GOODHAM 3 QUEENS
]. GRAHAM I.J .L.B .

B. A. GRAHAM I QUEENS
G . GRAVES, BEM 4 CTT
B. F . GREEN
H . ]. GREEN, BEM 3 R ANGLIAN
School of Tpt.
P. S. HALL 3 QUEENS
J. P. HAMILL
T . D. HANSEN 3 QUEENS
G. HARMER 3 QUEENS
j . R. HARFLEET 2 QUEENS
]. E. HARRIS MCTC
]. HEDGES 2 RRF
D . N . G . HEMSLEY R .I . T.
]. S. HENDRIE
] . S. HENL'EY 3 QUEENS
I QUEENS
S. H. HILTON Depot
T. K. HITCHMAN
C. ] . HOLMAN Jt. Services Mtn. Trg . Centre
B. ] . HORNER
A. P. HOWARD 3 Div. Avn Regt.
B. F . HUNT
A. IBRAHIM 2 QUEENS
D. T . JAMES
N . JAMIESON 2 QUEENS
R. D . JENKINSON, BEM
M . M . ]ONES 2 QUEENS
M . S. JORDAN
A. S. KAYE-LESSER 3 QUEENS

P . A. KEARSE I QUE'ENS
A. KIAMIL
D . H . KIRK 2 QUEENS
G. D. V. LAINE I QUEENS
R. ]. LAMBERT 2 QUEENS
T. C. LAMKIN, BEM I QUEENS
I. LAWRANCE 3 QUEENS
F . G . LEES 2 QUEENS
P. ]. LINSCOTT Depot
C. LOCKYEAR
E. R. LONG 3 QUEENS
B. J. LUCAS I QUEENS
]. E. MACKENZIE HQ 24 Airportable Bde. 2 Sig. Sqn .
R. MACKINTOSH HQ 12 Mech Bde. & Sig. Sqn .
G . E. MAJOR 2 QUEENS
P. ]. MALLON
]. ]. MANUEL 3 QUEENS
R. W. MAXLOW I QUEENS
P. MAYE True. Oman Scouts
D. ]. McCAIG
P . ]. MEAD ACIO Guildford
R. L. MEAD
R. D. MILLIGAN 2 QUEENS
B. ]. MULLENDER C hurch House Wuppertal
W. R. MUNDAY JIW Canterbury
C. J. P . MURPHY
D . P . MURPHY 3 QUEENS
]. G. MURPHY Sch . of Inf. (HQ & Adm .)
]. M . OLIVER 1 QUEENS
5 QUEENS ( V)
F . J . O'RAWE 3 R ANGLIAN
I QUEENS
3 QUEENS

I QUEENS
2 QUEENS

3 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
2 RRF

2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
Sch. of Inf. (SWW)

1 QUEENS
5 QUEENS ( V)
HQ Lond.Dist. (RLS)

76 3 QUEENS
I QUEENS
( Sergeants continued ) 5 QUEENS (V)

]. O'SULLIVAN I QUEENS
R. R. OWEN 2 QUEENS
]. F . PAINE 5 QUEENS (V)
R. D . ]. PALMER
G . W. PARKER AOBS
R. H . PENFOLD D epot
D. H . PERKINS Sch. of lnf. HQ & Adm.
T. F . PHILLIPS D epot
]. PHILLIPS
3 QUEENS
A. J. PINKERTON HQ Lond. Dist
I.} .L.B .
B. W. PITCHFORTH
L. T. PLUMB l.} .L.B.
M . ]. REARDON
C. K . REDMAN } .LB .
N . C. REED
A. ] . REIDE Sennelager Trg. Centre
G. D. RICKERBY 2 QUEENS
T . D . ROBBIE D epot

J. J. ROGERS D epot

]. ROLFE HQ 6 Armd . Bde. & Si g. Sqn.
M. R. ROWNEY 2 QUEENS
G. F. RUMBOLD Depot (HS )
R. F . RUST
P. P. RYAN, MM 2 QUEENS
I QUEENS
M. S. SANBROOK
T . W. SAUNDERS I QUEENS
K. F. SCADDAN
C. G. SIMMONS 3 QUEENS
M . ] . SINDEN 3 QUEENS
]. E. SMITH 5 QUEENS (V)
I. C. SMITH 3 QUEENS
C. SMITH
M. D . SMITH 3 QUEENS
] . R. SPICER 3 QUEENS
A. H. STAPLETON
E. H. STENNING I QUEENS
I.} .L.B .
J. R. STENT
I QUEENS
]. F. STEWART I.}.L.B .
A. ]. F. STICKLES
G. STOKES I QUEENS
HQ Lond. Dist. (RLS )
B. L. J. STREET Sch. of Tpt.

E. L. STUBBINGS 5 QUEENS (V)
R. A. SWANTON
E. TACKLEY I QUEENS
A. R. TALMAN 2 QUEENS
B. P. TARRY
HQ 19 Airportable Bde. & Sig. Sqn .
J. TAYLOR I QUEENS

]. THOMPSON I QUEENS
3 QUEENS
D . A. R. THORPE HQ 3 Div. & Sig. Sqn.
N . R. TICKNER I QUEENS
D . S. TONKS 3 QUEENS
K. V. TOOHEY I QUEENS
N. A. TURNER 1 QUEENS

P. A. TURNER 3 QUEENS
3 QUEENS
]. T. N. WALKER RAC Centre Bovington
K . A. WARR 3 QUEENS
P . ]. W ATCHOUS 7 CTT
B. M. WEBB 1 QUEENS
C. E . WEEKS 2 QUEENS
D . N. WHALLEY
P. WHARMBY 3 QUEENS
W. G . WHITEHORN ACIO Brighton
D . K. WHITTAKER
G. S. WILDISH 3 QUEENS
37 CTT
J. S. WILLIS 665 Avn Sqn.

M. N. WILSON School of Tpt.
R. P. WISDEN
R. P . WOOD 3 CTT
B. M. WRIGHT 1 QUEENS
5 QUEENS (V)
P . J. WRIGHT I QUEENS
2 QUEENS

2 QUEENS
2 QUEENS

[ THE QUEEN'S CADETS 77

Cadet Visit to BAOR Cadet Bn . The Queen 's Regt. ( K ent ACF ) under
the direction of Capt. Leonard W ood. Their marching
A party of the Regiment's cadets from Surrey and playing and thei r smart appea rance in thei r r ed
and Sussex and the NE, SW and NW London Sectors jackets made a considerable impress ion on the local
visited the 2nd Bn. at Werl immediately before Easter. population (see picture ).
To look after some 4 5 cadets was quite a commitment
fo r the 2nd Bn. but they rose to it manfu ll y. Surrey ACF
Surrey AC F have produced issue No. 3 of th eir
The Army Cadet Force is most grateful to Lt.-
Col. Reynolds and to all those officers and NCO s who newsletter " The Surrey Cadet" and are to be con-
were involved. These attachments are a rea l oppor- gratulated on th e continuing high standard and n ews-
tunit y for the cadets to see the Regular Army at work wo rthiness of this publication .
and it is hoped that as a result af this particular visit
the Regiment will gain some recruits. In the realm of shooting, the Surrey ACF Winter
P ostal Shoot was won by Leatherhead Pl. with Addl e-
Annual Camps stone Pl. as runners-up. In Full Bore Shooting most
At the time these notes were written the various of the prizes at the Annual Surrey ACF Rifl e M eet-
ing held in M ay were taken by the I st Cadet Bn .
county ACFs were either in camp or preparing to go.
This year K ent ACF camped at Redesda le in North- In the Annual Inter-D etachment Training Com-
umberland; Surrey went to St . M artin 's Plain and petition known as uExercise Scidcomp", the winners
Sussex travelled far afield to Jurby on the I sle of were St. Peter 's School D etachment, followed b y
Man. The SW London Sector are in Scotland ; the NE Farnham, with Addlestone in third place.
London Sector on the Stanford PTA and the NW
London Sector are at O llerton in Nott inghamshire. Sussex ACF
I n the Trai ning Competition known as "Scid-
Kent ACF
In connection with the annual ACF visit to ape" (equivalent to the Surrey Competition described
above), the winning detachment was Chichester with
Ypres, the Kent ACF Regt., RE was honoured by C rawley as runners-up.
being asked to provide buglers to sound t he Last Post
at the M enin Gate M emorial. Also in the party was Let's hear from you
the Corps of Drums from Broadstairs Pl. of the 1st News and photographs of the activities of the

Reg iment's ACF units are always welcome. These
should be sent in the fi rst instance to Maj . ] . H . E ast,
Army Cadet Force Association, 58 Buckingham Gate,
London, SWIE 6AN.

The Corps of Drums of
Broadstairs PI., 1st C dt-
Bn- The Queen's Regt_
(Kent ACF) , on parade

in Ypres

78

The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion

Editorial Lt.-Col. J . R. Stepbenson, the Commandin g Officer
Picture supplied by APRO, HQ D ove r/ S horncliffc
AFTER a period of two yea rs at the helm,
Lt.-Col. Peter Johnson left us to take up a G a rri so n

period of serious meditation at the 'Monas try of our Annual T est E xercise set by HQ S .E. D istrict and
Defence'. The mental exercise will probably come then C hristmas will be upon us. The emphas is, how-
as a reasonable rest from rushing about his ex- ever, must-l ike all other units- revolve around
tensive parish, a rushing about which he did to recruiting, as numbers are not what they should be.
great purpose.
A GENERAL RESUME ON CAMP
His big contri bution to the Battalion must be The highlight of any reserve unit's year must be
recognised as the establishment of a great regular annual camp and for us, this proved a bit of a mixed
team at Canterbury, which was always ready to re- bag. Like most good stories, it contained both good
lieve the hard-pressed Volunteer Companies of as news and bad news.
much of the ad mini strative and trai ning load as pos- The bad news concerns numbers-possibly due to
sible. This is always important but proves doubly so the uncertainty over the Colours presentation and a
when the Battalion is involved in a series of Com- repeat visit to last year's venue (W estdown Camp ),
pany camps. Always a popular fig ure, Colonel Peter or possibly due to the general recruiting malaise af-
will be well remembered by offi cers and soldiers alike fecting all units. I n the event, Camp was good, M a j.
for the great amount of thought, time and energ y John H ewson having prepared a mixed training fare
which he put into the task. that gave everyone a run for h is money. Our new CO
gave us a rea l run for our money- every morn ing at
His tent mate of Aden days, M aj. Mike Roberts, 6.15! His appea rance in old cricket bags and pull-
who served so abl y as ZI C to Co l. P eter left us at over did elicit enquiries as to his selection for higher
the same time, after many years in the TA. We think teams but the comment was well taken . It cannot be
that the solution of the then-R SM, S pud H oughton,
for getting rid of his ra ther inept water-trailer driver
was probabl y a stroke of inspired genius; he had him
commissioned and from then on L/ C pl. Roberts rare-
ly looked back. A pity he didn't, when he was dri ving
the trailer, because he had left all the taps on!

N ot wanting the unit to slip too far from Sussex
we now have Lt.-Col. John Stephenson at the wheel,
Maj. Peter H arrington (ex-C (Cinque Ports) Coy.)
as ZIC and Capt. Charles J oint as Adjutant.

By the time this is printed we will also have sa id
farewell to our RSM, WO I Robinson. H e really
made his mark at our first Bn. Camp at W estdown ;
the WOs' and Sgts' M ess rea lly hummed and as far
as discipline is concerned, one could see backs straight-
ening and arms swinging even when he wasn't in
sight! Always popular with the soldiers, his summing
up at the end of an exercise had everyone in fits as
well as dri ving the points home. Mr. Robinson 's going
is our loss and civvy street's ga in . In his place we
welcome RSM J ack C haff er-need we say more?

Our calender of outstanding moments includes
some cracking weekends in the Channel I slands won,
by much sweat at the conference table, by our Train-
ing M ajor, Maj . John H ewson ; a certain measure of
success at Bisley where Sgt. H arris (a previous Queens
Medal Winner ) was placed sixth overall in the in-
dividual rat ings; C Coy's sterling performance at
Nijmegen, leading to a leap in the sale of carpet
slippers in H astings and, together with the Band and
Corps of Drums, their able assistance to the O ld
Comrades Aubers Ridge celebrations and parade on
6th M ay. An extremely valuable weekend was organ-
ised by Capt. Richard Holmes in conjunction with
the RAFA and USAF Police in guarding the aircraft
during the RAFA Annual Air Show at Greenham
Common. This provided an excellent opportunity for
the volunteers to meet servicemen from many nations.

As to the future, we have two more trips to Al-
derney, a Specialist Weekend at St. M artin's Plain,

the lightest of ta sks to take on a bunch of part-time 79
volunteers a few weeks before camp, but Lt.-Col. J ohn
Stcphenson found the necessary amount of tolerance and at the final battalion concert, the most popular
and humour to cope with the situation and sti ll came item wa s the Band's lone piper!
up smiling as he raised the starting fl ag on the last
day. His opening remarks contained references to Finally, the close liasion which now exists
effici ency, happiness and fitn ess and, though of this between Regu lar and Volunteer Battalions is worth
trinity, the third was still wanting at the end of I4
days, it is probably fair to say that a good measure (Top): "Close Liaison". The Commanding Officers
of the other two ingredients were there. of I and 5 QUEENS (V) during a display of equip-

The TA volunteer settles in to soldiering very ment kindly provided by the former
quickl y. Once the signs had been put ou t, the RSM (Centre): "Who knows where all the wire came
had pulled up a new recruit, and the fire picquet had from?" (L to r): Ptes. Gerrard, and Terry, L / Cpl.
rushed to an imaginary blaze, we all felt like part of Hoffman. Pte. McAllister and Cpl. Perry during the
the military scene.
Signals Cadre
Our gallant Training M ajor had fought many (Lower): " There are always the di>des" . Ptes. O 'Sul-
conference battles on our behalf and, as a result, we livan and Rose, supervised by L / Cpl. Peters of C Coy.,
had the lions share of the local ranges in the first
week. The IBSR range was particularly popular but wash up after Ex " Soft Foot".
all ranges were well used. Cadres flouri shed in the
first week, HGV aspirants trundled back and forth
under the watchful eye of Lt. D erek M yrams (MTO )
and the support platoons worked under their respec-
tive commanders. Companies covered their minor
tactics in their dry training periods, but Jack of num-
bers did not lend itself to good rifle p latoon training
and some of this was evident in the big exercise of
the second week. D Coy. had augmented their num-
bers by the attachment of some very keen Americans
from Germany and a lone member of the Australian
Army Reserve. If nothing else, this earned them the
title of 'The Home and Colonial Coy."

Our visitors flooded in and out during the first
week. We are always pleased to see them but none
more so than the Colonel of the R egiment at his last
Dinner Night with the Battalion. Well known amongst
most members of the Battalion, the General is well
liked for his bluff humour and direct manner. We
shall all miss him.

Exercise "Softfoot ", the three-day brain child of
our ( up till then, popular) Training M ajor, could
well h ave been called " Webfoot". It started to rai n
abo ut mid-day of the first day and stopped about
four hours before the end on the third day. And all
on one set of combat kit! R ain aside, the exercise was
well written and worked through all aspects of tactics
from section to battalion level. We have not done
this for some time and it is probably true to say that
in some phases we were found wanting. We had ex-
cellent cooperation from the 1st Bn. which provided
a company as enemy for the final battalion assault.
Their dug-in position was a picture and this phase of
the exercise was full of good lessons. Communications
and command post work was good but many weak-
nesses were shown up in tactics and this will provide
much food for thought for future training.

Some officers were so exhausted at the end that
one, in groping for his saccharine tablets, put his ear
defenders in his coffee_ Another settled gratefully in-
to his hot bath with a copy of "Arnhem", only to
awake an hour later to see Monty floating face up-
wards and staring at him reproachfully. Though
morale flagged a bit in the unceasing rain reminiscent
of 1914-1 8, most stuck to the last quite well. (It can
only be coincidence that one company, in the football
final, h ad eleven men withdrawn from the exercise!)
The Band made their annual pilgrimage to Wales
where they were well received and played excellently
at all other functions. Our neighbouring unit at camp
produced a pipe band but ours was not to be outdone

80 (Top left) : A tense moment for A Coy. on the range. ->o...
(L to r) Maj . Evans, The Commanding Officer and
mentioning. We are constantly in one another's lines Brig. Shapland, with a member of A Coy. in the ...,_
( both I QUEENS and 3 QUEENS were nearby )
and besides M aj. M allalieu's Coy. performing so well background
for us as enemy, we had a most excellent demon-
stration of vehs and weapons put on by 1 QUEENS (Lower left) : An exhuberant Cpl. Mclntosh supported
at the close of camp. by 2/ Lt. Tyas watching their Company Commander

THE BAND OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT score a goal in the Inter-Coy. Finals
(TAVR) (Top right): The C.O. presents the Football Trophy
to Sgt. Tom Rogers of A Coy., the winners of the
To see the Folkestone T attoo 1973 m ade one
feel proud to be a soldier, but to see the Band of The Inter-Coy. Competition
Queen's Regiment (TA VR ) in the arena made one (Lower right) : The REME at work. S / Sgt. Donald
feel specially proud to be a reservist; for there it was
giving of its best among bands of the regular army. Macalcese assisted by Cpl. John Ridd
They cenainly have come a long way since their form-
ation ten yea rs ago. (Top): Bandmaster Ted Clarke

A direct descendant of the Band of the 4th Bn. (Centre) : The Band Comet players and, behind them,
The Buffs which was form ed in 1963 ( the nucleus members of the Corps of Drums
of which was a 13-strong civilian band ) the present
Band has been carefully nunured and trained in (Lower): Band Sergeant Major Bob Ship-<:harming
methods military by Bandmaster WO I Ted Clark,
who had recently retired from a similar post in the the snakes!
regular army. On formation, he was given 3! years
by the powers-that-be to form and train his musicians
to an acceptable standard, but in a matter of eleven
months the Band of 4 Buffs was functioning to a
standard far in advance of that. In 1967 the
TA reorganised, giving birth to the T & A VR (la ter
to become the TA VR ), when 4 Buffs became
the sponsor unit for 5 QUEENS ( V ). In band circles,
this Band, being the senior one, became the sponsor
unit of the Band of The Queen 's R egiment TAVR,
resulting in their sharing accommodation with and
being administered by 5 QUEENS ( V ). Thus they
have been closely associated and it is no secret that
5 QUEENS ( V) lays special claim to the TAVR
Band being the band of the volunteer battalion .

On formation of The Queen 's Regiment, the
Band had a strong base on which to build and,
bolstered by members of other bands now disbanded
( panicularly from 5 Buffs) , gave rise to a band of
strength. As he wa s able to be selecti ve in filling
vacancies, the Bandmaster was able to form a band
of excellent quality and has maintained this by re-
cruiting musicians from regular army bands on thei r
retirement from full time service . Today, one will find
in the Band not only members of previous TA units
(most of whom are regular army trained ), but also
ex-members of the bands of many units including
Foot Guards, Royal Marines, Royal Signals and many
others. Recruits are pleased to participate as bandsmen
irrespective of rank held in the regular army, and yo u
will find many an ex-NCO with a dark patch on the
right arm of his No. 1 Dress where his chevrons used
to be!

The current strength is 34, including two boys,
and ages range from 15 to 58. (We are not sure who
is 58, but Band Sgt. Maj . Ship-known uni versa lly
as " Daddio"- spons the Burma Rebellion medal
among his many other ribbons!) Practice is conduct-
ed during normal TAVR Training sess ions, n amely
Thursday evenings and at weekends but even with
practice so strictly limited, it is significant to reca ll
that, at their last inspection by a team including the
Commandant of Kneller Hall, we achieved an " out-
standing " grading, a feat never equalled by any other
band in the history of the reserve army. Not only is
the band renowned in this country, but it has also
received acclaim in Belgium where it has played on

Continued on page 82



82 the score of " R etreat" has been mi sfil ed, and may
explain why it was not played at the last Beat ing
three occasions at Ypres; on one of these visits it won R etreat ceremony! P erhaps the least sa id about that
a band contest in which military bands of fi ve nations the better.
pa rticipated. Thi s troph y, with many others, are
displayed in the band p ractice room . An invi tation T he band is great ly appreciated by all members
has been extended by the Nat ional Guard for the of 5 QUEENS ( V ) for their pa rticipation both on
band to visit T exas, but owing to t he possibility of the square and at many battalion parties incl uding
the Colours presentation, the invitation cannot yet their performa nces in the Officers' mess. The fo llow-
be accepted. ing tale proves that all members of the band are
gentlemen : At one of the battalion parties, many
The driving force behind the organisation is camps ago, a yo ung lady entert ainer in a state of
Bandmaster T ed Clark who has served with military partial undress, endeavo ured to fi t a portion of her
bands for many yea rs, including the bands of the anatom y into the muzzle end of a clarinet! F inding
M onmouths, the R econaissance Corps, the Queen 's this too small, she progressed to the cornet, then the
Own R oya l W est K ent R egt. and the R oya l S ussex trombone, then the french horn and was not satisfi ed
Regt. It is thanks to his expertise as well as the com- until she reached the euphonium. A lthough these
petence of his musicians that our band is what it is. antics bro ught screams of delight from the troops,
The Bandmas ter says it is diffi cult to practise with the blushes from our Band were so intense th at t he
upart" of a band; he therefore achieves an attendance searing refl ect ion from the polished instruments
rate approaching 90% ( others please note, and re- ca used this story- teller temporary blindness, thus
member when yo u fail to get out of bed to attend a ca using him to miss the following part of the fl oor
line exercise, do not expect the band to play the sh ow!
N ational Anthem on a violin and a drum! ) The other
work, little known but so necessary, is the mainten- If the reader wishes to see the band in action,
ance and documentation of the colossal library of we suggest that he visits some of the remaining
3,000 items-possibly the largest library of a unit carni vals held throughout K ent th is summer. And if
band in existence. Besides fil ing the issued scores, the yo u hea r excellent m ilitary music and see an army
Bandmaster has built up a fin e library by begging, ba nd at its smartest, then no do ubt the Band of The
borrowing and "obta ining" items from military bands Queen 's R eg iment (TAVR ) is marching past.
which have ceased to ex ist. There are so many, that

***
The Gentle Giant the socia l side. E ric had the good sense, wh ilst in the
Volunteers, to get his army education certificates;
" PSI to a TA unit." A few yea rs ago the post- now that he has returned to I QUEE NS the wa y
ing probably sounded like the clap of doom. P eople should be open to h im for further adva ncement . Sgt.
started to look the other way when you approached,
or bought you drinks in the mess out of sympath y. Brown followed afte r a series of good P S i s to C
" D ads Army". What a thought! " What can I have Coy.- C / Sgt. D ouggie Booth and W O 2 J ohn Barrel!
done wrong ?" You probably went back over yo ur -but he and Carol were a good team and our loss is
military career with a fine tooth comb to see where very definitely someone else's ga in.
you went wrong, or whom you had crossed. N ow that
PSis have been coming from our sister Battalions for
so long the picture has changed dramatically. There
are many deserving of special mention so perhaps it
is wrong to single out one, but Sgt. Brown and his
family are typical.

When Eric and Carol left H astings ( and C Coy .) Sgt. and Mrs. Brown before their departure
recently, a dinner was held in their honour and some
nice things were sa id of them. They we re all qu ite
true and typical of the modern PSI. True, there are
few who would argue with Eric anyway, as his sheer
size tends to blot out the sun, but he was a big man
in a big company and always led by example rather
>h an from behind. H e really was the amiable giant ;
Jr sometimes better known as " the old man of the
set. , When you are as keen a fi sherman as he and

live within spitting distance of the sea, it isn't surpris-
ing that the QM used to hear often that " he has just
gone to the Post Offi ce !" H e and Ca rol were gluttons
for work and keen supporters of everything the
Volunteers did , and she h as that charming cockney
personality that fit s in anywhere- a h appy, gregarious

person who was never more at home than in a group,
always the centre of attraction. T ogether they always
did more than their stint and though thei r quarter
was not the best, they never let it get them down.
Eric lifted the company along at training and sp ort
and he and Carol helped enormously as a t eam on

83

CAMP follow th e little sketch played out every day of the
week in an y big W est African town.
Camp is a searchi ng for kit in cluttered attics,
A cleaning of mud from abandoned boots S ce ne: Entrance to UKin gswaynJ th e use /frid ges" of
C linging loving ly from exercise "Wotnot" Lagos . On the d oorstep are su11d ry beggars and d ivers
It is a changing of dress and a ch anging of traders with wa tches. Th e inn ocent Euro p ea n a p-
pr oac hes.
persona li ty;
Camp is a shouting and bawling of khaki clad TInrnaodcere:nt:"M" Iashtear~e M aster you wan good watch ?"
a watch, thank you ." ( he ios now
ramrods.
It is a racing of fire picquets to imaginary blazes, hooked ).
Or a sku lking of guards in distant drying rooms. Trader: "M aster, this e wan e good good watch . ,~
Camp is a jangling of range telephones
Which promise much but fl atter to deceive : make I go se ll you this e wan cheep cheep .
"Who is that b . .. . y fool on number one?"
"Oh it's yo u sir;" farewell fair MBE ! Innocent: "Eh?"
Camp is an adjusting of gas masks
And tear-stained eyes, Trader: " M aster, this e wa n e good pa ss Rolex. I
Or a trudge to "meat-and-two'' in the blinding rain .
It is a wo rshipping to God Fitness in the earl y hours make I go sell you this wan cheep cheep cos
As feet bring down the protesting pounds on the
you my fren. I like you master. I make I no
innocent road.
But camp is always a swinging of lanterns in go cheet you like I cheet de odder ma sters. I

distant canteens ; make I no go put old eng ine for new case. I
In an unending stream of heroic deeds
Which las t the winter months through no ask five paan only fift y bob," etc, etc, till
Till the search for forgotten kit
R enews itself. the innocent ends up with a useless p1ece of

ON LANGUAGES machinery he never wanted and has probably

Written, to encourage the budding interpreter, by Maj. given up his own in "changy, changy".
P. G. Harrington-Fellow of the Institute of Linguists
There is a popular myth of course that if you
"Where is the toilet? On the eighth fl oor? Good shout loud enough " they" will eventuall y understand
night! " Such hand y phrases for the use of strangers you. The more refi ned your accent in this case, the
in outer Serbia h ave always been intriguing. No less better yo ur chances are supposed to be.
the two unfortunate Frenchman once seen trying to
board a crowded bus in London's rush hour. "No I shared an office wi th a very Eton and Oxford
more standing naa" screams our angel in blue to the 'chep' who was a firm believer in the divine ri!lht of
two innocents on the platform, foll owed by "Come on, both institutions. Our orderly, who attended w1 thout,
get orf". "Come on?" "Get off?" says one to the was a suitably-scarred Tiv tribesman named Argur,
other in puzzlement. Who can blame him, or his aunt, more Markurdi M ethodist Mission than e1ther Eton
or the postillion for that matter? or H arrow and certainly more warlike than intelligent.

The keen student of languages will, on learning On the whole, not 11 plus at all.
he is going to, say, Nigeria on posting, rush to Tot-
enham Court Road and secure himself a course in "Ahguwer! " called my companion one hot after-
one of the many Nigerian tongues. Y oruba for the noon, "Ahguwe r do be a good chep and go down-
West, I bo for the East, or H ausa for the North . stai rs to my car and bring up m y brief case from the
back". Argur's scars twitched and his eyes rolled
Even should he succeed in mastering the essential round in my direction with an appeal I could hardl y
phrases, "One does not buy a cat in a sack", etc, he
is likely to arrive extremely ill-equipped, for the ignore.
lingua fanca is "English" . Who invented it we shall "A rgur" says I, "you make you go for down,
probably never know (though the ea rl y m 1Ss1onan es
must take some of the "credit") but failure to com- when yo u day yo u make yo u looko and you see de
municate and in W est Africa that can often be drastic. moto from de master. This e big black moto. On de
I once tried compiling a vocabulary:- back side e de hand bag from de master -you make

"! no agree for chop '' = Let us not eat yet yo u go bring urn for up ,.
"His head dun spoil, = P sychiatric case Thus armed yo u are ready to drop into the deep-
"e day for up" = H e is upstairs
"e no day, = he is not here/ there est pit. I once went to Lagos to referee a soccer match
and managed to lock my keys in my car. I could see
" P ass Carter Bridge" = Comparit ive ad jecti val them clearly enough, grinning out of the ignition
phrase meaning "it is good" switch. There was no alternative but to ring home
and ask Garuba, my boy, to bring the spare.
" Pass Takoradi" = Superlative of above (Tak-
oradi being even furth er away "E dat you Garuba?" "Oho Master, I am the
than Carter Bridge) very one". "Ga ruba you make you go get de spare
key for Moto from M adam and bring urn for foot-
I gave up and tried playing it by ear. Certain ball Stadium." "You never know dat place?" Thinks :
prefixes and catch-words I discovered were necessary where is somewhere prominent that even he can 't
in any conversation . These are quickly mastered if you miss? "Ga ruba ", I say, "You know de house from de
Governor General day for M arina? . . . . . Good I
make I go wait day for gate by de policeman". After
an hour of being stared at outside the gate to the
Governor-General's in my referees outfit, I tra ipse
miserably back to the car- to Garuba who, bold as
brass, has the key in his hand. "Oh no master-!
I go ask where football stadium e day and I de come
0". M e: " What of de Governor-General?" Him:
"Master, I make I go ring him tree times and he say
you no day! " (What Sir J ames Robertson K C B KBE
ever said on having his mid afternoon ziz thrice inter-
fered with I neve r d id discover !) One thing is cer-

tain ; in four years on the Coast I was never invited
to a Garden P art y!

rlMESS

LEMON HART JAMAICA RUJ\1. 61J1Je~ pedDicOtMine~ ~.
LAM B'S NAVY RUM. ·~
,
tn:::::[email protected]/rItt'trt COFFEE
LIQuEuR ·..!"J ,y,I ,,,;,....;,1I ,,.u,. :-rl·l,"f'"·j,. ·, ,.,.,.•,

These and all other ( aJi!Jr'7l/
famous drinks
are obtainable BLACK LABEL
CHAMPAGNE
through N.A.A.FJ

B Y A~~OINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT --~( (
TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO H M OUEEN ELIZABE'TH THE QUEEN M OTHE ~
51LVEA S MITHS & .JEWELLERS
.JEWELLERS 4r. SILV E R SMITHS

ESTABL I SHED t7 B 0

Regi mental Jewell ers ·- I
Silversmiths & Watchmakers

Makers of fine Pieces
of Silver to many
Famous Regiments

Designs to your
Require ment s and E stimates

CARRINGTON

130 Regent Street, London, W.1
Telephone 01-734 3727

85

The 6th (Volunteer) Battalion

Livery Company Affiliations CAMP 1973-WARCOP

QN formation from 5 previous cadres, we were The number attending camp this year was disap-
privileged to have affiliations with several pointingly low-perhaps the thought of a move to the
Frozen North put some people off. In the event how-
City Livery Companies. However these were ever, those who did not attend were disappointed to
divided only between three of the cadres, and B hear that the weather was perfect, even too hot, and
Bcy. (Greater London Regt. RA) at Hackney all who attended thought it to be the best one yet.
(probably having more claim than anyone to an
adoption) and A Coy. at Edgeware were not The accommodation was first class and, even
though it was June, the central heating was on!
adopted. Though we were somewhat isolated, seldom was any-
one left in camp during off duty periods. ( The talent
Through the good offices of a former Colonel of in the local village seems to h ave been much appre-
the 5th Bn. the Queen's Royal Regt., Lt.-Col. HMW ciated!)
Harris- a member of the Worshipful company Build-
ers M erchants- a link has now been forged between The first few days training were on the ranges,
B Bty. and this Company. rated the best of their kind in the U.K. Fus. Blockley
of D Bty. distinguished himself by being the best shot
Following a visit to the Bn. by The Lord Mayor with the SLR on the IBSR and Gnr. Robinson, of B
of London in February 1973, A Coy. also have been Bty., by winning the prizes on the jungle lane.
adopted by the Worshipful Company of Cutlers.
The remai nder of the training consisted of a
It is hoped that these affiliations will be two-way, four-day exercise starting at section level through
and that Guards of Honour will be used by the com- platoon and company to a grand finale when, as a
panies on ceremonia l visits. Battalion, we fought a battle with 151 RCT Regt.-

(Top left): The morning after four nights before! (Lower left): A patrol from A coy. coming down the Fell
wall. (Top right): Bdr. Young: " Where are you all?" (Lower right): Cpl. Goodwin sniping from an OP

86

one of our L ondon neighbours. (Ex " F eldon Nick ") . HA C 1957- 1967; Greater London R egt. 1967- 1971;
During the first phase L / Bdr. Le Fevre demon- 6 QUEENS 197 1- 1973.

strated his map read ing skill by finding the A66 with- During a Battlefield Tour run by L ondon Dist-
out much difficulty. Honours on the third day rict in April 72, Colin, M arcus Girl ing and the CO
however, belong to Gnr. ( Bongo ) Carrington who visi ted the scene of Colin 's own contribution to win-
ca rried his radio over every va lley and fell without ning World W ar I! in No rmandy and, although they
respite, shouting-"Love and Peace". could not quite see his tank tracks, they saw the suc-
cessors to the nettles which Colin flattened when he
The Colonel of the Regiment visited us on the passed that way.
last day of the exercise and wh ilst the rest of the bat-
talion retired for a "gonk", on the fifth day the Brevet ranks on retirement are very few and far
officers, with the aid of match sticks and dutch between and the Bn. are pleased that Colin should
courage, entertained the General to drinks in the mess have been honoured with this promotion.
( 11.15 hrs) and an ea rl y lunch prior to his depart-
ure by Beaver from R.A .F . Catteri ck. It appea rs th at the T &A VR Association for
G reater London may have some task for the Colonel
A day off was spent on coach excurs ions around on one or two committees in the future but we all
the Lake District and on that famed resort of t he wish him every happiness, in his retirem ent.
North-Blackpool.
H ow Co lin eve r found the time to devote to TA
A Drill competition was won by No. I Coy. matters, The Winsor H erald of Arms and R eg istrar
(a combination of A Coy. and B Bt y.) and a sports of the College of Arms, will never be known.
competition was won by C Bty.
A COMPANY (Middlesex)
W e welcome M aj. Philip D aube ney RA to the
permantant staff as the Training M a jor; he is rapid ly W inter having gone- supposedl y- we all took
re-learning the wa ys of the infantry soldier and when part in the Bn. l.S . Exercise on 3/ 4 M arch at Ogden
he returns to his regiment he will no doubt have a St. G eorge, and very good it was too . The O .C. and
fuller appreciation of a " Drop short". 2IC were amongst the first to bring in one of d1e
foreign troublemakers, having ca ught him after going
We also welcome Maj . Stan Barnes from a for a stroll to look at Battersea Fun F ai r. Those of
distinguished ca reer in the Ro ya l Corps of Signals to you who were in the blacked out and buttoned up
look after our QM department . A Coy. location wi ll know just what is meant by that
ref erence .
Lt.-Col. A. C. Cole T.D.
Lt. ! an Nixey, of the U.D.R. (a ttached ) was in
On 1st August we lost a distinguished soldier his element and we were all pleased that the C.O.
on retirement . Colin Cole, who came to Queens from couldn 't get in without being spotted. (RSM Shinn's
the Greater London Regt. RA Cad re, was O .C. B ploy to gain access was considered "out of play").
Bty. on our formation and later became Bn. 2IC.
Staff P ayne was captured twice although we all
He has a long military career which is summar- know wh y he allowed himse lf to be ca ptured the sec-
ised all too briefly in the following:- ond time! Mind you he kindl y off ered his brew
around in exchange.
War Service with the Guards Armoured Division;
Having said Winter had ended we felt safe in
go ing up to Leek on 30/ 31 M arch and 1st April for
an A Coy. E scape and Evasion Exercise. The weather
was reall y wicked with a constant high wind and bit-
terl y low temperatures . (The wind was such that the
plan to launch the O .C. on a balloon flight with t he
C.P. nearl y succeeded ). It was a tough exercise from
the reception by the " Skouse Guards" on Friday night
to the Saturday midnight Coy. attack on the " Rocket
Site" by the survivors, though the setting of the moor
on fire seemed a rather dramatic way of getting warm.
Only one party, led by L / C pl. Sparkes, completed
the course without being captured-well done!

1Oth April was Bounty night when we-apart
from enjo ying ourselves in the Canteen-also had the
pleasure of entertaining the C.O. and the Master and
C hief Warden of the Worshipful Company of C ut-
lers; we are delighted that this Company is now af-
filiated to us.

Four days later, the Coy. Dinner and Dance. A
most successful night, our guests being Col. and Mrs.
C layton, th e C.O . and Mrs. Wilson, M a j. and Mrs.
Girling and C SM and Mrs. Partridge. This was also
the occa sion when we said goodbye to M aj. Girling
and CSM Partridge with many thanks for their help
and best wishes for the future.

On 28th April and 5th/ 6th M ay a very concen-
trated recruiting drive took place with the stripped
down A Coy. ~ -t on touring the streets of North L on-
don, and on 6th Ma y we h ad the final for our poten-

tia l recru it competition in the most appalling weather 87
at Stoney Castle fi eld firing range. R ain or no rain,
32 civ ili ans of all the right age and t ype turned out wi th the soldiers of the future . The Drill H all is open
to tackle an ingenious assa ult cou rse and fire all the on Thursday nights as well as Tuesday, for .22 shoot-
Compan y weapons to see who would win the 5-day ing and unarmed combat.
holida y for two in M ajorca. They we re also treated
to the lively-in more ways than one-spectacle of an All this we hope will pay dividends; a lready we
Infant ry Section attack firing live. All we have to do are getting a steady flow of recruits. The Sealed Knot
now is wait and see how many recruits we pick up. have infi ltrated our ranks in the form of Gnrs. Tirn
Slack and Mike Roberts and with two others at least
Congratu lations on their second tapes to Cpls. having sa id they will join, ou r 2 IC was heard murm-
Grumbridge and Pidgeon on passing the RSM 's po- uring something abo ut us turning into a company of
tenti al NCO cadre; and on ga ining their first, to pikemen.
L/ C pls. Erdwin, F ariello, Miller and Sparkes. L / C pl.
Rawlings has risen too as our Coy. M edic. C (London & Kent RA) Battery

B (Greater London RA) Battery W e got off to a fl ying start to the new tra ining
yea r in April, when the first weekend was devoted to
Although we somehow cc managed" to avo id ap- classification of the SLR and SM G at Purfleet R anges.
pea ring in the Journal for the past three issues, B This proceeded well, despite extremely poor weather
Bt y. is still in existance. A lot of changes have left conditions. Throughout April and M ay recruiting
us at abo ut the same strength numericall y but with picked up, which led to the success of a weekend at
a yo ung, extremely keen and proficient nucleus on M ereworth Woods; thi s was large ly devoted to giving
which to ex pand. recruits thei r first weekend in the fi eld, fending for
themselves and keeping awake through most of the
Lt. K eith Dingle has left us ( together with a Saturday night . On 15th M ay, we were inspected by
groundsheet ) to return to the R egular Army ( Royal Brig. Woolford who watched some very energetic
Artillery-the cad! ); Capt. John H arbgill also de- training at Dulwich Castle. The rest of M ay, was take n
cided that the call of the gunners was too strong for up with active preparations for camp and the recru its'
him and went off to C.V.H.Q., R .A . but not before course at Basingbourn.
leading the rioters on the rampage on an I.S. W eek-
end. 2/ Lt. J ames W ent joined us from the Northum- On our return to C amberwell preparations began
brian Volunteers but unfortunately has had to leave in ea rnest for the M erton Show on 27th August.
due to pressure of work. M any lessons were learned during rehearsa ls, includ-
ing low flying in a long wheelbase Landrover by ou r
Ca pt. Richard Hopper has joined as Battery 2IC Gnr. Riley! We sent a very large party of recruits to
havi ng prev iously held the job of R .S .O . Every time Basingbourn for the rigours of the Recruits' course
we aquire an officer we seem to lose another and Lt. in Jul y and, since our return from camp, several more
Richard R ab re takes over Richard Hopper 's job of new recruits have been brought in so that the Battery
R .S.O. W e welcome 2/Lt. Ashley Wilkin from Birm- is now the strongest in the Battalion.
ingham Universit y O .T .C.- an extremely va luable
Congratulations to Lt. Williams on h is marriage
new member to our team. and to Capt. and Mrs. Bri an Carter on the b irth of
their daughter .
S/ Sgt. D an Wheeker ( our onl y member of the
Sgts.' M ess) somehow manages to do the job of B.SM, D (Surrey Yeomanry QMR) Battery
B.Q .M .S. and PI Sgt.
The two highlights of the past months were the
W e congratulate the following on their well de- "Lyke Wake W alk" and Annual Ca mp ; where we
served and hard ea rned promotions : Bdr. J ack Stokes, formed the nucl eus of 4 PI. for most of the latter.
and L / Bdrs. Collinson and C hap man . L / Bdr. Col-
linson had the added distinction of gaining an 'A ' Our only Battery activity at Camp was on the
grad ing on the N.C.O.'s cadre. Unfortunately L / Bdr. Sports Field where we won the Football Competition
Jimm y Stokes has done what he always "threatened" for the third yea r running. Unfortunately we failed to
to do-joined 144 Para Bde. ( V ) . W e hea r however, retai n the shield, as this yea r its scope was broadened
that he has been awa rded the shield for being their to include the "Tug of War" in which we were out-
best recruit, which refl ects extremely well on pulled in the first leg by C Bty., the eventual winners
6 QUEENS(V). and overall Sports C hampions.

Recruiting, in the case of B Bty. is an extremely Apart from Camp we enj oyed a Battery weekend
difficult problem. The main reason is that there are on the ranges, regular training on a Drill night and
fou r other " established" T.A.V.R . units within half regular door-knocking on the St . H elier E state in an
a mile of our Drill H all, and W enlock Street is almost unrewarding attempt to get recruits. On the lighter
imposs ible to find- soon to be rectified by the pur- side we had a Band Concert in June and another
chase of two street signs from an officer in the 7th regular D arts evening on which we grappled with the
BattaPo-. . old and the bold. W e are looking forward to the dark-
er evenings when Fus. Blockley's ccDisco" will reap-
W e are most certainl y not comlacent about this; pear in our social ca lendar.
we are running on average two training weekends a
month and the general concensus of opinion is that Officers' Mess
they are of a very high standard . A recruiting stand
ha s been purchased (at great expense to T .A .V.R.A .) The eagerness with which all M ess members
but alas we have had a minor set-back-it blew over looked forward to Camp was matched by the enthu-
in a gust of wind outside Britannic House in the C ity. siasm which those officers who could dance anticipated
W e were unable to imitate the ballooning of the Hon- the Officers' Ball on 25 th M ay-their last opportunit y
ourable Artillery Company's stand which, together to be gallant towards their wi ves and girl-friends be-
with its two-man crew, was last spotted crossing the fore desserting them for the att ractions of Camp.
English C han nel! In addition we are training with our
A.C.F . U nits in the hope that they will provide us The Ball at Armoury H ouse was attended in good
numbers and six official g uests and thei r wives were

made welcome including Col. Sir Thomas Rosat, Bt., in the M ess at Brander H ouse, with a near I 00 %
and Col. Reg Wood. attendance. Our H on. Col., D . A. H . Sime O.B .E .
M .C. T .D., the C.O. and Officers all joined us for
Despite an increase in cost of some necessary the Silent Toast. This was followed by a buffet sup-
items, such as wine and food, a small profit was made per in the Officers' M ess and to round off the evening,
and the Band of the Surrey Yeomanr y kept everyone va rious games were played. The usual boat race was
moving in the right direction. It was a disappointment won by the officers but only after one of them de-
that Sir Richard Craddock could not be present, but cided he could drink no more and poured the pint over
he ensured a good start to the evening by sending a his head! Another game involved two match sticks
cheerful telegram, which the P .M .C. wisely r ead out and a tray of water, one RSM acting as starter. It is
before Dinner. still not clear how the winner is established but we
believe it's usually the starter.
At the Camp M ess Guest night (7th June) M aj .
Gen. Ling, Lt.-Col. Radice ( the camp Commandant ) At Warcop, in sp ite of the training programme,
and various private guests were warmly received. we were able to catch up with some M ess social
activities. The Corporals' night was very successful ;
On our return from the 4-day exercise, an Of- they aga in made short work of the buffet and endeav-
ficers' Dinner-Night was also held; both were equall y oured to beat us at the games. L /Cpl. Pike is con-
remarkable in that they went on through the night, vinced that drinking a pint while standing on his head
with no major casualties. Some of the captains how- is difficult, but can be done. After doing so, he had
ever, suffered soda-syphons as refreshers. to retire rapidly, looking a little white, but was back
within minutes, ready to take part in the rest of the
Gen. Craddock arrived by H elicopter, was ga mes.
lunched in the mess and photographed with the of-
ficers beforehand. All members were delighted by his Another successful evening was when the C.O.
visit. and Officers attended a M ess dinner. The singing in
the ante-room which followed improved in quality as
From the P .M .C.'s point of view, the mess did the evening wore on-or did it?
not quaff enough champagne, but otherwise he and,
it would seem, most members of the m ess, enjoyed life On return from camp we had a Curry Brunch
to the full throughout two happy and memorable for the mess members and their families; due to the
weeks. hard work of the R .S.M ., W.O .II Bowen and their
wives, whom we thank for preparing the food, this was
W .O.s' and Sgts.' Mess very enjoya ble and much appreciated.
March and April were quiet months for collective

mess activities. In May, Albuhera Day was celebrated

*THE LYKE WAKE WALK * *requirement of infantry is to march, such activities
are not considered as official training.
-A LONG DISTANCE MAP READING However, these arguments were overcome and on
EXERCISE (?) Thursday evenings small bodies of men could be seen,
packs full of bricks, puffing through the training
By Lt. T. R. Morris schemes. Eventually the administration fell into place
an on Friday 18th M ay, twelve grimfaced individuals
Regular readers of the TAVR Magazine will by loaded the transit van in readiness for their departure .
now be expert on reports of this famous endurance After a wearisome journey north, the overnight
exercise. It consists of a march of approximately 40 accommodation at Catterick was more than welcome.
miles across the Yorkshire Moors from O smotherley At 1000 hours the next day we crossed the start line
to Ravenscar, which must be completed within a and the weather was warm and sunn y. There was a
period of 24 hours in order to qualify for the revered strong head wind and by lunch the going was tougher;
tie-and membership of the "Lyke Wake Club". by 2200 hours the weather wa s rougher still. The
overnight rest, near Eller Beck was much appreciated.
This report is, in many respects, true to At 0600 hours on the Sunday we continued the march
form . The idea germinated over drinks in the Mess, amidst thick mist and very heavy rain . The going be-
and only later people realised to what unknown en- came exceptionally difficult but the remaining distance
durance they had committed themselves. Eventually was short and the thought of the welcome cup of cof-
the appointed weekend arrived and the effort was fee at the fini sh enabled most of us to make Raven-
made. The wind and weather were very much against scar by 0900 hours.
us on the Sunday morning and eventually we reached The administrative party led by Capt. B. Sidwell
the finishing post in Ravenscar. and ass isted by our PSI, S/ Sgt Piper had kept
us fed and watered without a hitch and the Drivers,
However, that is jumping too far ahead because Fu s. J . Blockley and Gnr. Read, conveyed us sa fely
the preparations for such an expedition proved almost home to London.
as arduous as the walk itself. The first hurdle is to For all members of the party it had been an
find out where the Yorkshire Moors are; apparently expensive weekend as it was, of course, unpaid tra ining.
everyone else in the British Army is asking the same For some it had been a disappointing weekend when
question so it takes a little to get the necessary maps ! injuries, blisters, bad weather and fatigue had taken
Secondly, the idea had to be sold to the various their toll ; for others it h ad been a weekend of fatigue
members of the staff who provide the necessary ad- duties. The territorial soldier is, however, a most pe-
ministration; unfortunately the fighting role of Lon- culiar animal and to hear him talking now about this
don-based units does not include travelling to York- weekend, one would think that h eaven could not be
shire and there appeared to be no allocation of military more pleasant. Indeed, the current question is: "When
facilities for this type of expedition. Many questions are we doing the next long distance m ap reading
were raised (and so were many eyebrows) when it was exerci se?"
proposed to call the Walk a long-distance map read-
ing exercise. It would appear that although the basic

89

The 7th (Volunteer) Battalion

S0 far, 1973 has proved to be a most eventful, again proved we could sing. At this rate we shall
if somewhat hecti c year for the Battalion ; never recruit an O rganist!

not only have we succeeded in forming the em- A COMPANY-Famham
bryo HQ Coy.-thanks to the very welcome ad- Our command team has undergone furth er
dition of Sgt. Paine as PSI at Horsham-but we changes with the arri va l of M aj. M. F . H . Adler
have also been able to fill a number of important ( prev iously Ops. Officer ) as OC, Capt. S. J . D a lforn
( previously 5 QUEENS ( V )) as 2IC, C / Sgt. Bugden
gaps in our orbat, particularly in the Pay and as PSI, and Lt. P . J ason ( Late Canadia n Int. Corps ) ,
Medical teams. With the enlistment of a pros- who will take over one of the rifl e platoon s as soon
pective ACC Warrant Officer we seem set fair as the lega l and diploma ti c battle to get him on our
books has been won.
for bigger things. We are sorry to lose M aj. C. D. J ohn- who did
so much to get us established as a going concern-
Courses have haken quite a toll, to the over-all and C/ Sgt. Young, our first and most memorable
benefit of the unit but it meant that we were rather PSI. We wish them well.
thin on the ground for camp. Recruit Courses at the On our two weeks continuous training at S tan-
D epot have been in brisk demand and we have scored ford PTA the weather was good (except for two
successes on the Junior NCOs' Tactics Course as well nights of torrentia l rai n ) and the training was par-
as on the MT Accounting Course ( Sgt. Long has, we ticularl y well planned. All credit to the Trai ning
understand, been pulling the QM in the picture on M ajor, RSM and the gang of thugs with whom they
va rious points I ) associate.
Stanford ha s excellent fi eld-firing ranges and we
On the debit side we are losing the services of all enj oyed, and did surprisingly well on, the IBSR ,
M ajors Arthur P endlebury-Green and Chris John as SMG Alley, and Section Attack ranges. On the latter
well as Lt. Robert Sanders, but we have gained Capt. we achieved higher scores than any of the other com -
Chris Good RAMC ( V ), 2/ Lt. Rodney Turner RAPC panies and we also beat the regular unit which had
( V ) and 2/ Lt. Colin Hurd, all recently commissioned been firing there that morning ( mind you, our sections
and fast proving thei r worth. did ha ve some surpris ingl y high ranking "rifl emen";
one contained a ma jor, a captain and a WO II! The
A very successful Officers' and Senior Ranks' Section Commander, C pl. Tubb, is to be congratulated
Dance was held at H orsham prior to Camp and, on his strict control of such unlikely material ).
shortly after our return from Stanford, we were hon- Other training consisted of learning the tech-
oured by a visit from The Duke of Norfolk who re- niques of wood-clearing; ambush and anti-ambush
turned to the TA Centre at which he served before drills; patrolling ( both on foot and in vehicles); cor-
the war and met members of HQ and C Coys. and
their Ladies. The Duke presented the Champion Beneath the Union and Federal German Aags,
Company Trophy to C Coy. and unveiled a portrait the Commanding officer and Col. Sir William
of himself loaned to the Norfolk TA Centre by The Mullens (right), and Lt.-Col. Nigel R yle and
Royal Sussex Regimenta l Association before being the Adjutant (left ) pose with Maj. Christoph
entertai ned to Supper. Guests included Brig. A. C.
Taylor, our Honorary Colonel, Brig. Lodcr, D eputy von Plato, Assistant Military Attache
Colonel ( Sussex), and M aj. J ohn Ainsworth . Picture by Studio Five

Camp was a tremendous success this year and it
was quite a feat to have achieved two camps in eight
months. "Camp 1973" will be remembered for the
weather ( it rained of course on the Baualion Exercise),
the number of Visitors, and the remarkable activities
of the RMO who soon proved himself to be trul y a
master of most trades. Even the U PM was to be seen
hurtling over the assault course with the ORS in close
attendance ! We survived all the various visits, even if
S eagull did run out of colours for hi s chart on the
last Thursday, and fe el we have acqui!!ed ourselves
reasonably well. Special mention must be made of the
visit by the Assistant Military Allache from the
Federal German Emba ssy, M aj. Christoph von Plato,
who spent two days with us and was most interested

in all our activities.

Both M esses held dinner nights and we were
delighted to have with us The Colonel of The Regi-
ment, The Deputy Colonel ( Surrey ), the Divisional
Brigad..er and the T erritorial Colonel as guests.
Vi sitors included the Director of Volunteers, the
Director of Infantry, and the Chairman and Secretary
of the Territorial Association, as well as the D eputy
Commander, S .E . Distr ict. John Hughes held his

popular middle Sunday Church Service when we

90

doning and sea rching and house clearance. We also NCOs Cadre at Camp ) . It is an interesting point that
found time to participate in the C hampion Compan y L/ Cpl. Cribben only attended Recruits Course No. 18
Competition, in which we were joint runners-up. This at Bass ingbourn during February and won an award
competition included orienteering at night for the as " Best All Round Recru it" ou t of a total of 54;
senior ranks and the junior NCOs; football and volley- in addition he was the only representative of the Bat-
ball matches, and an inter-section march and shoot talion on the course. A further point of interest : this
competition. According to our 2I C we won outright now adds lustre to the Cribben fami ly who are rep-
and the sheets of paper on which his meticu lous ca l- resented in the Company by brothers Cpl. Len C rib-
culations are inscri bed are open to inspection by any- ben, L/ Cp l. Bob C ri bben and Pte. K en Cribben.
one. We shall obviously have to take our case to the
P ad re, or failing that to the International Court of The Company has shown the fl ag on fou r
] ustice. separate occasions; Remembrance Day Parade at
Folkestone in which we, in addition to the marching
Five of our soldie rs attended the Junior NCOs detachment, supplied the Firing Party at the M em-
cadre, and three of them now sport bright new chev- orial. A representative party was also supplied for the
rons-L/ Cpls. Shepard, M arsh all and Rogers. The same parade at H ythe. We lined the route to the
former passed out top, receiving a really excellent C hurch on M ayo r's Sunday both at Folkestone and
report. Special mention should also be made of Sgt. H ythe on two separate dates. In each case we received
W . Barren and his team of storemen ( Pts. Atkins and a very warm letter of thanks phrased in very com-
Bowler) and cooks (L / Cpl. H awthorne and Pte. plimentary terms from both M ayors.
Pirrie) who rea lly looked after us well . The cooking in
the field was better than that in the cookhouse, and The sill y season of Ca rnivals and Fetes is once
that is rea lly saying something. again upon us. Our Information Stand and float will
be in evidence under the guidance and superv ision of
Looking ahead, our training for the next six Lt. J. K . Ferguson who has worked extremely hard on
months will concentrate on shooting, NBC individual this project as an aid to recruiting, at present some-
protection drills, various as pects of IS, first aid and what in the doldrums. Recruits seem to ebb and flow
specialist training for cooks, storemen, drivers and like the tide on the seashore. Sometimes yo u get 'em
radio-operators. We shall also be mounting an in- and sometimes you don't; we keep on trying.
tensive recruiting campaign in the Autumn. Unfortunately our inflow does not match our outflow
but Lt. F erguson h as one or two things up his sleeve
Things we would like to know: which we hope will change matters.
I. Is the Doctor interested in the preservation or
Congrat ulations to Ptes. Tony Plummer and Cyril
the destruction of the human species? H art in achiev ing their H eavy Goods Vehicle driving
2. Which Coy. can not pl ay SLIDEX Chess? licences. They worked extremely hard and with the
3. Why does someone always forbid the CSM to disadvantage of having to travel to Horsham on each
training weekend for instruction.
fire Schermull y fl ares?
4. Whose socks played an important p art in the Very sadly we have to wave a farewell to Maj .
A. Pendlebury-Green who was our Company Com-
Coy. Smoker? mander from the beginning (April 1967). During
5. Who can NOT tell ear defenders from aspirins? this time he was also O C 7 QUEENS Cadre from
April 1969 until April 197 1. H e therefore had the
B COMPANY-Foll<estone & Dover unenviable task of twice getting B Coy. off the ground
For B Company, this has not been a vintage in the space of four years. We shall miss him and
year. The numbers attending camp were less than especially his calm unhurried approach to all problems.
50 %. Employe rs' demands, courses later in the yea r,
Recruits courses at Ba ssingbourne etc., all took thei r We congratulate Maj . S. G. Thomas on his pro-
toll. In addition to this, the disappointment of all motion and welcome him as our new OC; also Lt . ].
members in not winning the C hampion Company K. Ferguson, on his appoi ntment as Company 21 C.
Trophy in its initial year.
Fortunately casualties (as opposed to last year ) C COMPANY-Crawley & Haywards Heath
were very light. Lt . Archbold and Cpl. 'Tommo' Prior to camp, three events highlighted life in
Thompson sustained sprained ankles and Pte. ' Bunny'
Hopper a suspected fractured rib. The terrain was of the Coy.
course entirely different and so was the weather. Onl y
during the last week, when it ra ined on one or two Firstl y when we, in conjunction with the other
nights ,did we get wet ; otherwise it was sunshine all compa nies, were invited to act as rioters and depict,
the way. to the best of their ability, those gentlemen from the
What did shine was the Company spirit ; this was Emerald Isle against a Coy. from 1 RRF who were
exemplified in Cpl. Thompson, having sprained hi s undergoing training at Lydd. Dressed in a variety of
ankle in the intial stages of the Inter-Section March civilian clothes they provided plenty of "agro" and
and Shoot Competition being carried, plus kit and realism for 1 RRF who unfortunately overacted and
weapon for the whole of the two and a h alf miles of many members of the Coy., however good for them
the speed march section . The Section of which he was ( !), experienced some uncomfortable moments. M an y
a member did not give up but gritted their teeth de- Volunteers, although not actually sympathising with
termined to fini sh ; and fini sh they did, in fifth place. the other side, were certainly able to appreciate some
The general comment of the Company wa s "A of their points of view a little more clearl y!
very good Camp but not rugged enough".
Congratulations to L / Cpls. Ra y Woodridge, Bob Following this, an IS Exercise was held over
Arthur and Bob Cribben on their promotion ( the privately-owned farmland in Mid-Sussex with the
latter two after successfull y negotiating the Junior a im of brushing up our IS work prior to camp. It was
certainly a realistic one especially to a lady walker who
telephoned the loca l Police to inform them that the
country had been taken over by a host of armed men;

also to Pte. Boothby from HQ Coy., (acting as ter- 91
rorists) who, when trying to avoid capture by our
OC, jumped over a thicket to land in a sludge pit and (Top): The Winning Assault Course Team from C
totally immersed himself in undiluted effluent taken Coy.
from the floor of the adjoining cowshed. However
this was a worthwhile weekend and many lessons were (Centre, top): the Winning March & Shoot Team,
learnt- on both sides. also from C Coy.

Shortly before departing for Annual amp Brig. (Centre, lower): "Come on Sir!" Ptes. Holbourne
Loder paid us a visit during a Drill N1ght. We cer- and Edrich getting a grip of 2/ Lt. Hurd
tainly appreciated this and think he must have en-
joyed himself for he offered to return in th e winter (Lower): Pte. Courtnage on the Field Firing Range
to lecture us !

Camp at Thetford was memorable, not least for
the fact that we won the Bn. Inter Coy. Champion-
ship C up. However, above all else, Camp '73 will be
remembered for the noticeable improvement in the
general performance of all ranks. A lot of lessons
we re lea rnt in fuffillment of a year's hard work. All
training was based on Internal Security operations and
each phase was enjoyed by all who took part.

In order to win the Inter Coy. Champ ionship,
the Coy. had to succeed in a number of events and
we did particularly well in the Assault Course and
the M arch and Shoot Competitions. No-one could
touch us on the A ssa ult Course and the winning
teams are congratulated on their splendid performances.
During the second week the Coy. was involved in a
four-day Bn. IS exercise, the high points of which
we re the Cordon and Search and the Wood C learing
operations which the Coy. executed in a particularly
(and characteristically ) profess ional way. W e were
also given the very rare opportunity of throwing a
road block across one of the roads running through
the training area which is frequentl y used illegally
by the public. The personnel turned man y vehicles

round including a taxi driver and his fare who were
almost at the latter's destination; their comments are
not recordable here!

C/Sgt. Chapman and his team of assista nts,
L/ Cpl. Stobba rt, Ptes. Winn a nd Lishman a re con-
gratul ated on the way in which they managed to con-
vert 4 days of compo rat ions into meals that were
worth looking forward to . The only criticism was very
early one morning when the CSM who accused the
CQMS of having no imagination when serving up
fresh eggs, bacon and fri ed bread for the third morn-
ing running. Another of our members whose person-
ality came to the fore was Pte. Truran ; hi s humour
was always present. Throughout the exercise he
caused the OC some anxiety for, being a slaughter-
man by trade, he was most anxious to improve on the
compo rations and provide barbecued sheep from
among the flocks on the trg. area. Every time a dead
sheep was reported being found our commander
enquired whether there was anything inside the skin!

As with all Annual Camps, tales abound (and
improve with the telling ) but for the record here are
two true ones which may amuse readers who have got
this far. The first concerns the MO who seemed to
spend the whole of camp giving the radio net a throm-
bosis ( the clot behind the hand set ) especially when
he reported that he was entering "Young Girl" from
the rear. There was much relief ( and disbelief ) when
some 45 minutes later he reported that he was with-
drawing]

The second concerns a young private soldier who
went to the NAAFI on the day before the Battalion
free day and asked for a packet of three. "What

Dear?" sa id the girl behind the counter. "Have you
got a packet of three?" repeated the, by now, nervous

92 Recce P latoons. At pre,ent everyone in te rchanges- good
fo r expansion! A lthough still small in num be rs and
sold ier. "Sorry Luv" said the girl, "ther's noth in' only able to produce on team for Battalion com-
free here! , pet itions, the Company came joint second in the
Champ ion Compa ny events at camp-no mean
O n t he whole, the Exercise and Camp we re a ac hi eve ment .
great success thanks to a first class programme. Eve ry
man pulled his weight and reward for their endeavours S tanford provided a mixture of fi shing, fi ve days
came in the week following camp when the Duke of of fi eld firin g, fi ve days of exercises and battling with
N orfolk inspected us. H e spoke to almost every man the P ye rad ios; th anks to C pl. Thornton 's expertise,
on parade and presented us with the Inter-Coy. the latter problem was solved. The Unit P aymaster
Trophy; it was received by Pte. Sm ythson, the yo ung- took a very acti ve part in the N ight Orienteering, the
est sold ier in the Coy. at camp . W ell done the M en M arch and Shoot Competition and in the Battalion
from Sussex ! mini sports and proved he is as qu ick on his feet as
he is with the adding machine. E ven RQMS was at
W e have a busy t ime ahead and still have to the sharp end. H e actually got his boots d irty when
recru it another 30 to 40 volunteers. W e also have he and WO I R odri gues, ACC, waded through the
vacancies for two platoon commande rs and if an y mud to come to the aid of our Commander when he
reader knows of a suitable ca nd idate we shall be very could not face another day on compo !
pleased to hear from him . W e are quite prepared to
take in a young potential offi cer and be responsible The weather was glorious; in fact so hot at t imes
for all his training. that the Ad jutant was seen (with hi s hat on of course)
holding a quick conference in the showers. Capt .
HQ COMPANY-Horsham C hris G ood (ostensibly t he RMO ) seemed to p refer
Since its formation on 1st April, HQ Coy. has a combatant role-which may account for the fact
been involved in a great deal of IS training and that sick parades were poorl y attended. A s P art I
most members have been bound and handcuffed (or Orders confirmed however, h e did pass his " Grade
restricted in other ways) to the extent that we are II Vampire test" by extracting some 56 blood samples
thinking of forming a branch of the Prisoners Aid from reluct ant volunteers!
Society. Recruits are beginn ing to come in and it is
hoped eventuall y to form both a Signals and D efence/

A secure future in the in a team
Pol ice mean s mo re
for your fam il y . KENT POLICE

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

MINIMUM HEIGHT 5ft. S;n s.
A ppl y in w rit ing to ; Th e Chi ef Co nstabl e o f Kel't ,

Police Headquarters,
Sutton Road ~
Maid stone .

93

The Queen's Surreys

Office

The Queen's Royal Surreys Golf Society Annual S urrey R egt. in 1960 and subsequently to The Queen 's
Match v Royal Marines Golf Society Reg iment.

T his took place at Sudbrook P ark on 18th M ay. The 1st Bn. last exercised its privilege on 28th
As always we had a most enj oyable and fri endl y day October 1967; fi ve-a nd-a half years later, man y of
but unfortun ately just fai led to win, despite lead ing those tak ing part have seen active service in N. Ireland
by one point after the singles. J ohn S utton is to be and the crowds along the route we re gathered not on ly
congratulated on his two comprehensive wins, on his to wa tch a mil itary pectacle, but to express their
own in the morning and with M a j. Gen. T ony White appreciation of the Queen'smen of today.
in the a fternoon. Both teams we re delighted that Brig .
George R oupell, our President, was able to join us for The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental A ssociation-
lunch and give us his support. A summary of the
Annual Service in Guildford C athedral
res ults is:
On Sunday 17th June, over 800 people attended
AM-Singles the service, incl udi ng large continge nts from all the
S urrey Cadet Battalions of T he Queen's R egt. and
H . P . M ason halved with J. H . Ridya rd the Frimley and Camberley Cadet Corps.

T. L. Trotman beat P . R . K ay 2& I The D ean of Gui ldford, the Very R ev. A. C.

W . J. F . Sutton bea t D . C. Al exander 7 & 6

G. A . White lost to R . R. G . H oare 2&I

P. G. Wreford Brown beat J.D .G . M acR ae 4 & 3

S . J . P etzing beat R . W . Peters 3 &2

J . W . Sewell lost to S . D. Smith 2 holes

B. A. C rutchfi eld lost t o D . G . R . Hunt 4 & 3

Results Queen's Surrey's 4!- RM 3!-

PM-Foursomes hole
7 &5
Trounan & Wreford Brown
lost to Rid ya rd & H oa re hole
6 &5
Sutton & White
beat K ay & Smith RM3

Sewe ll & P etzing
lost to Alexander & Hunt

C rutchfi eld & J . A. L asbrey
lost to M acR ae & P eters

R esult : Queen's Surrey's

Freedom of the Borough of Guildford ~

R ecorded elsewhere will be an acco unt of the Memorial Chair presented to the Queen's Surreys
march of the 1st Bn. The Queen's Regt. through Regimental Chapel in Guildford Cathedral on 26th
G uildford with " bayo nets fi xed, Colours fl yi ng and
bands playing" . The Colonel of the R egiment, Maj .- March by Lady Mullins
G cn . F . A . H . Ling, D eputy Colonel ( Surrey) and
Brig. G . R . P . R oupell, the last Colonel of The E ast
Su rrey R egt. we re present at the Ceremony.

The sa lute was t aken at the Guildhall by C llr.
Bill Bellerby who himself served in the Ol d Queen 's
from April 1940 to April 1946.

It was on 26th September 1944 that the Borough
of G uildford conferred upon The Queen's R oyal R egt.
( West Surrey) "the title, privilege, honour and d is-
tinction of march ing throui(h the streets of the
Borough of Guildford on all ceremonial occasions
with bayonets fi xed, Colours fl ying and Bands play-
ing". This honour was extended to The Queen's R oyal

94 2/ 4th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment O .C.A.

Bridge, conducted the Service and the sermon was The 44th Annual Reunion Dinner, which was
preached by the Chap lain-General. In his add ress, the held at Mitcham Road Barracks on 28th April, was
C haplain-General paid tribute to the courage and well attended. The President, Ca pt. P . C. Duncan,
fortitude of the late M aj.-Gen. J ohn Whitfield during M C, QC, was unfortunately unab le to be present, and
his long illness and the infirm ity which h e had en- the chair was taken by M aj.-Gen. Ling. The speakers
dure! over many yea rs. included Mr. Tommy Davidson, MM, the Chai rman,
and Mr. H arry M an, MBE, Hon. Secretary of the
Before reading the lesson, Gen. Ling anno unced Association .
that this occasion was his last appearance at the An-
nual Service as President of The Queen's Royal Surrey 5th Queen's Old Members Association
Regimental Association, and he thanked the Dean
for the help given to him personally and to the R egi- The following repo1·t is taken from the Surrey
mental Association as a whole. H e also drew the con- Advertiser and Cou nty Tim es of 18 th M ay:
gregation's attention to a memorial chair which h ad
been given by Lady Mullens on 26 the M arch 1973 to Mayor attends Regimental Reunion
The Regimental Chapel in the Ca thedral, and which
now stood near the Altar. " One hundred and fift y members of the l / 5 and
2/ 5 Bns. Queen's Royal Regiment Old M embers As-
It had origin all y been placed in Cranleigh sociation attended thei r annual reunion dinner at the
C hurch by Mr. and Mrs. Berdoe-Wilkinson in mem- Drill H all, Sandfi eld T errace, Guildford, on Saturda y.
ory of their son, Capt. M . A. Berdoe-Wiilkinson and
members of the Cra nleigh Coy. of l / 5th QUEENS Maj . H . B. W atson, chairman, welcomed every-
who had been killed during the 1939/ 45 W ar. Lady one, including The M ayo r of Guildford, Mr. Bill
Mullens h ad felt it app ropriate that the chair in mem- Bellerby ( himself an ex-Queensman ) and M aj.-Gen.
ory of her brother and his comrades, should be in the F . A. H . Ling, D eputy Colonel, The Queen's Reg i-
Chapel of the Reg iment, and wi th the fu ll app rova l ment and pres ident of The R eg imental Association .
of the D ean, Gen. Ling had gratefully accepted the
gift. In his speech, M aj. W atson sa id how nice it was

The Surrey Army Cadet Force provided the to see such a large ga thering aga in . The attendance
ushers for the Service, and organi zed and staffed the was a record which was very gratifying to the organ-
bar in the Regimental T ent erected in the precincts isers. H e continued his speech w ith a resume of events
of the Cathedr al where members of the Association , of the year; he thanked Lt.-Col. R . Pound for his
their families and friends, gathered after the Service. assistance and Jimmy Patterson (secretary ) R on M ay
( treasurer ) and Jack Homersham, who had done so
In the afternoon, a memorial plaque to the late much work behind the scenes to make the functi on
Maj .-Gen. John Whitfi eld which had been install ed pos sib le.
in the Chapel of The Queen 's Royal R egiment in H oly
Trinity Church, Guildford, earlier in the yea r, was Gen. Ling m ade a brief speech about the Queen's
dedicated by the Chaplain-General at a shon service battalions. H e sa id that it was fitting for the mayor
attended by Mrs. Whitfield and a large number of to be present, as on M ay 30th the 1st Bn., after a
regimental and personal friends. tour of duty in Northern Ireland, were exercising their
Freedom rights by marching through Guildford.

ALLIANCES

Australia Queen 's Surreys Office on 1st August. In add ition to
the connection with the former Queen 's Roya l Regt .,
On 27th April, the Queen 's Surreys Office was it trans pired there were other links. Mr. Blaymires,
visited by Lt.-Col. J . F . Hodgson, ED, Commanding who came from a service famil y, had originally en-
2nd Bn. The Royal New South Wales R egt., one of listed in the Buffs and h ad transferred to the Royal
our Allied Australian Regiments. He visited the R egi- Marines in which he served during the 1939-4 5 W ar,
mental Museum and was pleased to see the display of he emigrated to Canada fifteen yea rs ago.
badges and insignia of the City of Newcastle Regt. ,
formerly allied to The Queen's Royal R egt. Mr. Blaymires was very anx ious to obtain a
sword before he returned to Canada, and we were able
Canada to off er him one, formerl y the propeny of M aj. R .
G . D . Bruce, The E ast Surrey Regt., its original
W e were pleased to welcome RSM W . Blaymires owner having been killed at L adysmith in 1900.
of The Queen's York Rangers who called at the
Mr. Blaymires also visited RHQ at Canterbury.