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The Journal of
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

Unconquered I Serve

Volume 15 No2 December 1981

Battle Honours borne on The Colours

The Regimental Colour :
" Tangier, 1662-80," " Namur, 1695," " Gibraltar, 1704-5," "Bienheim," " Ramilles," " Malplaquet," " Dettingen, " " Louisburg, "
" Guadaloupe , 1759," " Quebec , 1759," " Martinique , 1762," " St Lucia , 1778," " Seringapatam ," " Maida ," " Vimiera ,"
" Corunna ," " Douro, " " Talavera ," " Albuhera ," " Almaraz," " Badajoz ," " Salamanca ," " Vittoria ," " Afghanistan , 1839,"
" Punniar," " Moodkee," " Sobraon ," " lnkerman ," " Sevastopol ," " Lucknow," " Taku Forts ," " New Zealand, " "South Africa, "
" Nile , 1884-85," " Burma , 1885-87," " Chitral ," " Relief of Ladysmith ," " Relief of Kimberley," "South Africa , 1899- 1902,"

" Korea , 1950-51 ".

The Queen 's Colour :

" Mons," " Marne, 1914-18," " Aisne, 1914," " Ypres, 1914- 15-16-17-18," " Hill60," "Festubert, 1915," " Somme, 1916, 1918,"
" A ibert, 1916, 1918," " Vimy, 1917," " Cambrai , 1917-18," " Hindenburg Line, " " Italy 1917-18," " Macedonia , 1915-18,"
" Gallipoli , 1915," " Gaza ," " Jersualem ," " Palestine, 1917- 18," " Defence of Kut al Amara ," " Mesopotamia , 1915-18," " NW
Frontier India , 1915, 1916- 17," " Dunkirk , 1940," " Normandy Landing ," " North West Europe , 1940, 1944-45," " Abyssinia ,
1941 ," " Omars," " Aiam el Halfa," " El Alamein ," " Longstop Hill , 1943," " North Africa , 1940-43," " Sicily, 1943," "Sangro,"
" Salern o," " Anzio," " Cassino," " Italy, 1943-45," " Malta , 1940-42," " Malaya , 1941 -42," " Hong Kong ," " Defence of Kohima ,"

" Burma , 1943-45".

Allied Colonels- in-Chief
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS JULIANA of the Netherlands

HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARGRETHE 11 of Denmark
Colonel of the Regiment : Maj Gen R S N MANS , CBE

Deputy Colonel of the Regiment: Brig H C MILLMAN , OBE, AD C

2 The Canadian Armed Forces -
Alliances The Queen's York Rangers (RCACI
The South Alberta Light Horse (RCAC)
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
1st Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Ca rleton & York)
The Essex and Kent Scottish

The Australian Military Forces -
The Royal New South Wales Regiment
The University of New South Wales Regiment
The Royal Western Australia Regiment

The New Zealand Army -
2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson , Marlborough and West Coast)

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

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

The Pakistan Army -
12th, 14th, 15th and 17th Battalions, The Punjab Regiment

Hong Kong-
The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)

Affiliations HMS Excellent, HMS Kent and HMS Brighton
The Royal Marines (A 'Bond of Friendship ')
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Anglian Regiment
The King's Own Scottish Borderers
No. 3 Squadron (Harriers) Royal Air Force
The Royal Oanish Life Guards (an 'Unofficial Alliance ')

Affiliated Units of the Cadet Force

CCF School Contingents

Alleyn' s School, Dulwich; Ardingley College; StAioysius College; Brighton Collece; Chichester High School; Collyer's VI Form
College (Horsham); Cranbrook School; Cran leigh School; Dulwich College; Eastbourne College; Haberdashers' Aske's School
(Eistree) ; Hampton Grammar School; Highgate School; Hurstpierpoint College; The Judd School (Tonbridge) ; The King's
School (Canterbury); Kingston Grammar School; Lancing College; Mill Hill School; Reeds School; Reigate Grammar School ;
Royal Grammar School (Guildford) ; Sir Roger Manwood's School (Sandwich) ; St Edmund's School (Canterbury); St John' s
School (Leatherhead); St Lawrence College (Ramsgatel ; The Skinners School (Tunbridge Wells) ; Tonbridge School ; Whitgift
School ; William Ellis School; Wilsons Grammar School.

ACF Units / Sub-Units Cadet Coys Nos 25 and 26 .
Greater London : Cadet Coys
Nos 194 (Hounslow) , 195 (Staines) , 205 (Willesden) , 211 (Edgware) , 225
NE London Sector Cadet Coy (Tottenham) , 226 (Hornsey) .
NW London Sector Cadet Coys
Cadet Bns No 72.
SE London Sector Cadet Bns
SW London Sector Cadet Pis Nos 133, 141 , 143, 151 , 152, 153, 155, 161 to 165, 167.
Surrey :
Kent : 1st, 2nd and 5th Cadet Bns ., The Queen's Regiment (Surrey ACFI .
Sussex :
1st, 2nd , 3rd and 4th Cadet Bns. , The Queen' s Regiment (Kent ACFI .

Nos 2 (Seafordl , 3 (Hastings) , 4 (Lewes), 6 (Crawley) , 7 (Chichester! , 8
(Crowborough l, 10 (Eastbourne ), 11 (H orshaml , 13 (Shoreham) , 14 (Bexhill) , 15
(Brighton) , 16 (Hurstpierpointl , 17 (Bognor) , 18 (Littlehampton) , 20 (Lewes OGSI ,
22 (Tilgate ), Mayfield College .

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REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS

Howe Barracks , Canterbury, Kent (Telephone 57411)

Regimental Secretary Col J N Shipster, CBE , DSO (ext 2951
Assistant Regimental Secretary Maj G U Weymouth, MBE (ext 250)
Financial Secretary and Sussex Affairs Maj EA McCarthy (ext 251 I
Maj F J Reed lext 253)
Archives and Surrey Affairs Maj H C L Tennent (ext 2521
Kent Affairs
Maj R Waite (ext 2541
Recruiting, Regimental Association Maj N D J McCully lext 255)
and Admin.

Regimental Careers Officer

OC Regimental Information Team Capt M J Aylward , MBE (Maidstone Military ext 292)

REGULAR BATTALIONS

1st Battalion
Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1JU

CO : Lt ColD J C Dickins, MBE

2nd Battalion
Hyderabad Barracks , Colchester, Essex C02 7NZ IUNFICYP, BFPO 567 until June 1982)

CO : Lt Col P F Packham, MBE

Jrd Battalion
St Barbara Barracks, Fallingbostel , BFPO 38

CO : Lt Col RH Graham , MBE

TA BATTALIONS

5th lVI Battalion
Leros T & AVR Centre, Slurry Road , Canterbury, Kent

CO : Lt Col RC B Dixon , TD
Hon Col: Col H H Prince Georg of Denmark, KCVO

6th/ 7th (VI Battalion
Norfolk TA Centre, Denne Road, Horsham, Sussex

CO : Lt Col J R G Putnam , TD
Hon Col: Lt Col A Colin Cole, CVO, TD, FCA

QUEEN 'S DIVISION DEPOT

Bassingbourn Barra cks, Royston , Herts. SGS 5LX
Reg Rep : Lt Coli G Baillie

4 Contents

Editor : Colonel of the Regiment's Message page
Major G U Weymou th, Editorial
Forecase of Events 1982 5
MBE (Retd .l Mainly About People 6
Regimental Headquarters, Senior NCOs Location List 7
The 1st Battalion 8
Howe Barracks, The 2nd Battalion 9
Canterbury, Kent The 3rd Battalion 13
' Albuhera Revisited' 19
Cap Badge The 5th !Volunteer) Battalion 25
The 6th/7th !Volunteer) Battalion 31
Collar Badge Depot The Queen 's Division 33
1JLBand1JB 39
Button Queen 's Cadets 47
Regimental Secretary's Notes 48
The Victoria Cross Display 49
Canterbury Cathedral Bells 51
RCO's Report 51
Horse Guards Parade 1981
The Regimental Golfing Society 54
The Regimental Association 54
Grand Reunion 1982
Odds and Ends 56
Letters 58
Marriages and Deaths 60
Book Reviews 63
Reg imental Representative , Denmark 64
The Officers' Club
The Affiliated Associations 66
The Queen's and Queen 's Own Buffs Tent Club 68
The Regimental Shop 68
Journal Order Form
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Prmters · COVER PICTURE

Geenngs of Ashford ltd , Her Grace Lavinia , Duchess of Norfolk , assisted by Maj Colin Hurd , hands the
Cobbs Wood House , Regimental Colour to the kneeli ng Ensign, 2Lt Anthony Guthrie I Presentation
Chart Road ,
Ashford , Kent of Colours to 6/7 QUE ENS at Ardingly, 16 July, 19811.

5

In the past year I have visited many units of the Regiment - Regular,
Territorial and Cadet - and what has impressed me most has been the
keen sense of teamwork I have observed amongst all ranks; this was
particularly apparent during the many important public occasions in which
we have been involved during the year.

In the fighting services we play - if I can use such a term in connectio n
with our ca lling - a very serious game ; if we fail , it is not just a matter of
losing points and being relegated , but often an issue of life and death.

That great American wartime general, Omar Bradley, once made some
very apposite remarks about the military team, using American football
terms: he said - " We are in a game to win, regardless of who carries the
ball. There is no time for 'fancy dans' who won't hit the line with all they
have in every play ." These sentiments are more important today than ever
before . We face a very powerful military threat and this, coupled with
current financial stringency, means that in spite of obstacles and
impediments, all of us must strive to achieve 100% efficiency in both our
own performance and in the use of our equipment . For example, it is my
personal opinion that every officer and soldier in an infantry battalion
should aim at being an expert in at least two elements of his profession;
this is especially relevant to weapons, proficiency in which is the soldier's
key to ultimate success on the battlefield. And to use the football analogy
again , a good soldier has to be both a defender and a striker.

None of this can be achieved without a sense of being a member of a
first class team , be it section, platoon, company or battalion .

I am confident that this realisation of the vital need to work for each
other is highly developed in our Regiment but we must never be
co mplacent ; in every walk of life there is always room for improvement .

I want to take this opportunity of wishing you all a very happy Christmas
and a prosperous 1982. A special greeting to all ranks and their families of
the 2nd Battalion who are separated from each other this Christmas- tide.

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A New Image Ed t o r a

We have a new printerfor the Journal- Geerings of Ashford Ltd . After 15years - that is ever since
the first issue in January 1967 - Kent County Printers of Herne Bay (and before them, the Kentish
Gazette at Canterbury) have decided to cease production of our magazine . lt has been a happy
association and I am sorry to see them go.

Having investigated a number of alternatives, I arranged with Geerings to tackle the job and I hope
you will agree -from this, their first product - that we made a good choice (Geerings are already
familiar with the production of Service Journals).

As Editor of this Journal since its inception, I always try (not always successfu lly) to improve its
image for the benefit of readers and for the good name of the Regiment. In this issue you will notice
some changes, particularly in the style and size of the typescript which I believe makes for easier
reading; I hope, too, that you like some innovation in the style of headings. I feel certa in that you will
approve the introduction of a colour print for the cover which I hope will become a regular feature -
finances permitting .

Whilst on the subject of a ' new image', I would like to remind readers that the contents of the
Journal can only be as good as the contributions provided by our constituent Regimental agencies-
mainly our Battalions; but if any reader not serving in a Battalion has any constructive ideas for
improving things, I hope he will not hesitate to write to me . I cannot promise to comply with every
suggestion - space is the ch ief problem and additional pages mean an escalation in printing and
postal charges- but I will give every proposal careful consideration and, where expedient, make use
of it.

"Christmas comes but . .."

When one ponders on the closing year, certain landmarks stand out, both on the Regimental and
National fronts (perhaps an unfortunate choice of phrasing !I .

With two of our regular battalions at home for most of the year, the Regiment, including our TA
Battalions, has been able to make its presence known in a variety of ways and these are quietly but
proudly chronicled in Unit notes for this issue. Indeed, an Infantry Reg iment such as ours, by the way
it conducts itself, stands out as a shining example of the way a high standard can be avheived in one
community through a spirit of total commitment, efficiency and harmony ; the Colonel of the
Regiment sums it up in his Message by the word "Teamwork" .

Would that those responsible for the affairs of our nation as a whole , as well as those whom they
seek to serve, be guided by such principles is one Christmas wish we must surely all share (evidence
that a spirit of corporate goodwill , at least, does exist was plainly demonstrated all over the country
during the Royal Wedding) . Another is from this writer alone - to wish all readers joy at this time and
throughout the year to come .

Visitors to RHO Acknowledgments

Among those who paid us a visit during the past six The Editor acknowledges, with thanks, receipt of
months, the following signed the Visitors Book (in the following publications:
cronological order):
Sultan 's (Oman) Armed Forces Association
Maj Neville Hunter, Lt Col Bill MacDonald , Col Newsletter, May and Dec 1981 .
Nigel Knocker , Brig Charles Millman, Kennedy
Harrison , Lt Richard Madeley, RM , Lt James Turk , Globe & Laurel, May to October 1981
Maj Gen Dennis Talbot , Brig Rufu s Parry, Capt Nick SSAFA News, Summer and Autumn 1981
Carter (on leaving the Army) , Lt Collan Baillie, Lt Col Cadet Journal & Gazette, January to October 1981
Tim Trotman , Col Alan Wooldridge , Maj Peter Bet- British Army Rev iew, August 1981
ters , Maj Richa rd Oldfield , Maj Chris Rowland , Lt Col Legion (Canada) , June t o October 1981
Paddy Panton, Maj Nigel Russe ll , Capt John Ru ssell The Die- Hards Newsletter, June 1981
(and his wife, Virginia), Maj Andrew Dawson, Maj The Qu een's Surreys Newsletter, November 1981
Pau l Truman , Maj Michael Drummond-Brady, Maj
John Langhorne and Col ' Pip' Newton .

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Forecast of
Events 1982

February Sobraon Day (1st Bn l 23 Reg t Golf Match v RMAS , Aldershot.
Band & Drums 1 QUEENS - England v N lraland 27 10th Anniversary of HM Queen Margrethe's
10 at Wembley.
23 appointment as Allied Colonel-in-Chief.

March A Sussex Reg imental Committee Meeting and Cocktail July Queen 's Own Buffs Assn Annual Reunion , Maidstone
Party, Lo nd on (provisional) .
13 8 Qu een' s Surreys GS M at c h v Roya l M arines,
20 Band & Drums 1 QUEENS at Twickenham 10 Blackmoor .
27 (England v Wales) The Queen ' s Oiv ' At Home', Bassingbourn .
13 Regt. Golf Match v KCC, Canterbury.
Band & Drums 1 QUEENS - Football League Cup 24 1 QUEENS Trooping of the Colour, Ca nterbu ry.
Final, Wembley 27-31 A Sussex Assn - M ai n Goodwood Race Meeting.
A Sussex OCA Exec. M eeting, Chichester.
Band & Drums 1 QUEENS - Schoolboys' August
International Football (England v Holland). 7- 13

April GRAND REUNION , Hyderabad Barrack s,
Colchester 12 QUEENS).
16 Canterbury Cricket Week.
23
Birthday of HM Queen M argrethe of Denmark . September
24 R Su ssex Ass n St George' s Day Service and
27 Reception, Chichester. 8 Sevastapol Day (2nd Bn ).
30 A Sussex Assn AG M and Reunion Dinner, Lewes. 8 Regt Golf M atch v Queen's Own Buffs GS.
Middlesex Regt GS Sprin g Meeting .
Birthday of HRH Princ ess Juliana of the Epso m .
Netherlands. Salemo Day (1st Bnl.
11 WOs ' and SGTs' (Pa st and Present! Annual
May Dinner, Canterbury (1 QUEENS!

13 Quebec Day (3rd Bn l.
19 Queen's Own Buffs Assn A nnual Reunion, Canterbury

(provisional) .

9 Queen's Surreys GS Spring Meeting & AGM , October Queen's Surreys Officers' Club Dinner, London .
14 Richmond . R Sussex Assn Officers' Dinner, Arundel Castle.
15 R Sussex Assn Au bers Ridge Parade, Littlehampton . 14 Queen's Surreys GS Autumn Meeting, Richmond .
Middlesex Assn . Officers' Club Dinner. 15 Officers ' Club Cocktail Party , Haberdashers ' Ha ll ,
16 Middlesex Assn . A lbuhera Service of Remembrance, Lo ndon .
20 St Paul's Cathedral and Annual Reunion .
ALBUHERA DAY November
17-21
The Queen 's Own Royal West Kent Regt Offi cers' Club
29- 1 2 J u n e Annual Cocktail Party, Army & Navy Club .
30
Army Officers' Golfing Society Spring Meeting,
Roy al Birkdale and Hills id e ISouthportl . Queen's Surreys Assn Annual Reunion, Union Jack
5 QUEENS Annual Camp , Sa lis bury Plain . Clu b, London .
A Sussex Regt Assn Cricket Match v Lavinia Duchess Middlesex GS Autumn Meeti ng.
of Norfolk' s XI, Arundel Castle. Lord M ayor's Pr o c ession .

June " Gl o ri o u s First of June " 1st Bn . 5 Middlesex Assn Ceremony at Field of Remembrance,
" Gl orio u s Fi rst of June" Ce le brations w ith HMS 13 Middx Guildhall and Westminster Abbey .
1-2 Excellent at Whale Island . 13
5-19 2 QU EE NS return to Co lch este r (from Cypru s). Middlesex Assn Remembrance Day SeiVice, M ill Hilt
14 and Reunion at Edgware.
1 QUEENS to Omagh, N Ireland .
24 / 30

8 Staff Training
Maj R M Jackson is to attend the Staff Course I Div
Mainly About People
11) at Camberley in 1982.
Awards for Service in N Ireland Capts D S Carter, M J Cooper, W Knight-Hughes,
We congratulate the following on their awards :
J R Partridge , M S Quinn , A J Roberts , A W Russell , J
OBE D K Russell , D J Wake and R F Whithouse are
Lt Col M R Tarver I1980-81) and Lt Col A C Ward recommended for Staff training.
11981 )
Degree Courses
Promotions The following graduated from Universities as
Lt ColT L Trotman has been provisionally selected
shown :
for promotion to Col in 1982. 2Lt S F Deakin (for 1 QUEENS in February 1982)

Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey BSe Econ 2/ 1 Hons in International Politics
Lt Col F B Herd , TO , former CO of 6/7 QUEENS . (Aberystwyth Univ.).

Appointments 2Lt S P B Kilpatrick (for 3 QUEENS in Feb rua ry
Lt Col A Colin Cole CVO TO FCA, Garter Principal 1982) BA 2/ 1 Hons in Geography (London Univ.).

King of Arms , was appointed Hon Col of6/7 QUEENS Lt P R Gordon (1 QUEENS) is at Manchester
on 1 August 1981. University ICombined Studies) .

Gen Sir Timothy Creasey KCB OBE, former Col Lt S T D Duggan 12 QUEENS ) is at London
Comdt Queen' s Div, was appointed Chief of the University I Indonesian and Malay Studies).
Defence Staff, Sultan of Queen's Armed Forces on 5
August 1981 . TA and AER Awards
Cpl R R Stobbart A CC( V) of 6/7 QUEENS has been
Lt Col P Hiscock was appointed GS01(W) Project
Officer High Tech. Test Bed , Fort Lewis USA on 26 awarded the BEM .
October 1981 . Lt I Retd) R D G Poole and Lt I Hon Capt) I Retd) E S

Col K Dodson OBE is to be Project Officer for Visit D Birch are awarded the Efficie ncy Medal (Territorial) .
of NATO Military Committee, January to September Capt (Hon Maj) D Montgomery (late Buffs) has
1982.
been awarded the Army Emergen cy Reserve
Lt Col G B Bateman' s appointment to GS01 at the De co rat ion.
lnt. Centre , Ashford is now 26 February 1982 (and not
August 1982 as previously stated). Course Results
Cpl N Collins and LCpl J Harding 13 QUEENS ) are
Lt Col A CWard OBE was appointed DDM (A) MOD
on 28 September 1981 . congratulated on being awarded a ' Distinguished '
grading in a Divis ional Skill at Arms Cadre .
Maj (for Lt Col in 1982) D A Beveridge MBE is to be
GS01 l DS ) at the Staff College , Camberley in In Dece mber 1981 Col DC Snowdon , TO took over
January 1982. the appointment of Mil Sec HQ SW Dist as an R02 .

Maj A C Dawson was appointed GS02 HQ Maj M C Drummond- Brady is now the ' Administra-
BALTAP land Regt Rep Denmark) on 14 Dece mber tor' of Hopetown House, South Queensferry, the
1981 vice Maj R T W Mellotte . Marquess of Linl ithg ow's seat in Scotland . He is also a
member of HM's Bodygua rd of the HM Corps of
Maj Gen G W H Howlett OBE M C (late Para , Gentlemen -at-Arms .
formerly RWK ), GOC 1 Armd . Div ., is to be
Commandant, RMAS in March 1982. Capt N H (' Nick ' ) Ca rter recen tly retired and living in
Queensland , Australia is Assistant to the Director of a
Command Appointments large real estate firm . I He was married on 10 October
Lt Col P V Panton is to co mmand 1 QUEENS in in Brisbane.)

September 1982. Our congra tul ations to Capt A M Goulden I 1st Bn )
on his award of a GOC's Commendation arising from
Staff Courses/ Qualifications an in cident on th e grenade firing rang e at Gareloch in
Maj J A B Salmon , having successfully co mpleted July 1981 .

No 14 Army Staff Course Di v Ill at the RMCS and the TA SKILL AT ARMS MEETING, 1981
RAF Staff College, Bracknell, is entitled to th e symbol
psc(a) against his name in military records. Congratulations to 6 QUEENS on achieving ninth
place in 'The Drag on Trophy'; and to C/ Sgt Bicker on
Majs P Bishop, R T W Mellotte, D H A Shephard coming eighth in ' The Queen 's M edal ' .
and S C Thorpe , having qualified for entry into the
First Grade Staff Pool are entitled to the symbol sq
against their names in military records .

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SENIOR NCOs LOCATION LIST

(as at 1 November 1981)

WARRANT OFFICERS CLASS I REGULARS 1 QUEENS
2 QUEENS
P J Anthony QGM ASM 10 UDR B D Beckingham 2 QUEENS
J Bugden D A Boden 1 QUEENS
J H Catt 35CTT M A N Britton QGM 1 RAF
N FA Cocking Depot (HSI MC Broad Band 3 A Anglian
T S Davis Sch of lnf M J Brown 3 QUEENS
V 0 Ebbens Bandmaster 3 QUEENS C Bruton Sch of lnf
A J Francis RSM 2 QUEENS M F Butcher 1 QUEENS
Bandmaster 2 QUEENS W ·Butler 2 QUEENS
A Hill RSM 1 QUEENS B F Camille 3 QUEENS
PE Hills Bandmaster 1 QUEENS 0 S Campany 617 QUEENS
RSM Depot BC F Charman 3 QUEENS
D Jamieson RSM 617 QUEENS A P Clark Sch of lnf
RSM 5 QUEENS PT Daines JS8
8 F Lively BEM TM Daw 12 lnt & Sy Coy
0 H Moore Brunei A G Oenny LSP Oman
M J Paters on RSM 3 QUEENS J M Dent 1 QUEENS
M W Wischhusen EWOixon Depot
A PWood RSM 5 UDR PG Dobson 3 QUEENS
B MWright Bru nei l J Outfield 2 QUEENS
J A A Edwards 2 QUEENS
WARRANT OFFICERS CLASS 11 M M Forester RMAS
R D M Furlone R & l HQ Sedist
B F Arc her Y List ME Gauntlett 3 QUEENS
K E Arey 3 QUEENS M TGill 5 QUEENS
A F Banle 2 QUEENS H J Green BEM 617 QUEENS
H M Beeson Band LSP Oman B E Hayward 3 QUEENS
M G Bern1er 2 QUEENS J Hedges 3 QUEENS
M Blackburn RAC Centre 8 D Hilton BEM 1 QUEENS
J D Blanche«e 8 CTT B J Horner 1 QUEENS
AD Booth Depot A P Howard 3 QUEENS
B M Brazier S Howick 2 QUEENS
B W Bmach BEM 5 QUEENS P JIves JS8
SA Bre..m OGM 2 QUEENS C AJarvis 1 QUEENS
E Brown 1 QUEENS M M Jones 617 QUEENS
K H Brown 108 P A Juhel RAC Centre
J Brow n AKiamil 3 QUEENS
P J Bull 5 QUEENS D H Kirk JS8
1 QUEENS A J lambert 3 QUEENS
D T Cooper 3 QUEENS J J Manual Depot
K R Corn1ck 2 QUEENS A OMaxlow 2 QUEENS
G E Davies lOB P Maye 3 QUEENS
J Fensom 5 QUEENS A L Mead 2 QUEENS
BP Fox 2 QUEENS P A C Mears 2 QUEENS
RAEC Centre BWMiller AMAS
G T France 2 QUEENS BC Older 108
J A Frost BEM Hong Kong G Paine 2 QUEENS
C W Garton BEM 2 QUEENS J G Palmer 617 QUEENS
J P Hamill 3 QUEENS PC Parker 2 QUEENS
G Harmer HO 3 Armd Div & Sig Regt D Paterson c / o RHO
D T lrvmg·James 2 QUEENS A I Piper 5 QUEENS
T G lsaacs 1 QUEENS B W Pitchforth 1 QUEENS
M G James Band 1 RAF A T Pollington 1 QUEENS
N Jamieso n 1 QUEENS M T Pons 5 QUEENS
A D J enkinson BEM 3 QUEENS J H Pyper 2 QUEENS
A J J ones 1 QUEENS W J Reid Depot
S W J ones 2 QUEENS G D Rickerby 1 QUEENS
P A Kearse 1 QUEENS J E Smith 1 QUEENS
N TV King Depot MD Smith RAC Centre
AB Knight London UOTC EH Stennmg 1 QUEENS
D J M cCa ig 2 QUEENS J A Stent 5 QUEENS
AD M ilham 3 QUEENS P L Stone 5 QUEENS
AD M iltigan 5 QUEENS B L J Street 3 QUEENS
G B M oss 3 QUEENS A A Talman 2 QUEENS
W A Munday 1 QUEENS G A Thorne 3 QUEENS
J O' Su lhvan 3 QUEEN S J E Tombhng 617 QUEENS
8 J Aaw hngs 1 QUEEN S N A Turner 2 QUEENS
M J Aeardon 2 QUEEN S P A Turner 5 QUEENS
M A Aowney Depot G G Whitall Sch of lnf
P P M Ryan MM BAAT Nigeria P A White 3 QUEENS
T W Sau nders 3 QUEENS A J Wild 2 QUEENS
K F Scaddan 5 QUEEN S DE Wiltmo tt 50UEENS
PT Slater Depot D Wilson Depot
C Smith D / Mator 1 QUEEN S M N W ilso n Sch of In!
J Taylor 1 QUEEN S BWWinter
J Thompson 3 QUEEN S G A Yandall-Wnght SERGEANTS
N A Tickner 1 QUEEN S
0 S Tan ks 12 lnt & Sy Coy A F A b raha ms 3 QUEENS
J HWalters Depot A K Adams 3 QUEENS
B M Webb 3 QUEEN S A J Akehurst 2 QUEENS
D N Wha lley 3 QUEEN S AB Albrecht 3 QUEENS
J SWillis Ba nd, Depot A A mber 1 QUEENS
A J Witson 2 QUEEN S G W A nghn Depo t
P J A rcher 1 QUEEN S
DHA11away COLOUR SERGEANTS MJ AVIS Depot
JJBAshe J A Back 1 QUEEN S
D S Bailes 3 QUEEN S J Ba rton 1 QUEEN S
A J Baker 3 QUEENS
1 QUEE NS
B W P Bauatt 0 1M ator 3 QU EEN S
A A Basham 2 QU EEN S
RAC Centre

10 5 QUEENS BP Murray c/ o RHO
3 QUEENS JP A Newman 2 QUEENS
PE Beard A J Norman 2 QUEENS
MP Bennen JSB J R Norton 5 QUEENS
PM Berry 2 QUEENS
A J Booker 2 QUEENS C Norton 3 QUEENS
A W 0 Bradford 2 QUEENS JJ O'Shea R & L HO Londist
3 RAF 3 QUEENS
P Bradley 1 DB TAJPage
A 8 Brickman A & L HO Londist G W Page 5 QUEENS
S Broome 1 QUEENS G S Parkins 1 QUEENS
T S Buckle JSB DJ Phil1ips
RC Buckwell 2 QUEENS C J Piper 3 QUEENS
DJ Buddle 3 QUEENS A J H Prangnell 3 QUEENS
J A Burr 1 QUEENS 2 QUEENS
3 QUEENS J J Pyman
W L Caldwell A & l HO Londist R M Richards IJLB
J A Carter 3 QUEENS 2 QUEENS
M J Carter 1 QUEENS T Robinson
B Clar'lc.e 3 QUEENS C J Rodziewicz 1 QUEENS
S H Cochrane A & L HO Sedist M J Aookley 3 QUEENS
NW Collins 1 QUEENS 2 QUEENS
B Cooper 2 QUEENS P W F Russell IJLB
J PWCostan 3 QUEENS S J D Scully Depot
TA Crawford 3 QUEENS M J Sinden 3 QUEENS
JP Crossan 2 QUEENS A A Smith Princess Marina College
A Cross 1 QUEENS S H Smith
GO Crow~ 3 QUEENS 3QUEENS
JP Cullinane 3 QU EENS S J Snoad 3 R Anglian
E J Dale 3 QUEENS J R Spicer
3QUEENS C J Stamp ac/eo nRHO
V P Daty Depot J E Stephens
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The 1st Battalion

Editorial honour of our foxy helpers from the 13/ 18 RH , the
final major sweep operation was codenamed "Op
Since returning from Belize in April, we have Mutton Lancer 81 " and during this, Lt Bourne slngle-
settled down to prepare ourselves for our role as handedly attempted to capture members of a Dutch
a Home Defence Battalion . One advantage of SAS patrol for which he received a black eye. and
not being part of a Field Force is that we can get Dutch invective! CSgt Howard in the meant1me,
on with training in a logical and progressive while stea lthily approaching the 'runners RV', passed
sequence without the imposition of too many eight of them on the road and locked them in a local
outside commitments. However we sti ll seem to civilian's garage. The final dawn sweep produced for
be kept extremely busy but the pleasure of being CSgt Oobson a sad, wet and forlorn Yank from the
in Canterbury is a great compensation. Green Berets who was without map , food, water,
companions and energy; he gratefully accepted a lift
Following an intensive cadre period in June and into captivity! A lthough A Coy has not had the
July, most companies have been ab le to get away for glamour of the other two rifle companies, their day
varying lengths of time for both military and adven- will come; next year they are off to America for a four-
turous t raining. A Coy went to Stanford PTA in week reciprocal exercise!
August acting as enemy for HQ SAS on Ex " Tristar"
and have also given a military demonstration and dis- Battalion Shooting Team
play for the Poli ce College at Bramshill. B Coy spent
four weeks in Edinburgh on public duties, reliev in g 1 The Battalion Shooting Team had another good
PARA ; in addition to finding the Castle Guard they year at Bisley in that we had an improvement of ten
also spent some time at Garelochead where they were places in the Major Units table and 20 places in the
able to take full advantage of the ranges, dry training Infantry Cup . We did not win any cups but individuals
areas and adventuruous training fac ilities. C Coy also bought back seven medals and 12 bars plus Pte Mac-
did some adventu rous training during their three- Kenz ie's Army 100 medal. Our team consisted of Lt
week camp at Pen hale in Cornwall in June ; they also Corden, RSM Hill, Sgts Lovell and Lawson , Cpl
spent four weeks in Cyprus on Ex " Moon Base" and McCulloch, LCpl Dunnicliffe, Ptes Westwood , Mac-
by all accounts worked hard and played even harder. Kenzie and Simms. The RSM has now handed over
In June and July Support Coy spent two weeks at a the team to Sgt Lovell for 1982.
support weapons concentration on Salisbury Plain
and Larkhill Ranges and the Mortar PI continues to EXERCISE "BRAGANZA BOTHY"
roam the country looking for ammunition to f ire c,n
anyone's behalf. by Capt N P l Keyes

The highlight of the period under review was the In July , Holl and Coy travel led to Edinburgh to
batta li on's involvement with Cante~bury dunng perform public duties at the Castle whilst 1 PARA
August: there was a Beating of the Retreat in the were on leave; in a sense it was an unfinished job , as
Cathedra l Precincts ; the exercising of our Freedom the 1st Bn's previous experience in Edinburgh was
rights to march through the City, and a Band Concert interrupted by a 'Spearhead ' move during the Ul ster
in the Marlow Theatre. Then there was the Regi- Workers' Strike in 1974.
mental Grand Reunion at Howe Barracks on Sunday 2
August which was deemed a great success by all. The company was accommodated in the Edinburgh
Training Centre- the vast Redford Cavalry Barracks ,
At the time of writing, the Battalion is comi ng to the which was apparently intended for India but built in
end of its tour as 'Spea rhead' battalion; there is no Scotland by mistake ; here we were well looked after
doubt that the worst part of this is the preparation and by Maj Eddie Marcha nt of the Scots Guards, who
work-up - the actual tour of duty itself is almost an introduced us to pacesticking by moonlight.
anti-climax. We can now look forward to a more
relaxed winter and hopefully the companies will be The Castle Guard was enjoyed by all and the cour-
allowed to get on with more individual training and tesy and interest of the tourists was marred only once
enjoyab le pursuits. - a sma ll demonstration by what one Castle inmate
called 't he punk rockers of the SNP' . They did not
Exercise "Tristar 11" pass!

During the week of this Exercise, A Coy Group, Questions by the tourists necessitated for some , a
including A Sqn 13/ 18 RH (QMO) , three tracker dog
teams , support helicopters and a MAOT team from 38 crash cou rse in regimental history: but nemo me
Gp RAF - spent an exhausting week hunting Terri - impune la cessit above the gateway was given a
torial ' SAS' teams of five NATO nations . Despite
seve re exercise restrictions imposed on the hunter Queensman ' s translation of " Mind your Head" .
force, many 'enemy runners ' were ca ptured. In
Whilst half the Company bulled and drilled , the
remainder did some live firing at Garelochead , next to

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Fasla ne Submarine Base in the Firth of Clyde. Wind-
surfing and canoeing were organised by QMSI Old,
and Lt Brian Donaghue RN gave us the run of the
excellent sports centre at Faslane itself. complete with
solarium and sauna . The Commander, Peter Suter-
meister remembered the battalion from Bahrein which
may have had a bit to do with it.

EDINBURGH CASTLE
Top: B Coy Guard takes over duties for the first time.
Lower : Pte Relff-Arnold refuses to be distracted. •

P1c ture b y PR UKLF

Later in the month the company moved into the
pine forests of Galloway and carried out a COIN pat-
rolling exercise . Memorable features were the demise
of Percy Kirke, our pet sheep and fresh rations ; and
the Wedding of the Year relayed by A41 to our troops
somewhere in Scotland .

Returning to Edinburgh , we found that our castle
guard had passed the test, i.e. they asked us back!

QMSI Old showing how it should be done.

Pic ture by PR UKLF

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SPECIAL EXPEDITION. NORWAY
by Cpl Smith

Between 7 and 17 June LCpl Cowley, Ptes Burchall, Walking endless miles across country got very
Dormer, Fowles and Howard and I were able to under- monotonous and so, on our fourth day, we went
take a special expedition to Norway under the down into a valley and stayed at a small village called
auspices of BOBC Norway. I was the expedition Valle . The lower ground when viewed from high up is
leader and the aim of the expedition was to provide a very impressive with crystal clear lakes amid sheer
tough but rewarding exercise which tested map read- rock walls rising to a thousand feet in places, broken
ing and junior leadership whilst trekking over difficult only by fir trees growing on large ledges. Much of the
terrain . valley floors are cultivated for cereal crops with the
lower slopes being used for sheep and cattle grazing.
Our team of six set off from England to reach This was vastly different from the brown and white
Norway in a typical RCT movements operation: Luton lunar landscape which had been our home for the last
- Gutersloh - Hannover - Hirtsals - Kristiansands four days .
- BOBC . By using various means of land , sea and air
transport, the journey took two days to complete . Having rested in the valley, we started to climb
When we arrived at Evia we collected our equipment again , continuing south through high valleys and
and were taken by 4 ton truck to our drop-off point . saddles . As we crossed from one to another we
Seven hours later (at 2200 hours) and very tired , we passed small farm houses with trees growing on the
pitched our tents and got some sleep before the start roofs ; moss and grass is often grown on the tops of
of the 300 km walk . buildings as thermal insul ation from the intense winter
cold . We passed ducts with water thundering down
We awoke at 0830 hrs to a clear , bright morning to the heart of the mountain where it was used to turn
with the air as sharp as a razor and then began moving hydro-electric generators . The Norwegians are very
with 501b Bergens (five days rations) up a farm track good at underground engineering and blast away tons
and into the hills. The ground was still covered in of rock to direct water to wherever it is required .
snow patches ; it was wet and fairly firm in some
places but in others you fell through up to your waist The area we were in (Valle) had only recently been
about every ten paces, a very tiring experience opened up by a new road and people were just begin-
especially as most of the streams were also in flood . ning to realise the tourist potential. Norway is fairly
Careful route planning and navigation was required in expensive; a beer will cost about 7 or 8 krone and
order to avoid swollen streams and unnecessarily long leaves a lot to be desired. A camera is well worth
walks to crossing places . Large steep valleys, cut by taking but an ultra-violet filter is essential when taking
streams and rivers, are a distinct feature of Norway's pictures in the snow . We spent the last day at a place
terrain with vast areas of high ground between them , where massive cliffs dropped down to a lake, its mirror
many of which are boggy. Large herds of deer, mov- effect, with a background of mountains was
ing and grazing on the few spots devoid of snow , ran magnificent .
at the slightest hint of danger .

NORWEGIAN EXPEDITION

Left : LCpl Cowley, Ptes Havard. Fowles , Dormer and Burchell resting at the end of Day One .
Right : Pte Burchell brews up ; Fowles and LCpl Cowley in the background.

16 There followed a welcome couple of days off before
the final exercise, "Bitter Wine" . This began soon
EXERCISE "MOON BASE 1" - CYPRUS after midnight with the Company embarking on LSLs
for a four-hour journey to a beach landing site. The
The Official Story weather was reputed to be calm with only 'a slight
On 27 August, Sobraon Coy together with its affili- swell' but the LSLs did everything but actua lly
capsize. Many wou ld -be heroes presented their
ated support weapons and an administrative element evening meals for inspection by fellow passengers
arrived at RAF Akrotiri after six hours flight in a and they , in turn, followed suit; by the time the chain
Hercules . Hot Ithe mid 90s) and suffering from aircraft reaction was well under way it was thankfully time to
shock we were moved to an excellent hutted camp land, an undignified exit into deep water. Having
perched atop cliffs within the Western Sovereign completed 'Phase One' , the exercise began in earnest
Base area of Episkopi. Spirits were revived with a dip w ith Sobraon Coy taking on a group of realistic
in the blue Mediterranean , :Y. mile down the hill. 'enemy' terrorists from our supporting elements. lt
was a hard, hot and extremely tiring exerc ise. Full use
The first few days were spent with each platoon was made of dogs, helicopters, sapper booby traps
taking turns in hill walking and orienteering in the and the nature of the countryside, with the result that
Troodos Mountains, dry training in the local training we emerged happy that the exercise was over, but
areas , carrying out watermanship, and climbing on much more confident in our own abilities and knowing
the local beaches and cliffs. We soon discovered the a lot more about each other.
steepness of the hills and the folly of moving across
the grain of the land without very careful route Two days of respite followed and then a day to
selection. The combination of Troodos and rigorous prepare for departure - happily aboard a VC10 .
dry training, together with long early morning runs
ensured early acclimatisation. With temperature The exercise was a huge success: cloudless skies,
occasionally in the 100s, even the old Belize 'sweats ' the blue waters of the Mediterranean, cheap drink and
found Cyprus to be far hotter than the Caribbean food, trips to Limassol, Paphos and loca l taverns,
though far less humid. tourists from Scandinavia and the Limassol Wine
Festival ensured our days off were not wasted. The
Having carried out the first nine day cycle, the rugged countryside, heat, facilities and helpful nature
Company Group moved to the Akrotiri ranges for the of the staff and island-based units ensured excellent
next two days to classify. Results were not good due training .
mainly to the burning heat on the shade less ranges .
We then moved to the north west tip of the island for Ex " Moonbase One" Quotable I?) Quotes
field firing at Akamas. Based in a tented camp in a 'There 's nothing I like better than laying on a buoy
dustbowl without shade , meals were invariably taken
in the dark to make maximum use of the daylight and bobbing up and down' - Cpl Ri ches .
hours. Every soldier was able to carry out an individual ' I thought a regular Officer was one who opened his
COB exercise on either SLR or SMG ; the anti-tank
teams and many others carried out tank stalks with bowels twice a day' - Sgt Hewett.
the 84mm and finally every section carried out a ' For a small island , its got a lot of ******** hills ' -
section attack over extremely rough country. The use
of Dart and excellent pull-up targets combined with No 3 Rifleman .
the ruggedness of the countryside made the exercises
extremely realistic , especially as there was plenty of ' I haven 't seen so many monks in one place since
ammunition . Indeed , the OC was able to give a fire our posting to Northern Ireland was announced ' -
control order to the whole Company Group enabling also No 3 Rifleman at Kykkos Monastery.
us to witness a Combat Team 's full potential in a
defensive situation - a formidable sight . From Pte Fitzandrews, when asked what contraption was
Akamas we marched 20 miles to the transport , taking used to puncture car tyres at VCPs, responded :
a few heat exhaustion casualties before returning to ' Cowhorns'.
camp .
' Now he has gone, I will show you what an FFR can
really do' - Pte Fisher, OC's driver.

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Boxing Notes 17

The season began on 6 July when we held the the wide open spaces of the motorway somewhat
Kirkes Inter-Coy Novices Competition at Canterbury. confusing.
As in previous years it was keenly contested in both
the preliminaries and on the evening of the finals. To most of the party Berlin was a revelation ; they
Winner of the Shield this year by a very large margin could not get used to the fact that every way they
- was Sobraon Coy (35 points) with Tangier (25 turned , the Wall loomed up . The time in Berlin was
points) the runners-up. A Battalion Novices scuad fully employed - not only by the night life (which
was selected and a team entered for the Army Novices tested the endurance of some) but also in the training
Championship where they met SEME in the SE Dist of a captive audience. All good things come to an end
final on 18 November at Borden . and, after a broken gearstick and an interesting
punture in the corridor, the platoon returned to
The Major Squad under the watchful eye of Sgt Church Crookham for, yes, more curry!
' Dutch' Holland prepared to do battle with 1 PARA in
the UKLF final at Canterbury on 27 October and what Sea Fishing
a cliffhanger it turned out to be. Having got away to a
magnicifent start - LCpl Brian Brazier our Bantam Since the last edition, we have formed a Sea
beat a very persistent opponent. Our Feather, Pte Fishing Club, appropriately named " The Tight Liners"
Barratt, was unable to overcome a very useful 'ex' (or we think so anyway!).
W elsh Junior Champion; Pte Sampoh also had his
hands full with another highly-rated boxer. In the next During late summer, we all took advantage of the
bout LCpl Dave Ware lost with a cut eye, and the two boat fishing for plaice off Deal. Our largest fish to date
first rate performances by Ptes Patrick and Holt put us - a 101b Thorn Back Ray - was caught by LCpl
back in the match (3-3). After the interval, our high (Smiler) Miles, with the rest of us having a good
hopes for Pte Norman Phillips (our boxing cook) were selection of plaice of around 2 to 31b in weight . W02
justified and we went one up. After the hardest of Brown and Sgt Tidey appear to have a fetish for
bouts we were disappointed when the decision went specimen anchor lines .
against our Middleweight, Pte Mat Pannell, but
another splendid bout from Pte Challis (light heavy) Membership of the club has risen, despite the
got our team in front with some really heavy punches. occasional rough sea, which took its toll on that well
After our heavyweight, Pte Latter, had a quick bap- known duo Cpls Nichol and Sullivan. (A warning to us
tism of fire, the score was at 5-5 with Pte Joy Flem- all to equip ourselves with sea leg pills before cast off!)
ming the last to go. Though he lost, he ca n feel justifi-
ably proud for a gallant performance against a very Now the rough weather is approaching, hopefully
experienced opponent. Final result: 6-5 to 1 PARA. bringing in cod ling, we are turning our skills to beach
We fought hard and although we lost, we can all be and pier, with the hope of taking advantage of the cod
proud of ou r team and their coach. bonanza around our coastal waters.

For the first time, we have ente red a team for th e The com mittee members have been enthusiastic in
Army Intermed iate Championships and wish them the organising and programming the events, social meet-
best of lu ck. ings, newsletters and membership cards. At this junc-
ture we would like to make it known that there are no
Ghurkas in Berlin similarities to a well-known film star and the RSM
W01 A Hill whose membership number happens to be
On 26 June Sgt Chapman and an anti-tank section '007'! However, if his rod drills are as good as his
left Howe Barracks to join 7 Ghurka Rifles at Church weapon drills, watch out James Bond!
Crookham for Ex " Bet Relief" in Berlin . The section
were to bump up the Ghurka anti -tank platoon and Finally, from the com mittee - CSgt Leach, SSgt
relieve 2 RRF who were to exerc ise in West Germany . Roper , Sgt Tid ey, Sgt Cheseldine, Cpl Sullivan , LCpl
Miles and Pte Fisher - a happy Christmas, pros-
The trip to Church Crookham was without incident perous New Year, and 'Tight Lines' to all our
but on arrival some were a little taken aback to find members.
that not everybody has ch ips for breakfast, lun ch and
tea ; for the Ghurkas, curry was the thing . GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Twenty four hours (and much curry) later, the After the splendour and pomp of last year' s celebra-
composite platoon was on its way to Southampton to tions at Whale Island , the " Glorious First of June"
embark on the LSL for the continent. The drive down was again a very family occasion, celebrated in
was not without mishap as the Ghurkas were on ly Canterbury and much enjoyed by the Ships Company
used to driving nose-to -tail in Hong l·~ ong and found of HMS Excellent and members of the Regiment .

EX " MOON BASE ONE ", CYPRUS We were unable to invite many of the Navy because
of the size of our Messes but despite this, we sat down
Left : LCp l An sell lead s a section through Paramali. to the now traditional Ladies Guest Night in the
Centre : Pte Fisher ' brings in' a helicopter. Officers ' Mess with the Dining Room extended into
the Ante-room (and very nearly into the garden as
Right : Pte Miller IAssault Pioneers! tries abseilin!J . well!) . After dinner the WOs and Sgts entertained
their own guests as well as the officers and their wives
at their " Glorious First" Ball. As usual, the h osp itality
was 'excellent' and ensured that both cricketers and

18 and drawn totally from within the Battalion and the
permanent staff of HMS Exce llent. As our very smart
those watching the next day felt somewhat the worse new " Glorious First" scorebook shows, the Rose
for wear. Bowl was won by the Regiment.

Although the standard of cricket was not as high as
in some previous years, the sides were well balanced

THE ' GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE'
CRICKET MATCH , SUNDAY 31 MAY 1981

Left : Mrs Mans hands the Rose Bowl to the captain of the winning team (ourselves) and .
Right : . . commiserates with the captain of the HMS Excellent team . (The Colonel of the Regiment and Captain

Streatfield-James RN , background righ t ).

KENT COLLEGE Unusual Gift
CANTERBURY
2 QUEENS Officers ' Mess has received an unusual
ENT RANCE EXAM I NATION: gift of a Miners safety lamp from Mr Andy Gillings (331

17t h Febru ary, 1982 !See picturel .- - - - - 1.~.

A Chmt1an Jnde~ndem School, Co-educauonal . Boardmg and who has been attached to the battalion for the la st two
Day , offermg places a1 ages 11 -1 4 and 10 the Sixth form . months . Andy spent nearly six months in uniform
Formerl y a D1red Grant Grammar School, Kent College·~ one o f comparing the management technique of the Army
the group of Methodist Resident1al Schools. The School h~ with those of industry . Hi s only previous experience
accepted the Imitation of the Deparlment of Edu..:at10n and as a soldier was as a cadet in the CCF at Reading
Sc1enu~ to partLc•pate m the Asststed Place~ Scheme. School , and later as part of Nottingham University
Entry to Semor Sl.;hool (560 pupil ~ ) at age 11 + O~oxas •onal OTC .
.. a~.:anues later
Entry to Jumor S<.hool (90 pup• Is) at age 8 + or later While Andy has been with the Army , Lt . Col lan
Almost all pup1 ls remarn 1010 the Stxth Form whu.:h conta1ns 170 Ford RA has been carrying out an exchange visit to
s tudent ~. We ha"!!' a good academK record, ex,ellent opponun ttte ~ the mines . Both have yet to complete their reports ,
for other a~::tt\'llles mdudmg An, M usu. and Drama, to~ether wtth but Andy who spent two weeks under field conditions
htgh s tandard ~ and fine facilittcs for span at Otterburn , still managed to enjoy his attachment.
The ~::urrent fees m the Semor Sd10ol are £2644 pa (boardtnR) and His initial rea ctio n is that the two organisations are
£.1422 pa (day) totally different, except for their recruits who come
l:.xamtnatton ~ for entran(;e 10 September 1982, tmludtnR from very similar backgrounds.
Xholanhtps, Bu na nes and A~ststed P la,es, "'tll be held on 17th
February. 1982 Completed app l ~~;atton form\ ~hou td reach the
School b)' 22nd Januar) Vt~ttor\ wekome
Pr o.,pe~;tus 3\atlable on request from the Headma\tcr . .._ ent
(olle~e. ( anterbur). Kent , CT2 9DT

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The 2nd Battalion

Editorial could not listen to the massed bands of the Queen 's
Division when they played at Hyderabad Barracks on 5
The Second Battalion has had an eventful June .
summer, which has included the 'Privilege'
march through the City of London, Company So 2 QUEENS band decided to go to his home
exercises at Stanford and Salisbury Plain, instead to give him a treat to remember.
Bisley, and the 7 Field Force Concentration at
Otterburn. (See picture inside front cover.) Top: Pte Percy Mann Iaged 82) is visited by the Band .
Centre : Andy Gillings of the NCB presents a Davey
The summer highlight was undoubtedly the former Lamp to the CO.
event which took place on 8 July ; the parade, Lower: The Grand Reunion 1981 at Canterbury . St
consisting of two Companies, Colour Party, Old George beating a hasty retreat during the arena
Comrades and the Band and Drums, formed up on the display by the Heavy Weapons team .
Tower Wharf and marched to the Guildhall through
the City . At the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor, Col
Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe, a former CO of 5 Buffs
(TA) took the salute and afterwards, he entertained
the entire parade to lunch in the Guildhall , an event
which has been commemorated by commissioning a
picture painted by Janine Umbers .(See page 22.)

For the Royal Wedding , the Band and Drums were
back in London, this time performing to the crowds
outside St Paul's Cathedral.

The Battalion's Bisleyteam was in action in July . As
this was our first entry for several years , we consider
that our overall placing of 35th was a very creditable
effort, but one on which we intend to improve next
year.

The shoestring budget under which we now have to
operate did not prevent each Rifle Company carrying
out a week's training at either Stanford or Salisbury
Plain . These periods provided a useful 'warmer into
the bank ' for Otterburn and 7 Field Force
Concentration, the finale to our training in UK this
year. Each Rifle Company was put through a rigorous
and demanding three-day test exercise, which
included a 10 mile forced march , a helicopter-borne
assault, and the defence of a reserve demolition .
Meanwhile , the Mortar and MILAN platoons were
conducting their own very successful concentration ;
and the Drums platoon, now roled as the GPMG (SF)
PI , ca rried out live firing after their excellent Cadre run
by the Depot . Most of the time we had driving rain and
gale force winds which did little to improve co nditions
in the Battalion's hill-top tented camp .

Now we are turning our attention to Cyprus, so our
next contribution to the Journal will doubtless be
influenced by an indulgence of Meze and Keo .

The Band visits Old Soldier's House

Colchester old soldier P H Mann (82) heard his
favo urite march played by the band when they paid a
su rprise visit to his home in St Andrew's Avenue on
Monday 1 June. Ex- Pte Mann who served with the
Queen 's Royal Regiment during the 1st W orld W ar
wrote to us to say that, because of bad health , he

20 Otterburn is a lovely bit of country, just like Notting
Hill without the buildings - all up and down and you
Regimental Reunion - A Fairy Tale can see for miles . The Romans stopped there because
they reckoned they had reached the end of the world .
The battalion band may have played outside St !They weren't far wrong , I can tell you!)
Paul's on THAT morning, making its contribution to
Up there we hav"' •h iB horrible exercise: it started
one fairy tale, but a few days later D Coy had its work with carrying all our k:t including large packs for 19
clicks, just to prove that if the Romans could do it, so
cut out to save the reputation of another fairy tale - cou ld us Saxons. We then captured this bridge
that of St George and the Dragon . surrounded by water, and then dug in. Our trenches
collected up all the water from the surrounding
Tasked to show off the battalion's heavy weapons countryside which made all the farmers pleased.
at a Regimental Reunion, Maj Peter Bishop rustled up
St George who was ordered to kill a locally produced
Dragon and his devilish followers.

St George failed miserably but fortunately, when all
seemed lost, he summoned the anti-tank weapons,
mortars and machine guns of the battalion heavy
weapons Company. They duly saved the day for him.

LETTER FROM A RIFLE COMPANY . . ,..(/) ;.
:!!~ !"
Dear Mum, 0 .--o 0 0
"':E r '0 ar; ·
Sorry I haven't written for six months, but we've '0 3 '0
got us a new OC , who is giving us a hard time . Cii c;; (")

You know I told you that we were ·training for ~..., "0' c:
Northern Ireland to stop the Irish feeding the H Block " "' g:o~ "3'· 0~'0
hunger strikers !though I wouldn 't eat Hexamine <0 ~ ~
blocks either, would you?), well, as it happens, Bobby
Sands MP snuffs it, so back we go to training for 3: .0 Q~ 3 " 0Q.
World War 3 which the OC reckons will break out
either at Otterburn or Stanford before Christmas. ~ ~ 0

We started by spending five days in a Company "m ;3; 9~
hide in this wood; we were so well hidden that a-0. ~r
nothing except mosquitoes cou ld find us , not even 2 )( jij(J) <:;·
PI who spent an hour trying to find where they were g~ -~,.
meant to be hidden. "'~ < <0
3 :!!
When we got back to Colchester we were told that al 0~ u:T;·
we were going to get the Freedom of London . But ::::<0
before your Honour The Mayor allowed us into the . . "'~
hallowed gates we had to do a passing -o ut test on the (;;'
square. This turned out to be a battalion drill s.~ 0-o ~"'
competition which we didn't win, but seeing that we . ;0
got so close, we were invited along to the big day ~ )>
anyway . Very smart it was, with the Mayor in his
Sunday Best, giving us all a dinner to remember. "'<0 :T Q.

After this we had a welcomed bit of leave. Sorry I 0~ "3'
didn' t come home, but you did say Aunt Mable and
Granpa was coming to stay, so I went off to Majorca 2 :T
with the lads ; not as nice as Clacton , but different it " ."!
was. a3
<< c:
No soone r had we got back than the OC takes us to "'"'
Stanford to see if WW Ill had broken out. lt hadn ' t, so "Cl Ql e:
off we departed to Otterburn instead . Before we -o ~ "<0
went, CSM Bartle left us for Ciwy Street ; the new
one, CSM McCraig, is the third we've had in six ~ ~ c:
months. Me and the lad s reckon that we are so good, Cl '0
that the Sergeant Majors all leave 'cos they haven't
got a job to do . That's what me mate Pte 'The Prof' To make it all cosy, we then put earth over the top of
Dubbin says, anyway , and he should know . our trenches . Pte Glen Miles trench collapsed 'cos
none of us cou ld revet th em. The Prof says not to
So we set off in this convoy for Otterburn - 19 worry , cos if my trench buries me it will be doing the
hours by 4 tonners, six by Cortina it is. The Adjutant Army a favour , by saving th e expense of a military
does us a favour by taking all the OCs off on a detour burial in these times of moriarty. Anyway it all ended
to start wi th . This lets the rest of the convoy get to happily , with 2 PI coming top in the March and Shoot
camp site first, and there we are nicely settled, before Competition.
the OC gets there and tries to c hange it all.
Next time I w rite I will be in Cyprus 'cos th e OC
reckons with the failure of WW Ill in Europe, he would
take the lads to stir it up there instead .

Your loving so n,

Alfred



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THE GUILDHALL LUNCH

Left : "I know that bloke ..." the Colonel of the Right : The Lord Mayor (left) and the CO during the
Regiment admiring the Guildhall painting , with the luncheon.
Commanding Officer.

" The Guildhall Lunch", painted by Janine Umbers.

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THE " PRIVILEGE " MARCH THROUGH THE CITY OF LONDON BY THE 2ND BATTALION , 8 JULY 1981 .
The Colonel of the Regiment outside the Guildhall , flanked by the At Hon . The Lord Mayor, Col Sir Ronald Gardner-

Thorpe GBE. TO . DCL and
Mr John Griggs. MC IPFA, Chamberlain of the City of London.

2

3
56

25

The 3rd Battalion

Our first summer in Falligbostel has now five periods have been both valuable and enjoyable,
passed and we can look back with a good deal of althou gh after four more training seasons , the same
satisfaction on our first training season in venues might possibly lose their novelty. We have,
BAOR. Life has always been full and varied and however, already been warned for BATUS next year
even if we did not share the excellent weather and we are fortunate in that all three mechanised
experienced by UK at the latter end of the compan ies will go, albeit not in the same Battle
summer, most people managed to get away for Group . This will give an ideal aim for next years
some leave and recharge their batteries . training and will provide the variety needed to keep
the training interesting .
Due to our commitments th is year we were not able
to take block leave but instead we were forced to run a We have had our f irst taste of Battalion, Brigade
trickle leave system throughout the Battalion . To the and Divisional CPX work and the command teams
Adjutant, the Company Commanders and the leave have acquitted themselves well at al l levels against the
clerks this system has required some very detailed seemingly never-ending orange hordes. Pronto and
juggling; next year we hope to get company leave his signal lers have had their heads on the block on
blocks. many occasions but to date they have survived: the
introduction of 'c lansman' does not seem to have
Training made the signal lers life any easier or perhaps it is just
that they have to blind us laymen with science when-
For our first eight months , operations and training ever the radios are not working. Th e mention of
have naturall y had to be top priority. The 'G Staff' and beheading reminds me of the comparison made by
co mpany commanders have worked hard to ensure another unit of their first year in BAOR as being similar
that all training has been entirely relevant to our role to a chicken running about without a head . This , we
but unfortunately track mileage and fuel restrictions hope, has not applied to us , although we have had the
have not allowed them a free hand . However, our first odd fraught moment. With the constant threat of
training season has been a successful one: we have Exercise Active Edge ca ll outs and the plethora of
set ourselves high standards (and in most cases we high -powered visitors, we have certain ly been kept on
have achieved them) and already we have the reputa- out toes this year.
tion for being a happy, efficient and hard -wo rking
Two other aspects of training have proved most
Battalion . successfu l : firstly , our Mortar PI went off to the
Divisional Mortar concentration in May and had some
We have trained twice at Slaotletar u(inTOracintoinbger)Araesa~ very creditable results ; and later (July), our Milan PI ,
first ly in company groups and having been formed for less than a year, went to the
Corps Anti-Tank concentration and came away with
Battle Group. We have experienced the delights of most of the honours . These two platoons provide
such a vital part of our fire power that it was important
Sennelager on three occasions for APWT firing in for them to reach a high standard of training
immediately after our arrival in the Theatre ; we must
June , field firing in July and more recently using the now ensure that these standards are maintained .

fairly newly-establi shed Battle Group Trainer . These Visitors

SCENES FROM SENNELAGER . 'Moriarty' (the Moratorium) does not seem to have
curtailed our many visitors during the past few
1. Maj Gen Howlett drops in to watch some Field months and we have yet to reach the pre-Christmas
Firing. The GOC 1st Armd Div is accompanied by Lt.· rush (when the ' duty free run ' normally starts!) We
Col Bulloch. have been honoured with visits from the CGS, C in C
BAOR , Commander USAREUR and the Corps Com-
2. The GOC talks to LCpl Collins and Cpl Smith . mander. lt has also been especially enjoyab le towel-
3. Lunch in the field - o ld style! (Left to right) : The come the Colonel of the Regiment and the Regimental
CO , Maj Neame (BC 170 (lmjin Bty) . Maj Shephard and Secretary who both seemed to find Fallingbostel
Capt Vacher (170 Bty) . much to their liking . In addition to our high-powered
4. Office rs and WOs attempting to orientate after a summer visitors, we were pleased to receive two visits
heavy lun ch. Left to right : Capt M aloney (no problem from Juniors and four from University Offi cer Cadets
- no map!). Lt Lambert, Capt Parker. W02 Whalley and potential officers . The majority of the Juniors we
and Capt Barr . saw were committed Queensmen so we hope to see
5. Members of 4 PI about to assault . Left to right : some of them again . Both parties - one from JSB
LCpl Matthews . Ptes Weeks and Smith 140) . Taunton and the other from IJLB Shorncliffe -
6. Dvr White , we ll disguised .

26 ha ve hardly kept any of the major tour operators in
enjoyed their visit although in the case of the latter, business!
travel arrangements to and from Fallingbostel would

THE COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT'S VISIT.

Left : Sharing a joke with Pte Osborne and other members of C Coy .
Right : Gen Mans drives one of C Coy' s A PC 's under the eagle eye of LCpl Wailer .

Sports includes a Safari Park and these are ideal for a day out
Although our first six m onths in BAOR has been with the family at very reasonable cost. For those who
prefer the more exotic way of life there are many other
very full, the ded icated have endeavoured to pursue places of interest within easy driving distance . The
their c hosen sports . Results in all the sporting fi xtures flesh -pots of Hamburg have lost their initial attraction
have been most enco uraging and we hope that next and more of our single soldiers seem to go to
year will give us more opportunities to do even better. Hannover for their weekend or nightly entertainment .
This hardly applies to our golfers si nce they won the Others have gone further afield , making for the nudist
BAOR team trophy at the first attempt (see sepa rate bea ches of the Baltic and North Sea coasts (why do
article); unfortunately, as there is no equ ivalent UK these attra ct more of the marrieds than the sing les?)
competition, we can not quite call ourselves 'Army
Champions'. Other sports which have fl ou rished All in all it has been a most demanding but very
includ e canoeing, swimming and, more recently, rewarding first eig ht months in BAOR . Life seems to
basketball. This winter we are hoping to make our go on at a break-neck pa ce but most of us seem to find
mark in the normal range of winte r field sports and to some time for enjoyment. 'Work hard play hard ' is
have our first try at the Biathlon and Downhil l ski ing . very much the order of th e day in Fallingbostel. Many
We are to ld that this area of Germany can be snowed of the sing le men are now getting their 'feet under the
under for up to four months of the w in ter so we are table' an d th ere are even rumours of the first Anglo-
attempting to get sports underway as ea rly as the tight German marriage in the wind . (No better
training programme will all ow. Recently both the advertisement for the sea ling of Anglo-German
soccer and rugby teams played their Army Cup first relations .)
round matches in Berlin against the 1st Grenad ier
Guards and the 1st Kings Own Royal Border Regt THE 3rd BATTALION BAND
respectively . The soccer team was unlucky to lose 5-4
in extra time but the rugby team notched up an by Bandmaster W01 T S Davis FTCL ARCM
imp ressive win 26-4.
After settling down at Fallingb oste l, our first few
FALLINGBOSTEL engagements involved community relations work in
and around the small neighbouring villages . W e we re
Life in Fallingboste l for both marrieds and singles well rece ived on these occasions and, as anyone who
has been full and varied over the summe r. The Stadt is has served here wi ll tell you, once through Old
well provided for in the way of swim ming pools Comrades or Berliner Luft, you have made a couple of
(indoor and outdoor), parks and even a very good hundred friends .
nine-hole golf course .
The big eve nt of the year - Beating Retreat on Horse
Within little more than half an hour's drive of the Guards Parad e - occurred soon after our arriva l. No
Barracks there are three , 'activity parks', one of which

sooner had we unpacked than we had to move to UK . 27
We all arrived in Cavalry Barracks after a tedious LSL
trip (courtesy of RCT), from Antwerp to palace in Marselisborg on the outskirts of Aarhus .
Southampton. For three and a half weeks we Although we were stuck in a traffic jam for hours (with
prepared for an event not likely to be repeated for the cooler fans broken) on a blistering hot day, we
many years. Needless to say , HGP '81 was an excel- made it in time - just! Despite the rain , started just as
lent event attracting many thousands of people and we marched on and continued throughout the
providing good PR for both the Regiment and the parade, the Band and Drums were steady to a man
Division. and continued to give a sterling performance. After
Beating Retreat, the band played through dinner,
Back in Fallingbostel it was down to the summer leaving the dance band to entertain the Queen and Her
season proper, quite different from our three years in guests until the early hours .
Dover. (They didn't sway in their seats, sing boozy
songs and shout 'prosit' at the Granville Theatre, The next day, at the request of Her Majesty the
Ramsgate!) However, like all good Bandsmen we band gave an afternoon concert in the local park for
adapted to suit our audiences and already we have the community before a very wet but appreciative
been booked for repeat performances . audience. This was followed by a mad dash to catch a
ferry across to the main island where the Band and
An invitation to take part in the celebrations sur- Drums were engaged to play at the opening of the
rounding Kiel Week- largely a naval event- proved Vordingborg Festival , an enjoyable engagement
most enjoyable . The engagement ended with a which we hope to repeat next year.
concert of nations for which we joined forces with a
German Naval Band, a Dutch Army Band, a Danish After a well-earned leave at the end of August we
Army Band and a NATO Band from Naples (never were on the road again - this time to Berlin, to take
heard of them!) . Before an audience of 10,000, a part in the The Berlin Tattoo . (Seventeen days includ-
combined concert featuring music from all the ing rehearsals and 12 public performances .) Our hosts
countries participating, was a most worthwhile were divisional friends , 2 RRF , who looked after our
experience. The other high spot of the summer was every need , including laying on a bus trip to East Berlin
the Band and Drums visit to Denmark, on this and much sightseeing .
occasion to play for Queen Margrethe at Her summer
We are now taking a short breather in preparation
for the Christmns 'mad period'. As usual, we will be in
great demand but hope to meet most requirements .

I 11

08C

The Band and Corps of Drums of the 3rd Bn Beat Retreat before HM Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, their family
and friends , Marselisborg Castle , July 1981 .

28

Community Relations Concert at Walsrode Rathaus.

EX "FIRST FLIGHT" BEs and also allowed us to exchange ideas at all levels.
(LCpl Cummins' detachment will no doubt remember
by Capt J Barr the final day when the helicopter failed to return and
left the detachment stranded on the far side of the
This exercise was the first Milan Anti-Tank con- training area!)
centration run by 1 (BR) Corps and the aim was to
develop and test the battleworthiness of MILAN The Platoon spent a valuable week on Soltau during
platoons throughout BAOR. Battle Exercies (BEs) set early June when detachments were ab le to practise
at detachment level using HEAT missiles and the BEs that reflected the format of those set for the
simulator were to form the backbone of the concentration. A heavy emphasis was placed on
concentration. personal and vehicle decontamination under chemical
conditions .
The end of March signalled the start of a hectic
three months during which we comp leted our The concentration took place at Putlos on the
mechanised conversion and prepared for the concen- eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The platoon
tration; our initial objective was to train the newly- arnved on 29 June and used the first three days to
arrived soldiers required to man all four sections. Sgt prepare for the vehicle and equipment inspections and
Jonson ran a particularly successful ten-day cadre , to strengthen the weaker areas of our training . The
many of the students having only recently left IJLB, Test Exercise covered the first week and all owed all
JSB and the Depot and they deserve to be detachments to dig and fu lly prepare a MILAN Battle
congratulated for grasping the variety of new subjects trench. (The time and vast amount of pickets required
so quickly . In early May the BAOR School of Infantry often prevent completion of FTXs.) The location of
ran a MILAN study day and this proved most useful , the trench was often dictated by the area restrictions
for the platoon commander and his 21C, Sgt Drew, -:- Cpl Hockley's detachment spent their time along-
learned the training objectives and the requirements Side a farmyard silage heap! The exercise ended with a
of the vehicle and equipment inspections in great demanding AFV identification test for the Numbers 1
detail. Later in the month the Platoon took part in a and 2.
two-day exercise with 2nd Coldstream Guards, our
neighbours in Fallingbostel. A deta chment level BE . The Battle Exercise and firing of missiles took place
was run on ea ch day using Lynx helicopters to move 1n the second week and , to our great relief , we missed
the deta chments to Soltau . Working with anoth er with only one missile out of 40. (the operator shall
Platoon helped increase the competitive nature of the remain nameless! ) The mec hanised BE proved an
interesting test of our drivers and command ers skills .

The firing position had to be reached via a narrow and 29
sharply angled minefield gap obscured by smoke from
generators and burning tyres . Points were lost for from soldiers , the orange smoke and flashing lights.
hitting pickets , breaking the minefield rope and Each soldier was equipped with sensors and when
setting off smoke mines within the minefield. Several they were fired upon with a simgun, it set off a
detachments obtained 'clear runs' and the remainder bleeping noise which indicated to the soldier and the
with only one exception, incurred minor infringe- accompanying scientists that he had been hit.
ments. The BEs attracted many visitors and , in
addition to the CO, Commander7 Armd Bde and GOC The vehicles were equipped with a mass of
1 Div watched several detachments' live firing BEs . electrical boxes and when they were hit by anti-tank
weapons or tanks, an orange smoke grenade was set
The platoon found the concentration a challenging off and an orange light started flashing . Each
and enjoyable form of training. vehicle / section had a controller from DAOE with
them whose task was to record when a person fired
EXERISE " KING'S RIDE 11 B" his weapon and when he was hit ; a very good
relationship was soon struck with the controllers , and
by Maj C G F Charter in some cases the controllers were women . In true
British fashion it was not long before they all acquired
This was a two-sided trials exercise sponsored by nicknames such as Goldilocks and Hiawatha. Overall,
DOAE, the aim being to gather data on close combat approximately 25 different battle scenarios were
situations between an attacking force (orange) - fought and it is hoped that some valuable , interesting
representing a motor Rifle Coy and an independent and realistic data was gathered from them .
Tank Coy - and a defending force (blue) ,
representing a mechanised platoon with supporting lt was intriguing that we were allowed to move
weapons and elements of a tank troop. tactically across the countryside. Inevitably this
resulted in considerable damage being caused but it
Internally, the trial involved A Coy (orange force), B gave everyone an insight into the way that we and the
Coy (blue force) and a slice of HQ Coy who provided WP forces would deploy and move across various
the administrative support . pieces of ground .

Blue force were organised and equipped with 1am happy to record that the Blue forces seemed to
weapons and vehicles representing those that should gain the upper hand in the majority of the battle
be in service in the 1990's. At times it was difficult for scenarios which was a comforting thought to us all.
those not directly involved in the trial to know exactly
what was going on ; one visitor, when talking to a lt now remains for the scientists to analyse the mass
Platoon Commander who at the time was acting as a of data they recorded throughout the exercise, and it
gunner for a Rarden cannon was heard to say: ' But will be interesting to see what conclusions are reached
we don't have Rarden fitted to our APCs any more'. as a result of the trial and what impact it will have on
He had obviously not quite grasped the scope of the our tactics and organisation in the future .
trial .
BATTALION GOLF
For B Coy " King 's Ride 11 B" provided an excellent
opportunity to practise digging defensive positions ; The Battalion golf team has had a most successful
in all they probably dug about 25varying from those in season in BAOR which culminated in the winning of
the open or at the edge of villages , to positions in the the BAOR Inter Unit Team Championship; in fact,
middle of woods. No doubt some of B Coy feel they golf has flourished under the enthusiastic guidance of
should now be excused digging for the next few Capt (bandit) Perry . We have been fortunate in that
years! Fallingbostel has its own very pleasant nine-hole
course where favourable subscription rates are
Th e MILAN sections had a very interesting time and offered to soldiers . Although this has put the nose of
I believe gained a great deal from the exercise. A Coy , the Army Club at Hiihne slightly out of joint, the
the enemy force, was required to think and act in th e advantage of having a club on our doorstep
way Warsaw Pa ct Forces would; for instan ce, we outweighs any finan cial disadvantages.
w ere told that we should show very little initiative -
very diffi cult, of course , for the thrusting members of The team , whi ch progressed through the
the company! lt was, however, great fun trying to preliminary rounds , played mainly on our local course
emulate WP tactics and it certainly gave us a good and eventually carried off the trophy at Sennelager,
insight into the organisation and ta cti cs of a Motor consisted of Capts John Perry, Duncan Palmer and
Rifle Coy . The only problem now is to get the Charles Bromfield , Lt Guy Wood and W02 Bob
Company to 'think ' British ta ctics again and the CO Allison . During the competition we beat 1 Armd Div
will have to excuse us if, on Battle Group exercises, he HQ and Signal Regt, 16 Light Air Defence Regt, 21
hears shots of 'Ooo Raa ', the w ell known WP battle Signal Regiment, 2 RGJ and, in the final , HQ 1 (BR)
cry emanating from A Coy! Corps by seven holes.

Perhaps the most vivid memory everyone has from In addition to the performan ce of the team , Capt
the exercise is the continual 'bleeping' sound comtng Bromfield represented the Infantry and was runner up
in th e 1 Armd Div M eeting , and Capt Pal mer and W02
Allison represe nted the Pay Corps. (See picture
overl eaf .)

THE BATTALION GOLF
TEAM

left to right : Capts Perry .
Bromfield and Palmer, lt
Wood and W02 Allison -
winners of the BAOR Team

Championship .

Top : Members of C Coy visiting the 1GB include (left
to right) : Cpl Webb . Ptes Saunders, Stringer and
Perfect .

Centre : The Border Viewing Point East of Uelzen.

Lower : A new style " Goon tower" .

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Top : The following order appeared in a Company
Detail in June :

" FANCY BOY NECKLACES
There are the odd poncy lads in the Company wearing
pretty necklaces. This is to STOP immediately. Only
dog tags are to be worn around the neck. The next
stage will be wearing earrings and worrying about
dropping the soap in the shower. Act like men and

leave decorations to girls and Christmas trees!"

Lower : The incident in which the RSM confiscated a
soldier's punk/ skinhead gear prompted this sketch.

Cartoons by Cpl J Russe/1

''.fyT t'At.PW£t.t..(/'' ALBUHERA REVISITED

fm{lfdE SIR/ Ha'E S;/?.. )-{ftR,.St,R. S1i!- s£... .) by W02 (ROMS) Hamill

''CoAJFISCATE !1?ff A As a member of the Queen' s Regiment , I have
moro,.€81/rE BeFoRE )lla7r'ENiJ warited for a long time to visit the monument of the
heroes of Albuhera (spelt Albuera in Spanish) ; this
Dun~s 1'1.RRJVE'. . . " year the opportunity arose.

During my posting in Hong Kong, I met a Major in
the Portuguese Army, at that time stationed in the
Portuguese territory of Ma cau. Lt Col Gomes da Silva
kindly invited my family and me to visit Lisbon on his
return to Portugal ; this we duly did during August this
year.

Among the many places we visited, the trip to
Albuhera was the one we enjoyed most. Our coach
left Lisbon at 7 am (much tio the disgust of my
family) and armed with at least two dozen ham rolls
and large bottle of drink, we headed for the Spanish
border town of Badajoz .

Th e journey revealed vineyards, farms, villages and
sma ll towns with houses painted pink under red tiled
roofs; there were also colourful gardens, and
windm ills standing among parched fields . The 150

miles took about 4 y, hours along narrow roads .

W e crossed the border five miles west of Badajoz
encountering no problems with customs or emigra-
tion . Th e party was going on to Oleveta for a shopping
trip to we left them in Badajoz and went in search of a
bus to travel the 14 miles to Albuhera . Finding one
proved impossible because of a language problem so ,
being anxious to visit the monument and be back in
Badajoz to rejoin our tour , we took a taxi. After much
arm waving and pointing at the map we convin ced the
poor taxi driver we really did want to visit the sleepy
town of La Albuera _ As we set off, I noticed the
tripometer on the speedo read 18577 - the la st three
figures being significant!

The journey was fast and rather hairy but we arrived
at La Albuera in about 20 minutes .

Having arranged with the driver a pick-up point, we

32 we are unsure, but the ale was welcome after t he hot
sun.
set off in search of the monument to the Battle, and it
was our daughter, Paula , who found it. The village Our taxi duly arrived so we returned to Badajoz ,
itself is small with one main street and a number of spending the afternoon sightseei ng in the town ; we
sma ll side streets , all the houses being painted white then boa rded t he coach and retu rn ed to Lisbon and
with red roofs . The monument is in the village square , our host.
stands about 15 feet high and is in the form of an arch
with the bust of the Spanish General in the centre. Tl}e trip was ex hausting but I am glad we made it
The village was deserted as it was siesta time , so after and feel proud t hat each time I see t he pictu re 'Steady
wa lking round and taking numerous photographs we t he Dru ms and Fifes' I can now say t hat I stood on t he
retired to a local bar. As to whether the pub was a spot where 'they' stood their ground .
descendant of the one to which our forefathers from
the Buffs, 31st and 57 of Foot retired after the Battle

Top : The aut hor.
Low er : Th e Albuh e ra M o nu m en t.
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The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion

The highlight of the past six months has been Training
Annual Camp in Denmark where we were part of
6th Field Force on Ex "Amber Express". The Two Bn exercises were held during the summer as a
Battalion was over 550 strong - a record for run up to Denmark - Ex " Terrier Triumph" - tough
Annual Camp attendance - and despite some and fast moving Test Exercise set by HQ 6th Field
very heavy rain a very worthwhile and enjoyable Force on Stanford PTA in June ; and Ex "Flying Fox-
time was spent in Denmark . hound" set by Bn HQ at Acrise in July which included
helicopter familiarisation.
The first week covered Company training which
culminated in a Battalion Exercise, with the second The SE District Officer Cadet Training Course
week being spent on Ex " Amber Express" which , due which we are running at Tonbridge has now settled
to its size , was rather slow-moving; in fact certain down with a hard core of 20 officer cadets due to pass
senior officers in Bn HQ said they got more sleep on out next May.
the exercise than they normally got at home!
The Battalion entered a team at SEDSAM and at
The Battalion was very honoured by the visit of our Bisley . In the former we won the Young Soldiers
Allied Colonel-in-Chief, HM Queen Margrethe of awards for the SMG and SLR and were placed fourth
Denmark , on Tuesday 22 September. She called at Bn overall. Maj Thornton, who has been producing
HO, located in a very pleasant farm in the West of ' Buffalo Bills' and ' Wyatt Earpps' as Bn Shooting
Zealand and was presented to a cross section of our Officer for the past four years, has now handed over
members including many former Buffs . The visit to the RSM bringing a sigh of relief to many PSis.
attra cted considerable publicity being covered by over
40 Press and TV personnel and before she left, Her We are looking forward to the arrival of
Majesty took part in a g~oup photograph with the CLANSMAN and MILAN within the next three
officers of Bn HQ plus the Company Commanders . months. Annual Camp for 1982 is to take place at
Salisbury Plain at the end of May .
(See pictures on page 35.)
From the end of this year we are changing roles; we
The Battalion also hosted a Cocktail Party on behalf leave 6th Field Force to join the newly-formed 2 Bde
of the Regiment for members of our affiliated Royal based on Dover with an operational role in BAOR with
Danish Life Guards at their barracks in Copenhagen ; 4 Div .
this was attended by over 80 persons .
The Band of The Queen's Regiment TA and our
Other visitors during Camp included Dame Anne Corps of Drums took part in the Presentation of
Warburton - HM Ambassador to Denmark , Lt Gen
Sir Paul Travers - GOC South East District, Lt Gen 0 Colours to 617 QUEENS at Ardingly on 16 July .
K Lind - Commander Allied For ces Battl e
Approa c hes, Maj Gen B Ry e- Anderson - Personalities
Commander Land Forces Zealand , Maj Gen M F
Reynolds - Commander ACE Mobile Force, Brig E We congratulate Lt Col Les Wilson , MBE, on his
Beckett - Commander 6th Field Force, Brig P well -deserved promotion .
Sheppard - TA Adviser to HQ UKLF, Col H H Prin ce
Georg of Denmark - our Honorary Colonel , Col Sir Maj Chris Parkinson has now handed over com-
Sven Aage lversen - Chief of Her Majesty's mand of C Coy to Maj Mike Tindle (late Para) . We
Adjutants Staff , Col J A Schousboe - Regimental would like to thank Chris for all his hard work and wish
Commander of the Royal Danish Life Gu ards and Col him well for the future. Lt Bryn Crodden has joined us
J B Ogilvie - TA Col 6th Field Force. from 2 WESSEX (V).

Memories of Annual Camp must include the Capt Alan Marchant has assumed command of HQ
numerous miles of line laid by Capt Al an Marchant' s Coy Vice M aj Richard Thornton . Lt Tim Oyler has
signallers ; th e heavy rain whi ch gave the base camp become RSO and Lt Pete McCardle becomes 10.
site the 'pl oughed field ' imag e; th e R & R trips to
Copenh agen with th e Tub o rg and Carl s berg We also welcome Maj Jane Orr, RAMC (V) , as
Brew eries ; the seasoned Major caught with his RMO and Capt George Morgan , RAMC (V) as
trousers down in th e ladies toilets ; the many hours A / RMO vice Maj McGregor and Capt L McKay .
spent in t he ' hand s of the m overs' going t o and from
Denmark ; th e antics of our at ta ched A ustralian We congratulate Lts Gibson , McCardle, Argent and
Officer, Lt Gary Potter (see se parate article), and t he Chilcott on passing their Lt to Capt Practical
visits of the Field Force Com mander. Promotion Examination .

W02 Scaddan has join ed as Senior PSI A Coy in
place of W02 Brown .

CSgt White, the '0 ' PSI atE Coy, is congratulated
on being aw arded the GOC' s Commendation for
bravery . He w as acting as a ran ge supervisor on Lydd

34 Wt~L I F' we. O<I'"T C.O

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occurred . He and a private soldier were in the
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once again it failed to clear the throwing bay .
Showing complete disregard for his own personal
safety CSgt White pushed the soldier into a sheltered
area and ran past the grenade to safety. micro
seconds before it exploded.

Cartoons by Lt P M cCard/e .

CSgt White receives his GOC's Commendation from
Lt-Gen Sir Paul Travers , GOC SE District .

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HM QUEEN MARGRETHE'S VISIT 3. A hand-shake for Sgt Easter of HO Coy.
DURING " AMBER EXPRESS" 4. The CO presents The Queen with a ' Stadden '
print to commemorate Her visit . Also in the
1. The CO . Lt Col Richard Dixon . escorts HM round foreground are Maj Wright (left). and Maj Gen N A Rye
Bn HO. Anderson (centre) of Command Zealand .
Pictures from Nordisk Pressforo and Chatham News.
2. Meeting members of the Battalion .

36 authorities we re sceptical about his trying to avoid the
QM!)
VIEW OF A VISIT TO DENMARK
Final ly , the road party got to the Dana Anglia only
by an Antipodean Beekeeper - to find it was a dry ship . Eve ryone thought this was the
last straw but it wasn' t ; when we reached Harvvich
or Lt Potter, Australian Army Reserve , the sh ip ca rrying our vehicles was fi ve hours late .
When it did arri ve, we unloaded and moved back to
University of New South Wales Regiment Canterbury.

I was lucky enough to be all owed to be attached to 5 tD sJ>:
QUEENS for three weeks in September whilst
undertaking a six month visit to Europe . (l tD

The visit actually started back in mid-August on the .0 m
RSM ' s Recruit testing weekend w hen Cp l Page (HQ
Coy) came to the realisation that his Aussie cobber, < :tJ
whom he' s met while having a beer the night befo re, :"; m
was in fact an Australian TA Officer. (The M TO and "Q"'. X
the RSM cou ld not believe how anyone could admit to ;;; "D
being Australian after the recent results at the :tJ
cricket!) "~'
m
My trip to Denma rk started a week early as I was ~:I:· ~iU
asked to represent E Coy on the Advance Party . The :r Ul
QM feels that this should not be repeated as he
believes that people who wear Beekeeper hats should Cl?
not be thrown in with the likes of Capt Chissel , Lt
Gregory and Lt Ward! (Photo has been censored as :;·
we are now back in the UK.l
r- "'
Th e Advance Party worked hard. In the day, the
soldiers toiled with what appeared to be thousands of 1:
tents w ith the QM always appearing with more . Th e
officers worked ove rtim e; in the day they spent hours ""
recce-ing coy trg area, Bn trg area , FTX trg area and
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thought their heads had been stamped on by these
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The main body finally arrived on the Monday (there
wi ll be no further reference to days as , after the first
few days, no one tended to know what day it was).
Company training led on to the Battalion Exercise: in
the latter, Mr Nursey's platoon was given a position
on the left flank of E Coy because their platoon had
had pra ctice in the wet (several weapon pits were so
wet, the soldiers had to tread water while on Stand -
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in camp before and during the FTX as it never stopped
rain ing . But the best had to be lining up for the
evening meal after the FTX as the camp site reverted
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all-time depth ; however, all this did not stop the jokes
and humorous comments which proved to me that it
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weather and conditions to break the morale of 5
QUEENS. At the time I might have suggested that the
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feared for my safety .

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The 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion

Dominating the year has been the spectre, complete battalion in 1970. To start with Lt Putnam
challenge, administrative problem - call it what was a Platoon Commander at Horsham; 18 months
you will - of the Presentation of Colours later he was appointed Ops Officer las a Captain) and
Parade. That is now behind us but surely it is an later the same year took command of C Coy at
event which is etched deeply into the-minds of Crawley as a Major. Four years later Richard Putnam
all members of the Battalion who were involved. moved back to Horsham to command HQ Coy. The
it will bring back memories and sentiments for battalion merged with 6 QUEENS IV) in 1975 to form
many years to come and will be talked about by the 6/7th IV) Bn and at the same time he took over as
us long after our new Colours have been laid up; Captain of the Battalion Shooting Team; in May 1978
but that is looking 25 years ahead! We shall also he was appointed 21C of the Battalion. The following
remember the tremendous support we received year he attended the TA Staff Course at the Staff Col-
on the day from the many thousands of friends lege Camberley and over the next three years was also
and families who attended and enjoyed a great responsible for setting up and planning the Presen-
day with us. tation of Colours Parade at Ardingly on 16 July 1981 .

The Battalion now has an air of confidence and In civilian life Lt Col Putnam is a Fellow of the Royal
maturity about it, having accomplished a major Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is a partner in
parade by itself without lif we may be so bold) any the Esta1e Agency and Surveying firm of Bradley &
assistance from that bastion of British Army drill - Vaughan who have six offices throughout Mid -
the Guards Depot. Sussex. He is also Chairman of the Henfield Village
Hall Trust and a Parish Councillor. He and his wife ,
Since then we have bidden farewell to one Com- Liz , have three children and live at Henfield , West
manding Officer, Lt Col Mike Dudding who has gone Sussex .
to greater heights as Colonel TA London District, and
welcomed Lt Col Richard Putnam who is our first fully
bred in -house CO having been the first subaltern to
join our predecesor 7 QUEENS IV) on formation in
1971. Already Iat the end of September) the Battalion
has launched into a new era with an intensive training
programme FTX on Salisbury Plain and we are already
planning next year's camp at Warcop . On 1 January
we are scheduled to join 2 Bde, an event we welcome
most strongly.

THE COMMANDING OFFICER Lt Col JAG Putnam TO .

Lt Col J R G Putnam took over command from Lt
Col M J Dudding in August.

Col Richard 's military career started in Canford
School, Dorset, CCF; during his last year he enlisted
with 115 Construction Regt RE and was paid for CCF
parades - a bone of contention with all the other
Cadets! On leaving school in 1961 he transferred to 44
Home Counties Div / District Engineers at Brighton
and in the following year was posted on commission-
ing to 290 Fd Pk Squadron RE also at Brighton ; for
some 4 Y, years he command ed the Plant Troop . In
1967, cuts in the Reserve Forces meant that he had to
leave the RE and so he transferred to 9 QUEENS IV) at
Brighton .

When this battalion was disbanded in 1968, the
t hen Lt Putnam joined 9 QUEENS IV) cadre which
consisted of eight officers and senior NCOs attached
to C Coy 5 QUEENS IV) ; it formed the nucleus of the
7th IV) Bn The Queen' s Regt when it was formed as a

40

ANNUAL CAMP 1981
AND THE PRESENTATION OF COLOURS

Annual Camp was held at Crowborough, the Bat- all up to standard! Unbeknown to many , Her Grace,
talion assembling there on 4 July. Most of us had had Lavinia , Duchess of Norfolk viewed proceedings from
some recent experience of ceremonial duties before the main pavilion for she was as anxious as we all were
the public and press, but we had not been able to to get it right. That same afternoo n Volunteers
practise as a complete battalion and had little experi - responsible for stewarding the car parks, stands,
ence of marching to a band. Every man had been luncheon marquees, programmes etc, were fully
tested in basic foot and arms drills and we now had to briefed.
weld all company personnel so that they could take
their place in the various Guards; these were not just The following day the Battalion moved to Ardingly
Company Guards but included men from all Depart- and the results of paper planning came to life - over
ments, including the Pay team! lt wou ld be fair to say 1,000 feet of marquee was up; 6,000 chairs were
that we cou ld never have reached the required stan- positioned; tables in the main pavilion were laid up;
dard had we not been ably assisted by the Drums of 5 dozens of ladies appeared as if from nowhere to
QUEENS who were also in constant demand at Com- arrange a most spectacular display of flowers; the
pany smokers. Other vital personalities during this Parks and Gardens Dept of the loca l authority arrived
period were our drill Warrant Officer, W02 D H with lorry loads of shrubs to decorate the sa luting
Bowen and CSgt R Holmes and, of cou rse , the RSM , dais; car parks and grandstands were roped off;
W01 B F Lively BEM. lt is very much to their credit dozens of prepared signs were put up ; lists of VIPs
that the eight days of hard labour on the playing fields were checked and in the midst of it all, Radio Brighton
of Ardingly College and later at the South of England demanded a full 40 minutes interview with Maj
Show Ground will be remembered by many as actu- Putnam .
ally quite good fun and, on occasions , as positively
hilarious. Who will forget the anonymous and very The great day, grey and overcast, arrived, a com-
masculine streaker who appeared from the water plete contrast to the previous eight which had been
jump during the first rehearsal at the Show Ground? the hottest for years . However, the rain kept off until
Who also started the rumour that said streaker would the end of the day.
be female thus keeping many a footsore soldier on his
toes? (Unfortunately the promise was unfu lfilled .I The setting was perfect ; the parade ground was
Always in the background was the looming figure of dominated by the fine pavilion and new grandstands,
Maj Richard Putnam with mill board and surveying the former capped by a magnificent 80ft piece of sign-
tape, but one wonders why he left his theodolite writing which left no-one in any doubt as to with
behind! which battalion they were celebrating this great day.

Sam Brownes, some of which had not seen polish Guests totalled some 5,250. Many of our families
since the Boer War, were bulled up by the officers but had left their homes at a very ea rly hour to get to
perhaps the most sorrowful officer was Maj Piers Ardingly in time.
Storie-Pugh whose No 1 Dress Hat, though good
enough for the Prince of Wales , was not up to the Ten years of hard work (since the Bn had formed
CO's standard and the Regimental hatter is £50 better from a mere handful) had now given them the chance
to prove that the Vol unteer soldier, given opportunity
off ! and encouragement, cou ld put on a display every bit
as good as his regular army colleagues .
Every evening after rehearsals a video tape of the
day's work was shown . CSgt Roberts, our Among the large audience were old soldiers from
cameraman , seemed to develop great ski ll at catching the founder regiments , both regular and volunteer,
for posterity the mannerisms and involuntary exchanging greetings and recounting simi lar occa-
movements of many individuals who shall remain sions in the past . On arrival , Lavinia , Duchess of Nor-
nameless but might perhaps include the Parade folk was received by the Chairman of West Sussex
Adjutant! County Council and the Chairman of the host Council
- Mid -Sussex District Council - and they were all
After th e first four days in camp , w e were joined by joined for coffee in the Queen's Pavilion by the
the Band and Corps of Drums of th e 1st Bn . Three Colonel of the Regiment and Col David Si me , Honor-
days later the band of the 2nd Bn and the Queen 's TA ary Colonel , and their wives .
Band al so joined us and the volume of music wafting
ove r th e Sussex Weald wa s impre ssive . The Parade marched on and after the Commanding
Officer had taken over , the Battalion was brought to
The dress rehearsal was on 14 July when the attention , a tribute to the Honorary Colon el, as he
inspection and Parade w as taken by Mrs Elizabeth took his seat to the right of the saluting dais; this wa s
Putnam ; having hea rd of nothin g else for th e previous most fitting to a most g enerou s servant of th e Bat-
talion who w as to retire some 14 days after the Parade.
2 y, yea rs, she thought she had better see th at it was

A fine fanfare by the Queen's TA Band announced the 41
arrival of the Colonel of the Regiment, followed by
another signifying the arrival of Lavinia , Duchess of moving to the pavilion for a magnificent luncheon . In
Norfolk, a most graceful person with a bearing and the of speeches which followed, the Honorary
dignity one associates with members of the Royal Colonel presented Her Grace with a gold and
Household . The usual compliments completed, Lt Col enamelled jewelled Regimental brooch which was
Dudding reported the Parade ready for inspection. obviously received with great joy and pleasure .

When this was over, the massed bands and corps of And so ended a day for which a few of us had
Drums came into their own led by Drum Major Smith planned and strived for two years or more; many more
of the 1st Bn; they marched in slow time towards the however had encouraged the young not-so-
old Colours and it was worth noting that these , about experienced volunteers to give it their best. There was
to be trooped and marched off for the last time, were no doubt that it was a triumph and, since then , there
those of The 4th / 5th Bn The Queen's Own Royal has been marked evidence of maturity and confidence
West Kent Regiment (TA), immediate and direct suc- throughout the Battalion. A very big 'thank you' to the
cessors of 4 RWK (TA) who fought so gallantly at Bands of the 1st and 2nd Bns, the Corps of Drums of
Kohima in April1944. Here was manifestation not only the 1st and 5th (V) Bns, and to the Queen's Regiment
of Regimental pride , but also of the relationship TA Band for the assembly music , fanfares and for
between Regular and Volunteer. playing during luncheon .

Breaking into quick time , the bands completed their On return to Crowborough , we celebrated in our
troop and marched across the arena followed by the own inimitable style at a Battalion Smoker organised
Escort to the Old Colours now under the command of by Maj Alistair Meldrum who was surprised that not all
Lt Anthony Leonard . The escort duly received these of the enormous quantity of beer he had ordered was
and then trooped them down the lines for the last consumed.
time, the blue and red contrasting with the khaki of
the uniforms and the green backdrop of the Sussex The next day half the battalion moved back to
Weald. Marched off to Auld Lang Syne, the Colours Ardingly to clear the Show Ground where they
were proudly born by Lts Peter Chapman and Derek encountered an immaculate morning-suited gentle-
Harwood escorted by W02 David Bowen , CSgt Cow- man who turned up for the parade exactly on time -
lard and Sgt Dunkley . but one day late! This was good for the morale of the
fatigue parties but was not immediately apparent to
The Parade then formed hollow square; the drums the unknown guest who quietly but somethat igno-
piled under the direction of the Drum Major, and the miniously disappeared into the lanes of the Sussex
Battalion Quartermaster, Maj Ron Lucas, uncased the Weald!
new Colours, laying them against the piled drums.
The Chaplain General to the Forces, The Venerable The other half of the Battalion, back at Crow-
Archdeacon W F Johnston then conducted the tradi- borough, was rehearsing for the parade on the 18th,
tional but nevertheless moving consecration Service . when the Battalion marched through Maidstone and
The young Ensigns, Lt Dravid Wray and 2Lt Anthony laid up the old Colours originally presented to 4/ 5
Guthrie then knelt and received their new Colours RWK (TAl. Those on parade did the old Colours
from Lavinia , Duchess of Norfolk on behalf of the proud and they were joined by many old Comrades of
Queen . The Queen 's Own on the march through the town to
All Saints Church . The Colours were borne by Lts
Her Grace then addressed the Battalion during Peter Gibson and Martin Wilson who, due to the
which she remarked that the Colours she had just pre- obvious pressures, did not have much rehearsal time.
sented served to confirm the Battalion 's identity as a
well-established element in the order of battle of On 14 July , the Officers ' and WOs' and Sgts '
today's Territorial Army. Lt Col Dudding replied in his Messes jointly held a most memorable dinner night
own inimitable style and without any notes. The when over 100 sat down to dine out Col David Sime
Colours were then received in the ranks with a General and Lt Col Mike Dudding . We shall not forget the
Salute and the march past followed with each of the atmosphere of that evening for a long time and the
four Guards in line forming on the turns in true Guards Corps of Drums 5th (V) Bn gave a stirring 'ca baret'.
style - a most satisfying accomplishment for a Terri- Our departing guests presented the Battalion with a
torial battalion with only eight days of rehearsals. The magnificent portrait of Lavinia, Du chess of Norfolk,
marches inherited from our founder regiments commissioned from Maj A Davidson Houston ,
accompanied these movements . formerly Royal Sussex . Thi s generous gift now hangs
proudly in our Bn HQ at Horsham and the Trustees of
Of particular delight to the spectators was the Arundel Castle have al ready asked to borrow it so that
Advance in Review Order to those first eight bars of a copy can be taken!
'The British Grenadiers' terminated by the crack of the
un commanded halt. The final general sa lute and Messages of Appreciation
'three cheers' for Her Grace, followed and then the
parad e marched off to " Soldiers of The Queen". Lt Cols Mike Dudding and Ri cha rd Putnam would
like to thank all the many people who wrote in such
Spectators repaired to the various marquees for appreciative terms following the Parade. The thanks
refreshments whilst some 320, including a large exp ressed were a tribute to the dedication and accom-
number of the soldie rs who had been on parade, plishment of the fine performance by all those on
joined Her Grace for a champagne receptio n before parade and also to all those responsible for the general
administrative arrangements behind the scenes.

42 We are also awaiting the full implementation of our
new establishment which will confirm the existance
They would also like to thank members on the staff (hitherto hypothetical) of HQ Coy and one section of
of Regimental Headquarters, their colleagues in the 81 mm mortars to be located with D Coy in South
Regular Battalions and the 5th (Volunteer) Bn (for London .
their Bands and Corps of Drums) and many others for
their loyal support and encouragement which such a June was a busy time with that half-yearly horror -
big event demanded . the audit weekend; the full implication of this may be
lost on our regular Army readers, but each Rifle
Other activities Company runs at least two bar accounts and almost
every officer is involved in some way. (A TA Coy 21C
In June, another ceremonial occasion was the spends over half his time solely on book-keeping .)
official opening of the Brent Cross Shopping Centre There is no easy way out of this maze because the
by HRH The Prince of Wales. B Coy provided three social side of TA life is of great importance in
officers and 30 soldiers for a composite Guard of recruiting and maintaining our strength but we really
Honour , commanded by Maj Piers Storie-Pugh with need a slightly different establishment for Rifle Coy
W02 Cadywould as Guard CSM . 10 Para (V) and 240 HO with perhaps a 'second -captain ' to help carry the
Sqn RCT(V) were also represented. load .

The entire Battalion had block leave during August The cooks Department under Lt Derek Harwood go
and returned to find a new CO in the hot seat and a from strength to strength and we now have some 21
thoroughly refreshed Training Major . So keen were (all course-trained) increasing their skills all the time ;
they to set their mark that they organised a battalion more recruits are attempting to join this successful
weekend for the first weekend in September! The department . The cooks took part in the SE Dist Field
only difficulty was that the CO wanted the Battalion to Cooking Competition and our two teams came fourth
exercise the Regiment's Freedom of Arundel, whilst and fifth . They did particularly well in the preparation
the Training Major had shooting activities on Ash and presentation of food but lost points on camou -
Ranges in mind ; needless to say both activities took flage and the siting of wet / dry pits. However, the
place succesfully . The march through Arundel is now inspection report said our " standards of recruiting and
an annual event and on Sunday 6 September we training were well above average" . Lt Harwood and
formed once again into four guards in the magnificent SSgt CA Smith ACC are to be congratulated on their
grounds of Arundel Castle and were inspected by great efforts in this area which causes other TA bat-
Lavinia , Duchess of Norfolk, accompanied by the talions great problems .
Colonel of the Regiment and the Town Mayor. The
Parade then marched (on the hottest day of the year) Many members from the Officers' and WOs' and
through the town to the enthusiastic applause of the Sgts' Messes attended the Queen's Division Beating
crowds packing the streets . Again we are grateful to Retreat on Horse Guards Parade on 9 June and our
the Queen 's Regt TA Band and the Corps of Drums of guests included a number of Masters , Clerks and
5 QUEENS for the vital part they played . Beadles of the Livery Companies with which we are
associated . Partly as a result of this and from
During the period 25/ 27 September, the Battalion attending the Colours Parade, the Master and Court
had its first full exercise for some time - Exercise of the Worshipful Company of Paviours donated a
" Autumn Folly " - with some 355 members on Salis- most generous financial gift to enable us to set up our
bury Plain . In spite of the inclement weather, it was a own Corps of Drums . With W01 Lively as RSM and
great success and many valuable lessons were learnt. the CO a ceremonial enthusiast, we are well on the
The new management have arranged for four full Bn way .
exercises next year . In " Autumn Folly " we used to the
full and for the first time , our Larkspur range of radio . Lts Birch, Gibson , Wilson and Wray have passed
Our new establishment even allows for some FFR their promotion exams extremely well , particularly the
vehicles to carry our C42s . During the absence of the first-named who came fourth in a field of some 30
new CO in August , the 21C was summoned to HO SE runners .
Distri ct to discuss economy measures and suggested
giving up the CO 's staff car rather than lose a 4 tanner! In August B Coy held a defence patroll ing exe rcise
To date we still have both ! at Carver Barra cks , Essex . Other Compani es have

(continued on page 44)

1. Lavinia . Du c hess of Norfolk arrives on the dai s with The Colonel of th e Regim ent a nd the two ADC s. and .
2.... takes the salute .
3. A cc ompanied by the Commanding Offic er, Lt Col Mike Dudding , Her Gra ce inspec t s th e Parade.
4. The Old Colours are marched off Parade for the last time . I Left to rightl : CSgt Cowlard BEM . CSM Bowen . Lt
Harwood , Sgt Dunkley and Lt Chapman .

5. Th e co nsec ra tion .
6 . Th e N ew Co lours are proudly di splayed to th e Du c hess in th e Marc h Pas t , (Left to ri ght) : RSM Li ve ly BEM . Sgts
Fi sh e r and Sa und er s, Lt Wray , CSM Ca dywould and 2Lt Guthri e .



44 and LCpl Burchell ca me fifth , sixth and seventh in the
Rifle Championship; and in the LMG Competition, Lt
devoted their time to recruiting and other publi city J Day and CSgt Bi cker ca me first with a score of 109
activities. Recruiting is now going extremely well and with Cpl J ones and Pte McMurra y coming second
the Battalion is now over 500 strong. We shall be with the sa me score - the placings being arranged on
doing our best to hold on to them with what we hope countback. In th e Stanley Pryke Competition, the
will be an attractive range of imaginative training team came second after a shoot off with CVHQ
programmes and other events . RAOC .
Personalities
On 19/ 20 September Maj Piers Storie-Pugh and
CSgts Hedges and Rolfe assisted 5 QUEENS by train- On 1 August we welcomed our new Honorary
ing their Potential Officers whilst they were in Colonel , Lt Col Colin Cole CVO TD FCA , an old friend
Denmark on Ex" Amber Express"; they ran a Methods of the Battalion, having been 21C of 6 Queens . In
of Instru ction Course at Farnham and we are now civi lian life , Col Colin is Garter Principal King of Arms
preparing to run a similar course in 1982. and his obvious support and enthusiasm for every
department is most warming; we wish him a very suc-
The Commanding Officer has just completed his cessfu I tour .
annual tour of inspection of all drill halls which has
resulted in a number of th em getting rid of vast LT COL A COLIN COLE CVO , TO
amounts of stored rubbish. HONORARY COLONEL 6/7 QUEENS
Col Cole was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 6/7
We are now entering the time of annual dinners and (VI Bn o n 1 Augu st 1981 . The photograph shows him in
other festivities . Our Cooks again did the catering f or his heraldic uniform of Garter King of Arm s. his pre-
the Reg imental Officers ' Club Reunion at Haber- sent appointment . He is also the Inspector of Regi-
dashers' Hall and almost all Companies will have din- m e ntal Colours. an appointment in whi c h he m a in -
ners before the Christmas break , headed by the WOs' tains contact between Crown , State, the Ministry of
& Sgts' Mess Draw Night at Sutton.
lcontmued on page 46)
A large number of re cru its have attended the
va rious TA Recruit Cadres at The Depot , Bassing-
bourn, and many others have atte nd ed a variety of
ot her courses.

The Battalion Shooting team

Under the captai ncy of Lt John Day, the team has
had a most successful year ; training started in
December last, proceeded through until after Bisley,
and throughout they were most loya lly supported by
the RSM , W01 Lively . The most rewarding aspect
has been the " blooding " of so many young shots. The
competition yea r sta rted at Ash Rang es in Ma y with
the SE Dist TA Skill at Arms Meeting . Here our A team
(Lt J Day, CSgt Bi cker, Cpl Goss and LCpls Springall ,
Burchell and Brooks) repeated last yea r's perform -
ance by wi nning the Unit Championship. Not far
behind was ou r B team co mpri sing Cpls Smith and
Bl ockley, LCpl Bryan and Ptes M cMurray and Butler,
who came third . In the Falling Plate, they were in the
semi-fina ls losing to th e eventual w inners, the ACC
Training Centre team. At th e same meeting LCpl
Springall won the TA Rifle Championship and CSgt
Bicker was runner-up in the TA pistol competition .

At Bisley, the batta li on was represented by Lt Day,
CSgt Bi cker, Cp ls Goss, Smith , Jones and Springall ,
LCpl Burchell and Bryan and Ptes M cMurray and
Bishop and came eighth out of 70 in the unit
Championship . But our team's triumph was the
winning of their first major trophy when Lt John Day
and CSgt Bicke r won outright the Vo longdis Trophy
in the Mach ine gun Pairs competition. The team also
came fourth in the Section match and altogether are
to be cong ratulated on their outstanding success.

In September the team entered the London and
Middlesex Rifle Association Meeting and won the
major trophy - Th e Middle sex Challenge Cup ; Cpl
Jones, LCpl Bryan , Ptes Hayward and Bishop J came
first , second, third and fourth respectively in the Tyro
Cup ; Lt John Day and LCpl Burchell came second and
fifth respectively in the Kitcat Cup ; Cpl Goss, Lt Day



46 Cpl R R Stobbart ACC(V) attached to C Coy at
Crawley was awarded the BEM in the Queen 's Birth-
(continued from page 44) day Honours List. Formerly with 7 Queens (V). he has
given sterling service to the Battalion and is one of its
Defence and Regiments and Army formations. He is great cha ra cte rs; a most popular and deserving
the foremost authority on matters of protocol . award . Th e Corporal was presented with his medal by
Lavinia . Duchess of Norfolk, in a special parade at
Colours . Badges and Regimental Insignia . Horsham on 19 November when Her Grace also pre-
Colonel Cole served in the Coldstream Guards during sented her Lord Lieutenant's Meritorious Service
and immediately after the Second World War and is a Certificates to SSgt Downes and Cpl A Carter (HQ
member of both Greater London and the City of Coy), Sgt Truran of (C Coy) and SSGgt C Smith
London TAVR Associations. He is a long serving ACC(V) attac hed to HQ Coy. Such awards are much
member of the Court of Common Council of the City treasured in the TA , given as they are for dedicated
of London and a past Sheriff of the City . The Battalion serv ice over a long period .
is now looking forward to a long and happy associ-
Capt Nigel Bedford is now OC HQ Coy at Horsham
ation with Colonel Cole . vice Maj Mercer. The battalion has also been sorry to
Picture by Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Lrd. say farewell to Maj Geoffrey Brown RAMC(V) who
has been a most popular and hard working RMO but
Capt Anthony Leonard has been appointed 21C of 0 at the same time were delighted that he was promoted
Coy at Sutton - a much deserved promotion. to Lt Col and given com mand of 220 Field Ambulance
RAMC(V). Sgt J Lashmore is now our Provost
Maj Roger Lowans (previously OC B Coy and at Sergeant vice Sgt Cox; the latte r has nobly volun-
present GSO TA at HQ SE Dist) and Maj Mike Mercer teered for the task of looking after the vast collection
(former OC HQ Coy and now serving with London of Regimental silver. Capt lan Bramble was an umpire
University OTC) attended the TA Command and Staff on Ex " Amber Express" in Denmark in September,
Course No 6 from 7-20 November . and 2Lt Tim Downey (HQ Coy) was attached to 311
Panzergrenadier Batta li on for two weeks in August.
We are also delighted to hear that a previous CO , Lt
Col Foster Herd, TO , was appointed a Deputy
Lieutenant of and in the County of Surrey earlier this
year.

BITTER

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