June 1977

SE R egions C ross Countr y in both Senior and Jun ior 45
races, ga ining runners-up medals in the S eniors.
Cadet Cpl. Buckwell and Cadet L / Cpl. T wi ne were se lected for the Senior and J unior SE R egion teams
respecti velY in the ACF National C hampionships.

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Back row ( I to r ): L / Cpls. J. Kelly, C. Russell, G . Twigger , G . Twine, C dts. G. Gaskin and P. Short
F ront row : C pl. C. Buckwell, L / C pl. R. Scekings, C pl.. W. Rylands, L / C pls. K. Twigger and J. Steel and

Cdt. S. Carpenter
Picture by Becket Newspape rs Ltd. of Worthing

The IJLB

It was a shock to return to windswept Shorncliffe
from sunny Gambia last D ecember. The twenty
Queensmen amongst the 120 juniors on the RFA
Si ,- L ance/or had thoroughly enjo yed thei r equ atori al
excursion--despi te the potato peeling. On board ship,
an inter-Company competition had been won de-
ci sively by the Juniors of the Queens Di vision Coy.

There had been some excitement during the bri ef
stay in Banjul: Sgt. Thompson donned his
rubber suit and assisted the crew of a Mobil super
tanker to clear the screw of a rope spring which had
fouled it up. Lt . Knight-Hughes went hunting with
a local colonial who had been an "Ever ready '' in
Aden (an ybody remember them' ) with 1st Bn .
The Roya l Sussex R egt. W e would give his
name but Lt . Knight-Hughes could not remember it.
( Come to that, the officer coudn ' t remember much
about the visit anyway! )

Meanwhi le back at Shorncliffe a happy C hrist-
mas arrived and Maj . Low began, even then, to look
forward to his relief ( the arrival of another happy
C h ristmas?! )

The O C won ' t be the only one to leave in the
nea r future ; Lt. Chris Polden is soon to depart for
a bright future with Marks and Spencers ( we rema in
friend s) and Capt. David Simpson is heading west
to California. We are now expect ing Capt. J ohn
Dawson, from the 2nd Bn. to join our happy throng .

The Company has watched with interest the
football career of Sgt. Hilton, the backbone of the
P ermanent Staff Football T eam since his ar rival last
term. Another success story was the visit of forty
Queen Junior L eaders to the 1st Bn . in G erman y.
Since then not one single Junior has applied for dis-
charge as of right- a ma jor success!

J Sgt. CordeU, ( left), winner of the Q ueen's Regim ent The Military Division,
Rose-Morris & Company Limited
P rize, bash ing spuds on the RFA Si,- L aU/r celor
32-34 Gordon House Road,
Picture by PR HQ UKLF Londo n NW5 1NE

Telep hone 01-267 515 1

Letters THE REGIMENTAL GOLFING
SOCIETY
Lt.-Gcn. Sir Richard Craddock
Th e attention of all members of the Queen ''
h r a leu cr to t he R egime ntal S ecrewry, L ady Regiment G olfi ng Soc iet y i' brought to the foll owing:
Craddo ck aslw d him to convey th e f ollowin g m essage
in connecti on with he1· husband's death: ! . ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

" W ou ld you please a llow me, th rough the J ourn al , The annu al subscription of £1.00 for 1977 is now
to ex press my sin cere appreciation to those to whom due. If you h aven ' t already done so, please send
I h ave been un ab le to write persona ll y, for thei r your eheque/ PO to the Hon. Sec. at RHQ ( M aj .
ve ry kind letters; also to those who generously sent G uy W eymouth ) pa ya b le to " The Q ueen 's R egi-
don ations to Regimental H eadqu arters as tributes to ment Golfi ng Society". PLEASE DO IT NOW.
Ri ch ard's memo r y. I would a lso like to thank all
those who a ttended the Thanksgiving Ser vice at Bul- 2. FIXTURES FOR 1977
ford on F ebruar y 18th, together with a special wo rd
of gratitude to Col. C rispi n C h ampi on and the mem- M on . 4 Jul y: M atch v. RM AS at the Arm y Golf
bers of his 2nd Battalion who made a ll the C lub, A ldershot ( M atch M anager-Ma j.
arrangements." J . C. H olman ).

SCHOOL VISIT Tue. 23 A ug: M atch v. Queen 's O wn B uff s GS
BY THE BAND OF THE 2nd BATT ALION at E psom ( M atch M anager-Ma j. H . N .
THE Q UEEN'S REGIMENT 25-27 JAN. 1977 T a rver ) .

T he f ollowin g is extracted fr om an apprecialivc Fri . 2 Sept: Annual Meeting at the A rm y Go lf
letter addressed to th e C RLS H Q S .E. D is zri ct fr om lub, Aldersot.
t he A CO at C an terbur y dated J O f an. '77 :
Tue. 20 S ept : M atch v. RRF a nd R Anglia n at
The above band h as performed at six schools the Gog and M agog, Ca mbridge.
in this recruiting area; a t least one recruiter h as
been present a t each performance. They h ave a ll ARMY GOLFING SOCIETY-
ex pressed the excellence of the performa nce a nd re- SPRING MEETING
ma rked on the enthusiastic reception the Band received
from the pup il and teaching sta ff . W e fee l sure that The Reg iment entered two teams ( of four ) for
seeds of interest h ave been sown and that we sh all the Argyll and Sutherlan d Bowl competition this yea r
har vest J uniors for The Queen 's Regiment. at the Roya l C inque Ports, D eal, on 4 / 5 M ay.

W e are grate ful for the recruiting assistance Both teams were knocked out in the first round
received from the 2nd Bn . The Queen 's Reg imen t. although, fo r our 'A ' T eam, it was a " close run
thing" ( they lost by one ).
(signed ) Lt.-Col. J . H . ELLI COCK
A Team: Ca pt. R eg F ord, M a j. D avid
From : Colonel H . R . G race, OBE, J P, DL, M ontgo mer y, Lt.-Col. Er ic S cott an d M a j. J ohn
Reg imenta l H eadqua rters, H olman.
The Queen 's Reg iment ( K ent O ffice).
17th J anuar y 1977 . B Team: Capt. Mike J elf, M a j. M aurice D ewa r,
M a j. Hugh T ar ver an d Col. R aymon d Grace.
T o: The Ed itor,
~egimental ([ijristmas
D ear Sir,
In the acco unt, on p . 60 of yo ur excellent iss ue ([arbs

for D ecember 1976, of the Reg iment G olfing Society 's Standa rd G reetings Cards, with the badge in
Annua l M eeting a t the Arm y Golf C lu b at Aldersh ot, gold and silve r di e-st amped on the front are now
your corresponde nt records th at 24 members competed ava ilable from R egimental H eadqua rters, a t 85p p er
" in the D oubles" . dozen- includ ing m atch ing enve lopes, postage an d
packing (within U K ).
H e must surely be, at hea rt, either a tennis, rea l
tennis, fives or racquets pl aye r, rather than a golfer ! Orders ( minimum one dozen ) must be accom-
pa n ied by a remittance to cover ( C heques PO s
Yours fa ith full y, pa yab le to " The Queen 's Reg iment General Acco unt ").
H . R. GRACE,
H on Secretary,
The Queen 's O wn Bu ff s Golfing Society.

I n sport yo u are u ndoubtedly wcll -·verscd in all
th e arts. H ow is it th en vo u missed our rhat old
K e111ish gam e of darts ?-Ed .

48 RARO

The London Gazette Co l. D . A. Willows, ADC, DL, late Inf., from
TA VR Gp A, to be Col., 1 Apr. '76.
Extracts from Supplements
TAVR
REGULAR ARMY
Capt. (Actg. Maj .) B. A. Carte, TD, 6/ 7
Promotions ( 31 Dec . '76) QUEENS is pl aced on the Unposted List, I Apr. '76.
Maj . to Lt.-Col.: P . H iscock, T. L. Trotman and
Lt. C. M. Bellingham, 5 QUEENS is granted the
J . J . White. Actg. rank of Ca pt., 1 M ay '76.
Capt. to Maj.: D. A. Beveridge, G . C. Brown,
The fo llowing 0 / Cdts. to be 2/Lt. (on probation)
J. D . Jonklass and S. ]. Yates. 5 QUEENS 24 Oct, '76: P . S. F . McCardle, W. D .
Lt.-Col. E. W . M acdonald, OBE retired on re- Milne and S . J . C. Thompson.

tired pay, 30 M ar. '77. Capt. (Actg. Maj .) R . I. H opper, TD, 6/ 7
Lt . C. D. N. Polden retired on retired pa y, I 8 QUEENS to be M aj. 1 Nov. '76 with seniorit y, 1
Nov . '74.
Apr. '77.
Maj . ( QM ) D. W . Adkins retired on retired pay, 2/ Lt . (on probation) A. J . Cannon, 6/ 7
QUEENS confirmed as 2/ Lt., 6 Nov. '75 with
I I D ec. '7 6. seniority, 30 D ec. '74. To be Lt., 30 D ec. '7 6.
Lt . ]. B. Stirling to be Capt., I 8 D ec. '76.
Capt. } . R . Partridge from SS C to be 2/ Lt., 8 M aj. A. J . D . Salter and Capt. M . G. Butlin
have been awarded the Effi ciency D ecoration (TAVR).
Nov. '76 with seniority 10 M ar. '70. To be Lt ., 8
Nov. '76 with seniority 10 M ar. '72. T o be Capt., 2/ Lt. S . H . Zachery, 5 QUEENS resigned his
8 Nov. '76 with seniority, 10 Sep. '76. Commn. 19 Aug. '76.

2/ Lt. ( on probation ) A. C. N. M arston is con- 2/ Lt. D . P . Austin, 6/ 7 QUEENS from TAVK
firmed as 2/ Lt., 21 Jun . '7 6 with seniori ty 1 Aug . '72 . Gp. A 6RRF to be 2/ Lt. (on probation), 13 Oct. '76
To be Lt ., 2 1 Jun . '7 6 with seniorit y 1 Aug. '74. with seniority 23 M ay '76.

The followin g 2/ Lts. to be Lts., 8 Mar. '77: Capt. (Actg. Maj.) T. R . G . Putnam, TD, 6/ 7
L. R. Edwards and T . ]. Hurley; P . A. W . Edwards QUEENS from TAVR Gp. B Unposted List, to be
( SRC ) and D . W . de L. Harper ( SSC ). Capt. (Actg. M aj.), 1 ] an '77 with seniorit y 2 Feb '72.

Lt. J. N. M . K earns to be Ca pt., 10 M ar. '77 . Lt. H . A. McLean, 5 QUEENS from TAVR
Gp. B, RE to be Lt. 3 Feb. '76 with seniority 2 1 Jul.
Lt.-Col. J . B. R ay, MBE, retired on retired pay, '71.
4 Apr. '77.
2/ Lt. (on probation) S. ·E. Wooles, 5 QUEENS
Capt. E . S. Parker and Capt . S . W . Billet!, from
SSC, to be Capts ( QM ), 1 Apr. '77. is confirmed as 2/ Lt., 8 Feb. '76.
Lt. R . P . Kite, 5 QUEENS from TAVR Gp . A
Short Serv. Limited Commn.
The following 0 / Cdts. to be 2/ Lts. ( on pro- 2 Yorks, to be Lt., 24 Jan . '77 with seniority 19 M ar .
'72.
bation ), 20 Feb. '77 . R . F . Cordell and M . ] . S.
Dunham. Lt. H . A. M cL ean, 5 QUEENS res igns hi>
comm!l., 10 Jan. '77.
S pecial Reg. Commns.
WO! ( SC ) M . ]. Fl ynn to be 2/Lt ., 10 Jun . Births, Marriages and

'77 with seniority 10 Jul y '72 . T o be Lt., 10 J an. Deaths
'77 with seniority 10 July '74.
BIRTHS
Commands and Staff
Brig. G. B. C urtis, OBE, M C retired on retired STORIE-PUGH-On 19 Oct., '76, to Leslie, wife
of Col. Peter Storie-Pugh, a son .
pay, 31 M ar. '77.
LANGWORTHY-On 21 Oct., '7 6, to C pl. and
Northern Ireland Awards ( 1 Aug .-31 Oct. '7 6) Mrs. D . ]. L angworth y, a son, Ian John .
Queen's Gallantry M edal : Pte. P . A. de L ara.
Mention in D espatches : M a j. R . H . Graham and BARRELL-On 3 Nov., '76, to Pte. and Mrs. T.
Barrell, a daughter, Angela Wendy.
Ca pt. C. G. F. C harter.
VINNICOMBE-On 3 Nov . '76, to L/ C pl. and Mrs.
LS and GC Medal M . Vinnicombe, a daughter, Kim Susan .
Capt. W . ]. Rippon and Lt . A. P . O 'Gorman .
BA YSTING-On 8 Nov., '76, to Cpl. and Mrs. R.
Short Serv. Commns. Baysting, a daughter, Sherry Anne Louise.
Lt. K . A. Graham relinquished his Commn .,
EDWARDS-On 8 Nov., '7 6, to L/ Cpl. and Mrs.
25 Nov. '76. D . Edwards, a daughter, Louise Sharon.
WO! ( RSM ) J . R. Barrell to be 2/ Lt.. 24 }an
FELTHAM-On 10 Nov., '76, to Pte. and Mrs.
'77 with seniority 24 Jul. '72. T o be Lt., 24 J an. '77 D . Feltham, a son, Lee D erek.
with seniority 24 Jul. '74.
NURSE-On 17 Nov., '76, to Pte. and Mrs. C.
2/ Lt. (on probation ) ( Univ. Candidate) I. R. Nurse, a daughter, Susan.
Dick, Commn. terminated, 2 M ar. '77.
HEMSLEY- On 20 Nov ., '76, to L / Cpl. and Mrs.
S hort Serv. Vol. Comrnn. B. D . H emsley, a daughter, L aura Eli zabeth
2/ Lt. C. G. L ambert from TAVR Gp A to be Edith.

2/ Lt., 5 Nov '76.

RMAS
0 / Cdt . W . R. M orris to be 2/ Lt., 11 D ec. '7 6

(SSC).

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JACKSON-BARBER. On I Jan. '77, at Uxbridge, BRAZIER-BALL. On 26 Nov. '76, at Buckingham,
Pte. A. Jackson to Mi ss J acqueline Lorraine Sgt. B. Brazier to Mi ss Annette Winifred T eresa
Barber.
Ball. 27 Nov. '76, at
QUILTER-On 22 Nov. '7 6, to Cpl. and Mrs. D . CALLE N DER-FRANC IS. On
Quilter, a daughter, Jemma. Wembley, L/ Cpl. M . Ca llender to Miss J acinta

WELFARE-On I Dec., '76, to Pte. and Mrs. D . W . Ira Franci s.
Welfare, a son, Glen.
CO LLIER-STREET. On 3 D ec. '76, at Goring,
LIGHTFOOT-On 4 D ec., '76, to Pte. and Mrs. J . Pte. M . J . Collier to Mi ss J ane Street.
Lightfoot, a daughter, Michelle Sharon .
BURTENS HA W-PARKER. On 4 D ec. '76, at
JE NNINGS-On 7 D ec., '76, to Cpl. and Mrs. N. Hitchin, Pte. C. Burtenshaw to Miss M ari a Joan
Jennings, a daughter, Jane.
Parker .
STONER-On 8 Dec., '76, to Bdsm. R . and Mrs. GA YLE-OVERES . On 4 D ecember, '7 6, at Sa lis-
Stoner, a son, Carl Robert.
bury, Wilts., Pte. L. Ga yle to M iss J oanna Ruth
WILSON-On 9 Dec., '76, to Cpl. and Mrs. C. C.
Wilson, a daughter, Victoria J anc. Overes.
GR IFFIN-DA V IS . On 4 D ec. '76, at Andover, Pte.
SEKHARAN-On 10 D ec., '7 6, to Pte. and Mrs. P .
Sekharan, a daughter, Nina Annabel. K. D . M. Griffin to Miss Sally J ane D avis.
GUILFOYLE-GALLAGHER . On 4 D ec. '76, at
MELLOTTE-On 13 D ec., '76, to M aj. and Mrs.
R. T. W . Mcllotte, a daughter, Alice Olivier. H ereford, Pte. M . Gui lfoyle to Mrs. M arion Ann

CARDER-On 26 Dec., '76, to L/ Cpl. and Mrs. P. G a l l a g h er.
Carder, a daughter, Sharon Jane. LEWIS-KEMP. On 4 Dec. '7 6, at T eynham, K en t,

CAMPANY-On 30 D ec., ' 76, to Sgt. and Mrs. D. Pte. F. Lewis to Miss Su sa n Frances K emp.
Campany, a daughter, Susa n Jennifer.
RYE-ENGLEFIELD . On 4 D ec. '7 6, at Tunbridge
HARVEY-On 30 Dec ., '7 6, to Pte . and Mrs. D . Wells, L/ C pl. P . R ye to Miss Megan Tina
H arvey, a son, Paul J ames.
Englefi eld. On 11 D ec. '76, at Hillingdon, P t e.
COTNEY-On 3 Jan., '77, L/ Cpl. and Mrs. K. A. BATT-RO SE.
Cotney, a daughter, Nicola Rose. F . Batt to Miss Gillian Rose.

PERRY-On 6 Jan ., '77, to Pte. and Mrs. D . Perr y, C LARKE-GODENZIE. On 11 D ec. '7 6, at Ux-
a daughter, Miche lle Ann. bridge, Pte. L. C larke to Miss M arwin K ay

BLANCHETTE-On 8 Jan ., '77, to W02 and Mrs. Godenzie .
J . D . Blanchette, a son, Paul John. HAMMOND-ASPDEN. On 11 D ec. '76, at

INPIERRE-On 11 J an., '77, to Cpl. and Mrs. M . Weston-super-Mare, Pte. D . Hammond to Miss
Inpierre, a daughter, Susan Antoinette.
Janet Anne Aspden .
HOPKI NS-On 12 Jan., '77, to Cpl. and Mrs. R . A.
H opkins, a son, Robin Peter. JARVIS-NACCA SH . On 11 Dec. '76, at Lough-
borough, Pte. S . J arvis to Miss Jacqueline Irene
DALE-On 25 Jan., '77 to Cpl. and Mrs. E. D ate,
a son, J ames Edward . Nacca sh .
BEIM-REBHAN. On 15 D ec. '7 6, at R athus
FULLER-On 10 Feb ., '77, to L / Cpl. and Mrs.
E. F. Fuller, a daughter, Samantha Jane. Wickede, West G ermany, Pte. S. Beim to Miss

CASEY-On 12 Feb., '77, to Pte. and Mrs. S. J . Bettina Rebhan. 18 D ec. '76, at D arling-
Casey, a daughter, L eanne M arie. ADKINS-HARLING. On to Miss Olwyn Harling .
ton, Pte. R . T. Adkins
WOOLTON-On 15 Feb., ' 77, to L/ Cpl. and Mrs.
J . Woolton, a son, Paul Darren . GARDNER-GARLEY. On 18 Dec. '7 6, at Melton
Mowbray, Pte. R . Gardner to Miss Anita Francis
RYE-On 22 Feb ., '77 to Pte. and Mrs. T. Rye, a
daughter, Rachel Cha rmaine. G arley.
N IC HOLLS-SAUNDERS . On 18 D ec. '76, at
BLANCHARD. On 3 Mar., '77, to Bdsm. and Mrs.
R. Blanchard, a daughter, T eresa Chariot. Eastbourne, Pte. D . Nicholls to Miss Elise
Florence M ay Saunders.
GREENWOOD-On 5 Mar., '77, to C pl. and Mrs. OWEN-PORTER . On 18 D ec. '76, Lt. R. D. J . R.
G . Greenwood, a daughter, Faye Ann . Owen to Mi ss Dorothy Porter of Greenisland,

NORR IS-On 6 M ar., '77, to Cp l. and Mrs. B. County Antrim.
Norris, a daughter, Michelle Ann. PAGE-STAFFORD . On 18 D ec. '76, at Leicester,

MARRIAGES C pl. G . W . Page to Miss Alice Sta fford .

LINDSEY-WALKER. On 9 Oct., '76, at Bedford, PRIDDEY-KEELER . On 18 Dec. '7 6 at Rochester,
Pte. P. R. Lindsey to Brenda Elizabeth Walker. Pte . G . Priddey to Miss Denise K eeler.

ROCKEY-MEY. On 23 Oct., '76, at Andover, Pte. ROWLANDS-COX. On 21 Dec. '7 6, at Worthing,
M . Rockey to Miss J anet M argaret Mew. Pte . M . C. Rowlands to Miss Linda Cox.

TOMS-TWEDDALL. On 28 Oct ., '76, at Rich- OWENS-McGOLL. On 23 D ec. '76, at Glasgow,
mond, N . Yorkshire, L/ Cpl. P . Toms to Pte. J . Owens to Miss Jeanette McGoll.
Ch ristine Tweddall .
CAMPBELL-DAFFEY . On 24 D ec. '76, at Rugby,
WALDRON-BOWDEN. On 29 Oct., '76. at Hart- Pte. J . Camp bell to M aureen Ann Daff ey.
ford, Pte. A. J . Waldron to Miss Lynn Bowden .
JA CKSON-LLEWELYN. On 30 D ec. '76, at Win-
ROBINSON-KERRY. On 30 Oct ., '76, at Catterick chester, Capt . R . M . J ackson to Miss Josephine
Garrison, Bdsm. M . J . Robinson to J anice Kerry.
Juliet L!ewelyn.
FEARON-GUILY. On 2 Nov. '76, at Ipswich, Cpl. CARTER-WATSO N. On 3 1 D ec. '76, at C rawley,
E . C. Fea ron to Miss Maril yn G eraldine Guil y.
Pte. J . Ca rter to Mrs. Netta Christine W atson.
BROOKS-BLOCKER. On 20 Nov. '7 6, at Tun-
bridge Wells, L / Cpl. V. Brooks to Ch ristina OFFER-CO LLETT. On I J an . '77, at Sidcup, Pte.
Blocker. P . F . Offer to Mi ss Karen Ann Collett.

MA NN-ACTON. On 20 Nov. ' 76, at Leyburn, N . MARTIN-ADLEM. On I Jan. '77, at Horton
Yorks., Pte . C. J . Mann to Gillian Jo yce Acton . Kirb y, L/ C pl. A. G. M artin to Miss Geraldine
Pauline Alice Adlem.

50 late Mr. S . D . D avies and of Mrs. M . D av ies, of
Kitchener Road, Strood, K ent.
G ILD ER-DODO . On I J an. '77, at O ldha m, Pte. Mr. T . N . McDermott and Miss J. A. W . Raiswell
N . Gi lder to Miss Angela C hristine D odd.
The engagement is announced between Timoth y
BANASZAK-JONES . On I J an. '77, at H ove, McDermott, The Queen's R egt., yo unger son of M r.
Sussex, Pte. M . M . Banaszak to Miss J acqueline
J ones. and Mrs. L. St. J. M cD ermott, of Waking, Surrey,

BASH-PALMER . On I Jan. '77, at Was hington, and J ayne, daughter of Mr. W. B. J . Ra iswell, of
USA, Pte. A. R. Bash to Miss M aril yn Anne Spe ldhu rst, K ent and th e late Mrs. A. M . W .
P almer . R aiswe ll.
Capt. M. J. Ball and Miss M. A. Jonathan
GEO RGE-IRVINE . On 3 J an. '77, at Saltcoats,
L / Cpl. D . George to Miss L ynda Ann Irvine. The engagement is announced between Capt.
Michael Ball, The Queen's Regt., only son of M r.
BEAL- RAGGETT. On 8 J an . '77, at Ashford, Pte. and Mrs. K . ]. Ball, of 16 W arwick Drive, L ondon
S . Beal to Karen M ary Raggett. SW16, and Ann, onl y daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
0 . M . Jonathan, of Brooklands, Prestat yn, C lwyd.
SMITH- FARQUARSON. On 8 J an. '77, at Bul- Mr. R. B. Waring and Miss C. L. Pennell

ford, Pte. C. J. Smith to Miss Caroline Quigg The engagement is announced between Richard,
elder son of Col. and Mrs. H . B. H . Waring, of
Roe F arquharson. Rushford M anor, H eadcorn, K ent and Cheryl Lou ise,
G REEN-BAR NEY. On 15 Jan . '77, at Sal isbur y, yo ungest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R . Pennell, of
Sanford, M aine, USA .
Pte. P . K . Green to Miss K atholine J ane Barney. Mr. G . Tuff and Miss G. Sherston-Baker
HALL-RIGBY . On 19 J an. '77, at Eastbourne, Sgt.
The engagement is announced between G eo ffre y,
P . S. H all to Miss Sally Audrey Rigby . yo unger son of Col. and Mrs. C. R. Tuff, of H og's
BAILEY-OLIVER. On 29 Jan. '77, at D arlington, Green, Sandling, H ythe, Kent and Gabrielle, youngest
da ughter of M a j. and Mrs. P . Sherston-Baker, of 3
Pte. R . J. Bailey to Miss L ynn Oliver. Sheen Gate Gardens, London SW14 .
HORNER-SMEED . On 3 Feb. '77, at Surrey North Mr. M. P. Wakefield and Miss Fyler

Western, Sgt. B. J. Homer to Mrs. Sheila Pamela The engagement is announced between Mark,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. W akefield, of M arl-
Smeed. borough, and Alethea, yo unger daughter of M aj.-Gen .
BA YLIS-LEAK. On 5 Feb. '77, at E astwood, Pte. and Mrs. A. R . Fyler, of Beaconsfield .
Mr. 0. R. W. Simmonds and Miss P. j. Sellers
C. C. N. Baylis to Miss Vanessa Jean Leak.
C LARKSON-KEAST. On 5 Feb. '77, at Rochdale, The engagement is announced between Oliver, son
of M r. K . W . Simmonds, of Milverton, and Mrs.
Bdsm . D . L. C larkson to Miss E lai ne K east. R . C. Simmonds, of Hungerford, and P enn y, daughter
GAMMON- SMITH. On 5 Feb. '77, at Richmond, of M ajor and Mrs. P . G. V. Bell ers, of T au nton .

N. Yorkshire, Pte. G. E . Gammon to Miss M arie DEATHS
Elizabeth Smith.
GREEN-JENNIFER. On 5 Feb. '77, at Salisbury SYMONDS-In late 1976, at Southsea, Mr. Edward
Pte. P. Green to C hristine J ennifer. E . S ymonds, late IIth ( Lewisham ) Bn. The
HAWKINS-SYKES . On 5 Feb. '77, at W ake fi eld, Queen 's Own Ro ya l W est K ent Regt., aged 83
L / C pl. M . J . H awkins to Miss Shirley Beatrice yea rs.
Syke s.
WALLIS-WHITE . On 5 Feb. '77, at Eastbourne, TRI N KWO N- On 27 Sept. '7 6, Mr. A. Trinkwon,
Pte. M. C. Wa llis to Miss Wendy Patricia White. late The Buff s.
COMPER-BROWN. On 12 Feb . '77 , at H erne Bay,
L/Cpl. L. A. Camper to Miss Rosemary Anne ROBERTS-On I Oct. '76 in Pietermaritzburg,
Brown . Natal, M aj. H erbert H oe! Robe rts who served in
D 'AGUILAR-KEO GH. On 12 Feb . '77, at An- The East Surrey Regt. from 1940 to 1945. After
dover, Pte. B. D 'Aguilar to Miss Elizabeth service in the IOth and 70th Bns. he was a mem-
K eogh . ber of the SHAEF Military M ission to D enmark,
KELLER-SINGH. On 12 Feb. '77, at G uildford, and wa s awarded the King C hristian X Freedom
Pte. B. J . Keeler to Miss Ca roline Elizabeth M eda l.
Singh.
LINFORD-BUSBY . On 19 Feb. '77, at Whitton, ROGERS-On 18 Oct. '76, at Irby, M aj. R. G .
Middx., Bdsm. R . Linford to Miss J anet M argaret ( " Jolly Old Rodge" ) Rogers, late IIth (L ewis-
Busby. h am) Bn. The Queen's Own Roya l West K ent
MARKS-KERSSEK. On 2 M ar. '77. at M aidstone, Regt ., aged 90 yea rs.
Pte. S. M arks to Miss Beatrix Kerssek.
LANGRIDGE-COLLISON. On 9 M ar. '77, at ANDRAS-On 23 Oct. '76, Col. John Bertram
M aidstone, Pte. G . L angridge to Miss J enni fer Andras, TD. Commissioned in 1914 to the ! / 6th
Collison . Bn . The Ea st Surrey Regt., he became Adjutant
DEAN-FRANKLYN. On 2 Apr. '77, at Barking, in 191 8; 2I C of the 6th (TA ) Bn. in 192 5 and
E ssex, Pte. P. D ean to M iss J oyce lrene Frankl yn . Command ing Officer from 1932 to 1936.
MOORE-PIPER . On 23 Apr. '77, at O ur Lady
Queen of Peace, Pte . M . J . R. M oore to Miss DAV I S- On 24 Oct. '76, Mr. H arold (' Sid ') D avis,
M ary Ellan Piper. late 2nd RWK, aged 63 years.
C RUMPLI N-FI SH . On 18 J un. '76 . very quietl y
at Birmingham, Lt.-Col. ( Ret' d.) W . C. D . DIC KINS-On 30 Oct. '76, in Australi a, Barbara
( Bill ) C rumplin to Mrs. Edel E . Fish . M arga ret Dickins, wife of M aj. C. H . D ickins,
late The E ast Surrey Regt., and mother of M aj.
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BURTON-On 13 Nov. '76, Brig. Bertram Edward Assistant British Militar y Command an t, United
Lional Burton, C BE, aged 7 1. Served in The
Queen 's Roya l Regt. from 1929 to 1959. ( See States Zone of Western Germany.
SWANTON-On 10 J an. '77, Sgt. R . Swanton at
Obituary ).
C HILDS-On 13 Nov. '76, Waiter Frederick Childs, H ammersmith Hospita l, London.
POOK-On about 10 J an. '7 7 at H arting, Mr. H arry
aged 96. Served in The E ast Surrey Regt. from
James Pook, late Pte. 1st Bn . East K ent Regt.,
1899 to I 907.
ISAA C-On 14 Nov. '76, Ca pt. Edwa rd Vivian served during W. W.l.
DALGLEI S H-On 15 J an. '77, Mr. Stanley
Law rence (T ed) Jsaac, aged 68. Served in The
Queen's Royal Regt. from 1936 to I946. Vice- D algleish, the husband of Mrs. J ean Dalglei sh
President of Esher Rugb y Club, and life mem - for many years Secretary, London L adies Guild
ber of Surrey County Rugb y Union and Thames
The Buffs Regi mental Associa tion.
Ditton C ricket Club. BUCHAN-On 18 J an. '77, Gwynedd Llewelyn
GIBBS-On I 7 Nov. '76, Maj . Sidney Lane Gibbs,
Buchan, widow of the late M aj. T. 0 . M. Buchan,
TD, late 5th and 7th Bns. RWK, aged 72 yea rs.
ffRENCH BLAKE-On 23 Nov. '7 6, Mrs. Laura Iris M C, The Queen's Roya l Regt.
BUNCLARK-On 22 J an. '77, at T olworth, Surrey,
ffrench Blake, widow of Col. Arthur ffrench
Bl ake, and mother of Maj . Arthur ffrench Blake. Mr. George Philip Bunclark, MM, late The
EYRE-On 24 Nov. '76, L/ C pl. F . ]. Eyre at Buffs, 1st and 5th Bns., aged about 70 years.
E va ngelious Hospital, West Germany. DEVERSON-On 23 J an. '77, Mr. Thomas
NURSE-On 24 Nov. '76, at BMH Mun ster, Susan,
daughter of Pte . and Mrs. C. Nurse. Deverson, late W .O. The Buffs.
MERLOTT-C H JTTY- On 4 D ec. '76, at Folkestone, ADCOCK-On 23 J an. '77, Lt. H enry Sebastian
Mrs. Gwendoline M ary M erlott-Chitty, widow
of Brig. Arthur Merlott-C hitty, DSO, CBE, Adcock, aged 87. H e served in The East Surrey
Regt. from 1906 to I 922 in every r ank from
late RWK . Private to RQMS until commissioned in 191 8,
becoming Adjutant of the 2nd Bn . (See Obituary).
MALLAM- On 6 Dec. '76, Lt.-Col. K. M . C. JACKSON- On 11 Feb. '77, RQMS Leon ard H enr y
(Morey) Mallam, late The Buff s. J ackson. Served in The East Surrey Regt. from

R IC HARDS- On 8 Dec. '76, at Lewcs, Mr. J . 1932 to 1955 .
Richards, late Band Sgt. The Buffs. CRADDOCK- On 14 Feb. '77, peacefully at home,

d'AVIGDOR-GOLDSMID-On I I Dec. '76, Sir Lt.-Gen . Sir Richard C raddock, KBE, CB, DSO .
Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid. Bt, DSO, M C, of PITC HERWOOD-On 21 Feb . '77, Cpl. P . J .
Somerhill, Tonbridge, K ent ( Formerl y of the
Pitcherwood, at Airport Camp Belize.
Queen 's Own ) aged 67 yea rs. McCOY-On 27 Feb. '77, at St. Bartholomew's
BENWELL-On 16 D ec. '76, at Gravesend, Mr. A.
Hospital, London, Mrs. Dorothy McCoy, aged
Benwell, late RWK, aged 89 years. 66, wife of Capt. J . McCoy, late The Queen's
ROOKE-On 24 Dec. '76, in a road accident, Mrs. Ro yal Regt. and formerl y Chairman of The
Queen's Roya l Surrey Regt. Warrant Officers'
Doroth y Di ana Esther Rooke, wife of Lt.-Co l.
and Sergeants' Association.
D. B. Rooke, MC, late RWK. BOLTON- On 3 M ar. '77, Lt.-Col. Edward
EV AN S-On 27 D ec. '7 6, Col. Bertie Langham, TD,
Frederick Bolton DSO, aged 79. Served in The
DL, aged 89. Commissioned in 1908 in The Queen's Royal Regt. from 1915 to 1948. (See
Queen's Ro ya l Regt, he served throughout the
1914-1 8 War with the Regiment and commanded Obituar y).
the 4th Bn. from 1927 to 1933. Hon .-Col. 598 DORMAN-SM ITH-On 20 M ar. ' 77, Col. The Rt.
LAA Regt. RA (TA) from 1949 to 1955, and a
D eputy Lieutenant for Surrey from I 933 to Hon . Sir Reginald H . Dorman-Smith, P C,
I 976 . (See Obituary). GBE, aged 78. Served with the 5th Bn. The
Queen's Ro ya l Surrey Regt. (TA) from 1925-
HROWN- On 28 Dec. '76, M aj. John P atrick Brown, 1946 . H on. Co l. 5th and 1st/ 5th (TA) Bns.
M C, aged 80. Served in The East Surrey Regt.
from 19 16 to 1940. (See Obituary). from 1937 to 1946 .
W I LLIS- On 22 M ar. '77, Lt.-Col. Nigel Addington
BAKER-On 31 Dec. '76, Col. Thomas Ma cDonald
Baker, CBE, TD, DL, aged 82. Served in The Willis, OBE, aged 79 . Served in The Queen 's
East Surrey Regt. from 19 11 to 1932, and was Ro ya l Reg t. from 1916 to 1947 . Col. Willi s lost
Hon . Col. of the 6th Bn . from I 948 to I960. his right arm at D eville Wood, on 5th Sept.
(See Obitu ar y). 19 16, during the Battle of the Somme. (See

JOYNER-In J an . ' 77, L/ Cpl. R. Joyner, late No. O b i t u a r y).
8773, aged 87 years.
FRY- On 25 M ar. '77, at M embury, Lt.-Col. Oliffc
TREMEERE-In J an . '77, Pte. S. R. Tremeere, late M eaburn Fry, MC, late The Queen's Own Royal
No. 31 18.
W est K ent Regt., aged 80 years.
C ASTLE- On 4 Jan. '77, at Welwyn Garden C ity STON"EHAM- On 26 M ar. '77, at Tunbridge Wells,
Mr. W . F. Castle, late No . 6279904 1st Bn.
The Buffs 19 19-26 and Bn. Silver Bugler M aj. B. J . R . Stoneham, late The Queen's Own
I 925-26. Royal West Kent Regt. , aged 65 year s.
STRONGE-On 27 Mar. '77, at Nailsworth, Bri g.
PARSONS- On 9 J an. '77, Lt.-Col. C lement Duri e Humphrey Ceci l Travell Stronge (' Strongy'),
H age n Parsons, aged 74 . Served in The Queen's C BE, DSO, M C, late The Buffs, aged 85 years.
Ro yal Regt. from 1923 to 1949 . Educated a t BRU CE-On 28 M ar. '77 , at Winchelsea, M aj.
Osborne, D artmouth and the RMC; commissioned T. A. N . Bruce, late The Buffs, aged 62 years.
in 1923, he served in the I st and 2nd Bns. until WRIGHT-On 5 Apr. ' 77, Mrs. Flora Bewick
1939. During and after the 1939-45 War he Wright, widow of Brig.-Gen . W all ace Duffield
held sever al staff appointments, the last one being Wright, VC, DSO, late The Queen 's Ro ya l Regt.
As a Lieutenant, the Brig. was attached to the
Northern Nigeria Regt. and was awarded the
Victoria C ross in 1903 during the K ano-Sokoto
Expedition.

52 H ague, late The Queen's Own Ro yal West Kent

PILE-On 7 Apr. '77, at Duisberg, Mrs. June Pile, R egt., aged 87 yea rs.
wife of C pl. K . E . Pile. C HANDLER-On 23 Apr. ' 77, at Cambridge, M aj.

STEPHENS-On 13 Apr. '77, in hospital at Truro, Bem ard C handler, late The Queen's Own Ro ya l
after a short illness, Eunita Belle, wife of M aj. West Kent Regt., aged 58 yea rs.
S . V. Stephens (R et'd.), formerl y QM in The GRIFFI N - On 24 Apr. '77, at King 's L ynn, The
Queen's Own Ro yal West Kent R egt. R ev. John Willi am Knox Griffin, DSO, OBE,
MA, SC F, aged 96 years.
RUSSELL--On 17 Apr. '77, at M aidstone, Mr. MOSES-On 6 M ay ' 77, Mr. Douglas Bramwell
G eorge Russell, late The Buffs 23 M ar. 1906 Moses, form erl y 4/ 5 Royal Sussex TA, and
to 6 June 1927, aged 87 yea rs. C leri cal Officer with C Coy. 5 QUEENS.

HAGUE-On 19 Apr. ' 77, at Brentwood, Mr. R . F .

Obituaries

LIEUT-GENERAL for which he had been so clearly marked from the
SIR RICHARD CRADDOCK, KBE, CB, DSO day he left S andhurst, for he was twice very

Th e f ollowin g extract is fr om all Obituary severely wounded, on the second occasion losing a
notice in th e ' Tim es' Oil 17 Mar. '77 by Lt.-Col. foot and part of his leg when leading his Battalion
E . L. C. Edlm alln : through a minefield . H e never really recovered from
this, for the wound never full y healed; it was to
It was no surprise th at the large church in remain a grevious and painful handicap which only
Bulford Camp was fill ed to near capacity on 18th a man of hi s single-mindedness and determin ation
February at the Service of Thanksgiving for Dick's was able to master. It was, in later years, typical
life. Hi s friends, and many of those whom he of him that he should accept the challenge of the
had influenced during his long and distinguished appointment ( to his surprise) of Commander British
career, had congregated to mourn the untimely Forces in Hong Kong, knowing that his medical
passing of a trul y professional soldier and a fri end documents contained the words "not to be em-
of rare devotion. ployed in tropical climates." In consequence hi s
tour had to be curtailed and he was transferred
The misfortun es of W ar, in 1944, did their home as C-in-C W estern Command. It had been
best to stem the r apid progress to high responsibility a remarkable achievement to have reached the
highest level of command without having held,
through physical handicap, command of any inter-
mediate operational formation since that of a

Battalion.
M eticulous efficiency, thoroughness in every

detail, uncompromising standards of integrity and
sense of duty were the hallmarks of his life and
career. These were balanced by a very individua l
sense of fun, a love of horse racing and, in all
things, a delight in excellence.

One random examp le, from the dark years
following 1940, m ay serve to illustrate hi s loyal
devotion to his friend s. H e reali sed hi s good for-
tune in escaping the fate of many of hi s fellow s
t aken prisoner before Dunkirk, having been posted
home shortly before the G erman attack in the
W est; during the long years which followed, he
alone found time, despite official disfavour and
warnings to desist on grounds of security, to write
regular letters of news and encouragement to his
fri ends behind G erman barbed wire .

His sadly premature death is mourned by
man y, and their deep sympathy goes to Jo and
her family.

M aj.-G ell . R . S. N . M alls writes:

Others who knew G eneral Dick Craddock on
the Active Li st of the Army will have written about
his very di stinguished military career. For my part
I did not meet him until he had retired and become
the first Colonel of the Queen's Regiment. It was
in 1969 when I had just taken over as the Deputy
Commander of South East Di strict and, as such,
was res ponsible for supervising the training of
the TAVR in the District. " General Dick", as he

OBITUARIES- continued. His last Arm y appointment, in 1964, was
G eneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western
was affectionately known throughout the Regiment, Command, and on retirement in 1966 he became
had come half way across Southern England to
attend a weekend exercise of 5 QUEENS and we Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
found ourse lves together one Saturday af ternoon in H e was made a CB in 1959 and a KBE in
an otherwise deserted M ess at Shorncliffe. What
had started for me as an ordinary run-of-the-mill 1963.
weekend became one which I shall always remem- H e wi ll be remembered by all ranks as a
ber. General Di ck related an endl ess seri es of
anecdotes about hi s life in the Army from his brilliant Officer and an humane man of ineffab le
earliest days as a subaltern in the Buffs to his charm-a true 'soldier's General'.
times in high com mand. That afternoon revea led
to me a man of great character possessing a wealth After hi s retirement he went to li ve in H amp-
of knowledge of hum an n atu re and, underl ying it shire, where he took an active interest in the village
all, a twinkling sense of humour. From that day life of Chilbolton and was a follower of the county
we became firm fri ends and I knew that I could
cricket club ."
turn to him at any time for wise advice.
General Dick's part in creating the Queen's M aj. R obi11 Tuke writes: .

R egiment will be his las ting memori al in our " By the kindness of the Officer Commandmg
Regi mental F amil y. Not only did he enthuse the
Regular Battalions with the challenge of our comi ng 2nd Bn . The Queen's R egiment (a modern offspring
together from so many differing origins, but equ ally,
he impressed thi s upon all the other elements in- of The Buffs) officers of The Buffs, The Queen's
volved-Volunteers, Cadets and Old Comrades
alike. We owe him a debt beyond va luation . T o Own, The Queen's Own Buffs and The Queen's
me, and I believe to many others, it was a most
moving moment when the Regiment demonstrated Regiment, were invi ted to their Officers' Mess at
the love and esteem for G eneral Dick when, at that
memorable Presentation of Co lours in 1974, the Bulford before the Thanksgiving S ervice in the

whol e parade came to attention on hi s arrival. nobl y-proportioned and beautiful modem Garrison
Writing on the death of President Roosevelt
C hurch at Bulford camp. The C hurch was packed
in 1945, Waiter Lippman said that the final test
of a leader is that he leaves to other men the with mourners and the lovely arrangements of
convi ction and the wi ll to carry on . Dick C raddock
bequeathed these to the Queen's R egiment in full flowers were a tribute to the admiration, esteem

m eas ur e. and sorrow of L ady Craddock and fami ly, and of

Th e follo wing was published in th e issue of hi s man y comrades-in-arms who came from f ar
th e ' K w rish' Gazell e of 18 th Febm ary. T he Editor
and wide to honour the memory of a great soldier
is m uch indebted to th e Editor of th ac newspaper
who had served hi s Country so well and ardently
for permission to reproduce:
"The Queen 's Regim ent and its predecessors, on active service in the Second World War; in

The Queen's Own Buffs and The Buffs, have Hong Kong when he was Commander British
lost one of their most distingui shed Officers with
the death on 14th F ebruary of Lt.-Gen . Sir Forces in 1963-64; and at home in other important
Ri chard Craddock.
posts.
Sir Ri chard, who was 66, was a form er D eputy
Colonel of The Queen's Own Buffs and when the General C raddock's military career started at
large Queen's Regiment was form ed in 1966 was
appointed the first Colonel of the R egiment. Aldershot when he was appointed to 2nd Battalion,

H e joined The Buff s in 1930 and in The Buffs, from Sandhurst, in 1930. Twenty-one
his earl y career was an athlete of considerable
prowess, specialising in the 220 ya rds, qu arter- years later he was a Colonel, temporary Brigadier.
mile and half-mile.
In 1957 he was promoted Major General and,
H e commanded the 2nd Bn . ,the South W ales
Borderers at the D-Day invasion of Normand y in incidentally, in 1963, the fir st and only Lieuten an t-
1944 and was wounded on the third da y. F or hi s
courage during the assault he was awarded the General in The Buffs. How proud the old Regiment
DSO.
was to have him as our D eputy Colonel in 1965-66,
H e returned to France in August to command
the I st Suffolk Regt. and in October he was and then as Co lonel of the new Queen 's Regiment
seriously wounded, losing a leg.
from its formation in 1966 until 1973.
But he did not let it hamper his military
career. H e became Military Assist ant to the C hief Soon after he joined the 2nd Bn . he was
of the Imperi al General Staff from 1948 to 1950;
Director of Pl ans at the War Office from 195 1 to appointed a subaltern in this insignificant officer's
195 3; M ajor General in charge of administration
at Rhine Army headquarters; Director of Military Rifle Company. Dick, as he was very soon called
Operations from 1959 to 1962 and, in !963 com-
mander of Briti sh Forces in Hong Kong . by the officers, and probably the soldiers too, was

a very charming yo ung officer who quickl y grasped

the nature of hi s duties and, though humble in

mien, as became a very junior officer, soon began

to show his abilit y. Keen as mustard, of course,

he immediately en tered into the activities of the

battalion and proved to be a very good athlete.

He soon showed that he possessed a brain rather

above the ordinary, for he would grasp a situation

at once and act on it.

After onl y six years' service he was a ppointed

Adjutant of the battalion. In 1939, when the

battalion was stationed at Pembroke Dock, the

second world war started and, as Brig. Rufus Parry

told me at Bulford, the battalion was the first

infantry battalion to land in France (and the las t

to leave at Dunkirk ). The full y-loaded train wa s

about to pull out from P embroke Dock when it

was discovered that the Adjutant was not on board.

"Where's Dick?" officers were asking each other

anxiously, and the train had to wait. On such

occasions countless unexpected contingencies arise

to delay an Adjutant.

54

OBITUARIES- continued.

L ater, in the in vasion of G erman- held France, had a very good left foot shot . I have seen him
do this for the School and for his House (Gown-
D ick, now a L ieutenant- Colonel commanding a boys) more times th an I care to remember. L ate r, I
battalion of another regiment, was severely wounded played against him when he was at Sandhurst and
in the leg. It was wha t one would ex pect, for in
peaceti me exercises Di ck had always led his troops he was still doing the same thing.
into action with gay gusto. Some command ing H e was the enthusiast supreme, and played all
officers in battle prefer to incarcerate themse lves
his ga mes this way. I once went to the same Winter
Sports place (M argins) as he did and his method
in a deep trench or dug-out, but not so Dick. You of skiing was exactl y the same. F ast, direct, straight
may depend upon it that on this occasion he was down the slope, hell for lea ther. Courage and sheer
up with his leading line of attack, regardless of guts was there in plenty in his school days. H e
dan ger. must have been a wo nderfu l C.O. in later life.
Though crippled by this he refused to give As an old Carthusian he was a great supporter
up and so ldiered on, soaring like an eagle above
lesser mortals. of C harterhouse and of Gownboys. He was Presi-
dent of the Old Carthusian Club in 1974.
In retirement he was not idle and took an M ay I exp ress my sympath y to yo ur (old )
active part in the affai rs of the changing regi ment, Regiment on hav ing lost so fine a soldier and man.

in accordance with P arli amentary orders. If there were more Dick C raddocks about, England
'I This tribute to a gallant comrade and General would be a much better place today."
cannot close without offering the sincerest con-
I dolences to Lady Craddock and her family."

Col. R aymo11d Grace wrices:-

Capt . H arry Bloomer, now liv ing in County "To someone who, like myse lf, first met Dick
Dubliu, writes:- Craddock when, some 47 years ago, we were cadets

" It was a great shock to learn of the passing at the Ro ya l Military Co llege, at Sandhurst and
on of my good friend General Sir Rich ard who, through service in The Buffs and, later,
Craddock. H e seemed to be in such marvellous through ever-increasing close fami ly links has
form when M aureen and I met him at The Dukies known him ever since, hi s loss is immeasurable and
R eunion Dinner las t yea r. As usu al his was the the gap he leaves forbiddingly wide.
first Christmas Card we received.
Yet while one mourns the passing of a dis-
H e was a great Buff and Soldier and I know tinguished and dedicated professional soldier, it
that he will be mi ssed very much by all his old is the memory of the man-the wonderfully young
friends in the R egiment and elsewhere. I was hi s at heart human being with hi s unquenchable sense
Orderly Room Sgt. for about three yea rs and when of fun, his wide and varied interests, hi s generosity,
we set off for the B.E .F. on Sept 13th 1939. H e his courage and his integrity-that is uppermost in
was a great man to work for and always supported the mind, making it a time not fill ed with the
you all the way. Still, he is now at rest, having sadness of farewell but with a true thankfulness
'fought the good fight'." for the privilege of having known such a one as he.

Everything he set his hand to was done " full
bore,,, to borrow a N ava l expression; anything that
M aj.-G e11 . R oddy Fyler, who was virwally a had the smear of second best was an athema to him .

con tempora ry of Sir Richard's at Char te1·house And yet his understanding of the feelings of

S chool, writes:- others was always apparent and the reali sa tion of

" Aithough not a Scholar, Dick was above - his own fee lings and short-comings never far below
average on the academic side. H e made hi s mark at the surface, maki ng him- to those who knew him
Charterhouse by being, for those da ys, an out- well-one of the most lovable and human of men .
standing ath lete. H e ran 1st string for the School
For the seemingly gruff, even on occasions
at 100 yds., 200 yds. and t mi le. H e was extremely pompous, exterior concealed a warm-hearted,
humble person of great humility of soul who,
fa st over the I 00 and 200, and I cannot remember though he was at pains never to show it, could
seeing him ever beaten in school matches over at times be deeply hurt.
these two distances. Thi s made, later, the loss of
a leg, particularly poignant. If that particular brand of suffering was never
visible so too was the agon y which those wounds
H e was a sprinter who could just get the of his so often gave him equally well concealed
from all but hi s closest friend s.
t mile-like a 6 furlong horse will win the 2000
H ere was physical courage of the highest
Guineas, if all conditions are favo urable. Hi s order, a trait which, perhaps more th an any other,
method was to sprint all out over the first 220 endeared him to th at parti cul ar and intim ate circle.
yds., set up a good lead, and then try and hang
on. More often than not he did so. The last To Jo, his devo ted companion during 37 years
I 00 yds. was all guts and this epitomized hi s
character throughout his life. of happy married life, and to his family of whom
he was so proud, one,s sincere and affectionate
He was good at all games of a non-racquet thoughts go out at this time.
type. A fair cricketer, he ended up in one of the
school minor elevens. But he shone at footb all , All those who knew and loved Dick Cr addock
mainly through hi s speed. H e was not a skilful will thank God for their memory of him."

player but, pl aying at outside left for the School, M aj. Guy W eymouzh wrices:-
he could go down the wing ' like a dose of sa lts' . " As hi s R egi mental Secretary, from the for-
Once away, few could ca tch him even with the ball
at his feet. H e would cut in, and score- for he mation of The Queen's R egiment until October

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1973, when he retired as Colonel, I came to know
"General Dick" well and felt ex tremely privi leged
to be numbered among his close associates.
lf 'Genius' means 'a capacity for taking pains',
he was certainly that. But I remember him, par-
as a kindl y person despite his (at times)
ticularl y, manner ; utterly loya l to those he com-
b r u squ e and possessing a delightful sense of fun.

ma nd ed,
These qualities alone made it easy and very en-
joyable for us all to serve him. "
Among those who attended the Service of

Thanksgiving, held at St. George's Bulford
Garrison Church on Friday 18th February, were:
Craddock, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Lady Mrs. Richard Pirie, Miss Nicol a J . Radford, Brig. M . F. Reynolds, Brig. and Mrs.
Craddock, Brig. ]. E . ]. Stone, Col. and Mrs.
Sparrow, Mr . Mark Pirie, Mi ss Mary Baker, M i ss S p a r r ow, de S. C layton, Col. and Mrs. ] . M .
Marjorie Baker, Miss N ancy Baker, Mr. and Mrs. K. W . F errier -Headmaster DYRMS,
Nicky Bardswell, Mr. Graham Murphy, A. S. ] .
Mrs. C iift, Col.
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and Mrs. Rodney Rightson, Mr. C harles Rowan,
and Mrs. Johnson T amlyn.
Mr. Cdr. Erikson RD Navy- rep. the Dani sh Am-

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Lt.-Col. D . H . Andrews, Lt.-Col. F . M . Bea le,
Lt.-Col. E . P . C. Bruce, Lt.-Col. P. H. Courtenay
Brig. and Mrs. Strange, 5 QUEENS , Lt.-Co l. and Mrs. R. H .
Mrs. E. A. Airy- rep. R. L. Arrowsmith, Mr. - rep. Lt.-Co l. and Mrs. M . P . St. F. Dracopoli,
Mrs. H u gh Arden, Mr. D e n d y,
Mr. and Mrs. Burtonshaw, G. ]. B. Edgecombe, Lt.-Col. and Mrs.
Baker, Mr. R. Broome, B. W. R. Curling, Mrs. H . Lt .-C ol. Edlmann, Lt.-Co l. M . V. Hayw ard, Lt.-
Mr. P. Clapham, Mr. E. L. C.
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Col. F. ollist, Lt.-Col. W . E. Kille, Lt.-Col. and
E. G .H V. King, Lt.-Co l. N. B. Knocker, Lt.-Col.
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Sir Edward and Lady Tuckwell, Mrs. M . Ward-
rep. Lt.-Col. M. W. Ward, Mr. Whinney- rep.
Carthusian Society, M rs. ]. N . H. Whitworth, Mr .
and Mrs. G . Wilmott, Mr. Wreford-Brown.

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G . M axwell, M aj. E. A. M cCarth y- rep . The
Queen's Regiment Associ ation, Maj . D.

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Adm . Sir Charles and L ady Hughes- H allett, Maj .- Regimental H eadqu arters and I QUEENS ,
and Mrs. A. Block, Maj.-Gen . M. Forester, rep. R. T. P . Williams, M aj. W. M. Wren .
Gen. Gen. and Mrs. A. R . F yler, Maj.-Gen . Sir M aj.
Maj .- Capt. and Mrs. Daly, Capt. B . Edey, Capt .
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John and Lady Hildreth, Maj.-Gen. A. P. W.
H ope, Maj .-Gen. R . S. N . Mans-also rep. The
Q u ee n
's Surreys Regimental Association, M aj.-Gen .
F. ]. C. Pi ggott, M aj.-Gen. and Mrs. W. D . M .
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M aloney, Sgt. M . Bernier, Sgt. D . Offer.

56 MAJ. J. P. BROWN, MC

OBITUARIES-continued. John P atri ck (Buster) Brown, who has di ed
at the age of 80, was educated at H arrow and the
COL. BERTIE LANGHAM EVANS, TD, DL RMC. Commissioned to The East Surrey Regt. in
Col. B. L. Evans died on Tuesday 28 th 19 16 he served in the 1st Bn. on the Western Front
and North Russia; he was awarded the MC in
December 1976 at the age of 89. H e was a re- August 1918 and a Bar in 1919. Between the
markable man, dearly loved and respected by wars, "Buster" served in India and a t the R egi -
generations of men who have served in The Queen's mental D epot. When the BEF embarked in
Royal Regt. and its successors for he was associated September 1939, he was sent ahead with the trans-
with the Regi ment for some sevent y yea rs. H e port and carriers and was the fir st Surreys officer
joined the Volunteers in 1906, som e two yea rs to land in France. " Buster)}, who had a somewhat
before the creation of the T erritori al Arm y and retiring disposition, was a cultured and delightful
was commissioned into the 4th Bn. in 1908. H e companion, and will be missed by his many fri ends.
was a lively exponent of the R egiment's history,
discoursing on its origins in the reign of Charles P .G.E.H.
II, its reputation as Kirke's Lambs; its activities at
the Battle of Sedgemoor, often drily referring to a COL. T. Mac D . BAKER
contemporary description of the troops as the
'rude and licentious soldiery'. Col. " M ac D ", as he was affectionately known
to countless soldiers during his lifetime, was born
H e served in man y parts of Indi a, attended on 1st Aug. 1894 . Educated a t R adley College
the Staff College at Quetta and returned to Engl and during the years 1908-1911 , he was granted a
in 1919 as a Brevet Major. The 4th Bn. was commission in the 6th Bn. The East Surrey Regt.
soon reformed with Drill Halls in Caterham and (TF) in the year he left school. H e served with
Croydon and there are many who served in the this battalion as a Captain from 1914 to 1919 in
inter-war years with vivid memories of summer India and Aden, being wounded in Aden in 1917.
camps, cricket matches, the rifle range in Marden A lawyer in civil life, he was D eputy Assistant to
Park, the horses and the beginnings of mechanised the Judge Advocate when stationed in India. The
transport. Into all this B . L. Evans threw himself war over, he continued his service with the 6th
with unstinting energy, culnllnating in the com- Bn., as a Company Commander until 192 8 when
mand of the Battalion for six years from 1927 to he ass umed command of the battalion until 1932.
1933. He was then promoted full Colonel and On retirement he continued to serve on the Surrey
continued as a member of the Surrey T .A . and T and AF Association until 1960. In 1948 he
A.F. Association, also being appointed a D eputy was appointed Hon. Col. of the 6th Bn., an
Lieutenant for the County. H e was of course appointment he held until 1960. During thi s
deeply involved in the problems of recruiting in period he was also legal adviser to both The East
the immediate pre-war years. H e was recalled to Surrey and Queen's Royal Surreys Regts., (the
the Colours soon after the outbreak of War to latter until 1964). Inspector of T axes from 1920-
take part in the ill-fated British expedition to 1924, Assistant Solicitor to the Inland Revenue
Norway in the Spring of 1940. On return he was from 1924 to 1934 and Solicitor to the Metro-
appointed to the command of the Lichfield Sub politan Police from 1934 to 1960 (setting up the
District. In addition to the Regular Troops under new " Solicitor Department- New Scotland Yard"
command he was responsible for the Home Guard in 1935 ). For services to the M etropolitan Poli ce
throughout his di strict totalling in all many he was awa rded the CBE in 1949, the yea r he
thousands of men and women. was appointed a D eputy Li euten ant for Surrey.

The war over, he returned to active member- HMac D " was a kindly man with a keen
ship of the Surrey T.A. and A .F. Association and perceptive brain, and a liking for people. H e
soon after the resuscitation of the 4th Bn. as 598 generated a fee ling of warmth with everyone he
L.A.A. Regt. R.A. (4th Bn. The Queen's Royal met- ye t showed strength in his opinions and
Regt.) T .A. he succeeded the Lord Lieutenant of actions. A great r aconteur, he had an endless fund
Surrey as Honorary Colonel. The former Adjutant, of stories . On the day he retired as Solicitor of
Douglas Howell-Everson, now the Rector of Barn- the M etropolitan Police and whilst driving home
ford in Derbyshire writes of his unfailing kindness from New Scotland Yard, he was " pulled up" by
and wisdom. He says " there were two occasions traffic police on no less than ten occasions-only
when his skill saved the Regiment from serious to be wished good luck in retirement.
trouble ; once when there was a clash of per-
sonalities at the top and once again during the During the past three years or so he li ved with
amalgamation of 1956. Very few people knew how his invalid wife in a Nursing Home and greatly
much was owed to his diplomatic skill in handling missed from the regimental scene; it is sad to
people and his great sense of continuity of essentials think that we shall never see him again but those
amidst change. He never proffered advice unless of us who knew him, will never forget him.
asked, but when it was given it was worth its
weight in gold ! " F.J .R .

As Ho11orary Colonel he invariably visited the LT. H.S. ADCOCK
Regiment in Camp when they were celebrating the
" Glorious First of June" when his witty and racy Harry joined The East Surrey Regt. in 1906
account of the battle was a joy to listen to. When and served in practically every rank from Priva te
not in Camp, Col. and Mrs. Evans were gracious to Lieutenant. An all-round sportsm an, he excelled
and generous hosts for the "First of June" parties in field sports, hockey, football and cricket. After
at their home in Chaldon. Throughout all thi s retirement he was for 43 yea rs an Inspector for
time he was nobly supported and encouraged by the London Assurance Company and became an
Mrs. Gladys Evans. To her, and her sons Dennis expert golfer (he was a founder member of The
and Alan, we express our deepest sympathy.B.G.

- - - - OBITUARIES-continued. W ar came he was 42 and he was posted to the
Staff where he remained until retirement in 1947 .
'East Surrey Regt. Golf Soci ety), a credi table Nigel Wi llis was a magnificent Regi mental
billiards and snooker player and an ou tstanding officer; hi s standards were of the highest and much
player of the anci ent game of bowls, pl aying for was rightly expected of his subordinates at all
Surrey. times. Amongst the many young officers who
passed through hi s hands as a Company Com-
H arry's father also served in The East Su rrey mander, the writer, together with J ohn T err y (later
Regt., as did his three brothers, a family link of to command the I st Bn. in Burma as well as the
which he was trul y proud. 5th (TA)) and the late D avid Barrow, father of
M aj. 'P eter' Barrow, all served together for several
Hi s famili ar figure at our Golf M eetings will years as Pl atoon Commanders under him, learrting
be sad ly missed, as will the interesting reminiscences much from hi s leadership, administration exactaude
with which he entertained so many of us over the .
years. and vas t Regimental experience.
In these later years, since retirement, Ntge l
F.J .R. and M ary shared together ever-broadening in-
terests and enthusiasms : travel, politics, inter-
LT.-COL. E. F. BOLTON, DSO nationa l affai rs and, above all, the Arts, whether
T edd y Bolton rece ived his first command in music, the theatre or especi all y literature. For m any
1940 when he took over 2nd/ 6th Queens at Cater- years after leavi ng the Army he ran a charmmg
ham from Lt.-Co l. B. H . Hughes-Reckitt. Formed and most successful book shop in Ludlow.
onl y shortly before the war, we were a very in - Never, however, did the diversity of his in-
experienced lot. Our training had been very sketchy terests detract from his abid ing love for hi s old
when, in April 1940, the battalion wa s ordered Regiment. N evertheless, as, inevitably, the Regi-
to France as part of 12 Div., to act as Pioneers. ment changed wi th time, he moved unhesitalli!gly
There was little he could do to sort us out with the tide, not against it. His health perm>tung,
before we were caught up in the G erman break- he never missed a Queen's Royal Regt., Queen 's
through in M ay . Our moment of crisis came when Roya l Surrey Regt. or Queen's Regt. function . A s
we found ourselves in the path of the Germans soon as it was formed in 1967, he became a hfe
on the evening of 20th M ay; Col. Bolton 's onl y member of the Officers' C lub of our new R egiment
orders received earlier that da y, were to be pre-
pared to withdraw ac ross the Somme . at the age of 70.
H e decided to march the battalion, at night, If he had one characteristic which shone be-
over the river to the West; he found the bridge fore all who knew him, it was his courage. H e
at Pont L e Grand and got the whole battalion never ap peared to be undul y handicapped by having
across successfull y (with the exception of the rear- lost his right arm and he lived the last yea rs of
guard pl atoon which was cut off by the German his li fe in increasingl y poor health, but never ceased
panzer advance). For getting his battalion away to radiate wa rm fri endship and enthusiasm for life.
almost intact, he was awa rded the DSO. In the beautiful and remote Oxfordshire vi llage
It is true to say that but for him, there would of H ambledon to which Mary and he had retired
have been many of us who would have languished af ter Ludlow-before finally moving to H enley-
for five years in German POW camps. he wa s C hurchwa rden and a much-loved and
It was when we were back in England that respected President of the Roya l British Legion . I t
he showed the value of the experience he had was here that his many fri ends came to fill the
accumul ated in those between-war years and, by Church at his Memorial Service and to give thanks
1942, he commanded a well-trai ned battalion, fit for the life of a ga ll ant soldier and a good man.
for war.
H e was intolerant of inefficiency and idleness, MAJ. GEORGE WILLIAM DUFFIELD
and was compelled, on occasion, to perform some
ruthless surgery but he encouraged those who me t M aj . B. A. Pond wrires :-
his rigorous stand ards. Right up to 1976, he never George Duffield enlisted at the D epot, The
failed to attend the 2nd/ 6th Queens' reunions.
Queen's Own at M aidstone, in October 1922 and,
LT.-COL. N . A. WILLIS, OBE after completing his recruit training, was posted
to join the Battalion in Worlds End Camp, B ally-
M aj. -G en. Fergus Lin g w rites:- kinlar. I first remember him as a L ance Corporal
Co l. Nigel Willis died peacefull y at home on when I returned from a tour as instructor at the
22nd M arch in his 80th yea r. The deep sympathy Roya l Military Academy. From then on until he
of his many friend s in the Regiment goes to his left the Regiment at Shorncliffe abo ut 1949-50
wife, M ary, and the famil y,-Simon, himself a we served continu all y. G eorge was a first-class
National Service officer in the Queen's Ro ya l Regt. soldier, dedicated to soldiering. H e was promoted
- and their daughter, Sarah. to Orderl y Room Sergeant and eventually was
Educated at St. P aul's and Sandhurst, by the commissioned in the field with me in M alta in
age of 18 Nigel had been commissioned into the January 1940.
Queen's Roya l Regt., joining the 2nd Bn . in
time for the Battle of the Somme in 1916 where H e was appoi nted 2I C A Coy.
he lost his right arm at D elville wood. Lt. G. W. Duffie ld was af terwards posted to
From the end of the First World War, he D Coy. and, on the 24th Jul y, the Coy. HQ at
served abroad continuously until !939 with either Imkabba received a direct hit by a bomb. Pte.
the 1st or 2nd Bns. in India, the Sudan and C hina. Kent was killed, six others in the P ost we re in-
This twenty-year spell of foreign service was jured including Capt. Duffield and Capt.
broken on ly by his time as Adjutant of the 4th M acF arlane. George had a back injury and was
(T.A.) Bn. from 1928-33 . When the Second World

58 amazement and de light the daring plane crashed
soon after!
~---- OBITUARIES-continued.
After the wa r Les lie and his charming wife
evacuated to the U.K. For his services in Malta and young son settled in No rthu mberland, where
he was mentioned in Despatches. he was ou t of reach, so we never met again though
occasionally corresponded. Now one can only
He had great pride in serving with The cherish the memory of a ga llant officer and gentle-
Queen's Own and had a very cheerful disposition man who never showed the slighest ves ti ge of
which manifested itself on every occasion except fear under fi re.
when he was on duty; he was thoroughly trust-
worthy and dedicated to his duty as a soldier and MAJ. R. G. ROGERS
officer.
Capt. R. 0. Russe/1 w>~tes:-
H e and his wife, Veronica, visited me in Maid- With the death on October 18th, at the age
stone when I was a Loca l Government Officer.
George gazed at my IN file con tents and remarked of 90, there passes from the scene one of the
" I see you have a L.B.W. filing basket, Bertie". many "characters" and men of character, who ser-
P erplexed, I asked "What does that mean?" George ved in the 11th Bn . The Queen's Own, so aptly
replied " Let the bugger wait" ! nick-named "Code's Irregu lars". And he was one
of the most "irregular".
His sudden death at the age of 72 years at
his home in P aignton, D evon, was a tremendous " J olly O ld R odge"- we all knew him by that
shock to his wife and all who knew him. name- with his dry comments on "thi s comic old
war", as he frequently called it, did yeoman ser-
Veroni ca and George were devoted to each vice with the Battalion and was intense ly popular
other, and to hi s widow we offer our very sin cere with all except the malingerer and was a fighter
symp athies. without equal. To hi s great regret, he was wounded
on the eve of two of our biggest shows, but his
MAJ . LESLIE ESSELL deeds of derring-do fill quite a space in our
Battalion History. His fri endship with hi s so-ca lled
Maj. R . f. Tuke writes:- batman, the ru nner Cyril J enkins, with whom he
and we shared so many adventures (and escapades),
When one reads in the Quarterly News Sum- lasted firml y until the tragic death of Cyril some
mary that an old friend, comrade-in-arms and years ago, in spite of the dis tance that Rodge lived
contemporary has died, grief and regret grip one's away- the Wirral P eninsul ar of C heshire.
heart. Such is the case on reading in November of
las t yea r of the death of Leslie Essell, who served And it was always a disappointment to us
22 years in The Buffs in his first innings. Then that neither of these two, so intim ately concerned
he obtained an appointment as an ad ministrative in stout deeds in many cases, ever figured in the
officer in the R .A. F . in the rank of Squadron- li st of awa rds.
Leader. When war broke out agai n in 1939 he
rejoined The Buffs. When 11th Bn. was raised I, and my wife to a lesser extent, were
honoured to be numbered among his best fri ends.
under the command of Lt.-Col. J. R . Willows, I, personally, have shared many adventures and
escapades with him, so I can pay tribute to hi s
Leslie became his second-in-command. tremendous bravery and his kindly thought for
H e and I were almost contemporaries; indeed, others, and my onl y regret is that our paths after
the war prevented us meeting as often as we would
he was one above me in the Army List. In the have liked. H e farmed successfu ll y in C heshire
Great War of 1914-1 8 we served together for a until he was 70 and then handed over to hi s sons,
time in 1st Bn. The Buffs in the B.E.F. in France, to enjo y 20 yea rs of h appy retirement, to fade out,
chiefl y on the Somme during the terrible 1916 peacefull y and pain lessly, in the last three months
battles when casualties were devastati ngl y heavy of his life.
owing chiefly to machine gun fire and barbed wire
which artillery fire could not destroy adequately. MAJ. SIDNEY LANE GIBBS, TD

Leslie was always a splendid athlete. Once, Lr .-Col. C. S. Du,.mell wrices:-
whilst a number of us were bathing in a stream One of the first Offi cers I met on becoming
behind the battle zone I bet him 20 francs that
he couldn,t swim down stream to a certain mark Adjutant of 5th Bn. The Queen 's Own in 19 30
and back again. Without hesitation, he dived naked was 2/ Lt. Sidney Gibbs. H e was attired, I re-
into the ri ver and with the greatest ease won his member, in magnificently polished field boots. These
bet. he wore, he explained, wi th some humour, be-
cause he was Transport Officer although he had
After the war we served together in 1st Bn. no transport to look after except at the annu al
at F ermoy, Co. Cork, when he captained the
battalion cross-country team which won the Army cam p .
C hampionship in about 1921. We served with 1st
Buffs subsequentl y in Turkey and Gibraltar, where Sidney and I became great frie nds and before
he continued to practise his prowess as a runner. we had known each other for more than a few
minutes, I had committed him to play the part
After a gap of a few year s, fate decreed that of Pte. Suffiebottom in the musical play " The
we should serve together again in 11th Bn., at So ldier's Opera ", the initi al performance in the
first r ather a scr atch battalion of recruits of all 5th Bn . The Queen's Own Amateur Dramati c
types- but when we were sent to defend D over and C lub. This play toured West K ent 1930-1934 as
St. M argaret's Bay we were almost the only troops
on that part of the coast, almost in sight of the (Continued 011 page 59)
German Army. At thi s critical period in the
Nation's histor y, Leslie showed great enthusia sm
and pugn aci ty which must have inspired the young
soldiers. On one occasion when a German aeroplane
fl ew over our peaceful countryside he drew his
pistol and fired one round at it. T o everyone's

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OBITUARIES-continued. 59

part of lhe Recruiting Drive which was so necessary dered whether he would not find our week-end and
in those days. It achieved considerable success, ann ual trainings a bit too "hearty". Anyway, I
much of it due to Sidney Gibbs. H e also appeared agreed to put hi s name forward for a commission
in m any other concert sketches. and how right I was to have done so; for though
he was a schol ar of Balliol College, Oxford-most
Sidney was a very popular officer with all intellectual of Oxford colleges, he fitted in remark-
ranks and was an asse t at any part y. H e was ex- ably well and very soon became one o f us. One
tremely witty, had a great sense of humour and sm all incident I remember ver y well. We we re in
soon became a welcome visitor to the 2 nd Bn . at Camp near H ythe (Dibga te, I think) in 1938 and
A ldershot. H e was a most active supporter of were one day involved in some fo rm of training
The Queen's Own . which involved the use of unstable coracle-like
sm all craft propelled by padd les, on the H ythe
Our ways parted on the outbreak of war but Canal, and there was H arr y doing hi s best- egged
I know that Maj . S. L. Gibbs had a gallant and on by me on the bank shouting " W ell rowed
di stinguished career in France with the 7th Bn . Balliol ".
After the war, he used to tell an amusing story
of how he escaped capture by the Germans. When the moment of truth came he proved
himse lf a remarkably good and brave so ldier . France
After 1945 we met only occasionally at Reg i- 1940: Staff Officer 1941-43; France and Germany
mental function s. Sidney was a great charac ter. 1944-45; M .C. 1945; D .S .O. 1945; wounded;
twice mentioned in despatches. Indeed, a record of
LT.-COL. which to be proud.
KENNETH MOREY CROSSLAND MALLAM
Maj. R. f . Tuke writes:- I duly wrote a letter of condolence to hi s
widow, L ady Goldsmid , and received a charming
When one has lived to a great age it is sad letter in reply, in which she said that H arr y had
to note the dea th of an old comrade and friend once to ld her that he regarded his time in the Army
a good m an y years younger. Such a one was Morey as one of the best times in his life.
M all am, as he was always known in The Buffs,
who died on D ecember 6th 1976. Hi s premature decease was a tragedy and I
and all who served with him will remember him
Morey was gazetted to The Buffs about 1923 as a very good Officer and a most entertaining
and joined the 2nd Bn . at Portl and for a short companion .
time before being posted to the 1st Bn . in Gib-
raltar. H ere he soon shone as an athlete of MAJ. THOMAS ALAN NICHOLSON BRUCE
considerable abi lity and a good officer of marked Lt.- Co/. E . V. Argles writes:-
assurance. After a whi le, like so many ambitious
young officers of those days, he joined the E ast Thomas Bruce died at the end of M arch at
African (now known as Ken ya) Frontier Force for hi s home at Winchelsea in his sixt y-third year .
a tour of duty. When thi s expired he resigned hi s Son of Admiral Sir H en ry H arvey Bruce, a well-
commission and became a master at a boys, private known Naval personality, he was educated at
sc hool. H arrow, where he w as a contemporary with M aj.
Richard R avenhill. H e was gazetted to the Special
Although he was not on the R eserve of Reserve of Officers, The Buffs, as a 2/ Lt. in
Officers, Morey rejoined the Army at the outbreak April 1939, and joined the Depot, together with
of the Hitler war in another regiment. H ere hi s M aj. Vere Collins, who remembers him as a
ability was soon apparent and certainly by !941 delightful companion, and whose fri endship, then
he had been promoted to command a battalion . m ade, las ted throughout the years. I first met
Thom as in October 1939 when we were both
After a gap of m any yea rs we met agai n at serving a t the D epot, later to become 12th I.T.C.
the Naval and Military (In and Out) Club where, He was Signals Officer, and it i of interest
as old friend s do after a long lapse, we took up to reca ll that hi s Ser geant was M aj. George
the reins where we had dropped them as we dis- F aulkner.
cussed o ld memori es at the bar. About three years
ago we met again at the Dragon C lub Dinner at Tho mas Brucc m arried Marci a Ro ss, who was
the In and Out and sat opposite each other. At doing war work in Canterbury, driving a Blood
that time he looked very fit and was happil y em- Transfu sion Van. The wedding took place on 6th
ployed at H arrods as an advi ser to parents on the June 1942, at the time of the fir st bombing r aids
selection of boys' schools, a subj ect on which he on the City, in consequence of which the ceremony
was an expert. had to be hurriedly altered from St . M artin's
C hurch to St. Stephen's. The ceremon y was con-
To hi s widow, his old friend s of The Buffs ducted by P adre Griffin, our beloved Chaplain,
can only offer their sincere condolences. who has only recentl y died, aged 96. Richard
R ave nhill was Best M an . The reception was held
COL. SIR HARRY D'AVIGDOR-GOLDSMID, at the M arried Qu arter where my wife and I were
BT, DSO, MC living.

Co l. G. E. L. Pardin gro11 vn·ites:- Thomas was a competent cricketer, who played
M y first recollection of H arr y was when he for the Regiment; we played together for 12 I.T. C.
H e played also for Sussex M artlets. He was a very
came to see me-early in 1938 I think-at the keen fisherman, and enjoyed a day's shooting. From
C harity Commi ssion where I was working as one 1944 he served in appointments in North West
of the lega l staff. H e said that he would like to Europe until demobilzation. Thomas Bruce was a
be commissioned in the 4th Bn . Queen's Own
Ro ya l West Kent Regt.

I took a liking to him at once, but he struck
me as being of the intellectual type, and I won-

60 with the regimental co lours of The Queen 's Own
Royal W est Kent Regt. was despatched by the
OBITUARIES-continued. Branch.

So li ci tor, having passed hi s Fi nal Examinations We shall remember him.
before the War. H e returned to hi s pr acti ce at
H astings, and with his wife settled in Winchelsea, THE REV. JOHN WILLIAM KNOX GRIFFIN,
where he took an interest in loca l affai rs, and was DSO, OBE, MA, SCF
"Freeman and jurat of the anciente town" for over
25 yea rs, and was M ayor three times. Lt.-Col. E. V. Arglcs writ cs : -
Thosc of us who knew Padre Griffin, and
His many friends will have happy memories
of him as will his wife, M arci a, and Andrew and particularly those who we re at the D epot during
M argarct, his son and daughter, to whom we the war years, will be saddened at the news of hi s
send our deepest sympath y. death on 24 April at the age of 96, at the home
in Norfo lk of his son, Maj. Chris Griffin and his
BRIG. HUMPHREY CECIL TRAYELL wife, E lizabeth.
STRONGE, CBE, DSO, MC
P adre G riffin served at the D epot from 1935
Lt.-Col. f. R . Willows writcs:- to 1948, whi ch, he used to say, we re the yea rs
when he met the nicest people. His comments were
Very few of us are left, who served with reciprocated by his "flock". H e was a wonderful
"S trongy, , as he was known . H e was a splendid person with a ni ce sense of Iri sh humour, and a
man in every way- a very able officer with a beloved P ad re, especi all y du ring the war with so
6 ft. 2 figure to go with it. many recruits having to make the grea t change
from civilian life to the Army. H e was always
Strong's fami ly came from Northern Ireland . welcome in the Barrack Room, where he brought
His own fami ly lived for a long time in Switzer- comfort to those in their new surroundings and was
land, and as a result he was bilingual in French we lcomed also by the permanent staff.
and German. H e joined the R egiment in 19 10.
During the 1st wa r he won an M .C. in W est After retirement, he and his wife settled in
Africa and a D.S .O. in France with the 7 th Bn .- Canterbur y, w here they had so many associations,
I believe he won a bar to his M .C. with this Bn., and where, during the summer , P adre Griffin loved
but it was never gazetted. to spend his days at the S t. L awrence Cri cket
Ground, whether it was a County M atch or a
M y first meeting with him was when he came C lub game. Of late yea rs, a sad disability overtook
to the D epot in 1922 as a Cap tain. Whilst there him, when he became totall y blind and deaf, al-
he met and married Elsie Bumside, one of four though he was ab le to overcome the latter with
daughters of Canon Burnside, headmaster of St. the help of a hearing aid . I wou ld vi sit him from
Edmund' s School. I was his best man at his time to time. H e loved to chat and hear news of old
wedding in the Ca thedral in September !923 . T wo friends and the season's cricket news. Quite re-
other sisters, Enid and Aileen, m arried Eustane centl y, however, with his wife in failing health,
Airy and J im Rickards, both well known in the they had decided to move to a Nursing Home,
R egim ent. but before thi s could happen Mrs. Griffin had to
enter hospital, and C hris and "Elizabeth moved
After leaving the D epot he went to the Staff the Padre to their home in Norfolk.
College and never again served with the R egiment.
He was Military Attache in Prague at the out- W e send our sincere sympathy to Mrs.
break of the 2nd World W ar, and fin ally ended the Dorothy Griffin and to C hris, Elizabeth and their
war as a Brigadier on Gen. Ei senhower 's Staff f amil y.
in Italy. H e was awa rded a C.B .E. for his war
services. MR. DOUGLAS BRAMWELL MOSES

After the war he served, I think, with the " Mo" , who died suddenl y of a heart attack on
British Council, both in Sweden and Portugal. H e 6 M ay '77, was mobilised for war service during
finall y retired with his wife and daughter, Bridge!, his RA unit's annual camp in 1939. H e saw action
to Woodchester in Glos., moving finall y to Wait- in Indi a and Burma and after demob in 1949, he
edge, a nearb y vi ll age, where he died. joined 4/ 5 R Sussex (TA) and became a full
time clerk, remaining as such until the re-
R. F. HAGUE organisa tion of the TAVR in 1967. H e had been
appointed RQMS by the time of his discharge
M aj. C. W. Bruce writes:- and in order to remain at Bulverhythe, he joined
Mr. H ague was a survi vor of the Kut-El- the Civi l Service, becoming the C lerical Officer
there. Mo's knowledge of the TA and TAVR was
Amara siege in M esopotamia of the First W ar . profound, a fact well-respected by all, especially
Born in 1889, he enlisted in J an. 1907 and a year the PSi s. Well liked, his unexpected death has
later was posted to India to the 2 nd Bn. The been a severe blow to C Coy. 5 QUEENS where
Queen's Own Roya l W est K ent R egt. H e saw he will be sadly missed. H e leaves a widow and
service on the N.W. Frontier there, and went with three adult chi ldren .
the Bn. to M esopotamia. Ca ptured, he underwent
terrible privations with the remainder of those un- ****
fortun ate officers and men of The Queen's Own
who suffered such hardships in the siege. With
his departure, there remain, I believe, only two
members of the R egiment still alive to tell the
story of this tragic event .

A stead fas t member of the London Branch,
he suffered much for his countr y. I represented
the R egiment at hi s fun eral, and a floral tri bute

61

The Regimental he wa s murdered, in M arch 1976, in a " Di ~co" he
Association was running for his chi ldren.

After hi s murder a group of fri end s and colleagues
la unch ed an appeal in hi s memor y,
got together and to build a swimming pool on the
their aim being
Alliance/Ardoyne P eace line to be used by all children
by Maj . E. A. MeCarthy whatever their religious background .

The audited accounts of the R egimental The Regiment has already made a don ation to
Funds are shown on pages
Associa tion and Benevolent the r emaind er of ou r this fund which hopes to achi eve £ 150,000 (the cost
6 1-63. We are devoting pool) and we have been asked to make an
avail ab le space to an appea l on behalf of a good of the for don ations through our Association to all
appea l
cau se. members and ex-members of the R egimen t.

THE NICK WHITE PROjECT APPEAL
Cpl. N ick White of the 3rd Bn . looked out on
the bleak, grey roofs of Belfas t and saw the children
playing in the concrete streets and was determined Will yo u help? If so, plea e send you r donations
to RHQ The Queen's Reg iment at Canterbury.
to do something abo ut it. H e kept this promise, Cheques/POs should be made payab le to " Account
se ttling in Belfas t after hi s discharge from the Army No. 05 79577". The total sum co ll ec ted wi ll then be
worked for peace wi th both Catho-
and, for two years, children in Belfas t's most strife- forwarded to the Fund 's organisers as a R egimental
li c and P r o tes t an t
torn distri cts. In the end, he di ed for this idea l when donati on.

REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION GENERAL PURPOSES FUND
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1976

1975 Expenditure 31.70 1975 Income 253.60
14 Audit Fee 5.50 169 Subscriptions from M embers 13.20
4 Roya l British Legion 61 Sale of Lapel Badges ( 264 ) 7 1.65
60 Badges sold at cost 37.46 54 Building Socie ty Interest
13 D onations .. . 500.00
I W r e a th s 10 .00 I Grant Benevolent Fund
2 Refund 753.79
Conference Room Hire
191 Expenses-Hospital Vi sits and

Soldiers Comforts
Excess of Income over Expenditure

--£285 £ 838.45 £285 £838 .4 5

=

BALANCE SHEET

11 36 ACCUMULATED FUND 13 27.39 3340 LOAN 27 16.57
191 As at 3 1st December, 1975 753.79 624 Secured on 767.00
Add Excess of Income over
34 1 F ree hol d
E x p en d i t u r e 998 Bungalow
Less Repayments
1949 .57
2 7 16
CURRENT ASSETS
283.3 4
Cash at Bank

Building Society 18 19.44

D eposits

1339 2 102.78

Less CURRENT l.IABII.ITIES
Loan from Army

Benevolent

33 41 Fund 2716.57
624
Less Repa yments 767.00

27 17 1949.57

Sundry C reditors,

11 Audit F ee 21.60

13 89 131.6 1

272 8 197 1.1 7

£ 1327 =£2081.1 8 - ·£1327 -£2081.1 8

=

62

THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT BENEVOLENT FUND

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

I 1975 Expenditure YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1976

il 17 Audit F ee 36 .70 1975 Income 22 96 .29
3479.63 1586 Subscriptions from Offi cers 86 19.57
li 1500 Assistance 704 5 S ubscription frrom Other Ranks

3000 ABF Loans 73 00 .00 189 Donations 57 4 .65

840 ABF Grants 106 1.00 3000 ABF Loans 7300.00
65 R efund s 1585. 00 1140 Grants 76 1.00

4239 Distribution Count y Offices 75 1 R epayments

10 Donations 1000.00 34 Refund Grants 128. 11
12 Investment Fee 36.82 92 D eposit Account Interest

Grant R eg imental Careers 14 .25 287 Investment Income 34 8.25
20 Officer 411 T ax Refunds 123 4 .16
18 Printing 13.96
4 70.22 Misce ll aneous Income 12 .0 0
5 Miscellaneous Expenditure
W reath s
Badges

9726 1499 7 .58
Excess of Income ove r 6276.45

4 809 E xpend iture

£14535 £21274.03 £ 1453 5 £21274.03

= REGIMENTAL SHOP 6690.97
3414.41
3088 Opening Stock 3314 .99 6759 Shop Sales
6405 Shop Purchases 6174.27 3315 C losing S tock at cost

2 1 Postage 22.66

9514 9 5 11.92
593 .46
Excess of Income over
560 Expenditure

£10074 £10105.3 8 £10074 £1010 5. 38

=

Why does the
Army Benevolent
Fund still need help?

For most ot us nowadays the memories we have ot the
two World Wars have become dimmed by time. But for
those who were left disabled-and for the many bereaved
families-the tragic aftermath of war is ever present.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been in action In many parts of the world since the end
of World War II. Thus even in peace-time the problem continues.

The sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund Is to try to lessen this suffering. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All the money,
which Is used In this really good cause is given voluntarily, by means of donations and
bequests. You can help by giving as much as you possibly can yourself- and by recom-
mending others to do the same.

Donations and Legacies should be sent to:

THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND

Patron : Her Majesty The Queen

Duke of York's Headquarters, London, S.W.3. Telephone : 01 730 5388

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

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BALANCE SHEET

ACCUMULATED FUND INVESTMENTS at Co;t

11 587 General Fund £ 1038 .94 Barking Cor-
As at 31st D e-
porati on 71'7< Stock 877. 15
cember 1975 1128. 11
Adjustment for 16360.D4 877 1976/78 ... 1122.80
1200 .00 11 28 4661.3 8
Presentation 11 23 £1 185.00 Dumbarton 14 98.09
4661 3997.5 0
of Colours, 1498 Count y Council 9t7< 3998 .5 9
Grant
-- R ed Stock 1979/ 8 1 11 8 1. 89
3471 1554 .23
£ 1165.00 H ampsh ire
360
County Council 9!'7<

1 756 0.04 R ed Stock 1978/79
6869 .91
A dd £3160.75 Target Ex-
Excess of In-
cmpt Accumulation
come over
Units
Expenditure
Bene volen t £1820.00 Midland Bank

Fund 7t% S.C. Unscc. Loa n
Regimental
4809 6276.45 Stock 1983/ 93
560 Shop 593.46
£4940.00 New Zealand
6'7< Stock 1976/ 80

5369 £5555.00 A!can Alu-

mini urn Loan Stock

16956 24429.95 1989/ 94 17283.62
596
Less Loss on 9287 CURRENT ASSETS
Sale of
In ves tments Cash at Bank
- C urrent Account
-Depos it Account ...

383 1 Sund ry D ebtors 2736. 12
Funded C harities
26 Loans 427 .40
1108 Shop Stock at Cost 590 .00
33 15 34 14.41

8280 7 167.93

Less CU RRENT LI AB ILITIES

7 Audit F ee 2 1.60
1200 Reg imental Shop

1207 2 1. 60
70 73
7 14~ .33

£ 16360 £24429.95 £ 16360 £ 2 4 4 2 9 .9 5

= =

TO: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITrEE OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

We report that the accounts, and Balance Sheet dated 31st D ecember, 1976 have been prepared from , and
are in accordance with your books and records and the information and expl anations given to us.

31 St . G eorge's Place, ( Sgd.) LARKING & LARKING
Canterbury CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
and at Sittingbourne, M aidstone and Ashford .
M arch, 1977

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The Queen's Surreys
Association

THE QUEEN'S SURREYS GOLF SOCIETY Second D ay

Results of the Autumn M eeting held at Sudbrook Autumn Bowl 72 net
P ark, Richmond on 7/ 8th October 1976. M aj. T . L. Trotman 77 net
153 net
First D ay 35 pts. Glasgow Greys Cup
Brig. M . ]. A. larke £ 19 25
Heales Memorial Trophy £7.70
M aj. T. L. Trotman Petri Plate £3.85
M aj. W . ]. F . Sutton
Junior Division
Lt.-Col. B. A . H annaford Gogey Foursomes
Mr. H . P . M ason
Veterans Halo and Lt.-Col. P. G . F . M . Roupell
Lt.-Col. B. A. H ann arford Lt.-Col. ]. B. C. Palmer
and M a j. B. A . rutchfield
Bogey Greensomes
Mr. H . P. M ason and Winners of Sweepstake on Medal Round
Lt.-Col. B. A. H an naford 1st M aj. B. A. C rutchfield
2nd M a j. E . G lanvill Benn
3rd Maj . H . E. P. Spearing

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66

The Queen's Own Buffs
Association

FROM FAR AND NEAR in Howe Barracks wi ll be controlled by 2 QUEENS.

SATURDAY 16th JULY Entry to Howe Barracks, however,-through the
onl y entrance, which is on the A257 (Cante rbury to
The paragraphs which foll ow will bring rea ders Sandwich road )- wi ll be permitted only to those in
up to date abo ut this day's programme and give them possession of a Luncheon ticket or some other form
some further tit-bits of information . of identification document.

All those who are willing and able to march After the Beating of Retreat (a t 4.30 p.m .) ,
are strongly encouraged to do so. They should make followed by the Raffle draw (a t approx. 5 o'clock ),
their way to Longport by not later than 9.4 5, as the day will end with, weather permitting, a free-fall
the Association 's pan of the parade will form up drop by the " Red D ev ils" (from 5.3 0-5 .50 p.m .)
there at 9.50, ready to move off- when joined by the
military part of the parade marching from H owe If you 're coming, for Gawd's sake bring a fin e
Barracks- at 10 o'clock. A (free ) "cuppa" will be day with you .
ava il able in Longport from 9.15 to 9.45 .
THE LESS IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Anyone who is not a Member of any particular
Branch should attach himself to whichever Branch With the exception of the Surrey Office, wh ich
is nea rest to his home address; to the ' 62 C lu b con- will probably not close until F ebru ary or M arch 1978,
tingent; or to one or other of the two London all the County Offices will have ceased to operate as
Branches. Branches will parade in alphabetical order such by the end of this yea r. By that time the new
and the name of each Branch will be clearl y dis- and enlarged RHQ The Queen 's Regiment will have
played on a small notice-boa rd . been established in Howe Barracks, Canterbury . Where
the K ent Office is concerned it has been agreed that it
All those unable or unwilling to march should should close on 30th September and that RHQ should
make their own way to the Precincts. They are adv ised officially ass ume responsibility with eff ect from 7th
to arrive there not later than 10.15, before those on O c tob er.
parade march in to the Precincts, but the y will NOT
be permitted to enter the Cathedral until those on It is proposed, and hoped, that there shall be
parade do so. six Retired Officers on the staff of the new RHQ,
one of whom will be M aj. George F aulkner ; and that
Dress, whether marching or not, should be a M r. K ennard shall be one of the two Clerical Officers
dark suit or suitable equivalent, a reg imental tie and on the sta ff . Both Mrs. M antho rpe and Col. Grace
meda ls. Miniatures should NOT be worn. are due to retire ea rl y in August, though the latter
has ag reed to continue as Acting D eputy Colonel
A ticket for admission to the Cathedral is (Kent ) until the end of this yea r.
absolutly essential for everyone, whether marching or
not. With regard to the Kent Office's present com -
mitments it is already sa fe to say that Mr. Richard
A ticket for Luncheon in Howe Barracks (costing D aniel has kindl y ag reed to take on the appointment
£2.00 for Officers, in the Officers' T ent and £1.00 of Hon. Secretary of The Queen's Own Buff s Golfing
for other M embers of the Association, in th e Society, for at all events the next two yea rs, with
Association T ent ) is also an absolute essential. eff ect from the autumn of this yea r. H e is more
suited than most to take over from Col. Grace since,
Tickets for both, together with the appropriate in addition to working (as a Solicitor ) and living in
remittance of either cash or cheque ( made payable to Sandwich he is also a M ember of the Royal St.
the Queen 's Own Buff s Genera l a/ c ), should be G eorge's Golf C lub.
applied for to the K ent Office. The names of those for
whom tickets are required must be included in the Another volunteer, Ca pt. Mike Smith, the
app lication . Association's Chairman, has come forward in an
equally kind way and wi ll, from next yea r onwards
Tickets, and final instructions, will be despatched, and for as long as there is a requirement for it, or-
from the K ent Office, during the latter half of June. ganize the annual Queen's Own Buffs Luncheon .

Parking of cars in Canterbury is never easy and, The Queen's Own Buff s BUPA Group will be
on a Saturday morning in July, the number of taken over by BUPA themselves, at Beckenham, be-
shoppers, visitors, foreign tourists and sightseers fore the end of the year. There will be no alteration
reaches astronomical proportions. Those intending to to subscri ptions or rebates as a result and the Group
be present on this day are therefore strongl y ad vised will continue to be organ ized exactly as before but
to arrive in Canterbury as ea rl y as the y poss ibly can- from a diff erent Office.
even if it entails a wait of an hour or so-to avoid
disa ppointment and/ or a long walk. A plan of Can- The holding of the A ssociation 's R eunions as
terbur y indicating the sites of all car parks will be from 1978 onwards, as well as the continuation of
sent to those who have applied for tickets. the publication of this News Summary with effect

The only car park which will be reserved is th e
smaller of the two ca r parks in Longport. P arking

from the same date, are two matters wh ich are at at first hand, ju ~ t exactl y what an y unit i~ about to
p resent exercising the minds of M embers of Branches go to that troubled part of the United Kingdom is
of the Associa tion. Their views and suggestions wi ll subj ected to, in twel ve days, no matter on how many
be g iven a good airing a t the Extrao rdi nary General occasions that un it may previously ha ve served there.
M eeting which the Cha irman has called on Saturday
lOth September, a t Invicta P ark, M aidstone at Accompanied throughout my visit by the Com-
3 o'clock. It would be unwise, at this stage, to pre- ma nding Officer, Lt. -Col. C rispin Champion, I was
judge the outcome of the d iscussions on these very fi rst shown a brand-new Range, built at a cost of
important subj ects. many thousa nds of pounds, through which the
battalion was being passed, acti ng as the fif\t
By the time thi s issue is in readers' hands the
future of The Dragon C lub-as well as who, if 'guinea-pigs' .
anyone, will continue to organ ise its only event, th e The view with which the soldier is faced on
a nnual Dinner -will probably have been decided at
the Dinner to be held on 3rd M ay. A decision will thi s range, as he peers through a narrow aperture,
also have to be taken, sooner or later, abo ut the through which the muzzle of hi s SLR protrudes, is
future of the Queen's Own R oya l West Kent R eg i- one of three narrow, bui lt-up streets converging onto
ment Officers' C lub Cocktail P a rty. If a volunteer to his position . In each street various targets, one of
organize it, as from next year, ca nnot be found the which had been previously described to him as repre-
chances a re that, regrettably, it wi ll ha ve to "go to th e senting a 'gun-man', were to be seen moving at
wall ". va rying speeds and in all directions. H is SLR having
been modified , for thi s particu lar r ange, so that it
The responsibility for the four Buff s Cottage can fire a .22 trace r bu llet, the soldier had first to
H omes at Broadstairs, with eff ect from the autumn of pick out a nd then, if he was quick enough on the
this yea r ; for organizing the Queen's Own Buff s draw, to shoot at the 'gun-man ' during the fleeting
Cricket W eek T ent Club, as from Ca nterbury C ricket momen t when that particu la r target presented itself.
Week next yea r ; and for the continuat ion of the
daily P age Turning Ceremony in the W a rriors' A somewhat simil ar target, but wi th subtle
Chapel, a re three matters which, it is hopefully safe differences in its co louring, also appeared at intervals,
to ass ume, will be taken on by the staff of the newly- inviti ng the firing of a shot at what, in the event,
estab lished Reg imental H eadquarters. turned ou t to have been an innocent bystander or an
Iri sh co lleen. T hus the so ldi er is trai ned not to make
And lastl y the Queen's Own Buff s Council, at what could turn out to be a fatal mi stake, with its
their M eeting on 23rd April, decided that their own inevitable follow-up of 'anti-Brit' reactions and
life-span should be terminated after their next
M eeting, due to be held on Saturday 17th September. demo ns tr ation s.
Our next port of ca ll was to the first of two
All these changes were inevitable, once the
Colonel of The Queen's Regiment had made u p hi s ' mock-up' vi llages. On this R ange the Soldier comes
mind to alter things, and it is now up to everyone to appreciate what being 'under fire ' rea ll y means, in
to make those alterations work. Commu nica ting them tha t shots from cleverly hidden weapons a re directed
to those concerned a nd hoping for their whole- just below, or to the side of, his 'Observation Post',
hea rted co-opera tion in them are the problems that situated on the oppos ite side of the vi llage squa re
face us all now. which he is keeping unde r observa t ion. The ob ject
here is to train him to forg et the 'crack' and concen-
THE BUFFS MUSEUM trate on the 'thump' and, having located the hidden
weapon, to report it as accurately and as quickl y as
There is a strong possibility that, before the end possible on the the radio, so tha t follow-up ac t ion
of this yea r, The Buffs Museum will have moved from
the wing in the Poor Priests' H ospital in Stour can be taken.
Street, Canterbury, which it has occupied since 196 1, The second 'mock-up ' was of another village
into premises on the first floor of the Ro yal Museum
- or what m any reade rs m ay well more easil y square into which a patrol of four, continually under
recognize as "the Beaney Institute"-in the High surveilla nce by a closed-circuit television set located
Street. W atch this space, therefore, for furth er in the Control T ower, comes to sort out what m ight
deve lop ment s. well turn into a riot, judging by the taped ' n oises-off '
played a t them throughout the ten or twelve minu tes
DON'T FORGET
of the action.
On Sunday 19th June there will be a Service of When all is quiet the patrol returns to its base,
Remembrance in A ll Saints C hurch, M aidstone,
fo lowed by Lunch and Reunion in l nvicta P ark. followed throughout by the telev ision camera. Their
immediate de-b riefing takes the form of sh owing them
All M embers of the Assoc iation are welcome at the film of their activities, bringing out the good
points as well as the not-so-good. As Sgt. L aine, who
both, or either, and details can be obtained from Jim carried out this pa rticula r de-briefing, reminded the
patrol: "D on't forget you,re one of a team, doing
Wells, 24 Brenchley Road, M aidsto ne ME1 5 6UH . everything together, responsible n ot only for the sa fety
of yo ur own skin b ut also for the lives of the other
LEARNING IT ALL THE HARD WAY three- and not onl y today but for the whole of our
time in Belfast." A sa lutary a nd vi tal lesson ancl
by Col. Grace
reminde r.
Readers- and particularly members of the The next R a nge was on a bigger scale, repre-
Association-may perhaps be interested to hea r abou t
an illuminating and memorable visit to the 2nd Bn . senting a la rge section of a built-up area. In th is,
The Queen's R egt.- which, in my capacity as Acting one rifle coy . at a time-on this occasion commanded
Deputy Colonel (K ent ), I paid to them, during their by M a j. P at Gwilliam-acted as 'enemy', in the shape
training for No rthern Ireland, on M onday 24th of, for example, stone-throwing hooligans or a Funera l
J an uary. During that vis it I was privileged to see, procession or a car with a bomb in it. Each 'incident'
had to be dea lt with, in the correct, prescribed and
laid-down form, each moment being, again, covered

by tele vision cameras.

68

H ere prac tica lly a whole company was engaged, the excellen t score of 33 Stableford points, with M ike

the Coy. Comd.-in this instance, M aj . Phili p Archer the runner-up on 26;
The 'Coupe des Lapins' was won by D enis Baker
Cri tch ley-directing operations from an 'Ops room ' wi th 29 Stableford points, closely foll owed by Peter
not far away from the scene, depending entirely upon
the wireless reports coming in from his Platoon Com- Cook with 28;

manders and patrol leaders for his app reciation am: and, in the afternoon,
The Grace and Sinclair Tankards were won by
subsequent orders. The lessons learned, at all levels, Pip N ewton and Reg Palmer with the best Stableford
were seen late r that evening, when the well-edited
and excellently directed TV film was shown to the points score of the day ( 34 ), with the Captain and

whole company in the cinema. J ohn H olman runners-up with 31.

The last Range to be visited was one on which The Annual Dinner
the Soldier was able to use his SLR as it was in- The Society's seventeenth annual Dinner, held in
tended that he should: firing live rounds at fl eeting the Bell Hotel on the evening of 16th Apri l, attracted
targets which had opened fire on him while escorting
a vehicle employed on, for example, postal or other twent y-two of the twent y-seve n members who had
been competing ea rlier in the day.
similar duties. H ere, under the watchful eye of the After an el<cellent and well -served din ner the
RSM, WO! A. ] . Prudence, were demonstrated the
importance-and the difficulties-of acc urate fire, Hon. Secretary, at the Captain's request and for the
last time, distributed the prizes and made his usual
from an unsteady, moving vehicle, at targets which
'I only briefly exposed themselves. announcements about the Soci ety's coming season.
It was interesting to learn that all the Ranges The Captain then made his report for 1976/77
and drew the attention of those present to the un-
I could be, and were, used at nigh t, with ligh ts in the fortunate absence, through illness, of Noel R eeves,
'houses' of the two 'mock-ups', in the built-up area
and so on. In this way the Soldier's training became the donor of the C up played for that morning. H e
reminded his listeners of Noel's great ability as a
even more like 'the real thing', as found in Belfast, golfer in the earl y thirties and asked the Hon. Secre-

Londonderry or Armagh. tary to write to him express ing the Society's reg ret
With many of its twelve allotted da ys behind it
the battalion 's efficienc y and 'esprit de corps' were at his abse nce from the Dinner and their thanks for

plain to see. So, too, was the Commanding Officer's making his C up ava il able for competition .
Then, to the Hon . Secretary's intense and com-
pride in his Soldiers, and who can blame him ? "A fter plete surprise, the Capta in, after making some very
all ", he said to me, " the y are 2 QUEENS ; and you
kind and generous remarks abou t the wa y in wh
can't do better th an that, can you?, the Hon . Secretary had carried out his duties, invited
To which, of course, there is but one answer.
him to accept two presents, subscribed to by members.
These took the form of three lovely replicas of Aynsley
THE GOLFING SOCIETY china-a bowl and two small 'urns 1- and a cheque

The annual Spring Meeting with wh ich the H on. Secretary would be able to
purchase something of his choice and which he wanted.
Bereft of wo rds, the H on . Secretary lamely
The Hon . Secretary's hab itual good fortune with attempted to express his thanks. That the Societ y
the weather held to the end, his last Spring M eeting should even have contemplated making his presentation
in that capacity being blessed with a fine, dry da y, had neve r entered his head, particularly as it was
albeit with a somewhat chilly wind. only fi ve yea rs previously that he had been presented
with two lovely pieces of antique silver, subscribed
That did not de ter twen ty-seven M embers of the
Society from reporting at their appointed times at to by members.
Royal St. George's, Sandwich, on Saturday 16t Although he has written a personal letter of
April, this figure being two more than the average
number who have attended our annual Spring app recia tion and thanks to all those who so generously
M eetings since the first, held also at R oyal St. made thi s presentation poss ible, the Hon . Secretary
G eorge's, on 22nd April 1961. wishes through these pages, to say a public thank
you to everyone concerned. He was, and still is,
There were two unusual happenings during the very moved by such generosity and kindness, of which
day. First, the R eeves C up was competed for, for the his lovely presents will always be a most joyful
first time in its new guise-that of for the best nett
score during the morning. Secondly, completing a reminder.
hole in two shots ( gross) was accomplished by John Finally the Captai n, hav ing nominated-albeit
Holman, who holed out from a bunker at the 6th in
the morning; and in the afternoon at the same hole in absen tio-Micky Bollon as his successor, invited
Charles Tarver, the Society's President, to take the

R eg P almer, after Pip Newton 's tee-shot had just Chair.
struggled onto the front edge of the green, holed a Two matters, the President announced, were due
putt of prodigious length. To all three went nine new
and shiny '65's'. for di scussion . The first, whether or not the Society
should 4go it alone' at all events for a short while, or
The record shows that, in the morning, whether it should agree to an immediate 4merger'
The Bonham Carter Cup was won by T om P age with The Queen's R egiment Golfing Society, as
with a score of 85, ! an Jackson being runner-up with suggested by John Holman . After a certa in amount
of good-natured argume nt it was agreed th at at any
87; rate for the next two yea rs the Society should remain
The Reeves Cup was won by the Captain, H amlyn in being, bu t that moves towards a 4merger' should
be made during that time. Hugh Tarver most kindl y
Whiny, with a score of 87-8 = 79, Tom Page being undertook to draft some proposals about such a move,
runner-up with a nett 80; for ratification by both Societies in due course .

The Lynden-Bell Trophy wa s also won by the Th at having been decided, the second matter-
Captain, with a score of 31 Stableford points, one the finding of a successor to the present Hon . Secre-
more than David Montgomery;

The Kenward Cup was won by Owen Knox, with

tary about whose 'retirement from retirement ' earl y 69
in August members had already been forewarned-
was discussed. As a result Richard D aniel most kindl y in his ca r! Ageing vis ibly he dialled the hotel, told
undertook to take on as H on. Secretary for the nex t M . Baconnet, the manager, of what had happened,
two yea rs, a gesture for which all present expressed suggested where the m issing cash-box m ight posstbly
be and asked him to go and look. The m inu tes seemed
th eir ~ ra tefu l appreciation. like hours before M . Baconn et came back to the
Tha t more or less completed the day for all telephone b ut eventuall y, to h is intense relief, the
H on. Secreta ry heard him say tha t all was well, that
those present, but not for the H on. Secretary! H e, the cash-box was on the pavement where the H on.
hav ing sa id his farewells, loaded up his ca r outside Secreta ry thought he m ust have left it and that it
the H otel with his lovely presents, the Society's was now in the hotel sa fe !
Album and all his numerous 'bits and pieces'-not
forgetting Michael D ewar, who was staying with him On opening that cash-box on M onday morning
for the weekend! - and drove home to C rundale . On the H on. Secreta ry rea lized that, for the best pa rt of
arri val there, some forty-five m inutes later and shortl y one hour late on Saturday night, someone h ad missed
after midnight, he discovered to his horror and con- the opportunity of picking up £25 0 !!
sternation tha t the cash-box, which he had been
jea lously guarding all da y, was nowhere to be found Just how irresponsible can one get ?! H igh ti me
the H on . Secreta ry gave up!

The Royal Sussex Association

Officers Reunion Party was found for us on the ground fl oor of the Castle
and the rece ption and after-dinner drin ks were held
The Annu al P art y fo r offi cers who served in
any ca pacity in the Roya l Sussex Regt. was held on as usual, in the magnificent drawing room.
4 M arch in the Roya l Green J ackets Officers' M ess, Col. L angridge presided and the guests included
56 D avies St., Berkeley Squ are, b y kind permission
of Lt.-Col. A. E . Berr y and offi cers of the 4th (Vo lun- HE M ons. R . F ack, (Roya l Ne therl ands Am bassador),
M aj.-Gen. the Duke of Norfo lk and Co l. W . Epke,
teer) Bn . The Roya l Green 1ackets.

There was the usual good attend an ce at thi s
part y with a number of new faces whi ch we had not
seen for some time. Co l. J . G. L angri dge, T.D .,
Preside nt of the Regimental Association, presided and
in his short speech thanked Co l. Berr y and his officers
for their kindness in letting us use their very attractive
M ess; he also th anked the Staff for their effi cient and
willing help wh ich contributed so much to the success
of the evening. In conclusion he said that in spite
of the closure of the Roya l Sussex Offi ce at the end
of this yea r, this party and all other Roya l Sussex
fun ctions wou ld continue as before thanks to the
offer of vo luntary help from the present office staff .

THE OFFICERS' DINNER C LUB
T he An nual Dinner was held in Arundel Castl e
by ki nd permission of M aj. G en. the Duke of Norfolk
on Frid ay, 18 M arch. Owing to maintenance work on
the Cas tle we were not able to use either the dinin g
room or the Barons' H all. H owever a sp lendid room

(Top ) At the Officers' reunion ( I to r): Lt.-Col.
N. B. Knocker, Brig. B. R. Cole.man, Lt.-Cols. R. R.

McNish and J. R. Stephenson, Sir William Goring,r\

YCapts. M. A. James and N. E. Beddard

(Lower) At the Officers' Dinner (I to r ): H .E. The

Netherlands Ambassador, C ol. A. J. Langridge , The

Duke of Norfolk and Brig. R. E. Loder
Pictures by R. Vand yke

70 T ailby, Ormerod, H addock, Prince, Mowbray,
P emberton, Fletcher, Ai nsworth, Huxford; Cap t&.
(R oya l N etherlands Military Attac he). After proposing J ames, H addock, Franks, W hi tley, F ennell , H armer ;
the toas ts to H er M ajesty the Queen and H .M . Queen The Reverend& Canon W. Grccnfic ld, P . D . O'Driscoll
Juli an a of the Netherlands, Co l. Langridge thanked and Longfie ld, Scoul ar, T ay lor, Hornsby, Wi lli amson.
the Duke of Nor fo lk for allowing the R egi ment to
continue to hold its Dinner in the Castle. H e said ST. GEORGE'S DAY
th at the proposed disbandment of the County Offices
within the Queen's R egiment would entai l the Dinner S t. George's D ay was commemorated, as usual,
C lub and other Regi mental C lubs being run by a with a Service in St. George's C hapel, the M emori al
vo luntar y organi sa tion ; this was in hand and all that C hape l of the Royal Sussex R egt. in C hi chester
remained to be do ne was to find suitable office Ca thedral on F riday 22 April. It was conducted by
acco m m o d ati o n . The Rev. Canon No rman D unlop, T .D ., M.A ., for-
mer C haplai n to the R egiment and was attended by
In his repl y, The Duke of Norfolk said that he the M ayor of C hichester and a number of guests and
would always we lcome the Roya l Sussex R egt. to the members of the Regiment; Co l. Langridge read the
Castle for its annual Officers' D inner and he was lesson . D uring the Service, a chair presented by M rs.
certai n that if other accommoda tion could not be R . Purchase in memory of her husband, Capt.
found, he could make a room avail ab le for an office. G . A . R. Purchase, and a Service Book C ushion pre-
These remarks drew spontaneous applause from sented by Mrs. C. P eckitt in memory of her husba nd
members. M aj. C. R . P eckitt, M .B.E., T. D ., we re dedica ted.

The Dinner was very we ll attended includin g A reception followed at the D olphin and Anchor
the following : Brigs. Loder and Ashworth ; Lt.-Co ls. H o te l.
M agrath, R ohde, Holli st, Stanton, Bulwe r, Bowser,
Freeland, H ann, Goring, Courtenay, C happe ll,
M acN icol, D avis; M ajs. Christian, Brya nt, H oad,

The Middlesex Association

MESSAGE FROM LT.COL. T . W. CHATTEY concern to the Middlesex OCA wi ll be examined by
OBE, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE the Executive Committee of our Association to de-
cide how the present fun ctions of our Secretary can
OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION best be carried ou t so as to ensure both the short and
long term interests and continuity of our OCA. In
Re-organisation of The Queen's Rcgt. RHQ and this respect it is already clear, however, th at it is the
County Office. intention of RHQ to conti n ue to prov ide support
for the Associations of the former Regiments and
Following the recent D efence economi es and re- their responsib ilities, and therefore I do not an ticipate
quirements for reductions in the Ministry of D efence any dras ti c changes in the scope of eithe r the charitable
civili an manpower, the establishment of RHQs of wo rk or the social acti vities whi ch are undertaken by
Infantry regiments have been under close scrutiny and our Association .
review by the Staff Inspection T eam of the Ministr y
of Defence. M eanwhile the Association Trust Funds, our
M emori al Homes, and our Regimental Museum re-
As a result it has been decided that the RHQ of main and wi ll continue to remain within our care and
the Queen's R egt. should be reorganised and con cen- responsibi lity. These are in a hea lthy condition and
trated at Canterbury by the end of the year and it is are in good shape. I am confident, therefore, th at all
planned to close the County Offi ce at Edgwa re by Diehards and thei r dependants can continue to be
D ecember. assured of the benefits and comradeship brought about
th ro ugh membership of yo ur Old Comrades R egimental
This decision closely affects the Midd lesex O C A Associati on.
because, of course, our S ecretary and his staff and
office accommodation are provided from within the THE EVERSLIEGH STAR
MOD civili an manpower establi shment of the Queen's The date of the introduction of the Eversli egh
R egt. and henceforth, therefore, will be located at Star, is at presen t a matter of conjecture, due to the
C anterbury. loss of va lu able records in H ong Kong. If an y reader
has specific knowledge of the date this badge of r ank
Together with M aj.-Gen. Sir John Willoughby was introduced, the regimental archiv ist would be
and our Secretary, M aj. Frank W aldron, I attended gr ateful for the information.
a conference recentl y at the MOD under the C hai r- And so would l-Ed.
manship of the D eputy Colonel ( Surrey) of the Queen 's
R egt . (M aj.-Gen. R. S . N . M ans, C BE) to discuss
the proposals and repercussions in more detail. It is
the intention now that those as pects which are of most

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AN INTERESTING ACQUISITION avoided Irish recru it ~ like th e p lague for rea.ons th a t
need no exp lanation . The ban on cotsmcn is, o f
The Colo11el of the R egime111 writes: course, a result of the '4 5 Rebellion . Scot ~ required
" Those concerned with out history-particul arl y to serve under the British crown were formed into
Regiments of the Highl and levies, a fa scinating story
former members of the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of in itself.
Foot-will be most interested to hea r that Lt.-Cdr.
Teesda le, RN has sent me, most generously, a ve ry The firm and imperative requirements set out
nicely bound copy of "General and Standing Regi- in these orders as to recru iting Manda rds are largely
mental Orders, Ma y 4th 1758" as extracted by wishful thinking; after al l, the CO could hardly be
Capt. Christopher T eesdale of The Buffs at that expected to g ive official sanc tion to the recruitment-
time Adjutant (and Commander T eesda le's grea t, or impressment!-of all and sundry. In fact, the
great, grea t grandfat her ). ranks were inevitably filled by the most "bru tal and
licentious so ldiery, imaginable. It is also worth re-
This is now ava ilable for examination in the membering th at at this period-and for many yea rs
Buffs Regimental Museum in Stour Street, Ca nter- afte rwards- a battalion of infantry was a lmost entirely
bury and I give below som e fascinating and instructi ve run by its WOs and NCOs. Commissions were simp ly
comments by my fri end D avid Ascoli, the well know.1 bought and sold, and a set of standards for officers
ex pert, literary critic and writer on such matters". might have been an even more sa lutary exercise.

Some notes on Capt. Teesdale's MS- These recruiting orders we re issued by the ( then )
by David Asco li : C O of The Buffs, Col. Howa rd, and he deserves a
note of his own.
A curious and interesting document, in effect a
random set of extracts and notes from Orders and George H owa rd was commiss ioned into the Arm y
Regulations issued over the period 1746-175 8. At the at the age of eight! H e comm anded The Buff s a t
foot of the last page, a line of L atin in Gothic Script C ulloden and Fontenoy, and in 1768 succeeded F . M .
tells us that the foregoing was written down by Sir Robert Rich ( the great eccentric who rai sed The
" Thomas Silvis Knollis, Ensign of The Buff s, Jul y 4th Dragoo ns for Blenheim, where he lost an eye ) as
9 1758" (Capt. T eesdale obv iously put one of h is Governor of The R oya l H ospital, C helsea in the rank
junior officers to work! ), but the MS shows evidence of Lt. -General ( he subsequentl y became th e ninth
of at least three different hands. offi ce r to be promoted to Field M arshal ) . George
Howard presided over the Roya l Hosp ital for 2 7 yea rs
Predictably-if we note the dates-the various and in 179 5 was appoi nted Governor of J ersey; he
Orders etc. h ave a good deal to do with the post· died the following yea r a t the age of 78.
Cu lloden period ( The Buffs fought at Cu lloden) and
with Regulations concern ing troops stationed in Howard was probably the greatest of all the
"North Britain " ( it is never referred to as Scotland! ) Governors of the Royal H ospital-a wise and humane
North Britain ranked as an active service station and man, who was devoted to his old so ldiers a nd did
the man y references to "HRH The Duke " are, of much towards ending a century of abuse and mis-
course, to George II 's son, the Duke of C umberland, management there, with the help of the grea t Edmund
the C -in-C to whom history has been less than fair . Burke. He was also a most hospitable Governor and
his F estival Dinners at C helsea became legen da ry
M ost of the MS dea ls with infantry drill and affairs, a ttended, among others, by J ames Boswell a nd
manoeuvres, most of which are to be found in other his circle. Howa rd, incidenta ll y, was also a M ember
contemporary sources but there are quite a few of P arliament, a Privy Councillor, and Colonel o f the
amusi ng and illuminating sidelights on military and 1st Dragoon Guards.
historical customs and occasions of the period. I have
extracted some of these and set them out at random 4 . Directions for uForming The Square" from
below since they may be of interest to p resent-day a Regiment in Line of M a rch in Grand Divisions.
members of the Reg iment with a taste for the
romantic pa st. Dated 1749.
These Directions a re immensely long and of a
I. On the flyleaf, there is a reference to the
"Prussian Pla toon Exercise" ordered by H .M . and complex ity so formidable that it is difficu lt to see h ow
H.R .H . The Duke, 1756. I can only take it that they could have been carried out without resulting in
by this date the military doctrines- and successes- of memorable chaos or even completed at all in a battle-
Frederick the Great had caused the British Army to fi eld emergency. I have tried to t ransfer the written
adop t Prussian tact ical methods. This certainly did directions into diagram form and on each occasion
not apply to the British Cavalry who would have have ended up with the square facing inwards!
considered it beneath their dignity to learn lessons
fr om an y damned Continental! But, on another tack, I wa s not aware that the
"Square" had been adopted as a tactical form ation as
2. Honours to be paid to various General ea rl y as 1749 . At D ettingen, C ulloden and F onteno y,
Officers and other dignitaries. An interesting reference the British Infantr y fought in linear forma tions a nd
here to "two Field Marshals", a rank instituted by there was no Pruss ian model or, indeed, French . It
G eorge II on M ay 23, 1736, almost certainly to is conceivable that these directions do, in fact, mark
avoid being upstaged by the French and the Pruss ia ns
(v iz: M ars hal Saxe who gave us a bloody nose at a British innovation.
Fontenoy) who had long favoured this ultimate in 5. F ac ing p.3 1, there is a particularly interesting
t o p - b r a sse ry.
section (" H is M a jesty's R egul at ions") on the subj ect
3. Recruiting Orders (facing p.8 onwards ) and of Regimental Colours and C lothing, starting with an
dated October 1749. The first Order "You a re not injunction that " no Colonel to put his Arms, Crest,
to enlist an Irish M an or a Scotch M an on any D ev ices or Live ry on an y part of the appoi ntments o f
acco unt whatsoever"- speaks for itself! English CO s his Rcgimenf,- a clea r intention to put a stop to
the traditional practice by which a Colonel was vir-
tually the private owner of his unit- a nd thus the
considerable fin ancial beneficiary of the old "Con-
tractors' closed shop " !

72 centre of such Colour ( the letters) C• R • (v iz :
Catharina R eg ina ) on a R ed G round wi thin The
E very " m arching R eg iment" h ad two Colours: Garter and C rown and in the 3 corners of the 2nd
the I st to be " The great U nion"; the 2n d to be the Colour, the Lamb, their nationa l badge. On The
Colour of the facing of the R eg iment with the "Union G ren adier's Caps, The Queen's Cyphers as in the
in the upper canton". Colour. T he Wh ite H orse in the fla ps, the same on
the bells (?) of A rms and Drums with the L amb
The Regula tions then go on to specify the par- under it".
ticula r privileges of The R oya l R egiments an d the
"S ix O ld Corps". These, of course, were the 1st to 6th ( Incidentall y, a p ropos the L amb: the reference
Reg iments of F oot ( R oyal Scots, Queens, Bu ffs, Kings
Own, N orthum berland Fusiliers and Roya l W arwicks) to "their national badge" must refer to "Portuguese
which were embodied by C harles II in hi s original national"-not E nglish ).
Standing Arm y and which still enj oyed a special
st atus. ( F or the record, the 7th to 15th R egiments "3rd Regt. T he Buffs. In the centre of their
Colour, the Badge, the Dragon, the R ose an d Crown
of F oot were raised by James II aft er the M onmouth in the 3 corners of the 2nd Colour. The Drago n (a
slip here- " Dragoon" - subsequentl y corrected!) on
R ebellion ). their ca ps a nd White H orse on the fl ap . The D ragon
on the Bells ( ?) of Arms an d D rum•"·
The reade r will be pa rticula rl y interested in the
Regula tions concernin g the 2nd Colours of The
Queens and The Bu ffs, and these I quote verba tim
below:

"2nd Regt. The Q ueen 's Own Regt. In the

ALLIED REGIMENTS

The March Past following the Parade on 31 Jan. '77 (Australia Day) to m ark the 25th A nniversary of the
U n iversity of New Sou th Wales Regiment. H .E. The Govemor of N.S.W.- Sir Rodes Cutler, VC, KCMG ,

KCVO, KStJ takes the salute

73

University of New South Wales Regt. AFFILIATED HM SHIPS

T he fo llowil/ g is an extract from a leuer to Ih e " KENTNEWS" (3 Mar. '77 )
R egim ental Secre tary da ted 17 M ar. '77 fro m the
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by Maj. J. D . W. Reid

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that morning.

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75

The Royal Brunei Malay Regiment

by Maj . D . H . A. Shephard

(L to r): W02

Macintyre, W02

Doren, Capt. Ewart,

Maj. Shephard,

Capt. Beattie, W02

Bowes-Crick

T he picture was

taken in fr ont of the

Omar Ali Shari-

fuddin mosque in

Bandar Seri

Begawan - the gold

dome of which pro-

vides the main focal

point of the town

At the present moment the Queens R egt. has Commissioner only las t week. W0 2 Stuart M aci ntyre
the largest contingent of Loan Service P ersonnel arrived some three months ago to become Band
serving with the Ro yal Brunei M alay R egt. This Sergeant Maj or and seems to be enj oying the ex-
perience immensely. I arrived nine months ago and
situation will not continue for more than a few more command the Recruit Training Company at the

days since both Capts. Anthony Beattie and James Training Centre.
Those members of the R egiment who have served
Ewart are shortly to rejoin l QUEENS and 3
QUEENS respectively. Capt. Beattie has been Ad- with the RBMR would be surprised by the rapid pro-
jutant of the newly-formed 2RBMR for two yea rs gress in both the civil and military fi elds in Brunei
with Capt. Ewart working alongside him in Bn. HQ in the past few yea rs. The country is advancing at a
as Ops. Officer ; both have had highl y success ful and great pace due ma inly to its great oil wealth. Buildings
are shooting up eve rywhere and the capital, Banda r
most enjoyable tours although setting up a new Seri Begawa n, will soon be a reasonably sophisticated
Battalion from scratch has hardl y been a sinecure . city which now boasts an international airport with
Additionally W02 Colin Bowes-C rick leaves us a runaway long enough to take Co 11 corde; the countr y
shortly for the School of Infantry where he is to also has its own airline. A vast sports complex and
be Chief C lerk of the Warminster Support Unit; he community centre is now being built on the northern
has been replaced by W02 John Doran as PA to the outskirts of the capital which already includes an
AA and QMG in R egimental H eadquarters. Both
these W arrant Officers were recently presented with olympic-size swimming pool.
awa rds; W02 Bowes-Crick received the local There are, however still plenty of a reas accessible
equi valent to the BEM from H .H . the Sultan and
W0 2 Doran received his BEM from the British High onl y on foot or by helicopter. The " longhouses" where

the nomadic !bans live can be found near the main MossBros
river in the interior but even most of those have a goes into Mufti.
radio telephone link to the nearest police stat ion and
a fre e Government-issue colour television! T elevision 2 button
came to Brunei only some eighteen months ago but
already a large proportion of the population have check su it
colour sets on which the y can enjoy the delights of
"Kojak" and even BBC's "Match of the D ay" on a in fawn
Saturday evening! £69.50

On the military side progress has been no less Smarl.Thafs the word for Moss Bros.
rapid. Two years ago a 2nd Bn. was formed and In and out of uniform
this is now based at Tutong which is on the coast
midway between the capital in the North Eas t of the Just inspect our ranks 9f immaculately
country and Seria, the oi l town in the North West. tai lored suits, our fi les of very individual casual
There are due to be further advancements in the near clothes. They make an impressive array
future with the introduction of a battery of the new
I 05 mm Light Gun, an air defence system and a You'll be happy to take any of them into
squadron of Scorpion armoured cars. active service. For leisure or pleasure.

Possibly the greatest progress has been in the Moss Bros also sells, hires and buy~ Army,
1st Flotilla, the naval element of the Regiment. The Naval and RAF swords, fishing rods and
present strength of nine fa st patrol boats and two tackle,saddlery, ski equipment and golf clubs.
Landing Craft is to be increased by the introduction
of three new command ships. Also in the F lotilla is Go places.Go to Moss Bros
a section of Fast Assa ult Boats which can provide
very speedy access to the interior; the FAB s can Bedford SlreetCoven! Garden. London WC2
whisk a section up river at 35 knots, which makes for (near Leicesler Square S!alion)
a most exhilarating journey.
And branches throughout the country
The Air Wing continues to operate the Bell
Medium lift and the sma ller J etranger helicopters.
There is also an Avro 748 which provides a heavy lift
capability for both troops and freight and even in-
dulgence flights to Singapore when space permits.

Naturally, all this sophisticated equipment re-
quires highly qualified personnel to maintain and
operate it. This expertise is not yet available locally,
consequently the Regiment is forced to rely on
Seconded and Contract Officers and Senior NCOs to
fill the gap; at present there are nearly 100 seconded
personnel from all three services and a lesser number
of Ex- British Army and Royal Navy contract person-
nel. Even though the country has a popu lation of only
180,000, there is no recruiting problem for the Army;
at present my company passes out approximately 300
soldiers annua lly for employment in all parts of the
Regiment. The Brunei soldier is easy to train and
command and he quickly adapts to the Army way
of life even though he may have come from the
interior.

The opportunities for soldiering in the RBMR
are outstanding. There is plenty of scope for gaining
experience in jungle operations as well as in all the
normal conventional aspects of soldiering. Training
areas are virtually limit less and there is never any
problem in getting helicopter or boat lifts into the
'ulu'. The Regiment has recently opened a Jungle
Training Centre where Companies can fire all their
weapons on sophisticated jungle ranges and a new
range complex is also to be bu ilt in one of the few
open areas near Tutong for practising field firing and
support weapon firing.

Recreational facilities are also excellent with
opportunities to enjoy everything from squa sh ( in
air-conditioned courts) to water-skiing ( in beautifully
warm sea). Some madmen even take to the rugby
field ( myself included, naturally!) though this is
only in the wet-season when the temperature drops

into the eighties and the humidity becomes more 77
bearable. W02 Bowes-Crick has been a mainstay of
both the RBMR rugby team and the State side, for vides a wonderful opportunit y to see a part of the
which he was elected a Vice-Pres ident last season. I world in which the British Army is unlikely to se rve
was al so fortunate enough to capta in the State X V aga in . Living and working conditions are genera ll y
on a tour to Kuching in J anua ry when we won both exce llent since there are few of the fin ancial con-
our games against the top Sarawak teams. WO 2 straints which unfortun ately have become pan ancf
parcel of serving in UK . Although many of the mai nl y
Doran has already represented the RBMR in squash infantry appointments are graduall y being fill ed by
and looks like becoming a permanent feature in the Brunei Offi cers and Senior N COs, there will un -
doubtedly be a requi rement for non-technical personnel
strong Reg imental side . to serve in th e RBMR on secondment for some years
It can therefore be seen that the R BMR pro- to come.

Sikh War Battlefields Revisited

by L. W. James

Being posted to the new capita l city Islamabad, on the headstones and monuments.
I was comparing notes one da y with the Defence
Pak istan, is perhaps not very spectacular, but, whe:-1
you pause and look around and find you are onl y a Attache of this Miss ion, Brig . G . N . Powell, of The
few miles from R awa lpindi City, Peshawar and Ba ys. W e were both interested in the 2nd Sikh War
Lahore, the thought then strikes you tha t you are
in the middle of a country where most, if not all, our and, in particular, the batt le area and monuments at
former Regiments fought for their very lives and, in Chillianwala. This battle was fought on J anua r y 13th
1849, the Br itish force was commanded by Lord
more peaceful times, beat the drum . Gough and the Sikhs by the rebel leader, Ra j Shcr
I have spent a lot of my free time browsing
Singh.
through the old British Army cemeteries, where quite Ch illianwala is a th ree hour drive towards Lahore
a lot of information can be lea rnt from the inscriptions
from Islamabad, on a very deteriorated GT road

War Graves at Pindi

78

where it is extremely d iffi cult to avoid the dea th
wishes of local drivers and pedestrians alike. O n
arrival at the very impressive memoria l we were
heartened to fin d workmen ca rrying out long-overdue
repa irs, arranged by the Bishop of Sia lkot, Bishop
Y ou n g.

Our ac tu al losses in men at this ba ttle we re 602
killed. M ost are buried in three long trenches with
concrete platforms. It is interesting to note that in a
previous battle against the S ikhs at Ferozepore, Lord
G ough h ad the 31st and 50th Regiments in his com-
mand. ("Ferozeshah 184 5" is the Battle H onour
inherited from these two former R egiments- Ed. ) The
onl y British Infantry at the C hillianwala Battle we re
the 24th, 29th and 6 l st R egiments.

W e spent two very interesting days tour ing
aro und the old battle sights and findin g isolated graves.
O n the last afternoon we were having a brew-up near
R amnaga r when we we re ap proached by a crowd of
P akistan i yo uths. One sa id in a broad Geordie accent
" Wot ya dya n hea mate"? H e was home on hol iday
from N ewcastle, where he had spent most of his life.

The changing t imes.
Note : T he author is a securi ty officer 011 rh e
British Em bassy Staff, I s/am abad, P akis ta11. R H Q
rece11 tly do11 ated £ 10.00 to a fun d bei11 g raised by
the D efeuce A llache for the upk eep of our for m er
Regim ents' graves in R a.wal pindi- Ed.

( Top ): The Obelisk ( 74 ' 9 " high ) stands on the

Vsite of the C hillianwala battle, 13 J an . 1849
(Centre): St. John's C hurch, Jhelum
(Lower): Monument in the Bar ahdari Garden,

R amnag ar
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