December 1977

46 as long as "Sat isfi ed Soldiers" are made avai lable
to participate in it.
A Report by the RCO
On the officer recruiti ng front, the number of
A tremendous amount of Regimental effort app licants and quality continue to improve and an
increased effort to find suitable candidates from the
is being put into recruiting both officers many good schools in South East England is under
and soldiers for the Regiment in an attempt to way desp ite the fact that most are already inundated
improve both the numbers and the quality of by formal approaches made by other R egiments, Arms
a ppli cants . and Services. The main R egimental effort is therefore
goi ng to be through yo ung serving officers visiting
The R eg imental Careers Officer (RCO), selected schools (a nd during their CCF camps) where
currently M a j. R. T. W. M ellotte, is based at RHQ they can talk to and influence yo ung men who are
and deals primarily with officer recruiting-inter- considering an Army ca reer.
view ing the large number of yo ung men seek ing
sponsorship at R CB by the Regiment, and visiting It is also intended to set up a network of " Regi-
schools, primarily in South East England. mental L iaison Officers" ( RLO ) at as many schools
throughout the count ry as possible; their task wi ll
Capt. G. A . Simmons commands the Regimental be to alen the R egiment to suitab le boys who are
Information T eam (RIT ) based at M aids tone which thinking of applyi ng fo r a commission. Any officer,
has a strength of 22 and is divided into four sections, serving or retired, who knows of anyone suitable to
each responsible for one of our "counties" . act as an RLO is invited to contact the RCO .

There are 7 Specia l R ecruiters (senior NCOs Individual and CCF visits to regular ba ttal ions
held on Bn. strengths) who help to m aintain a reg i- w ill continue; they can have a beneficial effect on
mental presence in some of the many A C IOs in our boys trying to make u p their minds abo ut a career in
Regimental area which would otherwise have none. the Army or choice of R egiments.

It is very difficult to conclude exactl y how much Because of our scpecial problems and despite
effect all these people have on the fin al soldier re- large arm y recruiting staffs and extensive adve rtising
cruiting fi gures but there can be no doubt th at for both officers and soldie rs, successful recruiting for
without them, the figures would be much lower. The R egiment remai ns largely a matter of se lf-help .
Officer recruiting h as now been put on a firm basis
The Regiment suffers from three major draw- from which the R eg iment is already benefiting. Soldier
backs in recruiting-apa rt from the well-a ired recruiting h as shown an impro vement recentl y but
problems such as P ay and Northern Ireland: it is still be low a sa tisfact ory level. 3 QUEENS mo ve
to Dover and thei r subsequent ac tivity in the area,
Firstl y, there is the problem of identity. In wi ll provide added impetus to our improving situation .
Sussex, K ent and pa rts of Surrey and London, the
Regiment is not known beca use the public has not (P icture of RIT on page 47)
ye t come to accept it as the natural successor of the
former county regiments, whose titles are still house- WE , THE LIMBlESS ~\~~)
hold names. It is a problem that only time will solve. LOOK TO YOU FOR

Secondly, there is fi erce competition in our R eg i- HELP
mental area from The G uards, The Green J ackets,
QRIH, RTR, RA, RE and all the Corps and Services, We come from both ill
who recruit within it, officially or unofficially. Further- world wars. We come
more, this area is traditionaJl y a poor one fo r re- from Kenya, Malaya, •""'" .
cruiting, so th at there are simpl y not enoug h recruits Aden , Cyprus .. and from
to go round. Ulster. From keeping the Help BLESMA , please.
We need money desp~r­
Thirdly, the Regiment has a high wastage rate peace no less than from ately . And , we promiSe
both from the D epot and from Battalions; there are you, not a penny of it
many va ried reasons for this but it nevertheless be- war we limbless look to will be wasted .
hoves us to look carefull y at our interna l recruiting you for help. Donations and informa-
procedure s. tion : Major The Earl of
11 The RIT is the va nguard of R eg imental re- And you can help , by Ancaster, KCVO, TD .,
cruiting; it works long and "unsocia l" hours in Midland Bank Limited , 60
spreading the "Reg imental M essage" at shows and helping our A ssociation. West Sm ithfield , London
around the area. In addition, it assists our thriving ECIA 9DX.
ACF and, in this connection, it is worth remember ing BLESMA (the British
that up to 40% of arm y recruits have an AC F back- Limbless Ex - Service
ground. During the past year, the RIT have prov ided Men 's Association) looks
stands at 134 shows; attended 166 ACF evenings; 33 after the limbless from
AC F weekends, and 3 camps. They have also visited all the Services. It helps,
58 schools and spent 56 days attacking the "grass
roots". with ad vice and encour-
agement, to overco me
The Junior Entry, suspended throughout the the shock of losing arms,
Arm y in M ay of this yea r, has now been restored.
That is the good news. The bad news is that Army or legs or an eye . lt sees
Youth T eams are being disbanded and, although they that red-tape does not
are not directl y in vo lved in recruiting, thei r influence stand in the way of the
will be missed. right entitlement to pen-
sion. And , for the se-
The "Sa tisfi ed Soldier Scheme" is a method by verely handicapped and
which serving soldiers are attached to AC IOs fo r a the elderly, it provides
short period in order to meet and talk to potential Res identia l Homes where
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our competitors; it is to be continued by the R egiment and dignity.

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MEMBERS OF THE RIT

( I. to r. rear ): Ptes. Andrews, D avies and M artin, L / C pls. K eates, H ouseman and H arrington,
Ptes. F uller, Butler and Gayle

(Centre): L/ C pl. Bingham, C pls. Yoa, Rofe, Coleman, U ppington and S tokes, L / C pl. T ruelove .
(Front ): " Brandy" ( the dog), C pl. A insworth, Sgts. Jenkins and Dent, Capt. S immons, Sgts.

Rutter and D apprich, C pl. W hite

THE QUEEN'S CADETS few of the things which are happening. Although some
of these detachments are, of course, housed in TA VR
by M aj. J. H. E ast, JP Centres with sub-units of our volunteer battalions,
very many of them are miles away from a Regular or
News of the RegimencJs cadet u11its is always TAVR Queen's "presence". This makes the ACF all
welco m e and should be sent:~ in th e first instance, to the more appreciative of the work of Capt. G eorge
m e at th e following address: Army Cadet F orce Simmons and the Regimental Information Team for
A ssocia tion, 58J Buckin gham Gate} L ondon all they do to make us feel part of the Regiment. The
SWJE 6AN. situation will be helped, we think, when 3 QUEENS
come to Dover in the new year and we fondly hope
The G eneral Picture that in the future there will normally be a Regular
There are nearly 90 ACF detachments badged battalion of the Regiment stationed in the South East
of England.
to the Regiment. They are spread ac ross the Counties
of Kent, Surrey and East and W est Sussex and in BAOR
three of the four Sectors of the Greater London ACF. Small parties of cadets from Surrey and Sussex,
Notes such as these can therefore only record a very
under the command of Capt. David Jones and Lt.
Charles Gorton respectively, were attached to I

48 over as R CO, with the ass istance of the RIT and of B
Coy. 3 QUE ENS who were on a K APE tour of the
QUEE S at W erl for 9 days ju; t after Ea, ter ; thei r areo at that t ime. The band of the 3rd Bn . under Mr.
vi s it w as a g reat s ucce~s and it is hoped Lh:n a s im ilar W ood's ab le d irection added considerably to the en-
attachment will be poss ible in 19 78 though the prob- joyment of the Regimenta l di nner at which the
lem abo ut such vis its is the ever-rising cost of trave l. D eputy Colonel ( Sussex) , Brig. Roy Coleman wa;
The M O D ruling is th at cadet travel overseas must present . Plans arc being d iscussed to hold a similar
be at priva te expense. weekend fo r AC F ad ult instructors of the Regiment
next year.
Canada
The com posite ACF part y which vi• ited C an ada KAPE Tour by 3 Q UEEN S
The AC F detac hments in Sussex and part of
and the R oyal Canad ian Arm y Cadets for three weeks
in Jul y/ August was commanded by a Queen's ACF K ent benefited conside rab ly from the KAPE tour
Offi cer, Capt. Spencer E ade of K ent AC F, and in- referred to above in Sep tember/ October by B Coy.
cluded two Queen's ca dets- C pl. S impson from Ken t 3rd Bn ., under M aj. Rod Arnold together with their
and Sg t. Roulet of Surrey. The latter was the winner excellent band and drums. Apa rt from other functi ons
of the 1977 C umberl and Swo rd compet it ion and his in local towns, some speci al cade t evenings were held
trip was gran t-aided by £5 0 from th e Regiment. which were a g rea t s uccess.

Camps S urrey ACF
The cadet annual camps were aga in well spread The late Col. S ir Wi ll iam M ullens had a life-

over the country. K ent went to the S tanford PTA long assoc iati on with the R eserve F o rces and was,
and Surrey to Nesscliff ; Sussex savo ured the delights latterly, C hairm an of the South Ea st TA VR
of Sa lisbur y Plain at W estdow n ; N W L ondon were Association. H e was also the first P resident of the
at C rowborough ; SW London at Redesdale, and N E Surrey Arm y Cadet Force Association ( SA C FA ), a
London at Dibga te. Some of these ca mps were visited soundly-based " supporters club" for the Surrey ACF
by the Colonel or one of the D eputy Colonels of the which ensures th at the Surrey AC F has money to
Reg iment. Inva luable help is g iven at camps and in- meet those many items of expendi ture fo r which M O D
deed throughout the yea r by Cadet T rai ning T eams, funds are not usable or suffi cient. In h is memory,
particularl y with the training of officers and in- SA C FA has presented to the Surrey ACF the
structors. No. 8 C TT, which cove rs Surrey and Sussex, "Mu llens Troph y" t o be awa rded annually to the
is now under the command of Capt. M alcolm L awson cadet detachment in S urrey with the best all-round
from I QUEE N S . record and performance duri ng the yea r. T he fi rst
winners we re the Lingfi eld P latoon of the 1st Cdt.
Officers' W eekend Bn . The Queen's Regt. ( S urrey ) under the command
The now-traditional weekend for ACF officers of of Capt. M alcolm M air. Congratu lations to L ingfi eld
o n th is achievement.
the Reg iment was held at H owe Barracks ove r the
first weekend of October. It was ably run by M a j.
Roddie M ellotte, as one of his first jobs afte r taking

WILLIAM E LLIS CCF

P rotens Training Camp July ' 77

1. An "Ice Cream Parade"

2. T he Senior Cadet sho wing how to handle the
Bren ( ?) W hat about the carrying handlc?- Ed.

3. S qn. Ldr. L awrence H alstead and 2/ Lt. P eter
Evans explain our special tactics to Brig. M . G.

H arvey, C BE, M C, D eputy C ommander E . Dist. r\

4. A n unusual picture of the Training Officer! Y

5. P art of our Armoured troop ( MOD! are our
C h ieftains ever going to arrive?)

6. A Cadet taking his AP C Landscape-Gardening
Test by courtesy of 35 Engr . Regt.

Pictures by Cpl. K elvin M anin .

C dts. K eville, S tone, D owd, and E pps ( 1. to r .) of Lingfield
D et., admire the "Mullens Trophy"

picture by K ent & S ussex Courier



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For most of us nowadays the memories we have of the
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those who were lett disabled-and for the many bereaved
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Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been In action in many parts of the world since the end
ot World War II. Thus even in peace-time the problem continues.
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Odds & Ends VISITORS TO RHQ

OFFICERS' CLUB Since the last issue, we were glad to welcome a
number of visitors to RHQ ; those who actu ally signed
Appreciative letters for wedding presents (silver the book ( in chronologica l order ) were:
cigarette boxes) have been received from the following
officers: Maj . M ark T arve r, Brig. Geoffrey H owlett, Col.
John Shipster, Capt. M errick Willi s, M aj . Peter
Capt. M. J. Ball, Cook, M aj. Peter Barrow, M aj. Dick y Waite, Capt.
Maj. C. F. G. Parkinson, Don Pryce, 2/ Lt. Robert Walker, M aj. Roddy
M ellotte (on joining RHQ ) , M a j. C hris Griffin,
Lt. G. A. Wailer. Maj.-Gen. C hristopher M an, Lt.-Col. Stuart
Anderson, Col. Raymond Grace ( on reti rement ) ,
178 members and guests attended the Annual Maj . Simon Boucher, 2/ Lt. C harles L ambert, Lt.
Reunion at th e House of Commons (by kind per- Robert Hook, M aj. Roderick Arnold, M a j.-G en. Tim
mission of Sir Paul Brya n, DSO, M C, MP ) on Friday C reasey, Col. I an Battye and M a j. Andrew Cow in g.
14 Oct.

A FARE- ... TO
WELL GENERAL

GIFT ... LING

During the Officers' Club Reunion at the House the presentation was very much appreciated by General
of Commons on Friday 14 Oct., Maj .-Gen. Rowley and Mrs. Ling, particularly since a burglary at their
Mans, Co lonel of the Regiment-design ate, presented home near Guildford had recently relieved them of
Maj .-Gen. Fergus Ling with a silver salver (see a quantity of si lver including a salver which they had
picture) from all members of the Officers' Club. greatly treasured.

The presentation was accompanied by a few well- In an app reciative letter addressed to the Regi-
chosen words from Gen. Mans to which The Colonel mental Secretary, General Fergus says : "I would like
of the Regiment responded in similar vein. to thank all members of the Officers' Club so very
much for this most handsome, generous and
This particular piece was chosen from a number of imaginative farewell gift. This was really most in-
items of old Regimental silver which the R egimental credibly kind and we will treasure it always for the
Committee had previously earmarked for disposal. Re- memories it will bring of our four, plus, years of
furbished and engraved with a suitable inscription great interest and enjoyment".
and facsimi le signatures of our four Deputy Colonels,

52 On routes from F elixstowe, D over, P ortsmouth
and Southampton, ca r and passe nger fares will re-
VACANCY FOR PERMANENT STAFF mai n at 1977 leve ls until the end of next year. On
AAI- HQ KENT ACF certain sa ilings ca ravans and trailers booked in ad-
va nce wi ll qualify for a 50'/o discount with a mini-
A vacancy exists within the South Ea't TA VR mum charge of £6 single . T ownsend Thoresen 's
A s~oc i a ti on, for a retired or retirin g WO o r Sen ior ca mping and ca rava n hire division-which is the only
NCO to fill the above post. The appoi ntment is based service of its kind directly operated by a ca r ferr y
at HQ Kent ACF, M aidstone, Kent. The main duties company- is also to mainta in prices at 1977 levels.
involve 'Q' responsibilities to the County a~ a whole,
cert ai n ad min is trati ve tasks and deputis ing for th e A whole new range of short holida y trips for
Principal Staff Office (Cadet Executi ve Officer). motorists will also be introduced in 1978. A 24-
hour return will be at half price while 60-hour re-
The sa lary, increasing by a four point sca le over turn will provide an ap proximate 35% reduction on a
the first four yea rs, starts at £2,588. 70 to £2,94 2.3 1 ca r of any length and up to five adults. F or 5 day
at the beginning of the 4th year. There is a contri- returns, fare cuts of about 20% will ap pl y.
butory pension scheme.
For further information contact R obert B evaJt,
The incumbent wi ll also be expected to become Paul Ellis, Paul Ovingron or ] ane L awrence-Tel:
a serving member of Kent ACF for which up to 28 0 1-JSJ 7J.J7 (U -holl>' operati on) .
days military sa lar y may be earned per yea r. Travel
allowances arc also paid for ACF duti es. CORRECTION

An official vehicle is provided for use of the "The Royal Brunei Malay Regt."
incumb en t . by Maj. D . H . A. S hephard

The individual who is appointed wi ll be expected On page 75 of the last edition, W0 2 Stuart
to take up residence in the Maidstone area. Macintyre is described as the "Band Sergeant M ajor".
H e is now, in fact, a WO I and his ap pointment th at
Applications to Secretary, SE TAVR Association , of Band Instructor. Mr. Macintyre, who joined The
Sandling Place, C hath am Road, M aidstone, Kent. Buff s as a Band Boy is returning to H ythe and
civilian life in 1980.
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settlement Officers and Regimental Associations-or The first and E ighth A nnies in North Africa
from Post Offices, Employment Offices, or local tele- Much has been written abo ut the Eighth Army 's
phone directories.
spectacu lar advance from Alamein to Tunis; not so
QUEEN ELIZABETH much about the extremely hard slogging match which
MILITARY HOSPITAL General Anderson 's First Army had to endure to
exert pressure from the W est.
This new hospital opened at Woolwich on 25
June 1977. It repl aces five hospitals : The Queen Gregory Blaxland 's latest book ( published on
Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank; The Ro ya l 30 June) provides an illuminating account of both
H erbert Hospital and Military M aternity Hospital, campaigns but, by highlighting the latter-during
Woolwich; The Military Hospital, Colches ter (to which Allied casualties were more th an five times those
close in 197 8) and The Ro ya l Victoria Hospital, of the Eighth-he puts into better perspective the com-
Netley (to close in 1978). bined effort which fin ally broke the Axis hold on
North Africa.
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this is essenti al. or on their fl anks, and know prac tically nothing of
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hospitals : Cambridge Militar y H ospital, Aldershot the fall of Tuni s, Gregory Blax land 's " The Plain
and Duchess of K ent's Militar y Hospital, Ca tteri ck. Cook and the Great Showman", the story of the First
and Eighth Armies in North Africa, will provide not
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traces the hi story from the closing stages of the Boer To be published by Tan Allan Ltd . of Shepperton
War, through The Grea t W ar in France and Flanders on I M ar. '78, this book will be of interest to all
and in the Second W orld W ar from Dunkirk to D past and present members of the 3rd Division whose
Day and beyond . activities over 168 yea rs in War and P eace are
chronicled.
The au thor, presentl y servi ng in Corps Head-
quarters as Colonel AQ, joined the R oya l T ank R egt. All orders fo r copies ( @ £3.50 plus 60p P and
in 195 1 and comma nded the Duke of Lancas ter's P each ) should be submitted on the following
Own Y eomanr y in 1972. This is the second book he proforma:
has written on military history, the first bei ng " Trum-
pet Ca ll " published in 1973, a histor y of the Duke To: 'A' Branch, HQ 3rd Armoured Division, Britis h
of L ancaster's Own Yeomanry. In addition he has
written several short stories. Forces Post Office 106. ...

Also recorded are the changes the Corps h as I. I wis h to purchase copies of
seen in the 3Z yea rs since the end of hostilities in
Europe; th e eff ects of world-wide training and "Iron Division ".
operations; achievements in the fi eld of adven turous
activities and sport, and the implications of the 1974 Z. I enclose chequc/ P O for .. pay-
D efence R eview. Finally, the three occasions when
HM The Queen h as reviewed parts of the Army in able to "3rd Division Amenities Fund".
Europe are recorded, culminating in the J ubilee R e-
view at Sennelager on 7 J uly this year. NAME .

The book contains over 30 photographs and 5 ADDRESS
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T el. To. DATE.

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ALBUHERA CELEBRATIONS IN OMAN

Th e accompanyin g piclllre was kindly sen t by L t. -Col. Jim Shephard, Capt. C. R. Blackwell, Lt.-Co l.
Capt. Nick Cann now serving with th e M uscat R egi- Richard Lea, myself (seated), Lt.-Col. P eter Hiscock,
ment. H is covering letter says : Col. Ken Dodson and Capt. M alco lm H ya tt (Ret'd.)

" A dinner party was held at the home of Co l. Being a batchelor paradise, female company was
Ken Dodson on 19 M ay and a Boat and Beach picnic brought along in the shapes of J . 0 . Wh ayman (centre
on the following day. (F or various reasons it was not - a Secretar y) and Linda W atson from 'Save the
possib le to celebrate on 16 M ay). Chi ldren Fund' . A sp lendid time was had by all and
it would be embarrassing to put on record the amounts
Pictured in the group are ( 1. tor.) WOL R . Scott, of liquid consumed,,.

Letters "The Bantams" were an unusual and vali ant
brigade, and their story is well worth being set down.
From : Sidney Allinson, Hopefull y, your readers will be able to help me to
102 Owen Boulevard, gather additional information about this unique piece
Willowdale, of military h istory. I would welcome such aid, and
Ontario, can promise to take the grea test care in returning any
Canada M 2P 1G3 . material offered me regarding the Bantams.

To : The Editor, SIDNEY ALLINSON
D ear Sir,
I f any reader can help, please contact M r.
"The Bantams" were a special force of volunteers A llinson direct.
in the British Army during the First World W ar. It
was composed of soldiers who were well below average F rom : A. J . Gilbey, Esq.,
height. I am a professional writer engaged in re- The Gilbey Jubilee Collection,
searching a book about these men. I would be most 44-45 Museum Street,
interested and grateful to receive any information your London WC !.
readers may be able to provide me with on the sub ject T elephone: 01-405 082 1.
of the old 35th Division- personal reminiscences,
fami ly anecdotes, letters, photographs, book references, T o: The Editor,
diaries, or regimental histories. Dear Sir,

This year sees the D iamond J ubilee of the M ost
E xcellent Order of the Bri tish Empire. Instituted by
King G eorge V on June 4th, 1917, the Order h as
gained steadily in reputation and esteem during the

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60 years of its existence. To celebrate the Diamond During the afternoon of Saturday 16th July I
Jubilee, Somerset H erald at the College of Arms, suddenl y found myself, surrounded by a sea of happ y,
Col. R . 0. Dennys, MVO, OBE, FSA, has created friendly and familiar faces, listening to the Chairman
an heraldic de ign to be carried on a Jubilee Plate. of the Queen's Own Buffs R egimental Association,
It displays the gilt cross of the OBE in the centre. Capt. Mike Smith. At the end of his far too kind
Arranged around it are the Cyphers of the four and generous remarks about me, he presented me
Sovereigns during the lifetime of the Order-King with two beautiful Armada Silver dishes, each with
George V, King Edward VIII, King G eorge VI and the Jubilee hallmark upon it, one inscribed with a
Queen Elizabeth II-with the inscription "Most Dragon and the other with the White H orse of K ent.
Excellent Order of the British Empire, Di amond Because this presentation was so utterly unexpected I
Jubilee, 1917-1977". The border is decorated in the found myself completely at a loss for words and was
colours of the ribbon of the Order, rose pink edged only able to string together a few lamentably in-
with pearl grey. The p late is avail able on ly to holders adequate sentences of thanks. This letter is an attempt
of the Order at any grade from G.B.E. to B.E. M. to repair that failure.
and to members of their fami lies.
I am just as much moved now, on the eve of my
M ay I ask 1·eaders who hold the Order to write 'retirement from retiremenf, as I was on that
to The Gilbey Jubilee Collection, 44-45 Mu se/1111 memorable July afternoon, but I would like all those
Street L ondon WCI so that they may 1·eceive full who so generously subscribed to that presentation to
details. know how truly and deeply grateful I am to each
and every one of them.
Yours faithfully
Those two lovely pieces of silver will not only
A. J . GILBEY remind me of the h appi ness which I derived from
Chairman my appointment as Secretary of the Association for
over sixteen yea rs but also of the kindness and good-
From: Col. H . R. Grace, OBE, DL, JP, ness of heart of all those with whom I came into
RHQ QUEENS (Kent Office). contact in that appointment. I send to all my man y
1st August 1977. Association friends and to all who made that pre-
sentation possible, my very warmest thanks for their
To: The Editor, friendship and my undying thanks for their kindness
to me.
D ear Sir,
May I please beg a few inches of your valuable Yours faithfully,

space? H. R . GRACE

* * * *RE-ORGANIZATION OF RHQ AND THE COUNTY OFFICES

by Maj .-Gen. R. S. N. Mans, C BE, Chainnan of
the RHQ Re-organization Committee

Readers will already be aware of the Regiment's being, the exist ing Museum attendants in Surrey,
decision to close down its RHQ outstations ( County Sussex and Middlesex are to remain on est ablishment.
Offices) and to establish a single enlarged H ead-
quarters in the existing HQ block at Canterbury by The distribution of RO s duties h as already been
the end of this year. agreed and these include certain "geographical" re-
sponsibilities inherent in the wider concept and which
This move which has been approved by the MOD link us with our former R egimental A ssociations. It
Establishments Committee has the full support of is hoped that these Associations will find volunteers
The Director of Infantry and HQ The Queen's from among their members to run their various
Division. The new organization is already beginning Societies and Clubs etc. The Royal Sussex A ssociation
to operate. has already done so although Benevolent case-work
for all our Old Comrades will be h andled at RHQ.
In effect, the Secretaries at our Surrey, Middle-
sex and K ent Offices join the existing RHQ, as do the As h as already been explai ned by the Colonel of
C lerical Officer and T ypist from the latter. R ema ining the Regiment in h is last "Christmas M essage", the
civilian staff at the County Offices have either been a im is to ach ieve a greater cohesion in h andling the
off ered suitable alternative employment or, if of re- affa irs of the whole Regiment.
tiring age, been retired. As a result of carrying out
this re-organization it has been possible to make con- Any further cuts in civilian manpower wo uld
siderable savings in staff and other overheads. certainly have rendered our outstations unviable; the
decision to concentrate, therefore, w ill ensure con-
Col. John Shipster, CBE, DSO, a former Com- tinuity in the handling of those affairs which are
manding Offi cer of The 4th Bn. and who retired from essential for the well-being of the R egiment.
regular service at the end of last yea r, has been
appointed R egimental Secretary and he is supported The new RHQ will inevitably t ake a little time
by Majors Guy W eymouth and Edward McCarth y to settle down to its new task. I t will be greatly
(the "old brigade" ), John Reed (from Surrey), assisted by the forebea rance and understanding which
G eorge Faulkner (from K ent ) and Frank W aldron we know will be forthcoming from all concerned.
(from Midd.x.). It is fortunate that M ajor R eed,
the only RO to move his house, is h appy to reside This is an appropriate time to pay tribute to
in the Canterbury area . M ajor Guy Weymouth and Major E. A. McCarthy
who, with a small staff, have looked after our affai rs
Clerical support includes two clerical officers, so well over the past 11 yea rs.
one clerical assistant and three typists. For the time

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THE REGIMENTAL GOLFING SOCIETY Rabbits Stableford ( 18-24 )

Match v. RMAS, 4 July '77 The late M a j. D av id Pike 29 pts.
Capt. A. ] . R ayner 25 pts.

by Lt.-Col. John Holman A 4-a-side putting match ( instead of the after-
noon foursomes) was won by M aj.-Gen . M an's team
On 4 July we played the RMAS at Aldershot. by 2/ 1.
It was a lovely day but regrettably our golf was not
as good . The course was in good condition and we had Queens Division Inter R eg imental Golf Match
some very close games. Capt. Mike }elf had an ex- at the Gog Magog Golf Club, Cambridge
ci ting game and won on the 18th . M a j. D avid Pike,
using a 4 wood and a putter, talked his way to an On 20 Sep ., 8 members of the Society competed
easy victory. Capt. R eg Ford and Lt .-Co l. J ohn aga inst teams from the R oya l Anglian R egt. and the
H olman were both soundly bea ten but M aj . P eter Roya l R eg iment of Fusiliers. H av ing presented the
Cook, Col. T oby Sewell, M aj. Hugh Tarvcr and Capt. C up (W e are most grateful to M a j. " M ac" M cCarthy
D erek Bu h all put up gallant resistance but lost their who provided a bea utiful cup which excited much
admiration ), good manners ind icated a tact ful second
matches by narrow margins. The side was place for our team in the first competit ion, as
well supported by Lt.-Col. Pip N ewton, P enny fo ll ows:
H olman, }ill }elf, Deidre Cook and Vera Ford.
R ANGLIAN 129 Stableford points
Sociall y, at least, everyone was in very good form , QUEENS 11 5 points
even if the golf was somewhat below par. RRF 100 points

For the record, results were as follows:

QUEENS RMAS

Capt. Ford (5) 0 WO! Yates ( 3) 1 In future we shall hope to be less polite and
I more successful. Of special note were the following
Lt.-Col. Holman (6) 0 0 / Cadet Cole (8) 0 as pects of the day's golf ( in the widest sense of the
Capt. Whitehead ( 10 ) I word ):
Capt. ] elf (10 ) I I
WO! Hickey ( 11 )
M aj. T arver ( 11 ) 0 Rev. Bradley ( 16 ) 0
I
Col. Sewel l ( 16 ) 0 Mr. M arsden ( 17 ) I
RQMS Edwards (18 )
M aj. Pike (21) I Brig. Whitehead ( 18) Lt.-Col. Stuart Anderson and M a j. Andrew
Cowing 's cl aim to have travelled 7,000 miles to play
Cap t. Bush (22) 0 in th e match ( from Belize), thus setti ng a new
record for the Society.
M aj. Cook (24 ) 0

TOTAL 2 6 The success of a new member, recru ited at 12
hours notice, ( Sgt. Brittan ) who even managed to
Match v. The Queen's Own Buffs GS carry the Capt ain to a respectable score in the after-
at The RAC Country Club, Epsom noon . W e hope to see much more of him and other
beginners in the fu ture .
Thanks to the good offices of M a j. George
Simpson, this new fixture took place on 23 Aug ., The refu sal by the late M a j. David P ike to
with I 0 members of each soc iet y playing foursomes strike his partner's ba ll in the afternoon , when he
all day. The.e was a certain amount of interchange lea rn t that it had been made in J apa n. W e are
between the sides, but in spite of the help given us gratefu l to Lt.-Col. Bi ll M urray Brown of th e R oyal
by Col. R aymond Grace and M a j. Rex Shearburn, Anglian R egt . for letting our pair pla y on with a
we lost to the Queen's Own Buff s by 6t to 3t. For British golf ball after the offending N ippon pill had
the record, and to d ispel fears that the younge r
generati on cannot stand up to the rigours of the been hurled into the bushes!
modern golfing lunch, it is significant that we did
better in the aft ernoon ( 3 to 2 ) th an in the morning Golfing Calendar for 1978
( t to 4t) . There is talk of a stirrup cup of port in-
stead of coffee before the morning round next yea r! Captain: Capt. Michael }elf, at RMA Sandhurst.

The Annual Meeting at the Anny Golf Club, E arl y M ay: Army Golf M eeting at The R oyal
Aldershot Birkdale and Hillside Links.
Argyll and Sutherland Bowl T eams ( See below ) .
On 2 Sep., 18 members of the Society ea rned
some sort of recognition by playi ng 18 hol es singles 3 Jul y : M atch v. RMA Sandhurst at AGC,
A lde rshot.
in pouring rain, so heavy that the course was closed
after lunch. In conditions th at ca n onl y be described 22 Aug.: M atch v. Queen's Own Buffs GS at
as " ultra-casual" water, Lt.-Col. J ohn Da vidson RA C Country C lub, Epsom .
ach ieved the remarkable meda l score of 79 gross, after
trave lling 1200 miles from Norway to get to the I Sep.: Annual M eeting at AGC Aldershot.

meeting . 19 S ep.: Queen 's Division M atch at Gag and
Magog GC, Cambridge .

(To be decided): M atch v. Surrey Army Bene-
volent Fund team.

Other results were:

Scratch Medal Runner-Up: Lt .-Col. Tim Trotman 82 The Argyll and Sutherland Bowl

Tiger Stableford ( H andicaps up to 12 ) This is open to teams of 4 composed of golfers
who hold or have held a regular commission and are
Lt.-Col. J ohn D av idson 35 pts. members of the Army Golfing Soc iety. Play is singles
matchplay without handicap, each game going to
Lt.-Col. Tim Trotman 32 pts.

Weekender Stableford (13-17 )

Capt. John Clark 32 pts.

the 18th hole a nd the team result being decided by 57
the agg regate of holes up a nd down . A winni ng team
must therefore be uniforml y of low h and icap. A ll 0::1 some magnificent courses .
qualified members of the golfin g society are there-
fo re asked to look at their diaries and try to fit in Na mes a nd addresses plc"'e to Capt. M . J . J elf,
this match . Apart from trying to win the Bowl for RMA Sandhurst, Ca mberley, Su rrey. If in doubt
the Regiment, this is a golden opportunity to play please register with h im so that he ca n arra nge to
enter the right number of tea ms and also let you have
** the detailed dates etc., when these are announced.

ALLIED REGIMENTS **

12th Bn. The Punjab Regt. D esp ite-though many of us say because of-
a malgamation, followed by the form a tion of the
W e ac knowledge receipt, with thanks, of a com- Queen 's Regt., th at a ffili ation has survi ved for nearly
memorative brochure from Lt.-Col. H amid Ali, S.J ., eighty yea rs and Queensmen will be glad to be re-
Commanding Officer, featuring the Presentation of assured tha t a ll is more than well with the Queen 's
the new Re giment Colour at L ahore on 2nd F ebrua r y Own. That the y sha re our loya lty to the past, ou r
19 77 . dedica tion to the present and our hopes as to what may
lie ahead are ampl y demon strated by, respecti vely, the
2nd Bn. (Canterbur y, Nelson, Marlborough, West presence in the W arriors' C h apel in Ca nterbury
Coast) The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Cathedra l of the Queen 's Own Book of Remembrance;
by the appearance on parade on 16 Jul y this yea r
WO! R . A. M anning, RSM for the past three of seven Officers of th e Regiment, at their own
yea rs, h as been replaced by WO! G. T. Steel. suggestion; and by th e plans being hopefull y made for
a platoon to visit the 2nd Bn . in Gibralta r.
"THE LAND OF OPEN DOORS"
For me, one of the highlights of the visit was
By Col. Raymond G race a Regimental Guest-night in the Officers' M ess in
M oss P ark, Toronto, when forty-eight officers
This is by no means an original remark, in that gathered in my honour. On the conclusion of my few
it was used as the title of a book about Can ada written inadequate words of thanks I was empowered, with the
by a rela tion of mine before the first W orld War. approval of m y eo-Trustees to hand over to Lt.-Col.
It is, however, as true and accu rate a descrip tion J ohn P ower, the Commanding Officer, a print from
of that grea t Dominion today as it was over sixty The Buffs Museum showing two officers of The
yea rs ago, for no matter where my wife and I we :1 t Buffs in the full-dress uniform of 1849-a presentation
during a fa scin ating and memorable four weeks, from which seemed to be greatly apprec iated by a ll present.
14 S eptember to 11 October, doors of all
descript ions were opened to us, to the accompaniment The affi li ations with the various Dominion regi -
of the wa rmest of welcomes. ments which the Queen 's Regt. h as had handed on to
it by our form er regiments a re infinitely well worth
Our hosts and hostesses were, in the main, for- preserving, for they a re a pa rt of our heritage and
mer or still-servi ng Officers of one of our most famou s ou r traditions. No opportunity of strengthening our
affilia ted regiments- The Queen 's Own Rifl es of links with such regiments must ever be missed, either
Ca nada-and their wives. Beca use of the closeness in England or elsewh ere. And if " elsewhere" mean s
of our sh ared regimental connections we were made Ca nada, then those taking pa rt in an y link-
to feel at home and as part of the famil y no matter strengthening exercise will immediately discove r, as
into whose house, club, lake-side cha let, motor-car my wife and I discovered, that it is indeed
or speedboa t we were invited. Ca nadia n generosi ty,
kindness and hospita lity a re in a class by themselves "THE LAND OF OPEN DOORS"
and nothing appea red to give our friends too much
trou ble. A s a race, we "Brits, a re simply not in the AFFILIATED HM SHIPS
same stree t in this regard, no matter how hard some
of us may tr y. KENTNEWS

A vist to the Regimental Museum was a most ( Fro m HMS K c111-at sea- l/ J uly 77)
absor bing experience, even though the oldest exhibit
was, for obv ious reasons, not more than about 180 Since our last issue K ent h as undergone many
years old . The collect ion is housed in the Casa L oma, important and significant events and, at the end of
in the centre of the city of Toronto. This remarkable it all h as emerged (as one might expect ) as the best
C hri stmas-ca ke type of edifice was built by a ve r y ship in the Fl eet. The recent Fleet R eview a t Spithead
wea lth y, a nd even more eccentric, Comm and ing Officer was the culmina tion of m an y weeks very hard work
of the Queen 's Own (as the R egiment prefers to be to get the ship from being in a state of Refit to being
ca lled) by the name of Sir H enry P ellatt. H e it was a ship in which H er M ajesty might justifiably h ave a
who, at his own expense, brought over to Aldershot the good deal of pride.
2nd Bn . of his Regiment for Army manoeuvers in
1910. It was then that, on the discovery that the The eight weeks' Tri a ls Period went extremely
Buff s and the Queen 's Own shared the same R egi - well. K e111 spent just over a week in the Gibraltar
mental quick march, the affi liation began between areas at the beginning of April to m ake full use of the
the two reg iments. better weather for some of the tri als, and the re-
mainder of the time off the South coast of Engl and.
Commander Tullis, known to those of you who h ave
visi ted us in the las t couple of yea rs, was relieved in
Gibraltar by Commander Hunter, a Submariner by
trade; h e, too, is anxious to meet as many of you as

possible in the months ahead and rest assured that loudest cheer as H er M ajesty went past in the Royal
when opportunities arise, we will continue to do Y acht. We were able to have a small number of
our best to show you K ent and li fe onboard. person al guests on board for the day and, in spite of
the unpleasant weather, they seemed to enjoy
The Rededication Service was held in P ortsmouth themselves.
on 21 April and was attended by HRH The Duchess
of K ent. The Royal guest arrived onboard in a heli- K ent visited Hull and enjoyed what was rea lly
copter of the Queen's Fli ght and the actual Service the ship's company's first rest for some time. The
was held on the jetty with the ship's company and city opened its doors to the ship and there was no
their famili es present. doubt that we sailed feeling fully r ecuperated and
ready for whatever lay in store. The first event was
At the beginning of May we headed for Portl and Exercise Hi ghwood, in which we participated for some
and some five weeks of Operational Sea Training, six days in the waters of the Eastern Atlantic. This
an exhausting time for many of the ship's company. was the first real chance that Kent had to put into
K ent emerged from the period having achieved in five practice what we learned at Portland. The exercise
weeks what other ships normally achieve in eight; fini shed on 12 July and we then sailed for Cardiff for
an operational standard of which we were very proud. a four-d ay visit. Lieutenant M ayna rd, who has been
the Outside L iaison Officer on board for some 12
The next event was the Jubilee Review; no doubt months, was relieved by Lieutenant Wilkie.
many of yo u were ei ther able to be in Portsmouth for relieved by Lieutenant Wilkie.
this, or to join the countless millions watching on
television . With some 170 ships taking part from the In August K ent was in Portsmouth for a month-
Royal N avy, NATO n avies and M ercantile marine, long leave prior to deployment to the Western
the R eview was certainly a mammoth occasion and to Atlantic for exerci ses and visits.
actu ally participate in it was a great honour. K em
was the smartest ship on parade that day and gave the

The London Gazette Lts. J . N. Pratten and D. ]. W ake to be Capts.
30 July and 6 Aug. '77 respectively.
Extracts from Supplements
Short S er. Co mmns.
REGULAR ARMY Capt. J . R . Bass retired on retired pay 15 M ay

Commands and Staff '77.
The following 2/Lts. to be Lts. 28 Jun. '77:
Lt.-Gen. T . M . Creasey, C B, OBE relinqu ished
the appointment of Director of Inf. 12 Sep. '77. A. M. Goulden, M . P. Rayner and D. V . W atson.
Capt. R. G . Ford retired on retired pay 24 Jun.
Northern Ireland Awards (I Nov. '76 to 31 J an. '77)
' 77.
Military Medal: C pl. R . D. Spencer. 0 /Cdt. (now Lt.) M . J . Fea therstone from RMAS

Mention in Despatches: W02 C. T . Bronfi eld, to be 2/ Lt. 6 M ar. '76 (seniority 6 Sep . '71); to be
Maj. B. A. Carlston, Sgt. P . A. K eerse, M aj. A. F . S . Lt. 6 Mar. '76 (seniority 6 Sep. '7 3) (Subst. for noti-
Ling and Pte. D. ]. Lumb. fication in G azette Supplement 22 Jun. ' 76).

Promotions ( 30 Jun. '77) S pecial R eg. Comm.
2/ Lt. R. M . Hook to be Lt. 23 July '77.
To Brig: Col. H. C. Millman, OBE. Lt. A. W . Barratt to be Capt. 10 Sep. '77.
Maj . S. B. Ellwood retired on retired pay, 31
To Col: A/ Col. M. V. Hayward, MBE .
Oct. '77.
To Lt.-Cols. A / Lt.-Col. S . T . W . Anderson, MC,
Maj s A. Bullock, MBE and J . C. Holman . Short Serv. Limited Comm.
2/ Lts. (on probation) R . F. Cordell and M . J . S.
To Maj: Capts. D. M. Falcke, C. M. Joint, R .
W aite. Dunham, comm. terminated 20 Sep. '77.

Capt. ( QM ) P . A. Newman to be M aj. ( QM ) TAVR
21 Sep. '77.
Maj. E. J . R. Ludlow, 5 QUEENS , from TAVR
Lt. C. E. McEwen resigned his Comm . I Oct. '77. Gp A 6/7 QUEENS, to be M aj. 2 Mar. '77 with
Ca pt. D . P. L. Hodgetts retired 21 Sep. '77. seniority I Nov. '69.
Lt. P . A. W . Edwards from Special Reg. Comm.
to be 2/Lt. 6 July '77 with seniority 8 M ar. '75. To 2/ Lt. N. K. L. Scott, 6/7 QUEENS, to be Lt.,
be Lt. 6 July '77 with seniority 8 Mar. '77. 20 Apr. '77.
Lt. D . R. Ellis resigns his Comm. 16 Oct. '77.
Capt. D . W . Sampson retired on 23 May '77. 2/ Lt. ( on probation) J . A. Scriven, 6/7
Maj . J. T . Day retired on retired pay 25 Jun . QUEENS , from TAVR Sec. B Gen. List, to be 2/ Lt.
' 77. ( on probation ) I M ar. '77, with seniority 7 May
Lt. C. D. N. Polden resigns his Comm. 18 Apr. ' 76.
'77. ( Substituted for notification in L.G. ( Supple- 0 / Cdt. G . M . A. Ellis, 6/7 QUEENS, to be 2/ Lt.
ment ) of 19 Apr. '77. (on probation) 3 Apr. '77.
Lt. A. W . Russell to be Capt. 30 July '77.
Lt. T . N. McDermott to be Capt. I Aug. '77. 2/ Lt. S . D . A. Northdale, 6/7 QUEENS, to be
Lt.-Col. M . C. D. L. Gilham retired on retired
pay 15 Aug. '77. Lt. 18 May '77.
Capt. J . R . Bass, 5 QUEENS (Res. of Offrs.

C l I) to be Ca pt. 16 M ay '77.
Capt. ( Actg. M aj.) J. R . G . Putnum, TD, 617

QUEENS, to be Maj . 9 Apr. '77 with seniority 2
Sep. '72.

Capt. (Actg. M aj.) T . C. R. Hutton, 6/ 7 2/Lt. ( on probation ) S. K. Fuller, 5 QUEENS,
from TAVR Sec. B Gen. List to be 2/ Lt. (on
QUEENS reverts, of his own reques t to Capt. 8 probation ) 1 Jul y '77 with seniority 10 M ar. '77.
Feb. '77 (seniority 1 Oct. '75).
Lt. S. A. D. Nonhdale, 6/7 QUEENS resigned
Capt. ( QM ) F. W ebb, 6/ 7 QUEENS to be hi s Commn . 19 Jul. '77 .
Maj. ( QM ) 27 M ar. '77.
Capt. A. G. H . Stocks, TD, 6/7 QUEENS, to
2/Lt. (on probation ) M . H . M ortimer, 5 be M aj. I Apr. '76.
QUEENS, is confirmed as 2/Lt. 22 J an . '76.
Capt. R. E . Lowans, 6/7 QUEENS is granted
Lt. C. ]. Russell, 5 QUEENS (Res. of Offrs. the actg. rank of M aj. I Apr. '76.
C l I ) to be Lt. 4 Feb. '77 with seniorit y 14 Apr. '73 .
Capt. R . E. Lowans, 6/7 QUEENS is granted
2/ Lt. (on probation ) C. J . L. Doran, 5 the actg. rank of M aj. I Apr. '76.
QUEENS, is confirm ed as 2/ Lt. 23 M ay '7 6.
Lts. G. G. Andrews, D . J. Edelshain, A. J .
0 / Cdt. A. C. Gregory, 6/ 7 QUEENS, to be M eldrum, A. W . Prior, 6/ 7 QUEENS, to be Capt.
2/Lt. (on probation ) 22 M ay '77. I Apr. '77.

Capt. ( Actg. M aj.) A. J . D . Salter, TD, 5 Lt. A. ]. Wilkin, 6/7 QUEENS, is granted the
QUEENS, to be M aj. 9 Jun. '77 with seniori ty 16 actg. rank of Capt. I Apr. '76.

Jun. '75. Capt. T. C . R . Hutton, 6/ 7 QUEENS is
WOII A. A. M archant, 5 QUEENS, to be 2/ Lt. granted the actg. rank of M aj. I Apr. '76.

(on probation ) 26 M ay '77. 2/ Lt. (on probation ) P . H . Legg, 5 QUEENS,
is confirmed as 2/ Lt. 5 M ar. '75, with seniority 5
2/Lt. A. D . Chissel, 5 QUEENS, to be Lt. 1 Mar. '73. To be Lt. 5 Aug. ' 77 with seniority 5 M ar.
Apr. '75 with seniority 30 J an. '75. '75.

0 /Cdt. P . D . W ard, 5 QUEENS, to be 2/ Lt .
(on probation ) 26 Jan. '77.

Capt. C. F . G . Parkinson, 5 QUEENS, is
granted the actg. rank of M aj. 5 Aug. '77.

Marriages and Deaths

MARRIAGES TRUELOVE-MARTIN. On 2nd Jul y 1977, at Can-
terbur y, Pte. C. Truelove to Mi ss Catheryn Joy
CHAPMAN-HUITSON. On 29th J an. 1977, at M an in.
Aycliffe, N. Yorkshire, L / Cpl. C. Chapman to
Miss Marian Huitson. WEARE-FRANCIS. On 2nd July 1977, at M ad ron,
Cornwall, L/ Cpl. R. B. Weare to Miss L ynn
DAWSON- CLARKE. On 4th Feb . 1977, at Durham, F ranci s.
Pte. M . D awson to Miss K aren Clarke.
RATTENBURY-MACKLI N. On 9th July 1977, at
SMITH-HARRISON. On 2nd Apr. 1977, at Wirnpole, Nr. Royston, H en s., Mr. John Carder
Middlesborough, Pte. P . Smith to Miss Gillian Rattenbury to Miss J ane M acklin, daughter of
H arrison. the late Lt.-Col. and Mrs. P . H . M acklin .

WILMOT-CAKMAN. On 16th Apr. 1977, at OAKLEY- TAYLOR. On 9th Jul y 1977, at Aldham,
Chatham, L/ Cpl. M. Wilmot to Miss H eather
I vy Cakman. Pte. C. J. Oakley to M iss Ann T aylor.

PON D-GRANT. On 28th M ay 1977, at St. WOLOSZYNSKI- SCOTT. On 9th July 1977, at
Gregory's Church, Northampton, M a jor B. A. Kingston, Nr. Corfe Castle, D orset, Mr. Peter
Pond, MBE, MSM to Miss G . M . Grant. Re- Woloszynski to Miss Suzanne Scott, daughter
ception at Overstone Solarium, Nr. Northampton. of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. H . E. Scott.

FREEMAN-PATZ. On lOth June 1977, at M an- SMITH-B1~ACEY . On 13th Jul y 1977, at C hi ppen-
chester, Pte. W . Freeman to Miss Ilonica M arion ham, Pte. R. M . Smith to Miss Glinis Bracey.
P a t z.
CLARKE-PETERS . On 16th July 1977, at Steven-
STANNER-GIBBARD . On IIth June 1977, at age, L/ Cpl. P . Clarke to Miss Gillian Peters.
Torquay, Pte. P . Stanner to Miss J acqueline
Toni Gibbard. HATT-HEYWOOD . On 16th Jul y 1977, at South
Shoebury, L / Cpl. R . P . H art to M iss D ebra
GERALD-POTrER. On 25th June 1977, at M aid- Heywood.
stone, L / Cpl. A. T . Gerald to Miss Judith Potter.
M cDERMOTT-RAISWELL. On 16th Jul y 1977,
GREENOUGH-BIRD. On 25 th June 1977, at at Speldhurst, T onbridge, Capt. T . N. M cDermott
North F leet K ent, Pte. T . Greenough to Miss to Miss J ayne Ann Whitbum Raiswell.
Marlene Ann Bird.
WALLER-POTTEN. On 16th July 1977, at Ash-
PEACHEY-DWYER. On 25th June 1977, at ford, Pte. S. F . Wailer to Miss M aureen S usan
Oswestry, Pte . G . R . Peachey to Miss Linda P ott en .
Margaret Dwyer.
DEVENPORT-KINNEAR. On 23 r dJuly 1977, at
MARR-BAKER. On 30th June 1977, at Shepway, Aldershot, Bdsm. T. H . D evenport to Miss Ca rol
Pte. P . V. M arr to Miss Catherine Baker. Faith Kinnear.

CHITTOCK-MARLOW. On 2nd July 1977, at MILES-EVANS. On 23 rd Jul y 1977, at Oswestry,
Gillingham, Pte. P . Chittock to Miss Jacqueline Pte. S. W. Mills to Miss J ane Elizabeth Evans.
Anne Marlow.
STONE-MILLS. On 23rd July 1977, at Cranbrook,
MARSHALL-BRAZIER. On 2nd July 1977, at Pte. R . Stone to Miss Linda Louise Mills.
Canterbury, Pte. K . M arshall to Miss J anette
Brazier. ROUTLEDGE-ESTELLE . On 25th July 1977, at
Belize, Pte. P . J . R outledge to Mrs. Lunette
PAYNE-FRANCES . On 2nd July 1977, at Sheppey, E stell e.

K ent, L / Cpl. A. J. P ayne to Miss D awn Prances. MAN N- BRIODY. On 26th July 1977, at Richmond,
Pte. P . M ann to Miss Lilian Briody.
RODGERS-BRIGGS . On 2nd July 1977, at W ould-
ham, Pte. P. K . D . Rodgers to Miss Kim Bridgs. SACH-MUSIOL. On 29th J uly 1977, at Iserlohn,
Pte. P . Sach to Miss Jutta Musiol.

60 MOS S-ROWE. On 3rd September 1977, Mr. Jeremy
M oss, younger son of M aj. and Mrs. R. E . M oss
GRIGGS-PROBERT. On 30th Jul y 1977, at to Miss Juliet Elizabeth Rowe, at H olcum Rogus,
Fugglestone, Pte. P . Griggs to Miss Gail Probert. Nea r Tiverton, D evon.

SCULLY-McLAREN. On 30th July 1977, at Ash, H UGHES-CARTER . On l Oth September 1977, at
Surrey, Cpl. S . Scully to Miss Hea ther M cLaren. Richmond, N. Yorkshire, Pte. P . D . Hughes to
Miss Belinda 1ane Carter.
GEORGE-HEALEY. On 4th August 1977, at Salis-
bury, C pl. P . George to Miss Carol Ann Healey. D A !NES-THARME . On lOth S eptember 1977, at
Brighton, Sgt. P. T. Daines to Miss Carol Ann
HEWETT-LUMBERS . On 6th August 1977, at T h a rm e.
Leicester, Sgt. A. H ewett to Miss K aren 1ane
Lumbers. SUSANS-PESKIN. On l Oth September 1977, at

RICHARDS-GON ZA LEZ. On 6th August 1977, C hichester, Pte. A. 1. Susans to Miss Son a M ay
at Airport Camp Belize, Pte . A. P . Richards to
Miss Vilma Idalia Gonzalez. Peskin .
POWER-PATERSON. On 14th September 1977, at
OX-NASH. On 13th August 1977, at Bas ingstoke,
Pte. C. F . Cox to Miss Alison Kim Nash. M anchester, Cp l. T . ]. P ower to Miss Shirl ey
P ate rso n.
}O N ES-SANTIAGO . On 13th August 1977, at JANES-ARMSTRONG . On 17th September, 1977,
San Ignac io Belize, L/ Cpl. R. 1. 1ones to Miss at Ashford, Kent, L/ Cpl. M . J anes to Mrs.
M argirita Santiago. Linda Pauline Armstrong.
ROBSON-KEATI NG. On 17th September 1977,
PARTRIDGE-KITE. On 19th August 1977, at at Streatham, Pte. A. ]. Robson to Miss Kim
H ampstead, Capt. }. R . Partridge to Miss Louise M aria K ea ting.
Barbara Kite.
SOLE IL-KIRKBR IDE. On 17th September 1977,
SCOTT-NUGENT. On 20th August 1977, at at Richmond, N. Yorkshire, L/ Cpl. R . L. Solei!
Luton, Bedfordshire, L/ C pl. D . Scott to Miss to Miss E lizabeth Mary Kirkbride.
Evelyn Agatha Nugent.
WEST-MARTIN . On 24th September 1977, at
CROSS-ROBINSON . On 27 th August 1977, at Tudeley, K ent, Pte. D . W est to Miss Angela
Ca tterick Garrison, C pl. A. ] . C ross to Miss
Shirley E lizabe th Robinson . Martin.

C LARKE-C LARKE. On 3rd September 1977, at PATTERSON-BAKER. On 15th October 1977, at
Richmond, Sgt. B. Clarke to Miss P atricia Anne Catterick, Sgt. R. G. P atterson to Miss Susa n
C larke. Iris Baker.

DE-ZILLE-TAYLOR. On 3rd S eptember 1977, at THOMAS-WRIGHT. On 15th October 1977, at
Rainham, K ent, L/ Cpl. D . ] . D e-Zille to Miss Hounslow, Pte. F. Thomas to Miss Tanyor F ay
K aren Lesley Taylor. Wright.

HENDLEY-FLETCHER. On 3rd September 1977, PROSSER-BOWDNEY. On 22nd October 1977 at
at L ewes, Bdsm. P . C. H endley to Miss Sharon Gravesend, L/ C pl. T. Prosser to Miss C hristine
Fletcher. Bowdn ey.

STUART-MASON. On 3rd September 1977, at
Hipswell, Pte. A. N. Stuan to Miss Angela
M ason .

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

Mr. N. J. Prestige and Miss D. A. Williams Berks and the late Mrs. Pratten, and Veronica,
younger daughter of Mr. and M s. P . ]. L eahy of
The engage ment is announced between Nicholas Rickmansworth, H erts.
J ames, eldest son of Mrs. J. M . Prestige and the late
Mr. D . A. L aker and stepson of M aj. ]. T. R . Prestige Mr. C. B. A. Lloyd Owen and Miss A. J. Hawker
of Dover, and Di ane Amanda, eldest daughter of Col.
and Mrs. W . T. Williams of Canterbury. The engage ment is announced between
Christopher, youngest son of Maj .-Gen . and Miss
Capt. J , N. Pratten and Miss V. A. Leahy D . L. Lloyd Owen of Norwich, and Antonia, eldes t
The engagement is announced between Capt. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H . C. V. H awker of
John Pratten, son of Mr. D. N. Pratten of N ewbury, G ranada, Spain.

DEATHS

IGGULDEN-On 30th May 1977, at Folkestone, DANIEL-On 26th July 1977, suddenl y, Col. Ivor
Lt.-Col. Sir Douglas Iggulden, CBE, DSO, TD, Daniel, MBE, Honorary Colonel The Ro ya l Hong
Kong Regt. (The Volunteers).
DL, late The Buffs.
C RAWFORD-On 26th July 1977, Col. M ervyn PIKE-On 17th October 1977, M aj. ] . I. D . ( D avid )
Pike, M C, aged 52, Served with the Middlesex
C rawford, DSO, JP, DL, aged 76. Served in Regt. and Queen's R egt. from 1951-1976.
the Middlesex Regt. from 1921-1950 . Commanded

1st Bn . 1948-1949 .

61

O b i t u a r i e s - - - - - - - - -.

GEORGE EVAN TEDMAN FRANK PERCY JOSEPH GLOVER, MC
George Evan who died on 21 M ay 1977 at A Special Reserve Officer in the 4th Bn .
the age of 66, was the old type of reg ular soldier
who formed the backbone of our Regiments (and The Ea st Surrey R egt. , Frank Glover joi ned the I st
indeed the British Army ) between the two World Bn. in the winter of 1916 and served as Intelligence
W ars. Loyal, intelligent, and utterl y dependable, Officer in France and Italy until the end of the
George, in his unassuming way way typical of War. 'jimmie', as he was always known, will be
the old reg imental soldier. remembered for his cheerfulnes. and fortitud e in
the most appa lling conditions. H e was awa rded
P .G.E.H . the Military C ross for gallantry in the Nicppe
Forest operations of M arch 191 8 and a bar for
LT.-COL. BRIAN GILL, TD, JP conspicuous service in the fighting abo ut Bapaume.
After a major operation at a London H e wa s a loya l and doug ht y com rade and his
Hospital, Brian Gill wa s recuperating at his own tributes to past officers of the I st Bn . ha ve pre-
home when h e h ad a sudden relapse and died, at viously appeared in our News Letters.
the age of 61.
Brian started hi s military career with the 63rd P .E .H .
S/ L Regt. (4th Queen's) from 1939 until he
joined the 69th S/ L Regt., Royal Fusiliers. H e wa s MAJ. EDWIN JAMES WEEKS
transferred to 132 L.A .A. R egt., R.A ., in 1941 T ed W eeks who died unex pectedly on 15
and in 1943 was seconded to the Ro ya l West Jul y this year was born in 1911 and enlisted in
African Frontier Force, with whom he served, in The East Surrey Regt. on 16 Sep. 1930. H e served
the ran k of Major, until 1946. with the 2nd Bn. in va rious home stations and
He was one of the first to join the resuscitated quickly made his mark as one who was unusually
TA after the war and became OC 'P' Bty., 598 intelligent and competent. H e gained a Special
L.A.A . Regt., RA, (4th Queen's) ( TA ) at Certificate of Education and achieved the grading
Mitcham Road Barracks, C roydon. H e was ex- of Distinction on the M .M .G. course. So highly
tremely popular in all the messes and will long be was he rated at Netheravon that they app lied for
remembered for his West African curries which he his transfer to the S.A .S .C. with which he served
produced annually at camp. from 193 8 until 194 8.
Brian survived the axe when the R egimen t H e was apparently lost to the Regiment but,
was amalgamated in 1954 to form 565 L.A .A. prior to 1938, he had attracted the attention of
Regt., RA ( TA ) and after serving as 2IC, he another distinguished soldier. The latter was
took over command. In 196 1 the Regiment was General Sir Arthur Dowler who, when he became
again ama lgamated- the old 4th Queen's con- Colonel of the Regiment, arranged for T ed's trans-
tingent joining with the 5th and 6th Queen 's fer back aga in. The fa ct that the General was also
(TA ) to form the 3rd Queen 's Surreys ( TA ) Director of Infan try may have helped this most
under the command of the CO of the 5th Queen's. unusual re-transfer.
At the time of his death he was President of On his return, T ed went on a Drill cou rse at
the 4th Queen 's OCA-having served in this the Guards D epot. H e achieved, for him, the in-
capacity for on ly five months; prior to which he evitable "D" and was posted as C.S.M . to the
had been Chairman for many years. H e was al so I st Bn. serving in Greece and Mogadishu, but on
President of The City of London Rifl es OCA. For return to U.K . in 1950 he was promoted to R .S .M .
many years, former officers of The Queen's have and posted to I Buffs. Within two yea rs he was
gathered at his house in Caterham to celebrate back with the Surreys as Quartermaster at the
The Glorious First of J une. H e had been the link D epot. H e remained there for the next four yea rs,
between the Past and the Present for so long that followed by four yea rs as QM of 23rd London
his going will leave a void that will not be eas il y Regt. (TA ). H e fini shed his Army service as
filled . Administrative Officer to 3 Queen's Surreys, re-
Apart from his army activities, Brian was tiring in 1966.
deeply involved in no less than 22 voluntary or- H e was o utstandi ng as an instructor and
ganizations. He was Chairman of the C ro ydo n brilliantly effici ent at any ta sk he was given but
Bench of Magistrates: a past Chairman of the there was more to Ted than that. H e had a fin e
Croydon branch of the Institute of Bankers: sense of humour, was always a wise counse llor
Treasurer of the Croydon Social Services : a most and inspired confidence. H e was one of those few
popular member of The City of London Rifles who attract deep respect but, at the same time,
Lodge and Caterham Chapter. H e was also a very general popularity and affection.
active and skilled member of the Caterham Playe rs; Our sympathies go to D oris and their fami ly.
a Freeman of the City of London and a devoted
member of St. Mary's Church, Ca terham, where B.A.H.
he was laid to rest.
We extend our sympathy to Rosa lys, his wife, MAJ. B. J. R. STONEHAM
and to Nicholas, his son. M aj. -G cu. D. E . B. T albot wrircs:-

ROGER NEBEL His many fri ends, both in and ou t of his old
Regiment, will have been saddened by the news of
Ben Stoneham 's sudden death at his home in
Tunbridge W ells on 26 M arch, aged 65. Educated
at H arrow and the RMC Sandhurst, where he was

..---- OBITUARIES-continued. He was educated at Warden House, Deal, and
Clihon College which he left when the Great War
a Junior Under Officer, he was commissioned into broke out, obtaining a con1n1ission in The Queen's
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent R egt. in Own Ro ya l W est Kent R egt. at the age of 18.
1932-his family was, and some members still are, Aher a period with the 3rd Bn. he joined the
connected with West Kent and his Uucle was Lt.- 1st in France with reinforcements in 191 5 on the
Gen. Sir J ames O'Dowda, Colonel of the Regt. Somme but later that year he was reposted to the
at that time. After a spell with 2 RWK in Alder- 3rd Bn. in UK. In 1917 h e joined 2 RWK in
shot, he joined the 1st Bn. in Secunderabad in Mesopotamia, remaining with it aher the war
1933 . H ere he soon showed himself to be a re- until 1923 when he was seconded for service under
markably diligent and conscientious young officer the Colonial Office with 2nd Bn. The Iraq Levies
with a flair for detail, who could always be relied for five years; it was in 1925, that he won the
upon. H e was a successful Weapon training officer, MC. Rejoining The Queen's Own in 1928 he was
and he was very keen on "shika r", both big and with the 2nd Bn . again in Guernsey, Aldershot,
small game. He accompanied the Bn. to Karachi and Shorncliffe till 1935, and with the 1st Bn .
and remained with it until it returned to Shorn- in India till 1937, when he retired. H e was a keen
clitfe at the end of 1937; he stayed on in India supporter of all forms of sport and represented
the 2nd Bn. at rugby. H e then joined the TA and
until 1944. was at first Staff Captain and later Brigade M ajor
In Karachi he was, first, Station Staff Officer of the ill-fated 36 Bde. (5 Buffs and 6 and 7
RWK ) in France at the sta rt of World War II,
for a year, and then Staff Captain " Q " at HQ the remainder of wh ich, after commanding 8 RWK
Sind District till the end of 1942. It was during and 70 ( Young Soldiers ) Bn. RWK in the UK,
this period that he married Miss Beryl Eccles, one he served at the War Office and finally with the
of the only two really attractive girls in K arachi BAS in Paris and M arseilles till "demobbed" in
( the other married "Kip" K eenlyside) . After 1946. Continuing his association with the Army,
another year at the GHQ British Base Rein force- the following yea r he joined the Army Kinema
ment Camp at D eolali, he managed to extricate Corporation with which he worked in the UK,
himself and get to 4 RWK at the start of the Austria (BTA), Triests (BETFOR ), N. Africa
latter's Burma war in Oct. 1943 ; after four or and M alta (MELF ), and H ong Kong (HQLF ),
five months he was, I think, invalided back to the finally retiring in 1959 to live in the West
UK. H e rejoined 2 RWK as one of my Company Country. A cheerful and friendly personality, he
Commanders for a few months (after the Euro- retained a keen interest in R egimental affairs and
pean War ended) in Broome P ark, Dover and attended The Queen's Own Buffs W est Country
Malines; he then commanded a Company in 13 Lunches. He leaves a widow, to whom go our
ITC, and later 50 PTC, at Maidstone. H aving
become an expert at Military L aw, he wa s sincere condolences.
appointed a Permanent President of Courts M artial,
initially at HQ East Anglian District 194 8/49 CSM A. R. WORSLEY, DCM
and then at HQ Home Counties District till he
retired in December 1956, and settled at Frant. L t.-Col. H . P. Braithwaite writes:-

After retirement he involved himself with It was with very great regret that I learned
local welfare and social service activities and took of the death of Bill Worsley on the 25 th M ay,
a special interest in his local Church until ill- who had had a distinguished career in the Army.
health forced him to go slow. H e remai ned through- I served with him in I st Queen's Own both at
out a very staunch supporter of his old Regiment home and overseas from 1940 to 1946 and as his
and its activities. Although somewhat reserved, Commanding Officer I had first hand knowledge
Ben took a great interest in people. When I was of his friendly personality, efficiency, loyalty and
away in the the NWE campaign, he went out of his above all, his courage. It was during the campaign
way to call in at T enterden on several occasions to in Italy, when he h ad risen to the rank of CS M ,
see if my wife and family were alright- it was that he was awarded an extremely well-deserved
" Doodle-bug" time! Again, when my wife and I
were in M alaya and our two elder sons were left DCM.
at school in England, Ben took them out on various After we h ad all been demobilised, I kept in
occasions including Reunions at Maidstone. H e
was indeed a real friend. It was no surprise to find touch with Bill and we were both anxious to per-
his Church at Frant crowded with relatives and petuate the comradeship which had been built up
friends at his funeral, the R egiment being repre- throughout the 1st Bn. during the wa r years. As
sented by Lt.-Gen. Sir William Oliver, Mrs. Una a result Bill took it upon himself to organise
Gwilliam and my wife and self plus another old various reunions and with typical thoroughness, he
K arachi friend, the Medical Officer attached to quickly formed an efficient organisation now known
I RWK in 1936/ 37, Capt. P aul H anbury, now in as the '62' Club and which, at the time of his
practice in Southampton. T o his w ife, Beryl, and death, boasted a record membership of something
family go the deep sympathies of all who knew over 400 . It is largely thanks to Bill Worsley's
efforts that so much support continues to be given
and served with Ben. to the M aidstone and Canterbury Reunions and

LT.-COL. 0. M. FRY, MC other functions.
H e wa s a unique man who lived a full life,
M aj.-G en. D . E. B. T albot writes:-
M eaburn Fry, who died suddenly at his home devoted not only to his wife and family, but to his
(continued on page 63)
at M embury, near Axminster, D evon, on 25 M arch
1977, aged 80, was born at Blackheath in 1896.

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fellow men. H e was a M ember of The Queen's twelve yea rs with The Qu een's Own, died on 17
Own Museum Comm ittee. Capt. P arnaco tt repre- June last. H e had a severe stroke some twelve yea rs
sented the C hairman at the Funera l and kindl y ago from which he never fully recovered and died
arranged for a wreath from the President and peacefully. H e was buried in the va ll eys where
M embers of that Committee and of the Officers' he always wished to be and in the countr y he loved.
Club. H e was badly injured by a bomb during the
early days of the las t war and thi s con tributed a
M RS. LILIAN WHITTY great deal to his illness.

Co l . A. M a,.ryn, OBE Wl"ites:- Like most Welshmen, ruggcr was hi s favourite
I venture to think that there will not be many sport. When the 1st Bn. took it up seriously in
Poona in the earl y 1920's T refor was always one
surviving junior members of 2 RWK of the earl y of the "threes" chosen. He was also a great
thirties who have not been saddened by the sprinter. Posted to I ndi a after on ly a few months
announcement of the death of Mrs. Whiny, widow at the D epot he was soon singled out for pro-
of Brig. N. I. Whitty. motion to Cook Sgt. , and later, Officers' Mess
Sergeant. A most popular man with a great sense
Her quiet gentle manner made her the ideal of humour.
partne r for our much liked and respected Com-
manding Officer who belaboured us in the noisiest At the outbreak of war he was in a TA unit.
but nicest poss ible way; speaking for m yse lf, these Whilst with the Civil Service he was an Establish-
castigations tended to be richl y deserved. Between ments Officer, equal in rank to Lt.-Col.
them they contributed a lot to the happiness of
those particul ar da ys of our yo uth . The branch has lost a good member and a
good fri end . He attended branch meetings, often in
MR. TREFOR THOMAS pain and latterly, only with the aid of a stick.

M aj. C. W. Bl"uce Wl"ites:- Man y of the officers and men of the Queen's
T refor Thom as, more than 25 yea rs a mem- Own will remember T refor Thomas. Hi s past 26
years have been spent with a wife who devoted her
ber of the London Branch and who served over life to him . God bless her and let her gr ief lessen
with the passing of time.

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THE JOURNAL AND INFLATION THE EVERSLEIGH STAR

by The Editor With reference 10 the enquiry published in the
THE FACTS Middlesex Association Notes of the Jun e issue of the
] oumal (page 70), the late Maj. David Pike, M C very
The cost of producing and distributing the R eg i- k;ndly drew our attention to an article he wrote in
mental Journal has become a problem. If it is to "The Bulletin" ( M ilitary Historical Society) February
remain financially viable, the Regimental Committee '77 uumbe•·, which read as follows :
will have to decide whether to:
" The star was introduced into the Middlesex
I. Increase subscriptions Regiment in 1928 or 1929 at the instigation of the
Held at £1.00 per annum since it began late Lieuten ant-Colonel V. L. N . "Porker " P earson
( in Jan . 1967) although the number of during the time he commanded the 1st Battalion at
issues have been progressively reduced over Catterick. However, to-day, the circumstances which
the years from once per month to the present led to the introduction are not clear and although the
half-yea rl y publication. stor y told by Brigadier D ennis Rendell in the Novem-
ber issue of the Bulletin is probably true in substance,
2. Use cheaper paper it does seem strange that in 1928 or thereabouts a
3. Cut down on Content (including pictures) conunanding officer could, himself, arbitrarily decide
to change the pattern of his officers' stars and, ipso
We are presently averaging 80 p ages per facto, alter the dress regulations of his regiment at
issue costing about £20 per page. Pictures the same time.
are particularly expensive although I en-
deavour to reduce costs by employing There is another theory that the idea for wearing
combined blocks. a different star was first mooted when the 1st Battalion
4. Reduce to ONE issue per year was part of the 1st Guards Brigade at Aldershot from
1923 to 1926 and it was left to Colonel Pearson, a
5. Take measures aimed at increasing circulation few years later, to put the idea into effect in pre-
paration for the forthcoming Presentation of Colours
(at present about 2200 of which 200 are in 1930. If this was so then it would have been
complimentary copies ). obvious that as none of the stars particularly associated
Or resort to a combination of one or more with the Sovereign worn by the Foot Guards could be
of these (or other) measures. used, then the pattern worn by the only Line R egi-
ment at that time with a specially designed universa l
QUESTIONNAIRE Order of the Bath star-namely the South Wales
I propose to try and resolve this matter with Borderers Eversleigh Star-would h ave had to be
adopted. Perhaps, ceteris paribus, this is how the
the Regimental Committee at its next M eeting (in "church parade>' story originated?
the Spring of 1978) but before doing so, I would
be grateful for constructive ideas from subscribers. What does seem certain is that whatever the
reason for the adoption, the then Colonel of the
Readers are asked to consider the various options Middlesex Regiment, G eneral Sir Ivor Maxse, must
open to us and submit their answers to me by not have approved the change, as the 2nd Battalion and
later than 1 March 1978, on the pro forma below. the T .A. Battalions of the regiment also began to
wear the n ew star at much the same time as the 1st
THE REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Battalion and therefore a R egimental Order to this
In view of the ever-rising costs which could effect should have been published. Also, it seems
render the Journal unviable, I suggest that: apparent from the photographs of the Presentation of
1. The annual subscription should be increased Colours to the 1st Battalion in 1930, that H.R.H. The
Prince of Wales-who h ad become Colonel-in-Chief
by ................. . of the Middlesex R egiment in 1922- wore the Ever-
2. Cheaper paper should be used. sleigh Stars whilst dressed in the uniform of the
3. It should be reduced in size by omitting the Middlesex R egiment which, perhaps, signified Roya l
approval of the adoption and thereby obligated War
following:- Office approval also.

4 . Production should be reduced to one issue A further point for speculation is that a new t ype
a year. of officers' barathea cloth-similar to the dark sh ade
worn by the Guards and the South Wales Borderers-
5. Circulation should be increased by was also introduced to the Middlesex Regiment about
the same time as the Eversleigh Star. P erhaps it is
6. ( Any other suggestions) fa scinating to conjecture whether the change of uni-
form and stars originated at Aldershot in the mid-
(Signed) ................ ... ... .... .. ........ .. 1920s or did Colonel "Porker" P earson, when
NAME IN BLOCKS observing an unknown South W ales Borderers officer
To : The Editor, at a church parade in Catterick during the late 1920s,
RHQ The Queen's Regiment, say to himself "We will have their 'pips' and their
Howe Barracks, service dress!?"
CANTERBURY, Kent CTI !JY.

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DANES VISIT CANTERBURY invariabl y played by the BBC to her ald their over-
seas broadcasts during the 39-4 5 War, eagerly awa ited
A part y of eighty D anish members of the by members of the Resistance.
"Freihedskampens Veteraner" ( F reedom F ighters'
Associa tion ) spent the 28th of September at Canter- Another of the party, Mr. Frank Zorn, turned
bury dur ing a visit to the U .K. the page in the Buffs Book of Li fe and Maj. F lemming
Muus, the party's leader, laid a wreath at the foot
Regimental H eadquarters arranged a programme of the tectum ; then fo llowed the traditional prayers
for them which incl uded a visit to the Bu ff s W arriors' led by the Rev. H enry Voller.
Chapel in the Ca thedral and a luncheon party in the
Offi cers' M ess at H owe Barracks. At the Ca thedral, The lunch at the Barracks was arranged by M aj.
before six bells were struck (by Mr. Vie Luundsgaard, " M ac" M cCarthy (with the assista nce of M r. F red
one of the p arty) on the ancient bell of HM S Canter- Turmaine) in conjunction wi th Maj . T ony Ayling
bury, the organist played " St. J orgens M arch" (OC CPTA) and his staff to whom we are most
("Trumpet Voluntar y" to us), the tune whi ch was grateful. The visit was a grea t success and we were
delighted to be able to cement, once again, our speci al
relations with D enmark in this way.

****

A NEW COLONEL'S COLOUR FOR THE 1st BATTALION
By Lt.-Col. J. G. W. Davidson

When I took command of the 1st Battalion on H aving decided on colour and design, it proved
31 Oct. 1974, the Colonel's (or " Third") Colour, to be no easy matter to get the new Colour made.
which was presented in 1930 by Lt.-Cols. Clark and H opes and aspirations were dashed when the first
Ponsonby, had already lasted longer than any of its firm quoted £4000, with four years to make and a
four predecessors. ( Note: The history of the " Third" second firm quoted "£2000 plus" and an immediate
(Colonel's ) Colour was published in the Queen's down payment of half the quotation. Th is was way
Surreys N ewsletter Issue No. 8 dated Nov. 1970 ) . out of our pocket, so we went abroad to P akistan.
The Colour was very faded and most of the gold Through the good offi ces of our Northern Ireland
thread and a lot of the silk thread on the cipher had Contractors, the work was put in hand in Rawalpindi.
worn away. Furthermore, the colours on the em- O ver a period of six months samples of mater ial and
broidered cipher had faded almost to neutrality. It design were sent back and forth for approval or
was time for a new one. modification . F inally the order was placed, with
strict instructions that it was to be in our hands to
Capt. L es Wilson, the Battalion Quartermaster, display at our Regimental T ent on the day of H er
who lives and dreams Regimental traditions and M ajesty's R eview of H er Army at Sennelage r on 7
customs, h ad already started work on the proj ect of Jul. 1977. It arrived, rather crumpled, in our tented
replacement. H aving been RSM when I was Adjutant camp at 8 p.m. on 6 Jul. It needed to be ironed and
of the Battalion, he considered that it would be most so, as time was short, M aj. D avid D ickens, my 2I C,
appropriate to complete his work so that a new- the and I boarded a L androver in search of an iron . A t
sixth- Colonel's Colour should take its proud place 11 p.m. we were to be seen jointly ironing the new
in the Officers' M ess before I handed over the Colour in the cellar of Lt.-Col. Peter S incock's quar-
Battalion on 5 Aug. 1977. So research was stepped ter- the CO of 2nd Bn. The Royal Reg iment of
up . There were two mai n problems. The first was to F usiliers. We h ad made it just in time and the new
determine the exact colours of the original silk Colour was proudl y displayed for the Colonel of the
materi al and of the various parts of the cipher, and Regiment and all our guests to see at the Ju bilee
also--since parts of it were worn away- the exact Revie w.
design of the cipher. The second was to fin d someone
to make the Colour and embroide r the cipher. On Sunday 24 Jul. 1977, during a simple but
impress ive ceremony in our Battalion Church in
One would think that it would h ave been ea sy to Albuhera Barracks, Werl, we b id God's Bless ing on
make an exact copy of the existing Colour, but this the new Colour. It was marched into church by
was not so. The more Les Wilson worked on it, the Capt. Wi lson to B raganza, handed to me and then
more he realised the diffi culty. We could not even placed on a pile of drums at the Altar by our P adre,
determine the original colour of the silk material. It the Rev. Mike W aiters. After the Service, I h anded
was obvious that the existing colour had faded, but it back to the Ad jutant, Capt. Amedee Mieville, who
how much ? L es Wilson sought guidance from the slow marched down the Aisle to Scipio and handed
College of H eralds, H eraldic H eritage and other in- it over to Capt. W ilson outside the C hurch . It was
stitutions; he searched through books, arch ives and then marched back to the Offi cers' Mess escorted by
museums; he looked at prints, paintings and photo- the RSM, WO! D . A. Ormerod, BEM, W 02 N .
graphs. All gave di ffe rent answers to colours and,
particularl y, to the fine detail on the crown and cipher. J amieson and AQMS E . J, T omlinson, REME; the
He wrote to M a j. J ohn Reed, Secretary of the Surrey
Office, who was most helpful. John sea rched through latter had forged and welded a new br ass ferrule fo r
various books and documents and confirmed that no the top of the pike. I suspect that it must be a unique
sealed pattern of the " Third Colour" was in existence. occasion for a Colour to be carried by a Quarter-
Therefore L es assembled all h is findings and he and master and escorted by, inter alia, a Warrant Officer
I together made decisions on all the details for the from the Royal Electrical and M echanical E ngineers.
True integration, and a true sign of the spirit in the
replacement. B at t alion.

otHhneouissmIadnawendvoysoutloedfodtlhhitkoeoreuortsuoarsnppRoaetecygtoismtnrlieybonuftotneaRntdtoehgihiCsmeapephrnatot.s·jaelLsceptselibnfWeut tmilsaaaolnnsndoy. squ are) should be sca led in a glass case or fram e
and be placed in the Warrant Officers'
Mess of the 1st Battalion. My reason and Sergeants'
for suggesting
this was that, beca use the Colour is very rarely di s-
traditions. He is an authority on our history, cus toms played outside the Officers' Mess, it is hardly ever
and traditions, and the Regiment-and the First seen by the Warrant Officers and
retired Co lour were to rest in th eir Sergeants. If the
Battalion in particular---{)we him a considerable debt Mess, they would
of gratitude. I only hope that in
will be more like him to keep alive the future there be reminded daily of all the splendid traditions behind
thi s great aspect it. However, we would like your views on thi s. lf any
of our Regimenta l life.
Finally, there remains servin g or retired member of the Regiment has views
(the Second Malta) Co the question of where the or alternative suggestions, I would be grateful if they
fifth lonel's Colour should re s t. would pass them on to the Regimental Secretary,

I have suggested to the Co lonel of the Regi ment that RHQ The Queen's Regi ment, Howc Barracks, Can-
the cipher and a part of the Colour (about two foot
terbury, Kent, CTI l]Y.

The Queen's Surreys
Association

REUNION-1977 THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT
OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION
The Annual R egimental Association Reunion
held at the TAVR Centre, Kingston-upon-Thames on This Association, formed in 1975 from a nucleus
Saturday, I October 1977 was, once again, a friendly of old "S urreys" headed by Mr. John Bedford, held
a most s uccess ful Reunion in 1976, at which 350 were
and intimate gathering of members of all ages, man y Oct 1977 an even more successful
of whom had travelled long distances to be with thei r present. On 22
old friend s.
them selves. It is hoped that eve r yo ne enjoyed JQr(ueTuulehyneeino1'nAs97s7swoR)aco.siyaathiloelndSubaretrceaymCleaRpoehgfafimimcieanlJltuyanl catfifAoilnsisaotDecdiraitlitloonHTahlilne.

Gen. Mans, in his address, again reminded
everyone that the Surrey Office would close at the
end of the year, and that Associa tion matters would All former members of The East Surrey Regt.
be dealt with at Canterbury. H e said that it was with who require further details of membership, forthcoming
sadness that he would be relinquishing reunions, etc. should write to the Secretary:-
ment of President of the Association the appoint- Mr. J. W. Bedford, 5A E lm Grove, Wimbledon,
but he was London SWI9.
happy that he was handing over the appointment to
Brig. Geoffrey Curtis, whom he introduced, when he Maj .-Gen . Rowley Mans, President of The
himself became Colonel of The Queen's Regt.. H e Queen's Royal Surrey R egimental Association and
stressed the need for "self-help" but, at the same All M embers send greetings and best wishes to the
time, invited members to look upon Canterbury as latest ccoffspring"!
the focal point of the Association and, indeed, to
visit Howe Barracks whenever possible.
A most successful Raffle was run by Mr. Bill AN OLD SOLDIER'S GRATITUDE

Warren and Mr. Dave Boorer and this produced a The text of a letter received by the Surrey Office
net profit for the Reunion Fund of £26.40-the best Regimental Secretary is reproduced below. As a re-
ever! We are indebted to these gentlemen for their
efforts; also to Mr. Tom Cahill who presented an sult of Maj . R eed's reply, a very substantial donation
additional prize of a bottle of French sparkling wine. was received for The Queen's Royal Regt.
Fund. Thank you Mr. Doyle, for the Cha ritable
May their shadows never grow less !! especially for the thoughts that prompted it! gift, and

Our thanks go also to Mr. Bill Warren for "D ea r Sirs, 14 June 1977
helping to lay out the hall on the previous afternoon;
to Mr. George Bryce and his wife and the efficient As a 191 8 War Disabled Pensioner (8 th Batt.
bar tenders; to Cadet Cpl. Bulbeck and Cadet Young Royal West Surrey Regt. ) I have recentl y returned
of 161 Coy. ACF, The Queen's Regiment, for the home following a hip replacement operation at the
efficient and pleasant way that they organised the Royal Herbert Military Hospital at Woolwich, all
Car Parking; and to all those who attended, without any cost to me.
whom there cou ld have been no R eunion. without

To enable me to show some appreciation for the

care and attention I rece ived in hospital, do you have 67
a benevolent fund for needy cases to which I can
make a donation? If so please let me know to whom 1 TRACING OLD FRIENDS
should make a cheque payable.
Mr. H enry H ard ing who served in 1st Bn . The
Your name was given to me by the War Queen's Royal Regt. from 1930 to 1945 and who
Pensioners Welfare Service at Tunbridge Well s. now lives at 11 Gosforth, Quccnsway, Well ingborough,
Northants is anxious to make contact again with his
Yours faithfu ll y, old friend Mr. J . Baker ( 60 84 793) whom he has not
(A. C. D oyle)" seen since 1945, when they were serving togethe r.

THE EAST SURREY BAND ASSOC IATION Mr. H ardi ng, who is now 71, wi ll be very
grateful to anyo ne who can put him in touch .
Notification has been received that the above
Association was disbanded in M ay 1977, and it is T HE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT
unde rstood that all members have been notifi ed by the M EMORIAL, KOHIMA
Secretary of The E ast S urrey Band Association.
T he followi ng lett er dat ed 26 M ay '77 was re-
YEOMAN WARDER ceived by M aj. R eed:-

R SM F rederick G eorge H arcup who served in "I have rece ived the la test report on the above
The Queen's Roya l Regt. from 1927 to 1949, retired memorial and you will be p leased to lea rn that it is
from service as a Yeoman Warde r of HM Tower of in good condition.
London on 31 J an. '77 when he was p laced on the
Supernumerary L ist. Mr. H arcup commenced his ser- You rs sincerely,
vice at the T ower on 3 O ct. 1949; on his retirement J . Johnson"
he was awarded the I mperial Service M eda l.
NO TE : T his is rhe newe r M emorial erected in the
Mr. H arcup left the T ower in the good h ands Common wealth JVar Graves Commission
of three other former stalwarts of the Regiment : cemetery at K O HI M A by the R egimem in
Yeoman W arde rs L. H . P iper, D . H arding and H . T . April 1972, ro replace the original memo rial
Chaff er, MM . Abandon hope all ye who enter here!! on f ail H ill w hich had fa llen into d isrepair
and been surrounded by buildings.

Bn. F ootball Team 1935- A bit of nostalgia !

The photograph was taken before the Quetta Earth- It was for gallantry during the earthquake that L / C pl.
quake of 31 M ay 1935, when I st Queens Royal Regt. G . H enslaw, GC and Pte. A. Brook, GC were awarded
was stationed there. It was provided by Mr. J ohn the British Empire M edal, later to be converted to
D ennis (ex CSM ) - standing rear row left-who now the George C ross. Certificates were also awarded to
lives in Chelmsford. Col. Nigel W illis, who died in Sgts. C happle and Manners, L/ C pl. D akin and
M arch this year, is seated front row third from the
Gowan, and Pte. Rainsbury.
right.

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The Queen's Own Buffs

Association

TWENTY-TWO YEARS Officers and their wives from the Queen's Adju-
tant's Staff, D anish Life Guards and staff from the
At a small luncheon p art y held in Canterbury Embassy were also present. This year the party was
combined with a party given by the D efence Attache
on 29 July-her last " official" day as a member of for the D anish R esistance M ovement and officers of
HMS F earless which was on a Port visit; there were
the K ent Office staff-Mrs. Betty M anthorpe was over 100 present.
presented by CoL Grace with a wrist watch.
We were very honoured by the presence of HE
This day brought to an end a sp an of 22 years The British Ambassador, Miss Anne W arbarton
of loyal and devoted service to, first of all, Lt.-CoL CVO, who talked to nearl y all our guests. She hact
T ed Argles ( from 1955 to 1961 ) and thereafter to kindl y invited my wife and me to lunch at The
the Kent Office- a record of which anyo ne can surely Residence that morning.
be justifiably proud. The making of a presentation had
been agreed upon at a meeting of the Queen's Own THE MAIDSTONE REUNION-
Buffs Council last year, and it was on their beh alf- SUNDAY 19 JUNE 1977
as well as on behalf of all those for whom Mrs.
M anthorpe had given so many years of unstinted hard . . _Despite lowering clouds and a coldish day, the
work-that the presentation was made. m1t!at1Ve and tremendous efforts of the Maidstone
Branch (and particularly of its Chairman Mr. Jim
T o both her and her husband, Eric-for both of W ells) in organising and running the Maidstone Re-
whom much affection has, and will always be, felt- union this year on behalf of The R egimental
all who know them will wish to be associated with a Association, were crowned with success. A goodly num-
message of good wishes to them both, for many h appy ber of Old Comrades, with wives and families
years ahead. attended and a thoroughly enjoyable day resulted
showing quite clearly that there was still very much a
Towards the end of this very delightful and in- requirement for this event annually. Jim Wells and
formal gathering-most ably organised by Maj . G eorge his henchmen thoroughly deserve the thanks and con-
Faulkner- CoL Grace, much to his astonishment, was gratulations of all who came and, indeed, all who are
presented with a beautiful porcelain statuette of a connected with or have served in the old Regiment.
girl carrying a gosling in a small wicker ba sket.
This lovely, and totally unexpected present was a fare- The day's programme was on the same lines as
well gift from the K ent Office staff, to all three of in recent years. Starting on the old Depot Square
whom the Secretary ( as he then was) is deeply with the Standard Bearers' competition in which five
gratefuL So many people, during the year, h ave been out of the six Standard Bearers attending took part-
so wonderfully generous to him that he is quite over- those of the '62' Club and the London (RWK ),
whelmed by such kindness. Bromley, Catford and Maidstone Branches ( it wa s
also very nice to see the Standard of the London
Those who attended the little party were CoL ( Buff s) Branch on parade, though not competing ).
and Mrs. Grace; Maj . and Mrs. F aulkner; Capt. The competition was judged by the Parade Marshal!,
Mike Smith; Mr. and Mrs. K ennard ; Mr. and Mrs. CMS C. P. Sharp (CSM of E Coy. 5 Queen's based
Manthorpe; and the latter's successor, Mrs. Yates, at Kohima Drill H all, Tonbridge) and was won, yet
to whom a very warm welcome. again, by Mr. B. L . Bartlett with the Bromley Branch
Standard. The Winner 's Belt was presented by CoL
THE BUFFS MUSEUM Grace, President of the Regimental Association.

The Museum's New Orders Book THE QUEEN'S OWN OFFICERS' CLUB
Thanks to the generosity of Lt.-Comdr. ]. D.
The annual Reception and Cocktail Party h eld
T eesdale, RN, a leather-bound book of orders ex- on 26 M ay at the Army and Navy Club (The
tracted by his great-great-great grandfather, Lt.-CoL " Rag") was generally considered to have been one of
C. Teesdale, has been presented to The Buffs Museum. the most successful and enjoyable ever held. Of the
just over 90 members who accepted, some 83 actually
C hristopher Teesdale joined The Buffs as an attended and were received by the Chairman and Mrs.
ensign in 1743 and served with them almost con- T albot on arrivaL The room provided by the Club
tinuously until transferred to the 69th Foot in 1760 was extremely pleasant and the service good; our
on promotion to Lt.-CoL H e played an important Hon. Secretary thoroughly deserves everyones' thanks
part at the Battle of Falkirk, first by giving warning for arranging such a good party.
of the rebels' approach and finall y by covering the
regulars' withdrawaL Proceedings were interrupted for a few minutes
when the Chairman, climbing stiffly on to a chair,
ALBUHERA DAY PARTY IN DENMARK called for silence. Apologising for interfering with
valuable drinking time, he said that although it was
by Maj . J. D. W. Reid customary not to make speeches on these occasions,
he felt that the Queen's Jubilee Year was an exception
The Annual Regimental Party to celebrate Al-
buhera D ay was held at the British Embassy in
Cop enhagen on Tuesday 10 May, at which four-
teen members of the Danish Branch of the Regimental
Association and their wives were present.

and that all who h ad served in, or were connected A MEMORABLE DAY
with, The Queen's Own would wish to drink to
Her M ajesty's health. Before proposing the L oyal by Col. Raymond Grace
Toast, however, there were a few remarks that he
wished to m ake. H e h ad already said all that he in- Saturday 16 July 1977 will surely long be
tended to say about handing over the C hairmanship remembered by all the many hundreds who marched,
to Col. "Blick" (or should it be " H enry") W aring worshipped, marched again, were 'fed and watered',
and he had nothing further to add except that he listened to the music and watched six men tumble
felt sure that the Club would continue to flourish out of an aeroplane, all on a fine, warm and sunn y
under the latter's chairmanship despite the recently-
published suggestion that it might have " to go to day in Can terbury.
the wall". Continuing, he added that, amongst the To judge by the tone of the many kind and con-
many messages of good wishes sent by members, was
one from their President, Gen. Bill Oliver, who, with gratulatory letters which h ave daily poured into the
his wife, was abroad visiting their "Australian" son,
currently the acting Australian Ambassador in Poland. Kent Office letter-box since this great and, in some
He also wished to welcome, specially, the several respects, historic, occasion there appear to have been
" first timers" including Col. The Lord M ais, Capt. few dissatisfied customers amongst the 1,3 77 for whom
Edward Petley (on holiday from the Argentine ), the seats in the Nave of the Cathedral were found or
Parnacott family, and Maj . Dicky Dover. Concluding amongst the 1,140 for whom Luncheon of one kind
he said that h e had sent a message of Loyal greetings or another was later provided in H owe Barracks.
to Buckingham Palace on behalf of Members and had Blessed with such fine weather-in sharp contrast to
received a gracious reply from Her M ajesty's Private that somewh at larger manoeuvre which took place in
Secretary. a Force 9 gale on 29 April 1972-it was not
surprising that such enormous numbers invaded the
The loyal Toast was then proposed by the City of Canterbury on this day. They came from as
Chairman. far afield as Denmark and Canada to witness the
L aying-Up in the Cathedral of the only Colours ever
(Note-next year's reception and party will also carried by 1st Bn. The Queen's Own Buffs, The
be at the "Rag" on 25 May 1978). Royal K ent R egt. during that battalion's life of six
short years, and the last Colours to be carried by
THE COLOURS OF THE 20th LONDON REGT. the 4th and 5th The Buffs (TA ) after a life of just

An occasion of great Regimental importance and over seventeen years.
interest took place at The Queen 's Own Royal West They also came to take part in, or to stand and
K ent Regimental Museum, M aidstone, on 17 M arch,
when the Colours of the 20th London Regt. were admire, the march to the Cathedral and, after the
handed over to the Regimental Museum for safe Service, the ceremonial march through the City's
custody. The Museum was specially opened by Mr. streets. Those on parade were exercising their right
Graham Hunter (Curator of the M aidstone T own to do so as Freemen of the C ity and they paid due
Museum, in which the Regimental Museum is housed ), compliment, as they went proudly past them on the
who could not have been more co-operative and Saluting Base, to the Queen 's representative, the Lord
helpful. Lieutenant of K ent, Lord Astor; to Cllr. Mrs.
Scott-Knight, the M ayor of Canterbury; to the
Punctually at 8 p .m. a p arty of twenty or so Colonel of The Regiment; to Queen M argarethe of
Members of "The Queen's Own Regimental D enmark's represenative (and Hon. Col. of 5th
Association" (as the 20th London Association has ( Volunteer ) Bn.), Col. H .H . Prince Georg; to the
always been called) arrived, some accompanied by Acting Deputy Colonel (K ent ); and to the Chair-
their wives and were greeted by the Chairman of the man of our Association, Capt. Smith.
Museum Committee (Maj .-Gen. Talbot). After a
short tour round the exhibits on display, when some With drums beating, Colours flying and bayonets
of the visitors signed the Visitors Book and some did fixed, three smart, well turned out Guards found by
not, all gathered together in an adjacent room for the 2nd and 5th (Volunteer ) Bns. led a parade which
Handing Over ceremony. was followed by a detachment of 30 well drilled ACF
Cadets. Immediately behind came seven officers of
G en. Talbot welcomed the 20th London repre- The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada led by their
sentatives and thanked Mr. Hunter and the many Honorary Colonel, Col. Elliot D alton.
Trustees and Committee Members, who were present,
for supporting him. He said that it was nice to see Finally there marched 225 members of the
a number of wives "on parade" and paid a specia l Queen's Own Buffs Association, with a Standard at
tribute to Brig. Chichester-Cooke who was not only a the head of each of the sixteen Branches represented,
Member of the Regimental Museum Committee, but as including the Denmark Branch.
a M ember of the 20th London had been the President
of their A ssociation in the past-moreover his Mother The Service, had begun at 11 o'clock with the
had been one of the Committee of Blackhea th ladies striking, by Mr. M anthorpe (ex " Wavy Navy"), of
who raised the money necessary to make the Colours Six Bells on the ship's bell of HMS Canterbury,
in 1910/ 1912. H e p assed on apologies from Col. followed immediately, in the W arriors' C hapel by
Waring, the Vice-Chairman, and M a j. F aulkner, the the turning of a page in The Buffs Book of Re-
Hon. Secretary, who were unable to attend owing membrance by the Acting D eputy Colonel ( K ent ) and,
to the last minute change in the date. by the H on. Col. The Queen's Own Rifl es of Canada,
of a page in his regiment's Book. All present, must
H e then called upon Col. D . ]. McLelland, have been greatly impressed by the quiet, simple
President of the 20th London Associa tion, to speak. dignity of the handing to the D ean of Canterbury,
the Very Rev. Victor de W all, by Lt .-Cols. Champion,
Courtney and H erd respectively, of their old Colou rs,
those "emblems of duty and service in the Regular
and T erritorial Armies".

By shortly before one o'clock, all had made their
way to one or other of the three places in H owe
Barracks where lunches, excellently produced by

70 The combining of these elements was to be seen
in the Colours serenely carried up the aisle by the
NAAFI, were waiting for them . In th e Gymnasium, leading ensigns, in the White H orse enveloped by a
disguised as such by virtue of a blue-and-white liner sea of rippling mellow buff and greenery. They em-
suspended from the cei ling, the R egiment's guests, bodied a union that had been conceived under protest,
totalling 142 ladies and gentlemen, enj oyed a sit-down and enlarged into a wider union under just as strident
meal at tables gay with flowers and R egimental silver . a protest, which proclaimed the success of the initial
The beau tiful flower arrangements by Mrs. Grace union enforced upon Kenfs two reg iments.
and Mrs. J ack Smithers were greatly admired.
The li fe of this regiment lasted five years and
In two marquees nearby some 360 Officers, S er- ten months, and the service of its Colours began on a
ving and Retired, and their guests found an airline- day of hope and glory (23 June 1962 ) when King
type luncheon, which appeared to be popular; and Frederik made th is presentation with Princess M arina
slightly further afield, for approximately 620 mem- at his side, and ended in equal splendour on 4
bers of the Association and their families, a similar M ay, 1974, when they were dipped in sa lute to
type of meal was ava ilable. Queen M arga rethe as a preliminary to the presentation
by her of the Colours bea ring the emblems of the
An excellent Beating of Retrea t by the Corps of new Queen's R egiment. Lt. C rispin C hampion had
Drums of 2 and 5 QUEENS under the command received the Queen's colour from King Frederik, as
of D I M Lively, and by the Bands of 2 QUEENS ensign of the Queen 's Own Buffs, and havi ng been
and of the Queen 's R eg iment TAVR, under given custod y of it at the ceremony of baptism, he
the batons of Bandmasters Francis and C lark, was an now performed the last rites, handing it over to the
example of professional expertise at its very best, Dean as Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding 2nd
accomplished after the minimum of rehearsal time. Q u ee n 's.
The Colonel of the R egiment, who had presented LS
and GC Medals to three members of 2 QUEENS ( in- In handing over the Colours of the 4th and 5th
cluding D I M Lively ) and two of 5 QUEENS Buffs, the Commanding Officers of the 5th and
on the return of the marching personnel to H owe 6/ 7th Queen's per formed the last rites of a regiment
Barracks just before Luncheon, was present to take that could claim a separate histor y of 394 yea rs and
the Salute. eleven months; and the fact that these were the Colours
of the Territorials served as a reminder that they had
Shortl y afterwards the d rone of an aircraft swept preserved their regiment's independence for the last
skywa rds the gaze of everyone assembled around the six years. Indeed, the amalgamation of the Regulars
parade ground. After a brief pause first one, then lay only eight months ahead when both the 4th and
another and finall y six scarlet-clad figures we re to 5th Buffs proved themselves worthy of the favou r
be seen floating in the Kent sky, performing some shown to them by King Frederik in presenting them
incred ible and seem ingly most alarming acrobatics with these Colours in June 1960 . It is mark of the
and gyra tions under their red, white and blue para- haphazard nature of Army planning that the Ordnance
chutes. All six landed a few moments later with were permitted to comm ission the construction of
perfect precision on, or very adjacent to, the white Colours for three battalions th at were so soon to
cross laid out as a ma rker on the ground. It trans- change their identity.
pired afterw ards that the jump into Howe Barracks
had been the fifth which that pa rt icular team had made A ll now hang in the W arrior's Chapel--or very
during the day ! shortly will. This brings the Buffs' total to eleven
stands, of wh ich the earliest were presented in 1848
To them; to the three Commanding Officers and and were the only British Colours to enter Sevastopol.
their WOs, Sgts., NCO s and Soldiers, Drummers and The last Colours of the I st Queen's Own, as well as of
Bandsmen; to the Civic au thorities in Can terbury; the Queen's Own Buff s, are also the re, providing a
to the D ean, the Precentor and many members of the poignant token of the spirit wi th which the
Cathedral staff; to the Police; to the AA; to the ama lgamation was accepted. The meticulous attention
NAAFI; to the staff s at RHQ and in the K ent office; to detail shown by the D ean, the very R ev . Victor de
to the flower arrangers; to St. J ohn Ambulance and W aal, in receiving the Colours, and the weight that
to the R ed C ross nurses on dut y in the Cathedral;
to those who ran the R affle and those who collected (con tinu ed on pa ge 72)
for the ABF Kent Appeal; and, fi nally, to the experts
in the Weather Centre for laying on such a perfect I. The C olours of 1st Bn. Queen's Own Buffs
da y- to all of these men and women the deep and 2. The Colours of 4 Buffs (TA)
lasting thanks and appreciation of this writer who, 3. The Colours of 5 Buffs (TA)
with the organisation of the who le day fairl y and 4. Inside the Cathedral
squarel y on his plate, knows that nothing could have 5. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada contingent
been achieved witho ut their loya l and unstinting sup-
port, advice and assistance. follow ed by the Brighton Branch of the Queen's
Own Buffs Association
COLOURS AT REST AND IN MOTION 6. On the Saluting base (1. to r.) the Mayor of
by Maj. Gregory Blaxland Canterbury, The Lord Lieutenant, H.H. Col.
Prince Gcorg, Col. Raymond Grace and the
There is no more stirring a march than 11M en of Colonel of the Regiment
Kent, " and as played by Bandmaster C larke's mag- 7. The Corps of Drums of 2 QUEENS leaving the
nificent musicians of the Volunteer Queen's it not precincts of the Cathedral.
on ly stirred the hearts of the great assembl y of guests 8. The Old Colours ate handed over to the Dean
and pilgrims but touched the nerve of nostalgia in 9. Col. Elliot Dalton (Hon. Col. of the QORC)
every old soldier, whether of Buff s or Queen's Own . and the Actg. Deputy Colonel (Kent) turn a
Of all the elements, vis ual and oral, that gave their page of their respective Books of Remembrance
regiments their individuality, this was the on ly on e
they shared. Pictures by K ent M essenger and K entish Gazette

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( Colltin ll cd from page 70 ) which of our three former regiments they may have

he gave to his words, show tha t they have a custodian served in, all readers will be interested to know that
who can clea rl y see common ground in the duties the three stands of Colours which were L ai d-up on
of a C hri>tian and a soldier. th at memorab le J uly day have now
It would be entirely wrong to rega rd the layi ng- resting places in S t. Michael's found their final
up ceremony as a fun eral service. It was in fact a (The W arriors')
C hapel.
bequest, and to prove it the Dragon could be seen
as the central badge of the two stands of Co lours th at A minor reshuffl e of some of the Colours already
hanging there was necessa ry, in order to make room
made their first parade through the streets of Can - for these latest -and, unquestionably, these last-
terbury, agai nst the ro ya l blue background of the arri va ls. The Colours which, in accordance wi th the
Queen 's Own: an exchange of badge for colour. And custom of those da ys, had been awarded to each of
indeed the origina l Colours of the Queen's Own, as 6th, 7th, 8th and I Oth ( Service ) Battalions, The
presented to the 4/ 5th Bn. by Princess M arin a in
19 56, were also on parade, being now in service Buffs, respectively, on the conclusion of hostilities
after th e 19 14- 191 8 war, have all been grouped to-
with the 6/ 7th Queen's, who are not due to receive gether in the bay in the north wa ll of the Chapel
new Colou rs until 198 1. nearest to the east window. The space which was

This should serve as a reminder that the pas t and thus made avai lab le is now occupied by the last
present are still closely connected. It is sad for regi- Colours to be ca rri ed by 4th and
Buffs (TA ) . 5th Battalions The
mental loya lists to see so many of the things that were
dear to them gone . But change was forced on the The stand of Colours once ca rried by the
modern soldier by the inevitable shrinkage of th e Canadian Buff s, which had hung from the pillar on
Army; he did not want it and deserves more, not less, the south side of the C hapel nearest to its entr
sympat hy for having had to endure it. The soldiers has been moved to the next pillar on the sa me ance,
proved on parade that their forebea rs have good cause and the only Colours ever carried by 1st Bn . sTidhe~
to be proud of them, and th ose of us who have studied
thei r record in Ireland are bound to Queen 's Own Buffs now hang in the vacated space .
Cou ld we old 'uns have done as well? ask th e q u es tio:J s: Pl ans are afoot to have a diagrammatic layo ut

made, showing all the Colours which hang in the
C hapel. This is in the hands of Mr. D ay, formerly
HOME AT LAST Principal of the Ca nterbury School of Art, and on
Whether or not they were present in Canterbur y comp letion it will be framed and hung not far from
Cathedral on Saturday 16 Jul y, and irrespecti ve of the Ship's bell of "HMS Canterbury" .

The Royal Sussex Association

AUBERS RIDGE/ DUNKIRK PARADE Langridge. The serv ice was very impressive wi th
charming singing by the choir which wa s much appre-
The Annual Commemoration P arade and Service
was held on 8 M ay this yea r for the first time in ciated by thr . atte nding, who completely fill ed the
Chichester and needless to say the Chichester Branch church.

of the Association put on an excellent show. AfteJ the Service, the Old Comrades marched
Old Comrades, wi th no fewer than 12 S tandards, back to the N ewel! Centre where all
DPfoa.rnmCcer.dasC, uaprCtehrai,ct hTe2s..D3te0.r,pa.mnud.ndamertarttchhheeedcNotemhwrmoelua!gnhdCetnohftere,CMiStayjt... to tea d uring whilst the City Band were entertained
provided a pro-
gramme of light music. E veryone wa s full of praise
for the exce llent arrangements made by the Chichester
accompanied by the City Band, to the Church of St. Branch and we are indeed most grateful to Maj .
P eter the Great in W est Street. H ere they were met Halsey and the members who assisted him.
by the M ayor of C hichester, We would like to
the Chairman of the District Cllr. P atrick Combes; thanking the police for take this opportunity of
Council, Mrs. E velyn so kindly supervising the
Nicholson; the President of the R eg imental march and spectators with their usual efficiency and
Association, Col. G. J . Lang ridge, T.D ., and a large good humour.

number of members of the Association and their
famili es. ANNUAL REUNION DINNER
This was held in the Town H all, Lewes, on 30
The Service was conducted by Canon Waiter April at which Col. G . J . L ang ridge pres ided. The
Greenfield, T .D ., the Vicar of H ove, who is C~ap lain dinner was preceded by the usual reception while
to the R egimental Association and who ga ve a most guests arrived who included the D eputy M ayor of
moving address; and the lesson was rea d by Col.

Lewes, Councillor the Reverend J. H abgood, and 73

Mr. K. G . F. D avies, O.B .E ., T own C lerk of Lewes. the Old Comrades with beer, much of which had been
It was well attended by all ranks, among whom we most generously donated by Charrington and Company
were very pleased to see our younger members, many ( Newhaven ) and Courage ( Ea stern ) Ltd ., Eastbourne.
of whom are still serving with the Queen's Reg iment. W e are indeed mo'l g rateful to them for their kind-
The attendance was slightl y up on the prev ious yea r. ness. Throughout the evening a deligh tful programme
of music was provided by the R oya l British L egion
Guests and senior officers formed a process ion ( Little Common Branch ) cond ucted by Bandmas ter
and as they moved to the top tab le for dinner, cadets Brian N. Smith.
of the 7th (Chicheste r ) PI., Sussex A. C. F., looking
Col. L ang ridge proposed the Loya l T oasts to
very sm art in their sca rlet uniforms, sounded a fan- H .M . the Queen and H .M . Queen Jul iana, P atron of
the R eg imental Assoc iation, during which the band
fare. When all we re sea ted Col. Langridge ca ll ed for played the respective National Anth ems. H e then
the usual silence in remembrance of past Old Com- read out the telegrams he had sent on behalf of the
rades during which the cadets sounded " L ast Post " Association and the repli es the reto.
and " Reveille"; the R ev. Canon W aite r Grce nfield,
T.D., then sa id grace. During the dinner, cadets served

(left): Old Comrades marching through Chichester during the Aubers Ridge/ Dunkirk
Parade 1977
P icture by J . C levett

(right ): Yeoman Warder Davies chatting to Cdt. Hanscombe of 7 (Chichester) PI. Sussex
ACF (Annual Reunion Dinner 1977)
Picture by R . Vandyke

ROYAL SUSSEX BADGE

Reproduced here is a photograph of a Royal Sussex
badge four feet high by two and a half feet wide very
finely engraved in Hopwood Stone. It was presented
to the 70th Bn. the Royal Sussex Regt. to com-
memorate their stay at the Regimental Depot in 1943.
The Stone has stood in a wooden trestle at the en-
trance to the Regimental Office since the formation
of R.H.Q. in 1960. It has now been let into the
brickwork of the old Keep in Roussillon Barracks as

a pennanent memorial of the Regiment

74

The Middlesex Association

Hoyal Hospital Chelsea Mr. G. Taylor 18 Mr. M . R . T . W alden 26
Lt.-Col.
Our Annual C hurch Service at the Roya l M aj .
Hospital C helsea, took place on Sunday 23 Oct. A C. N. C layden
party of 40 members and their wives attended headed Mr. M . West 18 W. G . A. Crumley 25
by the President of the Associa tion, Lt.-Col. T . W . L t . - Co l. 16 Mr. J. Rogers
Chattey, OBE and Mrs. Chattey. 24
H. N. du V. Lohan
Old Comrades under the command of M aj. ( Divot ) Capt. R. J. T arrant 23
R. W . J. Smith, MBE, were inspected by the Governor
and The Association Standard was carried by Mr. 14
G. S. Hurlock.
Stab1eford Foursomes
After the Service, the part y moved to the "B lue
Room" and enjoyed drinks and sa ndwiches and were Points P oint s
able to entertain our In-Pensioners Cater, Fu lton and
Worton. In-Pensioner Walker was in the Infirmary Mr. N. Taylor & Maj. J . I. D. Pike &
and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr. C. Holdford 27 Mr. A. Reide 20

( Winners Jay Cup ) Capt. P . S. Ingham &

Lt.-Col. Chattey & Mr. M . R . T . Walden 18

M aj. H. E . Couch ( 27 M aj. A. R . Bissett &
( Runners up )
Middlesex Regiment G olfing Society L t .- Co l.
Autumn Meeting
Mr. J . Rogers & Ma j. H . M. du V. Lohan 15

A very enjoyable meeting was held at the North W . G. A. Crumley 27 Capt. R . J. Tarrant &
H ants. Golf C lub on 5 Oct . A total of 20 members Mr. G. T aylor &
took part. Mr. M. W est 12

The detailed results (each decided over 18 holes) WOII M. C. Quinn 25
were as follows:-
Before asking Mrs. J ean Clayden to present the
S tableford Singles prizes, Lt.- Col. Tom Chattey th anked all those present
for supporting the meeting and especially those who
Points Points had come long distances. He reminded members that
Col. M. C rawford, who had been a very keen mem-
Lt .-Col. W02 M . C. Quinn ber of Society, had recentl y died and all members
rose and stood in si lence to his memory. Brig. L erwill
T . W. Chattey 23 (Winner Horton C up ) 32 sent his best wishes and regretted that he was unable
Lt.-Col. to attend owing to a recent operation but stated that
Maj. H . E. Couch he would be fit for the Spring M eeting. Regrets were
J . R. B. Worton 23 ( Runner up ) also received from Maj . G. G oring, M aj. K en
31 H ardcastle, Mr. T . Jones and Col. Burrows.
Mr. N . Taylor
21 Mr. C. Holdford 29
Maj. A. R. Bisset 20 M a j. J . I. D . Pike 29
Mr. C. D. M atthews 19 Capt. P. S. Ingham 29

*STOP PRE.S,S!
1 QUEENS won the BAOR Open
Boxing Championships-beating

* 1 RS by 8 bouts to 3 (18 Nov.)
3 QUEENS (by 21 Nov.) had put out
250 fires in the Merseyside area.

Well done our Boxers and Fire-Fighters!

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