April 1967

The Journal of
THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

UNCONQUERED I SERVE

Vol. 1, No. 4 April, 1967

Battle Honours to be borne on The Queen's and Regimental Colours

"Tangier, 1662-80," ''Namur, 1695," "Gibraltar, 1704-5," 14B lenhebn," "Ramlllles," "Malplaquet," "Det.
tingen," "Louisburg," "Guadaloupe, 1759," "Quebec, 1759," "Martinique, 1762," "St. Lucla, 1778,"
"Seringapatam," "Ma.ida.," "Vlmlera," "Corunna," "Douro,'' "Talavera," •'Aibuhera,'' "Almaraz,"
uaa.da.joz," "Salamanca," ''Vlttorla.," "Pyrenees," "Peninsula," "A1ghanlsta.n, 1889," "Pun n 1a r,"
"1\loodkee," "Sobraon," "Inkerman," 41Sevastopol," "Luckno\v," "Taku Forts," "New Zealand," 41South
Africa, 1879," "Nlle, 1884-85," "Bunna, 1885-87," "Chttral," "Tirah," ''Relief of Ladysmlth," "Relief of

Klmberley," "South A!rlca, 1899-1902."
''Mons," ''Marne, 1914.-18," "Alsne, 1914:," "Ypres, 1914-15-17-18," "Hill 60," "Festubert, 1915," usomme,
1916, 18," "Albert, 1916, 18," "Vlmy, 1917," Cambrai, 1917, 18," "Italy, 1917-18," "Macedonia, 1915-18,"
"GalllpoU, 1915," ''Gaza.," "Jerusalem," "Palestine, 1917-18," unefence of Kut al A..tnara.," '"Mesopotamia,
1915-18," "N.W. Frontier India, 1915, 1916-17," "Afghanistan, 1919," "Dunkirk, 1940," "Nonnandy Land.
ing," ''North West Europe, 194.0, 44-45," "Abyssinia, 194.1," "Omars," "Alam el Halfa.," "El Alamein,"
"Longstop ll'lll, 1943," "North Africa, 194.0-43," "Slclly, 194.3," "Sangro," "Salerno," "Anzio," "Cas!Jlno,''
"Malaya, 1941-42," "Malta., 1940-42," ''Hong l{ong," "Defence of Kohlm.a," "Burma, 1943-45," "K.orea, 1950-51."

(Note : -These Battle Honours are provisional a nd have as yet to be confirmed.)

COLONEL-IN-CiflEF
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MARINA, DUCHESS OF KENT, C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E.

ALLIED COLONELS-IN-CHIEF

His Majesty Klng Frederlk IX, Klng of Denmark, K.G.-The Queen's R eglment (Queen's Own Buffs).
Her Majesty Queen JuJiana, Queen of The Netherlands, K.G.-The Queen's Reglment (Royal Sussex).

COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT
Lleutenam.t-General Sir R1chard Craddock, K .B.E., C.B., D .S.O.

DEPUTY COLONELS

J)lajor-General F . J . c. Plggott, C.B., C.B.E., D .S.O. Brigadier J . B . Ashworth, C.B.E., D.S.O.
Major-General C. M . M . Man, O.B.E., M.C.
Major-General C. H . Tarver, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O.

REGULAR BATTALIONS

1st Bn. (Queen's Surreys) -Munster, B .F.P.O. 17
2nd Bn. (Queen's Own Buffs) -Hong Kong, B.F.P.O.
3rd Bn. (Royal Sussex) -Lemgo, B .F .P.O. 41
4th Bn. (Middlesex) -Palace Barracks, Holywood. N , Ireland.

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VOLUNTEER AND TERRITORIAL BATTALIONS

11th (Volunteer) Bn. The Queen's Regiment-H.Q.: Leros T.A. Centre, Canterbury.
6th (Territorial) Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Quee n's Surreys) -H.Q.: T .A. Centre, Portsmouth Road,

Klngs ton-upon-Thames.
7th (Territorial) Bn. The Queen's Regiment (East K e nt)-H.Q .: Middle D eal Road. Deal, K e nt.
8th (Territorial) Bn. The Queen's Regiment (West Kent) -H.Q. : T.A. Centre, Ave bury Avenue, Ton-

bridge, Kent.
9th (Territorial) Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Royal Sussex)-H.Q.: Ordnance Yard, Eastbourne, Sussex.
lOth (Territorial) Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Middlesex)-H.Q .: T.A. Centre, D eansbrook Road, Edg·

\Vare, Middlesex.

UNITS OF THE ARMY CADET FORCE-AFFILIATED
(To be confirmed)

1st C / Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A .C.F.)-RedhiU.
2nd C/ Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A.C.F.)-Chertsey.
3rd C / Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A.C.F.) -Croydon.
4th C/ Bn_ The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A.C.F.)-Sutton.
5th C / Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Surrey A.C.F.)-Woking.
1st A.C.F. Bn., The Bufls-Canterbury,
2nd A.C.F. Bn., The Bufls-Folkestone.
Nos. S (Hastings), 4 (Lewes), 7 (Chichester),
Companies; Nos. 8 (Uckfteld), 13 (Shoreham), 11 (Horsham) , and Bexhill Grammar, Independent Cadet
Cadet Platoons, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 14 (Bexhlll),l6 (Arundel),l8 (Llttlehampton), Independent

1st A.C.F. Bn., The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment-Sidcup.
2nd A.C.F. Bn., The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment-Tunbrldge Wells.
16 (Hornsey), 82 (Edgware), 72 (Hounslow), 75 (Stalnes), 77 (Feltham), Cadet Companies,
Regiment. The Middlesex

CANADA ALLIED REGIMENTS

The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (R.C.A.C.).
The South Alberta Light Horse (29th Armoured Regiment).

50th Field Regiment R .C.A. (The Prince ot Wales Rangers).

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
1st Royal New BrunsWick Regiment (Carleton and York) .
The Essex and Kent Scottish.

AUSTRALIA
The Royal New South Wales Regiment.

University ot New South Wales Regiment.

The Roya1 Westem Australia Regiment.

NEW ZEALAND

2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast) The Royal New Zealand Infantry
Regiment.

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

PAKISTAN

12th, 14th, 15th and 17th BattaUons 'l'he Punjab Regiment,

ZAMBIA
The Zambia Regiment.

HONG KONG
The Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers).

REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS AND DEPOT
Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent. Telephone: Canterbury 65281.

Regimental Colonel : Colonel D . C. Snowdon, T .D .
Commanding Officer, The Depot: Lt.-Col. J . Buckerldge .

Regimental Adjutant: Major P . D . Johnson.
Stall Captain (R.O.lll): Lt.-Col. G. A. E . K een e, M.B.E.

Regimental Secretary: Major G. U. Weymouth, M .B .E .
Regimental Association Secretary: Lt.-Col. F . W . Hann, O .B .E .

COUNTY OFFICE REGIMENTAL SECRETARIES

Queen's Surreys Office: Major F . J. R eed (Tel.: Kingston 6248)
Queen's Own Bulls Office : Col. H. R. G race, O.B .E., D .L ., J .P . (Tel. : Cante rbury 65281, ext. 61)
Royal Sussex Office: Lt.-Col. E . G. Hollist (T el. : C hichester 86311, ext . 28)
Middlesex Office:
Col. F. W a ld en, D. L. (T el.: Edgware 2625)

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THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT contents
was formed on

31st December, 1966
from the followin g

Re g iments-

The Queen's Royal Surrey Editorial Page
Regiment 1st Battalion 4
2nd Battalion ..
The Queen's Own Buffs, 3rd Battalion 5
The Royal Kent Regiment 4th Battalion 10
The Regimental Depot 16
The Royal Sussex 5th (Volunteer ) Battalion 20
Regiment 6th (Territorial) Battalion 25
Notes from the County Offices 28
The Middlesex Employment Offers 30
R egimen t Aden Memorials 33
The Canterbury Cricket Tent Club 43
0 fficers-Occurrences 43
Births, Marriages and Deaths 45
Obituaries 45
Far East Celebrations 45
Blenheim, Oudenarde, Malplaquet-Re-visited 46
Correspondence 47
Journal Order Form 48
Forthcoming Events 50
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Editor: COVER: L / Cpl. WhaJley, Cpl. Booth and Pte. Aura.nd, of S QUEENS,
Major G. U. Weymouth. trainlng at Sennelager, when Detachments from the Batta-
lion joined others Of <l Guards Bde., during the Anti-Tank
M.B.E. (Ret'd.)
Printers : Concentration In March.
Kentish Gazette,
Canterbury, Kent.

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EDITORIAL

ALL members of t he Regiment and indeed For those who persist in looking upon us as
all readers, will surely wish to congratulate a " new out fi t," it might be worth refl ecting on
the 1st Battalion ( Queen's Surreys ) on winning
the B.A.O.R. Boxing Championship . just how colourless and barren such a tag would
really be when applied to a Regiment such as
At Regimental Headquarters and the Depot, ours. Surely, it is these ties with cherished
everyone had "everything crossed" on 5th April, traditions (such as the one recently inherited by
when these doughty champions met 1st Bn. The the 2nd Bn.) which indicate beyond any shadow
Parachute Regiment in Munster for the Army of doubt, that our Regiment is not a new one,
Cup. Alas-on the following day-we learned but one which has emerged with a living soul and
from the Army Sports Control Board that the a heart that has been beating for centuries.
Para . Bn. had won after an "interesting and
close-fought fight. " We regret that notes from the 8th (T erri -
to rial ) Bn. arrived just too late for inclusion in
In next month's issue, we shall no doubt be this issue and that contributions fr om the 7th
able to enlarge on this short and cryptic remark ; and lOth (Territorial) Bns. are conspicuous for
in the meanwhile-WELL DONE, THE 1st their absence.
BATTALION.
No doubt the scribes from these Battalions
In the County Notes section from T he which formed officially on 1st April, will tell us
Queen's Own Buffs Office, readers will note with all about their 'emergence from the egg' next
pride and pleasure that a unique di stinction for month, when they have had a chance to put pen
the Regiment has been bestowed upon the 2nd to paper.
Bn. (Queen's Own Buffs) , by the City of
London. W h en Co l. D . C. S n owd on , T .D ., too k over t h e
appo in tm en t of Reg imental Colon el from Col.
Col. D. 0 . Snowdon. T .D ., Regimental Colonel. J . R. A n derson , O.B.E ., on 23rd March , it was
A c k no w ledgement : C h a rles Cole. hi s f ifth ap po int m e n t in Can terbu ry !

Educated at Dulwic h College, Col. S n owdon
was co mm ission ed in 1938 in to the 7th (Sout h -
war k) B n ., Th e Queen 's R oyal R eg ime n t (T .A .) .

He se r ved w it h 1!7th Queen s in t h e B EF in
1940, retur n ed to U K v ia Dunkir k a nd a f te r a
per iod as BM in Nor t h ern Irela nd h e cam e to
Ca n te rb u r y w ith H Q 59 D iv.

A Staff College co u rse at Cam berley in 1944
was followed by a sh or t period in t h e Shetlan ds
w here he commanded a detachmen t of two com-
panies of 2nd B n. T he Queen's Own R oyal W est
Ken t Regimen t.

In 1945 Maj. S n owd on (as he t h en was) was
a GSO 2 on Lord Louis Mount batten's Staff in th e
F ar East. Later th at year he held a similar
a ppo intment in Sia m w here he was p resent at the
surr ender of t h e 37t h J a pa n ese Div is ion .

In 1946, h e r ejoi n ed his R egime n t (1st Bn .
Th e Q ueen's Royal R egimen t) in S ingapor e, was
appointed AD C to H .E . Th e Gove rno r a yea r
later a n d in 1950 r eturned to t h e Bn., t his t im e
in BAOR, w h ere h e became Ad jutan t.

Col. Sn owdon 's second tou r of du ty in Can-
terbury was in 1954/ 56, as Compa ny Comma n der
at the H om e Count ies B r igade D e pot.

T wo year s w it h t h e B ri tis h Military M iss ion
in W ashington, U.S.A., was f ollowed by regi-
men tal :luty w ith his B n . in Germ a n y.

1959 saw th e Colon el back at Can ter bu ry in
Com mand of the joint depot of the Queen's
R oyal R egt. a nd t h e East S urrey R egt. a nd in
1960 he was appo in ted Adju tan t of t h e H o m e
Cou n ties Br igade.

After a year in Gha na as 2IC 5th Gh an a
Regt., Col. S nowdon took over comma nd of 1st
B n. The R oyal Sussex Regt. During t his period
(1962-65) t h e B n . was station ed at Shor n cliffe,
when it carried ou t a spell of public d uties in
Lon don . It t h e n moved to Malta, w h er e it car r ied
out t r a ining in N. A f r ica, Ita ly, Cyp rus a n d Sar-
d in ia.

Before return ing to Can terbury to tak e u p
his presen t ap p ointmen t, Col. S n owd on was
Assistan t M ilitary Secretary to t he GOC in C
So u t h e rn Com m an d . H e w ill soon b e in stall ed in
Bo rd e r Ho use w it h hi s w ife a n d fa mily an d we
w is h t h em a ll a h appy and successful tour.

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OUR REGULAR BATTALIONS

lst Battalion

(Queen's Surreys)

Editorial Two pe rsonalities have left us during March .
Maj. Geoffrey Mason, who was 2IC, has departed
THERE have been two major activities within for the Yorkshire Moors, w here he takes up a
1 QUEENS during March, the first being staff appoin t m ent at Y o rks hire District. We wish
our annual visit to Sennelager Training Centre him a nd his wife well in the futur e. C.S.M. Dun-
keld gave up C.S.M. of H .Q. Coy. a n d h as left for
for concentrated training and the second is our Hong Kong to take up his new appointment as
success in the boxing championships. Sennelager R.Q.M.S. of 2 QUEENS-we a lso wis h him and
will, no doubt, be dealt with in detail in the his wife the best of luck. Our th a nks to both
various company notes which follow, but a short personaliti es for t h e ir ha rd work a nd e n t husiasm
explanation may be required as a preamble. The during their tour with 1 QUEENS. Until the
Sennelager ranges consist of an area about 15 arriva l of Maj. Millman , Maj. Strong has taken
miles long and five miles wide which is under over as 2IC and Maj. Doyle, w ho arrived in F eb-
complete military control. Every type of infantry rua ry. has taken over as O.C. A Coy.
weapon can be fired there and very sophisticated,
useful and sometimes amusing ranges are pro- A COMPANY
vided; there are also good dry training areas,
some of which are suitable for our tracked During the last mon t h the Coy. h as been
vehicles to use. Everybody works very hard whilst completely reorganised . Maj. Strong has left us
at Sennelager in order to get the fullest value tempora ril y to assume th e appointment of 2IC
from the fa cilities available and, from the cost of th e bn., a nd has b een r e placed by Maj. M. J .
effectiveness point of view, value is obtained Doy le. The phantom 1 PI . h as now acquired so m e
s ubsta nce in the form of a dra ft of 13 s oldiers,
from the money spent. to join the four drivers and four N.C.O.'s who
h ave form ed the fighting strength of t he PI.
Th e batta 1ion carried out one exerc ise whils t hith erto. 2/ Lt. G r a ham a nd Sgt. P ear son have
in th e Trainin g Area; we picked the worst w eek- d one t h e ir b est to mak e the pi. f eel at hom e,
end for w eath er that we could a nd on th e first even t h ough S e nn elager acted as thei r h ome for
day we got r eally very wet. Th e second day was the ir firs t two weeks in Ge rm a ny.
som ewhat better a nd the exercise fini sh ed w it h
A Coy. disappearing into a very la rge wood, n ever 3 Pi. rema in ed its u s u a l live ly se lf and 2 PI.
to be seen aga in . now ass um es th e s k e leton p la toon role form e rly
assigned to 1 PI.
On 15th March , the w hole battalion c limbed
into its A .P .C.'s and motored bac k to MUn ste r in The fi rst test of t he n ew organisation cam e
time for a quick bath, pay, a m eal and then into durin g th e bn.'s s tay at Sennelager. Apart from
the Gym n asium for the Box ing Finals. Aga in the the cons ide r ab le difficulty experi e nced by m a n y
details are record ed e lsewh e re in the Journal of of the riflem en in hitting t h e m a ny targets pre-
the actual match, however, tribute must be paid sented to them, the Coy. worked hard each day
to S er geant Instru cto r Ar t h urs, A .P .T .C., a n d a ll a nd on many nights. The weather was kind for
the boxers, inc luding the reserves, who trai ned so so early in t he year, apart from a certain Satur-
ha rd and fought very sporting ly t hroughout the day night during the bn. exercise. Satu rday night
season . W e a r e a ll looking forward to 5th April parti es are ofte n forg otte n. but f ew wi ll forget
when w e m eet 1st Bn. The Parachute R egiment the wet and cold of th is one. Th e exerc ise was,
in the British Army (B.A.O.R. and U .K .) Ch am- however, enjoyed, even though wood clearing
pionships. W e wis h the t eam w e ll. proved how easy it is to lose one's fri e nds .

STOP PRESS: After a close fight, the Champion- During the r est-days football and a thletics
ship, which was held at Oxford Barracks, fi lle d up th e tim e and the Coy. ce r tai nl y f e lt t h at
Miinste r, on 5th April, was won by 1st Bn. th e compara ti ve comfort of the 432 's was mi ss ing,
The Parachute Regim ent, by 19 points to 13. so often wer e they on their feet. Immediately on
-Ed. return from S e nn elager, 1 P I. went to Hohn e for
a week.
As w e go to press we w elcom e for the second 1 PI. at Hiihne
year some 40 members of th e Army Cadet Force
from Surrey, London and Middlesex, who will be Th e main purpose of th e v is it was to practise
spending a fortnight with u s. They arrived on Inf/ T ank co-op e r ation w ith t h e 15/ 19th Hussar s
30th Ma r ch and were seen on th e ir firs t day's on a fie ld-fi rin g range. The pi. was attaqhed to
work on 31st M a rch b y t h e Co rps Comma n der. A Squa dron. a nd was given a demonstration of
Lt.-Gen. Mogg, who, w e h ope, was impressed by the d estructive power s of the d iffer ent types of
t he tr c h ee rfuln ess a n d en thus iasm . Ge n . Mogg ammunition used in the main tank a rmament,
a lso had a look at the r est of th e battalion-ex- and of the complex ity of operations which take
cept B Coy.. w ho had f ound it conven ie nt to r un place in s id e th e tank's turret during firing.
an " escape-and-evasion " exercise on the day of
his v isit. The pi. then spen t a sh ort t ime on its own
practis ing sec. a nd pi. battle drills in A.P .C.'s in
p repa ration for the actual battle runs on t h e
range. These battle runs cons isted of a n advan ce
by a troop of tanks up the range, eliminatin g
enem y infantry and armour as they went, while
1 PI. fo ll owed c losely b e hind in their 432s.
Eventually the ta n ks cam e upon a position which
t h ey could not deal with th e m selves. They called
forward t h e infantry and expla ined the situation.

Under c over of fir e from th e tanks' machine guns lage r, a nd has been assured that it is no rcft ec.
a nd our own fire section, the pl. m otored round to tion on himself ; however he is s till ve ry dubious
t h e en em y's flank a nd made a classic assault to a bout th e whole t h ing. Pte. Eldridge is s hortl y
clear the enem y position. This manoeuvre was going on a Medi cal A ss is tant's c ourse- th e title
r ep eated with each of the three sabre troops of of Starlight wi ll now undoubt edl y follow him
A Sqn., each time on a different pos ition. w herever he goes.

The three attack s w ere performed with great 6 PI.
vigour and rapidity, and a lthough for reasons of The pi. h as bee n more than h olding its own
safety the tank m achine g uns had to be
switch ed from the objective fa irly early in the against a ll opposit ion . W e provid ed th e r ef e r ee
assault, a hig h degree of realis m w as achi eved (Cpl. Gay) for th e footba ll and, n eedl ess to say,
as a result of the c lose a nd s uccessful lia iso n v ictory was ours again st both 5 and 7 Pis. afte r
established between the pi. and troop com- a s urpris ing, but undoubte dly ju stifi ed expu ls ion
manders. This form of training had never been from th e fi e ld of battl e, of at least h a lf t h e oppos-
done by th e r egt. at Hohn e, but proved of g r eat in g team . W e a lso won the inter-pi. da rts com-
interest and value. The pi. learnt for th e first petiti on a nd are s t ill awaiting a prize from th e
time how great is the fir e-power available to much-depleted Coy. Fund - Capt . R eeves, please
support them, and how precise they h ave to be note !
w h e n moving und er real covering fir e. Th e t roops
of A Sqn., we hope, w e r e a ble to app r eciate how W e welc ome L / Cp l. K ell y b ack to t h e pi.
mobile and rapid infantry m ovem ent now is, in after his long a bsence, a nd our best wis hes go
a ny form of country, even from the s ma 11-scale with Pte. Mates w h o is r eturning to the 4th E n .
example of a pi. a ttack .
Fina lly, we r egr et t h at we a r e unable to pub-
Thus the week was both u seful a nd enjoyab le. lis h th e birth of Mrs. Purse r 's baby "Ch ar li e"
Th e pi . worked well in the fi e ld a nd was v e r y ( not "Ch a rl es," I am assured), but we h ave b een
w ell look ed after by 15/ 19th Hussar s , who took guaranteed that he/ sh e will be present for in-
car e of all the administration. To them, the pi. c lus ion in next month's jo urna l.
extends its gratitude and hopes that the exer c ise
was as profita ble to the tanks as it was to the C COMPANY
infantry.
With a lmost everybody back from leave, the
B COMPANY Coy. was w e ll up to stren gth for S e nn elage r . Th e
a ttachment of a contingent of lOth Hussars
Y et again another training period at Senne- m eant that for the first time PI. Commanders
lage r is ove r . Every year w e b en efit from the were ab le to u se th e ir m e n r ealisticall y. All th e
s upe rb fac ilities it h as to offe r. However, a n ew us ua l s l<.i lls were practised this year, and we were
con cept of training found its way into the cur- helped in the organisa tion of ran ge courses by
ri c ulum this year. On a one-day adva nce-to-con- the fact that we have at least two "spare" subal-
tact exer c ise, C.S .M. Morris thought t h at it would t e rn s .
be beneficial to our training during a rest, to
d e monstrate the art of javelin throwing. Needless Coy. H .Q .
to say, the "javelin '' land ed in a n unsuspecting W e w e re extrem e ly fortun ate in hav ing two
farm er's front room . The indig nant frau de-
manded payment for the window which wasn't C.Q.M.S.'s to look afte r our n eed s this year at
fort h coming until the husband, who was a little Sennelage r, C/ Sgt. L ea, w ho r eturn ed from t ak ing
larger than C.S.M . Morris, appeared . This war- his A .C.E.I , e nliven ing every "0" G r oup with
ranted prompt payme nt- much to the amusement c louds of bl ack smoke, a nd C/ Sgt. Silve r s id e, who
disturbed the orderly a tmosphere of the company
of the rest of the Coy.! with his c ri es of "All jacked up, sir.'' Th e C .S .M .,
As we g o to press there is no happi er man m eanwhil e, was busy t hinking up yet a nothe r
S.M.G. compe tition . Coy. H .Q .'s mom e nt of glory
than Sgt. Dugdale ; h e h as h eard that the In- cam e undoubte dl y on the exer c ise against 1 D.
famous 857s are now a thing of the past. and D , when the defence of Wagnerhof hinged
on a fir e tr e n c h m a nn e d by Sgt. Stedwick, Cp l.
W e w elcom e Sgt. Holla nd back to the fold Ste nt and A.Q.M .S . Newham, whilst Cpl. Stiffel,
a fte r his s uccessful course at Hyth e, a nd say representing a troop of tanks, acted as a diver-
farew e ll to Cpl. Norris who has left u s for Sup- s ionary force.
port Coy., who are up in the a ttic (another one
with his h ead in the clouds!) 9 and 10 Pis .
As both pis. have been engaged on identical
Promotions: W e congratulate the following
who w er e promoted during F ebrua ry: - Cpl. to activ iti es, th ere is little of indiv idua l merit to re-
Sgt., Sgts. Dugdal e and Steadman; Pte. to L / cpl., cord. 9 PI. was a llocated to A Coy. for EX.
" Working Wond e r ," a nd during this, 2/ Lt. Cok e-
L / cpl. W ebb. Smyth a nd Sgt. Maume w e r e captured due to th e
Marriages: Cupid, surpris ing ly enough, has fact that Lt. D e nt h ad loc k ed th em o ut of t h eir
432 whilst h e was trying to swallow the Signal
had no recruits during the period under review. Instru ctio n s -Sgt. Maume is still wearing gym
Births : Even more s urpris ing is that the sh oes afte r walking s ome 15 kilometres to rejoi n
the PI. L / Cpl. Mathiot failed to have any success
stork has not v is ited the ra nks of our Marri ed with e ith e r th e 36 G r en ade or th e Energa, but did
Pads- we really are slipping in B Coy. manage to improve 2/ Lt. Tuckwell's h a ndlin g of
the d e molition kit. Pte. G ibson, however, achi eved
7 Pl. a degr ee of accuracy with the V erey Pistol. W e
It was noted with amusem ent that a certa in welcom e 2/ Lt. Coke -Smyt h into th e Coy. from
London U niversity and Mons Officer Cadet
m ember of the pl. on a rrival in MUnster, having School ; h e will r eplace L t . D ent as PI. Comd. of
completed three weeks' very worthwhile training 9 PI. Both L t. D en t a nd Lt. H yatt leave for
at Senne lager , stated-" It was nice to b e home England shortly after Easter to attend tra ining
for a rest ." Sunray Minor was h eard to reply, courses at Hythe and Warminster.

" W e will soon - *- *- *- c hange that." Our pe r- Stop Press
W e wish the Coy. Commander a full recovery
formance in the Coy. Soccer Competition left
much to b e d esired . Sunray was sent off for foul
play, much to his disgust, closely follow ed by
Pte. Sullivan. It would seem tha t L / Cpl. Davies
a nd Pte. O'Donovan are our only two safe players
of this sport. Finally, Ptes. K eating, O'Donova n
and Mills are off to the Winte r Warfa r e School at
Silberhutte and it is hoped that w e see them
back In one piece. L/ Cpl. Hall h as been nomin-
ated for a h ealth and hyg ien e course a t Senne-

to h ea lth at t h e earli est possib le moment - h e 7
went down on Good Friday with chick en pox (of
a ll things) and is co nsequen tl y in iso latio n . Th e Mortars a lso had an exce llent s hoot,
ending up by providing 81mm. support to three
SUPPORT COMPANY compan y attacks in A .P .C.'s. During on e of these,
Without doubt, Sp. Coy. h as h ad a very suc- Brig. White, complete w it h r ed hat, was seen
cessful mon t h both at Senne lager a nd b ack in rid ing on the top of an A .P .C. with the Bn. 2IC
MUnster. Sennelager really became a prov ing a nd our Coy. Comd. Lt. Jarratt promptly moved
p eriod for th ~ Coy., to see if the new s:rste m of t he right of arc slightly to the left so that
coll ective tra tnmg worked, and tt I S QUite c lear nothing untoward occurred! The next day, how-
t h at it d id. W e r egrouped for t h e pe riod into ever t h e Mortars ' ego was slightl y deflated a s th e
Mortar, Anti-tank ( Wombat) a nd Vigilant Pis. whit~ phos phorous s h oot seemed to have littl e
a nd trained as such for the period. co ntrol a nd bombs w e nt a ll ove r the place ; on e
The a n t i-tank gu nn ers h ad a n excelle nt time missing Capt. Williams, of C Coy., who was
w ith an abund a nce of a mmunition, both sub- minding hi s own bus iness on anoth er range, by
cali bre and main a rm a m e nt, a nd they were on ly a s lig ht margin . L t . Jarratt blam ed Lt.
eventually a llocated s uffic ient r a n ges to match . Kea ly, Lt. Kealy b la m ed Cpl. Norris, Cpl. No rr is
They shot very well a nd becam e very proficient blamed P enfold and t h e Coy. Comd. poured scorn
a nd accu r ate; t h ey a lso started so m e sple ndi d a nd derision on eve rybody in sigh t. H oweve r.
fires, cu lminating in setting fire to t h e eastern ruffled feath ers were smooth ed over by Pte.
s ide o f the T e ute rb e rge r! Th e fire e n g ines looked Lanc ley's discovery t hat a manufacturer's error
very dramatic as they roared past soundin g their had b een made on the plotte r board.
German-type sirens.
The Vig il a nt PI., who ap p a r e ntl y h ave an
(Top) : Band and Drums in Review Order, a rtic le a ll of thei r own t his month, becam e
headed b y Bandmaster F . Short and Drum- fa mous overnight by scor ing 87 per cent. hits
w ith their weapons - acco rding to t h e Neth er-
Major Lockwood. a v an in stru cto rs, a yet- to -be-beaten record.
Acknowledgem ent: B.A.O .R . Public R elations.
(Bottom): Presentation to Capt. English Back at MUnster, our m ajor claim to fam e
(Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) by R .S.l\1. is th e winning of the Bn. Seven-a-side Rugby
Wilson, to commemora t e a daring bit of m a p- competition. W e entered two teams a nd both got
through to th e semi-fina ls, whe r e they then had
reading on Exercise HCheclonate." to p lay e ach oth e r. Th e "A " team went on to
(Left to right): Lt. Brown, Majs. Joimson , beat A Coy. in the final s, after w hi ch Mrs. Sewell
Pepperai, D avidson , Donalds on, Lts. D e nt, presented the prizes, in driving snow.
Jarratt, 2/Lt. Hyatt, Capts. English, Oram,
Maj. Strong, Lt. L e M a itre, Capt. Ward, Easter came as a welcome break and most
of the Coy. took off for U .K . in a va ri ety of
R.S.M. Wilson , Majs. Ewart, Abbott. motor-cars. C.S.M. W a rre n w as c learly sceptical
Acknowl ed gem en t: Capt. R. T . P . William s. about t h eir ch a nces of getting there, let alone
getting back. H owever th e Coy. Office only re-
ceive d four telephon e calls on t h e Tuesday fol-
lowing the holiday, giving news of various break-
downs. W e produce th e Bn. Quarter Guard on
31st March, to g reet Lt.-Gen. Mogg, our Corps
Comm a n der, w h o is to v is it us - but more a bou t
t hat next month.

Vigilant Pi.
The V ig ilant anti-tank mi ss ile is a form of

roc k et-powered projectile, controlled manually by
t h e fire controller w ho directs it on to the target.
It is the c losest form of press-button warfare we
have achi eved in th e infa ntry. The missi le ·will
knock out any known tank and reaches well out
in front of the forward defensive positions w ith
the subsequent discouragement of enemy tanks
who, hull down, stand off a nd snipe a t us. The
man who operates the weapon is an ordinary
soldier, a competent infantryman and not som e
sor t of boffin h eavily disguised as a soldier.
Vigi lant PI. p e rsonn e l requi re to achieve very
close co-ordination between eye and hand, to en-
able them to control a weapon which achieves a
top s p eed of abo ut 360 mil es a n hour w hilst in
fl ig ht. Li k e ever ything e lse, the ope r atio n of these
weapons looks sublimely easy in the h ands of a
\veil trai n ed controlle r, but o f cou rse is, in fact ,
very difficult.

W e wen t to Sennelager rath er earlier than the
rest of the Coy, a nd underwent an intensive course
of train in g, organised by a trai ning team fr om the
Support W eapons Wing at Netheravon . The train-
ing was enliven ed by two days of firing. The first
day was most successful a nd the results were good
-with 78 per cent. hits, this was co n sider ab ly
b e tte r than our past achi evements. The second day
'vas to prove even more successful and the con-
t r ollers p r oduced 87 p e r cen t . hits (and a la r ge
forest fire !) U p to the point when the smoulder -
in g carcass of a missi le \vas found at the point
of origin, we strongly denied causing it!) .

As t h ese results s how, fi ring was extremely
successful a nd satisfying- n ot only to the Pi. but

8 Pte. Trevor Taylor, of the Recce P I., prepares
for a day's ski-ing whllst attending a course
a ls o to th e s p ect ato r s. Aft e r the llrings L / Cpl.
T ay lor was presented with a B .A .C . ti e for his at Silberhutte In the Harz mountains.
excell e nt p c ;· t orma nce, by t h at firm 's a ft e r -sales Acknowledgem ent: Army Public Relations.
repr se ntative w h o was presen t.
Pte. ("Spanis h " a lias "Whee ls") Norman w as
Spirits a rc now hig he r as w e prepa re to go to full of E aster spirit a nd enthusiasm when h e left
D enmark for our next firings in early May. Our Munst er on a cycling tour of Holland. H e had
hos t s will C<g-a in b e the Sl ev igs k e Fodregim e nt, hoped to reach Amsterdam but did not in fact get
w ho look ed a ft e r us s o w e ll last year. past Ensched e, just across the German/ Dutch
Borde r.
H.Q . CO~IPANY
W e h ave just r ead Pt. II Orders and have
This has been an easy month for the Coy. noticed t h at our acting PI. Sgt., Cpl. Ambridge,
s in ce for mo3t of it we ceased to ex ist! For th e has grown tired of our ways and has d ec id ed to
Se nn elage r p e riod th ? Coy. was s plit up be twee n t e rmin a t e his servi ce. The M .T . c lerk- Pte. Nevi ll e
th e Rifl e Coys. and as r eports on Sennelager - is also running out on us before Bahrein.
a ppear e lsewhe re, the w ri te r's job is made easy.
Pte. Davey is leav ing u s to go to the D epot
The im po rta nt even t of th e mon th is the d e- as a R egimental Policeman ; we wis h him the best
parture of C.S.M . D un ke ld , who has now been of luck.
lool<ing afte r the Coy. for a year. H e has k ept us
continuousl y amused, doin g a not ver y r ewa rding Cpl. Long is s till busy givi n g driving lessons to
job a nd we al1 now know that his bite is not so anyone who cares to take the risk. W e hear he
b a d as his bark . To C.S .M. an d Mrs. Dunk eld we has recently increased his ins urance-must be
wi s h a ll the b est of luc k w ith the 2nd Bn. and s omething to do with the "Learn e r Drivers" w e
in hi s p lace we welcom e C.S .M. Steeles. get these days.

Assault Pionetlr PI. BOXING

At the beginning of the month L/ Cpl. Hiles For the first time the Regiment now holds the
hung up his boots for good and has now joined B.A.O.R. Inte r-Unit Team Title. The final aga.inst
t hose walking in that str ee t called "Civvi e." the 2nd Bn. the Grenadier Guards r esulted in an
L / Cpl. Hil es has been w ith us s ince Hong Kong 8-3 win.
days a nd w e all wish him the best of luck! W e
we lc om e P te. Brill as our own "chippi e," and The Grenadiers w ere big, long-reaching and
Pt es. Spies, McCiosky, Patterson and Squires from aggr ess ive, but so m e how n ever r eally got going.
the D epot.
Ba.ntarn . Pte . Mi les versus Gdsm. Crabbe (it
Our main ach ievem e n t t.his month has bee n looked like D a vid a nd Goliath), lost the first
the modernisation of our Holy of Holies-"the round , drew the seco nd a nd won the third easily.
Beer Bar." This project was s upervised discreetly This was a trem endous start to the evening. Miles
by th e R .S .M. and n ever ha ve paint brus h es moved boxed well a nd hit ha rd- maybe too hard, as he
so fa st! In April w e look forward to seeing old cracked a knuckle !
fri e nds from our affi liate d Sappe r Squadron- 16
Fd . Sqn . R .E . at t h e ir Bridge Camp at Hameln
for two w eeks.

R ecce PI.

The s p ecial branch hav e little to r eport. "007''
(PI. Comd.) has b een as elus ive as always, "008"
(PI. Sgt.) was attached (to ever yone's amuse-
ment) as chief storeman, sock counter and stew
m esser to C Coy. W e are about to lose "agent"
Collins who is going as ins tructor to the Outward
Bound Sch ool - we know that h e enjoys those
early morning swims in the Norwegian Fjords.
Agent Rawlings is off for a month to Morocco
with the Youth T eam from Kingston. This will be
a great r e li e f for him from trying to t each agent
Casey to drive.

M.T. PI.

On ce again it is Spring- or so w e a re told .
If the word m eans rain, this must be one of the
best Springs ever. The tra ining season has now
passed by a nd all ve hicles must soon be broug ht
up to scratc h for handing over to the 2nd Bn. The
Roya l Green Jackets-"bl ess 'em ." Th e M.T.O.
has gone to Austria for a we ll -earned rest, leav ing
the running of the PI. to T .Q.M.S . Rippon .

We congratu late L / Cpl. (Topper) Brown on
being promoted to Cpl.

As we a r e now B .A.O.R . Box ing ch ampions, a
s pec ial m ention must be given to Cpl. Eric Brown
on a very good try-h e must r ea lise that it is
imposs ible to knock down half a house on his
own . Pte. Gough put up a ve r y good s how in
h elping to beat the 2nd Bn. The Grenadier Guards
on 15th March . W ell don e la d s , a nd good luc k in
the finals of the Army Box ing Ch a mpionships.

Feather. Pte. Cu rniffe h as improved out of a ll 9
recognition s ince the beginning of t he season. H e
foug h t a b eautiful fight against a not h e r g ia n t of h ome made it by 2230 hrs. Th e s ixth canoe was
a Guardsman w h o really didn't know where the at this stage abandoned, h aving convi n ced its
blows w e r e co min g from, they were coming too crew t hat it was a potential " Killer Submarine,"
fast. A poi n ts win to C urniffe. from the a m oun t of water it took in! Base camp
this time was by t h e vi ll age o f Fuhl e n, w h e r e
Lig htwe ight. Cp l. Owe n was up against a L / Cpl. Dingwell (I.C. Base Party) h ad secu r ed
young most promi sing looking G u a rd sm a n , who fr om the local la ndowner , perm ission for the party
put o~en down in th e fir st round . Owen f ai led t o to s leep in a barn of mode r a t e ly luxurious pro-
beat the count. Reach a nd good box ing had won. portions (st r aw, windows, solid roof- but n o
e lectri c li g ht!) . To the w est lay a quiet Ge rman
2nd -String L ight Welter. Cpl. Rundl e didn 't v illage, while to t h e east lay a live ly G e rman
like the Regiment los ing the previous bou t a nd town. Accordingly therefore, the party div ided
w ith a f ew tremendously h ard punches la id his itself into two roughly even groups a nd celebrated
opponent down, not to get up, in the first round. Easter Saturday in their own pa rticular ways.

1st-String Lig h t Welter. Pte. Gough has d e- O n Sunday morning, in wind and rain, the
veloped into a n ex tre tne ly s t y lish boxer in on l y canoes departed aga in for Vlotho, which was 20
on e season; h e scored a good points v icto r y du e miles away-eight miles less than the previous
lo some splendid punching with his left. day's str etch . The party eventually stagger ed
home to the 70-mile mark, the rear elem ent taking
2 nd-String W e lter. Pte. Gaff th en e nte r ed the a time which, to save embarrassm ent, will not be
ring against a r eally mass ive opponent who out- disclosed! Monday, 27th Marc h, 1967, produced
r each ed him and outsized him . Neverth eless Gaff administrative problem s quite beyond our control
put on a n exce ll e nt di s play of box ing courage a nd in the form of a vehicle breakdown. Lt. D ent, the
lost b y on ly a very s mall margin of points. pa rty leader, decided that it would be wiser to
go back to Fuhlen to r egroup, inst ead of com-
Light J\'liddle. Pte. Edwa rds had a we ll-d e- pl eti ng t h e last lap. This was duly achi ev ed and
ser ved points v ictory. H e is a nothe r boxe r who the pa rty received a h earty welcome from the In-
is d evelop in g a good sty le a nd this tim e h e u sed habita nts of Fuhlen on its r eturn.
his right perfectly.
Finally, on Tuesday, 28th March, the party
M idd lew e ight. At this stage w e only n eed ed returned to MUnster, and while two of them don't
to win on e more bout a nd th e title was ours. know exactly what Davy Jon es is like, th ey are
The "Munster Roar" went up from the Queens- convinced they had a v e r y c lose look in his locker!
m en as Pte. Scott appeared a nd h e made his win One even cla ims that h e s hook hands with the
really s p ectac ular . A left to t h e body, follow ed m a n! Those who took part in the exer c ise con-
by a right hook to the h ead, followed by a count c lude that t h e r e is more in t his canoeing lark
of ten, which t h e Guardsman n ever looked like than m eets t h e eye, but all are very enthus iastic
beating- a ll this in a s pace of 14 seco nds !! What to have a nothe r go.
a boxer S cott is t his season.
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Light H eavy. Pte. C h a ndl e r won on points on
a majority d ecis ion . Ch a ndle r h as not los t a fig ht LET
in this, his first season.
Morleys of Kingston
HeavY've ight. Cpl. Brown cam e up against
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1st-String Welte r . W e w e r e th en treated to a 4-Berth Motorised Caravans.
beautiful dis play of box ing from Cpl. Reilly,
against L / Sgt. Willis (g r aded as 4th Army W elter- From :
w eight this year). Cool, h a rd hitting, with beauti-
ful def en ce and superb ringcraft, R eilly brought Winter £5 per week
the bout to a n end by knocking out his opponent
in the second round. Summer £10 per week

So e nd ed a n exce ll e nt contest , and who more Including In suran ce . No charge for mileage .
fitting to r eceive the ch ampionship trophy tha n
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The aim of the exercise was to try and canoe 76 CAMBRIDGE ROAD
som e 100 mil es down th e Rive r W ese r, over the
Eas ter w eek end. Som e 14 canoeists set off from KINGSTON-ON-THAMES
Munster on 24th March to put the vessels into the
water about fi ve miles s outh of Holzmind en . Telephone : Kincston 9941 (10 lines)
(STD Cod• 01 - 546 -9941 )
From h er e the plan was to canoe 19 miles to
Camps ite 1. Afte r a s tart which was full of hi g h Cables: 'K.a rhire ' Klncston-on-Thames
hopes and good morale, the canoe ists disappeared also
downstream, at which point Ptes. Greenslade a nd
Britton d emonstrated to Ptes. Tutty a nd M errin Povey Cross Motors
the d e licat e art of turning on a fast rive r (six
knots !) . 18 ~ mil es canoeing in a wate rlogged Nr. Gatwick Airport
canoe and w et c lothes th en follow ed. At this point,
unfortunate ly, the trip took on the character of HORLEY, SURREY
"Three m en in a Boat"- with L / Cpl. K ear se and
Pte. Wis d e n (among others) caps iz ing in mon- Telephone: Horley 5461 ( l lines)
otonous su ccession. D espite a certa in a mount of
wet and cold, the last crew s ucceed ed in r eaching
base camp at 2345 hrs.

N ext morning the canoe is t s set off again . Th e
s p eed a nd effi c ien cy of t h e five canoes h a d in -
c r eased from the prev ious day, a nd the last canoe

10

2nd Battalion

(Queen's Own Buffs)

Re-badging P ar a de.

AT the end of each month when compiling General in his address, left us in n o doubt what
notes for the Regimental Magazine, the first was exp ected of u s in the futur e. It is sad , and
instinct is to look back and pick out the high- s lig htl y incompre h e n s ib le t h at in t hi s day of
lights of the month and hope that if there is m echa nical e ffici ency, ou r colla r dogs a nd buttons
more than one, that they should not be similar cou ld not h ave b ee n prov ided at the sam e t im e.
events. It is not easy to write up so vividly a
second Guard of Honour as the first. However, Ex u Queen's Court "
March this year has made this task easy. At the This was indeed an "all s ing ing a ll danci ng"
beginning of the month we had the visit of the
Colonel of the Regiment, and the pomp and week. Divested of our M.T., equipped with mules,
ceremony of the Rebadging Parade, and at the two h e li copte r s and two L .C.M.s, we sough t out
end, just to show how versatile we are, the annual the villainous Tai Co n g (wh o a ll h ad W e ls h
test exercise, Ex " Queen's Court." accents) in the Tolo Peninsu la r a nd fin a lly tracked
down and d estroyed them in the Sai Kung area.
Rebadglng In the process the Bn. covered many miles, up,
down a nd horizo nta l, and e ndure d a sea-borne
We w elcom ed General Craddock , a nd pre· landing. The weather, if som ewhat too w a rm for
sented him with a very full programme for his comfort, was dry a nd now it's over, many a tale
wee k' s visit h e re; for we were conscious that in is bein g told. To t his scribe th e m e mory of
Hong Kong, n ot onl y was h e o u r Colonel, but we Sign a lm an Baird on a p itc h -black night, trying in
co uld bas k in th e r efl ected g lory of his s tatus as broad Scots to offer the password to a B Coy.
a form er C.B.F. h er e; many dignitaries, both Mortar Mule, will lon g r emain . But the Garrison
civil a nd military, w is h ed to ren ew acquai ntance- Co mm a nd er h as h e ld his "wash up" a nd we a pp ear
ship with him. However in s pite of his many on this occasion to have satisfied the powers-that-
commitments, there were few corners of the Bn. be.
that h e did not v is it, a nd m a n y of u s r eali se that
w ith his question of "Why do you do so-and-so Also of Note
like this?", his eye for detai l h a d not dimin is h ed, W e congr atulate G.S.M. Histed, our n ew R.S.M.,
a nd probab ly many of the countl ess tales of the
time when he was Adjutant were true. a nd at t h e sam e tim e w is h R.S.M. Mills a ll the
very best of fortun e with t he 5th Bn. ; those w ho
On 8th March t he R ebadging Parade was k n ow him w ill appreciate just how lucky t h e n ewly
h e 1d on a cool, s uljless morning. As we had e nte r- formed Volunteer Bn . is.
tained w hat appeb.red to be most of H ong Kong
in Janua ry to comm emorate the birth of the New Successes
R egiment, on this day guests w ere restricted to The Bn. Cric ket team scor ed their revenge on
comparatively f ew. It was a moving ceremony,
as it a lways w ill be, when a B n . is on para d e w it h the m ysterious Aus tralians in the final of the
its Colours a nd Band. Badges were g iven out a nd knockout and booam e th e Hong Kong Forces
fixed in hats (a nice drill movement on its own C h.amplons. It was a w e ll d eserved win, a nd all
accoun t), L .S. and G.C. Medals presented to W .O.II credit must go to Capt. ,John Davison who so a bl y
Williams, C/ Sgts. Mace a nd McGowan, a nd the organised a nd captained the team throughout the
season.

A lso in t h e "Round the Colony Con test"- t h at
annual skill of a rms and m ap reading competition
organ ised by t h e Hong Kong R egt. - wa scored
s u ccess. The Recce PI. team under Capt. John
Holma n were outrig h t winners, and Lt. Philip
Critchley w ith a "Soviet" of five other subalterns
cam e e ig hth overall a nd w e re the winn ing officers'
team.

A COMPANY 11

A rrivals and de pa rtures into a Chinese rose garden by mistake. W e hope
Lt Fraser has left to attend a course at the local s lik e lightwaight rations better than we
do .
Nethe;avon. Just before boarding the plane he
was hea rd to comfort his f e ll ow passengers with Exe rcise "Queen's Court" was our major
the comment, "Isn't that masking tape on t he annual exerc ise wh en the Directi ng Staff and
wings?" Umpires tried to walk us off our feet ; they did
not succeed, but it was a weary and footsore com-
A lso goodbye to Pte. W a ile r, the Coy. C lerk , pany that r e turned to barracks afte r seven days.
who has disappeared to the n eth er-regions of Bn. It was a well-planned exe rcise from t h e enemy's
HQ. wit h h is we ll-thumb ed dict ionary; in his p lace and umpire's point of view, which meant that our
we we lcome Pte. Woodward . p lans a ppear ed to change every h a lf hour ! At
times it was even enjoyable, though this does not
Farewell a lso to Pte. Pelts who is going to include the seven-hour march on wet feet (for
the R.C.T. some, w e t trousers too) on the last night. How-
Company Activit:ies ever, we have proved that we a re fit enough and
professional enough to take on any task given
These ca n be b roadly di v ide d into two main to us.
phases. Firs tly, the v is it of t h e Co lon e l of the Visit of the Colonel of the Regimen t
Regime n t, and the r ebadging parad e, and secondl y,
Exercis e " Quee n's Court." We were honoured to welcom e the Colonel of
General Cradclock 's Visit the Regiment to t h e Coy. on 6th March when h e
saw our accommodation and spoke to some of us
Th e vis it of t h e Genera l to Erskine Camp un- on I.S. D rill rehearsals. Two days later h e pre-
fortunately took place t h e sam e clay t hat t h e PI. sented us (some, like C.S.M. Rickwood, personally)
Com m anders were away on Artill e ry Live-fi rin g with new badges on the Re-badging Parade,
Train ing Day with 18 L t. R egt. R.A. H oweve r it details of which appear e lsewh e r e.
is und erstood that Major L e ig h and W .O.II Brown Arrivals a nd D e partures
managed quite well without their assistance.
W e welcome Sgt. Spillett to the Coy. from the
The R e-badging Parad e we n t quite well from D epot a nd say farewell to Sgt. Watson w ho is off
the Coy's. point of v iew, thanks to the unceas ing to H yth e and a vast amount of leave befo r e r e-
efforts , c r ypt ic com m e nts and knowledgeabl e joining us at Chatham. W e a lso welcome Cpl.
advice from W .O.II Brown . Afterwards, a certain Powe ll from t h e Signal s PI. a n d C/ Sgt. James
Sgt. from t h e Coy. was h eard to mutter, "That's f rom a weJI -earn ed cruise to Japan.
the last tim e I invite m y w ife to a parade- s h e
keeps commenting on my drill! " Qnote-d1<ring night ma.-ch.
Pl. Comd. (over radio): "Send location, over."
Exe rc ise "Queen's Court" Radio op. (ditto): Sitting under a bush , out."
The exercise proved if nothing else that the
C C O ~lPANY
claim made by recruiting advertisem ents about Cere m o nia l
"travell ing'' is no lie. A water s hortage and a
minor h eat-wave (extremes in th e weather we Fresh from t he successful Guard of Honour
have now come to expect w hilst we are on for the Chief of the Defence Staff at the end of
exercise!), made life uncomfortable and many of February, the Coy. furnished what was thought to
the dry-weathe r soldi e rs w e re praying for rain . be the smartest Guard for the Re-badging Parade
The exercise did prove, h owever, that t h e B ritish on the 8th March. The Colonel of the Regiment
Army w ill always fight its "battles" on t he join had earl ie r visited the Coy. and m et a ll Officers,
of four m aps- and uphill, into the bargain. t h e C.S.M., Sgts. and junior N.C.O.s; the majority
of the men were a"vay on Duty Coy. commitments.
l\'lisce ll aneo u s Exercise "Queen's Court"
We mus t congratu late t h e following on their
W e playe d our part in t his s uccessful exercis e.
academ ic ac hi eV'aments: - Third Class: Pts. A pple- Highlights: 9 PI. carri·ad out s om e very s uccessful
ton, W a rd, Parsons, Baker (62), Proudfoot. Second patrolling in t h e final stages of Phase I; Cpl.
Class: Cpl . F a llo n , P te. Barrett. Moore in particular indentifted t he enemy posi-
Sports tions in such detail du ring a difficult night patr ol
that the Bn. two-company attack the n ext morn-
This month sees the beginning of athletics ing was a fairly straightforward affair; 10 Pi. car-
a lthough we h ave h ad little time to prepare for ri ed out two s pirited attacks on the enemy posi-
them. The Coy. trials for competitors in t h e fi eld tion at the end of Phase II, first as part of the
events brought o n e or two s urprises and we should Coy attack and n ext in support of A Coy; 11 PI.
be able to field a strong Coy. team. had an early s uccess w h en they captured an
enemy commander comp lete with marked maps ,
W e h ave been quite successful in the Bn. note-book and written orders. When th ese arrived
L eague football, h av ing suffered only two d efeats. at Bn. HQ., the fev eri s h haste to decode t h em
a nd came second, with the same number of po in ts was only matched by the consternation caused
but a slig htly lower goal average than B Coy. among the directing staff! A vivid memory is
that of Cpl. Bayliss moving through the Coy. in
B COMPANY full rig, bearing a burn ing Butagaz cooker com-
Exercises p lete with brew "on the hob." I s t his carrying
mobility too far ?
During the past few weeks there have been C hange of C.S.M.s
two Bn. exercises, a number of Coy. ones, and two
involving m embers of the Coy, as umpires to the C.S.M. Hi sted has left us on appointment to
3rd Comm ando Bde. These last were interesti ng, R.S.M., after five years as C.S.M. His departure
not only from th e point of v iew of co-operating was mark ed by a "smoker" he ld in the Colony
with t h e amp hi bio us fl eet, but also for t h e ir Club at wh ic h h e was presented with a tankard
massive use of h elicopters. Afte r the initial fl y- by the Coy. and a cigarette lighte r by the N.C.O.s.
in in "ch opp e r s ," Maj. W oolsten c roft a nd Sgt. W e welcomed C.S.M. Williams, who h as lost no
Naylor found t h em selves tramping up and down time in settling-in and seems relieved at having
t h e local hills in th e usual manne r . Maj. Ward was m en, instead of trucks, as his daily bread-and-
reported to h ave established a r ecord of 20 minu tes butter.
uninterrupted conversation on the radio.
W e also welcomed Pte. Stroud to the Coy.
W e h ave had much use of t h e S ioux H elicopter
of .20 Flight A .A .C., w h o p e rfo rm marve ls with
their "Bubble and girder" contraption. Loads
arrive in good time by these aerial mules except
when t h e Fit. Comd. d ropped one lot of rations

12 Th e num be r of PI. m embers w ho have bee n
on courses a nd cadres since the Bn. returned from
D COMPAN Y Bo rn e o a r e-S igna ls Cadre-6, B .I. D r ive r s' C ours ~
- 2, A.C.E . IT .Ciass- 4, D ri v ing Cadre- 9, U n -
W e lcom e back to ou r tire-eat ing Coy. Com dr.- arme d Comba t Course- 1, Bas k e tba ll Coach es'
m e llowe d , h a s n't he-o r has h e? ! Cou r se-1, Jun ior N .C. O .'s Cadre- 1.
Corps of Drums
E x e rc is es over (and w e ho pe al so, "t he m ad
season" ), t he Coy. looks fo rward to a n enjoyable T o ope n our notes , t h e Co r p s of Drum s wou ld
s umme r . M is ts a re a ll we e njoy at E rs kin e at t he lik·a to say h ow sorry we w e re to say far ew e ll
mome n t - bu t w e're told t h ey d on' t la s t fo r eve r . to Drum Major C la r k e, M .B .E ., w h o afte r s o m a n y
yea rs of service with t he Bn. left us in t he ea rly
W e w ish the best of luck to Sgt. Mogford who part of th is y ear, a nd w e express our h opes tha t
leaves fo r th e M a ids to n e R ec ruitin g Office, a nd to h e is enj9.y ing h is n ew pos t at t h e J u ni or Sold ie rs'
S g t . M a r s h a ll who s hortl y goes to the Roya l Coy. a y.;anterbury.
Milita r y A cad e m y, Sa ndhurst , as an in st •·u ctor.
Als o con gra t ula tio ns a r e d u e to E x -C pl.
Assault Pioneer s' PI. L iv e ly , now in hi s new appointm e nt as D rum
Wit_h th e Bn. T est E xe r cise b ehin d u s, it 's Major of t h e 2n d Bn . an d h op e t h at h e w ill fo llow
in the foots t eps o f h is pred ecessor.
back to a m ore norma l life at E rsk ine Camp. The
Exe rc is e for the PI. was mos t in teres ti ng: w e L estl y, a ll of u s say fa r e w e ll to P t e. Bosw e ll ,
moved from hill t op to hill top--r am bling obviously w ho is le av ing th e Drums to jo in th e ra nks of th e
is in v og ue thi s season ! It was a lso m os t s uc- Assau lt Pioneer s.
cessful as w e we r e c r e dite d w ith 17 captured. The
g reen beret boys found sleeping bags a nd other After returning from a seven-day exercise in
c omforts of hom e w e re not at a ll w ise at 7 o'clock w hich the Corps of D ru ms pa r ticipated (and a s
in the morning. us ua l, did we ll ) w e rev e rt to o ur n orm a l tas k-
d rumming - in prepa ration fo r t h e conc e rt g iv e n
The PI. dinner he ld in K owloon last mon th , by t he H ong K ong Hilton, a t which w e have been
was m ost s uccessful, t ha nks to the kind per- ask ed to perform . The g reat day arrived (unfor -
mission of t h a U .S . Air Force. tun ate ly on one of ou r lea ve p eriods) a nd at 17.00
hours w e m arched on, played our pieces, and
Recce PI. m arched out amidst g reat applause from a m ost
The month of Ma rch has been one of the appreciati v e a ud ie nc e.

bus iest s in ce our r eturn fro m Borneo last year. W e now t urn to yet a nother important pa rt
W e had a visit from the Colonel of t h e R eg iment, of Arm y li f e- n am e ly spor t. A t t h e m om e n t t h e
our firs t Bn . E xe rc ise unde r o ur N ew Comma nd- m a j ori ty of Dru mm e r s a r e t r ying fr a n tically to
ing Officer, t h e R e-badg ing P arad e, t h e " R ound lose excess w e ig h t g a in ed fro m ov e rdoses of Sam
t h e Colony C ontest" a nd t h e B n . T est E xer cise; M iguel in prepa r at ion for t h e In t e r-Coy. Sports
how a bout tha t for a life of variet y ! m eet ing to be held shortly at t he Bounda ry Str eet
Sports Stadium.
A bri e f wo r d a bou t a ll it e m s m e ntion ed a b ove.
Ther e w er e m a n y r ed faces during Gen. Cr a d- U ntil t h e n ext iss u e of t h is jo urna l, w e of the
doc k 's v is it to the PI. w h e n, a f t e r as king on e of D r um s, o u t h e r e in t h e h eat of H o n g K on g, b id
our soldiers wha t he did in his spa re time, he y o u , in t h e so m ewhat t empe rate c li mate of E n g -
r ece ived the r eply, " I'm m a rri ed"!! W e're s till la nd , " F arew e ll. "
tr y ing to fi g ure tha t on e o ut. R egimental Band

During the Bn. E xercise m a ny pro ble m s in - W e h ave ha d som et hing of a m ed iocre m on th
volving the Pl. w ere ironed out in prepa ra tion for w it h a fa ir average of engagem ents; perha ps t he
the Bn . T est Exe r c ise ; unus u a lly, onl y h a lf t h e m a in engagem en t was th e R e-ba dg ing P a r ad e
PI. w ere in. held at the beg inning of the m onth. During this
pa ra d e t h e Colon el of t h e R eg im en t presen t ed t h e
The R e-badging P a ra de was worth waiting L .S. a nd G .C m edal to Band C / Sgt, Colin
for. W e k ept getting our badge presen ted to us McG owan . W e a lso m anaged to tit in a G u a rd of
on reh ear sals and then taken away from us after- Honour for t h e Ch ief of the D efe n ce Staff, Fi eld
wards, but on the fin a l d ay w e wer e a llowed t o Marsha l Sir Rich ard Hull.
k eep it ; quite a proud mom e nt for a ll t o have a
badge of distinction. The Colonel of the R egiment inspecting the
Regimental Band and Corps of Drums during
O n th e Bn. E xer c ise w e wer e a ll (at last)
working with Bn. and wha t a difference that the R<>-badging Parade.
makes; everybody was fri endly to us, except the
W e lch- who wer e the en em y.

Judg ing b y the comm e nts, it was a ll worth-
whil e, but it was r eally tou g h a n d t hre e of our
patrols had to do some m oun tain climb ing. W e
w er e not a lways g oing up either ; as k L / Cpl.
"Nobby" Cla rk and h e w ill tell you it's q u icker
to s lide dow n than t o climb up!

Our on e cas ualty, Pte . Olde r, was unf ort unate
to f a ll d own a b a nk w hilst ru n ning t o a L .Z., so
w e did not h ave muc h d iffic ult y in h aving him
ev acu ated b y h e li c opte r s. H e is back w it h u s on ce
m ore hobbling around on his walking stick - get
well soon mate ! (Pte. "Rick" R ickerby seconds
this as h e has to ca rry your ra dio set ).

The most publicised item this m onth was the
su ccess of the PI. T eam r epresen t ing the Bn. in
the "Round the Colony Contest" against 40 other
teams from th e R egular Arm y a nd the Hong Kong
R egt. The PI. t eam won it out rig h t wit h q uite a
la rge m a rg in.

The t eam cons ist ed of Capt. J . C. H olma n , Sgt.
Ma r s hall, Cpls. White a n d Whittak er , Ptes. Ellis
a nd Rlcha rdson. Ptes. Miller a nd R icha rdson a r e
g oing on a n M .T . Cadre s t a r t ing n ext m onth a n d
w e w is h the m the ver y best of luc k .

o ur Social Club ha d quite a s winging nig ht 13
on the occasion of our Annua l Draw . Congra tula-
ti on s a nd thanks a r e du e to Cpl. J e ff L e mon and Signal Platoon
his ass is ta nts fo r the tr h a rd w ork , eve n If some All Change !!
of th e money had t o be extracted by for ce.
After som e two a nd a h a lf years as Signals
Congr atula tions to Bdsm . a nd Mrs. Arnot on O ffi cer , Cap t. H . N. T a r ve r (Th e "D octo r") is
the birth of a son. Also to Cpl. Ivor Thomas and n ow leav ing t h e Sign a ls PI. to go (so we hear),
L / Cpl. Sid H a ndle y on th eir r ecent promotions. hag gis -hunting in t h e w ilds of Bonn ie Scotland.
H e h as see n t h e P I. t hrough so m e t r yi n g ti m es,
For sport, w e had best sa y nothtng as we h av ing b ee n R.S.O. in B ri tis h Gu ia n a d uri ng t h e
cam e bottom in the Bn. Inter-Coy. L eague (with Eme r gen cy (4 QUEE NS pl ease no te) , D e nma r k,
the ass ist a n ce of the Corps of Drums). W e did Ge rm a n y, H on g K on g , Sabah , Sa r awak, a s h or t
how ever obta in better results in some of the st int at t h e Jun g le W a rfa r e Sch oo l in Ma laya, and
ga m es w e played aga ins t s ome of th e c iv il t eam s. of course in U.K .

Orderly Room Jottings Continued ove rleal . , .
As th ese a r e the firs t notes s ubmitted by the
(Top): C/ Sgt, C. McGowan receives Ws Long
Orde rly Room for the n ew R egim enta l J ourna l, Service and Good Conduct Medal from the
this scribe thought it would be much bette r to do Colonel of the Regiment at a special Re-
away with the scathing and cutting remarks bad.glng Pa.rad.e held on 8th March during
usually directed a t anyone holding the ra nk of
Sgt. or a bove, and to ins tigate an "I Love The Lt.-Gen. Craddock's visit t., the Bn.
o .R.Q .M.S . W eek" (a c tually, the scrib e h as just (Bottom) : Fleld-Ma.rshal Sir Richard Hull
t.alks to C / Sgt. A. J. ~ a member of the
been promoted ). Guard of Honour mounted bv the Bn. at
The mos t worthy event o f recent weeks was Government House during a recent visit by

the w edding of our C hinese typis t , Mr. La u Chi the Chlef of the Defence Stall.
Wing, to whic h all th e s t a ff w e r e invited . Th e Acknowled gem ent: Army Public R elations
wedding was held in a most palatial ori enta l type
of restaurant and the noise as w e entered was Hong Kong.
deafening. Can the untrained ear differ entia te be-
tween the Rolling Stones at full belt a nd two
hundred and fifty Chinese playing Mah Jong ?
Everyone enjoyed a very filling eight-course m eal,
except Pte. "Joe" Randall, who after parta king of
one prawn from the ftrst course, promptly turned
a lovely shade of puce and slid gracefully under
the t a ble. The Adjutant, C apt. Mike Clin ch ,
seem ed to enjoy the soup, especially as most of
the choica pi eces of chicke n s' feet a nd g iblet s
ended up in the plate of Pte. Les Spice. P erh a ps
he was paying him bac k for the pocket-full of
m elon seeds he found earlier in the evening. At
a n y rate a good tim e was had by all, es p ecia ll y
those who retired to the Princess Bar afte rwards.

Sgts.' Mess Notes
On the 30th March w e said goodbye to R.S.M.

Mills, who has been our tas kmaster for over a
year . W e hope h e enjoyed his stay with us a nd
w e wish him an e njoyable tour with his n f' w unit.
W e w e lcom e a s his r eplacem ent W .O.I "Pop"
His t e d, who has been C.S.M. of C Coy. for th e las t
four years. Our congratulations to him with our
hop es that his tour will b e a s u c c essful on e.

During the past months there has been
a lot of movem e nt to and from the Sgts .' M ess;
we h a v e said far ew ell to Drum Major Clark, who
has gone to the D epot ; Sgt. Worthy who has
gone r ecruiting; Sgt. Stanfleld posted to 5
QUEENS ; W .O.II Parke r to 1 QUEENS; a nd Sgt.
Potts to T . and A .V .R . II. The following have
r ejoined the Mess: Sgt. Spillett from the D epot;
C/ Sgt. Shie lds from the 4th Buffs (T.A .) ; W .O.II
Brown from 3 QUEENS ; and Sgt. H a nsen from

B.M.M . Libya.
On lOth March w e had a soc ial evening

to "din e in " th e n ew C.O ., Lt. Col . A . W . Franklin ,
a nd to " din e out" R.S.M . Mills. It was a s ple ndid
affa ir and the usual s pe2ches were made ; the
R.S.M. with his usual preamble-"Gentl em en, I
did not come prepared to make a speech"-sa ys
he!

W e have in th e Mess two intre pid travelle rs ,
S[\'t. "Curly" Athawe s and C/ Sgt. "Jesse " James .
Ha':'ing been bitten by the wanderlust bug, they
decided to go to Japan, and so, while the Bn. dis-
app eared into the N ew T erritori es on exerc ise
"Queen's Court," they disappeared in the other
direction by Luxury Liner. I don't know what
truth ther e is in the rumour that Sgt. Athawes
was. told by the Captain, "I don't car e wher e you
Sit m th e Sgts ' M ess, you' r e not s itting In the
sam e place here!"

14 s ta rtl ed "Fangio"-"Never mind the w hee l, we're
going on!" Twenty-th ree a nd a h a lt hours after
Signal PI. (continued) startin g th e team fini s h ed, bottom-weary but
jubila nt.
The PI. all join in wishing him and Mrs.
T a rver "God-speed" and the best of good luck for Footnote : Winning Officers' terun : 2nd Bn.
t h e fu tu r e. The Queen 's R eg im e nt (Queen's Own Buffs).

H e is being s ucceed ed by L t. P . A. Gw illi am, M.T. SECTION
currentl y learning the r opes at th e Mecca (Hyth e ).
W e open our notes w ith a gestu re of w e lcom e
S / Sgt. J ohn Barrell is al so on th•z move, h av ing to four ne w a rriva ls; Sgt. Towns ley from 2 Di v.
been promot ed to W .O.II and posted to D Coy. B.A.O.R., Cpl. Cock ing from the School of In-
as C.S.M. He joined the PI. on our r eturn from fantry at Warminster, Pte. Scott from the Re·
E .G.-althoug h h e too served ther e during the c ruiting T eam at Can terbury and Pte. O'Brien
Emergency, as R ecce PI. Sgt. Good luck, John, from C Coy. To offset the inc rease, two of th e
a nd now yo u 'll jus t have to get your h air cut. Sectio n , W.O. II Willia m s a nd Pte. T e rry F itz-
gerald, have hot-footed off to C Coy. a nd th e
Sgt. "Curly" Athawes too h as moved, though Orderl y Hoom r es p ective ly, and Pte. Mick Pu llin -
within th e PI., a nd is now Signals Staff Sgt., leav- ger has join ed th e ranks in "civvie s treet." W e
ing Sgt. Paul Relf as Radio Sgt. w ithout further wish them luc l{ in t h e ir new e mploym ent.
in terference-he hopes.
Just befo r e h e departed, W .O.II Wiiliams was
Pte. "Hen r y" Bridgland h as left us for t h e jus tly r ewar ded for his 18 yea rs "und etected
paper jungle of the P ay Office where h e is work- cr im es" by the award of the L .S . and G.C. Medal ,
in g w hil e awa iting a transfe r to th e R.A.P .C. Hi s presented by Lt.-Gen. S ir Richard Craddock,
place as PI. Clerk is currently being filled by K.B.E., C.B., D .S.O., on t h e r ecent R e-badging
"Jesse" James w hose typing is coming along - Parade.
a lt houg h oh, so s low ly.
Durin g EX. ·• Qu een 's Court/' our last exer-
Away from the PI. at th e mom e nt a r e L t. cise, the r..1.T . vehi c les were mirac ulous ly tran s-
Gwiiiiam and C pis. King a nd Bowl es- a ll a t form ed into Beverl ey ai rc raft for a s imulated
Hythe- a nd Cpl. R egan w ho is undergoing training Air Move. Wh e n th ey h ad " flown off" in th e
a t the Jung le Warfare School. Cpl. Copper has ge n e ra l direction of t he N ew T e rritori es, the M.T .
just returned from there, having spent a short Section rear pa rty suddenly showed a remarkable
time as Asst. Ins tructor to their Signals Wing. tendency to "clean up.'' C/Sgt. Pooley som ehow
managed to crawl out from his pa perwork-
Just to add to the internationa l flavour, S/ Sgt. nota bly a s k etch book-and a rra nge for his office
Atha w es took a coupl e of w ee ks' leav e in Japan, to be painted t hroughout. The vehicles which
from whence he returned refresh ed-but some- were left b ehind (pr es umably th ese w e r e s up-
w hat impoverished. posedly obs ol et e airc r aft) s uddenly took on n ew
faces as each was resprayed and touched up. One
The numbe r of "Married S cabs" is on the in· unfortu nate drive r had the gal1ing expe ri ence of
cr ease, with Messrs. John H enry Stokes and Doug. seeing his freshly-sprayed vehicle slowly dis-
Knott both marrying rzcently. L / Cpi. Barry Miller appearin g into a dus t str ea m c r eated by a h e li-
is on the verge- and got himself e ngaged a coupl e copter landing on t h e adjace nt s ports fi e ld . On e
of weeks ago. Congra tulations to the three of you, of our bette r achi eve m e nts last month was the
a nd to your charming ladies. passing of 14 studen ts on the r ecent driving
cadre. As this was a 100 per cent. pass, a le tte r
Round the Colony Race, 1967-0fficers' Team of commendation arrived from th e T esting Team
extolling the ability of the cadre instructors-
Saturday, 11th March, saw s ix Officers a boa rd Cpls. Brian Burvill, N ic k Lawless a nd Bill T ook.
the good ship " Hopeful " Cl Ton 72 E.K. 33) ; k een
eyes scanning the trackless waste of the New Con g ratu lat ions a re a lso in ord e r to Cpl.
T erritories as they h eaded out of Kowloon at the Loader , L / Cpls. Anderson a nd George, on their
start of this year's "Round the Colony" race. recent promotion.

The Skipper, Lt. Philip Critchley ("the turning Two m e mb e rs of the section w ho exce ll ed
should be along h ere somewhere") was ably assisted th emse lves in th e Ga rri son Knockout Cri cket
by his No. 1, Lt. Harry Yorke ("ar e you s ure it's m atch against th e Royal Austr a lia n Air Force
not the one we've just passed? "). The three A .B.'s were Sgt. Arnold (who took seven w ickets) a nd
of the s hip's Coy. w e r e: that jac k of a ll trades Cpl. Bill T ook, w ho dismissed the remaining
and master of . . . 2/ Lt. Simon Elliott ("well three.
what does the map show?"), and in case depression
set in 2/ Lt. Peter Tawel ("what map! ") ; and the POLO IN HONG KONG
third Mus k et eer 2/ Lt. Jonathan Paimer ("let m e
look- ! don't know what you'd all do wit hout m e" As in many other places, the war ended the
- unquote). Also ran-our Chief Engineer and gold en era of polo in the Colony, a nd m ost
Pilot, 2/ Lt. John "Call m e Rangie " Hodges equestrian sports, other than racing, died w ith
("doesn't perform quite like m y Volvo! "). that era.

Ahead of the team was, to quote the South Due to t h e hig h cost of imported forage, n o
China Sunday Post H erald, "a g ruelling t est of real attempt was made to reintroduce the game
s ta mina a nd initiative," where te ams have to trek into the Co lon y until fiv e years ago, when Lt.-Coi.
through 200 miles of rugged t errain, str eams a nd Stevenson, comm anding 4 R egt. R.A., set th e
rivers through a total of 20 c h eck -points : c limb- machine ry in motion. Wh ereas e lsewh e re
ing hills, mounting night patrols, testing and firing throughout the world the t endency h as been to
weapons, c learing min efi e lds a nd carrying out s lowly in crease th e s ize of the polo ponies, in
many other asks. Hong Kong w e imported Borneo stallions th e
largest of which barely reaches 13 h a nds. '
The team motored round in surpris ingly good
tim e--a puncture-the team swings into action Th ese courageous an ima ls, with the ir un-
lik e a w e ll-oile d machin e. Ei g ht mins. 12.4 secs .
la te r a nd th e vehicle is once more und e r way speakabl e temperam ent a nd habits are never
h eading for th e n ext ch eck-point a nd test. s hod, w ill ca rry up to 16 ston e for th~e e chukkas,

The tests, apart from a n emba rrassing tim e and appear to be immune to lameness, even w hen
in the Gas Ch a mber, were carried out with r ath er playing on ground like iron.
more elan than military precision - Potter's
" Gamesmanship and One-upmanship " was care- Slowly, polo r e-establis h ed itself and when
fully hidd e n b e for e arrival at check -points.

At last a il points h ad b een v is ited a nd t h e
team was on its fin a l das h for th e finishing pos t
when - Oh, horrors! - anothe r puncture! Und e-
terred, the skipper shouted into the left ear of a

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LIMITED

16 ORANGE STREET
CANTERBURY

The Bn. Polo T e am. (Left to right) : Ca pt. J. Printers of Repute
D. W. R e id, 2/ Lt. J. R. C. Palmer, Capt. M. J . for over 140 years

Clinc h and Maj. C. J. Griffin. Let us quote you for your

t h e Bn . a rri ved in t h e Co lon y 18 months ago Bookwork
th ere w ere som e 30 poni es a nd players act ive ly Magazines
playing in the eight-month season. Apa rt from Stationery
the civilian elem ent (on e-third) , the polo was
m anaged by the Army- m a inly 49 L t. R egt. R.A. E stabli s h ed 1818 Phon e: Canterb u r y 62107
a n d 29 P ack Sqn. R. C.T .
FREMLINS
In that seaso n , fiv e t eam s r egu larly com pe t ed
w ith each oth e r- on e c iv ilia n , one Gu nn e r, one I ELEPHANT'
Gurkha, on e R.C.T . a nd t h e n ewly-formed 2
QUEENS team. At that t im e. t h e latte r con sisted BEERS
of Maj. Chris Griffin, Capts. Jimmy R eid and
Mike Clin ch, an d they had to r ely on a " hired The KENTISH BEER
assass in" to m a k e up their numb ers. For the QUEEN 'S REGIMENT

Th e Bn.'s record during its first season was
not dis tin g ui s h ed , a lt houg h in t h e m any loca l
to urna m ents, mostly p layed on a two-chukka
m atch bas is, t h ey did not e n d up bottom a nd as
indiv iduals, som e t r ophi es we r e won .

On return from Borneo last autumn , the team
was brough t up to strength w it h the inclusion of
2/ Lt. Jonathan Palmer, who. although starting
as a complete novice, has ra pidly shown that he
has both a good eye and appr eciation for the
gam e. In the fir st inte r-unit points contest now
being competed for by two R.C.T. teams, t he
c iv ilians, a Gurkhas' / Gunners' team a nd our-
selves, we fini s hed third, and with the team now
balanced w e have hopes to do better in the end-
of-season tou rnam ent.

Maj. C hris G r iffin had the hono ur, last year,
of play in g for (and t h is year captaining ) th e
Command er British Forces' s uccessful t eam in
its annual c h a ll e nge matc h agains t the Chi e f
Justices' team. Capt. Mike Clin ch was a m embe r
of last year's w inning t eam in the C lagu e C up.

In s pite of its is olation, Hong Kong P olo h as,
in the last f ew years, e nte rta in ed t eam s from
Aus tralia, California, Hon olulu , Calc utta a nd t hi s
year , d ecis ively d efeate d a v isiting R .N./R.M.
team. Although co ntine ntal play on very s m a ll
ponies makes th e equivalent of Hurlingham
h a ndi cap s difficu lt to d ete rmin e, the standard is
perceptably improving.

It is to be hope d that, with t h e forthcomin g
move of the Bn. from Hong Kong, polo will not
a~a in di e out, a n d it is a t hou g ht (p erhaps
piOus) f or the futur e, t h at Cante rbur y C ri c k e t
W eek might be preceded by an inter-Bn. Tourna-
ment on the N ew Ground at Upper H ardres, near
Cante rbur y.

C.J .G.

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3rd Battalion

(Royal Sussex)

C.O.'s Notes " Our m a n on the E ast e rn Front," 2/Lt. G . N .
l\1a th c rs on, de pa rte d y et aga in on ~. noth e r bord er
1967 is to be our "Training in Germany" patrol with a team from HQ a nd A Coys. The
year, and March has seen the Bn. w eath e r was kind a nd a very pl e asant w ee k it
get off to a good start. With the Officers fully was we nding throu g h the G·zrman villages a nd
indoctrinated with all the latest cries by Brigade countrys id e by d ay and bill eting in the local G as t-
and Divisional Study periods, and all ranks with hauses by nig ht.
a sniff of spring in the air longing to be out and
doing, we finished off our winter cadres, and are Lt. C. M. Joint also has been out of station
now halfway through our annual field-firing at with a ski-ing pa rty which, due to the disappear-
Sennelager. ing of the s now , was lP..s t re porte d foot s logging
across the mountnins.
It was a g reat pleasure to have our D eputy
Colonel a nd Mrs. Ashworth. accompanied by Th e Cov. welcom ed 3 Sqn. 3 D G to a gam es
Lt.-Col. Hollis t from RHQ, to stay at the begin- evening in th e "Lazy A. " A variety of games w as
ning of this month. We greatly enjoyed showing c losely conte s t e d to a sati s factory result in our
them around. I know that the D eputy Colonel favour. Not only we re we plea sed to s pend th e
was almost a s impressed by the extent of our evening with 3 D G, but we wer e d elig hted to see
equipment as Mrs. Ashworth was by th e number a strong representation from the fairer sex and
of our families! The visit included dinner in the hope that this trend will continue.
Officers' and W .O.s' and Sgts.' Messes, and a very
interesting tour laid on by the local German Our yearly vi sit to S e nne lagar R a nges is , once
a u t h o r i t i e s. again, jus t a round the corne r. Pl . Commande rs
have been m eeting secretly to try and work out
Now t he school holidays are here and the again how to lo a d e.n SLR a nd the n walking
'Queen's Club' for our teenagers is working flat around mutte ring ''Coc l{ hook and jump- No-
out. Hop skip and look! No-S<nap crackle and pop!
That can't be right-Ab y es ! Cock hook and look ."
I would like to conclude by congratulating
1st Battalion on their splendid achievement in S ev e ra l ori·antee ring exercises re ce ntly in
winning the BAOR inter-unit Boxing and wishing APC's have been a great success and gave prac-
them good luck in the Army finals. tice in radio pro cedure and map reading a s w e ll
a s affording a pleasant day out of barrack s. These,
Editorial combin ed w ith th e driving cadres m a k e lif·a s ome-
what h aze.rdous for the local population who
W e w ere all pleased to see Brig. J . B. Ash- n everthe less wave vig orous ly (not the ir fis ts) a s
w orth and his wife on their informal vis it at the the g reen monsters do four-wheel drifts, or rather
b-eg inning of March . The month has a lso been a two-track drifts, around the lanes.
popular one for other visitors including Cadets
from Cranwell, ACF from Hampshire and, with The Platoon "Ente rpri ses" for this y ear a re
us at Senneiager- 5 Fd. Sqn. R.E. still slow in getting off the ground. 2 PI. who
propo sed runn1ng P.. chi ck en farm are a waiting
Spring has come early to Northern Germany offic ia l sanction for th e ir s che me. It is rumoure d
this year, the snow has all but disappeared from that the d e lay is caused by disag ree m e nt in Bn.
the Harz and in Lemgo we only had an inch or HQ as to whethe r the egg or the chick·zn cam e
two for e. few days at Christmas . This is good fir st. Th e CO, it is b e li ev e d , favour s the egg and
sine-a our training s eason has started early. We the Adj. claims that the chicken should come first
are commuting to Sennelager until 15th April. On while the R.S.M. feels that drill should come
22nd April w e are having an open day for the before either.
local peopl e and incidental1y wearing our new cap
badges for the fir.;t time . Oth e r e nte rprises s uch a s "Ballooning a cross
Siber ia in time for the May Day parade" and "A
Maj . and Mrs. Ran Lucas have 1-zft us this Coy. distillery" will probably have to take second
month P.ft e r man y y e ars. Both will b e most priority to the Bde . exercis·c.
h appily remembered and we wish them good for-
tune. Capt. L en Smitherman has become QM and B COMPANY
w e welcome Lt. Der ek Atkins as T/ QM.
The cadre seas on is now ov e r and w e a re
A COMPANY once more enjoying the fresh air on the ra nges
at S e nn e lag-ar . Varie ty is b e ing add ed this y ear
With thz winter training s ea son drawing to by carrying out exercises w earing CB Suits and
n close, the platoons in the Coy. are beginning respirators making us all look like a cross be-
once more to take shape as cadre instructors re- tween Martia ns and cavem en. The Bde. Com-
turn to their normal appointments and the soldiers mande r, Brig. Howard-Dobson, visite d u s during
pre pare to apply the ir n ewly-acquire d tal·ants our first da y on t h e Carl Gustav range . The Coy.
within the fram ework of the pi. teams. Prepara- Command .ar was very re li e ve d when the platoon
tion also goes ahead for the flotation exe rcise on teams managed to 'kill' most of the tanks. At
the W eser and whilst Sgt. Paterson was practis- the end of the first w eek w e got a ve ry w elcome
ing ·ere cting flotation scree ns, the Company Com- E:ast er break and a lot of u s went far afield to
mande r was spotted at the NAAFI investing in a enjoy ourse lves. Lt. David Bardega and 2/ Lt. Cliv z
pair of wate rwings. Gabb, a v e ry n ew arriva l, took a party down to
Dusseldorf on an exer c ise ! W e are told that it
N ew arrivals in A Coy . inc lude Capt. C. Cham- is a v e ry good ex e rc ise area.
pion as 2IC, and two more subalterns 2/Lts. B. D.
Thomps on and C. G. D e acon, whom w e f eel s ure W e have g ot fiv e cadat s from the Hamps hire
will soon look like the rest of us a nd acquire the ACF staying w ith us for a week to see how the
n ervous twitch, a nd 'hunted look ' of A Coy. R egula r Army lives. L / Cpi. Jimmy Woodrow, from
Office r s. Hove, Sussex, is looking after them and w ill no
doubt pe r s uad e th em to s ig n on a s r egulars in
due course.

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Platoons a ra taking up certain enterprises to 10 Pi.
k ee p eve r yone h ap p y. Cpl. Pe rkins, w ho has re- Most people in the platoon werz not around
cently joined us from the D epot, IS a keen rock-
c limber, ~ nd h e. a nd 2/ L t. Gabb. w ill b e taking during this month. There was the SAS guard at
people climbing tn the Hameln dtstnct at week- Sennelager, w hich took ha lf the platoon away for
ends. They a re planning a trip to the Alps d uring a week; then the upgrading cadre, ACE Ill cadre
August; w e will no doubt h ear more of t his later. (to mention a few) and by tha time another five
7 P I. h ave d ec ide d t h at one of the tr act tvt ttas wtll ..vent on leave, the cry was never "who is not
be wine m ak ing. It h as been s uggested that their h ere" but '"w ho is here." The end of the month
brew "Stornoway '6 7" may not mature until about saw the sta rt of training at Sennelager, with
1973! No doubt they w ill find something e lse to r·ave ill e at 0515 hrs. each morning in order to get
occupy t hem w hil e th ey wa it. to ranges on lime. With so many men away, the
pl. command e r ex pects to meet hi s compl ete pl
After w e h ave finis h ed field-firing we a r e sometime in May in D e nmark .
having a post-Se nnelage r D a n ce in t h e Coy. Club .
The Club is beng repainted a nd s martened up, but Continued overleaf ...
unfortunate ly the financial "sq ueeze" has pre-
ve nted us g e tting any h eati n g install ed . (Top): The Anti-Tank Concentration-Se ne-
lage t·.
W e would like to congratulate Cpl. and Mrs.
Forward on the birth of their daughter. (Centre): L / Cpl. Shepherd a nd Pte . Smith, of
C Coy.
The CSM has at last go n e on leave to co ll ect
his long awaited car; woe betide the salesman if (Lower): The Band playing at the Red C ross
it was not at Gatw ic k to m·ae t hi s pl a ne. C harity Con cert in Lemgo.

C COMPANY

For a change this month platoons are writing
their ow n notes to prove that they do exist; to the
casual visitor to Sennelager this mig ht not always
have been apparent.

Section Commanders seem to be enjoy ing the
freedom of a second year at Sennelager and a
really professional approach to minor t ac ti cs is
developing.

Easter was a welcom e break, howaver, a nd 9
and 10 Pis . wen t out on an initiative exe rcise to
the Elbe a nd Rhine areas.

Th e Coy. Club is temporarily c losed f or r e-
painting and thanks to the efforts of Cpls. Tidy
and Graham, L / Cpl. Pain e and m a ny other mem-
bers, it is b eg inning to look r eall y plush .

Co ngra tulations to Pt e. Pantry who p roved
to 17/ 21 L that we could drive backwards in a
Ferret as fa st (or taster) than they cou ld.

Platoon e nte rprises a re und er way. 9 PI. have
a van, 10 PI. a r e building a canoe and 12 PI. pl a n
a trip to Lichtenstein. Good luck !

9 Pi.

For the first wee k of Marc h S!!"t. King was
overlord of the PI., while the write r, Cpls. Graham
and Jones and L / Cpl. She ph erd were in Bad T olz
for a coupl e of weeks s ki-ing. During hi s vis it,
our D eputy Colonel insp ected the Coy. vehicles
and took particular interest in the Carl Gustav
mounted on AFV 432 '31B' and chatted w ith Pte.
McCleave about its various aspects. At the same
time nine Otlker Cade t s from Cranwell Coll ege
v is ited the Coy., took a trip in our vehicl es to
the tank testing course at Staple; here they drove
the 432s with great d elight, d e nting t wo!

On 15/ 16th March Sgt. King organised a s mall
·exercise for 9 a nd 10 Pi s. at Bi est e rbe r g to exe r-
cise the platoons in map reading and section
battl e drill s w hic h proved most s uccessful in pre-
paration for our annual training at Sennelager;
here training h as started well , a lthoug h due to
leave, we ar·a so m ewhat thin on the ground .

Over the Easter w eekend the platoon went
camping at the sm all village of Grossen see w hich
is set b eside a lake north-east of t h e Elbe. The
local populace was extr em ely friendly and couldn't
have done more for us and we a ll had a
thoroughly r elaxing weekend, r eturning refresh ed
and ready for the next week's work at Senne-
Iager.

18 to walk into any boobytrap. The Hannover Night
Patrol course has to be thickened-up for the
10 PI. (continued) Assault Pioneers who just thrive on finding a nd
disarming t rip flares.
It wo uld taka too long to r ecord a ll those w ho
have joined and left the platoon, but we welcome L / Cpl. Marjoram, Ptes . MacDonald, Webb
especially L / Cpl. Shepherd from 9 PI., making us a nd Buttigi·ag we n t off to the Eder See f or a
n early up to streng th in NCOs. canoeing expedition over Easter, accompa nied by
Capt. P anton- our ca noe expert- and Lt. Broad-
What w ith vehicles to maintain and Senne- bent- RSO designate.
lage r training on top of normal duties, on·a thing
is certain- no one s hould b e complaining of bore- This month we say farewell to CSM Beau-
dom! c hamp and welcome CSM L·z·wis w ho h as r ecently
com e from the D epot, where h e was Drum Major.
12 PI. CSM Beauchamp retires later this year and we
all w is h both him a nd hi s wife the b est of good
The last month has been busy for the platoon. fortun a.
The second morta r and wombat cadres are fin-
ish ed and field training has now start-ad in earn est SKI-ING
at Sennelager and Borkenberg where we are con-
centrating with 4 Gds. Bde. 1967 prov ed to be som ew hat experime nta l but
we h ave a ll learnt e. good d eal and at th e sam e
In-between times the platoon has fitted in time h P.d a terrific amount of fun .
their leave and most of us hav e had an oppor-
tunity to go ski-ing in Bavaria. Nearly 130 soldi ers from the Bn . haV'e bee n
ski-ing eith er a t Bad Tolz in Bavaria, at the
Sgt. Bailey has joined us but has just gone BAOR STC at Silberhutte, or w ith Lt. Steve
off to N ether avon and we look forward to his Thorpe's lona venture to Norway on a NATO
return in May. It is our sad duty to say goodbye Officers' ski-ing course.
to Sgt. Hare, w ho has b een a tower of s tre ngth to
the platoon a nd company fo r such a long time. Ex "Snow Queen s" took place in Bavaria at
We all w is h him luck on his selection course for Bad Tolz. We had the good fortune to be accom-
tha RMA. Our congratulations go to L / Cpl. moda t ed by the US Seventh Army NCO Academy
Venner on joining the Corporals' Club. and our s incere thanks are ext ended to the Com-
mandant (Col. Rob e rt L . Moore) and hi s staff for
D COMPANY the very kind we.y that they looked after u s; a few
p e opl·e were somewhat s urpri sed by s t ea k and
Once again the time has come to put pen to eggs for brea kf ast at 0530 a. m .! W e we r e fortun-
pape r and let the world know what is happening ate to have some very good instructors from the
in the confines of "D elta" Coy. local ski school, who certainly taught us the
rudiments and curbed the constant des ire to go
It was with r egret that we said goodbye to from top to bottom as fe.st as possible without
Sgts . Dave Hodges and Nick Collins. both of being abla to stop.
whom are now gracing " Alpha" with their pre-
sence-in r eturn, we are waiting for Sgt. Tony Lts. Brian Woodbridge a nd Charles Joint took
Phillips to join us from his tour (plus) with the parti es to Silbe rhutte e. nd cam e back som ewh a t
late 4/ 5th Bn. in the wilds of Crowborough. fitte r a nd blist ered but obviously having enjoyed
them selves very much a nd having done very well
Congratulations to Cpl. Ray J enkinson on his in the t eam cross-country races.
recent marriage-we unde rstand that consumption
of b'cer in the Cpls.' M ess has lowe red consider- H aving had the opportunity to allow so many
ably since h e took the plunge (or was it the people to ski this year we should have plenty of
pledge?) . enthusiasts to train for the Bn. teams n ext year
when we hope to enter the Divisional and BAOR
Over the East er break a number of the Coy. m e e t i n g s.
went on an adventure training exercise at th·e
Eder See involving canoeing and rock-climbing. Out of all tha very amusing incidents perhaps
This was very successful and enjoyed by all con- the best was to see one young soldier holding
cerned ; more are planned for future long week- desperately to a T-Ear and travelling at least
ends. 200 m etres s us p e nd ed a bout two f eet above the
ground .
Thought of the Day: The man who said: "The
pen is mightier than the sword" should try open- FOOTBALL
ing a tin of compo with a biro.
With the s·aason coming to a close, the Bn .
HQ COMPANY team e.re ending on a high note. Playing three
ga mes in seven days , they gained maximum points
Springtime is almost h ere and so is Senne- with a n excell ent righting win over the strong 1st
lager. Th e pas t month has seen the re-forming and Royal Dragoons XI and then completing a double
remrorce m e nt of the Sig nals, Recce and A ssault O V'~ r 7 Sig. R egt. They are playing with som e-
Pioneer Pi s. thing like t h e spirit we saw at the beginning of
the season e.nd if they can b e kept together
Capt. Panton and Drum Major Shepard have s hould have a very s uccessful run in '67/ 68. Cpl.
joined forces to form a Bn. HQ pi. for the dura- D av ies and Bdsm. Bryant are combining to pro-
tion of our tim e at &enne lage r . Range t e le phon es duc e r eal threat as s trik·er s, and L / Cpl. Foste r
are s purned in favour of Sgt. Barnacle's radios- adds that bit of class which is always likely to
which do actually work. With our n ew procedure win a match. L/ Cpl. Brett. introduced in the last
the Signals Officer is fast becoming known as few matches, has brought more fight into a for-
"Mr. Zero"; h e does "bang-on" so! ward lin e which had lost its touch. Cpl. Gill, after
a bad patch in mid season, is now controlling the
The R ecce PI. and A ssault Pion ee r s haV'a defence ~. s a captain s hould . Bds m . Burton has
reach ed a n ew "high" in co-operation. Not only b een outs tanding in the las t f>Cw games and we
have they succeeded in firing on the sam e range would surely have been in the final stages of the
without killing each othar, they are fast learning Infantry Cup h ad h e been available for earlie r
each others' s kills during be hind-the-firing-point- games. With only two leagu e games to play w-a
training. Th e r e are eve n rumours that W .O .II
Tiern ey has put in a bid for Pte. Mario D'Agos-
tino, so impressed are the Pione·ars by his a bility

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a r e cert~in of third place in 4 Div . Northern
L eaC?uc; a sRtisfactory e nd to our first season in

DAOR. t eams h ave had pl e nty of socce r in
Company

this first season h er e but du e to non-availability of
tea m s 1r.:> m oth e r Regiments it looks as if the
mmor leag u e fi x tures w ill not be completed. HQ
Coy. would a ppear to be the strongest side,
a ltho'..lgh r t one stage thzy were hard put to hold
the weaker A Coy. side. The Band have always
provided strong opposition and should finish in
the top h a lt of th ~ table. The LAD, having f ewer HERBERT
numbe rs than the Rifle Coys., always tried hard CHAPPELL
a nd w ith new footbaHa rs arriving, thrashed A
Coy. by s ix goa ls to two on Eas t er Monday. Tailors
Appointed to
BAND
THE QUEEN'S
The sta rt of 1967 has been a relatively quiet REGIMENT
one for the BPnd. In fact, the loudest noise we
can claim is the one we made duri ng our annual CIVIL TAILORING
classification on 18th January; w e wer•z let loose
under the guidance of Maj . Tarve r and Sgt. Col- Her bert Chappell serve civil
lins for what proved to be a very good two-hour tailoring needs for town ,
shoot, a lthough it is unlikely th at we produced informal or country wear
manv marksm en . An e njoyable day was had by with the same skill and craft
all in spite of murmurings about the "poor tax- as employed in meeting the
payers' money." exact in g requirements of
military uniforms.
At our annual administrative inspection Gen.
Forrester and his staff visited us in the practice HERBERT CHAPPELL
room ~. nd see m ed delighted with what h e saw
and heard. SO ,G RESHAM STREET I ll,SUffOLK STREET
CITY · H2 HAYMARKET • SW 1
We ended the month with an Anglo-German
R ed Cross Con cert in the Shut,.anhaus at Lemgo,
which proved to be a very big success and a most
enjoyabl e occ~sion for all who took part .

The Bf'nd were on leave again in February,
r eturning in time to welcome two very old fri·ands
of the BPnd- our D eputy Colonel, Brig. Ashworth,
and Lt.-Col. Hollist from RHQ at Chich ester. W e
had the pleasure of ente rta ining them on two
occasions; firstly when they dined in the WOs' and
Sgts.' Mess on 7th March, and secondly when they
dined e.t the Office r s' M ess on 9th March . It is
always a very great pleasure for us to meet them
and we do hope thay e njoyed their stay with u s.
W e look forward to m eeting them both at the
races at Goodwood in July and August, where we
hope Brig. Ashworth will t ell us his winners-
before the races, this time.

Football still seams to be the most popular
sport in the band, and we have done quite well
in the 4 Div. minor unit competition. So far we
have played nine games, won six, drawn one and
lost two ; we a lso have five of the Band in the
Bn. s id a, but so far the talents of Mr . Bedford
and C/ Sgt. Arnold as goal-scoring forwards have
been allowed to go to waste in inter-band match es.
In other sports we have four players in the Bn.
Basketball side a nd SIX who play for the Bn. at
Hockey. So you can see we still enjoy our sport
as w zll as our music.

As we go to press the Band are frantically
preparing for the visit of Col. Basil H . Swann,
Director of Music, Royal Military School of Music,
Kneller Hall, on his three-yearly inspection; h e
is visiting us on 28th April along with the Com-
mandant of Kneller Hall, Col. Morris. W e are
certainly looking forward to thair visit, but as
one young Bdsm. put it-"I'II be glad to get it
over with." No doubt we'll have much to report
on this inspection next month .

W e are pleased to welcome Cpl. Eldrid and
his wife who joined us from Canterbury in March ;
a ls o the wife of Bdsm. Evan. our pianist, who
arrived at Easter . W e hope their stay will be a
long and happy one. W e are pleased to say that
no on a has le ft u s this quarter. and , b e li eve it or
not, we have had no marriages or births. Mayb e
22 marrie d m en and 47 children in one Band is
enough!

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4th Battalion

(Middlesex)

Editorial H.Q. COMPANY

SPRING has arrived, even here in the rain- The highlight of the past month was Ex. "Quick
drenched Emerald Isle. The sky has changed Move" (21st-22nd F ebruary). The Mourne Moun-
from its seemingly predestined grey to a rea lly tains (yes the ones that "sweep down to the sea")
quite surprising blue, and for the first time the welcomed us with an Irish blizzard, reinforced
view from the barracks across Belfast Lough is with hailstones overhead, and real bog-like
beautiful. The most imaginative amongst us are conditions underfoot. and the exercise became
even reminded of the view of Algerciras from a matter of preventing the canvas doing an un-
Gibraltar. Just to prove that in spring a young pla nned "quick move." Many Sassenach mutter-
man's fancy turns to thoughts or range work ings about "bogland weather" could be heard,
and "Tewts," the 4th Bn. has really taken to the but the Coy., like the Bn., has too many "Paddies"
fields this month. to a!Jow too much abuse to be hurled around too
loudly! Th e weather settl ed to give a crisp, clear,
If one sails from I celand on a bearing of but cold, moonlit night at our main stop. How-
240 , the first piece of dry land you e n cou nter ever, t hat was about a ll that settled, for R.S.M .
is Magil!igan Point in Co. Londonderry. Beale decided to try out the effectiveness of our
Th e rifle companies have found an easier way to respirators with some unsuspectingly placed
get there by road, and, keen to try out their smoke bombs, with the anticipated results. The
n ewly-acquired combat caps, they have often been M.R.S. tent, reputedly the cos iest, quietest place
seen at the excellent W eekend Tra ining Centre for the night's kip, became a bedlam of coughing,
there, practising feverishly for the coming Bn. choking a nd cussing humanity.
and Command Rifle Meetings. When they are not
at Magilligan, they are to be found at the equally The Coy. continues to acquit itself well in
excellent ranges at Ballykinler in the shadows of sport. Its Hockey XI have won the Inter-Coy.
the Mourne Mountains. Competition and will now represent the Bn. in
the Command Minor Units Hockey Champion-
Somehow, amongst a!J the activity, nearly ships. Much credit goes to Cpl. Murphy, who cap-
everyone has managed to take some leave during tained the side in spite of sustaining a broken
the last month. Our Bn. golf meeting also con- bone in his foot during the first match! The
tinues to flourish . We are fortunate enough to Inter-Coy. Novices' Boxing Competition begins on
have a Mess Membership of the Royal Belfast 31st March. Cpl. Grant is working hard training
Golf Club-one of the best in the province-and our team; we are hoping that all our boxer s will
once a month enjoy a pleasantly casual competi- be conscious on 7th April and taking part in the
tion there. A Motor Rally Club has also been finals.
started this month, and got off to an auspicious
start in good weather. Some 20 cars took part We finished second of the Bn. entries in the
and both drivers and navigators thoroughly en- Command Minor Units Small Bore Champion-
joyed themselves. Plans are also well under way s hips. The team was trained and shoots were
for a monthly "Rabbits" Lawn Tennis Champion- organised by W .O.II Williamson and Sgt. Tarry.
ship, and we are looking forward to the sight At present range practice, under the eagle eye
of mixed doubles doing battle on one Sunday of the B.B. C. TV . transmitter on Davis Mountain,
afternoon per month. is taking priority over all other training in order
that we might produce a good Coy. shooting team .
To turn to more virile pursuits; the Bn. 1st Individuals continue to put up excellent perfor-
XV won the Northern Ireland Command Rugger mances. In squash, Sgt. Flynn was one of only
Cup for the second successive year by convinc- two Bn. representatives to be entered for the
ingly beating 4/7 D .G. by 30 points to nil in the Command Junior Championships, while at the
final, thus rounding off a most satis factory time of writing both Capt. Cowing and Sgt. F!ynn
season. Adventure training has continued un- are in the last eight of the Command Open
abated this month, and, ironicall y e nough. the Championships.
first casualty has been the O.I/C. Adventure
Training himself, Lt. Hawkins! It appears that For the rest, Pte. Milligan has returned from
he was a little too literal in his demonstration a Clerk's Course at Warminster and has done
of the "Death Slide" and abseiled head-first into well to classify as a Clerk B II. W.O.II Sabner,
a wall of boulders, demolishing the latter and RAPC., is congratulated on his promotion, and
breaking a f ew of his own bones. too. Happily h e bidden farEwell on posting. We welcome his su c-
is now out of hospital, but sti ll excused Orderly cessor, W.O.II Armstrong, RAPC.
Officer.
A COMPANY
March has been a busy month all round and
for none more so than the Subalterns and senior This month's instalment of the A Coy. saga
N.C.O.'s. The 2IC arranged weekly "Tewts" which will be a little thin covering as it does, only the
successfully groomed the candidates for the 15-day period from the end of the Great Magilli-
Lt. to Capt. promotion exam. At any rate, they gan Ranges Campaign (see last month's journal,
all passed! if you were the lucky one selected to buy it), to
the start of our block leave on the lOth March.
We were very pleased to welcome Maj. Dick
Smith, who is on a working holiday and ap- As this period was spent as duty coy., readers
parently looking for trophies for the Regimental will appreciate that not very much went on;
Museum. As the month draws to an end, and we nothing, that is, that might be safely recorded in
all r etire to Easter leave, h e is still looking. the R egimental Journal. The Magilligan tour
mu st not slip away, howev e r, without mention-
ing that much valuable training was achieved,
both on the r a n ge and off it. The Mortar PI.
drivers spent an absorbing morning on a cross-
country driving event devised by their corn-

mander, Lt. Carlston, during which Pte. Hunt 21
confou nded his crltH:s a nd Caf!le close to ~
severe beating from h1s fellow dnvers by negoti- One night Capt. Hubert took his R ecce PI.
for a ramble over the Mountains of Mou:ne.
ting a tricky hill three times m perfect style, From all accounts it was not a pleasant night
!.here most others had failed at least once. and for Cpl. Goodman and his patrol ther e
followed a 20-mile march back to camp the next
In spite of duty commitments, Ptes. Paxton, day. W e threw the rest of our year's entitlement of
Norman, Brodie, Byatt, Mills, Boyle and How1ck 36 grenades and borrowed the serviCes of th e
got away to a First A1d cadre, the result of which Weapon Training Warrant Office r, W .O . Black-
we await anxiously, hopmg that they Will go for- well, to run the Cart Gustav Shoot. This was th e
ward to the next phase- a Stretcher Bearer cadre first time we had fired this weapon and soon
- eventually to form a nucleus of the coy. team. learnt how easy it sets light to undergrowth . W e
Ptes. Smart and Cullen also slipped away to a had the services of Cpl. Murphy, ACC, who fed
driver upgrading cadre, and are to be congratu- us very well , ably a ssisted by Pte. Butfoy.
lated for atta ining their n ew. l?rade of Standard
II drivers, making them eligible for the next Back to Palace Barracks and we are duty
Standard I cadre. We hope that Cpl. Hart can coy. for a fortnight, coupled with the Novices
add to our present run of succe~ses by commg Boxing Competition and the Bn. Rifle Meeting.
back from his Hythe Course startmg on the 29th
March, with a good grading. We welcome Sgt. Seager and his family from
the Depot. Sgt. Seager will join No. 9 PI.
This issue would not be complete without
mentioning the departure of Maj. Fisher from Congratulations to Cpl. Barlow, L / Cpl s. R ear-
the Coy. who leaves to take up a staff appoint- don, H a ll, Murphy (16), De Caville on their rec ent
ment in Germany. We thank both h1m and Mrs. promotions.
Fisher for the work and encouragem ent they
have put Into moulding a happy, effe ctive coy. Cpls. Crookston and Barlow have left us tor
Wishing them the best of luck and happiness in A Coy.; we thank them both for their hard work
their new home, we feel the best way of saying and are sorry to lose them.
"thank you" will be to try to maintain the high
standards he has established, and to continue In Congratulations to the Coy. Small Bore com-
the same successful way. petitors on winning the Bn. league, though the
scores obtained have nothing to be proud of.
B COMPANY
Finally, a sad event- our CSM, W.O.II Lag-
News this month, as with last month, is at a den, is leaving for D Coy. He has been with us
premium. It is not that we have done nothing- since formation in F ebruary, '66, and we are very
quite the contrary-every minute of the day grateful for the long hours he has spent in the
has been action-packed. Unfortunately the various day-to-day working of the Coy.; we expect h e will
little tasks which constitute occupational therapy have a lesser problem, as far as Bn. Duties are
for a 'Duty Coy.' hardly make for interesting concerned, in his new role.
reading.
Please Support
Since the end of February we have been on
a fortnight's block leave and for two fortnightly OUT
spells the coy. has been employed as Duty Coy.
when guards, plcquets and fatigues are provided. Advertisers
During these dizzy spells the strength of the coy.
is sapped and Is transformed from a ripe peach D COMPANY
to a dried apricot. The beginning of March saw the end of two
weeks' leave enjoyed by alJ personnel of Coy. H.Q.
Sport is beginning to come into its own, now and the Corps of Drums. Within a day or so. we
we have plenty of daylight and the sap of spring gave instruction to a small cadre of NCOs. to
is bubbling happily-if that is what it does. bring them up-to-date with their weapon handling
There are two breeds of sportsmen on the loose and methods of instruction. Some of these NCOs.
- they are shooters with screwed-up eyes and a are shortly attending the PI. Weapons course at
far away look, and there are novice boxers who the School of Infa ntry, and the information a nd
shadow-box on pay parade. Next month their techniques "crammed" into them by W.O.II
achievements will have borne fruit to be entered BlackwelJ and Cpl. Butler will prove a great
in this column. Ptes. Botts and Mullinger ran asset.
for the Bn. in the Army Cross-country at Alder- As March drew to a close, the weapon train-
shot in February; for a first effort they did well. ing staff turned their talents to running and
Ptes. Melvin and Travers-Hill went to the A11trim organising the BalJykinler Ranges for the Bn.
Mountains for a week's adventure training. They Rifle Meeting.
came back with a frosty twinkle in their eyes On personalities, we offer our congratulations
having thoroughly enjoyed living hard. to the Band Sgt. C / Sgt. Beechey on his recent
marriage; welcome Cpls. Blackburn and Morley,
C COMPANY Ptes. Anderson, Rylands and Watson; and say
goodbye to two old D Coy. Jags, Cpl. Flanagan
During the past month the majority of the coy. and Pte. "Odd Job" Perks. who have each gone to
have enjoyed two weeks' leave. R efreshed from a take up a rifle and bayonet In A Coy.
fortnight's change of atmosphere we returned to More notes on the activities of the Band and
camp and training for the Bn. Rifle Meeting. A Corps of Drums are set out elsewhere; also the
week at Ballykinler was spent in numerous veil of mystery which surrounds the Adventure
activities. First priority was range work in order Training Win?: is lightly lifted for the benefit of
to find a shooting team. One or two of the the aspiring 'all-weather" men.
younger soldiers show good potential but we shall
await the actual competition before mentioning
any names.

The weather was glorious a nd it only rained
once during the week. However, the wind was
such that one had to aim at least three targets
width away to hit the target.

22 The third day is sp ent cano eing down t he
Rive r Bann for a distan ce of s ome 25 miles . A s
Signal PL t h e ri ve r is r eally a cana l between Lough Ne agh
The majority of the PI. h as r eturned from and the sea, little or no current is available to
assist the canoeist and this, combined with a
leave to battle with the n ew Voice Procedure. strong head wind, m a kes it ha rd work.
Already all the senior NCOs and officers are
industriously learning the new procedure during The last two days are spent abseiling , a n d
Signal Study Days under tbe RSO, Sgt. Fisher, on a 'death-slide.' A very good quarry h as been
C pls. Barrat t and Hamili. The Signal Cad r e h as locat ed at Carnloug h g iving 120ft. dro ps . Three
finish ed and our congratulations go to the suc- m ethods are taught- the half a bse il , fun abse il
cessful characters who will join the PI. Some a nd run-down method. After the initi a l f ear s, a
good results w ere obtained esp ecially by Ptes. great deal or enjoyment is had by all. The death-
Wilkes, Gatehouse and Naza r . slide, which has already cla imed one victim, has
a fine stretch of 700ft. a nd provides a n exciting
W e welcome back Sgt. Fisher and the newly- finish to the w eek .
promoted L/ Cpls. Hayes and F eatherstone, but
at the sam e time say farewell to two old veterans, All the above activities require equipment in
Opls. Morley and Phillips. Brian Morley goes to excess of that on issue to a normaL Infa ntry Bn.
D Coy, (n ewly-married) and Snowy Phillips The problem is not only locating suitable areas
leaves after six years to become a printer in but obtaining equipment to put this form of
London. Mr. Bartlett, Cadre Officer, has gone to training on a practical basis, but with the aid of
England to marry! Good luck to all three. Capt. Ron Morris, our QM, miracles h ave been
achieved a nd the stores are now well s tocked
At least four more of the PI. will be on a for what it is hoped will be a n interesting year.
driving cadre (everything com es to those who
wait-some wait longer than others!) Finally, Officers' Mess
t h e Sergeant Major is at last on w ell-deserved Th e mesil ·has 'been fairly e mpty during the
leave and we wait the return of Cpls. Hutton and
Theobold from Hythe together with Capt. Bul- last month because of leave and w e have h eld
loch, who is taking over from Capt. Cowing. only one Mess function. Brig. Strawson, our
Brigade Commander, attended our dinner night
MT PL on 7th March with four other guests. One of these
Since our last notes the pi. has been supply was Mr. Torrence-Spence who served in the R egi-
ment during th e war. At one time, h e was Capt.
ing men for an upgrading cadre (from Standard Jimmy Wild's platoon commander .
III to Standard !I) and at the same time trying
to e n s ure that a ll m e mbe r s of the pi. had their It has been s plendid h aving Maj. Dick Smith,
bala nce of leave. This took a lot more planning from th e County Office, and his wife, Dolly, with
than w e thought and although it worked on us for a few days. Maj. Smith has spent a con-
paper, it neve r did on th e actual days, Eve ryone siderable time in the silver room with a jug of
persevered and at last it was all over- without ale in his hand, telling us the history of many
any serious mish8lps. items of s ilver a nd property. H e is giving a talk
to th e officer s and wives along th e lines of th e
The Bn. arranged a Road Rally a nd there teltJ~ i s ion programme "Going for a Song"- with-
was a good response from all ranks. It was a out th e fin ancial aspects. This will be followed by
good day and enjoyed by all who took part, a buffet s upper at which the R egimental Band
though the map-reading of Pte. Dave Hossack will play. Maj. Smith is a former m ember of the
and Cfn. D erek McMurpha are both extremely Band.
suspect. On the other hand, we can always
link their names with Livingstone and Columbus AII Me ss m e mbers will want to congratulate
because they found places in the country which 2/ Lt. John Ward Brown on his engagement to
not even the Irish had discovered ! Miss Flona Honey; w e look forward to meeting
Fiona in th e near futur e.
Finally, w e must congratulate Ekran Rama-
dan and T erry Flahant on their promotions to The Mese had some success at the recent Bn.
L / Cpl. M.otor Ra!ly. Cars were entered by the C. O., Lt.
Rtchard Graham, Lt. Ron Morris, 2/Lts. Roger
ADVENTURETRADUNG Gancz and Roger Colbourne; w e had cars placed
second, fourth a nd sixth. The naviga tion was
The aim of adventure training is to deve lop unde rtak en by wives a nd other officers -
s trength of character, power s of leaders hip and Capt. George Goring 'believes that h e has im-
self-confidence under conditions of near fatigue proved his chances of becoming an AAC pilot a s
a nd m ental stress. This may be a ch ieved by a result of his ma p-reading.
teaching a number of s kills which by their
nature demand and test: Rock climbing, abseil- WOs.' and Sgts.' Mess
ing, potholing, canoeing and hill-walking. An Inter-Mess Games Tournament has been

Unfortunately Ireland offers little or no devised and will take place every six months;
facilities for either rock climbing or potholing, the Officers, Sgts . and Cpls. taking it in turn to
so th e tra ining r evolves around hill-walking, be hosts.
canoeing and abseiling.
The first match w as held r ecently in th e
The Bn. has set up a permanent cadre of an Sgts.' Mess and after battling it out at Tiddly-
officer and three NCOs to run w eek-long courses winks, Draug hts, Crib, Darts, Shove-halfpenny
for 12 at a time, in the Antrim Hills and these and the Boat Race, th e Sgts. romped home easy
have been running since 12th F ebruary, winners. The Opls .' Mess still think that C.S.M.
Car! Blackwell's co mplicated scoring syst em had
Th e course consists of a map-reading exer- something to do with the result. All are now
cise-whereby the soldier leaves the RV with 24 looking forward to the next round!
hours rations sleeping bag, bivouac, cooker a nd
his own personal kit on his back. Navigating in Sgt, John Dic k e ns has now 'shook-off' the
pairs. after initial instruction in the 'mills" sys- yellow jaundice bug and has been granted a pro-
tem (as applied to the e ompass and protractor), visional licence by the MO for drinking.
they cover approximately 25 miles cross-country
through three RVs, to a base campsite. The W e are delighted to see "Drummy" Howells
soldiers spend one night en route und er canvas,
somewhere in the hills.

23

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24 drum is for) then the diffe re nt notes a re drawn
on and punched into the shapes n eeded; it is t hen
out of hospital after his ankle operation and look tempered over an open fire for about ten minutes,
forward to seeing him now and again between depending on what the pan is for. A part of the
leaves. drum is then sawn off; holes a re punched in the
sides through which a string is attached; the pan
Congratulations to Sgts. J ake Quilter and Jeff is tuned and then it is ready to be played. Thirty-
Harmer on their promotion. Special rnentwn six pans were needed for the "Die-hards" steel
must be made of Jake for achieving an 'A' grad- band.
ing on his Anti-Tank course, which goes to prove
h e is not just a pretty race! After four weeks of hard practice we played
in the Officers' Mess for our fir st e ngagement; at
Cpls.' Mess that time we only knew four numbers.
In our last notes w e mentioned the forth-
On our return to N. Ir eland, practice was
coming games tournament with the Officers' and resumed and engagements started coming in .
WOs.' and Sgts.' Messes. Contrary to our predic- "Danny" enlisted into the Regt. and returned to
tions the WOs. and Sgts. walked away with the N.I. with us.
trophy; we were runners-up, but did not get the
wooden spoon as the Officers' Mess won it out- In December we appeared on TV in Ulster
right! Although we lost, the evening was and in the near future we hope to go on a tour
thoroughly e njoyed by a ll . of Kent and the Home Counties.

W e had another social evening this month DelitJII.ted to see and
during which a most enjoyable horse-racing lr,ear yor1.r Steel Band
game was played. We had a couple of non-
starters, but the ones that got away from the on Television last
pos t made up for these by the rate they flew
around the course. week-Ed.

No specific function was held in the Mess over Since the last Journal notes, the D / Major has
Easter as the general feeling was for a quiet returned from hospital after an operation on an
time with families ; this we hop e a ll our members o ld wound (don't get us wrong, it's not a war
enjoyed. wound) and he is recovering well.

The month saw a lot of new faces in the Cpls. Parker, Lawn and L /Cpl, Furlotte at-
Mess after the recent NCOs cadre held by the tended a pr e-Hythe Cadre and a ll three did fairly
Bn. and we w elcome all these new members to well. Cpl. Marquiss has joined the civilian popula-
our clan; they are: L/ Cpis. Reardon, Hili, Her- tion and Dmr. Coombes has just returned from
bert, Osborne, De Caville, Hall, Flahant. Young, hospital after an operation on his ingrowing toe-
Hayes, Slater, Goddard, Murphy (16), Feather- nails.
stone. McDaniels, Ramadan, Reid and Alien. We
also congratulate L / Cpi. Reid (86) on his pro- The Steel Band played at the Royal Ulster
motion to Cpl. Hall in Belfast for the Masonic Society's Annual
Concert. We received a first-class reception, and
Band Notes plenty of congratulations after the concert.
The Band together with the Corps of Drums
Last year we entered a team for the First-Aid
joined forces with a selection of variety artists Competition and came third; this year we have
from Belfast and gave a concert in the Ulster again entered a team and are hoping to do better.
Hail, Belfast, during the evening of lOth March,
for the Belfast Masonic Charities. The hail was Now that the summer is nearly here we are
packed and the programme of light music was hoping to do some more exercises.
enjoyed by ail attend ing. During the interval for
refreshments members of the Band and Corps of ASSOOIATION FOOTBALL
Drums were entertained by the Secretary. After As expected A Coy. were worthy winners of
the concert the Band adjourned to England for the Inter-Coy. Football League. Though unbeaten,
a fortnight's leave. C Coy. put the wind up them on one occasion,
and they now go forward to meet the RMP from
On returning to N. Ireland, the Band were Lisburn in the semi-final of the Command Minor
faced with a full month's programme of local and Units Competition.
military functions and engagement'l.. On 31st The Bn. has been drawn against 1 KINGS in
March the Band and Drums gave a short march- the Command Major Units Competition. The
ing display on the Barrack Square for the organ- latter recently won the UK flna~ a nd lost in the
ising Secretary Maj. Smith, from HQ at Edgware. Army Cup Final to the 11th Hussars by three
The Band and Drums are to Beat Retreat in goals to nil, so a hard tussle is expected. This
Holywood Town on the evening of Wednesday, will be the first time we have played each other
12th April, which will be followed by the Band in Ireland.
making a quick retreat back to the Barracks to W e have played a number of friendly matches
play for the HQ Coy. "Smoker.'' On Friday, 14th against local teams, with varied results. Several
April. the Band is to give a concert in Holywood of the 1st XI were married recently and this
Town for the Youth Club. A school concert at seems to have had a marked effect on their waist-
Redburn on the 27th April will follow- not to lines. Now that the block leave period is over
mention normal Mess Dinner Nights and Dance we shall once more get down to some serious
Band engagements. training.

Corps of Drums
In 1966 the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regt. were

stationed in British Guiana and after its Indepen-
dence Parade, the Corps of Drums were asked to
form a steel band, with the aid of "Danny," a
local chap who played with a steel band in
Georgetown.

Danny set to work making the different pans
needed for a band; these are made from old oil
drums. First the tops of them are deepened to a
certain depth (depending on which pan the oil

25

The Regimental Depot

The Comma nding Officer a nno unces w ith re-
g r et the d eath of 24110873 Junior Drummer
B a r ry Ch a rles J on es on 2nd April, 1967, w hile on

t r a ining at Ok e hampton.

tc • Surreys whose D epot was moved to join T he
Buffs to fo rm an I nfa ntry Traininlr Centre.
~r.« H e was an exampl e of th e best type o!:
R egim enta l Officer a nd wa..<:; h Pld in the
~- '~ "' h ig h es t esteem bv a ll who kn ew a nd se rvea
with h im."
A T the end of March Lt.-Gen. Sir Richard
Craddock, K .B.E., C.B., D .S.O., accom- T h e Co lon el of t h e R egim e nt s pok e a bout
Colon e l How e's lo ng ~e rv i ce to th e R egim e nt a nd
panied by Maj.-Gen. C. H . T arver, C.B., C.B.E., congratu lated Mr. D e nn is Woodc oc k , museum
D.S.O., unveiled a oiaque on the Headquan ers curator, w ho was among those present, on his
building. The words on the plaque are:- fin e d es ign for t h e plaque. A photograph of t h is
cere mon y a ppears abov e.
" H ow e Barrack s, Can te rb ury.
Th ese Barr ac k s we r e nam ed after L t.-Co i. Wh e n the recruits of Ta ngi er Platoon com -
Ge rra r d Ra n dall H owe, The Buffs (Royal p le t ed t h e ir t r ai ning Lt.-Col. E . W . Mac Donald.
East Ken t Regim ent) . Born 9th March, O .B .E ., prese n ted awards to the following, all of
1892. D ie d 28th Septe mbe r, 1962. w h om h ave joined the 3rd Bn.:
H e comman ded t h e B uffs' D epot, located in
these barracks w here. during the long a nd
arduous days of t h e S econd World War ha
became known to cou ntless Buffs and East

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Best Section : No. 2 (Leader : P te. Simon speech of advice and encouragem ent launched
Edwards); Best Recmit: Pte. Trevor Booker; some ve ry promis in g rec ruits in to th e wide world
of Bn . life.
Best Shot: Pte. Simon Edwards ; Best at P.T. :
The East er break tu rned the D epot into a
Pte. Nicolas Savage. g h ost town, wh e n most of t h e inhabitants hi g h -
tail ed to t h e fl es h -pots of the Hom e Co unti es (and
Two future members of the staff here have s ome, it is rumoured, eve n went as far as the
bee n seen a round, no doubt w e ig hin g up the wild badlands of Irela nd and Scotland) . Lt.
situation. They a re Maj. Hug h T ennent, who Tuc k e r imbu ed with the s pirit of adve nture,
loa d ed 'his Mini (Coop e r of cou r se) with lu ggage
takes over T ·r a inin g Coy. in th e summ er , a nd the a nd "fri e nds" a nd set off with a roa r to v is it
Germany, thus leaving the D epot roads safe
Q .M.-des ig n ate. M a j . Ron Lucas. . for pede3trians.
Many familiar fa ces were seen in the neigh-
bourhood on 1st April when Lt. Bob Bartlet, 4th All, including straggl e r s, a r e now safely
ga th ered in a nd are once m o re revelling In th e
Bn., marri ed Miss Angela Fr eshm an. A gu est joys of - - -- th e Rec rui t Train ing Syllabus.

from across th e Ch a nnel was Col. Ian Battye and JUNIOR SOLDIERS COl\'IPANY

he was accompanied by his family. This mont h (March) we start with our punch
line: Our boxers have won further renown. Six
Visitors to the D e pot ha ve inc lud ed Maj .-Gen. of them, J / L / Cpl. Baker, J / Dmrs . Kitchen and
P. G. F . Y o ung, C.B ., C.B.E., Director of Infantry; Lawre nce a nd J / Ptes. Beckley, Humphreys and
Lt.-Col. P. H . Drake -Broc kman ; Maj. G. Mason ; Wic ks, entered for the Army Junior Champion-
Capt. M. F . D eakin and Lt. A . F . S. Ling . s hips. Humphreys a nd Kitch e n r each ed th e
quarter finals, Baker the semi-finals and B eckley
A familiar figure in the Q.M.'s Office has dis- the final s. A s a result of their impress ive per-
appeared with the r etir em ent of Mr. W . H . forman ces Baker and Kitchen were both selected,
(Oscar) Wyles. H e joined the Home Count1es in preference to the Army Champions, to box
Bd e . D epot as a cle rical assistant in May, 1960. for the Army in the Combined S ervices Junior
Boxing Contest. In this J / Dmr. Kitchen was
W e wish him well in his retirement. narrowly defeated by his opponent from the
Royal Navy, a nd J / L/ Cpl. Baker won with a
D epot news has been overshadowed by the knock-out in 36 seconds in the first round. Th ese
sad d eath of Junior Drumme r Jones, the day results are most en c ouraging. No othe r Infantry
after the arrival of Junior Soldiers Coy. for ten D epot had a boxer in t h e Army team . The boxers
days' training in th e Dartmoor training a~ea. A the m selves, and Cpl. Fis h e r , who has devoted
full r eport on this training will appear 1n the many hours to training them, deserve our warm-
est congratulations.
n ext iss ue.
As well as the boxers, the Drums have been
TRAINING COMPANY in the public eye again. In the n ew film "Gra nd
Prix," our Co rps of Drums can be seen stndtng
In line with Governmental policy, although across the big, wide screen , in g lorious an d
a pparently not as a result of the Prices and glamorous T echni color. Thi s part of the film was
In com es Policy or the S electiv e Employm ent Tax, shot last year at Brand's Hatch, where the
March has shown Training Coy. to be the focal Drums, together with the Band of the Stafford-
point of a mass ive "red eploy m e nt of ~~bo~r." _In s hire R egime nt, p e rform ed s p ec ially. The1r diS-
addition the routine procedure of taktng-tn, play was obvious ly effecti ve because It was In-
pass ing-out and pos ting-onwa rds" recruits and cluded in th e bri e f extract s hown to B .B.C. TV
providing hote l f ac iliti es for in-trans it pe rsonn el viewers on the firs t night of the film. Needless
in our "H. & C., full board a nd all mod. con . to say, our booking f ees are now s.o high that
accommodation in pleasant s urroundings," a vast every Junior Drumm e r's knapsack will soon con-
amount of arriving, handing/ taking over and tain if not a fi e ld mars hal's- or even a band -
d eparting has gone on in the ra nks of t h e p e r- maste r's-baton at least s uffici ent mon ey for a
discharge by purchase.
manent staff.
Back to their battalions with our thanks and Flus h ed with this &uccess , th e Drums, unde r
the n ew lead e r s hip of W .O. II Clark, hav e added
best wishes have gone Capt. Burton, Sgts. Seager, to their r e p e rtoire. Eve n the Q .M .'s d epartm e nt
Pryor and Ward and L /Cpl. Richardson. Another noticed the change in background noise, and the
loss has b een Q.M .S.I. And e r s on of the S .A.S.C., Co y. rece ived a gen e rou s acknowledgement from
whose efforts to keep us on the s traight and them: "Congratulations. The Q.M . and All Ranks
narrow path deserve special m ention . W e ~re of his D ep a rtm e nt congratulate th e J .S. Coy.
s ure, how eve r, that his successor, Q . M .S. ~. Brtnt, Corp s of Drums on playing a n ew tun e." Su~h
will continue the good work of k eepmg the sincere appreciation could not be Ignored. Wtthtn
Coy. 2IC within the bounds of sanity- a H ercu- an hour, the Band, eager for similar praise, w ere
form ed up just outside th e Q.M.'s window, burst-
lean task at all times. ing lungs and drum-skins to the rousing tune of
" Th e Thund e r e r ." The Q.M. now takes th e larg-
To fill the gaps thus c r eated in th e " thin est s ize in ear-defenders and w ears them per-
khaki line " Sgts. Bodkin, Brumwe ll , Giles man e ntly, H e has not ris k ed sending any furth e r
Ormerod, Riddl es tone-Holmes and Russell, Cpls. communications to the Coy.
Wood, Brown, Blyth, L /Cpl. Fost er and Capt.
Gladden have arrived; full, we hope, of youthfu l Such is the world into which two n ew Band
( ?) vigour and e nthusias m . "By their worl{s ye instru ctors hav e e nte rEd this month : W e w el-
com e S/ Sgt. Matlock from 1 QUEENS and L / Cpl.
shall know the m ." Crompto n from 4 QUEENS. Leaving us s hortly
W e thought at one time that w e should be will be S/ Sgt. Day on r etirem ent. W e thank him
most s incerely for hi s kind, patient and co n-
one Major s hort of es tabli s hm e nt when the O.C., sc ie ntious work in th e Coy. for th e last 2~ years.
Maj. Knocker, was rushed to t h e Royal H erbert
Hospital, Woolwich. Fortunately, th e d1sc wh1ch
raused him to step from the top of the charts
turned out to be on ly an injure d musc le and he
was r eturned to the fold after a few days, in
good h ealth and full of th e .ioys of s pring. (Sighs
of r e li e f from 2IC and C.S.M.).

Tangi er PI. passed out on St. Patr i ck'~ D ay. to
th e accompaniment of a VICiously chtll Wind

whistling through th e ir c hinstr a p s, a nd the Band
of the King's Own Scottish Border ers playing

" W e' re a s hower of ''

Th e pl atoo n was ins p ected by L t.-Co l. E. W.
MacDonald, O.B.E., late C.O. 2nd Bn ., whose

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tun e in t he fu tu re. to L t. T w eed ie, who in g c ri ti ca lly of t h e R e-ba dgin g Ce r e m o n y, s t ated :
W e h av e s a id fa r ew e ll " It w ould have been better to dis pense wit h t h e
has le ft us t hi s month w ith t h e in t e ntion of seek- para d e a nd s imp ly w aited un t il 1400 hours, whe n
ing his fo rt un e in So ut h A m e ri ca. W e hop e he t h e Duty Bugle r s h ou ld h ave so und ed t h e
ft nds it (a nd hav ing f o un d it, re m embe rs his old 'Ch a n ge Ca p-Badges' call. " Anot h e r ca ndidate
f ri ends ) . H e w ill certa in ly be great ly m issed ; hi s g ave u nw itt in g e n cou ragem e nt to our c le ri cal
unft a g g ing e n t h us iasm a nd c hee rfu ln ess, a s w ell offi cer, M r. H owe , by na ming him as Di v is ion
as the g re at a m ou nt of work h e rea dil y under- Comma nde r. On heari ng th is, the re w as a pa use
to o k, h a ve p layed a n esse nti a l p a r t in t h e w e ll- in th e t y p in g w h ile a voi ce d em a nd ed, " Wh e n d o
being of the Coy. W e w ere fort unate to have had I g et t h e pay?" W e s ti ll d o n ot k n ow w h a t t o
h im w it h us f or the las t two yea rs. In his place m ake of t h e boy wh o sta ted t hat B r igadier
w e w e lcom e L t. But le r, w ho h a s re turned fro m Buc k e ridge was th e Adjutant . W e a re re m a nd ing
2 QUEENS in H ong K ong . No doubt, under his th is boy f or t h e C.O .
influ e nc e, t he D e pot w il l s oo n boast a m ortar
WIVES' CLUB
p latoon . of the mont h has been d e vot ed to pre- Th e Marc h m eeti n g of t h e Wives ' C lub was
Muc h he ld in t he S e rgean ts' Mess, by k ind pe rmis sion
paratio n f o r t h e examinations, w hi ch w e re held of th e R .S .M., whe n w e ente rtain ed t he m e mbe rs
in the la s t w ee k . Answe rs to som e q uest io n s re- of t h e Pol ice Wi ves' C lub . Th e eve n ing was a
vea l th at a Junio r S o ldi e r 's loyalty t o th e S e rv ice g reat s u cc ess, ove r 50 people be in g present.
is un a ff ect e d by a ny c h a nges in A rm y or R egi- Meetin g s a r e h e ld m on t hly a n d a Social
m e n ta l o rgani sa ti o n . Ind eed , fo r s om e of the Eve ning is pl a nn ed for Tuesday, 9th M a y , 1967,
boys, ch a nge, if not p erha ps quite a s good as a w h e n it is hop ed as m a ny m e m be rs as possib le
rest, is regarded a s comm o n -place. On e boy, w ri t- w ill a tte nd .

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News from the Volunteer and

Territorial Battalions

5th (Volunteer) (Top): Bn. H.Q.- Lt. Kelly and the Command
Post Section.
Battalion
(Bottom): B Coy.-Somewhere in Sout hern
ALTHOUGH 5 QUEENS did not in fact England!
form until 1st April, 1967, these journal
bury on the Saturday a fternoon and throug hout
notes for the month of March appear as the first the afternoon and evening the Training Centre
notes under our new title. The reason for thjs buzzed with activity as vehicles w ere loaded a nd
is that during March all our Companies have fitted with radio a nd weapons were issued. At
the same time m en of the newly-cons tituted
become all but in fact, part of 5 QUEENS . support PI. w ere introduced to their 3-inch mor-
Separate notes from each of our Companies are tars a nd 120 mm . Moba t a nti-ta nk guns a nd bri ef-
included under our new title. ings w ere carried out.

To tie ends n eatly a final pa rag raph is in- Combat clothing h as now been issued to 5
clud ed on the las t month of 4 BUFFS (T .A .). QUEENS and w a s w orn by all ranks on this
exercise for the first time. Also worn for the
4 BUFFS-(TA) FINALE firs t tim e was the n ew cap badge of Th e Quze n's
R egiment.
On the 11th March, 1967, the las t Guest Night
of 4 BUJ:<""'FS was held in th e Office r s' M ess. Al- Afte r a n exce ll e nt m eal the Saturday ev e ning
though a sad occasion it was at the same time closed with a n inter e sting film called "K·eeping
full o f promise for the future a s amongs t the the Peace" which depicts internal security
guests w ere the Officers who have been posted ope rations on an is land in th e Far East but which
in from othe r Bns. to service in Bn. H.Q. and H.Q. might apply anywhere. A short break for r est
Coy. of 5 QUEENS. (made shorter by the clocks being advanced)
then the H .Q. moved tactically to a wood in the
W e s a id an official far ew e 11 to Col. D ean, our training a rea outs ide Folk eston e to ex e rcise
Honorary Colon·el, who has in fact h e ld thi s control of an imaginative internal security
appointment for what must surely be a record, s ituation involving Dov e r, Folkastone a nd the
nearly 21 y e ars. Col. Dean , who is on e of the f ew nuclear power station at Dungeness. No sooner
living hold ers of th e V .C. in th e Queen's R egiment, was th e H eadquarte r s establi shed at about 4.30
was presented with a handsome silve r fruit bow l a.m. than information w as rece ived that the
which was g iven by officer s of th e 4th Bn. pas t location h P.d b een disclosed to th e di ss ide nts and
and present. W e are d e lig hte d t hat h e will b e
continuing to serve as Honorary Colonel of 7
QUEENS (T) .

We welc omed a s our s enior gues t , M a j.-Ge n. C.
H. Tarve r , C.B ., C.B.E ., D .S .O ., who the r e for e
dined with 4 BUFFS for th e firs t and last time.

Friday, 31s t March, sa w the pass ing of mos t
of th e civilian staff, who had se rved 4 BUFFS
staunchly and faithfully over a long period. Our
thanks go to all of them togethe r with our best
wishes for their future.

5 QUEENS
The organisation of 5 QUEENS has been fully

covered in pas t issues of the journal, but to re-
c apitulate, Bn. H.Q. and H .Q . Coy. are located
a t Ca nte rbury, A Coy. at Guildford, B Coy. at
Broadstairs, C Coy. at Hastings and D Coy. at
Hornsey. W e take this opportunity of w elcoming
th·21n in anticipation .

The past month has seen the tempo building
up towards our formation day. N ew equipment,
clothing and issu es of vehicles have been steadily
arriving. March saw the r ecce of Sennybridge
Training Araa, where w e go to camp from 20th
May until 3rd June, by the Adjutant, Quarter-
maste r and a number of P .S.I.s . Although s ome-
what bleak it will doubtless be a very inte resting
camp .

BN. H.Q. and H.Q. COY.

On the wee kend of the 18/ 19th March an
ex e rcis e was h ald for the future Bn. H .Q . and
H.Q. Coy. to t est their state of training in antici-
pation of their official formation on the 1st April.

Over 100 Officers and m en assembled at the
L e ros T and A .V .R. Ce ntre, Sturry Road , Cante r-

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was liab le to attac k . A quic k move th e n took 2 Platoon- PI. Comd . Lt. R. E . McFadyen ,
place to another location which bore a remark-
able resemblance to the first although the PI. Sgt.: Sgt. E . E ll iot.
approach was differe nt. Tra ining has concentrated upon I.S. Drills
As day broke vehicles were camouflaged a nd
a nd individual weapon ha ndling
defence positions w ere manned. The Padre, the
Rev. Colin Pilgrim. from Eas t C roydon, took a S upport Platoon- PI. Comd : L t . G . H . Wright,
Co mmunion S e rv ice on thi s Palm Sunday, a nd Mor. Sec: Sgt. W . G. Rettie, A / Tk Sec: Sgt. S. M.
then breakfast was served. Gooden .
Afte r this orde rs we r e iss u·od to move H .Q .
Following t h e PI. Comd's. return from h is
to St. Martin's Plain Camp to control the S upport W ea pons Cours·a at Netheravon. training
worsening situation. Whilst there information was has been carried out w ith increased momentum
received of a s us pect car in the n e ighbourhood. a nd has included two weekend exercises - Anti-
Road blocks were e rected and it was not long Tank firing with L .M.G . a ttach ed at Winchester
b efora the sus p ect car was stoppe d; a number of a nd sa nd-filled bomb Mo rtar firing at Camberl ey
weapons were found hidden in the car and on the - "w ho said it was easy to find the bombs again ."

driver . a nasty s ituat ion had d evelope d Brecon Beacons rain , blizzal·ds , mi st, gales,
Meanwhile S now, sleet,
s unshine, thunde r a nd lig h t ning h elped to make
near t he Camp a nd it was n ec essary to call in a Lt. Geoff Wrig ht's East er Arduous Training
platoon of B Coy. from Broadstairs to disperse Exe rci se ove r the Bracon B eacon s in South Wal es
t h e rioting mob w hi c h thay did mos t effectively even more realis tic. However, each group covered
with the aid of tear s mok e and a s ing le s hot the 40 mile moun tainous course s uccessfull y, al-
which seriously injured the ringleader of the mob. thoug h it is rumoured that certain groups walkad
Shortly afte r this the situation improved and
it was possible to stand down the troops and furth P'" than othe rs.
leave m atters in the hand s of tha civ il authorities.
Ther e is, however , no truth In the rumour that
So closed a useful and worthwhil e exerc ise t he Sp. PI., w ho formed the Administrative a nd
which proved th 3.t the future H e adquarte r s of 5 Control Organisation for the exercise, are being
QUEENS could operate effective ly. Tha adven t form e d into a n Independe nt R ecovery Unit (al-
of the new vehicles, radio, w eapons and equipment though th ey a r e now well practise d in th e art
e nsures that m a ny lessons remain to be le arned . follo w ing expe ri e nces, in a rive r be d a fter a s now
storm, w ith t hree 11-tonners).
The ·axe rcise was film ed by Southern !.T.V . S everal pote n t ra l S .A .S . m e mbers wera a lso
a nd later appeared in "Scen e South East."
noted including Lt. Omar Bhur and Cpl. Dunipace.
3rd Bn. The Queen's Royal Surrey Regt. (T.A.) W e were also pl eased to welcome 9 m e mbers of
-('A' Coy. 5 QUEENS (V) Designate) 'D ' Coy. 5 Mx. a bly led by Sgt. Slack.
Cp l. Tom Rogers l·aa rnt by ex p e ri e n ce w h at
W els hmen t hink of British soldiers driving three-
Our final month as m embers of the Territorial tanners around mountain lanes over a Bank
Army has seen a great deal of activity w hich
ended in a final farewell party at Guildford to Holiday.
mark the e nd of tha Bn. W e said goodbye to our
C. O. for the past 3 ~ years, Lt.-C ol. D . B . Pullen, Despite the varied weath er a very enjoya ble
O .B .E., T .D ., and other stalwarts of th e Bn . w ho
a re not continuing to serve. This was followed tim e was h~. d b y a ll a nd much usaful training
by a parade at Kingston when the colours of the
3rd Bn. w e r e hand ed ove r b y the C .O. to Maj .-Gen . was achieved.
F . J . C. Piggott, C .B ., C.B.E ., D .S. O ., who th en
hande d th e m ove r to the C .O . of 6 QUEENS (T ) B COY.
Designate for safe k aeping. It was indeed a very The main event this month was the weekend
sad occas ion for all those who could rem ember
the day the colours were presented to the Bn. 17/ 18th when the Coy. H .Q. operated in the field
only 3 ~ years previously. with Bn . H .Q . for a s ig n al exercise. Cpl. Soatte rfi e ld
soon overcame the n ewness of the C42's which
Coy. H .Q . Coy. Command·ar - Maj . D . A. we used for the first time. On the Sunday morn-
Robins on, T .D . ing a pi. commanded by Capt. Dineley performed
on tho sq u are ~t St. Martin's P lai n for !.T.V . and
Coy. 2IC - Capt. F . B. we a re all awaiting the showi ng of t he film.

Herd. W e welcom e W .O .II J ess up (from the 1s t Bn .)
- W.O .II P . as our n ew P .S.I. and hope that h e wi ll have a
C.S.M . T . Robinson. happy tour with u s at Broadstairs.

C .Q.M .S. - C/ Sgt. M. R ecruiting is going st e adily a nd we hope to
reach th e ·'ton" s oon a ft e r camp.
G . Rapley.
W e w ere ver y g rateful to Lt.-Col. E . W .
A steady flow of kit and vehicles has been MacDonald w ho gave up an evening of his leave
arriving in the coy. recently which has resulted to g ive us a tal k on the activities of the 2nd Bn.
in a tull complement of v ehicles and a set of (Queen's Own Buffs) a nd the ty pes of internal
combat kit for each man . security oparat ions which occ u rred in various
parts of the world during his tour of command.
Sgt. Lees (Sigs. P .S .l.) le ft u s to take an
appointma nt with th e Arm y R ecruiting Staff at C COY.
Norbury a nd in addition to the gift presented
to him by the Coy., the Sp. PI. presented him The s pirit of the new reserve seems to have
with a fire buck et ??? W e w elcome from 1 taken a hold on the Coy. a nd every effort will
QUEENS Sgt. Colin J eeves whose wealth of be made to ma intain the mome ntum of our good
knowl·adg e about Anti-Ta nk W ea pons is already start. E vorybody sees that h ere is a n opportunity
being felt. of making a fresh start, a chance for an "alive''
a nd "with it" Phoenix to rise from t he ashes of
W e congratulate Capt. Fost er H erd on his t h e old 4/ 5 Royal Sussex, forced into an early
recent marriage . g rave.

1 Platoon- P . Comd : 2/ Lt. G. R . Acres . W eapons, tran sp or t and cloth ing w hich are
The pi. which consists of a recruits cadre has to h elp us fas hio n the new Coy. a r e b eginning to
just completed running its first three-month appear, a nd \V'2: have a lr eady had two s uccessful
cadre in preparation for the recruits course at "s h a l{e do'\vn" week e nds by kind pe rmission of
Canterbury in April. 4/ 5. W e have got our administration b ehind us

30 31st March at the T.A. Centre, Portsmouth

a.nd have been de ployed into ou r maw pi. forma- Road, Kingston.
liOns : n ot as fu ll (at the moment of writing) with
as m~~Y ~ rrndian s" as we wou ld like, but our A large number of past and present m em-
r ecrutttng drive i s beginning to gath er pace an d bers of the n ew a nd "old" battalions attended
to our t h ree new recruits wi ll soon be added and were seated down each s ide of the Drill Hall
anothar twelve. Th ere are more ''in t he wings" The Regimental Band, which as fa r as t his writer
a nd when these have been co nve rted into ca n ascertain, do es not offic ia ll y ex ist, h ad man -
volunteers, we w ill begin to look a littl e more aged to install itse lf in th e balcony. Th e Regi-
r espectable on the ground. m e n tal Drums of th e 3rd and 4th Ens., Qu ee n 's
Surreys were piled at t he balcony en d of th e
W e inte nd to off·ar our vo lun teers t h e best Dr ill Hall a nd at the a ppropriate moment the
possibl e bl e nd of tradition and up-to-date training. combined Colour P a r ty marched on parade from
All members regret the passing of the old Cinque the stage end to the Regimen tal March of t he
Ports Bn. with its hi s tory str etching baok to t h e Queen 's Royal Surrey R egiment-" Braganza."
t tm e of William P itt, its fi rst Colonel Com-
~andant, bt+t our ear ly days have s hown us that, The Parade State was as follows:
gtven the n g ht tools, wa will swiftly make our-
selves into a unit fit to carry the name it has 3rd Bn. The Queen 's Royal Surrey R egime nt
been fortunate enough to retain . (T.A.): Commanding Officer , Lt.-Col. D . B
~!:J~~~I'I. T.D., O.B.E.; Ad ju tant, Capt. B. M
D COY.
. N ever has the term "drill night" been more 4th Bn. The Queen's Royal Surrey R egimem
l_tterally meant thPn t~acently duri ng prepa rations (T.A.): C ommanding Officer, L t.-Co l. W . E
ror t h e Colours Parade whic h took place at Mill McConnell, T .D .; Adjutant, Cap t . A . W
Hill on 12th March. Cutcher.

We P.r t particularly proud to have h ad th e Parade R.S.M.: R.S.M. A. Colye r.
honour of forming one of the g uards for the fina l Colou r Parties:
parade of 7th, 8th and 9th Ens. of t he Middlesex 3rd Qu een's Surreys: The Quee n's Co lou r- Lt
Regt. (D.C.O.) Colours, a nd it was a sa d moment
md eed P.s thay were marche d off the square for A . B. D a ly. Th e Regimenta l Co lour- Lt. A. G .
the last time, to "Auld Lang Syne." Judging by goo~ou~t~~ · L . Steven s, Sgt. J . Miller, Sgt.
t he co mplim ents received from s pectators, and
in particular from th e Old Comrades. t h e <.lay 4th Queen 's Surreys: Th e Qu een 's Co lour-Lt. M.
was a great success. B r others. The Regimen tal Colour- 2/ Lt. P . F .
Ryan. C.S.M. W . J e nkins, Sgt. D . Bowe n ,
An id ea of ho w k een som e Inz mb ers of the Sgt. P . Belton.
Coy. we r e in t hei r preparEt.tions cEt n be obta ined
from the fact t h at Cp l. Bird was see n polishing On Parade: C.S.M. W . Bullock, C/ Sgt. R. Payn.
hts halo on Saturday in preparation for the vis it Sgts. D . R eynolds a nd L. Ridley.
to t h e l?aris h churc h on Su nday •.fternoon during
t h e laymg up of the 7th Bn. The Middlesex R egt. Prior to t h e march on, t h e band played a
(D.C.O.) Colours, in Hornsey. se lectiOn of Reg im e ntal Marches with g reat v erve
a n d cons id erab le ski 11-all w e re m a rc h es con-
Maj. H . E . Couch commanded No. 2 Guard n ected with our complicated past-" Huntingdon-
w hilst Lt. M . L. Muirhead was I C Colour Parties shire," " Life on t he Ocean W ave," " A Southerlv
a nd carried t h e 7th Bn. R egime ntal Colour. 2/Lt. Wind a nd a Cloudy Sky" a nd " My Boy Willi e.'·
~~~j~rCiaydon carried t h e 9th Bn . R egim e ntal
A s hor t Drum-head Service then followed
Our other chief concern has been the problem conducted by th e Ch aplain- t h e Rev. D. L a nd reth ,
of recruits and making up our m embers in time T .D ., M.A., .C. F .( T .A.).
for Annual Camp. During J a nuary and F ebruary
the r esul ts of a ll our e fforts, es p ecia lly the hard The D e puty Colon el of th e Qu een 's R egim e nt
wo rk put in b y th e r ecruiting team, bore littl-a ( Qu een's Surreys), Maj.-Gen. F . J . C. Piggott.
fruJ_t-:-a !Ylost depressing s ituation. Howe ver, re- C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., then addr essed the parade
crUitmg I S at last taking a turn for the bette r . a nd subsequently handed over the Colours to
Lt.-Col. W . E . McConnell, C.O. of the n ew B n ., for
W e extend a warm welcome to the following : safe k eeping. Ther eupon the Colours we re
Cpl. Murphy. Ptes. Plues, Reeves, Maharry, marched off to t h e R egimental March of the
SI<ouros, Brail s ford, Capeh art, L ambe, Snook, n ewly-formed Queen 's Regiment - " Soldie rs of
W ebster, Fryer , Kmg a nd Moyla n and h ope we t h e Queen." All present, one is sure, felt th at this
will see them with D Coy. for many years to come. s hort ceremony was mos t appropriate a nd im -
pressive in its simplicity.
No~ it is "all systems GO" for bas ic training
in readmess for our first camp with 5 QUEENS Also with effect from 1st April, 1967, Co l.
at S e nnybridge. Thi s IS to in c lud·z a tough wee k - T . A. Buchana n, D.S.O., M .C., E.R.D ., T .D ., was
e nd on Exe rc ise "Sea-Horse IJI' in N. Wales in appointe d H onor ary Co l. of our Bn., vice Col.
April. A . T. Martin, C.B.E., T .D ., who r eti r ed on t h e
reorganisation of the Territorial Army. W e
6th (Territorial) Bn. und erstand however , that h e w ill not be seve rin f!'
his connections with th e Bn. a nd we are delighted
(Queen's Surreys) t hat h e will be w it h us as our Archivist!

AT last our true identity has been established, The following m essage was received from
signed, sealed and what-have-you! On the Co l. Martin on his re tir em ent:
1st April the new Bn. was officially formed from
the amalgamation of the 3rd and 4th Bns., The "I h ad the honour to be a ppointed Honora ry
Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (T.A.) and to Colonel of the 4th Bn. The Queen 's Royal Surrey
Reg ime nt (T .A.) soon afte r its form ation in 1961.
sciemlepblreatceertehmisoneyvenwtasanhdeldinodneedthetoeveenndinorgseofit~hae Now that my appointment terminates with the
conve rs ion of t h e Bn. , I want to co ngratulate a ll
who served in the Bn. on a very excellent record
of achi evem ent. I t has given me pleasure a nd
pri de to have served with you.

" To those of you who are continuing to serve
in 6th (T erritorial) Bn. The Queen's R egiment
(Queen's Surreys) I sen d my greetin gs. You in-

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he rit a g reat tradit ion , not onl y from the new HO RS HAJ\1, 11th/ 12th MARCH
regim ent of which yo u now f orm a pa rt, but a lso
from th e fi ve T errito rial Bns. from which you are (Top): R.S.M. A. Colyer, who, we are assured,
desce nd ed. I know y ou w ill carry this t ra dition was completely unaware that his portrait w as
on in yo ur n ew rol e. And a lt h o ug h I s h a ll no
lon ge r b e yo ur H onor ary Colone l, I s h a ll fo llow being taken !
your prog ress as a m ember of your Veterans
Compa n y. (Bottom ): S upt. Lyons, of New Scotland Yard,
addresses the Bn.
"You a re fortunate in h av in g as your new
Honora ry Co lone l, Col. T . A . Buch a n a n . H e is no handl ed by a se nior N .C.O. who, if not expert in
stra nger to the Bn. a nd I know h e will serve you hi s parti c ula r s ubj ect at the mom e nt, will have
we ll. more than s ufficient opportunity to become so
during t h e f o r th c om ing dri ll n ights!
·· T o him, and to all of yo u , I se nd my bes t
wishes for the future." W e congrat ulate C.S .M. W . J e nkins a nd Sgt.
W . Bulloc k on the ir r ecen t awa rds of th e T e rr i-
F or ou r third "acclimatisation" train ing torial Effic ie n cy M edal.
w eek e nd, a ll r a nks of the Bn . r e paired to H or-
s h a m on the 11t h Marc h f or two days' tra ining D Company
at th e Drill H a ll of the 4/ 5th (Cinq u e Ports)
Bn . Th e Ro yal Sussex R egim e nt (T .A.). Turnout The new Coy. is now ·'off th e g round" and
was extre m ely e nthus ias ti c, but n o doubt m os t w e h ave begun trainin g in our new rol e. All of
felt th e strangen ess of trave lling down in trans· us, ho weve r, a re h av in g to adjust ourse lves to
port norm a ll y rese rved f or holiday trippe rs ! For one sp ecia l category of n ewcom e r- the W .R.A .C.
alas, we now no longer have s uitabl e vehic les ! continge nt. All 14 m e mbe r s of ou r unit est ab-
The strangeness, h owever, was more than off-set lis hm e nt of W .R.A.C. a r e based in C roy don and
by the civilian-type comfort! have rapidl y m ade t h em selves at hom e. It is, in-
d eed , a d elig ht to be offer ed a c up of t ea in a
Following an in t rodu ctio n by t h e c .O., a most c lea n c up with tray c lo t h much in ev id e nce. Th e
interesting talk was given by Supt. Lyons of the gi rls work very hard at other branches of our
C iv il D ef e n ce Branch at New Scotland Yard, adminis tration.
which d ealt with the role of the police in time of
war or e m e rge ncy and how the T'erritoria ls mig ht The Band h as now moved to Claph a m Junc-
ass ist in s uc h ci rcumsta nces. tion, but h as been r eplaced by the Pioneer PI.
u nd er the com m a nd of W .O.II L . Stevens. Instead
The operations and duties of the Royal
Observer Corps form ed t he s ubject of further
lectures and discuss ions c onducted by m e mb ers
of that organ is ation. Survival te c hniques w e re
discu ssed und e r th e g uida n ce of th e Ass is tant
County Civil D efence Officer of W est Sussex a nd
ma ny new lessons w e re learnt.

A novel feature of the catering for t he two
days was that it was prov ided b y m e mber s of t h e
W .R.A.C. (T e rritori a ls) unde r Lt. Joa n H a r vey,
now attac h ed to the n ew Bn ., a nd judging by th e
high standard of cooking a nd the comments from
a ll, this d e partm ent h as gain ed qui te a hig h
reputation for itself in a very short time.

In his c los in g re marks o n t h e w eekend 's
ac tiviti es, the C. O. emphas ised that from n ow on
there wou ld be f ew occasions on whi c h a ll m em·
bers would m eet and that therefore th ose occa-
s ions were more vital than ever in th e Bn .'s
calendar. In thanking the W.R.A.C. m embers for
their much app r eciated e ffo rts, it see m ed a pprop-
riate that they should be r eferred to as "Rare
Birds! "

A Company

The Coy. is a ll se t for a fl yi n g start in its
new role from 1st April. All personnel have now
been a ss ig n ed to the pis . in whic h they w ill be
servin g, the Coy. being about 70 str ong. It is
en cou r agin g to note that the uncertain fate wh ic h
publi c opinion for esees for the T erri toria ls has
not stopped r ecruits a rriv ing at Kingston. I s it
the Bn.'s excellent reputation which persuades
the m to turn left into our Orde rly Room , and not
righ t into the R.A.M.C.'s? - W e hope so.

This month , pay parad e aga in h er a ld ed t he
s tart of anoth er s uccess ful soc ia l night. W e con-
gratulate our Social Committee on the establish-
m ent of this popula r practice a nd a re confident
in its ab ility to h a ndle well th e man y occas ions
for which its serv ices will be call ed upon in th e
future.

Our s porting endeavours in the next quarter
in7lud e canoe ing, badm inton , bask e tba ll, s wim-
ming an d a first-aid competition, each be in g

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of h a ving our eardrums block ed b eyond use, w e Officers' M ess
are now threaten ed w ith h aving a n ything a nd On the 17th Ma rch the 4th Queen 's Surreys
ev e rything b lown up a t t h e s lig h test excu se or
en couragem en t. Offi cer s' M ess asse mbl ed at C la pham for the sad
honour of dining out those m embers whom we
W .O .II T . S . Ste ph en s is now w e ll and truly h ave th e mis fortun e of los ing und er th e r eorg a -
settle d in a s our C. S .M . -prior to his appointm ent nisation of the T .A .
h e was R .Q .M .S . of th e 3rd Qu een 's Surreys, and
is ther efor e an old fri end to many of us. C/ Sgt. W e a ls o had the honour to w e lcome Brig.
Hinton has now taken over our Coy. stores: Our R. B . K e nn y, O .B .E ., Bde. Comd., 47 (Inf.) Bd e.,
PI. Commande rs, Lts. B . M. Sidwe ll, M . Broth e rs to whom w e a re greatly indebted for his help
and D . Wright, T .D ., a r e busy organis ing the ir in t h e past. W e ba de a fond a u r evoir to our
p is . with th e h e lp of the ir pi. sgt s., Sgts. Rid ley, Honora ry Colon el, Col. A. R. Martin, to Ma js.
Barbe r a nd Moore. J . W . Brews t er , A. V. A . Cummings, T .D .
(R.A.P .C. ) , J . W . Ennis, T .D ., P . L a bbe tt, T .D .,
A full social calendar is c urrently b eing D . C. Owe r, M .B . (R.A.M .C.) and to Capts. M . G .
arranged and w e are st a rting a club night on P ear son and W . Snowden a nd Lt. D . 0. Thomas.
Thurs days. W e h ave managed to equ ip ourse lv es
with some of the facilities which should go a W e a r e a lso v e ry s orry to b e los ing our Mess
long way to m a king these ev enings a s uccess . W e Ser geant, Sgt. Broom, w ho h as looked after us
have been fortunate enough to acquire both a so w ell . W e s hall greatly miss t h em and a lthough
full-size billlards table and also a ta ble t ennis table we ar e not soldiering on together, we hope to see
and t hese item s a r e becoming major attrac tions. th em again a t th e ea rli est opportunity.

CONWAY WILLIAMS

THE MAYFAIR TAILOR

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(Opposite Claridge's Hotel)
AND

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Hunting, Sports and Lounge Kits

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AROUND THE COUNTIES

The Queen's Surreys Regt. toge ther w it h their famili es a nd fri e nd s,
Office a r e invited to atte nd . No tick e ts will be issu ed .

Honours and Awards Afte r the Service t h ere will be a short March
W e congratul a t e Lt.-Col. D . B. Pull e n , O .B .E ., Past at w hi c h Ma j .-Gen . F . J . C. Piggott, C .B .,
C .B .E ., D .S.O ., D e puty Colon e l The Quee n's
T .D ., on be ing g r a n ted th e r a nk of Brevet Colonel Regiment (Queen's Surreys), will take th e salu te.
in recog nition of hi s serv ic·zs as Comma nding It is hoped a ll w h o are fit ·enough to do so wi ll
Office r o f 3rd B n . The Queen 's Royal Surrey R egt. take part. Th e dress w ill b e lounge s uit w ith
m edals.
(T.A.) .
~lr. J. Moule,
T he Territorial Battalions retiring this month
The reorganisation of the T erritorial Army from the Queen 's
Surreys Office, after
cam e into e trect on 1st April, 1967. At a s hort 48 years with the
Regiment.
ceremony at the T.A. Centre, Kingston -upon-
Tham es, on 31st March, t h e Co lours ol the 3rd I
Bn . Th e Qu ee n 's Roya l Surrey Regt. (T .A .) were
ha nded in to t h e custody of the 4th B n . The Mr. Jac k Moule, th e C hi e f C le rk at R.H.Q.
Qu een 's Ro yal Surrey R egt. (T .A .). In his address, The Quee n 's R egime nt (Queen's Surreys Office),
tn e D eputy Co lone l, Maj .-Ge n . F. J. C. Piggott, h as at las t d ecid ed to call it a day and r atires
said a lthoug h many changes had co m e the way on 30th April , h avi n g r endered over 48 y e ars
of the T erritorial Army, this was the most far- combine d military a nd civilian serv ice to the
reaching reorganisation s ince the inception of R egiment.
th e T .A . in its present form in 1908. Outlining
It was on 12t h June , 1918, s oon after his 18th
the organisation and function s of the new T . and birthday, that h e was called up for military
A.V.R. II a nd III Bns., the General said h e was servi ce. Atta r e. s hort pe riod with The Ro yal
confident the spirit of voluntary service on the Sussex R egiment he wa s transferred to The
pa rt of th e c itize n soldie r would be carr ied Quee n's Royal R egime nt in 1919, and was posted
forwar d into t h e 5th (Volunteer) Bn . a nd the 6th to the 2nd Bn. H e went to India the sam e year
(T erritoria l) Bn s . Tha Quee n 's R eg im e n t (Qu een's and saw se rv ice on the North W est Fronti e r and
late r in the Sudan. In 1921 h e first joined the Orderly
Surreys) . Room staff where he rem a ined for the whole of
his military service. Promotion was s low in those
Regimental Association days , but h e grad ua lly rose to the rank of Orde rl y
At a m eeting of The R egimental Association Room Sgt . in June, 1938, h e took premature dis-
c ha rg e to as5 un ~e t he a ppoint m e nt of c ivilia n
Main Committee on 1st April, 1967, Brig. G . H . W. clerk at tha R egim e ntal D e pot. This e nded hi s
Goode accepted the office of Chairman of the military career, w hich h a d been s pe nt e n ti rely
Association vice Maj.-Ge n. F . J . C . Piggott, w ho with the 2nd Bn.
assum ed the appointm·ant of Pres ide nt.
At the D epot h e soon became involved in the
2/ 4th Bn. Queen's Old Comrades Association onerous task of mobilisation at the outbreak of
The annual R eunion Dinner will be held at war, but the experie nce a lready gained in the
Orderly Room stood him in good stead. When the
Grant's R est a urant, Hig h Street, Croydon, on I.T.C . was form e d and transfe rred fro m Guildford
Saturday, 29th April, 1967. D etails a r e obta inable to Maidstone, J ack Moul e was selected as one of
from the Hon . Se c., Mr. Harry Mann, 22 Woodland the ° Caretakers" to look afte r the Qu een's D e pot
Way, Shirley, Croydon. at Stoughton Barracks. This comprised a party
of about s ix picked m e mbe r s of the R egt. holding
8th Bn. Queen 's Old Comrades Association various key pos itions under command of Maj .
As the res ult of a questionnaire sent to Philpot. When the D epot r eform ed after the war
in 1945 to resume its norma l functions, Mr. Moule
m embers of the All Ranks Dinne r Club, it has was a ppointed Orderly Room Sgt. in a civilian
been decided to hold a R eunion Lunch instead of capac ity. H e h eld thi s appointment for the n ext
a R e union Dinne r . The lunch w ill b e h eld at tha 14 years until th e Quee n 's a nd the Surreys
ama lgamated to form The Queen 's Royal Surrey
Stag Res t a ur a nt, 15 Bressende n Place, S.W.1., at R egim e nt in Octobe r , 1959. He was the n select ed
12.3U for 1.30 p .m . on Saturday, 6th May, 1967. for the a ppointm e nt of C hi e f Cl·ark at R .H .Q. at
The Stag is a few minutes walk from Victo ria Kingston w hich h e h eld until the date of his
Station.

Tick et s for the lunch and furth e r information
may b e obtained from the Hon. Sec., Mr. G aorge
Steadman, 14 W y nchgate, Southgate, London ,
N .14.

l Oth Queen's O ld Comrades Association
The Thirty-s ixth R e union Dinn er is being

h eld this year at the South Molton Lounge, 46

South Molton Street, London, W.1 on Friday,
28th April, 1967. ·

Information from the Hon . Sec. and Treasurer,
Mr. H . A. Turne r , O .B .E., Lathom, 7 Sundown

Avenue, Sanders tead, South C roydon.

Regimental Service
The R egime ntal Se rvice w ill be h eld in

Guildford Cath edral at 11.15 a .m . on Sunday, 11th
Jun e, 1967. All p ast an d present m e ml>ars of th e

34 Commande r G . M cCiorry, R. N., r eceives the
painting of Captain Cook on behalf of the
retireme n t. T hu s. h e h as com pleted a t ota l of 48 School of Navigation, Warsash . Maj. P . G . E .
years' con tinu ous serv ice w ith the Qu een's R oyal Hill, of the Queen 's S urre ys Office , looks on.
ttegt., Th~ Q u een 's Royal Su r rey Regt. and for Ac k now ledgement: Sou t h ern Newspape r s Ltd .
a sh or t w h ile, The Queen 's Regt.
Th en f oll owed a m agni fice n t dis play of sea-
Mr. Mou le's long a nd exten s ive know ledge of m a n shi p a nd h e rois m . B oats were lowered , in
T h e Queen 's Roya l Regt. h as been invalua ble, spite of th e m ountainous seas, and m ade their
particu l '"~ rly s ince Amr'. l5amat ion in 1959. Hi s way to a nd f r om t h e ' Camb1'ia' w ith t h eir freig h t
d~p arture leClve• " ga p t h !\t is d iffic ul t to fill. O n of hu man b ei n gs let d own b y r o p es into t h e b oats
b e h Rif of t h eir me.ny fr iends in t h e Reg ime n t, o r t h e sea, as t h e case mi g h t b e, f ro m t h e d eck s
we. w ish I\'l r. a n d M rs. Mou le a lo n g a n d h a pry o f th e blaz ing 'K ent.' Th e 'Cambria" h a d of n eces-
ret ir eme n t. sity to lie off at a d istance becau se of t h e fear of
th e (K ent's' m agazin e b e ing reach ed b y th e fire
COL. J . B. H . KEALY, D .S.O., Honora.r y Colonel a nd t h e s hi p blowing up. This process wen t on
3 Queen 's S urreys (T.A.) for m a n y h ours until a ll known s urvivo rs had
been tak en across to th e li ttle 'Ca1n bria' w hi ch by
Maj.-Gen . Pi~gott a n d a ll m embers of Th e n ow had becom e fa n tastically overc r owd ed . A part
Queen 's R egt. (Queen 's Su rreys) exten d to Col. fro m t h e masters of t h e two vessels, Captain
J o h n Kea ly t h eir appreci'!l tion of his serv ices as Cobb of the 'K ent' a nd Captain Cook of t h e
Honorary Colon el of 3 Queen's S ur reys (T .A .) , 'CC£mbri<t/ th e h er o of t h e day was u n doubtedl y
w hi c h a ppo in tment he re linq uis h ed o n 1st A pril, t h e Co mma nd in g Offi cer, L t.-Col. R. B . F ear on ,
1967, on t h e reo rganisation of t h e T e rritor ia l w h ose exam ple and cou rage ins pi red all a nd w ho
Ar my. m a in ta in ed t h e di scipline n ecessary to carry out
a h azardous operation in th e face of t h e g r eatest
J ohn K ·ea ly's sound end se n s ibl e outlook on d a n ger f ro m fi r e a nd te mpest.
a ll affa irs has bee n o f in vp luable ass istance du r ing
t h e d iffic ul t t im e of a m a lga m atio n s a nd reo r ga nis- Eventua ll y t h e rcambr ia/ low in t h e water
ations. w it h 531 s ur vi vors saved b y Capta in Cook 's sea-
m a n ship a nd th e ir o wn fi n e di sciplin e, stood a w ay
His unswer vi ng loyalty to The Regt. a nd the a nd m a d e for F a lmouth. Shortly a fterwards a
Arm y. a n d his sound judgment based o n long violen t explosion illumina ted the night sk y as t h e
ex p an e n ce both of t he R egul a r a nd the Te rritoria l magazine of t h e 'K ent' blew up. Alth oug h t h e
Army h!\s h elped t o smooth over t he m a ny prob- rcambria} was da ngero us l y overc rowd ed and
le m s of ou r latest reo rganisation . h a ndlin g h eavil y in the south wes t erl y gale, Cap-
tain Cook broug ht his ship safely into F a lmou th
His broth e r Rn d h ~g son in The Q u een 's R egi- w he re she cast anch or soon afte r midnight on
ment carry on his family connections w ith tha 3rd-4th March ."
Reg im ent.
Several years ago, Captain G. W . W a k ef ord,
The Loss of the East O. B .E ., D irector of t h e Sch ool of Navigation , U ni -
versity of South a m pton , r ead a b ook a b out the
lndiaman Kent r escu e w ritt!e n b y a s u rvivor, w h o p a id t ribu te to
Capta in Cook 's skill. Capta in W akeford inquired
ONE of the most dramatic incidents in the of the Nationa l Marit im e Mu seum a nd vari ou s
history of the Thiny-First Regiment was societies a nd learned t h ere was a pa int ing of Cap-
recalled at a ceremony in the Shaw Savill liner tain Cook a nd that his d escenda nts h ad t a k en it
S outhem Cross on 6th March, 1967. w ith t h e m to Au str a li a. In 1962 Cap tain W a k e f ord
m et t h e owner of th e picture in Au stra li a a nd
The story of the 'Kent' which is familiar arrangem ents were m ad e for it to be exhibited
to every soldier of The East Surrey Regiment, a t t h e Sc h ool of Navigation .
is reproduced from an anicle which appeared
in their Regimental Journal of N ovember, 1955 . The pa intin g was shipped h om e in th e
rsouthent CToss/ a nd at a cere m on y on b oard on
"The 'Kent' E ast Indi a m a n , a fi n e n ew s h ip 6th Mar ch , 1967, was h a nd ed over b y Mr. George
of 1,350 to n s, b ound f o r Ben gal a nd China, left R ay, A ss istan t Man ager of S h aw S avill, to Com-
t h e Downs o n 19th F ebru a r y 1825, w it h 20 officers, m a nder Geo rge McCiorry, of t h e Sch oo l of Naviga-
344 soldi ers, 45 wo m e n a nd 66 c hild re n , belon g ing t ion. Th e old Thirty-First R egim e n t was r epr e·
to H is Majesty's 31st Regime nt (n ow th e E ast sented by Mayor Peter Hill, of th e Queen 's
S u rreys), togeth er w ith 20 private passengers a nd S ur reys Offi ce.
a c rew of 148 offi cers a nd m e n .

O n t h e ni g ht of 28th F ebrua r y a vi ole n t gale
was en countered in t h e B ay of Biscay, a nd a b out
10 a. m . on t h e m orning of 1s t March t h e larger
sail s wer e t a k en in or close-r eefed , a nd the ship
h ove to. Ab ou t midday a n offi cer d escend ed wi th
two seam e n into t h e h old to ascerta in w h ethe r a ll
was fast below, but a cask of spir its h a d broach ed
a nd b y ill-lu c k a v iole nt r oll of t h e s hi p caused
the li g h t h e was carrying to b e d ash ed fr om the
offi cer's h a nd, a nd th e h old w as ins t a ntl y a blaze.

It w as n ot lon g b e f or e t h e fi re w a s b eyond
control and th e ship's company were driven on
deck, w h e re in spite of th e gale a nd th e rolling
of t h e vessel, pre p aration s we r e m a d e to la un ch
the boats in t h e h ope of saving at a ny r ate a
p ortion of t h ose on b oard. H a ppil y, di str ess s ig-
n als a nd mi n u te g uns h ad attracted th e atten t ion
of a s m a ll brig, th e ' Camb>'i<t,' of 200 to n s, o u t of
F a lm ou t h b ou nd for V e r a C r uz w it h a p a rt y o f 20
or 30 Cornish miners.

R eaders may be interested to know that at 35
th e 71rcsent Hnte a professio~tal wr~ter i s c ol.le_c t-
ing 1nrtt c1~iat on th e r escu e wtth ~ tnew to . tcrthng The following changes of address are noti-
" book. W a hop e to drctt<' cttt entwn to tht s )JUbli- fi e d: -
rcttion nt n latc1· dctt e.
Capt. B. E . T . Meyrick, Old Corner H ouse,
The Queen's Own Buffs Deddington, Oxford · Maj. C. E . Craven, R ecruit
Office Training Depot, c/o 3ZR. Chindwin B a rrac k.•,
Box 947, Broken Hill, Zambia.
FROM FAR AND NEAR
On 13th March th e following signal was A WEDDING OF INTEREST TO OLD BUFFS
despatched to Amalienhorg from the Queen's Own Robin Tuke writes :-
Buffs Office:-
"With h u mble duty th e Deputy Colonel and All "Surviving officers and others who joined
Ran ks The Queen's R egimen t (Queen's Own The Buffs at Citadel Barracks, Dover, early in the
Buffs)' send loyal greetings and every good wish Great War will be interested to know that on
to th e.ir A lli ed Colon el-in-Ch ief on the occas ion Easter Monday the wedding took place before a
of h is birth day." packed congregation in the beautiful old parish
T o th is Co l. Jesse n , His Majesty's Principal church of Kenn, near Exeter, of Mr. John Trem-
A ide-de-Camp, sent t h e follow ing rep ly on 16th lett, son of Major- General E. A. E . Treml ett and
March ·:- Mrs. Trem lett, of Clapham , near Exet e r, and Miss
"By order of H is Majesty the K ing I convey Julia Longsdon, only daughter of Mrs. Meriel Longs-
to the D eputy Colon el a nd All R anks H is don, of Bickham, Kennford, near Exeter, and Mr.
Majesty's warmest th anks for your k ind greetings Longsdon. After the wedding Mrs. Longsdon very
on t h e occasion of His Maj esty's birth day." kindly entertained a large number of neighbours
and friends at Bickham.
All ex-Buffs, all ex-Queen's Own Buffs and
all members of the 2nd Bn. will greet with the The interest in this wedding to veterans of
greatest pleasure the news that the General Pur- T h e Buffs is that Mrs. Meriel Longsdon is the
poses Conunittee of Aldermen of the City of daughter of t h e late Lt.-Col F. C. R. Studd, D.S.O .
London has agreed that the privilege of being - known to all his friends as Tim. At the begin-
permitted to march through the City with drums ning of the war he was adjutant of the 3rd
beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed should (Reserve) B n. T he Buffs; was wounded whilst
be extended to the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's commanding the 8th Bn. in 1917; and later fell in
Regiment (Queen's Own Buffs) with effect from actio n in 1918. Yo ung office r s of those days, now
31st December, 1966. grown old, w ill always remember T im Studd with
affection as a charming and very able officer who
This greatly prized privilege was originally took a great in terest in the youngsters. Always
granted to The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regi- fu ll of fun a n d humour, he often entered into
ment) on 29th April, 1672, in the days when the h ilarious activities of subalterns in the mess
the regiment was known as The Holland Regi- after dinner a nd was like a big brother to us all."
ment. On amalgamation of The Buffs with The
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on 1st THE QUEE N'S OWN R UFFS GOLFING
March, 1961, the privilege was extended to The S OCIETY
Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment.
Now, that privilege has been further extended T his year's Spring Meeting, held on Saturday
to the 2nd Bn. The Queen's Regiment (Queen's and Su n day, 1st a n d 2nd April-on, as usual, the
Own Buffs) . It is a much cherished distinction links of the Royal St. George's Golf Club, Sand-
of which all concerned can be proud, and it is w ich- was n oteworthy for a variety of happen-
much to be hoped that the battalion will be able ings, most of them u nexpected.
to exercise their privilege before too long-
perhaps even during their forthcoming stay in To begin with one of the Society's most dis-
Chatham? tinguished mem'bers, Tom Page, was un avoidably
absent-than ks to his inter-coun ty golf duties-
The lit tle cer em ony of th e unve iling of the for the first time sin ce the formation Of the
plaque in H owe Bar racks, w h ich took place on Society in 1961 ; his p ipe, his exp ertise on th e
31st March and which was performed by t he co u rse a n d h is forthright conversation al methods
Colon el of t h e R eg ime n t, is referred to in t h is were a ll very much missed! I t was a great
issue in The R egimental Depot Notes. T he plaque pleasure, however, to h ave with us Bobby Mey-
was the g ift of the (for mer) Queen 's Own Buffs, rick, David Court and Simon Fraser, attending-
The R oyal Kent R egiment . in the case of the first two- for the first time for
ma n y years a n d-in the case of the last- for the
Congratulations to Maj. C. E. E. Balding, first tim e ever.
T .D. (5 Buffs (T .A.)) , on the award of the first
Clasp to the T erritorial Efficiency Decoration. There was a plethora of photo-finishes, the
winner of t he Bonham-Carter Cup and of the
Kenward Cup having to be decided on the best
score for the last six holes, a nd of the Baird and
T revor Cups on the best score for the last nine.
A hole-in-two was achieved, and new golf balls
thereby won, by three players- Harold Scott,
Tony Gay a nd Bobby Meyrick-"off their own
bat," so to speak, at the sixth, the eighth and th e
sixth holes respectively; a nd by Harry Wenban
and Mlchael Dewar at the 3rd hole. To do so at
t his particu lar h ole is a difficult enough feat at
a n y t im e, but to ach ieve it- as did Michael
Dewar- by means of holing a 20-yard wedge shot
off a dow nh ill lie out of the rough-is positively
indecen t!

Th e missing of a putt, ~wo inches in length,
by Bobby F li n t; the setting up of a new "low"-
a total of n ine Stableford points!-by Harold
Colton a nd ''Duke" Reeves, in the competition
for the Baird and Trevor \ups; and the winning
of the Coupe des L apins by Ken Harrison who,
as the sole competitor, merely had to complete

36 BRIGHTON

the cour se to win!-these were som e of the more WE were very pleased to welcome so m a n y
bizarre h appenings which, in their several ways, fr:ends to our Annual Dinner and D a nce on
made this Meeting a somewhat unusual o n e! 11th March . Some 158 m ember s and frie nd s h elped
to m a ke i t a nother evening to rem ember for a
Twenty-three m embers took part a nd all but long whi le.
six of them attended the Seventh Annual Dinner Col. a nd Mrs. Grace, and Lt.-Col. a nd Mrs.
which was held, as b efor e, at the Bell H otel, Argl es were ou r chief g u est s. The Lond on Branch
Sandwich. To judge by the rem a rks m ade during came again in great force; Mr. and Mrs. Sharp e
the weekend everyon e seemed to enjoy himself- Mr. and Mrs. Haslett, Mr. a nd Mrs. Billings, Mr.
which , from the Hon. Secretary's point of view, Ashby and Capt. Emery a re just a few, but we
was the only object of the exercise. The Society's t h ank a ll t h e oth e r s who came and are sorry we
thanks are, as always, due to the Captain, the cannot mention them a ll. Mr. and Mrs. Hogb en
Committee and t he indoor a nd outdoor stall's of made the journey from Ramsgate, but two people
the Royal St. George's Golf Club, and to the staff w h o were greatly missed were Mr. and Mrs. Cote-
of The B e l! Hotel, for much kindness; a nd the man, from Ashford. They have been with us each
Hon . Secretary's th a nks are-also as a lways- year si n ce 1952 a nd we a ll s incerely h ope t h ey will
very much due to all those gallant a nd loyal m em- be w ith u s n ext year when we celebrate our 21s t
bers, som e of whom travel great distances in anniversary.
order to attend, for their never failing support. After a very good dinne r we a ll e nj oyed d anc-
ing , und er the good direction of our M.C., Mr.
It was d ec id ed, during the meeting, to enter J ohn Brown, who came from Reading to help
a second t eam for the Argyli a nd Sutherland make the evening go with a swing. We hope t h at
Bowl competition, to be played for during the if a ny member of the Association visit Brighton,
Army Golfing Soc iety's Spring m eeting at Muir- th ey w ill come and vis it u s. The secon d Saturd ay
fi e ld. The exac t co mposition of b oth teams h as of each month is our m eeting night.
yet to be decided but the rare occurrence of Best wishes to everyone. W .A.K.
having the n ecessary four Serving Officers-
Bobby Flint, David Court, Hugh Tarver and BROMLEY
Hamlyn Whitty-available a nd a ble to play pre-
sented an opportunity not to be missed. The T HE March meetin g was can cell ed as it coin-
first round of the competition is on Thursday, cid ed with Easter Saturday. Some of the
25th May, and ali members will surely wish both m embers t herefore had the opportunity of attend-
teams every success in this long-dis tance venture. ing a n inform a l meeting to mark the end of the
T .A. era, which was h eld in the Social Club at
Finally, for the record, the results of the Messrs. Nash Ltd.'s P aper Mills at St. Paul's Cray,
Spring Meeting were as follows: - by kind permission of Col. W. Nash , C.B.E., T .D.
The invita tion had been ext ended to a ll ex-
Bonham-Carter Cup (scratch ): Winner, Queen's Own m embers a nd their ladies a nd or-
Maurice D ewar (80, won on best last six ganised by Mr. E. Packman, of the London Branch.
holes) ; runner-up, David Montgomery (80). Col. Nash a nd Col. T . C. Coath were present and
so m e 200 p eople attended. Entertainment was pro-
Lynden-Bell Trophy (Stableford, handicaps vided by th e Queen's Own A .C.F. and a squ a d of
12 and unde r) : Winner , Rufus P a rry (39 points) ; veterans gave a n a musing d em onstra tion of arms
runner-up, Maurice D ewar (37 points) . drill! The writer was unable to be present, but
judging by a ll r eports t h e eveni n g was a great
Kenward Cup (Stableford, handicaps 13 to B.B.
17) : Winner, Davld Court (28 points, won on best success.
last six holes); runner-up, K en Dodson (28
points). CANTERBURY

"Coupe des Laplns" (Stableford, h a ndicaps 18 A LTHOUGH a few m embers, for one reason or
and over): Winner (and o nly entrant! ), K en H ar- a nother, were un abl e to be prese nt, so m e
rlson (12 points) . twenty turne d up fo r the A .G. M . on 31st March .
Lt.-Co l. Roscow R e id w is h e d to res ig n as Presi-
Balrd and Trevor Cups (Stableford four- d ent of the Branch. H e has h eld the office sin ce
somes): Winn ers, Harold Scott a nd Raymond the Branch was re-form ed about twelve years ago,
Grace (31 points, won on best last nin e hol es); and m embers regratted that he no longer felt
runners-up, Rufus Parry a nd Maurice D ewar abl e to continu e, a nd expressed their t h a nks to
(31 points ). him for his long service. In his place, the members
invited Lt.-Col. E. V . Argl es to b ecom e President,
Grace and Slnclalr Tankards (bogey four- which h e was glad to do. Lt .-Col. D . A. Willows
somes): Winners, K en Dod son a nd David Mont- was again elected Vice-President. Mr. A. J. Kidder
gomery (8 down) ; runn er s-up, "Duke" R eeves w ill continu e as Chairman, with Mr. Phillips as
and Raymond Grace (9 down) . Vice-Chairman. Oth er election s were : Hon . S ecr e-
tary, Mr . L. Pain; Hon . Treasure r, Corporal
Hol&-ln-two sweepstake: Winners, Harold Anderson, this latter appointment being very
Scott, Tony Gay and Bobby Meyrick; Harry Wen- welcom e, a s a m em b er of the T. and A .V .R . The
ban and Michael D ewar. Com mittee will be Messr s. R eynolds, Phillips, G.
Pain, M iles and Dani els; the Standard Bearer
News from the Branches Mr. Kidd er a nd Escort Mess rs. Mil·es a nd D a ni els.

ASHFORD It is b ecom ing in creas ing ly diffic ult to find
m embers who are w illing to take on the
OUR first m eeting at the W ell esley H otel was administration of the Branch. There are seventy
well attended; it is hoped that when it is or m ore memb-ers on our book s. I t wo uld b e ni ce
more widely known our attendance may increase. to see som e of t hem at our m eetings, in addition
We were pleased to learn that Harold Colem a n to the present stalwarts w ho attend r egularly.
is getting a long as well as can be expected after Th e Branch, in the hom e of the Regiment, s hould
his recent emergency operati on. H e is now on a be better r epresented than it is. W e were v ery
strict diet. The meeting was informed by the Sec- pleased to welcome a n ew m ember this month,
r etary, of th e r ecent A.G.M. at R .H.Q. and thanks Mr. Bartlett, who ser ved in the 1st Battalion The
were accorded to him for his services. As there Buffs in Gibraltar days. H e was a boxer , I believe.
was no other busin ess the m eeting was closed and
members enjoyed the usua l games of darts and

crib. A.C.M .

B est wi s hes to a ll.

37

FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE in general. Evidently they did not wish for any

HE l ~st m eet ing was h eld on Friday. l Ot h ch a nge. Practically the whole of the retiring

T March, at the Drill H a ll, Shellons Street, Co mmitt·ae were re-elected.
Folkestone. In the a bse nce of Brigadier Parry, "Moll y'' Marshall res igned for hea lth reasons,
a nd Mr. E . Coveney was elected to fill the
who we we re so rry to h ear was not wall eno ug h
vacancy. The n our secretary, Bill Priest. for the
to attend, Mr. Catt took the cha ir. Mr. Wickens sam e reason h a d to be replaced. H·a had accom-
- our h ard-working sec retary- was unfortunately
plished a n exce ll e nt year's work for us, a nd was
a lso call ed away, as h e h ad to attend another
given a well-deserved "Th a nk yo u" from every-
meet in g. body present. Ron As hby, w ho has previously
The Annual General Meating has now been
served a term as secretary for us, was appointed
definitely fi xed for Friday, 12th May, at 8 p .m ., in hi s place. W e f eel su re we can look f orward

at the Drill Hall, and all m ember s will r eceive to a very s uccessful year, as he is well versed

a lette r to this effect. W e hope that th·ere will to fill t his post.
be a strong contingent at this m eeting. Sunday, 23rd July, has now been confirmed as
It is a lways a pl easure to see Brigadier
the date of our Service of R·am e mbrance in the
Whitacre-Allen at the m eetings, a nd we appre- Chapel Royal of the T ower of London. Parade

ciate his keen interest. at 10.30 a.m . outside the Main Gates. W e s hall
The Branch has now heard that "Sticks"
E ivey h as safely arrived a t his daughter's hom e be delighted to welcome ail members and their
ladi·as from a ny Branch of the Assoc1atton .
in Ne'\V Zea la nd ; \.V'C w i s h him the bes t of luck ,
R efreshm ents may be obtained in the Tower
and hope that he will s oon let us have some news restaura n t or the Ward e ns' canteen, ins ide the

again. Towe r.
W e were sorry to hear that Mr. Jones' wife D elig hted to find that the Journal is well up

has been admitted to hospita l, but trust that by to the st a ndard of the first iss ue, worthy of the

the tim·z vve m eet again s h e wi ll be well on the cong ratulations that were showered upon the

road to recovery. Editor in January last. K eep up the good work .
Our Hon. Treasurer informed us that we can-
Sincere w is hes to all Branches of th e A ssocia-
not invest in Premium Bonds, as arranged at the
tion . A .E .S .
prev ious meeting .
It was decided to await furth er information
MAIDSTONE
from R egimental Headquarte r s be fore a dmitting
m e mbe rs of other R egime nts of the Queen's as OUR Annual General Meeting, h eld on the 15th
March , was V'ery poorly attended. Onl y 16
members of the Branch . membe rs were present and although seven
W e c losed w ith the us ual social activities and a polog ies for absence were received it did not
the raffle - in one corner hearty laughter from come anywhere near tha general expectation of
atte ndance . Ail the previous year's office holders
Mr. Hopkin s ~. nd hi s confederates be trayed th e continued for 1967, with the exception of the Vice-
Chairman, who is now Ron Spice. Tim Hay ley, of
te1lin g- of so m e good s tori es !
course remains at Chairman.
This is all the news for now - h e re's w ishing The Bra n ch Preside nt, Mr. Fred Farrington ,

the Journal every succzss ! E .V .L . in his address thanked ail office holder s for their
hard w ork during 1966 and the efficient way in
HERNE BAY w hich it had b een carried out. H e e mphasised the
part that m ambe rs of the Branch should play in
THE monthl y m eeting took place on the 14t h the Town R em embrance Day Parade, especially
in Brenchiey Gardens, and asked for a s many
March and the fo1lowing were present : Major m e mbe rs as possibl e to attend the m e morial ser-
vice at the R agimentai Memorial of the Queen 's
J. Iggulden, M essrs. F . Marsh, H . Morris, L . R a n- Own Royal W est K e nt R egiment. Who knows,
maybe we may swell our numbe rs with other
som, F . Spratt, C. White, H . S. White, W . Wii- ex-m e mbe rs of tha R egime nt ? Food for thought.
loughby, S . Packham, and our secr etar y, Mr. H .
Our oldest m ember , Arthur Kings mill, has
Davey. been made an Honorary Life Member of the
Bran ch . H e s tili hopes to make one of the m eat-
Tha date for our annual dinner was fixed for ings. Bill Croucher, who does not g et about too
Friday, 5th May (10/ 6 per h ead). Will m ember s well now, has just got over a bad spell of pne u-
monia but is progressing favourably . The r e-
who w er e unable to attend the m eeting, a nd are maind e r of t h e stalwarts are st ili hale and h earty
desirous of attending the dinner, please get in
touch with our secretary soonest, at British in spite of a few g rey hairs.
W e are hoping to get up a party to see the
Legion, Grand Parade, Herne Bay.
Royal Tournament this year and of course one
Once the business had been d ealt w ith the or two socials - but it all depends on numbers.
raffle took place for two dozen eggs, kindly
Our rzgards to a ll who read the Journal.
do n ated by Frad Marsh . Th ese were won by W . JIM WELLS.
Willoughby and H . Davey and the raffle raised

the s um of 27/ -.

Mr. L. Ransom was elected to attend the
A.G.M . ; who b e tte r could we hav e, than L e n to

look afte r our inte rests?

To all serving and ex-serving members of the

four Regiments w ho find them selves in H erne
Ray the re's Rlways a welcome in th e British
Leg ion (May Lodge).

That's the lot for this month. TARA MEDWAY

LONDON (BUFFS) SOME r ead e r s may think we have b een liqui-
dated, as t h er e h as been no account of our
QUR A .G .M ., h e ld on 18th March was not so activities for the past two issues. This is explained
by the fact that our meetings have fall en on the
well attended as we had hoped. A small band sam e day as the dead-line day for the d espatch
of the monthly notes. However, we a re in a better
of brothers compared with our usual showing. pos ition this month. Our attendances have been
However, all t h e Branch bus iness was di sposed fairly satis facto ry , but stili n o n ew faces appear.
of without any arguments or complaints, and then
came the election of Office rs and Committee for At our last m eeting our social secretary a rranged
the ·an s uing year. We sent nomination form s to a film s how, g iven by a representative of the
each and every m e mber in good time for them to Royal National Lifeboat Institution which was
appoint any candidate they thought would work ve ry e nte rtai ning a nd info rm at ive regard in g the
for the ben efit of the Branch a nd the Association

38

hi story and present da y w orkings of this s pl endid Th e n there is Horace M•eacock, at FI·inton ,
watching !.T.V . and seeing his granddaugh ter
body. Our u s ual Branch co llection was allotted to boa rding the pla n e at Gatwick for h er E aster
holiday with h er parents in Ade!l; a nd dear old
the R .N .L .I. W e may b e a bit late, but our m em- L es Eves w ith half-a-dozen ailments k aeping him
away from the A .G.M . which h e n eve r misses. And
b ars h ave expressed their pleasure regarding the Cyril J enkins, busy k eeping off the bullfinches
n ew Journa l, its general a ppearance and contents. from his so n 's a ppl e trees e. t Hadlow . so that
in due co urse thzy can de liver a case of apples
I h ear trom "Wilkie," our genial host, that to "Jo ll y Old Rodge" in C h eshire e n route to the

h e was "raided" by m embers of the "London Mancheste r Markets.

Branch" (Queen's Own). H e was pleased to see
them a nd we are hoping it will not be the last
of their visits - only make it on our meeting

nig ht, first Monday in the month. Best wishes to
a ll r ead e rs, esp ecially th e officers a nd committee
m embe rs, who tt·y so hard to hold u s a ll toget h e r ; W e were glad to have n ews of Jim Corfe
but sorry that h e could not be at the A .G. M. on
and to those who cram all our notes into t h e the 23rd March - a n awkward date which
G .E .L . naturally affected the attendance. In fact one
Journal so effic iently. doesn't know whether to me ntion those who were
the r e or those ·w ho cou ldn 't b e there, so we will
SITTINGBOURNE omit th e n ames of both. W e will let it r est at the
fact that enthusiasm and Invicta were the ruling
fHE March m eeting took place on Thursday, e le m e nts in ev ide nce. Naturally, we missed som•a
2nd March, 1967, at the Britis h L egion, Ivy
Leaf Club, Sitti ng bourne, with Col. J . E . Wills. of the "regulars."
J .P ., in the Chair, s upported by Cll r. W . H . Mount.
The us ual bus iness was disposed of in quicl<
Apolog ies w e r e receiV'.ad from Col. D . J . D ean, time, a nd all the officials we r e re-el·ected, except
V .C., Mr . Embe rton who is s ick , Mr. Dunk, Mr. that the office of Vice-Chairman was allowed to
lapse in the knowledge that Donald D ean, a s
Deal, and others on shift work . Presid e nt, \VOuld a lways b e available to stand
It was agreed that F . Jackson should attend
in for tha Chairman if necessary.
the Executive m eeting at Canterbury on 18th
March. Th e dinn e r '\Vas discussed, as b ei ng the ch ief
event of our year, and it was left to the
Col. Wills discussed the m e.tte r of g"tting organisers to d ecide what price to charge mem-
more young blood in the Branch . As a result it bers in the light of the hotel price and the possi-
was agreed to arrange some printed matter for ble loss on the ev e nt. If only more would make
the Branch and distribute it to all m embers. the effort there would not be this problem of the
guarantee of fifty which we have to giv•;o.
All m e mbe rs present thank·;od Col. Wills for
taking the Ch air. A s h e is in London a ll day it It was realised that but for the generous
is good of him to turn up and h elp us out. This donations th e loss this pas t year would have been
we ve ry much appreciate. con siderable and a lso that, h ad it not been for
the "windfalls" w•a r ece ive d , the help which w e
The booby rai sed the s um of £1/ 2/ 6. were able to give to the not-so-well-offs from th e
Benevolent Fund would have been very much
TONBRIDGE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS less. Tho. Hon . Treasure r was asked to mak-a
AND SEVENOAKS another approach to the Regtl. Benevolent Fund

THE monthly meeting was h eld at the H .Q. at for a "block annual grant."
Ave bury AV'anue, Tonbridge, on Thursday,
Meanwhile, w e hope that those on the sick
16th March. There was a very good attendance
and, there being not much business to be con- lis t will soon be off it a nd that includes the wif•a
ducted, it was more of a social occasion. of our Chairma n, B ernard B ergl, who was so

Mr. R. L eavens, of S eve noak s, has b een naughty as to leave the fund s to pay for the not
admitted to Orpington Hospital and wa under- inconsiderable r efreshments consumed on the
stand h e may be there for seve ral weeks; at the
moment w e have no information as to the nature night of the A.G.M. R.O.R.
of his trouble. Mr. J. Cooper is still confined to
his bed and has be;on vis ited by membe rs . Ladies' Guild Notes

There are a few seats left for the coach for LONDON
t h e Royal Tournament at Olympia on 22nd July.
A MEET'ING was h eld at the Whit·a Swan ,
W e have received an invitation to send a Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W .1 on 1st April -
small party to the W eald Bra nch and we are Mrs. Fost er Hall in the chair.
hoping to make up a small party for this .
The minutes of the previous m eeting 'vere
H.A.
r ead and signed.
ELEVENTH BATTALION
Correspondence: From Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.
THE QUEEN'S OWN
Wate r s.
SOMETIMES we have difficulty in finding R agrets : From Mrs . Ricketts, Mrs. Taylor,
enough n ews to fill our e.llotted space, but
this month we could fill ~- w hol e column - and Mrs. Hawkins and Miss Belly Stevens.
that without r eferring to Kipling, or quoting Seve ra l m embers were unable to be w ith us
Shak es p e are, or mentioning th e his tory.
but we trust they will soon be a ble to come a long
For in s tance, on a W. R . Roherts (ex-signall er)
writes from Loughborough to tell us that after again.
nearly four y ears of not being able to see to write
he is now, after several uops," doing a job on a Our very grateful thank s to Mr. Di.xe y for
Civil Enginee ring s ite. Cyril J e nkins, too, upbraids printing and donating tha stationery, and also to
u s for suggoesting that h e mus t b e up to 70,
whereas h e h as s till s om e months to go- as a ls o Brigadi e r Foster H a ll for his raffl e.
is "Dash er Wildash," not to m ention Donald D ean
w ho by the time thi s is r ead w ill b e drawing his Raffles r eali sed £2. This b e ing a ll, th e m ee t -
''Retirem e nt P en sion."
ing closed. M .J .D .

The Royal Sussex Office 39

Visit to Lemgo his own h a n d b y Willia m Pit t in 1803 w h e n Com -
B ri g . J. B . A shwor t h , C.B .E ., D .S .O., D eputy manda n t of t h e C inque P or ts Volunteer s; an
Officer s' Commission s ig ned by Lord Palme r s t on
Colon el Th e Queen' s R egim e nt (R oyal Sussex) , as L ord W Ar de n , a nd corresponde n ce with t h e
acco mpa nied b y Mrs. Ashwo rth a nd L t .-Col. E . G. W ar Office ove r th e rais in g of a Compan y of Rifle
Hollis t (Sec r e t ary The Royal Su ssex Office ) , Volu n t eers a t H a s ti n g s a n d St. L eona rds in 1859.
visited t h e 3rd Bn. The Queen's R egiment (Royal
Sussex ) from th e 7th to lOth M a r ch. Th e pa rty LAYING-UP OF THE COLO URS OF 4/ 5th
fl ew from London Airport to Diisse ldorf wh ere (CINQUE PORTS) BN. THE ROYAL SUSSEX
t h ey w e r e m e t by Lt.-Col. D . E . C. Ru sse!l, Com- REGT. (T .A. ) AT C HICHESTER CATHE-
m a nding the 3rd Bn ., and a f as t a nd furi ou s b ut
most interesting tour bega n. DRAL-4th MARCH , 1967.

That ev e ning Brig. A shwo r t h a nd L t.-Col. (Top) : Final salute to the Colours as thev are
Ho!list w er e guests at dinn er in th e W.O.s' a nd marched into th e Cathedral. Queen's Colour
Sgts.' Mes s. This w as a m e mora ble occas ion , a s carrie d by Lt. (Q.M .) D . G . Houghton ; Regi-
a p a rt fr o m th P. gu est s, some 60 senior N .C.O.s mental Colour by Lt. D . J. N . Williams on,
w ere presl3 nt aH in red m ess kit, which , w ith the Escort to the Colours : W.O.II G. Hymans, Sgts.
Batta lio n Band pl ay ing throug hout th e evening , D. Jlolarriott and A. LeUiott. In rear : R.S.M.
made a very fine show .
JIL'Ulne ring.
Th e next morning was s pe nt in v is it ing all Acknowledgem ent : Maj . M . R oberts.
departments of the Bn. a nd in particular the (Bottom ): Th e Duke and Duc hess of Norfolk
fa mili es. In th e afternoon the L em go County are m e t by the D ean of C hic h ester before the
Counc il took th e party on a tour of som e of t h e service. Also in the pic ture are lllaj. 1'11. A . G.
local a ttrac tions whic h include d a v is it t o a Robe rts, T .D., and Jllr. T . C. H a yward, Clerk
recons truc t ed Ge rman villa ge as it w as 2000 B .C.
In th e ev e ning th e Council e nterta ined the pa r ty to the Lie ute nanc y.
with certain additional office rs, to a ve ry fin e Acknowledgem ent:

dinn er . Portsmouth a nd Sunderland Newspapers L td.
On Thurs day th e party s plit ; Brig . a nd Mrs.

Ashworth v isiting furth er departments of the
Bn., while Lt.-Co!. Hollist gav e a series of talks
to a ll m e mbe r s of the Bn. on Army B e n evolen ce
with particular r ef erence to the "D ay's P ay"
Sch em e. Th e vis it end ed with a g u est nig h t in
the Officer s' Mess.

Memorial Service
A M emoria! S ervice for th e la t e Brig. T . F. V.
Fos t e r , C.B.E., M.C. . who was Colone l of t h e
Ro yal Sussex R egime nt, 1942-53, was h eld a t th e
Ch a pel of the Royal Hospital, Ch elsea, on W ed-
nesday, 22nd March. The R ev. L . V. H eadley,
O.B.E ., offic ia t e d . The lesson w as r ead b y Brig .
R. E . Lode r, C.B.E., and an a ddress was g iven
by Brig. J . B . A shworth, C.B.E ., D .S .O., D eputy
Colonel Th e Queen's R egiment (Royal Sussex ).
The Sta ndard of the Camden Town Branch Old
Conte mptibles' A ssociation, of whic h Brig. Fost er
was Pres id ent, was laid on th e Alta r during th e
se rvice .

Among thos e present w e r e : Mrs. Foster
(widow), Mr. Charles Fos t er (son) , Miss M. Rock,

Mrs. E . E . Roberts on, Miss E velyn Moore , Mrs.
M. G. H ayter Mr. J . Hayter , Gen. Sir Fra nk
Simpson , Lt.-Ge n . Sir Thomas Hut ton Lt.-Gen.
Sir Geoffrey Evans, Lady B etham , Mrs. J . B.
AMsrhs.wMor.thR.
Brig. J. J . McCully, Mrs. F . Y . G oring,
Coly er, Lt.-Col. J . S. Mag ra th, Lt.-Col.

CCM.hrasFp. .mJ Aa. n.R, N.LitGx.:.coLSlt.t.a-aCnntoodl.n,MHrL.st..G-sCo.orlPi.nogaonledLtLM-tC.r-osCl.oliJ..a L.
nd

M.
Le Mesurier, Lt.-Col. and Mrs. F . W . Hann, Maj.
J . A . P . Bartlett, Maj . A . C. Davids on-Houston ,
Maj. R . G. Harris on-Stanton, Maj . G . S. M. Bur-
top . Ma j . D . N eis h , Maj. R . E . Eva ns, Maj . J . F .
Amsworth , Maj R . G. S. Tolson, Maj. P . W. B .
Thoms on, Maj. and Mrs. R. V . Burke, Sqn.-Ldr.
J . P . Cafferkey, Capt. H. R. S . L aw , Mr. J . O'Hara
(Connaught R a ngers' A ssocia tion ) and Mr. R. E.
Harbor d (Kipling Society) .

The Royal Sussex Regiment Museum
To mark the disbandmen t of the T erritorial

Army and the formation of the new Volunteers
and Territorials, a display of documen ts r elating
to th e earlier Volunteer s in Sussex is being h eld
in th e C hich est e r City Museum .

The papers include an instruction w r itten in

40 L t.-Col. a nd Mrs. F . H . Thompson, Lt.-Col.
a nd Mrs. J . S. Free la nd , L t.-Col. and Mrs. E. G.
It was a warm and sunny afternoon on Sat- H olli s t, L t .-Col. a nd Mrs. J . R. G. Sta nton. Lt.-
urday, 4th March, when the 4/5th (Cinque Ports) Co l. a nd Mrs. F . W . H a nn, Lt.-Col. J . Buckeridge,
Bn. marched their Colours through the streets of Maj. a nd Mrs. J . L . Breeds, Mr. and Mrs. S. H . J .
Chich ester to lay them up in the R egimental Roth , Mr. and Mrs. D . M . J a m es, M a j. a nd Mrs.
Chapel In the Cath edral . The pa r ade, which was R. E . Evans, Maj. T . A. H a lsey, Maj, H. 0. Cox,
c ommande d by Lt.-Col. H. M. MacNicol, T .D . (Bn . Maj. J . F . Ainsworth, Maj. a nd Mrs. N . B.
2IC), march ed down North Street a nd the Salute Knocker, Maj. T . E . Brigg, Maj. D . Smith, Maj.
was taken by the Mayor of Chichester, Councillor W . K . Oliver, Mr. R . A . Lu sty, Capt. a nd Mrs.
Harry B ell . outside the Coun cil C hamber. On F . J . Powe ll, Capt. a nd Mrs. H . R . W yatt, Capt.
arrival in th ·~ Cath edr a l t h e Co lours remained B. A . J . Div ers, Maj. a nd Mrs. E. D . E . Wakefi eld,
under guard by the W est Door. The Colours w ere Mr. a nd Mrs. C. N. M. Scoular a nd r e presentatives
carried by Lt. D. G. Houghton and Lt. D . J . N. from Bra nch es of the R eg ime ntal A ssociation at
Williamson a n d escort to the Colours w er e C.S.M. Eastbo urn e, Chich es t er, Brighto n , Midhurst,
G. Hyma n s and Sgts. D . Ma rriott and A. L elliott. L ew es, H as tings, Arunde l, Littleh a mpton a nd
Bognor R egis , and of t h e Cinque Ports Old Com -
Every seat was taken a nd m a ny w ere s tand- ra des A ssoc ia tion.
ing in the Cathedral when the Duke of Norfolk,
K.G., P .C., G.C.V.O. Lord Lieuten ant of Sussex After the se rvi ce Lt.-C ol. J . T . W a lker and th e
and a former officer of .the 4th Bn., accompanied Officers of the 4/ 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. h eld a
by the Duchess of Norfolk, were met at the W est reception at the Officers' Mess at Roussillon Bar-
Door a nd escorted to their seats by the D ean, rack s for those who h ad been invited to the
the V ery R ev. Waiter Hussey. The Duke had service. The Mess was kindly made available by
presented the Colours to the B a ttalion at Hove Col. D . F . Salt and th e Officers of th e D epot a nd
in 1960. Training E stabli shme nt, R oyal Milita r y Police.

During the firs t h ymn the D ean lead a pro- Lt.-Col. J. T. Walker, the Commanding Officer
cession to St. George's Chapel consisting of th e <>f 4/ 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. The Royal Sussex
Lord Lieutenant, the Mayor of Chich ester, Brig . Regt. (T.A.), handing the Regimental Colour
J . B. Ashworth , C .B.E., D.S.O., D eputy Colonel of to the C hap I a in, Rev. W. Greenlleld,
The Queen's Regiment (Royal Sussex) . the Com-
manding Officer, th e 2IC, R .S.M . and one W .O. of R .A.Ch .D., T.A.
the 4/ 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. The D ean r ead Acknowledgement :
prayers in the Chapel a nd before the procession
returned to their seats, he dedicated six n ew Portsmouth a nd Sunderland Newspapers Ltd.
kneelers, on which the R egimental cap badge had
been worked by the ladies of the Regiment.

Th e L esson was r ead by Brig. Ashworth, and
the address was g iven by the D ean. The D ean
traced the history of th e 4th a nd the 5th Bns., of
their amalgamation and of the Volunteers befor e
them, back to 1803, when William Pitt raised the
Cinque Ports Volunteers during the threat of in-
vasion by Napoleon. H e pointed out that the name
would be r etained for the future with the forma-
tion of the 9th (T erritorial) Bn. The Queen's
Regiment (Royal Sussex) .

The Colours w ere then carried to the Choir
Steps where the Queen's Colour was taken by
Brig, Ashworth and the Regimental Colour by
Lt.-Col. J . T . Walker, the Commanding Officer of
the 4/ 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Together they car-
ried them to the Altar rails. The Bn. Chaplain,
the Rev. W. Greenfield, finally handed the Colours
to the Dean, who a ccepted them for safe k eeping
in the Cath edral.

Other clergy who were rooed for the service
included the Archdeacon of Chichester, the Vener-
able L . Mason; Canon N . Dunlop, a former Chap-
lain of the 5th Bn.; and the R ev. F. Hunter, a
former Chaplain of the 4th Bn.

Also among the very large congregation w ere
the Mayoress of Chichester, the Town Clerk and
Mrs. Heather, Col. L . A. D . Kranenburg, Royal
Netherlands Military Attache, and Mme. Kranen-
burg, Mrs. J . B . A s hworth, Lady Whistl er, Maj .-
Gen. and Mrs. H . M. Liardet, Brig. Sir Edward
Caffyn, Sir Cyr il l;;hakerley , Brig. a nd Mrs. J. L .
Von de r Heyde, Brig. a nd Mrs. F . W. B . Parry,
Brig, R . E . Loder. the Chief Constable of W est
Sussex and Mrs. William s, Col. and Mrs . E. A . C.
Fazan, Col. a n d Mrs. R. d e L . King, Col, and Mrs.
P . S . Newton, Col. and Mrs . P. M . J. Harrison,
Col. and Mrs G. J . Langridge, Col. and Mrs.
R . A . E. Hillman, C ol. and Mrs. F . H. Fos t er,
L t.-Col. C . F . A. Nix, Lt.-Col. and Mrs. J . B . Kealy ,
Lady Holland, Mrs J . E . Calver , Mrs. F . V. Gor-
ing, The Hon. Mrs. Wya tt.

41

The Middlesex Office

FAREWELL PARADE TO THE CO LO URS O F 7th , 8th a n d 9th B ATTALIONS (T .A .J

Maj.-Gen . 1\lan inspecting the Old Comrades d etachment.
Acknowledgement : "H endon Times."

A la r g e gath e ring of Old Com r ades m et at Afte r the insp ection t he parade marched
Ing lis Barrack s , Mill Hili, on Su nd ay, 12th Mar ch, past in quick tim e, wh en the salute w as tak en
to say farew e ii to the Colours of th e 7th , 8th and b y Maj .-Gen . Man.
9th T.A. Battalions, which h ad b een in the care
of t h e 5th T .A. Bn. s in ce the amalgamation in Th e n in slow time, to the tune of (( Auld Lang
1001. Syne/' th e Colours were marched off the square.
Die-Hard Comrades, s ome of whom had trave lle d
Th e ceremon y was a moving on e. First cam e from as far away as Chester, Glasgow and Great
the marc h -on of the two guards of t h e 5th Bn ., Yarmouth, saluted.
a nd the Old Comrades, foiiowed by th e three
Colour Parties. Among the many civi li a n s s howing the ir re-
s pect, standing ha t in h a nd, w ere the D eputy
The parade was inspected by the last Colone l Mayor of Barnet, A ld e r m a n Sta nl ey H ead, the
of the R egiment, Maj.-Gen. C. M. M. Man, who Mayor of Bre nt, Alderman George Mars hall, a nd
was a ccompani ed by th e las t Honorary Colon els Brent's Town Clerk, Mr. R . S. Fors te r.
of the t hree Battalions- Col. W . E . P r ingle, 7th
Bn .; Brig. E . E . F . Baker, 8th Bn.; and Maj .-Ge n . The cer emony closed with th e d epart ure of
B . P . Hug h es , 9th Bn the ins p ecting officer a nd the m a r c h-off to t h e
R egimental March.

42 (M.P. fo r H ornsey ) a nd Mrs. Ross i, Lt. -Col. F . C.
Cave (representa tive in H a rringay of the Queen's
HISTORY Lieu tena n t for Gr eater London ) and the Mayor
a nd Mayo ress of Enfield (CIIr. Charles Wrig ht
The his tory of the three ba tta lions da tes back a nd Mrs. Wrig ht). The Mayor of Harringay (Aid .
to 1797, whe n th e Middl esex Loyal Voluntee r Mrs. Anni e Re ming ton ) w as un a bl e to b e the r e.
Associa tions w ere form ed during the N a poleonic
Wars. These assoc iations w ere kept alive in the After th e ser v ice, th e pa r a d e form ed up a nd
form of s hooting clubs, until invas ion was m a r c h ed b ac k to the T .A. Ce ntre, led b y a la rge
threatened after an abortive attempt was m ade contin <:ent of 7th Bn . Old Comrad es.
on the life of Napoleon Ill.
(Top): Maj.-Gen. Man inspecting the guards
Volunteer corps w e re raised in 1859; m en who of the 5th Bn.
had been m e n1be rs of the Loyal A ssociation in
the opening years of the century volunteered, (Lowe r): The Colours rure marched off in slow
bringing th eir son s with th em . time to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne."
Acknowledgement : Pte. 0. Hunt.
In the 1914-18 War, all three battalion s sa w
ac tive service, g aining honours in Flanders, Detachment of Old Comrades marching to the
France, Egypt and Mesopotamia. B esides service Parish Church for the La,ying-up Ceremony.
in th e fi e ld, the battalions garrison ed "The Roc k "
and stations in India. Acknowledgement: Pte. 0 . Hunt.

In 1939, wh e n war was again d eclared, the r e
wer e two batta lions of the 7th and two of the
8th, all four of which wer e machine-gun units.
They remained in this role ; on mobilisation, the
9th acted a s a searchlight unit, then became a
light anti-aircraft unit. Althoug h Gunners, they
s till wore the cap badge and buttons of the Die-
Hards.

As machin e gunn e rs , th e 7th Bn. saw more
y ears of service in th e fi e ld than any of th e
other battalions in the regiment during World
War II. The 8th Bn. h elped to cover the with-
drawal of the force which dropped by parachute
a t Arnhem .

Altogether, 38 battle honours were awarded
to five units in the 7th, 8th and 9th Bns., eight
of which are carried on th e Queen's Colours.

LAYING-UP OF COLOURS OF 7th BN. (TA.)

It was a proud yet sad occasion when the
Colours of the old 7th Bn. the Middlesex R egi-
ment (T.A.) were laid up in Hornsey Paris h
Church (St. Mary's ) on Sunda y, 12th March, in
the pres ence of a congregation of more than 700
people, many of them relatives of men who lost
their lives in two world wars serving with the
battalion.

A guard from the 5th Bn. marched the
Colours from the T.A. Centre in Priory Road to
the church.

There the Rector of Hornsey, the Rev. P. E.
Brassel, and the Chaplain of the 5th Bn., the
Rev. R . Brown, conducted a service.

The Colours were then marched, in slow time,
to the tune of " The Caledonian" played by th e
R egimental Band, to the chancel steps .

Maj . J . D . Gunn ell, th e senior officer now
serving in the 5th Bn., who was in the 7th Bn.
at the time of its amalgamation with the 8th and
9th Bns. to form the 5th in 1961, r eceived both
the Colours: with the Queen's Colour in his right
hand and th e Regimental Colour in his left, h e
turn ed about and at th e altar r a ils s aid to the
cl e rgy:

" These consecrated Colours, formerly carried
in the service of Queen and Country, I now de-
liver into your hands for safe custody within
these walls .''

The rector received them and placed them
on the altar.

The Colours will now hang in the Regimental
Chapel in the church wher e the names of those
who died in action serving with the 7th Bn . are
comm e morate d.

R egim ental officer s present includ ed Ma j.-
Gen. C. M. M. Man (last Colonel of the R egi-
ment), who r ead the L esson, Maj.-Gen . B. P .
Hugh es (Hon. Colonel of th e 5th Bn.) and Col.
W . E. Pringl e (Hon . Colon el of th e 7th Bn.).

Others present included Mr. Hugh Rossi

REGIMENTAL 43
ASSOCIATION
A den Memorials
EMPLOYMENT OFFERS
Maj.-Gen. Sir John Willoug hb y , K.B.E., C.B .,
Senior Wardens and Wardens required for who is G.O.C. M.E.L.F., has recently written to
the new Jewel House, Tower of London, com- the Colonel of the Regiment concerning th
mencing approximately April, 1967. Memorial to the m en of the 4th Bn. The Buffs
at present in the old Church of St. Mary-in-
Applications are invite d from s·arving or Crater, Aden.
reti red regular commissioned or non-commissioned
office r s of H.M. Forces, pre f erably b etween the The General states that when our Forces
ages of 40 and 55. Must b e of good character leave Aden. Christ Church, at Steamer Point, will
and have h eld a rank, preferably not below r emain as the sole Anglican Church in Aden and
Sergeant (or eq uivalent), for at least one year. will be under the a usp ices of a Britis h Chaplain ,
Starting salary:- Senior Ward e ns £14/6/6 p.w. the British Ambassador and the Bishop in the
(rising by two annual increments to £15/3/- p.w.); Sudan.
Ward·ans £13/ 4/ 6 p .w. (rising by two annual
increm ents to £13 / 15/ 6 p .w .) for 44 hour w eek H e therefore proposed to a rra nge to move
averaged over the year. £1 / 1/- p .w . A llowance the 4th Bn. Buffs Memorial a mong others, to
payable in addition. Some Sunday duty in summer C hrist Church, to join an ex isting Memorial to
at ove rtim e rates. Annual leave 2 weel<:s 3 days the m en of the 1st Bn. The Queen 's Regiment,
p lus days in li-au of attendance on Public and where they will all be maintained in the sam e
Privilege Holidays . Uniforn1 provid ed free. Secure, way as they are today.
long-term employment is offe r ed for suitable m e n
with prospects of establish m ent conferring non- General Craddock h as agreed to this proposal.
contributory superan n uation b e n zfits. Applications
to reach Min istry of Public Buildin g and Works,
E .D.2b, Room 312, Lambeth Bridge House, London,
S.E .l

Sebright School Combined Cadet Force, Wolver-
ley-Vacancy for School Instructor.

Dut ies

(a) To assist in th e training of the cadets, par-
ticularly in sh ooting, weapon training and
drill, and at ann ual camp, a nd on the assault
course.

(b) Under the O.C. Con tingent, to run the Con-
tingent Office; to act as general clerk to the

o .c.

(c) T o act as quartermaster to the Contingent
and to take control of all stores and equip-
ment owned by o~ on charge to th e Con-
tingen t . and to maintain the necessary re-
cords and ledgers, and to deal with the
demanding and Issuing of stores.

(d) T o give some help !n the Bursar's Office
during term time.

Accommodation
T he School cannot offer a house to the man

appointed but w ill do w h at it can to h elp him
find accommodation . There wou ld be little diffi-
culty in finding lodgings for a s ingle man.

Salary: £16 per week.

Hours of Work

T hese vary according to the amount of work
there Is to be dealt with at a ny one time. On the
average, 6 hours per day duri n g term-time; 5~
days per week. I n the school holidays (16 w eek s
of the year)-2-3 hours per week.

Holidays

Four weeks with pay, but this per iod should
be split up as the job is not on e that can be left
unattended for any long p eriod of time in the
holiday periods.

A pplications
T hese should b e made to : The Headmaster,

Sebright School, Wolverley, Near Kidderminster,
Worceste rshire.

44

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The Queen's Regiment 45

Canterbury Cricket Tent T e rrit o rial Arm y

Club 2/ L t. R. H . Crosh er (RWK) (on probatwn )
is co ntirm e d in his appoi ntment as 2/ Lt., 2nd
A Regimental spectators' t ent, luncheon/ tea Marc h , 1965. To be Lt., ~nd March, 1967.

tent and b?r h as been organised for many years Te rrito ri a l A rnly R eserve of Officers
by T h e Buffs and Th e Qu een 's Own Buffs at the
St. Lawren ce Cricket Ground during the K ent Ca pt. (Ho n . Maj .) J . T . Panks, M.C. <Mx .)
County Cricket Club's Cante rbury W eek . Specta- havin~ attained th e ~.ge l imit, ceasas to b e long to
tor pnd bar faciliti es ha v e P.l so bee n prov id ed at the T .A . R es. of Offrs., 1st March, 1967, retaining
match es again st tou ring teams a nd County t h e hon . rank ot Maj .

fi x ture.:; outGid e of th z W eek Capt. (Hon . Ma j .) P . D . Mitchell, T .D . <Quee n 's
S'J rreys) , hav ing atta in ed t he age limit, ceases to
I t is f e lt that m a n y pa st Hnd present Office r s be long to th e T .A. R es. of Offrs., 21s t March , 1967,
of all of t h e Regiments w ho •.r e now pa rt of T h e reta ining th e hon . rank of Maj.
Queen's R egiment would like to ma k e use of
t nese faci li t tzs. A n ew Club h?s the re fore been C3. pt. (Ho n . Ma j.) N . E . Hoo p e r <Q u een 's
form ed w h ic h is called "The Queen's R egim en t Su rreys) h flv in ~ atta in e d th e age limit, ceases to
Cante r bu r y Cr ic ket T e n t C lub. " M e mbe r s h ip is belon ' t o t h e T .A . R es. o f Offrs., 27th M arch , 1967,
ope n to :::>e rving and R etired Officers, wheth zr retaining the hon. rank of Maj .
Regular, Territorial/ A.V .R. or T emporary and
any Ofhcer of a nothe r Reg ime nt or Co rps who BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
has served with us . This Club is separate from
The Queen 's R egim ent Officers' Club a nd AND DEATHS
m embe r s h ip of on e does NOT e nta il m e mbe rs hip
BIRTH S
of the oth er
SO FFE- On 5th F e bru ary, 1967, pt B.M.H ., Mun-
The C lub is n ot des i15 n ed to mak e a profit ster, to L /Cpl. and Mrs. W . Soffe, a daughte r ,
and subscriptions a ,:e des igne d to cover ·ax penses Mich e ll e Julie.

only. Th e c urre nt costs are: - G USCOTT-Or. 7th F e bruary, 1967, a t B .M .H.,
M e mbe r s hi p £1 / 10/ - a year. Rinteln , to Pte. and Mrs . M. Guscott, a son
David Matthew.
Lun ch (per p e rson) 10/ 6.
Tea (per person) 6/ 6. WILLIAMS- On 13th F e bruary, 1967, at the
Military Hos pital , Shorncliffe, to Pte. and Mrs.
D u r : n e: 1967 the fo ll owing matches w ill be N. Wi ll ia m s, " daughter, Julia Amanda.

cove re d :_: 10-12 May BODKIN-On 14' h F e bruary, 1967, at H ele n a Hos-
K en• v. I ndia pital , Shorncli ffe, to A / Sgt. a nd Mrs. A . Bod-
kin, a sc n , .Tona th a n Ste phe n .
Kent v. Pakis tan 1-4 July
CR I CK - On 19th F e brua r y, 1967, at B .M .H .,
K en t v . L e icester shir e 5-7 Augu st Rin te ln, to C/Sgt. a nd Mrs. P . Crick , a daugh-
t er, Tracey Gi sell e.
K ent v. Yorks h ire 9-11 Augus t
WITNEY O n 28th F e bruary, 1967, at B.M .H .,
A letter giving full details of the Club a nd its Rinte ln, to Pte. and Mrs. W . Witney, a son ,
Anth ony.
facilities h as C'.lread y bee n se nt out to Office rs w ho
WEEKS- On 4th Marc h. 1967, at B.M.H., Rintel n ,
may be interested in join ing; it is in evitable, to Cpl. a nd Mrs. C. W ee ks, a son , Andrew
Stephe n.
however, that s om e officers may have been over-
looked . 'fh is notice is t he re fo re inc lude d in the ARNOT - On 8th March, 1967, at B .M .H ., Mount
K e ll ett, Bds m . and Mrs. G. Arnot, a so n ,
Journal :-:o t hat any Office r who h as not received Adrian Mark
a lette r and who wo ul d li k e to join, ca n obtain
LI DSTERT- On 13th March, 1967, at B .M .H .,
f ull de ta il s by writing to : - Mount K ell ett to Pte. a nd Mrs. T . Lidst e rt,
a son , Mark Sleven.
The R eg imen ta l S ecretary , How e Barracks,
Canterbu ry, Ken t. MARR IAGES

OFFICERS- CLAY- FLEMING . On 22nd January, 1967, at
W as hin g t on D .C., U .S.A., Col. Ba s il Llling Clay,
OCCURRENCES O .B .E .. to Dorothy Carso n Fl e ming .

Supplem ents to the London Gazette M ac DONALD-DENSHAM . On 1st April , 1967, at
Whitfield, Dover, Mic hael Bruce MacDonald,
R egular Army son of Lt.-Col. a nd Mrs. E . W . MacDonald, to
Miss E lizabeth Ann e D ens ham.
Maj. S. J . Squire, M.B.E., to Lt.-Col. M
GARDNER-THORPE - IRVI NE . On 1st April,
Jan u ary, 1967. 1967. at Sacr~ d H ea rt Church, Exe t e r , Chri s-
topher. s on of Col. • nd Mrs. R . L . Gardn er-
R eg ula.r Arm y R eser ve of Officer s Thorpe, of 55 Pont Street, S .W .l , to Sh eelah,
L t .-Col. R. L eyland, O .B.E ., h av ing attain ed younger d a ug hte r of Dr. a nd Mrs. E . D . Irvine,
of 2 Park Place, St. L eonards, E xet e r.
the age lim it, ceases to belong to the R es. of
Offrs., 6th March , 1967. JENKINSON- NICOLL. On 11th F e bruary, 1967,
at H a il s h am, Su ssex, Cpl. R . J e nkin so n (3 rd
Maj . J . F . Ainsworth h aving attained the age En .) to Mi ss T e r esa Elizabeth Nicoll.
limit, ceases to b e long to th e Res . of Offrs., 19th
March , 1967 . BURGE-ARMSTRONG. On 1st M arch , 1967, at
Hi ll ing don , L<mdon, Pte. C. Burge (4th En .)
Capt. St. J . M. Du Plat-Taylor h aving atta ined to Mi ss Patricia Armstrong.
t he age limit, relinquis hes his commn., 17th
March, 1967, a n d is granted th e hon . rank of Capt. M ORLEY- DAWSON . On 3rd March, 1967, at
Cr ewe, Cpl. B . Morl ey (4th En.) to Miss Chri s-
tine Ro <se Dawson .

46 Bn. The Royal Lincolnshire R egt. in the Arakan.
Afte r the W a r h e joined the British Military
WITTIG-HANULL. On lOth March, 1967, at Bel- Miss ion to Greece. In 1950 h e transferred to th e
fast, A / Cpl. K. Wittig (4th Bn.) to Miss Eliza- Roya l Arm y Pay Co rps a nd serve d until 1964.
beth Patricia H anull. his last ap pointm e nt being O.C. the R egt' l. D epot
a t Worthy Dow n . On retirement he settled in
READ-JONES. On 11t h M arc h , 196 7, at Littl e Win c h ester.
Stanmore, Pta. R. Read (1st Bn .) to Miss
Pamela Susan Jones. Maj. Davis was a likeable. friendly parson of
equable disposition and was regarded with affec-
CORBIN- MOCKETT. On 11t h March, 1967, at tion by a wide c ircle of fri ends. H e was a loyaI
Canterbury, Pte. M. Corbin (Depot) to Miss triend, and a loyal supporter of the R egt . in
Sylv ia Ann Mockett. which his fath er h ad also served . H a added the
m aternal family na m e of Du Ve rnet to h is sur-
FORTH COMING MARRIAGES nam e in 1966.
The engagem ent is a nnounced between Lt. Regrrnenuu Fantilies
Michael Robert Butle r, son of Lt.-Col. R. Butlar,
M .B.E ., M.C., a nd Mrs. Butle r , of North Sway W e regret to a nnounce t h e death of the
Cottage, Sway, H o nts ., a nd Jill , younge r daug hte r fol lowing:-
of Group Capt. a nd Mrs. J. Norwood, of Old Coach BOXSHALL--On 24th F e brua ry, 1967, Christine,
House, Lymington, Hants.
wif·a of Brig . R . A . Boxs haiJ , late The East
DEATH S Surrey R egt.
ALDRlDGE- On 1st Marc h , 1967, Maj . Horace W ALLIS--On 8th Marc h , 1967, Mar ion, w if e of
Lt.-Col. C. O'N . W a iJis, M .C., late T h e East
A ldridge, aged 69. S e rv ed in The Eas t Surrey Surrey R egt.
R egim e nt from 1914 to 1943. (Sea obituary) .
PARKlllLL--On 17t h Marc h , 1967, L t . William Acknowledgements
Parkhi iJ , aged 80. S e rv e d in the Royal Fus i-
lie r s from 1901 until commissioned in the fi e ld T he Editor begs to acknowledge with thanks,
into The Qu ee n' s Royal R eg im e nt in 1918. r eceipt of the foiJow ing n ewspaper:
Served in 8th Qu aen s.
D .'\.VIS-O n 24th March, 1967, M o.j . Thomas ArnoiJ St. George's Gazette-March , '67 .
Du V e rn et-Dav is, age d 54. Se rv e d in The East
S u rr ey Regiment from 1933 to 1950 and in the EAST KENT
Roya l Army Pay Corps from 1950 to 1964. 1See
obituary). NEWS & PICTURE S
JONES - On 2nd April , 1967, at Ok e hampton,
Junior Drummer B arry Charl es Jones. in th e

OBITUARIES KENTISH
GAZETTE
l\IAJOR H . ALDRIDGE
EVERY
"Bob" Aldridge cam e of a R egim e ntal fami ly, FRIDAY
his fath er , Capt. A. J. Aldridge, having served in
Th e Eas t Surrey Regt. for 3l:S years and his son,
Capt. D . A. N . Aldridge, more recently

Maj . Ald ridge enlisted in The Royal Scot•
Greys at t h e age of 16 in 1914 and serv e d with
t h em until commissioned in the Fie ld into The
East Surrey R egt. After service w ith t he 1st B n .
on tha Western Front and Nort h Russia, h e was
seconded for service in the Royal Air Force. On
quali fying es a pilot, h e ser ved in Ade n and
Egypt with 208 Army Co-operation Sqn ., R.A .F .

On return to the R egt. h e served w ith the
2nd Bn. in Gibra ltar, and th e n becama Adj u tant
fir st of the D e pot from 1927 t o 1930 and the n
of t h e 6th Surreys until h is r etirem ent in 1936.
O n the outbreak of War in 1939 h e once more
assumed the appointment of Adjutant of t he
D epot until postad to the combined East Surrey
and Buffs I.T.C. at Canterbury as 2IC. Maj .
Aldr idge, who h ad s uffe r ed a sever e illn ess
b etween the W a rs, we.s fin a iJ y invalide d out of
the S e rvice in 1943. W e ext·and our s ince r e
sympathies to Mrs. Aldridge a nd Capt. D . A . N .
A ldridg e.

MAJOR T. A. D U VERNET-DAVIS

Thomas ArnoiJ Davis was educated at
W ellington and won a prize cadetship at Sand-
h urs t. H e was commissioned in The East Surrey
R egt . in 1933 and served in tha 1st Bn. in India,
and th e 2nd Bn . in Shangha i. During the 1939-45
War h e returned to India a nd served with 1st

47

Far East Celebrations

Formation of The Queen's Regiment

On hearing the news last July of the forma- (Top): Cols. Rowley ~tans, H e wltt and P e t e r
tion of Th e Queen's R egime nt, a s m a ll committee Andrews.
was formed in HQ FARELF under the chairman-
sh ip of Col. A. G. H ewitt (later Brig. G. G. Rein- (Bottom) : Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Twlss,
hold) to decide how best to celebrate the event Commander Far East Fleet (representing
in Malaysia and Si ngapore. The 2nd Bn. had, of H .M .S. Excellent) tallcing to Lt.-Col "Kip"
course, the ir own celebrations in Hong Kong, W e
decided to have a s upper party f or a ll soldiers J{eenl yside.
and their wives and girl friends on 6th January,
and this took place as planned in Singapore, a Acknowledgem ent : Public Relations Service
total of 25 atte nding (see list below) . Th e senior H .Q. F.A.R.E.L.F.
soldi er prese nt was Sgt. Scudder (2 QUEENS) at
present serving with the F ar East Training
Ce ntre .

The Officers had their turn on 27th J a nuary
when t h ey h eld a cockta il p arty at th e Senior
Officer s' Mess in Singapore at which the messages
that h a d been sent by H .M. The Queen , Th e
Colon el-in-Chief a nd The Colonel of th e R egi-
m e nt, were read out. Of 23 Officers in the a r ea
who ha d served in o ne of the former R egiments
16 managed to get to the party (see list below) .
These included Maj. D edrick Wrig ht from Brunei
(he travelled the farth est) and Maj.-Gen. Fyler,
a r etired officer visiting from the Ministry of
Defence. Brig. Gordon R einhold received our
guests. who included Vice Admiral Sir Frank
Twiss (the Commander Far East Fleet, who
represented H.M.S. E xcellent); on e Officer from
the 2nd Bn. in Hong Kong; Maj.-Gen. Beckett
(Chief of Staff FARELF); the Dutch Charge
d'Affaires; the Danish Con s ul ; t h e Captai ns of
H.M .S. K ent, C h i c h es t er and Brighton; Brig. I an
Gourlay (Comma nd er 3 Commando Bde. R.M.) ;
Lt.-Col. Alan C owa n (representing the 4th (Leices-
tershire) Bn. Th e Royal Anglian R egt.), a nd the
senior representatives in Singapore of the Austra-
lian a nd New Zealand Armies.

Thanks to financial grants made towards both
p a rties by the form er R egime nts, t h e cost for
g uests was covered at the Officers' party a nd all
exp en ses were covered at the soldie rs' party.

These w er e two very satisfactory events
which h elped to put the QUEENS on the map in
the F ar East. W e now await the a rrival of
badges.

P ast and present Officers of t h e R egiments
from which The Queen's Regiment was form ed,
who attended the party, were as follows (shown
after their former R egi ments):-

The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment: Brig.
G. G . R e inhold , M.C., C ol. P . E. C. Andrews , Co l.
R . S . N . Mans, O.B .E ., Maj. D . J. Wrig ht, Maj .
(QM) H . R. Gill.

The Buffs (The Royal East Kent Regiment) :
Maj. J. A. Rymer-Jones, PARA.

The Queen's Own Buffs (The Royal Kent
Regiment) : Maj.-Gen . A. R . Fyler, C.B ., C.B.E.
(Ret'd.), Maj . M. R. M. Newall, Capt. G. Bate-
man, Capt. J . Gerelli.

The Royal Sussex Regiment: Maj. P . E.
Calver, Maj. M. J . D. Brady, Capt. W. N . Wren.

The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cam-
bridge's Own): Col. A . G. H ewitt. M .B.E., M .C.,
Lt.-Col. E. A . H . Jeffcoa:t, M.B .E.

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regi-
ment: Lt.-Col. C. H . K eenleyside (R et'd.) .

Soldiers who attended the party on 6th Janu-
ary, 1967: Sgt. Scudder, Cpls. Hunt, Crisp, Apps,
L /Cpls. Holmes, Vaillancourt, Gogglns, Wakeline,
Oldersh~>w, Maynard. ?tes. Marin , Pointer,
Arnold. Hassan, Gweinstien.

48 By Majors Poulson
and Smithers
Blenheim., Oudenarde.,
Malplaquet-Re-visited

T HIS is an attempt to pass on to any who may v ill age is a n unre m Hrka bl e on e with the us ua l
remain interested in such matters what they fin e B a v a ri a n c hur ch . Th e impress ion one gets
can expect to find at the present on the sites imm edi ate ly is that no new building has g one
of some of the earlier battles of the 18th Century, up s ince t he Thirty Years W a r- except the La mb
with a glance at a few more recent ones. It Inn . This is dist astefull y a nd very recently con-
stems from a journey in August, 1966, made by structed in ferro-concrete and was not eve n open .
two distinctly middle-aged students in a Morris Th e r e is e. f a ir ly big wee ping w illow by th e s id e
Dormobile through the former Spanish Nether- of it which m ay or m ay not be the tree, but
lands to Bavaria and back by way of Lorraine nothing else to s.ho w tha t it re m e mbe rs its brie f
mom e nt of g lory.
and Alsace.
Thu s di scouraged, w e continu ed the journey
The object w as to see what man and nature through fl a t , w et farml a nds a nd orchru·d, ri s ing
between the m had done to places w hose names throug h th e heavily-conife r ed Sw abian Alps and
were once familiar to ev erybody but are now down into the Danube pla in to Donauworth, with
absorbed into history. The battles of the Ma rl- the S c h elle nbe rg domina ting it. No great eye for
borough w a rs a re, of course, fully treated by country n eed ed to r ealise its importance, thoug h
Fortes cue, Churchill and Trev e lyan, as w ell as in it is not clear why Fortescu e d escribes it a s "bell-
the historical records of the regiments concerned. shaped ." The re is quite a good roa d to the summit
Fortescue visited th em all in the 1890's, Trevelyan trom the village of B e rg coming in from the
in the 1920's and Churchill a little later , but north-east . The woods th rough which Mord a unts
nobody seem s to have written of them since. Even Guards advanced to the a ssault o·f t h e works are
that profound historian Gen eral Patton, who thinne r though identifiable, but th e fort of Gusta -
pas s ed that way and whose diaries contain m en- vus and the entrenchments eventually crossed by
tion of many e arlier campaigns, is unusua1ly s il e nt the Ma rgrave are gone. In exchang e the s ummit
about these. is e nric h e d by 6. fin e swimming pool w hich, s o
far as could be calculated, s tand s exactly over
B efore that, a word in praise of the Dormo- the fort itself.
bile. It ambles happily along good roads at a
steady 65, can manage farm tracks and pot holes The spot where M. de la Colonie sprang into
which would do mischi ef to the s prings o.f an the Danube in his Italian boots adjoins a petrol
ordinary ca r and provides comfortable quarters refin e ry and is ove rlooked by an exce ll e nt n ew
for two. with gas, electic light and water laid on . German ba rracks . The good citizens and their
But no bath. It can go where no caravan will and dachshunds use the hill as a park, and a very
is the ideal vehicle for an expedition of this kind. pl e asant one it is . But st a nd on the summit a s th e
One soons gets used to a permanent crick in the s un set s and y ou will see '\Vha t the Duk e saw at
back from putting on or taking off one's shirt in the end of the hour and a half which made him
a recumbent posture and it disappears in a day mast er of Bavaria. Th e little tow n is still largely
or two. w ithin its walls, B e rg is still a separate village
and the mist rises from the brown Danube. As
From O stend to th e Sche ll e nbe rg is a m a tte r the light thickens the eye of faith can almost
of just under 600 miles. Th e r e is little obj ect in see the h eaps of motionless red coats in the bloody
attempting to follow the Army's lin e of march of angl e, th e Duke, Cadogon and the other actors.
1704; since the autobahn have taken over there
can be no sensation of passing where our ances- N ext to Blenheim itself, with a pause to try
tor:s '\Vent. A plea s anter way goes by Luxembourg, and follow the Duke and the Prince to the top
Tner and the Palatina t e, crossing th e Rhin e at of Tapfhe im Church st eeple. This was thwarted
Speyer and r ejoining the original route a t by the firm South German practice of k eeping
Wiesloch. the ir c hurc h es loc ked ; doubtless they know b est .
But all along the great road here nothing seem s
The first essential , of course, was to find the to have changed. From Schwenningen to Blind-
Lamb Inn at Gross H eppa ch, wher e it will be heim, as the inhabitants in their ignorance call
reme mbered that Eugene first rode into the 1t, all a s f a r a s the hills awa y on the north is as
Duke's Camp on loth Jun e (N .S .) and wh e r e they flat as Norfolk . H eavy soil, wet, but ideal for
dmed togethe r under a g reat tree, m entioned by manoeuvre, in summer time at least. The N ebel
both F ortescue a nd Churchill as still identifia bl e. stream has at some time been banked up, for
This proved to be far more difficult than one ~~e; et~s ~~. m a rs h to be c rossed a s Rowe's Brigade
would expect. The m a p s hows Gross H eppach a s
bemg almost a suburb of W a iblingen, a town with The first thing that one noti ces is that ther e
a bas ic lack of charm, all of whose inhabita nts is no incline from th e N e bel to the line Ble nheim-
when accosted (jncluding a n Indian gentleman Oberg la u worth m entioning at all. The assault of
engaged in some ' form of stud y th er e ) deni ed all the villag e must have been a noble sight and
knowl edge of its ex ist ence. target even for Franco-Bava rian flintlocks. Blen-
heim, described by Trevelyan as possessing some
The r egr etful conclusion was accepted that 300 houses, does not seem to number so many
Gross Heppach was no more, but submerged t oday. It is a peculiari t y of these parts that one
under a concre te jung le. This, howe ve r, m e re ly does not see isolate d f a rm houses. Th e prac tice
show• the folly of planning on inadequate intelli- seem s alwa ys to have been to return to the villag e
g e nce, for a couple of mil es or so furthe r on a b y n1g ht. P e rhaps after the r a v agings of centuri es
fa ded finger post pointing north informed that it is not surpris ing.
1t lay a s hort di stan ce off the main road. Th e
The few people m et in the village w ere a s
charming and informative a s a common vocabu-