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The "Diehard" detach-
ment in full swing during
the Lord Mayor's S how.
(T op ): The C ommanding Officer presents the lucky with ou r caterers. ( It seems that food doesn't
E fficiency M edal to WOII D . H arwood. have to be served up in mess tins to be cold by the
time you eat it!) Service apart, it was a most enjoy-
(Lower ): Pte. ("Annie") D . O akley receiving his able function and we were very pleased that Lt.-Col.
"Medal" from Maj. M uirhead. Johnson could join us and make the presentations.
C / Sgt. Rod Stone made a farewe ll appearance,
and was presented with a very fine pair of tankards
as a memento of the many years of service he has
given to Hornsey Drill Hall. WOII Harwood and Cpl.
Anson our ACC cook, were presented with the
Efficiency M edal and Pte. "Annie" Oakley with a
rather unlikely looking king-size medal just for being
Pte. O akley.
Sgt. Roger Bird has now taken over in the stores,
and like every new C / Sgt. there has ever been, has
taken everything off the shelves and put it back in a
different place. (Could it be due to something given
off in that indefinab le smell of G I 098 equipment, or
is it perhaps due to the influence of the ghosts of a
century-worth of C / Sgts., haunti ng our stores?)
Having read of B Coy's. two subalterns pass ing
their promotion exams, we cannot miss the opportunity
of mentioning D Coy. with not just two, but four-
and all at the sa me time!
Lt. Robin (' I'm going to leave') C rosher has at
last managed to make his resignation stick and will
shortl y be leaving us. Capt. ('congratulations you owe
me a beer" ) C laydon has taken over as Anti-Tank
officer, and Support Pl. has been delivered to the
tender mercies of Lt. (" let's have another") Moseling.
E COM PANY
OC : Maj . R. C. B. Dixon ; 2I C: Capt. G . W .
Evans; Pl. Comds: Lts. G. M . Waltham, M . G. But-
lin, ] . L. A. Fowler and A. P. Haigh ; CSM: WO II
] . Coll ins; CQMS: C / Sgt. S . Rogers ; PSis: C / Sgt .
R . Riddlestone-Holmes, Sgts. M . Caton and ] . Oliver.
D espite the bitter wind, the Remembrance Parade
in Sevenoaks had a very good turn-out ; Maj . Pennells
(Ex RWK ), whose son is a member of 14 Pl., com-
manded.
Highlight of the month was a toss-up between
the "Keeping Direction at Night" exercise in the Ash-
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down Forest (howling ga le laid on by cou rtesy of Lt. Recruits continue to flock to Canterbury, and we
Haigh) or the Bounty Night Ball at M aidstone. M ost -accveTQntttaoroooenoAeUkmrmgwSyheaeVEgermagnuptwElRvel.eontuieemoNsn.nnsHlttlgheSiSWannoih(kglnglttlfineotadgmr.oseotiwnwhormmwWa.eituantoeahlriIlSPsknlcttosoer/eooSoetuwSamhcInatrup,geroesputfoash.eaiooRsvaetcahMeullieedrlintrrgssmshibga,ae(ueerwrartlcpaiahannahnrnrorasdcitoaekftnhlwpnsuAgieRathwndg)riidSalqihnmmainedibugingegyl.ieohosdo"dn,itttrnaaaa,dtW.galsSoesatrnegreAetterdthrcPvthhm.traia;SeowiunjtmrioIganie3"tt;bi,ranhriumpdttwweehweildwoldiheeBdtwopaohonnsitahenuhnel.rili5'd)pyg-seset
plumped for the latter!
of the soldiers work was put in disguising the Drill
A lot of aid of parachutes kindly loaned by the
posters supplied by W atneys. S pecial
H all with the those who helped with prep arations on
Sappers and and the bar helpers who coped mag-
thanks to all
the Saturday,
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a well-trai ned Signals PI. we extend our thanks
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h as transferred to C
and good wishes, particularl y to
2IC, Capt. Paul Anthony who
helpers in prepa ring the splendid buffet. was 14 CwaWhtrhelaoimeadtOyhdo.syRsM'batSutbaoOreunslnvety,dteaisnrmhStyogaeoguvomnttintsne.ibec'gekIrsgDenstdutasroeywatsnewhfteedoerfervowuwernpanreesryttexehiklsthineseinytblchetedeexaelfacyroaet,,rstleulhttehphConCpeapatnlihnyCnekrtvgioeeosryytnfbo.tmhiuuniacDrgsasyi,,insntdaaintmanlnheelddsree-
Another addition to the festive season
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to refurn ish his house. all the recent p r om ot io n s.
Congratulations to
To conclude, an invitation to all readers. The
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F owler . are still continuing to enli st at all
R ec r u i t s
loc ati ons. a r ece n t Coy. reo rga ni sa ti on, Lt. Butlin please!)
F ollowing
is welding 15 PI. at Tonbridge into 15 Sp. PI. with
the dual role of mortar section and GPMG( SF) EXERCISE ~!!WESTERN
team . Lt. H aigh h as ta ken over 14 PI. at Sevenoaks
and this now gives us two full platoon s and a com- WAY~~
plete mortar section. has passed h is se lecti on
L / C pl. G eoff . Newsum
been appointed O fficer C a det .
boa rd and has since up the soldier, who at a recent RESERVE ARMY DRIVING
Come on, own CHAMPIONSHIPS
by 13 PI. in M aidstone, tried to per-
recruiting drive Offi cer's wi fe that her " Boyfriend" ! CwpadlhhadeacenemdTdphiaitofeonfBuwusrhraottithnhpt ase,loritvohsehneureactlIcdlelneasfmsoaonuntittonryo1tithf6sCet hahrR/bea1ocemo7suertpthdrivo8eon0OfsAhctaritepcmoahbmyieeasrvDnedtrm1ai v9kew7iinnn1atggss,
suade a certain
should join the T AVR?
HQ COMPANY part. t ea m of Capt. G eoff. Wright, C pl. J ohn
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The 6th (Volunteer)
Battalion
C O: Lt.-Col. D. G . Wilson, TD ; 2IC: M aj. E . W e offer our congratu lat ions to M aj. R obin L ud-
low on his future appoi ntment as Press Secretary to
J. R. Ludlow; Trg. M a j: M aj. M . E . G irling; Adj : HM Th e Q ueen and are delighted to hear that he h as
obtained a reliable ca r in celebration.
Maj . A . H . W arde, M C; QM : Capt. ( QM ) A. Col-
ye r; RSM : WO I C. R . Shinn ; RQMS: WOII H . We also wish to congratul ate the following on
Shea ring.
their particul ar awa rds:-
SINCE our return from Annual Camp last LSGCM: WO! C. R . S hinn (R SM ); C/ Sgt.
October our main aim has been to en list
Stevens ( P S I A Coy.) and S / Sgt. Brown ( P S I D
more recruits. It is hoped that the target figure Bty.)
of 250 in the fi rst 12 mon ths will be achieved
with the great effort being put in by all ranks. T erritorial Efficiency Medal : Cpl. O rage ( A
Coy.) and I/ Bdr. Lcster ( B Bty. )
(Top ) : Marching past the Honorary C olonel of the
Battalion. During J anuary we welcomed Gen. Sir Basi l
Eugster, G O C- in -C So uthern Command on an even-
(Lower ): Happy smiling faces. ing ,·isit to Bn . HQ and Brig. M. C. Thursby-Pelham,
Pictu res by B. W . Kirk. C hief of Staff London District on pre-A dmi nistrat ive
Inspection visits to Bn . H Q, A Coy, B & C Btys.
C hristmas occupied our thoughts in D ecember
and apart from company/ battery festi vit ies mentioned TA VR Bounties were paid out in D ecember to
elsewhere, the two main events at Bn. H Q were an All the satisfaction of some volunteers, but not of one
R anks Draw and Dance-where we all delighted to part icular Battery Commander whose cheque bounced
entert ain some twenty I n-P ensioners from the R oya l all the way back to W andswo rth!
H ospital, Chelsea, fresh from their television appear-
ance on the C ili a Black Show- and an All R anks Bn. HQ
C hildren's P art y.
Coy. Comd: ( O ps. Offr.) Capt. B. M . S idwell ;
Both occasions were splendidly organised by the PI. Comd: 2/ Lt. R. R atner ; PI. Sgt.: Sgt. D . H .
RSM to whom we extend our thanks. Bowen.
Perha ps our most notable achievement since camp
has been the acquisition of Sgt. D avid Bowen, who
started his military service with the Brigade of Guards
before becomi ng a T erritorial and after the disband-
ment of the original ( 6 ) Queens T erritorials, strayed
to the Roya l Corps of Signals. H owever he is now
back in the fold and his excellence of turnout together
with his enthusiasm and sense of humour has g reat ly
impressed the company.
Recruiting is an ever-present problem b ut we are
encouraged by the stea dy trickle of individuals turning
up on Tuesday nights. W e are hoping th at the social
arrangements we are making together with the eff arts
being made by an ex member of 6 Queens ( T )-
M aj. T ony C utcher- will rea lly put us on the map.
Though the unit is small, it is keen . A lot of
work and enthusiasm has been put into the preparation
of the new canteen and, to ca p the success o f w inning
the patrol competi t ion at ca mp, Bn. HQ won the
section drill competition on a recent train ing weekend.
A COMPANY (MIDDLESEX )
OC : M a j. M . ] . Beaumont, TD ; 2I C: Capt. D .
M arga nd ; P I. Comds: Lts. G . W ebb, I. Bl ythe and
2/ Lt. E. I. H. P almer ; CM S : WO II P art ridge;
C QMS : C/ Sgt. Purchese; P SI: C / Sgt. A . Stevens.
In N ovember, M a j. Bea umont, Ca pt. M argand,
Lts. Bl ythe and W ebb acted as hosts to M ayo rs from
the County at the M idd lesex R egt . Service at the
W estminster Abbey Field of R ememb rance Service on
the Saturda y, and a party of all ranks, comm anded
by Capt. D av id M arga nd, attended the Middlesex
Regt. Service at I nglis Barracks, Mill Hi ll on the
S u n d ay.
L ater in the month the Company acted as enem y
in a joi nt scheme on the Colchester Training Area
with D Coy. 5 QUEENS, old fri ends from H om sey.
48 look ing forward to organizing a Recruits Training
weekend for the Battalion, planned to take place at
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B (GREATER LONDON RA) BATTERY OC : M aj . M . F. Collett, TD; 2IC: Capt. M . A.
C. Winterton ; Tp. Comds: Lt. H . ]. Bloomfield,
2/ Lts. E . Warhurst and I. T. Williamson; BSM:
WOII Grantham; BQMS: S/ Sgt. Lindup; PSI:
S/ Sgt. Markey, RA.
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tions. our members propose to participate in what the TAVR is all about.
Some of at the Duke of York's and others are
a PT Course
D (THE SURREY YEOMANRY QMR) 49
BATTERY
manding officer of the Surrey Yeomanry. W e also
OC: M a j. C. K . B. Taylor, TO; 2IC: Capt. R . managed to win the inter-coy. football cup.
N. D ea n, TO ; Tp . Comds: Lts. R. T. M orris and
J . H . Spanner; P S I : $ / Sgt. P. D . R . Brown, RA . J ust before Christmas the band played at a Carol
concert which resulted in some 300 parcels being dis-
We all enj oyed a most successful camp in October tri buted to local children's homes. Ou r own Bn . padre,
and it was no small matter of pride that our first The Rev. Withers-Green, agreed that a certain amount
battalion para de should be inspected by Col. D . A . H . of beer produces quite a bit of Carol singing! Lt.
Sime, our own ex H onorary Colonel and a past corn- Richard M orris enterta ined a party of Gurkha sold iers
at his home for Christmas; apparently they found a
mixture of rum and television most acceptable.
4J AYT sports and games. Sgt. P erlins had just returned from
N. W ales where he h ad been assessi ng young peop le
(April to December, 1971) for the Go ld award of the Duke of Edin burgh's Award
Scheme; he then left us for Tywyn to be an Inst ructor
The T eam: Lt. A. N. Armitage-Smith, Sgt. P . at the Army Outward Bound School and in his place
Edwards, C pls. G . Knight and H . C. Guscott, L / Cpl. we welcome Sgt. Edwards.
R. E. Milborrow.
During the Aut umn, the T eam visited all the
I ntroduction ACF U nits in Sussex and the programmes included
a "demonstration of infantry weapons" or "film and
Whilst 3 QU EENS we re battling against the lecture/ demo on Patrols" or rcM ap reading instruction "
gunmen in Ulster, a small group from that battalion and/ or "Lecture and Film on Survival in cold
we re engaged in an indirect recruiting campaign. Not climates".
directl y involved with the h ard-core recru iting job of
4 QUEENS Coy., at Shornclifle (but nevertheless, Also a scrap-metal h unt was started to find
closely in touch with it ), this smalJ band of volunteers materials to build an assault course for Worthing
travels round Sussex in its Safari L androver, visiting Youth Centre. Several firms in the Brighton Area
schools, Youth C lubs and ACF Units, spreading the we re contacted and eventua lly a 3 ton load of assorted
word (or rather the Badge) of the Queen 's R egiment, lengths of scaffolding and planks found their way into
bringing them into contact with civilians from alJ the AYT garages. As if that wasn't enough, ropes,
walks of life and providing a chalJenge in community lashings, telegraph poles and railway sleepers appeared
and with the additional possibility of oil drums on the
rel ation s. way, the prospect of rafting seemed promising.
At one time Judo and Self Defence constituted
In D ecember the Team travelled to Scotland to
the main activities of 41 AYT but now the team train under winter conditions and to explore new
undertakes alJ as pects of General Mountai neering from ground. We sta yed at the Services Hut at Rothie-
camp craft and b ivouacing, to hilJwalking and rock murchus and although there was very little snow, cold
climbing. They are also required to help CCF I AC F temperatures and high winds made life on the Cairn-
units with the military-training syllabus, so fi eldcraft gorm Plateau quite uncomfortable.
and weapon h andling play a major part in the
activities of the T eam. Bes ides these qualifications Contact has been made with the R ecruiting
there are obvious adva ntages in having drivers with " Jock" (Sgt. D onnelly) in Eastbourne and, more
fulJ licences ( including HGV ) and of personnel with recentl y, with Sgt . Coote at the Ca reers Office in
experience in handling yo ung people in outdoor Brighton . We have received visits from a number of
activities. These include the organisation of Orienteer- ORs from the 3rd Bn. including C pls. Gill and
ing competitions, the construction of assa ult courses Stacey, Pte. Murrell and others; we hope more will
and the supervision of map reading instruction and visit us when the y are next in the Brighton area.
initiative tests; in fact the Youth T eam have to be
pretty versatile. If a particular member of the team R ecently Sgt. Edwards organised a very success-
has an aptitude toward experience in say,._ go-karting ful exercise for cadets on the D owns, culminating in
or sa iling, there is little to stop h im introducing the a shoot on Steyning R ifl e R ange.
new activity. Indeed individual capabilities and inter-
ests are encouraged as much for personal satisfaction Tribute to Past Members
as for team variety and mutual benefit.
We much regret the depart ure of Lt. Clive Wilson
Round and about and Sgt. D ave P erkins who left in April and August
respectively. Both were largely responsible for the
Last Spring, the T eam took various school ex- present system of operating- specialising in adventur-
peditions to N . W ales and visited local Youth C lubs ous activities which Youth and Educational faculties
di spl ayed. in Sussex rega rd as valuable for the character training
where fi lms were shown and weapons were ton Land- of youngsters.
In July we
lost our much-coveted t W hat have our efforts achieved?
rover and trailer which had so ably assisted the Safari In the last " Recruiting Year", over 18 adults and
Landrover in the transportation of stores and equip- 50 juniors have been accepted into the Queen's Regt.
It is hard to say what refl ection this has on our own
ment on adventure training exercises. efforts but figures recently produced show that during
From 12th-23rd Jul y, we attended the CCF Camp the last yea r, of all recruits in the SE D istrict, 8°1,
at C rowborough and instructed cadets in the technique had h ad contact with an AYT ( 40, 41 , 42 AYTs- all
of rock climbing on the sandstone outcrops of H ar- Queens- are in SE District ). In addition, it is fair
risons Rocks and BulJ's HolJow near Eridge. This was to say that, as a result of closer liaison with ACF
closely followed by two weeks at Lydd in the Sussex U nits in the SE, from which a number of recruits
AC F Camp ; here we supervised the physical training come, it is hoped that this present trend will contin ue.
on the assault course and introduced various potted
50
The 7th (Volunteer)
Battalion
CO: Lt. J. B. Ogilvie, TD; Trg. M a j./2I C: M a j. us for camp losses, we soon settled down to solid
M . C. D. L. Gi lham ; Adj : M aj. R. J. S. M organ, winter evening training and furth er recruiting .
M C; QM: M aj. ( QM) R . G. Lucas, MBE ; RSM :
WOI C. A . P atchett. Pte. B. M acmahon is the cu rrent recruit record
holder with eight attested recruits to his credit-
THE advent of the New Year saw us coping ( Some might ca ll him a con-man! )- N evertheless,
with the " interim" period of training before well done.
setting course on the new training year (which for
the first time ever coincides with the finan cial Congratul ations to Cpls. Betts, C rossley and D ay
year) and so things are somewhat fraught with and L / Cpls. Barrett and White on their respective
difficulty. Light is dawning however and the news promotions. Now that we have the structure taking
of possible increases in the training allocation are shape within the company it is doubly important that
very heartening indeed. we fill in that structure with more recruits. According-
ly the target is set to ach ieve our establishment by I st
In the meantime we are pressing on and continu- M ay 1972 and all the salesmen are selling hard.
ing to recruit quite well . At the Annual Inspection
( during February/ M arch ) Brigadier R . S. N. M ans, The OC has been to D enmark and apparently
C BE visited each Company in turn . The dust hardly successfull y picked up where L ord L ongford left off-
settled from the Staff visits before the Commanding it's even sa id that he imported some of that un-
Officer set off on hi s pre-Inspection tour of Company mentionable literature specially for the PSI.
Locations. The long-established pattern seems un-
changed ! Capt. Mike Adler, our 2IC is still in Germany
impa rting the knowledge of finance to the regular
In F ebruary M a j. M alcolm Gilham was posted army and we are all wondering whether on his retun~,
to HQ South East District where he assumed the he will rea lise that he will very soon be the sole
appointment of DAAG. His successor is M a j. Bill commissioned virgin in the company; due entirely to
Wren, Queens, who joins us from HQ 39 Airportable the very happy news that senior subaltern Bertie
Bde. in Northern Ireland. Sa nders is now engaged to be married (we think ).
Good luck for June 17th 1972-Dumpling day!
Congratulations to M aj. Tony Salter, Capt. Mike
Adler and Lts. Bertie Sanders and Will Newbold on W e tried hard to be hospitable to Charlie Coy.
their promotions to those ranks, also to Rodney Owen who joined us for a range weekend in mid January.
on passing his Selection Board. We welcome also 2/ Lt. Of course we are always pleased to see them so long
Peter Duke who is joining us at C rawley and Mike as they bring their own butt party and continue to
M ercer who is becoming one of the F arnham F errets. bring their heating elements for our unheated drill hall
in the form of the Scandinavian A11 Pairs - right
We welcome Mr. M etcalfe to the Bn. HQ staff pairs too ! Er-well-um-ye rse-well-um-yerse ! (That last
at Horsham . His timely appearance in the New Year bit was the Adjutants ca ll-sign ).
now completes the ranks of the "Kremlin" and the
Adjutant's temperature can be seen to go down as With the arrival of our latest recruits, we now
the days progress. Other new members of the staff are have a purple heart seller in the camp in the form
Mr. Greenwood, appointed Storeman at Crawley and of 0 / Cdt. Mike M ercer-a good opportunity perhaps
Mr. Barker, Driver at Folkestone. to say 'welcome~ to all our latest recruits who we
trust will take advantage of the spring and summer
Another welcome addition is Sgt. Downes who programmes we have for our Parascending and Scuba
has joined us at Bn. HQ from 4 Royal Green Jackets clubs. The found ation of the latter is due to Froggy
as Orderly Room Sergeant. Booth who is growing webbed feet and is only detect-
able by the high volume of evil-smelling bubbles that
Our needs for a Paymaster and a M edical Offi cer rush to the surface . We wish him luck in establishing
remain to be solved ; with these appointments filled we thi s pursuit for us.
sh all be well and trul y set up . Annual Camp this year
will be at Okehampton from 30th September to 14th Finally, our accountants proudly announce that
October and the Adjutant and Quartermaster will be our New Year's Eve dance made a profit, due very
doing their initial recces shortly. much to some very hard work by C / Sgt. Young and
the entertainments committee .
With the Battalion strength indicator quivering at
the 300 mark we look forward with confidence to the B (QUEEN'S OWN BUFFS) COMPANY-
coming year. W e send good wishes to all members of FOLKESTONE AND DOVER
the Regiment, both past and present.
OC: Maj . A. Pendlebury-G reen, TD ; 2I C : Capt.
A (QUEEN'S SURREYS) COMPANY- S. G . Thomas; CSM : WOn R . I. F. M cGinley,
FARNHAM MBE ; PSI : C/ Sgt. J . Hurley.
O C: Maj . C. D . John; 2IC: Capt. M. F. H . " Flights of Fancy". It was Fearless Fred Fleagle
Adler; CS M: WOn L agden ; PSI : C / Sgt. J. W. B. speak ing. I raised an eyebrow in a questioning manner
Young. but didn 't say a word. " The notes in the last
Journal". H e carried on, "Talk about bull ". "W as
H aving now full y recovered from the ravages of you there Fred?" "Where?" "At Camp, on those boats
Christmas and the bills that the QM keeps sending to and on J ersey?" "No".
I raised my hand to my face and with my little
fing er extended closed my lips with my forefinger and
thum b and looked him in the eye. " Were they th at 51
good?", he queried with a chastened look on his face.
"They were that good", I echoed, "Let's lea ve it Fred, C (ROYAL SUSSEX ) COMPANY-
OK ?" H e shrugged his shoulders, reached into his CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM
macintosh pocket and drew out a crumpled ciga rette,
placed it in his mouth, struck a match and puffed O C: Capt. A. J . D . S alter; 2IC: Capt. D . W . E.
clouds of smoke to the ce iling. Lamm ing; PI. Comds: Lts. A . G . H . Stocks and J , R .
G . Putnam, 2/ L t. P. D uke; CSM : WO II Fumeaux;
"Come on then", he sa id, "tell me what's hap- C QM S : C/ Sgt. Everett ; P S I : C / Sgt. W orth y, BE M .
pened since camp, what training have you done;
where and what is the recruiting s ituation?" Although winter months tend to be rather slack,
we seem, during the past three months, to have been
" Since camp ?" I pursed my lips and twiddled a full y occupied with a num ber of act ivities, leavi ng
pencil between m y lingers and bega n to th ink . It all little spare time.
came flooding back.
In November and J anuary, the Company made
" The O ffi cers, Senior N CO s and selected Junior two visits to Ash R anges and was lucky to h ave good
N CO s were on an Internal Security weekend at Crow- weather on both occasions. The first Sunday was spent
borough on 27th/ 28 th November with problems per- zeroing, and fini shed with a F alling P la te shoot agai nst
taining to the situation in Belfast". A Coy. which ended with honours even . As that was
R emembrance Sunday we supplied a contingent for the
"Sounds good ", said Frcd, "E xplain". parade at C rawley, commanded by Lt. Stocks.
"D oesn't need any explanation but we learn more Our second range week-end wa s based ( by kind
about the problems and some of the answers to permission of A Coy. ) at F amham Drill H all, but
Internal Securit y from the Training Major in one although the hospita lity was warm, a failure in the
weekend than we ever knew existed". heating system ensured no-one moved far from the
paraffi n stove. The S aturday was spent being schooled
"It was good then ?" said Fred. "Excellent ", said by the P S I in the gentle arts of Box Drills, although
the sight of L/ C pl. S ingleton buried under a heaving
I. mass of eager "heavies" throws some suspicion upon
the gentler aspect. In the evening, the bars at F amham
" Then there was SLR shooting on the 11th and Guildford we re found to be lacking in the rarer
D ecember followed by an Adva nce to C ontact Exercise brands of whisky, much to the despa ir of our new
on the 12th D ecember ". Platoon Commander ; is it true that O C H orsham
PI. is a gen ius?
" Didn 't you have a C heese and Wine Part y on
Saturday evening ?" said Fred. " So we did. It was to Recru iting continues to improve with our num-
celebrate our reaching our recruiting target of full bers now over the elusive 80 ; much credit for this must
establishment ; very successful too--we had a number go to Alan Stocks and the effort s of his recruiting
of guests including Maj .-Gen. T arver and Mrs. T arver, team. Rodney Owen t akes over this important aspect
and Lt.-Col. Ogilvy and Mrs. Ogilvy". of Company life and we wish him success.
"What else?" said Fred. The WO s and Sgts held a successful Wine and
Cheese P arty at C rawley, and the Company held a
" W e had a weekend on H ythe ranges on 8th / 9th Tramps Ball at Horsham be fore Christmas.
J anuar y 1972 firing the SLR and LMG and the
standard of shooting was very good" . W e welcome P eter Duke who commands a
Platoon at Crawley, and are sure his experiences with
F earless Fred raised a disbelieving eybrow and a the Queen's Own H ighlanders will be of value to us.
ghost of a smile hovered on his lips- " Helped with a W e also welcome Mr. Bennett in the office and are
glad to see G reenwood settling in as our storeman .
bayonet?"
Offieers!
I glared at him . "We do not do those ' Old
Soldier ' larks; anywa y its a diff erent type of bayonet Are you a member
now".
of t he Officers' Club
" I was only pulling your leg", said Fred grinning;
''what about evening training? " "S ame as usual, Tues- •?
day evening at Folkestone and Thursday evening at
Dover. We have now started an occasional evening
at the JIB at Shorncliff e. One evening we went swim-
ming and on another evening we used the Gymnasium
for Basketball followed by Indoor Football ; it made
a change from the TA Centre and went down very
well with the men. It also proved that they weren't
as lit as they thought they were. These evenings were
arranged by C / Sgt. Hurley."
" What is the spirit like in the Company?" said
F r ed .
"Excellent", I said ; "what's more we still get
recruits coming in- there seems to be no end to it.
C SM McGinley just goes around muttering about
medicals and waving sheets of attestation papers in
the air".
"I can leave you happ y then?" said Fred.
H e got up from his chair, stubbed out his dog-
end and started for the door. H e turned with hand
on the door knob, "Don't get complacent about re-
cruiting. K eep it up ." H e gave a wave and was gone.
52
forecast of Events-1972
April June ·-cont inued.
1 2nd Buffs 1939/ 45 Ann ua l Reunion, The George, 16 Roya l Sussex D inner C lub, Cafe Roya l, London.
Boughton, Canterbury. 16 Queen's Surreys O ffi cers' C lub Cockta il Party,
12 3 QUEENS participation in HM Queen Juliana's London.
State Visit. 18 Queen's S urreys Association Annual Cathedral
13 / 14 Queen's S urreys G olf Society Spring M eeting Service, G u ildfo rd.
and AGM , Richmond. 24 PRESENTATION OF COLOURS PARADE,
15 Queen's Own Buffs Golfing Society Annual TIDWORTH.
Dinner, Bell H otel, Sandwich.
July
15/ 16 Queen 's Own Buffs Golfing Society Spring 9 Q ueen's Own Buffs Association Maidstone Re-
M eeting, Royal S t. George's G .C. union and Service of Remembrance.
14 Sixth Meeting of the Managing Trustees.
23 Ypres Day-1 st Bn . 16 Queen 's Own Bu ffs Golfing Society M atch v
23 Royal S ussex Association, St. George's D ay L iphook G.C .
Service (Ch ichester Cathedral ) and Reception 20 Queen 's Own Buffs Golfing Society match v
( D olphin H otel ). K ent Count y Constab ulary at L ittlestone G.C.
29 Queen 's Own Bu ffs Association 4th Centenary
Service and Luncheon, Canterbury. 21 Middlesex Regt Officers' Club Annual D inner,
30 Birthday of HM Queen Juliana, Allied Colonel- United Service and Roya l Aero Club, London .
in-Chief.
22 Queen 's Own Bu ffs Golfing Society M atch v
May North Hants G.C.
1 400th Anniversary of the date to which the Regi-
ment (through The Buffs), traces its origin. 25/ 29 R oyal Sussex Officers' Club, Goodwood Races.
Buffs 9l st Dragon Club D inner, The S avoy
H otel. August
2 Tenth Meeting of The Regimental Committee, 5/ 11 Queen 's Own Buffs T ent C lub- Canterbur y
in London. C ricket Week .
Middlesex Regt. Golfing Society Spring M eeting,
North H ants G .C. Fleet. 19/22 Queen's Own Buffs T ent Club- Canterbury
6 Queen 's Own Buffs W est Country Luncheon, C ricket-Ken! v The Australians.
Castle H otel, T aunton .
6 Queen 's S urreys WOs' & Sgts' A ssociation A G M 21/24 M iddlesex Regtl Association Pilgrimage to
and Annual Dinner, Kingston . M ons (58th Anniversary of the Battle).
6/ 12 Army Golfing Society Spring Meeting, Sand-
wich/Deal. September
7 R oyal Sussex Association Aubers Ridge/ Dunkirk 8 Sevastopol Day-2nd Bn.
P arade and Service. 9 Salemo Day- 1st Bn.
9 Roya l S ussex Association, L aying U p of Colours,
12 Middlesex Regt. O ffi cers' C lub Cocktail P arty,
U nited Service and R oyal Aero Club, L ondon . 12 R oyal Sussex O fficers' Club, Goodwood R aces,
Roya l Sussex Stakes.
13 5th Queen 's Old M embers Association R eun ion
Dinner, G uildford . 13 Q uebec Day- Jrd Bn.
13 Middlesex R egt Association A G M and Annual October
Reunion, P orchester H all, L ondon . 5/ 6 Queen's Surreys G olf Society Autumn M eet-
ing, Richmond.
13 M iddlesex Regt A ssociation Albuhera Service of 6 Queen's S urreys Offi cers' Club A nnual Dinner,
Remembrance, St. P aul's Cathedral. L on don .
6 Middlesex Regtl Golfing Society Autumn M eet-
13 R oyal S ussex Old Comrades R eunion D inner, ing, N orth Hants G. C. Fleet (Provisional ).
L ewes. 7 Queen's S urreys WO s' and Sgts' Asso10iation
Ladies D inner and D ance, Kingston.
16 ALBUHERA DAY. M iddlesex R egtl Associat ion Church P arade, The
16 Queen 's Own R oyal W est K ent R egt Offi cers' Royal H ospital, C helsea.
13 Q ueen's S urreys Association Annual Reunion,
Club Cocktail P arty, A rm y and N avy Club, 39 K ingston.
Pall M all, SW! , 6. 30-8 p .m . 14 4 8th Annual Reunion 6th ( S ) Bn The Buff s at
16/ 17 Royal S ussex Officers' Club, Goodwood R aces. the D enbigh Arms, Wilton Street, Victoria S .W .l.
18 ( Provisional ) Queen 's Surreys G olf Society 21 6th Bn Queen's Own Annual R eunion and
M atch v R oyal M arines. D inner, Bromley U nited Services Club.
20/ 2 1 Queen 's Own Buffs Golfing Society M atch v
R ye G.C. November
21 Roya l Sussex Association C ricket v The Duke 11 Middlesex Regtl Association Ceremony at the
of Norfolk 's XI, A rundel Castle.
27 R oyal Sussex Band Reunion. Field of Remembrance, W estminster Ab bey.
12 Mi dd lesex R egtl Association Remembr ance D ay
June
1 Glorious First of June-lst Bn. Service, Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill.
2/3 Cricket Match and Celebration with HMS 12 Queen 's Surreys Remembra nce D ay P arade,
Excel/en t at Depot The Q ueen's Division,
Bassingboum. Kingston and Guildford.
The London Gazette 53
Extracts from Supplements L t. M . F . H . Adler, 7 QUEENS, is granted the
acting rank of Capt., I st October 1971.
REGULAR ARMY
Capt. A. J . D . Salter, 7 QUEENS , is granted
Comma nds and Staff the acting rank of M aj ., 14th J anuary 1972.
M aj.-Gen. Sir J ohn Willoughby, KBE, CB, re- Letters
tired on retired pay 29th January 1972.
TANGIBLE LINK WITH THE ROYAL NAVY
Col. D . A . Willows, DL, was appointed D eputy
Colonel ( K ent ), The Queen's R egiment on 31st Th e fo llowin g is th e text of a letter to th e Com -
December 19 71, in succession to M a j.-G en. C. H . manding officer of the I st Battalion, from Admiral
T arver, C B, C BE, DSO, DL, tenure expired. S ir Andrew L ewis, K.C.B ., President of zhe R oyal
Navy and R oyal M arin es Sports Contro l B oard:-
M a j. J. V . Warner-Johnson retired on retired
"A t thei r meeting on lOth November 1971 , the
pay 2nd D ecember 19 71. Royal Navy and Ro yal M ar ines Sports Control Boa rd
gave form al approva l to the wearing of the Naval
Capt. G. Goring to be M a j., 30th June 197 1 with C rown by the First Battalion The Queen's R eg iment,
precedence next below M a j. W . N . Wren, QUEENS. above the Regimental Badge on their Battalion Sports
kit. I n approving this righ t, the Sports Control Boa rd
Sh o'rt Se'r v. Commns. has been delighted to strengthen still further the close
association which ex ists between the First Battalion
Lt . G. D . C ripps to be Ca pt., 4th J anuary 1972. The Queen's R eg iment a nd the Royal Navy."
WO I ( RSM ) G . H . Brown, MBE , BEM, to be T o which Lt .-Co l. Pielow replied as follo ws:-
2/Lt. 25th August 1971. T o be Lt. 25th August 1971. " M ay I, on behalf of every Officer and Soldier
in the Battalion thank you for your letter which noti-
Promotions fi ed us of the forma l app roval of the Roya l Navy a nd
R oya l M arines Sports Control Board to our wea ring
Colonel to Brigadier: G. B. C urtis, OBE, M C, the Naval Crown above the Regimental badge on our
on 31st D ecember 197 1 with seniority 30th June 1971. sports kit. It is, I believe, a unique honour and
certai nl y one of which we are all immensely proud,
Major to Lt.-Col.: D . P . C ronin, C. T. F . W est, as indeed we a re of every face t of our close association
J . B. R ay, MBE and M . V. H aywa rd, MBE, on 3 1st with the Royal Navy.
December 197 1, with seniority 30th J une 1971, in
seniority as shown. Should yo u ever have the opportun ity of visiting
the Battalion in Berlin, we would consider it a great
Captain to Major: G. B. Bateman and D . J . C. honour to receive you in M ontgomery Barracks. Will
Dickins, on 31st D ecember 1971. you please pass on my remarks to each member of
you r Sports Control Boa rd, to wh om we a re grateful
The following 2/ Lts. to be Lts., 31 st J anuary for their support of our application ."
1972: A. A . A . Beattie; M . W. All ington.
Th e followin g is an extract of a letter dated 29th
Special R eg. Com 11111. D ecem ber 19 71 from Cap t. M alco/m H yau, wh o is
servin g ;,, the Sultauate of Oman:-
2/ Lt. P . R . Hitchcock from Short Serv Commn,
to be 2/ Lt . 1st November 197 1, with sen iority 19th ... I left the Muscat R egiment at the beg inning
Jul y 1969 . of the yea r, and am now operat ing as Sultan 's Intel-
ligence Officer in North Dhofar, an a rea of desert
M a j. P . R . H . K ealy, retired on retired pay 5th and jebel foothill s abou t the size of Scotland. There
F ebruary 1972. are no villages and the popul ation is entirely bedouin ;
it sounds ve ry romantic, I am sure, but it does h ave
REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS its difficult moments. At least I now h ave some Euro-
pean compan y. U ntil August I felt somewhat lonely,
Clctss II but now an a rm y ba rracks is being built, so there is a
Lt. R . H . Whitford resigns his commn, 3rd Garrison Commander a nd abo ut six British contrac tor
types as an aid to sanity!
October 1971.
Capt. A . Birtles from TAVR, 5 QUEENS, to I trust all is well at Canterbury a nd I wish yo u
all the ve ry best for the N ew Yea r.
be Capt., l Oth November 197 1.
Yours aye,
T&AVR
2/ Lt. ( on probation) W . T. N ewbold, 7 M ALCOLM HYATT.
QUEENS, is confirmed as 2/Lt. 3rd October 1969.
to be Lt ., 24th October 1971.
Capt. W . J. Gibbs, 7 QUEENS, from T & A VR
8 QUEENS is placed on the Unatt'd List 1st Apri l
197 1.
2/ Lt . ( on probation ) R . C. S . Saunders, 7
QUEENS, is confirmed as 2/ Lt. 27th J une 1969. T o
be Lt. 27th June 197 1, wi th seniority 5th April 1971.
Lt . R . J . C laydon, 5 QUEENS, to be Capt., 1st
November 1971.
Lt. G . H . Wright, 5 QUEENS, to be Capt., 1st
November 1971.
M aj. S . J , Carter, 10 QUEENS, retired 1st
April 1969.
54
uLettcrs" continued Th e followin g extract is from a lette>· date JO th
January re ceived from M aj. John Pollard, n ow at
Th e following was re ceived ju st too late to be Fort Cw·son, USA:-
included in th e last issue of the J oumal.-Ed.
" Th e rugger season is closed in favour of ski-ing
F rom: Mr. and Mrs. P etter, ecember to Februar y but in fact we are hav-
Flat 1, during D a mild winter that everyone is ready to go.
80 Cottimore L ane, departure of the RAF Wing Cdr. just before
W alton-on-Thames, ing such
With the
C hristmas I am now the coach to the USAF Academy
Surrey. who make up for any Jack of skiJJ and ex pe ri enc e
tea m fitness and enthusiasm. C ranweJJ are here for a
To: " OC The Queen's Regt., RHQ H owe Barrack>, with
Ca nt e rbury . , week in April and we hope to improve on last yea r's
bringing them direct here, to Colo-
To wish aJJ officers and men the very Best of draw. A VC tO is Am edee Mievi JJe is hop ing to get a
Wishes for C hristmas and New Year, God Bless you rado Springs, and
lift out to see us from his studies at Shrivenham.
aJJ, and may H e grant yo u aJJ wherever you may he,
safety, Good H ea lth, Happiness and success in all you No unus ual meetings with members of the Regi-
ment since my trip to Ca nada in November although
do. of course my "Commanding General " here, Maj .-Gen .
J ohn C. Bennett, was at Staff CoJiege (Camberle y)
From Mr. and Mrs. Petter. with Charles MiiJman."
P .S. I once wore your badge very proud ly ( in last
War) .
Regimental Awards, This ruling does not ap ply to persons promoted
within the same Division of the Order.
1971
An Unsolicited
At the Fifth Meeting of the Managing Trustees Testimony from the
on 12th January, the annual appropriation of income
from the Grove Trust and The Squirt Charity were
eff ected as foJJows :-
Grove Trust Bog side
To the 2nd Bn ., for the purchase of a smaJJ flag
to "Invicta Company", the winning
for presentation annual competition which covers all The foJJowing is an extract from The S tm day
company in an T elegraph of 6th February 1972 : -
aspects of military training and sport.
Squirt Charity " Back in the front room of the house a middle-
To Sgt . Blanchette (aged 25 ) of the 2nd Bn ., aged housewife remembered when the Army first
for his "outstanding example of aJJ-round effici ency" arrived in the Bogside in August 1969 : ' I bought a
whilst in command of No. 6 Platoon. pound of boiling beef and a marrow bone and vege-
tables and put it aJI in the pot, and kept it on all day,
and I served it to the soldiers at night.' 'When the
winter came, we felt sorry for them out there at night .
ORDER OF THE BRITIS H them ham sandwiches, a big pot of tea; they
EMPIRE I gave they wanted to eat-and there were thousands
had aJJ
like me. Th ey were from the Queeu's R egiment-
everybody loved that battalion ."'
The Central Chancery of The Orders of Knight-
hood has announced a change in the Statutes of the Note: The battalion to which the lady refers was
Order of the British Empire. the 1st Bn., Commanded, at the time, by Lt.-Col. H .
C. MiJiman, OBE .- Ed.
In answer to a question in the House of Com-
mons, The Prime Minister made the following state-
ment: " The Qu een has approved a proposal that the
Order of the British Empire should
Statutes of the that, when a person is promoted in ACK N f.WLED GEMENT S
be amended so the Military Division to the Civilian
the Order from The Editor acknowledges with thanks, receipt
Division or vice versa, the insignia of the lower class of the following publications:
may be retained and worn together with those of the
higher class on the appropriate occasions." The Star & G arter M agazine ( Autumn, 1971);
M embers of the Order who wish to apply for the The Fusilier ( D ecember, 197 1) ;
return of insignia previously handed in on promotion
from one Division to the other Division should write, L egion ( January and February, 1972 ).
stating fuJJ C hristian and Surname to The Secretary,
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, 8,
Buckingham G ate, London SW1.
ALLIED REGIMENTS 55
On Sa turda y 29 J anuary, new Colours were ''The Middlesex Badge''
presented to the 5th Bn . Ro ya l New Zea land Infantry
Reg iment at WanganUI, New Zealand. A report by Ca pt. C. D . Richardso11, R .H .K .R .,
011 the refurbishin g of th e badge of th e M iddlesex
A telegram of Greetings and good wishes was R egime11t by "C" Sq11. (3 Coy .) Th e R oyal H ong
sent to their Commanding Officer by Regimental Kong R egimem ( Th e Volunteers).
H eadqu arters on behalf of the Colonel and All Ranks.
Note:- The numbers in brackets refer to the
Capt. Ralph McCleary (ex-Queen's Own ) who pictures below:
lives in Timaru, attended the ceremony and the Ball
which followed, and he writes as follows: During August 1971, six days after T yphoon
R ose had passed over the Co lony and while a large
" I returned home last evening from Wanganui . number of Hong Kong residents were clearing-up the
The weather had suddenly changed to torrential rain resultant debris, a party of app roximately thirty mem-
but cleared up just as suddenly when the Governor bers of the Squadron went out to Lambs Hill in the
General Sir Arthur Porritt arrived, although the wind New T erritories ( 1) to refurbish the Badge. A small
was still somewhat strong. number of the Squadron accompanied the stores when
they were flown-in by helicopter ( 2 ) .
The ceremony went off extremely well under the
circumstances- sodden ground and very strong windy Fortunately the T yphoon had caused very little
co ndition s. damage to the Badge. H owever before the Badge cou ld
be repainted the grass and shrubs had to be cleared
In the evening I attended a Ball which wa s very away ( 3 ). T o help with this clearing-up, the Squadron
enjoyable." burned-off the under-growth (4 ) and therea fter plan-
ned the re-painting operation. All hands were issued
I have as ked S RNZI R to send m e som e pictures with paint brushes ( 5) and the painting operation
for publishi11g i11 th e next issue .-Ed. commenced.
Approximately four hours aft er the work com-
menced the Squadron was able to celebrate the com-
pletion of the work ( 6). Ce rtainly anyone driving
along the nearb y road cannot fail to notice the Badge
as it sits proudly on Lambs Hill.
t
Pictures by Capt. G. D . Richardson, R .H .K.R .
56 I am really glad to have this beautiful si lver
match-holder with The Regiment's Insignia and the
Pr•t•sellt(l,tion to inscription from th e Regimental H eadquarters as a
vis ible token of my seven yea rs long service as C h ief-
Col. VU Jt•sst> r' of-S taff of yo ur Danish Allied-Colonel-in-Chief, His
M a jesty King Frederik IX.
Col. Ulf J essen recentl y retired from his appoi nt-
ment as First and Principal Aide to H is late M ajesty I shall always remember the pleasant co-opera tion
King Frederik IX of D enmark, A llied Colonel-in- wi th the changing Colonels of The R egiment during
C hief. H e was originally ap pointed to this post in these yea rs, and not least with yo u, for which I thank
1964 and over the yea rs has been a very good fri end yo u warm ly.
of the R eg iment. On 13th D ecember 1971, M aj. H ugh
T ennent ca lled on Col. J essen at hi s house in Copen- M ay I ask you to receive all my Best Wishes for
hagen and on behalf of Regimental H eadqu arters you rself and all Ranks of T he Queen's R egiment for
presented him with an inscribed silver ash tra y and C hristmas 1971 and the yea rs to come.
match box holder, both to mark his retirement and as
a grateful reminder of his close association wi th the Yours very s incerel y,
Queen's Regiment. ULF }ESSEN.
Although retired, Col. J essen is still Vice-Presi- Maj. H ugh Tennent and Col. Ulf Jessen after the
de nt of the " Danmarks- Samfundet" (Na tional presentation.
assoc iation) and also President of the Nationa l Board Picture by Mrs. P at T ennent.
of the D anish Old Soldiers Association.
Col. N. L. Leschly, who took over the post as
Principle Aide to his late M ajesty, h imself retired on
1st M arch 1972 and was succeeded by Col. C. W .
G riiner, formerly Commanding Officer of the Roya l
Danish Life Guards.
Th e following is the text of a letter dated 16th
D ecembe~· 19 7 1 f•·om Col. f essen to the Colo n el of
rit e Regim ent:-
D ea r General Craddock,
It was a great pleasure for my wife and me to
meet M ajo r and Mrs. T ennent here in m y home on
Monday the 13th D ecember.
And aboYe all it was a pleasure and a great
honour to receive what you, in the kind letter of 3rd
August, ca lled Ha small memento, of m y associa tion
with The Queen's Regiment.
Why does the
Army Benevolent
Fund still need help?
For most of us nowadays the memories we have of the
two World Wars have become dimmed by time. But for
those who were left disabled-and for the many bereaved
families- the tragic aftermath of war is ever presen t.
Many are suffering great hardships. The Army has also
been In action in many parts of the world since the end
of World War II. Thus even in peace-time the problem continues.
The sole object of the Army Benevolent Fund is to try to lessen this suffering. It does
this by making contributions to the Corps and Regimental Associations and National
Service charitable organisations which have been set up for this purpose. All th e money ,
which is used in this really good cause is given voluntarily, by means of donations and
b equests. You can help by giving as much as you possibly can yourself- and by recom-
mending others to do the same.
Donations and Legacies should be sent to :
THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND
Patron : Her Majesty The Queen
Du ke o f Yo rk's Headqu arters, London , S.W .3 . Te lephon e : 01 730 5388
(R egistered under the War Charities Act, 1940)
(This space donated by: W . NASH LTD.. ST. PAUL'S CRAY, Kent )
57
Births, Marriages and
Deaths
BIRTHS WATSON-On l st J anuary 1972, to Sgt. and Mrs.
Watson, a son, D arrel.
WRIGHT- O n lOth August 1971, at I serlohn, to
Pte. and Mrs. Wright, a son, M ichael Ronald. GRUNDY-On 5th J anuary 1972, to Pte. and Mrs.
Grundy, a daughter, Jo Ann.
PARKER-On 19th August 1971 , to L / Cpl. and
Mrs. Parker, a son, Colin J ames. LI VELY- On 12th J an uary 1972, to C/ Sgt. and
Mrs. Lively, a son, Sirnon.
MILES- On 8th September 1971 in Berlin, to L/ Cpl.
and Mrs. Miles, a son, l ain Alexander. FRANCE- On 13th J anuary 1972, to Cpl. and Mrs.
France, a daug hter, Zoe Louise.
SAVAGE-On 15th September 1971 , at M aidstone,
to Pte. and Mrs. Savage, a son, D arren Andrew. HICKS- On 16th J anuary 1972, to Bdsm. and Mrs.
H icks, a son, S teven.
WRIGHT- On 20th September 1971, at W oolwich,
to Sgt. and Mrs. Wright, a daughter, Trudi CUTTS- On 23 rd J anuary 1972, to Pte. and Mrs.
Cutts, a daughter, Julia Christina .
Loui se.
CHAPPLE-On 22nd September 1971, in Berlin, to MARRIAGES
L/ Cpl. and Mrs. Chapple, a daughter, Michaela H ARVEY-ROONEY. On 15th September 1971, at
Newcastle, Pte. H arvey to Miss Sheila Rooney.
Tracy.
RUTTER-On 9th October 197 1, at Belfast, to WHITE-WAINWRIGHT. On 16th September
1971, at Scarborough, Pte. White to M iss Susan
L / Cpl. and Mrs. Rutter, a daughter, K erry M ary Wainwright.
Loui se. VINNICOMBE-CHARLTON. On 9th October
STROU D-On IIth October 1971 , at Brecknock, to 1971, at D eal, Pte. Vinnicombe to Miss Christine
Mary Charlton.
Pte. and Mrs. Stroud, a da ughter, Rachel M ary.
BARRETT-On 19th October 1971, at Ballykinler, LEE-TOMSETT. On 15th October 1971, at Dover,
L / Cpl. L ee to M iss Violet Rose Tomsett.
N. I., to L / Cpl. and Mrs. Barrett, a son, Chris-
topher John Charles . STEPHENSON-PATTINSON. On 16th October
ROBSON-On 20th October 197 1, at Iserlohn, to 1971, at Andover, Pte. Stephenson to M iss Janet
Pte. and Mrs. Robson, a daughter, Samantha. P a t tin son.
POSTHUMUS-On 28th October 1971, at Royston,
to Pte. and Mrs. Posthumus, a daughter, Michelle ROBERTS-GIBSON. On 16th October 1971, at
Wensleydale, York, Pte. Roberts to Mrs. Carmela
Anita. Angela Joanna Salvina Gibson.
McMAHON-On 9th November 1971, to Pte. and
SNOAD-CHARTERIS . On 23 rd October 1971, at
Mrs. M cM ahon, a son, Phillip G erald . Sittingbourne, Pte. Snoad to M iss L esley Ann
BUTLER-On 18th November 1971 , at Iserlohn, to C h a r t e r i s.
Cpl. and Mrs. Butler, a daughter, W endy Jane. ALLEN-KNOWLES. On 23rd October 1971, at
APPS- On 21st November 1971, to Pte. and Mrs. Chatham, Pte. Alien to Miss H elena Christine
Knowles.
Apps, a daughter, Wendy Jane.
BEAN- On 22nd November 1971, at I serlohn, to Pte. BENNETT-CLARKE. On 4th November 1971, at
H arringay, Pte. Bennett to Miss Prances M argaret
and Mrs. Bea n, a son, Stephen Eric. M ary Clarke.
DIGBY-On 22nd November 1971 , in Belfast, to
WILSON-SHELTON. On 13th November 1971, at
Pte. and Mrs. Digby, a daughter, Georgina Hinkley, Cpl. Wilson to Miss Wendy M ary
She!ton.
Joyce Bernadette.
WHARRAM-On 28 th November 1971, at Iserlohn, SUMMERS-RYMER . On 19th November 1971 ,
M a j. Clive S ummers, TO, late The Queen's
to Cpl. and Mrs. Wharram, a son, Bruce R oyal Regt. to Mrs. J oan Rymer.
F rede r ick. JO NES-BURGE. On 20th November 1971 , at Ey-
BURR- On 28th November 1971, to Pte. and Mrs. thorne, K ent, Pte. ]ones to Miss Andrea Ircne
Burge.
Burr, a daughter, Julie Ann.
GOREY-On 7th D ecember 1971, to Pte. and Mrs. HAYWARD-IRWIN. On 26th November 1971, at
Belfast, Pte. H ayward to Miss M ary Evelyn
Gorey, a daughter, Gina Christin a. I nvin .
DAY-On lOth D ecember 1971, to Pte. and Mrs.
JEN KINS-SOWEN. On 14th D ecember 1971, at
Day, a son, Gavin Francis. Belfast, Pte. Jenkins to Miss Lorraine Olive
HALPIN-On 15th D ecember 1971, at I serlohn, to Sowen .
Pte. and Mrs. H alpin, a daughter, Nina Elizabeth. BATE-NIBLOCK. On 27th D ecember 1971, at
BUSHELL-On 15th December 1971 , to Pte. and Camber, N .I., Pte. Bate to M iss Noreen Elizabeth
N i b lock .
Mrs. Bushell, a son, P aul John .
STREATFIELD-On 19th D ecember 1971, to Pte. ROFE-BRADLEY. On 28th D ecember 1971, at
Hollywood, Co. D own, Pte. Rofe to M iss
and Mrs. Streatfield, a son, Mich ael John . Gabrielle Anne M arie Bradley.
JOHNSON-On 20th D ecember 1971, to Pte. and
COLE-McGRANACHAN. On 6th J anuary 1972, at
Mrs. Johnson, a son, Michael. D eal, Pte. Cole to Miss M arian June McGrana-
HOLDREN-On 21st December 1971, at I serlohn, chan .
to Pte. and Mrs. Holdren, a daughter, Annamarie
Elizabeth Prances.
BROWN-On 25th D ecember 1971 to L / Cpl. and
Mrs. Brown, a son, Stephen L ewis Martin.
WILLIAMS-On 28th D ecember 1971, to L/ Cpl.
and Mrs. Williams, a son, N icholas Christopher.
STAMP- On 29th D ecember 1971, to L / Cpl. and
Mrs. S tamp, a daughter, Linda Yvonne.
58 WILLIAMSON- On 22nd October 197 1, Cpl.
J ames Joseph Williamson, BEM, aged 88.
DENNY-HOPKINS. On 8th J anuary 1972, at New- Served in The Queen's Royal Regt. from 1899
port, I.O.W., Lt.-Col. A. M . C. D enny, Royal to 1907. ( See obituary ).
Sussex Regiment (Retd .) to Miss B. M . Hopkins,
late Princess Mary's Roya l Air Force Nursing DYASON- On 28 th October 197 1 at the Infirmary,
Service. Royal Hospital, C helsea, In-Pensioner C harles
Valentine Dyason, late Bandsman The Queen's
ESSEX-FINNEGEN. On lOth J anuary 1972, at Own Royal West K ent Regt., aged 69 years.
Wimbledon, Pte. Essex to Miss M argaret Finne-
gen. CLOWES-On 30th October 1971, Lt.-Col. John
H enry C lowes, aged 73 . After leaving the RMC
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES Sandhurst, he was commissioned into The
Middlesex Regt. ( D CO ) on May 1st 191 7 at
The following notices appeared in the Daily the age of 18. He joined the 2nd Bn. in France
Telegraph: on June 6th and was severely wounded on July
31 st. After the 1914-1 8 War he was posted to
Capt. S. C. Thorpe and Miss L . C. Ross the 1st Bn. and, after many years of service with
The engagement is announced between Stephen that Battalion, transferred to the RAPC in 1934 .
C harles Thorpe, The Queens R egt, son of Mr. P . H . H e retired in 1949.
Thorpe, of Naivasha, Kenya, and the late Mrs.
Thorpe, and Lynne Christine, younger daughter of HEATH-On 30th October 1971 , Pte . George H ea th,
Mr. and Mrs. W . G. C. Ross, of Eastbourne, Sussex. aged 76. Served in the 7th Bn. The East Surrey
Regt. in the 1914-18 War, and was a prisoner
Major E. R. 0 . Sansom and Miss G. M. Watkins of war for 18 months in Germany.
The engagement is announced between Erik San-
HEATHER-On 14th November 1971 , Sgt. Ernest
som, RAEC (a member of the Quuen's Regt Offices' Arthur Heather, aged 68. Served in both Regular
Club ) , elder son of the late Mr. Arnold Sansom, and battalions of The Queen 's Royal Regt. between
of Mrs. Erna Hickman, of East Dean, Sussex, and 1922 and 193 8. Recalled for the War, he served
Gaynor, twin daughter of the late Mr. Ieuan Watkins, until 1946.
and of Mrs. Watkins, of Truro.
PHILPOT-On 15th November 1971, Pte. Charles
Capt. J. E. Horan and Miss P. N. Tayior Philpot, aged 72. Served in the 1st Bn. The
The engagement is announced between Capt. Queen's Royal Regt. from 1915 to 1923, and was
James Edmond Horan, Royal Australian Regt. recalled for service in the 1939-45 War. Charlie
(formerly Queen's Regt. ), eldest son of Mr. E. F . Philpot was the brother of Ernest who will be
Horan, of Worcester Park, Surrey, and Pauline Norma remembered as Signal Sergeant of 1st Queen's
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H . J. T aylor, Towns- between the Wars.
vine, Queensland.
BUDDEN-On 15th November 1971, Capt. Eustace
Mr. R. M. M . Low and Miss P. V. L. Canter J ames Blake Budden, aged 80. He was com-
The engagement is announced between Raymond missioned into the 8th (TF ) Bn. The Middlesex
R egt. on April 1st 1910. Whilst studying in
Low, The Queen's Regt., younger son of Mr. L. H. Germany in August 1914 he was interned and
Low and the late Mrs. Low, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, remained a POW until the Armistice, after which
and Patricia, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. he went with the special force to North Russia.
Canter, of Southsea, Hampshire.
GWYNNE-On 15th November 1971, Lt.-Col. Sir
Mr. J. N. C. Myles and Miss M. E. Niehues Roland Vaughan Gwynne, DSO, aged 89. Com-
The engagement is announced between James manded 10th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. in
Myles, The Queen 's Regt., only son of Mr. and Mrs. the 1914-1 8 War. (See obituary).
C. C. Myles, of Tunbridge Wells, and Marianne, only
daughter of the late Herr Niehues and Frau P. Nie- GOLDSMITH-On 3rd December 1971 at the In-
hues, of Werl/Westiinnen. firmary, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, In-Pensioner
George Ellis Goldsmith, late The Buffs and The
Mr. R. M. Jackson and Miss R. M. G. Ritchie Queen 's Own Royal West Kent Regt., aged 83
The engagement is announced between Richard yea r s .
Murray Jackson, The Queen's Regt., younger son of LEWIS-On 4th December 1971, Winifred Rachel,
Mr. and Mrs. T. Jackson, of Alton, Hants, and Rosa- aged 90, widow of Capt. H . F. Lewis, The
lind, elder daughter of the late Mr. G. Ritchie, and Queen's ( Royal West Surrey) Regt. Captain
Mrs. M . Ritchie, of 50, Marsham Court, London, Lewis was the first officer casualty of the 2nd
S.W.I. Queen 's in the 1914-1 8 War. He landed in France
with the Battalion on 4th October '14, and was
DEATHS shot in the head fourteen days later.
ROBINSON-On 27th September 1971, ex L / Cpl. HESKETH-WILLIAMS-On IIth December 1971 ,
Charles Robinson, aged 86. Served with the 5th Capt. Fleetwood John H esketh-Williams. Served
(Militia ) Bn. The Middlesex Regt. (DCO ) in in The Queen's Royal Regt. in the 1939-45 War.
the Boer War and with the 2nd Bn. in the (see obituary).
1914-18 War.
SIR WILLIAM GEDDIS-In Belfa st, aged 75.
MATHESON-On 2nd October 1971, in an accident Lord Mayor of Belfast, 1966-69.
at Ghent, Belgium, Mr. Gavin N. Matheson ;
served in I st Bn. The Royal Sussex Regt. and
in 3 QUEENS. (We very much regret that, due
to an oversight, this notice was omitted from the
previous issue of the Journal.-Ed.)
WILSON- On 19th D ecember 197 1, M aj . Ro ya l 59
Claude W ilson, aged 74. Served in The Queen 's
Roya l Regt. from 1916 to 1934. ( See obituary ) . BARON- On 21st November 197 1, at LI SBON,
Capt. M . B. Baron, late The Queen's Own Royal
BVC KETT-O n 23 rd D ecember 197 1, Sgt. F rederick West K ent Regt.
Leonard Buckett, aged 67. H e enlisted in The
Queen's Royal Regt. in 1925 and served in the WHITBY-On 23 rd November 1971, ex-L/C pl.
Pioneer PI. A keen sportsman, he was a member Sidney James Whitb y, aged 54. Enlisted in The
of the Battalion cross country team for five years Middlesex Regt. ( D CO) in October 193 7 and
in M alta and China. Frederick Buckett's last was serving with the I st Bn. when Hong Kong
yea rs were marred by ill-hea lth, but he remained was captured by the Japanese in D ecember 1941.
a loyal supporter of the R egimenta l Association .
GARNER-On 24th November 197 1, at H ailsham,
TABERN- On 23rd D ecember 197 1, Pte. William Mr. Basil Garner, late The Queen's Own Ro yal
Edward T abern, aged 57. Served in the 2nd Bn. West K ent Regt.
The East Surrey Regt. from 193 8 to 1946 and
was a POW in Japanese hands for 3! years. LA NS DELL-On 26th November 1971 , ex-Pte.
Leslie L ansdell, aged 56. Enlisted in the Middle-
FLOOD- On 26th D ecember 1971, Mrs. Flood, the sex Regt. ( D CO) and was serving with the 1st
widow of C QMS H. E . Flood. "Mike" Flood Bn. when H ong K ong was captured by the
was the S ecretary of the Queen's ( Southwark ) Japanese in D ecember 1941.
Regimental Association from 1955 to the time of
his death in 1968 . BURR- On 28th November 197 1, at Hamm, West
G ermany, Julie Ann, daughter of Pte. and Mrs.
TATVM-On 27th D ecember 197 1, RQMS Charles Burr.
H enr y T aturn, aged 70. Served in The East
Surrey Regt. from 1922 to 1952. J ack T atum will AS HFIELD-On 30th November 1971, CSM Edward
be remembered as a loyal Surrey, cheerful and G eorge Ashfield, aged 75. T ed Ashfield joined
popular with his fellows. the I st Bn. The E ast Surrey Regt. in 1913 and
went to France with them. In M ay 191 5 he was
MATVRIN-On 3rd J anuary 1972, Edith Mary, the transferred to the 2nd Bn. and lost his left eye
widow of Col. F. H . Maturin, The E ast Surrey at the Battle of Loos. In the 1939-45 W ar he
R eg t . rejoined the Colours at the age of 43 and served
in the 70th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. A very
DE LAV REY-On 8th January 1972 Pte. J ohn stau nch old comrade and a loyal supporter of the
Frederick D e Laurey, aged 78 . H e served in The Regiment, he had been Secretary and Treasurer
East Surrey Regt. from 191 2 to 1924 and was of the Ramsgate Branch of the Old Contemptibles
Lt.-Col. Minogue's soldier servant in the 1st Bn . Association for many years.
in the 1914-18 War.
ISHERWOOD-In November 1971 ex-Sgt. Ernest
CAVSTON-On 8th January 1972, Capt. Lee Pure- Isherwood, D CM , aged 8 1. Served with distinc-
toy ('Tim' ) Causton, M C, late The Buffs, aged tion in 12th ( Service ) Bn . The Middlesex Regt.
83 years. ( D CO ) during the 1914-1 8 W ar.
SHARPIN-On 15th January 1972, Lt.-Col. Evelyn HADLEY-On 3rd D ecember 197 1, ex-Sgt. Robert
Archdale Sharpin, late The Queen's Own Ro ya l William H adley, aged 80. Served in the 3rd Bn .
West K ent Regt., aged 75 years. The Middlesex Regt. (D CO ) during the 1914-1 8
War until he was invalided home in 1916.
BAGLEY- On 17th November 1971, M aj. George
Oliver Turner Bagley, aged 83. Commissioned WAKEFIELD-On 16th February, suddenly, at the
into The Middlesex Regt. (D CO) on August South London Industrial Mission, M aj. D . J .
29th, 1906, he served in the 3rd Bn . up to May Wakefield, M C, aged 51. A colourful character,
1914 when he was attached to the West African he served with distinction in the 6th Bn . The
Regt. During and after 1914-1 8 W ar he served Queen 's Own Royal West K ent Regt. during the
with the 1st Bn. until his retirement in 1922. 1939/ 45 W ar.
D VX BVRY- On 19th November 1971 , Kathleen, BARNES-On February 23rd, peacefully, M ajor
widow of Lt.-Col. Sydney Hugh Duxbury, who Alfred Charles Barnes, D C M , formerly Queen 's
served in The East Surrey Regt. from 1893 to Regiment, of 25 Senlac G ardens, Battle, aged
190 I when he was transferred to the Royal Army 80 years.
Pay Corps.
Obituaries----------,
LT.-COL. E. A. SHARPIN band of officers and men-mounted on Douglas motor-
cycles-keeping open the lines of communication .
Lt.-Col. Evelyn Archdale Sharpin, who died on
15th J anuary 1972, was born on 12th November 1896 . After the W ar he rejoined I RWK at Gravesend
and went to Indi a with that battalion . H e was Ad-
H e was educated at Charterhouse and the RMA jutant to Col. Buchanan-Dunlop from 1923 to 1926
Sandhurst and was commissioned into The Queen 's in Poona. In September 1939 he was promoted to
Own Ro ya l West Kent Regt. on 1st October 1914. In Lt.-Col. to command I RWK and took the battalion
December 1914 he joined the 1st Bn. whi ch was en- to France. H e was captured on 29th M ay 1940 near
tr enched in the Ypres Salient. L ater he was seconded Dunkirk after skilfully extricating the battalion from
to the Ro ya l Signals and worked with that intrepid
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a hazardous si tuation during the Reatreat. H e remain- In April 191 9 he joi ned 2 Queen's at Tournai
ed a POW until 1945. H e retired in M ay 1947. liarr acks, Aldershot and went to Bareilly in India with
the advance party in August. H e served with the Bat-
"Molly" Sharpin will be remembered with affection talion in Indi a, W azi ristan and Khartoum, and in 1927
by his many Regimental fri ends as a most efficient ret.urnd to UK and served at Dover and A ldershot
officer and good companion. He had wisdom and until his retirement in 1934. At the outbreak of war
judgement in a high degree and was an excellent ad- in 1939 he was reca lled but was invalided out in M ay
ministrator. H e was gentle and modest and possessed a 1940, and employed in the War Office as a C lerical
kindly wit and sense of humour. H e married in 1930, Assistant until Janu ary 1963. H e died peacefully in his
sleep at his home in W arlingham on 19th D ecember
Joyce Wilkin, a sister of Col. Hugh Wilkin's also of
1971.
the Regiment, and the y have a son and daughter.
J. J. WILLIAMSON, BEM With the death of Ro y, another link with the past
James Joseph Williamson joined the Queen's i; severed. His father was killed at the Battle of the
Royal Regt. in September 1899. He served with the Aisne in 1914 as Adjutant of I Queen's, and his
2nd Bn. in South Africa and was awarded both South brother Hugh was killed commanding 2/ 6th Queen's
African war medals. He then served in the 1st Queen's near Enfidaville in North Africa in 1943. Roy was one
in India, and after learning Pushtu became an instruc- of the most popular officers in the Regiment and had
tox at the Indi an School of Signals at Amba ll a. Dur- the distinction of representing the 2nd Battalion at
ing the 1914-18 W ar he served in the M achine Gun hockey, cricket and soccer.
Corps. Too old for active service in the 1939-45 War,
he was an enthusiastic member of the 24th Bn. Hamp- H e was definitely one of the characters of Indi a
shire Home Guard, and at the age of 63 was awarded in the Twenties, and the fact that a letter add ressed
the BEM for meritorious service. "Roy Wilson, Indi a" was delivered to him goes to
prove this. The mere fact of claiming to be in the
LT.-COL. SIR ROLAND VAUGHAN Queen's invariably produ ced the remark " Of course
GWYNNE you know Roy Wilson" and some very amusing story
concerning him wou ld be related.
Rol and Gwynne who died in November last yea r
had a distinguished career. A Sussex man, he served Roy will always be remembered for his cheerfu l-
in the Sussex Yeomanry from 1904 until the 1914-1 8 ness under all conditions. H e was very popular with
War when he was transferred to The Queen's (Ro yal everyone and it can safely be said he hadn't an enemy
West Surrey) Regt. He served in the I Oth Queen's and in the world. Our sympathies are extended to hi s
was wounded and mentioned in despatches. He was widow Phyllis, whom he married in 1928.
appointed to command the batta lion and was wounded
H.P .C.
a second time at the third Battle of Ypres in August CANON A. WELLESLEY ORR
1917. He was awarded the DSO for his leadership as
CO of the I Oth Queen's in that battle.
Col. Gwynne, who had been called to the Bar by Many old members of The East Surrey Regt. wi ll
the Inner Temple in 1910, became, in succession a be sorry to learn of the death, at the age of 86, of
Justice of the Peace and chairman of H ai lsham and Canon Arthur W ellesley Orr who was chaplain to the
Eastbourne Pett y Sessions, High Sheriff of the County Regimental Depot at Kingston for over thirty years.
of Sussex, a Deputy Lieutenant, and alderman and He was an unconventional parson and a great char-
chairman of East Sussex County Council. Three times acter who had many friends in all walks of life. His
mayor of Eastbourne, Col. Gwynne was knighted in friendl y approach and his interest in sport made the
1957. padre popular with all r anks. In his younger days he
had been a boxer and he used to referee the recruit
CAPT. F. J. HESKETH-WILLIAMS boxing at the D epot. Some readers will remember his
At the outbreak of the 1914-1 8 War, D avid " Football Sunday" at St. Paul's, Kingston Hill, when
Hesketh-Williams ran away from school to enlist in the pulpit was draped with football jerseys and he
The Royal Munster Fusiliers. H e served in France would start the service with a blast on his referee's
with them and later in the Kensingtons. In September whistle.
1939 he was posted to the Depot of The Queen's
Royal Regt. at Stoughton Barracks where he com- W ellesley Orr knew the loneliness and difficulties
manded a company. After the war, Capt. H esketh- experienced by newly-joined recruits and he made a
Williams interested him.elf in the welfare of ex-servi ce- point of seeing them all. His cheerful encouragement
men. H e was the local Officers Association representa- helped many a boy away from home for the first time.
t:Jve for 20 years and Chairman of the Sea l and As Vicar of St. P aul's, Kingston Hill , he m arried a
District Branch of the Royal Briti sh Legion for 21 great many Surreys du ring his long service at the
years, resigning only ten days before his death . He had Depot, and was alw ays in demand for C hristening
been a generous supporter of the Regimental Associa- services. During the War, he assisted in the rescue
uon for over 30 years. work of air-raid victims and would cr awl under ruqble
and debris to bring aid and comfort to the injured .
MAJ. R. C. WILSON Hi s services were recognised by the award of the MBE.
Roy was born in October 1897. Educated at Although his duties as C haplain ended in 1955,
Cranbrook and commissioned from the RMC Sand- there was nothing he enjoyed more than a fri endly
hurst to The Queen's Royal Regt. at Sitt.ingbourne in drink and a chat with old members of the Regiment.
July 1916; he served with 10 Queen's in France and This cheerful, enthusiastic and fri endl y man will be
was wounded on 31 st Jul y 191 7. nmch missed.
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•- - - --oBITUARIES-continued Fred became RQMS soon after the war and went
to G reece with the batta li on earl y in 1946. Here he
The Late FRED EXCELL ended his overseas tour with the 1st, having brought
it to nine years, nearly all of them on active service.
- Stalwart of The Buffs H e returned home and on J anu ary 1st 1947, married
hi s Kitty. H e then joined the 4th Buffs as a permanent
Grego ry Bl ax land writes:- s!aff CSM on its resuscitation.
" Fred Excel! served the whole of his twen ty- two In 1950 he rejoined the reconstituted 1st Buffs at
years' tcgular service with The Buffs, and no one can Khartoum, and he stayed with them for the five years
have known them mo re eventfu l. H e had hi s firs t taste remaining to complete hi s twenty-two. They brought
ol active service in the autu mn of 1936, when he lum a return visit to Egypt, to quell an attempt to oust
acco mpan ied the 2nd Bn . to Palestine as a podgy the British by violence, and they brought him to K enya
yo ung man-hence the ni ckname Jum bo- with three fo r the Mau Mau rebellion, in which he served as
years' sercice behind him and a lance-corporal's RQMS throughout the batta lion's tou r : hi s sixth and
stripe on his arm. Thi s expedition was a brief one. The las t campaign aga inst insurgents or open enemies. No
Arab rebe ls were supposed ly quelled , and The Buffs one better deserved the commi ssion that was subse-
spent Christmas on a ship returnin g them to Engl and. quentl y granted to him in the T erritori al Army, for
no one did more to brighten the lives of so many
In 1937 Fred Excel! joined the 1st Buffs at Luck- Buffs."
now. This brought abou t his return to Palestine in the
autumn of 1938, for some campaigning agains t the FREDERICK GEORGE FARRINGTON
n. silient rebels of a more arduous and perilous nature
than in 1936. H e had reached the rank of sergeant Fred Farrington was a member of The Queen's
when the 1st Buffs fought their first action in the Own Royal West Kent R egt. from 1st J anuary 1921
Western D esert in June 1941 , making a swift advance t0 12th October 1945, and of the Maidstone Branch
t.J seize Fort Capuzzo and as sw ift a retreat to avoid tc the day of hi s death on 13th November 1971.
enci rclement. In D ecember he was in three more swift
moving actions, the last of whi ch ended in the anni- H e was we ll known and well liked in the I st Bn.
hilation of the battalion. Fred's escape, in company in which he spent a greater part of his service, in two
wi th CS M R ose, from the enemy's hands was an epic periods, from November 1921 to D ecember 1928, and
of daring, resource, and endurance, and it is sad th at again from F ebruary 1931 until the Battalion returned
no de tailed accou nt of it has been written . It won > to Shorncliffe in 193 8. H e played cricket for the R egi-
mention in despatches for Sergeant Excel!, who , to- n;ental team, and I have had hours, as an umpi re,
gether with hi s fellow escapee, formed a most va luable wa tching and envying hi s stamin a and energy throu gh
part of the nucleus from which the 1st Buffs were many a game in the Indian sun. H e was CSM of D
(Support) Coy. at the time of the battalion's return to
rcsusci tated. England in 193 8, and at the outbreak of war in 1939
was at the Regi mental Depot as Actin g RSM . E ve n-
At El Alamein Fred suffered a grevious wound in tuall y, he wen t to the B .E .F . in France with the 6th
an arm. It was a misfortune with happy consequences, Bn . as RSM in April 1940. H e was taken prisoner
for he was removed to a hospital in S yri a and there during the actions leading to the evacuation at Dun-
met Nursing Sister Kitt y H ankin, hi s bride to be. kirk. H e remained in Germany until April 1945 and
After three happy months in a biblical surroundings, soldiered on in England until hi s discharge to pension
he rejoined the 1st Buffs at Algiers and was promoted in October. In all, nearly 25 years continuous service
;o be CS M of D Compan y. with the Colours.
H is company comm ander was Maj. Tuff, and Fred joined the Maidstone Branch of the P as t and
havi ng not served with the regimen t since its peace- Present Association almost on the day he left the
time years of snap and precision, he was somewhat •ervice ; that was when I got to know him well. H e was
puzzled by the methods of Fred, whose talent lay in quiet, confident and never at a loss to give help and
waking people happy r ather than in making them advice on Branch matters. H e was Treasurer of the
jt1mp. H owever, w hen the battalion was whi sked off to Branch for 15 years and when he relinquished that
stabili se a tottering line in the Anzio Bridgehead, he hono rary post, he was immediately elected President
was ab le to appreciate the superb va lue of thi s talent. 0f the Branch . H e was always availab le to help the
D Coy. had the most crucial task o f defending the fly- new o ffi cers of the Branch, when they took office and
O\ er bridge, which being the only point of observation
left in British hands received all the venom the Ger- r don't think he missed a Branch meeting or a Re-
mans coud fling at it. The Major m arvelled at hi s
CSM's abi lity to emerge smiling from the heaviest of union until the last yea r or so, when his health
poundings and pass him a mug of tea. His spirit up- dictated when he should come out or not.
lifted every man. Fred F arri ngton will be missed by a great num-
ber of the old Queen's Own , and we offer our con-
H aving survi ved three months' trench duty in the dolences to his wife and family in their loss.
bridgehead, Fred was hit in the shin by almost the
last bullet fired at The Buffs before they halted out H . W. M ax low.
side Rome. It was not a b•d wou nd, and with Kitt y
now in Italy, convalescence seemed far too short. Fred CAPT. L. P. CAUSTON, MC
rejoined for the entry into Florence and the battle for
the Gothic Line. After some leave in the winter, he J .F .W.A. writes: -
returned to help force open the Argenta Gap, still os
CSM of D Coy., and he pursued the Germans as far " Tim was one of my oldest and best friends. H e
as the Po with the same humourous twinkle in hi s eye v.as one of the officers with the draft from U.K. which
th at had brou ght cheer to his comrades of the 1st Buffs "'as waiting for us at Wellington, South India at the
all through the war. H e received a second mention in end of 19 12/ begi nning of 191 3. H e went off on de-
des patches. t achment, and came home en route for France in 1914
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with 28th Div. We met again at The Citadel of Dover and, after training, transferred to The Queen's Own
in 1916. One night he and a few others and I had Royal West Kent Regt. H e joined the 1st Bn. in North
been dining in Dover and after dinner were waiting Africa at the conclusion of the campaign in 1943.
on one of the various draw-bridges - old Tim was
sitting on one of the slack chains across the bridge The approach to his job as an infantry NCO
when suddenly either he overbalanced or else the chain v. as always that of a man dedi ca ted and efficient ;
broke or pulled out and then old Tim fell right down especia ll y was thi s so during the battle at Casino
when, during the attack across the Rapido River, he
to the bottom of the moat, ei ther on his head or back- c ispl ayed courage and leadership despite heavy casual-
anyhow he was not ki lled or badly injured. H e re- ti es.
turned to Fr ~nce and I to W . & E. Africa. Tim got
an MC and was taken prisoner with 1st Buffs in the H e fought in a Rifle Compan y wi th I RWK dur-
German counter attack at Cambrai in November 191 7. ing the fighting from R ome to Florence, probably the
We served together in Turkey with the 1st Bn. in ultimate test an infantryman could have. H e was seri-
1922, and then we did not see much of each other ously wounded at Cesena in North Italy during a
particularly fierce infan tr y battle du ring the crossi ng
till Aldershot in 1929 and at odd times later till World of the ri vers approaching Forli ai rfield . His wounds
\1Car !I. H e had not been promoted because he was on that day resul ted in his permanent disab lement,
stuck for age-he had joined us very late in age, h av- necessitating many visi ts to Stoke M andeville Hospita l.
ing joined Arctic explorations before deciding to join
the Army through the ranks. This he did very quickly H e was one of the first ex-service men to reside at
once he started. "Chaseley,', Eastbourne, where he has had the com-
panionship of others who had suffered di sablement;
At Aldershot he used to get up abou t 5 o' clock this was to be hi s home for many years.
s;aving away at wo rking for a degree in trying to get His funeral was attended by members of his
a job. He got one with the R .A. or A.A. C lub, P all R egimental C lub, relati ves, friend s, represen tati ves of
Mall, and eventually got a better job in S. Africa, and "Chaseley" and the Queen's Own Buff s Association.
liked it. A commemorative plaque will be pl aced at the
H e was such a good chap-always kind and help- Tunbridge W ells C rematorium .
ful. I never heard him say a hard or bitter thing about Bill Worsley.
anyone. " MRS. ANNIE ELIZABETH HAYLEY
BILL GARNER The death is announced of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth
H ay ley, aged 86 years, at the Royal Victoria Hospital,
Ba>i l Garner died peacefully on November 24th
1971 at Hailsham, Su ssex, after a very full life. H e Dover. She was the widow of the late James David
volunteered for service early in 1940 in The Buffs,
H ayley of The Queen's Own Roya l West Kent Regt.
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The Queen's Regimental
Association
Reproduced below is the first C harter of the The following changes in the manage ment of the
Association, to be given to the Warminster Branch, Warminster Branch, are notifi ed :
Wiltshire.
Chairman
The copyist is Mr. \V. C. Da y, ARCA, of Canter- Capt. W. Snowdcn, MTO, School of Infantry,
bury, who before retirement was D eputy Principal of
the College of Art, Canterbury. W arminster, Wilts.
Secretary
Mr. P. Hawes, 6 Quantock Close, Warminster,
Wilts.
REGULAR FORCES
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATION
Th e following is an extract from a letter dated
25th January /971 received from th e G emral Ma11ager
of th e A ssociario11 :-
" We think that yo u may be interested to know
that du ring 1971 this Association registered 11 ,97 8
men and women from Regular Army service and
placed 9,022 of them in employment.
Of the number placed, seventy served in your
Regiment ."
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AROUND THE COUNTIES
The Queen's Surreys
Office
2/ 4th Queen's O ld Comrades Association copies were made. One ha s been sent to Sr. Fontanelli
One of the most closely-knit of our Old Com- by his En~lish friend and the other has been placed
rades Associations is that of the 2/ 4th Queen 's. Raised m the Regimental Museum at Kingston.
in August 1914, the Battalion first saw action at Galli-
poli in August 191 5, and by the time of the evacu- This well-written and informative book records
ation from Suvla in December had suff ered 82 killed, in more detail than the official history, the operation;
207 wounded and 416 invalided through sickness . 1916 of this fin e battalion whose members won 4 DSOs,
was spent in Egypt and in 191 7 they moved into 15 M Cs, 6 DCMs and 27 MMs between September
Palestine where they took part in the Battle of Gaza '43 and April '45.
and the capture of Jerusalem. In June 191 8 the Bat-
talion was transferred to the Western Front where they It would be interesting to know who wrote this
were engaged in the final operations in the Ypres History, where it was printed and if anyone remembers
Sector. The Regimental History records that "Few Sr. Fontanelli. Incidentally, the history records the
units, and certainly no second-line unit, had a more death of his predecessor, "Freddie", who died of
varied service or a more distinguished career in the wounds sustai ned at Anzio. H e had done valuable and
war than the 2/ 4th Queen's." gallant work for the Battalion particularly at the Gari-
gliano some months previously.
The Association was formed in 1925 and has
been held together by the devoted work of its secretary, Kingston Barracks
Mr. Harry Mann. The comradeship forged in war The Barracks in King's Road, Kingston, designed
has been preserved in peace, and today 2/ 4th Queen 's by the Royal Engineers as a Depot Centre, were com-
has probably one of the best organized and best served pleted in 1875, and recruits of the 31 st and 70th
OCAs in the Country. Recognition of Mr. M ann's Regiments were in training there the following year.
dedicated service was promulgated in the award of the Although the Surrey Comet of 1874 remarked the
MBE in the 1972 New Year's Honours List. new barracks should have "a by no means unhand-
some appearance", it must be admitted that the Vic-
History of the 2/ 6th Bn. The Queen's Royal torian red brick barracks were no architectural beauty,
Regiment although the massive Keep was impressive. The most
attractive part was the chestnut avenue with the lawns
By good fortune, a copy of the History of the on either side; and the sports ground, with its line of
2/ 6th Queen's in the Italian Campaign ha s been added poplar trees backing on to Latchmere Road, was
to the Regimental Archives. pleasant enough.
Like all other Infantry Depots, it was the home
The story of how this came to us may interest of the Regiment where the Colonel had his head-
former members of that Battal ion. In December quarters; it wa s the repository of R egimental history
1971 a gentleman wrote to the Curator of the R egi- and relics and the place where all Regular recruits
mental Museum asking for a copy of the History of received thei r initial training before being posted to a
the Battalion's operations in Italy; he wished to pre- battalion. Between 1881 and 1959 many thousands of
sent it to Sr. G. Santucci Fontanelli, an Italian friend young men passed through the archway of the Keep
of his who had served in the 2/ 6th in Italy. (S r. to be trained as soldiers of The East Surrey Regt. Old
Fontanelli owns a Regimental plaque presented to him members always enjoyed coming back to the Depot for
by the officers to mark his service with the Battalion ) . reunions and other Reg imental functions.
In July 1959 the Home Counties Brigade Depot
No copy of the History was held in the Regi- was established at Canterbury, and recruit train ing at
mental archives and inquiries to former members of the Regimental Depot ceased. Three months later The
the Battalion were unavailing. It appears that the East Surrey Regt. amalgamated with The Queen 's
book was privately printed by the Dog Press and com- Royal Regt. to become The Queen's Ro yal Surrey
paratively few copies were produced. It was discovered Regt., and although the Regimental Headquarters re-
that there was one copy in the Imperial War Museum mained in the old single officers' quarters for another
and negotiations were made with the Department of two years, it was evident the days of Kingston Bar-
Printed Books for the History to be photocopied; two racks were numbered. In 1962 all buildings, with the
exception of the Keep, were demolished. The Keep
is today the Headquarters of the Army Fire Service.
Schemes were made for the building of officers' 65
married quarters on the site of the Old D epot, which,
with all buildings razed to the ground, now looked as settle. The nose cap of the bomb was recovered and
if an atom bomb had been dropped on the pl ace. The with considerable difficulty manoeuvred into the Regi-
original plan in 1963 was to build only 80 homes, mental Museum in the K eep. When the Regiment
which the planning authority described as "a shocking vacated Kingston Barracks in 1962 the bomb was left
waste of va luable acres." The next pl an, the following there, and is presumably there to this day.
yea r, went to the other extreme. A 16-storey skysc rape r
block of flats was suggested in addition to 100 3- A link with the 70th Regiment
storey houses. The planning authority agai n stepped
in, this time on the grounds that the block of fl ats The death of Mrs. E . M. M aturin announced in
would spoil the view from Richmond Park. thi s issue severs what is probably our last link with
the Seventieth Reg iment. Mrs. Maturin was the widow
It is now proposed to build 198 homes in two of Col. Frederick H arvey M aturin who was born in
and three-storey houses and three and four-storey flats 1848 and commissioned in 1865. H e first saw active
and maisonettes and the scheme is under consideration service with the 70th in the Afghan War of 1878 -79.
by Kingston Council and the D epartment of the En- H e was promoted major soon after the Amalgamation
vironment. A suggestion that the row of Lombardy of the 70th with the 31 st in 188 1.
poplars be felled has aroused opposition from the resi-
dents in Latchmere Road. Maj . M at urin served in the 2nd Bn. The East
Surrey Regt. in the exped ition to the Sudan and was
Mr. S. Bays, MBE h as a particularly vivid promoted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel and mentioned in
memory of the Depot during the wa r when a 500 despatches for his service at Suakin in 1885. Col.
pound bomb, which fortunately failed to explode, Maturin retired in 1904 .
dropped within a few ya rds of him. Not only was Mr.
Bays shaken, but also the Sergeants' M ess which he Honours and Awards
was on the point of entering. The M ess was closed for
four days during which time the beer was allowed to We congratulate the undermentioned on their
awa rds published in the New Year's Honours List:
MBE ( Military): Maj . R. H. E sler;
MBE (Civil ): Mr. H. Mann.
The Queen's Own Buffs
Office
FROM FAR AND NEAR
THE FUNERAL OF A KING to be following, on foot, the gun-carriage carrying the
coffin, at the start of the one-and-a-half mile journey
By Col. Raymond Grace. through Copenhagen to the Central Railway Station.
They did so again late r, for the shorter, slightly uphill
There will have been few, if any, of yo u who journey through the streets of Roskilde, strewn with
we re not distressed and shocked by the news of the the traditional small, resin-scented pine branches, from
death, on 14th J anuary, of our form er Colonel-in- the railway station to the Cathedral.
Chief. It was a sad day indeed for all of us when the
announcement was made, and each and every one, in That Cathedral was ablaze with light and filled
his own way and in varying degree, must ha ve to capacity with glittering uniforms as the Service
mourned the passing from ou r midst of such a great began. The music and the singing were glorious in
and good man. their quality and tone, and it came as no surprise to
hea r the State Orchestra playing part of Beethoven's
It was my great privilege and honour to fly to Ninth-the Symphony which, of them all, had always
Copenhagen on Sunday, 23rd January in order to been one of Hi s M ajesty's most favourite works.
represent The Buff s-and also, to my great pleasure,
the Lord Lieutenant-at Roskilde Cathedral for the The closing moments of the Service were for me
Funeral the following da y. As a fellow-passenger, came the most moving of all, perhaps, for it was my good
Col. D erek Willows but unfortunately there was no fortun e to find myself standing in such a position that,
seat available for him at the Service. From the win- on the way to the King Christian X Chapel, the coffin
dows of the offices of the Personal Staff to the and its Royal followers passed within a few feet of me.
Sovereign we both witnessed, on a cold, windy Copen- The two little Princes, one on each side of their
hagen morning, the departure of the funeral cortege Mother and each firmly clutching a h and, completed
from the seat of the Danish Parliament, Christiansborg a wonderfully homely, simple picture, charged with
Castle, in which the body of the King had lain-in- emotion, tearing at the heart-strings.
state for five da ys. It was an unforgettable moment
when Queen Ingrid and her three daughters were seen Earlier in the day Col. Willows and I, after
writing our names in the book at the British Embas y
66
and, while doing so, meeting the Ambassador himself, created a big gap, one never likely to be adequately
were granted the signal honour of being permitted to filled; to me the loss is an infinitely more personal one.
sign our n ames in the book at Amalienborg. That this Because of that I am therefore most proud and
was indeed a privilege is evidenced by the fact that, honoured to have been enabled to be present, to repre-
understandably on the day of the Funeral, the book sent so many of you; and, as a mere commoner to
was not available to anyone. The rule, however, was pay my last tribute to someone who on so many
especially broken in order that two visitors from Eng- occasions had made one feel so much a friend.
land, both of them former Officers in The Buffs,
might be enabled to pay their respects to the Royal MEANWHILE, AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
family. His Excellency the D an ish Ambassador was kind
As always the Danes were kindness and hospi- enough to ensure that those former Buffs who, over
tality personified and nothing was overlooked for our the years, had been awarded the Order of the D anne-
well-being. There were many familiar faces to be seen, brog, should be invited to be present at the Service in
at Christiansborg and at Roskilde, but alas no time or memory of His M ajesty which was held in Westminster
opportunity to speak to anyone, our return air journey Abbey on 24th January, the sa me day as the Funeral
having to be made on Monday evening. The ease and in Roskilde Cathedral. Of those eligible the following
speed of present-day travel is such that, having were able to attend:- Maj .-Gen. & Mrs. Talbot, Brig.
watched-and been almost mesmerized in the watching & Mrs. Foster H all , Brig. & Mrs. F. W . B. P arry,
-the Service in Roskilde Cathedral at half-past one Brig. Nicholson, Col. & Mrs. D ean, Lt.-Col. & Mrs.
( Danish time), on Monday afternoon, it was possible Coates, Lt.-Col. & Mrs. Edlmann, Lt.-Cols. Knocker
for me to watch the excerpts from the film which was and Lewis and Lt.-Col. & Mrs. Macdonald. Others
shown on BBC T elev ision, in the comfort of my own with Regimental connections who also attended in-
home the same evening. cluded Lt.-Col. & Mrs. Argles, Maj . W eymouth, Capt.
Smith and Mrs. P . J. L ewis.
To many of you the King's death ha s no doubt
***
THE PUNNIAR COLOURS " The Colours are to be fram ed and will be hung
in the C hapel Royal of St. Peter ad-Vincula in the
Under the heading "Double Glazing Saves R egi- Tower of London where they will be on display to
mental Colours" the following News Release was issued the general public."
on 8th November 1971 by the Public Relations D e-
partment of Messrs. Pilkington Brothers Ltd., the It would be foolish to pretend that all this is
famous glass manufacturers of St. H elens, L ancashire:- being done on a 'no cost' basis and I make no apology
when I appeal, as I do now, to all former Buffs who
"Two irreplaceable regimental treasures-the 140- feel moved to do so to make a contribution, of no
year-old Punniar Colours of The Buffs- have been matter what dimensions, towards the considerable cost
enclosed in specially-made Pilkington 'Insulight' double of this exercise. A slice of Buff s history is continued
glazing units. in the Punniar Colours, now preserved for ever and
ever, Amen.
"The Colours, made of silk embroidered with
gold thread, were badly frayed and faded with age and THAT LUNCHEON
it was feared they might disintegrate. Now they should The annual Luncheon of the Queen's Own Buff s
last indefinitely, for the sealed units are filled with dry Dinner Club-and who knows that one day we shall
nitrogen, an inert gas which prevents the growth of be bold enough to change the name to Luncheon Club?
destructive organisms. -was held, as usual, at the Connaught Rooms on
Friday, 12th November 1971. In 1970 those members
"The Colours were presented to The Buff s in of the Club, their wives and families, plus the Club's
1830 and were carried during the battle of Punniar, Guests, who attended totalled ninety-one, and it was
in India, in 1843. They were laid up in Canterbury satisfactory to find that precisely the same number
Cathedral in 1848 and were moved to the Tower of were present for the 1971 version.
London in 1864, where they have been ever since.
" The greatest care had to be taken in handling THE FOURTH CENTENARY-
the fragile Colours during this 'one-off' operation. SATURDAY, 29th APRIL
Staff at the Royal School of Needlework hand-stitched
them onto Holland, a strong linen fabric and then Tickets for the Service, tickets for Luncheon,
mounted them onto a rigid moisture-free backing. windscreen labels and all the necessary information
about timings, dress, car parks and so on will be
"At Pilkington's works at St. Helens they were issued, to all those coming to Canterbury for the cele-
placed face down on a special table while the double brations, during the first few days of April.
glazing units, measuring 78 inches x 54 inches and 72
inches x 58 inches, were built up around them during WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
a delicate three-hour operation. Because of the large Miss Osborne of 15 Pilley Crescent, Leckhamp-
size of the Colours, diffuse reflection glass used for ton, Cheltenham, Glos., would like to have news of
the front pane of the units had to be specially pro- her Uncle, ex-Pte. W aiter Edwin Osborne, No.
cessed. This glass cuts down surface refl ection so the 6341677, who served in The Queen's Own Royal
Colours can be clearly seen. West K ent Regt. in 1931.
A GREEK LINK WITH KENT 67
L t.-Col. ] . R . Wi llows, to whom this writer is copies of that magnificent piece of silver statuary
much indeb ted, has contri buted the following:- which was subsequently made has been for some yea rs
in The Buff s M useum; it will be on display in the
"A nea tl y-kept war cemetery in the mountains of L uncheon marq uee on Saturday, 29th April, whe n the
Northern G reece has links with K ent. The cemetery, 400th annive rsary will be celebrated..
abo ut two miles from Brallos, between Lamia and
Am phissa, was found by Mr. ] . K . Yerbury, of The presentation of such a magn ificent piece of
Waltham, who told me about it. silver was, one h undred yea rs ago, a most appropriate
and suitable gestu re. So also, in those days, we re gifts
cc Among the headstones are memoria ls to two or loa ns to the Museum of pictures, prints, drums and
members of The Buffs (Royal E as t K ent Regt.) , who other items of reg imental interest and value; without
were kill ed in the closing stages of the First W orld them the M use um 's showca ses today wo uld be bare
War : Pte. H . ] . Archer died on September 2 1st, 19 18 ind ee d .
and L/ Sgt. E dga r L. Freemantle on the 23rd of the
same month . These two men must, I think, have been With the disappea rance of so much that was once
serving wi th 2nd Bn. The Buff s at Sa lonika. connected wi th T he Buffs, such gifts have nowadays
somewhat lost thei r point. If the 400th anni versary
" The cemetery was discovered during a holiday is to be celebrated in any way appropriately, what is
and Mr. Yerbury told me that it stood out like an rea lly- and badly-needed today is not so m uch those
oasis in the surrounding countryside, wh ich is burnt gifts in ki nd, greatl y as any such gifts will always be
brown by the sun for most of the yea r. welcomed and appreciated, but that commodity
frequentl y described as " filthy lucre". In other words
" The cemetery is bea utifull y kept to a very h igh it's cash wh ich the T rustees are after ! The setting up
standard by an inhabitant of Brallos. Roses and of this Endowme nt F und has as its primary a im the
petunias are carefull y tended and the grass and edges establishment of funds from which, for example, pur-
neatl y trimmed. There is a stream nearby but this, chases can be made of rare books or pictures off ered
of course, is dry for about eight months of the yea r for sale by collectors or galleries, and/ or the main-
and wa ter has to be carried some distance, almost tenance, repair and renovation of the items already
certainly by donkey." deposited in the Museum .
A photograph of the lovely setting of the This therefore is a bare-faced appeal-for which,
cemetery, taken by Mr. Y erbury, has been sent, by in F ourth Centenary Year, no apology is either made
Lt.-Col. Willows, to the cemetery C ustodian who told or considered necessar y- to ALL former Buff s, no
Mr. Yerbury that in Greece today the English are still matter what their age, rank or length of S ervice may
rega rded with a ff ection and that there is a feeling of be or have been, to make a donat ion to this Endow-
affinity between the two nations. ment Fund. Any sum, of any size, will be most wel-
come and all donations will be gratefully acknow-
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ledged. Donors can be assured that, by their gift, they
will be contri buting to the preservation and upkeep of
A large num ber of friends and acquaintances those treasures whi ch, in The Buffs Museum in Stour
kindly remembered the ( then ) D eputy Colonel at Street, Canterbur y, are now alas the sole surviving
C hristmas by sending a C hristma s card and through vestiges of a once great Regiment in whi ch they were
the med ium of these pages M aj.-Gen. T arver wishes proud to serve .
to thank them all for their kind thought.
Cheques or postal orders, made paya ble please to
A large number remembered, equally kindl y, the " Bu ffs Museum Endowment Fund", should be sent
Staff in the County Offi ce who are most grateful for to the Secretary, Queen's Own Buffs Offi ce, Sturry
their good wishes and kind remembrance. Road, Canterbury. The appeal will close on the last
day of F ourth Centenary Year.
FORECAST OF EVENTS, 1972
THE BAGHDAD UNION JACK
Those readers who noticed in the D ecember issue
of The R egimental J ournal the follow ing item : At 9.40 a. m. on !I th M arch 191 7 a certain Capt.
G. K . H arrison, serving with 5th Bn. The Buff s,
"Jul y 5/ 11 Queen's Own Buffs T ent C lu b hauled down the Turkish fl ag which was fl ying from
M aidstone C ricket W eek" the Citadel in Bag hdad and hoisted a Union J ack in
should not be misled. The facts are that the dates its place. The honour was acco rded to the battalion in
given are those of the M aidstone C ricket W eek, but view of its having been the first to enter the city.
the T ent C lub will Not be setting up shop at the
M oat G round . The onl y two occasions during th is The Union J ack, h aving been presented to the
summer when the T ent will be operating are during battalion as a trophy, was later h anded over to the
Canterbury C ricket W eek ( August 5/ 11 ) and the D ean and C hap ter of Canterbury for safe keeping
Kent versus the AUSTRALIANS match at Canter- with in the Ca thedral. It hung for many yea rs, as
bury ( August 19/ 22 ). readers may remember, on the south wall of the N ave
close to the Altar, but was recentl y removed owing to
THE BUFFS MUSEUM ENDOWMENT its age and state of repair.
FUND With the permission of the present D ean and
C hapter, L t. -Col. J . R. Willows was allowed to take
The celebration of the 300th anniversary of the possession of the fl ag and it will shortly be on d isplay
first raising of The Buffs was marked by the presen- in The Buff s Museum .
tation, by past and present O ffi cers of the R egiment to
the Offi cers of 1st Bn. The Bu ffs, then st at ioned in
India, of the original L atham Centrepiece. One of the
68
The Royal Sussex Office
REMEMBRANCE DAY, 1971 Field M arshal! Sir Gerald T emplar ( who formed
and commanded the battalion in 1940 ) was a Guest
The Field of R emembrance Ceremony was held of Honour. Other guests included Lady T empler, three
on Friday, 12th November, when a number of serving members of the 6th Bn . South W ales Borderers, two
members of the Regiment and retired members of the members of the lOth Bn. the Gloucesters who formed,
Royal Sussex Regt. met at the R egimental Association with the 9th Bn ., the 72nd Bde of 36 Div. and Mr.
Plot, Westminster Abbey, to pay homage to those who and Mrs. Stadden.
died in two World Wars.
M a j. J ohn M oon presided and 125 members and
A short but impressive ceremony was conducted their wives attended, coming from Scotland, Lincoln-
by Brig. R . E . Loder, CBE, D.L., President of the shire, Worcestershire, Suffolk, Berkshire and K ent but
Royal Sussex Regimental Association, during which in the main from London, Surrey and Sussex.
crosses were planted on the plot by those attending,
both on behalf of themselves and others who were un- A bugler (kindly arranged by M aj. Dunkeld )
able to be present. Cpl. White of the Queen 's Division from the Grenadier Guards sounded the Officers' Mess
Depot, who was enlisted into the Royal Sussex Regi- Call and Cookhouse as well as Last Post and Reveille.
ment, travelled down from Bass ingbourn to sound
"Last Post" and "Reveille". M aj. Brockless, MBE read the Kohima Epitaph
prior to the Dinner.
All the arra ngements for the ceremony were spon-
sored by the London Branch of the A ssociation and M aj. Moon proposed the toa sts to "The Queen"
we are all most grateful to Lt.-Col. ]. M . Le M esurier and " 9th Battalion" and sa id how delighted he was
and his members. It was particularly nice to see their to be asked to preside in the unavoidable absence of
President, Gen. Sir Geoffrey Evans, at the ceremony Col. Oliver, calling to mind several actions in Burma
which was attended by far the largest number in recent and the wonderful comradeship that existed (and still
years. does) in the 9th Bn.
We were very pleased to see a party from the H e thanked Capt. Powell and his Committee for
newly-formed Mid Sussex Branch of the Association. all their hard work and for keeping members of the
It would be nice if all Branches could arrange for at battalion together with these Reunions.
le"ast one representative to be present on this very
important occasion. After toasting "Our Guests", Capt. Powell sa id
how delighted and honoured all were to have Sir
After the ceremony, all those present were enter- Gerald and Lady T empler with us once again. He
tained at St. Stephen's Tavern, Westminster, by the invited the three members of the South Wales Border-
Association. ers and those from the lOth Gloucesters to stand up
and they were received in trul y R oyal Sussex style. It
MUSEUM NOTES was delightful, he said, to have members of the two
other battalions of the Brigade with us on such an
Pigeon Service occasion and asked them to take back a message of
We are grateful to Mr. S . T . H . Ross of East Greetings and Good Wishes to their respective
Associations. Capt. Powell mentioned that Mr. Smith
Ewell for kindly presenting to the museum a map and and himself had been guests of the 6th Bn. South
messages together with the metal container which were Wales Borderers' 24th Annual Reunion in Newport
sent by Pigeon Service on 31 st July 1917 during the in October 1971 and sa id how well they were received
Battle of Pa sschendaele. The messages, signed by the and entertained. H e then thanked Mr. C. C. Stadden
late 2/ Lt. H. C. Naylor of the 11th Bn . The Royal for the water colou r painting of the Ro yal Sussex
Sussex Regt., were addressed to 116 Bde. and re- Burma Soldier; Mr. A. H azall, for the pencil drawing
ported the advance on that battalion's front. of the famou s racehorse "Nijinsky"; Mr. M . Nye for
the Burma teak frame; Mr. T. W ebber for his do-
At the time, Mr. Ross was serving with a for- nation, and all members of the Committee for all their
ward Signals Office of 39 Divisional Signals and the hard work and help .
messages were brought to him because the pigeon had
been found dead and the messages were thus too late Field Marshal Sir G erald T empler in his reply
to be of use in the battle. The map and messages are sa id how delighted he and his wife were to be invited
on specially printed lightweight paper with the head ing to the Reunion . R ecalling those days in 1940, he asked
"Pigeon Service" and have been reproduced in a for a show of hands of those who served under him .
recent book entitled "The Ypres Salient" by John ( At least a third were present ). H e said they were a
Giles. great group of men, all volunteers ?? who settled down
quickly in the right spirit for the job in hand, com-
Pinwe Reunion-9th Bn. The Royal Sussex paring them to the same group of men which formed
Regiment Lord Kitchener's first 100,000 in the first world war.
Our Committee, based at Chichester under C hair-
H e reminded those present that the New Military
manship of Capt. F. J. Powell, held a Reunion at the Museum covering the Military History of our country
Carisbrooke Hall of the Victory C lub, London on up to the beg inning of the first World War would be
Saturday, 6th November last. opened " next week" at the new site of the Ro ya l
H o s p i t a l.
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