Sa lusso li a , L u d g r ovc , D u ffe t P ., Duffet R , Pye, 43
Ba rnes a nd Coakley.
Recruits of C Bty. on Ash Ran ges.
The first Ba t tery Tra ining weekend, h eld at a nd w ere g ratified to sea t h e D r ill H a ll ove rfl ow-
Pipping ford P a rk , w as a g reat success incor- in g with po te ntia l recrui ts a fte r o u r ini tia l pub-
porating a mbush d rills a nd patrolling t echniques. licity a nd adver t ising campa ign .
C r edit must go to those r ecrui ts who on fi ndin g
th ~ en e m y ins tall ed on t h e fa r s id e of a n evil W e are sor ry t o lose 2/ Lt. Bushby who has
quagmire, staunchly k ep t the extended line for- res ig n ed follow ing hi s a ppointm e n t to a com-
m a tion until the bitte r end. Who will ever forget mission in the R oyal Air F orce. W e tha nk him
the sig ht of Gnr. Salussolia cov e ring him self w ith for hi s ha rd a nd e n e rge ti c work in t h e ini t ia l
g lory try ing to c ross a d eep 7-foot wid e stream training of our recruits and wish him the best
with a five foot jump! D es pite a ll obst a cl es th e of luck in hi s new ca reer.
patrolling ex ercise was concluded with hono ur
aqu a ll y s h a r ed b e tween d ef e n ce a nd attac k .
The Divi s iona l D e pot rec e ive d its first m em -
ber of C Bty. for the r ecruits course in July, a t
whi c h 2/ Lt W a rhurs t offic iated as TAVR Course
In structo r. The second course, which sta rted on
7th Augus t w as a ttende d b y G nrs. Duffe t (P ),
Duffet (R ) , R yder, and Ludg rove. Those attend-
ing tra ining a t Sta nford should note the expe ri-
ance of Gnr. Banyard- sleeping in a (seeming ly)
soundly dug trench in sandy country !
To sum up the first four months- a good sta rt
to recruiting, recognised success of B a ttery w eek-
end s and the valuable expe ri en ce of two recruits
course a t the D epot.
D (Su rrey Yeomanry QMR) Battery
OC : Maj . C. K B. Taylor; 2IC: Capt. R. N.
D ean ; Tp. Comds: Capt. B. M. R ega n a nd Lt. J .
H. Spanner ; RQMS: S / Sgt. J . R. Hindla; PSI:
S/ Sgt. P . D . R. Brown.
TAVR Centrc- Fa..-ringdon House, Stonecot Hill,
Sutton.
W e have now started recruiting in earnest
We've been making
sweet little things for years
Trebor, Clarnico and Sharps have
been in the sweet business for years.
Making all sorts of delicious
sweets for you to eat.
We haven't stopped.
We have a lot more
sweet little things up
our sleeve.
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The 7th (Volunteer) Battalion
Editorinl A (Queens S urreys) Coy., Farnham
WHERE to begin ? So much has happened W e h ave had unpre cedented s uccess in re-
since the last issue of the Jou.rnal that c rui t in g, a n d to d a t e our s tr en gt h is 81; it is
hoped that this fig ur e will exceed 90 b y th e tim e
it is difficult to know quite what to r ecord th e b a tta li on goes to camp in e arly Octobe r .
and what to gloss over. Sufficient to say that Every en couragem ent has been g iven to bolster
we are now consolidating our strength at 223 rec ru itmen t, including a pa ckage deal holiday in
a nd are conducting a spirited pape.r war with Spain for the recrui t obta ining the most volun-
Infantry Records, Exeter, on the subject of teers be fore annua l camp. W e h ear that the
final approvals. Training has been marked winner pla ns to raffle th e prize in order that t he
by the unabated enthusiasm of a ll taking O C can have a cha nce !
pa.rt, whether it be Company or Battalion
arranged and this augurs well for the future. Tra ining w ee k e nds h a ve been vig orous, a nd
a lready recruits a re beginning to s hape up to the
A most s u ccessful Office r s' M ess Buffet Sup- rol e w e h ave to p lay. M a n y weekends have b een
per was held a t the Norfolk TA Cen t r e, H orsh a m , wet, bu t our p e rm a n e nt s t a ff, both at battalion
a nd prov ided a w e lcom e opportunity of re pay ing and company level, have done much to arrange
in some m eas ure the very ha ndsom e hos pitality the introduction of new weapons a nd equipment
at the various opening ceremonies. of sp ec ia l inter es t .
The Dover D etachment has got off to a P te. Parsonage gets manied at the w eekend
c rackin g s ta rt a nd the re furbi sh e d premises a t prior to camp ! Th e O C h as n 't th e h ea rt to t ell
M ar in e P a r ade w e r e form a ll y r e-ope n ed by Lord him that no stretch er cases can be accepted !
Co rnwa llis, Lord Li eutenant fo r K en t.
Our s tre ngth represents a n interesting c ross
W e a re delighted to b e a ble to record the sec tion of trad es a nd profess ions-senior Suba l-
a ppointme nt of Brig. A. C. T yler , CBE, MC, DL, tern Mike Adle r still w ears his Offa's Dyke grean
as H onorary Colonel of the Batta lion a nd look jersey as a past m emento of hi s regu lar se rv ice
forw a rd to a lon g and h appy associat ion . with th e Ro yal R egim ent of Wales, whi lst 2/ Lt.
Bertie Sand e r s-A c countant by trade- atte mpts
Oth er ceremonies includ ed th e presentatio n to soar skyward on his parascending chute,
of the GOC's Comm endation to Ma j. Ma lcolm dragging the Compa ny w ith him. Comments
G ilha m by Brig. S . E. Mans, CBE , a nd th e w e ll- about our CO, Capt. Chris John, a r e secret a nd
m e rited award of th e Britis h Empire Medal to would be of assistance to the enem y; but w e have
C/ Sgt. Worth y, w h ich we presented by t h e pleasu re in a dve rtis ing th e recent arrival of 2/ Lt.
Co lonel of th e Qu een 's R egim ent ; t h e occas ion Will Newbold w ho . as a n ex-pion ee r , is fully
was a lso tak en to prese n t Sgt. C h apman w ith his qualifi ed to d es ig n and provide that very fund a-
Efficien cy Medal. m e nta l but n ecessary n ecessity when req uired !
Annual Camp w ill be at St. Martin's Plain, W e a r e a ll s orry that our 2IC Capt. T o n y
Shorncliffe, in O c tobe r and we look forward to Salte r h as le ft u s after s u c h a s hort tim e, but
see ing a nun1ber of friends a nd n ew acqua in- learn that he h as been earmarked to grasp the
tances then. Much exercise secrecy surrounds opportuniti es of lead ership (and the a rms of the
preparat ion s for camp tr a ining but if our plan s chair) with C Coy. at Crawley. Good luck !
mature w e hope to have gone in for boat ing in
a bi g way- as our next notes w ill con firm . Our PSI, C/Sgt. "Gigg" Young, is a lready
claiming that our seafaring activities at camp
B Coy must be congratu lated on the resu r- have been d es igned pure ly to s uit his piscatorial
rection of Fred Fleagle that a n cient T erritoria l propens iti es-whatever n ext !
of s uch long standing that even his number is
tarnish ed . R ead e rs of the R egim enta l Journal B (Queens Own B u ffs) Coy., Folkestone
over th e years w ill have m a rk ed his moves from
W estwood to D eal a nd now finally ( ?) to Folke- "Well , ge t s tarted the n ".
s ton e.
I raised my h ead from m y hands (for I was
deep in thoug ht, t hinking of what to write for
the Journa l notes) a nd looked up. H e stood there
in front of my table dressed in a n old mack in-
t osh , a tatty o ld s tain ed h at on his h ead a nd th e
inevitabl e dog -e nd drooping from t h e co rn e r of
his mouth.
"Eh ?" I said . "Who are y ou ?" "Me ? Y our
F a iry Godmoth er sent m e-'Fred', s h e said 'get
down to the TA Centre a nd put t h e lad out of
hi s mise ry. H e 1p him do the notes'-so h e re I a m".
"Y es- but ... " I attempted to ask him who m y
Fairy Godmoth e r was but was c ut short. "No buts
a bout it- F earless Fred F leage your Ace R e-
porter", he replied a nd gave a mocking bow a nd
sat down.
Office r s a nd Senior NCOs of t h e Battalion,
at 'th e Norfolk 'l'A Centre, H orsham .
"All you h ave to do is write the n otes" said 45
h e, g iv in g a s h rug of hi s s h ou lde rs a nd s hifting
that t e rrible dog-e nd to th e oth e r Sid e of h1s from F a rnh am. CSM H yman s goes to B n H Q
mout h . " L ook, yo ur Com p a n y start ed off on 1st a nd in his p lace we we lcom e CSM Furn eaux.
April with t he expa nded 7 Queen s (T e rritorial)
Cadre o nl y t e n s tron g. What's you 1· st r e n gth Our firs t full Batta li on trainin g weeke nd
n ow ?" "Three Office r s and for ty-eig ht a t Folke- (w hic h w e ha d to o rgani se ) wa ~ he ld at Pi~pm g
ston e" I sa id , but again h e cu t m e short. "You ford P ark. T'h e ai m was to in ll oduce rec 1utts to
s ta 1·t ed off a t Folkes ton e but open ed up at Dove r a w ide t·angc of bas ic Rubj ects s uch as _camou-
on 12th June; what's your s tre n g th the r e?" fl age, sect ion formation s, fteldcraft , cross in g ob-
"Thirty" I r e plied . " Whi ch is inclus ive-rig ht ?" s tacles a nd j u d g ing d is t a n ce. A pre tty ta ll ord e r
I gave a weak n od . "And much of the hard work w hi ch we achi eved by a rra ngi ng a trainin g
has b ee n don e by CSM Mcgin ley, MBE ?" I n od- c ircus. During th e ni g ht inst ructional . patrols
ded aga in ; a s tronger nod this tim e. "And th ese we re taken out on diffre nt routes during th e>
re cruits h ave s urpassed everythin g that you ex- course of w hich recruits had to pass throug h
pect ed of them; in other words their sta nda rd sentry pos ts, recogn ise vari ous noises a nd take
of training a nd enthusias m is very high ind eed ?" ac tion on fl a res . It was probably the wettest
Again I nodded . "To the extent that you are a nd darkest night of the year a n d in s pite of
proud to be associat ed with them ?" "Yes" I not h aving been issue d with combat k 1t eve ry on e
blurted out. "I am. It's a very fin e Compa n y; the t a king part m a inta in ed good s pirits and r eall y
best in th e B a tta lion ". "I'm g la d to h ear you say entered into the swing of things.
it" sa id h e. "Wh a t is more" I wen t on , "we ha v e
been on training weekends with other Companies As we are on t h e doorst ep of Bn. HQ we
at C rowborou g h a nd Longmoor" . "W e'll let th e m were let in for th e two presentatio n ce rem oni es
writ e about th eir own tra ining" h e sa id . " What reported on in the beginning of these notes. On
w ee l< e nds have B Coy. organ ised ?" I coll ected the second occasion we were joined by A Coy.
my som ew hat scattered wits. "We ll, we ra n a from F a rnha m a nd t h e Co lon el of the R eg im e nt
Battalion weekend at Dibgate in Jun e w h e r e we spent a long time talk ing to us a nd watching
practised Section Battle Drills and Night P atrol- training. Cong ratula tions to C/ Sgt. Everett a nd
ling a nd on Sunday fired the SLR on the electric P\e. W eller, ACC . on t h e excelle nt buffe t th ey
target r ange at H yt h e. The n we h ave h a d three prepared and served for this visit.
Compan y w eek ends in the Acrise area. On the
last w e w ere put down at various points by Recruiting continues s teadil y a nd as. soon. as
pl a toons a nd had to march anything up t o e ig ht holidays have fini s h ed w e pla n an exte n s tve drtv e
miles to Stelling Minnis and attack a wooded to produce even more soldiers before camp.
area taken over by the 'en emy'. Then follow ed "
q ui ck mo ve to B eachborough for a nothe r night EAST KENT
attack b efore settling down for the nig ht in bi v- NEWS & PICTURES
vies. On t h e Sunday w e marched to Dibgate in a
torrential downpour to practise internal security In the
duties". "W e re they good weekends ?" h e ask ed.
"Of co urse th ey w ere," I retorted with som e hea t, KENTISH
"the CSM and C/ Sgt. Hurley orga nised them". "I GAZETTE
didn't m ean that" said Fred , "when those two
characte rs run a n yth ing like that it's a lways EVERY
w e ll organ ised . I m ean did th e blokes e njoy it. FRIDA Y
If they didn't then it doesn't ma tte r how a w eek-
end is run- you can't call it s uccessful. See". H e
looked at m e slyly a nd puffed a cloud of smoke
in my direction.
I rem embered t h e spirit of the blokes, even
in the ra in, the wisecracks even with sore feet
a nd the "Remember whens" back in the TA
Centre from tired but cheerful m embers of the
Company, I looked him straight in th e eye a nd
said a de t e rmin ed "Yes" a nd continued; "This
Company is going places; rec ruits are sti ll com-
ing in ; th e traini ng is going like c lockwork; w e
h ave two s p le ndid TA Centres, good Officers a nd
M en; a nd a good PSI". Now Fred was a la rm ed;
"Calm down ," sa id he . "Don 't go off half-cocked".
"Look h ere," I said. " I've got t o get these
notes don e and I can 't r eally s p e nd a n y more
time talking nonesense w ith you- w hy don't you
s ling your hook ?" Fred got up from his c ha ir,
grin n ed a nd looked down at m e. "Notes," h e said,
"you've got them- just put down what you have
just told m e". H e walk ed to the door, turned,
gave a wave of th e hand a n d was gone.
So I picked up m y pen a nd sta rted to
write
C (Royal S ussex) Coy., C rawle:v a nd Horsham
W e were sorry to say goodbye to Maj. P eter
Clayton MBE w h o is tran sferring to RARO ,
but w e l'com e c'apt. T on y Salte r w ho is joining us
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D esign
Thi s year's card features in colour (on the From: Col. U. Jessen,
HM Kongens Adjudantstab Chefen.
front page) soldiers of our SIX form er R egiments 27th Ju ly 1971.
in period uniform.
To : Th e Co lon el of th e R egimen t.
The four-page card will be 7?." x 6!, " in s ize Dear General Craddock,
a nd will s h ow, on page 2, the four badges of ou r
former R eg im e nts. On page 3 w ill appea r th e A s you p e rhaps a lread y know, I am leaving
usual Gree tings b elow a R egime nta l badge di e- active servi ce in the Army from the end of this
s tamped in go ld and s il ve r .
month .
Price
90p p e r doz., including postage, packing and B efore I leave I wan t to express to you-and
to your predecessors, Gen eral T a lbot and General
matching P .O.P envelopes. ("p h as been in cluded T arver-my gratitude for the kindness and the
in the price to enable us to se nd a donation to th e co nfid en ce s h ow n to m e during the past seven
Army Benevolent Fund) . years as First a nd Principal ADC to His Majesty.
Many cha n ges have occurred with The Buffs
Orders (Queen 's Own Buffs) in thi s per iod but I know
Minimum order, one dozen . that His Majesty's interest in his British Regi-
Orders s hould b e sen t as soo n as poss ib le to m ent has been unchanged and vivid all the time.
t he R egim enta l Secretary at R egimenta l H ead- My s uccessor w ill be Colonel Neils Erik L es-
quarters, together with a re mitta n ce to cover, c hl y, w h o starts h ere at C hristia n s borg Pa lace
made payable to "The Queen 's R egiment General on t h e 2nd August. I s h a ll , of course, give him
Accou nt". all necessa ry inform ation about Th e Queen's
R egiment.
Orders w ill NOT be acknowledged, but they
wi ll be m e t as soo n as cards a re ava ila bl e from May I tell you t hat the R egim en t's repre-
the printers. sentative in D enmark, Major R ay, on the occa-
s ion of my retire m ent, kindlv in v ited m e a n d two
A s long as stocks last, orders will be m et of the a ide-de-camps to a d elicious lunch . It was
right up to Chris tmas. ve ry k ind of him.
Officers' Club Fina lly, I send you an d the Office rs I met my
best tha nks for everything and all good wishes
A cocktail party for Members of the for the future of The Queen's Regimen t and
Queen's Regiment Officers' Club, their yourself.
wives and guests, will be held in the Har-
court Room, House of Commons, on Fri- Yours v e ry s incerely,
day, 12th November, 1971. ULF JESSEN.
Members have been informed separately **
by letter, but they should make a note in From : Lt. R. A. J ennings,
their diary now and come along if at a ll 2 QUEENS,
possible. BFPO 106.
We hope Paul Bryan, DSO, MC, MP, 30th Jul y 1971.
who is sponsoring us, will be able to
attend. (Paul Commanded a battalion of the To : The Editor.
Queen's Own during the 39/ 45 War a nd is
now Minister of State in the Department Sir,
of Employment and Productivity).
Whilst v isiti n g th e barbers s ho p at BMH
Iser lohn in July, I m et a n old fri end from for-
m er days w ith th e 1st Bn ., Qu een 's Royal R egi-
m ent.
I was greeted w ith a cr y of "Hullo MO !"
from a com parat iv e ly s lim man ~ith a n iron-
gTey crewcut whom I suddenly recognised as ex-
Sgt. John Humphri es whom many 1st old Queen' s
readers w ill remembe r from Malaya a nd Iser-
lohn days, 1954-1959.
A man of le is ure now, John is a nxious to re-
new fri ends hips a nd would lil< e a n y old fri e nds
to call or write, if they are in the IseriOhn area;
h e reckons he has the place "well sewn up".
In the space of a few minutes gossip we
covered a Jot of g round- an d parted with s till
more to cover-of fri ends and characters from
the old days. "Humph " h as n ot c h anged much:
his favourite expression is s till ''Much munchers".
John's address is Mr. J . Humphri es, 586 I ser-
lohn, Goeth strasse, 19. T ele: I ser!O hn 25720 .
Yours s incerely,
ROGER JENNINGS.
48
F rom: Lt. P . . Cook, F•·om Ca p t. G. C. Brown
D e pot Th e Queen 's Di v ision, 3 QUE ENS, '
B ass ingbourn ,
R oyston , H erts. 29th July 1971.
T o: The Regimen tal Secretary.
To : The Regimental Secretary. Dear Major W eymouth,
D ear Ma jor W eymouth, I am writi n g to tha n k a ll t h e officers of th e
May I be a llowed a f ew lin es in t h e Reg i- Quee n's Regiment fo r the ge n erous prese n tation
of th ~ s il ver cigarette box o n th e occasion o f tny
m e nta l J ou rn a l, t o t h a n k a ll t h e officers of the marn age.
R egimen t for the s uperb wedding presen t of a
s il ve r c igarette box. W e are both de lighted w it h it and it w ill
al v·lays h o ld a place of h on our as a very decora-
W e w ill both treasure it as a r emin de r of a tive, as well as f u n cti on a l, item in our h ouseh old.
wonderful day for US, a nd of th e m a ny fr ien ds
w e h ave made w ithin th e Reg imen t. Y our sincere ly,
GRAHAM BROW N .
My s in ce re t ha n ks to everyon e.
Y ours s incere ly,
PETER COOK.
AVE ATQUE VALE
by Capt. D . F . Hackforth
Jun w in te r in Joha nnesburg-can be su r- e njoyed his speech , w hi c h in c lu ded an a n ecdote
pris ing ly cold a nd c h ee rl ess. S uch a m orn ing, of his ea rly days a t t he Bar. Wha t a wonderful
with h eav il y overcast s ki es was Saturday, J u n e e ff o rt fo r a m a n of his age w hose bra in was s t il l
5t h , the d ay ch osen to ce le brate t h e 100th bi rt h - as acti ve as eve r it ha d been a nd w ho s till m ai n-
day of a g r eat S outh A f ri ca n - Col. C h a l"les ta in ed a ve ry li vely inte rest in Bri tis h , S o uth
Frampton Sta lla rd , K C, DSO, MC. African a nd interna tona l politics.
His actua l birt hday h a d been the day befor e In hi s earli e r d ays, the Col on el h a d taken
w h en he was v is ited by a f ew very c lose fri e n ds; up the Bar as his profession a nd risen to the
but o n th e S a turday a ft e rn oon a g r a nd offi c ia l e min en ce of Kings Co un c il. Be fore th e '39/ '45
occas ion had been a rra nged. The m orning's war, he becam e acti vely interested in South
w eath e 1· m ade us wo nd er w he th er the g ra nd o ld African politics, be ing a t one time Minis ter of
m a n could face t h e elem ents a n d t h e c rowds, but M in es a nd a t a n oth er t h e lead e r of th e liberal
as h e himself sa id la t e r , G od h a d s mil ed on him in Dominio n P art y. F o r t h ese reason s hi s guests
m a ny ways, a nd at noon the sun shon e t hroug h included some of the m ost disting uish ed people
w a rmin gly . in South Arican politics, the Arm ed Forces a nd
the B a r .
By 2.30 p .m . s om e 300 gu ests h a d asse mbl ed
on th e lawn b elow th e h ouse tha t h e built just Th e wri te r of this a rti c le was h on ou red to
a fte r the B oer W a r in the wilds of the country be am ong this select compa ny having known
to the south of J oh a nnesburg . D espite th e spread the Colon el fo r the past four years, both having
of the c ity in t his ti m e, his h om e, th ou g h only ser ved (albe it a t differ e nt t im es) in the Qu een 's
te n miles f rom th e centre, is still "in t h e blu e" Own W est K ent R egime nt. In a ddition, I had the
a nd una ffect ed by th e a d va n ces of mode rn hou s- honour o f representing o ur present Queen 's
ing and indus t ria l deve lopm e n t. R egimen t for the occasion , feeling a t times,
ra th e r like a n a ug ht sch oo lb oy among so m a n y
The Colone l, our hos t. walked from h is h ou se V.I.P.'s !
assist ed b y th e Colonel of the Witwat er srand
Rifles, the r egiment of which h e h ad been Hon- Following the speech es, a fte rnoon t ea a n d
orary Colonel for th e past 34 year s a nd , t o a roll drinks w e re served whilst the Pipers played a
of drums, walk ed the 150 ya r ds t o a d a is on the numbe r of well-known S cottis h a irs. C ol. Sta l-
la wn. H e re h e was g reet ed by a Guard of H onou r lard, w ith t h e a id of Col. D erb v-Lew is' s word ,
of the Witwat er s r a nd Rifl es w ho m a r ch ed on cut t h e la rge r ecta n g ula r iced birthday cak e-
pa rade to t h e tune of "A Hund red Pipers" played a ga in to the tun e of "A Hundred Pipe rs"-and
by tha t sam e number of Pipers assembled from th e n h e rece ived indiv idua l congrat u la tions f rom
units throug hout the Tra n vaal Comma nd . his g ues ts. A s the s un se t a nd th e cold a ir retu rn-
ed , the Colonel r etired to his h ouse w hilst every-
The s ig nifican ce of th e 100 Pip e r s was two- one sign ed the v isitor s book before depa rting.
fold; firstly, it w a s his 100th birthday a nd
secondly, h e ha d se rved during th e Great W a r Thi s w as ind ee d a m em ora ble afte rnoon , a nd
with the Qu een's Own R oyal W es t K e nt R egi- it w as w ith very sad h earts th a t w e learned t ha t
m ent. And w h a t a record h e ha d during tha t war! Colon el Sta lla rd s uffe r ed a s trok e on the follow-
For not only did h e earn the DSO a nd MC with ing Tuesday a nd died just a week a fter his cen-
two B a rs, but h e a lso served w ith the E ast t e n a r y. Th us, th e follo w ing Tu esday, I retu rn ed ,
Surrey R egiment a nd the Middlesex R egiment together wit h very m a n y of those who ha d
which entitles him to be conside red a true att end ed the cerem on y t en d ays b efore . t o w it-
Queen's Man . ness a full military fun eral which moved from
his hom e t o the beautiful ston e cha pel h e had
W earing his massed row of m edals, w hich built on his prope rty.
included those of the Boer War (for orig inally h e
left his n a tive England to serve w ith P aget 's Th e S e r v ice was c ondu c t ed b y Col. Sta lla rd 's
Horse in tha t w a r ), h e st ood on t h e da is and fri end th e Bis hop of Joha nnesb u r g , a nd h e w as
doffed his hat for th e G e n e r a l S a lute. F ollow ing la id to rest in the cem ete ry surrounding his own
a noteworth y s p eech by L t .-Co!. D e rb y-Lew is, ch a pel w hich h e b equeathed , w ith most of his
Commanding Offi ce r of th e Wi twatersra nd Rifles, land a nd buildings, to the Church , for use as a
C ol. Sta lla rd s tood a nd addressed his g u est s f or B oys' Home. H av ing never marri ed, the Coln oel
ten minutes without notes and w ithout the use ha d no c lose re lat ives bu t hi s fr ie nd s a nd ad-
of on e of ' those "n ew t a n g led in ventions," a mire rs con s titu ted a very la rge compa n y.
public a ddress system . E veryon e h eard him a nd
Hail and farewell .
49
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QUEEN'S No.
Rank
QUIZ No. 3 Name
Address
Clues Across
1. Th is sailor is a ble .
3. Bn. like rally in U ls t e r.
11. A 1917 Battle H onour.
13. Buildings for musical perform a n ces.
14. A female body.
15. A unit, figuratively speaking .
17. A sm a ll but r egal lady
19. Religious orde r.
20. Shun!
21. The old Qu een s and 50th f ought
here in Portugal.
25. In s hort, h e is the boss.
26. Indi cating comm er ce afloat.
27. An irregular forc e.
29. Is this nurse unregis tered ?
31. A second d ay in Septem b er.
35. A sort of African a lliance.
36. Bird down under.
37. Moving discs upse t this boom .
38. H e lp !
40. God willing.
41. It cou ld b e a command .
43. Th e C ross was inscr ib ed thu s.
45. 1759 a nd a ll that for th e 3rd.
46. Military coppers initially.
48. Briefly an Eng lis h s trasse.
49. An argument in a boa t is quite in
1in e.
51. An o ins ide a collection of I s la nds
in SE As ia.
55. A sign post to note.
56. About twelve inch es.
57. It is ce rtainly soft, but is this b ed
so heavy?
59. The PM has one.
60. Consum ed in canteen.
Clues Down 23. Th e Padre goes a rabic.
24. Th ese bodi es are in sep a rab le.
1. A fli g hty f emale "erk". 28. It will s hortly b e h a n d li ng your mail.
2. Lawyers and drink have this in common. 30. Jac k is primarily concerned with it (6 a nd 3).
3. A s ound and sightly corporation. 31. A seconday in S e ptembe r .
4. Backward look ing gunne r . 32. Alte r c ourse.
5. A mixed m ea l in du e course. 33. Mu lis h .
6. It can't b e tru e. 34. Mu ch admired.
7. Curtains in the ring. 39. This s mall sapp e r Comma nder so unds a bit
8. Conce ived in the mind .
9. A river c hanges co~rse sensationally. yellow .
10. Suziana's hom e town. 42 . Unstab le c urre n cy produces an image.
12. What's left whe n you cut this monkey's toes 44. How many pipers in 2 QUEENS ?
47. Symbol for a mi litary s tud ent a t Greenwich.
a bout. 50. Subs tantia l ly damp.
16. Switch on a n egative. 52 . No furth e r ac tion is indicated .
18. This r e d-head is n ot only mi xed up but 53. Wit h 22 dow n it b ecom es a warning.
54 . Do es this officer have to b e particularly
stuck up.
19. Ro ll Call of a kind. bright ?
21. Condition ed by atmos phe r e . 55 . A wee dra m.
22. R eal cool !
58. Small thanks to babies and coc kn eys.
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Extracts from S upplements T & AVR
COMMANDS AND STAFF Col. D . A . H . Sime , OBE, MC , TD , is appo in-
ted Honorary Colonel, 6th (Volunteer) Bn. The
RegulaJ' Arm y Queen's R eg ime nt, T & AVR , 1s t April 1971: in a
. Lt.-G e n . Sir Ian Freeland, GBE, K CB, DSO, new appOintment.
r etires on r e t1r e d pay , 21s t Jun e 1971. Brig. A. C. Tyler, CBE, M C, DL, is appointed
Maj.-Gen. G. A. White, MBE, relinqui s h es his Honorary Colonel, 7th (Volunteer) Bn ., Th e
Qu ee n's R egim ent, T & A VR, 1s t April 1971, in a
appointment as Chief of the Joint Services n ew appointm ent.
Li a ison Organisation, BAOR. 16th July 1971.
. Lt. I. Blyth c, 6 QUEENS, from T & A VR R.
Brig. A . W. Wise, DSO, MBE, retired on re- Sig nals, to b e Lt. , 1s t April 1971,with seniority ,
tired pay, 21s t July 1971. 14th November 1965.
Col. P . R. H . Turn e r r etires on re tired pay, Lt.-Col. J . B. O g ilvi e, TD , 7 QUEENS, from
12th Augus t, 1971. R es. of Offrs., C lass Ill, Qu een 's Divis ion to be
Lt.-Col. , 1s t March 1971, wit h seniority , 2n d
REGULAR ARMY March 1969.
P romotion s Capt. D . W . E . La mming , 7 QUEENS, from
Col. B. R. Col eman to b e Brig., 30th Jun e 1971. T & AVR, 9 QUEENS (Cadr e) to be Capt., 1st
Lt.-Cols. J . Buckeridge, K. J . Carter a nd J . N. April 1971. with seniori ty, 1st Augu s t 1970.
Ships t e r, DSO , to b e Co ls., 30th June 1971. Capt. A. J . D . Salter , 7 QUEENS, from T &
Majs. R. H. Ch appe ll and N. B. Kno cker, to A VR, 5 QUEENS. to b e Capt., 1s t April 1971,
w ith seniority, 1s t J a n uary 1969.
be Lt.-Cols., 30th June 1971, in seniority as s hown.
Capt. W . N. Wren to b e Maj ., 30th Jun e 1971. Capt. S. G . Thomas, 7 QUEENS, from T &
Lt. P . G. Truman to b e Capt., 23rd July 1971. AVR, 7 QUEENS (Cadre) to be Capt., 1s t April
Lt. N. S . Hunter to be Capt., lOth July 1971. 1971, with sen iority, 1st April 1969.
T h e foll owi n g Lts., to b e Capts, 30th July Lt. A. G. H . Stocks , 7 QUEENS. from T &
1971 : AVR, 5 QUEENS, to be Lt., 1s t April 1971, with
seniority, 12th D ecembe r 1962.
J. K . Ross, H . A . P . Yorke, M. J. A. K ealy,
S. M. Dowse, D . Bardega, J . D . Jonk laas. Lt. J . R. G. Putnam, 7 QUEENS, from T &
A VR, 9 QUEENS (Cadre) to be Lt., 1st April
2/ Lt. M . W . A lli ngton from Para.. to be 2/ Lt ., 1971, with seniority, 28th Novemb e r 1965.
12th Jun e 1971, r e taining his present seniorit y.
Maj . A . P endlebury-Green , TD, 7 QUEENS,
Lt.-Col. J. B. C. Palm er , MC, r etires on re· from T & AVR, 7 QUEENS (Cadre} to be Maj.,
tired pay, 5th June 1971. 1st April 1971, with seni ority, 1s t April 1968.
The following 2/Lts. to be Lts., 19 June 197l: 2/ Lt. R. C. S . Sanders, 7 QUEENS. from T
R. M. Jac kson and M. P . Lawson. & AVR, 5 QUEENS, to be 2/ Lt. (on probation ).
Maj. (QM) R. G. Lucas, MBE, r etires on r e- 1s t April 1971, with seniority, 27th Jun e 1969.
tire d pay, 20th June 1971.
Lt.-Co l. C. N. Clayd en is appointed to th e Maj . M. J . B eaumont, TD, 6 QUEENS, from
Specia l Li st, lOth July 1971. T & A VR 10 QUEENS, to b e Maj ., 1s t April 1971,
with seniority, 6th Ju ly 1965.
Specia.l R eg. Conun.ns.
2/ Lt. A. H . Ca rter to b e Lt. , 15th June 1971. Capt. D . J . Marl(and, 6 QUEENS, from T &
A VR, 10 QUEENS (Cadre ) to be Capt., 1st April
Lt. P . Bi s h op to b e Capt., 29th July 1971. 1971, with seniority, 25th January 1967.
ShoTt Serv. Cou1-mn. Capt. C. D . John, 7 QUEENS, from R es. of
2/ Lt. A . N. Armitage-Smith to b e Lt., lOth Offrs., C lass III, R CT, to be Capt. , 1st April 1971,
with seniority, 1st Septembe r 1968.
Augu st, 1971 .
2 /Lt. C. F . G. Parkinson to be Lt., 12th 2/ Lt. P . Moseling, 5 QUEENS (Res. of Offrs.,
Class I , The Qu een's Divis ion), to b e Lt., 29th
Augu st , 1971. March 1971.
Mons Officer Cad et Sch ool Maj. (QM) R. G . Lusas , MBE, 7 QUEENS
(Res. of Offrs.. Class I. Queen's Division ) a t his
S lio'rt Sm·v. Convntns. own request, reve rts to the rank of Capt., 20th
0 / Cdt. P. H . Dragonetti (direct entry) to be Jun e 1971.
2/ Lt., 8th May 1971. Lt. (QM) F . W ebb. 6 QUEENS, from T &
AVR, 10 QUEENS, to b e Lt. (QM), 1st April
REGULAR A R MY R ESERVE OF OFFI CERS 1971, with seniority, 25th Novembe r 1969.
Lt. (QM) A. C olyer, 6 QUEENS, to b e Cap t .,
Maj . P. H . Clayton MBE, 7 QUEENS (R es.
1st May 1971. of Offrs., Class I) to be Maj., 1st April, 1971, with
seniority 13th January 1962.
Class !I
Lt. P . J . Rudd from T & AVR 5 QUEENS, Maj. E. J . R. Ludlow, 6 QUEENS, from R es.
of Offrs , Class IV, RA , to be Maj., lOth May 1971,
to b e Lt., 29th March 1971. with seniority 2nd Jun e 1966.
Maj. R. B . Porter, TD, from T & AVR, 9
2/ Lt. A . P. Haig h , 5 QUEENS (on probation }
QUEENS , to b e Maj ., 1st April 1971. is confirmed as 2/ Lt., 25th October 1968, with
seniority 25th October 1966. To be Lt., 1st June
1971, with seniority 25th October 1968.
52 QUILTER- LAWSON. On 29th May, 1971 at
Aldwick , Sussex, Pte. QUilter to M1ss S~ sa n
Births, Marriages and Carol Lawson.
Deaths BOOKER-- WATSON. On 5th June, 1971, at
BIRTHS 0~~~~ ';ter, Pte. Booker to M1ss Winif red
YOUNG-On 14th May, 1971, at G illing h a m , to GOLDUP- EVANS. O n 5th June, 1971, at Brecon
Pte. a nd Mrs. Young, a son, Paul Edward . ~~~~. Go ldup to Miss BrencTa Gwyneth
MONAGHAN- On 20th May, 1971, at Ballykinler, M cGRE GO R - MUCKLE . On 12th Jun e, 1971, at
to L /Cpl. and Mrs. Monaghan. a son, Scott W erl. Pte. McGregor to Miss Isobel Muckle.
Da ren.
PEACE - HOPKINSON . On 19th Jun e. 1971, at
WRIGHT- ON 20th May, 1971, at Ise rlohn , to D er by, Pte. Peace to Miss C hri stin e Ann e
Sgt. a nd Mrs. Wright, a son , Jason P et er. Hopkinso n .
KIRBY- On 21st May, 1971, at I serlohn , to L / Cpl. COSTAN-CASH. On 19th Jun e, at Hove Sussex
and Mrs. Kirby, a daughter, Lorane Ross. Pte. Costan to Miss Thomas ina Cash. '
HOLMAN- On 26th May , 1971. at I serlohn , to MORDLE- SLADE. On 22nd June, 1971, at Ash-
Bdsm. and Mrs. Holman , a son, Timoth y ford, Pte. Mordle to Miss Linda Ann S la d e.
Gordon.
COOK- MciNTYRE. On 24th Jun e, 1971, at
PIERI-On 2nd June, 1'971, at W erl, to Pte. and Holywood, N . Irela nd , Lt. P. C. Cook to Miss
Mrs. Pieri, a daug hte r, Christine Ann. D eidre Mcintyre.
PEACOCK- On 3rd June, 1971. at I serlohn , to FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES
P te. and Mrs. P eacock, a son, William John.
The following notices appeared in the Daily
DREW- On 5th June, 1971, at Little hampton , to T elegraph:
L / Cpl. and Mrs. Drew, a so n, Allen W illiam .
Capt. C. B. Jones and Miss J. S. Parry
BEANEY- On 8th Jun e, 1971, at Ise rlohn , to Pte .
a nd Mrs. B ean ey, a daughter, P a ula Mary. Th e engagement is a nnounced between C hri ~
topher Jones, The Royal R egiment of Wales,
MILLER- On l()th Jun e, 1971, at I serlohn , to Pte. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. T . A. Jones of
a nd Mrs. Mille r, a daughter , Irene Suza nne.
Roath Park, Cardiff, and J ennifer Susan , on ly
WILLIS- On 17th June, 1971, a t Iserlohn, to Lt. daughter of Brigadier a nd Mrs. R . F . P a rry of
and Mrs. M. C. Willis, a dau g hter, Alexandra Aldington, K ent. '
Mary Giselle.
Mr. A . J . B. TaJbot and Miss J. S. Waiter
GOSBEE- On 19th June, 1971, a t I serlohn, to Pte.
and Mrs. Gosbee, a son, Anthony Sidney. The engagement is announced and the mar-
riage will take p lace quiety in S e ptember, b e-
PARKER- On 22nd June, 1971, at I serlohn . to tween Antony, youngest son of Major-Gen. and
Pte. a nd Mrs. Parker, a daughter, Anna Mrs. Dennis T albot, of Oast Court, Barham, a nd
Maria. Jane, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T . L.
Waiter, of Berkhamsted.
PIKE- On 25th June, 1971, at Royston , t o Maj.
a nd Mrs. Pike, a son Christopher Myles DEATHS
Edward.
JEAL-On 8th F ebrua ry, 1971 , Pte. Harold H e n ry
JONES- On 26th Jun e, 1971, to Capt. a nd Mrs. I. J eal, aged 70. Served in the 1914-18 W ar a n d
J ones, a daug hter Frances. in 1st Bn., Th e East Surrey R egt. fr om 1919 to
1922.
O'CONNOR-On 26th June,, 1971, at Downpatric k ,
N. Irela nd , to L / Cpl. a nd Mrs. O 'Connor , a CATT- On 23rd F ebruary, 1971. a t London , Mr.
daughter, Sharon M.arie. F . 0. Catt, late The Buffs, aged 58 y ears.
FROST- On 26th Jun e, 1971, at I serlohn, to Sgt. WALLACE- On 25th February, 1971, Pte. Rob ert
a nd Mrs. Frost, a son , Richard John. William H e nry W a llace, aged 58. Served in
the 2nd Bn. Th e Queen's Royal R egt. from
LEWIS- On 6th July, 1971, a t I serlohn, to Pte. 1940 to 1946.
and Mrs. Lewis. a son, Robe rt James.
WARD- On 8th March, 1971, Pte. W ill iam C h arles
BUTCHER-On 7th July, 1971, at Downpatrick, Ward , aged 78 . S erved in The East Surrey
N . Ire la nd, to Pte. and Mrs. Butcher, a R egt. from 1910 to 1917, when h e was com-
da ughter , Julie R eb ecca Cathrin e. pletely disab led . Although h e suffered man y
a ffliction s, including total blindness, Willie
DENNY- On 14th July, 1971 , at I serlohn , to Cpl. W a rd was an outward looking m a n who
a nd Mrs. D enn y, a daughter, Tirra Ja n e. n ever complain ed and spent his time h elping
others.
MONTAGUE- On 20th July, 1971 at Dow n-
patrick, N. Ireland , to Pte. a nd Mrs. CARTER- On 2nd April. 1971, Pte. Sidney John
Montague, a daughter, Denise. Carter, aged 50. S erved in Th e Queen's Royal
R egt. from 1939 t o 1949.
MARRIAGES
HEWSON- On 8th May, 1971 , at Bury St. Ed-
BLOCK-CARTER. On 8th May, 1971, at H aw- munds, Suffolk , Victor W . H ewson , late The
kinge, K ent, L/ Cpl. Block to Miss D awn Buffs, aged 80 years.
Carter.
TRIPP- On lOt h M ay, 1971, Pte. Leslie Tripp,
WALLACE- -THORNTON. On 11th May, 1971, at aged 52. Served in th e 2!7th Bn. Th e Qu een 's
Maidstone, Pte. W a llace tQ Miss W end y Royal R egt. in 1940 in France, where h e wa s
Thornton . taken prisoner. H e was repatriated on medi-
ical g round s in 1944 .
SMITH- GEARING. On 15th May 1971, at Purp-
han, Pte. Smith to Miss Sheila Mary Gearing. FLACK- On 12th May, 1971 Pte. W a iter J ames
Flac k , aged 52. Served in the l / 5th Bn. The
RODZIEWICZ- PATEY. On 15th May, 1971, a t Queen's Royal Regt. from 1939 to 1945.
P eterborough, Pte. Rodzi ewicz to Miss Juli en
Patey. JORDAN-On 15th M ay, 1971, at Canterbu r y ,
Mr. H . Jorda n, late The Buffs.
TURNER- ROSSITER. On 18th May, 1971, at
E as tbourn e, Cpl. TUrner to Miss J ennifer
Alice Rossiter.
PANTON-CLAY . On 22nd May, 1971, at Norwich,
Capt. P. V. Panton to Miss Angela Jane Clay.
BERESFORD-GRAHAM. On 29th May, 1971,
at Liverpool. Pte. B er esford to Miss Geraldine
Mary Graham.
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HilLS- On 16th May, 1971, at G r eat Ormond 53
Street Hos pita l, Wayne Edwin , son of Pte.
a nd Mrs. T . G. Hills. EVANS- On 13th June, 1971, Lt.-Col. Harold
G eorge Muir, aged 72 . Served in Th e Qu ee n's
SWI NARD- On 16th May , 1971, Mr. P . Swinard, Roya l R egt. from 1917 to 1946. (See Obituary).
late The Buffs.
S TALLARD- On 13th Jun e, 1971. at his h ome,
PROBY- On 16t h May, 1971 , Mr. R. Proby, late Hope Woolith. Johannesburg, nine days
The Qu een's Ow:1 Royal W est K e n t Reg t. a fte r his 100th birthday, Col. C h as . F .
Stallard, K C, DSO , M C, ED. On e time B Coy.
MACWALTER- On 24th May, 1971, at Ridgway Commander, 11th Bn. Th e Queen's Own
H ouse, Colyton , D evon, J ohn Robert Mac- Royal W est K ent R egt. South Africa's "Lion
wa it e r , D C M , MM . late Th e Buffs, aged 78 in Winter".
years . PANK- On 22nd June, 1971, Mrs. Dorothy Anni e
LANE- On 26th May, 1971, Capt. Frederick P a nk , aged 87 widow of Co l. Ceci l H . P a n k,
CMG, DSO, TD. 7th Bn. The Middlesex R egt .
William L a n e, MBE. S e rv ed in t h e 2nd Bn . (D CO ).
The Eas t Surrey Reg t . from 1901 to 1923.
(See Obituary) . FOOR D-On 28th June, 1971. Brig. Edwa rd J o h,n
STACKE- Maj. H edl ey H erbert Stacke, OBE, F oord, CBE, aged 64. S e rved in The Qu een s
wh o died last year , was aged 86. Se rved in Roya l Regt. from 1926 to 1934. On t h e out-
Th e E ast Surrey R egt . from 1905 to 1924 , a nd break of war h e was posted to th e Gen eral
was awa rd ed the C roi x d e Gue rr e. (Sec Li ::;t a nd was s oon promote d to Brigadi er.
Obi tuary). H e served as an Intelligence officer on Gen.
CO LDMAN- On 29th May, 1971, RSM William Eisenhower 's staff during t h e D Day la nd-
John Cold m a n , aged 68. S e rv e d in Th e Quee n's in gs of June. 1944. Award e d the Am e ri ca n
Royal R egt . from 1920 to 1945 h e was m e n - Legion of M erit, the Fren ch Legion d 'H on -
tione d in d espatch es in 1940 when RSM of neur a nd the Croix de Guerre. H e was made
th e 1/ 5th Bn. (See Obituary). C BE in 1945.
COLLINS- O n 5th Jun e, 1971, sudd e nl y, Mr. J . F .
Collins (Jim). Formerly of A Coy. 11th Bn. HODGSO N-O n 2nd July , 1971, Ca pt. Sir Gera ld
The Queen 's Own Royal W est Kent R egt. H odgson, KB. late The Queen's Own Roya l
A staun ch m e mbe r of their O .C.A . and for a W est K ent R egt. (See Obituary) .
numbe r of years their Standard B earer.
LANCEFIELD-STAPLES- O n 5th Jun e, 1971, STEWART- On 3 r d July, 1971, Mrs . Hilda H y l-
Col. W . H . Lancefl eld-S tap les, aged 64 . Serve d ton Stewa rt, in h er 89th year, widow of Col.
in the 2nd Bn. The Queen 's Royal Reg t. from Willia m Archibald Stewar t , OBE, The M!ddle-
1924 to 1930 whe n h e was commission ed into sex R egt. (DCO) .
The W elch R egt. H e was transferred to
RAOC in 1948 a nd r etired in 1961. CATO N - O n Jul y 15, 1971, p eacefull y at hom e ,
MARKS- On 6th Jun e , 1971 . Lt.-C ol. Thomas L . Little Flowe r , Grooms Hill, S .E .10. Raymond
Marks, OBE , TD , aged 59 . Served in 8th Bn . March , Maj ., MBE , TD , Qu een 's Roya l R egt.
Th e Middl esex R egt. from 1930 to 1940, and (R etd.).
later on the Middle East HQ staff.
VESEY- O n 9th June 1971, Mr. D esmond I vo MARTIN - On 18th July, 1971 , at the Infirmary.
Vesey, son of Gen . Sir Ivo Vesev. KCB, KBE. Royal H ospital Ch elsea. In-Pe ns ione r Richard
CMG, DSO, Colonel of Th e Queen's R oyal H enry Martin, late Th e Buffs, aged 78 years.
R egt. from 1939 to 1945.
GREEN- On 11th June, 1971 . Pte. Albert Willia m PAIN- On 23rd Jul y, 1971, Lt.-Col. Mic h e ll Wynd-
C h a rl es Green , aged 77. S e rve d in The Eas t ha m Rack et P a in, aged 81. Se rved in The
Surrey R egt . from 1914 to 1920. (See Queen 's Royal R egt. from 1910 to 1933 .
Obituary) .
ROWLEY- On 12th June, 1971, Mrs. Frances ANDERSON- On 26th July, 1971 in hi s 85th year,
Helen Rowlev. widow of Brig.-Gen. Frank H en ry (Jock ) Anderson , MC, form er RSM 1st
Rowley, CB, CMG, DSO. The Middlesex R egt. Bn . The Midd lesex R egt. <D CO) and a w e ll-
(D CO) . known Ar my football er (right back ) in the
PIERI- On 12th Jun e. 1971. at W e rl . Chris tin e early 1920's.
Ann , d aug h ter of Pte. and Mrs. Pie ri.
PENLI NGT ON- On 26th July, 1971, at P e t h am.
L t .-Col. Th omas Neville P enlin g ton. late Th e
Buffs, aged 72 year s. (See Obituary) .
INGHAM- On 30th July, 1971, at S a lisbury, Brig.
Geoffrey Ingha m, late The Queen's Ow n
Roya l W est K e nt R egt., aged 73 . (See
Obi tuary) .
Obituaries
COL. G. GOULD, DSO 1923; h e wi ll b e r e membered as a g ood a ll-round
sportsman. On leav ing the Armv h e joined the
Ge01·ge Gould, who di ed last year at the age Colonia l S e rvi ce, a nd was for 14 years on th e
of 88, was commission e d in Th e Eas t Surrey Regt. I s la nd of St. H e le na; during t hi s time h e was
in 1901. H e saw service in the South African W a r awarded the MBE. Commissioned in the R oyal
w ith th e 2nd Surreys, a nd in 1906 was trans- Pioneer Corps in 1940. h e se rve d for a fu rth e r
ferred to the India n Army a nd posted to the 2nd eig ht years, r etiring with t h e ra nk of Captain .
B e ngal L a n cer s. Awarde d t h e DSO in 1918 a s
Brigade Major of th e Cavalry Brigade in Fra n ce.
H e r etire d in 1935 but was r ecall ed at th e out- MAJ. H. H. STACKE, OBE
break of the 1939-45 W ar when h e served as A A Brig. Roupell writes : " H edley Stacke wa s
& QMG , 52 (L owla nd) Div . Col. Go uld mainta in ed the senior subalte rn in t he 1st Bn. (The East
a n activ e inte rest in hi s old R egime nt all hi s Surrey R egt.) wh en I joined a nd we w e re both
days. CAPT. F . W . LANE in A Coy. in m y early days H e was a delightful
companion with a great sense of humour, and, as
'Darki e' La n e was one of th e real old tim e rs indicated in the R egime nta l His tory, a most gal-
of the 2nd B n ., The Eas t Surrey R egt . E nl ist ing la nt man in ac tion . Badl y wounded in the Battl e
in 1901 h e completed 21 years se rvi ce in t h e of th e Marn e, h e s p en t th e r est of th e W ar in t h e
R eg im e n t be for e re til·ing as a warrant officer inWar Office".
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~---- OBITUARIES- continued h as always h ad. H e was a fb·m fri end , a lways
1eady w ith h e lp a nd a dvi ce . but n eve r g ratuit-
RSM W . J . COLDlUAN ously. C ris po a nd his w ife Mol li e, w e r e a most
cheerful couple a nd were gen erally the life a nd
Willia m John Coldma n- "Bill" to his ma ny soul of a n y R egim enta l gath e ring in th e p er iod
fri ends- died in May. H e enlisted into The be tween th e two wars. On ret irement h e w en t to
Qu een's Royal Regt. on April 12th, 1920 a nd liv e in Low esto ft a nd t h at is whe r e h e di ed on
se rve d with th e 2nd Bn . in India from 1921 to 13th Jun e thi s year. H e lea ves a wife a nd three
1926, b e in g awa rd ed th e Indi a n Ge n er a l Servi ce daught e r s. t o whom w e off e r our s in cere sym-
Meda l. H e s p e nt 1927 serv ing in th e Sudan , r e- pathy.
turning to Eng la nd in 1928 as a S e r gea nt. In Eng-
la nd h e was posted to the 22nd London R egt. 1\0IAJ. R M. CATON, MBE, TD
(The Queen 's) TA, as PSI. When he r eturned
to the 2nd B n . he becam e W eapon T raining In- R ay Caton, who died in July at the early
s tructor. In 1935 h e was posted to th e 5th Bn . age of 56 , was a ppo inte d a 2/ Lt. in th e 6th Bn .,
(TA) as CSM, a rather unus ual pasting at t he Th e Queen 's Ro ya l R egt. (TA) in 1937. H e ser ved
t im e, a nd late r in 1937 was prom oted RSM . in th e 1/ 6th Qu een 's in Fra n ce, North Afri ca a n d
Italy. Afte r service in the Korean W ar h e tra ns-
Just b efore the outbreak of war , h e b ecame f err ed to th e R oya l Army Pay Co rps in 1954 a n d
RSM of th e 1/ 5th Bn . a nd in 1940 wen t with it his fin a l a ppointmen t was as Adjutant of the
to Fra n ce unti l evacuated from Dunkirk on 1st RAP C Tra ining Ce ntre; he r e ti1·ed in 1957. H e
June. H e was m entioned in despatch es. R emain- t h en worl< ed for th e Soldier s Widows Section of
ing with th e Battalion during 1940 a nd 194 1, ill- th e Army Be nevolent Fund, a nd finally as "
h ealth then overtook him which prevented him managem ent cons u ltant.
from furth e r ove r seas ser v ice. H e joined h is
form e r CO as Garrison S e rgea nt Ma jor at C h at- AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR LESLIE
ham whe re h e remained until the end of the HOLLINGHURST, GBE, K CB, DFC
war. H e was awarded the Meritorious Se rvice
M ed a I in 1943. Air C hi e f Mars h a l Sir L es li e Norm a n
. On r etireme nt, RSM Coldma n b ecam e fln:: t Hollinghurs t , who di e d on 8th Jun e . age d 77, en -
licensee of the "Half Moon" at F a rncombe a nd li s t ed in th e R oya l Engin ee rs a s a motor d es-
late r of Th e "Cannon" in Gu ildford a nd h e r e h e patch rid e r in 1914, was commission ed into
was vi sited by m a ny of his old fri end s in th e th e Middl esex R egt . ( D C O ) in 1916 a nd posted
R egiment. H e was a g r eat supporter of the 5th to the 3rd Bn. th en serving in Salonika; h e later
Bn. Old Me mb e rs A ssoc iation a nd a patron of transfe rred to the Royal Flying Corps, a nd then
the Old Contemptibles Assoc iation . in 1918 to t h e Royal Air F or ce.
A loya l Quee n's m a n , h e w ill b e sa d ly missed. H e was Air Office r Comm a nding No . 38
G roup in 1943-44 in w hich capacity h e was r e-
A. W. C. GREEN sponsible for the British a irborne operations in
the Normandy landings on 'D' D ay.
At th e outb r eak of th e 1914-18 W ar Albe rt
Green was serving a float in the Gra nd Fleet. H e From Novem b e r 1944 until th e end of the war
s ucceed ed in transfe rring tQ the Arm y, was a gainst J apa n h e was Air Offi cer Commandin g
pos ted to The East Surrey R egt. under the na m e Base Air Forces, South-East As ia.
of Bloomtleld a nd was a Battalion runne r in th e
1st B a tta lion in F ran ce, wh e r e h e m ade a n a m e From 1945 to 1948 h e was Air Memb er for
for . him self by his r e li a bility a nd impe r tu rb- Supply a nd Orga ni sati on on t h e Air Council ;
a bility und er fire; the following appears in the from 1948 to 1949 Ins p ector G en e ra l of th e RAF,
R e gimental _ History : "On 14th Jun e 1917, Pte. a nd Air Cou n c il M embe r for P e r s onn e l from 1949
Albert WI!ha m Charles Bloomfie ld was awarded to 1952 , wh en h e r e tir ed .
the M eda ille Milita ire for gallant conduct a bout
Long u eva l a nd D elvi ll e Wood a nd in s ubseq u e nt The Air Chi ef Ma rs hal was born in London
engagem ents, for repeat edly car rying importa nt a nd educat ed at Hornchurch Hig h School a nd
m essages wh e n emplo yed as a bat t a li on ord e rl y F elstead .
to and from Bn. HQ and the front line throug h
~ eavily s h e ll e ~ a~e as, thu s s u ccess fully maintain- SIR GERALD HASSAL HODGSON
m g_ commun1catwns throughout th e ope ration .
Th1s m a n has served throughout n ea rly th e Th e fun e r a l tool< p lace at Elth a m C r em q.
w hole of the campaign with th e Battalion". torium , Falconwood , of Sir Gerald H odgson, of 3
Darwin Court, G reenacres, North P a rk. Eltham,
LT.-COL. H . G. M. EVANS who died at his home on 1s t July 1971.
H arry Eva ns was commissioned into The Sir G e rald was born at S cawb y, Lincolns hire ,
Qu ee n 's Royal R e gt. (W est Surrey) on 1s t M ay a nd was in Indi a w ith P a rry a nd C o. Ltd ., from
1917 B.nd served for th e r emaind e r o f th e war. 1911-44. H e se r ved in Th e Qu een 's Own Ro ya l
H e was awarded the Ita lian W ar Cross the W est Kent R egim en t in Fra nce a nd at the
British War M edal and the Victory M edai. H e D e pot from 1916-18. a nd was C hairman of th e
was With th e 1s t Bn . in Ire land a nd in 1926 b e- Impe ria l B a nk of India. H e w as Knighted in 1943
cam e Adjutant of th e 4th Bn. (TA ). With t h e for public se rvices in India.
2nd Bn. in Ald e r shot (from 1931 to 1934 ) h e th e n
rejoin ed t h e 1s t Bn. in Tients in , proceed ing with H e was, for a whil e, a m ember of the Madras
th em to Quetta jus t in tim e for th e E art hqu a l<e. L eg is lative C ouncil a nd Chairma n of th e Euro-
H e command ed th e 1s t Bn . from S eptemb e r 1939 pean Association . H e served on diocesan com-
to S e pte mbe r 1943, whe n h e was g iv e n a Staff mittees in Eng la nd a nd w as a m emb er of th e
appointm ent ; h e retired on 22nd March 1946. Society of G e n ea log is ts a nd th e H eraldry Soci e t y.
H e belonged to th e Imperia l Society of Knights
A distingui s h ed ath le t e, h e won th e Arm y 100 Bac helor.
yard s and 220 yards seve ra l years in s uccess ion .
A s a s oldi e r h e was stri ct, fa ir a nd d e t ermin e d . JOHN ROBERT MACWALTER. D CM, MM
H e had great force of ch a racter a nd was th e
type that gave the R egiment t h e reputation it Born Ca nte rbury o n 16th Au g u s t 1893, di e d
24th M ay 1971, at Ridg w ay House, Colyton , D evon .
En lis t ed o n 1st Jul y 1909 at Dove r. S e rv ed w ith
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the Co lours 25 years a nd 62 days. Date of Dis- After hi s retirement h e Jived mostly in L on-
ch a r ge 31s t Augus t 1934 , w ith th e r ank of WOII don. Fo r some yea rs h e raised fund s for District
CSM. Served with t h e H ome Guard as Lieutenant Nurses. A s always h e d evoted a ll his ene rgies to
du t·in g 1939-45 W ar. this cause and was most successfu l.
Served w ith 4th Bn., Th e Buffs in Fra n ce H e was a m ember of the Naval and Military
from 7th Sept e mbe r 1914 u ntil 29th March 1918, Club a ll his serv ice a nd was an active Chairman
th en in South e rn I rela n d until 1922 . Afte r wards of th e H ouse Com mittee there. H e was a Trustee
at H ome until 1934, b e in g trans f e r red to 2nd Bn ., until a few months before he died. About two
'!'h e Buffs in May 1925. years ago h e moved to Sal is bury where h e be-
came interested in work in conn ection with the
Awarded Dis tinguis hed Conduct Medal in Cathedral. H e had a lways been a regu lar c h urch-
1918; Military M edal in 1917; 1914 Star; Britis h goer. After two major operations, his strength
W a r a nd Vi cto ry M edals 1918; Long Service a nd began to fail.
Good Co nduc t M e dal 1929.
I knew Geoffrcy very we11 in India, Guernsey,
Lt.-Col. T . N . PENLINGTON in t he Contro l Commissio n a n d subseque ntl y in
J .R.W . w rit es: - Eng la nd . H e had very wide interests and en-
"To m e, a nd I am sure, to many oth e rs, the joyed conversations on any topic. H e was very
s udden news of P e n's death has come as a ve ry kee n o n a nd knowl edgabl e about c lassical music.
great s hocl<. All of us, w h o kn ew him well , wi ll H e h ad a ve ry la rge circle of fri e nd s and was
r em ember him as a real Buff, w h o always had a n excell e nt host. It is a g reat pity h e n eve r
t he R egim ent at h eart. a nd as a k ind a nd true marrie d a n d I be li eve h e regre tted it.
friend .
P en joined the Regiment in time to go out to H e was a true a nd re liab le fri e nd who was
Fra nce at the end of the 1st W ar. H e se rved a lways prepared to h elp a nd advise a ny who ap-
with the 2nd Bn. in Aden , India a nd Mesopo- proach ed him . H e wi ll be sadly mi ssed".
tamia. H e then ha d a tour in W est Africa be-
for e go in g to th e D e pot in 1928. Afterwards, h e In Civilian Life
w as Adjutant to a U ni versity O'I'C in the No t·th of
Engla nd . In 1933 h e joine d S Cov. in th e 1st Bn., •Enjoy
in Maymyo as 2nd in Command . From Burma h e
went wit h the Bn . to Indi a a nd Palestin e. On Service and
return to Eng land he becam e 2nd in Command Comradeship
of the 5th Bn. H e brought out the remnants of in the
the 5th from Fra nce. L ater h e w e nt Ollt to Norh BRITISH LEGION
Africa in Command of the 5th Bn. That he did
not rece ive furth er promotion w as, I think, no Your service to Queen and Country
fau lt of hi s. H e th en Commanded a Battle School needn't stop when you leave the Forces.
in W estern Command a nd ended the War with
Military Government in Germany. The British Legion has as much interest in
On re tirem e nt h e first Jived at Y a te ly a nd
then at Petham with his son a nd devoted w ife, and responsibility for young ex-servicemen
Sylvia". and women of today as it has for those of
two world wars and looks to them for its
BRIGADIER GEOFREY INGHAJ\1 leaders of the future.
Co l. Pulve rm a n w rites:- British Legion · 49 Pall Mall · SW1
"Geoffrey w as commission ed into the Queen's
Own in 1916. H e se rv ed in th e 1914-18 W ar in
Greece, Macedonia and Turk ey a nd in 1919 in
Waziri s tan . H e we nt out to India with th e 1s t
Bn. a nd remaine d with th em for nearly 10 years.
Shortly after joining the 2nd Bn. in Guernsey h e
becam e Adjutant to the Guernsey Militia. H e was
very popular the r e and did a ll h e cou ld to re t a in
hi s unit in ex is te n ce but it was dis ba nded . After
various Sta ff a nd R egim enta l appointm e nts he
becam e DAPM in Alde rshot a nd was compli-
mented on the Traffic Arra ngements for the
Tattoo. At the outbreak of war in 1939 h e went
to Fra n ce a s a DAPM a nd was one of t he last
to leave th e b each es at Dunkirk . A P olice Offi cer
who was with him gave me a g lowing account
of his cooln ess a nd brave ry during th e last few
hours. For this h e was m e ntion ed in Di s patc h es.
H e commanded the 7th Bn. from F ebrua ry
'42 - Aug u s t '43 and a fte r a period in hospita l
was appointed to th e Sta ff in East Africa as a
Colon e l. Imm ediate ly a ft er the war h e returned
to Provost Duties a nd transferred to the Public
Safety Bra n c h of the Control Commiss ion in Ger-
many. H e becam e the D eputy to the Public
Safety Adviser. This was a diffi cult ass ignment
and I have been told how popular h e was both
w ith S ervice and Police Officers.
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AROUND THE COUNTIES
The Queen's Surreys
Office
The Queen's Royal S urrey R egim e nt Golf Societ)• in 1920, has regretfully r eached the conclusio n
-Spring Meeting, 1971 t hat th e tim e has arrived to disband.
An enjoyable Meeting was held at Richmond In acco rdance with the wishes of surv iv in g
Golf C lub, Sudbrook Park on 15th and 16th Apr il. members, the res idu e of the A ssociation 's Funds,
W e were very glad to see L t.-Col. P . G. F . M. a little over £33 has b een given to St. M a r y's
Roup e ll after a long p er iod of absence and hope Church , Battersea, where the Battalion's King's
h e w ill h ave t h e opportunity of attending future Colour r e mains after b e ing laid up th ere in 1933.
Meeti ngs. Incidentally he drew Mai. John Sutton
thereby w inning first prize in th e Sweep. A good It is hoped that d espite the e nd of the A sso-
ciation those few m embers who are within easy
doubl es! ! Th e resu lts were as follows :- reach of each oth e r wi ll be able to m eet in-
formall y".
T hursday 15th April
The Royal New South Wales Regiment
H eales M emorial Trophy- W . J . T . Ross (12)
31 poi n ts. [Th e following l ette1· has bee n received from
Col. J . A . Fox,-Ed.]
Top of J unior Division- Maj. P . A. Gray (24)
25 points . HQ 8th T ask Force,
Adamstown Training D epot,
The V eterans Halo-Capt. H . C. Mason (in-
c lud ing An n o Domini 13 points) 31 points. Military Road,
Adam s town, N .S .W . 2289,
Stableford Bogey Greensomes- Col. J . W.
Sewell a n d Lt.-Col. P. G. F. M. Roupell Australia.
37 points .
15th July, 1971.
Friday 16th April
Dear Gen eral Ling,
Chall e nge Cu p (Scratch) H . P . Mason was very pleased to receive your letter in
gross 75.
reply to our "G lorious First of June" congratu-
Dodgson Cup (Handicap ) - Maj. W . J . F . lations.
Sutton Net 68.
On b ehalf of a ll m embers of 2nd Bn., Royal
Best Last 9 h oles (Seniors) - W . J . T . Ross N.S.W. Regiment, I do thank you for your
Net 38. courtesy.
Best Last 9 holes (Juniors)-Maj. J . C. Drane I'm sorry that the information of our chang-e
Net 41. of CO's has not been passed on to you a nd I do
apologise for this ove rs ig ht.
N ine Hidden h oles (Seniors) - Col. J . W .
S ewell Net 43. W e norma ll y have a 3-year t e rm as CO and
my period was Jul y '65 to June '68. Lt.-Col. C.
Ni n e Hidd en holes (Juniors) - Lt. Col. P . G. McDon ald, ED , s ucceed ed m e on 4th July '68, and
F . M . Roup e ll Net 34. has now h imself bee n succeeded by L t.Col. J . F .
Hodgson, ED on 1s t July '71.
After the Meeting the Society held its 34th
A.G .M. at w h ich twe lve m ember s were present. In these circumstances, I have taken the
liberty of replying to you and to introduce the in-
Royal Marines MaJtch com ing CO, Lt.-Col. Hodgson . Your le tter has
b een passed on to him and h e will be writing
The Annual Golf Match with the Royal in the near future.
Marines was h eld at Sudbrook Park, Richmond ,
Su rrey on Thursday , 27th May 1971. D espite th e R egarding the n ew CO h e served in the
rain , t hose taking part had an enjoyable day, the 1939-45 War as a n N CO a nd join ed the 2nd Bn .,
Royal Ma rin es winn ing the trophy. It is hope d City of N ewcastle R eg im ent. Citizens Military
to revenge this defeat at D ea l n ext year. The r e- Forces when h e was reactivate d in Jun e '48. H e
su lts of the Foursomes and Singles a re publish ed was comm issioned in 1950, a nd has served in
in our Quarterly News L etter. 2nd Bn ., City of N ewcastle Regime nt and th e
unit super sedin g it - 2 Royal N .S .W . R egime nt,
lOth Queen 's Old Comrades Associwtion s ince that date a lthough h e was seconded to this
HQ and other formations. H e se rved 12 months
W e announce with regret the disbandment as a United Nations Observe r in Kashmi r at the
of the lOth Queen's OCA. Mr. H . A. Turner . OBE, time of the "little war" in India/ Pakistan.
their Hon . Secretary and T reasurer over many
years, writes: With very bes t wi s h es to a ll ,
"The Assoc iation w hi ch was formed in 1923, Yours sincerely,
with the object of fostering the good fe llowship
that a lways exi s ted amo n gst the Offi cers, NCO s (Sgd.) Alw y n Fox, Colon e l.
and m en of the lOth B n . The Queen's Royal W est
Surrey R egt ., wh ile ser ving during the 1914/ 18
War a nd after until the Battalion's disbandment
Commentorative Plaque SURREY A.C.F.
In Aug u st 1942, 169 <Queen's) Brigad e le ft
In F e bru ary we h eld our Inte r Bn. Boxing
England for serv ice ove rseas. 2/ 5th Quee n 's a nd C h a mpion s hips at Gu ildford. The r e were 30 con-
217th Queen 's were emba rked in the Dutch liner tests and honours were fa irly evenly divided
Johan v an Old enba:rneve lt (1 9,4 29 to n s). Th ey b e twee n the three battalions. Later in t h e month
sail e d from the C lyd e on 28th Aug ust a nd . a ft er a County t ea m draw n mos tly from th e 1s t Bn ..
a call at Ca pe Town a month late r . finally reach - competed quite s uccessfully in the South E ast
ed Bombay in sa fety on 16th September. The R egion C ross Country Championships at Fir-
R egimental History records: "As a parting pre- bright.
sent to the Johan van Oldenba rnevelt a nd in re-
cognition of th e troubl e a ll th e s hip's compa n y In March, as a new ve nture, we h eld an Inter-
had ta k e n for th eir w elfare, th e 2/ 5th a nd 2z7th Detachment P a trol ompetition at Pirbright
a rranged for R egin1 en tal cres ts to be worked wh e n 16 of our 24 d e tac hm ents took par t .
in s ilk a nd presented to th e s hip on h e r n e~ t Although ex tre m e ly inc lem e nt w eath e r n ecess i-
v is it to En g land, wh e re the master (Ca pta m tated a lot of last minute changes, the event was
Broer) was ente rtained at the R egimenta l D epot. most successful a nd t he eventua l winners were
Th ey hang now in th e firs t c lass lounge." Camberley Pi. of the 2nd Bn.
Afte r th e ·war, th e shtp was so ld to Greel< In the South East R egion Soccer Champion-
interests a nd b ecame the tll-fated L ctkonut. which s hips at Alde rs hot, w e were u nfortun ate ly beate n
was lost by fire in the Atlantic som e years later. by the London ACF in the semi-finals after o
The R egimental crests ha d previously been re- c losely contest ed ga m e. Our team was dr aw n
moved by the N ed e rland Royal M a il Lin e. On from th e 1s t a nd 2nd Bn s.
the ama igamation of that lin e with other Dutc h
s hipping companies in 1970, Ca ptain Broe ur w as 1 Officer, 1 WO a nd 11 Cad e t s from a ll three
instrumenta l in the return of t h e plaque to the battalions we nt on a 10-day attachm e n t to the
2/ 7th Qu een's Old Comrades Association. RCT at Os n abruch at Eas t e r and som e 200 Cad ets
attended var ious Easte r weekend camps.
Th e latter have kindlv prese nted the pla qu e
to th e Regimental Museum . M easurin g 20" x 15 ", Th e n ewly-ins tituted Inte r-Detachm e nt .22
is is a b eauiful exam pl e of th e worl< of th e Royal Rifle competition, won by Leatherhead PI., 1st
School of Needlework. In the centre of a blue Bn ., was w e ll s upporte d , as was our T etrath lon
field appears the Queen's badge s urrounded by a organised to replace the old annual Inter-En.
floral wreath and surmounted by a crown. The Swimming, Athl e tics a nd Cross Country Ch e.m-
four corne rs are occupi ed by the Roman numer- pionships. Th e latter was won b y Caterham PI. ,
als "II", Queen Cath erine's Cypher. the Sphinx 1st Bn.
and th e Naval Crown s up e rsc rib ed , "1 Jun e 1794 ".
Our 19th Annual Rifle Meeting in May was
A s ilver plate bears the inscription: as successfu l as ever , the weather was kind a nd
we were honoured to h ave the prizes presented by
"Presented to the Mas t e r , Offi ce rs and C r e"v Maj.-Gen. Ling. Honours were equally divided
M/ V Joha n van Old enbe.rn evelt between th e 1s t a nd 2nd Bns.
by All Ranks A ls o in May, a party of cadets accompani ed
th e 2nd 5th and 2nd 7th Batta lions the British L egion to Ypres when they took pa rt
The Queen 's Royal R egiment in va rious impress jve cer emonies at the Menin
in gratitude for their safe conduct Gate.
1942". In Jun e we c e lebrated A .C.F . Sunday by join-
ing in the Qu een 's Surreys Reg im enta l Associ9·
THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGll\'IENT tion Service a t Guildford Cathedral and we hope
MEMORIAL AT KOHIMA that this may become an annual event.
R eaders will be disappointed to learn t h ere
All the above activities have taken place in
have been furth er setbacks to the erection of the addition to norma l training, Cert. A exam ina-
Queen's Kohima Memorial. tions, Ann ua l Inspection s, e tc.. and as w e a r e sti ll
short of Adult instructors, the burden on those
The Commonwea1th War Graves Commiss ion at prese nt serving h as b een considerabl e. It is
report that on two occasions plaques have been probably not g en e rally r ealised that A CF unitR
broken in transit en route for Kohima a nd in are run entirely bv part-time instructors and that
addition th ere have been tribal disorders w hich unlike TAVR units they have no pe rmanent
have added to the difficulties and frus tre.tions staffs.
a nd caused furth er delays. However, it is hoped
a third plaque will be r eady for despatch m Maj. Butterfl eld, who commanded th e 5th Bn.
Septembe r 1971 . for many years has now been appointed De puty
Countv Commandant and h e is succeeded by
Maj. D. Rowberry.
Once ~ga in w e organised a nd ran the A CF
Static Dis play at Aldershot Military Show when
in sweltering w ea ther, w e put some 800 youn g-
sters through our pe ll e t range during th e four
days the show was open.
Now at the time of writing we are in the
throes of getting ready for our Annual Camp at
Okehampton. Devon, when 460 All Ranks will b e
attending. W e are extrem ely delighted to leern
that Maj .-G en . Ling is to visit 11s during the first
week of camp a nd that Lt.-Gen. Sir Rlchard
Craddock, Colonel of the Regiment. is to pay us
a visit during th e seco nd weel<.
59
The Queen's Own Buffs
Office
FROM FAit AND NEAR (Top): Col. Jim Strathy turns a page in the
Book of Life, in the Warrior's Chapel, during
That Luncheon
his visit to Cante rbury on 25th May.
Th e a nnua l Luncheon of The Queen's Own Picture by K entis h Gazette.
B uffs Dinn e r Club will take place thi s yea r on
Friday, 12th N ovember at, as u sua l, the Con- (Lower): i\Ir. Erichs en, th e oldest membe r of
na ug ht R oom s. Furthe r d e t a ils will be fo rth· the Denmark Branch of the Queen 's Own
coming in due course but m e mbe rs of the Dinn e r Buffs Regimental Association, at a party given
Club m ay lil{ e to make a notd o f th e da te no w . by Major Ray in Copenhagen to celebrate
A Canadian Visit to Remembe r Albuhe ra Day.
On 25th May, Col Jim Stra th y, acco m pani ed
by hi s wife K ay, paid a vi s it to Cante rbur y, muc h
to the pleasure of those of their old Buffs a nd
Qu ee n 's Own Buffs fri ~ nd s who m e t t hem during
th e d ay. Colonel Strathy, who r elinquished his
a ppointm e nt of Colone l, The Qu een' s Own Rifl es
of Cana da ju s t ov e r on e y ear a g o , w as in v it .:!d to
carry out th e cere mony of Turning the P age in
t h e Warriors' C hape l at 11 o 'clock ; th e littl e
Service was conducted by the D ean in person,
and a mongst others present we re Gen. Sir Ric h-
a rd a nd L a d y C r a ddo c k , Col. Grace, Col Till ea 1·d
a nd Lt.-Col. Argles.
La te r a lun c heon party was h e ld in a pri vate
room at the Chaucer Hotel att ended by the tw o
Cana dian g uests, Gen . Sir Rich a rd a nd La d y
C r a ddock, Ma j .-Ge n . a nd Mrs T a rv e r , M a j .-Ge n .
a nd Mrs. T a lbot, Col. and Mrs. Grace, L t.-Col. a n d
Mrs Argl ~s . Lt.-Col. Knock e r a nd , to fill a gap
caused by Ma j. Archer's absen ce, Mr. Hug h
G race. At the e nd of luncheon Gen er a l Craddock
presente d a small , suitably-in scribed piece of s il-
ver to Colonel Strathy who, in turn, presented a
Queen 's Own Rifles of Canada reg im e nta l t ic t o
the Ge n e r a l a nd to C ol. Grace.
Royal Hospital, Chelsea
W e have bee n inform ~ d that Mr . Ma uri ce
Elli s Bird , a ged 75 ye ars, who serve d as N o. 1100
Pte in Th e Qu een 's Own Royal W est K e nt R egi-
m ent S ep tembe r 1914-June 1919, w as a dmitted as
a n In-Pen s ion e r on 5th July 1971.
Well Done, Those Me n
Many congra tulation s t o Lt.-Col. Ern est
Eldmann on hi s award of th e O .B .E ., announ ced
in th e Birthday Honours earl y in Jun e. And
many cong ratula tions, too, to Col D erek Willo ws
a nd Col. K en Thcobald on joining the r a nks of
D eputy Lieu tenants for the County of K ent.
The "Not Forgotten" Association
W e ha v e been inform ed that th ~ A ssoc ia tion
is at present providing five di sabl ed pen sion e rs of
the R eg im e nt with tel ~ vi s ion se ts in th e ir own
hom es.
A Staff Change
B y the tim e this issue reaches readers a
c hange of s taff in the County Office will h a v e
tak en place. After barely twelve months in the
a ppointm ent of ROil! , Maj Mike Arch er h as d e-
parte d , to r eturn to t eaching, a nd his place h as
b een fill ed b y M a j . G eorge F a ulkn e r .
All reade rs will wi sh Mik e Arc h e r w e ll in
the schoolmaste ring world.
The Queen 's Own Royal W est K ent R egiment th is sam e Band. The raffle was most ably
Office rs' Club organised by the Can terbury Branch in gen eral
and by Mr. a nd Mrs. Halladay in particular, with
The annua l Queen 's Own Roya l W est Ken t g reat assistance from th~ R amsgate a nd Brighton
Regiment Officers' Club cocktail party was h eld Branches, from the Can terbury L ad ies' Gu ild-
on Wednesd ay, 19th May 1971, at the Naval and a ll of whom provided prizes-and from Mr. Lane
Mi litary Clu b ("In and O ut" ), 94 Piccadilly, of the St. Martin's Hill Post Office, who supplied
L ondon. About 150 Officers, wiv~s a n d guests goods at cost. Th e sum h a nd ed over to th ~
attended a nd w ere received by Lt.-Gen . Sir Wil- B e n evo le nt Fund, t h a nk s to a ll their efforts, was
liam Oliver and Maj .-G en D enni s T a lbot (th e £38.24p ; a wo nd e rful resu lt, for w hi c h th e A sso-
last two Colon els of the R eg ime nt ) a nd th eir ciation is most gratefu l. The A ssociation is a lso
wives. The guests included Sir P hilip H ay a nd greatly ind ebt~ d to Lt -Co l. P e ter J o hnson, Com-
Co l. and M r s. H . R. Grace. Prior to the party a m a nding 5 QUEENS a nd members of his staff
telegram of good w ishes wa5 received from Capt. for a ll th e h ard wo r k w hi c h was put in to mal< e
R. S. McLeary (our m a n in N ew Zealand) a nd t h e day a happy a nd successful one.
Brig. Jim Burrows (th e last Colo n el o f our a lli ed
Canterbury Regiment) , indicating that both w ere The Queen's Own Buffs T en.t Club
planning to v is it England in 1972.
Canterbury We~k thi s year wa s notable f o r
The Reunions, 1971 at least two reaso n s. Firs t, that onl y four days
cricket were p layed, t h e third day of the fir st
The first of the Association's two annual Re- match, against Middlesex, being washed out by
unions and Remambrance Services was held at ram, followed by Yorkshire's defeat late in the
Maidston e on Sunday, 18th July. This year there a fternoon of t h e second day of that m atch, thus
was a slight break with tradition in that a lthough bringing it, a nd t h e W eek , to a n earl y a nd mos t
the Parade formed up, a nd later dispersed, in The satisfactor y e nd . And secondly , Th e Qu een 's Own
Barracks, the remaindar of the day was spent in Buffs T ent C lub was re-born and th ~ tent itself,
Invicta Park, the home of that generous and most s ituated not far away from the sight-screen at
h e lpful of a ll units, 36 Engin eer R egim e nt. the Nacking ton Roa d end of the ground, for the
first time ever, prove d as popular as it h a d ev~r
This n ew arrangem ent proved a g raat s u c- been in bygone days. If only for the second
cess a nd has undoubtedl y com e to stay. The reason, therefore, Can te r bu r y C rick ~ t W ee k of
Association is greatl y indebted to a ll those, and this year is lik ely to be re m e mbe red f or som e
partic ularly to the Second-in-Command, Maj time, certainly by thos~ T ent C lub m embers who
Pet~r C hitty--t h e so n of a much-loved, former were present a nd who so nobly supported the
Queen 's Own Officer, Col. Arthur C hitty. An ex- efforts m a d e by Col. and Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Cecil
ce lle nt Lun c h eon was provided by the R egim ent W est, Maj . Archer a nd Mr. a nd Mrs. K ennard
in their Unit Centre-in which a big Queen's once more to launch the Club into the St. Law-
Own Buffs plaque, m ade by the R egiment, was to rence scene.
be seen h a ngi ng.
H aving said this, ho wever, we mu st a ll
During Lunch eon , the Cha irma n ha nded over, ack no w led ge w ith gratitud e, the efforts put in
a nd Maj. Chitty accepted on t he Comma nding during the last four years by the staff a t RHQ
Officer's beha lf, a wall shield of the Queen 's Own Th ~ Qu een' s R egim e nt a nd m embe r s of t h e
Buffs badge as a token of the Association's g rati- former R egimen t A D epot, in keeping the Tren t
tude for a ll that 36 Engineer R egim e n t h ad done Club alive.
in the ten preceding years to mak e the a nnua l
R eunion s so successfuL Th ere was, partic ula rl y on Thursda y, 5th
Au g u s t- traditionall y kn own as "Ladies' D ay"-
In the afternoon the Band of 3 QUEENS, a continuous e bb a nd flow of m embe rs and th ~ ir
which had played on the marc hes to and from guests, many of whom we re mos t generous in
All Sa ints' Church and during the S ervice-gave their praise and appreciation of the organisation
a concert under the direction of Band S ergeant- in general , a nd o f the cat~ring a nd bar f ac iliti es
Major Beachey. and of Bridget W est's beautiful flower arrange-
m ents in particular.
Just under 2,000 r affle t ickets were sold to
those present, thanks to the unflagging efforts of Al t houg h for economic reason s the shot this
the Maidstone Branch, w ho had orga nised the year h a d to b e p layed-if one may be p e rmitted
e ntire affair 'off their own bat'. to mix one's m etaph ors- in a minor key, there is
little doubt that t h e Club's successful re-opening
The numbers attending the R eunion were augurs weell for fu ture years. U nless som ething
about the sa m e as last year but a pl ~as in g feature entirely unforseen occurs, therefore, it is the in-
was the large number of World W ar II m en a nd t ention that the Club will operate n ext year n ot
their families who were present. only during Can te rbury W eek but a lso du r ing the
County's matc h agan ist the Aus tra lia n Tou r ing
The second R eunion was held at Canterbury T eam late r in Aug ust a nd possibly during one of
on Sunday, 1st August. the other inte r-County m atch es earlie r in the
summ er. It is a lso hoped to prov id e lun c h a nd
During th e Service in t h e Cath edra l- to th e t ea on th e firs t two days- rather than on only
acco mp a nim e nt of Th e Qu ~en's R egim e nt TAVR th e second d ay- of eac h match at which the Club
Band, und er Bandmaster Clark- the Address was is operating. To those m embe rs , new or not-so-
given by the R ev. Christopher Dona ldson , R ector new, young or not-so-young, who supported this
of St. Martin's, Cante rbur y. Th ere wer~ 9 Branch year's venture so loyally, the organisers a re ex-
Standards a nd 140 m embers of the A ssoc iation tremely g rate ful a nd most appr~c iative of that
on parad e, th e m arc h being led by t h e Band o f support.
th e Junior Soldiers of The Qu ~en 's Divi s ion , from
Bassingbourn, under their Director of Music, A warm word of th a nks to those who popped
Capt. K enn y. up at intervals to give m oral support and vocal
encouragem ent.
A concert in the afternoon a nd a mu sical
final e, to c onclude the day, were both g i v~ n by
THE QUEEN'S OWN BUFFS GOLFING 61
S OCIETY
ve r·, Rufu s Parry, th e Hon . Sec., C laude Collard
The Army Golfing Society's S pring 1\leeting, a nd H a rold Colton were defeated by 3 matches
8-14th May, 1971 to 1. P erhaps th e m ost notabl e feat of the aftet-
noon was th at ac hi eved by the last-named couple
The Arg yll and S uthe rland Bowl Compe tition w ho, togeth er with th e ir oppon e nts, put a total of
s ix golf-ba ll s in to t h e m oat at t h e 2nd hol e!
The Society h aving entered two team s for t he
Competiti on at St. Andrew's last year it was a l- Win or lose, the afte rn oon was a thoroughly
togeth e r ri g ht a nd proper t h a t w e sh ou ld go on e .onj oyab le o n e a nd the h os pitali ty of our h osts,
hotte r at Ro ya l St. Ge01·ge' s on thi s occas ion a nd before the m a t ch , a nd of t he Match Manager
ente r three t eam s, th ereby setting a r ec ord both afterwards both g reatly a ppreciated .
for th e Compe t itio n a nd for th e Soc ie ty. It w as
ju st as we ll , in t h e eve n t , that t h e Socie t y's e n try The Liph ool< Match 18th Jul y, 1971
w as of s uch propo rtion s s in ce only three other A lthough fi na ll y defeated b y 5 m atc h es to 3
team s- two from t h e Royal Anglia n R egim e n t the Society improved as the day wore on ; perhaps
a nd on e from the Queen 's Own Hig hlander t h e ho spi ta lity of the Lipho ok m e mbe r s had
had been e nte re d . A s t eam s can now cons ist, if som eth ing to do w it h it. As usual 'Ra bbit' H oare
n ecessa r y, of five R e tired Office r s, t hi s Jack of was the match manager, and m any thanks to him
support for the Competition is difficult to under- fo r a ll hi s la b ours o n t h e Society's beh alf. I n
stand: perhaps the truth of the matter is t ha t a ddition to the m anager him self the Captain
few R egim ents, e ith er presen t or past, have a ( David Co bb ), J ac k W a t e r s, D e nn is Boyd, George
Golfing Societ y in a n ything but n a m e-or even Potter, Richa rd R avenhill, Hug h T arver, R eggie
of a n y kind. Browne a nd Ric hard D endy represented the
Societ y
Th e ' C' team - in play ing order R ic h ard
R avenhill, R eggie Browne, P eter Turner , P et er Th e last matc h of the year
Collma n a n d 'Kip' K eenlyside, the last two from M e mbe r s o f t h e Soc iety w ill b e pl eased to
2 QUEENS, at Werl, a nd Rheinda len respectively h ear that a win, by 4 ~ matc hes to 3 ~, was recorded
- w e r e som e w h at h eavil y d ef e ated in th e fir st in the m atch again st North R a nts G.C. at Fleet
round by 1 R Anglian, by 26 h o les to 5. In t h e on Saturday, 24th Ju ly. Afte r leading b y 2 ~
sam e round , th e jA' team - D avid Montgom e ry, ma tch es to 1 ~ at lun ch t im e the Soci e ty con so li-
H a r o ld Scott, Mauric e D e war (also a ll t h e way dated t he position by winning two m atches in the
from W e rl) , Eric Scott a nd R a ymond Grace- afte rnoon. Those m embers taking part were th e
just m a n aged to get the bett er of the Queen 's Captai n (Dav id Cobb), H arold a nd Eric Scott,
Own Hig hla nders, by 5 holes to 1, n o fewer than George P otte r , Ri c h a rd R avenhill , Regg ie Browne,
t hree o f th e fi ve match es b e ing ha lved . Jack W aters. a nd D avid Burn.
U nfortun ately the m atch m a n ager, Bobby
In t he semi-final the 'B' T eam-Ch a rles T a r- Flint , was once again 'off the road', but t h e
ver, K e n D od son (all th e way from N . I re la n d), Soc iet y's warm est t ha n ks a re du e to him for a ll
Rufu s Parry, M ike Arc h e r a n d Dav id Court- his h ard labou r s.
which ha d ha d a bye in the first rou nd , were
b eat en b y t h e 'A' t eam , in a fratric idal contest, *
by 21 ho les t o nil , le av ing t h e 'A' t eam to do
battle aga ins t 2 R Ang lian in t h e fi n a l round . Anoth e r Big Loss
Th e re will be m a ny form e r Buffs a nd eve n
In that fi n a l both th e broth e r s Scott, as w e ll larger n umbe rs w ho Ji ve in th e Can terbury a rea
as Maurice D ewar , had a 'morn ing off', Dav id who w ill h ave read or h eard with g reat regret
Montgom er y's and Raymond G race's wi ns being a nd sorrow of t h e d eath , o n Monday, 26th July
of in suffic ien t s ize to stave off d efeat by 15 hol es at his home a t P etham , of Lt.-C ol. Thom as N ev ille
to 8. P e nling t on-" P en" to hi s num e rou s fri e nd s a n d
acquainta nces-at t h e age of 72. An Obituary
M·atch v. Rye Golf Club Noti ce appea rs e lsewh e re a nd to S y lv ia a nd
Johnn y go th e h eartf.o lt c o n dole n ces of u s a ll.
S hortly a ft er th e A .G.S Spring Meetin g the P11 en " wa s part of th e Can terbury scen e a n d
Society p layed its fir st m atch , th e a nnual w eek- especiallv so, p e rhaps, in t h e R eg im e ntal T e n t
end contest against R ye, on 22nd/ 23rd May. Al- during Cric k et W eek ; h e w ill be greatl y missed .
though eventually d ef eat ed by 14 m a t c h es to 10
just under h a lf of these m a tches went to t h e last *
hole- a s ure tribute to the careful pr epa ratory
work put in by Charles T arver, the Match Man- E-CSM Obbard, D CM , l\>l1"1
ager, to ensure that there were som e clo saly- At the Service a t t h e C haring C rematorium
co ntested m atches. To him the Society is, as o n Tu esday, 4th May, t h e fo ll owing from 6 RWK
a lways, greatly indebted . (with th e ir war-tim e rank s) w e re a m ongst th e
la rge con gregation which gath ered to pay the ir
Afte r b e ing s lig htl y behind (3~ m atc h es to 2 ~ ) last tributes a n d r esp ect s to P et e Obbard: Lt.-C ol.
o n th e Saturday morning th e Soci ety lev e ll ed th e D efra t es. Mai . C lark e. Maj . Ste wart, Maj Wak e-
scores during th e a fte rno on, th e day fini shing a ll fi e ld , M aj. T aylor. Mai H a rtland , Capt. N ixo n ,
ev en at six m atch es a ll. On Sunday morning t h e S g t . W aterhou se. Sgt. Co u s in s, CSM Brya nt, S gt.
Clu b pull ed slig htly away, by 4 m atc h es to 2, a nd L ee. Cpl C h a plin , Pte. Cavo, Pte. Bates, Pte.
repeated the process in the a fternoon . Those Dimm ocl{.
m em her s of the Societ y who took part w ere th e The Ma id s to n e B ra nc h w as represented b~
Capta in (David C obb) , Ric h a rd R avenhill. D avi d Mr. W ells a n d Mr. Fi ggett ; a n d t h e R egim e ntal
Montgom ery, Michael D ewar , T om P age, Richa rd A ssociation b y the S ecreta r y.
K n ox, Pip Arnold, Guy W eymouth, the Hon
S e cretar y, Hu g h T a r v e r, N ewton Moss, I a n Perci-
val, Mike Arc h e r , Reggi e Brown e, Rufu s P a rr y,
"L a nkie", H arry W enban a nd , of course, the
Ma tch Manager himself.
In t h e second match o f th e year, aga in st t h e
K ent Con stabulary, w hich was plaved a t Leed s
Castl e on T u esd ay, 6th Jul y, T o m P age's t eam -
cons isti ng, in playing order, of himself, Pip
Arnold , D avid Cobb (th e Capt a in ), Cha rles T a r-
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The Royal Sussex Office
BAND REUNION th e n ew poli cy w he reb v the Dinn er is h e ld
a lternately in London a nd Sussex.
Pre-war (1914-18 and 1939-45) bandsm e n of
the Roy a l Sussex Regiment held the ir "21s t Brig. L oder presided a nd the guests included
birthday" a nnual reunion (by kind permission of His Wors hip th e Mayor of H ove, Alde rma n S.
Maj. J. B. Slowly) at the White Hart Hotel. Fir- Ho ward; Lt.-Co l. J . B. Ogilvi e, TD . Commanding
br ight, Surrey on Saturday, 29th May; it was the 7th (Volunteer) Bn. the Queen 's R egiment ;
ve ry w ell attended although several w e r e una ble a nd Col. C. A . de R egt Military Attac he, Th e
to be present for various reasons. R oyal Netherla nds Embassy.
An invitation had been extended to Brig. R. Prior to the Dinn e r, a Luncheon Party for
E . Loder, CBE (President of the Royal Sussex the La di es of the R egiment was h eld at the Dud-
R eg im e ntal Association and D e puty Colon el ley H otel, at w hi c h s om e 30 we r e presen t.
(Sussex) The Queen's R egiment) but unfortu-
na tely h e was unable to be present. "Sussex by the Sea,
In the abse nce of Mr. Guilmant (due to ill- A m e morial plaq u e to t h e man who com-
n ess) Maj. J . P . C. Bailey, MBE, LRAM, ARCM , posed this famous marching song was dedicated
officiated on his behalf. on Sunday 1st November last year at th e n ew
P ar is h H a ll , South B e rs t ed, N r . C hi chester, b y
Amon g those present were Lt.-Col. Duggie th e Vicar, th e R eve r end Eric W e ll s . Th e plaqu e
Pope, OBE, FRCM (late senior Director of Music is in sc ribed with the following words:
to th e Brigad e of Guards) and Lt.-Col. F . W .
Hann, OBE, form e rly a member of the 2nd Bn This T a ble t is e rect ed in lo v in g m emory of
band.
WILLIAM WARD-HIGGS. 1866-1936,
Before lun ch, our m emb e rs ass embled in the Composer of "SUSSEX BY THE SEA",
lounge bar of the hotel and indulged in remi-
nis cences of past years in the R egim ent ; cover- w hil e li vin g in thi s Paris h .
ing the F a r East. N.W. Frontier of India. The And of his wife HAYDEE , 1869-1951
Soudan, Eritrea, N . Africa, Italv and many other
countri es, and th en , a spec ial ;<21st birthday" Also the ir· b e loved grands on
photograph was taken. A very nice cold buffet DONATIEN PIERRE BOTTARD, 1931-1962.
lunch had been organised by Maj. Slowly, during
which Mr. " Joe" Mi lls (who h ad attended a ll th e "God be m erci ful u n to us, a nd bless us".
previous re unions) cut a s peci a l "21st birthday"
cake provided for th e occasion by the organizer. The tribute was instigat ed by Mrs. Bottard,
the daughter of the composer, t he late William
Once again, with commendable forethoug ht, Ward-Higgs, who s till lives at South Bers t ed .
Ma j. Slowly had applied for, and been g ranted,
an extens ion of the afternoon drinking hours; William W ard- Higgs, who di e d in 1936, was a
n eedless to say, everyone took full advantage of solicitor in the firm of Rahed er & Higgs, Mincin g
this privilege. L a ne, Londo n a nd h a d a flair for composi n g
songs-many based on the works of Rudyard
It was a most successful and happy reunion, Kipling. When his favourite sister-in-law became
a nd w e s ha ll lo ok forward to our next on e. pro- engaged to Capt. W a ithman. the Royal Sussex
visionally a rranged for Saturday, May 27th , 1972. R eg im ent. he imm edi ate ly set abo ut compos ing a
son g for them- "Sussex by t h e Sea".
Royal Sussex XI v. The Duke of Norfolk's XI
C ricket Match Capt. W aithma n took the score w ith him
w h en he returned to the 2nd Bn. at Bail,:'kinler,
This a nnual fixture was played at Arundel Co . Down , in 1908 a nd it was th e re that tn e son g
Castle on Sunday 23rd May, in lovely Spring was first s ung at batta lion con cert s.
weathe r.
The song becam e increasing ly popular a nd
The Duke's side won the toss, elected to bat though it was n eve r adopted as a Regime nta l
and opened their innings at 1.38 p.m . Thackera March it was to mean much to the me n of the
and She rrard the opening pair, put on 96 runs Regim ent in the 1914-18 W a r; both Mr. R egina ld
before John Stephenson had Thackera bowled Whitley, a form e r film critic for the "Daily Mir-
for 51 . The s ide declared at 211 for 6 wi c k e t s, Th e ror" and Mr. Edmund Blunden, Professor of
Royal Sussex XI captained b y Ma j . N . H . Orm e- Poetry at Ox ford U niversity (both of w h om
rod, ERD r e pi ed with a total of 130 of w hich C. •erved in th e Royal Sussex R egime nt) r ecall that
L . Tool e scor e d 58. the song was a n ins piration to the tired troops
during their long trek to the tren ch es.
Thus for the first time for a number of years
the R egim ent s uffe r ed d efeat, but the r esult is of The dedication service was attended by m em-
secondary importance to the atmosphere and ber s of the Arundel and Chich est e r Branch es of
g lori ous se tting in which the match is p layed the Royal Sussex R egim enta l Association .
and w e are most grateful to the Duke of Norfolk
for arranging this game each year a nd for a ll his The Royal Sussex R egime nta l Associa.tion Annual
generous hospitality. General Meetin g and Retmion Dinn er
Royal S ussex R egim e ntal Dinner Club Th e A .G .M . a nd Dinn e r w e r e h e ld a t the
Tow n Hall, L ew es on Saturday 15th May. Brig.
The Annual Dinner was h eld on F r iday 11th Lode r presided at both the meetin g a nd the din-
June a t the Dudley Hotel, H ove, t hus following n er , at w hich he proposed toasts to H .M. The
Qu een. H .M . Queen Julia n a a nd to t h e R egi-
m enta l Association. G uests included the Mayor
64 n e r. W e a rc mos t grate ful to Mess rs. Courage
(Eas t e rn) Ltd ., C h a rrington & Co . (South E ast )
of Lew es, Ald e r·m a n W . J . Green e and th e Town Ltd. a nd Tamplins (Watney Ma nn Group) for so
C le rk, Mr. N . C. Wals h . Th e Mayor r eplie d on kindly prese nting th e b ee r. :Mus ic was provid ed
b e half of th e g u est s. by the Milita ry Band of the Bexhill Branch
Royal British Legion a nd "Last Post" and
O n ce again w e are g•·atefu l to Ca pt. L . Bull " R eveill e" were sounded by the Cad et s.
a nd Cadets of the Chichester Platoon of the Army
Cadet Force for serving the bee r durin g the din-
THE REUNI ON DI NNER AT LEWES
(Left): left to r ight-Brig. G le nnie, Mr. Walsh (Town Clerk of Lewes) , Col. Newton , B r ig. Ash wo rt h ,
B ri g. Loder and A id. G reen (Mayor of Lewes). (Right): Bug lers of t h e C hic h ester ACF P latoon a n d
a n Old Comrade bugler.
Pictures by E .B .A. Studios.
Aubers Ridge and Dunk irk Memorial Service The
The annual Parade and Memorial Service in Elvy & Gibbs
memory of those who fell at the Battle of Aubers
Ridge 1915 and at Dunkirk 1940, was h e ld in Partnership
Lewes on Sunday 9th May in bright sunshine.
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The parade formed up at the Bowling Green
and headed by the Seaford Silver Band, marched Phone: CANTERBURY 64611
to the War Memorial where a wreath was laid by
Col. R. A . E. Hi llman , TD. Th e co lumn the n Printers of Repute
marched to St. John's Church for the Memorial for 150 years
::lervice which was conducted by the R ector, The
Rev. M. Loughton. The lesson was read by Brig.
Loder and the address was given by the R ev. W.
Greenfield , Vicar of Willingdon a nd a form e r
Territorial Army Chaplain. Among the la·rge
congregation were the Mayor and Mayoress of
Lewes and members of the Council.
After the Se rvice the Parade marched past
the Mayor and Brig. Loder on Mount Pleasant,
and later, the R egimental Association entertained
the Mayor and Mayoress and m embers of the
Coun cil to tea in th e Corn Exchange.
Kettering Area Branch Le t us qu ote yo u for yo ur
Our annual reunion was h e ld in K etterin g Bookwork
on 4th May. Wreaths were laid on the Cenotapn Magazines
on behalf of the Regimental Association and of Stationery
the Branch in memory of those of the 4th Bat-
talion who lost their lives when the troopship
r'Trans ylv an,iaP was s unk in the Mediterranean
in 1917. Afterwards members attend ed a buffet
lunch at the T a lbot Hote l.
by Le tterpress or Litho
65
(Top): L t.-Cols . J . B . Og ilvie, TD (CO 7 Hawkes
Q UEENS (V)) and P . D. Johnson (CO 5
Q UEENS (V)) fl a nking Bri g. J. R. Anderson , of
CBE (Divisional Brigadier) at the R egimental
Savile Row
D i n n e r.
Picture b y Sussex Life. The British have regularly gone into battle
with glory and Hawkes' uniforms. Enough
(Centre): The Aubers Ridge Parade in have survived to keep the firm going . . .
Lewes on Sunday, 9th May. and on victory parades and ceremonial
occasions their splendid Hawkes' uniforms
Pi cture by Sussex E x press a nd County H era ld. have always lent colour to the occasion .
(Lower) : Maj. J . F. Arnsworth, r epresenting Hawkes of Savile Row
H eadquarters of t he R oyal Sussex Regimental go back to the 1770's.
Association, places a wreath on the Cenotaph
Every year hundreds
at K ettering of people
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Association Benevolent Cases Division al D e pot Open D ay
During the quarter ended 30th Jun e 1971 the
Old Comrades who attended this year
sum of £338.94 was expended from the Charitabl e amou nted to approximate ly 45, which was con-
Fund in making grants to 25 ex-memb e r s of the siderably less than last year's figure. There is
Regiment, or their depen dants. little doubt that t h e reason for this big drop is
t hat those who went last year were disi ll us ioned
Aibuhera Day by the a rrangements and compared their visit
This year arrangements were made to hold unfavourab ly with those previously made to the
old D epot at Cante rbury, where well over 100 of
the annual Service of Remembrance in the Regi- our old comrades and their relatives used to be
m ental Memorial Chapel in St. Paul's Cathedra l present each year.
on Saturday, 15th May. The Service was very
well atten ded indeed by approx imately 350 Old This is perhaps in evitable with the form ation
Comrades, their relations and friends. of t he Queen's Division which, on account of its
size and dis p e rs ion, is an imp ersonal organisa-
On Albuhera D ay at 11 a.m. a b eautiful tion .
wreath in Regimental Colours was la id by the
Deputy Colon el (Middlesex) at t h e foot of the Military Musical Pageant, Wembley
Memorial in Inglis Barracks.
This Pageant, which was sponsored by the
Annual R eunion "Evening News" in aid of t h e Arm y Benevolent
The annual reunion was again h eld this year Fund, was h eld at W embley Stadium on Satur-
da y, 3rd J u ly. In v iew of its popu larity, t ickets
at Porchester H a ll, Queensway, on Saturday, 15th at party rates were purchased som e monfus be-
May. The attendan ce s howed a s lig ht increase on forehand . A total of 79 Old Comrades, their r e-
that of last year. Opinions received from various latives and fr ie nds were able to w itness one of
quarters to date are unanimous that this was one the most impress ive entertainm ents of this
of the best reunions for many years, and was nature which any of them had ever seen.
much e njoyed by a ll present.
B e lgian O.C.A ., in. G r eat Britain
Derby Outing
A total of 46 Old Comrades, their relations A detachment of Old Comrades with thL
Regimental Association banner was provided for
a nd friends went by coach to the Derby on 2nd the Annual Parade of the Belgian O.C.A. in Great
June. a nd spent a most enjoyable t ime with a n Britain, w hi c h was h eld on Sunday. 18th Jul y,
excellent v iew of the race. on Horse Guards fo llowed b y a wreath-laying
ceremony at the Cen otaph , when Col. W a lden
B eatin g of Retreat, Horse Guards laid a wreath on b ehalf of all Die Hards.
Although little publicity was given to it, in-
On Tuesday, 20th July, the Mons sect ion of
formation was rece ived from a n O ld Comrade th e Belgian O .C.A. who are associate m embers
of the 217th Bn. that the pipes and drums of all of our Association and had come over for the
t he Scottish regiments were to beat retreat on Parade, attended a reception at t he RHQ Mess
Horse Guards Parade on Mo n day, 7th Jun e. A s at Edgware. During this reception a plaque bear-
a result Branch Secretaries were notified and, ing the arms of the City of Mons was presen ted
with the h elp of the H on . Secretary of the Lon- and was gratefu lly accepted on b eh a lf of our
don Branch of the Argy ll a nd Sut h erla n d High- Association by our Chairman, Col. I. R . Burrows.
la nders Regimental Association , 31 t ickets at £1
each were obtained for those m embers who w ish- Grand Concert at I<neller Hall
ed to w itness the ceremony.
A party of O ld Com rades, the ir r elatives and
Founder's Day, Royal Hospital, Che lsea friends, were taken to t h e monthly Grand Con-
The Founder's Day Ceremony took place in cert h eld at K n eller Hall on Wedn esday, 21st
July. At this Con cert one of the guest conductors
s hocking weath e r conditions on Thu rsday, l Oth was Capt. W . T. Hugh es, now in his 83rd year,
Jun e. w ho enlisted as a Boy Bandsman in the Middle-
sex R egim e n t in 1903 and, after t h e 1914-18 W ar.
In addition to the Deputy Colonel (Middle- in which h e was badly wounded a n d taken pri-
sex) and the Vice-Chairman of our Association son er , was appointed Band Sergeant of the 1st
who, w ith their w ives, were invited as official Bn. H e was commission ed in t h e 1939-45 W ar
g u ests. a ll 24 Strollers' tickets a llocated to the into t h e Royal Pioneer Corps as a Chem ical War·
Regimental Association were used by members. fare Officer.
The M iddlesex Regiment Golfing Society 67
S pring Meeting 1971
STOP PRESS!
A ve r y su c c ess ful m ee ting was h eld on th e
links of the North Hants Golf Club, F leet, on We regret to a nnounce t he death in
Friday, May 7th, when a total of 20 took part. B e lfast , from a. gunshot wound, on 14th
Sep tembe r , or 24180062 Pte. P . S. Carte r ,
W e wer e particularly pleased to welcome four 2nd Bn., and s end our sin cere condol ences
ne w pla ye rs- M ess rs. C. D . Matth ew s and T . F . to his pa re nts.
Jon es, who w e r e t a k en pris on e r a fte r th e fal1 of
Hon g Kong in 1941 when se r v ing with th e 1s t Th e 2nd Bn. r eturn ed to W e rl from Nort h e rn
Bn .; Mr. H . A . Oxle y , a Firs t World War v et e ran Ireland on 16th/ 17th Septembe r.
who had served with the 23rd (Footballers') Bn.;
a nd Howard Cla y d e n , th e nin e-year-o ld s on of
Lt.-Col. Norman C la yd e n who is b y fa r the
youngest competitor to take part in any of our
Meetings and shows much promise as a golfer .
W e w ere also very pleased indeed to welcome
Lt.-Col. John B e ll, 13/ 18th Hussars, a form er
Commanding Officer of the Royal Hong Kong
R egiment (The Volunteers ), who was invited as
a r egim ental g uest.
Th e . winn e rs of th e variou s compe tition s,
ea c h d e cid ed over 18 hol es , were as fo llows: -
S ing les lUedal Competition 83
Scratch - Mr. C. D . Matth ew s, 78
Handicap - Mr. A. G . Torries,
Stableford Fours omes 32
Capt. R. J . Tarrant and
Mr. R. H . K . Hardcastle,
Hidde n Holes Compe tition 28
Mr. R. H . K . H a rdcastle and
Mr. M . R. T . Walden (tied ),
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