Colonel-in-Chief: Her Majesty the Queen, Colonel and Gold Stick: Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K,G" P,C" G,C,B" ONL, GC,SI" GC,LE, GCYO, O,S,O" F,R,S,
Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Household Cavalry: Colonel H, 0, A, Langley, M,BE, n:e Life Guards, Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel S, C, Cooper.
This edition of The Acorn, although it covers from March 1974 to March 1975 will not, in its content, really CCNer that period. This is for the simple reason that The Blue Light - the monthly magazine produced in Northern Ireland - has covered the most important aspect of the year's activity, that of the tour in Northern Ireland, and to repeat at length the material which has already been published in The Blue Light could only have the effect of making The Acorn both repetitive and boring. However, for those who did not have the opportunity to read the three editions of The Blue Light there is an article in the magazine which covers the period of the Regiment's tour in the Province. As for the rest of the year
The Regiment returned from post-Ireland leave on 10th October to be faced almost immediately with Tank Crew training at Soltau. A concentrated week of training in quite indescribable weather conditions during which time we were visited by the Major General Commanding Household Division, Major General P.J. N. Ward, and the General Officer Commanding 4 Division, Major General J.M.Gow (late Scots Guards). Both of these illustrious visitors had to wade knee deep through mud in order to meet any of the crews; a feat they both performed with remarkable dignity and agility.
In the week preceding Soltau, however, we were all delighted to welcome back to the Regiment the Colonel, Lord Mountbatten, who paid us a flying visit. Despite awkward weather and a very full programme the Colonel managed in a space of only eighteen hours to have dinner and lunch with the officers, drinks with the WO's and NCO's, visit every department of the Regiment, entertain the wives to coffee in the Officers House and address the whole Regiment in the gymnasium. His endurance and energy are to be marvelled at.
On the Regiment's return from Crew Training the tanks were washed down and put away and much effort put into best drill order for the Rememberance Day Parade on Sunday 10th November, for which parade the entire Regiment was required to march from Lothian Barracks to Hobart Barracks for a Brigade church service in one of the Air Squadron
The Divisional Commander inspecting the Barrack Guard on the FFR.
hangars. Many Life Guards were relieved that they were not required to march back!
The Rememberance Day Parade signalled the end of what might be termed the Regiment's outdoor activities until January. In the meanti me an extensive number of courses were run within barracks, including an NCO'S Cadre Course, a CVR (Scorpion) Commanders Coursesign that we are soon returning to Windsor - and numerous other Chief ton trades. In addition Regimental sport has been taken up again after a lapse of some years and this year the Regiment has fielded teams in just about every concievable sport. CoH Whyte, stables NCO, was selected for the Army Rugby XV.
The 'entertainment season' - that hectic two weeks that runs up to Christmas leav!!, was started off this year by the Weser Vale Hunt Ball week-end. This consisted of three days of almost uninterrupted parties after which most of the participants were left for dead. However, an act of instant recovery was necessary for the Monday morning (2nd December) which was the day of the Divisional Commander's Fitness for Role Inspection (FFR). This took the form of a full Reg-
imental Drill Parade - for which no less than eight rehearsals were held - followed by Battle Efficiency Tests, Block Inspections, vehicle inspections and a general 'dig-out' of the Barracks. By Monday evening a large number of very tired soldiers were to be seen leaving barracks.
There then followed a series of Squadron Dances, all of which were well supported; the visit of the Band who played at the All Ranks Dance, the Christmas lunch and Brick Hanging. By 20thDecember both officers and soldiers were in much need of ten days leave.
The Regiment re-assembled on 30th December to prepare for Hohne and Soltau at the end of January.
For the future beyond January the Regiment is to send RHO and two Sabre Squadrons to Suffield, Canada, for live field firing in April/May. C Squadron commences AM F (L) training in March prior to taking over the AMF role at Windsor on our return. The Summer months will be taken up with conversion training and by next Christmas the Regiment will once again be fully operational in our accustomoo Armoured Car role and, of course, will be home in Windsor after a break of four years.
1974 has been a year of very considerable achievement for the Regiment. We started the year by earning an 'A' grading on our annual firing at Hohne. A very notable performance for a regiment in only its third year on Chieftain tanks. In May, after a period of reorgan isation, we left for Northern I reland and carried out an emergency tour in the countryside of Ulster based on Armagh. Unlike our previous tour in Belfast we acted as mounted infantry and between May and September we controlled an area of 1350 square kilometers and had under comm· and up to six Infantry Companies as well as our own two Squadrons. We returned from Ulster justly proud of ourselves after a tiring tour well done. At the same time we should not forget the support and extra work of our rear party and families. Without it life in Armagh would have been far more difficult.
To end the year we spent a week relearning the problems of our tanks at Soltau and then almost immediately faced our annual Fitness for Role Inspection by our Divisional Commander. This year's inspection was along the I ines of the old administrative inspection and opened with the Regiment drawn up on the square. General Gow, late Scots Guards, then took the salute as we marched past in slow and quick time and finally advanced in review order. We were played past by The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards wh ich made the whole parade very much a family affair.
Brick Hanging is now but two weeks away and we're looking forward once again to a visit from at least thirty members of the Association.
Next year, our forth in Germany, will herald all change. A hectic start to the year is forecast with annual firing in January, two sessions of tank training at
Soltau, a part of C Squadron learning anew the AM F (L) role under The Blues and Royals in Norway. In April the Regiment less C Squadron goes to Canada for a month's battle group training and then immediately on return in June we start to convert to Scorpion and the armoured reconnaissance role. We hope to send a number of people away in the summer adventure training and make the most of our last few months in Europe.
In October the Regiment returns to Windsor and we are very much looking forward to renewing closer ties with everyone at home.
The Commanding Officer talking to two German Reserve Army officers on their visit to the Regiment.
Command Squadron reformed on 15th September under the command of Captain Joll and with SCM Juleff as Squadron Corporal Major. During the tour in Northern I rei and the Squadron, as such, had been put on ice. SCM Juleff had remained in Detmold as the Rear Party SCM, whilst the majority of the Squadron were employed with the Rifle Squadrons in the field. On re-organisation Lt_ Hearson reassumed command of Recce Troop - in Northern Ireland he had commanded Assault Troop - and 2Lt. Greenall took command of Guided Weapons Troop, with SOMC Alderson as his second-incommand.
The shakedown of the Squadron after the post-Ireland tour leave was given as its focal point the visit to the Regiment of the Colonel, Lord Mountbatten. For this visit GW Troop formed up outside its hangars; the Colonel showed a great interest in and an extensive knowledge of guided weapons and even found time to climb into the somewhat cramped space inside the vehicle.
Recce Troop, in the meantime, found themselves heavily committed to provid· ing the jump judges for the Weser Vale Hunter Trial. In previous years this had been done by officers sitting next to the fences and the scores being collected by mounted runners. This year, however, the whole system was changed and Recce Troop with their vehicles were sited in strategic positions along the course and were to radio back to control point (run by RHO Troop) the scores. Unfortunately the Hunter Trial was cancelled at the last moment because of bad weather. This saved the Troop from getting wet, but also meant the loss of what might have been an interesting rad io exercise. The Hunter Trial was swiftly followed by a visit to Soltau by the whole Regiment for a week's crew training. Command Squadron, as has now become customary, joined forces with RHO on the racecourse from where Recce Troop and GW Troop set off every morning, and some evenings, to do some valuable crew training. Troop Leaders were left very much to their own devices and the result was that troops were able for the first time since February to work as a team. On the last day of training the Squadron Leader lent GW Troop to the Sabre Squadrons to act as enemy on their crew tests. For Recce Troop the Adjutant and the RCM devised a number of tests, including Map Reading and closed down cross country driving. The latter produced some interesting results
Soltau over and the mud washed off the vehicles the squadron made preparations forthe FFR Inspection by the GOC 4 Division, and at the same time sent off countless soldiers in different directions to attend a multitude of courses. Lt. Hearson went to Lulworth to learn a little more about signals, SOMC Alderson left the Squadron to go and count socks in HO Squadron stores and practically the whole of GW Troop took off for Lulworth to learn the necessary techniques for operating Swingfire in Ferrets. As a result it was a somewhat depleted Squadron that formed up every morning for the rehearsals for the FFR drill parade. Undeterred by the wind and the wet the Squadron managed to stagger twice round the square on the morning of the inspection without loosing step with the Scots Guards pipers, and maintain a reasonably straight
icles concerned should have been crewed by a total of twelve soldiers.
The FFR safely completed the Squadron looked forward to a relatively peaceful period before Christmas. GW Troop, faced with a nil allocation of ammunition for Hohne '75 rugged up their vehicles and look.ed forward to January and February ski-ing and April and May adventure training in Canada. Recce Troop - deprived on the FFR of a chance to motor somewhere (anywhere?) went to Hohne for the week before Christmas leave to fire their machine guns.
The Squadron smoker - now elevated to the status of a dance - was held on the 12th December and was a great success and another notch on the livers of those taking the pre-Christmas celebrations seriously.
The FFR 'Crash-out' Inspection. line on the march past the saluting base. The parade over the Squadron did a lightening change into full combat kit and formed-up every Squadron vehicle that was drivable on the square. The General inspected each Troop and as he completed each one ordered it to start up and drive away (some crews acting on the experience of the previous FFR were prepared for a very long drive); as it was the drive was only as far as the vehicle hangars. In the entire Squadron only one vehicle, a Ferret of Recce Troup, failed to start. GW Troop managed to crew four vehicles with a total of only five menwhich is no mean achievement considering that under normal circumstances the veh-
At the time of writing the Squadron is about to go on Christmas leave; in the New Year GW Troop will continue on its leisured way whilst the other elements in the Squadron are faced by the dual horrors of Hohne and Soltau in January and then Soltau again pre-Canada in March. Then, of course, the actual exersise in Canada. After that, along with the rest of the Regiment, the Squadron will start conversion training for Windsor, the only difference being that the Squadron will not re-emerge, there being no Command Squadron in a Reconnaisance Regiment. These, then, will be the last Command Squadron notes for sometime. For such small mercies one can only thank the Almighty and the MOD.
The Orderly Room is just beginning to settle down after the Regiment's return from Northern Ireland. Whilst in the emerald isle the Orderly Room (Main) was in the capable hands of ORSOMC Cherrington who had to keep control of LCoH Winter, LCoH Radford and Tpr Bolsover who had to collect approximately 500 cups of tea from a machine during four months. Also to be mentjoned are LCpls Hale, Gilks and Tpr Roper. CoH Dugdale was in control of the Rear Orderly Room, the rest of the Staff were mainly trainees who had volunteered to be clerks, except LCpl McKenzie who did a grand job getting the wives and children on their concession flights, and the Rear Party personnel on their Summer Leave. Out of the 7 who volunteered to be clerks 3 failed the course. Tprs BradY,Evans -and
Timms are to be congratulated on obtaining aB grading - well done.
Whilst at Soltau in October, the Orderly Room in the field consisted of CoH Dugdale, LCoH Radford, Tprs Brady and Smith. We all had a turn of getting our tender hands sore and very dirty. CoH D and LCoH R were in sole charge of keeping the Sawyer Burners going day and night, and also travelling the countryside collecting firewood for the Command Squadron Smoker. So you can see that clerks are not afraid of getting dirty.
The Clerks of the Regiment held a Clerks Christmas Social on Saturday 7th December with their wives. This was organised by the ORCoH and a few of the Clerks. It was attended by the Command, ing Officer and his wife plus all RHO Officers, Squadron Leaders, Squadron SCM's, Department heads and their 2IC's, most accompanied by their wives. An excellent night was had by all, except maybe Tpr Evans who had consumed rather a skin full of alcohol and fell asleep in an armchair at 2100 hours and had to be carried to bed at 0200 hours.
We have said farewell to LCpl Gilks who has gone to Regimental Headquarters and Tpr Ditcham to the Guards Depot. They are both wished every success in their new appointments; LCpl Hale is C Squadron clerk.
Along with the rest of the Regiment the Squadron has been subjected to many changes of role during the period covered by this magazine. Having started the year under the command of Captain Joll; when the Regiment re-organised for Ireland Captain Joll went to RHO as Public Relations Officer, Major Hickman took command of the Rear Party (half HO Squadron and half Command Squadron) with SCM Juleff as his SCM, and Major Boyt took command of those elements of the Squadron going to Northern Ireland who now called themselves RHO Squadron. SCM Batey had the fearsome task of keeping this motley throng in order. An article on the activities of the Squadron in Ireland appears later in this magazine and so it is necessary to ju mp forward in time to September when the Regiment re-organised. This time the Squadron line
an easy one.
OM's DEPARTMENT
We spent most of last year doing our best to take care of the families of the Regiment while everyone was away on the Northern Ireland tour, organising weekly trips out, Sunday lunch parties and various other activities. It is always a trying and sad time for wives when
up was as follows - Major Boyt, SCM Batey and SOMC Kelly (soon to be replaced by SOMC Alderson on his departure as Officers Mess steward). Major Boyt handed over command of the Squadron to Major Bedells at the end of November and that - for the time being - completes the changes.
The departments within the Squadron, with the exception of the OM's whose article follows, have pleaded pressure of work as an excuse for not sending in their usual offering at this time of year,how ever judging from the smells emanating from the Cookhouse all continues to flourish there. Sprockets and batteries continue to be forthcoming from the OM(E)'s department, so it can only be presumed that they are all still alive and well there and the wheels of the Regiment continue ro roll, which would seem
to indicate that MT are also doing their bit. Lt York has replaced Captain Morris as MTO, the latter having gone to the Depot. The stables, now under the watchful eye of CoH Whyte, have submitted - as is their custom - separate notes which appear later in the magazine.
All in all it has been a year of much change for the Squadron, but one that sees it as strong at the end of the year as it was at the begining. Next year is also one of change, but then most people will put up with anything for the sake of returning to Windsor.
faced with prolonged periods of separation, the following story explains in a nut shell what its all about:-
"She is sentimental, carrying her souviniers in an old "boxes soldiers". She often cries on parades without knowing why. She has to be content with a husband who is a bigamist. She must share him with
his other, more demanding spouse, 'Duty: When duty calls, she becomes the number two wife, and until she accepts this fact her life will be miserable.
She is many persons. She is the tired passenger coming down the gangplank with a smile on her lips, love in her eyes and a new baby in her arms. She is the foreign bride in a strange British Army world. She is above all, a woman who married a soldier, who offered her the permanancy of a gypsy, the miseries of loneliness, the frustrations of rigid conformity and the security of love.
Sitting at the airport lounge amid her cases, carrycot and quarreling children, she is willing to chuck it all until she hears the firm step and cheerful voice of that bloke who gave her all this. Then she is happy to be HIS ARMY WI FE. For the rest we have done the usual round of Hohne, Soltau, Soltau, Hohne and by the time these notes go to press the Ouartermaster and most of the Staff should be en-route for Camp Crowfoot, Canada to act as the Administrative 'back up' for Battle Group 'Willow Bat'.
The year started with the Annual Firing at Hohne in mid-January. A most comprehensive firing programme had been arranged by Major Simpson Gee who, having worked out the mammoth programme, slipped away to some cushy staff job in England. However the rest of us braved the Artic conditions in Northern Germany and were delighted to obtain an A grading on our firing. The night shoot was particularly successful and every round was a hit on a hard target.
Immediately after Hohne we motored North to yet another session of Squadron Training at Soltau. This passed uneventfully and we eventually returned to Detmold and to the thought of converting into the Infantry role for a tour of duty in Northern Ireland. The Regiment was reorganised from the normal orbat into two I nfantry Squadrons and a Headquarters Squadron. This meant having to disband A Squadron during Northern Ireland. Therefore Northern Ireland will not be covered in these notes. We eventually re-formed into A Squadron in the Autumn. We said good-bye to several old A Squadron 'Stalwarts' and gained a lot of new blood, including a number of troopers who had been unable to join us in Northern Ireland as they were under 18 years old. We have now bashed the new tank crews into shape on a recent period of Troop Train· ing in Soltau.
Major Gilbart-Denham explaining away to the Divisional Commander what has happened to the rest of the tank.
Trooper Carson excelled himself by digging 'foxholes' with his Cheiftain barrel thus earning himself a word in the ear from CoH Willis.
On the crew tests the troop found the recovery stand was in a large lake. Unfortunately, although Commanders and Loaders prayed hard they still found it impossible to walk on water.
The Troop are sure that Mr Hamilton reads his map upside down as he seems to have covered twice the distance on his speedo. Trooper Chowns tried swimming his Tank and found this a very wet and cold experience. The troop also noticed that CoH Lloyd's crew were getting thinner as the exercise progressed and CoH Lloyd seemed to gain weight. After calling the Major General a Colonel Trooper Jones wishes to remain anonymous.
CoH Daysrnith was upset to find a 'comedian' in the Troop. Trooper Page swears it wasn't him who tied knots in denim legs, filled soap boxes with dirty water etc. Everybody else th inks it was though!
The only real acheivement was in cornering the Squadron supply of beer on the last night. 1 Troop Leader was most upset.
After Soltau we entered the 'silly season' of preparations for our annual inspection by Major General Gow and endless trade courses. The preparations for the annual inspection, although boring, did provide the odd laugh. Mr Hamilton collected 3 extra Orderly Officers on the Adjutant's drill parade bV almost overtaking the division in front in slow time by cutting corners. (Most unfair!!) We are not sure if it was because he was panting for a Gin and Tonic or just couldn't see!
After a really hectic year we are all· looking forward to an alcoholic Christmas followed by another equally hectic year in 1975.
Lunch 'al fresco' for the A Squadron command element.
The Squadron returned from its Summer holiday in the Emerald Isle to find that time had not been kind to our black and green monsters. Much hard work was necessary in order to persuade them to move in time for Crew Training at Soltau. This was eventually achieved and with the hel p of the Mojo's all the Squadron's tanks arrived in more or less working order on a particularly unattractive part of the training area. Resembling more of a hippo's bath than a place in which human beings were expected to spend ten days, it was only by help, encouragement and a certain amount of coercion from those intrepid pair the Squadron Leader and the Second-in-Command that any training was done. The -Squadron Leader having parked h is Spitfire at the end of the bivvy platz proceeded to put the Squadron through a series of convolutions designed to improve its battle efficiency.
The high light of the training was the Regimental Cross Country Race. CoH Finney was so determined that he was not going to take part that he even went to the extreme of mislaying part of one of his fingers. SCM Mitcheson, wise after
many years soldiering, pleaded premature senile decay and produced a birth certificate and several doctors ch its to prove it. Led by its officers (who adoptthe Duke of Plazatoro's method of Leadership) the Squadron won the event by a short neck from the Adjutant, who was representing an entire Squadron.
The aiming point for November (with a Gunnery Officer as the Second-inCommand these phrases are inevitable) was the FFR. For the first time in living memory - which means about four days for most people - drill took precedence over denims and grease, paint over PT and shining parades over servicing. The block, which it was learnt was to be inspected, was given the David Hicks treatment under the watchful and sometimes critical eye of the SCM. Rooms were repainted, floors scrubbed and then scrubbed again, furniture exchanged, rugs banished, nude girls exchanged for copies of the Guards magazine and in general the whole place made to look as much like the foyer of the Hilton as possible. Sadly someone had dropped a- well dropped something - because on the day the Squadron had to do the Battle Efficiency
Test and the block was not looked at.
In anticipation of an air dropable Chieftain tank some of the Squadron have been on a parachuting course. Tpr Scott managed to pack his shute inside out with interesting results - his impact speed was not what either he or anyone else had anticipated.
The new year promises to be wet, cold and uncomfortable, but in keeping with a long standing tradition in the Squadron we will all continue to keep smiling somehow.
Since last going to press the Squadron has had a hectic year. We bade farewell to SCM Deaville, who has left us to become ROMC at BATUS (British ArmyTraining Unit Suffield), and we welcome in his place SCM Payne who has returned from the 0 & M School at Bovington. After a hectic period of Troop training at Soltau the Squadron disbanded prior to re-organisation for Northern I reland. This was because the orbat for Northern Ireland was based on the existing A & B Squadrons; as a result C Squadron personnel were dispersed amongst the other two Squadrons and it was not until September that the Squadron came together again under the command of Major Hickman, who had in the meantime been commanding the rear party.
As with the rest of the Regiment we have had Crew Training at Soltau - which proved to be quite a testing period for all concerned. At least half of the Squadron had never been on a tank exercise before, and in the absence of Major Hickman who was unwell, the Squadron was commanded by Captain Earl who had only just transferred into the Regiment from the Infantry. If it had not been for the help provided by the Second-in-Command, Major Emson, the training might have been haphazard.
By the time the FFR came round the Squadron was permanently under the command of Captain Earl, Major Hickman having left for civilian life. As we were to discover from the various letters
Lt D'Ambrumenil on being informed that he has one minute to get ready for the Adjutant's drill parade.
which emanated from Regimental Headquarters the FFR was to be very much of an old style administrative inspection. His comments are still, at the time of writing, awaited with bated breath.
In 1975 the Squadron converts to the AMF (L) role with responsibilities for the much talked of 'flanks of NATO', whether by the time the Squadron has converted there will still be any flanks worth speaking of is another matter. However, after
annual firing at Hohne twenty members of the Squadron join up with a Squadron of the Blues and Royals for winter warfare training in Norway. The remainder are understandably jealous, but with the prospect of being full time AM F by November, and the possibility of a slightly earlier return to Windsor than the rest of the Regiment the prospects for 1975 do not look too bad.
We seem to have been no less busy than last year. 1973 was brought to a close in December with an Escort for President Mobutu and The Laying up of Standards at the Guards Chapel. The latter being attended by the whole Squad· ron.
In 1974 we began with Troop Trained Aides at Windsor, followed in April by an Escort there for HM The Queen of Denmark. Lt Col WR Edgedale com· manded The life Guard Escort, which happily took place in bright sunshine.
The weather was also kinde. (ie. cooler) for The Garter Ceremony and many said that The Queen's Birthday Parade was one of the best in living memory. Much of the latter was recorded tor the forthcoming film 'Cicero: The Queen's Drum Horse'. However production of this has been delayed for a year due to casting difficulties. (Editor: I hope that is not some awful HCR pun.)
On a sad note we provided a staircase party, under Capt PT Fletcher, and a marching party, under Lt SDG Vetch, for the funeral of HRH The Duke of Gloucester.
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited us in July and took a great interest in our stabling. It was her first visit to the Barracks since its completion.
In September we had a very successful {and wet) Regimental Camp but the horses contracted a virus infection which meant that after camp The Queen's Life Guard mounted dismounted for a period of about three weeks.
Although the horses were still in quarantine, Major CN Haworth-Booth com-
manded an eventful escort for The Open. ing of Parliament (Princess Anne's carriage broke down in The Mall) and Lt PRL Hunter commanded the escort for The Lord Mayor's Procession. Because of the virus infection we have not been able to send any horses to Melton yet. Sadly this may not be possible until Christmas.
No escort is planned before the New Year, but we are busy with numerous
Laying up of Standards.
recruits and the new remounts. It is worth noting that next year's remounts will be "A's" and that, at present, Jimpy is alive and well at the age of 21.
On the competitive side the Regiment was invited by Douglas Bunn to compete in his cross country team event. This aroused a great deal of interest and was televised by the BBC. It took place in March on very hard ground over a natural course and the team was Capt A
Jackson, Maior CN Haworth·Booth, Capt VAL Goodhew, SCM Varley and LCpl Wilkinson. A thrilling ride resulted in us coming third out of about a dozcn tcams.
A number of the Squadron took part in Hunter Trials in the Spring with some success, and it was sad that we could not compete this Autumn, because of the virus infection. It is to be hoped that we can compete seriously next year as many of the horses are well up to the standard required.
Tpr Wallington and Panorama of 3 Tp pulled otf a remarkable double at camp by winning both the Handy Hunter (with Tpr Barrat on Randyl and the Junior NCas and Tpr's showjumping.
In January London Weekend Television made a film of the play Crown Matrimonial, which is shortly to be shown on British Television. This is the story of King Edward Vlll reign and subsequent abdication. The TV Company asked for four State Trumpeters to take part, but, due to the fact that State Dress can only be worn in the presence of RoyalLY, 4 actors had to mime to a pre-recorded fanfare, by no means an easy feat for actors without a musical background. However, after much verbal work on the part of the Trumpet Major, it all worked out in the end.
In May and June the Band flaunted it's high standard of equitation aided by the Riding Master and his Staff. However, in November the Band got it's own back by showing off the new remounts in Hyde Park to the amazement of passers by!
Towards the end of June the Band played at Royal Ascot. We always find we make a loss on this job, even by following Cop oral of Horse Taylor's tips. The following week we spent six days in Bradford on a KAPE tour. We were put up in three very smart Hotels in which the bars had a habit of staying open into the early hours. LCoH Dean was married
Regiment in Ireland. On arrival we WI' horrified at being met by the two 1run' eters stationed there brandishing nl..J Trumpets but SLR's. Our programn·included not only entertaining the troop but also visi ting local hospi1als much II the delight of the Patients and Stllit During the visit a parade was organised 01 the square by the Director of Music wlv rehearsed it with great enthusiasm. 1m' ine then his annoyance when, whilst th' rest of the Band marked time, ;'v1us Manfield took seven extra steps unawafl that he was unaccompanied before 7lL very sheepishly backpedal/ed to his cor
April saw the Band playing for the World Gymnastic Championships at the Empire Pool, Wembley. We found it fascinating to watch at such close quarters although it made us all quite tired at the end of the day.
during this week, and on the Friday we suddenly found ourselves without a percussionist owing to ,he fact that, unbeknown to us, LCoH Harman was best man.
In July the Band paid a visit to the
rect pOSition. The DoM's eagle eye had spotted a number of incorrect halts. The final result was an extra parade which was taken very early the next morning by the Band Disciplinarian and Provost CoH i.e. CoH Hocking! The offending Music-
i ans, Mis Fensom (1 B stone I and Mus Manfield (6ft. 7in.) were drilled severely alongside the DoM's Portakabin. The Band were aghast to find out that the programme included march i ng th rough the centre of Armagh.
However, we managed to get through unscathed, our biggest problem being that on arrival back in England. we found that we had missed the last train home from Swindon.
During October we took part in the Charles I ves' Centenary Celebrations by playi ng in Grosvenor Square in front of the U.S. Embassy. Intermittent storms invaded the programme which was being broadcast live. We all got absolutely soaked with the exception of the DoM who stayed dry due to the intervention of a very kind young man armed with a very large umbrella.
We actually lost a "gig" this year in France due to the fact that the House· hold Cavalry do not wear kilts! It appears that the French believe that the British Army is composed entirely of Scotsmen.
At the moment we are looking forward to our annual trip to BAOR and are in the throes of packing a mountain of kit. The Band Social was a very exclusive affair this year - it being held in 'The Talk of the Town', no lessl A good time was had by all.
We wish Trumpet Major Dodson success in civilian life after spending thirty-one years with the Band of The Life Guards. He has, typically, taken an unusual job in civvy street, namely pall bearingl We welcome Trumpet Major Close from Pir· bright and wish him every success in his new job. This year also saw the departure of SOMC Henslet, CoH Eden,
LCoH Halstead, White and Rose. Our best wishes go with them all. We welcome to the Band Musicians Pope, Reed, Sandell and Harman. We would like to congratulate LCsoH Legge and Dean and Mus Dillon on their marriages. There have been many promotions amongst which one is of special note, that being the DoM's promotion to Major. Congratulations to all. The Band of
In the su mmer of 1973 we learnt that once again we were to go to Ireland. At first nobody knew what role we were to perform, eventually we were designated 'Mechanized Infantry'. 'War Stories of previous tours were trotted out by the veterans, some of them being all of twenty three. These usually took the form of 'when I nearly cocked my rifle' or 'the night our barracks came under heavy air-gun fire'. Somewhere along the line we started talking about 'Bogwogs' and 'Paddies', both of which were acknowledged to be dangerous and unnecessary to a modern world.
After our annual firing at Hohne in January 1974, the 'Monsters' were rugged up and the tank park became a ghost town, inhabited only by the odd REME craftsman, safe enough in the open but very ferocious when cornered. Many of us quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
There followed five weeks of preliminary training at Detmold. The Regiment was reorganized into two Rifle Squadron and a Rear Party. Small but grim faced bands of cavalrymen roamed the barracks clutching rifles. The cry 'Sniper' produced extraordinary reactions. An even more exciting time was had by those on driving courses, for in Ireland we were to be equipped with Landrovers and Mark 2 Ferrets.
Towards the end of this phase 'Pokey Drill' became a popular pastime, rivalled only by Battle P.T. Occasionally we had lectures in the Cookhouse, the most amusing being by Inspector Mcilwain of the R.U.C., which was illustrated by the most grisly photograph album most of us had ever seen. This seemed to arouse a a great deal of morbid curiosity.
Eventually the whole Regiment moved to Staumuhle Camp for the final three weeks of training. Under the guidance of several excellant Foot Guard instructors we learnt to be strong and win the 'hearts and minds' of our Irish brethren. It was interesting to see how popular riots in 'Tin City' became and how often our teachers had to beg us to cool it.
The Staumuhle period was followed by three weeks of what the old stalwarts referred to as embarkation leave. We might have been going on a punitive expendition to Timbuctoo, and indeed some of the more nostalgic behaved as if
they were.
Time sped on, the various Advance Parties slipped away, to lurch down out of the leaden sky at AJdergrove in a creaking Brittania, thoughtfully provided by our crustacean colleagues.
I think that it is fair to say that Ulster is not unattractive.. Between bouts of rain the sun illuminated the countryside like a lantern in a Turkish Bath. We were not the first to find it extraordinary that terrorism was possible in such idyllic surroundings. However, things soon warmed up. (So did the weather).
The Defence Troop made the first find, a .22 Hornet rifle concealed under a wreath in a graveyard. I should here explain that the Regiment had swollen to a Regimental Group. The composition of the group varied considerably during the tour, as Regiments came and went. At first No, 1 Rifle Squadron was detached to Bessbrook Mill and spent a time in County Down and the Newry area. Later they moved back under command of The Life Guards Group and made their home in the Worcester Valve Factory in Armagh.
The weather at the beginning was quite good, later it even became hot and we shed our K.F. shirts and combat trousers in favour of a more dashing 'UgandanParatrooper' look.
I could write reams on the long hours on roadblocks, the 'Grew mania', the nights spent in ambush when one longed for something to happen. It did'nt. The 'bhoys' just would not rise to our challenge. The result was that anybody involved in the most trivial incident immeediately took on the mantle of Audie Murphy. One or two very nasty traps were laid but fortunately The Life Guards emerged almost unscathed. 'C' Company, the Green Howards, tragically lost Private Dicks in a sniper attack in Dungannon, but continued to really 'sort out' their area and emerged with the finest record of any unit within the Group.
Looking through the 'eekly news sheets that were sent back to Detmold, a persistant theme that strikes one is the reassurance that'll soon be back', endlessly varied. perhaps Gough
Barracks was a bore, but those in the outstations had a lot of fun, although life could occasionally be tedious. At least one officer, not remarkable for extravagance, lived off lobsters and shell fish for al most the entire tour! Other enterprising people collected flags, or roadsigns, or more often, abuse. One never really knew exactly what the people thought. From tea with ex-'B' specials with masses of brown soda bread and scones, to whiskey-bottles filled with stout that were pressed on us ("Of course its not poisoned, sure I'll have a drop meself just to prove it") by returning revellers on Sunday nights at the Border, to the ultimate award that a woman can bestow; our presents ran the whole gamut On the other hand, we came in for a lot of jeering, spitting, some stones and bottles and, with enough rarity to make it interesting, the odd bullet. We tried to give as good as we got, ranging from Band Concerts, a show for old people in Keady, and, of course, the inevitable
Regimental Shields, to Shermuly flares and, dare I say it, bullets! Many people were obviously very concerned for our souls. apart from the Padre, and we amassed huge collections of tracts, and came in for a good many lectures from priests of all varieties.
A more serious observation, 'which many people noticed, concerned the opposition. Few, if any, of the terrorists or would-be terrorists that we unearthed were the unselfish Che Guevaras that their propaganda would have us believe. Quite the opposite. For the most part they were snivelling little corner-boys, whose knowledge of Irish history or the reasons forall the 'Troubles' was non-existant. Too obviously, they were just out for the kicks of posing as guerrillas. One felt what a waste it was for soldiers to die at the hands of people who, in another country, might be football hooligans.
During the tour there were two C.S. E. shows and the visit of the Band to liven up Gough Barracks, while films were
shown once or twice a week at most of the larger out-stations. At other times more homely entertainment was provided in the NAAFI, the first time being occasioned by the visit of some paratroopers from Belfast. They left with all sorts of souvenirs of a memorable night!
The tour seemed to end suddenly, although, the hand-over was phased over a week. Guttersloh was drab but welcoming, the German cars new and shiny!
The next day we handed in our empty rifles and contemplated the tank park once again. Oh well, there was the cons· olation of three weeks leave.
Bessbrook Mill temporary home of No 1 Squadron.
It would be quite wrong to think of the Northern Ireland tour as only four months because, while that is the actual period spent there, the training and reorganization takes an additional four months. The period about to be described therefore started in February after Annual Firing at Hohne.
The new Squadron underwent the same training as the Sabre Squadrons and quickly lost its fat to the ringing tones of W02 (SCM) Lumb ordering us to 'dash down, crawl, observe, sights, fire' on the drill square.
With initial training behind us the Regiment moved to a hutted camp on the Sennelager Ranges to give everyone that 'away from it all' feeling. This three week period passed quickly and everyone enjoyed it. The facilities at Sennelager were excellent and included video television and an ingenious Close Quarter Battle range which simulated quite accurately a street in Ulster with snipers, brick throwers and rebel music.
After two weeks leave there was a hectic ten day period before flying from Guter-
sloh to Aldergrove Airport I reland. Gough Barracks in to be our hOQ'le, a rambling structure lIIklich had been up and once actually captured I RA in the 1950's. RCM Young. on arrival, was delighted to find that Square was out of bounds, however
The 'Operational Log' has been recorded in 'The Blue Light' , and does not r uire repetition here. There are, howe> er. incidents which will always be emembered by us. One such incident red during the Protestant Workers e I-Ihich brought the Province to a -s ill. A section of the Defence
Training at Staumuhle - more real than the real thing!
illusian was spoilt when a helicopter landed on it. Helicopters became a feature of our lives they landed and took off every few minutes all day and frequently by night. We soon settled in with Defence Troop defending us, the Quartermaster supplying rations to some 2,000 men and the Commanding Officer commanding 1,000 men of a dozen different cap badges - we never did discover who commanded the other thousand.
The Operations Room was constructed by LCpl Mathews, The Regimental Carpenter and an incredibly complicated switchboard by LeoH Cruddace which monitored the many different radio nets. A week of settling in followed before we were ready for the arrival of the Sabre Squadrons.
Troop discovered a tree which had been felled across the road. Their task was clear and, after attempting unsuccessfully to remove the tree with a Pig, the commander (LCoH Beel) asked a farmer if they could borrow his Caterpillar Tractor. He agreed but the vehicle broke down in the rriddle of the road and the section was called away for another task. Shortly afterwards Lieutenant N. P. Hearson, the Troop leader arrived, assessed the problem and concluded, quite understandably, that the tractor also was deliberately abandoned. He called up a Sapper bulldozer and had the tree and the Caterpillar tractor pushed into the ditch much to the annoyance of the friendly farmer.
The main problem for most of us was
not being able to get out of Barracks often enough; but rosters were soon adapted to enable ORSQMC Cherrington and the Orderly Room and all the departments to join patrols. The Commanding Officer and Second-in-Command who travelled enormous distances in their Rover Group, were never short of extra volunteer shotguns. The Adjutant, Regimental Corporal Major and Provost Corporal of Horse, CoH Theakston regularly chartered a sand coloured Austin 1800 to pay impromtu visits on the outstations to ensure that the 12 different cap badges under command were not wearing 12 different orders of dress.
Surgeon Captain C. Goodson-Wickes mercifully was not kept too busy except initially when LCoH Borthwick his chief medical orderly tripped over the 'black bag' when running to administer first aid to a casualty and broke his collar bone.
The Padre took fi I ms of us back to the wives and Rear Party in Detmold and then brought theirs out to Ireland having censored them carefully.
There are so many soldiers that have not been mentioned who worked hard, not least the I ntell igence Section who worked day and night snooping for much needed information to keep the Regiment going but enough has been written already
The worst feature of the Regiment's departure to Northern I reland in May was the length of time it took everyone to go. Three weeks of 'Has your Husband left yet?' 'Mine's still here'; at last they were all away and we could get on with the task of doing without them for four months.
The Rear Party, under Tom Hickman and Don Charles, worked hard to organise activities for the wives. There was something to interest everyone including whi-st, run by Kathy Heide; Keepfit, run by Carol Knight; riding courses, .22.shooting, darts and netball. We also had football matches between the wives and the under 18 soldiers. I think the spectators enjoyed them more than the players! The swimming pool was open every day, but hopes of basking in bikinies were shattered as it rained most of the summer.
The Families Office was run by three brave NCO's (who said they would rather be in Armagh). They coped with our groans and dished out the post. Wives gathered in the coffee room next door to read their letters from the Errerald Isle always the highlight of our separation. Our coffee room was open every morning
with Ashie Cummins as Kettle-boiler in chief. The Blue Light, the Regiment's magazine from Ireland, and The Red Light, our contribution to them, also made avid reading together with the Lothian News, the circular sent out by Don Charles.
We had our own wives club room, the "Top Notch", for evenings and weekends which was run by Gaye Young and a hard working committee.
By June, talk was turning to R&R. Sunday lunches started and were held in the Cookhouse every fortnight. These were a great success, providing good food, no cooking and cartoons to keep the children quiet afterwards.
The Families Office organised several outings, including one to the Rhine Army Horse Show (in the pouring rain), a day at Hanover Zoo and a visit to Hameln followed by a Bar-b-q in the country. There was a trip to Fastasialand in Holland, an excursion to Potts Park, Minden, and a boat trip to the Weser. Surprisingly nobody fell in.
Several wives busied themselves with the population explosion and seven Life Guard babies were born during the time
in these days of paper shortage. The Commanding Officer handed over command to the incoming Regiment on 10 September and probably made history by having commanded more men than any other 'armoured' Commanding Officer since the War. The Regiment left Ireland shortly afterwards, and returned to Detmold for three weeks well earned leave and a considerable sense of achievment.
the Regiment was away.
Photographs of what the men were up to in Ulster caused great interest on a board in the 'Top Notch'. Live films were taken of our activities here and one showed the Kindergarten's Sports Day ending with the Mum's sock race and all the children in tears!
August's big day was the 'It's a Knockout' contest on the 11 th with two teams of 13 from the wives and members of the Rear Party. There was a great deal of water everywhere, but everyone enjoyed themselves. At the end of the month there was a Bar-b-q and Barn Dance at which Don Charles was presented with a briefcase 'from Don's Dolies', showing our affection for the terrific amount of work he and his team had put in to make the time go faster.
With the begfnning of September came mounting excitment at the Regiment's return and the welcome prospect of leave. Reunited, our activity, depression and loneliness were soon forgotten - untH the next time!
The Cresta as a sport is for the proverbial maddogs and Englishmen only. Who else would travel down an ice run at speeds in excess of 75mph lying on a toboggan weighing over a hundred weight with no steering or brakes, with ones nose only inches from the ice? (Editor: The author's nose being closer to the ice than most people's)
"Will he fall? Has he approached the corner too fast? He's away are you alright?"
Then the awful sinking feeling when one's name is called and one grasps that it is one's own performance that is about to be judged. The butterfl ies dance a wild fandango somewhere in the nether regions- and then the sudden launch into the unknown. As the speed increases
with one's nose only inches from the ice" Lt D'Ambrumenil at the top of the Cresta.
Most people do the cresta run once to prove to themselves that they can do it and then find that they can't do without it. As a stimulant it is as addictive as heroin. The atmosphere at the top of the run is similar to a dentist's waiting roomeveryone sitting in a hut round a stove in silence, a few magazineslying around onchairs and tables, and hoping that one's name won't be called. The commentary crackling over the loud speaker-
(and the acceleration is considerable) so fear is replaced by exhiliration. The fact that the crowd is there only to see a crash is immaterial. As each successive corner is negociated so the temptation to take the next one just that bit faster increases the last straight, the final uphill and then the end of the run. "Was it faster than last time - perhaps I could have gained a tenth of a second if .... ."
and so on. Satiated with speed one makes the anxious enquiries that will help to knock off those vital tenths on the next run, and so one returns to the dentist's waiting room to wait.
Although we have nothing on the shelf to show for all our efforts last season we have given a good account of ourselves, and in fact the latter half of '73 season saw us go without defeat.
During the summer months we lost a few stalwart players on posting, W02 (AQMS) Durston, Cpl Glusing, The Paymaster and others, and at the moment we are in the process of rebuilding, and with the young soldiers we have the future tends to look bright rather than murky.
So far this '74 season we haven't won a league game but hopes are high that we will start the new year on a winning note. The following have represented the Regiment during the past months: Tprs Dickson, Grant, Hastie, Bruce, Cfn Dixon, LSgt Hoadley and McGivney, LCpls Haworth, Lowery, CoH Knowles, SSgt Coombes and Lutman, 2nd Lieut Knipe, Surg. Capt. Goodson-Wickes and The Rev A Roberts. Perhaps if we all took the field at the same time we could achieve a favourable result or two!
The Basketball team have started off quite well this season. We are entered in two competitions at the moment, the "Detmold Garrison League" and the "4 Div" stage of the BAOR charrpionships.
In the Detmold Garrison League we have played once 71 Aircraft Workshops which we lost 36 - 37. In the 4 Division stage of the BAOR championships we have played three times:
14/20 Hussars Won 59-18
1 RHA Won 46-10
24 Missile Rgt RA Lost 83-47
We are very fortunate this year in that we have two tall players, RCM M Young at 6ft 7%" and Sgt Graham RAPC,also 6ft 7%". This is a great asset to the team. Other regular team members include Sgt McQuilkin,APTC, LCpl Davy, CoH Whyte, Tpr Evans, Sgt Cosway and Tpr Dove.
The Regimental Rugby team has only reformed after the Regiment's return from Northern Ireland. At the time of writing we are halfway through the Season and our record is:
In the Army Cup we beat the 2L1 by 15 points to 8 but then lost after a very hard game, in pouring rain, to the 141 20H 7- 15. There is a full fixture list for the rest of the year and we hope to well in the RAC Cup in February.
CoH Whyte has been playing regularly for 4 Div. and has just won his Cap for the Army (BAOR). Lcpl Knight and LCgt Sadkowski have a regular place in the 4 Division side.
Sgt Me Quilken, Regimental PTI, after winning the SAOR Squash Championship.
Since our return from Northern Ireland there has been a resurrection of interest in Squash. This is largely due to the arrival of Sgt McQuilkin who is an accomplished player, and recently won the Soldiers Division of the BAOR Squash Championship.
Unfortunately, in spite of the activities of the newly - formed Squash Club, members of the Regimental team have found it difficult to add an occasional win to the inevitability of the PTl's! However we hope that, military duties permitting, further practice and instruction will produce marked improvement.
The following have played for the Regiment:-
Sgt McQuilkin, Capt A. Roberts, Surg Capt C. Goodson-Wickes, Major S. Gilbart-Denham, Lt I.S. Forbes-Cockell, Sgt Dyckhoff, CoH Daysmith and RCM Young.
A comparatively new team started the '73 - '74 season. Having won the first two matches then hit a bad patch and lost 4 on the trot. However, things picked up later in the season and we finished in a reasonable position in the league. Cup-wise we lost to the 9/12 R. Lancers in the first round of the Army Cup, but had our revenge in the following April when we beat them 3-2 to get to the semi-final of the Cavalry Cup BAOR Zone. Unfortunately we lost 5-1 to the 15/19 Hussars in the semi-final.
Lothian Barracks, Detmold, is situated beside beautiful wooded countryside. It is an ideal area for those who I ike to keep fit by running. !f it rained less it would, however, be far pleasanter.
A late start was made to form a cross country team after the Regiment returned from Ireland. At the end of crew training at Soltau a Regimental run was held to try and spot potential runners. The rain held off for the only time in the period, and approx 180 Life Guards "ran" round 2% miles. The first four were EME, Tpr Johnson, Tpr Treble and the Adjt.
A team has been formed, and some training and races achieved. Training has been difficult because soldiers have been commited to trade courses. In view of the late start and limited training results have been quite good, and those involved are getting a lot of satisfaction from this.
18 Nov Bde Champs teams
3rd out of 5
29 Nov Div Champs 6th out of 12 teams
20 Nov 4 Div League 6th out of 10 teams
7 Dec Westphal ia league 4th out of 8 teams
The team did not qualify for the BAOR final, but Tpr Johnson ran as an individual. There was a fiasco, with the first five runners getting lost, Johnson included. He has, however, been given a place in the Army final as a result.
The team only ran the last race out of the five that formed the 4 Division league. The final result, however, put us fourth from the bottom.
The future plans include a number of German Civilian 'Waldlaufen' and a host match for the Westphal ia League.
The LAD should not be forgotten, as a scratch team entered the REME BAOR Championships, came second and as a result wiil have a free trip to the REME Championships in England.
Regular runners (in approximate finish· ing order) have been:
Tpr Johnson, Capt Snodgrass (EMEI. Tpr Coffey, Sgt McQuilkin (APTCI. Tpr Treble, Capt Ellery (Adjtl. LCpl Parkinson, LCpl Parkinson, Tprs Windebank , Bootland, Batch and Griffiths.
The Royal Windsor Horse Show-Services Team ShowJumping- Teams were 1st, 2nd and 4th (1st: Capt VAL Goodhew on Troilus and Capt A Jackson on Unicorn.
Team Tentpegging - 1st (SCM Varley on Tracy, LCoH Sanderson on Ulrich. ) LCoH Sanderson also came 1st in the individual and won at Leicester and at The Royal Tournament.
Summer Camp.
Offrs & SNCO's Showjumping: Major CN Haworth-Booth on Ypres.
JNCO's & Tpr's Showjumping: Tpr Wallington LG on Panorama.
Offrs & SNCO's Handy Hunter: Capt VAL Goodhew on Yarborough & SCM Gibbs on Randy.
JNCO'S & Tpr's Handy Hunter: Tprs Wallington & Barratt, LG, on Panorama & Randy.
Best Troop Sports Day: 2 Troop LG. (The Bernard Welsh Trophy)
Indoor Basketball: 2 Troop LG. I ndoor Football: 3 Troop LG.
Since the last edition of The Acorn there have been many changes in the stables. At the beginning of the year SCM Batey handed over the stables to CoH Slater, the other members of the stables team remained much the same under the overall direction of Major Hickman as Stables Officer.
January through to the end of March saw the second half of the Weser Vale Hunt Season pass off successfully. As can be seen from the WVH notes the weather was reasonably kind and the only thing which interfered with hunting was training for Northern Ireland. The tour of duty in the Province by the Regiment left the stables slightly understaffed because Tprs Hunter and Gynane decided that they would rather fight for Queen and Country than groom horses through the summer. Tpr Gynane has now returned to the fold of the Stables Troop, only slightly the worse for wear having managed to get himself shot through the shoulder. Needless to say he has received rather more ragging than praise - a prophet is not without glory
Whilst the Regiment was in Northern Ireland the normal summer activities in BAOR went on, the highlight being the Rhine Army Show. At this show the Regiment swept the board carrying off no less than thirty two rosettes and three cups. The Mounted Squadron had better look to their laurels! In addition to the Rhine Army Horse Show the Regiment distinguished itself at the Berlin Show, the Bielefeld Show, the Hohne Show and the Falligbostel Show, and a number of other small local shows.
At the end of the summer the horses were given a brief break before the Hunter Trial Season started and CoH Slater, after six months in the stables departed for the senior department - the Mounted Squadron. He has been very much missed and it is hoped that he, his wife and family, are enjoying life at Knightsbridge. With his departure, and before the Regiment returned from Northern Ireland, CoH Sherwin RHG/D 100ked after the stables.
The Hunter Trial Season was chiefly characterised by the dampness of the weather. Autumn and winter 1974 i"';
Germany must be about the wettest on record. Amongst the Hunter Trials which the Regiment entered were the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guard Hunter Trial at Munster, a German cross-country competition at Dusseldorf and the RHA Hunter Trial in Detmold. At this point the Regiment returned from its post - Ireland leave; CoH Whyte assumed the management of the stables and Captain Joll took over from Major Hickman as Stables Officer.
The wet weather continued and sadly for all concerned, the WVH Hunter Trial at Sandebeck had to be cancelled because the ground was like a sponge. This was a great pity as LCoH Ruane, aided by CoH Sherwin and various members of the stables staff had built a challenging course including a fearsome - looking ski jump. However, the weather prevailed and the event was cancelled. The Rhine Army Hunter Trial the following weekend, however, was held because water is never a problem on the sandy soil of the Senne. By this time the horses were beginning to feel the strain of too short a break in August, and the Regiment only entered a very small team. Even so, the Regiment managed to get 'in the frame' in every class except the Novice. In that class the Stables Officer distinguished himself on Utopia by having a crashing fall at the one - but - last fence infront of the entire stables troop. Much beer was consumed as a result.
After the Rhine Army Hunter Trial it was decided to rough-off those horses which were constantly going lame. So, Sefton, Widow and Shylock (the three hunt horses) were laid off until February. In their place the Hunt staff took on Utopia, Young Pretender and Yukon. To date all three horses have gone extremely well. This has meant that, with a riding course running, there is a shortage of black horses for hacking every day. This shortage will continue through until the summl:!r but is inevitable.
As to Riding Courses; the Regiment is currently running the second of three preliminary courses for the rest of BAOR. The standards achieved on these courses
largely depends on the starting standarc of soldiers on the course. Captain (R M Jackson came out to inspect the stables during the first of the courses in December. His visit coincided with the Hun: Ball and so it may have been that hi, comments were somewhat clouded by the effects of the Hunt Ball week-end, at any rate the Stables Officer was not seen for several days; it was rumoured that he he had fled to a health farm.
For the future - the Regiment is returning to England in the Autumn, but it is hoped to get in a full Show Jumping Season before handing over to the Blues & Royals.
Hunting will, weather permitting, continue until the end of March, and so with Riding Courses as well, the diary is as full as ever.
The Editor of The Acorn always requires these notes when the season is only half way through, hence one tends to report the latter half ot the previous season and the first of the present season. Since these will be the last WVH notes appearing in The Acorn for the next four or five years perhaps now is the time to depart from tradition. Suffice it to say then, that last season was hunted through to its conclusion with scarcely the loss of a day owing to bad weather or other unforseen events. Before leaving last season altogether, however, one must record several changes in the Hunt which occured from Christmas to March.
First, and possibly most important, it was decided to put the Hunt on a more permanent and somewhat wider base by increasing the membership of the Hunt Committee. Since the majority of the Hunt subscribers are German and in view of the fact that the Hunt could not operate without the consent of the local farmers and landowners, Herr Dr. Gerhard Schenk and Herr Horst Moog were asked to join the committee. Major Dicky Randall, as our largest landowner (being the Chief Range Officer at Sennelager) was also invited to join the Committee. They all agreed, which meant that the new Committee consisted of:-
Chairman:
Joint Masters:
Hon Sec:
Members:
Major Hickman MH
Captain Joll BAMH. (Hunti ng Master)
Major Watts (SSO Detmold)
Herr Dr. Schenk
Herr Moog
Major Randall (Chief Range Officer, Sennelager)
It was then decided that for the forthcoming season (1974175) a provisional Meet Card for the season would be published as a 'document for discussion'. It is only fair to say that as a new departure the all - embracing Meet Card has not been a success because it has led to a certain amount of misunderstanding. However, the best laid plans - of mice and men .
The 1974 season offically opened on 5 October at Schloss Holshausen with Major Hickman carrying the horn - Captain Joll
From left to right:
Capt Jackson, Capt JoII, Capt Stringer and LCoH Ruane.
was still sunning himself on a Greek Island at this stage. The pack is as large this season as it has ever been. At the end of the season the Hunt had a new litter off Ajax and Frolic (Hapless, Harness, Happy and Hopeful) and during the Spring a further litter from Ajax and Easy (Ike, Iris, Ikon and Irony). Both these litters have produced good size· Bloodhounds and at the time of writing both Hapless and Happy are hunting with the full pack. As to the rest of the hounds; Ajax having fullfilled his purpose as a stud hound has been removed from the pack, as has Grizzle who would not hunt. Xenophon has been retired but stays in the kennels for schooling young hounds. On a normal day the following hounds leave the kenels:-
Chary Fanny Gypsy
Charity Frolic Goldfinch
Easy Doubtful Endless Hapless Emperor Harness
Which is the most hounds that the hunt has constently had out since it was formed.
The second Meet of the season was at Schloss Vornholz, where Captain Joll (back from his leave and carrying the horn) took a gateway at rather too fine an angle and put himself in bed for a week with several stitches in his leg. It should be reported, however, that he
only went to hospital after he had finished both lines.
The season continued with Meets at Wedlinghausen, several on the Senne, Wulfinghausen. Captain Joll took the hounds, by invitation, for a week-end to Gonnebeck in This week-end was an unqualified success. The horses, grooms, hunt staff and hounds were put up by Oberst.Lt von Low and his wife. A fairly large field turned out, despite very cold and wet weather, along with about a hundred spectators. Hounds ran for nearly twenty kilometres, split into two lines.
After the hunt the local riding Club gave a Ball in the evening and the following morning, when the hounds were walked, a large if somewhat bleary eyed crowd turned up to watch. The previous day's hunting was notable in one respect in that at one point the hounds managed to get behind the whole field; the second line was run mostly through a large and very thick wood. Hounds came to a cross tracks and went the wrong way. Captain Joll and LCo H Ruane set off in Pursuit, the field however was taken the correct way by Frau von Low, which meant that by the time Captain Joll had got the hounds back on the right Iine they were behind the entire field. Visions of the field getting to the quarry before either
hounds or Master flashed through his mind and it was only by dint of much hard galloping that hounds beat the field to the end of the line.
On the return trip from Gonnebeck the AD Horse Box broke down, and to date it is not yet back on the road. This has been a severe blow because, for various reasons, the horse box which the Regiment was to buy during the summer did not materialise.
November was characterised by four events; the Hunt Ball, the departure of Major Hickman, the visit of Captain Bill Stringer and the awful weather.
The Hunt Ball, held on 30th November, was only a part of a week-end of parties starting with a party kindly given by the 9th/12th Royal Lancers on Friday evening, followed by the Hunt Ball Meet on the Saturday morning at Schloss Vinsebeck. Hounds ran very strong leaving everyone, including the Hunt Staff, behind on what was a very wet line. Many people were kind enough to give dinner parties before the Ball, and the Masters gave their customary party at Major Hickman's house. At the Ball itself the dance Band of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars provided the music and The Life Guards Spiel bank gave guests the opportunity to try and make or lose the cost of their evening. About 150 people attended and the last guests leftat 7.30 on Sunday morning.
So it would seem that once again the Hunt Ball has established itself as a worthwhile feature of the hunting year. On Sunday The Life Guards gave a large buffet lunch party, followed by Indoor Show Jumping run by Captain Rodney Baker, and in the evening Dr. Schenk gave a supper party for the Committee. Captain Stringer, who had come out for the week-end· was feted by one and all. It was very good to see him again.
Major Hickman, on retiring from the Army after the Hunt Ball, left the hunt in the sole charge of Captain Joli.
This would have made Captain Joil's job almost a full time one if it had not been for the help, support and encouragement given to him by Major Brian Watts. It is perhaps appropriate at this point to thank Major Watts for all the ti me and effort he has expended on the Hunt. It is largely through him that the Hunt has assured for itself, for the foreseable future, a place in the way of life of this part of Germany. To him, and his wife Barbara, the Hunt Committee extend their heartfelt thanks.
The Hunt Ball signalled the end of 'normal hunting' until the moment of writing. The weather closed in with a vengence and became so wet that the only place where it was safe to go was the Senne. The Hunt is extremely lucky to have the Senne so close at hand, and to havein Major Randall such a keen
On December 13th the Mess dined the Commanding Officer, Lt Col S.E.M. Bradish-Ellames out of the Regiment. It was a great night enlivened after dinner by SQMC Johnson and CoH Eden taking it in turns to try and outdo each other with jokes and anecdotes.
Unfortunately Mr Jack Eason was unable to come and hang the Brick for us on the 20th, so Lt Col S. E. M. Brad ishEllames officiated. The Brick was well and truly hung and the Colonel was last seen being carried out of the Mess in the small hours of the morning. He has not been seen since, but we have heard he survived and wish him well for the future. The New Year was seen in with great
popping of balloons and Sekt corks. Quite a few people went first footing and some were still at it the next day at lunchtime. On the 7th January our new Brigade Commander, Brigadier M. R. Johnston, paid his first official visit to the Regiment and we were delighted to entertain him to lunchtime drinks in the Mess. During early February the Squadrons had their individual dinners in the Mess. These were functions where the SCM and his NCO's and their wives sat down to a Mess dinner and then rounded the evening off with dancing. They have been a great success.
The next two months were quiet due to the Regiment training for Ireland,
supporter. The demands on the Senne are many and varied - from military training of all descriptions to shooting game. I: is a tribute to Major Randall that he has al most without fail managed to find somewhere on the Senne for hounds to meet, usually at no notice whatsoever and in the face of opposition from all the other varied interests. His departure from Sennelager in the Summer will be a sore blow to the Hunt.
For the future; The Life Guards return to Windsor in the Autumn and the Hunt will once again become the preserve of the Blues & Royals. This is therefore the last Life Guard season for some years to come. Since The Life Guards took over the pack from the Blues & Royals there have been many developments. New lines have been establ ished, old lines discarded. The pack nearly doubled in size and the number of subscribers up too. However, one must avoid sitting back, the Hunt is a developing organisation and although it has come a long way in six years it still has a long way to go. It is hoped that the Blues & Royals will have as much fun with the pack as The Life Guards have had and The Life Guard element of the Hunt Committee wish them every success in the future and, good hunting!
and block leave before going. On the 27th of April we held a Mess dinner to which all the wives were invited. The numbers attending meant we had to hold the dinner in the Cookhouse. It was a wonderful evening; SQMC Johnson, after being presented with a medal for passing his First Class Education with seven bars, entertained us and we said goodbye to W02 Lerwell. Everybody then returned to the Mess where they danced until morning.
The Mess then moved to Gough Barracks, Armagh, Northern I reland. On our first night we were reminded it was for· real by the sentry in the Sangar just outside the Mess window firing two shots at
what he described as a bandit with a gun. It must be said that though the noise of the shots was very loud the conversation hardly faltered and not a drop of beer was spilt. During our stay we had as Mess Members NCO's from ten different Regiments and units, who were under Command from time to time. We were pleased to welcome the Silver Stick Colonel H.D.A. Langley into the Mess for lunchtime drinks when he visited us in June, and Major General P.J.N. Ward was also entertained for drinks during his visit in June. During our stay we were visited by two CSE Shows and we entertained the casts to a buffet supper and drinks after each show. We left Northern Ireland after a series of farewell parties, the first one being for 653 Squadron Army Air Corps who had served us so well during our stay. The evening started with the RCM and SCM losing a bottle of Whisky each by betting SSgt O'Brien, a free fall parachutist of some note, that he could not free fall from 6000 feet onto the square in Gough Barracks. SSgt O'Brien won his bet. Our own farewell was a great success and most of the SNCO's of the units under our Command were able to attend and the festivities went on well into the early hours.
After our return to Detmold and block leave we held our Welcome Home Ball in the gymnasium. This was a wonderful evening which 550 people attended. The organisation was superb thanks to SCMs Payne and Juleff. The buffet produced by the Master Cook, OMSI McDonald was one of the best we have ever had and it all had to be done on the day the Cookhouse was having its annual FFR. It is hoped that the inspecting officer did think the troops fed like that every day.
We then all rested to build up our strength for the Christmas season which started with a Dinner for the members and their wives; 200 people sat down to good food, good wine and very good service, the latter being provided by troopers from the Regi ment.
The Band came on the 18th and had hardly got off the bus when they were playing for the troops Christmas Lunch. On the 19th the Superintending Clerk, WOI Charters- Rowe, arrived with a party of 34 brick hangers. This was a tremendous effort on their part and all the Members were proud to have them with us.
Mr Jack Eason arrived on the 18th to hang the Brick and everybody was delighted to see him. It was wonderful to reminiss with him, he joined The Life Guards 63 years ago and became RCM in 1934, the year the present RCM was born. The Brick itself was hung on the 20th in a Mess bulging at the seams with all the NCOs from LCpl upwards, the Band and the brick hangers from England. It was well and truly hung, Mr Eason excelling himself reminding the younger Members of the Mess what the Brick meant and some of the traditions of the Regiment. Then followed 48 hours of drinking, with very little time for sleeping and eating. The culmination of the weekend was a Band Concert in the Mess on Sunday evening. Band Corporal Major Walthew and his Band excelled themselves. From fun clapping and singing through all the range to serious music they
held us enthralled. It will be a long time before we have such a memorable evening again.
So we look forward to 1975 with Hohne, Soltau and Canada and then in mid October - Windsor.
During the year we have said farewell to W02 Lumb, promoted to WOl at New College, Sandhurst, ROMC Cottee, W02 Lerwell to civilian life, W02 Deaville to TOMC Batus Canada, W02 Miles to RAC School Bovington, CsoH Slater and Kelly to Knightsbridge.
We welcome back SCM Payne from Bovington, CsoH Willis, Craig, Shaw and Dugdale from the Guards Depot.
The Senior Members of the Mess are: WOI(RCM) M Young, ROMC Cornish, TOMC Johnson, SCM Wardell, SCM Payne, SCM Juleff, SCM Mitcheson and SCM Batey.
Top Left: Visit of the Colonel.
Top pictures: The pursuit of Gluttony - Life Guard Style.
Left to right: 2Lt Bruton, Capt
Centre picture: "March on the Band!"
The Band in the Mall, Armagh. (See Band Notes)
Bottom picture: SOMC Skyring receiving his LS & GC Medal from Brigadier A.C.S. Boswell.
by wo n c. W. Frearson
tt is January 1974 as I write these lines. The shop windows are blacked out in Peascod St and St Leonards Rd, Windsor. They were blacking them out on just such a drizzly, foggy, December afternoon when I made the trudge down Peascod St and St Leonards Rd on the afternoon of 1st December 1941.
I was wearing the garb of the recruit before he becomes a recruit, raincoat, suitcase containing change of underwear, toothbrush etc etc.
We were losing the war, the Russians were hell-bent on Moscow and Rommel's men were ploughing across the Western Desert. The Yanks hadn't been dragged in as yet. It was not a cheerfull time to live through, rather like to-day. But I was joining a posh mob and had few doubts that, with my assistance, the fortunes of King George VI's army was about to change for the better.
Right at the heart of the fog, (as Dickens says in 'Bleak House'), was the gloomiest, dingiest building in the gloomy town of Windsor. You've guessed. Combermere Barracks. The habitat of a posh mob. 'I wonder' (I thought to myself), what sort of places the Foot Guards and lesser breeds inhabit - must be even more akin to Wormwood Scrubs".
I remember stumbling through the dark into the icy cold, high ceilinged barrack room. Then the first intimation that I was joining a 'posh mob'. It was a voice, plummy and posh to the nth degree. It appeared to come from a burly figure weilding a Brooms Bass as though he had never handled anything less dignified than a riding whip. The voice said; "Are you a recru it" -I was too shocked to answerand the voice went on; "Because if you are, then I am senior to you by half an hour, so I suggest that you take another broom and help me sweep out the room. The class will be back shortly and then we can put up the blackouts, have a fire and put the lights on". I complied with the order. The floor was knotty and seemingly very dirty but we could not see what effect we were having until a tall, thin Cockney arrived and joined us in the fatigue. He was 'Gus Chennell.
The class arrived back, a very mixed lot, the stove was lit, the lights were switched on and the full glory of our new home was revealed. The ceilings were over 16Y2 feet high, thanks be to Queen Victoria whose personal intervention, in 1864 had made them so. She had not foreseen a day when they would be heated by one single coke stove in the depth of winter.
The 'voice' which I had first encountered behind the bass broom belonged to John Pennington Harman. He was in the next bed to me, with Chennell on the other side. We went for tea, with issue 'digging kit' and were served with liver, which seemed to have been crossed with leather, and chips. All the work of Rodney Stone, Chef de Cuisine of this very posh establishment.
Afterwards, as we had not yet been 'accepted', we were allowed out and Chennell, Harman and I went to the Theatre Royal and had two brown ales afterwards, . then 'home' with the trumpeter echoing his ancient call of 'Last Post' around the barracks, wh ich I hardly ever thought I would grow to love.
After 'acceptance' by Colonel Lane-Fox during the next morning, Harman went into The Life Guards and Chennell and i into The Blues. We were all three 'squadded together' in "S" Class.
Right from the beginning of our recruit training, Harman questioned the need to 'small circle' boots and blanco webbing in order to win the war. He and I were always the last two to leave the room for the NAAFI each night, because we were talking the whole time instead of polishing.
His father owned Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel and he had done some globetrotting, lumberjacking in Canada and New Zealand. He had such a tan that he got the nick-name 'Sabu' after the Indian boy film actor. Despite his hefty build he shunned to join in the roughhouses we sometimes held at night, dumping the biscuits from the old iron beds into the middle of the room and letting off our surplus energy in sham fights. He seemed timid in many respects.
At bayonet practice with straw dummies, on the 'barrack field', Sabu could never raise the scream we were expected to make as we 'charged'; "Come here Harman", called the Cpl, (Charlie Phipps),
"You are just like a big, soft wench". Nor would Sabu put boxing gloves on in the gym
He was tough in quite another way. His idea of weekend leave was to go rock climbing on Lundy Island - with a mass of expensive gear bought at Harrods. One such bit of gear, for instance, was a blue-silk lined sleeping bag.
The barrack room windows were open at night when the Orderly Officer passed down the verandahs after "Lights Out', but as soon as he had gone, the great sash windows would be closed against the bleak, December winds. But "S" Class windows would always be opened during the night by some mystery man. All sorts of innocent members of the Squad were accused of this act of sabotage until one night, Shaw heard someone moving and shone a torch, to discover Sabu in the act of opening the window. At breakfast next morning, the culprit was given hell by the rest of the Squad. 'If your so bleedin' fond of fresh air, why don't you go and kip on the verandah?' said Chennell.
"I jolly well will" said Sabu. That night he took his sleeping bag on the verandah, (it was freezing weather), and laid it right across the path of the Orderly Officer, not, I might add, intentionally. The 0.0. went sprawling over the sleeping Harman, whose excuse for his strange behaviour did not seem either plausible or sane to a bruised and very indignant Subaltern.
After being inspected one Monday morning by the Squad Drill Instructor, Wally Christie, who had apparently had a 'good week-end', Harman,after. the Officer had inspected us again with SQMC Christie, Sabu took a pace forward and called, "Permission to fall out Sir, please". "What for?" asked the Officer. "I seem to have forgotten to put on my rifle sling" explained Sabu, thus not endearing himself to Cpl Major Christie who had declared, "Squad present and ready for your inspection, Sir".
He did the same thing once again, the next time being, "Sir, I appear to have put my second best boots on by mistake" (having already got away with the inspection). Eventualjy, we passed out on the Square aAd then we moved on to the Guards Armoured Training Wing at Pirbright and were split up. It was quite
obvious that Sabu Harman was even less suited to the Foot Guards than to the Household Cavalry types of war-time recruit training.
I last saw him in the Y.M.C.A. one Friday evening in summer or spring '42. He was moaning as ever. This time, because we held kit-inspection on Saturday mornings and someone had swiped the greater part of his kit. Over all, his plan was to tip up his small kit, or what remained of it, on his bed on Saturday morning, (making nil effort to 'lay it out' in the prescribed manner of the Foot Guards).
"And when the Picket Officer comes round, I shall say - 295822 Trooper Harman, The Life Guards, Sir. Deficiencies too numerous to mention, otherwise kit present Sir". We tried to dissuade him and failed. On Saturday mid-day, the news spread that the Picket Officer had put him in the 'nick' for taking the 'mick'.
He was returned to Windsor and shortly afterwards was discharged as unsuitable for Household Cavalry training.
I had a letter from him, he was in the Royal West Kent Regiment. Sometime, I think in '43, I had another letter stating that he was now a Lance Corporal and in I ndia. I never heard from him after that.
In June 1944, whilst in the 2nd Household Cavalry Regt. waiting in Paddockhurst Woods to go to Normandy. The furthest one could go from camp was Hayward's Heath. I went to Haywards Heath on a day off duty, bought some Penguin books and the 'Daily Mail' and got the train back to camp. Then I opened the paper and the right hand columns of the 'Mail' were headlined, "King of Lundy's Son Wins V.C. in Burma", lower down the page was a photograph captioned 'Lance Cpl John Pennington Harman, Royal West Kent Regiment'.
I could not believe my eyes. I enclose his citation from the Gazette and all members of The Life Guards will see that he bore a Life Guard Regimental number from the day he joined until the day of his death and his greatest achievment. It was strange in after years to hear from others who had known him in the Household Cavalry and claimed to have recognised in him the man who would eventually win the Victoria Cross,
albeit in another Regt.
The above words are an attempt to recall the man who joined 'half an hour
before me' who couldn't charge straw dummies with a bayonet but did it quite well against live Japanese.
an article on the Regiment's new tie with the German Army.
Two Brigades are stationed in the area of Detmold; one is the British 20 Armoured Brigade and the other is the German Panzerbrigade 21. In time of real crisis in Europe it is clear that these two Brigades would probably have to work together. Over the years that the Bundeswehr has been stationed in this area some Regiments of our Brigade have seen the importance of getting to know their German counterparts better. The main difficulty on our side is the length of time that we are stationed in one place. Add to that the time spent either training for or actually in Northern Ireland and you can imagine the difficulty in establishing a contact that is something more than superficial. This must be very frustrating for the Germans. They are very much aware of the need for co,operation and do all they can to encourage it. But the German Battalions are normally permanently in one area based on a territorial connection. No sooner has a contact been established and begun to flourish than the British Regiment moves off to some distant corner of the Empire and than the process must begin 'allover again. But in spite of all these problems we have come a long way. The main thing is that then we are all aware of the need for this contact and do our best to make the most of it.
Our Associated Battalion (Regiment is no longer a part of the German military vocabulary) is Panzerbataillon 213, a part of Panzerbrigade 21. The Battalion was formed in July 1956 as Panzerbataillon 1. At that ti me it was stationed at Dedelsdorf in North Germany. With the reorganization of the Bundeswehr in 1957 Panzerbataillon 1 moved to Augustdorf not far from Detmold, and that remains its present location. At that time the Battalion was renumbered and became Panzerbataillon 213, consisting of 6 Companies. In 1959 the Battalion was split
to form two separate Battalions 213 and 214 both of which remained at Augustdorf.
What the Battalion lacks in History and Tradition it makes up for in the self confidence gained from intensive training and the keenness of all ranks.
As a result of our varying history and development we each have much which is of interest to the other. Through our present association we can both learn important lessons from each other. We can only hope that our current contact will continue to deepen and flourish. At a ceremony in Rommel Kaserne at Augustdorf shortly before Christmas to mark the formal association of the two Regiments, two gifts were given to the regiment by Panzerbataillon 213. The tank is a cast iron model of the German Battle Tank 'Leopard' mounted on a four foot plinth bearing the silver emblem of the German Panzer Troops. This was presented by the Officers of the Battalion. The N.C.O.s presented an engraved 105mm Shell Case. These generous gifts will remain in the Regiment as a memento of the close association formed by the two organisations; an association which must be reflected throughout NATO if the all iance is to mean anything in real terms.
H.L.S.
All the British war cemeteries I have visited have been kept beautifully: the Tehran War Cemetery is no exception. It is small in comparison with those vast and impressive cemeteries in France arid Belgium. Nevertheless it is' the resting place of 552 Allied Servicemen, and one Nursing Sister, who died in this part of
the world during both World Wars. Memorial stones in the cemetery commemorate 3580 of their Comrades who have no known grave.
Two Life Guards are buried here : 294702 Trooper Alexander Shaw Jones 4798980 Trooper Gordon Freeman. Both these soldiers were recalled on Mobil isation on 1 September 1939. Jones had served in the Regi ment from 1928 to 1936. Freeman was in the 13th/18th Hussars for the same period and became a Life Guard on recall from the Reserve. Both died in September 1941 while serving with the First Household Cavalry Regiment.
I would be glad if any readers of The Acorn could put me in touch with relatives of these two deceased Life Guards. " there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England ......... "
ABSH
Gooch
Assistant Military Attache, Tehran, C/o The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SWl A 2AH
Volunteers from The Mounted Regiment were asked to join The Blues and Royals in an exercise in Malaysia. Out of all the names submitted, Tprs Castel ow Reid, Baldwin and McDermott were chosen along with myself.
We arrived in Singapore on 1st October 1974. We were taken to Nee Soon Camp which was to be our home on and off for the rest of our stay in the Far East. The Mounted Regiment eliment of the Squadron were detailed off to be SHO's protection section with Tpr Reid on the bren, Tpr Castlelow as his No 2, Tprs Baldwin and McDermott as riflemen and myself as Section Commander.
The first two weeks we were attached to One Troop for our initial training. This
helped us very much as we took part in all the ambushes, patrols and mapreading. At the end of this training we took part in a three day map reading exercise. This meant that for two nights we were to sleep in the jungle. Everyone was a little apprehensive as it was our first time, but the two nights passed without incident. By the end of the exercise we were all very tired and we had learnt not to take the jungle as a joke.
We had one more exercise the following week, but most people's minds were on the week after that, which was our Rand R.
During the Rand R, Tprs Castlelow, Reid, Baldwin and McDermott tried their hands at Scuba diving whilst spending
three days on a desert island. My time was taken up with riding the Sultan of Johore's Polo Ponies, and teaching Scots Guards, Black Watch, REME and RCT to ride. There was also plenty of time for sight seeing and for one to enjoy one-self.
The whole exercise was rounded off with a final week in the jungle. This is where all the training received came in hand, as our job was to protect SHOo During the week we practised ambushes, patrols and map reading, at which everyone had to go.
All the Troopers did well, picking up all they were taught and taking the change from horses to jungle very well. I think everyone at SHO was pleased with the accomplishment and enthusiasm of the element from The Mounted Regiment.
Lieut Colonel A. LEMOINE, O.B.E.
Died 19 April 1974. Aged 72 years. Served September 1916 to May 1938 as an other rank.
Director of Music The Life Guards from May 1938 to November 1958.
Major R. W. HALL, R.V.O.
Died July 1973. Aged 66. Served January 1942 to September 1945.
Lieut K. F. PREBBLE
Died 1st August 1973. Aged 52 years. Served 19 September 1944 to 10 September 1945.
2 Lt G. H. WI LSON·FOX
Died 27 November 1972
Served 1918-1919 in 1 LG.
295289 Cpl E.K.A. BARRETT
Died 7 November 1974
Served 1939-1945.
295985 Tpr E. BRETT
Died 13 June 1974. Aged 50 years. Served 1942-1946.
4372 L Cpl S. J. BUNYAN
Died 28 September 1974. Aged 83 years. Served 1914-1918.
299567 CoHo L. B. CLUNEY
Died 26 February 1974. Aged 65 years. Served September 1926-September 1938.
24048238 Tpr J.J. P. CORBETT
Died 11 August 1974 (in the act of saving a girl from drowning in the River Thames). Aged 26 years. Served February 1966 to March 1971.
294112 W02 G. M. EASTON
Died 1973. Aged 80 years. Served March 1911 to November 1933.
2702 Tpr G. C. EDWARDS
Died 10 March 1974. Aged 86 years. Served November 1909 to April 1914.
294850 Tpr A. W. GIBBS
Died 2 September 1974. Aged 63 years. Served May 1930 to February 1946.
3785 Tpr S. GOODMAN
Died January 1974. Aged 80 years. Served 1915-1916.
294279 W02 A. L. GREEN
Died 1 April 1974. Aged 79 years. Served February 1915-March 1936.
294491 L Cpl H. F. HARRIS
Died 26 March 1974. Aged 72 years. Served June 1921 to August 1927.
295092 Tpr W. T. HOPE
Died 23 September 1974. Aged 58 years. Served November 1935 - April 1946.
23770039 L Cpl J. W. MACKENZIE
Died 25 June 1974. Aged 35 years. Served March 1960 - April 1962.
4061 Tpr A. S. TARRY
Died 1973. Aged 81 years. Served 1915-1916.
4169 Tpr A. WILKINSON
Died 16 February 1974. Aged 80 years. Served November 1914 - April 1919.
295086 Cpl J. W. WILLS
Died 1973. No details.
Lieut Colonel, The Marquess I of, K.G., O.B.E. Lieut, D. M. R. C.
Captain P. A. H. lAshley-Cooper, Major, The Hon. A. J. H. P. M. Lieut, The Hon. N. IAstor of Hever, Captain, Lord IAstor, Major, The Hon. J. J., M. B. E. Astor, Lieut, The Hon. J. J. IAthorpe, 2nd Lieut, J. C. 2nd Lieut, R. F. J. ,Bailey. Lieut, J. C. R. ,Baillie, Colonel I. B. ,Baillie, Major, The Hon. P. C. ,Baillie, Lieut, R. S. G. ,Balding, 2nd Lieut, G. B. ,Bartlett, D. ,Bates, Major 10M) W. R. ,Beauchamp, Lieut, Sir Brograve Bart ,Beaumont. Captain, The Hon. E. N. C. ,Beck, 2nd Lieut, C. ,Beck,2nd Lieut, E. P. ,Bentley, Captain R. D. C. ,Bickmore, 2nd Lieut, P. C. IBoldero, Captain E. D. ,Borwick, Lieut, The Hon. R. S. Boyt, Major, H. D. E. Bredish-Ellames. Lieut Colonel, S. E. M_. O.B.E. Brocklehurst, Lieut Colonel, Sir Philip Bart Brooke, Lieut Lord Bruce Lockhart, Lieut L. Bullock, Lieut E. A. W. Bulow, Surgeon Lieut Colonel G. H. Burkitt, Lieut M. T. C. Butler, 2nd Lieut J. G. Cambridge, Major, The Marquess of, G.C.V.O. Cape, Major D. Chiesrnan, Major A. N. K. Clark, Lieut A. G. Clayton, 2nd Lieut C. S. Coats, Colonel B. M. B.• O.B.E .• T.D .• D.L. Cochrance Dyet, Vet Lieut Colonel I. G. C. Coles, Lieut G. R. P. Colthurst, 2nd Lieut G. S. O. Cookson, Lieut Colonel J. C. B., D.S.O. Cooper, Lieut J. R. H. Corrie. Lieut J. B. Creswell, Captain J. N. Crofton, Captain Sir Malby Crosfield, Major R. J. G. Cuddigan, Lieut M. W. Curtis-Bennett, 2nd Lieut D. D. H. H. Dalzell, Vet Lieut Colonel J. L. Davies, Lieut R. P. M.
Dawson-Walker, Rev E. P. Dean, Lieut A. F. S.
Dent, Captain J. A. Diacre De Liancourt, Major K. W. Dipple, Lieut I. A. K. Dolbey, Captain R. H. G.
Domvile, Captain D. B. H.
Dormer. Captain The Lord Drummond, Major P. H. Dunn, 2nd Lieut W. H.
Elborne, Lieut R. E. M. Ellerington, 2nd Lieut D. A. R. Emmet, Major J. A. G.
Fane, Colonel J. P., M.C. Fellowes, 2nd Lieut N. P. J. Ferguson, Major R. I.
Foster, Colonel N. P.
Franklin, Major M. FUller, Lieut A. G. F.
Fuller, Major Sir Gerard Bart
Fuller, Major J. W. F.
Gaselee, Lieut N. A. D. C.
Geard, Lieut D. A. A.
Gemmell, Lieut J. R.
Gerard Leigh, Colonel W. H., M.V.O. Gill, Captain J. C.
Gooch, Colonel Sir Robert Bart, K.C.V.O., D.S.O., D.L., J.P.
Gooch, Captain R. J. S.
Gooch, Major T. R. S., M.B.E. Gordon-Dean, Lieut D. G. J.
Goulder, Lieut P. R.
Graham, Major General Sir Miles, K.B.E., C.B., M.C. Grandy, 2nd Lieut W. Greenaway. Lieut J. M. B. Gunn, Lieut P. M.
Halford, Lieut M. J.
Hanbury, Captain T. F. J., M.C.
Harding of Petherton, Field Marshal The Lord, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.
Hardwicke, Major, The Earl of Hardy, Lieut Colonel, Sir Rupert Bart
Harland, Lieut R. M. B.
Harris, Lieut H. L. K.
Head, Brigadier, The Rt. Hon. Viscount, P.C., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C.
Head, Captain, The Hon. R. A.
Heald. 2nd Lieut M. W. B.
Hearson, Major N. E.
Henderson,2nd Lieut W. S.
Henley, Captain, The Lord Hillingdon, Captain, The Lord Hills, Lieut Colonel 10M) R. J. T.
Hoare, Lieut H. R.
Hoare, Captain V. C. S.
Hobhouse, Lieut P. R.
Holliday, Captain G. V.
Howlett, Lieut T. J. W.
Imbert-Terry, Captain A. H. B.
Ingham Clark, Captain R. A.
Jackson, Major (DoM) W., M.B.E., A.R.C.M., psm
Jones, Captain A. E. R.
Kelly, Lieut L. C.
Laughton Scott, Lieut E. H., O.C.
Law, Captain V. R. A. S.
Leigh Pemberton, Lieut N.
Lewis, Lieut H. K.
Lister, Captain G.
Lithiby, Lieut J. C.
Livingstone, Lieut J. W.
Lowther, Captain G. H.
Loyd, Major R. L., O.B.E., M.C.
Loyd, Major W. T. V.
Machin, Captain J.
Mackerill, Lieut D.
Marlborough, Captain, The Duke of Manners, Captain, The Lord
McAlpine, Lieut W.
Meredith Hardy, Lieut Colonel, A., M.V.O.
Middleton, Lieut D.
Montgomerie Charrington, Major H. E.
Morgan Jones. Captain D. G.
Morley, Captain A.
Morrison, Lieut The Hon. C. A., M.P. Nevill, Captain, The Lord Rupert. Nicholls, Lieut Colonel (OM) E. S., M.B.E. Orde, Major R. P. G. Orr, Lieut V. J. H. M.
Palmer, Captain D. V. Palmer. Captain K. R. Paravicini. Major N. V. S. Patterson, Major W. G. Peach, Captain 10M) F. Peake, Major P. L. Pearson, Lieut A. R. Pennington-Ramsden, Major Sir William, Bart Percy Davis, Lieut N. Petherick, Captain G. R. Petherick, Captain C. Philipson, Major C. R. Pilkington, Lieut S. M. Pocock, Major M. D. Poole, Colonel, The Lord, P.C., C.B.E., T.D.
Portsmouth, Lieut, The Earl of Powle, Lieut, Colonel D. B., M.C. Pownall, Lieut Colonel G. H. Pratt, Major, The Lord Roderic Profumo, Major P. Pyman, Major H. A. M. Raison, Lieut P. N. Raynsford, Lieut R. L. Reid, Lieut D. A. Riddell, 2nd Lieut J. P. S. Roberts, Major 10M) D. G. Rothschild, Lieut The Hon. C. N. J. Rous, Major, The Hon. G. N. Royle, Lieut A. H. F., M.P. Ruthven, Lieut S. Sainsbury, Lieut, The Hon. J. D. Sainsbury, Lieut, The Hon. S. D. D. Sainsbury. Lieut. The Hon. T. A. D. Schroder, Lieut B. L. Scott, Lieut Colonel, Sir James Bart Seel, Lieut C. A. Seely. 2nd Lieut C. W. Seilern Aspang, Lieut P. A. Sheffield, Captain R. G. Spencer, Captain, The Earl Stapleton-Cotton, Lieut, The Hon. D. P. D. Stephen, Lieut B. M. L. Stevens, Lieut P. H. R. Sturge, Lieut A. C. L. Summers. Major J. D. Tate, Lieut H. S. Thacker, Lieut D. A. Thompson, Major (RM) W. L., M.B.E., D.C.M. Thompson, Captain N. L. Thompson, Lieut R. S. Thynne, Lieut, The Lord Christopher Thynne, Lieut, The Lord Valentine Tree, Lieut A. J. Tree, Captain M. L. Turnbull. Brigadier. E. M., O.B.E. Tyrell, 2nd Lieut T. K. H. Vincent, 2nd Lieut P. M. Vivian. Captain R. C. G. Ward, Colonel E. J. S., M.V.O., M.C. Waterhouse, Captain A. G. Waterhouse, Captain, The Hon. C., M.C. Waterhouse, Major, C. H. Watson, 2nd Lieut, Sir James Bart Watson, Captain O. M. Wettern, 2nd Lieut C. M. Willder,2nd Lieut R. J. Williams, Lieut Colonel B. R. Wills, Lieut A.A. L. Wills, Major J. L. Wilmot, Major M. S., R.A.P.C. Wilson. Lieut E. R. P. Woollcombe, Lieut J. H. G. Wordsworth, Major C. W. Wordsworth, Major F. R. B. Wright, 2nd Lieut M. J. Wyndham, Captain M. P. Young, Major J. D. Young, Major M. A. L.
Officers Commissioned in other Units
Baker. Lieut Colonel H.• O.B.E. Brown, Lieut F. Clark, Lieut Colonel A. R., M.C. Curnick, Major R. J., M.B.E. Devlin, Major H. J. Dudley, Lieut J. Durbin, Captain B. C., M.C. Duke, Major H. T. Eaton·Hall, Major J. H. Eckel, Lieut A. G. Holmes, Major D. R.
Jackson, Major G. M.
Jordan, Major J., M.B.E., M.e.
Mackinlay, Lieut P. R. D. Mahon, Lieut S. e. F. McGurgan, Major J. J. McCarron, Major W. Mitchell, Captain J. B. Pickworth. Major E.E. Roberts, Major H. W. S. Shortland, Lieut K. A. Sisterston, Lieut R. S. Smith, Major E. Wheeler, Captain A. E.
Non Serving Warrant Officers N.C.O's and Troopers
23929065 Abbott, T. 24076505 Aberley, J. A. 24096729 Adams, e. M. 22205102 Adams, N. D. 3679 Aimsworth, R. E. 24144252 Alexander, J. 24021511 Alexander, J. L. 23716671 Alkinson, J. W. J. 22143111 Allanson, W. 23215688 Allen. A. R. 21032448 Allen, J. L. 24096633 Allen, P. 22112098 Alvis, F. H. 294484 Anderson, D. J. 294606 Anderson, P. F. 294286 Angus, G. J. 22556032 Archer, T. W. 22556820 Argent, B. G. 23929081 Ashton, K. P. 21046678 Ashwell, R. W. 294576 Askew. E. G. 23865733 Aspinall, D. 295354 Aspinall, J. H. 23716671 Atkinson, J. W. J. 296067 Aubrey, G. J. 23215758 Austin, M. J. 21060246 Austin, R. 2246 Avery, W. H. 3706 Back, C. A. 22556352 Bailey, A. F. 23015086 Bailey, I. G. 23244563 Baker, A. e. 296731 Baker, F. 14253799 Baker. G. A. 3125 Baker, L. A. 295512 Baker, L. J. 23222818 Baldwin, G. T. H. 294260 Ball, J. 23772004 Ball, R. 19188626 Baine, A. J. D. 24021516 Bamforth, C. 295181 Barker, E. 22556949 Barker, J. N. 24021555 Barker, S. 6085562 Barker, W. 299068 Barlow, E. H. 2927 Barlow, G. F. 294650 Barnes, M. H. 299049 Barnes, W. C. 21000085 Barnfield, D. 24125857 Barr, D. H. 23969368 Barraclough, K. 23969287 Barrass, J. N. 294657 Barratt, G. H., M.B.E. 24076599 Barrett, R. J. 22763009 Barron, J. 294786 Bartlett, G. 23865822 Bates. A. W. 2702809 Baughan, H. A. 299358 Baxter, S. F. 23215308 Beal, M. 294410 Beal. W. E. 296523 Beales, A. W. 24096686 Beard, D. 6012541 Beatwell, E. 3660 Beck, C. R. 295016 Beck, T. A. 22205509 Beckett, R. I. 3085 Beckham. W. H.
295320 Bedson, C. W. 296420 Beint, L. G. W. 5883849 Bell, E. W. 4270073 Bending, J. R. 22556862 Bennett. A. 296796 Bennett, G. K. 296236 Bennett, R. 22042772 Benson, C. G. 295454 Benstead, R. W. 296216 Best, R. 294817 Beswick, R. J. 24125944 Bethell, W. E. 296283 Biggerstaff, A. C. F. 22044191 Biggs, P. J. 295543 Billiett, F. G. 22205929 Billinghurst, A. C. 24021522 Birch, P. A. 3292 Birtwhistle, P. 295249 Bishop, V. T. H. 2105 Blackmore, S. 19141115 BJagrove, G. A. 2028660 Blake, C. B. 22205210 Blake, P. 23215020 Blomley, A. S. 10257 Blow, E. 296368 Bobbin, N. E. 24096644 Bonarius, J. 296196 Bone, M. A. 24076449 Borrett. A. B. 22364280 Boswell, D. W. 23708765 Bottomley, A. P. 23215914 Boult, L. W. 23687537 Bourne, B. W. 22556062 Bowden,K. 23969303 Bowen,C.B. 24070313 Bowler, A. G. 23135493 Bowler, C. L. 24021474 Bradbury, S. M. 295408 Bradbury, W. 299454 Bradford, E. J. 23870848 Bradford, T. R. 22205686 Brady, K. 23604244 Bragger, K. B. E. 295798 Brain, P. 296554 Brammer, W. E. 299452 Branch, W. H. 24021434 Branney, R. 299185 Brewer, P. F. 23969326 Bridger, J. E. 296405 Briggs, J. 329665 Brisco, C. A. 24021538 Broderick, B. G. 23215020 Bromley. A. S. 295499 Brook, J. B., M.M. 296107 Brookman, D. 23929181 Brooks, B. R. 23969252 Brooks, J. B. P. 21001383 Brooks, R. T. 22763734 Broomfield, J. 294541 Brown, F. 24021528 Brown, G. 296814 Brown, J. B. 296653 Brown, L. E. 295036 Brown, L. H. J. 294916 Brown, T. 294421 Brown, W. C. 24024677 Brownlee, R. E. 294920 Bruce. H. A. E. 294001 Bryant, C. A. 23328898 Buchanan, J. W. R. 6734012 Buck,J.W. 4369 Buckles, F. 23215537 Buckley, C. B. 294979 Bullock, V. J. 22205755 Bunn,J.D. 24076432 Burke, J. 295529 Burkhill, T. A. 296224 Burman, E. 23772318 Burnand, K. R. 23879595 Burnard, F. W. 22205033 Burrows. L. W. 24021512 Burrows, N. 24048251 Bursill. E. N. 24076515 Bush, H. W. 24220372 Butler, A. C. 24076440 Butler, B. W. 4010 Butler, S. E.
21000017 Butterfield, J. E. 329255 Butterworth, L. 22047706 Byron, S. L. U. 24076576 Camerson-Wilson, W. A 24076541 Camp, G. H. 22205478 Campbell, M. W. St. A. 24076491 Carruthers, T. F. D. Carter, E. 14098921 Carter, R. J. 22474127 Casey, T. F. 295981 Casson, W. B. 440 Cavendish, A. 295486 Cawte, L. 295234 Cawthorne, J. 22205031 Cayton, V. E. 23969364 Chadburli, J. 295576 Chadwick, L. R. 299517 Chadwick, W. A. J. 24096613 Chandler, R. M. 24021569 Chaplin, T. C. 24048285 Chapman,A.A. 295019 Chapman, A. J. 764124 Chapman, C. L. 296664 Chappell, H. 22329097 Charles, J. G. 24076423 Chari wood, A. 295209 Charnley, E. 22073685 Charter, R. A. 320973 Chessman, W. H. 4975728 Childs, B. 3819 Chipp, A. 24020333 Christensen, J. P. 296409 Clark, H. 24076587 Clark, L. M. 23725467 Clark, T. J. 299526 Clarke, A. J. 296761 Clarke, A. R. 22493574 Clarke, D. L. 23879617 Clarke, D. W. 22086808 Clark e, R. J. 294568 Clarke, R. W. 24048263 Clowrey, C. F. 295360 Coates, J. 23679031 Cobb, R. J. 294701 Cockburn,R. 22468852 Cockett, D. H. 24125992 Colclough, J. W. 23879502 Cole, T. 24164794 Coles, S. P. 299527 Collingham, W. 23679068 Collins, M. L. 295440 Collinson, K. B. 23215178 Collum, L. D. 19089240 Conder, S. W. 22143063 Connelly, B. J. 328638 Connor, A. A. 2941 Conroy, T. 24041699 Convey, N. 295639 Conway. J. W. 295537 Cook, A. 296806 Cook, H. A. J. 4040 Cook, M. 4285 Cook, W. E. 21056675 Cook, W.W. 295483 Cooke, D. F. 296787 Cooke, D. W. 294897 Cookson, J. H. 4981158 Cooper, B. 295538 Cooper, D. E. 295324 Cooper, J. 24125898 Cooper, R. A. 295832 Copeland, D. F. 23215465 Corbett, G. L. 23160894 Corden, A. J. 22556635 Corner, B. 24021592 Cosgrove, J. 22556617 Cottee, A. B. 295101 Cottington, A. H. 3527 Coulson, C. 22194250 Court, N. W. 24021565 Cowell, C. F. 24021486 Cox,G. T. 295341 Cragg, R. W. 295188 Crane, C. A. 295268 Craven, C. 22205717 Crawford, A. T. 23679003 Creech. R.
24Q76561 Creighton, P. 24048244 Crellin, D. G. 23679051 Crews, C. S. 296263 Crichton, S. J. 24076443 Critchley, J. N. 23679032 Crocker, D. 24076482 Crombie, S. H. 24076409 Crosby, S. M. 407936 Cross, W. J. 22125200 Crowther, W. H. 23865727 Crowther, R. I. 299538 Croxon. R. E. 24158849 Cullen. S. T. D. 23870878 Culley. R. J. E. 24096680 Cummings, J. 299367 Cunnell, J. 294777 Curtis. R. J. 24021492 Curzon. G. A. 14404539 Cust, J. 5833483 Cust, S. P. 24096742 Cutmore, S. 2975 Dabson. W. J., M.B.E. 23875078 Daly, A. 24076567 Daniels, B. 24021472 Daniels, C. M. 24012701 Darby, K. M. 22556680 Davies, L. B. 24096708 Davies, T. 299532 Davies, T. F. 23675175 Davis, B. 23386516 Davis, B. 22556450 Davis, B. L. 295544 Davis, J. G. 24215204 Davison, D. T. 295646 Day, W. L. 24048214 Dearden, B. 2918 Dearing, W. S. 14087491 Debenham, J. A. 295292 Deering, P. F. 295912 Denny, J. L. B. 24096640 Dernie, S. J. 24231232 Desmond, T. H. 24048339 Oeste, M. R. 23929118 Dibden, A. 24125949 Dickinson, K. 23215162 Digby. D. A. 24096629 Dillon, M. 24164645 Dillon, N. R. 295009 Dive. A. T. 24096635 Dobson, J. W. 22476512 Dodd, M. W. 296008 Dodson, D. S. 7961491 Dodson, D. W. 24048257 Doehren, D. 23970968 Donnan,C.K. 21067567 Donnelly, D. P. 23929073 Doodney, G. V. 294218 Dorrian, W. C. 23865820 Dougall, P. 295962 Douglas, T. W. 3446850 Dowd, R. E. 296732 Downs, L. 23969293 Doyle, M. 22770402 Dunn, J. 295941 Dunsmore, H. B. 296535 Durrant, F. 2241 Durrant, W. 22400104 Durston, J. D. 24021425 Dutton, N. J. 295767 Dyer. F. W. 23865849 Eade, N. P. 24259623 Eagle, R. 296789 Earl, N. 299158 Eason. A. W., M.B.E. 23215608 East, M. B. 294635 Eaton, W. 22556651 Eccles, T. 299248 Eden,G. 23361293 Eden, S. J. 23837845 Edgar, J. 22841337 Edwards, D. A. 2494 Edwards, F. 294281 Eldridge, J. D. 24048300 Elford, C. R. 21000125 Eling, R. T. 24021408 Ellis, R. E. 328768 Elmore, P. R.
22205384 Embley, L. 23215420 Errington, W. G. 24125943 Evans, T. 22149941 Everton,B. 24164612 Evetts, R. D. A. 23679062 Fenna, B. 22866804 Fennings, R. G. 19123994 Few,D. R. 23215363 Fewings, R. K. 22205481 Field, W. B. 22556592 Finch, D. V. 23878179 Finch, J. A. 294562 Finch, T. C. 24086018 Fincken, G. H. 23215582 Fisher, A. P. 23969292 Fisher, J. C. 22556012 Fisher, P. A. 24253479 Fitzjames, G. S. 299555 Flemming, L. 22881998 Fletcher, J. B. 296337 Fletcher, K. H. 24076551 Flinton, M.M. 22371535 Ford, L. 22205382 Forsyth, D. 23879651 Foster, A. J. 22205198 Foster, R. 23969388 Fowles, L. H. 24096741 Fox, A. J. 22556181 Fox, F. 295206 Francis, H. H. 23969329 Franklin, I. G. 22556626 Franklin, T. S. 24048335 Frazer, D. J. 23215027 Freer, T. J. 23347740 Friend, E. 22556024 FrOUd, F. 23286387 Frost, R. B. 294939 Gable, R. 23701511 Gadd, I. D. 23969306 Gajdus. B. 23865806 Gale, R. 23969272 Gallagher. J. 23222662 Galloway. E. G. 5332704 Garbutt. R. L. B. 329681 Gardner, E. J. 21000159 Gardner. T. R. 4259 Garner. A. R. 4041 Garrett, G. H. 4109 Garrett. H. A. 22556926 Gascoyne, G. R. 24021498 Gaskell, J. S. 2648 Gates, F. C. 296370 Gates, R. L. 23879616 Gal/atly, W. N. 296341 Gibbs, G. O. 295161 Gibbons, R. 23865831 Giles, F. H. 3229 Gillespie, A.A. W. 296718 Gilliland, J. B. 295662 Godley, M. T. 4389 Godwin. G. E. 294507 Golden, J. 23679064 Goldsmith, B. C. A. 296792 Gooch,D.A. 294441 Goodall, H. 2515 Goodall, W. A. 24096772 Goodbody, T. 299544 Goody, F. G., M.B.E. 22371538 Gordon, F. 24277054 Gore-Lloyd, C. R. 23489569 Gower, R. J. 23879606 Graham, I. C. 299429 Gray, F. G. 294958 Green, A. 295315 Green, J. R. 23929114 Green, L. 329167 Green, S. A. 22205528 Greening, G. K. 2907 Gregory, B. 296701 Gregory, C. F. 24021439 Grey, H. W. 22205697 Griffin, H. W. 24096800 Griffin, I. 3825 Griffiths, F. G. 295140 Grimsley, H. F. 21033979 Groom, J. 296173 Groves. C.
294755 Gummer. S. W. 3188266 Gunn, I. D. 24096614 Gutteridge. J.J. 24041877 Hadfield, J. 294726 Hale. G. B. 294991 Hall, J. F. 296657 Hall, R. M. H. 23843219 Hall. R. K. 24164790 Hallum, S. J. 23929062 Hallworth. R. 23969262 Halstead. D. 295262 Hampson, E. 22410615 Hancock, J. F. 22556429 Hannell, R. E. 295119 Hanson. C. 23929199 Hanson, N. J. 22205784 Hardcastle. R. 22205338 Harding, H. 23215901 Harding. M. W. 21000087 Hardman. C. E. 296574 Hardy. G. 5344143 Hards, A. C. 296619 Harger. F. T. 22556994 Hargreaves. E. 22205112 Harlow, A. H. 2331033 Harman. B. A. 299032 Harman, H. 295044 Harnden. L. 23929158 Harnett. J. W. 23215717 Harrington. C. A. 294491 Harris, H. F. 14929127 Harris, J. W. 23215493 Harris, T. A. 296827 Harrison, A. 23215746 Harrison, J. E. 23905063 Hart, P. R. 220 Hartley. J. 24048258 Hartnell, T. 24125976 Hartwell, R. 22556486 Harwood,B.E. 22556329 Harwood, M. 23865861 Hay, B. J. 24076444 Hayter, M. D. 296215 Hayter, J. 294035 Haywood,H.G. 296361 Heal. H. 24048386 Hearne. B. W. 22378735 Hedges, D. 24076459 Heeks, W. A. 22360732 Heffer. P. F. 832259 24021418 Henderson, D. 24021530 Henderson, J. R. 22904543 Henderson, M. 22214483 Henslett. A. J. 23969323 Herbert, M. P. G. 4825 Heritage, G. H. 22205747 Hewett, P. M. 22205847 Higgins, D. G. 24031495 Hill, R. A. 23929194 Hill, W. 24021584 Hindley. P. J. 23917721 Hine, R. J. 23794873 Hirst. J. C. 22556141 Hitchcock, W. B. 295980 Hitchman. G. H. 296747 Hobbs. L. V. 23816036 Hodson, R. W. 22556410 Hogben. R. 23969271 Holberry, B. W. 6408745 Holder, L. T. 23936517 Hollingdale, E. A. 23865761 Hollingrake, J. A. 295772 Holmes, R. A. 23936830 Holmes. A. J. 24021515 Holt, S. 23929153 Hooper, A. 24000161 Hooper. D. 22556891 Hopton. W. 294446 Horner, A. J. 21003123 Houchen, F. 19001275 Houghton, S. 23215248 Houldsworth, D. A. 2867 House. F. 23215322 Hovington. J. L. 23929030 Howard. R. P. 295346 Howe. J. M.
295414 Howe, W. D. 23969362 Howell, P. A. 22205864 Howells, B. 23969350 Howlett, D. F. 24048375 Hudson, O. S. 23875069 Hudson, H. 22055062 Hudson, D. L. 24274736 Hughes, D. C. 24048245 Hughes, E. 22457418 Hughes, P. 23969229 Hulbert, P. J. 23366525 Humphreys, B. 294812 Humphries, T. 3325 Humphries, W. J. 24076586 Hunt, S. J. 22205397 Hunt, S. J. 23197187 Hunt, W. 23679173 Hunter, B. W. 24179488 Hunter, G. 295557 Hurst, E. N. 14942511 Hurst, J. G. 23215814 Hutchings, C. E. 24048274 Hutchinson, T. W. 294803 Hutchison, J. 296674 Hutton, R. J. 23929077 Hyatt, T. J. 328872 Hyde, C. R. 24228847 Hyde, P. C. 294709 Hyland, A. H. 23969354 Iddon, R. A. 23215069 Illingworth, J. B. 24076537 Imrie, T. A. S. 24048349 Inglis, M. C. 23965105 Ingram, C. G. W.
3285 Inseal, T. W. 295560 Irons, W. 22556613 Irvine, G. 23215590 Ivin. R.B. S. 24259408 Jackson. S. L. 14079633 Jaggard, D. H.
295186 James, A. 21127713 James,J. D. E. 23970253 James, M.
3648 James, O. C.
3942 Jarvis, A. H. 22691010 Jarvis, A. J. 328345 Jarvis. A. L. 329220 Jarvis, V. D. 23969316 Jefferies, M. A. 22205087 Jeffery, W. A. 22827991 Jenkins. H. R. D. 294967 Jenkins, J. H. 23865195 Jennings, J. 23215930 Jensen, A. P.
3045 Jestico, P. W. 299268 Jewell, E. G. 24021477 Jewell, R. E. 24076506 Joblings. A. E. 4695984 Jones, A. 23865747 Jones, B. L. 24076534 Jones, D. S. 23929061 Jones, E. 24096793 Jones, F. G. 296352 Jones, G. C. 3531 Jones. G. H. 295285 Jones, I. O. 23969393 Jones, K. G. M. 24021507 Jones, M. D.D. 294591 Jones. S. 24269544 Jones. S. J. K. 23969389 Jones, T. 24021470 Jones. W. I. 4166 Juggins, H. 296681 Kane, R. 24164695 Karlson, J. 295881 Keen, P. G. 24030391 Kelly, N. 22556599 Kelvie, B. D. 22017229 Kemp, A. J. 23929494 Kendrick, R. N. 317426 Kennedy, R. 24076572 Kennington. P. R. 23029836 Kent, A.
23273224 Kerwin. S. 22205117 Kidd. M. A. 24125855 Killby. M. L. 24048275 Kime, A. 22205773 King. D. D. 294450 King. J. 23865900 King, J. B. 21000055 King. J. H. 296199 King, W. S. 22859755 Kingman, R. 5391613 Kingshott, W. 22556089 Kipps. T. 24048306 Kitching, N. 295459 Kitson, H. 295699 Knight, H. J. 22556037 Knight. M. 23865782 Knowles, W. S. 22012738 Knowles-Brown, P. 23929063 Knyvett, P. S. V. 24021436 Kotarba, P. R. 24076486 Lacey, C. R. 312481 Laing, A. 24213109 Laing. S. A. 299511 Lambert, H. 299520 Lamberth, A. J. 23865743 Lancaster, N. A. 24048291 Lancaster, R. D. 23865722 Landon, M. W. 23452546 Landsberg, J. T. 22205706 Langton, L. E. 3493 Large, A. V. 2581 Laven, G. 796687 Lawn. G. A. 22205654 Lawn,G. R. 7258923 Layland. W. 22205031 Layton, V. E. 21053435 Lea. N. 23969384 Leach. C. B. 24076527 Leather, R. K. 295808 Leaver, J. A. 23865741 Leavitt, C. J. 294846 Ledger. J. H. 22556791 Lee, C. D. 23078927 Lee, J. T. 823767 Lee, S. J. 23951496 Leivers, R. W. 296130 Lelliott, J. H. 22556168 Lerwell, W. B. 4547 Leverton, P. R. 21000141 Levet. O. R. 4862696 Levine, H. 3480 Lewis, S. C. 294839 Lewis, V. 294443 Lewry, J. 294154 Lifford, A. 295471 Liggins, F. H. 2616319 Lloyd. E. O. 24103888 Lloyd, M. J .• 2829 Lloyd, R. A. 103524 Lloyd, R. M. 296305 Lock. G. R. 299277 Lockett, H. J. 23969280 Lockwood. W. J. H. 24048352 Long, M. 23722929 Long, M. J. 23929019 Lott, J. R. 23969379 Love, R. H. 22556817 Lovell. D. A. 24096755 Lowther, M. J. 23969333 Lowton 23929059 Lucas, M. F. 296174 Lummis. R. G. 23865793 Lund. R. 23951733 Lundie, P. 4032 Lunn, F. M. 22351126 LYnam, D. H. 295446 McCart, S. F. R. 22049363 McCorkell. F. 23215369 McCoy. D. J. 23969212 McCutcheon. M. S. 22205067 Macdonald. D. G. 295299 McDonald, R. 19145592 McGahan. P.
294735 McGarth, W. 24096763 McGlade, P. W. 24164737 McGrath. W. 294341 Macintosh. W. H. 24259286 Mcintyre. G. J. 24262172 Mcilveen. F. 24021488 Mackenzie, S. W. 729768 McKie, S. 23687366 Mac Knocker, R. S. 299496 McLachlan. B. 296823 McLean, T. A. 294971 McNelly. J. W., M.V.O. 24076493 Mack, A. P. E. M. 295076 Madden,E.G. 24048261 Maguire, A. P. 24076549 Maitland, I. 294790 Maker. L. R. 23215971 Malpass, T. 23969251 Manetta, M. R. 22078667 Mann. R. J. 296680 Manning, G. J. 24096776 Mansell, R. J. 299548 Mansey, W. G. 23416917 Mantell, A. D. 295473 Mantle. E. T. 19102922 March, J. 2655790 Markillie. R. A. 24096722 Marsh. S. T. 294797 Marshall. E. 294691 Martin, H. 24164737 Martin, P. J. 299395 Martin. W. A. 294262 Maskell. A. T. 19143558 Mason, P. J. 23929166 Mathews. P. J. M. 4247 Maudsley, R. 24021524 Mead, A. J. 24048292 Mead, R. G. 295430 Meade-King. F. G. O. 24048304 Meakin, B. 24021537 Meakin. D. C. 294632 Mear, W. 24125886 Mears, H. 24048388 Meeks, M. R. 22205733 Meier, M. G. 24076529 Meldrum, A. J. 294789 Mellor, G. E. 6203200 Melville, F. 23879579 Messenger, T. P. 299399 Michie, K. J. 294566 Middleton. J. W. 22128146 Midgley, M. L. 19155940 Miles, V. 22205358 Millar, A. 21000143 Miller, D. C. 3451 Mills. C. O. 22556830 Mills. H. J. 24076466 Mills, W. E. 294912 Millward, R. H. 3108 Mincher, C. 22205376 Minshill, H. A. 23215857 Misselbrook, D. E. 22205694 Missenden, C. G. P. C. 19130867 Mitchell. P. 23679066 Mitchell, P.P. 22205045 Mitchell, R. G. 23879629 Mitchell, T. 23879619 Moffett, T. 3309 Monnery. W. 23679026 Moore, B. G. 294431 Moore, R. C. 295659 Morely. G. 23929092 Morris, J. 23286389 Morris, M. A. 3344 Mortimer. A. 24048262 Morton, M. J. 24048294 Mosling, D. J. 22036570 Moss, J. T. 23929040 Moss-Norbury, D. 294560 Mothersole, H. J. 24076594 Mott. C. W. 24164638 Mountford, A. 23969386 Mountford. L.
24048269 Moyes, C. J. 23915417 Muir, T. A. 294448 Munday, G. E.
329219 Musgrave, W. A. 296032 Neale, G. B. 23929147 Neal, I. 24048228 Nelson, D. A. 24096637 Newman, M. 294435 Newton, D. J. 23814246 Newton, E.
4240 Nicholls, G. S. 296756 Nicholson-Pegg, E. 24021539 Nisbet, P. J. 10542993 Niven, J. 294892 Noakes, J. P. 296600 Noble, L. C. 299066 Nockall, A. H. 299385 Nokes, E. G. 23215613 Nolan, A. 22205332 Nortcliffe, M. R. 23215249 Oakman, B. 24096607 O'Brien, P. V.
3321 O'Connor, A. H. 22417928 O'Donovan, T. 24048351 O'Grady, R. 299505 Oleary-Billingham, H. J. 2721090 O'Neill, E. 329170 Oram, J. 14468346 Orchard, R. D. 22205601 Orme, A. C. 23929045 O'Rouke, E. 23215946 Orr, G. P. 24096761 Orwin, S. 294815 Osborne, H. S. 23865801 Osgood, R. L. 24076518 Outterside, J. 22205570 Oxberry, C. E. 199512 Oxberry,J. A. 22205351 Page, B. E. 23522587 Page, A. W. 23969338 Palfrey, C. G. 23969383 Palmer, J. 294600 Parfoot, A. W. H. 24048312 Park, T. 22856167 Parker, G. L. 21000047 Parker, L. W. 3616 Parks, E. F. 22556597 Parmiter, C. J. 294536 Parmiter, W. E. B. 329231 Parris, R. H. 22785573 Panons,B. 299371 Panons, E. G. 2848 Pashler, H. W. 299498 Patience, W. J. 22205480 Pattinson, D. 3812 Paxton, A. 24076462 Pearce, R. J. 23410517 Pearson, W. H. T. 14492742 Peate, M. G. 23679036 Pennick, W. 294687 Perks, F. E. 23215026 Perry, J. H. M. 24048350 Perry, M. 3587 Peters, G. 295716 Pettitt, G. W. 296471 Philip, C. A. 296140 Phillips, A. G. 296691 Phillips, D. A. 23861457 Phillips, P. E. 14898428 Philpot, J. G. 329706 Pickard, D. 4603 Pickerell, T. H. 299536 Pickett, J. A. 296165 Piggott, A. P. 296077 Piggott, L. C. 23215413 Pike, J. A. 22205500 Pilbeam, R. L. 23929067 Pinnell, J. T. 22205108 Plant, R. 24266429 Ploughman, G. 22556512 Pointer, P. J. 23929009 Pollitt, K. 24048331 Pond,B. T.
23215231 Powell, C. W. 295014 Powell, E. C. T. 24076539 Powell, J. D. 22556330 Prescott, J. 22162488 Price, A. K. A. 24096788 Price, R. 294529 Priest, A. 296676 Prince, E. W. 3233 Pugh, J. H. 22205440 Punshon, D. A. J. 23277685 Quirke, J. J. 23215460 Radford, A. J. 294223 Ramage, J. 295397 Randall, J. 23489576 Rands, C. R. 23905235 RatCliffe, A. J. 839910 Ratcliffe, J. K. 5671991 Ravenor, P. 19130688 Rawle, G. E. 22025494 Read, J. R. 14175049 Rees, C. E. 24048253 Reeve, A. R. 294613 Reeve, F. A., M.M. 2811 Reeves, W. J. 23879508 Rendall, G. R. 14950295 Rendell, P. H. 23983127 Reynard, F. K. 23865708 Rhodes, A. M. 295686 Rich, H. J. 22556002 Richards, J. D. 24125939 Richards, J. D. 23968888 Richardson, I. W. 295048 Richardson, J. F. 24021459 Richardson, P. R. 24021407 Riches, M. 6026279 Riches, W. 23215488 Ridgeway, H. C. 24164700 Ridley, M. 22205406 Riffin, T. P. D. 23296950 Ritchie, G. J. 23215228 Robb, J. S. 23215479 2893 Roberts, A. O. 329235 Roberts, O. 23969397 Roberts, P. J. 296723 Robertson, D. 295866 Robinson, C. 23726276 Robinson, R. 295462 Robinson, T. 22747250 Robson, G. J. 294793 Rockall, T. R. G. 5281675 Rodwell, C. A. 24021586 Rogan, T. H. 294672 Rogers, S. J. 24048233 Rose, B. A. 23879608 Rose, M. 294530 Ross, J. J. 295151 Ross, K. 22205925 Rosser, J. H. W. 294663 Rossiter, R. T. 21000129 Rowden, K. 295291 Rowe, P. B. 23865774 Rowland, H. E. 24076565 Rowley, P. B. 294352 Rudd, E. 22051296 RUdd,J.A. 14936552 Ruddock, S. L. 24021453 Rumble, D. V. 22556374 Russell, G. S. 296332 Rutland, D. 295495 Rutland, F. J. 24021454 Ryder, C. 2677 Salter, W. J. 4258 Sands, A. H. 24125856 Sanderson, I. 5436767 Sansom, E. 23215459 Sargeant, L. B. 22878531 Saunders, W. D. 14175676 Saunderson, J. A. W. P. 23823776 Savage, D. I. 22205241 Sayers, D. 24056940 Scales, R. A. 24213158 Scales, P. W.
22195371 Scamadine, D. 24137965 Scarff, S. D. 23879553 Scobell, G. R. 22058273 Scopes, R. J. 23879584 Scott, T. 296433 24076417 Sear:s, B. A. 22249423 Sebire, E. F. 295300 Seeker, F. 295034 Seddon, W. 23923993 Sercombe, G. T. 23197191 Sewell, J. 23320041 Sewell, W. 22081483 Seymour, L. J. 24096639 Shaw,J.W. 294787 Sheard, J. H. 24021547 Sheffield, T. H. 296687 Shepherd, M. P. 23865815 Sheppard, D. J. 295253 Shipman, R. 23811958 Shipton, M. G. 23459418 Shorey, G. T. 23215417 Short, G. S. 24021553 Siddle, R. J. 24153699 Simcock, R. M. 3103 Simon, G. P. 306774 Simonsen, E. 294745 Simpson, A. W. 14971360 Simpson, G. A. 294983 Sims, L. 23865794 Skelton, R. 22205710 Skinner, G. E. 2818918 Skinner, J. G. 24231810 Skitmore, T. S. 5496605 Slade, P. T. 5045941 Sleigh, N. 22556075 Smail, D. 24266161 Smith, A. G. 296758 Smith, A. N. 296265 Smith, J., B.E.M. 24096612 Smith, J. B. 24048270 Smith, K. H. T. 295804 Smith, L. E. 6085508 Smith, M. 24048265 Smith, M. J. 3525 Smith, R. A. 295815 Smith, R. B. 294148 Smith, W. R. 24021545 Snell, A. J. 14910617 Solliss, D. A. J. 23215298 Southern, J. 23117554 Southerton, M. P. G. 296742 Spencer, H. M. 23360306 Spencer, J. W. 14409839 Spicer, S. J. L. 4979326 Spowage, E. 22556618 Spragg, W. N. 23679020 Sprigg, K. H. 4049 Squire, F. 23929051 Squires, G. W. 19122915 Stacey, A. E. 23307743 Staddon,B.G. 6396663 Stanford, A. B. 24021562 Stanforth, P. 23929089 Stangroom, H. 24048309 Stanham, J. H. 294625 Stephens, T. G. 296662 Stephenson, M. 23885548 Stevens, D. 23207101 Stevens, R. W. 295081 Stevens, W. H. 22205739 Stewart, J. 23062814 Stewart-Smith, R. E. 4348 Stimpson, R. H. G. 3334 Stone, T. F. 295375 Stone, T. H. 2790 Stonebridge, B. 24076525 Strickland, A. R. 295417 Strowbridge, V. G. 294673 Sutcliffe, V. R. 3718 Sutherland, H. 4072 Sutton, G. B. 22352452 Swain, A. J.
2855 Symonds, F. A. 23865702 Tams, R. 299090 Tanner, F. 24253059 Taraskeuies, P. J. 24076478 Taylor, B. 6352689 Taylor, H. 23929162 Taylor, R. 24125819 Taylor, S. C. 24021591 Taylor, R. P. 24096608 Taylor, T. 23215239 Taylor, T. H. 295729 Taylor, W. T. 23215029 Tedbury, J. E. 295624 Tegg, F. E.E. 3939 Tett, G. S. 23969275 Thain, T. 22771716 Theakston, M. A. L. 22205540 Theobald, D. 24041860 Theobald, J. S. 23974765 Thomas. A. M. 22556699 Thomas, L. K. 22878337 Thompson, B. 22205552 Thompson. B. P. 295355 Thompson, D. C. 22556484 Thompson. V. 295041 Thomson, A. C. F. 3529 Thomson, W. 23969334 Thorne, P. E. 295083 Thoroughgood, R. G. 299340 Thurston, F. J. 24076543 Tinkler. P. 23929070 Tippett. A. J. 22554507 Tither. J. G. 299313 Titman. S. 24048202 Tomlinson. J. W. 14234285 Towler. R. 299324 Townsend. E. J .• D.C.M. 22556021 Townsend. J. 23215908 Tozer, A. R. 294922 Trent, R. W. 295225 Trindall, C. H. 294969 Tristham. A. T. A. 19141257 Truswell, D. 24048215 Truswell. F. T. 22205583 Tucker. A. T. A. 23969286 Tunnard, R. W. 19180373 Turnbull. M. L. 23679217 Turner. G. G. 295589 Turner. J. E. 22472517 Turrell. D. 296829 Turtle. D. A. 299223 Twelftree, H. L. 24021598 Twine, C. E. 24021484 Upton, D. J.
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
Lieutenant Colonel S. C. Cooper
Major J. B. Emson
Captain J. W. M. Ellery
Captain W. Jones
W01 (RCM) M. Young
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS (LIGHT) TROOP
Captain R. J. Holmes (Royal Signals)
SOMC Cummins
LCoH Turner
LCoH Lea
LCoH Cruddace
LCoH Wiseman
LCoH Brunning
LCpl Hall
Ullon, n. A.
22556005 Vallance. D. H. 23879572 Vansanten. T. 2321548 Varley. A. T. 296725 Varley, P. 22205861 Varley. T. H. E. 24266499 Varty. G. 22556499 Vatcher, V. B. 295380 Veazey. L. 22205491 Veitch. G. C. 22205756 Venn. B. W. 22556714 Vickery, G. E. J. 23969399 Vincent. C. M. 23679200 Voy. R.R. 294587 Vyse. G. J. 23969378 Wade, P. J. 294768 Wager, M. 24164691 Wainwright, G. 295137 Wakefield. A. G. 296752 Wakefield. H. E. 19177213 Wakeham, B. R. J. 23663631 Wakelin, M. G. 294864 Wakeling, J. T. 22582906 Ward, D. A. 295574 Walden. A. E. 295894 Walker. A. J. 22205144 Walker. F. J. 296284 Walker. L. J. 329155 Waller. A. J. 296821 Waller. R. A. 294765 Wallington, S. F. 296308 Wall is. A. A. 23215379 Wallis. F. J. C. 296225 Wallis, T. 23879657 Walls. B. R. 24076536 Wareing, J. A. 22205453 Warne. W. 24021595 Warner, R. H. 22205094 Warner, R. J. F. 24182028 Warren. G. 5729020 Warren. P. 22205079 Waters, E. T. 22556079 Waterworth, S. 295339 Watkins, A. E. 2640 Watkins, A. R. 24021568 Watts, C. A. 22556231 Watts, E. J. W. 295003 Watson, F. 23891440 Watson. R. 24048232 Wear, D. 23929003 Webb, E. A. 24266059 Webb. W. 3877 Webster, G. 24021444 Webster, P. G. 23215747 Wells, A.A.
Tpr Ayres
Tpr Foley
Tpr Rose
Tpr Griffiths 608
Tpr Fogg
Tpr Page
Tpr Key
Tpr Batch
Tpr Hansom
Tpr Abel
Tpr Ford
Tpr Forward SQUADRON HEADQUARTERS TROOP
I vvnlle, n. u.
Captain C. A. Joll
W02 (SCM) Juleff
CoH Theakston
LCplHowarth
LCpl Rimmer
Tpr McLaughlin
24096691 Whitehouse, R. K.
22556333 Whiting, R. V. 2676 Whittington, C. R. 24048345 Wicks, P. J. 296105 Wigmore. R. G. 296713 Wigmore, S. C. 22205234 Wilce, G. S. 22130888 Wilkins, J. D. 295595 Wilkinson. H. V. 14253814 Wilkinson. K. H. 295348 Wilkinson. T. A. 296171 Willett, E. C. 23865795 Williams. A. N. F. 23507862 Williams. D. K. 23920106 Williams, M. H. 23215079 Williams. V. 22093534 Williamson, G. 296569 Wilson, A. 23679206 Wilson, B. C. 294874 Wilson, C. W. 299231 Wilson, G. 22205106 Wilson, G. R. 295156 Wilson. J. H. 14394208 Wilson, S. 22205223 Winfield, P. M. 23679149 Winter, P. C. 296734 Wisdom, D. J. 23896987 Wiseman. I. 299098 Withers. V. J. 22205353 Withington. W. H. 23215430 Wolfe, A. S. P. 23215258 Wolfe, S. A. F. J. 24164750 WOOd. A. M. 23679106 Wood, J. W. 296739 Woodhead, H. 21000103 Woodhouse. E. J. 24021445 Woodley, B. 19141086 Woodley, J. 296684 Woods. T. L. 294743 Woolley. G. 22481697 Woolrich, P. J. 296741 Wormington, P. 22789221 Worthington. M. J. 19170322 Wren. A. G. 22205098 Wright. J. H. 21062766 Wright. K. G. 21000149 Wright, R. G. L. 23865813 Wright, W. L. 21048913 Wrout. S. A. 22556776 Young, L. J.
Tpr Wragg
RECCE TROOP
Lieutenant N. P. Hearson
SOMC Hooper
LCoH Trench
LCoH Cavin
LCpl Drobott
LCpl Boots
LCpl Gratton
LCpl Bingham
LCpl Tuck
Tpr McClung
Tpr Coggins
Tpr Davies
Tpr Grant
Tpr Maskell
Tpr Pattison
Tpr Harper
GW TROOP
2nd Lieutenant G. Greenall
CoH Allen
CoH Oliver
LCoH Baxter
LCo H Marshall
LCpl Wright
LCpl Smith
LCpl Kusznierski
Tpr Dangerfield
Tpr Gale
Tpr Clark
REGIMENTAL ORDERLY ROOM TROOP
ORSOMC Cherrington
CoH Dugdale
LCoH Thoms
LCoH Radford
LCoH Winter
LCpl McKenzie
Tpr Evans
Tpr Timms
Tpr Brady
Tpr Bolsover
Tpr Bale
PROVOST TROOP
CoH Bishop
LCoH Plant
LCpl Parsley
DOG HANDLERS
LCpl Bevan
Tpr Needham
Tpr Todd
Tpr Preece
ECHELON TROOP
LCoH Lee
Tpr Bootland
Tpr Jackson
Tpr Wood 611
TRUMPETERS
Tpr Ball
Tpr Carter
TRAINING WING
CoH Saunders
MEDICAL CENTRE
Tpr Mitchell
Major S. V. Gilbart-Denham
Captain H. L. Schotter
SCM Wardell
CoH Knowles
LCpl Whetman
LCpl Balnaves
LCpl Burns
LCpl Lowry
LCpl Robertson
LCpi Balls
ALCpl Renton
Tpr Carson 203
Tpr Darby
Tpr Ettery
Tpr Hollman
Tpr Johnson
Tpr Lodge
Tpr Lucas
Tpr Paley
Tpr Sanders
ECHELON
SOMC Hatto
LCoH Saull
ALCpl Barnes
Tpr Beck
Tpr Phillips
Tpr Warner
1 TROOP
Lt The Hon. N. J. Adderley
LCoH James
LCoH Belza
LCpl Rhodes
ALCpl Holbrook
Tpr Berrisford
Tpr Carson 238
Tpr Craven
Tpr Davis 272
Tpr Fry
Tpr Guy
Tpr Haycock
Tpr Hunt 253
Tpr Lawrence
Tpr Pritchard
Tpr Sansom
2 TROOP
2Lt H. K. Hamilton
CoH Lloyd
ACoH Ross
LCpl Parkinson
Tpr Carr
Tpr Chowns
Tpr Hadden
Tpr Hunt 279
Tpr Jones
Tpr Kay
Tpr Kerrane
Tpr Pickard
Tpr Reed
Tpr Slatford
Tpr Willis
Tpr Woods
3TROOP
Lt I. S. Forbes Cocke II
CoH Daysmith
ALCoH Mayo
ALCoH Williams
Tpr Barnett
Tpr Barratt
Tpr Bruce
Tpr Corser
Tpr Kilburn
Tpr Page
Tpr Rigby
Tpr Rodwell
Tpr Soft ley
Tpr Stiff
LAD
SSgt Lutman
Sgt Murray
Sgt Dyckhoff
Sgt Jessup
LSgt McGivney
LCpl Adie
LCpl Pendlebury
Cfn Foster
Cfn Pickup
CfnRice
Cfn Speed
Cfn Worrall
SHQ TROOP
Major C. S. Harcourt-Smith
Captain A. P. De Ritter
SCM Mitcheson
LCoH Jewell
LCpl Davey
LCpl Bendall
Tpr Puddephat
Tpr Murphy
Tpr Gilbank
Tpr Snowden
Tpr Croager
Tpr Gilbank
Tpr Lewis
Tpr Dagge
Tpr Cliffe
1 TROOP
2Lt The Hon. H. R. Cayzer
CoH Shaw
LCoH Bailey
LCpl Wise
LCpl Smith 957
LCpl Dundavan
Tpr Worley
Tpr Armstrong
Tpr Ellis
Tpr Egan
Tpr Gummer
Tpr Burrows
Tpr Trevethan
Tpr Arthur
Tpr Gibb
Tpr Johnston
2 TROOP
2Lt A. C. Bossom
CoH Finney
LCoH Read
LCpl Knight
LCpl Lodge
Tpr Ormiston 797
Tpr Blunden
Tpr Scott
Tpr Surkitt
Tpr Louge
Tpr Jackson 258
Tpr Williams 254
Tpr Wright
Tpr James
Tpr Shone
3 TROOP
2 Lt J. R. Astor
SOMC Woodland
CoH Criag
LCoH Steed
LCoH Denton
LCpl Liddell
Tpr Steele
Tpr Dunham
Tpr Whatley
Tpr Embling
Tpr Appleyard
Tpr Turner
Tpr Craister
Tpr Waudby
Tpr Ormiston 272
Tpr Anscombe
ECHELON
SOMC Murnan
LCoH Dawson
LCpl Jepson
LCpl Anderson
Tpr Brown 628
Tpr Hickling
Tpr Matthews 773
Tpr Tinsley
Tpr McDonnell
Tpr Laird
Tpr Wilkinson
SHO
Capt T. J. Earl (Sqn Ldrl
2Lt P. J. Knipe
SCM Payne (SCM)
SOMC Lawson (SOMC)
CoH Richards
LCoH Meade
LCoH Hallas
LCpl McBride
LCpl Stephenson
Tpr Carter
Tpr Coffey
Tpr Collins
Tpr Elliott 642
Tpr Foster
Tpr Hoskins
Tpr Jones 706
Tpr Gratton
Tpr King
Tpr Morgan
Tpr Parr
Tpr Wolczynski
1 TROOP
Lt N. J. D'Ambrumneil (Tp Ldr)
CoH Milne
CoH Norman
Tpr Borkowski
TprCumming
Tpr Dobson
TprHopper
Tpr Leader
Tpr Patrick
Tpr Watts
2 TROOP
Lt J. A. Black (Tp Ldrl
CoH Land
LCpl Gilbert
LCpl Wild
Tpr Blunt
Tpr Brown 342
Tpr Davis 321
Tpr Fenn
Tpr Gaunt
Tpr Johns
Tpr Jones 267
Tpr McCance
Tpr Treble
Tpr Vickers
Tpr Windebank
3 TROOP
Lt J. J. Harbord (Tp Ldr)
CoH Leighton
LCpl Hardacre
LCpl Powell
Tpr Collins
TprHarkup
Tpr Langford
Tpr Long
Tpr McClure
Tpr Moore
Tpr O'Conner
Tpr Page 237
TprSimpson
Tpr Theakston
Tpr Underhay
LAD
SSgt Coombe
Sgt Archibald
Sgt Cosway
LSgt Hoadley
LCpl Robertson
Cfn Aldiss
Cfn Coyle
Cfn Hannigan
Cfn Merchant
Cfn Oakley
Cfn Wain
OFFICERS MESS
Tpr Bostock
Tpr Ellis
Tpr Simpson
SHO
Major J. R. Bedells
W02 Batey
SOMC Alderson
LCoH Starling
Tpr Little
Tpr McAlpine
Tpr Ayres
Tpr Faulds
Tpr Lambert
Tpr Grant
Tpr Viggers
MT!STALWART
Captain J. L. Morris
SOMCVenn
CoH Mcivor
CoH Monaghan
LCoH Thornton
LCoH Gunning
LCpl Jennings
LCpl Dickson
LCpl Mitton
LCoH Callard
LCpl Bagnall
LCpl Gaddas
Tpr Bell
Tpr Bishop
Tpr Claydon
Tpr Crawford
Tpr Dickson
Tpr Dobson
Tpr Dove
Tpr Dunning
Tpr Elliott
Tpr Lewis
TprAdams
Tpr Gawthorne
Tpr Hutsby
Tpr Banks
Tpr Keyworth
Tpr McCarthy
Tpr MacKay
Tpr McRitchie
Tpr Moody
Tpr Moylan R HG/D
Tpr Naismith
Tpr Rogan
Tpr Griffiths
Tpr Petch
Tpr Prior
Tpr Pullen
Tpr Spencer
Tpr Thompson
Tpr Welton
Tpr White
Tpr Toney RHG/D
OM's TROOP
Captain (OM) D.Charles
W02 (ROMCI Cornish
SOMC Hoare
CoH Davis
LCoH Skelly
LCoH York
LCoH McDonald
LCpl Flounders
LCpl Matthews
LCpl Wright
LCpl Bartlett
Tpr Hastie
Tpr Roper
Tpr Crossan
OFFICERS MESS
SOMC Kelly
CoH Collier
LCpl Chant
MIROOM
Surgical Capt C. Goodison-Wickes
LCoH Borthwick
DETACHED PERSONNEL
LCoH Harris RHG/D -7 Armd
LCoH Grant GDI
LCoH Cusick GDI
OM IE) TROOP
Captain (aMI J. W. Greaves
W02 (ROMC(E)) Johnson
CoH Shotton
CoH Edge
LCoH Bourne
LCoH Shortman
LCoH Harrison
LCpl Gledhill
LCpl Brown
Tpr Shaw
Tpr Smith
STABLES TROOP
CoH Whyte
CoH Sherwin RHG/D
LCoH Ruane
LCpl Leishman
LCpl Hollands
Tpr Barwick
Tpr Gynanne
Tpr Westaway
LCpl How RHG/D
Tpr Frawley
WO'S & NCO's MESS
LCoH Digney
LCpl Hollingsworth
PRI SHOP
CoH Perry
LCoH Beal
LAD
Captain J. D. Snodgrass (EME)
W01 (ASM) R. L. Leeder
SSgt Dollimore
Ssgt Humphries
Sgt Wheatley
Sgt Newton
Sgt Dowding
Sgt Ward
Sgt Blurton
Sgt Ashley
Sgt Gates
Sgt Stokes
LSgt Dear
LSgt Stephens
LSgt Hallidy
LSgt Reeves
LSgt Chatterton
LSgt Howell RG
LSgt Brown JS
LCpl Manser
LCpl Garnier
LCpl Twist
LCpl Mcllwraith
LCplDunwell
LCpl Hawke
LCpl Rochester
LCpl Abson
LCpl Frazer
LCpl McCallum
CfnCowey
Cfn Cullen
Cfn Dixon
Cfn Hillaird
Cfn Keighley
Cfn McCusker
Cfn Donovan
Cfn Tweddle
Cfn Watts
Cfn Welfare
Cfn Youngman
RAPC
Major J. C.C. Ward
SSgt Elson
Sgt Graham
LSgt Buckley
LSgt Mills
LSgt Hughes
ACC
W02 (SOMSI McDonald
Sgt Jay
LSgt Blake
LSgt Melville
lSgt Meechen
LCpI Smith
LCpl Murphy
LCpl McKeown
LCpl Webster
LCpl Cape
LCpl Deacon
Pte Hatch
Pte Cox
Pte Fletcher
Pte Howard
Pte Ellor
Pte Powell
Pte Ferguson
APTC
Sgt McOuilkin
LG PERSONNEL IN HEADQUARTERS HOUSEHOLD
CAVALRY REGIMENT SQUADRON
RHQ
Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Edgedale
Captain V. A. L. Goodhew
REGIMENTAL ORDERLY ROOM
W02 Henderson
LCoH Walsh
LCoH O'Connell
LCpl MacDonald
LCpl Kallaste
Tpr Taylor 016
RIDING STAFF
Captain A. Jackson
W02 (SCM) Varley
LCoH Gries
LCpl Wilkinson
LCpl Burns
LCpl Flaherty
LCpl Decosemo
OM STAFF
W02Walley
SOMC Humphries
CoH Mitchell
LCoH Rhodes
LCpl Baker
TAILORS SHOP
SOMC Taylor
LCoH O'Sullivan
LCpl Pitman
Tpr Masters
OFFICERS MESS
SOMC Fincken
LCplOtton
NCO's MESS
CoH Johnson
LCpl Simpson
Tpr Gregg
Tpr Key
SADDLERS SHOP
SOMC Richards
Tpr Bolechala
PROVOST
CoH Bunyan
LCoH Sutherland
Tpr Whitemore
Tpr Bryant
Tpr McDermott
Tpr Robertson
FARRIERS
F/SOMC Brown
Musn Allen CJ
LCpl Barnes RJ
Musn Bole 0
LCpl Bourne RP
Musn Campbell FJ
SCpl Close AE Tptr Mjr
LCoH Cooper GB
CoH Davies L
LCoH Dean CT
Musn Ely RA
Musn Fensom PB
ACoH Fletcher RJ
W02 Frost BJ
Musn Halpin 0
Musn Hamer RF
Musn Hanover C
LCoH Harman FJ
Musn Harman SA
Musn Harris RJ
Musn Harrison P RMSM
Musn Hart RS
CoH Hocking AW
Musn Hopkins MJ
Musn Jarvis GWC
LCoH Legge AP
Musn London AG
GROOMS
LCoH Blackaby
Tpr Clevett
MT
Tpr Brecknock
Tpr Payne
CANTEEN NCO
LCpl Wilkinson
ORDERLY
LCpl Springall
ARMOURERS ASSISTANT
Tpr Davies
MEDICAL CENTRE
CoH Buckingham
LCoH Kissack
PTI
LCoH Rothwell
COURSE
LCoH Sanderson
SQDADMIN
LCpl Sturgess
FORAGE BARN
Tpr Crosby
COACH HORSE GROOM
Tpr Hughes
TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO MEL TON MOWBRAY STABLES
LCpl Cochrane
TprCook
Tpr Mills 208
Tpr Skitmore
Tpr Walton
TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO WINDSOR STABLES
Tpr Brown
Tpr Burford
Tpr Williams
COURSES
LCoH Cooper - Catterick
Tpr O' Flaherty - Melton Mowbray
Tpr Greig - Catterick
GROOMS
Tpr Povey
ORDERLIES
LCpl Pace
Tpr Edwards
Tpr Hopkins
LCpl Lund R
Musn Manfield PR
ASCpl Marsden W
LCoH McOueen DT
LCoH Mean OJ
Musn Milner 0
Musn Morris APA
LCpl Nichols AE
Musn Nicholls JA
Musn Norris CM
Musn Orchard GC
Musil Owen RJ
Musn Poland F
Musn Pope J
Musn Reed CC
Musn Roberts A
LCpl Robinson CJ
Musn Sandell WJ
Musn Slater NA
Musn Szreider MIB
ACoH Taylor GW
Musn Tibbles BL
W02 Walt hew RA
LCpl Watts PA
LCpl Whitworth KR
LCoH Wood H
THE LIFE GUARDS MOUNTED SQUADRON
SHQ
Major C. N. Haworth-Booth
Captain P. T. Fletcher
W02 (SCM) Gibbs
SOMC Perkins
Tpr Carrington 267
1 TROOP
Lieut H. P. Read
CoH Allen
CoH Kelly
LCoH Horspool
LCoH Swallow
LCpl Vince
LCpl Bevan
LCpl Beck
Tpr Beer
Tpr Brennan
Tpr Castel ow
Tpr Clark
Tpr Dukes
Tpr Fleming
Tpr Friend
Tpr Haywood-Percival
Tpr McManus
Tpr Piggott
Tpr Robinson
Tpr Sampson
Tpr Stinchcombe
Tpr West
Tpr Shone
Tptr Dillon
2 TROOP
Lieut P. R. L. Hunter
CoH Goodyear
CoH Slater
Tpr Lockwood
Tpr Meyrick
Tpr Taylor 794
SQN STORES
LCoH Frape
Tpr Smith 299
FARRIERS
CoH King
CoH Stewartson
LCpl Vickers
LCpl Williams Farr Smith 797
LCoH Flory
LCpl Bryant
LCpl Hawkins
Tpr Booth
Tpr Bradley
Tpr Brand
Tpr Carrington 938
Tpr Doe
Tpr Goodchild
Tpr Howe
Tpr Jones 552
Tpr Jones
139
Tpr Leach
Tpr Laycock
Tpr Reid
Tpr Sadler
Tpr Shipway
Tpr Simmons
Tpr Slade
Tpr Gore-Lloyd
Tpr Andrews
Tptr Spenser
3 TROOP
Lieut S. D. G. Vetch
CoH York
CoH Nicklin
LCoH Scales
LCpl Stockwell
Tpr Balkam
Tpr Barratt
Tpr Becker
Tpr Cunningham
Tpr Gilbert
Tpr Jarvis
Tpr Jones 1101
Tpr Jenkins
Tpr Puszczalowskyi
Tpr Shorey
Tpr Taft
Tpr Wallington
Tpr Yarrow
T/LCpl Nelson
CoH Savage
LCoH North
LCpl Redfern
LCpl Salisbury
Tpr Hayes
Tpr Jones
Tpr Dainty
Tpr Allen
Tpr Lloyd
Tpr Butcher
Tpr Gibson
Tpr Butler
Tpr Gallagher
Tpr Scott
Tpr Seager
Tpr Ludham
Tpr Wood
Tpr Leggott
Tpr Mummery
Tpr Ainsworth
Tpr Laws
Tpr Brown
Musn Sandell
Musn Reed
Musn Pope
Musn Hamer
Musn Harman
EXTRA REGIMENTALLY EMPLOYED
MAMOSCOW
Brigadier E. M. Turnbull, O.B.E.
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY
Colonel H. D. A. Langley, M.B.E.
W01 G. B. Charters' Rowe
CoH Charlett
CoH Dean
CoHSmith
CoH Morgan
LCoH Archibald
LCpl Gilks
Tpr O'Neill
HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY REGIMENT (Mounted) (Holdee Strength)
W02 Holland - Att to MOD
SCpl Henderson - pending posting to JLR RAC 3 Jan 75
SCpl Fettes - pending Regular Release
CoH Creighton - Recruiter at Leeds
CoH Jones - Recruiter at Liverpool
CoH Clough - Clerk H Div Funds
LCoH Phillips - Groundsman at Guards Depot
LCpl At yeo - Groom RMAS
LCpl Pride - Clerk H Div Polo Club
Tpr Webster - pending transfer to RAPC
ROYAL YEOMANRY
Major A. J. Hartigan
ARMY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Lt Col (Staff OM) A. D. Meakin
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Major J. W. Barnes - G.S.O.3 (A)
JOINT WARFARE ESTABLISHMENT
Major H. A. M. Pyman - G.S.O.2 (RAC) (Offensive Support Section)
AMA TEHRAN
Major A. B. S. H. Gooch
ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST
Major N. S. Lawson
2lt P. G. Huntley
W01 L. A. Lumb
SCpl Hales
SCpl McGloughlin
CoH McKie
STAFF COLLEGE
Major R. J. Morrisey-Paine
HEADQUARTERS ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 3RD DIVISION
Major C. J. Simpson Gee
HEADQUARTERS UNITED KINGDOM LAND FORCES
Major (aM} E. Sant - OM Camp HO
FORTRESS HQ GILBRAL TAR
Captain C. J. D'Oyly
AlCaptain H. D. Horsfall - ADC to Governor
RAC GUNNERY WING BAOR
Captain C. J. Rodger - RLO
MOTOR VEHICLE EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Captain L. D. Stratford, M.B.E. - Kirkcudbright
W01 D. Bentley _. Aldershot
N01 (GUARDS) INDEPENDANT COMPANY
THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT
A/Captain P. S. W. F. Falkner
CoH Brammer
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
2Lt N. B. Holliday
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
2Lt H. C. Bellingham
ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS CENTRE
(0 & M School) (Gunnery School} (Armour School}
W02 Miles CoH Townsend SCpl Tonkings
CoH Marsh Tpr Rae
ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (The Volunteers)
W02 Reed
1ST DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNAL REGIMENT
CoH Dunn
ARMY AIR CORPS
(1 Regt AACI (AAC Centre I
LCoH Purves LCpl Tucker
(7 Regt AAC} (655 Sqn AACI
SCpl Skyring LCoH Thorpe
LCpl Burns
RECRUITERS
CoH George - Stoke-on- Trent
CoH Knowles - Preston
CoH Veal - Manchester
RAC TRAINING REGIMENT
CoH Keeys
LCoH Miller
LCoH Mills
JUNIOR LEADERS REGIMENT ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
SCpl Griffiths
CoH Daraz
CoH Jolley
CoH Whelan
ARMY APPRENTICES COLLEGE ARBORFIELD
CoH Shergold
5 CADET TRAINING TEAM
CoH Skingley
12 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMPANY
CoH White
HEADQUARTERS 7TH ARMOURED BRIGADE
CoH Newens
247 (Berlin) PROVOST COMPANY RMP
CoH Englishby
HEADQUARTERS LONDON DISTRICT
LCoH Harrison - Guards Chapel
BRITISH COMMANDER·IN·CHIEFS MISSION TO THE SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY
CoH Johnson
RAC RANGES CASTLEMARTIN
CoH Pearson
G SQUADRON 22ND SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT
Tpr Dunn
HEADQUARTERS EASTERN DISTRICT
LCpl Mussell
BATUS CANADA
W02 Deaville
5 ULSTER DEFENCE REGIMENT
W011veson
9 ULSTER DEFENCE REGIMENT
SCpl Poynter
1 5/19 THE KINGS HUSSARS
Tpr Birkett
Tpr Jordan
Tpr Wood
RHG/D
Tpr Fury