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Dragon Sept to Dec Less Nov 1953 AlHOigraVitEortaPyrenegs NivelleNivt Orthes ToulousefonireulT P 1 THE DRAGON THE MG I MENTAL PAPER. 1 * OF THE FLUFFS. No. 646 September 1953 o $ § Ai$nei<ji4 Ypres 1915,1917 Loos Sommei^ipiS Arras tpy g Amiens Hindmfrurg Line Struma Terusakml^aghcUd^ CONWAY WILLIAMS THE MAYFAIR TAILOR 48 BROOK ST., MAYFAIR, LONDON, W.l. (Opposite Claridge’s Hotel) AND 39 LONDON ROAD, CAMBERLEY Morning and Evening Wear, Court and Military Dress for all occasions - Hunting, Sports and Lounge Kits - - - - All Cloths cut by expert West End Cutters and made exclusively by band - in our Mayfair Workshops by the Best English Tailors REGIMENTAL TAILORS TO THE BUFFS Telephones: Telegrams: Mayfair 0945— Camberley 498 “ Militaila” Wes do, Loudon” Full cream milk — “Pholographs”— CANTERBURY Phone 3 6 3 7 DEVELOPING AND PRINTING Military Portraits PICTURE FRAMING It is always worth a visit to How to get “ The Dragon” p O R those wishing to receive the Paper direct through the post each month, the rates o f subscriptions are: 1 year, 14/-. 6 months, 7/-. 3 months, 3/6. STATIONERY — BOOKSELLERS Remittances should be sent to the Editor, Depot the Buffs, TYPEWRITERS New Infantry Barracks, Canterbury. 39/40 HIGH STREET - CANTERBURY Tel 2 1 3 9 THE BUFFS (Royal East Kent Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief: His Majesty Frederik IX, K.G., King of Denmark. Colonel: Major-General V. Boucher, C.B.E., 8 Longport, Canterbury. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS Captains— continued Parry, R. F., M :C .... T/Col., Commanding. Garrison. Barrett, D. P. R. ... 4th Bn. Connolly, J. F., D.S.O. 1st Bn. Dent, J. E. ... Att.’Depot. MacDonald, E. W. ... G.S.O. 3, (SD) G.H.Q. East Africa. Majors Marshall; F. ... Ind. Inf. Bde. Bruce, E. P. C., Af.C. T/Lt.-Col., Hqrs., B.A.O.R. Dubois, G. E., Af.C. ... 6th Bn. K.A.R., East Afrippi Jelf. A. G. ... T/Lt.-Col., 4th Bn, Peckham, A. D. ... Malay Regt'. Atkinson, J. G., O.B.E. T/Lt.-Col. 2 Malay Regt. Squire, S. J ; ... ... 1st Bn. Grace FI. R. T/Lt.-Col. M. A., Copenhagen. Tnorheycroft, F. E. ... 1st Bn. Harris-St. John, B. J. H.Q. Aldershot District. Willows. Dt A. ... G.S.O. 3, 39 Inf. Bde.,,East< Africa, Lewis, P. J............................. Depot. Wilson, P: F. Fit. Cr. 1913'Liaison-itlt, Korea. Bailey, N. T. .............. 5th Bn. Nigeria Regt. Hamilton,'C. M. ... 1st Bn. Yates, G. H. A..................... Att. Depot. Gatehouse, H. R. ... G.S.O. 3 Int. Orgg. BiT.A, Edlmann, E. L. C M.C. ... 1st Bn. Rawlings. A. C. A.P.M. Commonwealth. Div., . Korea. Lieutenants Horley, B. M......................... DAQMG., B.A.O.R. Griffin, C. J. 1st Bn. • May, J. F., M.B.E............... T/Lt.-Col., Ministry of Supply. French, B. G. J. 1st Bn. Ravenhill, R. A. C. ... 1st Bn. __ Webber, J. W. .„ T/Maj. ADC to Fldi Marshal: Mont-. Plumptre, P. B., M.B.E. ... Att. Depot. Pim, A. H. E. Depot. [gomery Attd: SHAPE Dendy, R. H. .... Att. Depot (Corsuk). Brigstocke, W. F. ... T/Gapt. G.S.O. 3. Ind: Para. Bde. Gp. Majendie, A. E. W. Africa. Stratford-Tuke, R. A. 1st Bn. [MELF. Lucas, J. P. ... .............. 1st Bn. Lees, H. D . .............. 1st Bn. Norris, N. F. H. C. DAQMG. Canal South District MELF. Dalgleish, A. R. F. Somaliland Scouts. Crichton, R. F., M.C. IstBn. Grugeon, J: D; 1st Bn. McGrath, B., M .C.............. DAAG H.Q., Malaya. Mullins, Gi O. 1st. Bn. Blaxland, W. G..................... Dde. Major. Monck-Mason, G. V. S. 1st Bn. Parachute Regt. Gay, A. W............................. Leave U.K. Minto, li G. 1st Bn. Montgomery, D.................... D.A.Q.M.G., G.H.Q., East Africa. West, C. T. F. 1st Bn. Morgan, F. de R., Af.C. ... Staff College, India. Gatehouse, B. O. R. Hospital U.K. Poulsen, N. D. FARELF. Ward, M. W. Depot. Cox, E. G., M.C. ... R.M. Depot, Plymouth. Dracopoli. M. P. St. F. IstBn. Collins, H. A........................ G.S.O.2, War Office. Tennent, H'. C. L. ... 1st Bn; Critchley, L. P., M.B.E. ... R.M. A. 2nd Lieutenants Mitchell, P; J; ... ... IstBn. Captains Pilcher, R. A. .............. IstBn. Wort?, J. B., Af.C. ... Gold Coast Recruits Trg. Centre. Baker, R. W. M. ... ... IstBn. Semmence, R. G. H. 2 Malay Regt. Rymer-Jones, J. A. ... ... 1st Bn. Court, D. N. T/Maj., 1st Bn. Edgecombe, G. J. B. ... Ist Bn. Gordon-Wilson, N. F., M.B.E 1st Bn. Nash, J. P.............................. T/Maj., Staff College. Quartermasters. ffrenchBlake, M. A. O’B. ... Eaton Hall, O.C.S. Williams, L. L, M.B.E. ... Maj. (Q:M:>, Att. Depot, Iliffe; R. O; .......................... Depot. Watts,.E. Hi F. .............. Maj. (Q.M.). Depot-. Hadshar, G. .............. Staff College, Camberley. Kille, W. E .... ... Capt. (Q.M.), Ist Bn. Dunglinson, W. G. H. Depot. Catti A, Hi ... .............. Lieut. (Q.MO. 4/5th;Bm Short; Service Commissions.. M ajor C aptains—continued• Broadley, A., T.D. War Office. Wilson,. A. F. P. .............. 1st Btn. Butcher,, D: A, T . .............. Att. Depot. Captains Lieutenants O’Geary, M. G. S.P.S.O. Staff, I.R.E.M.E. Trg. Bn. Buckeridge, M. 3 A.B.T.C. Barlow, W; B: ... Inf. Div. Pro. Coy, Ford; E. N., M.C. ... Carribean Area. Roseberry, L. S. ... T/Capt. S:I:B, &.R.M.P. Minard, F. G. 4 Int. Tr. Team, S. Command. Marshall; J. Y. ... S.P.S.O. Staff; Pickard, D. L. L., T.D. T/Maj., D.A.D. Claims, Comran., Hong Kirby, J: A .... ... Movement Control Pool, H.Qj, B|A,OiR.; Kong, Hicks, E. M> G. .... Brigade of Gurkhas, FARELF. Stewart E. B. H.Q. H.I. Hook Gm., B.A.O.R. Prentice, J: R. ... Brigade of Gurkhas, FARELF. Papworth. R. E. H.Q. Home Counties Disc Knight;. F. H. ... Malay Regt. ' . Todman, N. E. H: ... E. Anglia. District. 2nd Lieutenant Brooke, C. W. ... Bermuda Regt. Froom, A. F. F. ... Malay Regt. Carey, R., M.C. 1st Bn. Robertson, R. J. War Office. Q uartermasters Elliott, N .................... Aldershot District. Rowcliffe, T. A., Capt. ... MELF. Ransley, E. J., Af.C. 1st Bn, Stone,. J, H., C apt.... ... 11th Bn. Parachute Regt. (T.A.). McGrath, G. A. Depot. Senior; N., Majon Fakley, J. F. W.G. S.P.S.O. Staff H.C. Bde. Corps, J., Capt. ... 16 Coy.,.R:A.S.C. 4/Sth Battalion H on. Colonel Col. D. J. Dean, V.C., T.D., Woodcourt, 1 Park, Avenue, Sittingbourne Kent. Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenants: T erritorial Army N ational Service List Jelf, A. G. Fynmore, P. J. Crowdy, R. E. L. L ieutenanxs. M ajors RoperrCurzon, Hon. J. C. I. Sambrook, J. R. Hews, G. R. D., M.C., T.D. Kelly, G. D. S. Bennett, R. G. Alexander, U. H. B., M.B.E. Pury, J. D. de Patterson, C. G. S. Prestige, ]. T. R. Whiting; D. A. Applegate, E. J. Tilleard, J., T.D. Thomas, J. H. Snowden, A. G. Neville, F. G., M.C. Nye, R. T.. Howland, N. M. Plunkett, P. N. P. Sanger-Davies, A. Tilley, T. A. Monins. I. R. Q uartermaster Captains Watts, E. H. F., Maj. (QM) Barrett, D. P. R. Body, E. H., M.C. Bal4jng,.C. E, E... Chaplain Hannah, W. H. The Rev. J. E. Robinson Watson-Alexander, B. Klean, P. H. M e d ica l O ffic e r Morgan, R. J. S., Af.C. Capt. F. P. Cassidi, R.A.M.C. (attd.) Grundy, J. P. 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No. 646 SEPTEMBER, 1953 Price : One Shilling EDITORIAL HE past glories of County Cricket on the We are also venturing to include in our pages St. Lawrence Ground were recalled by some notes on the best current films worth Tthe welcome visit of the Australians. To seeing. We hope this may be of interest to watch their batting made one realize how good those, particularly the younger readers, who the English bowling must have been in the Test enjoy a good film. • Matches. This is not to belittle the Kent Club In order that The Dragon may be published as cricket which, on the whole, was keen and early as possible in the month, may we appeal efficient through a long day of Australian batting. for contributions to reach this office by the 7th Hearn and Cowdrey particularly caught the eye. of each month at the latest. If copy can arrive How Cowdrey reminds one of the late K. L. before this date, so much the better, and please Hutchings. The feast of boundaries by the will you write as legibly as you can or have your visitors, and towards the end of the match by copy typed if at all possible. The poor Editor Kent also, gave joy to countless small boys, and spends much time which he can ill afford on I have no doubt to countless older ones.
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