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Wednesday Volume 496 15 July 2009 No. 112 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 15 July 2009 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2009 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/ Enquiries to the Office of Public Sector Information, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; Tel: 0044 (0) 208876344; e-mail: [email protected] 271 15 JULY 2009 272 in Wales through the economic downturn, and that we House of Commons always put the Welsh economy on the road to recovery— unlike the last Conservative Government, who let tens Wednesday 15 July 2009 of thousands of young people become a generation of lost workers. We are being proactive in helping the economy to get through these difficult times, and that is The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock the truth. PRAYERS Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD): Is the Minister aware of the excellent work conducted by the support unit at the Department for Business, Innovation and [MR.SPEAKER in the Chair] Skills, together with Lord Mandelson’s office? It helped to secure a very substantial loan from the Royal Bank BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS of Scotland so that a new manufacturing operation called Regal Fayre can be set up in the town of CONTINGENCIES FUND 2008-09 Montgomery. Will the Minister pass on my thanks, specifically to John Stewart in that department? Will he Ordered, also praise the Royal Bank of Scotland for living up to That there be laid before this House, Accounts of the Contingencies its requirement to support new business? Finally, may I, Fund, 2008-09 showing:– through the Minister, ask whether the Secretary of (1) a balance sheet; State for Wales will consider opening that new plant, (2) a cashflow statement; and which is a real success story and will lift the town of (3) notes to the account; together with the Report of the Montgomery out of recession? Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. -
World War 1 - Old Salopians Killed in Action 1 Date Order
World War 1 - Old Salopians killed in Action 1 Date order A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Theatre/place of 1 Year D.o.DeathSurname Initials House From To Regiment Rank death Age Cemetery/Memorial Town/district Area/country Medals 2 1914 23-Aug Rose T A DB 1891 Royal Scots Capt Western Front 40 Flennu Comm Cem Mons DSO 3 1914 26-Aug Mansergh W G DB 1895 1896 Manchester Regiment lt Western Front 33 La Ferté-sous-Jouarre memorial La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine et Marne 4 1914 26-Sep Price J D SH 1898 1900 Public Schools Pt UK 32 Civilian? 5 1914 21-Oct Walker R F I 1908 1913 Manchester Regiment 2nd Lt Western Front 20 Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner Cuinchy, Pas de Calais 6 1914 03-Nov Furley E H M Ch 1900 1901 Bowker's Horse Cpl East Africa 29 Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery Dar es Salaam Tanzania 7 1914 07-Nov Twiss A M M 1895 1898 Indian Army Capt Mesopotamia 33 Basra Memorial Basra, Iraq Iraq 8 1914 07-Nov Orme F R R 1907 1912 Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd Lt Western Front 22 Menin Gate Ypres Ypres 9 1914 10-Nov Anderson N R DB 1888 1892 Indian Army Major Bombay 40 Kirkee 1914-18 Memorial Pune, India India 10 1915 10-Aug Evans R S SH 1905 1911 Welsh Regiment Lt Gallipoli 27 Helles Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey Turkey 11 1915 22-Jan Rees J T AFC 1908 1911 Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd Lt Western Front 21 Bois Grenier Comm Cemmetery Bois Grenier, Dept du Nord 12 1915 25-Feb Hatch W L R SH 1904 1907 Royal Irish Fusiliers Lt Western Front 24 Menin Gate Ypres Ypres 13 1915 14-Mar Elwin F H SH 1909 1914 Wiltshire Regiment Western Front 19 Le Touret Memorial Le -
SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON GAZETTE, 14Ra JANUARY 1975 511
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 14ra JANUARY 1975 511 Patrick Adrian Richard John WATSON (497605) B.W. Crispian Edward Ian BEATTIE (497567) R.G.J. ito be to be 2nd Lt. (on probation) (University Cadetship), 2nd 2nd Lt. (on probation) (University Cadetship), 8th Oct. Oct. 1974. 1974. Special Reg. Commn. Short Serv. Commn. 2nd Lt. S. C. MACDUFF-DUNCAN (495550) B.W. to be 22295758 W.O. I John McToMNEY (498747) R.G.J. to Lt., 25th Jul. 1974. be 2nd Lt., 16th Sep. 1974. To be Lt., 16th Sep. 1974. TERBITORIAL AND ARMY VOLUNTEER RESERVE Group A PARACHUTE REGIMENT Capt. S. HAMILTON (481203) 1/51 HIGHLAND is granted REGULAR ARMY the acting rank of Maj., 1st Oct. 1974. Short Serv. Commn. Lt. (Acting Capt.) G. F. CORBETT-REAKES (470656) Stephen Antony Nigel PERN (498951) to be 2nd Lt. (on 2/52 LOWLAND to be Capt., 1st Oct. 1974, with seniority probation) (University Cadetship), 6th Oct. 1974. 1st Apr. 1973. Short Serv. Voluntary Commn. The undermentioned O/Cdts. to be 2nd Lts. (on pro- Lt. (Acting Capt.) William Thomas KELLY (490393) bation), 6th Oct. 1974: (T.A.V.R., Group A, 15 PARA.) to be Lt., 1st Oct. 1974. 24303656 David Charles Brown GIRDWOOD (497884) 2/52 LOWLAND. TERRITORIAL AND ARMY VOLUNTEER RESERVE 24325838 Henry Nigel PICKERING (497888) 1/52 Group A LOWLAND. Capt. (Hon. Maj.) Michael Vernon STEVENS (472625) 24293767 John Nicholls QUAR (496928) 1/52 LOW- 4 PARA. (Res. of Offrs., Class I) to be Capt., 7th Jun. LAND. 1974, with seniority 27th May 1969. 24225172 John McGinley RUSSELL (497883) 1/52 LOWLAND. -
The London Gazette, 28 March, 1916, 3301
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 28 MARCH, 1916, 3301 Name. Rank. Regiment, &c. Amount. £ s. d. Christie, A. J. Private 8th Bn. Royal West Surrey Regiment 7 11 1 Clark, E. J S Private 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment .. 632 Clark, P « Private 1/lst Somei set Yeomanry ' 3 11 0 Clarke, J Lance-Corporal 10th Bn. Royal Lancaster Regiment ... 5 3 10 Clarke, W. J Private 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. 1 16 9 Claxton, J. H Acting Sergeant 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment 1 18 6 Clements, J. Private 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment... 17 6 0 Clougb, E Private 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment ... 10 4 11 Cole, W Private 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment 7 5 Jl Coles, W. Acting Sergeant 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's 5 18 9 Light Infantry Collett, C. F. Private 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment 5 9 1 Collier, G Private 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards 336 Collins, W Private l/7th Battalion Manchester Regiment 202 Collingwood, T. Private 2nd Bn. Shropshire Light Infantry ... 2 15 1 Collip,C.V Private 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment ... 14 4 1 Colquhoun, F. A Sergeant 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade 22 2 9 Colville, J. C Private 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry 13 1 2 Comley, W. J Driver 130th Battery Royal Field Artillery ... 17 13 4 Corny n, W. N '. Private 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment . 298 Connell, D Private 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry 8 18 9 Connolly, F Private l/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers ... 2 11 9 Connolly, T. Private l/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers ... 5 7 11 Conway, M. ... Private 1st Bn. -
The London Gazette, 3 September, 1915. Establishments
8730 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 SEPTEMBER, 1915. ESTABLISHMENTS. INFANTRY. ROYAL FLYING CORPS. The Royal Sussex Regiment. Lieutenant F. G. Stammers relinquishes Military Wing. the rank of temporary Captain. Dated 6th The undermentioned appointment's are August, 1915. made: — 1 Flying Officers— THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. ... Dated 21st August, 1915. Lieutenant - Colonel Thomas Parkinson Captain R. A. Bradley, The Prince of Brome Giles, late Welsh Divisional Trans- Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment), port and Supply Column, Territorial Force,, and to be seconded. to be temporary Major. Dated 1st August, Second Lieutenant C. d'A. E. W. Reeve, 1915. - The Suffolk Regiment, and to be seconded. Temporary Second Lieutenant A.. C. ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. '. Hagon, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) and to be transferred to the General List. Richard R. Sleman, M.D., Royal Army- Second Lieutenant. J. N. "Washington, Medical Corps, Territorial Force, to be an The Manchester Regiment, and to be Assistant Director of Medical Services, and seconded. to retain his temporary rank whilst so;- Second Lieutenant I. H. D. Henderson, employed. Dated 5th August, 1915. Princess Louise's- (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), and to be seconded. Royal Army Medical Corps. Second Lieutenant V. S. Brown, Special Reserve. Temporary Lieutenant William R. A. Coates relinquishes his commission on ac- Central Flying School. count of ill-health. Dated 4th September, 1915. Instructor— Lieutenant (temporary Captain) The ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. Honourable W. F. F. Sempill (Master of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur F. Hamilton Sempill), Special Reserve, a Flight Com- Cox, Staff Paymaster, to be temporary Chief" mander, Military Wing, vice Captain G. -
The London Gazette, September 14, 1888
5164 THE LONDON GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1888. Name. Rank. Regiment. Amount. £ s. d. Charles, Harry ... ... Gunner ... ... 34 7 11 Connor, John Private 1st Battalion Coniiaught Rangers "... 2 18 11 Daley, John ... ... Private ... ... 1st Battalion South Yorkshire Regiment 12 18 10 Daley, Thomas' ... Private 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade 27 17 1 Darby, William Private ... ... 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment ... 872 Dawe, James Private ... 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment 22 4 2 Donnelly, Thomas Heury Lance- Corporal . .1st Battalion Leinster Regiment ' ... 68 2 6 Doran, Edwin Sergeant ... 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment ... 26 13 4 Egerton, A. T Corporal ... 2nd Bsittalion West Surrey Regiment ... 12 17 5 Ellison, James Private 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry 15 12 5 Evans, G. Private 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps 978 Farren, Thomas Private 1st Battalion South Yorkshire Regiment 14 10 10 Fellis, Richard ... Private 2nd Battalion Royal Suots Fusiliers ... 840 Ferguson, David... ' ... Private 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry 16 4 6 Gay ton , Thomas Private "... 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry 13 7 11 Harris, James ... Private ... 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps 63 4 5 Hefferman, James Private 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment ... 11 15 0 Hunt, George Herbert ... Private 1 st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry 23 10 1 Jackson, Edward Private ».. ... 1st Battalion South Yorkshire Regiment 15 4 9 Jones, John ... Private 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry 20 11 7 Jones, Thomas ... ... Driver ... ... 30 13 7 Jones, William ... Private ... 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment ... 24 4 6 Keefe, Daniel Corporal ... Royal Artillery 17 13 6 Lancey, William Private 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers ... 21 10 1 Leary, Cornelius Private 1st Battalion Coniiaught Rangers 6 0 11 Lee, John '. -
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Wednesday Volume 672 26 February 2020 No. 30 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 26 February 2020 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2020 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 299 26 FEBRUARY 2020 300 Stephen Crabb: As we prepare to celebrate St David’s House of Commons Day, now is a good moment to celebrate the enormous and excellent progress that has been made in reducing unemployment in Wales. Does my right hon. Friend Wednesday 26 February 2020 agree that what is really encouraging is the fact that the long-term lag between Welsh employment levels and the The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock UK average has now closed, with more people in Wales going out to work than ever before? PRAYERS Simon Hart: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising this issue. He will be as pleased as I am that the figures in his own [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] constituency, when compared with 2010, are as good as they are. It is absolutely right that the Government’s job, in collaboration with the Welsh Government if that is necessary, is to ensure we create the circumstances Oral Answers to Questions where that trend continues. He has my absolute assurance that that will be the case. Christina Rees (Neath) (Lab/Co-op): Will the Secretary WALES of State provide the House with specific details on how many people have been affected by the catastrophic flood damage to residential properties and businesses The Secretary of State was asked— across Wales, and exactly how much has been lost to the Universal Credit Welsh economy so far? Simon Hart: I should start by saying that, during the 1. -
Brycheiniog 39:44036 Brycheiniog 2005 27/4/16 15:59 Page 1
53548_Brycheiniog_39:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 27/4/16 15:59 Page 1 BRYCHEINIOG VOLUME XXXIX 2007 Edited by E. G. PARRY Published by THE BRECKNOCK SOCIETY and MUSEUM FRIENDS 53548_Brycheiniog_39:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 27/4/16 15:59 Page 2 THE BRECKNOCK SOCIETY and MUSEUM FRIENDS CYMDEITHAS BRYCHEINIOG a CHYFEILLION YR AMGUEDDFA OFFICERS President Sr Bonaventure Kelleher Chairman Mr K. Jones Honorary Secretary Miss H. Guichard Membership Secretary Mrs S. Fawcett-Gandy Honorary Treasurer Mr A. J. Bell Honorary Auditor Mr B. Jones Honorary Editor Mr E. G. Parry Honorary Assistant Editor Mr P. Jenkins Curator of Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery Back numbers of Brycheiniog can be obtained from the Assistant Editor, 9 Camden Crescent, Brecon LD3 7BY Articles and books for review should be sent to the Editor, The Lodge, Tregunter, Llanfilo, Brecon, Powys LD3 0RA © The copyright of material published in Brycheiniog is vested in the Brecknock Society & Museum Friends 53548_Brycheiniog_39:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 27/4/16 15:59 Page 3 CONTENTS Officers of the Society 2 Notes on the Contributors 4 Editorial 5 Reports: The Royal Regiment of Wales Museum, Brecon Alison Hembrow 7 Powys Archives Office Catherine Richards 13 The Roland Mathias Prize 2007 Sam Adams 19 Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monuments in Breconshire Nigel Jones 23 Some Problematic Place-names in Breconshire Brynach Parri 47 Captain John Lloyd and Breconshire, 1796–1818 Ken Jones 61 Sites and Performances in Brecon Theatrical Historiography Sister Bonaventure Kelleher 113 Frances Hoggan – Doctor of Medicine, Pioneer Physician, Patriot and Philanthropist Neil McIntyre 127 The Duke of Clarence’s Visit to Breconshire in 1890 Pamela Redwood 147 53548_Brycheiniog_39:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 27/4/16 15:59 Page 4 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS Sam Adams is a poet and critic who is a member of the Roland Mathias Prize Committee. -
Montgomery of Alamein
Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", saw action in the First World War as a junior officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He took part in the battles of Arras and Passchendaele before finishing the war as chief of staff of the 47th (2nd London) Division. In the inter-war years he commanded the 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and, later, the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment before becoming commander of 9th Infantry Brigade and then General Officer Commanding 8th Infantry Division. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army from August 1942 in theWestern Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command included the Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily and then during the Allied invasion of Italy. He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff. -
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CHAIRMAN/VICE CHAIRMAN's ENGAGEMENTS 20 May – 20 July
CHAIRMAN/VICE CHAIRMAN’S ENGAGEMENTS 20 May – 20 July 2015 Date Event Thursday 4 June The Vice Chairman attended an event at Broughton Castle at the invitation of the Board of Trustees of Banbury Citizen’s Advice Bureau to celebrate their 50 year anniversary. Saturday 6 June The Chairman and her husband attended an open evening, reception and sounding of retreat at Read House, Arncott Wood. This was at the invitation of the Commandant, Offices, Instructors and Cadets of the Oxfordshire (The Rifles) Battalion Army Cadet Force. Tuesday 9 June The Vice Chairman attended a dinner hosted by the Lord Lieutenant and the Bishop of Dorchester which was held at Dorchester Abbey to welcome the new Chairmen and Mayors of Oxfordshire to their year in office. Wednesday 10 June The Chairman attended and chaired the Parish Liaison Meeting which was held at Bodicote House. Thursday 11 June The Chairman began the day with a visit to the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in Cornhill, Banbury where she was able to see at first hand the valuable service the CAB provides for the constituents of Cherwell. During 2014-15 the CAB in Banbury helped over 5003 residents with over 15000 issues. Later that day the Chairman attended the visit to the Bicester Green Project by HRH The Duke of Gloucester who was accompanied by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant. She then accompanied the party to the Banbury Ceremony Room at Old Bodicote House where HRH The Duke of Gloucester, together with the Lord Lieutenant and the Chairman of Oxfordshire County Council, presented nine British Empire Medals to local recipients. -
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (5th, 6th, 7th, 20th) The Regimental Handbook Customs and Practices of The Regiment 8th Edition 2019 REGIMENTAL HANDBOOK CONTENTS Foreword 8 Preface to the Eighth Edition 9 CHAPTER 1 Historical Background 10 CHAPTER 2 Titles 14 Para 2.1 The Title of the Regiment 2.2 The Short Title of the Regiment 2.3-2.4 The Battalion Titles 2.5 The Company Titles 2.6 Regimental Regular Bands 2.7-2.8 The Reserves Band Titles 2.9 HQ The Queen’s Division Annex A Formation of the Regiment CHAPTER 3 The Structure of the Regiment 18 Para 3.1 The Colonel-in-Chief 3.2 The Colonel of the Regiment 3.3 The Area Colonels 3.4 The Honorary Colonels 3.5 The Regimental Council 3.6 The Regimental Council Meeting 3.7 The Regimental Sub Committees 3.8-3.9 Control and Management 3.10 Honorary Appointments 3.11 Responsibilities of Regimental Headquarters 3.12 Responsibilities of Area Headquarters North and South 3.13 Precedence of Areas CHAPTER 4 The Colours 22 Para 4.1- 4.2 Background 4.3 The Queen’s Colour 4.4 The Regimental Colour 4.5 The Presentation of Colours 4.6 The Wilhelmstahl or Drummers’ Colour Annex A Description of the Colours Appendix 1 The ‘Drummer’s or Wilhelmstahl Colour’ Historical Note Annex B Details of the Presentation of Colours 3 REGIMENTAL HANDBOOK CHAPTER 5 Battle Honours 28 Para 5.1 Background 5.2 Regimental Battle Honours 5.3 Battle Honours Borne on the Colours of the Regiment 5.4 Battle Honours Borne on Regimental Accoutrements Annex A A Brief History B Battle Honours Borne on the