THE HAW K Regimental Journal of the 14th/20th King's H ussars

REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATIO N 16 Tooks Court, Cursitor Street , London, E .C . 4

AFFILIATION S 43rd Gurkha Lorried Brigad e The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanr y

ALLIED REGIMENT S

The Canadian Arm y The 14th Canadian Hussar s

Australian Military Force s 2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantr y 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifle s

New Zealand Military Forces Queen Alexandra's Regiment - R.N.Z.A.C .

Editor : Major M . A. Urban-Smith, M.C.

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The Commanding Officer—Lieutenant-Colonel G. A . L. C . Talbot

Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 3 Foreword By Lieut.-Colonel G. A. L. C. Talbot

I took over the Regiment from Lieutenant - Everyone was in great form at the smoke r Colonel Walsh at the end of July, 1961 . in the dining room . The Corporals' Mes s Straight away—as far as I was concerned— laid on a really splendid dance and the whole we were plunged into our classification firin g series of celebrations came to a fitting clima x on the Hohne Ranges. That we did well i s with the Sergeants' Mess ball. As a part of entirely due to the careful preparations b y these celebrations " H .Q." Squadron beat Squadrons and the Regimental Gunnery " C " Squadron in the D'Arcy Hall footbal l Officer. We were scheduled to have a quie t by 3—2 in one of the best Squadron matche s August so sent all we could on leave . How - I have seen for a long time . ever, this was not to be and we were caugh t On January 1 we were sad to leave Brigadie r up with the political situation. Suffice t o Sharp's Command and took on our third say that our projected move home, whic h role in just over a year by becoming part o f was to have taken place in January 1962, was an Armoured Brigade. Security, apparently, postponed until August. In September w e forbids me to give its number . As to the went out to Soltau for our final Brigad e future, it is planned, as I have said, for us to training period and in October embarked o n return to England in August and then go to Exercise "Spearpoint ." A good deal appeare d North Africa in September, where we shal l in the Press about this exercise, and I expec t have the Regiment less a squadron in Ben- it may be dealt with in more detail in th e ghazi and the detached squadron in Tripoli . various Squadron Notes . One thing I d o think is worthy of note and that is that w e One other thing deserves a mention and arrived at the end of the exercise with ever y that is recruiting. We still, of course, want one of our vehicles running under its own as many Lancashiremen (and others) in the power. The tanks had covered about 200 Regiment as possible. To this end a recruitin g miles and other vehicles considerably more . team went home in September, linked up We had our breakdowns but, being on the with the R.A.C. recruiting display, and enemy and therefore advancing side, we wer e toured Lancashire. That it had an effect able to fix these each night before first light . there is no doubt. Several of our young In November Brigadier Sharp carried out our soldiers either saw or heard of it . I have administrative inspection and had some nic e accordingly sent back a permanent team t o things to say. Almost immediately after - be resident in England, attached to The Duke wards Colonel Stephen came out to stay with of Lancaster ' s Own Yeomanry, and let u s us for Ramnuggur . I have attended man y hope that 1962 will see us reach our target Ramnuggurs but I believe this to be the best. figure of 535 men serving in the Regiment !

D'Arcy Hall Competition Results as at 1st February, 196 2 "A " Squadron " B " Squadro n " C " Squadro n " H.Q." Squadron Cross-country 1 4 2 3 .22 Shooting 1 3 2 4 Drill 4 3 2 1 Cricket . . 1 2 4 3 Swimming . . 2 3 4 1 Athletics . . li 4 l4 3 Football . . 2 1 3 4 124 20 184 19 4 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars H.Q. Squadron Notes

In June Major Harri s departed for a mor e active life in "A" Squad- ron and Captain Good- hart arrived via " C " Squadron from the flesh- pots of Manchester. S.M . Cundy is now S .S .M. and S.Q.M.S. Sharrock i s now with us after a long tour as an instructo r at Bovington. Sgt. Sharp is now our chie f policeman and Sgt . Marshall, who has, alas , lost his Arabian sun-tan, is once again Regimental Signal Sergeant . Sgt. Bonfield , who now looks more prosperous than ever , presides over the Sergeants' Mess bar . Sgt . Percival, who reached that rank a wee k before his National Service release, left , much to our regret, just after the Guidon Parade. He is missed in the Recce Troop, on the football field and in the Squadron bar . Sgt. Fuller has just left to join the staff o f Cpl . Bassey, of the Nigerian Recce Squadron, attache d the J.L.R . to Tech . Department . Autumn, 1961 We have had two re-enlistments : Tpr . Barnes, who was originally in the 1st Royal In the Technical department we hav e Tanks, and Tpr. Welch, who was with thi s been joined by L/Cpl. Nelis and Tpr. Spencer . regiment in Tripoli and Munster . He is in Cpl. Bassey of the Nigerian Armoured Car the Recce Troop but spends much of his time Squadron stayed with us for six months an d at the racing stables. survived the hardships of the training are a The main outing of the year has, of course , and an atomic attack on Exercise " Spear - been the much-talked-of Exercise " Spear - point." We are glad to say that he was quit e point " and the Soltau training, whic h unperturbed by our food and our " summer " preceded it. We nearly got nucleared onc e weather. but, fortunately, we had left the target are a S .Q.M.S. Taylor has now left the comforts two hours before and the only victim was and frustrations of the Officers' Mess and i s T.Q.M.S. Bentley, who had returned ther e now roughing it in the M .T. department . to pick up some stores . One of his first experiences was to tell a While in the concentration area we helped soldier to go and collect a major assembl y a German farmer with his potato lifting and , from the station . The man did not return in return, were presented with a lovely fat for some time but when he did he said tha t pig. We regret that we in Squadron H .Q . the Major had not arrived ! never saw the enemy during the exercise bu t when we reached the Weser, we had an exciting river crossing, and Sgt . East enter- Q .M . Department tained us by nearly driving his truck into th e We were very sorry to lose R .Q.M.S . river. The Recce Troop were kept fully Witney but delighted that he is now an occupied during the exercise and they hav e R.S.M. We were grieved to hear that he ha d since done numerous frontier patrols . damaged his car on entering the main gate o f After " Spearpoint " everyone covered Lancaster House on his arrival at th e the walls and themselves with many coloured D.L.O.Y. R.Q.M.S. Cripps is now happily distempers in preparation for the admini- with us, as is Sgt. Bruniges from Lulworth , strative inspection. On the day, the Brigadier Sgt. Hill from the Sergeants' Mess and L/Cpl . walked around the Departments and seemed Greenwood after his extended holiday at pleased with what he saw . Field Records .

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These notes are only a brief summary sinc e most of the L.A .D . news is included in th e various Squadron and sports notes . A.Q.M .S . Thompson, who is still going strong, has recently been on an attachment t o the German Army . He stayed with a Panzer Regiment and enjoyed seeing how other people live . What he didn't like was starting work at 7 a .m., finishing at five and not having any " sports " on Wednesday after- noons. He thought that, compared to us , corporate social life was lacking. He admit s that German L .A.D.s do get more work done but, then, they do not have so muc h paper work aS we do . In the sporting world we have had som e success and our members have represented the Regiment in all the major sports . In the Craftsman's Cup competition we have reached the quarter-final in the basket bal l Ski-ing at Murnau. (Left to right) Cfn . Taylor, and football. We have a good hockey team , Cfn . Pritchard and Cfn . Lunny which gave the regimental side a good gam e during the season . Sgts. Summers, McCrae , Cpl. Venness is still with us ; indeed, he is Wilton and Cpl. Keer have all played regu- a veteran of the department . He is still larly for the regimental team . worrying about where Sabre Squadron go t We have recently started a Regimenta l their Mutton Scotch from at the end of Motor-cycle Club. There are quite a number " Spearpoint," without the Q .M. havin g of keen members and several will probabl y issued an authority. Cpl . Venness aged con- do very well when we get on to trial work . siderably after his Champ ride with Tpr . Sgt. McCrae is our expert on Go-Karting. (Stirling) Ingham —missing Centurion by He has his own machine and has done a lot inches . of racing during the year . He will, no doubt , We are sorry to lose Cpl. Douch, one of be much in demand now that Go (or rather our favourite N .C.O.s, who now works i n Tro) Karting is starting again in the grandeur at a highly-polished desk in R .H.Q . Regiment . Other losses have been Sgts . Elliott and East , who have become front-line soldiers and ar e now happily employed in "A" Squadron .

L. A. D . As the result of the inspection b y C.R.E.M .E. in December, we got a very good report. This is most satisfactory as Captain Fettis is about to leave for a Brigade Work- shop in B.A.O.R. and his successor, Captain Grant, will shortly be arriving . Captain Fettis, who was with " C " Squad- ron in Celle during A .P.C. days, became Regimental E .M.E. in November, 1960, and has kept the Regiment on the road ever since . We wish him good fortune in his new job , and we welcome his successor . We have also said farewell to 2/Lt . Creep, who captained the regimental football team and has been most active in organising game s and other activities for the L.A .D . Captain Fettis. " Who told you to dismount?"

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General Williams came to say farewell to the Regiment on 5th February. He toured the barracks and spoke to many members of th e Regiment . He later visited th e Dining Hall and the Messes.

General Williams visits the Tech. Departmen t

SIGNALS NOTE S

General Williams visits the M .T. Troo p

Wireless users are advised not to touch the aerial "H.Q." Squadron Party in front of Russian Memorial, when the set is sending Berlin Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 7

The Band

The year's activities for the Band were The U .K . tour ended in October and w e highlighted once more by a tour of Lan- arrived back to the -Regiment to a spell o f cashire . This covered both recruiting and " show business " in the form of the Hohn e engagements in that area ; the fruits of whic h Garrison pantomime . It was a pleasure to we may well be able to enjoy once more in work on such a project . The results wer e the coming season prior to our move with the enjoyed by many hundreds of people, an d regiment to the Middle East . any " hate the producer " feelings tha t The engagements undertaken were South- existed during rehearsals soon vanishe d port, Liverpool, Urmston, Keithley, More - when the curtain rose on the first night . combe, New Wallasey, and included variou s Many good friends were made during th e activities with the Duke of Lancaster's Own course of this show, and no doubt Hohn e Yeomanry Band, which we had often hear d dwellers of the future will be able to enjo y about but never met . The two bands got on future pantomimes long after we hav e very well together and all householder s passed to other places . living within 5 miles of the D .L.O.Y. can Christmas took various " minor units " o f testify to the tremendous effort put into the the band on carol singing tours for a solid many rehearsals we undertook jointly before the laying up of the Guidon service in Man- week and a fair amount of D marks wer e chester Cathedral. Many old friends turned raised for different worthwhile charities b y up at the various engagement spots and we these oft-frozen musicians . are pleased to say that wherever we played The coming season is, as for all, somewha t last year, we have been invited to appea r uncertain, but we feel sure that whereve r again this coming season, which, all bein g we may be called on to perform, many more well, we shall do . " noteworthy " occasions will arise .

The Dance Band—Ramnuggar

D 8 Journal of the 14th/20th King ' s Hussars "A" Squadron The parade over, with bes t boots and white webbing flung into the darkest cor- ner of every room, " A " Squadron set about comm- emorating the presentatio n of the new Guidon in a manner more akin t o their nature. Some took their merrymaking to Putlos with Sgt. Nicholls, and the camera , which lies slightly less than the average hu- man, records that they had an enjoyable stay , as would appear did one or two of the loca l beauties . What have Staite and Morris got that others haven't ? It was shortly after this that Major Clark e and S .S.M. Jude decided that they could tak e no more and left for the stately homes of Kensington Palace and Lancaster House t o look after Royalty and Yeomen respectively . Whilst the good wishes of the Squadro n went with them, their move was viewed wit h Cpl . Bonfield. Determined not to get lost on this utter dismay by Major Harris and S .S.M . exercise Hurd, who were winkled out of the luxuries of " H.Q." Squadron and the A2 Echelon t o On our return to barracks, the Becks tin s face the rigors of the front line. Their were removed from the barrels, our gunner s initiation came rapidly with the Squadro n were woken up and their energies, so care - moving out to Soltau to meet our friend s fully preserved on Soltau, were turned to th e The Middlesex Regiment, for the first time . task of preparing our tanks for the annua l War was conducted at a fairly gentlemanl y firing. The earlier practices were fired in fo g level and, except when 1st Troop and "A " and rain but nevertheless, the results wer e Company went into the Benninghofer Fores t highly satisfactory . By the time the Battl e together (they never came out together—no t Runs came round, the weather had improve d surprising after what Mr. Cornish and hi s and Commanders and crews soon develope d crew did to the Company Commander' s that sixth " Battle Run " sense—knowing trousers), we established a close and happ y which target is going to pop up next . relationship with them . We had two Iraq i We now come to the holiday month of officers attached to us at this time . Their August, when as many as could went o n arrival had a strange effect on our Squadron leave. Mr. Cornish took several parties dow n Leader, who suddenly developed a mysteriou s to Elleringhausen in the Rothaar Mountain s love for his tank ; nothing would separate and introduced them to the exhilarating spor t him from it. It was not long before we found of rock-climbing. Tprs. Kirkham and th e out that Iraqis, for security reasons, were no t longer Straw proved themselves to b e allowed to travel on tanks . It therefore fel l excellent climbers in the making, whilst upon the poor unfortunate Cunliffe to L/Cpl. Smith proved that the law of gravity convey these two rather browned-off gentle- still works—in a big way . Mr. Holderness - men through the mud and dust of Soltau i n Roddam took parties, which included Trps . his Champ. Nor were their efforts to intro - Ballantyne, Dewhurst and Eadsworth, t o duce central heating to their tent appreciated canoe on Steinhuder Meer and proved no - by our S.Q.M.S. ' We knew that " Ou r thing in particular . Charles " was fairly fluent in both Englis h When most of the Squadron had re- and Gaelic, but we never realised that h e assembled, two parties went off to learn ho w had such a mastery of the Arabic language . to cross rivers. Those with tanks spent a It is felt that even Penguin Books Ltd . would very pleasant four days on the banks of the have flinched at the thought of recording hi s Weser, near Hamelin, whilst rafts and tanks remarks for posterity . spun helplessly in mid-stream . The Echelon

Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 9 however were less patient on their exercis e same field as two other Squadrons of tank s and Cpl. Barclay eventually crossed hi s and a Battery of Gunners—all belonging t o river by civilian ferry—a piece of initiative h e the enemy. This incident also seemed to is still trying to justify to the paymaster. shake 1st Troop, who, on the last night , It was not long before we were once mor e tried a coup d'etat on S .H.Q. A furiou s back on Soltau with the Middlesex . 1st battle followed and it was only when both Troop took a violent dislike to a line o f sides had expended all their " spare " pylons and tried to run them over ; 2nd Troop ammunition that they agreed to re-establis h took dislike to a Middlesex rifleman and diplomatic relations. tried to run him over ; 3rd Troop had no We returned home and quickly set to particular dislikes, but made up for this by preparing for the administrative inspection . running all over the place on what can only This ordeal was overcome with success, even be aSsumed to have been misguided tours . though the S .Q.M.S. showed signs of extreme From Soltau we moved to near Hamburg to alarm when the Brigadier suggested that a prepare for Exercise " Spearpoint ". At lon g visit to the cellar of his quarter might be of last Sgt . Preece was able to drive his tank up interest . . Route 3 with full official blessing t " Spearpoint " we thoroughly enjoyed . We In the sporting world our efforts may no t had plenty of movement, plenty of action have gathered the laurels of success, but a t and were, for once, allowed to motor ove r least we managed to beat " B " Squadron a e . The only people who soccer. We have been represented in th a lot of new country . Medhurst , complained were S/Sgt . Markey and his regimental soccer team by Cpl g Cfn . Boniface, Tprs . Brocklehurst and Tom- fitters, who had nothing to do, for nothin , . Payne curled up like a linson, whilst S/Sgt . Markey, Tprs. Bek broke down. Cfn n doormouse in the back of the half-track a t Robertson and Wright have been see t sporting themselves on the rugger field . Un- the beginning of the exercise and slep d . S.S.M . Hurd and Tpr . fortunately our cricketers, athletes an solidly for five days s Hatzer spent an interesting afternoon fishing swimmers failed to meet with the succes s . L/CpI. Yankey pu t their enthusiasm deserved, but high hope for frogmen in the Weser , a height restriction on a certain road, which rest on our hockey players and boxers, who o soon put the local bus company out o f at the time of going to press, are about t m . Robinson is obviously compete. We are expecting great things fro business, while Tpr n misemployed in the army and should b e Tpr. Woodcock with his past reputation i working for the county council on drainag e international fights . improvements. The Squadron Leader de- Finally, congratulations to Sgt. Colbourne, veloped an uncanny knack of knowing whe n Sgt. Bonfield, Tpr. Taylor and Tpr. Block e we were due to be nucleared, and of movin g on the increases to their families, and to the Squadron out of woods at ultra hig h Captain Pemberton and L/Cpl. Smith on speeds . He also shook Brigade Headquarters joining in the race—by taking each unto by leaguering, on their map anyway, in the himself a wife .

THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORP S CRICKET CLUB

The R.A.C. Cricket Club plays some 12 matches a year in England and B.A.O.R. and is always looking for new players. Membership (there is n o entrance fee and no annual subscription) is open to all past and present member s of the R.A.C. of any rank . If you are a keen cricketer, of Regimental standard or better and would like to play, please write to the Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel P . J . Howard - Dobson, Q.O.H . Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, who will see that you get a fixture card . It is then up to you .

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"A" Squadron planners on " Spearpoint "

"A" Squadron 2nd Troop enjoying themselves

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"A" Squadron Football Team Back row (left to right) : Tprs . Leeming, Godfrey, Dewhurst, Field, Haddock, Bennet t Front row : Tprs . Morris, Tomlinson, Brocklehurst, Huggins, Woolley

Extract from a Squadron's note s

"Hawk" 1955 North Afric a

. . . During the earlier months of th e ditions we lived under ; so were we. For al l year we took part in a regimental scheme , that, we were sorry to leave the shores of th e where, to start with, the Squadron had t o Mediterranean and go back to Sabratha . make itself invisible on a flat desert . Thi s One afternoon during camp we persuade d brought many colourful remarks but all the ladies of the Squadron and the C .O.' s was done by the time the C.O. paid us a visit wife to pay us a visit. We entertained the m and all went well until he suggested that th e with tank rides and swimming, followed by air sentry should blow his whistle. When he tea. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Sturt were dul y found one that would blow the Squadro n impressed by the efficiency of the Tannoy all came out of their holes thinking that the y system in the tank. No matter how loud th e were wanted for S .S .M.'s fatigues. Th e Commander shouted " Driver, HALT : for C.O. made no comment . sake," the tank still continued to revers e The next time the Squadron went out i t towards a 3-tonner close by. As usua l was to Zuara for a squadron camp an d S .S.M. Witney came to the rescue by goin g exercise with the Fleet Air Arm from Malta . mad where the tank driver could see him . A number of pilots spent 24 hours with us— and were duly impressed by the awful con - * * * 1 2 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussar s

""B" Squadron

The last echo of the Guido n weekend died in a ma d rush of feet to the tank park . The doors were opened and—they were still there ; what is more, we now had to use the dear things. We left for Soltau o n June 26 for a mad dash of squadron training . We were blessed with good weather and th e splendid company of the 1st Battalion Sout h Wales Borderers. We also had attached to u s two officers of the Iraq Army. Whether the y enjoyed themselves as much as we did would be hard to say. They did not like getting up at 0330 hrs. and waiting until 0830 hrs . for the Squadron Leader to move off. This wa s due to a misunderstanding . They did not understand the S .Q.M .S.'s wrath when they lit an open fire in their tent to keep warm . They did not enjoy being in the back of th e Squadron Leader's Champ at any time, but Major English "preparing a Drag Line " just before least of all when it was shunted from behin d Christma s by an A.P.C. on a night exercise. The exercise finished in July with the Brigad e on the leg. When the "aristocracy" returne d approach to contact . It was a long approach , from leave they found the competition ove r some 60 miles, and finished with the Squadron and the Squadron next but last . Four days screaming across Hohne Ranges, and so bac k later we made up for it by coming second in to barracks . the D'Arcy Hall swimming competition . This Immediately after our return we started was due to some very good swimming b y preparing for the annual firing . The weathe r Sgts. Duggan and Wilton, Cpls . Perry, and the I.G.s could have been kinder. It Passam, Baker and Kendall and Tprs . was during gunnery camp that we said good - Doherty, Clarke, Burn, Rhodes and Jackson . bye to our Commanding Officer and wel- Asked to provide light relief between events , comed Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. L. C . Captain Tubbs, aided by - Cpls. Passam , Talbot, an ex-" B " Squadron Leader. Kendall, Tprs . White and Jackson, rode a August was a " rest period " in which we bicycle off the high diving board . We were did everything that we hadn't done so far disappointed when he came up . that year. On top of all that Berlin became " Spearpoint " was preceded by a two-wee k an excited city and the repercussions wer e pipe-opener at Soltau. We suffered two felt in the tank park . Those of the Squadro n casualties the first night : Cpl. Long was who were smacking their lips at the thought badly burnt and Tpr . Gregory suffered con- of a return visit to " Paddy's Bar " an d cussion. Three days later Cpl. Perry thre w " Dirty Dick's " were sorely disappointed . himself off a tank and retired hurt . It wa s The lip smacking continued in September and rather like " ten little nigger boys ." with it preparations for the Exercise " Spear- We concentrated four days before the point," the " big exercise," At the end of start of the battle near the village of Schwines- the second week in ' September the D'Arc y dorf. The villagers were more than kind an d Hall cricket was played . The cricket office r it is thought that most of the Squadron , had planned that it should be played in th e including two well-known personalities, en- middle of the third week, which coincide d joyed themselves . Space does not permit an with the return from leave of himself and Mr . account of " Spearpoint " and it is an Workman, an ace cricketer . Several non- exercise that has been widely discussed i n cricket-playing persons bowled a bumper many places . Suffice to say that we did man Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 1 3

"B" Squadron

Swimming Sports—" B " Squadron attraction . Captain Tubbs and his assistants

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"B" Squadro n

" B " Squadron lunching on Soltau. (Left to right) Tpr. Hensaw, LCpI. Heeley, Tpr . Holland

Relaxed concentration before " Spearpoint ." (Left to right) L/Cpl . Heeley, Tprs . Jackson and Boulderstone , Cpls. Bradbury and Kendall

Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 1 5 all our tanks, they were fully crewed and , Christmas. Two days before Christmas the thanks to our drivers and fitters, we brough t Squadron spent 36 hours out in the cold . The back what we took out . One isolated in- temperature that night was 7 deg . F. or 2 5 cident : Tpr. Boulderstone, the Squadron deg. of frost. We all survived and even if Leader's tank driver, on being killed for the we had a little trouble coming home, no one fourth time in one day : " Don't reckon thi s could say that it was not " an experience . " is our day somehow . " We have settled down once again an d A month after " Spearpoint " the annua l nearly the whole Squadron are on cadres , administrative inspection . This was precede d learning another trade . We are all lookin g by a squadron room competition. For a forward to North Africa and to seeing week before, the Squadron block, and all it s again all those who have promised to come occupants, were covered in a variety o f back . paints . It seemed impossible that orde r We welcome to the Squadron 2/Lts . Lan g could ever be re-established . The Com- and Dangar as Troop Leaders . We con- manding Officer very kindly judged the com- gratulate L/Cpl . Holland, Tpr. Fox and Tpr . petition and awarded the prize to 1st troop . Gregory on their marriages and Cpl . and There is no doubt that all troops produced a Mrs. Passam on the birth of a son, Cpl . and very high standard and a much-neede d Mrs. Long on a daughter and Cfn. and Mrs . change in colour scheme . Pearce a son . After the inspection came cadres and

"C" Squadron

There have, as usual, been Recce Troop, and Tpr . Gallagher is galli- numerous changes in the vanting around Bovington in a 3-tonner . squadron. Captain Par k We welcomed to the fold Sgt . Sherringto n arrived from Cambridge (back from duty with The Duke of Lancaster' s University in June and thu s Own Yeomanry), Sgt. Jackson (454) joined the long and distin- (F.V.R.D.E., Chobham), Sgt . Jackson (846) guished line of Seconds-in-Command who m (back from loafing in Headquarters Squad- we have had during 1961 . Mr. Midwood ron), Tprs. Fleming and Cotton (from has been invalided out of the army and in Headquarters Squadron), Tprs . Bilsborough , Mr. Chappell we welcome an expert o n Durose, Floyd, Foxcroft, Hitchen, Hughes , the recovery of bogged vehicles ! Keegan-Boyd, McGowan, Sefton, Travis , S.Q.M.S. (I've blought you some sleggs ) Vasey and Jose (from Civvy-Street), and hop e Oakes is now a civilian and S .Q.M .S . that their stay with us will be long an d (Sparks) Williams now produces roast dinner s happy . for us when we are exercising in the During the latter part of June we took u p wilderness . our role of Tank Support and exercised o n Others who have gone on their way since the Soltau Area with the 1st Battalion Th e the last Journal was published arc : Sgt . Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), commande d Marcelle to recruiting in England, where h e by Lieutentant-Colonel C. G. I . Harper, M .C . can be found in the Manchester area " willing This was the first time that we had actuall y 'em to come in." Tpr. Grierson realised hi s trained in our proper role, and many lessons ambition and transferred to the Band . were learnt from this . Did you know that a Tpr. Leach went on a cook's course and no w Champ is not so strong as a 1-tonner? I t reigns supreme in the cookhouse. LCpI . has been proven beyond all shadow of doub t Lowden is now in Headquarters Squadron, that it's not! The S .Q.M .S. also knows tha t

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16 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars he can get out of his sleeping bag and dressed Once over the river the advance went o n in three seconds flat when the Squadron - at a great rate—too great for some of the Leader roars up in his Champ and bellows Regimental " B " Echelon! The S .Q.M.S . , " Q "! This phase of our training ended together with Cpl. Scott, L/CpI. King , with a Brigade exercise which extended fro m Tprs. Birtley, Burns, Morton, Harrison an d the wilds of Soltau down on to the Hohne Ledley—all members of our A2 Echelon— Range Area and back into barracks . had a harrowing time keeping all vehicle s July was used for preparing for range supplied with petrol, rations, etc . The firing once more and the actual firing too k exercise ended in a big tank battle in th e place during the last week of the month . We Egge Gebirge—heavily-wooded high groun d camped out again, but this time it wasn't west of Minden ; the outcome of which wa s as cold as our outing in February and al l that the umpires decided that we were al l we had to contend with was the wet! The knocked out—tanks : the lot! Cpl . Howard' s result of the firing made all the instructor s tank rolled backwards down a hill through push out their chests. Captain Park is stil l brake failure and squashed a Volkswagen . dreaming of E.F.C.s and little chits to put Eye-witnesses gave vivid accounts of the in the empties. Whilst out on the range we owner of the car standing at his bedroom had a squadron camp fire smoker, to which window with his mouth open, whilst hi s the Colonel, Second-in-Command, Adjutan t next-door neighbour was laying down th e and R.S .M . were invited . This was a great law about a paving stone that had been success with Cpl . Powell and Cpl. Scott the ripped up outside her house . highlight of the evening with their demon- " Spearpoint ' was the end of the trainin g stration of the art of self-defence. season; the next event being the annua l August being the quietest month of the administrative inspection . By pleading, year as regards training, most people pursued cajoling, ordering and the " doing of nuts " various other activities . Some went on leave , by all concerned, we finally reached the hig h others on adventure training ; one even went standard all look for on these occasion s on a drill course! In fact, the S .Q .M.S. wa s and achieved a highly satisfactory result on heard to remark : " Cor! You've never had the actual inspection itself. The result was a it so quiet . " credit to every member of the Squadron . September! and once again we were bac k in the fight . Exercises on the Training Area with the Cameronians and then on t o October for the build-up for Exercise " Spearpoint ." We were part of the " Red- land " forces who were to sweep (so the locally-printed news-sheet said) down fro m the North to do battle with the " Blueland " lot. At 0600 hrs. on October 9 we " swept " into action only to come to a grinding hal t at the River Weser. (Whose side were those blinking umpires on, anyway?) We the n spent some time hidden up in a small villag e where everyone made themselves known t o the local populace, and many people got their feet firmly " under the table ." To se e Cpl. Powell, Tprs. Plummer, Horspool and Floys sitting round a table with a WHIT E tablecloth, and dining chairs beside their tank, having their meals, was a sight to behold . We were finally 'ordered to cross th e Weser only to find that when the tank s actually arrived at the ferry it had been captured by the enemy . This situation wa s soon sorted out by the Squadron Leader, i n the absence of the umpires, " pulling hi s Sgt . Young receives his medal from the Colonel at th e rank " on the captors . inter-Squadron Boxing

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" C " Squadron Boxing Team . Winners Regimental Competition . (Left to right) Tpr . Morris, Cfn . Payne, Cpl . Naylor, Tpr. Wheelan, Sgt . Young, Cfn. Jones, Tpr . Cotton

In the field of sport the Squadron has ha d Football . Tpr. Leathwaite, L/Cpl. Flowers , a successful year . The outstanding achieve- L/Cpl . Taylor, Tpr. Hitchen, Tpr. Fair - ments, which confounded all the critics , brother, Tpr. Morton, Cpl. Farrell, Tpr . being the winning of the D'Arcy Hall cricke t Medhurst, Cfn. Coltman, Tpr. Morris , and swimming sections. We were runners-up Tpr. Walsh, Tpr . Birch, Tpr. Lewis, Tpr . in the football section and third in the cross - Floyd, Tpr. Ledley, Tpr. Burns, Tpr. Vasey , country, athletics and .22 shooting. With Tpr. Smith, Tpr. Bestwick, Tpr . Roberts , the hockey and S .M.G. still to be decided, at Tpr. Hughes, Tpr. Gorey, Cfn. Smith, Tpr . the time of writing, we have hopes of, if no t Whelan, Tpr. Essery . winning the cup, giving the winners a goo d Swimming . Lt. Harman, Cpl. Naylor, Cpl . run for their money . Stark, Cpl. Bradshaw, Tpr. Hughes, Cpl. Personnel who have represented the Squad- Powell, Tpr . Marland, Tpr. Standish, Tpr . ron during the year are : Floyd, Tpr. Bilsborough, Tpr. Spencer, Cricket . Major Garbutt, Captain Park , Tpr. Woods, Tpr. Whelan . S.Q.M.S. Williams, Cpl . Naylor, Cpl . Boyle , Cpl. Bradshaw, L/Cpl. Flowers, L/Cpl . Kerr, Tpr. Roberts, Tpr. Foxcroft, Tpr . Morris, Tpr . Bestwick . 100 YEARS AGO Cross-country running . Cfn. Smith, Cfn . On May 6, 1862 the Regiment moved Jones, Tpr. Ledley, Tpr. Duff, Tpr. Spencer, from Ireland to the county of Lancashire . Tpr. Gallagher, Tpr . Burge, Tpr. Bestwick , " C " and " K " Troops went to Preston an d Tpr. Whelan, Tpr. Nield . the remaining six Troops to Manchester. Athletics . Lt. Harman, Lt . Chappell, Cpl . On September 6 "A" Troop moved fro m Naylor, Tpr. Roberts, Tpr. Aspden, Tpr . Manchester to Bury, " C " Troop fro m Ledley, Tpr. Medhurst, Cfn. Allen, Tpr . Preston to Manchester, and on the 16th , Spencer, Tpr. Bestwick, Tpr. Morris, Cpl . " B " Troop from Manchester to Ashton- Stark, Sgt . Rumble, Tpr . Essery, Tpr . under-Lyne . Morton, Cfn . Jones, Tpr. Whelan, Tpr . (From the Historical Record of The 14t h Nield . King's Hussars . )

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S .Q .M.S. Williams and Tpr . Ledley early in th e morning on " Spearpoint "

Major Garbutt and staff at end of " Spearpoint " Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 1 9 Sergeants' Mess

After the Guidon parade and celebration s at which point our last notes closed, we sai d good-bye to R .S.M. Prevett and R .Q.M .S . Witney, both members of the Mess for a long time . Mr. Prevett went off, as a Lieu - tenant, to the Army School of Recruiting an d R .Q.M.S. Witney to be R .S.M . of The Duk e of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry. Congratu- lations to them both. In their places w e welcomed R.S.M . Sheen and R .Q.M .S . Cripps, both back from D .L.O.Y . Since then there have been many, man y happenings that could be recorded here bu t we must try to pick out the highlights , amongst which we can include our regula r weekly whist drives, which have continue d to attract a following in spite of all tha t weather, training and the decorators no w working in the Mess can do . There is little ankle tapping although, on one or two occasions, tables of four near professional s have cast odd glances at each other. How- ever the overall standard of play is eve n enough to allow what might be called " nea r novices " to win prizes occasionally. We cannot mention names in this connection — people are so touchy about their card- playing . The November event, Ramnuggar, i s always the ball of the year, but that of 196 1 " God shield us!—a lion among ladies." Mrs . Hughes , was even better than most of those that O.R .Q .M.S. Justin and Mrs. Hil l present members can remember . We wer e honoured to have the Colonel of the Regi- ment there and included in the distinguished Another highly successful social event wa s guest list were a number of Mess members the Christmas draw on December 22 . from the D .L.O.Y., both permanent staff S .Q.M .S. Bill Williams who headed th e and Yeomen, who had made the long tri p committee, had badgered us for weeks before - specially to be present. We danced to tw o hand and spirited away all the loose change bands and how we danced! Instead of th e we had at every conceivable opportunity . hardy and hard-headed dozen or so who ar e We may have complained at times but when usually still vertical, or at least nearly so, at we saw the display of prizes that our cash had breakfast time there were nearly 150 wh o been converted into, all complaints wer e gallantly faced bacon and eggs at 5 a .m . forgotten. We didn't really mean them Sgt . Young, as Junior Sergeant, carried th e anyway! The winners' names and prize s cup and, after all the Mess and regimenta l were drawn and announced very slickly ; guests had drunk the toast, manfully finished there was an interlude of carol singing by it off. (It is, apparently, only coincidence candlelight ; another interlude of com- that he also finished off his opponents in munity singing of the old favourites and a n the regimental boxing in January. Normally, impromptu auction that the R .Q.M.S. wil l training is not done on champagne.) Th e always remember . Who would have thought ball was a great success all round and at th e that a wall plaque could be " knocked next Mess meeting a vote of thanks to the down " so quickly—a second or so from th e special Ramnuggar Committee, under the first syllable of the first bid must surely be a chairmanship of the R.Q.M.S., was recorded . world record .

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New Year's Eve was soon upon us, s o soon that to some of us it seemed to b e merely a continuation of the long, lon g party that started at the Christmas draw an d had been going ever since . We sang "Auld Lang Syne," toasted absent friends an d watched S .S.M. " Old Father Tyme " Macgregor and S.Q.M .S. " Cha-cha-child " Tasker represent the passing by of the Ol d Year and the arrival of the New Year. This was at midnight local time but then, in de- ference to the wishes of the Scots among u s and because we had been on exercises before , we set our watches at " Zulu " time and celebrated again . While we did not do every - thing twice it did give those inclined a chanc e to kiss the ladies again . So successful and popular was this idea that some peopl e celebrated New Year again on what might easily have been local time in Singapore, bu t that was not official . The line had to be drawn somwhere—unfortunately . We feel that we should here mention tha t just after these notes are handed to our Editor we shall be saying good-bye to Sgt . " Nifty " Coles. Being an essentially fair- minded man he decided in 1923 that he shoul d not decide without due consideration whethe r or not to make the Army and 14th/20t h King's Hussars his career. Now, 38 years R .S.M. E. Sheen and two L .S. and G.C. medals later, he has decided it - doesn't suit him after all—n o staying power. Seriously, though, we wil l be very sorry t him go and know that he will be sorry too. Best of luck to hi m from all . Officers' Mess Sergeant, S .Q.M .S. and S .S.M . These notes will close with a glimpse int o In 1958 he was appointed R .S.M. of the that overworked crystal ball . We see , D.L.O.Y. and it was then that we began t o faintly, training, more training, packing, a realise we had a future Field-Marshal in ou r move, palms (them that grow not them yo u midst! Suffice to say that he received the grease) and many other things too faint t o regimental medal from Field-Marshal Si r put a name to. The next HAWK will tell u s Gerald Templer for his outstanding wor k how right we were . with the D .L.O.Y . ; in particular, his contri- bution to recruiting and his training of the Regiment for the parade at which H .M. The R. S. M. Sheen Queen presented their new Guidon . R.S.M . E. Sheen is shortly due to be He became R .S.M . of the Regiment i n commissioned as Q.M. of The Duke of July 1961 . Lancaster's Own Yeomanry . We shall miss Mr. Sheen both on parad e Mr. Sheen, now a •youthful thirty-four , and off it. We shall miss him in the Sergeants' still has as much energy as when he becam e Mess ; and, above all, we shall miss his a 14th/20th Hussar in 1947 . After his recrui t smartness, alertness and cheerful helpfulnes s training he became a Gunnery Instructor in all matters pertaining to the wellbeing o f with the Regiment at Catterick . Between 195 0 the Regiment and everyone in it . We wish and 1958 he rose to being R .Q.M.S. of the him and Mrs. Sheen good fortune with the Regiment having been a Troop Sergeant, D.L.O.Y . Journal21 of the 14th/20th King's Hussars

" Spearpoint." Sgt . Gates, A.Q.M.S. Thompson and T .Q.M.S. Bentley outside their luxurious carava n

Farewell to Sgt . Coles

Corporals' Mess

The Mess was formed soon after the arriva l It did, however, gain sufficient experience t o of the Regiment in Hohne . We got prompt defeat our own Sergeants' Mess team at a assistance in setting up house from th e later games evening . Officers' and Sergeants' Messes and the Our most recent functions have been th e Q.M.'s Department, who vied with each othe r Christmas draw and a dance on New Year' s in generosity and goodwill. We were there- Eve—a fitting end to a successful year . fore a running concern within three weeks . Great credit is due to the members of our The year has seen numerous activities in committee for all their hard work . the evenings, including Tombola and dance s on Sundays, and these two are now a weekl y event . We held a ball at the time of the Guido n Parade, to which we invited guests from al l the Corporals' Messes in the vicinity. W e held our own Ramnuggur Ball in November , which was the highlight of the year, and wa s a great success. The presence of the Colonel of the Regiment was much appreciated b y everyone. The Regimental Dance Band played haunting melodies and Cpl . Morley served a buffet sufficient to satisfy th e greediest gourmets. As the strains of th e last waltz died away in the early hours o f the morning, the thought of first parade in a few hours' time was not a pleasant one . Our darts team has, alas, enjoyed little success. It was beaten by the 26th Armoured Engineer Squadron in the Garrison League . Cpl . Greenwood enjoying his Christmas

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THANK YO U The Editor thanks Mrs. West for her typing of the Journal and for her patience with the temperamental Editor . He also thanks those who contributed articles and photos .

provides free beer as well as a conducted tour. Some of our more regular customers ar e getting to know this brewery quite well . We have been to Berlin where a tour of the East Sector was included in the pro - gramme; to Hamelin for the traditional Pied Piper ceremony and we are about to visit a Corporals' Christmas Dinner brewery in Luneburg as this Journal goes t o press . We have had several darts and snooke r W.V.S . competitions against other regiments, an d We have had several enjoyable outings t o soon after Christmas we had the seasona l " foreign parts " this year, some in coaches party, with delicious snacks, provided by th e and, more recently, in the regimental mini - cooks and various games including Tombola . buses. Amsterdam has been the mos t The 5th Royal Tanks concert party came ove r popular and during our visits there the and did some amusing sketches which mad e Dutch were our kind hosts . Another attrac- everybody laugh . The evening was a great tion in Amsterdam (apart from the canal s success ; in spite of there being no girls , and gardens) is the Amstel Brewery which everyone enjoyed themselves .

Pat Sneath and the boys on Mini-bus trip in Holland

Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 2 3 Link with The Royal Sussex Regiment The regimental march ` Royal Sussex ' , which has been unofficially in use since 1801 , is now to become the official regimenta l quick march of the 14th/20th King's Hussars , and this will be promulgated in Army Order s shortly . The reason for the unofficial adoption o f this march is that in 1801, when the 14t h Light Dragoons were stationed in Kent, thei r Band failed to fulfill an important engage- ment at Dover, for they had indulged in to o much liquor the night before . Their place was taken by the Band of the Royal Susse x Regiment at short notice and there is little doubt that the two Colonels agreed that the 14th Band would in future play ` The Roya l Sussex ' as a reminder of their lapse . The decision for us to adopt the marc h officially has, of course, been agreed by the General Whistler visiting R.H .Q . in 1957 Colonel of The Royal Sussex Regiment , General Sir Lashmer Whistler, an officer whom many older readers will remember a t pair of menu holders, made in the form of a Catterick in 1950, and who visited Hohne in Royal Sussex regimental crest, to Colone l 1957 . Stephen at Chichester on September 15 . Colonel Stephen accepted them on behal f In order to commemorate the decision , of the Regiment and they are now used on General Whistler very kindly presented a dinner nights in the Officers' Mess . Captains Garung and Rhana : Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officers, who stayed with the Regiment for a week last year . Captain Garung is in the 2nd/6th Battalion . Congratulations to both on being made M .V.O . Affiliated Regiments 2nd Bn. 6th (Q.E.O.) Gurkha Rifle s Major A. S. Harvey, M.c., 2IC of the with light equipment . The Battalion were Battalion, has written to say that they are the first troops to use the new training are a leading a hectic life of exercises, sports and in North Borneo where they went in Januar y social functions and that they sometime s by air, the vehicles being moved by L .S.T . long for the peace of the jungle. He sent us After a successful period of training the a copy of their news letter from which th e C.O. was told " make your own way back " following extracts are taken : —for the normal transport aircraft had been The Battalion was at Ipoh, Malaya, at th e diverted to a trouble spot elsewhere in th e beginning of 1961 and their training wa s world . In the event, the Battalion moved by mainly concentrated on quick moves by air Bristol freighters, an L.S.T., Malayan Air-

Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 2 5 ways and two Straits steamships pilgri m the King of Nepal, H .M. the Queen an d vessels . the Jethi Rajkumari paid an informal visi t In July the Battalion moved to Hong Kon g in September. His Majesty shook hands wit h travelling this time in luxury in the Nevasa: all officers and their wives and very kindly In August, to everyone's regret, Fiel d presented a gift of money to the Brigade fo r Marshal Lord Harding completed his tenure welfare purposes . as Colonel of the Regiment and was succeede d Some of the families met Princes s by Major-General J . A. R. Robertson, C .B . , Alexandra during her recent tour of th e C .B .E ., D.S.O.—a distinguished officer who was Far East and she was presented with a originally a 6th Gurkha . brooch on behalf of the 2nd/6th and th e The Battalion has had the honour o f 2nd/10th Gurkha Rifles . having several distinguished visitors : H.M .

H .M. The King of Nepal meeting the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel E . T. Horsford, M .B .E ., M.C. On the C .O .'s left is the Gurkha Major, Major (Q .G.O.) Jumparsad Gurung, M .B .E.

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanr y

The old Regimental Guidon which ha d well known to the 14th/20th, Lieutenant - originally been presented by King Edwar d Colonel J . N. B. Cardwell, T.D . Lieutenant - VII, in 1909, was laid up in Manchester Colonel Tayleur was an extremely popula r Cathedral in September. The bands of both and efficient Commanding Officer who the D.L.O.Y. and the 14th/20th were present quickly generated enthusiasm amongst hi s at the ceremony . yeomen during various training exercises . He This event brought to a close Lieutenant - was also in hiS element at the social an d Colonel Tayleur's tenure of command of sporting functions during the annual camps . the Regiment for during the following wee k Before leaving the Regiment he led a regi- he handed over command to a Yeoman, mental team in the Cambrian Marches,

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The combined Bands of the 14th/20th King's Hussars and Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry marching throug h the streets of Manchester which is a competition run on somewha t Crompton, Sgt. Nulty, Sgt. Johnson, S .S.M . similar lines as the Nijmegen Marches ; Black and Sgt . Mitchell . except that it is over the Welsh mountains ! Since the last HAWK notes, Major D. E. Lieutenant-Colonel Tayleur and his wife Wreford has become Training Major, R .S.M . are now in Aden, where he is G.S.O.I. a t Witney and S .S.M . Jude have arrived fro m the H.Q . of the Middle East Land Forces . the 14th/20th, while Captain Goodhart, In December, a party went out to Germany R.S .M. Sheen and R .Q.M .S. Cripps hav e to enjoy the princely hospitality of the 14th/ returned to the 14th/20th in Germany . Sgt . 20th and join in the annual Ramnuggar Fryer had left the permanent staff, on retire- celebrations . The visit was great fun an d ment from the army . He now runs a petro l enjoyed by all—particularly the meeting o f station near Manchester . old friends . The party consisted of: Mr .

Cpl . and Mrs. Pepper showing General Jolly over their married quarter near Hohne . (Right) The Commanding Officer and Major Shaw (S.S .O .) 2 7

SOCCE R Osborne, a strong tackling half-back who' s not afraid to come up for a shot at goal . Since the last issue of THE HAWK we have We still have the " Old Brigade " of Tpr . lost only one of our regular first tea m Fred Essery, who practically has his nam e players ; indeed, one of the most popular embroidered on the No . 3 shirt, the Medhurs t players in the team—Cfn . John Boniface , brothers—Cpl. Jim Medhurst, who ca n or " Bonny " as he was more widely known . play either wing, and Tpr. Paul Medhurst at New players to join are Lt . Bill Greep , right back. Our two Craftsmen, Taylor and who has since been made team captain an d Keddie, are still amongst the goal-scorers . can always be relied on at left-half. Tpr . At centre-half we have LCpI . Flowers, wh o Terry Welch has returned to the Regular surely must be one of the best stoppers i n Army to play inside forward ; he last playe d B .A .O.R. We shall all be very sorry to los e for the Regiment at Munster. Other new him to Civvy Street early this year . players tO make their mark in the regimenta l When talking about the " Old Brigade " side are Tpr. Field, who looks like making one must not forget two of our reserves— the goal-keeper's job " safe ." Tprs. Tomlin - Sgt. Pete Summer, who can be relied upo n son and Brocklehurst, two young inside for - as a standby centre-forward or goal-keeper , wards who make up for their lack of heigh t and LCpI. Tom Horton, who has played i n by being good triers . Another excellent every position in the team except goal . player to join the team is Tpr . Mick Green , The team this season has been entered for who plays equally well in goal or centre - the Army Cup, Cavalry Cup, Divisiona l forward. The only representative of th e Cup and Soltau Garrison League . We ar e A.C.C. to play for the Regiment is Pte. due to play the 16th/5th Lancers in the firs t

The Regimental Football Team . (Left to right) Cfn . Dunne, Cfn . Taylor, Tpr. Welch, CpI . Medhurst , Cfn . Keddie, Tpr. Green, Tpr. Medhurst, Tpr . Essery, L/Cpl. Horton, Pte . Osborne, L/Cpl . Flowers

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Match v. 1st Royal Tanks . (Left to right, in white) L/Cpl . Flowers, Pte. Osborne, Tpr . Medhurs t

The Regimental Rugger Team . Back row (left to right) : Cpl . Amor, Tpr . Daubney, L/CpI. Jefferies, Cpl. Bradshaw, L/Cpl . Hallett, 2/Lt . Dangar, 2/Lt . Chappell, Captain de Beaujeu . Middle row : Tpr . Wright, L/Cpl. Pearson, Tpr . Parkinson (157), Tpr. Fox. Front row : Cpl . Chislett, Cfn. Jones, Tpr . Smith (342)

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round of the Cavalry Cup . CRICKET In the Army Cup we were drawn at hom e to 1 Royal Tanks in the first match, where w e We had an entertaining cricket season ran out comfortable winners by 3 goals to 1 . though, unfortunately, training greatly re- In the next round we were drawn away to duced the time available. Major English 13/ 18 Hussars and were beaten 4—2 after a captained the team and with Captain Park , most exciting match . Captain de Beaujeu and Mr. Workman, There is a Garrison League for teams a t played for the Royal Armoured Corps . squadron level in which the Regiment has During the B .A.O.R . Major Units Com- five teams entered, one each from Sabr e petition two notable incidents took place . Squadrons and two from H .Q. To date. In one match when the game had been all teams are doing quite well . In addition going some time the opposing captai n to the Garrison League the Regiment ha s pointed out that we were fielding 12 men, formed its own league known as " Th e and naturally asked whether we usually di d Hawks Minor League " . All four Squadron s this! On another occasion we were havin g have a team entered as well as the Band . a most exciting match against what turne d This league is mainly for the man wh o out, after half-an-hour, to be quite th e can't get a game in the regimental or squadro n wrong team, which should have been play- teams. In these games it has even been ing our neighbours! In spite of the incident s known for members of the W .O.s' and there was some good cricket and in th e Sergeants' Mess to turn out ! D'Arcy Hall " C " Squadron triumphed , Results so far this season are : won 6 ; though there are those who with considerable lost 4 ; drawn 4 . justification, claim that this was due to a fast ball ! RUGBY FOOTBAL L The following played for the regimenta l We started the season with a new team team : which has played enthusiastically in all kind s Major English (captain), Lt . Workman, of weather. We have managed to win fou r Captain Park, Captain de Beaujeu, Sgt . matches so far . Escott, L/Cpl . Jefferies, Tpr. Green. Tpr. Our first match was against 1 R .T.R . , Tunnicliffe, L/CpI . Flowers, Tpr. Ingham, who had a stronger three-quarter line tha n Cpl. Poll, S/Sgt. Workman, Cfn. Burnip, ours, and although we held them in th e L/CpI . Essery, Sgt . Hill, Tpr. Hatton and second half they won 12—3 . 2/Lt . Lee . We have played the Soltau Casuals twice , winning one match and losing the other . I n the second match 2/Lt . Chappell and Tpr . Robertson scored twice and L/Cpl . Jefferies and Cfn. Jones tackled well . Other games have been played against Th e South Wales Borderers and Brigade Work - shops at Fallingborstel. The latter was almost entirely a forward's game and trie s were scored by L/CpI . Hallett and Tpr . Smith of " C " Squadron . Finally, we were challenged by our own L.A.D., which we defeated 8—0 and, i n doing so, discovered some new talent . Bu t the game was not taken seriously by eithe r side for it was played during the Rammugger holiday . The following have played for the regi- mental team : 2/Lt. Chappell, Cpl . Chislett , Tpr. Daubney, 2/Lt. Dangar, Tpr. Wright , L/Cpl. Amor, L/Cpl . Pearson, L/Cpl . Hallett, Tpr. Smith, Cpl. Bradshaw, Captain de Beaujeu, Cfn . Jones, L/Cpl. Jefferies, Cpl . The Sailing Club, Steinhude Meer. Preparing for Naylor and J . Parkinson and Lt. Workman . a race

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" C " Squadron Cricket Team. Winners of the D'Arcy Hall Competition . Back row: Tpr . Morris, Cpl. Bradshaw, , Middle row : Cpl. Naylor, L/Cpl. Flowers, Tpr. Roberts, L/Cpl . Kerr. Front row : Tpr . Foxcroft, Major Garbutt , Captain Park, Cpl . Boyle, Tpr . Bestwick, S.Q.M.S. Williams .

Adventure training in Norway. (Right to left) Tpr. Leather, Captain Whittington and (below) Tpr . Maunder, i n the expedition boat

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BOXIN G the shock of being " offered violence " b y The results of the Inter-Squadron Com- one of our boxers . petition held in January were : As the Colonel said at the end of the competition, what ever the competitor s Winner Runner-up lacked in fitness, they made up for in guts . Bantamweigh t Cfn. Payne Tpr. Sempl e CANOEING It was decided at the beginning of the Featherweigh t summer to start canoeing in the Regiment , Tpr. Wheelan Captain Lambert as there is a strong possibility that thi s Lightweight activity will be popular in North Africa . Cfn. Jones Tpr. Carmod y The object was to let as many people a s Light-welterweigh t possible get a chance to canoe, and, accord- Tpr. Welch L/CpI . Shepherd ingly, four canoes were acquired at a low Welterweight cost; three are so stoughtly built that the y Sgt. Young Tpr. Morri s are capable of holding any member of th e Regiment, including Sgt . Bonfield . Light-middleweight The first attempt was made by a troop CpI . Naylor Captain Whittingto n party from " C " Squadron . Steinhude Mee r Middleweigh t was selected as it is comparatively near an d Lt. Workman Tpr. Hatton the British Army Yachting Association hav e Light-heavyweigh t a club-house there . After a three-day sta y Tpr. Morris Tpr. Woodcoc k the group became extremely proficient, bu t most probably never wanted to see a cano e Heavyweigh t again . L/Cpl. Weaver Tpr. Maso n As this first venture proved quite success- Best loser of competition : Tpr. Cotton . ful, regular weekend trips were started ; the Squadrons got points as follows: " C " 27, first day being spent at the lake and th e "A" 20, " H .Q." 16, " B " 15 . second canoeing 10 miles along the Aller- starting downstream from Winsen . Thes e The competition was organised by Majo r trips on the Aller were more useful an d Garbutt with his usual enthusiasm . future canoeing in Germany will be base d We are indebted to the A .P.T.C. Staff and almost entirely on rivers ; certainly part of W.O.s of neighbouring units for helping the Weser will be tackled in 1962 . with the judging of the competition and to In addition to the weekend Regimenta l Major J. Shaw, R.A ., and S.S .I. Proctor , parties, "A" Squadron and Recce Troop who were the very competent referees . We have taken the canoes out for a few days o n hope that Major Shaw has recovered from either Steinhude or local rivers .

Canoeing at Steinhude Meer. Cpl. Lester and CpI. Naylor, and behind CpI . Smith and Tpr . Eadesforth

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Four of our racehorses . (Left to right) German apprentice on Nasturtium, Captain Whittington on Tillside, Tpr. Welch on Miss Minn and Captain Lambert on Dare Devil. (Far left) " General " Beafort h Racing and we have hopes that it will do well next year. Captain Goodhart and Captai n Once again we have entered the racin g Lambert each have two legs of Tillside, a n world and during the last half of the season old chaser which was bought from th e we have travelled far and wide to Germa n " Skins " and has yet had only one race. We meetings, using horse boxes of varyin g are much looking forward to good racing mechanical reliability . next year . When the Q .R.I.H. departed from Hohn e Captain Lambert is to be congratulated on they left behind Cpl . Beaforth who is himsel f the award this year of the Chaytor Trophy a race-horse owner and trainer and who i s for his contribution to racing. Results s o well known to several cavalry regiment s far are : which have raced in Germany . Cpl. Beaforth , Times Priz e known to his admirers as " the General " , Horse Out Wins Places Money has his headquarters at Bredebeck Stables , £ and when he joined us he promised th e Port Light 2 Adjutant that he would wear his uniform a t least once! We owe much of our success i n Venediger 3 1 2 2 racing to him . Tillside 1 1 2 7 Captain Lambert's Dare Devil, bought from Major Dennistoun's stable, and Siamois , Nasturtium 12 1 5 20 5 owned by Cpl . Beaforth, have had the most success. Horses have been gradually added Rossola 8 1 2 22 1 to the string and we now have seven . We are on the look out for another one for Captai n Siamois 2 2 44 5 Whittington . Dare Devil 15 2 8 507 Nasturtium, a giant of over 18 hand s owned by Captain Goodhart and Mr . Hall, £ 1,427 has been taught to jump for the first time A Meet of the Wessex near Dorfmark

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Hunting 13/18th who are great supporters of th e Hunt . As we mentioned in the last issue of TH E HAWK, the Regiment took over the Wesse x The weather stopped hunting just before Hounds, from The Queen's Royal Iris h Christmas but we grabbed a bye day on Ne w Hussars, in May . On the take-over th e Year's Day before it froze again . At the time hounds stood at four and a half couple, of of writing all seems set for the season to get which one couple were bitches . going once again. Horses and hounds are certainly ready to go . Hounds are happy an d The new kennels were built by officers ' warm in their new winter quarters and sho w fatigue parties and a very good job they mad e increasing steadiness and enthusiasm . of them. They were given very able an d professional advice, plus spare time help , from Pte. Dibnah (A.C.C .) . In civilia n life Dibnah is a steeplejack and still does not Stable s understand how he became a member o f Apart from our nine race horses we have the A.C.C. or, for that matter, the "oun d 12 hunters in a new and spacious stables t o mob ' . which we have recently moved . Five of The Guidon parade brought to German y these horses have been borrowed from nearby many ex-members of the Regiment who ar e land-owners for the duration of our stay i n acknowledged experts on hounds. Their Hohne, and we may well get some more . advice was invaluable and we only wish they In the horse show field we have been rep - could return and see the results . resented by Major Garbutt, Captain Pharo - In September the Wessex received a very Tomlin, Captain Tubbs, Captain Whittingto n kind offer of a draft from the Old Berks . and Mr. Harman. These officers have taken We asked for two couple and Major Bil l part in B.A .O.R. and local German horse Scott duly despatched by air two couple o f shows and Captain Pharo-Tomlin manage d splendid dog hounds . So splendid that, on to appear in a French show in Berlin durin g their first take-off they broke loose an d one of his numerous visits there . He wa s decided on a bye-day in the plane. Th e accompanied by Mr. Harman and both terrified pilot returned and we received them enjoyed the non-riding part of the visit 24 hours later, in very much stronger crates . without, however, treading on anyone' s It was unfortunate that a very large toes . military exercise was planned without con- Captain Tubbs won the Novice Hunter sulting a local sporting calendar . Thi s Trial at Bad Lippspringe on Falk, owned b y delayed the start of the season until No- the Colonel—the noblest but the slowest and vember 1 . This might surprise readers a t fattest horse in the stables. Mr. Harman home but, in fact, one is able to start huntin g came third in the class " L " competition at a drag line in Germany in October and i n the Dorfmark Horse Show on his hors e view of an almost certain shut-down, due t o Soyara. weather, after Christmas, it is advisable t o Mr. Harman is in charge of the stables start as early as possible. and is assisted by Cpl. Bradshaw and Tprs . Schwarmstedt was our first line and a Woodcock, Jose, Ingham, Durose and very good day we had. On their first outing Taylor. Tpr. Ingham is on a grooms' course the hounds did no better and no worse than at Windsor at the moment and it is hoped that was expected . The line was some 4 1/2 miles others will go in due course . long and contained 50 natural fences. Our second outing was at Bohme on a very good line built by the 13/18th Hussars . It had some excellent jumps over good ` shire ' Hockey country and hounds went well . In the D'Arcy Hall Competition " C " Later in the season we had to develop th e Squadron beat "A" and "HQ" beat "B" in old army Hunter Trials course as a line, due the first round. In the final, "HQ" and "C" to the complete flooding of our ` natural drew after extra time and when the matc h lines '. This had been hunted several times . was replayed, "C" won by one goal in the The fields have not been large but we ca n last minute of the game . The final score wa s always guarantee on five or six from the 3-2 .

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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL L . H. S . GROVES, O .B .E . Obitua ry Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie Groves died suddenly in June 1961 at his home in Dorset . Born in 1897 and educated at Clifton, he MAJOR CHARLES WHIDBORNE, M .B .E . went out to France in 1914, as a volunteer Major Charles Whidborne died at hi s driver with the B.E.F. He did a short Sand- home at Frant, Tunbridge Wells, in July , hurst course and joined the 20th Hussar s 1961 . in the field in 1916 . He took part in the Battl e He was a 14th Hussar but, being in Englan d of Cambrai and at the Battle of Arras h e on leave in 1914, joined the Linked Regiment , was gassed and evacuated . the 20th Hussars, in the B.E.F. in France. He He next saw active service in Turkey. In later joined the Royal Flying Corps and wa s 1920, the 20th Hussars joined the Allied Forc e wounded whilst acting as an observer . which was operating against the Kemalist s He re-joined the 14th in Mesopotamia i n and it was at this time that the last charge b y 1916 when they were at the notorious " Wet a cavalry regiment took place. Leslie Grove s Wadi Camp ." He was one of the only seve n was wounded in the leg during a patrol, but officers who stuck out the terrible hot the wound never healed properly and cause d weather of 1916 with the Regiment . He went him trouble for the rest of his life . all through the subsequent fighting up to the In 1922 he was one of the four 20t h final advance on Baghdad in March, 1917 , Hussars subalterns posted to "A" (20t h and was wounded at the Battle of Lajj . Hussars) Squadron of the 14th/20th Hussars . He greatly distinguished himself in com- While at Tidworth he had a riding accident mand of " D " Squadron during the advance on an icy road and broke his good leg, whic h to contact with the Armenian Jelus . He wa s meant a further spell in hospital . He wa s mentioned in despatches in 1918 and awarde d also due to be married at this time and was , the M.B.E. in 1919. He left the Regiment in in fact, married " from " Sister Agne s 1920 . Hospital, where he returned for the beginning Since leaving the Army he was busy farm- of his honeymoon . ing and taking a keen interest in local affair s He was promoted Captain in 1931 and and was an enthusiastic member of th e served with the Regiment in Egypt. In Frant and Mark Cross Branch of the Britis h 1933 he was appointed Adjutant of th e Legion . Northumberland Hussars, re-joining in April , In World War II, he served under Major - 1937, when he took command of "A" Squad- General Mickey Holmes—of Rhine Arm y ron as Major. days, and Colonel Val Mocatta, in a high- He was a horseman and horsemaster o f level transportation organisation . the highest class . He played in the regimental Charles Whidborne was typical of the team which won the Cawnpore Christma s Cavalrymen of his day. An Old Con- polo tournament in 1937 but it was ridin g temptible, gay and debonair, impeccabl y over fences and in the hunting field that this turned out even in the mud of Mespot an d very distinguished and popular offices ex - Persian Plains, a lovable leader, faithfu l celled at the time when the Regiment could friend and charming companion . claim to have a greater number of notabl e We mourn his death and sympathise most horsemen serving together than at any other. deeply with his wife and family . He will live He took command of the Regiment i n in our hearts . 1940 and took it from Meerut to Iraq. He J .A.T.M . was in command during the invasion of Persia and handed over to Freckles Tilne y in 1943—having commanded it during one G . MILLERSHI P of the most trying times it has ever been G . Millership, 14th/20th Hussars, died through . December 27, 1960, after a very long illness . Perhaps the thing which endeared him mos t J . BAILEY to the hearts of all who knew him was th e J . Bailey, 14th Hussars, died at Burbage , slow drawl he used when he spoke . That , Leics. He served with the Regiment at Kut . together with his tremendous sense of fun and his great love for his Regiment and MRS . G. GARDNER everyone in it, made Leslie one of the best - Mrs. Gardner, wife of ex-S .S.M. Gardener , loved Commanding Officers the Regiment 14th Hussars, died 1960. has ever had . 36 Journal of' the 14th/20th King's Hussars Recruiting The Circus—196 1 BY CAPTAIN C. C. G . ROSS

" Excuse me, how do you get them elderly van and the removal of all th e trousers on over your boots "? is a typica l Bandmaster's teeth, they succeeded in follow- example of the lighter side of a recruitin g ing round and making a joyful noise . tour in Lancashire . Luckily, practica l Weather conditions, on the whole, wer e demonstrations of dressing and undressin g kind and allowed us to get on with the job . overalls, boots and spurs were seldom The experts say that selling the Army is lik e called for . selling refrigerators to eskimos, but, despit e A small, and very select, team assembled thin crowds on occasions, we got quite a fe w at Lancaster House one weekend in earl y interested spectators, even if they only cam e September to carry out a recruiting drive . to laugh . The big question that posed itself immediatel y The worst people to combat were the was, what is recruiting and how do yo u over eighties, who grabbed you firmly b y drive it?—we none of us had an idea . the arm with the cry of, " Now, young man , Anyhow, after deep thought, we realise d I've a few (approximately 200) photos which that if you want publicity you have got t o I am sure will interest you . That's me, just show something and, reckoning that th e round the corner of the latrine screen, i n glamour of the members of the team was no t 1914 ". After about three hours, or when the enough, set about amassing a small displa y pubs opened, these gentlemen left and the to attach to the R .A.C. Publicity Team' s school children arrived . They were wonder- own set-up . ful! If it wasn't screwed down, they woul d After a good week's work we had ac - pinch it. If they were stopped from pinching cumulated a Saladin, by kind permission o f it, they would break it . Compared to thes e the Q .R.I.H., a Saracen, by kind permissio n two types, the drunks and loonies wer e of the War Office, and a Ferret, by the kind child's play, if that is the right word . ignorance of Major Chartres, D .L.O .Y. We With our constant battle to draw crowds , also had a Landrover, two dummies in the most curious sensation was at Belle Vue , uniform, who looked, at times, more life-lik e Manchester, on Saturday evening . The big than some members of the team, lots o f firework display was taking place close by ou r photographs of the glorious East, hand-outs , stand and the crowds were vast, three to fou r and posters stuck on every bit of hardboar d thousand. The Band played before th e that we could pinch from Lancaster House . fireworks and the announcer made a friendly Most of the vehicles we painted san d speech about the Regiment, drawing atten- colour, in anticipation of the forthcomin g tion of the masses to our stand . Once th e move, and, of course, re-painted befor e display was over, the horde descended on u s handing back. The one that we will never and we had to rope off the complete display forget was the Saracen . We asked for a and mount guard over it. It was heart- sand-coloured one—none available. We drew breaking. We had spent, by then, five day s up a green one that had been painted fro m trying to attract crowds and now we had got sand the day before . We painted it sand. W e them there was absolutely no recruiting that re-painted it green before returning it! Tha t we could do. It was a joy to see how earnestl y Saracen should be able to withstand an y the members of the team took their duties . weapon, including a "nuclear" . There mus t Finding that the crowd was too dense to try be a good six inches of paint protection . to attract men to come and talk about th e Once preparations were completed, we Regiment, they decided that no effort should visited Bolton, Manchester, Oldham an d be wasted and the W.R.A.C. should ge t Preston in that order. It was a great shame some recruits anyhow . I never heard ho w that we had no time to travel farther . On the many actually joined, but I'm afraid that first day the Band joined us and, despite most were disappointed when they found various difficulties, such as the driving of two that they could not be permanently attached borrowed 3-tonners, the purchase of an to the 14th/20th King's Hussars . (Photo. P.R .) An armoured-car patrol in Libya

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Please don't think that Belle Vue was th e In conclusion, one must thank the only place that the W .R.A.C. recruitin g D.L.O.Y. for their friendship and unfailin g drive was helped . The impetus was main- assistance, the local councils for their help , tained throughout the tour . Two charmin g the Press for their hospitality and co-opera- Bolton girls, though possibly slightly under tion and all members of the team for thei r age, actually followed the flag to Manchester . good work and cheerfulness, even afte r There's loyalty for you . standing for an average of 10 hours per day. We would never have made any impact a t To the new, permanent, " circus " of 196 2 all if it had not been for the wonderful way the best of luck in their vital work . If the y that the Press rallied round . Events of world enjoy it as much as we did, they will have a importance were suppressed, murders wer e wonderful time . banished to the centre pages, even sport wa s The team was : Captain Ross, Sgt . seriously disrupted, in order to give us Nicholls, L/Cpl. Smith and Tprs. Taylor, coverage. Due to the small size of the team Rowley, Gibson and Aspden . and the amount of beer consumed with th e gentlemen of the Press, most of the members of the team appeared in several of the loca l papers . Cuttings were eagerly sought afte r The permanent recruiting team which i s and discussed every evening, over the travel - now based on the D .L.O.Y. in Manchester ling bar—a gallon jar of cyder, frequently is : Captain N. E. Bain, Sgt. Nicholls, Tprs . replenished . Kirkham and Harrison . Old Comrades Notes The reunion, again held at the Carlto n Norman, J. B . Williams, T. Fitzpatrick, D . Ball Rooms, was, as usual, a great success . Glastonbury, L. J . Dean, F. G. Coath , The following were among those wh o A. E. Gent, E. Kirby, J. W. Walters, R. E . attended :- - Luck, J. A. Duffield, R. F. Hutton, T . Colonel R. J. Stephen, Lieutenant-Colone l Weston, H. M. Brodie, P. J. Byrne, E. P . L. H. S. Groves, Lieutenant-Colonel Farrell, P. Challis, M. Drury, W. A. Evans , R. P. D. F. Allen, Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Dawson, J. Thornton, R. E. Rush - H . D. T. Miller, Lieutenant-Colonel brook, A. Hall, S. Osborne, L. Dodds, A . E. G. W. T. Walsh, Majors J. J. Mann , McKay, J. R. Burnett, G. W. Harding, R . J. P. S. Pearson, A. R. Sturt, P. T. Drew , Reeves, F. Stacey, H . G. Webb, W.O . 2 P. H. Marnham, M. A. James, Captains Volley, W .O.2 Cripps, W .O.2 Flowers , R . A. McClure, P. Groves, D. Mylchreest , W.O.2 Black and Sgt . Coles . C. A. Camburn, G. S . Sanders, V. J. Clarke , Owing to the redevelopment around Hyd e Captain (Q.M.) L. R. Charlton, Lt. (Q.M. ) Park Corner, the Cavalry Memorial Servic e T. Vale, and Captain H. B. Hewitt, lat e on the following Sunday morning was hel d R.A.M.C . in the area of the bandstand on the Serpentin e Messrs. A. W. Pickford, W. Allison, E . Road in Hyde Park. The usual wreath i n Clark, E. L. Collins, W. H . Wanstall, S. A . regimental colours was laid on the memorial Nichols, H. Parr, G. W. Woodroffe, W. E . and quite a good representative party o f Booker, B . F. Birtchnell, J. W. Dixon, R . Old Comrades attended the parade service . Sherwood, J . Eccleston, J . P. Murray, H . V . Wreath and badge crosses were plante d Britton, R. Seth, KW . Nalty, E. E. Natty , in the regimental plot in the Field of Re- D. J . Hill, J. E. Jones, R . G . Woodward , membrance during that week in November C. Rolf, A. E. Gillard, J. H . Taylor, W . and a regimental badge cross was also plante d Brown, F. Blackwell, C. Turner, A. Freeman , in the 43rd Gurkha Lorried Brigade plot . D. R. Staniford, R. A. Cunningham, A . Many members who attended the Guido n Sandham, R. A. Evans, H. St-Pierre, L . W. H . Presentation in Germany have written to sa y Stock, T. W. Corbett, D. A. Walters, L. J . how much they enjoyed the week-end an d Adams, L. Berriman, G . Knowles, R . how well they had been looked after durin g Jones, C. G. Smith, H. Simpson, A . Bailey , their stay. One couple, Mr . and Mrs . Nalty, M . Kelleher, W. Long, A . Swales, H . flew from Austria to Hanover to attend and (Continued on page 40) A jolly party of Old Comrades at the 1961 Reunion

40 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars (Continued from page 38) Stop Press were amazed at the reception given to the m SKI-I N G at the airport by members of the Sergeants ' In the 1st Division Inter-Unit Ski Cham- Mess when they arrived at midnight . pionship the Regiment came 3rd out of 1 1 Another, Mrs. Doris Webb, wife of the teams in the downhill race, beating both th e late F.Q.M.S. Webb, flew all on her ow n Q.D.G. and the 13th/18th Hussars. Lt . from the London Airport and said she ha d Workman came in 12th out of 55 com- enjoyed every minute of it . petitors. The team was Major English , It was a great week-end and I am sure Captain Whittington, Captain de Beauje u will never be forgotten by those who attended . and Lt: Workman. In the team patrol rac e Two 40-seater planes carried the majority of we came 4th out of 14 teams . Our team was the party from Hanover on the way home . Captain Park, Sgt. Rumble, Cpl. Hollan d The plane carrying the guests of the Officers ' and Tpr. Nelson. Mess was not without mishaps . First there * was a delay to allow Dr. Adenauer and Herr MOVEMENTS Willy Brandt to fly off in their respective Changes to take place in the Spring of 196 2 planes. Then we got away for about half an are : hour in the air but had to turn back owing t o engine trouble . We were delayed at th e Captain (Q .M.) Moore to Camp Com- airport for about four hours . Finally, we go t mandant, G .H.Q., Kenya . away again in the pouring rain but only t o Lt. (Q.M.) Vale, D.L.O.Y., to Q.M. of the fly into a storm. The plane was struck b y Regiment . lightning and one of the wireless sets wa s R.S.M. Sheen to Q .M., D.L.O.Y . put out of action . R (Editor's Comment : The news of thi s .S.M. Witney (D.L.O.Y.) to R.S.M . of drama had reached Hohne and the Officers' the Regiment . Mess was preparing to welcome once agai n S .S.M. Black to R .S.M., D.L.O.Y. the exhausted survivors and to continue th e S .S.M. MacGregor to S.S.M., D.L.O.Y . party from where we had left off!) (Preston) .

Obituary Major R. W. English Major R. W. English was killed in a motor accident on the Soltau Training Are a on 22nd March. Bob English joined the Regiment in 1954 . He had originally served in the 17th/21s t Lancers in North Africa and Italy during the war and later in Greece, Palestine , England and Germany. He was for a time A .D.C. to General R. B. B. Cooke in Norther n Command . He left the army in 1952 but joined again two years later, coming to the Regiment when we were in Tripolitania . Except for a two year tour as training Major of the North Irish Horse, Bob serve d continually with the Regiment, nearly all the time in `B' Squadron. He assume d command of the Squadron in Berlin in 1959 and commanded it until the time of hi s death . Bob was a first class Regimental Officer who both worked and played hard . He had a great zest for living and was a keen sportsman . Shooting was, perhaps, his greatest jo y but he was also a keen cricketer, golfer and a bold and fearless horseman . He was Master of the Wessex Drag Hunt at Hohne and it was mainly due to his knowledge an d enthusiasm that the Hunt was such a success and gave enjoyment to so many people . Finally, he was a dashing skier who was captain and trainer of the Regimental Sk i Team . Bob will be greatly missed by his many friends who will always remember him as a great character, a gentleman and gay companion . We offer our deepest sympathy to his wife Anne and to his family . Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 4 1 Peninsula Diary Captain Peter Hawker of the 14th Light small force upstream to another crossing an d Dragoons joined the Regiment in 1803 an d then attack the enemy in the flank. Thi s was given command of a troop the following force consisted of a Brigade of The King' s year at the age of 17 . He went to Portugal German Legion, two guns and two squadron s in 1808 with Wellington's Army and wa s of The 14th Light Dragoons . the leading Troop Commander in the charg e On the night before the battle Captai n executed by Major Bathhurst Hervey' s Hawker was on piquet duty guarding the Squadron at the Crossing of the Douro . In right flank of the British forces south of the the same year (1809) he was wounded at the Douro : Battle of Talavera and was invalided back to " We lay all night without cover, and the England . dew fell so heavy, I literally wrung wet fro m Peter Hawker was one of England' s my night-cap ; however, having a good greatest authorities on shooting during hi s gypsy fire and a comfortable kettle of coffee later life. He wrote a classic called " In- in the morning, escaped all colds and illness . structions to young sportsmen in all that " 12th, At daybreak General Murray relates to guns and shooting," a work whic h order'd out the piquet, from which he too k was characterised by great enthusiasm fo r Wallace (subaltern) and a few men on t o the sport and was the result of much ex- reconnoitre, and left the rest with me abou t perience and wisdom . a mile in advance of where we had bivouac'd : Peter Hawker kept a diary all his life fro m The next thing we heard was that the Frenc h the age of 16 . This dealt mainly with hi s had passed the Douro, blown up the bridge , sporting activities but one section concern s and were every man of them safe in Oporto . his experiences in the Peninsula and it is o f Wallace, who soon returned with his party , interest, for it throws fresh light on th e corroborated the account, and orders wer e crossing of the Douro . sent me to take back the piquet and wait for It is now necessary to give some back - further instructions . In a few hours after, w e ground to the Douro crossing with which th e heard that Sir Arthur (Wellesley) propose d diary deals . our passing the river that day, and ou r In May 1809 a young and inexperienced Major Hervey arrived, being appointed t o force of about 20,000 British soldiers ad- the command of the right squadron . At 1 2 vanced northwards from Lisbon (The British o'clock we crossed the Douro in boats , Military Base) to Oporto, then held by the accompanied by General Murray's brigade , same number of ardent French veterans—th e consisting of the whole of the Hanoverian victors of countless battles against England' s Legion . We crossed the river about a league allies. above Oporto, and the other advanced Oporto, the second City of Portugal, la y brigades in line with us to our left, reachin g immediately north of the fast-flowing Rive r parallel with the town : it had a most beauti- Douro--at this point about 300 yards wide . ful and animating effect! - At the approach of the British, the Frenc h "As soon as we were landed we took up withdrew into the city (where there wa s a position on a height commanding a view plenty of wine)—blew the bridge and brought of the whole town, and a continual sight of all the boats except one—which had bee n the engagement—which was principally th e concealed from them—on to the north bank . manoeuvring of infantry in an enclosed countr y This boat was a very important one. It intersected with stone walls . We could se e carried a British patrol across the river t o for several miles in every direction, and could tow back some wine barges which, bein g minutely observe the (French) cavalry re - soon filled with our assault troops, crossed treating. We were ordered by General the river and, strange to say, were unobserved Murray to make the best attempt we could by the enemy . to cut them off, but before Major Hervey Although Wellesley (The British com- had taken the Squadron a quarter of a mil e mander—later Duke of Wellington) wa s he received a countermand ; the General experienced in river crossings, and wa s finding their force too strong for us . After reasonably confident that his main bod y returning to the height and forming up with could defeat the foe, he decided to send a the German Legion Battalion, we descended

42 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars to the valley, where we marched for som e (Before I fell a ball just grazed my upper lip . ) distance parallel to the banks of the Douro , The ground was so covered with dead , as a reserve to those engaged. While Genera l wounded, and spoils, etc., that I could not Murray was making a momentary recon- distinguish whether my horse was shot o r noitre a Staff Officer came up and said ther e not, but was afterwards informed he wa s was a regiment very hard pressed, and the seen dead. A few days after, five of our me n cavalry were to move on immediately. We who were prisoners escaped from the Frenc h rushed forward as fast as the road woul d informed me he was badly wounded in the admit us, and after some difficulty amon g right shoulder, and in possession of the the stone walls we got into the great road o n French Commander, who swore we were all which the enemy's column were marching — drunk and mad, or we never would hav e we then formed up in threes, and set off ful l attempted the above charge, assuring the m gallop down the road passing all the line of that the brigade we attacked were near tw o our infantry, who greeted us with on e thousand strong . continual Huzza ! " To return to the engagement . Our " Before we were long clear of them, th e infantry were advancing, and the brigad e French appeared as follows : a strong bod y (into the middle of which the Squadron ha d in close column with bayonets ready t o cut their way) were forced to retire . 1 brought receive us in front—on each flank of the roa d our few remaining men about, with which th e was a stone wall, and on the other side trees , prisoners were marched home in triumph ; we other walls, and everything calculated t o had the satisfaction of receiving thanks from afford advantage to infantry, among whic h the Commander-in-Chief . . . . on our left was a whole battalion with piece s " We heard that our forcing the passag e rested ready to give us a running fire as we of the Douro on the 12th was totally un- passed. The greater part of them were firin g expected by the enemy, insomuch tha t from the very walls which flanked the road , Soult was in Oporto at dinner at the time ; so that our left men by threes were close t o it is unnecessary to add what confusion th e the muzzles of their muskets—barely out enemy were in . " of reach of a coup de sabre . Major Herve y dashed most gallantly into them—the Frenc h stood to their bayonets till we were close o n to them, when they flinched and gave way — " Douro " was the first Battle Honour and in a few seconds the ground was s o won by The 14th Light Dragoons. During strewed with bodies and horses that we were the battle the French suffered heavy losses brought to a check. We had one continua l including all their artillery and transport . fire pouring upon us, and the Squadro n After it, the powers of Europe realised—for had to encounter a most severe action ; how- the first time in the war—that the Britis h ever, we succeeded in cutting off abov e Army under Wellington's Command was a three hundred, a great part of which wer e force to be reckoned with. This was true, as secured as prisoners. Our squadron con- the French found out to their cost . - sisted of about 40 file—my troop being i n front suffered far more than the other . I had 52 men engaged, out of which 10 were killed, 11 severely wounded, six mad e prisoners and several others slightly hurt . Out of four officers engaged we had three on Stop Pres s the list of wounded; the officers were Majo r Hervey, who lost his right arm, Lt . Knipe , Soccer who was wounded in the neck, Lt . Dormer ; and the only one who clearly escape d In the Cavalry Cup Competition the Regi- was I who had my horse knocked down ment defeated the 16th/5th Lancers 1-Nil in in the heat of the engagement, and was left the first round . In the second round we scrambling among the dead and wounded , played the Life Guards, losing 3-1, after a n into which the enemy were constantly firing . exciting and very muddy game on a floode d What with those cut off, and those trying t o ground. Our team played well and L/Cpl . force their escape, a general clashing ensure d Flowers at centre-half and Tpr . Green in goal out of which I had a miraculous escape . particularly distinguished themselves . The Officers—July, 1961 Back row (left to right) : 2/Lt. Dowling, 2/Lt . Hodson, Lt. Harman, Lt . Cornish, Lt. Workman, Captain de Beaujeu, 2/Lt . Lee, Lt . Hall, Lt . Chappell, Captain Lambert Middle row : Captain (Q.M.) Moore, Captain Fettis, Revd. Gilbert, Captain Park, Captain Pemberton, Captain Tubbs, Captain Langdon-Mudge, Captain Munro , Lt. (Q.M.) Boulter Front row : Captain Goodhart, Major Harris, Major Garbutt, Major Heath, Lieutenant-Colonel Walsh, Major Urban-Smith, Major English, Captain Ross, Captain Pharo-Tomlin 44 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars Regimental Gazette s Cpl. and Mrs. Purnell on the birth of a Marriage son (James Anthony) . We congratulate the following on thei r Cpl. and Mrs. Osborne on the birth of a marriages : daughter (Gwendolyn Doreen) . Captain C. A. Pemberton to Miss E. A . Cpl. and Mrs. Bingham on the birth of a Deeves on June 22, 1961 . son (Martin William) . Cpl. Williams to Miss E . Hodnett on L/Cpl. and Mrs. King on the birth of a August 5, 1961 . son (Edwin Vaughan) . Sgt. Fuller to Miss N . A. Keen on Augus t L/Cpl. and Mrs. Goodier on the birth of a 11, 1961 . son (Colin Peter) . Cpl. Molloy to Miss M . Hogan on May 6 , L/CpI. and Mrs. Diver on the birth of a 1961 . daughter (Andrea Martha) . L/Cpl. Nelis to Miss S. Lomas on Augus t 12, 1961 . L/Cpl. and Mrs. Long on the birth of a daughter (Dina Margaret) . L/Cpl . Holland to Miss B. B . Jonke o n August 5, 1961 . Tpr. and Mrs . Cotton on the birth of a so n (Kevin Michael) Tpr. Bradley to Miss V. J. Bird on August . 12, 1961 . Tpr. and Mrs. Taylor on the birth of a Tpr. Mills to Miss J. Parker on June 24 , daughter (Susan) . 1961 . Cfn. and Mrs. Pearce on the birth of a son Tpr. Bailey to Miss R . L. Trinnamam on (Douglas). May 19, 1961 . Bdsm. Connell to Miss R. Rees on Sep- tember 4, 1961 .

Births Photo - Kino - We congratulate : Major and Mrs. W. D. Garbutt on th e birth of a daughter (Anne Mary) . Margraf Sgt. and Mrs. Colbourne on the birth of a son (Andrew Charles) . Sgt. and Mrs. Bonfield on the birth of a The Photo Sho p daughter (Romaine Jennifer) . Sgt. and Mrs. Sherrington on the birth o f for all your requirements a daughter (Anna) . Sgt. and Mrs. Baker on the birth of a son CAMERAS (John Wolfgang) . ACCESSORIES Sgt. and Mrs. Elliott on the birth of a son (Stephen Charles) . PHOTOGRAPH S Cpl. and Mrs. Fraser on the birth of a PHOTO WOR K daughter (Iris Caroline) . Cpl. and Mrs. Passam on the birth of a son (Andrew) . G r. Plan - Cell e Cpl. and Mrs. Townsend on the birth of a (Opposite Karstadt ) daughter (Gina Ann) . Tele . 2402 Cpl . and Mrs. Brook on the birth of a son (Steven Anthony) .

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The Officers With the Regiment, January 1962

C.O . . . Lieutenant-Colonel G . A. L. C . Major (Q.M .) R . M . Talbot Roberts . . Staff College, 2IC . . Major D. A. Heath, M .C . Camberley . P.R.I . . . Major M. A. Urban-Smith, M.C . Major D. H. Bird H.Q ., B.A .O.R . Adjt . . . Captain J . A. Pharo-Tomlin Major P. C. Clarke Assistant Private A/Adjt . . . Lt. J. R. S. Hall Sec. to Princes s Marina, Duches s H.Q." Squadron of Kent . Sqn. Leader . . Captain M. H. Goodhart Major J. M . Palmer . . G.H.Q., Farelf. Radio Officer . . Captain D. L. de Beaujeu Major G. R. D. Beart . . Nigerian Recce. O.C. Recce Trp. Lt. P. J. Workman Squadron Q.M . Captain B. E. Moore Captain C. C. G. Ross . . R. A . C. Record s Q.M. (Tech .) . . Lt. R. Boulter Captain R. D. Baxter . . J.L.R., Boving - Attache d ton. R.E.M.E. . . Captain J. Fettis Captain C. A. Pemberton S .T.T . (Course) , 2/Lt. A. J. Creep Bovington . R.A.P.C . . . Captain J . J . Langdon-Mudge Captain N . E. Bain Regt. Recruiting R.A.Ch.D . . . The Revd. C. R. W. Gilbert, Team . C .F . Captain (Q.M.) L . R . Charlton . . R. A. C. Centr e "A" Squadro n Bovingto n Major R. E. D. Harris, M .C . Lt. (Q.M.) T. Vale D.L.O.Y . Captain P. J. Whittington Lt. A. F . Prevett Recruiting Cen- Captain M. de G. Lambert tre, Woolwich . 2/Lt. C . C. Cornis h 2/Lt. M . D. A . Hope . R.A.C. Centre . 2/Lt. T. D. Holderness-Roddam 2/Lt. D. M . B . Gordon " B " Squadro n Major R . W. Englis h Capt. V. J. Tubbs 2/Lt. K . M . Hodson Establishe d 2/Lt. T. H. Lan g 183 6 2/Lt. G. Danga r " C " Squadro n Major W. D. Garbutt Captain C. A. Park Lt. P. Harman 2/Lt. D. V. F. Chappell Wilh 2/Lt. R. A. Patric k . Bertz ERE List—1962 Celle - Gr. Plan S Lt.-Col . B . C. L. Tayleu r H .Q., M .E.L.F . , Aden . Lt .-Col. (Local) D . P. R. Everything Scarr, T.D R.M.C.S., Shriv- for riders and Worst s enham . Major P. H . Marnham . . Mons O.C.S . Major D. E. R. Scarr . . War Offic e Supplier of all equipmen t Major M. A. James, M .C . G.H .Q . , Canadian Army, to horsemen in this are a Ottawa. Major D. E. Wreford . . 2IC D.L.O.Y.

46 Journal of the 14th/20th King's Hussars Nominal Roll, January 1962

H.Q. SQUADRON W.O.I Sheen Cpl. Fraser (0I) L/Cpl. Smit h Tpr. Masser T.Q .M .S . Bentley Cpl. Fraser (59) L/Cpl . Swainston Tpr . Maunde r R.Q .M .S . Cripps Cpl. Mullen Tpr . Allison Tpr . McSpirit O.R .Q .M.S . Justin Cpl. Molloy Tpr . Ashton Tpr . Mellor W .O .2 Cundy Cpl. Owen Tpr. Barnes Tpr. Metcalfe S .Q .M .S . Sharrock Cpl. Podesta Tpr . Birkett Tpr. Mulhollan d S .Q .M .S . Taylor Cpl. Purnell Tpr . Bradley (76) Tpr . Pape Sgt . Alvin Cpl. Townsend Tpr . Bradley (32) Tpr . Parkinson (58 ) Sgt . Bury Cpl. Veness Tpr . Cavilla Tpr . Parkinson (57) Sgt . Bonfield Li Cpl . Beardall Tpr . Challenor Tpr . Pollard Sgt . Bruniges L/ Cpl. Clark Tpr . Buckley Tpr . Prescot t Sgt . Campbell L/CpI. Cutler Tpr . Dootson Tpr . Redmond Sgt . Clarke L/Cpl. Diver Tpr . Doyle Tpr . Richardson Sgt. Coles L/Cpl. Dowdeswell Tpr . Dunne Tpr . Riches Sgt . Douch L/Cpl. Elgie Tpr . Farrell Tpr . Smith Sgt . Elliott L/Cpl. Flux Tpr. Flint Tpr . Stephenso n Sgt . Escott L/Cpl. Gamer Tpr. Forshaw Tpr. Scott Sgt . Fuller L/CpI. Goodier Tpr . Gallagher Tpr. Sudworth Sgt. Gates L/Cpl. Greenwood Tpr. Godfrey Tpr. Taylor Sgt . Harris L, Cpl. Horton Tpr. Green Tpr . Traskowsk i Sgt. Hill L/Cpl . Jefferies Tpr. Ingham Tpr . Walli s Sgt . Marshall L/Cpl. King Tpr. Jackson Tpr. Watso n Sgt. Shakespeare L/Cpl. Law Tpr. Jones Tpr. Weaver (52 ) Sgt. Sharp L/Cpl. Leather Tpr. Keogh Tpr. Weaver (I0 ) Cpl. Beeforth L/Cpl. Lowden Tpr. Lawrenson Tpr. Webster Cpl. Bingham L/Cpl. Nadin Tpr. Lee Tpr. Welch Cpl. Brock L/Cpl. Preston Tpr . Lloyd Tpr. Nelso n Cpl. Davie s REGIMENTAL BAND W .O .I Mott L/Cpl. Connell Bdsm . Denfor d Bdsm . McVe y S/Sgt . Wainwright L/Cpl. Jennings Bdsm. Duplock Bdsm. Morri s Sgt . Jones L/CpI. Mathews Bdsm . Finley Bdsm. Mangold Sgt . Lenton L/Cpl. Millward Bdsm . Grierson Bdsm . Masters Cpl. Bateman L/Cpl. O'Driscoll Bdsm. Hotson Bdsm. Poyse r Cpl. Harding Bdsm. Agar Bdsm. Howell Bdsm . Ripley Cpl. Millward Bdsm . Altham Bdsm. Lane Bdsm- Ston e Cpl. Osborne Bdsm . Chatburn Bdsm. Love Bdsm . Swale s

R.E.M .E. W.O.2 Hamblen Sgt . Sumner L/Cpl. Watt Cfn. Oakley W.O.2 Thompson Cpl. Bennett Cfn. Burnip Cfn. Poole y SSgt . Barnes Cpl. Hinckley . Cfn. Charlton Cfn. Pritchard SSgt . Bolt L/Cpl. Bellony Cfn. Corton Cfn. Taylor Sgt . Maddams L/Cpl . Hallett Cfn. Gregg Cfn. Ward Sgt . Makepeace L/Cpl. Smith Cfn. Lunny Cfn. William s Sgt . McCrae A.C .C . S/Sgt . Brocklesby Pte. Andrew Pte. Heathcote Pte. Trotte r Cpl. Drake Pte. Dibnah Pte. Kingshott Pte . Walto n Cpl. Morley Pte. Dodd Pte. Osborne Pte. Walmsle y L / Cpl. Stanley Pte . Dowding Pte. Timmins Pte. Yare L/Cpl. Cotte e Pte . Eden Pte. Townsend

R .A .P .C . W .O.2 Exley LCpl. Pinder L/Cpl. Chislett L/Cpl. Pearso n Cpl. Pol l ROYAL SIGNALS - a Cpl. Bailey Sgmn . Chappell Sgmn . Forest Sgmn . Hartley Cpl. Bone

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"A" SQUADRON S .S .M. Hur d L/Cpl. Rees Tpr. Dewhurs t Tpr. Morri s S .Q.M .S . Osborne L/Cpl. Robinson Tpr. Eadsforth Tpr. Ozanne Sgt . Colbourn e L/Cpl. Smith Tpr. Fiel d Tpr. Palethorp e Sgt . East L/Cpl. Staite Tpr. Godfre y Tpr . Prisley Sgt . Elliott L/Cpl. Yankey Tpr. Grimes Tpr. Robertso n Sgt . Nicholl s Tpr. Archer Tpr. Haddoc k Tpr. Rowle y Sgt . Preece Tpr . Ballantyn e Tpr. Hardie Tpr. Smith (25 ) Cpl. Barcla y Tpr. Be k Tpr. Hatze r Tpr. Smith (50 ) Cpl. Gibso n Tpr. Binn s Tpr . Huggin s Tpr. Steel e CpI . Leste r Tpr . Blocke Tpr. Leemin g Tpr. Taylo r CpI . Lett s Tpr. Boyd Tpr. Love Tpr. Tomlinso n Cpl. Medhurs t Tpr. Bradley Tpr. Lucas Tpr. Townso n Cpl. Stocker Tpr. Brocklehurst Tpr. Maso n Tpr. Turne r Cpl. Thompso n Tpr. Calkin Tpr. McGe e Tpr. Woodcoc k L L/Cpl. Kirkha m Tpr. Carmod y Tpr. Medcalf Tpr. Woolle y L/Cpl. Nelso n Tpr. Cunliffe Tpr . Mill s Tpr . Wright R .E .M .E. S/Sgt . Marke y Cpl. Pepper Cfn. Goodin g Cfn. Payne Sgt . Boot h Cfn. Bennett Cfn. King Cfn. Strangwoo d Sgt . Wilto n Cfn. Clough Cfn. Movery Cfn. Williams Cpl. McCol l B " SQUADRO N S .S .M. Macgregor L/Cpl. Masters Tpr. Everet t Tpr. Mulle n S .Q.M .S . Taske r L/Cpl. O'Mahony Tpr. Fawcet t Tpr . Pric e Sgt . Burke y L/Cpl. Shepherd Tpr. Fox Tpr. Rattray Sgt . Hughes L/Cpl. William s Tpr. Gardne r Tpr. Rhodes Sgt . Wallace Tpr. Ash Tpr. Gibso n Tpr . Sal t Sgt . Woo d Tpr. Bennett Tpr. Graysho n Tpr . Semple Cpl. Baker Tpr . Boot h Tpr. Gregory Tpr . Spence Cpl. Bradbury Tpr. Boulderstone Tpr. Hatten Tpr . Spencer Cpl. Holland Tpr. Brogden Tpr. Henshaw Tpr. Smith Cpl. Kendal l Tpr . Bur n Tpr. Hollan d Tpr. Taylor Cpl. Long Tpr. Cairn s Tpr. Jackson (99) Tpr. Thompso n Cpl. Passam Tpr . Cogle Tpr. Jackson (26) Tpr. Tunnicliffe Cpl. Perry Tpr. Cornes Tpr. Kenned y Tpr. Wardle Cpl. Roadnigh t Tpr. Dainels Tpr. Knowle s Tpr. Webb L/Cpl. Callaway Tpr. Darbyshir e Tpr. Macquee n Tpr. White L/Cpl. Heeley Tpr. Daubne y Tpr. McFadye n Tpr . Wilding L,/Cpl. Hollan d Tpr. Doherty R.E.M .E . S/Sgt . Plum b Cpl. Middleton Cfn. Dun n Cfn. Ridsdal e Sgt. Dugga n Cpl. White Cfn. Pearce Cfn. Rooke Sgt. Hamilto n L/Cpl. Armstrong Cfn. Pengelly Cfn. Scot t Cpl. Elsey Cfn. Duncan C " SQUADRO N S .S.M. Plunket t L/Cpl. Flowers Tpr. Flemin g Tpr. McGowa n S .Q.M .S . William s L/CpI. Forman Tpr. Gorey Tpr. Medhurs t Sgt. Barber L/Cpl. Morton Tpr . Horspool Tpr. Nield Sgt. Jones L,/Cpl. Taylor Tpr . Harper Tpr. Plumme r Sgt. Jackson (54) L/Cpl. Vinso n Tpr. Hughe s Tpr. Roberts Sgt. Jackson (46) Tpr . Aspde n Tpr . Henso n Tpr. Standish Sgt. Sherrington Tpr . Alcock Tpr. Hitche n Tpr. Smit h Sgt. Young Tpr. Birc h Tpr . Harrison Tpr. Spence r Cpl. Bradsha w Tpr. Bestwick Tpr . Ingham Tpr. Singleton Cpl . Boyl e Tpr. Birtley Tpr . Jose Tpr. Sefton Cpl. Farrell Tpr. Bilsborough Tpr . Keegan-Boyd Tpr. Taberner Cpl. Howard Tpr. Burn s Tpr . Lewi s Tpr. Travis Cpl. Powel l Tpr. Cotton Tpr. Loma s Tpr. Walsh Cpl. Stark Tpr. Durose Tpr. Leathwaite Tpr. Whelan Cpl. Scott Tpr . Essery Tpr. Ledley Tpr. Woods L/Cpl. Amor Tpr. Floyd Tpr. Lille y Tpr. Woolfor d L/Cpl. Burges s Tpr. Fairbrothe r Tpr. Marlan d Tpr. Vasey L/Cpl. Do w Tpr. Foxcroft Tpr. Morri s R .E .M .E . S/Sgt. Ottowa y L/Cpl. Kerr Cfn. Coltma n Cfn. Keddi e Sgt. Lamon t L/Cpl. McDonal d Cfn. Den t Cfn. Payne Sgt. Rumbl e L/CpI . Pegg Cfn. Hayne s Cfn. Reynolds Cpl. Naylor Cfn. Allen Cfn. Jones Cfn. Smith