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104 years ~ 1915 - 2019 WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE 2019 Cymru Am Byth Front Cover: Gdsm Graham, 5 Platoon, 2 Company, who joined Battalion in June 19, engages enemy on Onion Ranges in the Falklands during a platoon attack. This Page: Welsh Guards Boxing Team. The reigning Household Division Champions (Left to right as you look at the picture). Front Row: Gdsm Woosnam, SSgt Harrison RAPTC, Maj Butler IG, Lt Col H Llewelyn-Usher, WO1 (RSM) M Parry, Sgt Evans 07. Middle Row: Cfn Ambler REME, Sgt Lucas, LCpl Moriarty, LCpl Dennis, CSgt Deren, Gdsm Smith, Gdsm Evans. Back Row: Gdsm Gronow, Gdsm Roberts, Dmr Power, Gdsm Faulkner, LCpl Hughes , Gdsm Durkan, Gdsm Cobb-Evans, Lt Ruscombe-King, Gdsm Grimshaw, Gdsm Davies, Gdsm Williams. WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE 2019 COLONEL-IN-CHIEF Her Majesty The Queen COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO PC ADC REGIMENTAL LIEUTENANT COLONEL Major General R J Æ Stanford MBE REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT Colonel T C S Bonas BA ASSISTANT REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT Major M E Browne BEM REGIMENTAL VETERANS OFFICER Jiffy Myers MBE ★ REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ Contact Regimental Headquarters by Email: [email protected] View the Regimental Website at: www.army.mod.uk/welshguards View the Welsh Guards Charity Website at: www.welshguardscharity.co.uk Contact the Regimental Veterans Officer at: [email protected] ★ AFFILIATIONS HMS Prince of Wales 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Régiment de marche du Tchad ©Crown Copyright: This publication contains official information. It should be treated with discretion by the recipient. The opinions expressed in the articles in this journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy and views, official or otherwise, of the Regiment or the Ministry of Defence. The Editor accepts photographs for publication on the understanding that those submitting them have, where required by data protection legislation, obtained consent to publication from those depicted. Anyone who believes this is not the case or has a DPA related concern should contact the Editor. 1 WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE Welsh Guards Third Regimental Council Meeting Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright Tuesday 19th February 2019 Left to Right: General Sir Redmond Watt KCB KCVO CBE, Major General BJ Bathurst CBE, Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB GCVO OBE DL, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO PC ADC, Major General RJÆ Stanford MBE, Lieutenant Colonel DWN Bevan MVO, Colonel TCS Bonas 2 WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE CONTENTS Forewords Battlefield Tours and Remembrance Op TORAL Medal Parade ................................ 182 Regimental Lieutenant Colonel ....................... 4 Welsh Guards Association Battlefield John ‘Jack’ Perks (2735449) Celebrates Commanding Officer ......................................... 7 Tour 2019 ............................................................ 99 his 100th Birthday .......................................... 183 1st Battalion Welsh Guards Wrexham Annual Falklands reunion 2019 102 Life as the Academy Sergeant Major .......... 184 The Prince of Wales’s Company ....................... 8 75th Anniversary Normandy The German Armed Forces Staff College ... 191 Number Two Company ................................... 12 Commemorations .......................................... 104 Cardiff Homecoming Parade ........................ 196 Number Three Company ................................. 15 Arras 2019 ......................................................... 106 Strongman – Guardsman “The Bull” Support Company ............................................. 20 Remembering 24464284 Guardsman Gavin Bilton ...................................................... 197 Headquarter Company .................................... 24 Paul Fryer RIP ................................................... 108 Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Regimental Band ............................................. 31 Regimental Remembrance Club Dinner 2019 ............................................. 198 Distribution of Officers ............................... 36 Sunday collage ................................................ 110 Major AP (Bobby) Joyce MBE MM BEM........ 199 Distributions of Warrant Officers Brussels Liberation - 75th Anniversary ..... 112 Lake Geneva Classique Adventure Swim .. 200 and Battalion Staff ........................................ 38 Regimental Battlefield Tour 2019 ................ 114 Regimental Charity, welfare and Honours and Awards .................................... 39 Veterans Visit the Falkland Islands Regimental Veterans Training, Exercises and Initial Training 37 years on ....................................................... 120 Regimental Veterans Officers Report ......... 202 1WG Battle camp 2019 ..................................... 40 The Ride to The Wall ........................................ 125 Fund Raising Lunch at the HARROW, The Army Foundation College Harrogate ... 42 Welsh Guards Pilgrims .................................. 126 Little Bedwyn ................................................... 204 The Army Training Regiment Pirbright ........ 44 Cardigan Memorial......................................... 130 WRU Regimental Debentures ..................... 205 Recruit Training 2019 ........................................ 47 DDay75 – A Tribute to Heroes ...................... 132 A Mountain for the Mind .............................. 206 Belize – Short Term Training Recruiting, Cadets, South Wales Police Charity Team (STTT) ........................................................ 49 Community Engagement Boxing Night (17 Nov 18) .............................. 208 Falkland Islands Roulement Parliamentary Reception 2018 .................... 134 How to Donate to the Infantry Company ............................................. 51 KAPE Tour 2019 ................................................ 135 Welsh Guards Charity ................................... 209 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ............... 56 Berkhamsted & Millfield Combined Battalion Families Day 2019 .......................... 210 Sports and Adventure Training Cadet Forces ..................................................... 137 Welsh Guards Association Battalion Ski Trip 2019 ...................................... 57 Defeat, Don’t Repeat ....................................... 139 Secretary General’s Foreword ..................... 212 Officers’ Mess Ski Trip 2019 ............................. Report on the Regimental Support Teams 59 Cardiff Branch Report ..................................... 215 Ex TELEMARK TITAN .......................................... 61 North & South ......................................... 141-143 East Glamorgan Branch Report ................... 217 Ex WHITE GAUNTLET 2019 ............................... 65 Individual Articles Llanelli, Cardiganshire and Ex FROSTED BLADE ............................................ 66 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment .. 144 Pembrokeshire Branch Report ..................... 218 Welsh Guards Sea Fishing Team .................... 68 General Service Medal with London Branch Report ................................... 221 Association Golf 2019 ....................................... 69 Palestine Clasp ................................................. 148 Merthyr Tydfil Branch Report ....................... 222 Marathon des Sables ....................................... 72 Ex PACIFIC LONG LOOK ................................... 149 Monmouthshire Branch Report ................... 224 The Mark Evison Foundation Golf Day ......... 76 Observations from Somalia .......................... 151 Montgomery, Shropshire and The Lawson Cup – Household Division Delivering the US Army’s Maneuver Midlands Branch Report ................................ 226 Athletics .............................................................. 76 Captains’ Career Course ................................ 155 North Wales Branch Report .......................... 229 Regimental Golf ................................................. 77 Welsh Guards in Normandy 1944 ............... 158 North of England Branch Report ................. 232 The Mark Evison Rugby 7s Competition ...... 78 Public Duties in Battledress .......................... 163 Ogmore Branch Report .................................. 232 Polo....................................................................... 80 The Welsh Guards Club Centenary Dinner 164 Battalion Boxing – Fight Night ....................... 81 Information Operations in West Africa ...... 166 Swansea and West Glamorgan Branch Report .................................................. Battalion Running – Christmas in a day 2018 ................................ 170 234 The Chepstow Stampede ................................ 84 HMS Prince of Wales 2019 ............................. 171 Welsh Guards Reunited Branch Report...... 236 Enduro - Army (Part 1) .................................... 85 Award of la Légion d’honneur A Unique Walking Stick .................................. 239 Battalion (Part 2)................................................ 87 to Sid Elsbury ................................................... 173 Welsh Guards Collection Oswestry ............ 240 Football ............................................................... 89 Award of la Légion d’Honneur St David’s Day Brecon 2019 .......................... 242 Triathlon .............................................................
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