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Army Purchased a Peninsula Gold Medal for the the Annual Dinner of the Officers’ Club Lieut August 1924 THE DIE-HARDS THE JOURNAL OF THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Vol. I. No. 9. A U G U S T , 1924. P r i c e 6d . THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE’S OWN). [57J Home Counties Area " M ysore,” " ISnmSStam Sf-the, four comers ,ate Dukc 01 Cambridge s Cypher and Coronet. , aenngapatam, Albuhera, Ciudad Rodrigo,” “ Badaioz,” “ Vittoria ’’ “ Pvrene(4 ’ ‘ A lm i,” " “ Nivelle.” “ Nive,” “ Peninsula nkerman, Sevastopol." “ New Zealand,” “ South Africa, 1879,” “ Relief of Ladysmith. “ South Africa, 1900-02.” THE GREAT WAR. " M O N S, Chapelle,’ “ N euve “ Som m e “ l.o o s,” M or va l,” Scarpe, SeUe “ Valenciennes,” “ Sambre,” “ France lnd Flanders ludv » c, ’ „ St-Quentin Canal,” “ Courtrai. “ JERUSALEM,’ “ Murman, 1919,’ “ Siberia, 1918-19.” " Dukhovskaya,’ Agents— Lloyds Bank, Limited. Regular and Militia Battalions. Allied Regiments cf Canadian Militia. U niform S ca rlet. Facings— Lemon Yellow. Peterborough R an gers ............. Peterborough , O ntario T h e W entw orth R egim en t ............. D undas, O ntario. rst Bn. (57th Foot) ... Aldershot. 2nd Bn. (77th Foot) ... Ahmednagar. Allied Regiment of Dominion of New Zealand. 5th Bn. (R. Elthorne Mil.) Mill Hill. 6th Bn (R. East Middlesex Mil!) M ill H ill The Taranaki Regiment. Depot Mill Hill. Record Office— Hounslow. Colonel-in-Chief C°Kr\. i T . , Rr!ri?TG .L .b .L , G .C.M .G ., WSG .C .I.E t“ li D“k»G f v »< n Cornwall,c. r f K.G.,h Territorial Arm y Battalions. n°La W 'r,G^ 1'’ TColonel'in'.Chiei 12th’L., R. S. Fus. S. ’Wales Bord., D.CT..I., P.W. Vols., Seaforth, and R. Wilts Yeo 7th Bn. Drill Hall, Priory Road, Hornsey, N. Personal A.D.C. to the King. eo-’ 8th Bn. Drill Hall, Hanworth Road, Hounslow. C o lo n el: 9th Bn. Drill Hall, Pound Lane, Willesden, N.W. 10 Gen. Sir Ivor Maxse, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O. CONTENTS A l b u h e r a D a y , A l d e r s h o t , 1924 Frontispiece P h o t o : T h e O f f ic e r s , D e p o t T h e M i d d l e - T h e L a t e M a j o r H . H . W o o li.r ig h t 240 s e x R e g im e n t i s t B a t t a l io n N o t e s ................... 261 :4 1 7TH B a t t a l io n N o t e s P h o t o s : S e r g e a n t s i s t B a t t a l io n a n d 264 8th B a t t a l io n N o t e s O l d C o m r a d e s w h o a t t e n d e d t h e 264 P h o t o : C o m b in e d T e a m s o f H a m p s t e a d A l b u h e r a D in n e r a t A l d e r s h o t , v. O f f i c e r s ’ C l u b 1924 ’ 266 2 4 6 R e g im e n t a l A s s o c ia t io n N o t e s i s t B a t t a l io n , R o y a l G u a r d o f H o n o u r 267 O l d D ie -H a r d s ................... to H .M . K in g G e o r g e V , A l d e r s h o t 270 9 t h B a t t a l io n N o t e s ... 1924 ' 246 270 P h o to : B a n d o f q th B a t t a l io n in C a m p H o w the Middlesex Regiment has 1923 ............................................. helped TO Build the British Empire 271 249 F a t a n d T h in Gold M edal for the B attle of Albuhera 272 250 C o u r a g e ... ... ’’’ O fficers' Club 274 251 B a l a n c e s o f D e c e a s e d O f f ic e r s a n d P h o to s : V ie w s o f C r ic k e t G r o u n d S o l d ie r s u n d is p o s e d o f b e l o n g in g d u r in g t h e " A t H o m e ” ................... to t h e R e g im e n t O b it u a r y 254/275 2 n d B a t t a l io n N o t e s S e n i o r i t y R o l l o f W a r r a n t O f f ic e r s ••• 2 5 5 a n d N .C .O s. T h e 2 n d B a t t a l io n a t D o u a i 277 ... 258 L is t o f O f f ic e r s D e p o t N o t e s ... 2 6 0 279 THE DIE-HARDS THE DIE-HARDS Later, in 1907, he published “ The Records In his earlier soldiering days he served NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS, &c. of the 77th Regiment and of the 2nd Battalion with the ist Battalion in Ireland and the (D.C.O.) Middlesex Regiment ” to the end T he “ Die-Hards ” is published early in February, Channel Islands. In 1884 he joined the of the South African War. He was, indeed, May, August, and November, and copies may be Regimental Depot, which was then at obtained through all Messrs. W. H. Smith & Sons a born military historian. His knowledge Hounslow, for the usual period of two years, Bookshops and Bookstalls. of old wars and ancient military customs at the termination of which he rejoined the fi*4 i-1 Baff^fion. was very great, and he delighted to talk on A ll Contributions intended for publication should ist Battalion at Dover. In 1887 he pro­ teach the Editor not later than the ist of the month such subjects with others who shared his N o te s ceeded to India to join the 2nd Battalion previous to that of issue. Contributions must be interest in them. He was never so happy as then stationed there. On being promoted written on one side of the paper only and signed, when reading old and little known books LBUHERA DAY for the second time stating whether it is desired to publish contributor's Captain, in April, 1890, he was ordered home, and diaries having to do with past campaigns, A since the end of the war was celebrated name or not. Rejected manuscripts, &c., will only be and in 1891 rejoined the ist Battalion in returned if accompanied by a stamped' and addressed particularly those of the iSth and early 19th in England. Many old friends were thus Ireland. In 1893 he proceeded with that envelope. The Editor will thankfully receive Contri­ centuries. His patience- and research in the enabled to visit us again, and, it is hoped, Battalion to Gibraltar, returning with it butions from past or present Members of the Regiment acquisition of such knowledge was remark­ enjoyed the renewal of their association with or others interested, but necessarily reserves to himself to Aldershot in the following year. Early able. He not infrequently contributed the Regiment as much as did we in the the right to publication. All communications con­ in 1896 he went with the ist Battalion to cerning the paper. including Advertisements, should articles dealing with topics of this nature Regiment in seeing them amongst us once South Africa, to which country it was hastily be addressed to the Editor, “ The Die-Hards " Journal, to military and other journals and magazines. more. M ill Hill Barracks, N.W . dispatched, as trouble, which did not at the Yet another year the weather favoured time, however, materialize, was anticipated. He was in his later years a good deal Subscriptions should, be forwarded to the Editor, troubled with deafness, which prevented us, and in spite of the many well-deserved He did duty with the ist Battalion in South criticisms which at other times are levelled to whom all Cheques and Postal Orders should be him going about as much as he would other­ made payable and crossed " — &• C o .“ Africa until early in 1898, when orders were against it, the conditions were almost ideal. wise have done. received for it to proceed to India, and he The sports commenced at 10 a.m. (details ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 2 - (Post Free). landed with the Battalion there for his His character was an unusual one. He of which are given elsewhere). These took second tour of service in that country.
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