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Draft to the 2 Nd Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’S Light Infantry in Greece, Where Civil War Was Still Raging THE SIRMOOREE Summer 2014 Number 73 Gurkhas in North West Europe for the First World War (See final articles) [The Gurkha Museum] 1 CONTENTS EDITORIAL PRESIDENT’S NOTE CHAIRMAN’S LETTER HONORARY SECRETARY'S NOTES SIRMOOR CLUB NEWS SIRMOOR CLUB ACTIVITIES NEWS FROM MEMBERS BOOK REVIEWS WORLD WAR ONE TAIL PIECE _____________________________________ SIRMOOR CLUB COMMITTEE President: Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell Vice-Presidents: Field Marshal Lord Bramall Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Colonel DR Wood Brigadier PA Little Chairman: Brigadier BC Jackman Honorary Secretary: Major NJD Wylie Carrick Honorary Treasurer: Captain EC Mackaness Editor The Sirmooree : Major JJ Burlison Elected Members: RJC Corfield, Esq JA Coulson, Esq Brigadier IA Rigden, late RGR Major DL Thomas 2 EDITORIAL Sirmooree is very much the Members’ magazine and your contribu- tions make it what it is. Your appreciation and approval is also good to have, and long may all this continue. It always amuses me when people write to me giving their change of address for they obviously don’t read the magazine where we clearly state that the address list is not held by the Editor but by the Honorary Secretary; it is he who keeps the membership data base. I was asked to bring along some crackers to a friend’s seventieth birth- day party. As she was handing them round she casually read out from the box that each cracker apparently contained an ‘adult toy’. This was met by hoots and gales of merriment all round and cries of “Come on: let’s have a go”. When the crackers were pulled, however, out fell bridge scorers, dice, golf tees, etc. “Oh how disappointing” was the general reaction. I never did fully understand! May 2014 ___________________________________________ All Rights Reserved Contents of The Sirmooree may not be reproduced without prior permission. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Sirmoor Club or of the Editor. Dates in square brackets [ ] after a name give the years of service in 2 nd Goorkhas. Copy for the next Edition of Sirmooree should be with the Editor by 20 Oct 2014 Editor: Major JJ Burlison High Bank, South View Road, Wadhurst, East Sussex. TN5 6TW. UK Tel/Fax 01892 782013. E-Mail: [email protected] 3 A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT It was good to see another grand turnout for our annual reunion in May although sadly a number of familiar faces were missing. There is no doubt that as we all get older some of our senior members for one reason or another feel unable to commit to the lunch, although their absence was compensated for by a goodly presence of our younger members and we continue to build on the success of this occasion. Earlier in the year I reviewed the future of our Association against the background of a similar review carried out in 2010. Everything I have seen suggests to me that as an organisation we remain vibrant and de- mographically strong. There seems no good reason why we should not continue to prosper for at least another ten years particularly with re- invigorated leadership at the helm. I sense there is no need for radical change or further in depth reviews for the present. Any suggestion of decline or of “Last Hurrahs” should in my view be avoided for we still have a very healthy life to come. But that does not disguise the fact that the leadership and management of the Association must inevitably pass, hopefully seamlessly, to a new, younger generation. Indeed with the appointment of Edward Mackaness as Treasurer tak- ing over from Johnny Kaye and Nick Hinton assuming editorship of the Journal from John Burlison next year that process has already started. Once the celebrations of our 200 th anniversary in Nepal and the UK have been completed we shall need to look at further changes within the Club Committee and Trust. I hope that some of our younger members will volunteer to serve in the interests of the Association so that we can continue in a contemporary and positive style to enjoy our Regimental comradeship. No doubt by now members will have wrestled with the timetables and booking challenges for our Durbar gathering in Nepal next March. The celebrations all promise well and we should all be grateful to David Thomas and Major Yambahadur and his committee in Nepal for all the detailed preparatory work that has already been completed. It should be a great occasion. PRD 4 THE CHAIRMAN’S LETTER Sirmoor 200 th Anniversary . There are three events in particular that all Members should note with a view to keeping these clear in the diary. The Durbar . All the information about this is well known and regular updates are published on the website. The planning is now gaining great momentum, so too are the parallel GBA, Indian Army and Nep- alese Army celebrations in Kathmandu to which we are being invited as we transit through to Pokhara. Currently (as at 12 May 2014) we have 212 Members, families, and friends who intend to go to the Dur- bar. It is imperative that Members keep themselves abreast of devel- opments and respond quickly to calls for action from David Thomas. Slow reaction to booking flights, accommodation and après Durbar activities could well lead to disappointment, especially as hotels and activities are going to get fully booked quickly in what is a prime sea- son in Nepal where Pokhara is the centre for trekking. Please stay alert. Sirmoor Club Reunion in the UK . We will be holding our 200 th Anni- versary Reunion Luncheon at The Travellers Club, Pall Mall, on 12 Sep- tember 2015. HRH The Prince of Wales will be invited but we will not know whether he can attend until much nearer the time. We intend to have The Queen’s Truncheon as the centre piece, special commemora- tion menus, and also a Wind Quintet from the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas in attendance. Details will be issued in due course but this will be a very special occasion, a one-off, so I hope we shall see an out- standing attendance from Members. Sirmoor Sathis Delhi Day. The Sathis Delhi Day will be on 19 Septem- ber 2015 in Farnborough. Again full details will be issued nearer the time. I hope a large number of Members will make a particular effort to join our Sirmoor Sathis on what will be a very special day for all. Gurkha 200 . Please don't lose sight of the fact that the Gurkha Welfare Trust, the Gurkha Brigade Association, and The Brigade of Gurkhas will be holding many other events to mark the 200 th Anniversary of Gurkha Service to the Crown. Details will be published and it is hoped that Members will make the most of what will be a memorable year. 5 In outline so far the ‘Gurkha 200’ programme looks like this: 23 Sep 2014 – NMA Gurkha Memorial Opening Ceremony. 15 May 2015 – Gurkha team to summit Everest. 18 May-11 Jun 15 – Brigade of Gurkhas Public Duties in London. 11 Jun 15 - Presentation of The Queen’s Truncheon to The Queen. - Trooping of the Queen’s Truncheon down the Mall. - Gurkha Memorial Service & Unveiling of new Cam- paign Plaques at the Gurkha Statue. 10/11 Jun 15 – Gurkha 200 Pageant – Royal Hospital Chelsea. 8 Aug 15 – Brigade Bhela Queen’s Avenue, Aldershot. The Website. Thanks to Nigel St George's very keen interest and his constant initiatives as our Webmaster to improve our website, free of charge, we have a very useful, indeed vital, means of communications. We are now able to track the usage of the website; which pages are vis- ited and for how long etc. This provides valuable information about how to make the website more useful and interesting, and it has been put to particularly good effect with the Durbar updates and utilities for booking flights, hotels, and après Durbar activities – all so easily ac- cessed. It is good to note that Members are now looking at other areas of the website; especially the Notice Board where the Honorary Secre- tary regularly posts useful, sometimes crucial, information about the Sirmoor Club, Brigade of Gurkhas and all related issues. Please con- tinue to make use of our website, which is now by far the most used website in the Brigade of Gurkhas. Be proud of it. If you have any diffi- culty accessing it then contact Nigel Wylie Carrick for assistance. Thanks. I am indebted to my Committee and the Trustees of the 2GR Trust for the work they do throughout the year, but especially this year to David Thomas and Yambahadur Gurung for the immense amount of work they are doing in preparation for the Durbar. Shyabash. Jai Sir- moor! BCJ 6 THE HONORARY SECRETARY’S NOTES INTRODUCTION The Sirmoor Club AGM . The Sirmoor Club AGM was held in the Army & Navy Club, London on the 17 May 2014. The AGM was pre- sided over by Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell, chaired by Briga- dier Bruce Jackman and attended by 36 former officers of the regiment. The agenda with detailed notes was circulated by e-mail or post to all members which allowed the meeting to focus on the key topics, sum- marised below: • Items 1 – 3. Votes. The previous minutes, re-election of the Com- mittee and Sirmoor Accounts were all unanimously agreed. • Item 4. Sirmoor Club Finances. Members welcomed the annual Communications Grant of £2K from the 2GR Trust for the publica- tion of the Sirmooree. • Item 5. The Sirmoor Website. The website is now a vital means of communications for all Members, particularly for regular updates on the Durbar in 2015 and Sirmoor Club Notices.
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