WELSHREGIMENTAL MAGAZINEGUARDS 2 0 1 3 WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE 2013 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 Brigadier R H Talbot Rice REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT Colonel (Retd) T C S Bonas BA ASSISTANT REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT Major (Retd) K F Oultram * 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 Association Website at www.welshguardsassociation.com * AFFILIATIONS 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment 1 2 WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE CONTENTS FOREWORD BATTLEFIELD TOUR The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel ....................................................................... 5 A Trip to Hechtel ................................................................................................................. 59 The Commanding Officer ............................................................................................. 7 WALK ON WALES ............................................................................................................ 60 1ST BATTALION WELSH GUARDS ASSOCIATION EVENTS The Prince of Wales’s Company ................................................................................. 9 CinC Golf ................................................................................................................................... 62 Number Two Company ................................................................................................. 13 OTHER ARTICLES Number Three Company .............................................................................................. 16 From Tenby to Germany .............................................................................................. 63 Headquarter Company ................................................................................................. 20 The Longest Journey ....................................................................................................... 64 Support Company ............................................................................................................. 30 Out of Africa .......................................................................................................................... 67 REGIMENTAL BAND The Artist and the Master Cook ............................................................................... 68 Military Spectacular ......................................................................................................... 36 Le Chemin de la Liberte ................................................................................................. 69 Bruges Annual Tattoo .................................................................................................... 37 The Welsh Guards 1916 Cornet ............................................................................... 72 Exercise Cockney Cymru .............................................................................................. 38 Some Activities of The East Glamorgan Branch .......................................... 73 Royal Ascot ............................................................................................................................. 39 WELSH GUARDS COLLECTION RBL Conference ................................................................................................................... 40 Curator’s Editorial .............................................................................................................. 74 The State Funeral ............................................................................................................... 41 WELSH GUARDS ASSOCIATION BRANCH REPORTS DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ................................................................................. 42 Association Secretary General Report ................................................................ 76 Cardiff Branch ...................................................................................................................... 76 DISTRIBUTION OF East Glamorgan Branch ................................................................................................ 77 WARRANT OFFICERS .................................................................................................... 44 Llanelli Branch ..................................................................................................................... 78 HONOURS AND AWARDS ........................................................................................ 45 London Branch ................................................................................................................... 79 Merthyr Tydfil Branch ..................................................................................................... 80 BATTALION EVENTS Midlands Branch ............................................................................................................... 80 Ex Silk Dragon ...................................................................................................................... 46 Monmouthshire Branch ............................................................................................... 80 1st Battalion Rugby Team ........................................................................................... 48 Mongomery and Battalion Ski Trip ................................................................................................................ 49 Shropshire Branch ............................................................................................................ 82 Dragon Boat Race ............................................................................................................. 50 North America Branch .................................................................................................. 83 Oratory School CCF ........................................................................................................... 51 North of England Branch ............................................................................................. 84 Sports Tour ............................................................................................................................. 53 North Wales Branch ......................................................................................................... 85 Cycling ....................................................................................................................................... 53 Ogmore Branch .................................................................................................................. 86 Motor Cross ........................................................................................................................... 54 Swansea & West Glamorgan Branch .................................................................. 88 Polo Resurrection .............................................................................................................. 54 Welsh Guards Reunited Branch .............................................................................. 89 Inter Regimental Polo ..................................................................................................... 55 ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 .............................. 92 R Jones Testimonial Year .............................................................................................. 55 FORECAST OF EVENTS ................................................................................................. 93 Medal Parade in Pictures ............................................................................................. 57 Battalion Football .............................................................................................................. 58 IN MEMORIAM ................................................................................................................. 94 Front Cover: His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales and Field Marshal, the Lord Guthrie, in the Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess, 6th December 2012. Back Cover: Her Majesty The Queens' eight Welsh Guards' Ensigns, at The Ensigns' Dinner to Celebrate 60 Years of 'Trooping The Colour' in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen at The Cavalry and Guards Club, 21st October 2013. From Left to Right: Joe Dinwiddie 2013, Henry Finnegan 2008, Simon Hillard 2006, Henry Bettinson 1998, Alex Macintosh 1990, Nick Dummond 1981, John Henderson 1973, Angus Wall 1965. CONTENTS 3 4 FOREWORD WELSH GUARDS REGIMENTAL MAGAZINE Brigadier RH Talbot Rice, Regimental Lieutenant Colonel FOREWORD or the Army as a whole this past year has been one of planning and transition, as remarkably effective in bringing together past Fthe decisions taken in the Defence Review have been firmed up into clear plans and present Welsh Guardsmen. I am very under the title of ” Army 2020”; and our presence in Afghanistan is gradually drawn grateful to Jan Koops and Dai Graham and their amazingly dedicated team for planning and down. Decisions on amalgamation and disbandment were taken last year, so this year running this unique and remarkable event. we have seen firm basing plans put in place, and much greater clarity on future training models. The redundancy programme has continued as the Army tries to No words on the Appeal