THE WASP and THE EAGLE THE AMALGAMATION OF THE 16th, 44th and 56th REGIMENTS OCTOBER, 1958 ^Jke lA/a6p GLYN, MILLS & CO. HOLT’S BRANCH KIRKLAN D HOUSE, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.l HEAD OFFICE: 67 LOMB \RD STREET, E.C.3 Agents and Bankers for 3rd EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENT (i6th/44th FOOT) ------- --------- ASSOCIATED BANKS: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND and WILLIAMS DEACON’S BANK LIMITED One hundred ye a rs... We, too, have a fine tradition of service behind us, ample testimony of which is provided by our steady expansion during the century and an ever-growing number of service publications coming from our presses. A special department is always at the command of Service Editors to assist In the pro­ duction of their Journals. F. J. PARSONS.LTD LENNOX HOUSE. NORFOLK STREET. W.C.2 Tem ple B*r 6591 W orks: OBSERVER BUILDINGS. HASTINGS Hastings I I 57 B y Appointment to Hit Majtny Ttu Qtatn, Sik*rtmtks. Carrington & Co., Ltd. EST. 1780 ENGAGEMENT RINGS REGIMENTAL JEWELLERS and SILVERSMITHS Badge Brooches in Diamonds or Gold and Enamel 130 REGENT STREET, W.i. TEL. : REGENT 3717-8 THE WASP T h e J o u r n a l o f t h e i 6 t h F o o t . The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. O c t o b e r , 1958 Price a/fid. (postage extra) Vol. XVI. No. 3. * Free to Regtmental Association numbers. CONTENTS The Colonel-in-Chief ........... 97 5th Bn. The Bedfordshire and Hertford­ The Amalgamation of the Regiments ... 99 shire Regiment (T.A.) Notes ........... 130 Regimental Headquarters ........... ... 100 Hertfordshire Army Cadet Force Notes ... 13s The Badges and Buttons of the 3rd East Extracts from The London Gazette ... 137 Anglian Regiment (i6th/44th Foot) ... 100 Editorial ............................................. 139 1st Bn. The 3rd East Anglian Regiment Personalia ............................................. 138 (i6th/44th Foot) Notes ... ........... xoi Regimental Remembrance Sunday, 1958 140 The 3rd Bast Anglian Regiment (i6th/44th The Empire Field of Remembrance, 1938 140 Foot) Nominal Roll of Officers, W.O.S N.A.RR.S.S.A. .................................... 14 1 and Sergeants............................. ... 112 Christmas C a rd s.................................... 141 Regimental Depot, The Bedfordshire and The Krsnji Memorial, Singapore........... 14 1 Hertfordshire Regiment Notes ........... 115 Regimental Association Diary, 1959 ... 143 The Regimental Depot, Kempston The Regiments! Picture ................... 143 Barracks .................................................... 1 2 1 The Regimental Annual Reunion Dinner, :' ^ The Regimental Museum .................... 122 195* ................. ,.......................... *4 3 The Regimental Week-end, 1 9 5 8 ........... 123 The Regimental Association Notts bom The Regimental Depot, The 3rd East Branches ... ............................ ... 144 Anglian Regiment (i6th/44tb Foot) Notes .......... ........... ... 128 Marriages, Births, Obituary and Deaths 149 The Hertfordshire Regiment (T.A.) Notes 129 and 15 1 [Photograph: Cecil Beaton HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER Colonel in Chief The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th 44th Foot) J i e W a sp 97 The Colonel-in-Chief Extract from the Supplement to The “ London Gazette ” dated June 2 4 , 1958 The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as Colonel-in-Chief, The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16/44th Foot) on formation, June 2, 1958. * * * The following gracious message from Her Majesty the Colonel-in-Chief was received by Lt-CoL T. J. Barrow, d.s .o., the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion on Amalgamation. “ O.C. I K Battalion, The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (i6<J»/44tk Foot), Dortmund. On the formation of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (i6th/nth Foot) I tend d l ranks my warmest greetings. I know that in this Regiment will be combined in full measure thou qualities of loyalty end valour that you have inherited from the famous Regiments which are to-day united. I am indeed proud to be your Colonel-in-Chief and I assure you that the interests of the Regiment will ever be close to my heart." ELIZABETH R Colooel-in-Chief. * * * On the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Birthday on August 4, the following message was sent on behalf of ffie Regiment, by Lt-Gen. Sir Reginald Denning, Colonel of the Regiment: ^ “ The Private Secretary, To Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth The Queen Mother, Clarence House, S.W .i. All ranks of the 3rd Bast Anglian Regiment (161)1/44»J» Foot) tender to their Colonel-in-Chief (heir respectful good wishes on the occasion of Her Mtfesf/s Birthday." REGINALD DENNING, Lieutenant-General. * * * The following gracious message was received by the Colonel of die Regiment in reply: “ Lx.-Cen. Sir Reginald Denning, Colonel, The 3rd Bern Anglian Regiment (i6iA/44*A Foot). I tend my warm thanks to all nmks of the yrd Bast Angtimt Regiment (i6 ffc/44i* Foot) fo r their kmd message of loyal greetings on my birthday which I have received with much pleasure." ELIZABETH R. Colanel-in-Chief. 98 O ke 'W atp Lieutenant- General SIR REGINALD F. S. DENNING K.B.E., C.B. Colonel The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) Brigadier C. M. PATON C.V.O., C.B.E., D.L. Associate Colonel The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) J L W a s p 99 Amalgamation of the Regiments On the occasion of the amalgamation of the Regiments the following message was sent to Her Majesty The Queen by the Colonels of the Regiments: The Private Secretary To Her Majesty The Queen, Buckingham Palace, S.W .i. With humble duty General Denning and Brigadier Paton, formerly Colonels respectively of The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and The Essex Regiment, have to report for the information of Her Majesty The Queen that the two Regiments have this day amalgamated to form The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (i6/44tth Foot). All Ranks of the new Regiment tender to Her Majesty their respectful greetings and devoted loyalty. They are determined to endeavour to serve The Queen in accordance with the high traditions and devotion with which their predecessors served The Sovereign for so long a time. Reginald Denning, Lieut.-General. Charles Paton, Warley Barracks, Brigadier. Brentwood. ★ ★ ★ ★ The following gracious reply was received from Her Majesty The Queen: Lieut.-General Sir Reginald Denning, Warley Barracks, Brentwood. Please convey to All Ranks of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) my sincere thanks for the kind telegram they have sent me on the occasion of the amalgamation of The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and The Essex Regiment. I greatly value their loyal assurances and 1 send them my best wishes for the future of their new Regiment. Elizabeth R. * * * * The following message was sent by the two Colonels on June 2 to: 1st Bn., The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). Depot, The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). Depot The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. 5th Bn. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (T.A.). 1st Bn. The Hertfordshire Regiment (T.A.). 4th Bn. The Essex Regiment (T.A.). On the occasion of the amalgamation of our two Regiments we send our best wishes to the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) in full confidence that it will worthily uphold the great traditions of the two Regiments from which it has been bom. Denning, Colonel, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Paton, Colonel, The Essex Regiment. 1 0 0 J L W a s p REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS With the closing down of the Regimental Depot, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, which finally took place on Septem­ ber i, the new Regimental Headquarters, authorised for the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (l6th/44th Foot), came into being. The Regimental Headquarters will be located at The Regimental Depot, 3rd East Anglian Regiment (i6th/44th Foot), Warley Barracks, Brentwood, Essex, and the Regimental Secre­ tary will be Lt.-Col. A. C. Young, who will take up his new appointment during October. A part of the Regimental Headquarters will remain in Kempston (Barracks, Bedford, and will consist of Major D. T. Tewkesbury, M.B.E., who will also act as Secretary of The Bedford­ shire and Hertfordshire Regiment Association, and Miss Lund, the present clerk. Garter is included from the former badges of Until suah time as the Brigade Depot is The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and our Regi­ formed at Bury St. Edmunds, The Essex Regi­ ment, and the Castle of Gibraltar and Key is ment Association will be administered from the included in the former badges of The Essex Depot at Warley. When the Depot closes, an Regiment, The Suffolk Regiment and The increment to Regimental Headquarters will be Northamptonshire Regiment. It was not found made to ensure the administration of The Essex possible to include in the Badge any detail Regiment Association, etc. which would represent The Royal Norfolk Both Regimental Associations will continue in Regiment and finally it was decided to adopt the being and details of the Regimental Association badge of The Royal Norfolk Regiment, to be formed for the amalgamated Regiment and “ Britannia,” illustrated here, as the button to be its relations with the present Associations will worn by Che Brigade. be published later. Next year a new journal to serve the Amal­ gamated Regiment will be published. It will be bi-annual and will probably be published in May and November. THE BADGES AND BUTTONS OF THE 3rd EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENT (16th/44th FOOT) As was reported in the THE 3rd EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENT message from The Colonel (i6th/44th Foot) of The Regiment, pub­ COLLAR BADGE lished in the March num­ ber of this year, on the amalgamation of our Regi­ ment with The Essex Regiment, all regiments of the East Anglian Brigade Each amalgamated Regiment is having its own took into use the East Anglian Brigade Cap Collar Badge and that chosen for the 3rd East Badge, which is illustrated here.