Unique double Queen’s Medalists 1984 — Lt Colin Bateman and Cpl Nigel Scarboro. at Bisley Bisley 84 saw outstanding A t the Regular meeting seven Target Rifle Championship s h o o tin g by members o f the m ajor trophies fell to the Regi­ and all six members o f the w in- Regiment. Cpl Nigel Scar­ ment and we had 11 in the Ar ning Queen’s Div Methuen boro (2nd Bn) won the Re­ my 100. The Poachers ex­ team were Royal Anglians. gular Army Queen’s Medal celled, coming third overall Racings in the Major Unit and ARA Gold Jewel, and w ith Cpl Scarboro winning the Championship were 2nd Bn - LCpl Rolph (1st Bn) won Roupell, Watkins and Old third, 1st Bn - 15th, 3rd Bn - the bronze, while Lt Colin Contem ptibles, Sgt Anderson 2 6th. the W hitehead, Cpl Kilby the In the T A meeting we had se­ Bateman (5th Bn) won the W hitaker and Maj Domeisen ven in the T A 50, with the 5th TA Queen's Medal to cre­ the Roberts. 2 Lt Nick Craw- Bn placed second overall and The Poachers’ Bisley team with their trophies. Back row, left to right: R e Melville, R e Tee, Sgt Nunn, LCpl Havercroft, Cpl Kilby and R e Glover. Front row, Maj Domeisen, LCpl Scarboro, Sgt Anderson. ate a unique double. shaw (1st Bn) won the Army winning the SMG/m atch. The 6th Bn were 16th and the 7th Princess inspects B n 37th. Poachers and The Vikings came into their own at the National meeting Ceremonies P o m p a d o u rs winning the Canada Shield and with Cpl Dickinson taking v icto rio u s the Queen Mary and Broad commemorate Congratulations to the Poach­ Arrow Cups and coming se­ ers Novices boxing team on cond in the Service Rifle D Day landings winning the Army Novices Championship - Cpl Scarboro Finals, and to the Pompadours on their victory in the Infantry being placed fifth in both. On June 6, 84 the country who lined the route for the The Colonel of the Regiment celebrated the 40th anniver­ heads of state. Hockey com petition (page 20). congratulates all the marks­ sary of the Norm andy Lan­ Whilst remembering D men, teams and people behind dings, an historic event, just­ D a y , w e m u s t n o t fo r g e t th a t the scenes whose work pro­ ly remem bered in numerous this was only one, if a major, duced such outstanding re­ moving official and private contribution to w inning the sults. ceremonies. Regim entally war. Battalions and indivi­ A rm y 100 1st LCpl Scarboro we are proud that 1 R Nor­ duals were also serving (2nd); 3rd LCpl Rolph (1st); folk, 2 Lincolns, 1 Suffolk their country elsewhere: for 6th M aj Domeisen (2nd); 28th and 2 Essex a ll played such a exam ple all our form er regi­ Sgt Nunn (2nd); 30th Cpl distinguished part in the D ments were represented in Dickinson (1st); 51st Pte Ball Day landings and that, as Burma and also celebrate (1st); 54th Pte Tee (2nd); 55th the pictures (page 16) this year, and m any fought Cpl Kilby (2nd); 55th Pte show, they were so well through Italy. Forty years McDonald (1st). represented at the official on we rem em ber the contri­ T A 50 1st Lt Bateman (5th); ceremonies. The serving butions made by all the 15th CSgt Binley (5th); 16th members of the Regim ent members of our form er regi­ On Aug 1 our Deputy Colonel-in-Chief visited the 1st Battalion at were represented by CSgt ments, wherever they Oakington for their Tercentenary and Minden Day celebrations Cpl Harper (6th);30th Sgt Bat­ Grenville and LCpl M it­ served, and hope to see and is here seen passing Cpl Bristow, LCpl Sutton, R e Williams chelor (5th); 36th LC pl Sinclair and R e Hart on the inspection. A full report of this magnificent (6th); 43rd Lt Mallett (7th); chell of the 1st Battalion them at reunions for many day will be included in the next issue of The Castle. 48th W 02 Gould (7th). who formed part of party years to come. Mainly about people... Maj Gen Dick Gerrard- truct at the staff college. W r i g h t has handed over as Congratulations to C a p t M a x Birthday honours Colonel Commandant The M a r r in e r and Miss Sarah Queen’s Division and will re­ Bates who marry at Kirby Be- tire from the army in February don on August 18. for the Regiment 85 to become chief executive Congratulations to C a p t R o g ­ of the Hurlingham Club. KC B - Lt Gen Sir John Ake­ e r B r u n t on his selection to at­ We congratulate on their inc­ We wish Col John Tadman, tend Staff College. lusion in the June Birthday hurst CBE, Deputy Colonel, Maj John de Bretton Gor­ Honours: The Royal Anglian Regiment. 2Lt N ick Crawshaw is off to d o n Capt Gordon Lt Gen Sir John Akehurst was and Canada again this summer B r o w n e well on their retire­ commissioned into the Nor­ ment. w ith the British Army team. In thamptonshire Regiment and 1983 h e won the Canadian Congratulations to M a j commanded the Poachers Grand Aggregate when with from 1968 - 70. His distin­ Robin Greenham and M a j th e Great Britain team. Peregrine Raw lins on their guished career has included selection for promotion to Lt Brig Angus Robinson has ta­ being Commandant JDSC, Col in 1985. ken over from Brig David Commander of the Dhofar C a r t e r as chairman of the Bde and a tour as DMS before Welcome to 2Lt Tim othy Til- Royal Anglian Bedfordshire becoming GOC 4 Div and b r o o k (1st Bn), 2Lt Patrick and Hertfordshire Association Commandant the Staff Col­ J o l l y (3rd Bn), and 2Lt Julian and Col Geoffrey Morgan lege. He is currently Comman­ Blakney-Edwards (3rd Bn) has taken over from C o l P e t e r who passed out from Sand­ der UK Field Army and In­ F r a n k lin as chairman of the spector General TA hurst on August 3 and will Royal Anglian Essex Associa­ shortly join their battalions. tion. O BE - Lt Col T.D. Dean. Lt Col Tom Dean joined the Suf­ Congratulations to V i c t o r IN MEMORIAM Retiring Bandmaster Joe Joseph meets the Queen Mother G y s in on the award of a Bur­ folk Regiment in 1952 and sary while he is at Bradford I t is with deep regret and sad­ commanded the 6th Battalion at the Trooping the Colour in Colchester. University before to joining ness that we record the deaths for 1978 - 81. He is currently the Regiment. of two serving members of the at STC Sennelager and takes Regiment. O u r sympathy goes command Stanford PTA later Bandmaster Joe Col Roger Tomkins has to their families and friends: this year. handed over as County Cadet LC pl Christopher Ward of Lt Gen Sir John Akehurst. beats a retreat Commandant for Essex after a th e 3 rd Battalion, who died in a four-year spell in command. traffic accident near Bruges on Bandmaster Joe Joseph retired and he is seen above speaking CSgt Aimes (1st Bn) is to be April 1 1 , 84, and Pte Nicholas General Denning looks from the Army on the Poa­ to the Queen Mother. Many congratulated on his A grading E v a n s of the 3rd Battalion, chers’ return from Cyprus, af­ stories could be told but per­ on a Service Funds as is Cpl who died in a traffic accident in ter 11 1/2 years as Bandmaster. haps the most unusual was B r is t o w (1st Bn) who achieved Minden on May 6, 84. back with pride He first joined the Army on a when he brandished his sword a Distinguished Grading on On June 12 84 Lt Gen Sir Re- sage they sent to me on the very cold day in January 60 at and commandeered a bus in the SNCO’s Milan course. Tercentenary Parade Budbrooke Barracks, War Berlin to enable the band to g ina ld D enning was was 90. Gen- occasion of my 90th birth- gel to an engagement! The bus H is triends w ill be very sorry to T he A pril &4 Castle- forecast a day. wick...Following a m ove to h e a r of the death of Jam es Normanton Barracks, Derby, driver did not mind but the Tercentenary Parade on the lonel of the Royal Anglian Re­ It was my privilege to join Dalgleish, late of the Poach h e jo in e d passengers already in the veh- Horse Guards for June 85. The giment, a post he held from the Regiment as a second a pupils, course at ers, who died in an accident in date has now been fixed as 1964-66, and was largely re­ Kneller Hall and eventually icle must have found it bizarre! Bangladesh. Our sympathy lieutenant 70 years ago and I Thursday 13 June 85 and will sponsible for the formation of look with pride at the high joined his band in October 62 Having to leave many friends goes to his wife, Gillian, who take the form of a parade of the the Regiment as we know it to­ in Hameln.