Post free— Ireland & Abroad.' 8/- per annum. 4/- 6 months. 2/- 3 months. Write {—Editor, . Depot:, Tl^e Buffs, . Canterbury., Telephone .: 513. Jl£L*te6 'glecjiments. Queen's Qiptt "gUffes of (panada. ^ an coitn er "glecjmteuL 3*6 ^aftaCion Q3$errivoa gn fan fr#) JU tsfraftatt 3$ttCita*i? fo r c e s . No. 428. July, 1935. Price Sixpence. Majors W. H. Booth, R. P. S. Elderton, Personalia. C. H. Gregory-Hood, G. F. Hamilton, B. E. Dragon Dinner Club, June 19th, 1935. Hammond-Davies, N. S. Hart, , G. T. D. Hickman, N. D. Rice, H. C. T. Stronge; and rp H E following message from the Colonel-in- D. A. Wilkins. Brevet-Major C. E. Wilson. J- Chief of the Regiment was read by Captains E. B. Backhouse, C. H. M. Brooke, Major-General Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell, Colonel D- P. Causton, N. E. Hoare, C. R. B. Knight, of the Regiment:— D. S. lister, H. C. C. Morley, G. D. B. Oliver, " \9th June, 1935. T. Roscow Reid, A. J. D. Rose, R. B. Sandilands, Danish legation for General Sir Arthur G. E. Sankey, E. F. D. Strettell, A. F. St. A. Lynden-Bell. Sending you all my best Turner, N. G. Wale, R. M. Watson, and J.. R. greetings and I regret not being able to be Willows. present in person. Christian R.” Lieutenants L. C. S. Allom, J. G. Atkinson, Cables, telegrams and letters were also E. P. C. Bruce, D. C. Coates, J. F. Connolly, received conveying good wishes and regrets at B. H. Craig, E. L. C. Edlmann, C. Haggard, absence from the undermentioned C. G. Hill, B. M. Horley, A. G. Jelf, J. G. Nicholson, R. F. Parry, C. Reay, and G. L. Officers 1st Battalion The Buffs from Walker. Maymyo, Major-General J. Kennedy, Colonel Sir Courtnay Vyvyan, Colonel the Hon. P. G. Scarlett, Major Tylden Pattenson, Major The following letter has been received by Campbell Johnston, Major G. Chapman from the Chairman Ottawa, Major G. Howe from Maymyo, Captain 29 Pont Street. J. King. My dear General, The guests were the Danish Minister, I beg to thank you most heartily for the Brevet-Colonel B. S. Collard, and Captain very charming evening spent with you and G. Gullaksen. The following officers were also The Buffs last night. I thought it was present:— particularly kind of you to invite Captain Major-General Sir A. Lynden-Bell, Colonel Gullaksen. of the Regiment ,(in the Chair). I have sent a letter to the King’s Private Brigadier-Generals A. J. Whitacre Allen and Secretary telling him all about last evening C. I/. Porter. and he will no doubt lay the information before His Majesty. Colonels H. Findlay and J. V. R. Jackson. With repeated thanks, Lieut.-Colonels M. Beevor, F. W. Bradley I remain, Dyne, R. S. I. Friend, Guy Dee, L- Lucas, R. E. Yours sincerely, Power, and A- B. Thomson. 20th June, 1935. P. Ahi,efei,dt-Laurvig. 246 THE DRAGON i The Colonel of the Regiment represented the Their Royal „ Highnesses the Duke and Regiment at the Empire Service at Canterbury ’ Duchess, of Kent have presented Major Norman Cathedral on June 15th; on, June 16th led Hart with: a set, of sleeve link's as’ a mark of the march to the Cenotaph ; on the 19th , their appreciation of his services in connexion; attended the Dragon Club Dinner ; on the 20th with their recent visit to Edinburgh. represented the Regiment at the High Sheriff’s dinner in Maidstone ; on the 21st attended the Committee Meeting of the Darrick Wood : School for Band-boys at Orpington ; on the We noticed the following at the tea-party! 22nd was present at the Joint Meeting of the at Claridge’s on June 19th :— Medway and Sittingbourne Branches at Sitting- Major-General Sir E. G. T. and Cady bourne ; On the 23rd took part in the Wrotham Bainbridge, Brigadier-General A. J. and Mrs. Picnic ; on the 25th accompanied by General Whitacre Allen, Brigadier-General R. and Mrs. Bernard, Director of Organisation and Recruit­ MacDouall, Colonel H. Findlay and Mrs. ing, visited the Depot, and on the 27th attended Ingouville Williams, Colonel J. V. R. Jackson, the Kent Territorial Association Meeting in Lieut.-Colonel M. and Mrs. Beevor, Lieut.- London. Colonel R. S. I. and Mrs. Friend, Lieut,-Colonel A. B. and Mrs. Thomson, Miss Ronald, Major We are sure our readers will be sorry to W. H. and Mrs. Booth, Major C. H. and Mrs. hear that Major-General Walter Hill, Colonel Gregory-Hood, Major G. F. Hamilton, Major of The Royal Fusiliers, is in hospital at Mill- B. E. Hammond-Davies, Major N.' S. Hart, bank. His illness happily is not serious but Major H. C. T. and Mrs. Stronge, Major D. A. it. involves inaction for a while which naturally and Mrs. Wilkins, Brevet-Major C. E. Wilson, is very distasteful to the wonderfully active Captain E. B. Backhouse, Captain L. P. Colonel of The Royal Fusiliers. We wish Causton, Captain H. C. C. Morley, Captain General Hill a very speedy recovery. T. Roscow and Mrs. Reid, Captain R. B. Sandilands, Mrs. Dempster and Mrs. Sandilands, Captain G. E. Sankey, Captain E. F. D. and We offer our sincerest sympathy to Major- Mrs. Strettell, Captain R. M. and Mrs. Watson, General Sir Guy Bainbridge on the tragic Captain J. R. and Mrs. Willows, Lieut. J, F. accident in which his brother. Colonel Connolly, Lieut. B. H. Craig, Mrs. Dewar, Bainbridge, was drowned on the 26th ultimo. Lieut. A. C. Rawlings, Lieut. G. L. and Mrs. To Mrs. Bainbridge and family we also tender Walker, Mrs. and Miss Hulke and Captain our deepest sympathy. P. F. Metcalfe. We congratulate Lieut.-Colonel J. and Mrs. We very heartily congratulate the Young Crookenden on their two most, successful Soldiers’ Team, 2nd Battalion on winning the parties given by them at their home, Greenbank, Small Arms Championship with a record Barham, on June 9th to the members of the score of 421. 22 Regiments competed. Last Dover Branch of the Association and on year The Grenadiers won with 392. The the 12th to the Ladies’ Guild, Dover. The Northamptonshire Regiment was second with weather was kind, the games and competitions a total of 405. * Well done L/Cpl.: H. Ward, keenly contested, prizes numerous, tea and L/Cpl. Harverson, Ptes. Krailing, Hadlum, refreshments of course excellent. Kirby, D. Fraser, Kennard; Gillmore, Maslin and H. Snapes. Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel H. de R. Morgan is due home on leave about the 7th instant. We congratulate the 4th Battalion on being the strongest battalion in the Brigade in camp at Wannock, and first in the Brigade Rifle We offer our deep sympathy to Mr. J. Druce and Machine Gun Tests. Also on being highly on the - death of his wife. Our readers will complimented by the G.O.G. .Eastern'Command remember the many interesting articles Mr. on the excellence of its training. • Druce has written for The Dragon. Major F. Gould and family are due to The following are the fixtures for the arrive at Lleden, Kingston, near Canterbury, Regimental Cricket Week at Canterbury about the 18th instant, and intend staying July 24th-25th^ v, Band of Brothers, • t 'V .there until the end of August, .. * July 26th-27th. v. Free-foresters, . 1 ; - THE; DRAGpif; 247 .r understand the 2nd Battalion Band Mrs. Wood, and Kathleen, only child of the isTulT of engagements. The following are some late Bieut.-Colonel H. T>. Collison-Morley, of them :— The Buffs, and Mrs. Collison-Morley, Porlock, Jirne 29. Walton-on-Thames. Somerset. July .14’. Palace Pier, Brighton (one week). v; : .21. Herne Bay (one week). Aug.. 5. Canterbury Cricket Week. D eath. 1J. Remembrance Service. ; !;18. Dover (one week). Johnson.—On June 8th, 1935, at 12 Bebanon The Band has recently been playing at Park Twickenham, Bouisa Augusta Birmingham. _ . , / , Johnson, formerly of Aubrey House, River­ side, Twickenham, widow of Harold Hawkings Johnson, and youngest surviving daughter of the late Colonel Thomas George Births, Marriages and Deaths. Gardiner, of The Buffs, also of Aubrey House, aged 72. Funeral Service at SB Births. Mary, Church, Twickenham, on Thursday, Fox.—6282917 B/Sgt. F. Fox, a son, Michael June 13th at 11. Private cremation Albuhera Batham, born at Helena Hospital, afterwards. Shornecliffe, 16/5/35. Hoskins.—6281475 Sgt. W. Hoskins, a daughter, Joyce Patricia, born at Helena Hospital, Shorncliffe, 26/5/35. Sirett.—6282943 Sgt. H. Sirett, “H.Q.,” a Obituary. daughter, BveJ bom at Aldershot, 19/5/35. Reg. No. 4349, Sergeant A. H. Whitehead. QABBY, as he was affectionately known, was a Buff to the core and one of the first to join the London Marriages. Branch. He never tired of talking about the old Benz—Reed.—6285239 Pte. A. Benz, “H.Q.” regiment and his last request to his wife before he died married to Hettie-Florence Maud Reed at was to the effect that he was proud to have been a Buff and to give his best to all his old comrades. Cabby the Parish Church, Hythe, Kent, 11/5/35. enlisted on 8th November, 1893 and served mostly Cohen—North.—6284751 Pte. H. Cohen, with the 1st Battalion; he possessed the Chitral medal and clasps for the N.W. Frontier. Undaunted, he married at Canterbury to Mary Rose North, re-enlisted for the Great War as early as the 30th 3/9/34. August, 1914 and was posted to the 6th Battalion, The Buffs, eventually being demobilised on 24th January, Cross—Smith.—6285420 Pte. W. Cross, “S,” 1919.