L to R. Cllr. John Yates, Tookie Poole, Brig. Tony P ie low , The R t H on M ich ae l Portillo, M P

Ja ck Warner, Dr. Ian Robertson, Maj. Ron Morris.

President : B rig B.A.M. P ie low , JP Chairman : L t-C o l J.M. H ew son , MC

Vice Chairman : C o l I.D. B ro therton , TD, DL Secretary : M a jo r R.E.B. M orris , M BE

38 T raps Lane, N ew M alden, S urrey KT3 4S A Editors M ajor A.E.F. W a ld ro n , M BE

andM ajor R.E.B. M orris , M BE

VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE TO THE DIEHARDS.

T he S ecre ta ry o f S ta te fo r D efence, The Rt H on M ichae l Portillo , M P v is ited A lbuhe ra C lo se and the A lbuhe ra R oom loca ted at the Royal B ritish Leg ion, E nfie ld on Friday 23 rd February 1996.

H e w as m et at A lbuhe ra C lo se by B rig a d ie r Tony P ie low and M a jo r Ron M orris . H e ca lled on M r and M rs Jack W a rn e r w he re he ta lked about the role o f the 1 s t B a tta lion in Korea, then w en t on to v is it M r and M rs T ook ie P oo le w here he heard a m ost in te resting a cco u n t o f M r P oo le 's experiences as a P O W in H ong Kong. The party then m oved on to the B ritish Leg ion H a ll in E n fie ld w here the M in is te r jo ined the A sso c ia tio n fo r a bu ffe t lunch, and spen t about an hour ta lk ing to the m em bers and the ir w ives. T he M in is te r w as then inv ited to v iew the A lbuhe ra Room and w h ils t there he w as p resen ted w ith a M idd lesex R eg im enta l P laque and requested to s ign the v is ito rs book. A t th is junctu re , p rio r to leaving, the M in is te r m ade a sho rt spe e ch d isp lay ing cons id e ra b le know ledge o f the R eg im en t's past and he p ra ised the O ld C o m ra d e s p resen t fo r the part they had played in the m ore recen t h is tory o f the R egim ent.

I nc lu d e d in the guests p resen t w ere M r Ian R obertson , D ire c to r o f the N ationa l A rm y M useum , w ho gave som e he lp fu l adv ice on se tting up d isp lay room s, the P res iden t o f the Royal B r i|H k Leg ion Enfie ld , M r J H ogg and the B ritish Leg ion C ha irm an Enfie ld , M r D erek M i l lw o o ^ ^

B B C TV w e re reco rd in g fo r over one hour but as seem s to be the norm at these events about 3 0 se co n d s w as show n on B B C 2 on the fo llo w in g Sunday.

21 July

14 S ep tem ber

30 S ep tem ber

7 N ovem ber

7 N ovem ber

9 N ovem ber

^ ^ 3 N ovem ber

10 N ovem ber

13 N ovem ber

16 N ovem ber

18 N ovem ber

22 N ovem ber

3 M arch

26 A pril

9 M ay

^ ^ M a y

10 May

13 M ay

1 6 May

FORECAST OF EVENTS 1996

75th A nn ive rsa ry P arade Royal B ritish Leg ion, Enfie ld . 2 .15 p.m.

Korean C lu b A nnua l R eunion, V ic to ry S e rv ice s C lub , S e ym o u r S treet, London W 2 . C o m m e n c in g 6 .30 p.m. A G M 6 .30 p.m.

Laying U p o f C o lou rs , 3 Q ueens, O B E C hape l, S t P au l's C a thedra l.

F ie ld o f R em em brance, W e s tm in s te r Abbey, 1 0 .30 a.m. P lan ting o f C ro sse s at R eg im enta l Plot.

7th M idd lesex O ff ic e rs ' C lu b D in n e r to be held at the O ff ic e rs ’ M ess,T he London R egim ent, S t Johns H ill, Battersea, London S W 1 1 .

C e rem ony o f R em em brance M idd lesex G u ild h a ll (opp o s ite W e s tm in s te r Abbey) a ssem b ling 1 0 .40 a.m.

R em em brance Day P arade at C eno taph , W h iteha ll. Form U p H o rse G u a rd s 10 a.m. (Entry by ticke t on ly ob ta inab le from Secretary).

7th Bn R em em brance S erv ice , P arish C h u rch o f S t M ary and S t G e o rg e H ornsey, London N8. A s se m b lin g 10 .30 a.m.

F inance S ub -C om m ittee M ee ting at C o o p e r L a ncas te r B rew ers ,London W C 2 , co m m e n c in g at 6 .45 p.m.

W O s /S g ts P as t and P resen t D inner, B ass in g b o u rn .

H o u s in g S u b C om m ittee M eeting , A C F C o n fe re n c e Room , D uke o f Y o rk 's H Q , London S W 3 , co m m e n c in g at 7 p.m.

P W R R O ffic e rs ' C lu b D inner, C ava lry and G u a rd s C lub .

1997

M idd lesex O ffic e rs ’ C lu b M ee ting at 6 .30 p.m. fo llo w e d by R eg im en ta l A sso c ia tio n Executive C om m ittee M ee ting at 7 p.m. A C F C o n fe re n c e Room D uke o f Y o rk 's H eadquarte rs , London W 2 .

1 /7 th O C A A nnua l R eun ion a t the D rill Hall, H ornsey.

M idd lesex R eg im en t O ff ic e rs ' C lu b A nnua l D in n e r at A rm y and Naval C lub , Pall M all, London S W 1.

A lbuhe ra S e rv ice o f R em em brance , R eg im en ta l C hape l, S t P au l's C a thedra l a t 3 p.m.

A nnua l R eun ion at the V ic to ry S e rv ice s C lub , S e ym o u r S t Lo n do n W 2 , co m m e n c in g at 6 .30 p.m. A G M 7.15 p.m.

9th Bn O ff ic e rs ' C lu b A nnua l L u n cheon at the Royal O ve rse a s C lub , Park P lace, S t James, London S W 1 , a sse m b lin g 1 2 .15 p.m.

A lb u h e ra Lunch at N ationa l A rm y M useum . A s se m b le 1 2 .15 p.m. By inv ita tion only.

BENEVOLENCEFor the period end ing 30 June 1 9 9 6 the sum o f £ 1 0 ,2 3 5 w as g ran ted to m em bers o f the R eg im en t in the fo rm o f benevo len t gran ts. T he A rm y B enevo len t Fund co n trib u te d £ 7 1 3 9 .

DONATIONS TO THE CHARITABLE FUNDT he S ec re ta ry g ra te fu lly ackn o w le d ge s the fo llo w in g donations:

£ 1 5 1 from 2 /7 th Bn on fina l d isbandm ent.£ 5 7 1 from the 2/1 Oth B n O C A on d isbandm ent.£ 6 0 from M r H. B o tch in .£ 2 8 from M rs Penm an con trib u te d by m em bers o f A lbuhe ra C lo se fo r a flo ra l tr ibu te to her late husband.£ 1 0 from Loyal O ran g e Lodge, No. 1689, W illiam A lexander M em oria l.M any sm alle r donations m ainly tow a rd s the N ew s le tte r a round the £ 2 5 mark.

T he fo llo w in g dona tions w ere m ade by the R eg im enta l A ssoc ia tion :

£ 6 0 0 to the M idd lesex and N orth W e s t A rm y C a d e t Force.£ 1 0 0 to the Royal S ta r and G a rte r Hom e.£ 5 0 to the E n fie ld B ranch tow a rd s se tting up the A lbuhe ra Room.£ 4 0 to the 4 3 rd W e sse x D iv is ion M em oria l.£ 4 0 to the 1 /7 th O C A tow a rds c o s t o f h ire o f Hall.£ 2 5 to the F riends o f S t Pau l’s C athedra l.£ 2 5 to the B ritish Ex S e rv ice W h e e l C h a ir A ssn .£ 2 5 to the D C M & MM League A ssn .

From the O ffic e rs ' C lu b - £ 2 0 0 tow a rd s the c o s t o f the 9 th B n Luncheon.

OFFICERS’ CLUBT he A nnua l D inne r o f the O ffic e rs ' C lu b w as held at the Naval and M ilita ry C lu b (IN and O UT), 94, P iccad illy , London W 1 , on Friday the 1 0 th o f M ay 1 996 . B rig B A M P ie lo w p res ided and the fo llo w in g O ffic e rs and th e ir G u e s ts a ttended: -

R eg im enta l G ue s ts :- D r C T N ew nham , Rev & M rs W E B Jones, Rev & M rs P A Tuft, M rs A Bennett, M iss J B ow er, M rs A C o tton and M rs A H u tch ings.

M em b e rs and P riva te G ues ts :- B r ig & M rs B A M P ie low , B rig & M rs G B u lloch , B rig B H M arc iand i, B r ig & M rs D B R e n d e ll.C o l I R B u rro w s & M iss B C o lley, C o l & M rs R M C a in , C o l A M M an and M iss C M an, C o l H J A M oore, L tC o l & M rs C N C layden, M r H C layden, L tC o l M F D eak in & M iss A Deakin, L tC o l & M rs J M H ew son , M a j& M rs P D J C la rke , M a j& M rs H E C o u ch , M a j& M rs W G A C rum ley, M a jD M Falcke, M aj & M rs S L J H enshaw , M a j& M rs C L Law rence , M a j& M rs A E M cM anus, M aj P J M onypenny o f P itm illy , M aj & M rs R E B M orris , M aj B S tG A Reed, M aj A E F W a ld ron , C a p t& M rs S le M Enthoven, M r & M rs J H arris , L tJ P A Day, L t & M rs P J O ttino .

B r ig B A M P ie lo w a fte r d in n e r gave a resum e o f cu rre n t reg im enta l activ ity and p re s e n te d ^ P a p o lo g ies o f th o se w ho w e re unable to attend. H e a lso exp ressed his thanks to the many m em bers o f the R e g im en t w ho g ive so m uch o f the ir tim e to s u p p o rt the A ssoc ia tion .

THE ANNUAL REUNION1 6 9 m em b e rs o f the A sso c ia tio n ga thered fo r the A nnua l R eun ion held at the V ic to ry S e rv ice s C lub , M arb le A rch , London W 2 on S a tu rday the 1 1th o f M ay 1996 . It is very p leas ing to note that the re is s till an extrem ely good a ttendance, none o f us are ge tting any younger! M any trave lled long d is ta n ces to be w ith us. A s ever the V ic to ry C lu b served a very tasty fish and c h ip su p p e r and a fte r the meal, those not in the bar, en joyed dan c in g to M r A lle n 's M usic.

F or the f irs t tim e m em bers o f the 2 /7 th O ld C o m ra d e s A sso c ia tio n ga thered toge the r a t the ir ow n tab le . N o w that th e ir O C A has fo rm a lly d isb a n de d w e hope to see many w ho served w ith tha t B a tta lion a ttend ing fu tu re R eun ions. T he book ing o f the C a risb ro o ke H all has a lready been m ade fo r the 10 th M ay 1 997 . S e e you there.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe A nnua l G enera l M ee ting took p lace at the V ic to ry S e rv ice s C lu b at 1 9 1 5 hours on the 1 1th o f M ay 1 996 . T he re w ere 20 m em bers present. T he M inu tes are p u b lish e d at the end o f th is n ew s le tte r fo r your in fo rm ation .

REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION UK BRANCH,ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT(THE VOLUNTEERS)

T he A G M and Foundation Day D inne r fo r 1 9 9 6 w as held on Friday 31 M ay 1 9 9 6 a tth e R A M C H Q O ffic e rs ' M ess, 4 5 M illbank, London S W 1.

The fo llo w in g attended:

B rig & M rs B.A.M. P ie low , M a jo r A.E.F. W a ld ron , M BE, and M is s P H arrison .

£ ALBUHERA SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCEThe A nnua l A lb u h e ra R em em brance S e rv ice w as held in the R eg im en ta l C h a p e l o f S t P au l’s C a thedra l a t 3pm on S a tu rday the 1 1th o f M ay 1996 . T he S e rv ice th is year w as p repa red and co n d uc te d by the R everend P rebendary P a trick Tuft, M A, the V ica r o f C h is w ic k and H ono ra ry C hap la in to the M idd lesex R eg im enta l A ssoc ia tion . T he R everend G u z Jones led the P rayers and the read ing by B rig a d ie r T ony P ie low , ou r P res iden t, w as taken from Isa iah ve rses 5 5 .6 to56.1. A s ever the re w as an exce llen t tu rn out. T he C hape l w as fu ll. A g a in o u r thanks go to th ree sen tries at the d o o r o f the C a thedra l w ho w ere d ressed in M id d lese x p e riod un ifo rm . T hey w e re m uch adm ired by m any o f the Pub lic .

ALBUHERA DAY LUNCH - THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUMM r Ian R obertson the D ire c to r o f the N ationa l A rm y M useum , k ind ly inv ited m em bers o f the R eg im en t to an A lb u h e ra Day Lunch at the N ationa l A rm y M useum . T w en ty six m em bers o f the R eg im en t a ttended. In his speech o f w e lcom e M r R obe rtson sa id how m uch they valued the N ationa l A rm y M use u m 's a ssoc ia tion w ith the M idd lesex R e g im en t and ho w d e lig h ted he w as to see so m any m em bers present. B r ig a d ie r T ony P ie lo w in his rep ly thanked M r R obertson fo r inv iting us, and sa id how p leased he w as tha t w e m et fo r lunch each year on A lb u h e ra Day. P rio r to lunch M r John H arris , w ho w as a Far East P O W in A rg y le S tre e t C am p, K ow loon , gave a m oving a cco u n t o f his experiences as a P O W in H ong K ong and then handed ove r to B rig a d ie r P ie low a bound cop y o f h is book le t “F ou r G e o rg e C ro s s e s w on in i ^ n g K ong 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 4 6 ” . B rig a d ie r P ie low in tu rn then handed the b o o k le tto the D ire c to r of

^ ^ M u s e u m , M r Ian R obertson , fo r sa fe keeping.

A fte r lunch, M r A n d y R obe rtsh a w o f the M use u m s E duca tion D epartm ent, gave a very in te resting lec tu re on the B attle o f the S om m e. A m em ber o f s ta ff d re sse d in the un ifo rm w o rn at the B a ttle to g e th e r w ith item s o f eq u ip m e n t ca rrie d and the w e a p o ns used w e re d isp layed fo r all to see.

1/7th OCA ANNUAL LUNCHEONT he 1 /7 th B atta lion O C A held the ir A nnua l Lu n che o n at the TA D rill H a ll a t H o rnse y on the 27 th o f A p ril 1996 . M a jo r A lan C a rte r w as in the C h a ir and 4 0 m em bers a ttended. M a jo r C a rte r gave a resum e o f the ac tiv itie s undertaken by the 1 /7 th O C A o ve r the las t tw o years, the lunch not having taken p lace in 1 995 . M a jo r R on M o rr is gave an ou tlin e o f the w o rk undertaken by the R eg im en ta l A s s o c ia tio n fo r the sam e period . H e a lso in fo rm e d m em bers o f the p ropo se d tran s fe r o f the M id d lese x M em oria l H om es in A lb u h e ra C lo se , E n fie ld to a

se rv ice hous ing authority, H a ig H om es. M ajor M orris w as able to reassure m em bers that the r igh ts o f the tenan ts in o ccupa tion have been sa feguarded and in add ition the R egim enta l A s s o c ia tio n w ill s till have the r igh t to nom inate m em bers fo r occupation as and w hen va canc ies occu r. S h o u ld there be no nom ina tion fo rth co m in g from the M idd lesex R egim ent, then m em bers o f the Q u e en ’s R eg im en t o r the P rin ce ss o f W a le s 's Royal Regim ent, in tha t o rd e r may be nom inated.

M r T on y W h ite in fo rm ed those p resen t that the tim e had com e fo r him to g ive up the p os t of S ec re ta ry to the 1 /7 th O C A . M ajor A lan C a rte r accep ted his res igna tion w ith deep reg re t and at the sam e tim e gave the A s s o c ia tio n ’s thanks fo r the m any years o f hard w o rk and tim e he had g iven to the R eg im ent. H e is now looking fo r ano ther Secretary!

A fte r lunch m em bers ad jou rned to the bar to ta lk over o ld tim es and to renew long stand ing fr ie n d sh ip s . T he next luncheon w ill take p lace on S a tu rday the 26 th o f A p ril 1 9 9 7 at the TA D rill Hall, H ornsey. W o u ld m em bers p lease note the date in the ir d iaries.

2/1 Oth BATTALION THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT OLD COMRADES AS S O C IA T IO N ^1914 - 1918

A t the M arch M eeting o f the A sso c ia tio n Executive C om m ittee the m atter o f the R em em brance S e rv ice held at S t N icho las C hu rch , C h is w ic k on R em em brance S unday a fte rnoon w as p laced on the A genda. A fte r a p ro longed d iscu ss io n the co n s id e re d op in ion w as th a t from a R eg im enta l po in t o f view , the S e rv ice shou ld be d iscon tinued . W e are all ge tting o lde r and the a ttendance is fa lling off. T he S ecre ta ry w as ins tru c te d to app roach the R everend P a trick T u f t V ica r o f S t N icho las and H ono ra ry C hap la in to the R egim enta l A sso c ia tio n to ob ta in his view.

P adre T u f t on be ing approached , sa id tha t it had a lw ays been his v ie w and tha t o f the P arish C h u rch C o u n c il tha t they w ou ld fo llo w the w ishes o f the R egim ent. It w as the re fo re agreed the S e rv ice w ou ld end. H o w eve r Padre T u ft sa id tha t he w o u ld ensure tha t the se rv ice and sa c rifice m ade by the m em bers o f the th ree batta lions, (1/1 Oth, 2 /1 0 th and 3 /1 0th) is not fo rg o tte n and that the A c t o f R em em brance w ou ld take p lace as part o f the m orn ing service. H e hoped tha t som e m em bers o f the A sso c ia tio n m ig h t w ish to attend. A s ever they w o u ld be m ade very w e lcom e.

T he d e c is io n to end the se rv ice w as relayed to C ap ta in D avid H a w k in s and he, a fte r seek ing the v iew s o f the rem a in ing m em bers o f the 2/1 Oth O C A , dec ided to c lose d ow n the 2/1 Oth A s s o c ia tio n and rem it the ba lance o f the ir fu n d s to the R eg im enta l A sso c ia tio n . A cc o rd in g ly he fo rw a rd e d a ch e q ue fo r £ 5 7 1 .3 9 p to the Secre tary. T h is m oney has been gra te fu lly rece ived and p laced in the C h a rita b le Fund.

THE ALBUHERA ROOMO n S unday the 28 th o f January 1 9 9 6 at 3pm B rig a d ie r Tony P ie low , P res iden t o f the R eg im en ta l A sso c ia tio n , fo rm a lly opened the E nfie ld B ranch M em orab ilia “A lb u h e ra " Room loca ted at the Royal B rit ish Leg ion C lub , H o ltw h ite s H ill, Enfie ld . In his speech the B rig a d ie r con g ra tu la te d the m em bers o f the B ranch on the exce llen t w ay they had put the room together. They have ach ieved a very h igh s tandard o f p resenta tion . H e thanked M ess rs Jack W a rne r, A lf B u rfo rd , V ic B each, B e rt T runde ll, P e te r B a rtle tt and M rs B each fo r all the hard w o rk they had pu t in to the p ro je c t r ig h t from w hen it w as f irs t m uted in 1 994 . H e a lso exp ressed h is app re c ia tio n o f the a ss is tance g iven by the Royal B ritish Leg ion Enfie ld in that they had co n trib u te d tow a rd s the co s t o f p repa ring the room and have a llow ed the E nfie ld B ra n ch o f the A s s o c ia tio n to o ccu p y it ren t free.

H e said he w as pa rticu la rly p leased to see so m any present. H e w e lco m ed the P re s id e n t o f the Royal B ritish Leg ion Enfie ld , M r J H ogg, the C lu b C ha irm an , M r D C a ton and the B ranch C ha irm an, M r M M illw o o d to g e th e r w ith rep resen ta tives from R H Q P W R R , the London R egim ent, H o u n s lo w B ranch o f the M idd lesex A sso c ia tio n , T he Q u e e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n (M idd lesex B ranch) and last but by no m eans least som e 1 00 m em bers and th e ir w ives, from both the B ranch and the Royal B ritish Leg ion. R epresen ta tives from the A s s o c ia tio n inc luded M rs A P ie low , C o lo n e l R M C ain , L ieu t C o lo n e l J M H ew son , M a jo r and M rs M J A y lw ard , M a jo r D H a rw o od and M ajor and M rs R E B M orris .

Item s fo r d isp lay have been lo aned /dona ted by va rious B ra n ch M em b e rs and o ther D ieha rds as w e ll as by:-

The M idd lesex R eg im enta l A sso c ia tio nR H Q P W R RThe London R eg im en t

I M r Jack W a rn e r thanked the B rig a d ie r fo r his k ind rem arks and he a lso thanked the B ritish Ifeg ion fo r the ass is ta n ce they had g iven to the B ranch . H e sa id tha t the aim o f the B ra n ch w as to invite g ro u p s from the various loca l o rgan isa tions, p a rticu la rly loca l scho o ls , to v ie w the room and he hoped tha t those p resen t w o u ld sp read the w ord. A te le p ho n e ca ll to him w as all tha t w as requ ired and he w ou ld then m ake the necessary a rrangem ents .

9th BN THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT(DCO) T.A. OFFICERS’ANNUAL REUNION LUNCH

T he e leventh luncheon took p lace on T uesday 14 May, 1 996 , at the Royal O ve rse a s League, S t Jam es P lace, London S W 1 . C o lo n e l H W W G ray w as in the C h a ir and the g u e s ts w ere M ajors A E F W a ld ro n and R E B M orris .

T he lunch w as a ttended by fou rteen o ffice rs , namely:- P J C undy, B T Davis, J R Doyle, A G B D rabb le , H W W G ray, D H S H errio tt, P W S H odge, A C H ow k ins , A N H unt, A M H Jones, D V L ittle john, W M acG rego r, J K E S la ck and R W illo u g h b y .

C o lo n e l G ray p roposed the loyal toa s t and toasted A b se n t F riends. A n in fo rm a l spe e ch w as m ade by J R Doyle, A c tin g Lunch S ecre tary, d u rin g w h ich he read the text o f H e r M ajesty 's rep ly to loyal g ree tin g s sen t to her on beha lf o f the O ff ic e rs o f the 9 th B atta lion .

T he fo llo w in g O ffic e rs w ho w ere unab le to attend, sen t th e ir best w ish e s fo r a s u c c e s s fu l occasion :

F R B unn, H G H ansen, H H H esketh , R H ughes, H C S ande rson , K O Sayers, R W hea tly , D ^^ w len .

a spec ia l m essage w as rece ived from D avid D ow len , L u n ch S ecre ta ry , w h o is recove ring from an unexpected heart prob lem . E dd ie P a lm er’s b ro the r w ro te to say tha t E dd ie is now in a N u rs in g H om e but assu red us he w o u ld pass to him the no tice o f ou r reun ion.

T he death o f John T rav is Kem p, w ho served w ith the R eg im en t d u rin g the las t e igh teen m onths o f the war, w as reported. John and his w ife M o lly w e re resp o n s ib le fo r se tting up c lass ica l ba lle t in Turkey.

C o lo n e l Gray, now ninety one years o f age, w as p resen ted w ith a g lass bearing the co a t o f arm s o f the Royal O ve rse a s League. H e thanked D avid D ow le n and John D oyle fo r the ir co m b ined e ffo rt in o rg a n is in g the lunch. It w as ag reed tha t best w ish e s be se n t to E dd ie Palm er, D avid D ow len , H arry H ansen, B o b W h e a tly and Ken Sayers.

Next year's lunch has been booked fo r T uesday 13 May, 1 997 . A ll w e re asked to m ake a note o f the date. T here w ill be no fu rth e r rem inde r until the usua l no tice is sen t ou t next S p ring .

A lth o u g h the re w e re s ig n s o f phys ica l ag ing am ong the O ffic e rs present, there w as every e v id e n ce tha t they are young at heart. Regrettably, D on Bond, w ho w as due to be w ith us, w as u nab le to a ttend at the last m inute.

J.R.D.

THE 40th REUNION OF THE MORTAR PLATOON ON 30 MARCH 19964 0 years ago - in 1 9 5 6 - w hen the 1 s t B a tta lion w as se rv ing in C yprus , the M orta r P la toon of ‘S ' C o m p a n y p ledged to m eet every year in London fo r a reunion. B o b S e ab ridge (CpI) p rom o ted the idea and regu la rly rem inded all to attend. S ad ly he d ied very sudden ly in 1995.

O v e r the years co n tac t w as los t w ith a fe w m em bers and o thers m oved fa r away from London o r em igra ted . N one the less the reun ions have taken p lace every year to date.

In 1 9 5 6 , the p la toon s e rg e a n t T ony G ib b s , d id not be lieve tha t they w ou ld con tinue fo r m ore than a year o r tw o and w e long w ish e d to m eet up w ith him to prove o therw ise . T h is year - th e o cca s io n o f the 4 0 th reun ion - w e d id so as a resu lt o f co n tac t be ing m ade via M ik ^ ^ E astap (ex M M G platoon).T h e 4 0 th reun ion on 3 0 M arch w as a no tew orthy occas ion . W e m et in the Red Lion, W h iteha ll, and th o se a ttend ing w e re John Eynon, Tony G ibbs , A lfie G oode , Pete H ayford, B o b H olden , Ke ith M cG u in n e ss , D erek M u lqu in , D ave S hort, G es W e b b , C yril W h itm an and M ike Eastap. Jack D e nn ing and B rian R ich a rds w ere unable to be present.

T he d is c u s s io n w as in tense! Itfe a tu re d M ill H ill, Z e ltw eg , Larnaca, Kalavasos, Pyla, K oph inou , H o rro c k s C a m p and ind iv idua ls o f all ranks and ages!

B o b S e a b rid g e w ou ld have been de ligh ted at the su c c e s s o f th is no tew orthy reunion; c learly these are se t to con tinue a lthough pe rhaps not fo r a fu ll 4 0 years!

D.M.

40th Reun ion o f the Mortar Platoon. 30.3.96.

L to R. Derek Mulquin, Pe te Hayford, Cyril Whitman, Keith M cG u iness, M ike Eastap,

Sea ted in front, Tony G ibbs, Dave Short, A lfie Goode, G es Webb, John Eynon, Bob Holden.

ENFIELD BRANCH VISIT INGLIS BKS, MILL HILLO ve r 60 m em bers v is ited the D epo t at M ill H ill on 1 6 M ay fo r the A lb u h e ra D ay ce leb ra tions. W e w ere w e ll looked a fte r by the R.L.C. and w ere m et by the P.M .C. W O s ’ & S g ts ' M ess and inv ited to take te a /co ffe e and b iscu its .

W e fo rm ed up under o u r R eg im enta l F lag fly ing from the m ast on the m ain square. A fte r a sho rt m arch and S e rv ice at the M em oria l w e then re tu rned to the W O s & S g ts M ess. W ith the B ar open, a lunch w as then laid on by the M ess and as usua l it w as o f h igh s tandard . T he norm al sess ion fo llo w e d and by the sound o f it everyone w as en joy ing them se lves. O u r th ree ‘s c ro u n g e rs ’ m anaged to ge t the G ua rte rm aste r to sh o w them his s to res (fatal). T hey later returned ‘fu lly laden' w ith item s fo r ou r d isp lay room . O u r thanks go to the G u a rte rm a s te r and ou r th ree rogues - Peter Bartle tt, V ic B each and B e rtT ru n d e ll. O u r w reath th is year w as laid by Ern ie Kirby, Ex Mx, Para and SA S. A fte r sp e n d ing ove r 6 hours at M ill H ill, w e re tu rned to ou r coach and w aved a fo n d fa rew e ll to the R.L.C., w ho cam e o u t to see us away.

J.W.

PERSONAL JOTTINGSIan A b e rc ro m b ie , fo rm e r B oy so ld ie r and D rum s 1 s t B n FE P O W . H e w as a m em ber o f the f irs t d ra ft sen t by the Japanese to Japan in 1 9 4 2 and w as held a tS h in a g a w a Cam p, Tokyo. For the past 14 w eeks he has been in B u ck la n d H osp ita l, Dover, he is a d iabe tic and d u ring th is tim e he firs tly had tw o toes rem oved th is w as fo llo w e d by am puta tion o f the le ft leg be low the knee, fo llo w e d a fe w w eeks la te r by the am pu ta tion o f the r igh t leg be low the knee. D uring th is tim e h is w ife had a heart a ttack and d ied. H e is very brave and cou rageous D iehard. A p p lica tio n has been m ade to ge t him in to the Royal S ta r and G a rte r H om e at R ichm ond . I (Ed itor) v is it him every W ednesday . H e has a very ca ring fam ily w h ich is a g rea t asset. A tru ly rem arkab le man.

F red A d a m s (48 6 4 5 7 0 ), D C o m pa n y 2nd Bn recen tly spen t a period in hosp ita l bu t is now b a ck hom e recove ring .

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G o o d to see M a jo r B o b B a rtle tt a t the R eunion. H e has recently returned to the U.K. a fte r 3 years in B o sn ia - C ro tia .

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P riva te A.G . Ba laam (22 5 7 5 9 3 5 ), recen tly u nderw en t a m inor ope ra tion but is now back hom e and m aking good recovery.

G e o rg e B o sw e ll (62 1 3 4 5 9 ), in fo rm s me that a fte r a ttend ing the A lbuhe ra S e rv ice at the N A .M . he hailed a taxi to S loane Square. O n arriva l he asked the fa re and the cabb ie rep lied 'n o ch a rg e to a ex-so ld jer'.

Pa t C a in (6 2 0 0 7 2 0 ), 2nd Bn, sends his regards to all D iehards.

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M ajo r A lan C arte r, 1 /7 th Bn, has been adm itted to hosp ita l fo ra m inor ope ra tion and w e w ish him a sp e e dy recovery. T he R eg im enta l A sso c ia tio n m uch app rec ia te his in te res t in keep ing the nam e o f the 1 /7 th B n to the fro n t and a lso h is a ttendance at all 5 1 s t H igh land D iv is ion fu n c tio n s - all a t h is ow n expense.

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A ll m em b e rs o f the R eg im en ta l A s s o c ia tio n w ish L t-C ol Tom C hattey w e ll in his f ig h t aga inst illness. H e is a tough so rt w ho w ill no t g ive in easily to s ickness.

F rank D ic k in s o n (6 2 1 6 9 2 7 ), recen tly v is ited H arry N au ld e r (6 1 9 8 3 3 6 ), now 87 years o f age and liv ing in she lte re d a ccom m oda tion . H arry w as a m em ber o f the R eg im enta l A sso c ia tio n from 1 9 7 5 to 1 978 , and a ttended m any func tion s . H e m oved house and w e los t him. H e is now b ack in the fo ld and w ill rece ive som e back num bers o f the N ew sle tte r. H arry w as aw a rd e d the B rit ish E m p ire M eda l (C ivil).

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C S g t P at and A n n D ive send the ir a p o log ies fo r be ing unable to a ttend the S e rv ice in St. P au l's C a th e d ra l due to the m arra ige o f the ir daughter.

T a ffy Evans (6 2 0 1 0 7 6 ), fo rm er F E P O W is back in H ong K ong a fte r a fe w years in the P h illip ines. H e w ou ld like to hear from D ieha rds o f his v in tage. H is a d d re ss is 3F F lat B, 3 6 6 P rince E dw ard Road, K ow loon, H ong Kong.

M em bers w ill be p leased to know that C ap ta in M urray Fox, a fte r m any m onths o f ded ica te d care and rehab ilita tion is now b a c k a tltc h e n o r. H e is w a lk ing , som e th ing he w as to ld he w ou ld never do again, and en joy ing a p in t from tim e to tim e at the loca l S a iling C lub .

Priva te H. G reen (62 0 1 4 9 1 ), fo rm e r F E P O W has recen tly been in hosp ita l. W e w ish him a speedy recovery and a return to fu ll health.

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^ ^ ^ o h n G ou ld , fo rm e r C S M A C o m pa n y 2 /8 th(1st Bn), in fo rm s m e tha t Les Page, F. W aite , R. M ontague, R. Jupp, B. Johnson and h im se lf still m eet fo ra lunch tim e d rin k and a cha t at a P ub in B u cks near one o f the B n s o ld cam ps. They used to m eet at the A dam and Eve, M ill H ill.

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C pI P ete r G ra n t (23 7 8 2 5 5 4 ), is se rious ly ill and on behalf o f all m em bers o f the R eg im en ta l A sso c ia tio n w e w ish him a speedy recovery. H e to ld me years ago that he w as a ‘channe l sw im m er'.

Fritz Jenn ings (6 2 0 1 4 7 0 ), w rites from C anberra , A ustra lia , send in g best w ish e s to all h is o ld com rades. C an anyone te ll him w ha t happened to T. Johnson (62 0 1 4 6 6 ). I H ave no trace.

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G o o d to hear that C h a rlie L im m er (6 2 1 3 5 3 5 ), A C om pany, 2nd Bn, is still w ith us.

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O u r s in ce re best w ish e s to M rs Jean M cM illan fo r a speedy and fu ll recove ry from her in ju ries a fte r a nasty fa ll a t hime.

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f k S p u d M urp h y (23 7 0 0 7 3 9 ), is se rious ly ill in hosp ita l and on beha lf o f all m em bers w e sh him a speedy and fu ll recovery.

B andsm an D enny N o rris (6 2 0 5 0 0 8 ), 1s t Bn, sends his regards to all m em bers o f the Regim ent.

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Just rece ived a le tter from B ill Oxley, V ictoria , A ustra lia , to in fo rm m e tha t he has been aw arded a 30% d isa b ility pension. H e keeps in touch w ith the D ieh a rd s res id ing in A ustra lia .

P riva te Joe R ead (2 3 4 8 0 9 0 4 ), has recen tly been in hosp ita l and w e w ish him a speedy recovery and a re tu rn to fu ll health H e w as a m em ber of the B n B ox ing and Footba ll team s in C yp rus .

C a p t and M rs G e o rg e S im m o ns recen tly spen t 4 w eeks in B an g ko k v is iting the ir son and fam ily.

M r R oy S m a rt 3 9 M ou n t Lane, K irkby-la-Thrope, Nr. S lea fo rd , L in co ln sh ire N G 3 4 9NR, an Ex D ieha rd has now resum ed h is M eda l M oun ting S erv ice , m eda ls c leaned, re-ribboned and m oun ted to P in B ro o ch ready fo r wear, S w in g S ty le only. Full s ize m edals and M in ia tu res su p p lie d fo r D re ss w ear p lus various em b lem s and c lasps.

M rs B a rba ra Tarry sends her apo lo g ies fo r not a ttend ing the reunion.

A M r M ichae l W h ite says he served w ith the R eg im en t fo r six years em ployed as a C o o k c la im s to be the C o u n try ’s f irs t c iv ic B o d g e r' tha t is to say he m akes pegs, w a lk ing s ticks and trad itiona l h u rd les from the p ru n in g s o f trees. For thoses in te rested in paying him a v is it he opera tes in U p ton C o p p ice , C o o p e r's H ill, near to G louces te r. (R eport in the D aily Telegraph, D e ce m b e r 1995).

G o rd o n Y oung re tires on 1 7th July and looks fo rw a rd to m any m ore hours on the B o w ling G reen. For the past 14 years he has co lle c te d the rents at A lb u h e ra and still does.

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T he F riends o f S t P au l's C a th e dra l a lw ays w e lco m e new m em bers. In the ir la test ‘flye r' they rem ind us tha t a C h ris tia n C h u rc h has been on the s ite o f St. P au l's s ince 6 0 4 and tha t the p re se n t C a thedra l w as co m p le te d the re in 1 710 . If you w o u ld like to help S t P au l’s to insp ire fu tu re genera tions p lease c o n s id e r app ly ing fo r m em bersh ip . F urthe r in fo rm ation can be ob ta ined from the A sso c ia tio n Secretary.

OBITUARIES

ALLE N - ob ituary p rin ted in D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 issue. P lease am end rank to read S g t

B A R TO N - O n 5 M ay 1996, C ap ta in T hom as A rth u r Barton, T D (2 c lasps) andTE M (1 C lasp), 6 6 8 8 0 0 0 and 2 3 2 0 8 6 4 6 , aged 86 years.M ilita ry S e rv ice pre-war, Q ueens W e s tm in s te rs and C iv il S e rv ice R iflesfTA ). A c tive W a r S e rv ice 1 9 3 9 -4 5 K ings Royal R ifle C o rp s and 2 K ens ing tons . P o s t W a r Royal A rm y S e rv ice C o rp s and M idd lesex R eg im en t 9 th B n (TA) 195 5-6 7 .

BR E R ETO N - O n 17 M ay 1996, M a jo r C h a rles D avid L loyd B re re ton (62 1 3 6 ), aged 85years.D uring the 1 9 3 9 -4 5 W a r he spen t nearly th ree years at the In fantry H eavy W e a p o ns S choo l, N etheravon, end ing up as C h ie f In s tru c to r at the 4 .2 in M o rta r W in g . In S e p te m b e r 1 9 4 3 he w as posted to the 2nd B n and served w ith the B n until he w as se riou s ly w o u n d ed on 10 June 1 9 4 4 - fo u r days a fte r land ing in France. A s a resu lt o f his w o u n d s he w as inva lided ou t in July 1945.

E l e m e n t s - O n 31 M arch 1996 , Priva te Joseph C yril C le m e n ts (191 70562 ), aged 67 yrs. Joe served w ith the 2nd Bn from 1 94 7 to 1 949 , see ing se rv ice in P a lestine. H e w as an energe tic and che e rfu l man w ho w o rked as a M arke t P o rte r at S p ita lfie lds . F or many years Joe liked to o rga n ise a tab le fo r 1 9 (som etim es more) at the annua l reun ion . S ad ly the last th ree years o f his life w ere pa in fu l and very w orry ing . T he funera l w as a ttended by M r and M rs Ron Pile, B rian G ood, D enn is P eck and W . K end rick . H e w ill be sad ly m issed by us all.

C O O P E R - O n 7 January 1 996 , W 0 2 (R Q M S ) A .G .W . C o o p e r (62 1 0 5 2 6 ), aged 77 years. G e o rg e w as ca lled up fo r se rv ice on 15 N ovem ber 1 9 3 9 and on co m p le tio n o f rec ru it tra in ing at the R eg im enta l Depot, M ill H ill, w as posted to the 2nd B n P rin ce ss Lou ises K ens ing ton R eg im en t se rv ing w ith the B n until 1945 . H e sa w se rv ice w ith the B n in Ice land and w as invo lved in the invasion o f Europe. O n 2 M ay 1 9 4 5 he w as w o u n d e d in both legs and inva lided home. A fte r recupera tion he w as posted to the D e p o t In January 1 9 4 6 he w as posted to the 1 st Bn then in R endsburg . H e s igned on as a reg u la r so ld ie r and co n tinued to serve w ith the 1 s t Bn until h is d isch a rg e in 1 963 . H e w as my R O M S fo r 9 years and a very good one. I hope to add to th is ob ituary in the D e ce m b e r N ew sle tte r.

C R O O K - O n 18 M ay 1996, P riva te S tan ley G e o rg e C ro o k (6 2 1 4 8 9 0 ), aged 81 years. S tan se rved w ith C C om pany, 2 /7 th Bn in N orth A frica , Italy, S yria and P a lestine . A ded ica ted m em ber o f the R eg im en t as w as his fa the r be fo re him. T he fu n e ra l w as a ttended by F. P h illip s and J. S hore.

® R L E Y - Early January 1996, C ap ta in F ranc is R alph Farley (76 0 2 5 0 1 and 3 6 0 6 7 8 ), aged 75 years.From O c to b e r 1 9 3 9 to June 1 9 4 3 he o rgan ised and co n tro lle d the L.A.D. o f the 1 /7 th Bn. H e becam e a very popu la r m em ber o f the Bn and a ttended m any reun ions. In early 1 9 4 4 he w as co m m iss io n e d into REM E se rv ing w ith the D.L.I. and the P a rachu te R egim ent. In 1 9 4 8 he res igned his co m m iss io n and to o k up G eo logy, C lim b in g and Exploring.

G O O D IA R - O n 9 D e ce m b e r 1995, P riva te H arry R. G o o d ia r (62 0 0 1 2 3 ), aged 8 2 years. H e se rved w ith the 1 s t Bn in Egypt, S in g a p o re and H ong K ong. H e w as taken P O W on 25 D e ce m b e r 1 941 , su rv ived the s ink ing o f the L isb o n M aru and served his P O W days in Kobe. S ad ly w e never fo u nd him a fter his d isch a rg e in 1 9 4 5 . T he new s o f h is death w as rece ived from the London P O W A ssoc ia tion .

H E M S LE Y — O n 22 A p ril 1 996 , M rs E. H em sley aged 10 4 years.S he w as the w id o w o f L /1 1 0 8 5 P riva te H. H em sley w h o served w ith o u r 3 rd B n in W o rld W a r I. H e w as bad ly w ou n d ed and m ed ica lly d isch a rg e d in 1916.

JEFFRIES - O n 15 D e ce m b e r 1994, P riva te W illia m S te w a rt Je ffries (62 0 9 9 5 5 ), aged 76 years.H e jo ined the 1 /8 th B n on 16 S e p te m b e r 1 9 3 9 se rv ing w ith C and D C om pan ies. He w as se riou s ly w o u n d e d at the B a ttle o f C aen and w as inva lided ou t w ith a d isab ility pension.

L O C K Y E R - O n 13 June 1996, M rs Joyce Lockyer, w ife o f S q t Edw ard (Ted) Lockyer (6 2 0 4 8 3 7 ).

M A R D E LL - O n 25 M ay 1946, S g t S tan ley F M arde ll, aged 76 years.S tan se rved w ith 13 Platoon, D C om pany, 2 /7 th Bn. 1939-46 .

PE AL - O n 13 June 1996, M a jo r A d rian W ilfre d F raser Peal (153 7 6 2 ), aged 84 years. M a jo r Peal w as g ran ted a regu la r co m m iss io n in the R eg im en t on 1 S e p te m b e r 1932, jo in in g the 2nd Bn. H e w as posted to the 1 st B n then in C airo , a rriv ing on 26 N ovem ber 1 934 , jo in in g C C om pany. H e co n tin ue d to serve w ith the 1 s t B n in M oascar, S in g a p o re and H o n g Kong. H e w as posted to the U.K. in June 1941 and jo ined the 1 /7 th Bn i | ^ S u ffo lk . In A u g u s t 1941 he w as pos ted as G S 0 3 , M 0 12, W a r O ffice , th is w as f o l l o w e i ^ by a ttend ing the S ta ff C o llege , C am berley. In O c to b e r 1 942 he w as pos ted as

j G S 0 2 ( 0 ) W e s t A fr ic a C o m m a n d and becam e a m em ber o f the g roup fo r any reactionby n e ig h bo u rin g te rr ito ries to T O R C H . T he re w as no reaction to T O R C H - W e s t A fr ica then fo rm e d tw o In fantry D iv is io n s - one C om m a n d o and the o ther H eavy A A B rigade.A ll w en t to Burm a. In June 1 9 4 3 he w as pos ted as G S 0 2 , 82 W e s t A fr ica D iv is ion , fo rm in g in N igeria , then to Ind ia (R anchi) and B u rm a (Arakan), (15 IND) C o rps , end ing the w ar in P rom e and a rrived in UK O c to b e r 1945. From D ecem ber 1 9 4 6 to M arch 1 947 he w as a m em ber o f the A d ju ta n t-G e n e ra ls W o rld Tours, v is iting Egypt, India, A ustra lia , N e w Z ea land . H ong K ong, Japan, S ingapore , Malaya, Burm a, UK. H e retired from the A rm y in N o vem ber 1947.

P E N M A N - O n 1 7 February 1996, S g t F rank C h a rles Penm an (61 98358 ), aged 84 years. F rank Penm an en lis ted in to the R eg im en t on 19 M arch 1928, and on com p le tion of rec ru it tra in ing jo ined the 1 s t Bn and saw se rv ice in P a lestine and E g yp t H e com p le ted h is C o lo u r S e rv ice and w as trans fe rred to the R eserve on 5 D ecem ber 1935. O n 1 O c to b e r 1 9 3 9 he w as reca lled from the R eserve and jo ined the 2 /7 th B n w here he rose to the rank o f S g t and fo r a pe riod w as acting C .S .M . H e served w ith the B n in S ic ily and sad ly w as m ed ica lly d isch a rg e d on 5 A u g u s t 1 944 , ceas ing to fu lf ill m edica l requ irem en ts . For the past 20 years he has o ccu p ie d a reg im enta l hom e at A lbuhe ra C lose . H is fune ra l took p lace at E n fie ld C rem a to rium on 26 February and w as a ttended by M a jo r R.E.B. M o rris and m em bers o f A lb u h e ra C lose . T he R eg im enta l F lag d raped th e co ffin .

S C O T T -L O W E - O n 15 January 1996, L t-C o l D erek S co tt-L ow e (40951 ), aged 84 y e a rc ^ T he C re m a tio n w as fam ily only. A M em oria l S e rv ice w as held on 7 February 1 996 , at W a rb lin g to n C h u rch , E m sw orth , H ants. M a jo r P e te r G.E. H ill, East S u rrey R eg im en t gave th is A dd ress :

O u r friend , D erek, w as a man o f m any in terests, the ch ie f o f w h ich w as undoub ted ly s p o r t P laying, o rgan is ing , supporting , coach ing , re fe ree ing - there w as no a sp e c t o f sp o rt w h ich d id not fasc in a te him. G am es w ere a lm ost an obsess ion . N o t only w as D e rek a use fu l a ll-rounde r h im self, bu t he w as a good o rg a n ise r and an en thus ias tic supporte r.

D e rek w as educa ted at U n ive rs ity C o lle g e S ch o o l w here his fa ther w as a M aster. B o th a cq u ire d the unusua l n icknam es o f ‘S ca lly ’. O n leaving schoo l in 1928, D erek w orked fo r e leven years as an In su rance B ro ke r in the C ity. H e w as co m m iss io n e d in the 7 th (Territo ria l) B n o f T he M idd lesex R eg im en t in 1 929 . H e w e n t to F rance as a C apta in , and w as evacuated from the D u n k irk beaches in 1940. H e served w ith the R eg im en t in N o rth A fr ic a and Ita ly d u rin g the W ar, and in 1 9 4 5 w as seco n de d to the M ilita ry Po lice , a

posting fo r w h ich he w as em inen tly su itab le . H e com m a n d e d the M ilita ry P o lice in T ries te from 1 9 4 5 to 1950, the s u cce ss o f w h ich may be seen from the m em bers o f 227 P rovos t C o m pany w ho are here today. H e then w en t to H o n g K ong, a fte r w h ich he w as in com m and o f all C om m onw ea lth M ilita ry P o lice in Japan and Korea. T he last five years o f D e rek ’s arm y se rv ice w as in M alta and he re tired in 1 9 6 0 w ith the T errito ria l D e co ra tion and the rank o f L ieu tenan t C o lone l.

O n re tirem en t D erek settled in E m sw orth and becam e H ono ra ry S e c re ta ry o f U n ive rs ity C o lle g e S ch o o l O ld B oys C lub , an appo in tm en t he held fo r 28 happy years. H e w as a keen traveller, and d u rin g these years he v is ited 4 2 coun tries . A d e vo u t man, D erek gave h is s u p p o rt to W a rb lin g to n C h u rc h over the years, se rv ing as C h u rch w a rd e n , T re a su re r and m em ber o f th e P C C . D erek 's ac tiv itie s in c luded h is in te res t in the M ilita ry P o lice M useum , the o rgan isa tion o f reun ions, fo u n d e r o f the A rm y S k i A sso c ia tio n , V ice P re s id e n t o f C h ich e s te r R ugby Footba ll C lub , C ha irm an o f the C o n se rva tive A sso c ia tio n , m em ber o f the loca l cho ra l soc ie ty - no d o u b t everyone here w ill

» rem em ber his pow e rfu l vo ice ! and m any o ther activ ities. T he re seem ed no end to D erek ’s in terests.

H e d id not en joy very good health, but he d id not a llow phys ica l p ro b le m s to in te rfe re w ith w h a t he w anted to do. A bache lo r all his life, D erek w as a lw ays kind and devo ted to the in te rests o f young people, both w ith in h is fam ily and m any o thers from all so u rce s w ho w ill rem em ber him w ith a ffec tion . W e shall rem em ber him as a k ind man and a good man. W e are fo rtuna te to have had him as a friend.T he fo llo w in g m em bers o f the R eg im en t a ttended the M em oria l S erv ice : C o lo n e l and M rs D .R .W . Thom as, C ap ta in and M rs J.K. Laurence , M a jo rC .L . L a w re n ce and C ap ta in J. S p e n c e r R ichards.

S P O O N E R - O n 22 February 1996, L ieu t John R icha rd S pooner, aged 8 3 years.John served w ith the 7th B n from 25 A p ril 1931 to 1934, w hen he le ft to take up an appo in tm en t in Persia.

S T O N E - O n 7 M arch, 1 996 , fo rm e r B d r C yril G . S tone (6 2 0 8 7 1 7 ), aged 74 years.H e en lis ted on 7 M ay 1939, jo in in g C C o m pa n y 9th B n T he M idd lesex R eg im en t T A w h ich subse qu e n tly becam e 431 Battery, 6 0 th S /L R egt R.A. and la ter 12 6 LAA S e a rch lig h t R eg im ent. H e w as d isch a rg e d on 29 A p ril 1946. In recen t years he w as s truck d ow n w ith a very se rious illness. D esp ite his m is fo rtune he kept in to u ch w ith m any O ld C o m ra d e s and in 1 9 8 7 m anaged to a rrange a su cc e s s fu l reun ion at Lakenheath o f su rv iv ing m em bers o f the o rig ina l 1 9 3 9 de tachm ent. W e thank his w idow , D oris , fo r the lov ing ca re and nu rs ing she gave him ove r the years.T he funera l w as a ttended by M r W .E. Lockyer.

* W .E.L.

FH ER LAN D - O n 25 February 1996 , M a jo r A n thony F rede ric A rth u r S u th e rlan d (207 4 6 7 ), aged 79 years.H e w as educated at C h r is t's H osp ita l and G o n v ille and C a iu s C o llege , C am brid g e , w he re he ga ined a do u b le f irs t in C la ss ics . O n 16 M ay 1 9 4 0 he w as c o m m iss io n e d in to the M id d lese x R eg im en t and jo ined the 2 /7 th Bn se rv ing w ith A, B and C C om pa n ie s . In 1 9 4 2 he w as posted to tra in the Leew ard Is lands B n and he lped to e s tab lish com p a n y loca tions in An tigua , N evis and S t K itts and M o n ts e rra t D e m obbed as a M a jo r in June 1 945 , he becam e Jo in t S ec re ta ry o f the C o tton C o m m iss io n , e s tab lished to tack le the p rob le m s o f the post-w ar co tton industry. G e o rg e Isaacs se lec ted S u th e rlan d to be his P rin c ip a l P riva te Secre tary, and he then served in the sam e capa c ity th ree su cce ss ive M in is te rs o f Labour. In 1 9 5 3 S u the rland w as sen t to the B rit ish Em bassy, Rom e. H e w as cha rm ing , in te llig e n t and co u rte o u s and m uch en joyed h is pos itio n as C ounse llo r(Labou r). H e re tu rned to UK and in 1 9 6 7 becam e U nde r-S ecre ta ry o f S ta te at the D epa rtm en t o f E m p lo ym e n t w he re he served under B arba ra C astle , W illiam W h ite la w and M ichae l Foot. A s C ha irm an o f the C iv il S e rv ice C lub , he used h is sk ills to

tu rn its fo rtu n e s w ith a redes ign o f the c lu b 's O ld S co tla n d Y ard fac ilities . A fte r re tiring in 1 9 7 7 , he w as asked to repo rt on the ca ree r s truc tu re o f the O pen U n ive rs ity and his reco m m en d a tio n s w e re adopted.

H e esca p ed death severa l tim es d u ring a life o f p u b lic serv ice . In 1941, w hen his m ach ine -gun p la toon w as d e fen d in g the W h ite C lif fs o f Dover, a b lacked-ou t lorry p lo u g he d into the m arch ing co lum n, k illing th ree so ld ie rs and the o ff ic e r to w hom he had ju s t handed ove r com m and o f the platoon. A n o th e r c lo se shave cam e a fte r the S e c o n d W o r ld W a r w hen he w as accom pany ing G e o rg e Isaacs, the M in is te r o f Labour, on a f lig h t in to b lockaded B erlin . “W ith a p lane land ing every 30 seconds, c rashes w ere a da ily hazard. W h e n the p lane to u che d d ow n safe ly a tT e m p e lho f, as I had found out, soon a fte r take-off, tha t the ca rgo w as hundreds o f ga llons o f petrol, I dec id e d the M in is te r m igh t en joy the flig h t m ore by not know ing th is in fo rm ation". In 1960, on a c o u rs e in A fr ic a w ith the Im peria l D e fe n ce C o lle g e he su rv ived an e lephan t a ttack on his Land Rover.

T he funera l took p lace at R u is lip C rem a to rium on 5 M arch 1 996 . T he R eg im en t w a | ^ rep resen ted by C o lo n e l Rex C ain , the R epresen ta tive D eputy L ieu tenan t fo r t h i ^ B o ro u g h o f H illingdon .

W E LL E R - O n 1 June 1996, M rs R ose L. W e lle r, w id o w o f M a jo r S .C .W . W e lle r, M BE, MM.

W H E E LE R - O n 19 M ay 1 995 , C ap ta in G e ra ld C h a rles D avid W h e e le r (18 6 9 7 0 ), aged 76 years.H e co m m e n ce d his m ilita ry ca re e r in 1941 and w as com m iss io n e d in to the Royal F us ilie rs . H e vo lun tee red to jo in the Ind ian A rm y and w as acce p te d and served w ith the R IA S C . H e w as re leased in 1 945 . H e then to o k a co m m iss io n in the Q ueens Royal R eg im ent, se rv ice w ith the M alay R e g im en t fo llow ed . In January 1 9 5 2 he w as posted to the 1 s t B n in H o n g K ong, jo in in g the M orta r P latoon. H e cam e hom e w ith the B n on the E m p ire Fow ey w h e re he becam e the B ox ing O ffice r. O n arriva l in UK he res igned his co m m iss io n . H e la te r jo ined the 8 th Bn MX T.A. and w as p rom oted Sgt. H e jo ined the E a ling com p a n y w h ich w as com m anded by M a jo r H aro ld C ouch . H e le ft the T.A. in 1 9 5 8 w hen the B n d isbanded .

W IG A N - O n 15 January 1 996 , M a jo r H um phrey N orm an W ig a n , M C , aged 81 years.H e sad ly d ied a fte r sp e n d in g the last 8 years in V ic to ria W ard , Farnham Road H osp ita l, G u ild fo rd , S urrey. H e w as one o f the po s t D un k irk jo in in g p la toon com m ande rs in C C o m p a n y w hen the 1 /7 th Bn w as fo rm e d at Rom an W a y C am p, C o lch e s te r, u nder Lt- C o l B.B . R ackham ’s co m m and then, and rem ained in C C o m pa n y w hen the 1 /7 th Bn le ft M ando ra B arracks, A ld e rs h o t in June 1 942 , to a ccom pany 5 1 s t H ig h la n d D iv is ion to E g y p t H e w as aw arded the M ilita ry C ro s s on 21 July 1942 , d u ring the D esert C am pa ign . H e le ft fo r N o rm andy in June 1 9 4 4 as 2IC C C o m pa n y rem a in ing so H o lla n d w hen M a jo r C a m pb e ll w as w o u n d ed w ith ‘A ’ M orta r C o m pa n y w hen he t o ^ r tha t C o m p a n y o ve r until the w ar ended.M a jo r L.F. B a ke r rep resen ted the 1 /7 th B n and the R eg im en t at h is funera l on 23 January 1 996 , at W o k in g .

T he fo llo w in g have jo ined the R eg im en ta l A ssoc ia tion : -

2 3 7 3 7 3 2 2 S g t R. A ld ridge , served 7 Mx, 1 Royal S ussex, 5 Mx, & 5 Q ueens, 1959-72 .

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6 2 0 6 6 9 2 S g t F. A sh ton , served 2 /7 th Bn 1 9 39-46 . A w a rd e d M ilita ry M eda l January1944.

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621 2 7 3 7 S g t E.A. C ase, served B & D C o m pa n y 2 /7 th Bn 1 9 40-45 .

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62061 77 P te F.E. C lohosy, se rved 2 /7 th Bn 1 938 -45 .

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k 6 2 0 6 6 1 5 P te A.R. C o g h ill, se rved A C o y 1 /7 th Bn and D C o y 2 /7 th Bn.

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6 2 1 0 1 3 5 Pte F. E dm onds, served B & H Q C o y 2 /7 th Bn.

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20441 94 S g t G F E m pson, se rved 2 /7 th Bn 1 937 -46 .

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621 6 1 3 6 S g t LJ . M arsha ll, served 70 th B n & 8 th Bns.

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6 2 0 6 5 8 8 Pte R.G. M ow bray, served 2 /7 th Bn 1 9 3 9 to M arch 1 9 4 4 and then B la ck W a tch until w ou n d ed fina lly to R A M C as W e a p o n T ra in in g Ins truc to r.

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6 8 4 9 6 8 9 S g t N.C. Paw ley, served 7 K R R C 1 9 4 0 to 1 9 4 3 and then 2 /7 th Bn until 1 946 . Bn S igna l Sgt.

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62061 79 P te W . Penfo ld , se rved 2 /7 th B n 1 939 -46 .

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1 4 4 0 5 8 9 6 Pte P. R icha rds, 70 th Bn & C C o m pa n y 2/8 th(1 st) B n 1 9 42-45 .

6 2 0 7 3 8 0 C pI J.T. S hore , se rved C & D C oys 2 /7 th Bn.

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2 3 1 1 3 8 7 3 Pte C .R .W . Sm ith , se rved 1 s t Bn 1 955 -58 .

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2 3 8 8 3 7 5 7 P te B .W . S tru tton , se rved B C o m pa n y 5 Mx 196 1-6 4 .

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6 2 0 7 8 8 4 S g t W . T ricke r, se rved H Q & D C oys 2 /8 th(1 s t Bn) 1 9 3 9 -4 6 , re jo ined TA 1 9 4 7 and served 16 A irb o rn e D iv R EM E until M arch 1 9 6 3 as C ap ta in E.M.E.

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41 2 9 3 3 9 S g t R. W a lke r, se rved H am psh ires , 5 C h e sh ire s and then B C o m pa n y 2 /7 th Bn. 1943-47 .

2 3 7 8 3 8 2 5 C p I P.J W a rno ck , se rved B & H Q C o y 1 s t B n 1 9 5 9 -6 5

0 O 0 -------------

6 2 0 6 9 6 2 R e A.D W h itehead , se rved B & H Q C o s 2 /7 th B n 1939-46 .

o O o --------

3 5 3 7 0 6 5 S g t J W ilk in so n , served M an ch e s te r R e g t C h e s h ire R eqt and 2 /7 th Bn 1 9 4 2 -4 6

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2 2 8 0 3 1 0 2 LC pI D A dkin , se rved B and 1 s t Bn 1 954-1 961

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1 4 3 3 9 0 1 2 P t e C A C la rke , served 188 F ield R egt R.A and 1 /7 th Bn 1942-47 .

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6 2 0 8 0 0 6 P te J.M D un fo rd , se rved B & D C oys 8 th B n 1939-46 .

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6 2 0 3 9 5 5 C p I A W T M oore, se rved B and 2nd B n 1 9 3 7 -1 9 4 5 and R A O C until 1 948 .

o O o --------

2 3 6 3 9 0 1 5 R e J. Toner, se rved 1st B n 195 9-6 1 .

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6 2 1 5 9 1 1 R e D.E. Ray, se rved 70 th B n 1 9 41-42 .

MEMORIAL HOMES ALBUHERA CLOSEA t the Executive C om m ittee M ee ting held on the 21 st o f M a rch 1 9 9 4 the long term fu tu re of the house and fla ts in A lbuhe ra C lo s e w as d iscu sse d . It w as d e c id e d to fo rm a S u b C om m ittee under the C h a irm a n sh ip o f C o lo n e l R M C a in to investiga te and rep o rt back to the C om m ittee . T he fo llo w in g w ere the ag reed te rm s o f re fe re n ce :-

“R ev is ion o f the p o licy fo r w a iting lis ts fo r acco m m o d a tion at A lb u h e ra C lo s e and to co n s id e r the long term po licy fo r the estate m aking due reco m m en d a tio n s as they see f i t ”

S evera l m ee tings o f the S u b C o m m itte e w ere held in 1 9 9 4 and repo rt w as subm itted to a spec ia l m eeting o f the Executive C o m m itte e on the 24 th o f O c to b e r 1994. A t th is m ee ting the p rinc ip le o f the tran s fe r o f o w n e rsh ip w as acce p te d w ith the p ro v iso that the in te res ts o f the existing tenan ts be sa feguarded. In p a rticu la r the cu rre n t ren t leve ls sh o u ld be m ain ta ined sub je c t on ly to in fla tionary increases. O n th is basis negotia tions w e re opened, and co n tin ue d th rough 1995, w ith tw o se rv ice hous ing assoc ia tions.

^ t the m eeting o f the Executive C o m m itte e held on the 30 th o f N ovem ber 1 9 9 5 the S u b C om m ittee C ha irm an presen ted a paper ou tlin in g the c o n d itio n s o f tra n s fe r tha t had been negotia ted w ith H a ig H om es, a S e rv ice H o u s in g A uthority . The ag reed co n d itio n s are show n as an A ppe n d ix to th is re p o r t T he Executive C o m m itte e app roved the co n d itio n s negotia ted and au tho rised the S u b C om m ittee to p roceed w ith the transfer.

B rig a d ie r B A M P ie low , toge the r w ith a Team from the S u b C om m ittee , held a tenan ts m eeting at the Royal B ritish Leg ion H a ll E n fie ld on the 16 th o f D e ce m b e r 1 9 9 5 w he re he ou tlined and gave the reasons fo r the tran s fe r o f the p roperties . A t tha t tim e each tenan t w as handed a cop y o f the co n d itio ns o f transfe r. T he B rig a d ie r then held a que s tion and an sw e r sess ion w here he w as able, w ith the a ss is tance o f the m em bers o f the S u b C o m m itte e p re s e n t to answ er sa tis fac to rily all the tenants queries.

S in ce the tenants m eeting on the 16th o f D e ce m b e r 1 9 9 5 the S ec re ta ry o f S ta te fo r D e fence, T he Rt H on M ichae l P o rtillo M P has k ind ly ag reed to p lan t a tree on the E sta te to m ark the fo rm a l hand ove r o f the Estate to H a ig H om es. T he date o f the ce rem ony w ill be adv ised w hen the date o f tran s fe r is fina lly agreed.

CONDITIONS TO BE IMPOSED ON THE TRANSFER OF THE ALBUHERA CLOSEESTATE TO HAIG HOMES

1. S ecu rity o f tenu re fo r all exis ting tenants on the basis tha t they are ‘se c u re ’ tenan ts (ie. they can stay on the estate).

9 R ent rises fo r tenan ts in res idence at the date o f tran s fe r to be res tr ic te d to the annua l rate o f in fla tion.

3. H a ig H om es to m ainta in p rope rties in a cco rd a n ce w ith the p rin c ip le s o f good esta te m an a g e m en t

4. H a ig H om es to update and m ode rn ise the houses and fla ts w ith in a pe riod o f ten years inc lud ing :

a) Insta lla tion o f cen tra l heating w he re not a lready fitted.b) P rov is ion o f do u b le g lazed U P V C w in d o w s and external doors.c) Inc reased therm a l insu la tion.d) M ode rn isa tion o f k itchens and bathroom s.

In all cases o f im p rovem en t as o p p ose d to m a in tenance the c o n se n t o f tenan ts to be obtained.

AH tenan ts to be g ran ted (ex gratia):

a) A tw o w eek ren t free period annually.

b) A fo u r w eek ren t free pe riod on the death o f a spouse.

c) A £ 7 5 p.a. deco ra tin g grant.

H a ig H om es w ill not d isp o se o f the esta te o r any part o f it fo r a period o f 30 years excep t to another, cha rity o r pub lic body p repared to honour all these co n d itio ns . In the event o f an invo lun tary d isp o sa l 50% o f any net p roceeds to be pa id to the M idd lesex R eg im en t A sso c ia tio n o r its s u cce sso r w h ich m ust be in fo rm e d o f any such d isposa l. T h is r igh t to be p ro tec ted by a res tric tion at the Land R egistry.

H a ig H o m es to use its best endeavours to ensu re in perpetuity:

a) T ha t the nam e o f the C lo s e rem ains unchanged.

b) T ha t the esta te is know n as the M idd lesex R eg im en t W a r M em oria l Estate. A

c) T ha t the m em oria l p laque is retained.

T he M id d lese x R eg im enta l A sso c ia tio n rese rves the rig h t (sub je c t to all necessary s ta tu to ry consents) to res ite the M ill H ill w a r m em oria l on the cen tra l g reen at the irexpense.

T he p ro fe ss io n a l fees (su rveyo r's and s o lic ito r ’s) o f the M idd lesex R egim enta l A sso c ia tio n , a ssoc ia ted w ith the transfe r, to be m et by H a ig H om es.

T he exis ting m ortgage w ith E n fie ld B o ro u gh C o u n c il (£ 2 4 0 p.a.) to be paid o ff (or taken over) by H a ig H om es.

The H a ig H om es po in ts system (or any s u c c e s s o r system ) fo r tenan t se lec tion and a lloca tion is to be used in the a lloca tion o f tenanc ies o f p rope rties on the R eg im en t W a r M em oria l Estate beco m in g vacant in the fu tu re . T h is is based upon hous ing need. W h e re v e r p o ss ib le p rio rity w ill be g iven to fo rm e r m em bers o f the M idd lesex, Q u e en s and P W R R R eg im ents. In the case o f equal hous ing need o f all a p p lica n ts the above p rio rity w ill take p recedence . T he S ecre ta ry o f the M idd lesex R eg im en ta l A s s o c ia tio n is to be in fo rm ed o f vacanc ies on the Enfie ld Estate and w ill be en titled to su b m it nam es o f p ro sp e c tive tenan ts fo r cons ide ra tion under the po in ts system . T he S ecre ta ry o f the above A sso c ia tio n may su b m it a p p lica n ts fo r hous ing on any o f the H a ig H om es esta tes at any tim e. T he above e n titlem en ts are to last fo r a pe riod o f 3 0 years o r su ch sh o rte r period as the R eg im en ta l A s s o c ia tio n sha ll de term ine . R ents fo r new tenan ts are to be based upon the H a ig H om es ren t se tting p o licy at the tim e the tenancy is granted. A

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION held at the Victory Services Club, London W2

at 1915 hours on Saturday 11th May 1996

P re s e n t M aj C L Law rence, M C , C ha irm an , B rig B H M arc iand i, O BE ,M aj W G A C rum ley, M aj R E B M orris , L t P F W ookey, M ess rs V C B each, R Beall, D S C a rm ichae l, G H igg ins , R G H o ld in g , T Lo fts , M J M ulvaney,T Price, S R ogers, H L T runde ll, D V incen t, J W a rne r, E W e b b and J Y ates

1. Opening remarks.

11.1 T he C ha irm an opened the m eeting by adv is ing all p re se n t tha t w e had sen t o u r usual M essage o f loyal g ree tin g s to HM T he Q ueen and he read ou t her reply.

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting.2.1 T he M inu tes o f the M eeting held on S a tu rday the 13 th o f M ay 1 9 9 5 , having been p rev ious ly c ircu la ted , w e re ag reed as a true record . P roposed by M r A B ea ll and se co n de d by M r D V incent. C arried .

3. Matters Arising.3.1 T here w ere no m atters aris ing.

4. Accounts for the year ending 31 December 1995.4.1 T he S ecre ta ry exp la ined the acco u n ts fo r the year end ing 3 1 s t D e ce m b e r 1 9 9 5 . H e d re w a ttention to the sm all excess o f expend itu re ove r incom e, £ 8 9 6 , at year end w h ich w as m ore than covered by the su rp lu s from the p roperty account. W ith the hand o ve r o f the M em oria l H om es in A lbuhe ra C lo s e w e w ill cease to rece ive ren t incom e. T he re w ill be a requ irem en t to keep th is in m ind w hen c o n s id e rin g fu tu re expenditure . B rig B H M arc iand i, C ha irm an o f the F inance S u b C o m m itte e sa id that th is w ill be looked in to at the next m eeting o f tha t C o m m itte e sch e d u led fo r the 19 th o f June 1996 . M r V C B each m oved th a t the a cco u n ts be adopted and approved . S e co n d e d by M r D V incen t. C arried .

5. Any other business.5.1 U nde r th is head ing the C ha irm an p resen ted his re p o r t -

• 5.1.1 F irs tly he thanked L tC o l J M H ew son, the ou t go ing C ha irm an fo r the tim e he hadgiven and fo r his hard w o rk d u rin g his pe riod o f O ffice .

5.1 .2 H e gave new s o f L tC o l T W C hattey. M en tioned tha t he w as s till in C h a rin g C ro s s H osp ita l but he hoped to leave th is co m ing W ednesday .

5.1 .3 H e d re w a ttention to the expend itu re on W e lfa re £ 1 8 0 5 7 . O f th is sum £ 1 0 9 3 4 w as rece ived from the A rm y B enevo len t Fund.

5 .1 .4 H e in fo rm ed the m eeting tha t the Rev P a tr ic k T u ft had a cce p te d the a p p o in tm e n t as the A sso c ia tio n C hap la in , the Rev G u z Jones having retired.

5.1.5 H e ou tlined the cu rre n t s itua tion w ith regard to the hand ove r o f the h ouses in A lb u h e ra C lose . Tenan ts w e re b rie fed on the 1 6 th o f D e ce m b e r 1 995 . S o lic ito rs now undertak ing the necessary sea rches e tc and seek ing the C h a rity C o m m is s io n e r ’s approva l. A n tic ip a te the Estate w ill m ove a c ro ss to H a ig H om e d u rin g the late sum m er early autum n. T he re w ill be a sh o rt ce rem ony to co m m e m ora te the hand over. T he M in is te r o f D efence, M r P ortillo has ag reed to p lan t a tree to m ark the o ccas ion .

5 J .6 H e m en tioned the o p e n ing o f the A lb u h e ra D isp lay R oom by B rig B A M P ie low on the 28 th o f January 1 9 9 6 and w ha t an exce llen t jo b M r J W a rn e r and his team have done. T he M in is te r o f D e fe n ce v is ited and had lunch w ith the E nfie ld B ranch on the 23 rd o f F ebrua ry 1996.

5.1 .7 V a rious pa rades co n n ec te d to the laying up o f the Q ue en 's R eg im en t C o lo u rs to g e th e r w ith the p resen ta tion o f C o lo u rs to 1P W R R have had to be cance lled as 1P W R R are s ta n d ing by fo r un-expected opera tiona l duties. The laying up o f 3 Q ueen 's C o lo u rs in S t Pau l s is how eve r s till on. F resh da tes fo r the o the r events w ill be advised w hen know n.

5.2 B rig B H M arc iand i sa id tha t w e sh o u ld fo rm a lly reco rd o u r thanks to M aj H E C o u ch and the m em b e rs o f the H o u s in g C o m m itte e fo r all the hard w o rk and s u p p o rt they had g iven to the A s s o c ia tio n fo r m any years. H e a lso exp ressed the v iew tha t thanks shou ld be g iven to C o l R M C a in and the A lb u h e ra S u b C o m m itte e se t up espec ia lly to deal w ith and negotia te the hand ove r o f o u r p rope rties in A lb u h e ra C lose . They have done an exce llen t job. T h is w as agreed. M

5.3 M r J W a rn e r sa id he w as keen to rece ive v is ito rs at the D isp lay Room . If those in terested co u ld co n ta c t him he w o u ld m ake all the necessary a rrangem ents.

5 .4 M r V C B each sa id that c o n trib u tio n s to a ss is t in the runn ing co s ts w ou ld be w elcom e.6. Closing Remarks.6.1 T he re be ing no fu rth e r b u s iness to d is c u s s the m ee ting c lo se d at 1 9 5 0 hours.R E B M orris , Maj.

S ecre tary.

HOSPITAL TREATMENT - ENTITLEMENTT he cu rre n t po licy w ith regard to S e rv ice d ependan ts is as fo llow s:

a. T he a rrangem en ts no w in fo rc e w ith the N H S fo r the trea tm en t o f N H S patients (in to w h ich ca te go ry fa ll S e rv ice d ependan ts in the UK) s ta tes tha t N H S patients a cce p te d fo r trea tm e n t at D e fe n ce H o sp ita ls and M D H U s m ust be res iden t in the d is tr ic ts ) se rved by the hosp ita l. W h e re pa tien ts from ou ts id e those d is tr ic ts are refe rred , th e ir trea tm e n t is no rm a lly fu n d e d by the ir ‘d is tr ic t o f res ide n ce ’ health au thority (o r G P fu n dh o ld e r) by m eans o f an ECR p a ym e n t B e fo re m aking such payments, pu rch a se rs w ill d e c id e w h e th e r they are w illin g to fu n d the trea tm ent requ ired , taking in to a c c o u n t such fa c to rs as ava ilab ility o f the trea tm en t in hosp ita ls w ith w h ich the» have a con trac t. A

b. O nly se rv ing m e m be rs o f the A rm ed F orces and fo rm e r Far East p rison e rs o f W a r (FE P O W ) a re e n titled as o f r ig h t to trea tm en t in UK D e fe n ce hosp ita ls) AN others, in c lu d in g re tired personne l, depen d a n ts res ide n t in the U K a n d M O D U iv ilia n s are N H S pa tien ts and sh o u ld be rega rded as such fo r p lann ing purposes.

c. W h e re re tired pe rsonne l, dep en d a n ts and M O D c iv ilia n s from ou ts ide the h o s p ita l/M D H U ca tch m e n t area are re fe rred , they w ill on ly be accep te d fo r trea tm ent w hen the pa tien t's loca l health au tho rity o r G P fu n d h o ld e r ag ree to fund the trea tm ent by m eans o f an ECR and w h e re such re fe rra l does not h inde r the hosp ita l/M D H U in the a ch ie ve m e n t o f its co n tra c te d w ork load .

d. S e rv ic e d e p en d a n ts res ide n t ove rseas and re fe rred back to the UK fo r trea tm ent a re co ve re d by sepa ra te a rrangem ents . S u ch re fe rra ls w ill co n tin ue to be treated free o f charge .

HOUNSLOW BRANCHRecent activitiesT h is tim e o f the year is a lw ays tranqu il as fa r as soc ia l even ts and o th e r ac tiv itie s are conce rned , but B ra n ch m em bers a ttended an A N Z A C day se rv ice at H a re fie ld and a w reath w as laid by E rn ie P la tt on beha lf o f the R eg im en t at the A us tra lian C em etery. W e w e re then en terta ined to tea a fte rw a rds in the v illage Hall.

S unday 28 th A p ril B ra n ch m em bers aga in w ere p resen t at W a lton -on -T ham es fo r an even ing se rv ice and a fte rw a rd s at the loca l ch u rchya rd w h e re a sh o rt se rv ice w as he ld at the g raves o f the N e w Z ea lande rs w h o are buried there. A s at H are fie ld , th o se p re se n t w e re en terta ined a fte rw a rds in the ch u rch hall, on e m em ber w as u p se t tha t he w as unable to avail h im se lf o f the very good w in e w h ich w as on o ffe r, w h ils t ano the r co m m itte d the ca rd in a l s in o f a d d re ss in g an adm ira l as capta in, bu t he c la im ed tha t he had never s tud ied N avy ranks and in the c ircu m s ta n ce s the gen tlem an in ques tion w as lucky tha t he w as not ca lled mate.

^t sh o u ld be rem em bered tha t the R e g im en t had a very c lo se re la tio n sh ip w ith the tro o p s o f h ese co u n trie s in Korea.

PersonalitiesD avid Eagle has now re tired from se rv ice w ith the London R eg im ent. T w o m em bers o f the b ranch w e re p resen t at his d in ing out, so the last se rv ing m em ber o f the b ranch now jo in s the o ld and the bold.

C a rro ts T ho m lin so n is cu rre n tly h ousebound w ith leg p rob le m s and w e w ish him a speedy return on F riday n igh ts w he re h is o u tspoken co m m e n ts are m issed.

T ony “D ropsy" G a rra tt is at p re se n t en joy ing good health and has m anaged to g ra b som e su n sh in e abroad.

M ic k T h o m a s co n tin ue s to send good w ish e s from Ire land and expects to see G o rd o n Y oung in the not too d is tan t fu tu re , w h o re tires in July.

M em bers o f the B ra n ch w ill aga in be trave lling to A lb u h e ra to a ttend the ce re m o n ie s in the v illage in co n ju n c tion w ith the m any fr ie n d s they have m ade in S pa in . A rran g e m e n ts have a lso been m ade to RV w ith a party o f the B u ffs w h o w ill be a ttend ing on M ay 1 6 th fo r the f ir s t tim e. It shou ld be rem em bered tha t th is is ano the r o f the R eg im en ts n ow am a lgam ated in to the P rin ce ss o f W a le s ’s Royal R e g im en t w ho a lso fo u g h t in the battle.

The following article was written by James Patrick Haldane Stevenson, now 86 years ^ k o f age and former Army Chaplain to the 1/8th Bn. This article is included in the

Dunkirk chapter of his autobiography ‘Beyond the Bridge (1973)’DUNKIRK

In early M ay 1 9 4 0 w hen I jo in e d them , the 1 s t/8 th M id d lese x w e re ly ing near L ille , new ly re tu rned from a tra in ing s tin t fa r sou th in the M ag in o t L ine - w h ich w as c la im e d to be, and p robab ly was, im pregnab le ; bu t it on ly ran half-w ay from the S w is s b o rd e r to the sea, and the la ter hu rried e a rthw o rk con tinua tion w as a poo r th ing.

O n 10 M ay C h u rc h ill becam e PM and H itle r invaded neutra l B e lg iu m by b rillian tly ca p tu rin g E u rope ’s s tro n g e s t fort, c o n tro llin g tw o key b ridg e s at M aastrich t. T h is s tra te g ic tru m p m eant tha t the B e lg ian A rm y w as dem o ra lise d from the w o rd go: they w e re a lready fa llin g back in d isa rray w h ile w e w e re still g o ing fo rw a rd - th e ir ho rsed a rtille ry s o m e h o w rem in d e d m e o f Ba th cha irs . T he A llie s ’ w ere in any case han d icap p e d by the B e lg ia n in s is te n ce on a rive r de fen ce line east o f and p ro te c tin g B ru sse ls . A n o th e r and m ore las ting d ra w b a c k w a s having to opera te w ith B e lg ian m aps un rev ised s in ce W W 1 .

t 1 ^ C o rp s re a c h e d B ru s s e ls ju s t in t im e to jo in in th e in e v ita b le re trea t, w ith d ra w in g to th e s c a u t lin e th a t w is e r s tra te g y w o u ld ha ve m a n n e d in th e f i r s t p la ce ; a n d the re , in the

o o ts te p s o f M a r lb o ro u g h c lo s e to O u d e n a rd e , th e B r it is h b r ie fly s to o d w ith a c o u ra g e an d e x p e rt is e p ra is e d in th e G e rm a n w a r d ia r ie s . U n d e r L ie u te n a n t-C o lo n e l ( la te r L t-G e n S ir) ̂ r an o r ro c k s th e th re e D ie -H a rd b a tta lio n s - 2 n d , 7 th a n d o u rs e lv e s - w e re b r ig a d e d to o rm the B r it is h le ft f la n k w ith th e B e lg ia n s o n o u r le ft. T h e ir K in g w a s , to sa ve “ n e e d le s s

s a u g h te r a b o u t to s u r re n d e r. B u t w e w e re b a rk in g u p th e w ro n g tre e anyw ay.

B e fo re th e w a r (S ir) B a s il L id d e ll H a rt, m ilita ry c o r re s p o n d e n t o f T h e D a ily T e le g ra p h , p u b l s h e d h is T h e T a n k s , p o o h -p o o h 'd by th e W a r O ff ic e , b u t s e iz e d o n as a tra in in g m a n u a l

> th e G e rm a n H ig h C o m m a n d : th e in s p ira t io n b e h in d th e m o s t b r il l ia n t m ilita ry o p e ra t io n o f m o d e rn w a r.

T h e M e u s e c ro s s in g a t th e S e d a n fo r t fa r to o u r s o u th w a s th o u g h t p ro o f a g a in s t G e rm a n a rm o u r b e c a u s e o f th e ru g g e d A rd e n n e s co u n try , a n d w a s il l-d e fe n d e d by re s e rv e d iv is io n s a n d S p a h is . N e v e r th e le s s , f iv e h u n d re d G e rm a n ta n k s s p e a rh e a d e d a c ro s s and , ig n o r in g th e d e fe n c e , lu n g e d n o r th -w e s tw a rd to th e se a to th e c o n s te rn a tio n a n d b e w ild e rm e n t e v e ry o n e - in c lu d in g th e G e rm a n s th e m s e lv e s . N e w s o f w h a t w a s h a p p e n in g re a c h e d us v i l ^ th e Q M w ith h is ra tio n tru c k , a n d M a jo r C la rk e sa id , “ L o o k s like w e 're in th e bag". ‘T h e th in k n o w . I a d d e d , “ is to le t th e m ra c e o n a n d c lo s e in b e h in d ” .

T h e re m a rk w a s n o t w e ll re c e iv e d , b u t it w a s th e o r th o d o x s tra te g y fo r a c a v a lry in c u rs io n , a n d it w a s w h a t W e y g a n d (w h o had b e e n f lo w n fro m S y r ia to re p la c e th e la m e n ta b le G a m e lin ) w a s d e m a n d in g , w ith C h u r c h i l l ’s c o n s e n t - a n d w h a t P a tto n w a n te d in D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 4 w h e n the W e h rm a c h t t r ie d to d o th e sa m e th in g a t th e s a m e p la ce . H o w e v e r, W e y g a n d w a s o v e rru le d , p a rtly b e c a u s e o u r C -in -C , L o rd G o r t, n e e d e d tw o o f h is d iv is io n s to p lu g th e u g ly g a p le ft to o u r n o r th -e a s t by B e lg iu m ’s s u r re n d e r.

F ro m th e n o n w e w e re o p e ra t in g w ith in an e v e r-d e c re a s in g p e r im e te r o f r iv e rs a n d c a n a ls , th e G e rm a n a rm ie s o n o u r e a s t a n d w e s t e n c o u ra g in g e a c h o th e r by n ig h t w ith f la re s th a t s e e m e d (a n d w e re ) h o r r ib ly c lo s e . W h e n w e m o ve d , a ll w e s tw a rd ro a d s w e re c lo g g e d w ith e n d le s s c o lu m n s o f re fu g e e s w ith th e ir p a th e tic o v e rb u rd e n e d p ra m s a n d b ic y c le s .

A t d u s k o n 2 8 M a y w e g o t th e o rd e r to le a ve o u r t ru c k s a n d le g it to th e co a s t. A t s u n r is e next m o rn in g th e re w a s th e M e n in G a te u p o n o u r r ig h t, a s w e p a s s e d s ig n p o s ts w ith sa d n a m e s o f p la c e s w h e re , tw e n ty -o d d y e a rs b e fo re , y o u n g m e n in th e ir te n - th o u s a n d s h a d d ie d to e n s u re th a t w a rs w o u ld b e no m o re .

The Middlesex Regimental Association Minutes of an Executive Committee Meeting held at the Duke of York’s

Headquarters, Chelsea, London SW3 on Monday 4th March 1996.

M aj C L Law rence , M C C ha irm anL t C o l J M H ew son , M C O u tg o in g C ha irm a nC o l I D B ro therton , TD, D L V ice C ha irm anB rig G B u lloch , M BEB rig B H M arc iand i, O B EC o l R M C ain , O B E , DLM aj H E C ouch , TD , FR ICS, FRSAM aj S L J H enshaw , TDC a p t S le M Enthoven, R IBAM r J A Lo ftsM r G Y oungM aj R E B M orris , M B E S ecre ta ry

M aj A E F W a ld ron , M B E C a p t M J S D oran TD LL B C a p t J S C Flavell C a p t R M Fox, M A, FC A C a p t A I F G o ldm an , BA

C o l M J Ball M r A B ro a d be n t

1. Opening Remarks.1.1. M aj C L Law rence , the C ha irm an , gave a resum e o f the op e n ing rem arks m ade by B rig B A M P ie lo w a n d L tC o l J M H ew so n at the earlie r O ff ic e rs ’ C lu b M ee tin g fo r the in fo rm a tion o f M ess rs J A L o fts and G Y oung w ho had ju s t jo ined th is m eeting.

1.2. T he C ha irm an then ra ised the need to re-e lec t the C o m m itte e u nder the A sso c ia tio n R ules 24 and 25. A ll having ag reed to stand w ere e lected fo r a fu rth e r p e riod o f o ffice .

2. Minutes of the Previous Meetings.B l . T he m inutes o f the m ee tings held on the 6th o f M arch 1 9 9 5 and the 3 0 th o f N ovem ber * 9 5 w e re ag reed as true records. For the m eeting o f the 6 th o f M arch p ro p o se d by C o l I D B ro therton , se conded by C o l R M C ain . For the m eeting o f the 30 th o f N o ve m b e r p ro p o se d by C a p t S le M E nthoven and se conded by M ajor H E C o u ch . C arried .

3. Matters arising.3.1. T here w e re no m atters aris ing.

4. Secretary’s Report.4.1. T he S ecre ta ry p resen ted the repo rt tha t had been p rev ious ly c ircu la ted . H e sa id that p rices had risen again at the V ic to ry S e rv ice s C lub . T he c o s t o f the meal had g one up by £ 1 .0 0 . H e asked the C o m m itte e to agree to the p rice o f a tic ke t fo r th is years R eun ion be ing £ 1 0 .5 0 as aga ins t £ 1 0 .0 0 in 1 995 . T h is sp lits the inc rease be tw een the A s s o c ia tio n and the ind iv idua l. T h is w as agreed.

P re s e n t-

A po lo g ie s :-

D id not a ttend:-

4 2 T he C o m m itte e app roved the fo llo w in g g ran ts and expend itu re fo r 1996:-

T he A lb u h e ra S e rv ice at S t P au l’s up to £ 1 6 0 0 .0 0T he A nnua l R eun ion up to £ 1 0 0 0 .0 0The S e rv ice at the F ie ld o f R em em brance £ 1 0 0 .0 0T he S ta r & G a rte r H o m e £ 1 0 0 .0 0M X & N W Lo n do n A C F £ 6 0 0 .0 0

4.3. Co> I D B ro the rton asked C o l R M C a in if the A C F w e re happy w ith the am oun t donated. C o l C a in rep lied de ligh ted .

4 4 T he S ecre ta ry ra ised under th is head ing a reques t tha t the va lue o f che q ue s he cou ld s ign, o r any one a u tho rised m em ber co u ld sign, be ra ised from £ 1 0 0 .0 0 to £ 1 5 0 .0 0 , and that am oun ts above tha t fig u re be s igned by any tw o au tho rised m em bers. T h is w as agreed.

5. Financial Report.

5.1 B rig B H M arc iand i sa id there had been tw o m ee tings o f the F inancia l S u b C o m m itt fP d u rin g the year. T he sha re ho ld in g s have now all been trans fe rred to the U n ited S e rv ice s T rustee . H o w e ve r they may c lo se as sha res are like ly to be handled e lectron ica lly . If they do c lo se w e w ill have a co n s id e ra b le pe riod o f notice. T here are tw o op tions, co m b in e all ou r ho ld in g s and invest in a cha ritab le fu n d o r m ove o u r sha res to the S p e irs & Je ffrey H o ld in g C om pany. If w e go in to a fu n d w e lose co n tro l bu t the w o rk load becom es m uch easier. Too early to com e to a dec is ion . M ay requ ire a spec ia l m eeting to d iscu ss . C o l I D B ro therton p ro p o se d tha t if a d e c is io n w as requ ired be fo re the next E xecutive C o m m itte e M ee ting then the F inance C o m m itte e be em pow ered to act. S e co n d e d by M r J A Lofts. C arried . B r ig B H M arc iand i then p resen ted the accounts . M aj H E C o u c h d re w a ttention to the incom e derived from the H o u s in g A cco u n t. T he lack o f these m oneys w hen ou r p rope rties are trans fe rred co u ld cause cash f lo w p ro b le m s and an overspend.

5.2. P ro p o sed by C o l R M C a in and se co n de d by L t C o l J M H ew so n tha t the a cco u n ts as p resen ted by app ro ve d and accep ted . C arried .

5.3. T he C o m m itte e v iew ed the M useum A c c o u n t and noted its content.

5.4. C o l I D B ro th e rto n thanked the F inance C o m m itte e fo r the ir g ood w o rk ove r the year.

6. Housing Committee Report.

6.1. T he C h a irm a n o f the H o u s in g S u b C o m m itte e sa id tha t th is w as very m uch a w in d in g d ow n report. H e co n g ra tu la ted the S e c re ta ry on ob ta in ing a £ 3 5 1 5 .0 0 g ran t from the A f f lk B e n e vo le n t F und to co ve r the c o s t o f the lop p in g o f the trees. T he rents fo r 1 9 9 6 w ere a g rU B to £ 2 6 .0 0 fo r houses and £ 1 4 .0 0 fo r fla ts. O n ly one fam ily on the w a iting lis ts bu t no em pty p ro p e rtie s at p resent. H e th o u g h t the inspec tion v is it a rranged fo r 1 9 M ay 1 99 6 shou ld be “d o w n g ra d e d ” to a W e lfa re V is it by o thers than the H o u s in g C om m ittee . T he S ecre ta ry ag reed to undertake th is duty fo r 1 9 9 6 and he w o u ld app roach M aj A E F W a ld ro n to see if he w o u ld accom pany, (p o s t m ee ting note - he w ill do so on 1 9 May). M aj S L J H en sh a w sa id he w o u ld be happy to v is it in 1997.

6.2. T he C h a irm a n exp ressed his thanks to the H o u s in g C o m m itte e fo r all the ir many years o f w ork.

7. Albuhera Policy Sub Committee7.1. C o l R M C a in sa id tha t fo llo w in g the E xtraord inary Executive C o m m itte e M ee ting held last N o vem ber a R es iden ts M ee ting w as held in D ecem ber. T he p ro p o sa ls to hand o ve r the p rope rties to H a ig H om es had been w e ll rece ived , no real co m m e n ts from the floo r. Each res ide n t w as handed a cop y o f the p ro p o se d c o n d itio n s o f transfe r. O n the 21 s t o f January 1 9 9 6 H a ig H om es ag reed the term s. T he tw o se ts o f so lic ito rs now ac ting and w ill app ro a ch the C ha rity C o m m iss io n e rs fo r the ir approva l. A n tic ip a te s it w ill be m id year be fo re tran s fe r takes place. C o l I D B ro therton asked if it d rags on w ha t about m ain tenance? M aj H E C o u c h said the H o u s in g C o m m itte e w ill not s tand dow n until tran s fe r has taken place.

7.2. The C ha irm an exp ressed his thanks to the S u b C o m m itte e fo r c o n d u c tin g the negotia tions so success fu lly .

8. Albuhera Lunch NAM 1 6 May 1 996.

t 1. T he S ecre ta ry in fo rm ed the m eeting that the N ationa l A rm y M useum had ag reed to host e lunch on 16 M ay 1 996 . T he S ecre ta ry w ou ld pub lish de ta ils later.

9. Chiswick Service of Remembrance.9.1. T he C o m m itte e agreed tha t the 2 /1 0th S e rv ice o f R e m em brance sh o u ld be d iscon tinued . S ecre ta ry to w rite to the Rev P Tuft.

10. Appoint of Rev Tuft.10.1. T he C o m m itte e noted tha t the Rev P T u ft had accep ted the ap p o in tm e n t as C h a p la in to the A ssoc ia tion .

11. Middlesex Regimental Collect.11.1. T he C om m ittee app roved the updated R eg im enta l C o lle c t (a ttached as A p p e n d ix A).

12. Regimental History.12.1. C a p tS le M Enthoven sa id th a tC a p t J S R ich a rds w as a p ro fe ss io n a l h is to rian o f som e note. W h y does not the C o m m itte e au tho rise a w rite up o f the h is to ry and d e c id e w ha t to do

^ ¿ h it la ter? C o l I D B ro the rton gave a resum e o f his earlie r experiences o f pu tting a h is to ry o f ^ ^ T A together. A fte r som e d iscu ss io n it w as dec id e d to p lace the p ro je c t on hold as w e ca n n o t iden tify any so u rce o f fund ing .

13. Possible contribution to the RH booklet.13.1. T he C o m m itte e ag reed tha t th is w as a non starter.

14. Rising costs of the Albuhera Service.14.1. T he C ha irm an gave de ta ils o f his v is it to S t Pau l's. For the S e rv ice the re is a need to m ove the organ, p rov ide a ch o ir etc. H e fe lt tha t the ch o ir m igh t be reduced , no req u ire m e n t fo r an anthem etc. A fu rth e r v is it to S t P au l’s has been a rranged fo r the 6 th o f M arch 1 996 . T he S ecre ta ry tog e th e r w ith the R ev P T u ft w ill attend. C o l I D B ro the rton sa id tha t a lthough the C o m m itte e had au tho rised expend itu re up to £1 6 0 0 .0 0 if p o ss ib le w e shou ld go fo r a low er fig u re o f £ 1 3 0 0 inc lu s ive to co ve r all the costs. T he S ecre ta ry sa id he w o u ld keep th is in

m ind. (P ost M ee tin g N ote. T he S ec re ta ry a ttended the m eeting at S t Paul's. D id not ach ieve any real red u c tio n in costs . M ain expense is the co s t o f m us ic and the C ho ir. N eed to re c o n s id e r p rov iso n 1 99 7 onw ards).

14.1. It w as ag reed tha t w e w o u ld not m ake a co n trib u tio n to the F riends o f S t P au l's th is year.

15. Correspondence.15.1. T he S e c re ta ry p ro d u ce d one le tte r from the F riends o f the C o u n ty o f M idd lesex as king if w e w o u ld c o n s id e r a c ce p tin g an honorary a ffilia tion to them . T he C om m ittee dec ided not to a ccep t. T he S e c re ta ry to adv ise them o f th is dec is ion .

16. Any other business.16.1. C a p t S le M E nthoven m en tioned that he had fo u nd a M idd lesex R eg im enta l g rave in H a rro w C em ete ry . ^

1 6.1. B r ig G B u llo ch asked if any co n s id e ra tio n had been g iven to be ing represen ted at any fin a l pa rade tha t m igh t take p lace in H ong Kong. B rig B H M arc iand i asked do w e have a c o n ta c t there. B rig G B u llo ch agreed to investigate.

17. Date and Venue of next Meeting.17.1. It w as ag reed tha t the next m ee ting w ou ld take p lace on M onday the 3 rd o f M arch 1997 at the D uke o f Y o rk 's H eadquarte rs .

S igned : R.E. M o rris

M a jo r

S e cre ta ry

M X E C 3 9 6 .

D is tr ib u tio n :- M em b e rs o f the C om m ittee ; B rig B A M P ie low , JP, P resident.

PRAYERSMiddlesex Regimental Collect.O eve rla s tin g G od , in w h o se s tren g th a lone w e are enab led to serve and d ie in the se rv ice of thee and o u r fe llo w men. G ra n t to those o f us w h o have been m em bers o f the M idd lesex R e g im e n t that, in sp ired by the exam ple o f thy S o n and the va lou r o f those w h o have gone be fo re us, w e m ay be reso lu te in the fa ce o f evil, and so be w o rthy to rece ive the c row n of r ig h te o u sn e ss , th ro u g h Jesus C h r is t o u r Lord. A m en.

REGIMENTAL GOODST he fo llo w in g reg im enta l g o ods are ava ilab le to purchase. T hese can be ob ta ined by w ritin g to the S ecre tary, M a jo r R.E.B. M orris , M BE, 38 T raps Lane, N e w M alden , S u rre y K T 3 4S A . P ostage and pack ing is in c luded in the price. C h e q u e s o r P osta l O rd e rs sh o u ld be m ade payable to the M idd lesex R eg im enta l A ssoc ia tion .

T um b le rs W h is k y engraved w ith M idd lesex R eg t B adge £ 7 .50 each

B laze r B a d g e s £ 7 .00 each

C a r B adges (good quality) £1 2 .00 each

Ice B ucke ts , m in ia tu re s ide d rum w ith reg im enta lem blazon £ 2 2 .0 0 each

T ies R egtl O ld Pattern, M aroon & O ld G o ld £ 5 .00 each

T ies Regtl N e w Pattern £ 4 .00 each

^ T ies O ffic e rs ' C lu b S ilk £ 1 2 .5 0 each

M idd lesex R e g im en t C a p B a d g e s ( im proved quality) £ 5 .50 each

M idd lesex R e g im en t Key R ings £ 2 .50 each

O ld C o m ra d e s Lapel B adges, O ld Pattern - T he D ieha rds £ 2 .75 each

W a ll P laques, M idd lesex R eg im en t £1 7 .00 each

P rin ts D rum s and F ifes, un fram es, la rge £ 7 .50 eachsm all £ 4 .00 each

C h ris tm a s C a rd s dep ic ting:S teady the D rum s and F ifes .35 eachT he G u a rd ro om S ce n e 3 5 eachC o lo n e l G raham Egerton, 77 th Foo t P o rtsm ou th 1 8 5 4 .35 each

W e are now in a pos ition to su p p ly the fo llo w in g - p lease a llow 14 days fo r delivery:

M idd lesex R egtl B la zo r B u tton (F lat s tayb righ t w ith eng raved M id d lese x Badge)S e ts o f 6 la rge & 6 sm all £ 2 2 .0 0 eachInd iv idua l bu ttons la rge o r sm all £ 2 .00 each

M idd lesex R eg im en ta l C u ff L inks £ 7 .50 pe r pa ir

• M idd lesex R eg im en ta l C u ff L inks w ith tie g rip £ 1 1 .0 0 se t

T ie G rip on ly £ 5 .00 each

M idd lesex R eg im en t Lad ies B ro o ch £ 4 .7 5 each