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The Graud REALLY TRUE . Grand National National 1933 , Juchers Brook ist tume round . 89 90 The Grand national 1933 , Really Ione second ridden by F. Furlong нобеи gst Cancers вайсеть 1934 RDAY , JUNE 16 , CAPTAIN W. A. LETTS . Well - Known Granthamian's Death . 1934 Notable Career in the 9th Lancers . 10 THE LATE CAPT . LETTS . Funeral at Grantham . The remains of Captain W. A. Letts , late of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers , whose sudden death we recorded in our last issue , were laid to rest in Grant ham Cemetery on Saturday afternoon , the Vicar , the Rev. G. H. Warde , M.A. , officiating in the presence of a con siderable gathering of deceased's per sonal friends and representatives of the organisations to which he belonged . A detachment of N.C.O.'s of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers , with two trumpeters , attended . The coffin , covered with a Union Jack , had rested in the Cemetery Chapel , and just before the time fixed for the service was con veyed to the main entrance of the Cemetery , whence it was followed by the mourners . The chief mourners were Miss Nora Letts ( daughter ) , Mr. Harold J. Letts ( brother ) , Miss C. Letts ( sister ) , Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Letts ( uncle and aunt ) , Mr. and Mrs. A. Pickering , Mrs. Priest , and Mr. W. E. Allen . Officers of the 9th Lancers present were Major F. Col vin , M.C. , Captain A. D. Bryant , Captain O. L. Prior - Palmer , and Captain R. Mac Donald , and Capt . Guy Gisbourne , and Captain G. C. Bishop ( ex - officers of the same Regiment ) . The Doric Lodge of Freemasons was represented by a con siderable number of members , and the Grantham Branch of the British Legion by the following : -Messrs . J. H. Mills ( secretary ) , W. W. Cragg , J. Ford , H. A. Nicholson , F. Hullott , G. S. Armstrong , G. Oliver , G. Askew , T. Wood , J. Elsom . T. A. Hall , and T. Green . Others pre sent included Rotarian Bryan Filling ham ( representing the Rotary Club of Grantham ) , Major Parks ( vice - chairman , representing the Town and County Club ) , Mr. H. Bowman ( Armistice Re union Dinner Committee and members ) . Mr. G. C. Hockley ( hon . secretary , King's School Old Boys ' Society ) , Mr. C. N. Basker ( Messrs . T. Rimington and Co. ) . Mr. J. Rudkin ( Abbey House ) , Messrs . Harry Hall , F. Scarborough , A. V. Mill house , F. Laing , A. Harrison , G. Mills , R. L. Reddish , F. H. W. Swallow , & c . After the committal , the trumpeters sounded the " Last Post " and then the " Reveille . " Afterwards , the members of the British Legion filed past the grave and dropped poppies on the coffin , and the Freemasons sprigs of acacia . Floral Tributes . Officers of the 9th Queen's Royal Lan cers ; Members of Sergeants ' Mess , 9th Queen's Royal Lancers ; All Ranks 9th Queen's Royal Lancers ; Old Comrades 9th Queen's Royal Lancers , O.C.A .; Staff of John Letts , Ltd .; Miss Woods : Frank Hall ; Cis ; Fanny ; Capt . William Potts ; Emm , Doll , Jack , and Fran ; Emmie ; Aunt and Uncle and Cousin Ralph Mrs. R. H. and Ruby ; Mr. and Patrick ; Captain and Mrs. Mac Donald ; 9th Lancers ; Committee and Members of the Armistice Re - union Dinner ; Harry Bowman ; Captain and Mrs. M. Aird , 9th Lancers : Major Charles Bishop and Captain Geoffrey Bishop : Major and Mrs. Diggle ; Pat Kelby ; Con , Nance , and Pem Smith ; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Devitt ; John and Nora ; Effie and Harold ; Fordham Flower , 9th Lancers : F. Swallow and Sons and Reddish and Sons : President J. A. Campbell and Members of the Rotary Club of Grant ham ; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith ; Theo dore Norton ; Mr. and Mrs. A. Pickering ; Gordon Foster ; the Worshipful Master , Wardens . and Brethren of the Doric Lodge ; King's School Old Boys ' Society ; Eileen -and Alwyne ; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gardner ; Colonel and Mrs. G. F. Reynold , 9th Lancers ; All at Abbey House : John and Ena ; Aubrey and Syd ney Harrison ; All at 3. Avenue - road ; Connie and William ; and others bearing no name . , Bishop The undertakers were Messrs . C. W. Dixon and Co. , Wharf - road . k 1934 Major Geoffrey Phipps- Hornby per forming with energy in the Old Comrades ' obstacle relay race at the 9th Lancers ' at sports Tidworth Week - end with the 9th Q R. Lancers . AUG . 1934 . OLD COMRADES ' FINE TIME AT MOOLTAN BARRACKS . The week - end was a memorable one at Mooltan Barracks , Tidworth , for over 70 Old Comrades of the 9th Queen's Royal Lan cers , as well as former officers , spent the time with the regiment , and found the Lancers of to - day not only thoroughly effi cient soldiers , but admirable hosts . It was natural that many of these visitors were much impressed by the smartness of the regiment and the neat appearance of the barrack blocks . The profusion of colour in the flower beds , the velvety lawns and the sincerity of the welcome they received from Lieut , -Col . J , J. Kingstone ( the com manding officer ) down to the youngest trooper was a happy augury . There was some rain on Saturday , but it did not damp enthusiasm , and the sports on Mooltan Arena gave the Old 9th an oppor tunity of judging the horsemanship and skill at arms of the New , and incidentally an opportunity of taking part in some of the events . The open jumping produced a very close effort for premier place , Cpl . Shimmel and Mr. Vere Laurie , of the regiment , tieing on two rounds for first place , and the N.C.O. , as a result of the third round , getting first place by half a fault . Mr. R. G. Fanshawe , of the 16 / 5th Lancers , was placed third . The handy hunter competition saw an at tractive entry , and Sergt . Hardinge was placed first , L. - Cpl . Ambrose second and Cpl . Shimmel third . The mixed relay race was won by 1st Troop , B Squadron ( L. - Cpl . Mar shall , Tprs Latter , Peake , Woodcock , Spen ser and Grey ) , and 3rd Troop , C Squadron were second ( L. - Cpls . Peck and Harris , Tprs . Hancox , Pettit , Northam and Marshall ) . The tent pegging went to C Squadron ( Sergts . Miles and Donnley , Cpl . Shimmel and L. - Cpl . Madgewick ) , the musical chairs to Tpr . Waite , with Tpr . Parton second . In the mounted potato race Cpl . Williams , of A Squadron , was placed first , with Tpr . Woodcock , of B , second . The tug - of - war between the Old Comrades and the Sergeants Mess was a most enjoy able affair , and the Old Comrades won . At the conclusion of the proceedings Mrs. Kingstone , wife of the commanding officer , presented the prizes . The Tattoo visit wound up the day , and the visitors were delighted with the regi ment's part in the performance . Perhaps some of them remembered how they , too , had been performers . It was fitting that Gen. Beale Browne , acting colonel of the regiment during the absence on duty abroad of the colonel , Gen. Sir David Campbell , should take the salute as the performers came past the stands . It had been a strenuous day , but many guests were early astir on Sunday and took deep interest in the stables and the mechanical vehicles , for though the Lancers are still a mounted regiment in a true sense , they have been partially mechanised to meet modern needs . Then on to church at the head of the regiment , preceded by the regi mental band , where the Senior Chaplain ( Rev. S. B. Pelling ) gave an appropriate address . In the afternoon the festivities wound up with a cricket match against the Sergeants Mess . |
