Regimental Histories - Year 1960-1985 - Brockbank - Page 0106
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A Short Hirtary of the 91/1/121}: Lanwrr sented at Tidworth on 23rd Iuly 1960, and the 12th Lancers’ Guidon, presented at Wolfenbuttel on 5th September 1958, were carried by TQMS Jones and SSM Murphy respectively and the escort, consisting of SQMS Rycroft and Sergeant Purves, was under command ofRSM Mitchell The appearance of Her Majesty’s Rolls Royce was greeted by a great cheer from the children who enthusiastically waved their small red and yellow regimental flags. After the inspection the Regiment formed three sides of a square, The new Guidon, carried by RQMS Tebay, was uncased by the Regimental Quartermaster, Maior Paton, and laid on the pile of drums for the service of consecration conducted by the Chaplain General, the Ven— erable Archdeacon PMallett. At the conclusion of the service Major Paton handed the Guidon to Her Majesty who returned it to RQMS Tebay. She then went back to the dais and addressed the Regiment. A copy of the Royal Address and the Commanding Oificer’s reply is at pages . The Guidon was then trooped through the ranks escorted by Not 1 Guard (Major Burgess) and this was followed by a regimental march past in quick and slow time. The parade ended with an advance in review order and a final Royal Salute. Having marched off Brigadier Sir Christopher Peto introduced Her Majesty to the Old Comrades amongst whom were SSM Taylor and Colour Sergeant Cordell from Chelsea Hospital. The excellence of the parade was equalled by the scale of entertainment which followed it. Thirty-seven cooks, under Mr Wyper, provided luncheon in five different masses and catered for two huge dinner dances in the evening Her Maiesty was entertained in Aliwal Barracks mess and lunched with thirty—two Officers and guests. She attended a childrens’ fete in the afternoon and left by helicopter shortly after 4 pmi The weekend was taken up with a service in the Garrison Church, to lay up the old Guidons, and the annual reunion dinner in the evening. These were followed on Sunday by the journey to London to take part in the 55th Combined Cavalry Memorial Parade in Hyde Park. The service held in the Gar— rison Church, where the service of amalgamation had taken place nineteen years before, was Conducted by the Garrison 102 |
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