Regimental Histories - Year 1960-1985 - Brockbank - Page 0040
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A Short History 0/ the 9th/121h Lancer: Sharjah and sailed to join the Royal Scots Greys, Marines and Paratroops on Das Island in the Persian Gulf, BSquadron seized the opportunity of mounting some of its HQ staff on camels borrowed from the Scouts and sending them off on a patrol under Sergeant Johnsonl Although caught in a sand- storrn they avoided the hurricane that almost destroyed the squadron campl All this activity was marred for B Squadron and the Regiment when Major Lewis and Trooper Brierly were tragically killed on 18 April when their aircraft crashed on landing near Buraimi oasis. They were the first to be buried at the garrison cemetery) Sharjah. Major Brown came up from Aden to command the Squadron for the rest of the tour. The visit of the Colonel of the Regiment in April enabled him to see the squadrons at Little Aden and to visit some of the troops deployed on the frontierl From Mukeiras, where he spent the night, he went on to Beihan and then flew back for a dinner night at Little Adenl The Regiment paraded for him before he left on 15th. Aden was a good jumping ofi" place for expeditions. Major Charrington took his Squadron HQ through the Hadramhaut. 2 Troop A Squadron on thc airstrip at Beihani 38 |
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