Regimental Histories - Year 1960-1985 - Brockbank - Page 0124
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A Short Hirlory of the 9rh/thh Lancers Artillery teams, where there was the opportunity to post into regiments good performers w and large funds to support them — at an advantage. It was well done that Lt Carver came 6th in the Royal Armoured Corps Championships and Trooper Thomas was best novice in both slalom events. In the Div— isional Langlauf Championship the team, under 2/Lt Wilson, came a respectable 13th out of 32. Another adventure in the snow should be recorded. An expedition team led by Lt Bruseth and Sergeant Marshall spent one and a half months in the Yukon. They trecked for seventeen days across arctic forest, rivers, and snowfields and climbed Mount Queen Mary. All returned safely, and probably gratefully, to BAOR. In November l984 Lt-Col Nash handed over (0 Lt-Col Readhead, Maior Grant returned to command HQ Squadron and as the year turned Maior Crol'ton took over A Squadron and Major Lord Morpeth C Squadron, Lt—Col Nash had had the good luck to command when the fortunes of medium reconnaissance were in the ascendant again. He also had the chance to train the Regiment for most of his tour, without Operation Banner or other upheavals. Both he and Mrs Nash set a tremendous example on the hunter trial circuit. The 25th year since the foundation of the Regiment was commemorated in a Church service on the 15th September. Life, during the year had been lived to the full as usual. Regi— mental training took all squadrons to Baden-Wurtenberg for three weeks in April, and the Old Comrades, with the Colonel of the Regiment, came in July. Major Hopkinson returned to command D Squadron in November, Captain Robertson relieved Captain Rutledge as Adjutant, and SSM Todd took over as RSM. Staff Sergeant Simpson was commissioned and received the British Empire Medal in the New Year’s Honours. A most unusual event was the entry by the Regiment in the NATO Boeselager Competition for armoured reconnaissance units. This had been running since 1976 and consisted of eight events to test various aspects of reconnaissance over four days and nights, 22 teams, mostly from the German Army, competed, with the British Army being represented by the Regiment and the 13th 18th Royal Hussars. The final regi- 120 |
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