9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1985 - Page 0061
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1985 |
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SSgl ltggtn». tcpt “lutlukcr and lt'pl Htrrcll vttmdcrtng where an llw hue go! The vehicles behaved themselves for the duration of the exercise, so that there was remarkably little to do in the main LAD. Having amassed a consider» able collection of compo pilchards on Ex Fresh Start. I brought them out on Lionheart to supplement the troops‘ rations. Unfortunately, pilchard is not one of the most popular items in the compo menu. Mutiny was only averted by the purchase of large quantities of bockwurst and fresh bread. Cpl Sta John—Mosse (of D Sqn Fitter Sect) managed to get left behind enemy lines for several days, but that‘s another story . . . 0n 8 Oct, the Comd Maint of I Armd Div visited for the Annual Tech- nical Review. This was Lt Col Le Quesne‘s first and last visit. as tech- nical control transferred to HQ REME Corps Tps in Bielefeld on 1 Oct 84. The new Comd Maint, Lt Col AG Sharman visited Wolfenbuttel on l4 Jan 85. St. Eligius' Day (the Corps Patron Saint) was celebrated by 3 LAD Church Sunday on 2 Dec, which was well attended. and the end of 1984 was marked by a very successful Christmas Draw. The standard of enter» tainment varied from act to act, but the food was excellent (well done the ACC), and everyone enjoyed themselves. THE 9TH/IZTH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL You helttl 't-m, \vt' mcnd 'erttl B Sqn LAD gcl stuck in. LCpl \Vtmdy 51;! Norman and Tpr Henderson xt|r\c\ Iltcdamttgcl Sport was not neglected during the year. Five members of the LAD have played for the Rugby team. and Sgt Hughes helps to coach the football team. LCpl Powley has played for both the REME UK and BAOR teams this season and SSgt Figgins plays for the Corps Cricket team. SSgts Norman and Figgins also play for the squash team. Long distance running has been the growth sport, with nine entrants in the Hot-me Half Marathon, and six in the Verden Marathon. Plans for next year include the Wolfenbuttel 20km, Berlin stm, and the Frankfurt, Verden and Berlin Marathons. I would like to see fifty percent of the LAD running in the Verden Marathon on 7 Sep: some are less enthusiastic about this 'great adventure'. Arrivals and departures have been numerous, too numerous to mention them all. but I would like to record my thanks to: ASM Tonkin, off to H0 SWDIST prior to commissioning: AQMS Gowman posted to so Msl Wksp as ASM: SSgt Anderson off to Hong Kong. and SSgt Mayers posted to SEE as Permanent Staff. Detachments con- tinued to take their toll: Sgt Thomson. Cfn Grove, LCpls Eld and Robson went to the Falklands, Cpl Martyniuk went off to Belize and Sgt Poole went to UNFICYP for emergency tours. Only Sgt Thomson has returned to farl My thanks go to all the members of the LAD. who have put in a lot of hard work in the past year. The QM (Tech's) Dept continues to provide an excellent service —- they manage to carry such a wide range of spare parts that the springs on their trucks and trailers are suffering! Mr Underhill is working wonders in MT, making life for the VMs easier in the process. we all look forward to the new training year and especially Ex Silver Jubilee. with eagerness and anticipation, SM LeTW |
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