9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1985 - Page 0023
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1985 |
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THE STE/12TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Sgl Bullerl‘ield leaching learner drivers Troop level and LAD recomry. We needed it on Ev Spearpomr! once again but, this time pressed extremely hard by B Squadron. Then followed wins in the inter-Squadron cricket and volleyball! Sadly the Squadron {altered in the football competition being beaten convincingly by B Squadron. A Squadron has proved a hard working and hard playing Squadron. High standards have been achieved in all activities from gunnery camp at one end of the spectrum to Squadron parties at the other. Sgt Reid showed initiative in organizing a ‘cultural’ weekend to Berlin for 1st Troop. They stayed with the Queen‘s Own Hussars in Smuts Barracks. 2nd Troop had a particularly exciting time at Hohne when Tpr Green attempted to complete “Battlerun S" single-handed, while Lt Martin decided to fire a 30mm automatic burst unannounced. The Fitter Troop Life for our Fitter Troop under SSgt Figgins has not been easy. Troop Training at the beginning of the year required them to play their 'Ioker’ and bring into use their mobile spares packs (CVR(T) Spartans to the uninitiatedl) Getting Support Troop back on the road was not the easiest of tasks but eventually they rolled again. Exercise Lionheart proved the final test. The Exercise was hard work at the time but, considering the mileage covered, the number of breakdowns was not an- expected. Broken down CVRm didn’t spend too long out of commission. GW Troop With all the changes this year OW Troop A Squadron must surely be one of the most stable organizations in the Regiment. We have suffered only two changes of personnel since forming in December 1983. Sgt Butterfield left us after Exercise Lionheart, to be replawd by Sgt Dye fresh from B Squadron. Cpl Bilyard moved to a Scimitar Troop, sadly. taking all his expertise with him] Both have been missed; their efforts and knowledge were invaluable. However. the advantages of an other wise settled troop have been con- siderable — Sgt Dye managed to move in easily. having previously achieved a good pass on his conversion course. Party time l’or Sgl and Mrs Burteri‘ield, LCpl and Tpr Yearwood. Zl |
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