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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 2000
Transcription REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9th/12th ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES’S) 77
Home Headquarters
HHQ 9/12L, TA Centre, Saffron Road, Wigston, Leicester LE18 4UX
Te120116 2759572 Fax: 0116 2759571 e-mail:
President: Brigadier HWK Pye
OCA Committee
Chairman: Lieutenant Colonel ARFNZ Twickel
Vice Chairman: Captain SP Hardy
Hon Secretary: Mr ]W Smith
Hon Treasurer Mr AM Montgomery
Colonel AP Gilks DL Major RM Collins
Mr ]C Charman
Captain ONG Scholte Mr WF Brown Major W Grant
Mr P Davitt Mr M] Hayes Mr PK Jordan
Mr M] Lewis Mr DTM Maloney MM Mr ND Priddey—Smith
Mr R Ward
Regimental Secretary’s Notes
Home Headquarters is seeing some drastic changes at pres-
ent. The year started with a threat from the Ministry of
Defence that staff at all HHQs should be cut. Ifthis were to be
implemented it would have severely reduced our effectiveness
and most importantly we would have found it very difficult to
look after our Old Comrades and their families through the
OCA and the Charitable Association. HQ DRAC were very sup-
portive and after much hard work by DRAC’s staff not only
were we able to retain our establishment but HHQ would be
allowed to recruit an Assistant Regimental Secretary. Captain
Joe Hardy has now joined our team and he will play his part in
the OCA and the running of the Museum.
Sadly we have to say good-bye to Mrs Patricia Hickman. Pat
had joined us on 17 March 1997 as the Office Manager. Many
of you will remember her cheerful voice at the end of the tele-
phone when you had to speak to one of us. She has to take early
retirement due to her health but as she lives locally we shall
hopefully keep in touch with her. Although we managed to get
some temporary staff much of the work fell on Mrs Ann
Cornwall’s shoulders which she carried out in her usual willing
and cheerful way.
The office is in the process of being modernised! We are cur-
rently computerising our system and soon we shall have all our
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