9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1987 - Page 0010
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1987 |
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THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Regimental Diary (1 Apr 86 — 8 Apr 87) 4 APRIL Ex STEEL SABRE, Regimental Study Day. 7 APRIL Commanding Officer, Maj Jl-IT Short, Capt IR Woodbridge. Capt The Hon ALC Monckton, Capt NMT Stafford and Lt RA Charrington visit Berlin for Ex Overwrite, a LIVEOAK symposium. Return Thurs 10 April. 10 APRIL The Regiment departs for Ex RHINE FAREWELL in Baden-Wurtemberg, Regimental Trg. 15 APRIL Capt NC Everard rejoins after 2 years instructing at RMAS to become 21C C Sqn. 20 APRIL 5; 21 APRIL Commander Armoured, Brigadier DA Williams visits the Regiment on Ex RHINE FAREWELL 25 APRIL Sr 28 APRIL The Colonel of the Regiment. Colonel M ff Woodhead, OBE visited the Regiment. 29 APRIL The Regiment returned to Wolfenbuttel. Capt NMT Stafford assumes duties of AAth and RSO. Capt IR Woodbridge becomes 21C A Sqn. 2 MAY OCA Dinner in London at the Inns of Court. 4 MAY Cavalry Memorial Parade. London. 9 MAY The American Red Star Company arrive in Camp before PROBEX. A T62, a EMF, 3 BTR 60 PB. and an MTLB sit outside D Sqn hangars! 12 MAY 5 16 MAY RAILEX/PROBEX 86. The Tri-Nat- ional contingent: assemble; practice; exercise and disperse once more. 40 VIPs visit on Wed 15 May and the C in C, General Farndale, visits on Thurslo May. 17 MAY Lt NJW Bailey marries Miss V Wood at the RMA Sandhurst Chapel. 20 MAY Danish Officer Jan Henrik Madsen attached to D Sqn until 30 May. 21 MAY Regiment adopts summer hours. 23 MAY 7 Bde Athletics Trial — Hohne. 24 MAY C Sqn departs for EX ROMAN HUSSAR in Italy, ZSMAY D Sqn depart by train for Weingarten to be enemy for ILRRP School. “MAY The cricket team was beaten in the General’s Cup 1986 by HQ Sqn l RTR. Mr Pierre (580) made 21 runs but the 9/121. team was all out for 76. HQ Sqn ] RTR were all out for 106. 18 MAY SSgt Frost awarded BEM by the British Ambassador in Bonn. A Sqn SHQ departed for Ex PIED PIPER — 7 Bde CPX. They remained in Salzdahlum throughout! 3] MAY A Sqn SHQ returns from PIED PIPER. The Boeselager team depart for Kassel- Sontra. RHQ deploys on Ex HURST PARK. 2JUNE Boeselager competition begins. SJUNE RHQ return from Ex HURST PARK. 6JUNE 9/12L WIN THE BOESELAGER COMPETITION! EJUNE C Sqn returns from Ex ROMAN HUSSAR. 9 JUNE Comd Armd, Brig DA Williams visits the Regiment to address the Boeselager team. The whole Regiment is on parade at 12 hours notice! 10 JUNE The Regiment hosts Panzeraufklarungs- bataillon I from Braunschweig. Static and mobile displays and a dinner night in the Officers Mess. QDG recce party arrives — 21C + 3r IIJUNE A Sqn & C Sqn go on Block leave. Queens Birthday Parade Drinks Party in the Officers Mess. Band playing outside. 12 JUNE QDG recce party departs. Regiment stood down from AD until FP 18 June. BAOR Standdown, 19 JUNE Cocktail party given by the British Ambassador in Braunschweig Altstad- trathaus attended by all the Officers. Ably catered for and waited upon by the Regimental Master Chef and the Mess Sergeant Major and their teams. 22 JUNE Ex Summer Sales CPX begins. C0, Capt Everard. Capt Stafford, Lt Cooke and part of RHQ involved. 29 JUNE 2Lts Routledge & Carr begin their Troop Leaders course at Bovington. |
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