9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1987 - Page 0026
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1987 |
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THE 9TH/I2TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL As a result, on the morning of troop tests. I awoke to find myself the leader of a mere 4 intrepid men in 2 vehicles. However they proved to be enough; the best battle run of the day helped us into second place overall. (Not bad for a bunch of rock apes!) Italy was “different" as the rest of the Squadron know. Again Support Troop came to the rescue in the shape of Cpl “Taff” Draper. Using the experience gained in a previous in- carnation (Anti-tanlt Platoon RRW) he was able to explain to the Italians how their MILAN simulator worked. I departed shortly after Ihis: first to Bisley and then to Wimbish as the first member of the Regiment in station. Cpl Draper soldiered on with the troop and by all accounts our handover to QDG went very well. In Tpr Knight from Admin Troop, Tpr Manley from .lLR. Ont LCpl Owen and Tpr Willis to Admin Tp. Tpr Petty to SHQ (SSM's driver!) GW hoop After the celebrated and never to be forgotten visit to the Italian Army in June we all departed for well earned block leave. Afterwards we were straight back in the “fast lane", starting with a Site Guard and the return visit of the Italians. and continuing with all the other Squadron commitments. too numerous to mention here. Congratulations to Cpl Greig and LCpl Lester on their well deserved promotions in May and June — and furlher congratulations to the latter and his wife Inga, on the birth of their Lt Crewdson‘s crew; just before they finally cracked daughter. 1986 saw several changes in the composition of the troop — 2 Troop sent us 2Lt Diamond while Tprs Smart and Draper arrived from training. We lost Cpl “Joe” Snooks to Support Troop and Cpl “Dutch" Holland to 3 Troop — both will do well, no doubt, in their new jobs. Nobby Clarke also left. he is now an “Auslander” in Wolfenbuttel — good luck to him in the future. Finally, the troop left C Sqn as we moved to Wimbish and GW was cen- tralised in B Sqn. We are sad to leave all our old friends but look forward to a new challenge and to offering C Squ our support on exercises, as and when required. |
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