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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 1987
Transcription THE WH/lZTH ROVAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL
Quartermaster Technical
Although these notes should be
concerned with the troop in BAOR. it
must be said that from July onwards
we all had one eye on moving to
Wimbish. By November all efforts
were concentrated on two things. the
move to UK and ensuring the Regiment
had a first-class handover to QDG in
Wolfenbtittclt
Over the past year the troop has
done its job to the usual high standards,
Much hard work has been put in by the
whole troop, which is sometimes not
fully appreciated by those outside. We
enjoyed a very close working relation-
ship with the LAD, and hope for the
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The Staff
same in Wimbish.
it is difficult to pick out any specific
high spot from the past twelve months,
one that comes to mind is the visit
by the Col of the Regiment to the
Tech Department over Mons Moy,
Also the sight of the QM(T), TQMS
and the entire Tech Staff gazing across
the helicopter pad anxiously awaiting
the arrival of the Regiments Chocks
and Chains for Rhine Farewell. The
arrival of two sixteen tonners with 30
mins to go before loading did result
in a hasty change in plan A, with a few
amendments to plan B.
Of the personalities within the Dept,
the author does not intend to mention
anyone in particular. All have done
their share in contributing to what has
been a very successful year for the
Dept.
However. we do say welcome to LCpl
Ratciiffe our ‘Man in Wimhish’. on
return from posting; And we do offer
congratulations to Sue and Adrian Beak
on the birth of daughter Sarah.
The majority of the Dept have spent
several years in BAOR and all are
looking forward to the benefits and
delights of Wimbish. and areas some-
what further north,
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