9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1987 - Page 0014
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1987 |
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THE 9TH/l2TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL A Squadron .,, The Squadron commenced the year ‘ Troop Training in Baden Wurtemburg in Southern Germany. The highlight was a weekend escape and evasion exercise organised by Maj Crofton and 4t- SSM Neumann. All enjoyed the fun, both hunters and escapersi The local GCP and people became involved as hunters and harbourers respectively, Many of the POWs were caught in ambushes in the early hours of the last day as they left Pubs and paid off taxi fares. In June the Squadron enjoyed two weeks block leave shortly followed by lessons in tent erecting, catering, “wait» ering" and as harmen, when we organised and ran the Bad Harzburg lunch tent. A great deal of effort was put in over several weeks to make the party a success. Two Troop ran a very successful Pimm’s tent, using Coke Ex LeapingLancer when the Lemonade ran out. The locals didn‘t notice the difference! T Three Troop were shortly dispatched on Exercise Eiffel Tower to assist RMAS on their final exercisei Both the troop and the Officer Cadets were 'P bemused by each other. Cpl Corbin was mistaken for a foreign student regularly, and did a good imitation of the Troop Leader’s bearer at Orders Groups. The highlight was acting as the heliborne hunter force on the escape and evasion exercise. Sgt Shipley and Tpr Hannabuss proved very adept as POW catchers/hatterers. During the summer most of the troops were able to escape from Wolfenbuttel on minor adventure training exercises, Same spent their time windsurfing and waterskiing. others leapt out of aircraft on Exercise Leaping Lancer, Cpl Reynolds and Cpl Smith proved so adept at parachuting, they even managed to hold hands on the way down. 1 Troop Berlin |
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