9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1987 - Page 0076
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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 OCA and to end his membership of the Committee. The two Committee vacan- cies were filled by the election of Mr Hayes and Mr Haines. Due to retire by rotation from the Committee this year were Mr Crisp, Mr Ducker, Mr Mont» gomery and Mr Simmonds. All were eligible and had agreed to stand; they were duly re—elected. The meeting unanimously approved a proposal that the Quartermaster should be an ex officio member of the OCA Committee. Finally, the meeting noted that Mr Maloney had agreed to take over the duties of Hon Secretary to the Assoc- iation. In July a large number of Old Com- rades attended the official re-opening of the Museum. The ceremony was performed by Councillor L Shepley, the Deputy Mayor of Derby, The Regiment provided trumpeters, armoured vehicles and a lance escort. The Colonel of the Regiment and the Museum Trustees escorted the Deputy Mayor and numer- ous official guests round the exhibition. Later an enjoyable lunch party was held for Old Comrades and guests in the Derby County Cricket Club pavilion. Back at the Museum. the afternoon was enlivened by a talk on "Regimental History and the Museum" by Major R M Collins, which the Mayor of Derby was able to attend. During the evening Peter Jordan ran a social evening at a local hotel; again the Mayor honoured the occasion by her presence. The Mons/Moy weekend planned for 25th to 27th September the first to be held in this Country for 10 years. has aroused a great deal of interest. At the time of writing. roughly 300 Old Com~ rades aim to be present for all, or part of, the weekend festivities. Members may know that Home Headquarters moved to new and better offices in September 1986. Only about 100 yards from our previous home, but the address is different; it is NOW: Home Headquarters, 9th/12th Royal Lancers, TA Centre, Saffron Road. Wigston, Leiwster, LE3 211}. Telephone Mr Wilmot laying the wreath at the Cavalry Memorial Hyde Park number is unchanged, i.e. Leicester (0533) 785425. Finally, with regret, 1 record the death of the following Old Comrades: Lieutenant Colonel RSG Perry D50 DL Lieutenant Colonel RH Palmer MC Lieutenant Colonel J Richardson Major T Bailey Major HOM Bishop Major M A Marman Major CW Diggle Major ASC Browne DL JP Major MJ McKeever Captain WV Frape The Rev JMC Yates Mr D Pope Mr A Mullings Mr R Ashfield Mr R! M Irvine Mr W Evered Mr FG David Mr W] Davis Mr BF Ducie Mr G Fearnee Mr R Totham Mr FA Morton Mr WA Upson Mr Thomas Mr E Ward Mr AL Soilleux Mr S Redgraves Mr YT Morris A,P.G. |
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