9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2005 - Page 0060
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2005 |
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58 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES’S) perished in the field with his brother officer, Lt Grafoon Finckenstein from the 2nd Guards Dragoons. Also investigation of the casualty lists for the day also places the lst Guards Dragoons on the battlefield as well: lst Guards Dragoons“. The figures for 2nd Squadron were 21 casu- alties which, included five dead (Unteroffizer Ruhlrnann, Lange, Dragoons Fisscher, jasschke, Larus and Rohrnann) and fourteen wounded (including Capt oon Rheinhaben who was wounded, but stayed with the Regiment). 4th Squadron are credited with 23 casu- alties, which include eight dead (Lt Graf von Schwerin”, Gefreiters Engelrnann, Studerrnann, Schulz, Starnrner and Dragoons Klowonn, Nanrnann, Wenzel) and fourteen wounded. In the history of 2nd Guards Dragoons there are no figures for the 28 August 1914 and the only known casualty is Lt Heinrich Graf von Finckenstein. In conclusion we now know that both lst and 2nd Guards Dragoons were present at Moy on 28 August 1914. The confu- sion as to which Regiments were present seems to arise as to which bodies or casualties were seen by which individual on the day. Clearly the VRI on the shoulder straps did focus people’s attention since they were surprised to see it, and it would appear there were more casualties from the lst Guards Dragoons than the 2nd and that is why it was an image that people remem- bered. Ironically, the original point of research was to see how the lst Guards Dragoons fit into the story and the 2nd Guards Dragoons part was not questioned, however most of the infor- mation came from the Regimental History of the lst Guard Dragoons, and were indeed the were the larger contributor (two Squadrons) on the day and it were the 2nd Guards Dragoons (one Squadron) who were the smaller presence. Other facts that also came out of the research was that King George V was the Colonel in Chief of lst Guards Dragoons, and Lt Col Clifton-Brown 12th Lancers had visited the lst Guards Dragoons in Germany on a two week visit in 1909. Lt Col Clifton-Brown wrote a detailed arti- cle in the Regimental journal explaining how the Guards , Dragoons were different from British Lancers and answered many of the questions raised as to why they did what they did at Moy (advance across open ground, poor use of patrols and dismounted when under fire). Both the Regiments were sister Regiments in the same cavalry Brigade and prior to the war had been billeted together in the same barracks in Berlin”. Also it was lst Guards Dragoons that the 9th So/d/ert Garde Dragoher Lancers would engage at Moncel just over a week later on 7th September 1914. In next year’s Journal I will be looking at both of the Regiments and Lt Col Clifton-Brown’s article in more detail. Maj PA Watson Garde Dragoher Kaserhe , 7976, 76 Reg/mehta/ H/story of lst Guard Dragoohs /h the War 7974778 by Frhr Gay/mg vA/th/em , Ber/m 7920,, 77 Dec] of head Wouhd , Gay/mg, 78 The Baracks SUN eX/st /h Ber/m {Kreuzberg} Oh the Mehr/hgdamm , a f/hahce bureau s/hce 7920 Restoration of the Regimental Bell s a result of age and continual polishing the Regimental Bell, that makes up the centre- piece of the Regimental War Memorial, outside RHQ, was in very poor condition with many of the Battle Honours difficult to see. Thanks to some painstaking refurbishment work complet- ed by Edward Fraser Ltd the Bell has been restored to former glory and is now a fitting memorial to all those members of the Regiment who have fallen in the line of duty. Using vari- ously shaped punches and a hammer, with the Bell supported in pitch, the Battle Honours and Regimental Crest were brought back to life through a process known as Repousse. Once the pitch was removed the Bell was annealed and the whole process was repeated. After several repe- titions over a number of days the new details were added before the Bell was ready to be pol- ished and returned to its rightful position. Edward Fraser Ltd is the appointed Silversmith of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and is currently working on a full restoration plan for the Regimental silver. |
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