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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 2006
Transcription REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE gnu/12TH ROYAL LANCEKS (PRINCE OF WAmS/sl 107
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anee and rdhrs drsnray, aller mahng hrs leg shrrng ar cdrrrna
he was msuken as an lralran dander lay rhe us Army stzue
rennr whd rhen lerr hrnr rd hrs rare rn sprre dmr shdurrrrg rhar
he vn: a srrrrsh dmeer
ln m7 he nrdred wrrh rhe Repnrenr rd Egypr and pdlesrrne
befme rerurnrng rd rhe ul< rd arrend rhe Sufi cdllege ar
canrherley andarrheednrplerrnr nrrhe edurse was appdrnredas
prrgdde lem rd Dzvld Dawneys TA Ammured prrgade rn
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He rl-en deudedm rerrre rd ran-n rn rhe Wesl cdrnrry andrd dnde
:galn enlvyhl: hunrrngwrrhrl-e VWH andlarer wrrhrl-e Emufm
Raul-lg rdd heal-Ale a gear rnrererr and hrs bux ar chelrenhanr
was alunys full dnrrends and ranrrly erpeerally rdr rhe resrml
Szlhng was alsd dne drl-rrs passrdns, he dwned a rasr 27 famer
and as a nrenrher uflhe“3|1u2dmn" had nrarry suedesses He
rddh hrs hmr Ledr-rrre rd rhe Medrerranean and nrade hrs hase
rn rhe Vrlla Tardre rdr {apply and rrrends rd spend rherr hdlrdays
dd Gddd
P1! and sarmn were hdrh very keen gardeners and wherever
lhEy llved lhEy erenred henurrrul surrdundrngs rd rherr hnuiel
whreh was apleasurerdyrsrr andwzlkmundm seerhesplendrd
laydur drsdnrarry ndwers and shruhs
The fmnly nmvedfmm rhe Terhury arm rd Derhysl-rrre aner rhe
nrarrrage uflheu daughrer oardlrne rd Rrel-drd Frrdherherr, hur
I’zl’s healrhwhreh had daggedhlm rdr sdnre rrr-rre gdr wdrse and
he hadrd me up hrs aerrye way drlrre and may sumeduenrly
nrdredrnrd Trssrrrgldn Hall where he dred peaderully wrrh hrs
ranrrly prerenr
I’zl llved a full and aerrye He. he was klnd and generdus and
happy rd share hrs gddd rdrrune wrrh hrs many mends
He was alsd a gear eharaerer and drrrng hrs lrle hddnrany nreh,
nanres rrdnr “Lrphrrrrng Shula" m‘Tashamer" ere
A sadldss rdhrs ranrrly and nranyrrrends and l shall nrrss hrnr
wrrh hrs sense pr hrrnrdur and gddd srdrres, very deeply
Our synrlnrhy gpes dur rd Barbara and her ranrrly rn rherr gm!
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Major Geomey Gregsoll MC
GedTrey Gregsdn drrgnally
ednrnrrssrdned rnrd rhe
ldrh/Srh Laneers hur was
pdsred rd rhe 9m lanraers rn
Angus! 1962,1almnglhe reg,
nrenr (lagelher wrrh Mrehael
Mdule) whrle rr vn: reflulng
rn Khzubar prrprrdrhe Barrle
qulznleu-l
He vn: hdrnrn 1921 ar Ends
rlaee rn rhe Crawley and
Hdrshar-rr edunrry Hrs mmhe
er, Mdlly, ms a ranrdus
Masrer uflhufihwundszndsa
he wenr hunrrndrrdnranearlyage Eduearedar Harrdw aehddl,
he rdlldwed hrs elder hrdrher rnrdrhe arnry hrs hrdrher charler
lmmng rhe lzrh landers( He was rd wrn an Mc resculng nren
drrhe wdrdesrers under fire rn rhe Weslem deerr, hrrr ms sadly
klfled larer rn lraly)
Geddrey rduphr ar Alanrern and rhrdughdur rhe sumduenr dper,
arrdds rn lethm Hewas dnrhe adumepany rd lralywl-ere
he ednrnranded rhe peepnnarssande Trddp (nrdrnred rn Hdney
Lrphr Tanlrsmr rhe 11121me uflhe mpargn He vn: waded
rhe MCln lralyas well as herngMenrrdnedrn Desrmehes Hewas
relrnsed rrdnr um seryrde rn Seprenrher ms
Updn rerurrrrng rd England he rddh a farm dd rhe cdwdny
Esrare where he hunred wrrh rhe Leennrreldand dredurse rhe
cdwdny Larer he dualrrred hrs PmnHa pdrnrers wrrh rhe HH
When Kerr Gdsehen ehdfi rd srarr up hrs dwn papk, GedTrey
was ufl‘ered rhe hdunds Thrs prdred a wrse deersrdn as
Hanrpshrre was a well shdr edunry and GedTrey W: a keen
shddrrrrg nran as well as bang an exrrenrely lar-rdwledgeahle rdrr
hunrer Hrs raer and experrenee lard rherdundarrdds {pr 9 gddd
seasdns He med a ldvely luck prhdunds rhar were rnrhe nbe
hdns ar rhe sunrr-rrer shdws, rhe hrph pmnr bang wlnnlng rhe
de oduple prag Hdunds ar Pererhdrduph
ln 197$ Geptlrey and Undrne nrdred rd Ndrrhunrherland and
rddh rhe Tydedale hdunds rdr rhree sudeessrul sensdns, hefme
relumlng rd rarnr ar Oral Wlldwaad rn Sussex ln herween
ran-drug and hunrrrrgr rhe Gregsdrs fwundunle rd rrarn several
hdrses, rhe hesl lmvwn herhg Ruck 32ml whdwdn l7 raees
ln 19H rhey nrdredrd peeeh Tree Sludlnlhe Smuh rs Werr
Wlkscwumry Sadlyznhmlsvusmzunzll oenmeysrrdndhur
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srud ( He vasmnmum cadrarnMarr Eyre prddlae Q/IZL rnrhe
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and Tanrure sdnre nyrhar rr rs ager nrdhlenr hzvlng hdrnds
dna slud The oregsddspurpardrdrhnr nryrhandrhe dzyzl‘ler
oenmeys dearh rhe sdurh rs Werr Wllls unbuxedlhexe
GedTrey Gregsdn was a rrne example pr an aldefashmned
Englrsh edunrry genrlenran He ruuplar rdr hrs edunrry 11‘2an
rarred laugh rradrrrdds dn hrs farm and slud and drd a huge
anrdunr rd uphdld rhe ha! rradrrrdns afhunung He wrll he
nrrssed lay nrany pedple and dr gm! synrlnrhy gpes rd Undrne
andhrs ehrldren and gandphrldren
DNC / Nigel pee; MFR
cdprdlrr Gordon Fergussoll
Gdrddn was hdrn ar Hdrsley
Hall rn Gresfmdln 1925 and
nrdyedrd Sandy srdwrr near
Tarpdrley ahdur 6 weeks
larer where he an llved rdr
rhe rerr ufhls Me
Whrlsr ar Radley, vm mdlae
dur andar 16 Gmdm‘rlmnéd
rhe Hdnre Guard ln rhe
sehddl hdlrdays he wduld
1mm rhe lam] deraehnrenr
and rnrrdl Deanrere Fdresr
gdlr eluh where rhe In!
“Capuln Malnwenng” was
ednrrnded rhar rl-ere wmlld
hea Nan arrhdrre rnmrdn uflhe ndrrh wesr
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