9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2006 - Page 0115
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2006 |
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REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES'S) 113 Regimental Museum am very pleased to introduce myself to the Regimental Journal. My name is Mike Galer and I am the new Keeper of Military History at Derby Museum and the Curator of the Regimental Museum Collection. If you did not know, Viv Rudd, the previous Curator left in June 2006 after apparently running off with a Frenchman (a worrying trend started by Angela and one I hope to avoid) and the post has been vacant until I joined in mid November. I am originally from Norwich, (though far too young to remember even a hint of the 12th Lancers time there) and have been working and studying in London for the last three years on various projects and museum collections, including those with the Museum of London, before moving to Belper with my wife, Tracy. I am, not ex-Lancers or military, but a museum professional with oddly it might seem a specialty in Roman Military History. My primary task is to steer the re- development of the Military Gallery at Derby. Redisplay of Regimental Museum Finally, after about 6 years of planning and applications, and much hard work from Viv, the military gallery at Derby Museum is going to be re-developed in 2007/2008 with the aid of a £600K grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), in partnership with the 9th/12th Lancers, the Derbyshire Yeomanry, WFR (Sherwood Foresters) and Derby City Council. The new gallery will be called Soldier’s Story and the old will close May/June 2007 and will unfortunately remain shut whilst the work is carried out. The new gallery is expected to reopen August/September 2008. I may well need volunteers to help with research, providing stories and background, hunting for and packing up objects and other relat- ed work at various times over the next year. Please contact me if you want to help. Further details and news will be communicat- ed next issue and on the military gallery’s web site: (www.derby.gov.uk/ LeisureCulture/ MuseumsGalleries/ 9th12thLancersMuseum.htm) Recent Acquisitions: As Viv left in June 2006 and I only started in mid November, there has been a backlog of objects and items that needed accessioning — some of which I still need to work on. The following is a cross-section of those items received in 2006, before and after Viv left: A Lee Enfield 1896 Mark 1 0.303 Carbine stamped 9L, used during Boer War along with a leather bucket type ‘holster’ was kindly purchased by the Regimental Museum rum-1;: ._._,“. V SEW Trustees. 25 Black and white and colour photographs relating to the service of Derek Priddey- Smith 12th Lancers, donated by Derek himself. He served with the regiment during World War 2 until around the mid 1950s. Copy papers relating to the late General Sir Richard McCreery (who first received his com- mission as 2nd Lieutenant with the 9th Lancers 1914), relating to per-war exercises in England in 1937 and later operations in France, Italy and Tunisia. These were forwarded to us via the Regimental Secetary by General McCreery’s son Robert. Four black and white copy photographs relating to the service of Frederick Deedman, 9th Lancers, WW1. WW2 prisoner of war registration card for Robert Maguire 12th Lancers. A set of Blues Shoulder chain-mail fittings of Captain Leslie Nutting, 12th Lancers, along with other items including a Belgian Medal of Honour, kindly donated by Mrs S J Nutting and Mrs V Sims. A stable jacket (doubling as a mess jacket) of Major C E Bryant, 12th Lancers, who as Lieutenant was awarded a DSO for his part in the charge at Moy 28 August 1914, along with attached miniature medals (DSO, and 1914-1918 campaign medals). The museum already holds a number of items relating to v . Major Bryant, including his sword used at Moy and so this is a particularly exciting acquisition. Please get in touch with me if you would like to donate or offer anything to the museum, including photographs, objects and papers. Mike Galer l Keeper of Military History, Derby Museum &Art Gallery Curator, 9th/12th Royal Lancers Regimental Museum |
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