9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0028
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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we 9TH/IZTH ROYAL LANCERS HEGlMENTAL JOURNAL C Squadron Llngenburg After a good start to the year it was with much enthusiasm that the Squadron moved to Langenburg for the annual period of Troop Training, It proved to be an interesting if saturating month 7 everyone became so used to the conSistent rain that it failed to affect morale! SHQ was located on a particularly high piece of ground (that just happened to be corlocated with a Schlossl while the troops were sent in to their large training areas. The troops had a busy initial week during which Lt Carver demonstrated how to extricate a Spartan from the side of a hill. 4th Troop had to provide a cordon when an American F7111 crashed in a nearby village 7 Sgt Hudson again demonstrating how important it is to be in the right place, at the right time. The Squadron also carried out its survtval training which provided room for thought and enterprise — the thought being ‘don’t leave your boots too close to the tire' and the enterprise being ’the repair and construction of an Army boot! In summary, the Squadron had a good month’s exercise, during which much was achieved and many friends made, Hunter Trial and othar Sporting Events On our return from Langenburg we had a relatively quiet time until the return from block leave, when we were faced with such events as the Regimental Hunter Trial, ARU (always a good day outll, the Peto Cup, Ex External Triangle and PRE, Having planned the course Major Searby made both 'the Scott subalterns‘ responsible for converting his thoughts into fences} Cpl Shipley was, however, tasked to give assistance and make sure he knew where his Stalwart was bogged. He and his team of drain-diggin', hedge choppin’, chain saw wieldin’, sleeper luggin' lumberjacks provided the manpower that built such good fences, notably the very tricky ’Thruster's Leap' which caused many problems. The Squadron Caterer, Mr Monckton [bowler and alll, again provided the lunch at the Hunter Trial, also managed to return all tentage September was full of entertainment, initially in a sports- orientated ARU and latterly in the fiercly contested Peto Cup. ARU was a successful day after an intensive period of training, during which every member of the Squadron was involved Tpr Fletcher relaxes at La Cotiriine in some sporting activity. The Peto Cup was held from 215t- 23rd September, however the Zubrzycki brothers had trained the team of novice boxers for 5 weeks prior to the fights. Tpr Warren proved to be our strongest boxer and won his weight easily; other notable performances came from Tpr Pegg ’84 who had a good wrn in the semirfinal; Tpr McGrath who stood his ground well as his blood covered the floor of the ring and, Tpr Lester, who had been recruited only days before the event, to make the Welterweight fight, Although the team did not win, plenty of enjoyment was produced for the crowd, if not all the teaml Meanwhile, final preparations were going on to ensure that the Squadron was ’on the road' for the Autumn FTX, Ex External Triangle. After a few days training near PEINE we moved off to start the excercise. Initially this was a quiet phase but, little did we know where we were going, who our commander was to be and, how hard we would be workedl Generally this was another successful exercise, made so by the independence of thought shown by all commanders. Enough said on that subject, here's what really |
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