9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0105
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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if there was no work to be done, and ail was quiet, we were allowed to go out. l was given a contact address by a friend before I left England, who turned out to be a pleasant fellow. The only thing i drdn’l ernoy was when he produced pigs lrotters for lunch; they seemed to consist only of bone and tendon. i managed to work my way through one but couldn’t quite manage a second' The lighting in the City was generally sporadlc bur as lune pindded on into 1984 it seemed to be becoming more and more constant Fortunaleiy we were never actually the centre of attention except when the Lebanese PreStdenl went lo ViSil Mrs Thatcher The! morning, lust before he was riue to arnvc at 10 Downing Street, the PSP, one oi the anll'CllHSllal'i Mllltla Groups, tired tour 122mm rockets in a neat brarker over us; to indicate they harj some say Hi what was going on, (the gunnery instructors were waiting tor the linal cnrrecnon') The nearer it got to my leavrng date, the more often we heard ’Clear the tank park, all personnel to the cellar' over the PA system This was because the Lebanese Army Units around us were involved in heavy tire fights around our DDStIlOll and bits 01 shrapnel and stray rounds had a habit ol showering our little camp. in the last 48 hours before the linal Withdrawal, we spent 36 oi them in the cellar wearing flakriackets and steel helmets, The decrsron to Withdraw was finally made and on the irrst anniversary of BRlTFORLEE! Ihe RAF and Navy helicopters flew the British Contingent out of Beirut to safety, so enabling the iorce to keep its serious casualty count to nil ALR rHEng, mt: noyAt LANCERS REGiMENTALJOURNAL TRAVEL Bus—Train Plane—Ship Comfortable travel coach for groups, parties, school trips. and individuals. 20-63 seats available. — Reasonably priced. You can book tours by the following well»known companies TOUROPA SCHARNOW TRANSEUROPA HUMMEL DFl. TIGGES TWEN-TOURS L“II““ SCHMIDT Stadtmarkt 17 51 32-51 34 TRAVEL AGENTS 3340 Wolfenbfittel Tel 53 31 |
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