9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0083
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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Back In England Geott was appomted I0 command the Tweltth when Herbert Lurrrsden was grvert 28th Armoured Brrgade, and dunng the next trltecn months he was responsrble for the rerequrpptng at the Regtment, and int provtdtng a nucleus of officers and strlrltars to form the 27th Lancers. tn September, 1941 the Twelttrr were Ordered to move to the Mtddle East, but Gentt was round lu he medically urrtll lnr actrve servrtze rrr a hot cltmate He served In England nrrnt the end at [he War, for part of the trrne as Commandant of an Ottroem Tratntng UrrIt H:- was always mterarrt and tmttercrandrng and atter renrrrnar‘rdurg orders who had gone: round the Camp at trtgttt lf‘r German untlornws he salt], ‘Whal makes tl wnrse rs ”l4” thtt are horn my nttt school" Pultlacs hart heort a strong larnrty lradtttrttr lo _ vernt getteratror‘s at the ChliOrtrBrtJWtrS‘ and rwcr uncles natured me way Ont; was Bngattter General ‘Clll“ Colonel of [he Twrellth. and Conservanve Member lor Newbury, and the other was: Douglas, the Speaker of the House at Commons, Iatnr ll) he created Viscount Rntfstde tn 1945 Geo” successtnttyr ¢sted Bury St Edrnunds as Curtservatrve, and ht) hard the seat until 1950 Geoff was a true countryman at heart‘ and he tank a great rnterest tn tanning, bettrg de, ,rvedlv proud at Ins pedtgree herd cl Ayrs'hrre cows He was me Ctrtmlv Delegate tor Sutttrlk wrrn the Narronat Farmers Urrron rn London in: many years. He enjoyed shooting and was a good shot, very steady, lrl 1927hemarned Robrna Sultrttt, and thetr kllllllleSS arrd hosprtattty was much apptoctated by unmarned subalterns ltleIg m the Officers Mess They had one daughter. who dted tragrcally to a car acctdent, and two sons. To them we send our deep Sympathy KES Major Juhn Gilrov John Gttroy touted the 9th Queen‘s Royal Lancers In Apnt1919 servrng lrrstly rn lrelarrd durrng the troubles and subsequently with hrs Regrment tn Egypt and lndra retrrrng as a Captaln tn l929 In those days at the hursed Cavalry he showed hrrnselt to be a natural leader. ‘ gutrd horseman and an accornp tall Pflltj player wnh a good eye for ball games and, got! ur partrcnlar Rejutttlttl) the 91h Lancers at the begtnntng ol the Second Wmld War tn 1939 Ire starved wnh the B E F llr France m 1940 Towards the end of that year wrth the necessrty tor the expansrorr at our armoured lorntatton he was posted to Con‘trnand HO Squadron ol the newly lorrrred 24th Lancers whrclt was an amatganranorr ul cadres lrnrn the, 9th and 17thr215t Lancers The glt: uccess ut Wt: new Regrment torrned lrom lantnlts Cavalry Regtments wrth long and dlsrrrrgurshed hrstorres bohrnd them was largly due to ltlltcers lrke John who, were prepared to suhnrdurate then own tndrvrdual Rtegtmenlal reelrngs and C(rrrcerrtralc on wetdrng thrs new Regrrnent turn the lrne raghnrrg nnrr whtch served wtth such dtstrtrctton tn the landrng tt‘. Normandv tn June 1944 tHEQrHrrztnrrmAt LANCEHS REGlMFNlAl JOURNAL Untrl sadly they were drsbauded to provtde retrrtorcemarrts to chtments whrch had sustarned heavy casuattres. In the lrnal stages at the War he served on the staff In France. Those wlm were lorturrate to serve wnh Jultn wrll remember lnrn tor lns generostlv and ktndness He was much lrkcd and respected by all rank: DA Major B M M Carlilla Bruce Carllsle, who dted suddenly at hrs home ll't Buenos Arres on March 17th was born in 1914 rnto a great Harrow and Oxford crrckelrng family Whrle at Oxford he had a good horse on which he won several potnt to potnts~ once, havtng woken up somewhat tardtlv, In brooches and colours over pyjamas, He also dtd a short attachment wrth the 9th Lancers Then he worked on the London Stock Exchange, brcyctrrrg darly to the Crty tn a bowler hat, and totrred the Territorlals |
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