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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 1984
Transcription THE SYH’iZTl—l noyAt LANCERS REEEMENTAL Jounnrit
When the 9th Lancers got back
from France in 1940 we found him
sadly defending Ivor Anthony’s gallops
at Wroughton With a Lewrs giin We
extracted him from that and
transferred him to the Regiment.
in July 1941. a composite squadron
was formed for ’special duty' from the
Queen’s Bay, 9th Lancers and 10th
Hussars, With which Bruce departed
This squadron eventually took part in
the invasion of Madagascar in March,
1942. He reiomed the Regiment in
March 1943 in time for the assault on
the Mareth Line
Badly wounded in the Chest at the
San Savtno ridge in Italy in
September, 1944, he recovered in time
for the final advance, though his
wound left it's mark in continual
bronchial trouble, He was a splendidly
cheerful warrior, who raised the spirits
of his comrades in arms by his
infectiously light hearted outlook in
tedious or dangerous tirries
M1946 he went to the Argentine,
where he worked at first for a
merchant bank, Then he joined
Llebt987 Oxo, Fray Bentos etc 7 With
which his family had strong ties. He
became Chairman of their vast South
American pastoral enterprise in
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in
1956. Always kind and thoughtful, he
helped several young Britons to gain
experience on their estancras
He married Anne Murphy in 1947~
a wonderfully happy marriageiand
had two sons and two daughters to
whom he was devoted. He retired
from Liebigs in 1374', and spent his
time between Euenos Aires, where he
still had busrness interests, and the
estancia of Vizcacherasiwith
occasional forays to Whites, Epsom,
Ascot etc.
Bruce was always the greatest fun,
With the enthusrasm of youth and a
gift for friendship. To meet him was
like a glass of champagne.
Our sympathy goes to hrs wtte and
family, and to his immense number of
friends.
JHS
Major Petal Forsyth-Forrest OBE
Peter ForsythrForrest died alter a
short illness on 5th March 1984 It was
a cruel blow to Nonni and his family as
he had only recently retired from thirty
years of business life in Birmingham,
They have our sincerest sympathy.
He Joined the 27th Lancers from the
OCTU in March 1941 and served With
them in ltaly, where he was Adiutant,
transferring to the 12th Lancers as a
regular in 1946. In Palestine he
commanded ’C’ Squadron at Athlit
camp near Haifa before returning to
England to be Adiutant of the
reformed Derbyshire Yeomanry. Bill
Frape was his SSM at Athlit and the
squadron did a marvellous job With the
armoured rail cars they operated.
Peter's humour and enthusiasm
ensured a very high morale. After the
Yeomanry he returned to the
Regiment for a short while at Barnard
Castle before taking ‘8' Squadron to
Malaya when the Regiment sailed in
1951 Following a two year tour he
returned home to the staff of the
Officer Cadet School, from which he
retired in 1954
Peter was a man who made friends
and kept friends He had the tact and
charm to Win people's confidence and
to bother and persevere With them
He was the perfect squadron leader
during the difficult postrwar years
when the Regiment was re
establishing itself, Those who shared
them, and marry belore and Since,
wrth hrrn, have much fun to itrok back
on
J.M B
Julian Crawshay writes:
Some of you Will remember a
photograph that appeared in a
sporting magazine at Peter in a team
With Johr- CritchleyrSalmonson and
Michael Lumsdeii competing in the
Zotland Hunter Trials l have
remembered the caption ever Since as
for the it encapsulated my life long
feelings for him ’That well known
Sportsman, Captain Peter Forsythr
Forrest. ., ’ Those were the days of
Brown Sugar, his equally sporting
horse, and Jill, a brown and White
terrier with Similarly short legs who
bustled along behind him With that
impressive energy that was unique to
Peter. Those were the days in which
he and others cemented the youthful
liking for one another into the deep
permanent friendships which are
among the priceless possessrons of
life.
in my case this friendship became
even more deeply entrenched as it was
my good fortune that, it was in my
home that he met Nonni his future
wtfe. From then on our family paths
have intermeshed continuously and so
i have constantly been able to draw on
his wrsdom and judgement, as well as
eitioy his company. I had hoped for a
great future for him after his
retirement from the Engineering
Employer’s Federation, as he had built
up a mass of relevant experience in the
complex problems of industry and
Trades Unions. Such experience
coupled to his persuasrve and
diplomatic skills With people made him
a very rare creature indeed.
On February 25th it was my privrlege
to have ridden With him for the last
time on the day before he became ill.
We rode for a couple of hours over the
lovely Warwickshire countryside
talking to each other of our past
shared experiences, present problems
and future hopes It Will remain a
cherished memory.
WEJC
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