9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0084
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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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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