9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0085
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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Captain N A Gibbs Nrck Grbbs was rn the second post war intake to Sandhurst nirrt Ulr bertrg oonrrnrssronetl in 1948 he ltlllled tn 9th Lancers rn Scotland as a Triton Leader tlr ’B‘ Squadron He moved wrtii the Regrrnent to Germany tn 1950, later to become Stgllflltl Officer and Assrstant Artrutam It: Julie 7953 I“; was appornteo ADC to Martrr Gmrerar Errt)l PrrorrPalrrior and went wrth tirm to Washrngtrin D C He returned to the Regrmenl rti Germany rri l955 lo be Second Ill Command 01 'C' Squadron With a large black burck car, a rriernorahle relrc ol the trrne whrch he had spent in the United States In l958 he resigned nls commrssron rn order to become, In 1960, Prrvate Secretary to Mr Eugene Black. Presrdent ol the World Bank. he thus returned to Washtngtort He subsequently held a number at drstrnguished DOSlHOI‘S drrecttng the Bank‘s attarrs rri South East Asra and, more recently, rn Ghana, n rsa measure ol NICK Gihhs‘ character and parsenalrty that rn sprte (rt the cortroamtive Sltflrl trim: he spam as a Servrntr Ollttter wrtlr thrr l Regrntent. lriw rittrcers nl lira perlnd l are remembered With such IUVl? and atlectron by nrs peers lt is trDt srnroly because Lll hrs total and exceprronal l Comrnlltnerlr lt) all regrrrrerrrzrl aCllVllie‘i , rnrlitary, Sptrlllllg and Sllt‘lfll, rt rs rirn srrnply because of hrs enormous charm and love of lile; it is not srrrrply because 01 hrs remarkable calmness ln a crisis Nick’s deep christranity and total unselfishness produced one outstanding quality which he displayed to an exceptional degreei loyalty Loyalty to his lamrly,loyalty to his soldiers, loyalrty to hrs Regiment and loyalty to hrs legron of friends lt was to Nick, as a young oltrcer, that so many, both rumor and senior, turned when they themselves had a personal crisrs. This characteristlc remarried wrth him all at hrs lrfe whether rn this capacity as a hrghly regarded Iriternattohal Crvrl Servant or, In his capacity as a much respected and well loved husband and tather, lt wrll be no mouse to those who served with hint to know that Nrck and Lr7 and their t:lirldren, Camilla, Andrew and Eliza set an example trl n rllscrpltned and lUVlllg tanrrly whrch has been an insprralron to all wtrrr have Crime rn contact With them. To them we send our love and sympathy CWD Giles M. Gllbay MC Grles died peacelully rn Anrerrca in December 1983 aged 60, havtng made his Me Out or England lor some years, those ol us who knew him so well clttrrng and alter the War, sadly mrssed hrs generous nature and Contrnuous good humour Nevertheless, he was a (treat Corr‘rparrrnn to hrs wrle, Drana. and daughter Lisa, to whom goes deepest sympathy Alter Harrnw and Oxford. Grles rtirr ed the Regiment rn Algiers early rrr WM and was posted to ‘C' Squadron, wrrl'r whrrrn he remained rrqlrl through lt) Palestrno rr: l947, Hit (utilully tinted sensr: trt tun rmnicdrarely conveyed rtsell to all ranks, and, whrle wt BlN‘lZTH ROYAL iANCEhs REGthNtAtJouRNAt going to great lengths to htde, he quickly establrshed himsell as a most etftcrent oflrcer wrth well delined personal standards He loved Italy and did not let the War hide It's beauty and culture, eventually makrng hrs home rn Assrssi for a Irrne. Whilst there he took every opportunity to enroy Irfe involvrng as many ot hrs contemporarles as a matter at courses Hrs talent at both lindrng a piano in the most unltkely places and then playrng rt, was an asset enroyed equally tn the NAAFl, the Sergeants’ and Oltrcers' Masses altke. He won a well earned MC at Tracento on 26th Apnl, 1945 by setzrng a brrdgehead and holding rt wrrh his Troop tor longer than should have been prissrhle, untrl the lnlantry nrrryed The whole actron was the result of guts, hard gratt and his abrlrty to take l'lrs soldiers along wrtti hrm rather than by panache and luck Although, as evrdenced rn rire Riding School al sarararra rh Palestine, he was by no means a great eotiestrran. he was a great sportsman rn other drrectrons, notably golt and shootrng. On one occasion hearing pheasants 'cocklng up' in the prrrewoods North rrt Ravenna, he set rrtt rrrto 'no man's land‘ wrrli the Squadron t2 bore and returned wrth 3 very surprised Germans To his great disappointment he was not able to tour the lamily lrtrri after the War, but was out to work wnh varrous Crty rristrtutrons much to the drscomtortttre of both SIdES, and after a perrod of budding eritreprenurism in Germany and the USA. he wrsely rnarrred Diana and they made their hrime in Barbados, Italy and eventually the USA Giles, never the natural suldler. added to the annals of the Regiment, which rn turn gave Grles his great adventure JER |
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