9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1986 - Page 0080
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1986 |
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THE VTH/lZTH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL to BL ALAMEIN. Without his care it would have been a different story. Later when l was commanding. we were alone together one day and lock said without prompting that, when he was posted to the 9th Lancers his mates at REME HQ. or RAOC as it was then. said to him. “Poor you. the Cav- alry are horrible snobs and will never talk to you". Colonel he said "I have been very happy here and could not wish for a better posting". One day Jock appeared in a new cap. The chin strap wu secured by two awful brown buttons. The Colonel. Gerald Gros- venor. ordered then and there that they must be replaced by small 9th Lancer buttons which we wore on our caps. lock was very proud of that gift which sealed his love for the 9th Lancers. A great friend and help to the Regi- ment. RSGP Ted Brooks died in Italy on 7 April 1936 whilst revisiting graves of com- rades who fell in the Italian Campaign. He joined the 9th Lancers in Decem- ber 1939, serving for twenty years. be- coming involved in all aspects of regi- mental activity including soccer and cricket in whid: he took a prominent part. A permanent tank driver, he per- formed with distinction in HQ troop "Battling B Squadron" for the entire war. Meticulous with his tank main- tenance -— he was a fitter sergeant's ideal driver — driving for successive Sqn Ldrs. Derek Allhusen and David Laurie. A quiet and unobtruaive paaonality — with that essential component for tank crew eompatability — reflected in his beautiful handwriting. After the War he spent some years at Bovington as a Sgt Instructor in driving and maintenance where he was thought of highly. As a soldier. Ted will be remembered for the keen interest he showed in the welfare of the Regiment. Having left the Army he found his forte working for a company installing dialysis con- vasion units for the Health Authorities. shortly afterwards being employed to oversee the updating of kidney wards and clinics. Ted’s clinical, sympathetic approach made him extremely popular. 0n compulsory age retirement the Health Authorities persuaded him to open his own business installing and servicing dialysis units; this he did efficiently for such a short time before his sudden sad death. Our sympathy goes to his wife Violet who is valiantly endeavouring to con- tinue with the business. D T M Mr Barry halo- Born at Canterbury in 1!!! within sound of the Cavalry Depot, Harry Baston was employed there as a civilisn groom after leaving school. He even- mallyenlistedinthemh Lanessin I906. joining the Regiment in South Africa the following year. Harry was taken prisoner in the first action of the Ninth near Mons, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War and was not repatriated until 1913. He completed his service in mo but retained a life long interest in the 9th and 9th/12th as an ective mem— ber of the Old Comrades Association. After serving in the Berkshire Con- stabulary during the inter war years. Harry saved as a oommisioned officer inthe RAFfrom 1941 to 1946. Hespelll thelattayarsofhislonglifeinAhiag- don, Berkshire where he died in January 1986 aged 98 years. N W |
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