9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1986 - Page 0100
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1986 |
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THE 9TH/IZTH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Carver Barracks if! .. K: The Regiment is due to move to Carver Barracks, Wirnbish, Essex, at the end of the tour in Wolfenbuttel. You may therefore-like to know what to expect when you arrive, to get an idea of the scope of the Regiment’s job in UK. and to know a little about the local area. The armoured reconnaissance regi- ment stationed at Wimbish is assigned to 19 Infantry Brigade, which many will remember as 7 Field Force from the time of the Regiment‘s tour in Tid» worth. 19 infantry Brigade is in turn a part of Eastern District, both head- quarters being located in Colchester. Renowned as England’s oldest town, Colchester has nevertheless managed to move with the times and is an excel- lent Garrison town. Priority One role is as a NATO rein» forcing brigade with the primary task being under command of 3rd Armoured Division. So. we spend quite a bit of 9B The main gate and entrance to Camp time in Germany, which many may feel is a case of out of the Wolfenbuttel “frying pan" into the Wimbish “fire"i Nevertheless, there are other major dis- tractions in the form of Priority Two commitments For example. 006 pro- vided squadrons in the Lebanon in 1983, and earned great credit during their tour as part of BRITFORLEB. Also, a squadron is assigned most years to Cyprus, a troop to Belize, and a squadron to an exchange exercise either in Denmark or in Italy There will be plenty to keep everyone busy. especially if you include the inevitable RAAT. MACM and MAC? commitments with which this Brigade has to contend. The Regiment is organised rather differently to the way things are in Wolfenbttttel. Firstly the Sabre Sqaud- runs are equipped with Scorpian as well as Scimitar, a fact that will glad- den the heart of the 76mm gunners, Also. there are only 3 medium recce squadrons; the fourth squadron is a OW Squadron with 16 Striker. So there will be quite a bit of reorganising and re-training. Enough of matters operational and training. I’m sure you are all much more interested in what Wimbish and the local area is like, so let us turn now to Carver Barracks and the surrounding towns and villages. Carver Barracks is a converted aero- drome previously named RAF Debden. Situated on a plateau above the market town of Saffron Walden. and although in rural Essex. it is close to the Univers- ity City of Cambridge. RAF Debden has a history of its own which encompas ses the Battle of Britain and the form- ation of the American Eagle Squadrons in World War II. Len Deighton based his novel — “Goodbye Mickey Mouse" on the American Fighter Group stat- |
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