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THE R E G I M E N TA L D I N N E R

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QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE.

OFFICERS' A

THE R E G I M E N TA L D I N N E R

The f i r s t A n n u a l R e g i m e n t a l D i n n e r t o b e h e l d s i n c e

1939 t o o k place a t t h e C o n n a u g h t Rooms, o n M o n d a y, 2 0 t h M a y.

The C o l o n e l o f t h e R e g t . , G e n e r a l S i r C h a r l e s B o n h a m

Carter. G.C.B.. C.M.G., D . S C . , w a s i n t h e c h a i r.

Maj. A . G . R i c h , w h o i s s e r v i n g w i t h t h e 2 n d B n . , w a s

a guest o f t h e officers.

The f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s a t t e n d e d t h e d i n n e r : —

Capt. P . H . A u s t i n ; M a j . R . M . A l l f r e y ; M a j . D e S . H .

Lewis-Bamed, M C . ; C o l o n e l H . D . Belgrave, D S O . ; M a j . C . F.

Battye, M C . ; M a j . A . S . B r e d o n ; M a j . R . G . C . B r o c k ,

O.B.E. M a j . R . B r o w n , M C . ; M a j . J . D . B u r r o w s , M . B . E . ;

L t . C. B i n n e y : B r i g a d i e r H . S. B r o w n , M C . ; L t . J . S. B u c k l a n d ;

Lt.-Col. P. E . D . B r y a n , D.S.O., M.C.; L t . - C o l . R . W . H . B r o w n ;

g i t r i t 7 - H u t i e r, M.B.E., M C . ; O . B . B h u r n e , Esq.; C a p t . J . D . B .

Bailey; C a p t . D . B u r n e .

Capt. R . H . Cale, M.C.: C a p t . B . C . C h a n d l e r ; C a p t . R . L .

Clarke: L t . - C o l . B . L . C l a y, 0 . B . E . : M a j . E . B . Stanley-Clarke;

Lt.-Col. C . S . C o l l a r d ; L t . - C o l . A . J . C o e ; C a p t . M . H . C o y l e ;

Maj. M . C . C r i s f o r d ; C o l . P . E . C r o o k ; C a p t . D . M . C o l l i n s ;

Capt. T. G . D o b s o n ; L t . - C o l . C . S . D u r t n e l l , 0 3 1 E 4 C o l . D . J .

Dean, V C . ; M a j . C . S . A . D u n c a n ; L t . - C o l . G . K . D e f r a t e s ,

D.S.O., M C . ; J . D o u g l a s . E s q . ; M a j . A . A . E a s o n ; L t . - C o l .

H. N . E d w a r d s , 0 . B . E . ; M a j . E . G . E l l i o t t ; L t . - C o l . O . M .

Fry, M C . ; M a j R . J . K . F l i n t , M.B.E.; C o l F. A . Fraser, D.S.O.

Maj. S . F. H . G l y n n ; M a j . S i r H . D ' A v i g d o r G o l d s m i t h ,

D.SC.. M C . ; M a j . M . S . G a l e , M C . ; B . H a n c h i e , E s q . ;

Lt.-Col. P . B . H i c k s ; L t . I . H a r r i s o n ; L t . - C o l . G . E . H u d s o n .

0.13.E.; M a j . G . E . C . H u d s o n ; L t . - C o l J . M . H a y c r a f t ; C a p t .

I. N . H u l b u r d ; M a j . P. G . H o l l o w a y ; B r i g a d i e r O . Y . H i b b e r t .

D.S.O., M C . ; L t . - C o l . W . M . K n a t c h b u l l ; L t . - C o l . A . K n o x ;

Maj. T . K e n y o n ; M a j . G . B . K n i g h t ; C a p t . K i n g ; L t . - C o l .

R. L o v e l l ; L t . - C o l . H . L . L e w i s ; M a j . E . B . Loveless; L t . - C o l .

R. M . Lees.

Maj. A . M a r t y n ; M a j . C . A . M . M o o d y ; C a p t . P . J .

Mathewman; M a j . J . A . M y e r s ; M a j . G . W . T . N o r t o n ; C a p t .

J. R . N i x o n , M . C . ; E . N e w b a l d , Esq.; C a p t . J . C . O r c h a r t i s o n ;

Col. W . V . P a l m e r ; L t . - C o l . H . P e p l o e . D . S C . ; C o l . R . O .

Pulverman, 0.13.E.; C a p t . R . J . P e n n y ; M a j . E . G . Reeves;

Capt. F. W . R i p p o n ; L t . R a n d e l l . M M . ; L t . - C o l . E . A . S h a r p i n ;

Maj. S . B . S m i t h ; C a p t . T . T . W . S t a n y o n ; M a j . D . G . A .

Sanders; M a j . P . E . M . S h a w ; M a j . D . J . K . S h o r t ; C a p t .

R. S . A . S m i t h .

Lt.-Col. R . L . T r a v e r s , D . B . E . ; C a p t . C . T u f f ; L t . - C o l .

R. P. To n g , 0.13.E.; L t . A . B . T h o m p s o n ; C a p t . J . F. F e w i n g s -

Tate; M a j . P . H . T u r n e r ; M a j . D . J . Wa k e f i e l d ; B r i g a d i e r

N. I . W h i t t y , D . S C . ; M a j . P . A . W i l s o n , M C . ; M a j . G . W .

We y m o u t h ; L t . - C o l . W . W i l b e r f o r c e , D.S.O., M C . ; C a p t . E . S .

Welch; M a j . C . B . E . W i l l i a m s ; C a p t . D . W . J . W o o d : M a j .

E. G . Yo u n g , M C .

The f o l l o w i n g ' h o n o r a r y m e m b e r w a s a l s o p r e s e n t : —

Lt.-Col. B . J . F . M a l c o m s o n .

A f t e r t h e t o a s t t o t h e K i n g , t h e C o l o n e l o f t h e R e g t .

rose, b r e a k i n g , a s h e s a i d , t h e c u s t o m o f t h e p a s t o f n o

a f t e r - d i n n e r speeches. H e w e n t o n t o s a y t h a t a s t h i s w a s

the f i r s t d i n n e r s i n c e t h e e n d o f t h e w a r , h e f e l t j u s t i f i e d

in b r e a k i n g t h a t c u s t o m , a s t h e m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e C l u b h a d

now b e e n e x t e n d e d t o i n c l u d e a l l officers w h o h a d h e l d c o m -

missions i n t h e R e g i m e n t w h e t h e r R e g u l a r, Te r r i t o r i a l , Te m -

porary o r E m e r g e n c y.

A n n u a l r e u n i o n s o f t h i s n a t u r e w e n t f a r i n m a i n t a i n i n g

t h a t ' e s p r i t d e corps' w h i c h h a d always b e e n s o s t r o n g i n t h e

Regiment.

His e a r n e s t w i s h w a s t h a t m a n y m o r e ex-officers w o u l d

j o i n t h e C l u b a n d t h a t t h e n u m b e r s a t t e n d i n g t h e D i n n e r

next y e a r w o u l d b e f a r g r e a t e r.

The " A t H o m e " w a s h e l d t h e s a m e a f t e r n o o n a t t h e

C o n n a u g h t R o o m s , a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g w e r e p r e s e n t : —

Maj. a n d M r s . A l l f r e y ; L t . B u c k l a n d ; ' M a j . a n d M r s .

Lewis-Barned a n d S o n , M a j . a n d M r s . B u r r o w s ; M a j . a n d

Mrs. B u t l e r ; G e n e r a l S i r C h a r l e s a n d L a d y B o n h a m - C a r t e r ;

Maj. a n d M r s . C r i s f o r d ; L t . - C o l . C l a y : L t . - C o l . a n d M r s . Coe;

Lt.-General S i r G e o r g e a n d L a d y C o r y ; L t . - C o l . a n d M r s .

D u r t n e l l ; C o l . B u c h a n a n - D u n l o p ; M a j . D u n c a n ; S p e n c e r - E l l ,

Esq.; L t . - C o l . a n d M r s . E d w a r d s ; M a j . a n d M r s . E a s o n : C o l .

Woulle-Flanagan; A i r C o m m o d o r e a n d M r s . Macneece F o s t e r.

Lt.-Col. a n d M r s . H a y c r a f t : L t . - C o l . H i c k s ; C a p t . a n d M r s .

Haynes; M a j . a n d M r s . H u d s o n ; B r i g a d i e r H i b b a r t ; L t . - C o l .

and M r s . K n a t c h b u l l ; L t . - C o l . a n d M r s . L o v e l l ; M r s . a n d M i s s

Morse; M a j . a n d M r s . M a r t y n ; L t . - C o l . a n d M r s . Peploe; C o l .

and M r s . P u l v e r m a n ; C o l . P a l m e r ; B r i g a d i e r - G e n e r a l a n d M r s .

P. M . R o b i n s o n ; M a j . a n d M r s . P e l h a m - R e e d ; M r s . R i d d e l l ;

Lt.-Col. a n d M r s . S h a r p i n ; M a j . a n d M r s . S h a w ; M r s . a n d

Miss K n o x - S h a w ; M r s R . S t y l e a n d M r s . Crombie; L t . - C o l . a n d

Mrs. Tr a v e r s : M a j . T u r n e r ; M r s . Ti n s l e y ; B r i g a d i e r a n d M r s .

N. I . W h i t l e y ; L t . - C o l . a n d M r s . W i l b e r f o r c e ; M a j . a n d M r s .

We y m o u t h .

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P R I , 2 R . W . K . Z s . c l .

(Apr.)

J. Wa t s o n

Maj. D . S . Wa k e f i e l d

R. E . F u n n e l l

L. F. K e a t i e

E. L . Ve r n o n

J. G . L u x f o r d

Maj. D . K . S h o r t

F. P a g e

W. E d w a r d s

S. J o h n s o n

Capt. R . J . A . S m i t h

(5 y e a r s )

S. G . N e w p o r t

F. M u r k i n

Lt.-Col. H . D . C h a p l i n

(2 y e a r s )

J. J . R o b i n s o n

T. M c R u l i f f e

P.R.I., 5 R . W. K . ( B a l .

Jan.—Mar.)

Capt. C. G . H a l e

Acott, M r s .

G. S o d i a n

F. T h o m a s

R. A g e r

H. W e n h a m

L. F i s h e r

A. C u l l i n s

OFFICERS' PENSIONS S O C I E T Y.

Officers o f a l l t h r e e Services have become gravely concerned

a t t h e steady decline i n t h e value o f t h e i r r e t i r e d p a y a n d t h e

pensions o f officers' w i d o w s . T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f r e t i r e d p a y

t o f u l l p a y h a s decreased c o n s i d e r a b l y s i n c e b e f o r e t h e l a s t

war, w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t r e t i r e d p a y i s n o w q u i t e i n a d e q u a t e

to e n a b l e t h e l o w e r a n d m i d d l e g r a d e s o f r e t i r e d officers t o

m a i n t a i n t h e i r officer s t a t u s i n r e t i r e m e n t , as t h e y c o u l d p r i o r

to 1914. T h i s i s a l l t h e m o r e serious, since t h e n a t u r e o f t h e i r

profession a n d t h e i r ages o f r e t i r e m e n t d e p r i v e t h e m o f a n y

civilian m a r k e t v a l u e w o r t h m e n t i o n i n g .

As f o r officers' w i d o w s , t h e i r p e n s i o n s h a v e h a r d l y a l t e r e d

since t h e e a r l y d a y s o f t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y a n d a r e n o w

q u i t e l u d i c r o u s l y s m a l l .

Civil S e r v a n t s h a v e n o t s u ff e r e d i n t h i s w a y, s i n c e t h e i r

pensions a r e a f i x e d p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e i r p a y a n d t h e r e f o r e

a u t o m a t i c a l l y g o u p a s p a y i s increased. A s a r e s u l t , t h e

m a x i m u m p e n s i o n o f t h e P e r m a n e n t Secretaries o f t h e Service

M i n i s t r i e s are n o w a b o u t h a l f as large again as can- be o b t a i n e d

by a n y F i r s t Sea L o r d , C h i e f o f t h e I m p e r i a l G e n e r a l S t a ff , o r

Chief o f t h e A i r S t a ff , n o m a t t e r h o w h i g h h i s r a n k o r h o w

great h i s services t o t h e n a t i o n . C i v i l Service w i d o w s a r e also

m u c h b e t t e r p r o v i d e d f o r t h a n t h o s e o f f i g h t i n g officers.

The i m p r e s s i o n h a s b e e n s p r e a d i n g a m o n g r e t i r e d o ff i c e r s

t h a t t h i s v e r y u n s a t i s f a c t o r y s t a t e o f a f f a i r s w i l l n o t b e

remedied e y c e p t b y t h e i r o w n e ff o r t s . T h e u n d e r s i g n e d a r e

therefore sponsoring t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a n inter-Service Officers'

Pensions S o c i e t y, w i t h a v i e w t o t a k i n g a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n .

They h a v e p r e v i o u s l y i n v i t e d o p i n i o n s f r o m officers a n d a r e

convinced f r o m t h e n u m b e r a n d t o n e o f t h e replies received.

i n c l u d i n g m a n y f r o m senior officers, t h a t t h e r e is a considerable

body o f s u p p o r t f o r s u c h a Society.

The S o c i e t y w i l l n o t b e i n a n y sense a c h a r i t y, b u t w i l l

be a m i l i t a n t o r g a n i s a t i o n designed t o p r o m o t e r e t i r e d officers'

and w i d o w s ' i n t e r e s t s t h r o u g h P a r l i a m e n t a n d p u b l i c o p i n i o n

and i n a n y o t h e r s u i t a b l e w a y. T h e p r i m a r y necessity f o r t h e

success o f s u c h a n u n d e r t a k i n g i s t h e a c c u m u l a t i o n o f

adequate resources. T h e sponsors b e l i e v e t h a t i t w o u l d b e

bad p o l i c y t o i n i t i a t e e n e r g e t i c a c t i o n w i t h o u t t h e m e a n s o f

backing i t u p . a n d t h e y c o n s i d e r t h a t e v e r y e f f o r t s h o u l d

i n i t i a l l y b e devoted t o r e a c h i n g a s u b s t a n t i a l t a r g e t as q u i c k l y

as possible. A n y d o n a t i o n s f o r t h i s purpose w i l l b e welcome.

Membership i s open ( s u b j e c t t o t h e approval o f t h e Council

o e the S o c i e t y ) t o r e t i r e d officers o f a l l t h r e e Services, t h e

wives and relatives o f serving o r r e t i r e d officers, a n d t h e widows

and relatives o f deceased officers; t h e t e r m " a l l t h r e e Services"

i n c l u d i n g t h e B r i t i s h e l e m e n t o f t h e I n d i a n services.

The s u b s c r i p t i o n , w h i c h expires o n December 31st o f each

year, i s p e r a n n u m f o r a l l m e m b e r s e x c e p t t h e w i d o w s o f

deceased officers, f o r w h o m i t i s 10s. Cheques s h o u l d b e m a d e

Payable t o t h e Officers' Pensions Society. c / o G a l e a n d P o l d e n

L i m i t e d , I d e a l H o u s e . A r g y l l S t r e e t . O x f o r d C i r c u s , L o n d o n ,

W.1.

M . R AY N S F O R D , Lieut.-Colonel.

RUSSELL G R E N F E L L . C a p t a i n . R . N .

LACHLAN M A C L E A N . A i r C o m m o d o r e .

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O J . W a r d

O D . A . E . Powell, M . M 5 0

O M a j . F. J . L a n d e r

O F . H . G o a d

O F . V . R u s s e l l

O M a j . M. S. Gale, M . C 9 0

O L t . - C o l . J . M . D .

O B o o t h T u c k e r

O L t . R . S i l v e s t e r

O C a p t . D . F. EaSten -

O H . J . N . R o b e r t s

R. E . Ta t l o w

0 F . B a i l e y

O M a i d s t o n e B r a n c h

O ( M a y )

W. K i n g s t o n

O L . W C r a i g

O C h a t h a m B r a n c h

O ( A p r . )

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Maj. P. G . H o l l o w a y

O A . F. R i d d e n

O T . S p r i n g t h o r p e

O C a p t . R. H . Cale, M.C.

O E . R H o l g a t e

O M a j . R . -s. ROI/eaten 5 0

0 F . E . B u r c h

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