132
T
H
E
QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE,
And, i f y o u w i s h t o d o so, I s h o u l d l i k e t o t h i n k y o u w i l l
send t h i s l e t t e r t o t h e E d i t o r o f " T h e Queen's O w n G a z e t t e , "
and w h o , I also l i k e t o t h i n k m a y f i n d r o o m f o r m y r a m b l i n g s ,
i n a f u t u r e i s s u e o f t h e G a z e t t e , a s s h o w i n g t h a t w e O l d
Comrades, o f a d v a n c e d age, s t i l l h a v e a w a r m c o r n e r i n o u r
hearts f o r a l a s t i n g comradeship w i t h T h e Queen's O w n R o y a l
West K e n t R e g i m e n t , o f g l o r i o u s f a m e a n d r e p u t a t i o n .
I w o u l d b e v e r y pleased i f y o u w i l l l e t m e k n o w y o u h a v e
received t h i s , a n d w h e t h e r y o u w i l l s e n d i t o n t o t h e E d i t o r
o f t h e Q.O.G. f o r p u b l i c a t i o n , i t b e i n g v e r y l i k e l y t h a t s u c h
as I h a v e w r i t t e n m a y prove o f considerable i n t e r e s t , n o t o n l y
to t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n o f Yo u n g Comrades, b u t a l s o t o
those O l d e r Comrades w h o a r e s t i l l l e f t t o c a r r y o n i n t h e s e
d i ff i c u l t t i m e s o f a so-called Peace.
Tr u s t i n g y o u a r e s t i l l k e e p i n g w e l l a n d f i t a n d a w a i t i n g
the p l e a s u r e o f y o u r r e p l y.
Believe me, y o u r v e r y sincere O l d Comrade,
HENRY J . BASS
LONDON B R A N C H
Hello, Hello, L o n d o n B r a n c h c a l l i n g ! N o t m u c h t o say t h i s
time, b u t a l i t t l e is b e t t e r t h a n n o t h i n g . I w o u l d l i k e t o r e m i n d
all m e m b e r s a n d a l l t h o s e t h a t a r e i n t e r e s t e d o f o u r A n n u a l
General M e e t i n g w h i c h t a k e s p l a c e o n F r i d a y, J u l y 2 6 t h , a t
7.30 p . m . , C h e v r o n s C l u b , 2 3 , R u t l a n d G a t e , & W A _ J u s t a
few m i n u t e s ' w a l k f r o m K n i g h t s b r i d g e U n d e r g r o u n d S t a t i o n .
D i n n e r i s o b t a i n a b l e b e f o r e t h e m e e t i n g a t 2s. 6 d . p e r h e a d .
Believe me, i t i s w e l l w o r t h t h e m o n e y a s o t h e r m e m b e r s
w i l l agree w i t h m e . I f a n y m e m b e r r e q u i r e s t h e d i n n e r, w i l l
you please i n f o r m M r . S n e l l , 3 , M a l t a Road, L e y t o n , L o n d o n ,
E.10. N o w , d o n ' t f o r g e t — A n n u a l General M e e t i n g , F r i d a y, J u l y
26th, 7 . 3 0 p . m . , C h e v r o n s C l u b , 2 3 , R u t l a n d G a t e , K n i g h t s -
bridge.
This m e e t i n g i s t o s e l e c t officers f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e f o r
the n e x t 1 2 m o n t h s . A p a r t f r o m b e i n g o u r m e e t i n g w e w i l l
welcome a l l comers, members o r n o t , p r o v i d i n g t h e y h a v e been
members o f t h e T h e Queen's O w n R o y a l We s t K e n t R e g i m e n t .
W. A C O L E .
l i t h B AT T A L I O N A S S O C I AT I O N
The f i r s t r e u n i o n o f o l d c o m r a d e s o f t h e l i t h B n . s i n c e
the Wa r, w a s h e l d o n S a t u r d a y, t h e 2 5 t h M a y, a t t h e " P r i n c e
A l f r e d . " T u f ton S t r e e t , S . W. 1 , u n d e r t h e c h a i r m a n s h i p o f
Capt. T . R o o n e y, M . C .
There w e r e o v e r 6 5 p r e s e n t , a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e
Association, L i e u t . - C o l . A . C . C o r t e , D.S.O., t o l d t h e m e m b e r s
they were m e e t i n g a l m o s t o n t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e f o r m a t i o n
of t h e B n . i n M a y , 1915: a n d o f t h e i r b a p t i s m o f f i r e i n
" P l u g S t r e e t " W o o d i n M a y, 1916, a n d i t w a s g r a t i f y i n g t o
see s u c h e n t h u s i a s m a f t e r t h e lapse o f s o m a n y years.
Amongst t h o s e p r e s e n t w e r e : S i r E r i c S a l m o n , M C . ,
J.P.; C o l o n e l D . I . Deane, V. C . : C o p t s , J . D . B u r r o w s . M.B.E..
C. F . H a l l , H . I . H a y w a r d , M C . , A . V . D . M o r l e y, M C . .
C. B . S m i t h ; M e s s r s . J . H a y l e y, D . C . M . , C . F . J u d g e ,
M C . , R . C . J e n k i n s , W . F . C h a p m a n , D . C . M . , H . W . S m i t h ,
D.C.M., a n d t h e A c t i n g H o n . S e c r e t a r y, M r . L . W. D a w s o n .
Capt. R . O . R u s s e l l M C . , t h e H o n . Tr e a s u r e r, t o w h o m
the A s s o c i a t i o n o w e s o m u c h , w a s u n a v o i d a b l y p r e v e n t e d
f r o m c o m i n g t o t o w n .
R E G I M E N TA L M E M O R I A L B A F I N E R
ST. G E O R G E ' S C H U R C H , Y P R F S
Mr. H . G a b r i e l , l a t e o f t h e I m p e r i a l W a r G r a v e s C o m -
mission, h a s i n f o r m e d t h e H o n . S e c r e t a r y o f t h e l l t h B n .
Association t h a t h e r e c e n t l y v i s i t e d Yp r e s , a n d w a s v e r y
pleased t o f i n d t h a t t h e R e g i m e n t a l M e m o r i a l B a n n e r a n d
Plaque, i n S t . George's C h u r c h , h a d n o t b e e n damaged d u r i n g
the W a r .
For t h e i n f o r m a t i o n o f t h o s e w h o s e r v e d d u r i n g t h e
Second W o r l d W a r , t h e B a n n e r a n d P l a q u e w e r e p l a c e d i n
the B r i t i s h C h u r c h i n Yp r e s , i n m e m o r y o f t h o s e w h o l a i d
down t h e i r l i v e s i n t h e 1914-18 W a r , a n d w a s u n v e i l e d b y
Lieut.-Col. P. R . A n s t r u t h e r, M C . , i n J u n e , 1938.
TENT C L U B
Members o f t h e Officers' T e n t C l u b
know t h a t i f a p i t c h c a n b e o b t a i n e d
Ground, t h a t i t i s hoped t o h a v e a t e n t
Cricket Week, 2 4 t h t o 3 0 t h J u l y.
may b e i n t e r e s t e d t o
on t h e M o t e C r i c k e t
d u r i n g t h e Ma;cistone
1st B AT TA L I O N B A N D
I h a d hoped t h a t , b y t h e t i m e t h i s m o n t h ' s correspondence
came t o b e w r i t t e n , t h e w e a t h e r w o u l d have been such t o have
caused m e t o s h a k e b e a d s o f p e r s p i r a t i o n f r o m m y b r o w a s
I w r o t e : b u t i t i s n o t s o . I t h a s r a i n e d i n K e n t , a n d a f t e r
very b r i e f periods o f d r y. i t h a s r a i n e d again. N o t a t a l l t h e
sort o f w e a t h e r w i t h w h i c h t o h a v e welcomed t h e I n d i a n s t o
t h i s c o u n t r y f o r t h e c r i c k e t season. N o r c a n I f i n d a n y reason
f o r t h i s , f o r, t h o u g h t h e B a n d h a s i t s f a i r share o f p r o p h e t s , -
we d o n o t s h e l t e r t h e p r o p h e t i c w e a t h e r - m a n i n o u r m i d s t .
Engagements have sparsely p u n c t u a t e d o u r r o u t i n e , so t h a t
f o r t h i s m o n t h a t l e a s t , w e h a v e n o t s e e n s o m u c h o f t h e
barrack square. W e gave a c o n c e r t a t C h a t h a m i n a i d o f t h e
K e n t B o y s ' C l u b s , a n d o n a n o t h e r a f t e r n o o n , p l a y e d a t , a
garden p a r t y, o r was i t a n a q u a t i c m e e t i n g h e l d o n a disguised
tennis c o u r t ? A n y w a y , w e a l l g d t w e t , but, t h e r e was a garden
in w h i c h w e h a d t e a s o t h a t I m a y b e m i x i n g m y s p o r t s a
l i t t l e . T h e n w e p l a y e d t o t h e i n m a t e s o f M a i d s t o n e G a o l ,
where t h e c o m p e r e w a s h e a r d r e p e a t e d l y t o s a y " A n d t h e n
there w a s t h a t o n e a b o u t t h e ! l " a n d s o o n . O f course,
nobody h a d , so t h a t t h e y were v e r y w e l l received.
Lastly, t h e o l d a d a g e o f " a l l w o r k a n d n o p l a y, " b r i n g s
us t o s p o r t . S o c c e r , n e v e r a s h i n i n g l i g h t i n t h e B a n d , h a s
taken a t u r n f o r t h e b e t t e r. P l a y e d o n t o t h e f i e l d t o t h e
strains o f " t h e r h y t h m o f t h e r a i n d r o p s , " w e b e a t t h e 2 n d
Bus. B a n d i n a g a m e i n w h i c h s l i d i n g t a c k l e s w e r e t h e h i g h
l i g h t . Y e s , y o u ' v e guessed. I t was r a i n i n g . W e ' v e also beaten
" G " Coy., b u t h a v e l o s t t w i c e t o " A " C o y.
A t hockey, a s u s u a l , i t ' s a d i f f e r e n t s t o r y. A c i v i l i a n c l u b
was beaten 9 - 0 , a n d t h e 2 n d B n . B a n d 5 - 0 . A n d t h a t b r i n g s
to a n e n d o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n f o r t h i s m o n t h , b u t b e f o r e I g o ,
there i s o n e t h i n g w e w o u l d l i k e t o k n o w. W h e n i s t h e 1 s t
Bn. c o m i n g home?
Goodbye everyone, everywhere,
"
C
h
o
t
a
"
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & D E AT H S
BIRTHS
ANDREWS.—On M a y 1 8 t h , 1946, a t A l l i n g t o n H o u s e N u r s i n g
Home, I p s w i c h , t o J o a n ( n e e D r a k e B r o c k m a n ) , w i f e
of M a j o r D . H . A n d r e w s , ' M C . , T h e Q u e e n ' s O w n R o y a l
West K e n t R e g i m e n t , — a d a u g h t e r, w h o l i v e d o n l y t w o
days
JAMES.—On M a y 9 t h , 1946, t o D o r i s ( n e e H o l l a n d ) , w i f e o f
R. J a m e s , — a s o n , M i c h a e l D a v i d .
MARRIAGES
W I N C H — TAY L O R — O n M a r c h 3 0 t h , a t S t . P a u l ' s C h u r c h ,
Vacoas, M a u r i t i u s , M a j o r P e t e r E d w i n W i n c h , R o y a l W e s t
K e n t R e g t . ( K . A . R . ) , y o u n g e r s o n o f M r . a n d M r s . H . P .
Winch, o f N o r b u r y, L o n d o n , S W , t o J o a n Rosemary, e l d e r
d a u g h t e r o f M r . a n d M r s D u n c a n T a y l o r . o f Va c o a s .
M a u r i t i u s
S AVA G E — S T R E E T E R — O n M a y 1 1 th , a t E a s t P e c k h a m
Church, P t e Savage t o E l i z a b e t h E m i l y Streeter.
FORTHCOMING M A R R I A G E S
RICKCORD—COTTON.—The engagement is announced between
Capt. M i c h a e l B e n t i n c k R i c k c o r d , T h e Q u e e n ' s O w n
Royal W e s t K e n t R e g t . , s o n o f t h e l a t e C o m m a n d e r
P. S . R i e k e o r d , R . N . , a n d M r s . R i c k c o r d , o f C r o w t h o r n e ,
and A u d r e y, d a u g h t e r o f M r . a n d Mrs. G i l b e r t C o t t o n , o f
Pilton, C r o w t h o r n e , B e r k s h i r e .
IN M E M O R I A M
CAMPBELL.—To t h e p r e c i o u s m e m o r y o f L t . P. A . T . W . B .
Campbell ( P a t ) , R o y a l W e s t K e n t R e g t . , k i l l e d i n a n
aeroplane a c c i d e n t o n h i s w a y h o m e a f t e r f i v e y e a r s a s
a p r i s o n e r o f w a r a t O f l a g V I I b . " A t t h e g o i n g d o w n
of t h e s u n , a n d i n t h e m o r n i n g , w e w i l l r e m e m b e r " — Ve r a .
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:—
Officers 9 / - per annum, post free;
Other Ranks 5/- per annum, post free;
Single Copies 5d., post free,