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The p a s t f e w •weeks h a v e b e e n i n t e r e s t i n g f o r t h e 1 s t B n .
i n Greece. O n M o n d a y, t h e 2 5 t h M a r c h , t h e Greeks celebrated
Independence D a y ; 1 8 2 1 i s s t i l l r e m e m b e r e d a n d m a n y a n d
varied were t h e costumes i n t h e processions t h r o u g h Salonika.
Then, o f course, t h e r e w e r e t h e Greek elections o n 31st M a r c h .
F o r t u n a t e l y t h e r e w e r e n o i n c i d e n t s a n d o n l y t h e E n . S p o r t s
Meeting m a r k e d t h e d a y .as a n y d i f f e r e n t f r o m o t h e r Sundays.
Perhaps t h e s u d d e n a r r i v a l o f s p r i n g a n d t h e freshness a n d
colouring o f t h e c o u n t r y w a s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r p u t t i n g t h e
Greeks i n t o a p e a c e f u l f r a m e o f m i n d .
The B n . h a s b e e n b u s y p u t t i n g t h e B a r r a c k s i n t o s h i p -
shape o r d e r . W h i t e w a s h e d s p l a s h e d o v e r a l l s h a s b e e n t h e
S p r i n g f a s h i o n , a n d e v e n a c o a t i n g o f d i s t e m p e r o n h a i r a n d
face h a s g o n e u n n o t i c e d i n t h e o p e r a t i o n " B l i t z . " B a r r a c k
rooms a n d offices a l l l o o k t h e b e t t e r f o r o u r w o r k , t h e D i n i n g
Room i s t h e l a s t r o o m t o b e d o n e , a n d t h i s w i l l b e f i n i s h e d
very s h o r t l y. T h e P i o n e e r P l a t o o n h a s needed a n e x t r a g u a r d
on t h e i r s t o r e s a n d C o y s . h a v e k e p t a w a r y e y e o n t h e i r
brushes a n d s t o c k s o f p a i n t . T h e P i o n e e r P l a t o o n h a v e m a d e
a f i r s t class j o b o f t h e n e w canteen. S g t . A . G e a r y i s C a t e r i n g
- M a n a g e r, a n d C p l . H i l l s h a s P t e s . A l f y B o d k i n a n d J o h n n y
Coxwell, t w o w e l l - k n o w n f a c e s i n t h e B n ' s . Canteens i n m a n y
places, o n h i s s t a ff .
V I S I T O F T H E G.O.C. i n C .
The B r i . w a s h o n o u r e d , o n 2 3 r d M a r c h , 1946, b y t h e v i s i t
of L t . - G e n e r a l K . N . C r a w f o r d , C B . , M C . , w h o h a s succeeded
Lt.-General S i r R o n a l d S c o b i e , C . B . , M C . , a s G . O . C .
I n C. o f B r i t i s h Forces i n Greece.
Accompanied b y M a j . - G e n e r a l C . B . C a l l e n d e r, C.B., M . O . ,
G.O.C. 4 t h B r i t i s h I n f . D i v. a n d B r i g . A . G . W . Heber-Percy,
DE.O., c o m m a n d e r 1 2 t h I n f . B d e . , t h e G . O . C . i n C . a r r i v e d
a t t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e B a r r a c k s a n t i i n s p e c t e d t h e E n . G u a r d
of H o n o u r w h i c h w a s selected f r o m " 0 " C o y. a n d c o m m a n d e d
by S g t . M . G a r t o n .
The G e n e r a l w a s t h e n i n t r o c i n c e d t o t h e C o m m a n d i n g
Officer, L t . - C o l . H . P . B r a i t h w a i t e , D . S . O . , a n d R E M . A . J .
Hayley; t h e p a r t y t h e n proceeded u p t h e d r i v e t o t h e a r e a
of t h e Officers' Mess w h e r e t h e C o m m a n d i n g Officer i n t r o d u c e d
Gen. C r a w f o r d t o t h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s • of t h e Bra. : — M a j o r
H. B . H . W a r i n g , M a j o r D . S . S c u l l , M a j o r P . J . R . H a r r i s ,
Capt. E . L . W e s t c o t t , M a j o r D . S . M c L e l l a n d , M a j o r W . H .
Te n n a n t , C a p t . R . A . B u r k e , M.O., R e v. T . D . V. C l a t w o r t h y,
Capt. R . C . E . M i n e s , M . B . E . , L t . ( Q M . ) L . G r i c e , L t . R . J .
Gatillee, M.C., C.S.M. C . W o o l l e y, S g t . G : A u s t i n , D.C.M., P t e .
S. D r e w, P t e . F . Va n e , P t e . J . S u n d e r l a n d , C p l . R . B r e s l i n ,
L / C p l . H . H u t s o n , P t e . F. S a v i l l e a n d P t e . L . P a r r y.
The E n . Canteen, k n o w n a s t h e B l u e Tr i a n g l e , w h i c h h a d
, b e e n n e w l y *opened a f t e r h a r d w o r k b y t h e Pioneer P l a t o o n a n t i
Cook S t a f f , w a s t h e n v i s i t e d . T h e G e n e r a l expressed g r e a t
satisfaction t o S g t . A . G e a r y (A.C.C.), w h o manages t h e c a t e r -
ing o f t h e C a n t e e n . T h e P i o n e e r O ff i c e r, L t . G . M . S m y t h ,
was a l s o c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n t h e r e s u l t o f t h e w o r k c a r r i e d o u t
by h i s P l a t o o n .
The p a r t y t h e n w a l k e d r o u n d t h e B a r r a c k s a n d i n s p e c t e d
t h e B n . Cookhouse w h e r e t h e G e n e r a l w a s i n t r o d u c e d t o S g t .
A. W i l l i s (A.C.C.) w h o i s i n charge o f t h e Cookhouse.
F i n a l l y, G e n e r a l C r a w f o r d v i s i t e d t h e O ff i c e r s ' M e s s t o
view t h e E n ' s . Colours.
S h o r t l y a f t e r m i d d a y t h e G e n e r a l departed.
SPORT.
There h a v e been some keen inter-Coy. a n d i n t e r - u n i t games
d u r i n g t h e p a s t m o n t h . A f e r a f e w t r i a l g a m e s o f r u g g e r,
M a j o r S c u l l f o r m e d a t e a m t o p l a y t h e D i v . S i g n a l s X V .
We w o n t h i s g a m e 2 6 - 0 , a n d a w e e k l a t e r, f u l l o f confidence,
p u t o u t a c h a l l e n g e t o t h e 2 n d E n . R . N . F. , w h o w e r e r a t h e r
b e t t e r t h a n w e w e r e . T h e s c o r e w a s e v e n g r e a t e r t h a n o u r
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w i n o v e r t h e S i g n a l s . L / C p l . C o t t o n p l a y e d a r e l i a b l e g a m e
as f u l l - b a c k , t h e t h r e e - q u a r t e r - b a c k l i n e i n c l u d e d M a j o r S c u l l ,
Capt. B u r k e , L / C p l . F a r r e l l a n d P t e . C r e l l i n . T h e h a l f - b a c k s ,
M a j o r Te n n a n t a n d L / C p l . G o r m a n , p l a y e d w e l l t o g e t h e r. L t .
Cook w a s h o o k e r , a n d t h e p a c k , l e d b y t h e C o m m a n d i n g
Officer, L t . - C o l . H . P. B r a i t h w a i t e , i n c l u d e d C a p t . Love3rs, C p l .
M i t c h e l l , C a p t . P a r n a c o t t , C.S.M. E m i t h , S g t . C o o k a n d C a p t .
Vane. T h e E n . Soccer X L , c a p t a i n e d b y C / S g t . K n e l l e r, h a s
recently l o s t s u c h s t a l w a r t s a s P t e s . D o n , H a m m o n d a n d
Inskip, a n d L / C p l . J a c k s o n . C p l . H a m i l t o n h a s c o m e i n a s
full-back, a n d a t t h e m o m e n t o u r f o r w a r d l i n e i s n o t s e t t l e d .
Results f o r M a r c h : —
M i . X I . 1 , 1 7 / 2 1 L a n c e r s 1 ; E n . X I . 2, 2 R.N.F. 1; M a . X I .
1, 14 A / Ta n k Regt. 3; B n . X I . 1, 59 E d . Coy., R.E. 2 ; E n . X L 1 ,
23 Ed. Regt., R . A . 3.
The Hockey X I . has l o s t o n l y t w o matches. W e have m u c h
t h e same t e a m , b u t w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f C p l . Breselin, o f " A "
Coy., w h o h a s p r o v e d a r e l i a b l e h a l f - b a c k .
Results : —
Ma. X I . 1 , B u f f s 0 ; E n . X I . 1 , 1 7 / 2 1 L a n c e r s 2 ; B n . X I .
1, Som. L . I . 0 ; B n . X I . 2 , R . N . F. 4 ; B r a . X I . 2 , 2 3 r d . R e g t .
R A . 0 ; E n . X L 6 , Bde. H . Q .
On G r e e k E l e c t i o n D a y, t h e 3 1 s t M a r c h , t h e B n . S p o r t s
Meeting was r e m i n i s c e n t o f peacetime, i n c l u d i n g t h e c o l o u r e d
flags a n d m a r q u e e a n d t e a o n t h e l a w n ! H e l d o n a f i n e d a y,
there w e r e t h e u s u a l f i e l d e v e n t s , i n c l u d i n e g 100 yards, relays,
long j u m p , h i g h j u m p , t h r o w i n g t h e c r i c k e t b a l l , a n d a f e w
novelty r a c e s a n d events. T h e officers v e r s u s t h e W. O s . a n d
Sgts. 1 0 0 y a r d s r e l a y c a u s e d s o m e e x c i t e m e n t a n d a g r e a t
deal o f a m u s e m e n t . T h e Officers' t e a m h a d la g o o d l e a d f r o m
t h e s t a r t w h e n t h e C o m m a n d i n g Officer r a c e d a g a i n s t JI.S.M.
A. J. B a y l e y a n d M a j o r D . J . M c L e l l a m l h a d a n e x c i t i n g f i n i s h
i n t h e l a s t l a p a g a i n s t G E M . S m i t h . I n t h e O l d M e n ' s Race
(over 35 R E M . B a y l e y was a n easy w i n n e r, t h e Q.M., L t . Grice,
was second, a n d t h e t i n o f M . a n d V . B o o b y P r i z e w a s d e -
servedly w o n b y P a d r e C l a t w o r t h y ( i t i s r u m o u r e d t h a t h e
swopped t h e M . a n d V. f o r a b o t t l e o f b e e r ) ! W i n n i n g t e a m
was " S " C o y. , w h o p u t u p a v e r y g o o d s h o w i n d e e d . P t e .
Crellin, o f t h e C a r r i e r P l a t o o n , w e l l deserved t h e p r i z e f o r t h e
best p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e d a y.
RESULTS
Long J u m p - 1 s t P t e . C r e l l i n ( " S " Coy.), 2 n d P t e . B e n n e t t
( " S " Coy.).
T h r o w i n g J a v e l i n - 1 s t P t e . W i l s o n ( " S " C o y. ) 2 n d P t e .
B u r t o n ( " B " Coy.).
T h r o w i n g C r i c k e t B a l l — l s t P t e . K e y r a e r ( " C " C o y. ) , 2 n d
Pte. W a l k e r ( " S ' C o y. ) .
H i g h J u m p — l s t P t e . B a r n e s ( " S " C o y. ) , 2 n d S g t . E x l e y,
M a j o r M c L e l l a n d ( " E " C o y. ) .
100 y a r d s - 1 s t P t e . C r e i l i n ( " S " C o y. ) , 2aad S g t . A u s t i n ,
D.C.M. ( " C " C o y. ) .
D i s c u s s - 1 s t L t . George ( " H . Q . " C o y. ) ( G r e e k I n t e r p r e t e r ) ,
2nd C p l . G o l d s m i t h ( " C " C o y. ) .
Tu g o f W a r - 1 s t " C " C o y. , 2 n d " S " C o y.
100 y a r d s R e l a y — l s t " S " C o y. , 2 n d " H . Q . " C o y.
Old M e n ' s Race 1 s t R E A L A . J . B a y l e y. 2 n d L t . L . G r i c e
(QM.).
Best A l l R o u n d Performance—Pte. C r e l l i n ( " S " Coy.).
S w i m m i n g w i l l s t a r t s o o n , a n d a l r e a d y L / C p l . K i l l i s
looking r o u n d f o r w a t e r p o l o p l a y e r s ; h e h o p e s t o p r o d u c e
an e q u a l l y successful t e a m a s w e h a d l a s t y e a r.
Cpl. J u l i e L e v y seems t o h a v e a n i n e x h a u s t a b l e c a p a c i t y
f o r w o r k a n d s p o r t . B e s i d e s h i s n o r m a l " I " w o r k h e i s assist-
i n g t h e U n i t P r e s s r e p o r t e r w i t h c o m m e n t a r i e s o n S p o r t s
events. H e i s a m e m b e r o f " H . Q . " Coy's. w i n n i n g h o c k e y t e a m
and i s t h e s e c r e t a r y o f t h e B n . E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m m i t t e e ,
p r o d u c i n g a l l o u r s t y l i s h p o s t e r s a n d o r g a n i s i n g e n t e r t a i n -
m e n t i n t h e " B l u e T r i a n g l e " c a n t e e n . H e h a s r e c e n t l y w o n
the B n . Ta b l e Te n n i s k n o c k - o u t c o m p e t i t i o n .
I n o u r n e x t c o n t r i b u t i o n w e s h a l l b e a b l e t o w r i t e o f
t h e d r a f t f r o m t h e 6 t h E n . w h o a r e s h o r t l y j o i n i n g u s . N o
d o u b t t h e r e w i l l b e a n u m b e r o f m e e t i n g s o f o l d f r i e n d s .