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| 1st
Bn ROYAL
BERKSHIRE REGIMENT |
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Charlotte of Wales's) |
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| GOSLAR
1953 -1956 |
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91st Lorried Infantry Brigade
11th Armoured Division |
| B.A.O.R. Goslar
Germany |
| Goslar was an
attractive old town surrounded on three sides by spurs of the Harz
Mountains, not far from Bad Harzburg which at that time was a Rhine Army
Leave centre. The Battalion found itself in an old Luftwaffe station in a
location that was well spread out. The Battalion was a unit of the 91st
Lorried Infantry Brigade of the 11th Armoured Division. Like all B.A.O.R.
postings much time was spent on various exercises, both locally and at Sennelager, a location which became
familiar to the 'Farmersboys' a
generation later. The Battalion enjoyed much success as one of the top
Machinegun Battalions in B.A.O.R.
In May 1955 the Bonn treaty was ratified which meant
that troops in B.A.O.R. were no longer classed as being on 'Active
Service'. All in all the Battalion enjoyed a good posting to Goslar, and
it was a high honour to be selected as the Major unit on the Queens
Birthday Parade in Hanover which took place on the 9th June 1955.
It is hoped that the
following images will bring back memories to any Royal Berkshire man who
served in the battalion at that time. If anyone has any further images
from this or any other posting we will gladly display them. |
| QUEENS
BIRTHDAY PARADE |
| Hanover 9th
June 1955 |
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| Major
General J. D'A Anderson, CBE, DSO, GOC 11th Armoured Division, Inspecting
the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on the Queens Birthday Parade |
The 1st Bn Royal
Berkshire Regiment marches through Hanover after the Queens Birthday
Parade. Colour Party Lts TREMELLEN and REDDING, RSM BASTON DCM. |
| Parade
State, Queens birthday Parade 9th June 1955 |
| Officer Commanding Parade |
Lt Col C.L. SPEERS |
| Major of the Parade |
Major R.GB. G. BROOMHEAD |
| Adjutant |
Major R HUNTER MBE |
| Regimental Sgt Major |
R.S.M. F.W. BASTON DCM |
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No 1 Coy |
No
2 Coy |
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Major C.J. PAGE
Captain R.V. RUSSELL
2nd Lt C. THOMPSON |
Major H.L.F. WARD
2nd Lt M.R. VERNON POWELL
2nd Lt M.A. MORIATY |
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No 3 Coy |
No 4 Coy |
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Major F MYATT MC
Captain P.D. NEWMAN
2nd Lt D.T. HAINES |
Captain C.U. BLASCHEK MC
Captain F D JONES MC
2nd Lt J.O. WILLIAMS |
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No 5 Coy |
No 6 Coy |
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Major A.E.R. DICKER
Lt P.T. DUNN
Lt R.M.C. WILSON |
Major D.J. SAVILL
Captain A.H. FRASER
Lt J.A.H. MacMILLEN |
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Colour Party |
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Lt L.C. TREMELLEN
Lt D.J. REDDING |
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Band and Drums |
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Bandmaster C. WEST
Drum Major A.J. MATHEWS |
| British
Army of the Rhine Machine Gun Champions |
| Winners
10th January 1955 of B.A.O.R. Cup
12th January 1956, Won the cup for the second year running. |
| During the
Battalions tour in Goslar the Machinegun Platoon was run to a high state
of efficiency by Lt TREMELLEN and Sgt AULT as is evidenced by the results achieved
over these years. |
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| Trophies
won by the Machinegun Platoon of the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire
Regiment whilst stationed at Goslar. |
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| The
Machinegun Platoon of the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment 1953 -56,
Platoon Commander Lt TREMELLEN (Centre) and Sgt Alan AULT. Both went on to
serve in the 1st Bn D.E.R.R. after amalgamation in 1959 |
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| Another
picture of the successful platoon, commanded by Sgt Alan AULT (Centre) |
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| Sgt
Alan AULT receives his prize from Maj Gen DEMPSEY. Lt TREMELLEN the
Platoon Commander looks on |
Sgt
Alan AULT, Machinegun Sgt 1st Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Memories
of Goslar |
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| Its
that Machinegun Platoon again |
1st Bn Royal
Berkshires Sgts Mess, Goslar. Sgt Alan AULT 2nd left |
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Royal Berkshire
Regimental Band perform at the Sgts Mess, Goslar |
Sgts Mess members,
Goslar. Sgt COLE, C/Sgt PARKES, Sgt CLACY, Sgt DUNCAN |
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| Machinegun
Platoon under Sgt AULTS command display a victim of good shooting |
Sgts
Mess Group. Shelia ALLCOCK, the wife of Sgt 'Lofty' ALLCOCK (Right) |
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A guard of Honour for the Visit of the Col
of the Regiment Sir Miles Dempsey. Sgt Ron (Lofty) Allcock is left of the
colour |
guard of Honour for the Visit of the
Col of the Regiment Sir Miles Dempsey. Sgt Ron (Lofty) Allcock is left of
the colour. Note only the Colour party are issued with 'Blues' |
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| A
group of 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Sgts await the arrival of new
Victims (Sorry) new recruits to Goslar, Germany (Sgt Alan AULT, far right) |
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| The
1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment prepare to leave Germany for the
U.K. Regimental Sgt Major HARRINGTON (Centre) with stick |
| When other images become available
they will be inserted on this page |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| The Web team would like to thank ALAN
AULT and SHELIA ALLCOCK for their assistance in providing material and
information for this page. |
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