Catalogue description Officers' Dinner Club

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Details of 6005/SHYKS/10/0192
Reference: 6005/SHYKS/10/0192
Title: Officers' Dinner Club
Description:

Photographic album of KSLI Officers' Dinner Club, members seated at table. Presented by Major W.A.Grey, June 1939.

 

Pg. 11 Group Photo 1938 of dinner. Present : R.C.M. Armistead, A.M.Askwith, Major R.Atoe, Major H.W.Baker, B.R.J.Bancroft, Capt. C.D.Barlow, Capt. V.W.Barlow, Brig. Gen. F.L.Banon, R.G.L.Barton, Capt. C. Bavin, P. Berry, Capt. E. Bird, Brig. Gen. R.J. Bridgford, Capt. R.Bruce, Major R.Bryans, H.R.G. Brymar, Major G.L.Buchanon, Capt. A.H.Busby , Capt J.B.Churcher, Capt. G. Clapham, G.E.Clarke, R.F Close, Capt. D. Colville, Capt. W.R.Cox, Capt. V.H. Crane, R.B.H. Dane, Capt. J. Deedes, Capt. R. Deedes, Capt. E.E.Down, Major F.M.Eager, Lt Col. E.R.M. English, Major T. Ely, Capt F.C.F.Fagan, Capt. J.G.Farrer, Lt Col. P.F. Fitzgerald, Lt. Gen. Sir Chas. Grant, Major R.L.H.Green, Lt. Col. J.M.L.Grover, Major J.W.Hallowes, D.G.Hamilton, Brig. Gen. P.L.Hanbury, Col. J.C. Hooper, Major N.M. Hughes - Hallet, Capt. W.H. Hulton Harrop, J.B. Inness, Capt. J.G. James, R.W.R. Jelp, P.De.C.Jones, Capt W.F.H. Kempster, Lt. Col. H.E. Kettlewell, Lt.Col. H.H. Lanyon, Capt W.L. Leslie, Capt. H.Linton, Capt. C.R.C. Lynes, Capt F.J.Maurice, Major D.McKimm, Major H.P. Miles, Col. A.T. Miller, Capt. A.G.Moger, Capt. G.D. Musson, Capt. R.C. Norton, R.L. Otter - Barry, Major F.H. Parry, Lt T.D. Perkin, Major R.B.L. Perrse, F.A. Phillips, A.A.K.Pope, Lt Col. W.S.Radcliffe, Capt. V.W.Rees, Capt. L.L. Reeves, I.C.S. Rose, Capt. D.H.Rycroft, J.D.Sale, D.B.Smith, Lt Col. H.M.Smith, Capt. W.W.Smith, Major R.G.Smithard, P.C. Steel, Major R.W.Surtees, A.R.Taitt, Major R.L. Taverner, Major D'Ap.P.Thompson, G.M. Thornycroft, Capt E.N. Thursby, Capt L.H.Torin, Capt. C.Townsend, Capt. Tully, Capt. H.A.C. Wallbank, Lt.Col. F.H. Weld - Forester, Capt. M.J.F. Wilson, P.H.Wheelock, P.G. Wykeham.

 

Pg. 24 Dinner photo. 1957 Present :- Thursby, Bruce - Smyth, Cox, Groves, Dawn, Meller, Henturze, Torin, Barnaby, Churcher, Colville, Musson, Crane , Hughes - Hallett, Armisted, Wykeham, Fletcher, [Maslen -Jones], [Gainett], Taverner, Hullton-Harrop, Busby,[Kingscote], Blyth, , [Grant G], Reeves, Arden - Close, {......}, Blarkey, Geddoes, Perry, Carless, Dix Parker, Clapham Mansfield, Bird ,[Hailird], Green, Peerse, Jones, Ellis, [Hillcheord], [Grover], Ward.

 

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Pg. 29 Dinner held Naval and Military Club 28th Nov. 1962. Present :- Lt. Gen. Ernest Down, Major Generals: W.R.Cox, W.H. Hulton Harrop, G.R.D. Musson, J.M.L. Grover. Brigadier General P.L.Hanbury. Brigadier A.S. Shaw - Ball, Colonels: G.F.Mellor, G.M. Thornycroft, A.J.B. Tarrant, J.Hardy, L.H.Torin, A.W.Turnbull, W.P. Carless. Lieutant Colonels: M.P. Carr, R.Evans, T.J.B.Hill, S.Corbett, W.P. Cox, M.R. Robinson, J.D.Sale, B.N.L.Fletcher, R.L.H.Green, R.H.Armistead, P.G. Wykeham, E.N.Thursby. Majors : E. Gwilliam, D.Clapham, J.D. Whitamore, R.Osborne, H.A.B. Gahan, A.F.Daborn, J.R.Roberts, S.Ward, A.W. Perry, M.Kingscote, J.J.B. Bettington. Captains : D.Furr, J.Ogden, N.C,Monk, R.W. Dillon, C.S.Cotterell, J.R.Hazzard, G.Clapham, Rev. T. Wood, T.A.Whitamore. Subalterns : C.M.Chambers, J.S.Hopton T.M. Griffiths, D. smout, R.Hodgson, J.N.Hereford, I.A.D.Maclean, T.A.Ely, T.M.Tyler, M.P.Bruning, M.J.Groom.

 

Pg. 30 Dinner 1963 Present: Major General W.R.Cox Colonel of the Regiment, Lt. Gen. Sir Ernest Down, Colonel J.F. Maclean Hon Colonel I Hereford LI (TA) , Colonel W.P.Carless, Hon. Col. 4 KSLI (TA), Colonel R.Leyland (Guest), Major Generals : Grover , Musson, Hulton - Harrop.

 

Brigadiers: Bettington, Barlow, Shaw - Ball, Persse. Colonels : Arden - Close, Tarrant, Thornycroft, Hardy. Lt. Col. : Fletcher, Carr, Reeves, Evans, Burrow, Mansell, Armistead, Russell - Roberts, Corbet, Cox, Clapham, Thursby. Majors : Daborn, Roberts, Rowe, Whitamore, Perry , Bird, Ward, Jockelson, Osborne, Benson, Colville, Blockley, Maslen - Jones. Captains : Hazzard, Dillon, Cotterell, Clapham, Kingscote, Lowe, Furr, Gwynne, Godbehere. Subalterns : Ely, Pugh, Symonds, Bulmer, Melhuish, Hereford

 

Pg. 30 A Four Photos. Ivor Reeves and David Colville, Neil Thursby. Gen. Musson and Bobby Armistead, Ian York, David James and Freddie Fagan, Gen. Musson and Guy Thornycroft.

 

Pg. 31 Five Photos. Snipy Green , Bunny Carless, Dicki Bird, Pinky Arden - Close, Photo of the dinner. Present : Lt. Gen. Sir Geofrrey Musson; Major generals W.R. Cox, J.B.Churcher; Brigadiers : B.R.J.Bancroft, V.W.Barlow; Colonels : G.M.Thornycroft, W.P.Careless, R.F.Arden - Close, J.D.Sale; Lt. Col. B.L.N. Fletcher, A.F.Daborn, E.R.F.Gilbert, G.P.A.Delme - Murray, I.L.Reeves, D.G. Russell - Roberts, T.J.B.Hill, J.R.Roberts, R.C.H.Armitstead, E.N. Thursby, J.P.St.C.Ballenden, R.L.H.Green, H.S.Corbett; Majors : R.W.T.Osborne, C.B.Grundy ,P M. Chambers, D.Colville, B.V.Houghton - Berry, N.C.Rowe, G.J.S. Ogden, F.C.F.Fagan, B.J.Lowe, E.Bird, J.F.Hibbert, E.H.I.Webber, T.A.Whitamore, R.G.Handley, K.Hitchcock, J.B.Goss, F.A.Godbehere; Captains: D.L.M.Grover, J.R.Haszard, R.W.Dillon, D.J.G.James, C.G.Ballenden, D.E.Bulmer, R.A.Sparrow, A.J.Whitehead, J.N.Hereford, D.Furr, T.J.B.Locker, J.P.Corry; Lieutenants: J.H.H.York, I.A.D.Maclean, B.H.Baines, M.D.Darby, T.D.V.Bevan, M.A.G.Watts, D.L.Lloyd, J.R.Hemsley, M.J.M.Groom, M.J.Pugh; 2nd. Lts.: R.J.Garrett,D.G.R.Hallett, P.M.C.J.Stevens;

 

Honorary Members: Major D.T.L.Beath (SCLI), Captain J.R.Darbyshire (SCLI), Rev. M.J.MacClennan.

 

Pg. 31A Two Photos. !966 Lloyd and Baines, Beath and Russell - Roberts.

Date: 1921-1966
Held by: Shropshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 1 album
Administrative / biographical background:

132.53 (1921) & King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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