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The Regimental Journal of The King’s Royal Hussars
Sgt Major Calland surveying his options with snow on his daysack!
such wind and rain that Cpl Hopes was caught sleeping with his radio headset on to try and dry it out (although sources state it may have been to drown out his own snoring according to his crew)! His peers attribute Lt Cavendish’s ‘foot in traverse’ incident to reflect his frustration at how wet his lumicolour pens were on his map. Putting his foot in the moving turret traverse earned him a trip in an ambulance to the warm embrace of Salisbury Hospital. Thankfully all was just about intact, (his map was able to dry) and after a few weeks rest rejoined the fold in quick order, a testament to his character and desire to be back with the Sqn. With the wet weather causing parts of Salisbury Plain to resemble the Somme, it might have been prudent to tread lightly. However, Lt Fair cried ‘God for England, Harry and St George’ and recreated with his tank what can only be described as ‘that’ puddle scene from The Vicar of Dibley. Unfortunately, the Army scuba-divers were other- wise engaged, so the Fitter Section had to don their waders and get him back into the fight once more, and once more, and once more!
As families prepared for a more ‘dispersed’ fireworks display around Tidworth, members of A Sqn, attached to B and D Sqns, were deployed to Liverpool at short notice to participate in Op
Ex NOBODY’s CHALLENGE, preparing for Troop tests
RESCRIPT. The national pilot, conducting Mass Testing across the city centre was of strategic national importance at a time when the outlook of the second wave of Coronavirus was not looking promising. The Regiment has deployed to many places in its illus- trious history and has lived in varying accommodation types. On this occasion, a well-known holiday camp of ‘yester-year’, Pontins, became home. Throughout the deployment a holiday it was not with more signal, Wi-Fi, and entertainment facilities found on the Canadian Prairies than this ‘idyllic’ Merseyside coastal resort. However, this was not a problem as much of the daytime was spent constructing test sites and testing the people of Liverpool in vari- ous places such as racecourses, waterparks, shopping malls, and football stadiums. Whilst the deployment was initially due to be ten days, we would soon find out that the delights of testing our- selves at 5 am, feasting on ready salted crisps and hoping our dhobi would return that evening was to continue for a further five weeks!
It is fair to say that the testing’s monotony began to take its toll; however, the Sqn’s personnel’s resolve never faltered. The dis- ruption this testing pilot caused to Combat Ready training was significant. Still, the KRH Battlegroup achieved mission success, assisting Liverpool city council with reducing the area from Tier 3 to Tier 2. Along the way, members of A (xHx) Sqn worked incred- ibly hard, gaining the recognition from B and D Sqns through xHx members’ work ethic and uncompromising professionalism. Valued praise indeed and thoroughly deserved. Whilst there were highs and lows the deployment was a success, and everyone man- aged to get back for Christmas with a wacky racers style exit from ‘costa del Pontins’.
A Sqn soldiers supporting the Mass Testing initiative in Liverpool
LCpl Crocker prefers to eat is lunch in the pool!