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Jimmy’s feet, but also hitting Jimmy in the foot! Another trip to BMH where 3 pellets had to be removed and Jimmy was confined to bed. Three Officers from the regt took pity on him and went to visit him. They were not allowed in, so having knocked on his ground floor window asked him to pass out his “pee bottle”, which he did and they promptly filled it with Bucks Fizz and passed it back. After leaving the regt in 1965 he became ADC To Sir Charles Gairdner in Tasmania for 2 years. He then also served as an Honorary ADC to the Governor in Melbourne, Sir Henry Winneke in the late 70’s. He lived in Australia between 1965 and 1984,forashorttimehebecameaPrawn Fisherman in the Gulf of Carpentaria and then became involved in property develop- ment in Melbourne. He married his lovely wife, Sally, in 1978. After 20 years they returned to England and after living briefly in a Family house in the Lune Valley moved to Somerset where Jimmy ran a success- ful plantsman business. He inherited the Ancient Title [ 1308 ] of Lord Zouche from his grandmother and when back in England was a regular and reliable member of the House Of Lords. In Somerset he served as a popular District Councillor and renowned Shoot Captain and “Picker Up” with his team of beautiful Red Retrievers. He is sur- vived by his son William, who inherits the two titles, his daughter Lucy and wife Sally. He was my best man in 1965 and will be sorely missed by us all.
ried in 1966 and went on to have four chil- dren. At the age of 25 he decided to join the Army in 1971 completing his basic train- ing at Catterick. Joe saw service in Germany, the UK including Northern Ireland where he was awarded the GSM Medal with NI Clasp. In 1977 Joe decided to leave the Army and he and the family settled in Co Durham where he was employed as a HGV driver both in the UK and the continent. On retirement he and his wife purchased a camper van and enjoyed many trips around the UK. Sadly Joe lost his wife in 2013. He attended reun- ions’ with his best mate “Taffy” Meacock. Many Association Members were in attendance at his funeral and he will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
Regiment in Omagh in Northern Ireland. Arthur also saw service in Germany and spent most of his time with B Sqn. In 1967 after completing 9 years of ser- vice he decided to leave the Army in the rank of Sgt and settled in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Ladies
Mrs S Lewis died 28 Jun 22. Wife of Mr D Lewis who served 15/19H from 1956-69.
MrsEMitchelldied2Apr22.Wifeof the late Mr H Mitchell who served from 1952-54.
Mrs L D Balmain died 21 Jul 22. Wife of Lt Col D S Balmain who served 15/19H from 1964-93 and who commanded the Regiment from 1986-88.
Mrs J Botting died 9 Oct 22 aged 101. Wife of the late Mr E Botting who served from 1937-59.
Mrs L Deverell died on 17 Dec 22. Wife of Mr T Deverell who served 15/19H from 1961-67.
Mr J Reay
Served: 1971-77 Died: 7 Nov 22.
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We were informed by Joe’s daughter that he had sadly died aged 77. He left school at aged 15 and on leaving school he had a variety of jobs including at British Steel in Consett. He met his wife at a dance and they mar-
in Fallingbostel. During his time with the Regiment he saw service in Germany, Northern Irleand, Cyprus and Canada and attached the rank of Cpl. After serving for 7 years John decided to leave the Army and settled in Middlesbrough and became an engineer for the British Gas until retire- ment. John is survived by his wife Janice, three daughters and other family members and will be sorely missed.
Mr A Haigh
Served: 1958-67 Died: 18 Dec 22.
We were informed by Arthur’s wife Pat that he had sadly died aged 82. After com- pleting basic training Arthur joined the
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member of the 15/19 The King’s Royal Hussars during the war and his Godfather being Col Mac Balmain, it was an easy deci- sion to make. So started a 37 year career. Troop leading in Germany was followed by a tour in Northern Ireland, before a posting to the Junior leaders Regiment in Bovington, after which he returned as 2i/c C Squadron, Omagh; this was followed by 18 months in Cyprus. As Adjutant of the QOY in Newcastle, he enjoyed ‘the best two shooting seasons of his life’; then it was back to Germany to command ‘A’ Squadron in Paderborn, before returning to the UK, firstly to be SO2 in York, before command-
Maj C T S Prestwich MBE
ing C Squadron in Lulworth in support of the Gunnery School. His final post with the Regiment was as 2i/c in Detmold. He served a further 14 years with the Army, starting as Training Major to the Royal Hong Kong Regiment, when amongst other duties, he administered a camp for Vietnamese boat people. His final posting was as a Staff Officer; firstly, at HQ LAND Wilton when he covered Counter terrorist activity and dealt with two Defence Cost studies, for which he was rewarded a richly deserved MBE in recognition of his diligence and industry; secondly in Upavon at the Directorate of Army Manning with respon-
Served: 1969-05 Died: 19 Jan 22.
Christopher, affec- tionately termed Pressel by his brother officers, joined B Squadron of the Regiment in Fallingboestel in January 1970 after passing out from Mons; with his father Joe having served as a
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Mr J Dixon
Served: 1970-77 Died: 19 Nov 22.
We were informed by Marlene Jones that sadly John had died aged 74 years of age. Originally from Middlesbrough John joined the Army in 1970 and after com- pleting his basic training at Catterick joined the Regiment
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