Page 4 - Mercian Eagle 2016

THE MERCIAN
EAGLE
Editor: Major (Retd) Charles Mann Regimental Headquarters
The Mercian Regiment Whittington Barracks
Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9TJ
Front Cover:
Night attack at BATUS by C (Kohima) Company 1 MERCIAN
Back Cover:
2Lt Nat Newman, Badajoz Platoon Commander of 4 MERCIAN during adventure training
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Contents
Foreword .............................................. 3 Regimental News.................................. 4 Regimental Mascot – Pte Derby XXXI .... 4 Honours & Awards ................................ 5
1 MERCIAN ............................................ 6
A (Grenadier) Company......................... 7 B (Malta) Company ............................. 11 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 15 D (Dragon) Company .......................... 19 Headquarter Company ....................... 22 Adventure Training & Sport.................. 25
2 MERCIAN .......................................... 28
A (Grenadier) Company....................... 29 B (Malta) Company ............................. 36 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 42 D (Dragon) Company .......................... 46 Headquarter Company ....................... 51 Adventure Training & Sport.................. 60
4 MERCIAN .......................................... 64
A (Fusilier) Company ........................... 65 B (Malta) Company ............................. 67 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 68
D (Dragon) Company .......................... 71 Headquarter Company ....................... 72 The Band of the Mercian Regiment ..... 75 Regimental Support Team (RST) ......... 76
RHQ MERCIAN .................................... 78
The Mercian Benevolence Charity ....... 80 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ...... 82 ITC Update ......................................... 83 BUOTC Update .................................. 83
CADETS ................................................ 85 MUSEUMS............................................ 88
MERCIAN REGIMENTAL
ASSOCIATION ...................................... 96
The Cheshire Regiment Association .... 99 The Worcestershire and
Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association (WFRA)........................... 103 The Staffordshire Regiment
Association ....................................... 106 Mercian Volunteers Regimental Association ....................................... 110
OBITUARIES ...................................... 115 THE REGIMENTAL GAZETTE ........... 123
THE MERCIAN EAGLE