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122 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL LANCERS (QUEEN ELIZABETHS’ OWN)
I’ve always wanted to be a Knight to feel the Queen’s sword
on my shoulder would seem right my grateful country’s award.
With thousands of others
I stormed Normandie’s shores. We were a band of brothers allies with a common cause.
Knocking out the enemy tanks scrambling out, when mine was hit comrades killed; eyes blank carrying on, still doing my bit.
Award from France, not expected Legion of Honour not the sword for my comrades I accepted from the British not a word
To be knighted you must sing not do brave deeds in war
tell jokes and do other things open your mouth in unearthly roar
Then you will be knighted and remembered by all.
To the palace you’re invited on your shoulder, sword will fall
As a trooper, gunner in tanks, into civvy street once more penniless, with no thanks on my shoulder! no sword.
Fighting from dawn to fading light comrades I forever mourn Each tank Man, a Knight Their destiny when born
Tank Man: Each a Knight
By Mr Len Beddow 24th Lancers and Sherwood Rangers, Normandy June 1944
Trooper L Parker
Trooper JW Smitherman
WO2 R Travis
Sergeant J Hardie
Sergeant M G Deakin
Corporal A J Scott
Corporal A C H Penfold
CP Pyemont Esq
Corporal J Powell
Sergeant J T Hoy
Wood JWT Esq
Major H Snelling MBE
Mr S Lingwood
JG Nicholson Esq JP DL
Corporal CJ Smith
Captain D Cormack
Captain WRA Birch Reynardson CBE
1977-1979
1950-1971 1963-1988 1958-1967 1962-1971 1968 1967-1989
9/12L Unknown
Jun-17 Jun-17 Jun-17
Jul-17 Jul-17 Jul-17
Aug-17 Aug-17 Sep-17
9/12L
9/12L
17/21L
16/5L
9/12L
17/21L
16/5L
17/21L
16/5L
9L and 9/12L 12L
Apr-17 Apr-17 Apr-17 Apr-17 Apr-17 Apr-17 May-17 May-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jun-17 Jun-17
Sir Christopher Royden Bt 16/5L Trooper M Clarke 16/5L Sergeant S Broer 16/5L Trooper R Creasy 16/5L Corporal A Ireson 16/5L Lieutenant General
Sir Richard Swinburn KCB 17/21L and QRL Trooper J Hill 9/12L
Captain LWF Grant QRL
JC McCullagh Esq 17/21L
PJS Lumsden Esq CBE 12L In-Pensioner E Jackson 9L Lance Corporal D Challen 16/5L Sergeant K Culliss 17/21L Captain M Marshall 12L Captain DGA Jarrett 9/12L Lance Corporal R Duggan 16/5L Staff Sergeant DG Green 16/5L Corporal D Yeomans 16/5L Lance Corporal J Hatfield-Powell 12L Sergeant J Fitzjohn 17/21L Lance Corporal A Winter Hall 912L
1956-1957 1946-1947 1965-1982 1942-1945 1965-1978
1955-1995 1962-1967 2011-2014 1960-1961 1948 1945-1946 1945-1947 1945-1946 1944
1986 1958-1967 1954-1978 1952-1959
1956-1969 1988-2000
Sep-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17
Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17 Oct-17
Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17 Nov-17
In Memoriam
1952
12L, 27L and 9/12L1938-1972
16/5L 1956-1957 17/21L 1969-1991 16/5L 1943
Major CFS Grant Sergeant D Kerr
Mr CH Richardson Sergeant J Mellor Sergeant DP Woolley
9L
16/5L 1974-1993
9/12L
16/5L 1963-1967 16/5L 1959-1983 9/12L 1964-1983