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THE MERCIAN
EAGLE
Editor: Sam Phillips Regimental Headquarters The Mercian Regiment Whittington Barracks Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9TJ
Front Cover: A member of the
1st Battalion’s Colour Party on the homecoming parade on return from Op CABRIT.
Back Cover: Members of the
1st Battalion and Pte Derby XXXII on the homecoming parade on return from Op CABRIT.
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Contents
Foreword .............................................. 3
REGIMENTAL NEWS
Pte Derby XXXII..................................... 4 Infantry Engagement Team.................... 5 Benevolence Charity ............................. 6
1 MERCIAN
A (Grenadier) Company......................... 8 B (Malta) Company ............................. 12 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 17 Dragon (Earl of Chester’s) Company.... 23 HQ (Eagle) Company .......................... 30
2 MERCIAN
A (Grenadier) Company....................... 44 B (Champion) Company...................... 56 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 60 D (Dragon) Company .......................... 62 HQ (Headquarter) Company................ 67
4 MERCIAN:
B (Malta) Company ............................. 85 C (Kohima) Company.......................... 86 D (Dragon) Company .......................... 88 HQ (Eagle) Company .......................... 88
OTHER UNITS
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ...... 96 Infantry Training Centre Catterick......... 98 Infantry Battle School .......................... 99 Specialist Weapons School............... 100 The Worshipful Company
of the Bowyers.................................. 100
CADETS
Derbyshire ACF................................. 101
Hereford and Worcester ACF ............ 101
MUSEUMS
Museum of the Mercian Regiment
(WFR Collection) ............................... 103
The Mercian Regiment
(Worcestershire) Museum.................. 104
Cheshire Military Museum ................. 106
Staffordshire Regiment Museum ....... 107
REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
Mercian Regiment Association .......... 108 Cheshire Regiment Association......... 109
Worcestershire and Sherwood
Foresters Association........................ 110
Staffordshire Regiment Association ... 114
Mercian Volunteers Regiment
Association ....................................... 115
Obituaries ......................................... 117 Honours, awards & promotions......... 124 Regimental gazette ........................... 125
THE MERCIAN EAGLE