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Tim was a man who never wasted his talents or his time. He was always ready for hard and exhausting work, travelling extensively for United Molasses, and at the same time building up his own portfolio of consultancies, directorships and chairmanships of many organizations.
He married Jane Bullen in 1974. Jane was already a name to con- jure with in equestrianism having won Badminton and been a member of the British team winning the Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics. Tim and Jane between them became a major influence in equitation, Tim himself being involved in consultancies or chairmanships in such organizations as The British Equestrian Federation, Burghley and Blenheim International Horse Trials and British Eventing Finance. he also helped found Friends of the Masai Mara Conservation in 1984.
In the mid-80s Tim, being an enthusiastic countryman, decided to become a farmer and bought Church Farm, West Kington. He and Jane created there a very effective stud, producing many successful competition horses, and Tim, with his characteristic energy, became an enthusiastic supporter of British Breeding, which works to promote the better representation of the Sport Horse.
Throughout his busy and successful life Tim always found time to maintain contact with and support the Regiment. He and Jane were frequent attenders at reunions, dinners, events and celebra- tions, and his loyalty to us was outstanding. We his friends will miss this exceptional man enormously, and our deep sympathy goes out to Jane.
Colin was a proud and loyal Hawk, highly regarded throughout the Regiment and a popular member of the WOs’ and Sgts’ Mess. His military service ended in 1978 but in civilian life he contin- ued to teach music and played at many venues in his local area. Finally, illness put a halt to Colin’s musical ventures, and he died on 17 July 2021.
He will be sadly missed by his many friends and fellow musicians.
Major AJW Gordon
10th Royal Hussars (PWO) 1950-69 The Royal Hussars (PWO) 1969-74
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WO1 (BM) C J Petheram
14th/20th King’s Hussars 1969 – 1979
Colin Petheram arrived in Paderborn in 1968 to take up the baton as Bandmaster of the 14th/20th King’s Hussars. He quickly settled in and was warmly welcomed by all members of the Band for his professionalism as a musician, his wide technical knowledge of most musical instru- ments and his ability to instruct a variety of methods to other musicians.
A gifted pianist, Colin had the innate ability to imitate the play- ing style of many well known pianists. He would write his own
piano compositions and arrange music from classical scores ide- ally suitable for the band to play. When conducting the band, he seldom used a baton but when performing held the band together with his facial expressions, in a similar way to the great supremo Leonard Bernstein. He also had an ingenious talent for the marching band and would conjure up some of the most compli- cated marching displays, enabling us to steal the limelight wher- ever the band performed.
The 1970’s, stationed in Paderborn, was a particularly successful period for the band as we performed at countless public relations events and venues throughout West Germany. We were always well received and appreciated by the German audiences, and the success of these events was in no small way due to Colin’s knowl- edge and understanding of the German language, and their sense of humour!
JRS
Julian Gordon was born in Beaconsfield in 1930. His father was specialising at Moorfields Eye Hospital before returning to his hospital in Malaya. Julian and his sister Pamela spent some years there before returning to England in 1936. After a preparatory school in North Wales Julian went to Oundle where he was fag to Bobby Cooper. History does not relate whether this led Julian to join the 10th Hussars, rather than the Grenadier Guards with whom his father had served in the 1914-18 War. Julian was artistic and might have gone to art school had he not
been called up for National Service. He arrived at Caterham in a taxi to join Brigade Squad wearing a smart overcoat and bowler hat. Mistaken for an officer, he was promptly saluted. This defer- ence did not last long.
He attended RMA Sandhurst before being commissioned into the 10th Royal Hussars, joining at Iserlohn in 1950. Apart from a short spell with 65th Training Regiment at Catterick Julian spent the next 17 years with the regiment. He was troop leader of 1st Troop A Squadron, Recce Troop leader on two occasions, Regimental Signals Officer and for many years second-in-com- mand and then squadron leader of B Squadron. Julian was tall and smart, commanding a Guard on the Guidon Parade in 1961. Not surprisingly his soldiers called him “Lofty”.
On arrival in the Tenth he immediately made his mark as an all- round sportsman. He won the heavyweight championship in his first Brocklehurst and repeated the feat on several occasions. He represented the regiment at cricket, athletics (discus), rugby and basketball. An all-rounder who was as handy with the bat as he was a spin bowler he played for the Division, the RAC and BAOR over the years.
Julian’s greatest sporting triumph was probably his leadership, as manager, of the 10th Hussars football team that won the BAOR Championship, the Army Cup and then the Cavalry Cup in 1963. This triumph was the culmination of a five-year plan hatched by Julian and others as national service was coming to an end and with it the domination of professional players. From arriving in Germany in 1959 a steady build-up resulted in a tough and dedi- cated team. The double had not before been achieved by a cavalry regiment in the same year and both cups were presented by the Colonel-in Chief, HRH the Duke of Gloucester. This was the culmination of a demanding season in often atrocious weather in which the 25 of the 29 matches played were won. Julian’s leader- ship in many sporting disciplines was a key factor in the 10th Hussars becoming the most successful all-round sporting regi- ment in BAOR in 1963, their final year in Germany.