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Sergeant R Snowling
SR
Reg Snowling passed away aged 97 at the Barking Hall Care Home, near Needham Market, on 30th June 2018. Reg was born in Ipswich in 1921, and was one of five boys with brothers Peter, Sid, Alfred and his twin, Cyril. At just four feet and 11 inches tall, Reg Snowling found himself affectionately known as ‘Titch’ during his time serving in World War Two. He, like many young men, joined the war effort in 1939 and served in five different reg-
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Corporal B Rogers
David was born 6th January 1937 in Hayes Middlesex, London, the youngest of three children. His early childhood years were spent with his family in London a place and location that he loved and knew very well. He developed a love for classic cars which stayed with him throughout his life. In his early years, he suffered from diphtheria and as a result spent almost one year confined to his bed
At the young age of 17 David enlisted into the 12th Lancers and followed the Regiment – later 9/12L – to many locations around the world including a 13th month tour in Aden.
While serving in Bunde (West Germany) he met and fell in love with the love of his life, Ingeborg Auguste Anna Hanna Flaskamper. Being so soon after the war David had to seek per- mission for Ingeborg’s hand. Back then this was not as simple as it sounds but David was always clear in what he wanted and managed to get the permission from his superiors to proceed with the marriage, his passion for Inge remaining with him un- til his last days. They both considered themselves very fortunate to have spent many years in Germany, a country that the whole family took too wholeheartedly.
David was granted long service due to his impeccable service record with his last posting being a 13 month tour in Cyprus be- fore finally retiring to Peterborough in 1984 until his death last year. The family prospered in Peterborough with David truly proud of his children and how they had developed and moved forward with their lives. His beloved Inge died in February 2014 leaving a vacuum which was impossible for the remaining fam- ily to fill and left David devastated. David showed strength; dig- nity and fight right up to his last day supported by the love and attention of his daughters Joan and Margaret.
David is missed by all family and friends and prayers are said in the hope that he and Inge (his ‘Schatz’) are at peace together forever. David leaves behind a son John and three daughters Margaret, Joan and Kathryn, son-in-law Ian and daughter-in law Ellen, along with two wonderful grandchildren Stuart and Paul and Margaret’s new husband Brian. As well as his love for his family, his other family, the Regiments in which he served were a source of huge pride. He lived and died a Lancer in Regi- ments to which he gave much as he did to his many friends with whom his rallying cry ‘Pennants High!!’ will remain a perma- nent memory.
William ‘Bill’ Rogers served with the 12L joining the regiment late during World War 2, seeing opera- tions in Italy, before becoming part of the allied occupation force in Aus- tria. Later on, he was sent to Pales- tine with the regiment amidst the growing unrest there. He left the regiment after finding his true love, Margaret. Once he had left the regi- ment and he was married, his heart always remained with the regiment and both Bill and Margaret were
regular attendees at regimental reunions as well as being very active members of The Royal British Legion as a couple enthu- siastic poppy sellers. I had the privilege of joining him on several of his latter trips after the death of Margaret, including two trips to Hohne Camp, and the 100th anniversary battlefield tour com- memorating the cavalry charge at Moÿ de l’Aisne. On each trip I could see the pride in his face, and he was back with the lads – whether they were 19 or 90 years old, he was home. RIP old soldier
iments during his service. Reg was awarded the ‘Legion d’Honneur’ in 2016, which is France’s highest order of merit for the military, was in recognition of his part in the D-Day land- ings and the liberation of Europe in 1944 with the 24th Lancers. After the war he returned to civilian life in Ipswich, working as a shop assistant, delivery driver and as assistant manager of a cash and carry.
Staff Sergeant AD Grant
We were greatly saddened to hear of the death of Staff Sergeant (SQMS) Alan David Grant who died on the 5 July 2018 aged 81. For a while he held a unique position in the 9th/12th as Troop Sergeant of the Air Troop in Osnabruck in 1966-68, responsible for the tactical siting, management and communications of this somewhat unusual small force. His previous experience as a career Tank/Armoured Car crewman will have done little to prepare him
for this but his drive, humour and tactical nous soon established a routine that ensured that the Troop functioned efficiently. He proved himself a true ‘Jack of all trades’ during this period in- cluding a competent off-shore sailor, proficient navigator in the air and, perhaps most importantly, reminding the varied techni- cians and support staff in the Air Troop that they were in a Lanc- er Regiment and that certain standards were expected!
Captain R Backhouse
PL-P
Roy was born in Micklefield York- shire on 19th April 1944, and went to the local school and left at 16 when he had a trial with Leeds Unit- ed. He decided on a military career and joined boys service at Ton Fan-I in Wales and then joined the 17/21L in 1963. He married Irene in 1966 and they had three children. Roy had a very successful career, he was a keen sportsman and represented the regiment in the sporting field at football and cricket. He was very
popular both with his fellow soldiers and his peers and remained so throughout his career. He promoted through the ranks and served away from the regiment as a recruiting sergeant and as warrant officer with the Army Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) and as WO1 with the yeomanry. He also served with the Army Air Corps. Roy was commissioned and came back to the regiment in the late 1980s as Family/Admin officer in Cy- prus and Munster. He left the army in 1993 as Captain and went to Sheffield University as the Adjutant with the University Of- ficer Training Corps where he remained until he was 60. Roy