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Warrant Officers and Sergents Mess
Over last 12 months the Warrant Officers and tracked too, ending up with an officers and
SNCOs have had a busy period, deploying to Dartmoor on annual camp with A Company HQ leading, after a gruelling hike across Dartmoor and occupying a old fort.
The Commanding Officer had other thoughts that day and sacked WO2 Hodgkinson to employ WO2 Parsons as lead CSM, Thinking the CO had finished playing with our minds, he swapped us around before our 3am dawn beach assault, probably to stop A Coy CSM kicking off.
January saw a good leadership weekend with the officers, which sometimes the SNCOS wondered where the officer’s minds get side
HE SWAPPED US AROUND BEFORE OUR 3AM DAWN BEACH ASSAULT
warrant officer’s dinner night and informal chat fireside with the Assistant Chief of the General Staff Maj Gen Rupert Jones.
The past few months have seen some great Reservist Rifleman leave, WO Peart and WO2 Parker moved onto ATU Exeter, with WO2 Whitmarsh hang up his boots after over 30 years, we wish him well.
Finally, as this year progresses the Battalion and SNCOS are planning a demanding overseas exercise to Cyprus, where the current RSM, WO1 Beresford will be conducting his last exercise with the battalion, allowing the men to wear UBACS shirts which I’m sure he wasn’t happy about!
On return the CSMs will then conduct the planning phase for remembrance covering most of the home counties before we have a well-earned Xmas Function hosted by A Company in Gloucester.
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Officers’ Mess
The Mess ended 2017 with our chance to thank wives, girlfriends and partners at the Mess Dinner Night at Wyvern Barracks. The finest food, wine and company in our own little mess followed by music from the Salamanca Soul Band, a formal but comfortable evening.
Following the Christmas break we quickly launched into the Regimental Dinner night. This is an opportunity to (along with the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess) invite some guests of influence or importance to the Bn. As it was the 100th anniversary of the Bois Des Buttes Lt Dan Braycotten, 2Lt
...AN INDIAN THEME, SOME INTERESTING COSTUMES, A SNAKE CHARMER AND FIRE DANCER AND VERY FINE FOOD!
Connor Cassidy and 2Lt Fred Montain-Willis were charged with the account recital before, during and after the meal. Their audience included ACGS Major General Rupert Jones, the Georgian Ambassador; Her Excellency Tamar Beruchashvili, the Georgian Defence Attaché; Lt Col Irakli Ninua, and the British Defence Attaché to Georgia; Lt Col Dave Ethall RM. Under the watchful eye of a genuine WW1 Vickers machine gun we all learned some of the events that lead to the Devons earning the Croix de Guerre that we still wear on our uniform. A great evening was had by all and our guests all left very impressed.
June brought about our summer party, a chance for the chefs to experiment with an Indian theme, some interesting costumes, a snake charmer and fire dancer and very fine food!
Overall the mess is strong in numbers with a good cohort of new Young Officers, we look to them for inspiration and creativity for 2018!!
Maj Jonny Webber PMC
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