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THE
ROVA L
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BILLIARDS
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By Official
Appointment
To the R.A.P.C. Officers Club
GEOR GE HOTEL
LICHFIELD
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SWAN HOTEL
OLDWORLD
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CONTENTS
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Editoria l Notes
Fro m" The London Gazette"
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R .A. P .C. Officers' Club . ..
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Old Comrades' Association-Annual l'l'leet ing and Dinner
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Our Phi latelic P age ...
Egypt: by E. C. Williams
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" The British E m pire "-Why?: by J. Me rnfield
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No tes on the History of A rmy P ay : by Li eut. -Col. E. E. E . T od el , O .D.E,
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Corps Ne \\'s and Notes
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Married Quarters Roll-Waiting Li st
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DrOleries de Corps .. .
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The Cairo Taxi -Dri ver-A Tribute: by E. C . Wi ll ia ms
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Army F ootba ll CU I
Letters to the Ed ito r
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Cross\\'ord Puzzle Result ...
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Notices
Cover, p. (iii.) ,
E DlTO IH AL NOT,ES
80, Pall Mall, London, SW . I.
Jun e, 1931.
We are naturally gratified at the kindly
reception \,,, hich has been accorded to the
first number of our new JOURNAL, and the
support which has been received is a g rea t
encouragement for the future. The circulation already considerably exceeds ex pectations, but at th e 'same ti11le there
m ust be a larg e number of former members of the Co rps who would become subscribers if they were a ware of the
JOURNAL'S existence, but with vvh om we
have not yet been able to get into tonch .
We would ask every reader if be will
endeavour to obtain at least one new subscribe{--the larger th e circulation the
better we sha ll be able to make the
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No. 1 Course.
H.Q., Eastem Commanrl.
Capt. Eynon
L t.-Co l. Brickman ...
Capt. Ba rlow
Capt. James
Cap,t. Gal'l'fLtt
Capt. B arratt
Maj . Ro lmes .. ,
L L.Col. FenneD
o
o
o
o
No, 2
Capt. Eynon and
Lt .. Col. Brickman 0
Capt. Ba1'low and
Capt. James
0
Capt. Ganatt Hnd
Capt. Barl'utt
1
Maj. Ro lmes and
Lt.-Col. Fennell
1
2
To lal
&6
&3
& 4
& 5
2 up
2 dow n
5&3
5 & 4
7
4
5
7
5
Cou rse.
Capt. Hose and CI)I.
Leland
1 5&4
Capt. Hi lI ya rd &111 aj.
Anderson
1 2 up,
Co l. Tapley and Col.
DI'll11lmonu
0 6&5
Maj. Thom on and
Co l. B;l,ld
0 5& 4
2
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LAWN TENNIS .
T h e annual T ournament will be h eld a t
R oeha mpton o n Wedn esday , th e 1st July,
193 1. Start at 10 .1 5 a .m. sharp.
. ( I) " Musson " Challenge Cup. A level
sIn g les event as in previous years .
(2) "Mackenzie " Cups . Two cups for
th e winnin.g pair to be won 'O utrigh t.
P artners W Ill be drawn. This will g ive
all officers a n eq ual in terest and obviate
the o utcome being con fin ed to a few "experts " wh o mig ht enter in pa irs.
(3) Veterans' Doubl es. W ill be suspended fo r 193 1.
(4) American Tourn ament. An America n tourn ament (doubles) will co'm mence
immediately after lun ch for officers h aving
n :) furth er interest in th e major events.
P artn ers will be d ra\Vu . I n previous years
officers who h ave been elimina ted at an
ear ly stage from the ma in con tests have
had no fur th er participa tion in the to urnamen t a nd this even t h as been int rod uced
to prov ide a full day 's sport for all concern ed.
(5) Mixed Do ubles. T hi s proposa l received little support and h as been abanI
Hand icaps .
Th e following altera ti ons are notified:Capt . Milling , I S to IS .
Capt. Ea die, h om e IS to I S.
abroad 14 to I!.
Ma jor S ta nha m, 9 to S.
Th e following han dicaps are all otted : Capt . Bain es, 24 .
Lieut. Ruck , 24 .
Cal t . Black well, 20.
do n~p.
PEUSONAL NOTES.
Briga di er A. 1. M usson h ad the h onour
of bein g presented to Hi s Majesty the King
a t t he L evee h eld a t S t . Ja mes' P alace
o n 24 th March , 193 1.
Col'o nel G. W . F itto n, C.B., C.M.G.
(retired pay), h as very generously presented a full dress sash , s\\'ord slings an d
knot, cock ed h at an d p lu me, to F.g Branch
at t he W ar Offi ce, Jor th e use of th e Chief
P aymasters, present a nd futtLr"e, wh o may
desire to mak e use of th em durin g th eir
tenure of appoin tment at th e War Office.
Major A. W . M. C. Skinn er was included
in the E ng lish tea m in an angli ng match
bet ween E n gland and Scotland, which
took place recently on L och Leven. T h e
total catches (team s of 20) were: Scotland
~42 trout (1531b. 14oz.) England 206 trout
(1351b.). Th e catch of Major Skinn er a1l d
hi s par tn er was 2S trou t (181b . 20Z.).
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Th e third A nnu al Dinn er of the Old Co mrades Associa tio n was aga in held at The
Cor ner H ouse, Coventry St reet, W. 1, on
F riday, 24 th April , 1931, a nd was a ttend ed
hy over 300 members of t he Corps past
As in fo r mer years the
a nd present .
Colon el Comman da nt of t he Cor ps, who is
the President of th e Association , h eld a
reception before th e din n er.
T his ver y pleasan t fea ture, being q uite
informal , is very deeply apprecia ted by the
meJnbe rs, an d enab les th e eveni ng to be
started under the best possib le con diti on s,
ill other words, ever yon e sta rts off p leased
with themselves and th e gath ering a t large .
Th e Chairman' s table had bee n t astefull y
decorated with choice blooms by Cap tain
A. A. Gawn, and th e Roll of I;;Io nour wa
placed imm ed iately in fron t of th e Chairma n and faci.ng th e assembly. Th e g nest
of h()l1o ur was MI'. J . B . Croslan d, C. B .,
Deputy U nder Secret ary of S ta te for War,
who occup ied th e seat on th e left o f th e
Ch airman.
The followin g t elegram was despatch ed
to the Private Secretar y to Th e Ki ng:~' The
Old Comrades Associa tion ,
R oyal Army P ay Corps, assem bled at Th e
Corner Ho use , Coventry S treet , London ,
on th e occasion of th eir third A nnual
Dinner , send their loyal greetings to Hi s
Majesty .
(Sgd .) J . C . Ar mstrong, Col. Co mmandan t . "
Th e followin g m enu was served :H ors d' CEu vre Moscovi .
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EGYPT
Egypt is a low lying country, rectangular in shape, which runs lengthways practically due north and south and forms .the
extreme north eastern corner of. Afnca.
The Nile-its sole excuse for eXI:;tenceflows straight down the centre 111tO the
Mediterranean Sea creating a belt of fertile land through the desert which affords
a scanty means of livelih?od for the
"fellah" and, normally, a nch source of
profit for lando\\'ners a~ld business. ~ouses
in Cairo and Alexandria. In adchtlOn to
tourists themail1 crops art! cotton, stlJ;.ar ,
vegetables and ~iminutive eggs. Irr~ga~
Hon is made poss1ble by dams ~m the .nv~l
and by a network of canals wIth an 1l1tncate system of sluice gates. The question
of water is a vital one.
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returned fm correctio n or additional information ad infillitum.. Finally, a package of any weight may be anything from
two weeks to two months in transit. With
regard to heavy incomin g parcels, \\~h.ose
arrival is notified by the posta l authonttes,
a sharp look-out should be kept for
curiously computed demurrage charges.
Papers and Books.-Th ere are two daily
papers printed in English and one illustrated weekly p Ublication. Each of the
three principal towns has a good . lending
library. Reuter's telegrams can be seen
in the chief hotels and clubs, and in one
or hvo of the principal bars. All Engli sh
papers and mazagines are available, but
very expensive.
~eligion and Education.-Ample provision is made in Cairo and the suburbs for
members of the Church of England and
Roman Catholics, but other denominations are only provided fo r in the capital
itself. With the exception of the Engli sh
School, Cairo and Victoria Coll ege,
Alexandria schools for Britishers are not
Egypt's 10:lg suit. Elementary education
for children up to the ages of seveJ1 and
eight can be obtained fairly easi ly, but
ill th e case of those of riper years arrangements are not very satisfactory.
C:LiL'o-the Mahomed Ali Mosque and the Citadel, from the Mokattam Hills .
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raised from the Scottish side, it \\'as proposed that the United Kingdom should be
called the Empire, al,ld its sovereign the
Emperor of Great Britain. This project
was realised ill 1603 by the union of the
crowns, when J ames 1. became King of
England, the composite state thus formed
being at once described as an " Empire ."
In a speech 'On March 31St, 1607, the King
makes use of the word on two occasions:
"My meaning in seeking union is only
to advance the greatness of your Empire
seated here in England," and again, ill
reply to a petition from several English
towns stating their interests would suffer
by the uni'o n, he says, "If the Empire
gain and become the greater, it is no
matter. "
Milton llses the term "this Britannick
Empire." A proclamation of King James
in 1604 spoke of our "Imperial Monarchy,"
and in a petition to the King, presented
in the same year, the King was styled
" the most blessed monarch that ever this
Empire will enjoy."
J. MERRIFTEI.D, S.-Sgt.
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I.
The \vord "soldier" means, according
to its derivation, a man who fights for
money. The Latin word solidus , meaning
a piece of money, re-appeared in Old
French as soldi er ; and the Italians still
use soldo for a small coin. In this sense
England invented the soldier. The Continental military system in feudal times
was based on ideas of Knight Service and
chivalry; and to receive a wage for fighting \yas unthinkable. After the Norman
Conquest,
England's
foreign
Kings
attempted, but \yith little Sllccess, to
force a feudal military organisation upon
the English; and so ineffective \\'ere the
results that, by stress of the necessity of
having to raise troops somehow or other,
the Cro\vn calue to accept a money payment in lieu of personal service, and hired
professional soldiers with the proceeds.
This money payment was recognised later
by Statute, and was known as " Scutage."
Later still, Richard Coeur-de-Lioll \,vas
reduced to the necessity of paying even
his knights.
n.
V.
The o rigin of most regulations is the
existence of an abuse.
Under the old
count~T -levy
system. officers and men
arrived at the muster with their ""orst
horses. and if these were lost on service, the
highest compensati'o n was claimed. Thns it
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VII.
Henry VIII. \\'as a distinguished army
administrator. F or the first time, in his
reign, it was definitely established that
each m a n \\'as to receive pa~' from the day
of leavin g ho me to the dav of return.
Absence \\'ithout lea ve beca'me a crime.
The coullty levies \I'ere g Iven "coa tmonev" and "cbnduct-l1lonev" - the
former to provide uniform, the latter as a
travellin g- and
subsistence allowance.
These allowances \\'ere paid in advance but
ultimately \\'ere deducted from pay' for
Hence arose
value in kind received,
" stoppages." There i a centuries-old
hi.stor~' of stoppages, intim a tely concerned
\rlth th e \\'elfare and discipline of the
Army. Conduct-money \\'as , in the first
instan ce, provided bv the county, but \\'as
after\\'ards refunded hy the N afional
Exchequ er,
VIII.
Clothin g was I rovided on repayment by
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into use--Lieutenant, Major, Colonel, regiment infantry, colours, and s'o forth. For
nearl~ two centuries, the recog nised drill
instru ~t o r h ad been the Sergean t, but now
the Corporal took his place. The Secondin-command was the Serg ea nt-Major (cor
responding to the p resent- day Major) . It
became usual to have t wo drummers p er
Company , ,yho did not merely make cal.ls,
but were used as en voys in parl eys WIth
th e enemy-.- They therefo re had to be m en
of intellig ence? w ith a certain kno\Nledge
of the enemy ' s lang uage, a nd th ey received a hi gh rate of pay .
XV .
In 1585 a tr ea ~ y was entered into with
the Dutch , \I-hereby 4 ,000 m en, raised by
th e press-gan g , ",-ere sent to the L ow
Countries to assist in repellin g the
Spa niard . E ngland was to h old certain
Dutch coast towns as " security, " but the
troops were permitted merely to garri son
these towns, and \\"e re of no effective use
t'O the Dutch. Consequently, both the
Dutch and E li zabeth refused to provide
funds, and the entire force \\-as. reduced to
a condition of beggary, sta rvatIo n , lack of
clo thes, and fin all y mutiny _ Th e onl y
officers wh o ""ould serve '''''ith such an
Army were of the worst type, who , looking
to recoup th em selves out of th e pay (again
if an d when fort hcomin g) of men \yh o h ad
di ed or deserted , \\"ere m ore interested in
indiscinlin e a nd sta rvati on th a n in trai nin g.
Th e Earl of Lei cester , wh en ap pointed
C'O mma nd er- in-Chi ef, \I-as in strum ental in
findin g arrea rs of- pay, but still for current
expenses nothin g \I'as I rov ic1 ed.
XVI.
Prin ce lIIallri ce of Nassa u took over comm and from the Ea rl of Lei cester . A clbtin glli shed stu dent of war, 11 e rea li sed that
n othin g could be do ne with an un pa id,
in disciplined mob , a nd he \I'as strong .
en ough to in sist on regul a r pa yment and
the p unishm ent of fra udul ent offi cers. Bllt
th e pay system itself stood in th e \\"ay of
efficiency . Th e sta n da rd ra te of pay of 3d .
a dav amo unted to 12 3S . 4d . a yea r , out
of \\:hi ch 4 2S. 60 . \\-as deducted for a
winter and a summ er suit of cl othing, a nd
6 r8s _ 8d . (a t th e rate of 2/8 a \\-eek) for
subsi ten ce . leaving 11 2S. 2d. (or abo ut
5d . a week ) onl y to be paid in ha rd cash.
The deducti on for clothin g was ca ll ed " off-
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In the a ttempt to control ab uses, control
XVIII.
1'h ~ reig ns of Ja mes I. a nd Cha rl es I.
con s~ltute a dreary re-itera tion of th e sa me
11.egilg en ce. Und er th e latter, an exp editIOn was set on foot aga in st Ca di z, but th e
anI? g un s a nd the o nly ex peri enced t roops
avaIlable h ad to be ob tain ed fro m H o lland.
A force of 8,000 m en was rai sed by the
press-g.a n g, and con centra ted at Pl ym outh .
A portIOn of th ese were sent to H olland by
way of exc ha nge, b ut th e Sta tes-G eneral
re~use d to accept such ra \\" stuff, a n d
shl pp.ed th e lo t of th em back to Ply mouth.
Th e .l!n pec.uniosity of E li zabeth and J a mes
Was mtenslfiecl und er the first Cha rles' he
could not afford th e cost of going himseif to
Pl Ymouth ; and wh en the g un s a rri ved from
H oll and , th ere was no m oney to pay for
the unloa d1l1 g of th em . Plymo uth was in
a . st~te of ind escribable confL~ s i'o n a nd indisclpilne i and when the expediti on did get
to Ca.dlz, th e Spani a rd kne w ho w best to
t:eat It: en oug h butts of sack were left outSIde the wa lls of the town a nd the operations cam e to an a bl-upt e~d .
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The Scottish n SUl gs of r639-40 were
Ch a rles' undoing. He knell' not where to
tUrIl for money or tmops . Except for the
Statute of Philip and Ma ry, which was
r~p ea led by Jam es I. , the military organisatIOn of th e country \1-aS, theoretically , stilI
based on the old S tatute of Winchester.
b.ut countless ex pedients had been adopted
Sll1ce th en, so th at when Ch a ries attempted
~o re-introduce the old feudal system (call1l1~ on every Peer to rally to his person
wIth s~ ma ny fo llo\rers, and ordering the
Lord-LIeutenants of the counties to raise
levies of foot ) , he was met by protests from
the lords and ri ots by the commoners . The
pay ment of coat-money a nd conduct-m oney
by the shires was refused . The Scots
advanced as far as Ri pon; a nd there they
agreed to remain in considera tion of a payment o~ 800 a day. Charles, quite una ble
~o p rOVIde such a sum , was perforce thrown
lIlto the hands 'O f his P a rliament, which
first proceeded to make itself indissoluble
witho l~t its own consent, a nd nex t negotiated Inth th e Scots a return to their own
country .
XX.
In th e Ci vil W a r, it was some y ears
before the L ong P a rli ament realised that
there bein g in fact 11 0 milita ry organisatio~
of the country a t all , victory would come
'Only to .that sid e which p roduced a reg ula r.ly paid and discip lined army. In this,
OlIver Crom well showed the way. P arliament vo ted a p erman ent esta blishment with
regular monthly pay. But money was stilt
th e supreme obstacle ; a nd in 1644 a Committee ,ras appointed to establish the " New
Model" of the militia . This, set up in
r 645, was Eng land' s first Reg ular Army _
(To be continu.ed.)
N OTE . - R ead ers a re recom m ended to the
Holtoura ble J . IV . FORTESCUE ' S monumental
"HISTORY OF THE B RITI SH ARMY" in 2 1
v ol,.mes. lily in debt edn ess to which i s h ereby
acknow ledged _ Th e m ain fac ts embodied i,. these
Notes h ave been take,. from p a rag raphs and footn otes occttrn-ng h ere a nd th ere in that e1~trancing
wor k. w hich is only 1-ndirectly CO'lce r ned with the
p ay 0/ th e Army .
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Ba ck Row (left to right) : S.Q.M.S. W. E. WilSDn, L / Sgt. C. P. Bading, Sgt. F . L oveder, Sgt.
C. Enda cotL, Sgt. J. C. Si:mJl1Dnds, S.Q.M.S. H. R Hud so n, Sgi. H. Clark , Sgt. C. A . Mot'l"ls,
L {Sgt. B . Tasl,er, Sgt. L. Coo k
S eal ed. : Sgt . G. Tristram, L /, gt. A. T . Gear, L /Sgt. A. H . 0' Co nnor , Capt. O. P. J . Rooney,
Sgt. A. W. Hop,kins, L/Sgt. W . G. A. Giles, L /Sgt. J. Wilson . .
Ground: LlSgt. J. S . Lawson, L / Sgt. E. Lowther, L {Sgt. A Broauben t.
pleasant station . The c Ul"se is composed of the
births of daughters to S.Q.M.S. Pomroy an d Sgt.
following members of the co rps: L / Sgts. Bateman,
Tristram-one each!
DonDvan , Giles, Lawson, Mander and '~7 ilson, the
Several of the staff are assisting at the TatLoo this
instru ctor being <::.gt. F. W. Loveder. They have
year in the capacity of marshals a nd l1shers.
been a great asset to the ga mes .of the office, p,arCaptain Overton, Sgts. Camp, CDok and Simmonds
ticularly football and cricket. Th e s ingle members
are all under orders for overseas during the ne:-.1;
of the course are aUached to the 2nd Bn. , The Royal
Trooping seaSDn.
Scots, whilst the school itseU is beside the Costing
Sergeants' Mess.-Since the last publication of the
Section, separated from the Pay Offi ce by the tennis
J OURNAL activities of the Mess have been confined
court and adjacent to the R.A.P.C . Sergeants' Mess.
mainly to whist drives (both solo and progressive)
Cricket.-We have only played one match to date,
under the very able management of Sergt. Ferguson.
against the Royal Army Service Corps Sergeants,
These proved very successful, b ut with the advent
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and, a l thoug~ we lost by 23 runs (103 to 80) intere~t
as to the ult u nate resu lt was maintained
the end
of th~ game. We have I een unfortuntae in gettin
p~actICe owmg to the weather! but the team on it~
filst out1l1~. sh.owed p.os.slblllhes of maintaining a
good stand,nd In r~mamlllg fixtures. Lt.- Col. T. L.
Rogers \I:as OUl hIghest scorer, with 23 runs, and
the bowlI ng honours went to Sergt. Horner 4 f '
25, and Mr. Self, 3 for 24. Since the mat~h w~~
p layed, alTangements have been made for week]
practIce at the nets with the Pl"OfessiDn al (M/
Burg~ss , Surrey GrDund Staff) and und er .our ne\~
captam (Lt.-Col. RDgers) we a re cD nfident .of a
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.cessful seaSDn.
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Ten.n i s. -TI~is sectiDn under the guidance .of the
captam .of tn e team , CDlDnel W. S. Mackenzie
O.B.E., has started .off full .of enthusiasm and hi(7]~
hDpes. Ava~lable t.alent has already been tried D~t
w~th . gratlfYll1g results. Our annual handicap is in
pIOgl~SS and the resul ts .of the matches are watched
Wll!, mcr eas mg mlerest. Four valiant lads have
decIded tD UphDld th e prestige .of the command b
enten,ng fDr t he cDrps challenge cup, S.Q.M.S. Hul
son, Sergeants Cook, H omer and O'Connor-we wish
them the best of lu ck.
A very enjoyable a fternoDn was spent on the CDurt
when the .officers .of the detachment tried to beat the
mem bers of t~e sergeants' mess. The result has
nDt been pubh hed, but the wives of the members
of the ergean.ts' ~,ess now think that their husbands
-ca n play tel1J~IS. The .office als D enjoyed 1.\\"0 friendly
matche a~a lO,s t an AldershDt civilian team an d the
L?cal AudItor s Staff. Matches have been arra nged
WIth the Woolwich and Hounslow offices and it is
hoped t.o arrange one with the Chatham office. A
team has been entered for the co mm an d tennis leag ue
~nd It .IS expected that last season's record of fourth
phwe 111 the league ta.ble wi1l be beaten.
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J Foo~ball.-In friend ly games and in the Command
unlOI L eague, 0;11 team, cDm posed entirely of
R_ .P. C. men , fim shed the season with the f01l0wmg record.
Pb):ed 26: won 4 ; Drawn 1; Lost 21.
The JU1l10r League is composed of the second
elevens of the reglment.s and units whose strengLh is
not more than 300. and when it is realised that we
beat the 2nd Bn., K.S.L.I. an d were defeated by the
odd goal in matches with 2nd Bn., R.W. Kent Rgt
2nd Bn. , The Cheshire Regt., 2nd Bn ., The Buff~'
~th ~ussars and No . .s SectiDn, R.A.O .C., the abov~
I ecold may be cDnsldered very satisfactorv. The
eventua l ~tnd unbeaten league champi~ns-the
M.W.E.E.-actua ll y defeated us in the last game of
the s~ason by a sma Jl er ma lgin than any .of thei~
vlctones over the other league teams.
OUI tea n!s were drawn from twenty available members , and It was a remarkable achievement even to
fu lfil .the fixtures , especialJy as, agart frDm Lhe above
mel?tlOlled close defeats, we suffered some unholy
td
lud1l1~s.
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PAY CORPS
JOURNAL
Eastern Command
COMMAND PAY OFFICE,
80, PALL MALL, S.W.l.
' ..
BARNET.
58
THE
ROYAL
a:
CHATHAM.
59
33
37
46
37 = 153
R.E.
Major W . P . Neilso n
Capt. S. N, Hill
..
Capt. W . ]\forn n, O.B,E. , M.C.
S ,S,M. G. T . Dav is .. .
36
44
47
48= 11&
THE
ROYAL
JOU RNAL
60
'THE
wel'e:--
WARLEY.
Once more the quarter's news is due, and desPal'ate and dmstic action has to be taken to make
the office sub-representatives di sgorge their matter.
The office representative himself views his position,
however. with equanimity, as in accordflnce with the
best established practice, he has decentralised his
tasks by generous sub-division of duties to subordinates, to the extent of lea vine; him self nothing but
the burden of forwn,rding the coll ected material.
The results of these effol"ts are given below.
L .B.M.M.
61
THE
ROYAL
London District
LONDON .
Situatt'd in the Officers' House of Knightsbridge
Barracks. the London Pay Office enjoys the advantage of what for the heart of a great city, must be
regarded as remarkahly congenial surroundings. The
barracks is an imposing range of huildings between
Hvde Park and Knightshridge, built in 187980, at
which time it was rega rded as the hest of its kind
in Europe, even containing "reading rooms for
N.C.O.'s and privates," a curious contemporary
comment in these days of so many amenities for the
soldier. The Officers' House at the western end,
provides us with very f.!leasant rooms for our
labours , most of them ove rl ookin~ the park, and as
the advertisements would say, WIth excellent views
of Rotten Row, the Serpentine and the London Lido.
One room is worthy of st)ecial mention, that wh ich
was the me~s room. which still bears traces of
departed glories in a fine ceilin g and stately columns.
It was here that many brilliant fun ctions were held
in the days when the ba rracks housed the Guards
and it is reputed that Genera l Gordon was enter~
tained here before his last journey to Khartoum.
The exterior is decorated ,,'ith husts of famous
warriors. Wellington , Marlborough and Raglan
amongst them. The barracks bas evidently not
a~ways horne such a ple~sing character for the pre
VIOUS b:trracks, erected 10 17945, are described as
badly placed and a,n eyesore to the neigh bourhood!
Before the next issue of the J OURNAL appears, we
sha,ll. have ~ i ven our farewells to ~ajor .H. Loton ,
who IS retmng after a.1most 42 year s serV1PP. I\hj'lr
Loton enlisted into the Bedfordshire Regiment in
1889, was aPP'ointed Probationary Staff Clerk as a
Sergeant in 1ll92. ioining the A.P.C. on its form ation
in 1893. Commissioned in 1913, he attained his
majority in 1928. Major Loton carries \vith him into
retirement the very si.ncere wishes of all ranks and
grades of this offiC!l together, we are sure, with those
of all who have served with him. We feel we are
losing a friend.
Recent happenings include the promotions of
S/Sergt. H. L. Balthel and Corpl. E. Cememic, to
whom we offer our congratulations; an d the depa rture of S.o..M .S. O. Thornhill to Malta, to whom,
together with all those who have left this office for
other fi elds, we send our greetings.
DEPTFORD.
A wO I'd from S.E.8. An office surrounded by
wood yards. leather tanning, pickle and tin can
fact ories . The smells a re va ried and numerous and
on one side the boats on the Thames emit st:'ange
discords.
It has been said that the office itself was once a
margarine store and can be easil y visualised as
such. However. we haye a few square yards for
tennis courts, bo,,'ls and cricket nets , and are able
to manage an occasional hour for p'ractise.
Unfortunately, the position does not permit the
entertainment of other office staffs, but th is, no
douht. t ends to make us appreciate our rare visits
to of her stations , and the out in g to Woking was
certa inly most enjoyable.
Strange how isolated we are from the outside
world. It has been known for a newcomer to
enquire of a lo cal resident , from the same street, of
the whereabouts of the Pay Office. and to he told
-in the vernacu lar-that such a Rlace was unknown .
Maybe the fact that the office is so situated ha s its
compensations!
THOS. F.P.
Sayes court (Deptford).
A.D. 1581.
A beautiful place is old Saves Court.
W~1ere Qu~en Elizabeth oft~n doth sport
vV lth Ralelgh and D rake a,nd Hawkins I ween
The gaye t of sights that ever was se~n.
A.D . 1931 .
But times have advanced and historv's forgotten
Pageants and carnivals are now " verboten."
'
The Pay Corps is here-to spo il the dreamer
In the clack of the "Bun'oughs" and noisy
"Adrema."
"GROUP 2."
Moves .-Lieut. J . Venables and S.S.M. W. E. C.
Loftus have left us for York and E astern Command
respectively and Capt. J . G. Woods (EgYRt), S .S.M.
C. Mockler (Salisbury) , and S.Q.M.S. C. Deeble
(Jamaica), have arrived .
THE
S cottish Co mmand
PERTH.
SOCial and Recreation Club.-Whist drives and
dan ces were held in the recreation hut, on 6th March
a n? 'lOth April, and again proved to be most popu
lar , the hut on each occasion bemg filled to its
utmost capa city .
vVe have now made a
start in the tenllis section ,
and are lookmg forward
to a successfu l season.
With the addit ion of some
"dark horses" amongst
our latest arri vals , it is
hoped tha t we shall be
strong enough to arrange
matches wi~h the local
military
and
civilian
clubs.
Arri va ls.- We welcome
to the station S.Q.M.S.
Alexander
and
ce rgt.
P ardy from E gypt, Staff
Sergt. Ward fl'Om York
(R e g i DJ e 11 tal )
and
S.Q.M.S. Spooner from
Chatham (R.S.) and hORe
that their sta v in Perth
will be a h a p~y one.
Depart ures-Our
best
wishes go with S.Q.~LS.
Major J . Hepburn.
Forsyth t o EdinLurgh,
Dm"", by CPl. T. Thomas S.Q.M.S. Ingl e to Cbat
.
ham
(R.. ),
Corpl.
Brooks to vVolnng and Lance-Sergt. Humphries
to Leith.
Promotions.-Congratul atiolls are extended to
S~aff_ Sel'gt. Ward promoted w.o.n. (S.Q. ns. ),
1/4/ .:>1; Sergt. Blsset promoted Staff Sergt .. 15/ 5/ 31;
and Pte. Thomas promoted Corporal. 23/ 5/ 31.
Woking Notes
THE
ROYAL
ARMY PAY
CORPS JOUR!'lAL
THE
Scottish Command.
COMMAND PAY OFFICE, EDINBURGH.
T o rev iew th e events conn ecled with this. d eta chme.lt d uri ng th e pe ri od lhat ha. ela psed S111ce th e
pu bli cat ion o f th e firs t issue of th e J OUR:>:AL, IS no
heay y ta k. In !act , a g la nce at one Iss ue o f P a rt
H Orders u ffices t o br in g t o mind a ll t h at h as
o be reco r ded in t ha t tim e.
Depar ture and Arrival.-With t h e d eparture o f
S. Q. M . . Asher t o Yo rk , for emp,l oy ment o~ p ~y
duti es. \\"e lost, unfo rt u na t ely. o ur fi r st office l epl ese1l tati va of t he J OURN.'L . H a rd on t op of [,hat
m oye ca me t he " 'arnin g th a t h e woull IJrobabl y be
required for servi ce oye l'sea next troopin g seaso n ,
a nd so fulfill ed th e proph ecy th at h e was m er ely
j o urney ing to p ort 0 emiJark atio,: by easy stages.
W e hope t hat hi S shor t. st ay In Y ork " dl b e very
h a ppy and th at. h e WIll he lu ck y m th e co mlll g dIStributi on of over sea s stal lOn s . HI S rellef on cost In g
du t ies here is our 01,1 fri end S .Q .M.S. F or sy th.
Ma n v of u s welcome him t o Edin b urg h for th e
secol; d t ime . M ay h is stay be long a nd in c r eas in ~ l y
pleasant amo ng us. 'Wh a t m ore cun we \\"I sh h :m
tha n th:,t V ot e 5.F . ma., long a ppea l' 111 th e h st
of L edge l' R ea dings ?
Cricket.-Com b inin g . a s we d o. for sp ort , with
o ur colleagues a t Lei th F o d,. a n~r of o ur perfor man ces w01thy o f me ntIOn , to geth er with t be res ult s
o f o ur match es, will he found in t h e L e ith n ot es .
2 / 5/ 31.
9 / 5 / 31.
ROYAL
ARMY P AY
CORPS
JOURNAL
Northern Command
YORK.
First a nd fo remost we wis h t o thank and con gl'atulale the Committee a nd th e Ed ito rs for the
successful pu blica ti on of t he first iss ue o f th e Co rps
J OURX .U . It is IUu ch a pprecia t ed by aU.
York has relaxed its win ler dra un ess a nd d onned
it sp r ing attire ; hetween it s freq uen t sh o wers of
ra in it IS no w bea rab le a nd . in fact. so mew hat
attractive. A li t tle less ra in and a litti e mor e s un
wo uld ma k e it m ore a t trac tive still I B ain \\'a t er ,
it. is sa id , i id eal fol' th e cO Illl'.l exi on-on e wo nd er s
wh ether the quantity o f it we ge t here e xplain s th e
wond erful compl ex ions of many o f t he bell es o f
Old Y rk!
LICHFIELD.
A lth oug h we are ra th er a sma ll d et achm ent a nd
th e city is s mall a nd quiet. we m an ilge, ne\'erth ele ,
t o get' a fail' s h a re of s port d u r ing t he s umm er,
t hro ug h th e med iu m of t h e Office S Hor ls Club .
h Dd
DCW~
Th e a nln lga m a ti o n oi th e Cu mnHll1d and R eg im en tal Office fo r Sp 01t, t o whi ch we we re h a p,py j,CJ
refer in CJ UI' last no t es, has s nfl'ered a se ri o us sethack ow ill g to th e forma t lon of 11 n ew H ead q ua r te r,
Clul). which embra ces t h e C0 ll111M nd O ffice, hu t n ot
t he B eg in' ellta l OHi ce- 1I hich co mes I'nd er th e 'Y est
Rldiu g .-\rea . In spi te o j t hi s. a n um ber of Co mmand members a re sLill ac t ively s u p po l-ti ng t he
Regim e ntal to can,v on t he o~d cl uh-w hi ch cnai.J les
us to t U l'l1 o ut a Co r p~ t r ick",t t ea m wa d e u p o f
members f\'Om bOLI, o ffi ces . Thi, tea m ha s tart ed
well o ff t he m a rk with three han dsomt; win s, on e
aga in st a R a ilway team , on e again t th e ' n e\\'
G .H .Q. Club , and on e again st th E; R.A. S.C . "Ye
~ook forward to a n enj o.y able a,nd su ccessful seaso n
If we a r e a bl e t o reta in our t eam , so a hly s kip pered h,v Ca pt . A. K. Ev ers, w ho is ou r o ut st a nd
mg ha[,sma n a nd bow ler. \ .\Ie wp.lr:on e t o t he t eam
Sg t . Brllolie. who h 'ls recent ly joinpc] liS fl0 111 E gyp t.
nnd a l ~o S.Q.)rf S. Fr ishy from W okin g. Sgt. P ease.
OUI' kee n and ene rgeti c cr icket sec ret a ry . h a fi xed
UP. a full an d :ctttr acti ve p l'Og ra m me.
Cricket.- A t cri cket lI' e are not , perha ps. 0 s uccess ful. a with a sm ll s t aff th e t eam co ns ists pract ica lh' of e\'() rv member \\'ho can hol d a bat. and
with 'a few excep'tion s . \\' e ca n not la.v claim to he ing
a nythin g hu t ve ry a mateu r p l a y~ r s. H ~ lI' eve r. we
t h rive on d efea t s a nd our first n ctor~r \\' Ill be cele
hra t ed . 1 h e pe , wit h ca pita ls in th e J U R~~IL and
d ou bJe X e lse wher e. 0 1'1' fi rst m a t ch durlll g th e
last week CJ f May, ag ai n~ t . a R.A .S .C. team at Whi ttin ~ to n Barrac ks . e nd ed 111 a e ver e d e feat , d e tml s
Hr e'" best omi tted. Dllrin g th e first wee k o f Jun e
we meet a n olel enem y. t h e sta ff of Burn twood
M en t a l H ospita l, a~ d a lth o ug h II'P }~a ve whack ed
t he m once at least 111 h.vgone yea r.
hope s prm ~s
ete lna J. " a nd we a re h op ing to ha ke t hem uf t ll1 _
tiln e. In a n y case, we e nJ o~1 Ollr ga nles . RIl e con t in ua l vict c r :e m ust be rat h er hori ng .
OUI' indefatigab le t enn is ecreta ry, S / Sgt. 'W eb st er, is li reless in hi s effo rl s t o ma ke t he tenni s
sect ion of our clu b a s uccess, a nd , in cid ent ally, t o
sting us fo r every co pper h e can squ eeze out o f us .
H e has been in ~trull1 enta l in hirin g for us, this yea r,
a g m ss COU lt o n th e Y orks hire G entl ell1e n '~ Cri cket
GIound. an d we hope some o f t he yo un ger (a nd
old el') B un n; es wi ll he a s keen t (l tUl'll o ut in th e
tOllrnam en l s a s t he sec I'etary i in a rran g in g th em.
65
THE
Western
Southern Command
COMMAND PAY OFFICE. SALISBURY.
WARWICK.
Vile po.ssess a small law n , whi ch , by a fin e ad.i ustment we are able to. use fa r tenn is and bo.w ls . Th e
" Gr~y beard s" af the o.ffice a re a 11 very keen
bawlers, mast o.f t hem bemg members a f the ; o.c~ 1
clubs where a smAll elt-aught af lem? nade (.) IS
abtai~abl e during the pro.ce s o.f " Iaylllg the wo. ad
a n th e pack." Fram what J IHwe seen.o.n the o.ffice
green same af th e " yo.un g blao.ds " wIll. shartly be
handi capped o.n a par \\"Ith the mo.st anCIent o. f the
" Greybeards ."
Tennis.-F cam the number o.r entries received fa;the Lawn Tennis Siugles Challenge OUH , o.ur sma
wee o.ffice appears to. be mak in g a ma ss attack o.n
the tro.ph v n o.w h elc! by Sergt. lTiny ) T . A. W.
Bo.ggis. We wish o.ur entra,nts the best o.f lu ck
in their end ea.vo.urs.
Marriage.-A marriage has been arranged , and
will sho.rtl y take place, hetween Sergt. P . B. J o.hnso.n and A. N . Ot ber. Its.a secret .at pl'esent , bu t
it will leak aut. when h e claIm s Mnrrl age Allo.wance.
Arrival.-We o. ff er o.ur heartie t co. ng ratulati o. ns
to. Mr. H . H epburn a n his appo.intment as Depu ty
Superinte ndin g Clerk ~t this o.ffi ce. W e beheve th~~
this is the first appa1l1tment af a Grade
clel k
o.f the "Pav " sid e to. beco.me D.S.C . .af the
.. Reco.rds." "Mr. H ep'burn's genial per o.na h ty and
enthusiasm will do mu ch to. cement Lh e amal gamatio.n o.f the Pay and Reco. rd s .
rn
66
SHREWSBUR Y.
Th e detachment was very pi ased with t.he nrst.
iss ue o.f th e JOUJ( KAL and hope that th e hi gh
sta nda rd will be mainta ined .
It Illay be o. f inter est to. re ad er~ to. kn o.w Lhat th e
Shrewsbury o. ffi ce (unlik e mo.st P ay Offices) is
beautifully it uaLed in i ts o.w n gro. und s in the
healthi est part o. f the to.w n . At th e present time th e
Raw e r ga rd ens surraund in g the a ffices are at t heir
best., a nd fo. rm a plea s ing sig ht to. th e eye as o.ne
a n 'ives fo. r wo.rk. 1n t he o.fnce gro. un d we Il ave
aur o. wn bo.wlincr g ree n a nd r ecreatio. n g ra und ,
sUITa un ded by tr;es and Bo. wer beds; a n idea l spo.t
fo.r rec reatio. n a,nd rest. H ere ma.ny ha p! y ho.urs
are spent by the st a ff and their friends .
If it beco. mes t he po.li cy o.f th e JorR NAL to. acceHt
fo.r pu bli cat io. n a descri ptio.n o.f st ations, th e sur raunding co. untry a nd attractio.ns, I am sure
Slll"ewsbury wi ll 1ll,tk e pleasa.nt r eading. A pell
picture, ho.wever , o.f th is statio.n mig ht place th e
a uth a rities in diffi culti es by havin g to. refuse" Po.sting .. to. anxio.us a nd nerve jaded applica nts returning fr a m o.verseas . At the same time it is ni ce
to. t hink th a t we have o.ffice fro.m the wind o.ws o. f
whi ch we can see a r eal bit af "Old En gla,nd ."
Green grass, trees. Rawers in 11 rio.to.us blaze o.f
Calallt, and the so. ng o.f the thrush to. a,cco.mpa ny t he
warding of o.bsmvatio.ns o. n Farm 3. (Wo.alwich a nd
Deptfo. rd , pl ease no.te.)
Births a nd Deaths. -Recently a rabin and hi s
mate built a ho.me up a n a sh elf in th is o. ffi ce, near
a Sectio. n Office r. Why , we d o. n' t knaw . Th e shelf
co. ntain ed reg iste rs a nd o.ther docum ent co. nstantl:in 11 e. In spite o.f this, eggs were la id ancl in the
fu lness a f tim e a fami ly bo.l'11 and tak en o. n th e
strength. T ile happy event o.ccurred in th e p' resence
a f th e R eg ime ntal Paym a. te r.. o.fficers and staff,
during a lectlll'e o.n m o.b ilizatio.n . W e we re very
excit.ed, became brd Io.vers, a nd went lo.o. kin g fo.r
suitable wo.rms.
Letters were despatched fro.m the a ffi ce fr o.m
Offi cer i /c Robins, S llI'ewsblll'Y," a slip o. f the pen .
o. f co.urse, but a ny o.ffice who. happened t.o. get o.ne
will und erstand a nd fo.rgive. On e day the praud
mo.ther ro.hin disco.vered a lo.ad o.f new ly arrived
manure nea r the bo.wlin g green, and it was a .io.y to.
see her tu ck in after the wea ry days a nd nights she
Command
had spent patieutly h atchin~ o.ut her eggs. (Talk
abo.ut the O. O.A . dmner, It wasn't in t he same
st ree t .) Jt frdrly to uched o.ur bird laving hearts.
A fter a glo. ri o. us feed she retul"\lecl to. the Sectio.n
Office r's shelf, puffed and blo.wn o. ut, singing to her
hea rt 's ca nte nt. So. Io. ud indeed did she sing that
she a ttracLed th e attentIOn o.f the o.ffice cat wbo.
befo.re we ~a uld interfe re, sprang up'o.n th~ po.a;'
ro.hrn a nd ktll ed he r. Altho.ugh this is a very sad
e ndl\lg lo. a true P ay Office slo.ry , we feel in reco.rdin g it l hat there is fo.r the Oo.rps a lesso.n and a
mo.ra l- " It do.es no.t appear to. be a so.und palicy
to. sho. uL abo. ut it after o.ne has h ad a feed o.f
manure. I t
THE
ROYAL
Commands Abroad
EGYPT.
sma ll ma rgin to Lh e R .A .S. C. H owever, we ma naged to ,llace a.noth er cup " on Lh e sillebonr.,l ," so
we mu st rest co ntent with a record of co nSlstencv
of one win nncl four seco nd s during th e fiv e ye;trs
Lhe Leag ue has been in existence. Lenthley and
Monk s were h onollred by being selected io play
for the R est v. the winn ers. Th e tha nl< s of the
whole e f t he clubs, including o ~lrselv es, are due to
J ames of ours, for the energetIc way he has performed the 'duties of L eag ue Secretary for th e past
tw o seaso ns.
Another minor disnppointment was our lot in lhe
outsid e competition mentioned in the Spring num ber. This competition was open to t.cams of. 51.'
fr om a ny Military 01' R.A.F, UniL 01' recogmsed
Civilian Cluh in Cairo and di st ri ct-promoted by
t he E gy ptia n St.aLe Ra i.l wa~s Inst;tute. H a ving
played OUI' \\'a .y lo th e semI -final we expected to
enco unter stiff op,los iti on fr om t he 12Lh R oya l L a ncers. but had t he saLis fa ction o f defeatin g th em very
ens il y by fiv e {!3meS to one. H e n c~ we were. aga in
ill a fin :d. "nd were good favount es to W1l1 t.he
'up whi ch. by the wny , is one of the most beautl '
ful sil ver t rophi es one co uld wish t o see, and ha s
onlv to be wo n twi ce in succession by th e same uni t
Lo become its ow n property. Alas! as a p!1ears to
he the way wil h most favo urites. we were beaten
Iw th e 2nti B r igade R .R ,A., 3 game ench-33
poin ts in their favo lll'.
.
.
A classiclti exa mpl e of not bemg able to ql~lte
" get there" is contain ed in th e fa ct th at dUl'lnf;
six n onths one of OUl' memb ers has been the recl
p'ient of 7 medal (for hilliards and t ennis), a ncl
I;Ot one of th em has been th e " winners' " one.
ft is interest io O' to 110te that Capta in Lidst,oll e
pla vec1 in each ro~nd of th e E.R .R..I. Competiti on ,
and , of CO ln'SIl, hi s wins were 100 per ent.
lLB.
Cricket. -C ri cket in Eo-ypt started on April 7th.
with a maLch aga inst tl, ;B.A .V.C .. which was lefL
dl'aw n, th e ,cori ne: hein g RA .P. C. 215 f~l' 5
(Mnjor R ohotham 50 Capt. Ingpen 41 . both retIred ,
nnd Sgt. Ed e 40 11.0'.); H,.A.V. C. J.67 for 6. 'l"his
was foll owed by a pract ice match between two
elected teams, captnin ed by Mnj or Robotham and
Ca ntnin Ine:pen. th e la t,ter's winning with a sco re
of 13fi t o 102. W e then had n game with th ~ Mili t a ry P oli ce, which, thank s to so me good battmg b v
Sgt. Pountne.v. who scor ed 43 not out. we I11 nna e:erl
to win with Lhe scores 122 to 112. In thIS mntr.h
S.O .M .S . .. Da nnv " Fri tz showed us t,ha t he I ~
sti.ll as good as e;'er , Lak in g 8 wickets in 13 ov~rs.
at n co.t of 40 run s . Tn our next match . agmnst
the ci vili a ns o f the RA .O. C. , Ma ior R.oboth an1
81!'ain clail11ed top sco re, scorin g 55 ont o E a t otal
of 130. Thi s great innings was, h owev6r , not sl~ffi
cien t enoll~h for us to win. th e " civv ies " havln g
scoreo 155. Th e ~16 Snua d,'on R . A.li'. also gave
u a so und thrashin g. Bat t ing first, Lhey were all
ol1 L for 85. and at tea we were cO I~grntulat,ing our;
sel ve . hnt. after Len. Lhe pl'ocesslon sta rted , linG
we fini sh"c1 with a score of 41.
W p now co me 1.0 th e first of Lh e gnmes for t he
Chall enl!'e Trophv . Command wo n the toss. ann
h".tted first, making a ,' erv SA d start bv 10sJl1g 6
wi ckets for 24 runs , but Mr. Cash and Sgt . .Lnn e
by careful batting added 33 runs for the 7th WI cket,
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Football.-Since the publication of the first numbel' oi th e Corps JOURNAL on ly one match has taken
pl ace, the finnl of the three inter-office matches in
connect,ion with the Challenge Trophy co mpetit ion.
After n very hard fought game vicLory agai n rested
with th e Comman,:\ by the nanow margin of 4 goals
to 3. For the Command Office, Capt>1 in Ingpen
was in Iwi.lliant form between th e " sticks." avin e:
his charge repeat.cdly. It can reasonab ly be beli eved
that had th e Command been without his serv ices.
the laurels of the game would have gone to Re!! :mental. The go:tl scorers were as foll ows :- for
Co mmand : S .Q.M.S. Wheln.n, Sgt. Rtock, Sgt.
Evans (penalty) and Corpl. Smi th ; fo r R egim ental:
S/Sgt. Hoptrough , who , besides plny ing an excellent game throughout the mntch , perform er! th e
H .H.
" hnt-trick."
JAMAICA.
V,l e open in approved style with correct ion s to
our sedion in th e first number. For B.S.M. " Parkins" read S .S,M. Perkins, nnd in pamgrap h 3,
lin e four, rea d" next" instead of " sa id ."
In Ma rch S.S.M. Carlile a nd S.Q.M.S. Deehl e
duly em harked for hom e nnd we welromed S.S.M.
P erkin s and S.Q.M.S. Turrant with their families.
Last ",pek th e deta.chment were the guest~ of th e
Command Pavma Ler and Mrs. Bellma n at the
Boul'I1emouth Ba t hs. 'T'hese al'e mangnificent openail' sea-water hnth s, with every co nceivable convenience . '~'e had a most en joyable ti.m e in the water,
with l'nceR for adults and children . S.R.M, Perkins ano S.o..M.S. Close fail ed to completE' the race
in whi ch they competed . Th ey saio th ey were no
use at sh ol,t di t,an ces-e:ive th em a mile or "0 and
thev wou ld "how VO ll , and 0 on. After bRLhing we
had an excellent tea ,' and th en ba ck to our private
'bus for home.
BANANA,
to
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THE
HONG KONG.
ROYAL
T IENTSIN.
Mrs. Lang presenting prizes at the ann ual R.A .P.C. Sports, Hong Kong.
Sergt. Evans, Mrs. Lang, Capt. Etherington.
enjoyable time on the island, assisted in a large
measure by the great interest taken by the Colon el
and Mrs. Lang in all matters affecting the welfare
of the Corps, with very happy resu lts for all concemed. Severa.l ten.nis "At Homes" and dances
have further contrihuted to this end. Below is
given a short resume of t he snorti ng events:-
v. H.M.S. "Seraph":
S.Q.M.S . MaW ..,ws
v. H .M .S. "Cumberland ":
S.Q.M.S. Matthews
v. @th H .Bty. R.A.:
S.Q.M.S. Matthows
1'0 1' Civi l
ervice C.C. :
S.Q.M.S. MatLhews
For Garrn. Sgts.' Mess :
Sergeant Troops
For H .K . Cricket Club :
Captain Eth erington
50 not out.
55
54
79
52 not out.
2H
BOWLING.
v. R.A.S .C.:
Major Herbert
v. H.M.S. Cum l erl amcl ":
Major Herbert
v. 12th H.Bty. R.A. :
Sergeant Evans
v. 20th H.Bty. R.A.:
Sergeant Evans
v. R.M.S. "Cumberland":
S.Q.M.S. Matthews
9 for 37
7
55
29
"
6 ,. 19
6 " 32
In . the
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MALTA.
Valetta- Ma rsa muscetto Harbour, and landing stage for felTies to Sliema .
island :-Capt. L. J. Camp, S.Q .M.S. Hunter,
S.Q.M.S. Thornhill and Sgt. Browett.
Oepartures.---S.S.M. (now Lieut.) J. Quiun ,
S.Q .M.S. Manning and Sgt. Yorke.
Our best
wishes accompanied them , and we .hope that .they
are' by now weB settled down a t theIr new statIOns.
Promotions.-We are able to congratulate S.S.M.
.Hunt a little earli er than anti cipated , on the co nfirmation of his promotion to that rank . The news
that he would be remaining with us in his new
rank was recei ved with general satisfaction.
Births,-The wife of Sgt. Elam presented h.er
husband with a da ugther on 11th March,. the WIfe
o f Sgt. Rowley making a similar presentatIOn t~ ~ er
husband on 30th March. In both cases the add ItIOn
completed th e " pigeon nair." Congratulations!
Hockey.-On account of numbers and age, we are
not in a position to run a team of our own , but
the following pl ayed for the Staff a nd Departmental
XI, of which Captai n Askin is the secretary and
captain besides being a mem ber of the Command
Hockey Committee :~.S.M . Robins played. at le ft
back, beiog a veritable mainstay of the Side and
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THE
Spa t.s.
Spurs .
Cause Ch ilblains.
Field Officers are excepted . Hunting of bugs,
cockroaches a nd mosquitos, done on foot.
Wife.
R.efer to Para. 306 (e)
Allowance Regs . It is
unders tood the lady
decid es. (Ours did .)
Yourself.
From
wo rrying
abo ut
what to bring.
Sundries such as childl'en, grandfathers clocks,
coal or coke. et c., a re le ft to yo ur o'\'n di scretion or
im ag in ation .
N.B.-There ca n be no further di sc ussion . The
Edi tOl"s decision being filJ al . So is this list.
MALAYA.
MAURITIUS.
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CORPS JOURNAL
spots, the dan ces and whist i~1 the Mess (S~t. Band is
the moving spirit here ~galtl) , a nd !tfe IS not loo
bad .
I shoulJ like, if (he Editor will permit, to describe
the I sland anJ its peop le ~t a Inter dat\l. In the
meantim /l, as no cne. i~ w essing. to come out here,
the a.bove may ue suffi Clellt to ItItroduce ourselves
to the J ournn l.
A. C. FARMER, S.S M., B.A .P.C.
ARMY
..... ,.
N.PUNCBOO.
Messenger Royal Amty Office.
Waiting List.
Th e following ull offi cial extracL from the" W a it
Ln g List" for th e Marri ed Qu a rters Roll as at 15t h
Jun e, 1931, is included in t he JOURNAl. as a matter
of general interest to th e COl'RS . . Although pub
li hed under the War Office sancllOn, th e extr~ct
c,\n not be quoted as a n authority in . a ny offiCIa l
doc um ent a nd it must be borne 111 mmd th at the
. W a itin g List" is liable to variation as promotions a.nd other casualties occn!.
This instalment includ es the fir st fif ty IWlres on
the List of Sergeants. (Class 14 .)
Lunn , C. W. ; Vin e, A. J. ; Lillicra p, W : ~. ;
EvereLt , H. F. : Johnson , P. B.; Call1, J .: TI'I sl
ram , G.; Bac kw e11 , J . C.; Pan\<hurst , C: A.; Ca mp ,
F. ; o\'l'e11 , F. W . ; Troops, J 'i H ewltt. W . .A.;
Paddick , F.: Egan, G. B .; Nice: W. F.: ~ \'I ck ,
W. R. C. ; South, W. R. C.: Lew1s. A. B . i F,lsh~r ,
G. E .; Bowen, 1. ; Thom as, F. R .; Pond , 1 . 1,. ;
Gore, F. G.: Si bley, S. W . C. : Allen, R .: Crl cbton.
D . N.: Anderton. E. W. : Hi11 ing , T .: P lunk ett, J .:
J ag'jlt , W. 0.; Mon ks , W . A. ; Ba rt ol1 , M. V: ;
An sell , F.
.: Pat'dy, G. W. F.; Warren , F . A. :
T ay lol', G.: 'W atts, C. D :; Mendon , C. J.: Brown.
G. W. : Chantler . A. F.; Wi11 iams, 'R L : Bogg ls.
T . A. W.; B oanas, R. E. : J ones. W . A.: Evans,
R . E. ; Bayley, R. R.; Spence, G. R . ; Jon es. F. A. ;
Lun e, G. A.
.
('To be continued.)
74
CRICK E T
Arrangements for the Corps
match es are as under:-
ARMY
cricket
4th
TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS , 193 1
TI1e Al' my La wn Ten nis ChamplOnsbips and other
events will be h eld at Tbe Hurlingham Club, London ,
from Ju ly 27th to August, 1931. The events
comprise:-
1931.- Va rs ns 14th/20th
Hu ssa l's at Hounslow.
On the Dep ot, Roy al
Fusiliers' Ground. Play will start at 11.30 a .m.
Route-D istrict R a ilway. Station nearest gro nnd
is H oun slow W est.
Monday anlt Tuesday , 6th and 7th Ju!>y. -T'e rsl/S
R.A.O.C. on the United Se rvices' Ground, P orts
mouth.
P lay will st a rt at 11.30 a. m. Train
8.40 a. m. from liVate rloo-<\ITive P ortsmouth Town ,
ID.56. Officers a nd other r:mks intendin g to be
pl'eRent should notlfy me early so th,\t chea p ti ckets
(if possible) ran be taken for them.
Saturday,
LA W N
July,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Entry Fees for each event :-O ffi cers, 10/, W .0. 's
.C .O.'s, ete., 3 / 6.
F ull pa rti cul a rs a.nd en t ry forms can be obta in ed
on application to the H on. Treasurer , Army LawlI
Tenni s Association , Ca pt. G. W. Ta rl eton, M. C.,
Co mmand H eadqllllrters . Aldershot. Entries close
fi rst post, 20th Ju ly, 1931.
7S
THE
ROYAL ARMY
Droleries de Corps
THE ROYAL
L 1
., A p ubli c om nihu s is co nsidered to be a suitable co nveyance within the meaning of para . 277, AJlo:-,,"~ ance Regulations, 1931, for the co nveyance of officers on dut')'."
Dj'awn by W. H . BaLes (Yot~).
Esprit de Corps.
To co ntinue, ~ being ambit~ous an d fnll of esprit,
I asked a S e rge~ nt the meamng of the motto on our
badge. H e sa id you ha ve faith in your confidentia ls
a nd hope for promoti')n, but tw el ve years in th e
rank of sergea nt had turned him in to an atheist. I
sincerely hope I won't become a J ew.
.H:.rving received a tempti11g offer from the Editol
of the " News of the Underworld" for t.he contineation of my s tor~' , this will be . the .fii:w 1 instalment publ ished in t hi s maga 7, i',? e . . (Thank goodness.)
GOLDUST.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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PAY
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JOUR AL
0;
THE
ROY AL ARMY
N.I.D .
A depression over Ireland
J s filling up they say,
.
It may be Hne, .it may be fall',
But it wd] ram to-day.
Every evening at. nine hours
We hear tbe wireless news,
Some sbowers or un settled,
Always the same old clues. .
We heed them not, we know qUIte well
We'll even take a bet.
.
That, even though it does say fall',
It's bo und to turn out wet.
We're stranded on old Ireland's shore
Across the Irish Sea,
You do not often bear from us,
We're known as .LD.
We are loth to make confessiol.IS
In the midst of deep depresSIOns;
But in spite of T.T. races,
We mllst tighten "up our bl;~ces,
Must not back the a lso ran,
But make money wh ile we can.
We will sell you sweepstake tickets
In the face of Postal Pi(;k~ts ,.
For the sake of small comm.ls.slOn
We defy the power's decl~,lOn.
..
We will quote you terms for wm ners
Like a lot of hardened smners.
We must make a little profit
.
So to take some leave and " HOH It ..
From un settled Erin's Isle
To tbe other side a while.
But to turn from things romantic,.
Though we wou ld not be pedantiC,
We will meet yo u at Corps DI?,ners "
. Scoring "bu ll "instead of mners,
Raise our glasses to Y?llr health
Having raised suffiCient wealth.
It may even be suggest~d
.
To those who stand wit h power mvesled
That we cease all this pretence
And simply cbarge the Charge Sl~spense ,
They have said "Prod,uce crede'?tlal,s;.,
We rlon't lik e your ConfidentJals .
Thus it is my heart it grieves,
Ever wr~pped up in " Loose leaves,"
Should yo u ever stroll thiS way
Drop right in and earn yo ur pay.
H.P.P.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS .
To be Warrant Officer Class II and appointed
S.Q.M.S.
31
7733419 Staff Sgt. G. L. Rogers, 1.4.
7733471 Staff Sgt. W. Ward, 1.4.31
7733197 Staff Sgt. J. Merrifield, 1.4.31
To be Staff Sergeant.
7733154 Sgt. R. E. Roberts, 25.2.31
7658096 Sgt. J. T. Madley, 28.3.31
7733604 Sgt. H. Hoptrollgh, 30.3.31
7733558 Sgt. W. K. Cole, 27.4.31
7733208 Sgt. J. Bisset, 27.4.31
77?J3255 Sgt. W. H. Brown, 27.4.31
To be Sergeant .
1029879 L ce.-Sgt. T. P. Phelan, 2.11 .30
77343'2:7 Lce.-Sgt. E . T . Tay lor, 4.5.31
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C. Barling, 17.5.31
R. A. Meadows, 18.5.31
W . H. Alien, 3.5.31
T. Thomas, 23.5.31
MARRIAGES.
S.Q .M.S. E. B. Spiel'S, 15.10.30
S.S.M. A. F. AlIi x, 2.4.31
L ce.-Sgt. A. T. Gear, 4.4.31
Stn.ff Sgt. E. C. Boswell , 25.4.31
Cp'1. W . C. Pullin 25.4.31
Sg't. C. Morris, 2.5 .31
Sgt. C. G. W . Smith, 11.5.31
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