The Royal Green Jackets Associa on
Rifleman Denzil Haenow Danny Heanow joined the Green Jackets Brigade in 1965, did his training at Peninsular Barracks with a platoon of 68 recruits, only 19 of whom ‘passed out’. The training was tough even way back then and no doubt a lot tougher now as the Rifles seem to be in continual action. Danny Haenow writes: I was posted to Berlin in 1966 with the, by then, 1st Bn Royal Green Jackets. A really great posting, in a fantastic City. Below, 9 Platoon, in Berlin 1966, after the Drill Competition. Front rank left to right - Rfn Haenow, Rfn Rose, Cpl Heyman, 2nd Lt the Right Honourable P Smith, Sgt Jones, L/Cpl Passing out parade shot of Danny Greenhaugh. Back Haenow 1965. rank left to right, Riflemen: Biddle, Tucker, Rowley, Clements, Oxford. Holmes, Tunmore, Underwood, Rfn ? and Rfn Larkin. To the right, visiting the 1st Royal Green Jackets in West Berlin, the Commander-in Chief, BAOR, General
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Sir John Hackett, KCB, CBE, D SO, MC, gets some on-the-spot facts about sub-zero soldering from 19 year old Rifleman Denzil ‘Danny’ Haenow. May Day Parade 1966. C Coy 1 RGJ, Maj Colville at the head, Lt Rimmer nearest saluting base, then 2nd Lt Smith in the middle and then Lt Chamberlain.( Rfn Haenow, me, 9th man in the main body of the company nearest to the saluting base approaching the TV camera). We were still in the Cold War so patrols were mounted along the East / West border. We also stood guard at Spandau Prison where Hess was incarcerated. Lots of exercises in the Grunewald, however the French and American forces stationed in West Berlin were not (To be con nued on next page)
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