Band Memorial Service News Flash Piers Reinhold Green Jacket Engineer All our yesterdays

Newsletter Title Please be aware that until further notice the London Branch will be arranging a small gathering each year on the CLOSEST SUNDAY to the 20th July, this will enable those people that wish to attend, but cannot on the actual day, to do so. For more information please contact Gary Driscoll on 07949040744 or Email Gary at Messengers@jssldn.co.uk Or Contact the Band & Bugles Reunion Secretary David Timms on 07850 163548 or email David at secretary@rgjband.com Update Information –Regents Park Band Memorial Service Members of 1RGJ Band, and a few others will, while able to do so, attend the Bandstand on the 20 th July each year to pay there respects; we meet at the Café around 1000hrs. We will when possible also attend on the Sunday. More details from the B&B secretary. Dave Timms

From RGJ to Royal Engineer TA

In August 1992 I left

the army and started working as a lorry driver for a recycling

company. I am now in my 17 th year as a lorry driver but I started to miss the army after only a couple of

months. I decided to carry on my civvy life in Germany, what a fool I was. Jump forward in time to 2004, I had then been away from the army for 12 years and I missed it badly. About September time whilst driving in my Truck and listening to BFBS I hear a recruiting advert for a Royal Engineer TA unit here in Germany. That is how I became a member of 412 Amphibious Engineer Troop (V). We are the only TA unit based outside the UK. 98% of the Troop is ex regular in a similar position to me in that they miss the Army. Now there are 3 ex RGJ. Ian Holgate, who joined 2RGJ in 1980 and left in 1991 and also Tony Snell, who served in 3RGJ in Celle. The troop is always looking for new recruits so if there is are any British Nationals living in Germany who are interested in joining get in touch with the troop in Hameln. The Troop is part of 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron and use the M3 Rig which is an amphibious vehicle which is able to drive on the roads when the vehicle is closed up. This time the regiment have only asked for a few volunteers to be mobilised to accompany 23 Squadron to Afghanistan on OP Herrick. I and Ian Holgate are 2 of 7 who have volunteered to go. Before I sign off they tell us we are now part of the Royal Engineers, we just reply sorry, once a Rifleman always a Rifleman. Dave Thornton Celer et Audax

All Our Yesterdays –Can you fill in the missing names and the year?

Piers Reinhold, (RMO 3RGJ, 1972-76), recently took part in a Norfolk Dog Day in support of H4H. It was a great success with Bryn Parry, Kate Adie and General Sir Richard Dannatt in attendance not to mention a smattering of RGJ. The turnout was staggering and over 70k was raised on the day

Dave Thornton, (author) right and Ian Holgate ready for Afghanistan tour

“They tell us we are not Green Jackets anymore and that we are now part of the Corps of Royal Engineers, we just reply sorry, once a Rifleman always a Rifleman Celer et Audax”

M3 Amphibian on the move

Can you put the missing names to faces Left to Right

Back Row ………………....? ………………... ? A/Cpl L Turner Rfn P Stocking ………………... ? ………………... ? Rfn P Margrain ………………... ?

Middle Row Rfn ……………..? Rfn R Brennan Rfn ……………..? Cpl J Matthews Rfn ……………..? Rfn W D`Cruze A/Cpl G Netzler

Front Row Rfn P Jackson Rfn ……………. Sgt J Beerman CSMI …………? Lt Col …………? Capt A Duncan Cpl …………….? Rfn Treacy