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BRANCH FUTURE EVENTS 2005
 | FEROZESHAH COMMEMORATION CHURCH SERVICE 2005 The Swindon Branch will be hosting this years commemoration of the 160th annivarsary of the Battle of Ferozeshah with a Church Service and lunch. This will take place on Sunday 11th December 2005 at 12.15 hrs at St Marks Church, Church Walk, Swindon, followed by a reception and lunch at Swindon Town Football Club. The cost of the lunch will be £8.00 per head. Lunch tickets should be booked in advance. Further details will be sent to Branches and branch members in October 2005. Should you wish to attend and you not received details, please give me a call or send an e-mail.
BRANCH ANNUAL DINNER 2006The Branch Annual Dinner will be held on February 2006. The venue for the dinner will be Swindon Town Football Club. Tickets will be on sale from January 2006. Should you wish to receive a dinner letter, please e-mail Paul Fennell. BRANCH PRAYERCreator of the Universe, you give us these foods to nourish and give us life. Bless the food that you have made, and human hands have prepared. May it satisfy our hunger and in sharing it together may we come close to one another.
BRANCH PRINCIPAL GUESTS 1ST DINNER 2nd DINNER Major S J Venus MBE 3rd DINNER Major (Retd) J J Thompson 4th DINNER Professor Colonel R R R Tilleard-Cole BM BCh MA FRCPsych DPM 5th DINNER Lieutenant Colonel A P B Lake psc odc (BE) jsdc 6th DINNER Major (Retd) J J Thompson 7th DINNER Major General A S H Irwin CBE MA 8th DINNER Major General D T Crabtree CB 9th DINNER Lieutenant Colonel P Douglas 10th DINNER The Worshipful the Mayor Councillor D Cox & Ms J Dean 11th DINNERLieutenant Colonel P Townend CD 12th DINNERRear Admiral N J Wilkinson CB13th DinnerLieutenant Colonel K Seddon MBE BEMDUKE OF EDINBURGH'S SOCIAL NIGHT
To take place in June 2005. Further details can can be found on Duke of Edinburgh's social night page.
For further details, contact Toby North on 01189 797722.
OTHER EVENTS Should you wish to advertise your Branch function, please e-mail your request to Paul Fennell,
BRANCH AGM
The Branch AGM will take place on Wednesday 13th April 2005 in the Winners Bar, Swindon Town Football Club. Meeting starts at 8pm
GLEN HOUSE HOUSE
Should you be visiting Salisbury and are looking for an overnight stay, the Branch members can recommend Glen Lyn House. Tel 01722 327880. See Glen Lyn House website for further information.
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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE
 The Festival of Remembrance will be held at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon on Sunday 2nd November 2003.
Further details can be obtained from the Festival Chairman.
Alan Baker: Tel 01793 431214
Ticket Office: 01793 524481 |
SOLDIER MAGAZINE
 | Ever wondered what happened to the Soldier Magazine?
Their website is below.
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THE BRITISH ARMY WEBSITE
 | This can be entered through the below website. |
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SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM
 | The museum is housed in Custom House, Gloucester Docks.
For more information, enter the website below. |
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CHECK OUT SOME USEFUL WEB SITES ABOUT SWINDON
 | Visiting Swindon, then check out the Web Sites below for further information on things to do and places to visit. |
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Account of the Battle of Ferozeshah, 21st &22nd Dec 1845
In 1845 the 62nd Regiment was stationed in Madras and Bengal and took the field against the Sikhs in the first war against that nation. In the battle that of Ferozeshah, the Regiment played a noble part, losing more than half its effectives in killed and wounded, its losses being more then those of any other regiment engaged.
The battle ended in one of the most brilliant victories standing to the credit of the British Army, 35,000 of the enemy with more than 100 guns and a strongly entrenched position, being attacked and routed by a British force of under 18,000 with 63 guns. The battle was not commenced until late afternoon, and just as the British succeded, after sustaining great losses, in reaching the enemy's position, night came down and put an end to the fighting. Both forces stood off a little and bivouacked on the field of battle and renewed the fight with unbated vigour with the earliest light of dawn. The enemy was defeated with great slaughter and all his guns were captured or destroyed.
The 62nd led the attack on the main position, defended by the greater portion of the enemy's guns, which mowed great gaps in the ranks of the advancing Regiment, but they went on, losing 18 officers out of 23, and 281 rank and file out of 560, and most of the companies were commanded by a Sergeant when the battle was resumed the next morning. The gallantry of the Regiment was witnessed by Sir Hugh Gough, the General un Command, and he personally complimented the survivors on their steady and devoted gallantry under a storm of fire. |
PARADE
 | A ceremonial parade is held annually on which, in appreciation of the services rendered by the Sergeants, the Colours are handed over by the Commanding Officer to the custady of the Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the Battalion for the rest of the day. A Sergeants' Ball is held in the evening and the Colours are handed back to the officers at midnight.
The composition of the colour parties on this day differs from the normal one which is two sulbalterns, a Warrant Officer Class II and two Sergeants. The Officers Colour Party consists of two Subalterns and three Corporals. The Sergeants' Colour Party consists of two Colour Sergeants, a Warrant Officer Class II and two Sergeants.
Before the handover of the Colours from the Officers to the Sergeants, the Commanding Officer reads out the charge:
"Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment. I am about to hand over to your custody for a period, the Colours of the 1st Battalion. This high honour is bestowed on you in commemoration of the gallant services rendered by your predecessors at the battle of Ferozeshah, the annivarsary of which we celebrate today. Safeguard and honour these Colours as your Officers have ever done and let the fact that our Colours are entrusted to your keeping be not only a reminder of past services but also a visible expression of the confidence and trust which today your Officers justly place in you."
Hand over the Colours
Another unique custom on this parade is that the Regimental Sergeant Major alone commands the escort to the Colours, which is usually the Champion Drill Company.
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Association Calendar 2005
 | Saturday 12 February: Council Meeting, The Council Chamber, Gloucester.
Saturday 19 March: Bristol/Gloucester Reunion at the BAWA Ballroom, Filton, Bristol.
Sunday 20 March: Back Badge Service, Bristol Cathedral.
Thursday 24 March: Executive Committee Meeting, Salisbury.
Saturday 23 April: Warrant Officers & Sergeants Past & Present Reunion (Glosters), Stroud Rugby Club.
Sunday 4 June: Devizes Reunion at the Town Hall.
Sunday 5 June: Service at St James's Southbroom & Lunch.
Sunday 3 July: County of Berkshire Service in Reading Minster Church (to commemorate the end of WW2).
Saturday 9 July: Salisbury Reunion at South Wiltshire Golf Club.
Sunday 10 July: Association AGM, Lunch and cathedral Service, Salisbury (combined with the service to commemorate the end of WW").
Saturday23 July: Reading Reunion at Brock Barracks.
Sunday 24 July: Reading Reunion at Brock Barracks.
Saturday 8 October The Sergeants' (DERR) Dinner Club, Arborfield.
Thursday 27 October: (tbc) Executive Committee Meeting, Gloucester.
Thursday 10 November: Garden of Remembrance.
Sunday 13 November: Remembrance Sunday.
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