military vehicles in Northern Ireland

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Malcolm

2 Queens, who were indeed at Palace Barracks in 1969, were the Kent battalion, formerly the Queens Own Buffs, the Royal Kent Regiment (3rd, 50th and 97th of foot). The Diehards were the Middlesex Regiment (57th of foot), who, until disbanded, were 4 Queens, While both regiments and battalions celebrated Albuhera Day (the battle where the 57th earned their nickname), 2 Queens would not have been happy to be called the Diehards.

I don't think we ever reckoned ourselves to be experts at rugby; there was no time for that in the few months I was in Holywood. A few years earlier, our 2IC spent 2 years avoiding rugby against the Welch Regiment who shared our time in Hong Kong - very hard on the knees was rugby in HK!

Clive

Pics of Bedfords attached.

Chris

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...e/RL-NI-01.jpg