Dates for your Diary - The Royal Scots
Dates for your Diary - The Royal Scots
Dates for your Diary - The Royal Scots
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Infantry Junior<br />
Leaders Battalion<br />
<strong>The</strong>re has been an IJLB Association <strong>for</strong> some years with<br />
over 480 members but it has recently undergone a<br />
major relaunch and has a new website and <strong>for</strong>um<br />
www.ijlb.co.uk. <strong>The</strong>y are actively recruiting new<br />
members; you can join online or contact :<br />
Dave Midcalf, <strong>The</strong> Maltings<br />
Pound Street, WARMINSTER<br />
Wiltshire BA12 8JR. Tel: 01985 300919<br />
Military Scotland<br />
Jim Eaton, a <strong>for</strong>mer member of<br />
the 7th/9th Battalion, has<br />
republished a map that he<br />
originally illustrated in the 1970s.<br />
It shows the cap badges of the<br />
Regiments of the 20th Century<br />
and the Military organisation in<br />
Scotland of 1890 when there were over 100 different<br />
units – Regular, Yeomanry, Militia, Volunteers and<br />
Auxiliaries. It also displays the <strong>for</strong>mer Regimental<br />
system showing individual Territorial Districts,<br />
Depots and Battalion Headquarters. This map, which<br />
measures 25” by 19”, is available from either Home<br />
Headquarters or <strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Scots</strong> Club <strong>for</strong> £7.95<br />
(inclusive of postage and packing). All profits will go<br />
to support the work on <strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Scots</strong> Monument.<br />
Correction<br />
In the November issue of <strong>The</strong> Thistle I listed on page<br />
329 the names of the Regimental Sergeant Majors of<br />
the 1st Battalion since 1949. Regrettably I missed out D<br />
McMeekin who took over from L Gilbert. (Mea culpa.)<br />
e-Thistle<br />
Copies of this and future issues of <strong>The</strong> Thistle as<br />
they are published will be available on our<br />
Regimental website at www.theroyalscots.co.uk.<br />
If you are content to receive <strong>your</strong> copy solely in this<br />
<strong>for</strong>mat rather than as hard copy please let us know.<br />
Keep in Touch<br />
Please ensure that you keep us up to date with <strong>your</strong><br />
contact details:<br />
Home Headquarters,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Scots</strong> (<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> Regiment),<br />
<strong>The</strong> Castle, EDINBURGH EH1 2YT Tel: 0131 310 5016<br />
rhqrs@btconnect.com www.theroyalscots.co.uk<br />
Eaton Hall<br />
Over 15,000 National Service Officers were trained and<br />
commissioned at Eaton Hall between 1947 and 1958. Two<br />
of its graduates have written and compiled a book “Call<br />
to Arms”, the major part of which consists of over 100<br />
diverse, often amusing, personal accounts and<br />
reminiscences of cadets’ experience during their<br />
training. This book will entertain any <strong>for</strong>mer cadet or<br />
member of staff who passed through this establishment.<br />
Copies of the book are available at £25 from:<br />
Ronnie Adam, Upper Garden Cottage, Yair<br />
GALASHIELS TD1 3PW. Tel: 01896 850648<br />
Cheques should be made payable to EHOCS Book<br />
Account. This is a not <strong>for</strong> profit initiative and all<br />
surplus will be donated to the Army Benevolent Fund.<br />
Great Scottish Walk<br />
Sunday 10 June 2007<br />
Team Entry from Home Headquarters<br />
Home Headquarters are entering a team of 6 in the<br />
Great Scottish Walk (12 mile course), which is to take<br />
place on Sunday 10 June 2007 in Edinburgh. <strong>The</strong> team<br />
will comprise of the following:<br />
Colonel Dick Mason (Regimental Secretary)<br />
Captain Bill Sutherland (Assistant Regimental<br />
Secretary) - Team Captain<br />
Lance Corporal Garry Leask (Museum Shop)<br />
Mrs Eileen Morris (Administrative Officer)<br />
Mrs Sue Brown (Typist)<br />
Mr Keith Spence (Museum Volunteer)<br />
Our nominated charity to benefit from our<br />
fundraising is:<br />
“Regimental Association (Welfare Fund),<br />
THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND”<br />
If you wish to be sent a copy of the “Official<br />
Sponsorship Form” <strong>for</strong> the event please ring Home HQ<br />
on 0131 310 5106 or email; rhqrs@btconnect.com<br />
Alternatively, you can <strong>for</strong>ward a cheque to the<br />
amount you wish to sponsor the team to Home HQ,<br />
made payable to: “REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION FUND,<br />
THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND”. Completed<br />
sponsor <strong>for</strong>ms and monies should be sent to:<br />
Home Headquarters<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Scots</strong> (<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> Regiment)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Castle, EDINBURGH EH1 2HT<br />
Your support is very much appreciated.<br />
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