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GolfThe RS Association annual Fallen Comrades golf outing was held this year at the Shawpark Golf Club, Sauchie,Alloa on Sunday 26 May. There are two further outings in the RS calendar. The first is the Gladdy Murray Trophy onSunday 25 August and the other is the 1 SCOTS Louden Trophy on Friday 6 September. RS golfers interested intaking part should contact Andy Fitzpatrick (fitzie7226@btinternet.com ) regarding the Gladdy Murray Trophyand CSgt Stevie Skinner (stevanskinner@yahoo.co.uk )regarding the Louden Trophy. Please do so sooner ratherthan later.Fallen Comrades GolfersThe Broughton BursaryThe late Colonel Tommy Broughton left a sum ofmoney for bursaries to contribute to the education ofchildren of RS officers demonstrating hardship, acondition of the bequest. The bequest is nowexhausted and there is no basis for bursaries to beawarded from funds that are Regimental as opposedto a private bequest. This is now promulgated amongthe Regimental family so that any who might havewished to apply are aware of the situation.Visit to Paradis May 2013The village of Paradis in northern France was where1 RS fought valiantly to delay the advance of theGerman forces in May 1940. This year's pilgrimagewas attended by Maj David Dickson, his brotherWillie, Col Andy McDowall, Lt Col John and SheenaSands, Maj Ian Johnstone, Matt Hogan of theAssociation Pipe Band and John Simpson.Wreaths were laid at Creton Farm, the site of themassacre of 97 members of the Royal Norfolks bythe SS, at the village church and at the BritishMilitary Cemetery where a number of Royal Scotsare buried. Afterwards school children sowed poppyseeds while the local band played Royal Scotsmarches.At a lunch given by the villagers Matt Hogan playedthe pipes. Afterwards the Regiment was toasted inDrambuie using the Regimental wooden quaich thathad been made in Lecelles, France, for St AndrewsNight in 1939. It has been used ever since atAssociation dinners.On the Sunday morning John Simpson led a tour ofthe battlefield. A special visit was made to ACompany's position where Ian Johnstone's father, asthe acting CSM, had carried the wounded MajBucher around the position. WO3 Johnstone thencommanded the remnants of the Company during thefinal stages of the battle.Next year's pilgrimage will take place on 24 and 25May. If you would like to attend please contact DavidDickson via the Regimental Secretary.The PilgrimsPAGE 8www.theroyalscots.co.uk
CommunicationsReaders are reminded that the RS RegimentalTrustees pay for and manage the RS website in orderto keep the Regimental Family briefed on events.Those with on-line access are most stronglyencouraged to keep themselves up to date byregularly visiting: www.theroyalscots.co.ukRegrettably with reduced staffing levels there is nolonger the capacity to issue information to everyindividual, despite efforts to maintain email andpostal lists up to date. News can be found on theGuestbook page and more detail is often available onthe Forum page. The latter is an area for theexclusive use of the Regimental Family. If you havenot already done so please register on the Forum bygoing to: www.theroyalscots.co.uk/forum andfollowing the on screen directions. Please also notethat The Thistle is available on line by clicking on the'Regimental Journal' on the home page.News from The Old ProvostMarshal's HouseCongratulations to CSgt Harry Pitchforth, formerlyRS and now SCOTS, on the award of the MBE.Congratulations are also due to Charlie Herbert onhis promotion to Brigadier and the assumption ofcommand of 4 Bde from Bob Bruce on 12 June; toMaj Piers Strudwick and Maj Graeme Wearmouthwho have both been selected for promotion to Lt Col.The former will assume command of 7 SCOTS inearly 2015 and the latter is due to assume commandof 2 SCOTS in the spring of next year.We bid farewell to Lt Col Ben Wrench who handedover command of 1 SCOTS on 5 July to Lt Col MattMunro, formerly of the Highlanders, whom wewelcome.There has also been a change of command at theCanadian Scottish Regiment with Lt Col EricBoucher handing over to Lt Col David Awalt CD. ColBoucher is about to deploy to Afghanistan for ninemonths, his second tour, and we wish him well.Maj Ian Johnstone has made a superb job of painting,in black, the Regimental Badges on the memorialstone at the Glencorse Gates. He has also provided anew, and much smarter, board for thecommemorative plaques, of which there are nowseven in place.The Regimental Flag, which was lowered for the last time on 28 March 2006in Iraq during Op TELIC 7, will shortly be on display in the RegimentalMuseum.Glencorse Memorial GatesArmed Forces DayArmed Forces Day started early in East Lothian with celebrations starting inHaddington on 24 June which were followed by tea and coffee in the TownHall. Unsurprisingly, the Royals were not caught out by the early start.Lowering the Regimental FlagPAGE 9
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