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LANCASHIRE REORGANISATION "This Freedom" For

NEWSLETTER

(By T. Weilding)

OF INFANTRY REGIMENTS

the In order to golo

required

The Army Council has decid- ed that the old ayatom of Infan- The five-day working week for try Regiments having one Re- the cotton industry which will gular Battalion always at home benefit more than 230,000 and one oversens is too rigid operatives will come into force for modern conditions. on December 20, The United Textile Factory Workers' Ass04 ciation had asked for a 43% hour week as a first stop to ward one of 40 hours, and compromise was reached by fix ing the working week at 45 hours,

rooted Regimental traditions it has nexibility without sacrificing deep- been decided to form afteen groups of Regiments with territorial or traditional connections, Each group will be a self-contained Corps, nnu although overy battalion and regt- ment will retain its separate iden- tity, officers and men will be liable to transfer from one to another within a group. ©

animation.

which

The Regiment

(By Richard Elley) '

TO dispel illusions: The Honorary Freedom of a city conferred on a regiment does not mean that members of the regiment get free beer or cinema tickets or immunity from arrest or rate-collectors.

of those nebulous bunds, like amlia- which sometimes, especially in war, tion between ships and regiments, suddenly become surprisingly con- Many soldiers and sailors fact that towns have "adopted" their have benefitted materially from the

crete.

wils.

What it does mean is that the city has conferred on the regiment the highest honour that a city or borough can bestow on anyone under the terms of Local Government Acts which allow councils to admit to Honorary Freedom persons of distinction or persons who have rendered This latest concession will be

eminent service to the borou gh. boon to the workers, most of whom In these days of armoured and are women, for it will mean that for Airborne Divisions, we shall not

Whether or not the Honorary, vantage of their privilege in futuro, the first Ume in the history of need to many. Regulor Battalions Freedom entitles a regiment to which should serve as a warning to 11:0 trado there will be no

as before the war. Reduction will march through the town which is that the honour is not lightly work on Saturday morning. sans of

Thou- be made by introducing a system has honoured it with band play

siven. of women operatives have had of suspended

The significance of the honour is to leave their young children in mill means that a battalion will be re-ing, flags flying and bayonets at it establishes or strengthens ole nurseries, often until Saturday even- legated to reserve for a time and fixed is a question to which ing, because after Bnishing work at will have no officers or men on the nobody seema able to give a mid-day the afternoon has had to be strength. Each Battalion, wif In

definite answer; not even custom spent rushing around to do their turn do period of foreign ber- week's shopping. Now they will be vice, then period at home followed gives a hard and fast ruling. abis to have their children with them by a period of "suspended anima- Certain units may march through at home from Friday evening until tion."

the City of London in this way and Monday. morning.

Organisation of the Infantry probably this privilege originated in Mr James Bottomley, a Labour training establishments is also to be the 17th Century when the Lord member of the Stalybridge Town brought into line with the new

Primary Training recruit in the City and recrui.ing-was bestowal makes a big day for

Mayor's permission was obtained to THE Delubl ceremony Council and owner of a cotton mill policy. County In the town, has been page one news Centres are to be formed ut au pre done by marching through with flags both town and lately. He has just returned from war regimental Depots and nen flying, drums beating and bayoneis nolubles who have not worn uniform regiment Local Moscow after completing a deal for called up to the Army will general-ixed to attract attention. But Lon- since 1010 suddenly appear in tunics

purchase of £1,000,000 (a mil-ly receive six weeks basle traming don, where the Lord Mayor takea that lion) worth of Russian cotton. Very at the PTC in their home county precedence over everyone except the loose, with stiff breeches and highly have grown too light or too few people knew the secret of his When a recruit for Infantry has Sovereign in his own City limits, 13 polished leggings and Sam Brownes, mission to Moscow, where ho was fin

finished his basle training ho will different. In 1709 o Guards detach- sent by the Cotton Control to nego pass to Infantry training centre for ment marched through the City with- Lieutenants turn out in khoki with

The

Lord Lieutenant and Deputy thate this deal. It is thought in the specialized instruction in Infantry out getting permission and the Lord their shiny badges of rank. The trade that one effect of the deni will weapons, tactles, etc. There will be Mayor protested; tie. Secretary- Town Clerk puts on wig and gown. bo steady prices for the huge quan- an ITC to serve each group of Regi- War promised it should now happen Aldermen don their tinue to oily America, India, on the busts of one regimental train- "hall have my opinion." There is no Egypt and Empire countries.

ing company for each Regiment in record of any other town ever having Dangerous Buildings the group. It would be A grent proicated, over an inciicht which Following

the recent fatalities loss if the close link which has must have happened many tunes, nor caused by the collapse of bomb-been bulit up between County Re-of any apologies. damaged buildings in the city, the ziments and Counties were brokenthes Liverpool City Council has approved and to preserve it there will be a scheme to speed up demolition of a small Regimental Depot Party at

the

of tho

WHEN SOLDIERS ARE TRIED BY CIVIL COURTS

Important information about the trial of soldiers by civil courts or courts-martial was furnished In the House of Com- mona recently by the Secretary of State for War (Mr Bellenger) in answer to a question from Mr Hector Hughes, who asked if he would take steps to ensure that in peace time" soldiers accused of offences other than milltary offences shall be tried by civil courts with the consequent right of: appeal.

Mr. Bellenger, replying said: "The existing law and practico.already ensure this to a very largo extent Army Act requires that certain major The proviso to Secilon of the criminal offences, namely, murder, manslaughter, treason-felony. treason.

Kingdom. If one of these offences or rape, if committed by a soldier, offence is commited, in the United must be tried 'n civil court,

is committed by a soldier in peace-

try it within a hundred miles. time overseas, trial must be by civil court, there is, one competent/to

"In the case of other criminal-of- fences committed by soldiers at places court, the civil courts and, courts- within the furisdiction of civil martial have concurrent jurisdiction. already been issued to

"In this country instructions have

usually are, by a soldier when he la such offences,

ensure that if committed as they not in barracks or on duty, are tried ly when the offence affects the person as a rule by the civil courts, cepecial- or property of a civilian. The decision brought before a civil court resis of Folics and the Military, authorities ordinarily with the Chief Officer

are expressly forbidden. to make re presentations to the elvil court with dealt with by a Service tribunal a view to the alleged offender being

"The practice oversens is 5- stantially the same, but it must be

- tilles which Lancashire'' musi · con-ments and they will be organised | again and that the officer respona,ble) and cacked hats. Thest, red-robes to whether a soldier. thall be

and the Mace Bearer and other Town Sergeant municipal flunkeys become resplend ent in blue and red and gold with medals shining on their breasts.

In the Council Chamber there is scurrying and some heart-burning as the ladies invited to the ceremony

COME local government Authorities sort themselves out into those who

dangerous buildings. In the mean-each of the County Primary Train believe they have the right "to / are to sit in the gallery and the realised that troops are sometimes Bleps are to be taken to tenca ing the Territorial Army and grant this privilege,; however. The privileged few who will sit in the stationed in places where there aro

Centres. Besides keeping con-

tact with

and

10.000 buildings in the City in n property of Battalions in "sus-Light Infantry, says "It is generally the Mayor has taken hla (or her) entitles the Regiment to and the Colonel of the Regiment

bulld

day

similar opinion is mantained by the action of the City and County of Lichfield, which granted the 10th Replacement Depot, us Army,' Lae distinction of marcoing through the “right, tilla, privilege, honour and city with bands playing, colours fly- ing and bayonets fixed, and that of Colchester which

the same gavo words "right" and "title" prerogative, with the omission of the to the Basex Regiment. In neither of these cases, However,

the word Freedom" mentioned in connection

of the

no civil courts under British judges Available to try such offences".

DREAD DISEASE HITS HORSES

ilme, derelict houses and other premises tact to prevent children getting into them. the civil side of the County. theyits Freedom to the Duke of Cornwall's

Town Clerk of Bodmin, which gave main body of the hall. It is estimated there are more than will look after the colours

When the Counell, is settled in and dangerous condition. House

pended animation." This reorganisa considered that the granting of such seat, flanked by the Lord Lieutenant ing in most of the inrger ellies and flon is to be started"

almost Im-honour towns in Lancashire is on the inmediately.

| march through the town with the Town Clerk reads the mbulon to crease. In the Merseyside biz pro-

bayonets, fixed.

confer the honour. It is proposed and gress has been made, and since the

A

seconded by senior members of Lrst month of peace (Sept. 1, 1045), ed the new compact city would have

Council and duly carried unanimous Liverpool has completed per- manent houses, 620 pre-fabricated population of more than 750,000

ly. If it is a Freedom, the Coldnes of the Regiment algns the Roll, of Free-. people. houses, and has restored 200 bomb-

men and the special meeting of the Manchester will be a city without

Encephalomyelitis-sleeping sick- damaged houses. Bootle has put up

Council a uvez.

ness of horses is widespread & in 426

Birkenhead 337, Walla entertainments on Christmas pre-fabe,

Outside, meanwhile, preparations interior British Columbia, teaching sey 12, Crosby 68 and Bebington 27. it having been agreed not to open In addition private builders

any of the 300 cinemas, so that the

for the mere public side of the an epidemic stage comparable with have

event are in

full swing. On the. 1033-40. staffs completed a total of 351 houses in

can have a holiday. Councillor G. Wilson, mayor-elect

town aquare a colour-party of the Dr W. R. Gunn; livestock commis- the six districts.

regiment is forming up, backed by sloner with the Department of Agri- of Morecambe,

Victoria, Blackpool has become a big centre tacked to the is being bitterly at

representatives of the battalions

• made this report by the town clergy because

Servicemen with medals on for the manufacture of aluminium he has chosen a music-hall instead

Jackets, Home Guards and membera West Summerland han qusked: "for houses costing £1,000 cach. They of a church for the mayoral service. nre being turned out at the Squires Councillor Wilson chose a musle-hall

with the coremony.

of affiliated units of the Army Cadet Force. The town Gate Airport

-band and Works by Vickers because a greater number of people

On the other hand, Cambridge

available regimental bands are in Armstrongs. The Ministry of Supply, attend the service.

recently

granted tho Honorary attendance. dont for

Eccles is to spend £1,195,787 on Freedom to the Cambridgeshire Re- of these houses, is

giment without any mention of 1947-49. perlod next February of 1,200 alumni-

Col Sir WIT *Coates. chairman of comment being: "Who is to slop the nlum houses a week. Each of

the Fast Lanes Territorial Army and the King's men five factories la expected to construct a new house every twelve minutes. Amalgamation?

aiming at a

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their

compulsory vaccination of horses. number of ́esses'at 2 any There are

Kamloops. Merritt, Ashcroft, Cunton and West Creston.

The Mayor or the Colonel of the Regiment reads the resolution that

the Colonel Mayor hands

Dr Gunn urged horse owners to vaccinate against the disease, not only

national production rate by the pesk betwe074 hours and 30 bungalows rights of that kind, the Town Clerk's has just been passed by the Council; to protect their horses, but also to

marching casket containing from the

Air Force Association, who has been through the town with bayonets Freedom; there are speeches

fixed?

Our policemen?"

EGAL or customary, unofficial or

town

the

protect human beings. In the Inst Viced of outbreak, several cases of humans em-contracting i were reported, and in associated with the voluntary, anned

phasising the links between the one case the patient died. forces for Co years, has resigned to There is a distinct possibility that make room for a younger man.

and the regiment; perhaps there is a hymn and a blessing by Manchester and Salford will amalge- Counciler Hugh. Lee, Lord Mayor ripality considers it has given a re-regimental chaplain; then bayonets ing

unprecedented, once a munine. Bishop or the Dioceso ortno human side there was nothing lack--- ma.o. The latest move his come of Manchester, at a colourful core- from Alderman J. Park, a former mony, presented the Freedom of the ment the right to march through are axed, a band strikes up and the Mayor of Salford, and the rugges- City to the Manchester Regiment. its streets with bayonets fixed,

regiment mavenes past the Mayor. tion has been well supported in both Agreement has been

likes to see the regiment doing it. peds a joint ap-the Isle of Man to buy ils mountains

When the

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from Inniskilling, marched When the Cambridgeshire dary Commission.

through the town without bayonets giment received the Honorary one of the oldest Territorial fixed and the rest, the Council im- Freedom of Cambridge, circum- mediately sent a strong protest and stances had shorn the ceremony of of them when World War II broke ments. There were two baita- a request that they should take ad- come of its trappings, but on the out and they both went to Singapore

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Terri- The Cambridgeshires are torials with a history that starts in 1702 and though they are officially part of the Corps of the Suffolk Regiment they like to emphasise that they are really Independent and

where they were the last to 'censu fre. Then for three and a" years they were in the bag, working on the notorious Slim Rallway. Only half of them come home,·· To«~

the day

regiment Is in suspended animation,

waiting for the Terr torial Army to tak

take its new shape. With the regiment having no official activities to keep its de- with mobilised men together and stili mobiilsed scattered those

among other units, it was not easy

for the hir Cambridgeshires to put up o West led the heart-king, but when show. But

DIE somehow Cambridge- East played the deuce, West shifted ahires, some in, some out of uniform, property to a diamond. Dummy turned up in strength, They were ducking, as won with the queen nended by a line of past commanders and returned a heart, asking for un- of the regiment that went, almost other trump lend through the acu, unly

unbroken back to the day in, 1008 West

obliged, and when dummy when the Cambridgeshires ceased to again played low, East took his king be Volunteers.

cers and became....Terri- and knocked out the diamond ace. orials. Among them was a veteran

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highly unenviable position | Lleutenant-Colonel's invigala, on --not that is scanulug nad been any leaves; another was the Brigadier- better at the very start! For want General who commanded the of a butler play he led the club Cambridgeshires in their famous king from dummy-and West took assault on the Schwaben Redoubt in the trick!

World War I,

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and eight of hearts. South grateful-all, flew the flag: the Cambridge- ly ruffed arid

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and kept concealed by a hundred West insisted that East was mark- tevices from their Jap captors for North's two-club overcall, and'ed with four clubs for his double, three and a half years. South's rescue of that bid, were which meant that South had a single- For the hundreds of Cambridge about equally atrocious. East's double, ton. It would have been far wiser, folk who lined the square, this wa of the two clubs was bold, consider however, to. lot South win mo club family affair. It did not matter ing his lack of a rump trick, but trick, to be sure that dummy could that the parade lacked the precision criticism of this action would be never be put in again!

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geometrical rows of bayonets-for these were their own men who had fought gallantly and suffered gal- Tantly. It was the men they were honouring and the men who were their pride, This was no more militaristic display.

And as they marched past to the drums and bugles of the cadets—tho. serving Cambridgeshires # Ittle raggedly, for they had no chance to rehearse; the older veterans stilly, some on crutches, como trying to swing artificial arms; the cadets with the springiness of youth they marched past a young DAPM who had brought plong Milliary Policemen for the ceremony, sud- denly said in a loud voloo; "I'm n Cambridgeshire, too. I was with