U.K.: COMMISSIONING PARADE AT MONS OFFICER CADET SCHOOL, ALDERSHOT

Record ID: 230339

  • Title: U.K.: COMMISSIONING PARADE AT MONS OFFICER CADET SCHOOL, ALDERSHOT
  • Date: 1st January 1966
  • Summary: 1. GV CADETS ASSEMBLE ON PARADE GROUND 0.04 2. SV OFFICER CADET WALKS AHEAD OF GENERAL BLACKER ON INSPECTION 0.12 3. CU AFRICAN (2 SHOTS) 0.17 4. SCU PAN. GENERAL BLACKER DURING INSPECTION 0.25 5. LV & GV INSPECTION CONTINUES 0.31 6. SV GUESTS WATCH 0.32 7. SV GENERAL BLACKER PRESENTS OFFICER'S CANE 0.45 8. SCU AFRICAN ARMY OFFICERS WATCH 0.47 9. LV & CU CADETS MARCH PAST IN QUICK TIME 0.58 10. SV CADETS MARCH OFF IN SLOW TIME 1.02 11. CU PAN. AFRICAN CADET MARCHES PAST 1.11 Initials JHS/V/MR/PC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th January 1966 12:00
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  • Location: ALDERSHOT, SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA7P8A1SXYH5D667E2362XY10KY
  • Story Text: CADETS FROM EIGHT OVERSEAS COUNTRIES WERE AMONG 107 CADETS WHO WERE COMMISSIONED AT A SPECIAL PARADE AT MONS OFFICER CADET SCHOOL, ALDERSHOT TODAY (FRIDAY). MAJOR GENERAL G.H. BLACKER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3RD DIVISION WAS INSPECTING OFFICER.

    TWENTY-FIVE OF THE CADETS WILL GO TO OVERSEAS FORCES AS FOLLOWS: KENYA ARMY, EIGHT; MALAWI ARMY, FOUR; TANZANIA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE, THREE; ROYAL SIERRE LEONE MILITARY FORCES, THREE; ZAMBIA DEFENCE FORCE, THREE; ROYAL BRUNEI MALAY REGIMENT, TWO; KUWAIT ARMY, ONE, AND FEDERAL REGULAR ARMY SOUTH ARABIA, ONE.

    THE SCHOOL COMMANDANT, BRIGADIER J.B.A. GLENNIE, ACCOMPANIED MAJOR-GENERAL BLACKER ON HIS INSPECTION TO THE MUSIC OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY MOUNTED BAND. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WATCHING BY THE PARADE GROUND WERE WELL WRAPPED UP IN THE NEAR-FREEZING WEATHER.\
    MAJOR-GENERAL BLACKER PRESENTED THE SILVER MOUNTED OFFICER'S CANE TO THE SENIOR UNDER OFFICER E.D. HOTHAM, WHO WILL GO THE 15/19TH THE KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS.

    UNDER OFFICER FOR THE NO. 1 PLATOON AT THE PARADE WAS H.C. LUPOGO, OF THE TANZANIA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES.
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