A TIMELY REMINDER:
Extract From Standing Orders
1st The Royal Dragoons 1833
It is impossible to point out in too strong terms the inconveniences which arise, and the evil which follows a Regiment encumbered with women. Poverty and misery are the inevitable consequence to the Dragoon: and it appears only necessary to point out to him what some of their comrades suffer, who have wives and children, to prevent them subjecting themselves to similar hardships.
Beds are to be made up
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In standing orders!
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Don
I think it was Montgommery who suggested that we would be better off if we only had single men in the Army.
ReplyDeleteAn example of the standing order came to light a few years ago. A guy in one of the guards band married a girl in the band then she took a fancy to one of the other bandsman.So here is this guy looking at his wife every day with this other guy so in the end they had to keep one of them and send the others to two different bands. Love that picture of Willy Creavin Stan
"A Soldier married is a Soldier lost". - Napoleon (according to "Paddy" the RP.Sergeant at Wolfenbuttel).
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Would that have been Lenehan? Quite right too. I managed to stay single until I was forty and then left the army.
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Sorry, Paddy, I can't remember his surname. I have difficulty remembering my own at times. It wasn't Lenehan, of that I'm reasonably sure. There was an RP.Sergeant called Taff Evans at the time. It was an unwise Trooper who tried to take liberties with either of them.
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Yes, I remember Taff Evans at Wesendorf. What happened to him as his name doesn't seem to crop up here.
ReplyDeleteDont get married,sleep with the Adjutants Wife.
ReplyDeletePaul, Paddy Winders was a double bass player in the band at Wesendorf and he was knocking the CO's Au pair, (Babysitter) off at the same time. Strange how we never heard from him again!
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Troopers and their whores.
cant remember who said that but it wasnt me.
Is that cause she had a nice pair Stan?
ReplyDeleteDouble bass player and bonking the COs au pair at the same time,any pictures available?
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Don
No way Don I am not going to be responsible for your heart attack
ReplyDeleteRef Monty, Well he would say that would'nt he, he was gay
ReplyDeleteRef Monty, He would say that would;nt he, after all He was Gay.
ReplyDeleteTaff Evans DCM.An unforgettable character. Hewn out of granite but with a big heart. I don't know what happened to him ,but I shall never forget him. As far as I know he was never married.
ReplyDeleteThe event of the CO's babysitter is not the only such one.Something similiar occurred at Detmold and on the Officers Mess Billiard table. Beat that.
Paddy
Paul, Paddy Winders was the envy of thy regiment, It must of been that Irish accent because it wasn't his looks, that's for sure! Sounds to me like the person who wrote these Standing Orders might have been gay too? Reproduced by kind permission of course, from a Journal of The Royal Dragoons. Thanks for that info on Taff Evans Paddy.
ReplyDeleteAnd how would you know Michael. Desmond Fits Patrick and Patrick Fits Desmond.
ReplyDeleteVery miserable and hard then for the women as well, I certainly would not have wanted to be attached to a regiment in those days, and if the wives stayed at home with the children they starved.
ReplyDeleteTaffy Evans was indeed someone special,looked as rough as you could get 'em,but was as gentle as a baby.Mind you he was known to have handcuffed an awkward mess member to the bar footrail for the night,with Skip Edwards okay!
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Don
Well said that man!! but please don't quote me Don 190
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