THE GOLDONIAN
2nd COY. 1st "C" BATTALION.
 HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT.
COMPANY NOTES

These notes must be started by congratulating Drum-major Bryant and Sgt. Watkins on passing with honours the P.T. Course held at Aldershot from 7th April to 17th April, 1959. Both these lads returned with an excellent report and gained the coveted "crossed swords". Well done George and "Whacker" !

My thanks are due to C.S.M. Hutchins, of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment for his good work in the Company; he has made a great difference to the smartness of the Company. Our spring and summer training is now well under way and except for the unavoidable interruptions that occur we are carrying out a very satisfactory training programme. The strength of the Company is eighty but we shall be losing one or two during the summer but should maintain an average strength of seventy during the year.

Now we are in our fourteenth year and they have been very eventful with some disappointments but many successes to our credit. The results of the training given in citizenship, leadership and esprit de corps are shown in the many letters received from old boys who have been members of the Company. It is this standard of efficiency and loyalty to School and Company that all new members of the Company must maintain. On Sunday, 2nd August, 1959, we shall be going to Thetford for our annual Battalion Camp. This will be different from the ordinary run of camps, as it is planned to have two two-day adventure exercises during the week. Apart from the comradeship of camp life much will be learned from the event of the year to which all look forward.

On the nth May, 1959, L/Cpl.'s R. Smith and I. Smith attended the Hoddesdon Youth Rally and service and were complimented on their smartness and general bearing. A Civil Defence exercise was carried out in Woodhall Park on the 24th May, 1959, and a number of cadets took part. A letter of praise from Commander Herepath on the way these lads carried out their tasks was most gratifying.

The Deputy Commandant, Lieut.-Col. Payne, visited us on Friday, 29th May, 1959, and took part in our evening field exercises. I was very pleased that he should join in and act as an umpire; much was learned from his observant remarks at the end of the exercise.

Major Simons, T.A., visited us on Friday, 22nd May, 1959, and was accompanied by our adjutant, Major Marshal!. This was the Annual Training Inspection and Major Simons was very impressed with the inspection and was most complimentary.

Major A. Vigus, M.B.E., in company ,with Captain Davis visited us on Friday, 5th June, 1959, and we were pleased to see them taking an interest in us.

The following promotions have been made since my last notes:

CpI. Bryant to Drum-major; CpI. Watkins to Sgt.; CpI. Bassett to Sgt.; L/CpI. Cann to Cpl; L/Cpl. Campbell to Cpl; L/Cpl. Stevens to Cpl; L/CpI. Harrington to Cpl; Cdt. I. Smith to L/Cpl; Cdt. R. Smith to L/Cpl; Cdt. G. Bishop to L/Cpl; Cdt. Chaytors to L/Cpl; Cdt. Medland to L/Cpl; Cdt. Meek to L/CpI.

There was no Cadet training from the 20th June, 1959, to 6th July, 1959, owing to "Wimbledon fortnight". Most boys were on duty as ball-boys.

I wish all ranks a very happy summer holiday wherever they go.

A. P. CULVER, Captain, O.I.C

From Company notes The Goldonian Summer 1959