HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY REGIMENT - IMAGES FROM THE 1950s

HALF A CENTURY AGO -

SOME PHOTOS TAKEN IN WINDSOR

DURING THE LATE 1950s

"A" Sqn, The Life Guards - Windsor 1957	"A" Sqn Church Parade - Windsor 1957
Inspection by Lord Harding - Windsor	GOC's Inspection - Windsor 1957
Squad Passing Out Parade - Windsor 1957	Some More Squad Photographs
1950s Armoured Vehicles - Descriptions	1950s Armoured Vehicles - Images

Grant Squad

Grant Squad (1957)

. . . with CoH Glyn Humphries (Drill Instructor) in the centre.

A Squadron

"A" Squadron, The Life Guards (1957)

. . . with Major A N K Chiesman, Captain R I Ferguson, and SCM E Sant.

Life Guards Church Parade

"A" Squadron, The Life Guards on Remembrance Sunday Church Parade

Lord Harding

Field Marshal Lord Harding of Petherton, during a visit to Windsor

GOC's Inspection, Windsor

GOC's Inspection of The Life Guards, Combermere Barracks (1957)

Passing-Out Parade 1957

Grant Squad Passing-Out Parade (1957)

CoH Glyn Humphreys, RHG (Drill Instructor) is seen behind the Squad

Unknown Squad

Unknown Squad - Can You Help With Identification?

Unknown Squad

Amherst Squad (1953)

Back row (left to right): Grafton (LG), J Hingle (LG), Davenport (RHG), Davis (RHG), Roberts (LG), J Johnson (RHG), K Ward (RHG), Whatman (RHG);
Middle row: Steadman (LG), Slater (LG), D Bradbury (LG), Cassidy (RHG), Not Known (LG), Not Known (RHG), D Fairhurst (RHG), G Frosdick (RHG),
D Cliff (RHG), B Cowdrey (RHG), P Smith (RHG);
Front row (seated): I Booth (RHG), E Chapman (LG), White (RHG), CoH R T Brook (LG), Lt Holliday (LG), Cpl McBride (LG), R Jex (LG),
Watts (LG), F Boggett (RHG).

Unknown Squad

Young Soldiers Squad (1953)

Note: The Young Soldiers Squad was made up of newly "passed out" soldiers, selected from two or three Squads, whose
aim was to compete with Squads from other Regiments in the Brigade of Guards in the hope of winning a cup. I am indebted to
"Smudge" Smith (of Wakefield) for the names of "Amherst Squad" (some of whom went on to join the Young Soldiers Squad.

Back row (left to right): Roberts (LG), Whatman (RHG), Not Known, Not Known, Fairhurst (RHG), Not Known, Not Known;
Third row (extreme right only): K Ward (RHG) . . . the rest Not Known;
Second row: D Bradbury (LG), Not Known, Cassidy? (RHG), the rest Not Known;
Front row (seated): Not Known, Not Known, Not Known, CoH R T Brooks (LG), Lt Holliday, Capt J N P Watson . . . the rest Not Known.

Special training was carried out at Stoney Castle Camp, Pirbright (under canvas), and for the competition all Squads had to march
5 miles in 50 minutes with FSMO, their rifles, and one bren gun for each ten men - shooting with both arms at 800m and 400m.
Needless to say, this Squad won the Cup, which went back to Combermere Barracks with them.

Vehicles On Parade - 1950s

Daimler (Dingo) Scout Car

The Daimler Scout Car seems to have been commonly
referred to as the 'Dingo', but this came about by mistake
- in fact the name 'Dingo' had been given to a similar vehicle
produced by Alvis.

The Daimler Scout Car had a 7.7 mm Light Machine Gun,
weighed 3 tons, had a crew of 2, had a 6-cylinder petrol
engine, a speed of 55 mph, and generated 60 bhp at
4200 rpm. It was 10' 5" long, 5' 8" wide, and 4' 11" high.
Over time, it was replaced by the Ferret Scout Car.

Daimler (Saladin) Armoured Car

This was very much a larger version of the Daimler
Scout Car, and was fitted with two steering wheels
(one at the front, one at the rear), enabling a rapid
tactical move - assisted by 5 gears forward and reverse!

It had two 7.62mm guns, and a 1.76mm Machine Gun,
giving an overall weight of 11.4 tons. With a Rolls Royce
petrol engine, generating 170 bhp at 3570 rm, it had
a speed of 44.7 mph — for its crew of three. It was just
over 16' long, 8' 4" wide, and 8' 7" high.

Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)

This versatile vehicle satisfied a number of requirements,
whether as carrier for "infantry" personnel, or as
a mobile office.

It had a 7.62mm Browning Gun in the turret, and 7.62
Bren LMG in the rear hatch, providing an overall weight
of 10 tons. The Rolls Royce 8-cylinder petrol engine
generated 160 bhp at 3750 rpm, and a very respectable
speed of 45 mph.

The crew varied from just 2 to 10 persons, and the vehicle
was 17' 2" long, 8' 4" wide, and 8' 1" long.

Armoured Car

Armoured Car

Armoured Troop

Armoured Troop