I always loved to hear that, immediately followed by those strident notes on the bugle.
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Been about a hundred years since I did. Not that we ever did much drill in battalion.
Wasn't it the 'bumb, bumb, bumb' - pause - 'bumb, bumb, bumb', of the drum first?...followed by the band and bugles giving it bigs licks?
Ah, yes. That part, but I have a memory of the bugle sounding an alert. Sort of 'de de dah. de de dah. firstly. And then the drums. Could be memory playing tricks of course. It told me today that I could run and jump, and it was wrong.
No, you are correct...That's what we had for the Pass out parade but they didn't put the bugle sound on the link.
stickybomb
LE
Indeed. The clue is in the command: "Bugle Major...Sound the Advance". Be a bit odd if he had a drum.
Da da dah, Da da dah.
Da da Dah, Da da Durm.
Boom boom boom ( shun)
Boom boom (turning) boom ( finish turn)
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom ( step off and band/ bugles start)
Same time left hand across the body and grasps the foregrip of the rifle as left foot strikes the ground
Next left foot strikes ground and right hand grasps rifle between pistol-grip and magazine housing. Right foot the left hand moves back across the body ( having real eased the rifle)
Next left foot strike the rifle goes into the trail.
Thereafter the left arm swings ( belt high only of course).
That is off top of head. Sadly I do have a drill manual somewhere tucked away.......
Da da Dah, Da da Durm.
Boom boom boom ( shun)
Boom boom (turning) boom ( finish turn)
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom ( step off and band/ bugles start)
Same time left hand across the body and grasps the foregrip of the rifle as left foot strikes the ground
Next left foot strikes ground and right hand grasps rifle between pistol-grip and magazine housing. Right foot the left hand moves back across the body ( having real eased the rifle)
Next left foot strike the rifle goes into the trail.
Thereafter the left arm swings ( belt high only of course).
That is off top of head. Sadly I do have a drill manual somewhere tucked away.......
Ahh, happily dazed indeed." Keel Row" followed by " Road to the Isles" played by 3 RGJ Band and Bugles - still an utter joy.
Awol
LE
I've got a WW1 entrenching tool, still encased in its original leather case, with either 8KRRC or 8RB followed by the soldier's 4 digit service number (it's not to hand and I can't remember the exact details). I found it at Hooge where they were only there in the spring of 1915, and where they faced the first ever flamethrower attack. I've been to Winchester to search their records but found no info. I would love to know more about it, but the resources don't seem to be there.
Did anyone else notice that at 14:45, Rfn Sharp picked up an award?
He looks good for his age.
Couldn’t watch that, a bunch of Walt’s pretending to be riflemen.
Well just for you then, here's 2RGJ in Belfast during Christmas period 1982.
Under the screen of that video, when it has reached it's end is a photo clip from 'Soldiers Story'. The face on the clip is that of the late Ken Ambrose. A bloody good soldier.
huscarl
Old-Salt
Early morning, bored, stumbled upon this thread (I'd served in 4RGJ (V) (after leaving the Regs, RA) and did an "S" Type with 1RGJ. So sees the link for that book, thinks I may just get that. £835.99!!!!!!!
Amazon product
huscarl
Old-Salt
We certainly did, seem to remember beasting you around the horse ride in Hyde Park!What did you do at Davies Street, we may have met
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LD17
MIA
Nice !Early morning, bored, stumbled upon this thread (I'd served in 4RGJ (V) (after leaving the Regs, RA) and did an "S" Type with 1RGJ. So sees the link for that book, thinks I may just get that. £835.99!!!!!!!
I own a mint copy of the book (got it when it came out) I feel like I have an investment now !!
rgjbloke
LE
Me too!!!
Although I find it kind of hard to believe any book is worth that kind of money to buy but if one is, it might as well be this one!
