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1st Bn, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment - A black and white photograph of a group of Regimental Policemen in the early 1980s. In the rear row left to right are L/Corporal Petherick; Privates Hawkins and Leaman. (Sitting L to R) Sergeant Batty; Sergeant Major Mehrlich; Corporal Hiscock. Although barracks might change, discipline within them did not, with breaches of rules being dealt with by the Regimental Police. They always wore a black armband on the left arm with the letters RP and the regimental badge thereon. During the day they were used to round up delinquent soldiers who may have committed some real (or imagined) offence for fatigue duties. An ex-sergeant major remembered 'It was not unknown for some RSMs to recruit soldiers who had returned from the army prison at Colchester known as 'The Glasshouse' as members of the RP section, poachers turned gamekeepers as it were'. It was useful if members of this section could box. Sergeant Major Mehrlich was a battalion boxer of note, winning the Army Light Weight Boxing Championship in 1972. He later served with the Royal Scots in the first Gulf War and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Persons(s): Petherick, Lance Corporal; Hawkins, Private; Leaman, Private; Batty, Sergeant; Mehrlich, WO1; Hiscock, Corporal;

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1st Bn, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment - A colour digital group image of 'A' Company which served in Crossmaglen, South Armagh from June to October 1983. Present in this photo are the following soldiers but the exact position is not certain. (Company Headquarters) Major D. J. A. Stone, Captains Haugh and Fordham, WO2 Fedrick, Colour Sergeant Trench, Sergeants Decarteret, Meskiri, Cridland and Tuckwell, Corporals Hope Reeve and Luke, L/Corporals Latham, Petherick, Garner, Roberts, Grocock, Edgar, Tonks, Smith 15, Maxwell, Edwards, Fisher, Simpson and Barter, Privates Kerr, Newton, Humphries, Godfrey, McGauley, Jacobs 65, Parrett, Shepherd, Speck, Salmon, Brown 09, Gardyne, Cutting, Fulton, Prossor, Barker and L/Bombardier Franks (RA Attached). From 1 Platoon are Lieutenant Higgs, Sergeant Moloney, Corporal McIntyre, L/Corporals Lerpiniere, Spence, Murtagh and Griffith and Privates Noonan, Mann, Gabriel, Pullen, Holmes, Cocker, Gollop, Brown 68, Burford, Whitehurst, Gibbins, Sims, Real, Amas, Roberts, Leeson, Boxall, Domjan, and Hassett. From 2 Platoon are Captain Smith, 2nd Lieutenant Dennis, Sergeant Curtin, Corporals Evans, Parks and Stanley, L/Corporals Hariss, Moyes, Hopgood, Mellam and Privates Curtis, Mee, Bowler, Crew, Parsons, McCafferty, Hudd, Powell 27, Excel, Harris, Murphy, Hingston, McDonald, Monger, Smith 29, West , Turner and Shepherd. From 3 Platoon are Lieutenant Chedham, Sergeant Coyle, Corporals Alle, Proberts and Davies, L/Corporal s Traveller, Kordowski, Weaving and Pocock and Privates Melvin, Powell 08, Vaughan, Panting, Hardy, Corns, Corns, Coupland, McCauley, Clerke, Smith 02, Reason, Reggler, Smith 21, Lanfear, Imerson, Keel and Wilson. From the Anti Tank Platoon are Captain Rylands, Sergeant Nimmo, Corporals Mallinson, Shead, Hall and Kirkland, L/Corporals Carey, Crowley and Goldsmith and Privates Gunning, Harriss, Wood, Hawkes, Richards, Hambridge, Ledgister, McKissick, Oldham, Dyer, Bailey, Rowlands, Jacobs 90, Langdon, Stewart, Humphreys, Attwood and Noden.

Persons(s): Stone, D J A, Major; Haugh, Captain; Fordham, Captain; Fedrick, D, WO1; Trench, Colour Sergeant; Decarteret, Sergeant; Meskiri, Sergeant; Cridland, Sergeant; Tuckwell, Sergeant; Hope, Corporal; Reeve, Corporal; Luke, Corporal; Latham, Lance Corporal; Petherick, Lance Corporal; Garner, Lance Corporal; Roberts, Lance Corporal; Grocock, Lance Corporal; Edgar, Lance Corporal; Tonks, Lance Corporal; Smith, Lance Corporal; Maxwell, Lance Corporal; Edwards, Lance Corporal; Fisher, Lance Corporal; Simpson, Lance Corporal; Barter, Lance Corporal; Kerr, Private; Newton, Private; Humphries, Private; Godfrey, Private; McCauley, Private; Jacobs, Private; Parrett, Private; Shepherd, Private; Speck, P, Private; Salmon, Private; Brown, Private; Gardyne, Private; Cutting, Private; Fulton, Private; Prossor, Private; Barker, Private; Franks, Lance Bombardier; Higgs, Lieutenant; Moloney, D, Sergeant; McIntyre, A, Corporal; Lerpiniere, Lance Corporal; Spence, Lance Corporal; Murtagh, Lance Corporal; Griffith, A, Lance Corporal; Noonan, Private; Mann, Private; Gabriel, Private; Pullen, Private; Holmes, Private; Cocker, Private; Gollop, Private; Burford, Private; Whitehurst, Private; Gibbins, Private; Sims, Private; Real, Private; Amas, Private; Roberts, Private; Leeson, Private; Boxall, Private; Domjan, Private; Hassett, Private; Smith, Captain; Dennis, 2nd Lieutenant; Curtin, J, Sergeant; Evans, Corporal; Parks, Corporal; Stanley, B, Corporal; Harris, Lance Corporal; Moyes, Lance Corporal; Hopgood, Lance Corporal; Mellam, Lance Corporal; Curtis, Private; Mee, Private; Bowler, Private; Crew, Private; Parsons, Private; McCafferty, Private; Hudd, Private; Powell, Private; Excel, Private; Harris, Private; Murphy, Private; Hingston, Private; McDonald, Private; Monger, Private; Smith, Private; West, Private; Turner, Private; Chedham, Lieutenant; Coyle, Sergeant; Alle, Corporal; Proberts, Corporal; Davies, Corporal; Traveller, Lance Corporal; Kordowski, Lance Corporal; Weaving, Lance Corporal; Pocock, S, Lance Corporal; Melvin, Private; Vaughan, Private; Pantin, Private; Hardy, Private; Corns, S, Private; Corns, Private; Coupland, Private; Clerke, Private; Reason, Private; Reggler, Private; Lanfear, Private; Imerson, Private; Keel, Private; Wilson, Private; Rylands, Captain; Nimmo, S, Sergeant; Mallinson, Corporal; Shead, Corporal; Hall, Corporal; Kirkland, Corporal; Carey, Lance Corporal; Crowley, Lance Corporal; Goldsmith, Lance Corporal; Gunning, Private; Wood, Private; Hawkes, Private; Richards, Private; Hambridge, Private; Ledgister, Private; McKissick, Private; Oldham, Private; Dyer, Private; Bailey, Private; Rowlands, Private; Langdon, Private; Stewart, Private; Humphreys, Private; Attwood, Private; Noden, Private;