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22 Year Gold Watch Presentation
02 Dec 08

 The 22 Year Gold WatchAs a Coldstreamer, if you are lucky enough to be able to serve 22 Years Service with the Colours you are presented a 'Gold Watch' from Regimental Headquarters. 

This event normally takes place at the home of our Regimental Headquarters (Wellington Barracks, London) but through some fantastic organisation by the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (WOII Flynn) and his gang of merry men, the event was brought to us and by kind permission of the Regimental Sergeant Major the awards were presented in the Sergeants' Mess.


There were a total of 18 watches presented to members of the Regiment that have completed 22 years with the Coldstream Guards, they were:

      · Major Hall
      · Major Jasinski
      · Capt Hunter The watches, awaiting presentation
      · Capt Overton
      · WO1 Downes
      · WO1 Hicks
      · WO2 Claydon
      · WO2 Coates
      · WO2 J Cooper
      · WO2 P Cooper
      · WO2 Sheard
      · WO2 Wright
      · CSgt Robinson
      · Sgt Billett
      · Sgt Ward
      · LSgt Hoggarth
      · LSgt Temple
      · LSgt Thompson

Although a number of these individuals have left the Regiment, a few still remain in post at Battalion or at various posts in the British Army.

The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel (Brigadier JJS Bourne May) presented Gold Watches to the Party, images from the event are below (click to enlarge).
 
    

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Group Shot (click to enlarge)
Group Shot of all that were awarded their Gold watch. 
Also present is the The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel (Brigadier JJS Bourne May) and the Regimental Adjutant (Maj EM Crofton - formerly Coldstream Guards).
 

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Individual Images

Images are below of individuals receiving their Gold Watch.

WOII Sheard WOII P Cooper WOII J Cooper WOII Coates WOII Claydon WO1 Hicks WO1 Downes Sgt Ward Sgt Thompson Sgt Temple Sgt Hoggarth Sgt Billett Maj Jasinski Major Hall CSgt Robinson Capt Overton Capt Hunter WOII Wright
 
 

Miscellaneous Images

Images are below from the event

Requested by the RRWO - I present to you ........... 'The Heads' ??? The Terrible Trio - I bet they were a handful in training!
Bond - Mr Bond (the only geezer with a beard, Robbo to Pioneer Sgt) Some may not recognise this man in Uniform but it is our APTCI, SSgt Mark Allan
 


If anyone wishes to gain 'Hi Quality' images from the event, please e-mail me at ShinyMessageBoard@yahoo.co.uk and I will be glad to help.
This offer is mainly for those that were at the presentation.
 
 

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