36:09 Warrant Officer on the left looking at the Colour party is then WO2 (RQMS) "Kirky" Kirkwood. He then served as WO1 (RSM) of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards and trooped the colour as RSM in 2021. He now serves in the post of Academy Sergeant Major at Sandhurst.
I was stationed at Mons barracks Feb 1957. First world war Mons, Belgium was the Brit army fist major battle with the Germans. Brit soldiers lay along the canal they had been trained in Blighty with deadly accurate rapid rifle fire. The Germans came on in hordes mowed down by the Brit soldiers to the extent German dead piled 12 high still they kept coming. Germans insisted every Brit soldier had a machine gun. Thousands of Brit & German soldiers insisted the sky over Mons was filled with angels. Brit soldiers ran out of ammo, were forced to withdraw.
Been left 30 years and only one I recognised was John Mc, callum who I think is a captain now, a good bloke who was on my corporals cadre in 1988. How time flies. Miss those days.
When marching you need to cover off from the man in front and "dress" on the man next to you , that just means keep in a straight line (rank is side to side and a file is a line front to rear) .By dressing by the left or right it just means you will use the last man in the right or left hand file as your point to line up on. Dressing by the center means you will line up on the centermost man (usually for the band ).
@@midnightteapot5633 And also the Colour Party, as the Colour is typically in the middle, so the Colour Sergeants will take their Dressing to the Ensign at the center.
@@midnightteapot5633 The dressing is explained, thank you. How is it with the "by the right" etc? When the command "quick march!" is issued it is preceded by "by the right/left/center". How do you determine whether it is right, left or center?
Scotland won't be voting for Independence any time soon. Proportionally no other UK nation has more of its 'citizens' living in a different country than Scotland does. That should tell you all you need to know about those Jocks left North of the border.
36:09 Warrant Officer on the left looking at the Colour party is then WO2 (RQMS) "Kirky" Kirkwood. He then served as WO1 (RSM) of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards and trooped the colour as RSM in 2021. He now serves in the post of Academy Sergeant Major at Sandhurst.
The brigadier was a young platoon commander when I was in,Pirbright after we came back from Hong Kong..83/4.
I have personally worked on army barracks all over the country and always found them to be strangely reassuring places 🌹
Can I ask what kind of work you were doing?
Mons is tops. Better since they refurbished it after H18
The Guards home was Pirbright, my dad was a chef there in the 70s
Good to see my old battalion in fine fettle.
I was stationed at Mons barracks Feb 1957. First world war Mons, Belgium was the Brit army fist major battle with the Germans. Brit soldiers lay along the canal they had been trained in Blighty with deadly accurate rapid rifle fire. The Germans came on in hordes mowed down by the Brit soldiers to the extent German dead piled 12 high still they kept coming. Germans insisted every Brit soldier had a machine gun. Thousands of Brit & German soldiers insisted the sky over Mons was filled with angels. Brit soldiers ran out of ammo, were forced to withdraw.
Joseph, you know very well, was going on, more tha 100 years ago?Every british soldier had a maschine gun.....ran out of ammo, .........
Mons was also the last battle with the Germans, fought by the Canadian Corps on November 11,1918.
"British."
Someone please tell me the name of that first march .... when the bagpipes joined in...just wonderful! I could listen to them all day 😍
When I remember that...
"The Bonnie lass o' fyvie"
1st is Bonnie Lass o'Fyvie
2nd Edinburgh Castle
3rd Soldiers Return
Been left 30 years and only one I recognised was John Mc, callum who I think is a captain now, a good bloke who was on my corporals cadre in 1988. How time flies. Miss those days.
My son Liam's old regiment
Wonder which song it was while inspection
Highland Cathedral
I thought the RSM would be wearing a Sam Browne belt - any thoughts?
nice but please record in HD
Who were the clergy in attendance? Thank you.
Are there Scots Guards based at Aldershot? Or is this a convenient stop-over ?
Not anymore. In 2007 the Scots Guards where but since 2020 I believe the regiment is now based in Catterick once again.
Oh yeah Bonnie Lass of Fyvie🥰
I remember the orginal Mons Barracks…
can someone please explain the meanings the commands by the left , by the center and by the right, quick march
When marching you need to cover off from the man in front and "dress" on the man next to you , that just means keep in a straight line (rank is side to side and a file is a line front to rear) .By dressing by the left or right it just means you will use the last man in the right or left hand file as your point to line up on. Dressing by the center means you will line up on the centermost man (usually for the band ).
@@midnightteapot5633 And also the Colour Party, as the Colour is typically in the middle, so the Colour Sergeants will take their Dressing to the Ensign at the center.
@@midnightteapot5633 thank you!
@@midnightteapot5633 thank you
@@midnightteapot5633 The dressing is explained, thank you. How is it with the "by the right" etc? When the command "quick march!" is issued it is preceded by "by the right/left/center". How do you determine whether it is right, left or center?
👌very smart, well done men
Are they going to go marching up and down the square?
Right then, Sergeant Major marching up and down the square
@ 02:01 an RM Officer on detachment ...
I thought the same
We had one attached when we were in HONG KONG ,early 80s....he was a good bloke.🏴💂♀️
@Will Rose 100% RM Officer. Wearing No 1B Lovatt Dress.
CATERHAM 1954 TILL
1957.
NOT MUCH CHANGED
THEN
Fine show and good camera work. What a pity it's ony 360p.
What's the tune at 37:09?
lol
@@rolandet "Lol"? That must some new piece of music.
@@keijomattinen5447 video goes till 37:09
So I don't know what you think you're hearing...
Black Bear I think
@@stormcuber2461 Nope, that comes later.
What an amazing sight when the men are all the same height , as it should be 👌👍
Week two parris island.
Screamers everywhere
Bottle or two I suspect for medal bar coming off
What will happen to this regiment once Scotland get their independence?
Once?
@@adamdriver1016 yeah they're off mate.
Scotland won't be voting for Independence any time soon.
Proportionally no other UK nation has more of its 'citizens' living in a different country than Scotland does.
That should tell you all you need to know about those Jocks left North of the border.
Why aren’t all men in red?
Because this is a rehearsal
Nu r
RED IS CEREMONIAL BROWN IS DRESS UNIFORM
That's all the brits army can do know ,parade
Guess your still being breast fed
Oh aye…you think…..