• Reference
    X550/15/24/13
  • Title
    The Wasp. Journal of the 16th Foot. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Association.
  • Date free text
    Autumn 1999
  • Production date
    From: 1999 To: 1999
  • Scope and Content
    Regular items include Editorial notes; news of the Regular battalions and Territorials; Personalia column; events and items of interest; extracts from previous Wasp magazines; news from the branches; deaths and obituaries; diary of events; photographs; new items for Regimental Museum. Includes: memories of Ron Leagus training with the 1st battalion in the UK before service in India, 1945-6 (p.27); army memories by the late Danny Hearn, part three (p.34); closure of Bedford United Services Association Club (9 September 1999) (p.39); death notices of Major Daniel Bebbington; Mrs Berridge; Dot Boreham, wife of the late Harry; Jack Butty; Frank Harris; Col. M.V. McArthur; Greig Miller; Lt. Col. Sir Derek Milman (obituary); W. Nind; J. Shoosmith; Bernard Turvey; Lt Col. Chris Simmonds (obituary).