Ah, the three-quarter lancers, last of the British Army's "fraction cavalry". (In the 1920s, lots of cavalry regiments were amalgamated, resulting in all sorts of number combinations which the wags in other arms "simplified" e.g. the 14th/20th Hussars were known (throughout my time at Hohne) as the "0.7 Hussars".

The 16th/5th Lancers were the only unit where the senior regiment on amalgamation had the higher regimental number, and were known as the "Vulgar Fraction".

No major threats to my life and limb during my brief time in the forces. On a grenade range, O/Cdt J**** R******** managed to throw a grenade backwards onto the roof of a shelter where I was cleaning three LMGs. We were perfectly unharmed although the disassembled guns were covered in bat droppings and so on. Definitely an "Oh, f***" moment for all concerned.