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Ref: The Manchester & Salford Universities OTC 1898-2002 by Prof Harold Hankins
Many of the staff of the OTCs in the North West were drawn from units with North West District/ 42 Inf Bde. There were postings from DLOY to MSUOTC prior to 1992 but in 1992 there was a big drawn-down in the TA and in the North West this saw the disappearance of several units including 3CHESHIRE, 4KOB and 5/8KINGS with the formation of 4LANCS. DLOY was reduced to a squadron within the newly formed Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry. Several members of DLOY transferred to other units and some rebadged to RMLY but served on Extra Regimental Employment. There were also some with other cap badges, who transferred from service with DLOY to other units.
In all about 10 officers and ORs from DLOY settled with MSUOTC.
These included:-
Major Tustin
Major Patterson (paymaster)
SSgt Bligh
Sgt Steven (WRAC)
Cpl Bradshaw
Cpl Tierney
LCpl Blowe
LCpl Holroyd
Tpr Everitt
Photograph of Ex DLOY personnel, serving with MSUOTC at Fort Tregantle during Annual Camp 1995
Front row (L to R): SSgt Bligh, Major JDA Patterson, Major J Tustin, Captain GR Hall, SSgt Wendy Steven
Back (L to R): LCpl Blowe, Cpl Bradshaw, Tpr Everitt, LCpl Holroyd
John Tustin & Graeme Hall on R&R, Tregantle 1995
In the decade following 1992 there was an increased level of liaison between RMLY and MSUOTC, particularly with the posting of officers.
The following subsequently came into MSUOTC to take up posts as Company Commander/Company Second-in Command while Sgt Steven progressed to become paymaster, a post she held, as Captain, for 15 years:
Major Ernest Ryder (briefly commanded Owens Company)
Captain Graeme Hall (returned to command D(DLOY) Sqn RMLY 1998-2001)
Major Graeme Hall (back to OTC as Coy Commander 2001)
Captain Paul Whittingham
Captain Richard Parry
Prior to 1992 - Officers from DLOY serving in MSUOTC included
Major Jim Collis
Major Margaret Hammersley WRAC
Coincidentally WO2 Steve Tyrell RLC was posted to MSUOTC as a PSI. Back in the 1970s he served with B Sqn DLOY when they were based in Chorley (along with Cpl John Tustin).
Lt Col Mike Glover, CO MSUOTC 1999-2001 had served as a subltern in DLOY in the 1970s before joining regular service. Latterly as Colonel he was appointed as Commandant Lancashire ACF and joined the DLOY Museum Trustees.