Book of Remembrance

Oliver Lindsay joined the Regiment from Sandhurst in 1958. His first leave was spent driving across Africa with a brother Officer in the Blues. He had a wonderfully varied career with postings to the 1st Battalion as a Platoon Commander in the Cameroons, as ADC to the Governor General in Rhodesia and as a Liaison Officer in the Canadian Army. Oliver served on the Staff in London District and had a series of appointments with our Battalions in BAOR, Cyprus, Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. His last appointment in the Army was as Commandant of the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley Park, where his work was recognised with the award of the CBE. On retirement from the Army he joined the Directors at Treloars, the famous School and College for severely handicapped children in Hampshire. Whilst there he raised £7.5m to improve the Buildings and facilities. Oliver was a member of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) and wrote several books, initially on the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1940. He edited the biography of General Sir Alan Adair and, perhaps most famously, brought up to date the history of the Regiment with ‘Once a Grenadier…1945- 1995’. In addition, for the last 15 years he was the most successful Editor of the ‘Guards Magazine’. As a Scotsman Oliver was a proud member of the Royal Company of Archers – the Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland. In recent years he was President of the Wessex Branch of the Association and gave devoted Service to his Regiment and to the Household Division throughout his life. Oliver was a deeply committed Christian Gentleman. His many friends all over the world share with Clare and her family immense sadness at his untimely loss.