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LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN

Founded 1904

INDEPENDENT OVERSEAS COMMAND

Founded 1927

ROYAL PATRONS  His Royal Highness Dom Miguel Rafael Gabriel Xavier Teresa Maria Felix de Braganca, The Infante of Portugal – Duque de Viseu.

o (In the name of His Royal Highness Dom Duarte Pio de Braganca – Duque de Braganca)

 HRIH Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen of Austria.

o (Elected OVP Party Representative of Austria to the European Parliament)

 HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie of Ethiopia.

o (President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia)

 Claude Vinh San, HIH Prince Bao Vang of Vietnam

 HM King Kigeli V of Rwanda.

 HRH Prince Remigius Kanagarajah of Jaffna – Sri Lanka.

PATRON  HE Henry the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum.

 HH Duque Don Diego de Vargas Machuca, Grande de Espagne.

FOUNDERS*  Captain Roger Pocock

 Colonel D.P. Driscoll CMG, DSO

COLONELS IN CHIEF  HRH The Dona Isabel de Braganca – Duquess de Braganca.

 HRIH Karl von Hapsburgh.GAIOC.

 HIH Prince Nguyen-Phuoc Quy Luc.

 General Marcel Bigeard. Légion d'honneur.

 Major General Hoshiar Singh.YSM

 Brigadier General Richard W. Annand.VC.

 Major General Hoshiar Singh.YSM

 Brigadier General Juan Jose Martinez.

 Major General Jacques Noel.ER.

HONORARY COLONELS  Colonel Nigel Driscoll (Great grandson of our founder Colonel D.P. Driscoll)

 Colonel Edogard Vergucht

 Commandant Guy Stassin

GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS  General Staff Officers

o Commandant General – General (LF) Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM

o Deputy Commandant General - Brigadier Michael P. Murphy

o Chief-of-Staff - Brigadier Michael P. Murphy

o Deputy Chief-of-Staff -

o Adjutant General –

o Judge Advocate General – Colonel James B. Smith.Esq.

o Paymaster General - Colonel Howard P. Witz.

o Surgeon General - Colonel Paul A. Dreschnack,MD.

o Provost Marshall – Colonel The Hon. John M. Thoma.

o Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Kim Heng Koo

o Major General Charles Staats.

o Captain Simon Kay Choen NG.

 Directorate of Communications and Media

o Commandant -

 Captain Telemar Rosenberger

 Directorate of Liaison

o Major Mario Novosel

 Directorate of Airborne Units

o Colonel-in-Chief - HRH The Dona Isabel

o Deputy Colonel-in-Chief - Major General Hoshiar Singh.YSM

o Commandant - General Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM

o Commanding Officer - 6th Parachute (Dona Isabel's Own) Regiment

Colonel Paul Georg Meyer

Training Officer- Captain Klaus Fink

Training Officer - Captain Stephan Kieffer

o Commanding Officer - 7th Polish Cavalry (Airborne) Regiment - Colonel Gaca-Richter Zbigniew

 Directorate of Finance

o Colonel Howard P. Witz.

 Directorate of Honours and Awards

o Commandant General – General (LF) Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM

o Brigadier Michael P. Murphy.

o Brigadier Alun Thomas-Evans.

o Major General Charles Staats.

o Brigadier General John F. Stampfli.

 Directorate of History and Archives.

o Lieutenant William S. Hubbartt-Backus.

 Directorate of Cavalry Units

o (The Earl Kitchener's Legion of Horse)

 Colonel-in-Chief - Earl Henry Kitchener of Khartoum.

 Commandant - Major General Jacques Noel.ER.

 Deputy Commandant - Colonel Tim Pickles.

 Directorate of Intelligence.

o Brigadier General John F. Stampfli.

o Lieutenant Peter Mock.

 Directorate of Diplomatic Affairs

o Colonel William H. Weiss

 Directorate of Inspections

o Airborne Units - Colonel Gerard Fritz.

o Cavalry - Colonel Tim Pickles.

 Directorate of Medicine

o Colonel Jaime Drury MD.

 Directorate of Music

o Pipe Major - Warrant Officer Class 1 William Sandbach.

o Pipe Sergeant

 Directorate of Religious Affairs

o Rev. Father Richard A. Mullins

o Rev. Father Guilbert J. Mariani.CN.SOLT

 Captain Pascal von Schneller

 Directorate of Engineering

o Major Nathan Lausch.

 Directorate of Supply and Logistics

o Colonel Richard Diem.

o Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Kim Heng Koo.

o Captain Simon Kay Choen NG.

 Directorate of Training

o Major Yves Le-Mee

o Major Stephen Chee

o 2 Lieutenant Cathy Le-Mee

 Directorate of Procurement

o Major Nicholus Parker.

 Directorate of War Graves Commission

o Director - Brigadier Alun Thomas-Evans.

 Command Regimental Sergeant Major – WO1 Jack McDonald.

o (Conjoint RSM IOC-LF & 1st Highland Brigade Yeomanry (LF))

o Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major – C/WO1 (RSM) Mathew Barby.

DIPLOMATIC CORPS  Consulate General - Colonel William H. Weiss.

REGIMENTAL BAND  Pipe Major – Warrant Officer Class 1 William Sandbach.

 Pipe Sergeant – Sergeant Jim Oates.

HONOUR GUARDS  Honour Guard to the Casa Real de Portugal “Duke de Braganca’s Own.”

o Commander – Colonel Carlos Evaristo.

 Vietnamese Imperial Guard.

o Commander – Colonel HIH Prince Nguyen-Phuoc Quy Luc.

 Honour Guard Imperial House of Ethiopia.

o Commander –

 Rwandan Royal Guard.

o Commander – His Excellency Boniface Benzinge.

 Royal Guard of Jaffna.

o Commander - Major Thomas Beuvink.

COMMANDS

 Australian Command

o Commanding Officer - Major Wayne R. Makin.

 Austrian Command

 Belgium Command

o Commandant – Colonel Juan Carlos de Hormaechea y Rubinos

o 6th Parachute (Dona Isabel’s Own) Regiment (Belgium Detachment)

 Officer Commanding – Captain Regis Panisi.

 Canadian Command – Q Squadron

o Officer Commanding – Major Myles G. Penny.

 Commonwealth of Dominica

o Commanding Officer - Major Francis Richards.

 Czech Republic

 Denmark Command

o Officer Commanding – Captain Lars Lang.

 French Command

o Commanding Officer – Colonel Gerard Fritz.

 German Command

o Commanding Officer –Colonel Paul Georg Meyer.

 Greek Command

o Officer Commanding – Chief Fotios Garoufalias.

 Indian Command

o Officer Commanding - Major Rachel Thomas.

 Italian Command

o Commanding Officer – Lieutenant Colonel Fulvio Poli.

 Principality of Liechtenstein Brigade (Airborne)

o Commanding Officer - Major Hanno Pinter.

 Luxembourg Command

o Commanding Officer -

 Netherlands Command

o Commanding Officer –

New Zealand Command

o Commanding Officer – Major Kevin Couling.

 Norwegian Command

o Commanding Officer -

 Polish Command – 7th Polish Cavalry Regiment

o Commanding Officer – Colonel Zbigniew Gaca-Richter

 Portuguese Command – D. Nuno Alvares Pereira Command

o Commanding Officer – Colonel Ulisses Rolim.

 Honour Guard to the Case Real de Portugal – “Duke Braganca’s Own”

o Commander – Colonel Carlos Evaristo.

 Singapore Command

o Commanding Officer – Lieutenant Colonel Ken Wei Khian NG.

 Spanish Command

o Commanding Officer – Colonel Jose Miguel Martinez Barrera.

 Swedish Command

o Commanding Officer -

 Trinidad Command

o Commanding Officer -

 United Kingdom Command

o Commanding Officer – Brigadier Alun Thomas-Evans.

 1st Yorkshire Company - (1st Yorks)

o Officer Commanding -

 United States of America Command

o Commandant - Major General Charles Staats.

 Uruguay Command

o Commanding Officer – Colonel Fausto E. Rossello

o Commander – HIH Colonel Prince Nguyen-Phuoc Quy Luc.

AFFILIATED COMMANDS  Australian Division

o Commandant -

 1st Highland Battalion (Volunteers) Scotland (LF)

o Commanding Officer - Colonel Ken Walker

 The Welsh Auxiliary Corps (Volunteers) (LF)

o Commandant – Colonel Paul A. Kiley

 The 3rd Belgium Lancers Regiment Association

 Volunteer Corps of Frontiersmen

o Commandant - General Norman Offield

 Independent Command Canada

o Chief Commission - Cb. Metcalfe

COMMAND LIAISON OFFICERS  Command Senior Liaison Officer – Major Mario Novosel.

 Australian (Affiliated) Division – Colonel Kerry Green.

 Singapore Command – Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Kim Heng Koo.

 Danish Command – Captain Lars Lang.

 Norwegian Command –

 USA – 6th Parachute Regiment – Lieutenant Thomas Lawrence.

 Czech Republic Command – Captain Drasar Lukas.

 Commonwealth of Dominica – Superintendent George.

 Croatian Command - Major Maksimir Zagreb

 New Zealand Command – Captain Anthony M. Raman-Naikan.

 Indian Command - Major Rachel Thomas.

 Principality of Liechtenstein Brigade

 Luxembourg Command -

 Sweden Command - Captain Magnus Gistrand

 Uruguay Command – Colonel Fausto E. Rossello.

MILITARY OUTFITTERS  By Appointment to the Independent Overseas Command – LF

o Myles G. Penny – Military Outfitters

o 26 Manion Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario CANADA P7A 6Y6

o e-mail: info@pennys.ca

o Tel: (807) 345 0888

FURTHER DETAILS  The Imperial Overseas Command was founded by Colonel “Dan” Driscoll, together with Captain Roger Pocock (who became the first Commissioner of the new command) and, who later rename titled the command to Independent Overseas Command of Frontiersmen.

 Formed in 1927, the new command of the Legion of Frontiersmen started with the officers and men of the 25th Battalion Royal (Frontiersmen) Fusiliers.

 The Independent Overseas Command is registered in London 89/923: No 34423 & B9/1292/38112.

 The Independent Overseas Command is a member of the United Nations Association.

 The Independent Overseas Command is recognised by the Federation Des Combatants Allis En Europe.

 All badges and insignias of the Command are registered at Stationers Hall, London and are copyright in the United States of America.

 Public Records Office – London – United Kingdom has the following: Charter of Incorporation WO:32 10427/1922.

BATTLE HONOURS  Behobeho

 East Africa 1915 – 1917

 Nyangao

 Kilimanjaro

COMMANDANTS  Colonel D.P. Driscoll CMG, DSO - 1927-1935

European Command 1980, restored name of IOC

 Lieutenant General Harold Jubb 1990 – 1995

 Brigadier L.T. Pepper 1996 – 1997

 Brigadier Allan S. Razey 1997 – 1999

 Lieutenant General John B. Bennett.MD 1999 – 2003

 Lieutenant General Weatherall 2003 – 2004

 Lieutenant General John B. Bennett 2004 – 2005

 General Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM 2005 –

AIDES-de-CAMP  General Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM (LF)

o HRH Dona Isabel de Braganca – Duquess de Braganca.

 Brigadier Michael P. Murphy (LF-USA)

o HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie of Ethiopia.

 Major Thomas Beuvink

o HRH Prince Remigius Kanagarajah of Jaffna – Sri Lanka.

 Brigadier Alun Thomas-Evans (LF-UK)

o HE Henry The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum.

 Lieutenant Colonel Silva da Duarte (LF-P)

o HRH Price Miguel de Braganca – Duque de Viseu.

 Colonel Gerard Fritz (LF-F)

o General Marcel Bigeard – Legion of Honour.



o Major General Jacques Noel

 Major Yves Le Mee (LF-F) - Europe

o Commandant General IOC-LF – General Michael J. Donnelly.KSG.QGM

 Major Rachel Thomas (LF-I)

o Major General Hoshiar Singh.YSM

CHAPLAINS  Rev. Father Richard A. Mullins.

o Chaplin General - IOC-LF

 Rev. Father Guilbert J. Mariani.CM.SOLT.

o Chaplin to the Royal Honour Guard to the Casa Real de Portugal

 Rev. Father (Captain) Jochen Nussmuller.

o Chaplin to the 6th Parachute (Dona Isabel’s Own) Regiment

MEDICAL DOCTORS  Colonel Jaime Drury.MD

o Commanding Officer Medical Corps – IOC-LF

 Lieutenant General John B. Bennett.MD

o Chief Commissioner

 Captain Roman Lanzendorf.MD

o Medical Officer 6th Parachute (Dona Isabel’s Own) Regiment

 Captain David Chew.MD

o Medical Officer – Singapore Command

PILOTS  Colonel Jose Miguel Martinez Barrera, (LF-SP).

o Commandant, Spanish Command

 Major Jan Adamec (LF-CZ)