Following the death of an Airman in an RTC at Leuchars the burial party were selected from those that had just been drilling for the AOCs parade.
The funeral was terrible. Black armbands were issued but were too big and had no safety pins so they slipped down to our wrists as we marched.
The present arms saw several bayonets fly off and stick in the grass, quivering.
The volley of shots was ragged, without blank firing adapters most weapons failed to fire a second time.
After this the Regiment were tasked with all future funerals.
