The KSY Association
"..fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the Regiment and preserving its traditions.." since 1945 for all serving and retired Sharpshooters and our families.“
The KSYA was originally founded in 1943 by serving members of 3rd CLY who had been declared unfit for service due to illness. It was known as the ‘Gin and Tears Club’ and met regularly in London. The annual dinner is known as the Bir El Gubi dinner in recognition of the first action that the Regiment took part in during World War 2.
Since its inception the Association has been a registered charity and aims to look after serving and retired members of the Regiment if they fall on hard times.
The Association also actively provides Support to Operations by sending regular welfare parcels to Sharpshooters on deployment (for example in Afghanistan) and laying on functions back in the UK for families.
If you are interested in the activities of the Association, and perhaps joining us, please contact secretary@ksya.org.uk