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Royal Army Physical Training Corps Association.....................................2 Honours, Awards, Commissions and Promotions....................................3 Editorial................................................................................................................................. 4 Commandant’s Foreword.........................................................................................4 Senior Master at Arms................................................................................................6 Corps Sergeant Major.................................................................................................8 Headquarters Royal Army Physical Training Corps .............................10 Army Headquarters....................................................................................................14 Headquarters Regional Command .................................................................. 17 Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Division............................................18 Headquarters 3rd (United Kingdom) Division.........................................20 Field Army Troops........................................................................................................21 Headquarters London District .......................................................................... 22 Headquarters British Forces Cyprus.............................................................. 28 Headquarters British Forces Gibraltar...........................................................31 Headquarters North..................................................................................................33 Headquarters 38 (Irish) Brigade &
Headquarters Northern Ireland..........................................................................41 Headquarters 51st Infantry Brigade & Headquarters Scotland ... 45 Headquarters 160th (Welsh) Brigade............................................................53
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Mind, Body
and Spirit
The Annual Journal of the
Royal Army Physical Training Corps
WE CREATE MILITARY TRAINING SOLUTIONS
Everything you need for physical training.
Front Cover –
The stages of development for the Silver Bust of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which now resides on display in the RAPTC Museum.
Headquarters South East......................................................................................56 Headquarters South West .................................................................................... 63 Headquarters Centre................................................................................................86 The Royal Army Physical Training Corps
King’s Coronation Dinner .....................................................................................107 Headquarters Army Recruiting And Initial Training Command ... 111 Headquarters Land Warfare Centre............................................................. 123
Adventurous Training ............................................................................................. 140 Rehabilitation................................................................................................................ 151 Army School of Physical Training................................................................... 170 The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst .....................................................177 RAPTC Sports.............................................................................................................180 RAPTC Association ..................................................................................................197 Remembrance............................................................................................................ 209 Beyond The Gym ...................................................................................................... 210
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