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THE QARANC ASSOCIATION
“Charitable Incorporated Organisation” 1163821
Patron
Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex
President
Colonel Alison Farmer ARRC CNO (Army)
Chairman
Colonel (Retd) John Quinn OstJ
General Secretary
Sue McAteer
Telephone: 01276 412796
Email: gensec@qarancassociation.org.uk
Charity Office Manager
Sarah Young
Telephone: 01276 421754
Email: manager@qarancassociation.org.uk
Administrative Officer
Alison Roberts
Email: admin@qarancassociation.org.uk
QARANC Association Gazette
Editor: Major (Retd) Alison Spires TD
Gazette submissions: gazette@qarancassociation.org.uk
Website: http://www.qarancassociation.org.uk/
Postal address:
Regimental Headquarters QARANC
Robertson House, Slim Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 4NP
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THE GAZETTE
Vol 18 No 1 2020 • Spring 2020
Contents
President’s Foreword................................................................................ 2 Report from the Chair ............................................................................... 2 Trustees and staff of the QARANC Association ..................... 3 Brigadier Janice Ann Cook.................................................................... 4 Major Huw “Taff” Jones........................................................................... 6 Long serving Trustees retire..................................................................7 News of Members........................................................................................7 Joint Hospital Group (SE)....................................................................... 8 Joint Hospital Group (S) Adventure Training............................. 9 Life as a NOT! .............................................................................................. 10 Military Reserves Exchange Programme (MREP) ............... 11
Nationally Recruited Units Deploy on EX SABRE GUARDIAN 2019 ................................................................................... 12
SO2 Evac Coord, Medical Operational Support Group (MOSG) ....................................................................................................... 12 Ethical Decision Making......................................................................... 13 MOSG ................................................................................................................. 13 Chief Ops Role ............................................................................................ 14 Ex Sabre Guardian 2019........................................................................ 14 Exercise Dangerous Serpent 2......................................................... 15 Exercise Khanjar Oman ........................................................................ 16 Everest Base Camp Trek 2019 ......................................................... 19 34 Field Hospital personnel take on Nijmegen .................... 20 AMS Polo Visit to Undeberg South Africa ................................. 21 Exercise MEDIC NETRUS 19.............................................................. 22 Ex Surfing Serpent and Army Surfing Champs..................... 23 Army Medical Services Canoeing/Kayaking........................... 24
AMS (Women’s) Rugby Tour to Canada – Exercise Canadian Medic II............................................................................... 25
Celebrating 70 years of the QARANC – a personal reflection ................................................................................................... 26 Aldershot Branch....................................................................................... 28 Chester Branch .......................................................................................... 28 Jurassic Coast Branch .......................................................................... 28 Midland Branch........................................................................................... 29 Millbank Branch ......................................................................................... 30 Welsh Branch................................................................................................ 31 Northern Ireland Branch....................................................................... 32 Scottish Branch .......................................................................................... 33 The Royal Red Cross and The Order of St John................. 34 Ex Cassino Serpent ................................................................................. 35
Not Forgotten Association visit to Berlin and Colditz Castle .......................................................................................................... 36 BMH Munster Reunion...........................................................................37 Corps Heritage Matters........................................................................ 38 The Museum of Military Medicine Shop .................................... 40 From the London Gazette ................................................................... 41 Obituaries........................................................................................................ 43 The Last Post............................................................................................... 48
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