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AGC JOURNAL 2016

1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment

Detachment of the Year

By Lance Corporal Camilla Collinge

Diverse Activities conduct some sport and social evenings.
We had four members take part in the
Not only have the detachment helped the Danish 25 km weighted march with Private
regiment provide cover for the Invictus Robyn Lumas finishing as first female in
Games, whilst they were held in London, a time of 2 hours 32 minutes. Lieutenant
but also had to prepare and conduct Charlotte Gillard, Sergeant Ishwor
numerous tasks for the Battalion to deploy Sunuwar, and Lance Corporal Emmanuel
on two concurrent Operations (Operation Nartey took part in the Gurkha run/cycle
Toral and Operation Newcome). The which was the equivalent of the return
detachment had to supply a fully distance from Afghanistan to Nepal and
functional Rear Operations Group, not they raised $3,000 in the process for the
only to support and then recover the guys Nepal relief effort. It was all of this which
as they returned, but to also have a Rear led to greater team cohesion and spirit
Operations Group inspection to which which in my opinion, made us in to the
we were the first in the Army to receive a great team we are. In early 2016 we were
Green in the new format. presented with a trophy and individual
Captain William Hodgson and Lieutenant Colonel Andy Larner medals by our Commander Staff and
with the Best Detachment Award
Soldier First Personnel Support 1st Division, Lieutenant
Colonel Andy Larner. I look forward to
next year and the chance to defend our
From the moment I arrived The detachment has showed its hard earned crown as Detachment of the
commitment to this philosophy by
at 1st Battalion The Royal deploying on numerous exercises in Year.
Anglian Regiment, I knew Germany, Lydd, and Caerwent outside our
it was going to be a hectic normal role as force protection manpower.
Also Corporals Gary Watt and Barry
time. I arrived in complete Marson both completed their Bowman
upheaval as the Battalion familiarisation course.
With all this hard work going on, we still
had unit moved from Bulford found time to get everyone together and
to its current home in Royal 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment detachment
Artillery Barracks, Woolwich.

Winning

So, it was nice to see that all our hard
work was rewarded with being 7 Brigade’s
nomination for 1st Division’s detachment
of the year, which we went on to win.
The detachment has fully integrated into
everything the regiment has done, and like
all other detachments we had to do this
while gapping posts, changing personnel
and dealing with the ever evolving world
of readiness.

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