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THE QARANC ASSOCIATION
“Charitable Incorporated Organisation” 1163821
Patron
Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex
Vice Patrons
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) L J Murray Major (Retd) J Machray MBE
President
Colonel K Irvine RRC QHN L/QARANC
Vice President
Colonel (Retd) JDF Quinn OStJ
Chairman
Col CM Kefford
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS QARANC
Robertson House,
Slim Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4NP
The Museum of Military Medicine
Jason Semmens MA. AMA 01252 868612 / 94229 5212
Fax: 01276 412793 • Email: gensec@qarancassociation.org.uk Email Gazette contributions: gensec@qarancassociation.org.uk Official Website: www.qarancassociation.org.uk
THE GAZETTE QARANC 1
Queen Alexandra’s
Royal Army Nursing Corps
THE GAZETTE
Vol 15 No 2 2017 • Autumn 2017
Contents
President’s Foreword................................................2 Chairman’s Report....................................................3 Ex TIGER ANNAPURNA SERPENT...............................4 Portsmouth Corps Day..............................................5 Red Crosses and Blue Berets but still QA’s...............6 Flying the Flag for the QARANC! ..............................8 204 Field Hospital – An Overview.............................9 Ex JORVIK STANDBY ..............................................10 Nurse of the Year Awards – 2017 ..........................11 Attendance at the Edith Cavell Awards – London ..12 204 Field Hospital AMSTEE Team ..........................13 Never Such Innocence Awards ...............................14 The last of the Few!................................................15 What links the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine’s
Combined Ranks’ Mess and His Majesty’s
Hospital Ship Glenart Castle? ...........................17 Royal Centre Defence Medicine Glenart Castle
Memorial Ceremony ..........................................18 The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Led Ward, DMRC
Headley Court – My Role ...................................21 Presentation of the Corps Brooch...........................22 Women at War 100 Ceremony ................................23 70th Anniversary Garden Party at Bagshot Park.....24 DHE Exercise ..........................................................26 COLD WARRIOR 0117 ..............................................25 AMS Netball Inter-Unit Championships ..................28 AMS Netball Bournemouth 7s ................................28 Renaissance d’AMS Polo ........................................29 Cross Country Team Winners 2016/2017................31 Exercise Proton Serpent 17 ....................................32 The Belfast Marathon 2017 ....................................33 Branch News ..........................................................34 Corps Heritage Matters...........................................41 The Academic Department of Military Nursing
Research Forum, March 2017 ...........................43 Primary Healthcare Placement...............................44 London Gazette.......................................................45 Last Post.................................................................46
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