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Major (Retd) Cherry Duncan, a former member of 204 Field Hospital died peacefully on 16 April 2022. Cherry trained as a civilian nurse at Belfast City
Hospital School of Nursing (BCH) and qualified in 1956 as a State Registered Nurse. She worked as a general nurse on different wards in BCH where her father was famously ‘Head of Supplies.’
During the grand reorganisation of the National Health Service in the early 1970s, Cherry moved to the post of Theatre Superintendent in a new build called The Ulster Hospital. Here she established the operating theatre department and spent her life devoted to building it up.
As a Nursing Officer, Cherry had been a serving
member of 204 Field Hospital for many years joining in the late 50s post qualification and held the position of Officer in Charge of Theatres. In the late 1970s Cherry was recommended by Col John Alexander, a consultant anaesthetist and Commanding Officer of 204 Fd Hosp at the time for an award and was delighted to receive the RRC.
Cherry was a hard worker who enjoyed her time at 204, loved a party and is fondly remembered for the famous saying by her Commanding Officer, that Cherry: ‘Could light anything from a fag to a field autoclave’!
She will be remembered by all who worked with her and served with her.
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OBITUARY
‘Cherry is fondly remembered by all who served with her’
Awards, Appointments and Promotions
July to December 2022
PROMOTIONS AND COMMISSIONS Rank Initials Surname
Regular or Reserve
Reserve Regular Regular Reserve Reserve Reserve
Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve
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Info (award, promotion, commission)
To be Capt 25/02/2019 (Belated Entry)
To be Capt 15th July 2022
To be Capt (on probation) 21st April 2022
To be Lt 20th June 2022 with seniority 25th Oct 2019
Is confirmed as Lt 20th June 2022 with seniority 16th August 2019 To be Capt 23rd February 2020 with seniority 23rd February 2018 (Belated Entry)
To be Lt 9th January 2019 (Belated Entry)
To be Capt 31st May 2022
To be Lt 23rd Feb 2020 with seniority 23rd July 2018 (Belated Entry) To be Lt 8th January 2019 (Belated Entry)
Retires 27th April 2022 Retires 30th April 2022 Retires 5th July 2022 Retires 7th June 2022 Retires 20th June 2022 Retires 26th June 2022 Retires 10th July 2022 Retires 20th August 2022 Retires 21st August 2022 Retires 24th August 2022 Retires 19th July 2022 Retires 22nd August 2022 Retires 1st September 2022
Ordinary Member First Class Royal Red Cross (RRC) Ordinary Associate Second Class Royal Red Cross (RRC) Ordinary Associate Second Class Royal Red Cross (RRC)
SSgt H SSgt C.S Lt R.M Lt (on probation) R.M Lt (on probation) J.J.W Cpl H
LCpl R.H Lt A.G.E Cpl C.A Capt D.J
RETIREMENTS
Lt Col T.J Maj M.R Maj S.B Capt A Capt F Maj D.P Maj A.J Maj G.L Maj R.B Lt Col V.R Maj RA Capt O.S Lt L
Ferrier Muzvidziwa Dolman Nyang Thornhill Scott
Grant Taylor Thijs Haddow
Grieves Sewart Goff Cummings McLeod O’Grady Hagerty Whittle Marshall Maiden Kelly Whinton Cruxton
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