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thanked the hotel manager and staff for their excellent services occasions. Physical Training has never been more in the minds of
and support provided.
our leaders than it is today”.

The following is an extract from a letter written by a Colonel The Colonel Commandant of the time was Colonel W P Bradley-

Commandant APTC in a farewell message to all members of the Williams DSO. The message is signed and dated Aldershot 20th
Corps. After reading the extract, ask yourself this question:
October 1944 and was copied to Tom Pettett 69 years ago. It
would appear that little has changed in how the Corps is valued
“In what era was it written?”
and viewed. Thanks to Tom Pettett for allowing us to look through

his letters and photographic memorabilia from his days in the
“We have not stood still in our methods, but have always Corps – wonderful!
endeavoured to ind new ways of teaching techniques in bodily
skills for war and creating the high morale required on such
The next NE Branch Annual Dinner will be held next year in

Scarborough on Saturday 15 March 2014.

RAPTC ASSOCIATION (SCOTTISH) BRANCH

Maj (Retd) Dougie McGill

N
o sooner had the 2012 Gathering inished than we started
planning for the Association Branch Charity Golf competition
at the famous Blairgowrie Rosemount Golf Club. The
competition took place on the 27th of September and followed

the Texas Scramble format. It was a great day with eight teams of
four taking part and we raised £1200 for the Children’s Hospice
Association Scotland (CHAS). Planning is already underway for
the same event on the 26th of September this year and we are

looking to double last year’s entry and sponsorship. Interestingly
the Ryder Cup is being held at Gleneagles next year but the Junior
Ryder Cup will be at Blairgowrie Rosemount. Thanks must go to
Mike Mooney who is a member of this historic club and is solely
Golf group
responsible for securing the course and club for our competition.

Christmas came and went and snow was the order of the day organising the Aberfeldy end of the event and securing the rafts
north of the border. All ive ski resorts recorded high attendances for nothing more than a handshake.
and it is rumoured some of the proits may even go into upgrading

the lift systems at Glenshee and Glencoe! Our Chairman and his Sales of the Scottish Branch Tartan have gone very well and an
good lady nipped off to France for a couple of months with Rae order for two more rolls of material was registered with Strathmore
and Mary Rutherford and yours truly joined them for a short winter Woollens who are our dedicated weavers and tailor. Eleven kilts
break (Fibula). Mike Mooney turned up for some practice prior have been produced so far, ten of which were on display at the

to attending the BASI grade 3 practical assessment which he Gathering Saturday evening function in June. Many different items
achieved at the ripe old age of 63. No mean feat.
can now be made up to order and the RAPTC PRI shop hold a
selection that can be purchased and ordered.
There was still snow on the hills when we held the annual Charity

Raft Race at Aberfeldy in late April. Six teams of eight paddled In the blink of an eye we are back at the Scottish RAPTC
the six mile course and raised £2000 for CHAS and £400 for the Association Gathering weekend held once again at the Green
Scottish Association Branch. Thanks again to our Chairman for
Hotel in the market town of Kinross. 21 players turned out for