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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 Alison McCourt OBE ARRC
Vice President
Colonel (Retd) John Quinn OstJ
Chairman
Colonel Carol Kefford
General Secretary
Ms Sue McAteer
Regimental Headquarters QARANC
Robertson House, Slim Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4NP
Telephone: 01276 412754
Email: gensec@qarancassociation.org.uk
General/membership queries: admin@qarancassociation.org.uk
QARANC Association Gazette
Editor Major (Retd) Alison Spires TD
Gazette submissions: gazette@qarancassociation.org.uk
Website: www.qarancassociation.org.uk
Website Manager: Major Alex Saunders Email: webmanager@qarancassociation.org.uk
THE GAZETTE QARANC 1
Contents
President’s Foreword.........................................................................2 Editorial .......................................................................................................2 Chairman’s Report...............................................................................3 Board of Trustees .................................................................................3 Invitation to Publish ............................................................................4 Membership Matters..........................................................................4 Op Trenton.................................................................................................5 Christmas in South Sudan..............................................................6 Short-term Training Team in Sierra Leone...........................8 DHE student nurse elective in Zambia...................................8 Kilimanjaro.............................................................................................10 Army Medical Services Athletics.............................................12 Army Medical Services Netball Tour 2017........................13 Inter-Nursing Services Tennis Tournament 2017.........14 Regional Command Indoor Rowing Championships..15 Wing Commander PEH Thomas Memorial Award........16 Major Rosemary Godfrey ARRC ...............................................17 The Royal Red Cross.......................................................................17 A nurse’s reflection ..........................................................................18 70th Anniversary of the formation of QARANC ..............18 Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre ..............................19 Dr Elsie Inglis .......................................................................................20 Chester Branch...................................................................................21 Jurassic Coast Branch...................................................................21 Newcastle Branch.............................................................................22 Millbank Branch.................................................................................23 Corps Heritage Matters.................................................................24 Remembrance.....................................................................................27 From the London Gazette.............................................................35 Obituaries ...............................................................................................36
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