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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 QHN
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
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Website: http://www.qarancassociation.org.uk/
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THE GAZETTE QARANC 1
Queen Alexandra’s
Royal Army Nursing Corps
THE GAZETTE
Vol 17 No 1 2019 • Spring 2019
Contents
Editorial .................................................... 2 President’s Foreword............................... 2 Report from the Chair of the QARANC Association Board of Trustees ................. 3 Trustees and staff of the QARANC Association .............................................. 5 Colonel (Retd) Margaret Roberts
(nee Moynihan) RRC 100th Birthday Celebrations............................................. 6 British Military Hospital Singapore .............7 Joint Hospital Group (South) Preceptorship Programme Battlefield Tour ..................... 8 Exercise Dragon Natrix ............................ 9 Countess of Wessex Cup ........................11 Cavell Nurses Trust – Cavell Star Award.. 12 Mental Health Fun Run............................13 Reserve Staff College Course – Paris 2018 14 Royal Red Cross .....................................15 We remember... Reflections on Remembrance 2018................................17 Dani Scott retires from international sliding!24 AMS Polo Team – Margot Turner
Challenge 2019.......................................26 All to Play For ......................................... 27 Army Polo in Mongolia ........................... 28 AMS Skiing Championships....................29 Corps Heritage Matters ......................... 30 QARANC Association Chattels ................31 The Fallen Heroes of Newcastle United Football Club..........................................32 75th anniversary of the sinking of the
SS Khedive Ismail...................................33 The Royal Victoria Military Hospital – HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO opens the refurbished chapel ................................. 34 Remembering World War 1: The 1st Southern General Hospital ..................... 35 Branch News ......................................... 37 From the London Gazette......................44 Obituaries............................................... 45
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