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Dates for your Diary
Director Army Nursing Services
Symposium
This will be held 14th and 15th May 2014 at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
This event is open to QARANC Regular, Reserve and Association members. Further details can be sought from SO1 Nursing via the Regimental Secretary.
QARANC Association - Annual
General Meeting and Reunion
The 67th Annual General Meeting of the QARANC Association and Annual Reunion will be held at the Victory Services Club, Seymour Street, London, W2 2HF on 16 May 2014 at 1130hrs. Please complete the booking form and return to RHQ by 24 April 2014.
QARANC Ceremony of
Turning the Pages
The Ceremony of Turning the pages of the QARANC Memorial Book takes place three
times a year in the Royal Garrison Church of All Saints Aldershot and once at the National Memorial Arboretum Staffordshire.
The ceremony honours those who have given their lives in the service of their country. The ceremony party is comprised of QARANC regular, reserve or retired officers and soldiers. Members of the QARANC are encouraged to support this event. In 2015 the ceremony will take place on:
Tuesday 3 June – Service to be held at the QARANC Memorial Plot National Memorial Arboretum. This event will be open to Regular, Reserve and QARANC Association members. Further details will be promulgated to Units and Branches.
Sunday 6 September – Sunday Service Sunday 1 November – Sunday service
Timings to be confirmed. Further information can be sought from the Regimental Secretary 01276
412754 or regtsecqaranc@hotmail.com
Notices
Branch Membership
Members of the QARANC Association
who are members of headquarter Roll
are asked to consider joining a branch
if there is one in their area. Branches are
an excellent way of meeting people and each committee attempts to provide suitable functions and events for its members.
Branches are located in Aldershot/MDHU FPH, Catterick/MDHU NA, Chester, Jurassic Coast, London (Millbank), Midlands, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth, Scotland, Wales and West Country. Further details are available from the Regimental Secretary.
Association Subscriptions
Members who still pay by Standing Order are urged to consider payment by Direct Debit. The necessary mandate is available from Mrs Zoe Reid Association Administrator at Headquarters.
South Atlantic Medal
The qualifying period for the award of the South Atlantic Medal without the Rosette will be extended from 12 July to
21 October 1982, when the airfield at Mount Pleasant was completed. Applications for the South Atlantic Medal, under the new time extension, will be accepted from 1 October 2014 onwards. The
applications will be dealt with in date order.
How to claim: Full details on how to claim the new awards are available at https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry- of-defence-medal-office please complete the application form (from the link) and return it to the address stated. The following information will be required; Service number, Regiment/Corps, Full name, Date of Birth, Rank and date of discharge, plus of course your current name and address. Please ensure only you, as the veteran, sign the application from.
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