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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
Gazette submissions: gazette@qarancassociation.org.uk
The Gazette QARANC Association 1
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THE GAZETTE
Vol 17 No 2 2019 • Autumn 2019
Contents
Editorial .......................................................................... 2 President’s Foreword..................................................... 2 Report from the Chair of the Board of Trustees ............. 3 Trustees and staff of the QARANC Association.............. 5
Chief Nursing Officer (Army) Symposium and 70th Anniversary Commemorations................................... 6
A retired member’s perspective – the Sunset Ceremony to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the QARANC.................................................................... 6
Jurassic Coast Branch reflections on the 70th Anniversary Commemorations....................................7
QARANC Awards and Prizes 2019 ................................. 8
The Not Forgotten Association Great War Commemorative Tour 2018 ....................................... 9
The D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Garden . 10
‘Casualty’ Visit February 2019 ........................................11
D-Day 75 Celebrations .................................................. 12
Army Occupational Health Nursing – Grass Roots Reform 14
Defence Engagement Visit – Nepalese Military Nurses 15
Working with the United Nations ................................... 16
Prevent TD EXERCISE ASKARI STORM ......................... 18
Advanced Trauma Life Support Course ........................ 19
Army Medical Services Tactical Training Exercise 2019 20
My Officer Cadet journey – a lifelong memory...............21
Florence Nightingale Foundation Army Nurse Leadership Programme.............................................................. 22
International Council of Nurses Congress 2019............ 23 The Kranji Cemetery Singapore.................................... 24 Exercise KHANJAR OMAN 19 Adventurous Training ... 25 Nijmegen Marches 2019 .............................................. 26 Royal Centre for Defence Medicine Families’ Fun
Day 2019...................................................................27
Army Medical Services Men’s Football Tour to New York 28
Joint Hospital Group South East at the 2019 AMS Athletics Championships!......................................... 30
Exercise North Cold Soldier 2019 .................................. 31
Army Ice Sports Bobsleigh........................................... 32
EXERCISE GRAND SLAM 19 Army Tennis Training Camp, La Manga, Spain ...................................................... 34
AMS Ladies Golf Society Summer Meet....................... 35 Corps Heritage Matters ............................................... 36 Memories of OP TELIC 10B August October 2007 .......37 Major Alex Saunders .....................................................37 Austin K2-Y Heavy Ambulance returns to Normandy .. 38 The Museum of Military Medicine.................................. 41 From the London Gazette............................................ 43 BRANCH NEWS ........................................................... 44 Obituaries..................................................................... 50
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