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ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS
25th ANNIVERSARY
Editorial
By Major (Retired) Joseph Bright MBE
25th Anniversary display by the Red Arrows. Since 2002,
Corps Days were not held until the 20th
The 6th of April 2017 marked the 25th Anniversary Corps Day, which took
Anniversary of the formation of the place at Worthy Down in May 2012.
Corps, with its constituent elements
continuing to contribute indispensable Regional Events
functions to both the Firm Base and on
Operations. For the 25th Anniversary year, it was
Welcome to the Corps Days decided to hold a number of Corps Day
activities at regional locations in order
Adjutant General’s to enable as many members of the
Corps 25th Anniversary The first Corps Day or what was Corps and their families to join in the
Commemorative Magazine. described as the ‘Corps Inaugural celebrations. These were a great success
and were enjoyed by all those who
Garden Party’ was held at Worthy
This magazine is a Down on the 5th June 1992 and was attended and took part in the events.
special souvenir edition to attended by Her Royal Highness The
commemorate the various Duchess of Gloucester. Corps Day 1993 Endnote
was held on the 4th June 1993 and we
Corps Day activities that were privileged to welcome Her Majesty As the Editor of this special souvenir
took place to celebrate The Queen, Her Royal Highness The magazine, and the Corps Journal, I
Duchess of Gloucester and Her Royal
the 25th Anniversary of Highness The Duchess of Kent. Corps would like to say a personal “Thank
You” for all the support I have received
the Adjutant General’s Days followed each year and the over the many years from friends and
Corps. The following general public were invited to attend colleagues. I very much value your
some of them.
friendship.
pages pictorially depict The 1999 Corps Day included the
the many regional and second Triple Crown Challenge
competition which had first taken place
overseas events that took the previous year. In the following
place during our 25th years, the Triple Crown Challenge
Anniversary year. competition was held as a separate
event. Corps Day events were held up
until the tenth anniversary Corps Day Joseph Bright MBE
in 2002, which included a stunning Editor
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