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AGC JOURNAL 2018

Adjutant Foreword

General’s Corps By Colonel Frances Castle MBE ADC

Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Corps Journal.
This will be my last as your Corps Colonel as I
prepare to hand over to my successor Colonel
Colonel in Chief Karen Graham OBE in the Spring. I wish her the
Her Majesty The Queen
very best in what is a fantastic role which has

Deputy Colonels in Chief been my privilege to fill for the last few years.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent GCVO

Colonel Commandant Events and Achievements been extraordinary. We aspire to improving our website
Lieutenant General T R Urch CBE including access for our veterans to ensure we are all able
Following our very eventful 25th Anniversary year, this year to stay in touch and informed.
Assistant Colonel Commandant too has been filled with a host of events, achievements and

Major General I B L Jones CB even more change. Despite the pace of change and the ever- Project Wellesley
increasing demands on our people, we go from strength to
Deputy Colonels Commandant strength in terms of sporting participation, tours all over the Project Wellesley continues to evolve. The new Corps
world, successes in Inter-Corps Championships, individual
Major General R B Bruce CBE DSO glory as well as engagement at Grass Roots level, which is Headquarters building is rising from the ashes of the old
school and the new Worthy Down Gym and Medical Centre are
Major General B J Bathurst CBE critical to the future. This year boasted the biggest ever Exercise taking shape. Whilst the management of sporting fixtures and

Lieutenant General S R Skeates CBE White Lion, (though I suspect next year may be even bigger), other large events will continue to be a challenge amidst the
Lieutenant General R E Nugee CVO CBE and Triple Crown Challenge. For all of these, it is those who ongoing work, it is important that Worthy Down continues to
give their time and effort into organising, instructing, coaching be our home underpinning our Corps identity. Please bear with

Head of Profession Staff and Personnel Support and mentoring who make it possible and to whom we owe a it; the investment in our people is exciting and the end result
huge debt of gratitude.
Colonel M P Sykes OBE will be second to none.
Remembrance
Provost Marshal (Army) and Commander 1 Military Police Brigade
Brigadier D S Neal I would like to pause for a moment to remember those we
have lost this year; their names appear on the inside back
Head of Profession, Educational and Training Services cover. It was lovely to see many of the families at the National
Brigadier S Anderson Memorial Arboretum and the Field of Remembrance and we
trust that they will stay in touch and know that we are here to
support.
Director Army Legal Services
Major General S K Ridge CB Experiences
Corps Headquarters The pages of this Journal demonstrate the huge variety of
Colonel Adjutant General’s Corps: Colonel F E Castle MBE ADC experiences across the Corps and I hope that you enjoy reading
Corps Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) M J R Cotton MBE them and are inspired by them. As ever, we owe our thanks to
Major (Retired) Joe Bright who has been Editor for the Corps
Assistant Corps Secretary: Major (Retired) J Bright MBE Journal for 16 years now and, whilst he threatens that every
Corps Sergeant Major: Warrant Officer Class One C J Morrison AGC(SPS) year will be his last as Editor, we still benefit from his massive

enthusiasm and pride in producing the best Corps Journal.
Regimental Alliances
South African Finance Corps Endnote
Canadian Forces Security Branch
The Royal Australian Corps of Military Police I wish you all a prosperous and rewarding year and hope
Royal New Zealand Military Police to see as many of you as I can before I depart. Remember,
the Corps Sergeant Major and I share the office in Corps

Corps of Military Police (Pakistan) Pace Stick Headquarters and the door is open and the kettle never far
The Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police drill at aw ay from b oiling.
away from boiling.
Sandhurst
Malaysian Military Police
The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps
The Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps Our Support
The Canadian Forces Legal Branch
The Australian Army Legal Corps In Corps Headquarters, we aim to support you in
whatever you aspire to achieve, be it sport, adventure
Bonds of Friendship training, fraternal activity, esprit de corps events where
training, fraternal activity, esprit de corps events where
we can come together to celebrate our shared bond and
HMS Lancaster we can come together to celebrate our shared bond and
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United States Army Military Police Corps friendship. We have worked hard this year to improve Colonel Frances Castle MBE ADC
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United States Army Finance Corps our social media presence and the uplift in activity has Colonel Adjutant General’s Corps
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