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Update on the New RLC l 300 words describing what it was
like to be an ACC National service-
Museum l 300 words from a Chef In Northern
man, with a photo please.

Ireland (OP Banner) and a photo.
The new RLC Museum building at Worthy Down is moving forward with alac-
l 300 words from a chef describing
rity. The roof is on, many internal walls are completed and very soon the glazing
what is was like to train in the tower
will be in place making the whole building water tight. This will allow SKANSKA
block in St Omer Bks and a photo of
to work regardless of the weather and so complete the build in good order.
you there.
Whilst the planned completion An ACC Mess kit will feature in a
date is September 2020, there is a huge display case alongside those of the RE, l 1970/80 Chef Whites, in particular
amount of work to be undertaken after RAOC, RCT and RPC, to illustrate the those jackets with the fiddly buttons
that. The new museum is planned to be forming Corps, prior to amalgamation. which had to be fitted each day, an
open to the visiting public in April 2021. These will be displayed next to a male accompanying Chef’s hat would be
To facilitate the move of thousands of and female RLC Mess Kit. The whole fantastic also.
items, the current museum in Deepcut ensemble recreating a well-known The list above is not exhaustive, if
closed to the public on 31st October Cuneo panting which hangs in many you have a story which you think the
2019.The internal design of the new RLC Messes.The new RLC museum museum might like to tell, then sub-
museum displays are nearly complete. will have 12 touch screens located mit it in about 300 words, along with
The specialist design company PLB, through a gallery. These will be used to a photograph (if possible) and we will
have been working with the museum add more stories and content as there is look at it. There will need to be some
team to create the 12 epochs, which are not room to tell every story in the dis- “peer scrutiny” to confirm the broad
designated periods of time, which will play cases and on the walls. This is where accuracy of the story and some possible
be used to split up our 200 hundred I wish to ask ACC and RLC Veterans, editorial adjustments may be required,
year story. Whilst the Army Catering as well as those still serving, to help. I but the museum team are hoping to
Corps did not form until WW2, food, am seeking the following: build a comprehensive repository of
along with ammunition and fuel for l A good and clear picture of RSM stories and pictures to complement the
horses or vehicles, are the three prin- (later) Lt Col Jim Tierney as we are displays and printed text panels. Any
ciple ingredients required to maintain telling his story alongside a road sign complaint from a visiting ACC veteran
an Army during war. Thus the story of named after him, formerly located in that we have not told the vital story of
how soldiers are fed is a principle part St Omer Barracks. soldier A, will be met by the provision
of the provision of logistic support and l 300 words from a chef who was in of an email address for them to supply
will be told in each of the 12 epochs. Aden, or failing this, another conflict the missing story and photograph, to
In terms of objects on display, we will between 1945-1989, supported by a rectify the omission! I am happy to
have Napoleon’s Field Kitchen from photograph please. consider those who might wish to write
Waterloo, a number of Soyer Stoves, a l 300 words from a chef who has used 300 words on a more historical subject,
No 5 cook set, these being supported by a No 5 Cook Set on operations and rather than just a personal story. For
many medal groups, stories, pictures and can help the visitor understand what example, 300 words on the provision
other objects to ensure that the ACC is it was like. A photo would also be of halal or kosher rations to WW1
fully represented. helpful. soldiers, or 300 words on the Cookery
School in Aldershot, or the introduc-
tion of the ration scale for soldiers, or
the introduction of PAYD etc.
Thus, it is my intention that the
ACC and the story of catering and its
provision over time is fully represented
in the new museum. The depth and
breadth of what we say will develop and
evolve, so the new museum opening is
just the start and I very much welcome
assistance, support, advice from any
and all ACC veterans, to ensure we
get the story right and so that you feel
that the RLC Museum tells your story.
Many thanks.

Major (Retd) Simon Walmsley MBA,
MA - Director, RLC Museum,
Tel: 01252 833371
E: information@rlcmuseum.com

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