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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Ptes Theo Carr and
Megan Sands sharing joke
with the Army Sergeant
Major after receiving Army
Sergeant Major’s coins
Blake (front of house as part of the cook and serve
team) and LCpls Sachin Limbu and Prakash
Gurung (open centre piece).
On the international front, Sgts Rachyel
Ainsworth Grahame Wickham both competed in
this year’s Joint Culinary Training exercise in Fort
Lee, America and came away winning best inter- Cpl Viet Phan –
national team. Ex JOINT CATERER
Back on home soil, we celebrated Pte Joslyn,
who is the Army intermediate apprentice of 2022
– pitted against all apprentices across the British
Army, she came out on top. Finally, a huge congrat-
ulations to Cpl Marius Mostert who was deemed
to be the Army chef of the year. He was just pipped
to the post when this prestigious achievement
saw him being put through to the Armed Forces
Caterer of the Year awards as part of the public sec-
tor hospitality awards that took place in London.
I’ll close by saying farewell to some of our senior
WO1 cohort, whom will very soon move across to
the Officers Mess, paving the way for the next gen-
Pte Joslyn receiving
eration of senior chefs. We wish them all the very
her Army intermediate
best and hope that, although no longer a chef by apprentice of 2022 award
trade, they will always keep a close eye on us. from the Army SM
50th Anniversary of the Headquarters 16th Independent Parachute
Brigade Officers’ Mess Bombing
Towards the end of my tenure as the Official IRA, claimed as revenge
Secretary I was privileged to be invited for Bloody Sunday. A Padre and six
by The President, Chairman and civilian staff (mostly female cleaners)
Members of the Aldershot Branch of were killed and 19 others wounded.
the Parachute Regiment Association The occasion included the unveiling
to a Drumhead Service on Tuesday and dedication of a new Memorial to
22nd February 2022 to commemorate the victims in what is now Pennyfathers
the 50th Anniversary of the bombing Road, part of the new housing develop-
of the Parachute Regiment Officers’ ment on the original site of the Officers’
Mess. I recall that day very well as I was Mess. I’m sure members will wish to
into my second term as an apprentice visit this new Memorial if they are in
at the College. The car bombing on the Aldershot area.
22nd February 1972 was an attack by Major (Retd) Wally Vincent
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